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Chapter Twenty-One
One Final Stand
Cyborg rubbed his eyes and smiled over at Blackfire. "Hey look who's awake?" he stepped right into the empty spot Taka was in just seconds before.
"I bet someone is going to be disappointed I am," said Blackfire pulling the covers closer to her.
"Hey no way, we were all hoping you'd pull through. And…I'm really glad you did." Blackfire couldn't help but feel intensely humbled at that moment. "So, you need anything? Continental breakfast, some bunny slippers…"
"Maybe…just some water." Cyborg nodded with an affectionate smirk.
"Comin' right up." He gave her shoulder a few pats and walked out. Blackfire rested back on her pillow. Cyborg would return and find her fast asleep; she was too comfortable in her new home to just jump right out of bed.
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Speedy extended his hand and Robin gladly took it. They shook and Speedy sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck.
"So, no hard feelings about the whole beaming into your home and trying to kill you and stuff?"
"Well you did break a couple of windows, you know, we might debit that from your checking account or something." Speedy chuckled along with Aqualad and the Spanish twins. They both zipped up and shook each of their hands in turn.
"Muchas gracias mis amigos!" They finished but stopped when they noticed one Titan was missing. "Donde esta mi amor Starfire?" Robin looked down at them awkwardly then finally understood.
"Oh Star, she's in her sister's room. They've been apart for so long I think they're just trying to catch up a little." He then noticed one of them had a little note in the shape of a heart. "And second, would you please stop gushing over my wife? I mean it was cute at first but now it's just getting annoying alright so just stop it!" They both snickered mischievously but dropped the subject. Raven handed a set of medical instruments and data disks over to Bumble Bee.
"I had Beast Boy record every minuet we had in brig and I wrote down some notes that could help. As I understand it there are still a few of our friends scattered about who haven't yet seen the light so to speak." Bumble Bee nodded.
"Don't sweat it; you guys can handle Anubis just fine. We'll make sure our pals come home." With that Titans East said their final farewells for now and departed.
Robin walked down the halls alone toward his and Starfire's room. It had been a very long day for all of them and he was sure by now Starfire's pregnancy would be reaching more detailed stages. She'd spoken to him very little since her initial Lanuen sentence seeing how none of her words made ay sense to him whatsoever. Robin then began to wonder if Blackfire could make heads or tails of it. 'I really can't wait for Star to speak good old fashioned English again.'
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Starfire lay wide awake in bed. On her back she stared up at the ceiling while hearing Robin brushing his teeth in the bathroom. She stared at the ceiling so intently it seemed to move in the semi-darkness of the room. Her hand moved on its own to her stomach where upon she curved her lips into a smile at the thoughts of finally holding her child. Starfire's smile then dissolved as she felt a different feeling rising within her. She gasped loudly and began kicking off the bed covers.
"Ahhh!" Robin jumped into the room at her yell and knelt beside her.
"Starfire! What's wrong!"
"Ania mizu infernus atamal!" Robin ducked his head as he had forgotten she still spoke an entirely alien language. He did however recognize the third word. 'Infernus-Inferno.'
"You're hot?" Se nodded quickly as she breathed uncomfortably. She obviously hadn't expected hot flashes at this time. Robin got to his feet and opened all the windows, turned down the thermostat, and switched on some fans. He looked back at Starfire and saw she was sitting over the edge of the bed and was sweating. He sat beside her and felt her forehead. He quickly recoiled when he felt tremendous heat. She glanced from his hand to his face and shrugged apologetically. Robin looked as though he were trying to figure out what to do next when he felt Starfire grasp his hand. Her high temperature started to go down. He took in a long breath.
"Wow Star, you're really warm." She smiled slyly and so began their steadily moving toward one another. Starfire already began tilting her head to meet his. Robin braced himself for what he knew would be, literally, the hottest kiss she'd ever given him. All of a sudden Starfire's eyes widened and she quickly turned her head. As soon as she did she uncontrollably released a few blasts from her eyes. "Yikes, that's one temperamental baby." They looked at the three scorch marks on the wall then stared at each other. Without warning both burst out laughing. Robin then tackled Starfire back down on the bed and began kissing her neck while tickling her stomach. Starfire could only laugh and shout words Robin couldn't understand. He sat up and put a hand to his ear.
