Journey

StarK: Okay everyone I'm back if a new chappy of Journey. In this chappy you will see Starfire and Robin meet for the first time as wolves!

Strix: Don't wolves usually fight other wolves they don't know?

StarK: I think so… but Robin knows Starfire.

Strix: But he won't recognize her!

StarK: Just read on!

Strix: Fine! But I expect to see some battle! …with blood!

StarK: Don't worry. There will be battles in later chappies.

Strix: StarK why do you always say chappies? I can't you just call them chapters?

StarK: (thinks for a moment) Well I guess I just say it because it is easier to say and type.

Strix: Ooookay…StarK doesn't own TT or anything else.

Chapter 5: Starfire?

Starfire was bored. Is was not like she was ungrateful for Moby saving her life, it was just that after a while of laying on a whales back with nothing but the sea to look at and a whale blabbering about when he was a young whale to listen to…well it gets old after a while. Not to mention that Starfire had to dump her stomach every so often from seasickness. The only thing Starfire knew was that she was never setting foot on the ocean again.

Starfire gazed upward toward the skies. She so wished that she could fly up there with the seagulls circling around her…wait! Seagulls? Starfire jumped up starting Moby as he was telling yet another story about life as a young whale.

"What is it? Is there a ice burg up ahead? Darn eyes aren't as they used to be." Moby rattled on.

"Seagulls!" Starfire squealed with happiness.

"Seagulls! You interrupted my exciting story for a bunch of birds! I swear I will never understand mammals." Moby shook his head in confusion.

Starfire was jumping up and down in excitement. "Seagulls always fly near shores! That must mean we're close to land!" Starfire began looking around for a sign of land.

Moby thought for a moment. "Land..land…land…Oh yes! Land ! I think we should be at the ice caps in a couple minutes."

"Why didn't you tell me we were so close to land!"

"You didn't ask." Moby said as if it was obvious.

Starfire thought to change the subject. "What are the ice caps?"

"The ice caps is a land of ice you will need to get off at. It goes a bout a mile away from real land. You'll have to cross it by yourself."

"You mean I will have to cross a mile of frozen ice." Starfire asked nervously.

"Don't worry little missy! That ice has been frozen so long, something as tiny as you couldn't break through it even if you tried!" Moby said in booming voice.

Starfire still wasn't so sure but just as she was about to speak, the ice caps came into view. It was breath taking. A totally flat land of ice layed before them. A couple of seals were scattered around but besides that it was totally isolated. Starfire carefully jumped down from the whales back. She stared at Moby as he beginning to sink under water.

"I shall miss you friend Moby!" Starfire said.

"So will I! See you next time I go North!" With a flick of a tail he had disappeared in the depths of the water.

Starfire stared sadly at the spot where he had dived. She was all alone. Slowly she turned to leave into the great unknown, wishing, just wishing, that she had her friends with her in this strange new world.

Robin was having much more better luck than Starfire. After Whisk and Muzzle had gotten him warmed up and fed…well partially fed. Insects didn't really fill you up and after awhile they made you more hungry. He didn't say this to Whisk or Muzzle so not to worry them. Right now he was now trying to figure out how to get home. He knew that he had to go South. But what Whisk had told him, it was dangerous to do any traveling this time of year. Blizzards were bad and food was scarce. He would have to find another way home. Well finding away home was hard thinking and what better to do some thinking than as a hot spring?

Robin was laying on a heated rock next to the hot spring. It was just as warm as the water next to it and you didn't have to get wet. Robin had found out on is first day here that wet fur soon got smelly, so he tried to stay away from getting wet. (Now he knew why dogs hated baths)

As he was relaxing, he listened to Whisk and Muzzle newest conversation slash argument. Sometimes they talked about bugs, sometimes nuts, others trees…this time it was mates…huh…females to be precise.

"I tell you Muzzle having a mate is just stupid! All they do is talk about feelings! It's so dumb!" Whisk started mimicking a female. "You big brute! Why are you so insensitive! What about our future! Why don't you let out your feelings!"

