Shattered Diamonds

Summary: After leaving for five years, Robin returns to find many surprises: Not only does Starfire have a kid, but she's engaged! And Beastboy and Raven are getting along? Jinx is a real hero? What's going on?!(RobStarOC)(BBRae)(KidFlashJinx)

AN: Yes, I did get the idea from Superman Returns. But, since I thought of this idea when the movie came out, I started late. So I forgot to thank Superman Returns. But, for the rest of that selfish, bitchy, stupid flame, I'm going to ignore because it's pointless. Noooowwwwww, on with my story. And, so no one will bitch me, again, the title is from an episode of Full Metal Alchemist. I couldn't think of a cool one on my own. Hehe. . .

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CHAPTER SEVEN

REUNION OF THE FALLEN

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" But where will you go, with no one left to save you from yourself. . ." - "Where Will You Go" - Evanescence

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" Dude. . .", Beastboy whispered, on the ground with Raven by his side, staring wide eyed at Claire as she stood in front of Blackfire, her hands clenched and glowing a brilliant red. She had a small, pink blanket on her shoulders, two of the corners tied around her neck to create a cape, and a denim pink skirt and tank top. Blackfire merely laughed, and stepped forward, not at all intmidated by the small child in front of her.

" A little kid is going to challenge me?" she shouted with glee and amusement.

" Claire", Raven said sternly through gritted teeth, " Get your ass out of here. . ."

Claire shook her head stubbornly. " I can't. I don't know who this lady is, but I can so take her. . ."

" Claire", Raven said once more. " If we can't beat her, what makes you think you can?"

Her face fell and she stared at Blackfire, sudden fear and realization in her turqoise eyes. She whimpered and staggered back so that she now stood behind Raven and Beastboy. Raven, taking this as a distraction on Blackfore's part, charged and tackled Blackfire to the ground. However, her eyes widened. Blackfire's eyes turned a shade of glowing purple, to a deep black, and with tremendous force, a wave of black, not purple, energy rammed into Raven's chest, sending her off Blackfire. Beastboy quickly grabbed Raven from hitting the ground, and held her bridal style as she lay unconscience in his arms, a cold sweat suddenly blanketing her pale skin. He glared dangerously and stared back at Blackfire, who had a cruel smirk on her face.

" Why was your energy black!" he demanded, his voice full of rage and confusion. Blackfire placed her hands on her hips and shook her head.

" You wouldn't understand. You'd have to know the other planets to know what gave me such power. . ." Suddenly, she held up fist and aimed at Beastboy, her eyes turning black along with her fist. Before she could use her power, a dozen green bolts of energy came dashing towad her. She dodged, doing flips backward and stared up at her attacker. Her eyes widened and a horrible, angry. . .sad smirk formed on her face as she stared at her sister, Starfire.

" Starfire!" Beastboy exclaimed, smiling weakly.

" Mommy!"

" Mommy?" Blackfire whispered, puzzled. She rubbed her temples and looked from Starfire to Claire. ". . .Slade didn't tell me this?. . ."

" Slade?" Robin said, running up from behind Starfire, his eyes furrowing with sudden anger. He glared at Blackfire and began shouting. " Where is Slade and what are you planning with him?!"

She cocked her head. " Just because you're shouting at me doesn't mean I'm going to actually tell you."

" Shut up and just tell me!" he demanded, furious and impatient. She sighed, exasperated.

" Stop yelling- it gets boring. . ."

" Enough", Starfire declared, walking up to Blackfire with unusual determination and bavery that made Blakfire step back. " I banished you from Tameran, so why are you here?"

Blackfire scoffed. " Yes, you did banish me from Tameran, not Earth. So I had a right to come here. . ."

Suddenly, Starfire charged in the air. Blackfire, surprised, charged in the air, also, and they attacked one another. Starfire dodged a purple bolt of energy, then flew to the side and tackled Blackfire in the air, catipulting them to the ground.

" Starfire!" Robin shouted.

Starfire let go of her and slammed her foot into her stomach, causing Blackfore to hit the ground even harder, sand on the cement fogging the area around where Blackfire fell. Starfire stared, waiting for it to clear. And, with unimaginal speed, Blackfire flew back up and sent a powerful explosion of black energy at Starfire, who could only gasp as it hit her, exploding. Robin's eyes widened as he saw the blackness widen, forming into a giant cirlce before finally ingulfing the area, blinding everyone's sight.

After a few seconds, the blackness cleared, and Blackfire was gone. Robin watched as Starfire still floated in the air, eyes slowly closing, before she finally fell, her body limp.

" Starfire!" he yelled and jumped in the air, catching her, then landed gracefully back on his feet. He glanced at Beastboy, still holding Raven, who shrugged and motioned with his head for them to leave. Robin nodded and started walking away. He stopped and turned to Claire.

" Come on, Claire. We need to get to the tower", he said. She nodded, frightened, and ran up next to him as they continued toward the toward with Beastboy. Claire touched her mother's hand gently. Robin glanced at Starfire and brushed a strand of hair away from her face.

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" Will she be alright?" Beastboy asked, staring at Raven. Robin sat near the other medical bed, staring worridly at Starfire as she lay there unconscience, peaceful and still. Cyborg nodded.

" They both will be. They just need to rest for awhile, okay?"

Cyborg then slammed his fist onto a metal table. " Man, you guys should have told me where you were going. When I came back into the main room and you were gone, I assumed that you were on the roof or something, but I didn't. . ."

Beastboy placed a hand on Cyborg's shoulder, then turned to Robin. " How did Blackfire become so powerful?"

" I don't know", Robin whispered, shaking his head. " Maybe from Slade. . ."

