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CHAPTER 13:
Saw-fire!
"Where…where am I?" Starfire slowly opened her emerald green eyes as the effect of the sleeping gas wore off. Wherever she was, it was dark. There was one bright ceiling lamp, which was hanging surgical style, overhead. The brightness of it blinded her. She was lying on some sort of table. Starfire tried to sit up from where she lay, but something strong and metallic held her body in place, even with her alien strength.
"There is no way to escape."
"Robin?"
"Robin is not here now. It's only me." Robin stepped into the light where Starfire could see him clearly.
"Why are you not Robin? You look like Robin." Robin just laughed lightly. "Where is Robin? What have you done with him?"
"Why he is right here, with us—
"(Robin's voice) Starfire! –
"(Little J's voice) Oops! That one slipped out!"
"What is this trickery? Who are you?"
"Never mind that now. All you have to remember is that your friend Robin is going to kill you. It'll be less painful if you stop struggling."
"What will you do?" Starfire continued to struggle.
"You'll see…"
"Robin, do you not remember me? It is I, your friend, Starfire!" Starfire watched helplessly as Robin disappeared from view. She could hear him chuckling in the darkness all around. Suddenly, the whirring sound of gears in some kind of machinery started up. The conveyer belt Starfire was strapped to began moving slowly forward, in the direction her feet were pointing. Rows of lights similar to the first one flashed on above, lighting a path to some unknown end.
Robin… Where have you gone… Robin came back, but with him he carried a shiny silver object that glinted in the lamplight. While keeping pace with the slow motion of the conveyer belt, Little J slid the scalpel across Starfire's exposed stomach. This came as a painful surprise to Starfire who did not expect something like this to happen. She let out a small gasp of horror as she felt blood trickling down her side.
Little J continued to torture Starfire in this fashion as the belt moved toward its destination. Starfire lost all track of time. She only knew the pain of the cuts, and of Robin's betrayal. What added to her pain was Little J's laughter. The cutting stopped as suddenly as it had started. The stinging from the cuts on her arms, legs, and face continued, but no new slashing ensued.
Robin spoke to her, "That's nothing compared to the finale." He pointed toward the end of the conveyer belt where a new sound found its way to Starfire's ears. The sound came from a large machine that had a tunnel-like entrance towards the sound beyond. It sounded like the buzzing and churning of many saws meant to cut wood. Starfire began struggling even more against her bonds. But there was no way to break free. That was when the panic set in.
The tunnel loomed ever closer, it seemed an eternity to Starfire. The sound of the saws grew louder with each passing second. What made the trip seem the most unbearable was the fact that Robin stared down at her with a large grin pasted on his face. Robin… Why? She watched helplessly as her feet slipped into the inevitable darkness beyond the tunnel mouth. Starfire closed her eyes tightly as she heard the sound of the saws cutting through the soles of her boots. Then she braced herself for the approaching saws.
All of a sudden, the noise of the machine stopped. Starfire hesitantly opened her left eye to glance at the tunnel. It was true; the machine had stopped!
"I won't allow you to kill another person again."