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Starfire sighed out of relief as she finally saw her home planet in the distance. 'Almost there.' She thought as it came closer. She landed and looked around.

'I must be in the forest.' She thought as she used her star bolts to break down the trees. Feeling as if the trees went on forever she floated above and saw the palace in the distance. She flew over the trees in lightning speed and landed in front of the palace.

'Should I knock?' Starfire thought to herself figuring that she was still their princess. She came to a decision to just let herself in. Immediately there were Tamaranean guards pointing their spears at her neck. Starfire blurted out some Tamaranean and they immediately put them down.

"Where is Galfore?" She asked after their spears were down.

"This way Princess." One of the guards said leading down her one of hallways. She followed and smiled at the pictures of former royalty. She stopped and stared at particular one. It showed her mother and father.

"Myand'r and Luand'r. King and Queen of Tamaranean, twenty seven years." The plate below read. She walked to the next picture and her heart sunk. It was the only family portrait of everyone together. Her mother sat in a chair with her little brother in her arms. Her father stood behind her, Blackfire stood beside her and Starfire stood in front of Blackfire, since Blackfire was so much taller than her at the time, it wasn't a problem.

"Princess." The guard said as she realized he had walked quite a ways away from her. She quickly flew to him and he opened the big door for her. She walked through and was immediately greeted by her k'norfka.

"Koriand'r!" He greeted as he ran towards her, his big feet shaking the floor as he went. He picked her up and spun her around. Starfire smiled as the room was a blur to her k'norfka spun her around.

"I am so glad that you have come." He said putting her down. "I could not just let my people fight without me." Starfire as she noticed they were in the conference room. "Where is my sister?" Starfire asked as Galfore walked towards the window.

"She is doing what she enjoys, ordering people around. I have given her the task of gathering our defenses and offenses." He replied watching everyone hustle through the streets below.

"The Citadel has declared war upon us. They wanted to be able to take as many Tamaraneans as they wished but did not let them. I refused to give control upon our people. They said that if they couldn't have the Tamaraneans, no one will be able to." He explained.

"I understand. What are the plans for battle?" Starfire asked.

"I want to prevent as many casualties as possible. So, I have decided that no one shall go in or leave the war alone." He said as Starfire looked confused. "Everyone will be assigned a 'partner'. They will responsible for protecting them. This way, there shall be less casualties because everyone who shall defend us will have to make a promise that their partner will return." Galfore continued.

Starfire nodded, understanding how much a promise meant to Tamaraneans. "So, who is in charge of assigning partners?" Starfire asked.

"Komiand'r. She understands the anatomy of a Tamaranean very well and would be able to give each warrior a significant partner that would help 'bring out' their abilities." He replied turning to look at her puzzled look. "You mean our emotions?" She asked and he nodded sitting down at the head of the big table.

"Yes, you must ask your sister for further details. I would love to explain it to you but, I have things to tend to before we begin battle. You should go prepare yourself , you will be assigned and be acquainted with your partner tonight." Galfore said as looked over the papers on the table. Starfire nodded and left the room. 'I should go find a room to rest in.' She thought as she flew through the hallways. There were a lot more than she remembered. Giving up, she decided that she should eat instead. She left the palace and flew into the town.

The townspeople waved at her while some clapped for her return. She bowed her head at their applause and smiled. She found a Zorca berry booth and smiled at the elderly man behind it.

"I would two pounds of Zorca berries." She said as he handed them to her. "I am sorry but I do not have any money with me."

"Oh, do not worry Princess. I would not dream of charging a royal." He replied as she thanked him and took the bag of Zorca berries. She started to walk again while browsing and eating the Zorca berries. She found a bench to sit on and looked through the market. She saw the little children running around, their orange skin and red hair making them all look the same. Then she looked at her own orange skin and red hair. She wondered why she always referred Earth than her home planet. Clearly, she fit in more on Tamaran and on Earth people would always point and whisper. Everyone looked up to her on Tamaran, she was highly praised for her beauty. Even though her sister was technically the first princess in a long time, she did not possess the Tamaranean attributes, the red hair, the green eyes, the orange skin or the ability to fly. Her parents, with all the whiplash from Komiand'r, decided to have another child. Everyone was ecstatic on the day of her birth, it was also the day her sister's hatred of her was born also. She had all of the Tamaranean attributes that her sister did not. The red hair, the green eyes, the orange skin and the ability to fly. She was praised for being the first princess in a long time, instead of her sister. Starfire was brought back from her thoughts as a familiar voice called her.