"What's that Star? Keep going? Hey whatever you say." Starfire shook her head while giggling and backing away in a hard-to-get manner. Soon enough Robin finally won over her and they lay in each other's arms. Starfire fiddled with his hair with a pondering look. "What's wrong Star?" Starfire closed her eyes and as hard as she possibly could forced the earthen words out.
"What if..I…never again…English..speak?" Confused Robin frowned at the question. He tucked a loose strand of her hair behind her ear.
"I don't care if you speak 'caveman' from now on, I'd die a million times over for you." He then widened his grin. "I love thee with all my heart! With the fiery passion of a thousand giant suns!" He said in a corny and booming voice. Starfire's laughter returned as Robin proclaimed his love in a manner that would make anyone uneasy. As Robin continued with his bolero-like monologue he noticed Starfire had begun to shiver. He returned his gaze to her and she looked up at him with chattering teeth. She quickly wrapped her arms around him for warmth.
"Niit Aniana arctican!" Robin could tell by a number of things what was wrong. Robin could feel her body temperature lowering quickly. He pulled away from her and shut all the windows, turned up the heat, and switched off all the fans. Lastly Robin turned on he bed's electric blanket and Starfire eagerly snuggled up under it. Robin then climbed back into bed. Starfire felt the mattress indent and wasted no time in turning to her husband. Robin wrapped his arm around her and pulled the blanket up to her chin. Finally with a snap of his fingers the lights went out. It was a long time before Starfire stopped shivering from the sudden cold flash. The whole thing kept Robin awake hands down but he cared very little. As long as Starfire was at least somewhat comfortable. She finally calmed after a while and fell asleep in his arms.
Cyborg's room was lit only by the glow of the computer screen he was staring at. Cyborg's head periodically dropped then popped back up. He sleepily looked over at the clock and groaned as it read one-thirty in the morning. Raven silently entered via phasing through the door. She snapped her fingers before his drooping eyes and he sat up with a start.
"Beast Boy get out'f my car!" He looked about deliriously and finally noticed Raven. "Oh hey Rae, do you need something?"
"Not really, but you look like you could do with some relieving." Cyborg rubbed his eyes. "You know Robin didn't say you had to stay up all night to make sense of this. And even if he did you should still get some amount of rest."
"I know, it's just that all this stuff…" He gestured to the technical read outs that Starfire had written. "Whatever this thing is its huge and mega powerful."
"Like how?"
"You know the power needed to open a hyperspace window?" Raven nodded somewhat. "That doesn't even come close to the amount of power required for this thing. Like I said….I mean, I can't begin to even guess what it is. And all I have to go on is that." He jerked his head over at the small gold triangle. "And that makes even less sense." Raven nodded and set a warm cup of tea down beside him.
"I'm sure you'll do what you can. Try some of this, I find it helps with long nights." He took it and looked at its contents almost suspiciously.
"You know I'm not a real big tea fan."
"Just give a shot." Cyborg shrugged and sipped it.
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Starfire lay sound asleep beside Robin having finally worked through her cold flash. Her eyes then opened and she slowly sat up. She paused as if wondering why she'd awoken then stepped off the bed and out the door.
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"You know this ain't too bad," commented Cyborg after yet another sip. "Kinda has a beef jerky aftertaste." Raven rolled her eyes with a smirk.
"Well best of luck to you. But don't stay up all the way till the crack of dawn." Cyborg ignored her for a second then nodded up at her.
"Sure, sure whatever." Raven turned to leave but stopped as Starfire walked into the room.
"Starfire?" Cyborg swiveled around in his chair at hearing Raven. Starfire stood in the doorway looking between her two comrades. Her eyes then fell on the triangle and she moved toward it.
"Hold up." Cyborg stepped between her and she stopped. She made no mentioning of Cyborg's blockade but simply stared straight ahead. "What are you doing Star?"
