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I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS!


Starfire couldn't comprehend what had just happened. She wanted desperately to just close her eyes and wake up in her bed at the Titans Tower, where she could enjoy another day on Earth with her friends and Robin. She tried on countless times to shut her eyes and will herself to wake. Yet, whenever she opened her eyes, her surroundings never changed and she was still imprisoned in the Citadel. Even now, as the guards drag her to her sister's quarters, she barely registered what her sister had just done. Her own blood bought her as a possession. She knew her sister was crazy, from the time she had almost been sent to the Citadel when her sister arrived on Earth, yet she never knew her sister could commit such a cruel and heartless action against her.

As she was dragged deeper into the Citadel, she stared emptily at her sister, who walked in front of the group. As much as she wanted to hate her sister, she felt gratitude for her as well. How different her situation would have been if her sister had not beaten the other betters and won the auction. Starfire would have been halfway across the galaxy, with no chance of her friends ever finding her. She would have died a slave to some galactic crime lord. She couldn't imagine the idea of losing the chance to see her friends again. For that reason alone, she felt the need to thank her sister. Although she would most likely regret those words later on, she knew it was worth it for the small chance that her friends ever would rescue her.

The guards pulled Starfire into a large room that was dimly lit by a grand fireplace and ordained with nice furniture. "You are dismissed. Leave us be." Blackfire commanded the guards. The guards bowed and left quickly, leaving only Starfire and Blackfire in the large room. Blackfire sat on a large, velvet couch and grinned. "Take a seat." She motioned for Starfire to sit on across from her on another couch. "So, Koriande'r, how are you enjoying your stay here? Is it pleasant?" Blackfire asked sardonically. Starfire looked up at her. "Komande'r….why would you work with these monsters? Why….why are you doing this?" Starfire cried. Blackfire shook her head. "I won't tell you anything until the Warden arrives. In due time, sister, everything will become clear…" She said unsympathetically.

Minutes passed, then the Warden pushed into the room. He yelled commands to his guards in Gordainian and motioned for a few staying within the room, and the others waiting outside for him. He smiled and took a seat in front of the two princesses. "Good evening, Komande'r. I assume you waited for me before you started to fill in our friend here with information." Blackfire nodded. "Indeed. I shall now begin." Blackfire paused and stared intensely at Starfire. "As you may know, Koriande'r, I was taken to the Citadel when my plan failed back on Earth. I was imprisoned for a month. To gain my freedom, I was the one who gave the Citadel information on your whereabouts, telling them everything I knew about you and the Teen Titans." She laughed happily. Starfire's heart dropped into her stomachs. She was kidnapped and torn from Earth and her friends just because of her sister's greed and selfishness. She clenched her eye tightly and stared down at the floor. Her sister grinned and continued. "I have made a deal with the Citadel. If I provide them with information on Tamaran, kidnap you and buy you at the auction, I will keep my freedom and be treated as a noble. These plans have worked perfectly so far, as you may have seen." Blackfire explained. Tears threatened to fall down Starfire's face as she tried desperately to stay emotionless. "The final part of our plan shall be simple. You will be kept as a slave under Komande'r, and you will continue to be questioned and interrogated for information on Tamaran. And after you provide us with the information we need, you will be shipped away to work for the Citadel as a slave. That is all the information we will provide you, for now." The Warden stood up and yelled commands to his Gordanian guards, which busted through the doors and restrained Starfire. "Do not take it personally, sister. You are just the pawn that will help us win the game." Blackfire laughed. Starfire narrowed her eyes. "Even if you kill me, I will never tell you anything!" She yelled. The Warden grinned as Starfire was dragged away. "You will in due time. Everyone has a breaking point. We just have to break you." He laughed a low groaning gurgle in the back of his throat.

