Teen Titans Fan Fiction

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, its Production Company, Affiliates, and/or Sponsors. Everything is fictional and any similarities between the characters and any living person are purely coincidental.

Summary: Nightmares haunt two Titans. The past returns to an old enemy strikes. The Titans soon realize that these dreams are more than what they seem to be. Before they can unravel the mystery entirely, a Titan falls. Very deep relationships. Mainly a Robin & Starfire pairing, but there is a small triangle with Terra, Beast Boy, and Raven.

I hope you'll enjoy this fanfic, it is my first one and I think it should be a quite enjoyable read. Any sort of feedback would be most appreciated, as they will help me become a better writer in the future. That being said, LET'S GET IT STARTED!!!!

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Normal Font: Basic read and insight.

Bold: Change of location or time.

Italics: Individual thoughts and recollections.

SACRIFICE

Prologue

A giant tower can be seen on an island in the middle of the bay. The shape of a T can be seen from a distance. On the inside, lights flicker on and off as flashes of light from the sky flicker from above. Deep inside the tower, a boy, can be seen; tossing, he stirs, as if in the middle of a dream.

"Come now, Robin, you're going to have to do better than that." A dark figure stood above the teenage boy, his face inside the dirt. Behind him, a red-headed girl lies motionless. The dark figure stood about 6 feet tall. He had silver armor strategically placed all around his body. The only distinguishing trait was his mask. The right side was completely black, the left side orange with an eyehole. Several vertical slits were made by the mouth to allow him to breathe and communicate, through the left side, a dark colored eye can be seen.

"Slade!!!" the boy screamed. "I'll get you for this!!"

"Robin...you disappoint me." Slade replied. He turns his back to him, appearing that he's ready to walk away.

Robin used both arms to push himself to his feet. He throws his left arm, clenching his fist, at this delusional madman. Slade turned and used his right leg to kick Robin's midsection before he can connect with his punch. Robin's arms were smaller than his legs, he knew this. That was why he had steel toed shoes. Robin flew backwards and hit a mirror, causing it to shatter. Robin fell onto his knees. His body has been visibly beaten. His red and green uniform was torn all over. The last blow seemed to have cracked two of his ribs. He fell even further down , now barely holding on all fours.

"Slade...even if it takes me years, I'll hunt you down to the ends of the earth. You will never escape, I shall personally see you to the end!" Robin threatened. His vision was starting to blur. All he could think about was how much he hated Slade. The lies, the torment, the agony, he blamed it all on Slade.

"Robin...that sounds like a threat. A pretty good one, however, there's just one problem. As long as you stay the way you are, you can never defeat me." Slade turned his back again to Robin. This time, he did walk away from him.

"Don't you dare walk away from me!" Robin reached into his utility belt and grabbed about half a dozen round balls. He threw them towards Slade, each one exploding at the point of the ground. Slade jumped out of the way, seemingly only to mock his skill. Robin squinted, his eyes filled with intense rage. He was furious, his whole body was only running on pure adrenaline now. Slade bent down to pick up a piece of the shattered glass. He jumped towards Robin swinging the sharp piece of glass. Robin dodged it and jumped backwards. He reached into his utility belt once again, this time grabbing a birdarang, a sharp metal object shaped like a pair of wings. He had to gain the advantage.

"I have to do this. This madness has to end now." Robin's thought only of defeating Slade drove him to push himself even harder. He was having a hard time breathing, one of his ribs may have pierced his lung. He jumped over Slade and in front of the motionless girl. He threw his birdarang, "Please, let this hit." His birdarang connected with the glass, causing it to break into two pieces, the first falling to the ground, the other still remained in his hand.

"Robin...let me show you how foolish you truly are..." Slade seemed to enjoy what he was doing. He threw the last shard of glass at Robin's head. "Slade..you won't beat me with your common tricks!" Robin jumped to his left and rolled. Slade laughed. "What's so funny, Slade?" He threw another birdarang, this one hitting him straight in the forehead. This stunned Slade enough for Robin to move in. A left hook, a right jab, a swinging hurricane kick. He finished it with a backwards flip, hitting him with both of his feet. Slade flew backwards, landing straight on his back, hard. Robin leaped onto his stomach, his right fist ready to deliver a final blow.

