Chapter 3: The Rescue

I stumble along the track behind Robin as he carried Starfire to her room. At this point, I'm starting to get worried, she hasn't been herself all night, and I feel a lot safer knowing that she's going to get some best rest, because she is definitely in need of it.

Robin opened the door and walked inside; he gently placed her on top of the bed, and pulled the covers over her shivering body. It was a good thing that she had already put her pajamas on and brushed her teeth, because once she hit that mattress, she was done for the day. Robin draped a few extra blankets over her, so that she would be nice and warm tonight. I curled up next to her and nudged the edge of her face. He sat at the edge of her bed and looked down at her.

"Are you okay?" He asked

Starfire seemed more comfortable and settled down once she found herself in her own bed "Yes..." She sighed "thank you so much"

"That gave me quite a scare..." he said stroking his fingers against her cheek

The last thing Starfire wanted was for Robin to worry "It was just a dizzy spell" She said "nothing bad"

"If you need anything, you know where to find me" he said "I want you to sleep in tomorrow, you need your rest."

"Okay"

He reached over and turned her alarm clock off and then he leaned down and kissed her forehead before he left the room.

"Goodnight" he whispered.

She didn't make a single movement once she fell asleep. I curled up and snuggled closer to her, listening to her heartbeat, it felt a little bit slower than usual, but she was exhausted, and I know that no one or nothing will disturb her tonight. I pressed hard against her for body warmth and joined her in the peaceful world of sleep. It's going to be a comfortable night; the sun has a long way to go till morning.

The dreams begin to enter my unconscious mind. I had dreams about me and her, we were playing in the park, taking long walks along the beach, chasing butterflies and other insects in the big grassy field, we explored the world together, and we both agreed that it's a wonderful place.

I just want to do this forever, every day for the rest of my life, these moments mean a lot to me, and I never want them to go away.

There is only one thing that I despise about our walks. They're never long enough! That, and I don't see anyone else walking a silk worm, nope, everyone has dogs, big dogs, small dogs, fat dogs, and skinny dogs. I often get stares. And they always growl at me, because apparently these creatures have never seen such a unique species like me. I do wish that there were more worms in the park though.

I dream that every dog has turned into a silk worm, and it became the best dream ever. If this ever happened, I could finally find a mate, an actual girlfriend, I'm often jealous of Robin, because he has the best girlfriend in the world. But as of right now, I'm forever alone.

And suddenly, the dreams started to darken; a black hole formed in the middle of the ground and started to suck the whole world up. The beautiful world that Starfire and I explore was disappearing before my eyes..It was all being ripped to shreds, the trees, the grass, the flowers, and the beautiful blue sky didn't survive. Everyone started to scream as the vortex pulled them inside. The worms turned back into dogs..Before they were taken as well...go figure...The vortex has swallowed up everything, and then, it was my turn to go. There was nothing left to hold onto, so I helplessly curled up into a ball and braced myself for whatever awaited me. the vortex swept me off my feet, and begun to suck me inside the funnel...

I jerk awake, I was back in the real world, relief hits me once I realize the dream wasn't real, and I had forgotten all about it within seconds. The hallway light had been left on, and it was powerful enough to illuminate the room a little. I look at the clock, both hands were pointing at the 12, which means morning was still a long way ahead of us.

Starfire didn't make a sound, but I notice that her breathing was softer than usual, I look up at her, expecting to see a sleeping face, but her eyes were wide open, starring at the ceiling. I wonder if my thrashing woke her, but no. Things were too strange. She wouldn't stop starring at the ceiling..

She looked as if she were stuck inside a horror movie, almost like the one we just watched. I climbed on top of her and nibbled her nose to get her attention, her pupils didn't even shift. I nudged her, bit her harder, but there was no response.

I realize that something was seriously wrong. I leaned my head against her chest, and..Her heartbeat...was way too slow; I didn't have to be a doctor to know it was at a dangerously low rate. Her eyes slid shut and she begun to moan, uncontrolled trembles radiated from beneath the covers. And from that point, I knew that I had to get help.

I panicked and ran out of her room as fast as I could, it took me a while to get there, but I made it to Robin's room. I scratched at the door and cried as loud as possible, hoping that it was loud enough to wake him; I rammed the door hard with my body, whaling at the top of my lungs. Two minutes went by, I knew that it wasn't working; I jumped with all my might, and pressed the button that slid the door open. I ran in and jumped on his bed.

I cried louder this time, and I bit at his hand, real hard. He finally gave up his battle trying to ignore me. He pushed the covers off his bed, and used his shoulders to sit up. He was half dazed but looked extremely annoyed that I woke him.

"What are you doing, Silkie?" He asked "What is it?"

I growled and grabbed a hold of the bottom of his pajama pants, he got out of bed, getting the idea that I wanted him to. He is already taking forever, it was irritating me. He fixed his crooked mask and rolled off the mattress.

At this rate, Starfire's going to be doomed. Then, an idea struck my mind. As he was putting his slippers on, I grabbed one with my mouth and darted out of the room.

"Hey!" He shouted.

This definitely got his attention. He jumped up and ran after me. It was the best idea ever. I was going to run all the way to Starfire's room, because even though it sounds stupid, it's the best way I can save her.

Unfortunately, I wasn't quick enough. Halfway down the hall, he caught up to me, and snatched it from my mouth. He put it back on his foot and hung me by the neck.

"What is the matter with you tonight!?" He scolded "Why are you even up this late?"

I fought my way from out of his grip, and plopped 3 feet onto the floor, I quickly recovered and grabbed the leg of his pants again; tugging into the direction I wanted to go, growling fiercely. He did nothing but sigh and pick me back up.

"Alright..." He said "Come on; let's take you back to bed..."

I can't believe he's that dumb, but…Yes! I finally got him to go to Starfire's room. At times like these, I wish I could talk, and tell him straight forward what was going on, so he wouldn't think that I'm playing around with him. He should know that I never wake him up in the middle of the night; he should know that I don't ever cry like this. Once we made it too her room, he walked inside and was about to place me at the end of her bed.

I jumped out of his arms and rushed towards her, hoping I wasn't too late. I jumped on her bed, and my heart dropped into my stomach once I saw her face.

It was worse, much worse, and she is definitely having a lot of trouble breathing. Her eyes were closed this time, but her facial expression was mixed with a lot of pain, I cried out for Robin who was starting to figure out what was going on. He looked at me and then back at the Sleeping Princess.

He walked over to her bedside, and looked down. I watched his every move, knowing his reaction to this won't be good.

He sat near her head, and stroked the loose strands of her hair that blocked her face. He shook her shoulder, but it was hopeless, even I knew she wasn't going to wake up.

"Star?" he whispered "are you alright?..."

She moaned again, but it was really deep toned, and she sounded like she was in a lot of agony. He reached down and felt her forehead, figuring out that it had gone nowhere but up. I felt her body tremble as she continued to gasp for air. Robin started to look scared. He pinned her shoulders down, trying to wake her up.

"Starfire, It's Robin!" He shouted "Can you hear me?! Starfire!"

He shook her harder, but it didn't work. I hoped he could wake her, but I don't think she can hear him. She looked like she was trapped in some kind of nightmare, unable to escape from it; I think what she's going through is a seizure, because Robin tried everything. He called out her name several times, loud enough for a sleeping person to hear, but it was no use.

He rushed out of the room; I think he went to go get help. Fear struck me even harder...reality hit me along with that. What if she dies?

I wouldn't know how to deal with it...I think I had just fallen into another black hole.