Starfire was thrown into her cell and when the door clicked shut, she collapsed onto the floor. She cried until her breath became ragged and her eyes stung with the salty tears. Her mind clouded with the memories of home. She was only kidnapped 2 days ago, but it felt like a million years had passed. She remembered all the wonderful things on Earth, her friends, all the Teen Titans, and Robin. All she wanted to do was to see them again. She clenched her fists and sat on her knees. She stared up at the blank ceiling and tears gathered in her eyes again. "You can't stop fighting, Koriande'r…." She mumbled to herself. "I won't give up!" She muttered. "I will make a promise to everyone I know. The Teen Titans, my friends, Robin. I won't ever give up. I will see you again. I will escape. I promise…" She gasped. She stood up and crumpled up into a ball on her bed. "I promise, they will not break me." She whispered and drifted off into a deep sleep.

"You know what that means then…" Cyborg stated. Robin nodded and looked down at the floor. Starfire had told all the team about her past, including detail experience about her time spent in the galactic prison. "Are you sure that it was them? Star said her people have a lot of enemies. How can we be sure it was them?" Beastboy asked. "We won't be 100% sure of who hired the Gordanians. But the Citadel is the only ones that have a motive…Starfire told us she was one of the only prisoners to escape." Raven explained. Robin looked at his team and nodded. "Then it's settled. We need to go to the Citadel." He said. Cyborg looked wide-eyed at his friend. "Whoa, wait a minute. Do you expect us to just barge in without a plan? Starfire explained to us that this is one of the highest security prisons in all of the galaxy." Robin narrowed his eyes. "We can't just sit here and do nothing, we already have a suspect on who took her. The longer we take, the longer Starfire has to be in that place." He growled. "I'm not saying we don't do anything. I just want to go in prepared. Starfire would not want us to get hurt trying to break her out." Cyborg replied. "Robin, we all know how much you want to get her back. We all want to get her back as quick as possible. But we won't accomplish anything without a plan." Raven agreed. Robin sighed and nodded. "Okay, well let's start by planning how we are getting there." Cyborg turned to the screen and pressed a few buttons, revealing the T-Ship. "We can use the T-Ship. She can get us farther than any other space craft could. Only problem is, how do we get there? I'm pretty sure a prison like this would not be on the map." A silence enveloped the group. Starfire never told them how to get there. "Well it's not like we could ask the Gordanains where it is….So who's got any other ideas." Beastboy groaned. Cyborg perked up and grinned. "Actually, that could work. Great idea, grass stain!" Cyborg cheered. "Thanks! Wait, what!? Dude, I was joking!" Beastboy yelled. "But it could work. If anyone knows where the Citadel is, it's a Gordanian." Robin agreed. "How are we going to ask a Gordainian about the Citadel? We can't just go and talk to one." Raven stated. "We're not just going to ask one. We're going to capture one and force him to tell us." Robin grinned. "That's a good idea but there is one flaw. As far as we know, there aren't any Gordanian's left on Earth. How are we going to find one?" Cyborg added. "Couldn't we just go and find one? We could use the T-Ship to fly into space, find a Gordanian ship, and capture one of them." Beastboy suggested. "Yeah but how would we find one? We have no information on any Gordanian ships near Earth nor can we just go wondering into space, hoping to find one randomly. There has to be a more efficient way." Raven explains. "If only there was some way to attract one here…" Cyborg pondered. Robin thought deeply about their predicament. He looked up and sighed. "There's another way." He said. The team stared at their leader with interest. "What other way?" Beastboy asked. "The Gordanians are mercenaries. I bet most of their species is only looking to make a quick buck." Robin paced slowly around the room. "Well, yeah. But what does that have to do with our current situation?" Cyborg questioned. "I would assume that the Gordanian's will complete any job to make money." Robin trailed on. "Get to the point, Robin." Raven barked. Robin looked at his team and took a deep breath. "We have to get the Gordainian's to raid our ship."

Starfire awoke to the loud bang of the metal door flinging open. She was rushed and tackled to the ground, where 3 guards tried to restrain her. She fought back, punching and kicking the guards with all of her strength. One guard flew against the wall as he was hit by the impact of a Tamaranian punch, while the other two cuffed Starfire and attached her to the shock poles again. When she was finally tired out, the guards brushed themselves off and dragged her down the hall and into the torture chamber, where The Breaker awaited her.