"I don't think we should stop Cyborg," said Raven. "If she were trying to hurt us she would have easily moved you aside, I think we should let her do what she wants." Cyborg hesitantly stepped aside and Starfire resumed her course without a word. She walked up to the triangle on the desk and placed her hand over it. With a light tap a holographic image shot up from it and slowly rotated in place.
"Cool," said Cyborg as he stared dumbfounded at the image. Even Raven found herself staring at it, her eyes narrowed in fascination. It looked like spike surrounded by large ring. As Cyborg studied it his expression morphed from initially impressed to flat out enthrallment. "No…way."
"What is it?" asked Raven finally tearing her gaze away.
"Netio…" muttered Starfire. Raven quickly scanned Starfire's mind and picked up on the word.
"Time? I don't get it Star, what's that supposed to mean?" Cyborg dashed over to the wall comm.
"Rob! BB! Blackfire! Everybody up, front and center!" He grabbed the triangle with the image still playing. Far behind on the uptake Raven followed Cyborg and Starfire out the door.
Within a matter of minuets the rest of their team gathered in the common room dragging themselves through the door.
"This better be good Cy," moaned Beast Boy. "I was dreaming about sleeping." Blackfire entered in a night dress provided for her. She saw Robin trying to get Starfire to acknowledge him but to no avail. Robin finally gave up and left Starfire sitting on the couch with her hands in her lap.
"Alright Cyborg, I would really like to know what just happened." Cyborg proudly displayed the image on the table in front of the couch. "Very interesting, but it does little for me unless you tell me what it is." Cyborg looked only too happy.
"It took me a little while to make sense of all the numbers but once I saw this it sort of all fell together. It looks like a giant structure or an outpost of some kind that the Lanuen retro fitted with their 'Anti-Anubis' weapon."
"I've seen many of those abandoned across the galaxy," said Blackfire.
"Maybe, but this one is special. The weapon itself is like a buffer, it generates and stores large amounts of energy and upon reaching a certain point releases it in one humungous wave."
"What kind of energy?" asked Robin.
"Temporal." Robin blinked a few times.
"As in time-temporal?"
"Yes now you're getting it. Awhile ago Starfire said the word 'Netio' which Raven said meant 'time', I'm guessing Starfire sensed we were having trouble and came to give us a hand by turning this on." He pointed to the image. "Pretty much what the weapon does is generate an amount of temporal energy and by means of a special subroutine releases it in an organized pattern. This thing uses time itself as a weapon."
"And how's that supposed to work?" asked Beast Boy still lost from the moment he came in the room.
"Well from these numbers here I'd say it rolls back time on anything in its path by a factor of seventeen years times ten to the sixth power." Everyone, except Beast Boy, dropped their mouths to the floor. Blackfire shook her head skeptically.
"That's seventeen million years!" Cyborg shrugged.
"It was made to get rid of Anubis; they probably wanted to make sure it would get the job done."
"Well we have to find this thing as fast as we can then," said Robin. "I guess now all we have to do is figure out were this thing is." Starfire moved her unceasing stare to Robin's night robe and she pulled the 'R' patch off the left breast. She set it on the table. They all looked at the patch then back at Starfire.
"Are you trying to tell us something?" asked Beast Boy in a mock astounded voice. She pushed the patch toward Blackfire. Blackfire picked it up and after close examination shrugged.
"I don't get it Starfire." Starfire thought hard, trying to find a way to explain this to everyone. She then pointed upward. "The ceiling?" She shook her head dismissively. "They sky…" Starfire prompted her further with a persisting stare. "Space! You're talking about outer space." Starfire finally nodded with a smile. She stood up and once again parked herself before a computer terminal. This time however she did not type at lighting speed but only moved throughout the various star charts. She found a specific cluster of moons in the Reestu system. "That's it," said Blackfire. "That's what Starfire meant by 'R'. She found it." Robin was about to offer his congratulations. He moved a hand in front of her but she made no response. Instead she only stared straight ahead.
"Benevole," said Starfire under her breath.