"Hello sister, I see you have come to join our fight." Blackfire said as she walked towards her. Starfire nodded as she sat next to her.

"Have you spoken with Galfore?" She asked as Starfire nodded.

"I'm sure he has told you of our plans for the war, which by the way starts the day after tomorrow. You should come to the outskirts of town at sundown. That's when he plans on gathering the troops and telling everyone our battle plan." She explained.

"I do not understand how the 'partner' will bring out our emotions." Starfire replied as her sister stood.

"Our emotions rule our power, the greatest of our emotion is anger which would give us the greatest amount of power. Your partner would be able to make you very angry. For example, I do not like happy people. My partner would be someone like you. Its all about being able to manipulate a Tamaraneans emotions when fighting, the angrier, the better." She said as Starfire stood and they started to walk.

"So, we are partners?" Starfire asked.

"No, I said my partner would be someone LIKE you, not that it is you. You could not be my partner because as you know, I do not like you and while that is good for angry but I do not want to care for your well being." Blackfire said as Starfire laughed.

"You do not, not like me. I am your sister and the love in a Tamaraneans heart is for all." Starfire replied as her sister rolled her eyes.

"I do not like you and you know why I dislike you. There's no need for me to go over it, I despise you. That is very obvious." She replied as they walked towards the palace. Starfire laughed at her sister's bluntness.

"Anyways, the Psions also abducted some other Tamaraneans, and they did not escape as fast as we did." Blackfire said as they entered the palace.

"They are a lot of Tamaraneans that have died from the Psions, but they are two that survived the highest amount of energy the Psions could give. Their power is amazing but they do not possess the Tamaranean attributes that you do." Blackfire jabbered.

"Like what?" Starfire asked as they walked through the hallways.

"Your appearance, they are like me. They have black hair and yellow skin. They do not have big green eyes, but slanted white ones. But they were born while their mother was being held captive by the Psions. So, they've been experimented on since they were babies. Also, their father was of the same ethnicity as your friend Raven. Demon or something right?" Blackfire asked as Starfire nodded.

"I believe she is part demon. I do not mind you talking to me but, why are you telling me this?" Starfire asked as they stopped walking in front of the paintings Starfire had gazed at earlier.

"Because one of them is going to be your partner and he does not talk very much." Blackfire explained as stared at the last picture in the long row.

"Blackfire, where is he?" Starfire asked as she too stared at the picture.

"He was sent away after our parents were killed. Wherever he was sent, the documents and anyone who knew were destroyed when the Gordonians attacked us." Blackfire said, Starfire catching the hint of sadness and regret in her voice, but not speaking of it.

"But anyways, its almost sun down, you should get going. I have to go discuss some last minute details with Galfore." Blackfire said as she flew towards the room Starfire had left Galfore in. Starfire thought about what Blackfire had told her as she flew towards the outskirts. She landed and gazed at everyone else who had gathered. There were people bigger than Galfore and some smaller than Beast Boy.

She stood in the back of the crowd so no one would notice her. She looked for partner but with no luck. She looked up at the sky realizing that the sun was going down and making the already pink sky, a deep red. Everyone was soon quiet as Galfore and Blackfire flew over them. There were some sounds of disagreement at the sight of Blackfire.

"Quiet down please. I would like to thank all of you for coming today. As you all know, The Citadel has declared war upon us." Galfore said as he started to explain why the declared it and how Tamaran was going to fight back. He explained how everyone would have a partner throughout the war. Then Blackfire started to speak and everyone started to boo.

"Why should we trust her?"

"She has betrayed Tamaran!"

"She has been a disgrace to the throne!"

"Where is Koriand'r?"

"Koriand'r is the princess, not her!"

"STOP!" Starfire yelled as she floated above her people.

"This is not the way a Tamaranean should treat a royal! I do not care what you all think of her and what she has done! Is she not here? Is she not trying to help? Is she not going to help us fight? She is my sister and I will NOT let all of you treat her in such a way. She is trying to help each and every one of you come back from this war!" Starfire yelled as she flew next to her sister.

