Starfire sat on the couch with her hands over her eyes. She felt someone's hands rest on her back.
"Abel?" she asked, her voice croaking from crying
"No, Star, I'm sorry," Raven replied. She understood how she felt. When she heard a noise in her room she had thought it was Robin, but it was only one of her books exploding from her emotions, "We'll get them back. Robin escaped before, and now he's got my brother with him. Trust me."
"I trust you Friend Raven." The alarm broke the un-peaceful silence. Raven ran to the computer and saw that it was Slade; or Robin and Abel. Cyborg and Beast Boy ran into the living room.
"Who is it?"
"Slade," Raven replied with disgust. Starfire's eyes glowed blinding green, and Cyborg and Beast Boy were a little worried about their friends, but more worried about what would happen to Slade when they got their hands on him.
TT
Abel and Robin stood in front of Slade in their black spandex and titanium armor. Slade had installed a monitor on Abel's suit; it was designed to let him know when Abel was using his telepathic abilities to contact Raven. Abel had noticed it and figured out what it was for and warned Robin about it before putting it on.
"Now, on to business; your first target is the art gallery," Slade announced, clicking the screens on to show the art gallery.
"Art theft?" Abel asked, 'That's devious'
"I can read your thoughts now, Abel, so I suggest you control yourself. Or else," he raised the trigger in demonstration, "No, not art theft, an announcement. I want the city to know of your choice, your betrayal. You will not tell them that I am controlling you. You will accept their reaction and do nothing about it. Or I will destroy your little girlfriends."
"Fine"
"Good, now go." Abel opened a portal and he and Robin stepped through, he turned to Slade before closing it and glared at him. The glare might have melted Slade's pathetic face if he weren't hiding like a coward behind his mask. Abel closed the portal. When the portal opened again they stepped out in front of the art gallery. He looked at Robin, who raised his arm, aiming the blaster attached to it at the doors. Abel nodded and readied his star bolts. They blasted the doors and the alarm went off. They stood there in sorrowful wait for their former friends to arrive. The police arrived first, but were quickly dealt with. They resumed their waiting, and readied themselves when the T-car arrived pulled up to the court yard.
TT
When the Titans opened the car doors they were shocked at the carnage that had taken place. The decorative concrete blocks were all knocked over or destroyed, at least forty police officers were incapacitated, and Robin and Abel stood there in the middle of it all, waiting for them.
'Please, don't make us do this,' Raven projected to Abel. The only response she got was a glare, 'Robin, please!' another glare.
"Please friends, do not force us to harm you!"
"Look dudes, we don't have to do this!"
"It's no use, Titans," it was Slade's voice from the direction of Robin and Abel. The voice they despised was coming from a communicator on Robin, "They are working for me now. There is nothing you can do about it."
"We can stop you!" Raven shouted defiantly.
"You can try, but would you really hurt your only brother? And your lover?" Raven knew she never would and knew that Starfire would never do it. She stepped back and looked at her brother and lover. She thought she saw a pang of regret on their faces, but it disappeared when Slade spoke again, "Now, Abel." Abel hesitated, but not long. He drew back his glowing hands and fired the charged star bolts at their feet. The ground exploded around them and they sunk through the concrete. They lay there unconscious as Abel and Robin left through another portal. As they disappeared, Abel mouthed an apology.
'I'm sorry'