"Good," translated Raven.
"What's good Star," said Robin. She stood up and began gathering a number of different items. "Starfire stop, Star what are you doing!" She paid him no heed but kept muttering the same word over and over again. Raven came up and took Robin's shoulder.
"It's no use Robin, she doesn't understand us anymore." She quickly walked out of the room, all her items wrapped up in a blanket.
"I'm guessing we should follow her," said Beast Boy. And before they knew it they were in the hanger watching Starfire load various tools and devices into the T-Ship's cargo hold. "What's she doing now?"
"Packing," said Blackfire. Starfire closed to cargo hold and stepped into what was usually Robin's cockpit. They all looked around at each other worriedly then scrambled to climb in before Starfire left without them. Fortunate that Cyborg installed a sixth pod; Blackfire sat between Starfire and Cyborg. Robin buckled himself in and put his headset on.
"Starfire do you have any idea where you're going?"
"Benevole," was her only response."
"Never mind," said Robin miserably. As Starfire piloted the ship to the surface completely on her own her hand drifted to her stomach. She felt some minor pains returning but somehow blocked it out of her mind. Within minuets of taking off the Titans were in hyperspace on what they hoped would be their final trip through space. As they left their solar system another ship appeared out of hyperspace. It loomed over the planet. On board Anubis sat in his chair on the bridge. The helmsman swallowed nervously before turning to him.
"My Lord, sensors have detected no trace of the Tamaranian."
"She has obviously begun her search for the weapon," answered the malevolent being. "Scan for any ion trails, if Koriand'r has indeed found the Lanuen's power we shall see."
Though the Titans moved eight or seven times faster than light the trip was a slow one. The wormhole passed by them as though it were water flowing sideways. Beast Boy leant back in his seat and looked over at Raven's pod. He subtly typed up a short text message and sent it to her with a hopeful expression. After a few seconds he saw her glance down at her screen and she looked over at him with a sly grin. 'You'll have to wait a little later,' she said telepathically. Beast Boy appeared to be pitching a fit while Raven continued to stare at him. One thing the marriage councilors never advised for strengthening a relationship was being captured, brainwashed, and then saved by your spouse. Since the day Raven told Beast Boy he was funny she knew she'd opened Pandora's box. What Raven seldom realized is that's what made her attracted to him the most. She placed her hand on the glass as she looking longingly at her husband. 'I love you.'
Starfire then adjusted for the deceleration and began slowing out of warp. The sudden decrease of speed awoke everyone from their naps.
"Are we there yet?" asked Cyborg. Starfire dropped the T-Ship out of hyperspace and began flying toward the cluster of moons. Robin calculated her course and saw she was flying straight for the inner most moon.
"Any idea of what to expect?" asked Raven.
"I think it's safe to say this whole thing is out of our hands," said Robin. "So I guess we just follow the leader." After breaching the atmosphere the T-Ship zoomed over the barren landscape. Starfire bobbed the ship here and there to avoid large rock formations. Not long after arriving they spotted something ahead. Just as the image had said it was a large spike-like structure with a ring slowly rotating around it. They all stared at it awe as Starfire began the landing sequence.
"Would ya look at that," said Cyborg. They all climbed out except for Raven who merely moved through the bottom of her pod. The six of them cautiously moved directly beneath it and waited, there was nothing. Starfire looked up and raised her hands toward the lower point. They looked around at each other like Starfire were a strange child doing an even stranger act. Suddenly a beam of light shot down from the point and dematerialized each of them in turn. They all reappeared in the same order inside the structure. "Well, that's one heck of an elevator." Starfire walked across the floor to what appeared to be a control council.
"Everything okay Star?" asked Robin. Starfire touched the console and the blank wall above it came to life with colorful lights. They back up slightly as similar things happened all around them. Everywhere they stepped something lit up to signal it's been switched on. Starfire touched a few of the colored lights and moved them about in various fashions. The read out gave her a report and she seemed just a little disappointed.
"Ich-Nu Jorran." They all looked at Raven. "Ania cas nava daat."