Claire tucked on Robin arm, staring at him, eyes innocent and fearful. " Is my mommy going to be okay, and who was that lady?"

Sighing, Robin began. " Your mother is going to be okay and that lady was your mother's sister, Blackfire. Blackfire is bad and she doesn't like your mother, so she attacked her. . .And what were you doing there?. . ."

Claire looked away and shifted her feet uneasly, then looked back up at Robin. " I wanted to help. I sneaked out of the house and came here. But on my way, I saw someone flying in the air, so I followed that person. And it turned out to be that lady. So, I wanted to help. . ."

" Well", Robin said, " just don't ever do it again. You might have scared your mother if anything happened to you. . ."

" I know", she admitted, her voice soft and distant. She hung her head low, black bangs falling over her eyes, and Robin continued to stare sympathetically at her. He placed a hand on her shoulder, and when she looked back up, hot tears ran down her rosey cheeks, and she let put a heart filled sob, before collapsing into his arms.

" I didn't- I-I'm so sorry. . .I shouldn't h-have. . ." Robin knew she wasn''t crying because she snuck out and almost got hurt, but because she was saddened by her mother's condition. For a young child to see their mother lying on a medical bed, unconscience and bruised would be traumatic, even if their mother would be alright. Cyborg slowly rose and also set a strong, gentle hand on her back.

" It'll be okay. Nobody's gonna die. . ."

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" You defied my orders", Slade scolded, his arms behind his back as he glared down at Blackfire, who was simply examining her fingernails, unphased by his anger. Frustrated, he continued. " And all for your pathetic revenge."

" Pathetic?" Blackfire scoffed, turning on him. " This is said by a man who spent every waking hour of his day slaving over a teenage boy, and, years later, you're still obsessed with him. Now that pathetic."

Slade struck her, knocking her to the ground. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth and she wiped it with the back of her hand, glaring up at Slade as he approached her.

" I have no use for you, anymore", she whispered.

" What?" he said, voice low and confused.

" You were my pawn all along!" she mocked. " How does it feel. . .Slade?"

He grasped her collar as he did with Terra and held her in the air, eyes narrowed. " I am no one's pawn."

" Well", she whispered simply. " You are now. . ."

His eyes widened as something sharp and hot pierced his stomach, blood splattering on the ground behind him. Slowly, his eyes made his way to his stomach, where Blackfire's black energy was stabbed into him, blood cotting his suit. His grasped loosened and she fell, along with him, except to his knees, clutching his stomach.

" D-damn", he managed to choke out.

" Hmm. . .Let's see what's behind the mask", she said, grabbing his mask and easily shattering it into two pieces. Slade appeared to be in his forty's, his hair white and his left eye missing. Sitting up, she moved out of the way as he fell, dead, eye remaining open.

" Are you okay?" Blackfire taunted the lifeless body, false symphathy in her voice. After no response, she kicked his side. " Too bad, I thought you were the clever foe- the one who would see my power and deception. Or maybe you thought you could easily defeat me? Stupid human. . ."

Her eyes traveled to the large screen. " This will do. . .Sister, you better watch your back. You're lucky, because I have to plan, first. . .But you will die. . .I'll make sure of it."

She then laughed. " I'm talking to myself like most villians do, monologue. . .Better avoid that. . ."

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Raven's eyes opened and she jerked up, her hands grasping the blanket tightly. She suddenly placed a hand on her forhead, rubbing her temples, trying to ease the pain. Images of what had happened flooded back in her mind. Turning, she saw Starfire, who stirred and also sat up, hands wrapped around her stomach.

" I don't feel well", she whispered.

" Tell me about it", Raven said sarcastically, wiping a hand across her forhead. " How did Blackfire become so powerful?" she whispered to herself.

Starfire, hearing her, suddenly panicked. " Powerful!? Oh dear. . . I hope she hasn't. . ."

" What?" Raven said, edging closer.

Taking in a deep breath, she continued. " I think I know how she became so. . .powerful."

Raven motioned for her to continue, her knuckles turning wite due to her grasp on the blanket, tight and firm. Starfire took in a deep breath. " I fear that she, my sister, has gone to. . .the forbidden planet of Servix. . .the planet where the damned live and the ones who rule under the orders of the shadow queen, Xanthe. But worse. . ."

Her voice trailed off, as she stared at her thighs, tears brimming the corners of her eyes. ". . .I fear that Blackfire is. . .their new queen. Whether it be that she defeated the queen by cathcing her off guard or bargained with her- but she is their new queen. Blackfire is Queen of Servix, Queen of the Shadows, Queen of the Damned or any other title she rules under now!. . ."

" I didn't- It can't. . .I always thought the stories I heard as a child were false- the tales of the forbidden planet and their forbidden ways, but now. . ." Raven placed her head in her hands. For once -since the Trigon incident- she has felt true fear. . .true, helpless fear.

" How do we defeat her if she has such imense power?"

" I do not know of any way", Starfire replied, shaking her head sadly.

Suddenly, the doors opened, and the boys stood in the doorway, staring wide eyed at them. Claire shoved past the boys and ran to Starfire, throwing her delicate arms around her mother's neck, tears stinging her eyes once more. Beastboy, Robin and Cyborg stood at the edges of their beds, smiling gladly.

" You finally woke up!" Beastboy joked, placing his fists on his hips.

" What's wrong?" Robin asked, sensing the aura of uneasiness around them. Starfire and Raven exchanged glances, before Raven cleared her throat.

" Guys?" she said. They suddenly became deadly quiet, all of them hearing the tremor in her voice.

Starfire continued. " We need to tell you something. . .something very, very important. . ."

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AN: Sorry for such a short chapter. . .Well, I think it's long.