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Danny stared down at the ground where Raven had fallen, astonished. There was no smoke being emitted from her mouth now, but it sure had been pouring out before. Watching her teammates rush out to check if she was okay brought on the waves of guilt. The only reason he had taken that punch was to let her unbalance and get in a good swing of his own. Seeing her unconscious body sickened him.
Danny floated silently, until Robin looked up at him, vengeance glinting in his masked eyes. He stared unblinkingly, and said something to Starefire that Danny couldn't hear.
When he turned up to glare, he instead found himself admiring the air.
Danny teleported away. Not too far; he wasn't used to long distances yet and was afraid he would either become to tired to move on or trap himself in whatever realm he passed through to get to where he was going. Getting lost in a parallel dimension was not on the list of things to do.
He was only a block away from the short fight that had ensued earlier. He didn't feel safely away from the area of the crime.
Even though Danny had only been defending himself, he knew what had happened wouldn't be marked down in the book as a mistake on the Titan's part. It would be too big a blow to their pride to admit they were wrong. And they weren't wrong anyway. In his own eyes, Danny was a villain and he would've done the same thing.
He weaved through building gracefully, not really in any direction. Just trying to figure things out. He figured that whatever was under his skin had to do with Raven incapacitation. It was the only answer. Danny hoped that it wasn't a power. He could only imagine what he would say. "Yeah, one of my coolest powers is when ever anyone touches me, they pass out and cough up black smoke! Isn't it awesome?"
But it seemed to be the predicament Danny was in. When people touched him, they fall over. Wonderful!
Danny flipped over onto his back, watching the sun descend into the distance. The stars were emerging from their hiding places among the sky. Danny was still aspiring to be an astronaut. He home schooled himself off the internet.
He always thought the theory of space being limitless was intriguing and exciting. One day, he wanted to see how far he could go.
Danny felt an odd itching in the back of his mind. I'm being followed! He realized with a start. Well, something he wasn't expecting.
He looked over his shoulder. Sure enough, there was an angry Starfire hot on his heels. He instantly put on a burst of speed, intending to lose her fast and then skedaddle. He didn't want to feel a starbolt on his skin.
He was pouring on the speed now, but Starfire was doing a good job of keeping up. In fact, she was gaining. How was that possible? He must have drained more energy from teleporting than he thought.
It wasn't until he felt a hot hand curled around his ankle did he fully understand the hellish future he was in for. He was yanked out of his flight pattern and thrown into one that consisted of free falling and spinning rapidly. When Danny finally regained control, a fist to the stomach greeted him.
After that, there was no coming back. Danny doubled over and received a crushing blow to his back. He could swear he heard some ribs crack. As he was battling the starts out of his eyes, a stabbing blow landed on his shoulder. Danny cried out and kicked wildly, and was surprised when he connected.
What a bad mistake.
Starfire slammed her body into his, chopping at his spine until he didn't want to move, It wasn't that he couldn't…just didn't want to.
He let himself be carried into some unknown direction, feebly punching at his attacker, but all his attempts were batted away.
It wasn't long at all before was set down on a soft piece of furniture. Not wanting to open his eyes for fear of what he may see, Danny just kept his eyes closed in a mock sleep. It was easier that way.
"Wake up."
Danny groaned and obeyed. "What?"
Robin was leaning over the bed Danny was occupying. "You know what."
"Actually, I don't, so I would be delighted if you informed me." Danny was always one to stay cool under pressure.
"I want to know what you did to Raven."
Robin was pacing in anticipation. The poor guy was expecting Danny to admit his evil intent and turn himself in for the bad guy he was. Well, he had another thing coming.
"I have absolutely no idea. Now, I'd like to go…"
"You know exactly what happened. Now tell."
"What are you talking about? If you think I'm lying, get your little mind reader to come in here and verify!" Danny crossed his arms, ignoring the throbbing in his left arm.
"If your trying to play tough, stop. Playing stupid won't work either. I don't want excuses or lies. I want the truth, and I want it now," Robin demanded through gritted teeth, sending a death glare in Danny's direction.
Danny just offered a smile. "Then I guess you'll be disappointed, my good fellow-"
Robin advanced on Danny, looking livid. "Don't call me a good fellow. There's no friendship here. No acquaintance. No nothing. And here the part where you answer the question!"
"THERE IS NO ANSWER!"
"YES THERE IS AND YOU WILL CHOKE IT UP OR ELSE!"
"Stop," a cool, collected voice said flatly.
"Raven?" Robin said incredulously, whirling to make sure he wasn't hearing things.
"Yes, me. Now leave him alone. Star needs you."
Robin's eyebrows shot up, but he reluctantly nodded and sprinted out of the room.
Leaving Raven and Danny alone and confused.
Okay then! It's getting late and I wanted to wrap it up, so here you go!! Review please!