He laid comfortably against the wall when she was thrown into the chair and restrained by the metal latches of the cold torture chair. When she posed no threat, he grinned and approached her. "Good evening, Koriande'r." He smiled menacingly. She stared coldly at him. His eyes lit up with rage. "Are you not forgetting to say good evening back?" He snarled. His rage subsided as he drew out the controller. He pressed the middle button and the chair lit up with electricity, sending jolts of pain throughout Starfire's body. She screamed in pain until he pressed the button again, stopping the shocks of electricity and causing the pain to dull. "Let's try again. Good evening, Koriande'r" he growled. Starfire looked to the ground and grit her teeth. When she still remained silent, Breaker sighed and pressed the button again. Again, the pain shot through her body and she screamed in agony as he pressed the button to stop the pain after a few seconds. "We could do this all night, troq. Now, again, good evening, Koridande'r" Breaker sneered. She clenched her fists and shook her head. "I will not acknowledge anything to you. You are not my ally, nor should I be polite to you!" She yelled. He examined her and smiled. He started to chuckle softly, but then busted into a hysterically fit. She looked confusingly toward him as him clutched his chest and fell to the floor in a fit of laughter. "What is funny about my words?" She asked. He glanced up and dulled his laughter for a few seconds to speak. "You think you are too good to speak to me, do you not?" He laughed. She narrowed her eyes. "All I mean is that I refuse to give you any kindness." The Breaker stopped his laughter and cocked his head in silence. He studied her and then pressed the button to activate the chair. Starfire screamed in pain as the Breaker looked at her. He left the chair on and chuckled at her pain. He busted into another fit of laughter as Starfire screamed until her throat ran raw. A loud thundering voice was heard from the door and the Breaker turned the chair off to examine the source of its creation. One of the guards, who immediately regretted his descion to speak out, looked down and shook frantically. He mumbled apologies to the torturer, who narrowed his eyes. The Breaker screamed in fury at the guard, who stepped back frightened. Breaker yelled commands to the other guards, who approached the pale-faced guard hesitantly. They restrained him as he flailed his arms, frantically screaming and struggling to get away. Starfire could make out only make out the words, "Please!" and "Do not kill me!" She stared in horror as the Breaker approached the guard with a hot brander. He yelled a few short commands as the guards pushed the panicked guard to the ground and sat him on his knees. Breaker jabbed the hot metal against the scaly skin of the Gordanian guard. The guard screamed in agony as the hot metal seared into his skin. Starfire couldn't look away from the horrific site. The Breaker pulled the metal swiftly away and left the guards faced halfway burned. Starfire became nauseas at the retched burn. The guard continued to scream as the other guards dragged him outside and down the hall. The Breaker shrugged and sighed, returning to Starfire. "I apologize for that interruption. The ignorance of that guard had to be punished." He stated. Starfire stared wide-eyed at the creature that sat before him. Al she could really think about, was what this thing could do to her. She looked down and tried to hide her fear from showing in her expression. She bit her inner lip and looked up to the maniac that stood before her. "Why…What did he say?" She asked quietly. The Breaker grinned and lifted up her chin with his slimy, green hand. "He spoke out and said I should not kill you." He turned around and breathed in happily. "But what was worse, he interrupted the song of pain. And no one should interrupt that." He chuckled. He bellowed out commands and 3 more guards appeared out of thin air. They cuffed Starfire and pulled her to the door. Before they could leave, Breaker stopped them and approached Starfire. He closed in and whispered into her ear. "I know now, that I am going to have so much fun breaking you." He returned to the table and hummed a soft melody. It was a verse from a classic Tamaranian lullaby. Starfire mentally translated the verse in her head. "X'hal calls to you, my sleeping child. She is always watching you. Honor her, my sleeping child. And she shall wait for you, forever." He repeated the verse over and over again, even long after Starfire had been dragged away.