Muzzle looked uncertain. "I don't know Whisk. I think having a mate might not be that bad. You know, someone to spent winter nights with, having kids to play with."

"Kids! Now that's the number one reason to not have a mate! Sure when the babies are young they're pretty cute, but when they get older!" Whisk shuddered. "They started pulling your ears, biting your tail! Yelling Daddy help me! Daddy! Daddy! And then when it's time for them to leave the nest, your mate is all weepy and then she wants another patch of kids! It's a nightmare!" Whisk jumped on Muzzle's head. "Trust me Muzzle you don't want anything to do with having a mate!"

Muzzle still looked uncertain. "What do you think Robin?"

Robin sat up drowsily. "About what?"

"Duh! Having a mate! You must have one somewhere!" Whisk said.

Robin almost slipped into the water in surprise. " I don't have a…uh…mate."

They both looked surprised. "You don't! Well I'm surprised that you haven't had at least a dozen mates! You know you don't look that bad for a wolf."

Robin was blushing like crazy. He wasn't they if they knew that humans nor wolves didn't really have a dozen mates…well most humans...Uh…coughslutscough…awkward moment… "I'm a little young for a mate…"

"Nonsense! You must be two or three years old? I'm mean what female woulded want a mate with muscles like these!" Whisk held up Robin's arm the way guys do to flex them,

"And a fluffy tail like this!" Muzzle put Robins tail around his neck like a movie star.

"Oh Robin! You're so strong! Won't you be my mate with your raven black fur and shiny bright teeth!" Whisk said in a girly voice. Muzzle and Whisk fell on the floor laughing.

"Okay! Okay! Can you to cut it out!" The two kept on laughing. "Urggggh! That's it! I'm going for a walk." As Robin headed toward the woods he mumbled, "Those two are no worst than Beastboy and Cyborg!"

Starfire was across the ice caps finally. She looked at the forest in front of her. It was vast and huge, and was populated with pine trees. She heard her stomach growl in pain. Starfire flinched. She had to find food…somehow. She hadn't ate in so long…suddenly Starfire pricked her ears up. She sniffed the air she smell something. Not knowing if it was food or enemy, she flexed her claws and went to the woods.

Muzzle and Whisk had had a good laugh about the mate thing with Robin and were now relaxing in the hot spring.

"Now this is hakuna matata." Whisk said in a cheerful voice.

"Do you think we we're a little harsh on Robin?" Muzzle asked.

"Na! Robins a big boy! He knows we were just messing around with him." Whisk said reassurely.

"I think he misses is home." Muzzle said quietly.

"Well there's nothing we can do to help him…Not now any way…let's just relax!" Whisk jumped on a rock and curled up for a nap.

"Uh Whisk…"

"Not now Muzzle! I'm sleeping."

"But Whisk!"

"Not know!"

"But!"

"What is it!" Whisk opened his eyes and saw a shadow fall over him. He looked up to see a red wolf with flaming green eyes staring menacing at them. It gave a loud snarl.

"What should we do!" Muzzle whispered.

"Run!" Whisk yelled as the wolf pounced. Whisk jumped on Muzzle's back and ran.

Starfire landed with a loud splash in the springs and quickly ran after them.

Robin was just making is way back to the springs when he heard a loud splash coming from that direction. He listened harder and heard a snarl echo from the springs.

"Whisk! Muzzle!" Robin started back to the springs as fast as he could.

Starfire was gaining on them. Whisk as urging Muzzle to go faster but Muzzle could not out run Starfire slick body. Whisk saw this.

"Well looks like time to write your will because were dead!" Whisk yelled.

"I'm sorry Whisk!"

"Don't be sorry Muzzle. Just remember, if we go down, go down in style!"

"Would this count as style?" Muzzle asked.

"Well I….."

Before he could finish, Starfire had jumped over them and landed right in their path. She bared her teeth in a snarl. The two cowered in fear. Their fate was made to die in the jaws of this red wolf. As they closed their eyes in fear as the she-wolf pounced, they heard a different snarl and then a bunch of growling. They opened their eyes to see Robin and the she-wolf biting and slashing at each other.