"I'm pretty she said; 'power is too low, another source must be located.' At least I think that's what she said." Beast Boy threw his hands up.
"Great, just peachy! We go through all that figuring out come all this way and thing's batteries are low."
"Cool your jets BB I got covered," said Cyborg. He taped a portion of his chest and it opened to reveal to cartridges. He took one out and walked up to Starfire. "Could you use one of these?" Starfire looked at it.
"Cyborg, look how big this place is. Do you seriously think that little power cell can even come close to what this station needs," asked Blackfire critically. Starfire, without saying a word, snatched the power cell from him and began work with the tools that had just beamed aboard. Cyborg looked back at her with a smile.
"She seems to think so." Robin had been looking around at a map he'd accidentally turned on.
"It looks like there's an observation tower about five decks up. Cyborg, Beast Boy I'd like you two to get up there and make sure we don't get surprised by any visitors." They both nodded and jogged out of the room. "Blackfire see if Starfire…uh..needs any help." Blackfire obeyed but did so unsurely. "And Raven, you and I will just stick around here I guess."
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Cyborg and Beast Boy made their way to the top most spire which could also have been called a 'watchtower'. There were various seats parked before a number of consoles and windows. Beast Boy pulled two out and sat down with his feet propped up.
"So basically all we have to do is sit and make sure ol' boogeyman doesn't pop in on us right?"
"Pretty much," confirmed Cyborg. He gazed wondrously around at the myriad of sophisticated controls and instruments. "You know Beast Boy I could spend my entire life studying this place and I'd probably only get through about a quarter of it."
"It's only built for one thing you know?" Cyborg nodded back at him like he was being nagged.
"Yeah, yeah I know. It's just that this weapon changes everything we've ever known about time and physics and-"
"And bla bla bla, hey Cy when you're done drooling you wanna break out the playing cards?" Cyborg sweat dropped.
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After Blackfire had asked several times Starfire finally gave her a job to do. It was a minor assignment akin to holding something while the other did the real work, but Blackfire helped all the same. Robin meanwhile watched Starfire work with unceasing concentration. He drank a bit of water they always took on away missions. Raven walked up to him.
"There seems to be only one way into this room from the lower decks so if we are boarded at any time…" She trailed off now realizing that he was only half listening. "You alright?" Robin glanced at her and sighed.
"I was just thinking, do you think she'll ever be the same again?" Raven arched a brow and looked over at Starfire. They saw her receive an electric shock but she appeared to not feel it. Raven shook her head.
"Honestly I don't know. All we can do right now is hope." Robin nodded and Raven joined the two Tamaranians.
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In the watchtower Cyborg and Beast Boy were hard at work not doing anything really. They sat and played a few games of blackjack, then war, then poker, then simply decided to see who could shuffle the cards better.
"Wait till you see this," said Cyborg excitedly. He got into position when a beeping interrupted them. He and Beast Boy looked around and saw a real time holographic map of the surrounding stars show up. They saw numerous dots appear then disappear.
"Are those what I think they are?" asked Beast Boy.
"I'm afraid for once you're right on the money," said Cyborg grimly. He tapped his arm and Robin's face showed up.
"Report."
"We've got a problem Rob, long range sensors just picked up Anubis' fleet. They're on the move as we speak."
"Their course?" Cyborg scrunched his face harshly as he looked back at the image.
"I think our secret's out; he's headed right for us." There was a short pause; Robin apparently hadn't expected Anubis to find them so quickly.
"Okay there's a gun battery deck just below you, get down there and I'll have Raven and Blackfire join you."
"Roger that. Let's go!" He and Beast Boy abandoned their lookout post and headed downstairs. As they entered Raven and Blackfire rose up from the floor. "Raven you and B take those two over there." Cyborg directed them to the best place for manned weapon systems. There were many batteries but only four of them. Cyborg hopped into one of the battery pod and he was immediately surrounded by a blue holographic data stream. "Whaooo this is soooo cool!" The blue light connected to his fingertips and he controlled the large gun emplacement with his thoughts. The others soon caught on to the neural interface of the defensive batteries and they were ready.