"Thank you Koriand'r. I do not expect any of you to forget what I have done in the past but, you must trust me. Your Princess has put her trust in me and I shall don't break it, this time." Blackfire spoke as there were sounds of agreement. She continued to further explain the 'partners' and everything she had explained to Starfire.

"Please everyone, when you are assigned to your partner, you are making a promise for the well being of them. You will protect them, you will not return if they do not return." Blackfire said.

"Komiand'r will post the partners on some of the trees. Tonight, you shall get acquainted with your partner and get some sleep. Training begins at dawn." Galfore said as Blackfire flew to several trees and pinned pieces of paper to them. Starfire was the first to one of the lists and searched for her name. She squealed as she found it. She looked next to it and read the name out loud.

"Ryand'r."

She turned around and looked for her partner, excited to meet him.

"Ryand'r!" She called out looking through the crowd for a boy who had the same features as her sister.

"Ryand'r! It is me Koriand'r, your partner!" She yelled as other Tamaraneans started to fly around looking for their partners.

"Komiand'r!" A voice called out and Starfire immediately spotted the owner, who had the similar features as her sister. Flying to him, he wasn't pay attention and flew into her. They landed with an 'OOF' as they both sat up and looked at each other.

"My apologizes Princess Koriand'r. I was not watching where I was going." He babbled helping her up. "It is fine. I was flying too fast." Starfire replied dusting herself off.

"No, I must be a gentleman for the Princess and take the blame. But I must ask, do happen to know where your sister Komiand'r is? She is my partner." He explained as he looked through the crowd.

"Sorry, I do not know where my sister went. Do you know where Ryand'r is?" Starfire asked as his eyes lit up.

"Is that your partner? He is my brother!" He exclaimed.

"Glorious!" They both yelled, clapping their hands together.

"What is your name?" Starfire asked as they started walking through the crowd. "Our names are almost the same actually, mines is Riand'r." He replied as they left the crowd.

"Komiand'r has told me much about you and your brother." She said as they sat down on a fallen tree. "What has she told you?" He replied.

"She said that both of you were born with the Psions so your power is very great. Also, that you are part demon?" Starfire said as he nodded.

"Yes, me and my brother are very powerful, and as you should know, with great power comes great responsibility. Since we did not have our father to teach us how to control our abilities, our mother did the best she could. Between the Psions experiments on her and the experiments on us, it left little time to help us. But I should really leave my brother to do the telling of this. He is your partner after all." Riand'r said as Starfire nodded.

"Do you know where he is?" She asked and he shook his head. "I lost him in the crowd. But he should know you are his partner by now." He said looking through the trees and seeing that some of the crowd had disappeared.

"I shall go look for him." She said as she stood. "I shall also go look for Komiand'r." He replied following her as she entered back into the decreasing crowd. "Ryand'r!" She called looking through the remaining few people. "Over here Princess." A voice said from behind her. She turned but did not see anyone in resemblance to her sister.

"Right here."

"Ryand'r?" She said as he waved his orange hand at her. He was a perfect Tamaranean, just like her. Orange skin, red hair and big green eyes.

"Hello, I am Koriand'r." She blurted out as he chuckled.

"I know who you are. My name is Ryand'r." He replied walking over to her. He had long shoulder length pulled into a ponytail, he wore purple pants with silver boots and a purple shirt with no sleeves. He wore the same arm and neck armor Starfire usually wore. He stood a little taller than her and smiled.

"Well, what shall we do?" He asked as she blinked.

"I met Riand'r. Komiand'r and him are partners. They have both told me a lot about you." She said as he looked bored. "So," She said as he didn't reply.

"Your armor." He finally said as she looked down at it. "My armor?" She repeated.

"Its very old. The metal is not as strong as it used to be. You should get a new one made." He said as he lifted her arm and squeezed. She pulled her arm out of his grasp as the metal bended. "Come with me, I know a good blacksmith." He said as he started to walk towards the gates that lead into town. She followed behind him, the bended metal squeezing her arm.

"Thank you." She said as she walked next to him. "Do not thank me. I do not want you to get hurt because of a weak armor. I am responsible for your well being now, aren't I?" He replied as they walked into a less populated part of town. She looked around at the unfamiliar part of Tamaran.

"Where are we?" She asked walking closer to him, as the dark shadows frightened her.