Robin sat in a small black room. He couldn't remember where he was nor why he was here. He gathered his bearings. The room was dingy and dark, only having small lights above a cold, silver chair. "Why is there only a chair-"He pondered as he noticed who sat before him. Locked in the latches of the chair, sat Starfire. His heart stopped beating as he examined her. She sat wearily on the chair, her expression holding no sign of joy that she would normally have. Her face held a hopeless expression. "Starfire!" He screamed her name. She didn't reply, only staring absently-mindedly to the floor. "Starfire! It's me, Robin!" He yelled as he ran to her. He hadn't ran more than 2 feet before he smashed into an unknown object. He placed his hands along it and noticed it was a wall of glass. His breathed quickened as he rammed his shoulder into the glass. "STARFIRE!" He screamed. She jolted her head up. His breathing stopped to her reply. She said nothing, only turning to the now open door. He face paled as a figure walked in. He stood at about 6 feet tall and strode into the room. He smiled at Starfire as he greeted her. When he spoke, he spoke in Tamaranian. Robin couldn't understand most of his phrases, but he did catch a few words from his lessons with Starfire. The man spoke down to Starfire as she whimpered a few short phrases. Robin had never seen what pure fear had looked like. But now, he saw it coursing throughout her face. This man had clearly achieved making her scared, and Robin could barely stand there watching the scene unfold. "Starfire!" He yelled as he banged against the glass. Neither responded as he banged as hard as he could against the glass. He reached to his belt and tried to pull out an explosive, but then he noticed he had no belt. In fact, he had only been wearing his uniform, without any weapons of any kind. His body attacked the glass and he used all of his strength to at least crack the glass, to no avail. After a few minutes, the man pulled out a small device and clicked the center button. Starfire immediately started screaming in pain as electricity surged through her body. "STARFIRE!" Robin screamed until his throat ran raw. His heart shattered into thousands of pieces when he heard her scream his name. He crumpled to his knees and tears fell from his face. He screamed until his throat was raw, but still had no reaction.

Robin jolted awake and fell out of his bed and onto the hard ground. He groaned and rubbed his temples. A thin layer of sweat had enveloped his body and dripped from his hair. His breath came out ragged and rushed as he laid his head in his hands. "It was only a dream." He whispered. He stood up and walked out of his room, stumbling into the living room. He noticed that the lights were on and Raven sat calmly on the couch, drinking herbal tea. He approached her and sighed. "Raven?" He asked. She turned to him and took a sip of her tea. "I heard you screaming. You had a nightmare about her, didn't you?" She questioned. Robin stood back and looked down at his feet. He slowly nodded and took a seat on the couch. "Did you wake up to check on me or what?" He asked. She shrugged and looked down at her drink. "You're not the only one who has nightmares, Robin." She mumbled. Robin turned away and shut his eyes. "Any chance your nightmare was about her?" He asked. She nodded and looked sternly at him. "What was it about?" She questioned hesitantly. Robin gulped and balled his fists. "I was behind a glass wall. I tried breaking the wall down, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't even dent the glass. I saw a man torture her and…." He trailed off. She lightly placed a hand on his shoulder. "I'm not going to tell you that everything is going to be alright." She placed her tea down turned her body to face him fully. "We have no idea what they are doing to her at the Citadel." She proclaimed. She squeezed his shoulder. "I will tell you not to give up hope. We both know Starfire well enough to know that she will continue to hope and wait for us. So why should we give up on her?" She stated. She smiled and let go of his shoulder. "I know you will do anything to get her back. I want you to know that I'm willing to do anything to get her back home." She assured him. Robin nodded and stood up. "Thanks, Raven." He said as he walked to the hallway. Before he left, he turned to her. "What about your nightmare? Do you want to talk about it?" He asked. She looked down and balled her fists. "All I will say is that our dreams weren't that much different." She stood up and approached him. "The only difference between our dreams, is that mine is not a nightmare. It's a vision." She breathed. Robin clenched his eyes shut and grit his teeth. "All the more reason to find her, and bring her back." He growled. Raven stopped him and pulled him back. "Don't let your anger fuel your decisions, Robin. It will only cause more harm than good." She let him go and returned to her spot on the couch. He opened his mouth to retort, but silenced himself and returned to his room. He sat at his desk and looked at all of his pictures. He picked up the one with him and Starfire and rubbed his thumb over the picture. "I will never give up on you." He whispered. He stood up and raised his head to the ceiling. "Wherever you are, I will find you. And I'm going to bring you back home, Star. I promise." He stated with determination.


Sorry about neglecting this story a little bit. I've been super busy with school and revising my other story. So thank you for being patient and understanding.

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-N. Wolf