Slade seemed to snicker. "Robin...it seems we are so very much alike, even now." Almost unphased, Slade stood up, Robin could tell he was smiling. What was going on? He hit him with almost everything he had, but something just didn't feel right. "Slade, I will stop you this time, I will never allow you to hurt anyone else again!" He raised his right arm, clenching his fist. This was it.

"You're still just a child, Robin, you don't even realize what I've done." Slade looked confident. He laughed, then pointed behind both of them. Robin turned, he had to squint his eyes just to concentrate on the image. It couldn't be. "You were so busy trying to defeat me, you didn't even realize I finished off one of your pathetic friends." Robin couldn't believe what Slade did earlier. The shard of glass that he had dodged had hit the red-haired girl in the neck. She didn't move. This time, it only seemed worse. Gradually, a red substance flowed from her motionless body..."Starfire...NOOOOO!"

The storm continued to rage violently. Robin was lying in his bed. He continued to shake and shiver. He woke up suddenly, springing himself upward, gasping, trying to breathe air. Robin just sat there, his whole body was hot. He couldn't believe what just happened. Another flash of light zooms by, bright enough to light his entire room. A crackling sound soon followed, loud enough for the dead to hear. Drips of sweat started to flow down Robin's left cheek. Regaining his composure, he stood up from his bed. Glancing his clock, it read 2:43. He then walked towards his own window and waited, watching the storm outside. Several minutes pass by, Robin has not moved. Staring into the city, he ponders. Three knocks at his door interrupted the silence.

Slipping on his mask, Robin stated loudly, "The door's open."

A young girl slowly approached the doorway which now stood open. One look could easily tell that she was disturbed about something. Her eyes were watery, both arms were folded, with each hand was clinching the opposite arm very tight. The young teenager wore a matching purple pajama set. Her red hair was sloppy, she had not gathered herself before leaving her quarters. She was scared, but slowly and quietly approached Robin.

"What's the matter, Starfire?" Robin could easily see her reflection through the window. Its glare had allowed him to see her when the lighting passed by.

"I...am sorry, Robin. I thought I saw something while I was sleeping." Starfire had stopped about 5 feet from him.

"It's called a dream, Starfire, it's nothing to be scared of." Robin continued to look onward into the bay.

"I apologize, Robin, for disturbing you. May I ask why you are still awake then?" It had just occured to her that Robin was wide awake when she had entered his room.

"Couldn't sleep. You should try to get back to sleep, though." Robin's lifted his left eyebrow, noticing Starfire's physical appearance.

Starfire extended her index finger on both hands, pointing them at each other. She poked them, then asked, "If it's not too much trouble, Robin, I'd like to ask a small favor." Starfire's cheeks started to turn red.

"What is it?" Robin's eyebrow rose once more.

"I mean to ask if I may remain here until I fall asleep."

Robin just sighed. A bad dream, but I'm not really in the mood to explain it. "Alright, Starfire"

Robin continued to stare out at the storm as it continued to rage violently. The cracking sounds of thunder began to roar more ferociously. Starfire hovered onto the small bed and curled up like a small ball. She pulled the blanket over her shoulder and turned to face the wall.

"Robin...I was scared. My...dream, it seemed so real." Starfire's eyes stood about half open, both seeming to grow smaller.

"Don't worry, Starfire, whatever was scaring you, it cannot harm you here." Robin stood there, as wide awake as he's ever been.

"Thank you, Robin, but what...scared..me..was...y..ou"

"What?!" He turned around to face Starfire, but now only silence filled the room. An occasional crack from outside broke the silence. Robin quietly walked over to Starfire and examined her face. Her eyes were both closed now. She breathed very gradually, seemingly at peace. He couldn't believe what she had just said. Turning, he walked silently over to his window once more.

"Did she have the same dream I just did?" Confused, he just stood there. The storm continued to rage violently.