"When me and brother escaped the Psions and returned to Tamaran, we had no money. No one wanted to take us in, my brother's appearance did not appeal to many, his looks made him seem dangerous. So, with no where to go, we wandered to this lonesome place. There were not many people here, so there were no one to tell us to leave." He explained as he noticed her eyes dart from place to place. From the poorly built houses, to the dirty road they walked on and to everything else that did not look it belonged on the beautiful planet of Tamaran.

"What is this place?" She asked as he stopped in front of one of the poorly built houses.

"It is Tamaran. Just everyone here does not have all the Tamaranean attributes. The red hair, green eyes, orange skin or the ability to fly. Everyone here does not possess one of them." He explained as he knocked on the door.

"Come in." A voice called from the inside.

"Ladies first." He said pushing the door open for her. She smiled weakly and stepped inside. On the outside, it looked very small. But on the inside, there were a lot of stuff. There were bits and pieces of metal everywhere. There was an axe and other tools scattered about and the walls were bare.

"Princess!" A voice said as she looked for the owner. It was an old man kneeling before her. "What brings you here to my little old shop?" He asked as he tried to get up. Starfire quickly helped him stand.

"I brought her, she is in need of a new armor." Ryand'r said as he stood next to her. "You brought the Princess to me for an armor?" He asked. "You are the best blacksmith I know." Ryand'r replied as he sat in a dirty stool.

"If you do not want to make it, I will understand." Starfire said as the old mans eyes lit up. "Oh, I will be honored to make your armor. Please, step over here." He said motioning for her to step in front of him. He pulled out measuring tape and wrapped it around her waist.

"I will have it ready by noon tomorrow. Would like me to make you an armor too Ryand'r?" He asked observing the bent metal around her arm. "This must be hurting you." He said as she nodded. "I do not need an armor." Ryand'r said as Starfire winced when the old man squeezed the already bent metal.

"Yes you do." Starfire said as the metal broke.

"She is right. The Citadel will be very ferocious. Your normal clothes will not help." He said as Ryand'r rolled his eyes. "He will make you an armor. I am too responsible for your well being." She said rubbing her arm as he ripped the rest of the metal away. "Thank you, how much will the armors cost?" Starfire asked as he finished measuring. "No charge for the Princess. I will make them for free."

"Thank you. I will return tomorrow at noon." She said as she turned to leave. "Oh, what is your name?" She asked turning back around as Ryand'r held the door open. "The name's Yuldofl. See you tomorrow." He said as she bowed again and waved.

"Where are we going now?" Ryand'r asked as she grabbed his hand started to fly. "To the palace. I do not want you to sleep in such harsh conditions." She said as she let go and he started to fly next to her. "Your going to let me sleep in the palace?" He asked as it came into view.

"Yes, you shall be my guest." She said as they landed at the front door. "Are you sure that would be ok?" He asked following her through the door.

"I am the Princess. I believe I can have guests spend the night in the palace if I wish." She said as he walked next to her.

"You shall sleep here." She said as she stopped in front of one of the guest rooms and opened the door. His eyes widened at the beauty of the room. It was king size bed with purple and yellow bed sheets. There was a balcony and the room was very big. Pictures of royalty and flowers were on the walls. "Thank you." He said as he bowed.

"You are welcome. Please have a good night sleep." She said as he walked in the room. She let a deep breath as she walked down the hallway. She did not know her way around very well, but had a good idea of where the room Galfore would want her to stay in would be.

She quickly flew through the halls and stopped in front of the door. Opening it, she smiled.

It was the room she had stayed in during her last visit to Tamaran. When her sister had tried to get her to marry that slug. She walked in and lied on the bed. She stared at the ceiling, letting her thoughts run free. This time tomorrow, it'll be her last peaceful night.

She closed her eyes and tried to relax, the bed was really soft.

She tried to keep her thoughts away from Earth, from that tower, from that team, from that boy.

She tried to take in her surroundings, but her thoughts went to that boy.

Her thoughts kept her from listening to her surroundings.

Her thoughts kept her from stopping the tears streaming down her face.

Her thoughts kept her from hearing someone do what a certain Boy Wonder would have done, what he had did during her last visit.

Her thoughts kept her from feeling someone lay down next to her and wrap his arms around her.

"Robin." She whispered as she buried her face into their chest while they stroked her hair.

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