In Slade's lair…

Slade was gleefully watching the two battle like it was his birthday. His plan was working. They were tearing each other apart! He watched as Starfire made a slash at Robin's muzzle and how Robin howled in pain as her bit his forepaw. But unlike Slade's expression the titans had looks of horror on their faces.

"No! Robin don't bite her it's Starfire! No Starfire don't do that! Ouch! That will leave a mark." Beastboy was yelling frantilly at the TV.

"You don't want to do this you guys! Can't you two see that he's Robin and she's Starfire or wait…what?" Cyborg scratched his head.

"Oh no…" Raven whispered as she saw her two teammates fight each other. As much as her wanted to help, all the titans knew all they could do was hope and pray they would recognize each other.

Neither Robin or Starfire were giving in. Robin now had a gash across his muzzle and Starfire was limping on one of her paws. They were now circling each other looking for a place to attack. Neither took their eyes off each other as the heat of battle went through there veins. Finally they pounced meeting in midair and falling to the ground. They tumbled over one and other, finally Starfire flung all her strength to pinning him to the ground.

The two lay on the ground, Starfire on top of Robin pinning him down. They looked into each others eyes. Robin saw that this wolfs eyes were a beautiful green…that was glowing? It struck Robin like a thunder bolt. He remembered seeing this wolf back in the warehouse.

"Starfire?" Robin whispered.

Starfire stepped back from Robin, letting him get on is feet. He stared at her in wonderment. "How do you know my name?"

"It's me, Robin." Starfire looked closer to the wolf and saw she couldn't see his eyes. He was wearing a mask.

"Robin?" Starfire whispered. They stared at each other. Whisk and Muzzle were looking at Robin to Starfire in confusion. Finally the silence broke.

"Robin!" Starfire yelped.

"Starfire!" Robin yelled as he ran to her. They started jumping up and down and playing with each other. Like doing flips in the air and rolling in the snow while asking each other questions.

"What are you doing here?"

"What do you mean what am I doing here! What are you doing here?"

"I can't believe you're a wolf!"

"Look who's talking! Mr. Wolf!"

Muzzle and Whisk watched as the two went on playing as if they a the battle to the death a they were doing a couple of minutes ago never happened. Whisk couldn't take it any more. He ran between the two.

"Hey! What's going on here!" Whisk yelled! Robin and Starfire looked down at him.

"Whisk this my friend Starfire! Starfire this is Whisk and Muzzle." Robin said.

"It is glorious to meet you! Whisk and Muzzle!" Starfire said a Starfirey way.

Whisk and Muzzle dropped their jaws to the ground. This wolf a couple of seconds ago was about to eat them and now was…introducing herself!

"Hold it! Hold it! Robin you know her. She knows you. And she wants to eat us. An every ones okay with this?" Everyone nodded their heads. "Well I'm going to the nut house!"

" Robin I do not understand how we became this way." Starfire said nervously.

"Wait a minute! She's human too!" Muzzle asked.

"No I'm a Tamarian." Starfire said.

"God bless you." Muzzle and Whisk said at the same time.

"No! Tamarains are from another planet." Robin explained.

"Oh! So you two aren't mates?" Whisk asked.

"Yes! Me and Robin are friends." Starfire said as Robin ran to Whisk.

"No ! I mean the kind of mates that…." Robin sat on top of Whisk before he finished the sentence.

"Yes! He means the friend kind of mate! Don't you!" Robin growled.

Whisk stuck his head from under Robin. "Yeah what he saids!"

"Listen can me and Starfire talk for a sec?" Robin asked.

"Sure!" Whisk and Muzzle said.

"Alone?"

Whisk and Muzzle frowned a little and walked slowly away.

"Sure! We'll leave you with your girlfriend." Whisk mumbled.

"What?"

"Nothing!"

Robin smiled as the two retreated. He turned back to Starfire who was staring had him. She had found a friend and now was not alone in this strange new world. She hoped it would stay that way. But if she could of seen in the future, she would of seen that they would be separated many more times.

StarK: Well that I hope was long enough for your likings! It took forever to type this! Please Review!