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Robin uneasily looked out the window for any signs of ships or smaller attack craft. He darted around the room to each of the windows trying to see them. As he moved about like a pinball Starfire continued with her work as though he were not even there. Robin finally spotted two large mother-ships followed by a series of cruisers and hundreds of attack gliders.
"Oh crap," he muttered. He spoke into his comm. link. "Are you guys ready?"
"Locked and loaded!" Robin turned around.
"Star we're about to be hit pretty hard." As if expecting him to say that she inserted a clear chip into a slot in the floor and more systems appeared to activate. She stood up and placed her hands on two round circled on the wall interface. After a few seconds a waving field fell over the whole station then became clear again. Robin watched as one of the mother-ships charged its super weapon and fire a large burst directly toward them. Robin braced for impact but the tremendous blast impacted the shield and the station was unharmed.
Beast Boy spotted the first wave of gliders and put the closest one in his sights. "Alright, there are high scores to be made today." The fighters drew closer and closer. "COME ON!" They all opened fire as the speeding fighters zoomed around the station like bees. They let loose their meager laser blasts and served mainly as target practice for the Titans. It was only when the mother-ships were charged back up did the real threats emerge. Raven destroyed two on their approached and closed her eyes as the blinding flash of one of the mother-ships shots came close to her viewer. The whole of the station shook from the impact.
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On his ship Anubis stood looking out the window at the battle which, for the moment, was at a deadlock. He saw two more massive shots leave his ships and they hit the shield once again.
"You cannot hide forever Koriand'r."
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Back on the station Robin slowly approached Starfire as the battle deterred her not from her work. The sound of explosions could easily be heard through the walls. She applied a small torch and from it sparks shot out here and there.
"Star Anubis is right outside and he's hitting us with everything he's got." She ignored him. "I'm not really sure that shield is going to hold forever." Once again she paid him no heed and Robin knelt down beside her. "Can you understand a word I'm saying to you Starfire?" His voice was quiet and troubled. She stopped and looked up at him with a curious expression. "Star, there's a good chance one of us might not make it out of this. And I'm going to make sure it's me. So in case one of us doesn't come away I…I just want you to know-" He stopped as her hand flew to his cheek. She then slowly brought the two of them together and she kissed him tenderly. She lingered against him for a few more seconds. If words failed her then actions could most certainly speak louder. She pulled away with a hint of reluctance. Robin found himself not wanting to stop but realized it was one more second Starfire could be using to save them. He nodded and she promptly went back to work. Robin frantically looked at the various read outs along the walls. They received another hit and Robin saw what appeared to be the shield status.
"Star we can't take too much more of those super blasts." At that moment she pulled her equipment out of the floor and began moving it all side and out of the way. Robin watched her and whipped out his comm. link. "Guys get down here I think she's done."
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Anubis obviously sensed Starfire was near to activating the weapon as he concentrated even more so on reducing the station to rubble. Two more giant blasts hit the shield mercilessly On board a smaller ship the commander signaled his leader.
"My Lord, their shields appear to be weakening."
"Destroy them."
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Cyborg, Beast Boy, Raven, and Blackfire entered the main room just as Starfire finished making some adjustments. They watched quickly move about the room. She finally stopped rearranging control chips and pushing buttons.
"Neo parama."
"It's time," translated Raven. Starfire stepped into a circled directly in the middle of the room and looked up toward the ceiling like she did when they first entered. The same blue energy wrapped around her suspended her in midair.
"Whoa!" Shouted Robin in surprise. She levitated about four feet off the floor horizontally as if she were lying on her bed. Her hair floated about weightlessly. Another alert caught Cyborg's attention.
"Shields are failing, we've been boarded." Starfire moved her fingers about and in so doing controlled certain aspects of the station. They all watched as five individual pods appeared out of the wall.
"Those look familiar," commented Blackfire.
"I think we're supposed to get in," said Raven.
Beast Boy cocked his head at them. "Are you sure Raven?"
"Turos corra!" Spat Starfire from her lying position. Raven almost chuckled but did well to hold it back.
"Roughly translated; 'get in now'." They all moved swiftly to the open chambers and stepped inside. Starfire moved her head about and mentally ordered the station to close the pods. The same near impenetrable shield that covered the station now sealed off the Titans from anything outside. They suddenly heard a loud bang at the door.
"Just a minuet!" Shouted Beast Boy. "Whatever you're gonna do Star I hope you do it pronto." Starfire began a series of commands from her fingers as well as her mind then paused. With the banging, outside explosions, and sheer situation in the background they all simply stared. She shook out of apprehension of her next task. Robin pressed his hands against the invisible field holding him in.
"Starfire?"
"Ania lufus suyamen." Raven barely noticed the others hastily looking to her for clarification.
"I love you all," she said quietly. Starfire breathed deeply.
"Ania lufus…su Robin." Raven bowed her head sadly as no one needed her to say all that much anymore. They could all simply read Starfire's voice. Robin could barely stand having to just watch helplessly. 'Come on Star….don't you leave me now.' Starfire sniffled and inhaled nervously. "Aviacu shee-ta." Raven looked up at her with an expression of utter disbelief. Robin glared at her fearfully.
"R-Raven?" She swallowed.
"Good Bye." Robin's head snapped back to his wife.
"STARFIRE!" He pounded against the field. The energy surrounding her began to move about freely forming a perfect sphere around her. "STARFIRRRREEE! LET ME OUT! LET ME OUT!" The energy flowed faster and faster never missing its rhythm. They all heard the sound a building charge. Beast Boy and Raven steadily moved as far as they could to the back of their pods to brace themselves. Blackfire glanced anxiously over at Cyborg who merely raised his eyebrows. Robin long gave up trying to break free and sank to his knees. At that moment the door broke open and Anubis' soldiers burst in. Starfire's eyes snapped open and the energy abruptly came to a halt. Cyborg could only whisper;
"Oh boy."
There was a blinding flash as a wave of energy burst forth from the sphere around Starfire and rushed throughout the station. Any caught in its past were instantly reduced to absolute nothingness. Some trying to escape were easily lost in its wake and removed form existence. Outside the bluish wave spread from the station in all directions, encompassing everything on the surface and in the surrounding space. In his ship Anubis backed up apprehensively. His commander appeared on the screen in an all out panic.
"MY LORD! Our shields are ineffec-" He never finished as he was quickly wiped away. All the other cruisers and small gliders followed leaving only Anubis' mother ship. He moved stopped when he hit the wall and could back away no further.
"Koriand'r," he said scornfully. As the wave drew closer and closer he raised a hand to pointlessly shield himself. "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" From a far distance a fleeting shockwave sprang from the hovering station and all were engulfed by its power.
AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ETERNITY…………
Robin, Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, and Blackfire all opened their eyes apparently waking from being knocked unconscious. Robin grunted as he worked a sharp pain out of his side. Raven gave Beast Boy a quick healing on his leg. The Titans looked about in admiration as the station appeared to be intact. The T-Ship somehow remained docked but even the moon itself no long existed. Blackfire tapped a nearby console but nothing happened. The screens, lights, and read outs were all dark and lifeless.
"Station's dead," said reported. "I don't think life support will last much longer either." But Robin wasn't worried about that. He moved his arms about trying to part the surrounding smoke. He moved through the thick clouds and saw Starfire lying on the floor motionlessly. He scrambled down beside her.
"Starfire!" His friends all gathered around him. Raven took up the spot on the other side of Starfire and laid her hands on her stomach.
"The baby's okay." Robin let out only a partial breath of relief. He felt Starfire's neck and punched his forehead terrified.
"Her pulse is low, and it's getting lower."
Now please don't kill me for two reasons. 1) I can't update if I'm dead, and 2) I know you might call this the arch evil of all evil cliffies but trust me you have to give me some slack when there's just one chapter left. You have my word I won't wait too long to update. I rather liked this chapter but I can't wait to find out what you guys thought. Hope you enjoyed!