Later that day
Raven awoke from one of the best sleeps she'd had in a life time. Beast Boy wasn't in the room anymore, and she thought that what had happened previously could have just been a dream. She got out of the room, and went back into the media room, where Cyborg had made Beast Boy a plate of waffles stacked higher than him.
"Mornin' sleepy head," said Cyborg.
"It's five o'clock at night," said Raven heading toward the basement.
"Where are you going Raven? Don't you want dinner foods?" said Beast Boy.
"No, but give me one waffle for Robin," said Raven.
Cyborg handed her a plate then she continued downstairs to Robins holding cell. She went to the elevator, not wanting to go down the stairs. When she reached the basement, she walked straight to Robin's cell. He stood up and went to the conversation room and Raven did the same.
"It's been six hours, can I come out now?" asked Robin.
"Are you going to try and kill Beast Boy again?" said Raven.
"Is Starfire still dead?" retaliated Robin.
"No."
"What!" yelled Robin standing up, his chair sliding behind him at an incredible rate.
"I received a message from her, but she's in a lot of danger," explained Raven.
"If she's in danger, we have to find her!" yelled Robin.
"That's the problem. We have no idea where she is. All that we know is, she's in a lot of trouble, and that she's underwater," said Raven calmly.
"Underwater?" said Robin.
"Her disappearance, it wasn't Beast Boys fault or yours. When she was surfing, the wave, it knocked her down. Her captor was able to pull her down, and now she's being held in some sort of stronghold in the Ocean. The only problem is we have no idea where it is," said Raven.
"Who took her?!" said Robin.
"I really don't think I should answer that," said Raven.
"Raven!" he yelled. "Tell me who has Starfire!"
"I'm going to let you out, I need you to calm down ok," she said walking to the door.
"Raven please, I need you to tell me who took Starfire," he said quietly, choking back tears.
"I'll tell you when were upstairs, ok? Just so that if you have another freak out, I can have Cyborg help to restrain you, ok?" she said.
He nodded, and Raven opened the door. When it opened he threw her arms around her, and she embraced him back. When he pulled away, she saw a tear run down his cheek from beneath his mask.
"Robin, were going to find her."
They went up the elevator in silence, and Robin was able to hold back his light and silent tears. They went upstairs, and Beast Boy saw Robin then jumped behind Cyborg.
"Don't worry BB. Raven wouldn't have brought Rob back up hear if he was still having his freak out," said Cyborg.
Beast Boy got out from behind him, and then went back to the counter and began eating his second serving of waffles. A moment later a transmission came up on the large screen atop their window. On the screen appeared Slade's face and screaming could be heard in the background.
"Slade," said Robin.
"Hello Robin, I have a present for you my friends," Slade said.
He held up the vile whose contents were Starfires blood. The vile rose up out of Slade's hand and began to spin. Next all of its pixels separated and flew out of the vision of the screen. A moment later the vile dropped onto the floor of the media room inside of Titans Tower, inches away from Robins' feet. Somehow Slade was able to bend reality and transfer something physical through a simple transmission.
"Are you missing anything? Perhaps a file, or maybe an extra grappling hook, could you be missing something red? Maybe a rose, or could it be green? Could it be some sort of maybe a garden snake? Or maybe a young girl," said Slade.
Realization sunk into Robins mind and heart. Slade was the one that had kidnapped Starfire.
"Give her back!" Yelled Robin.
"Give who back?" asked Slade.
"Give Starfire back!" Robin yelled.
"Oh you mean her?" said Slade.
The screen moved around him, revealing Starfire. She was strapped to the Board still, but something dark was running up some of the veins in her arms. She was sweating, and Raven was able to somehow sense that she was in pain. Starfires eye shot open and she let out a scream. Then stopped.
"Starfire!" yelled Robin.
"Raven! Beast Boy, Cyborg! Help, Slade has taken me prisoner and is," she said before getting cut off.
Slade took the remote from his pocket and turned the dial up to 750 volts of electricity. Starfire screamed and her body jolted upwards.
"Stop!" yelled Cyborg.
"You're hurting her!" said Beast Boy.
Slade turned the remote down, and Starfire stopped. Her body went back down onto the table, and she shut her eyes. Her breath was light, and barely visible. This worried Robin to a high extent and looked into the eye slits of his mask.
"I will hunt you down and I will kill you," said Robin, then he turned off the transmission.
"Yo Rob, are you ok?" said Cyborg.
"I will be, when Slade is dead and Starfire is back," said Robin through gritted teeth.
"Um what fell out of the ceiling, and why is red?" said Beast Boy.
Robin picked it up and held it to the light. Turning it from side to side.
"Cyborg can you analyze this then give me a full report?" asked Robin.
He nodded and Robin went to his bedroom. He laid down on his bed and just thought. Something he hadn't done in weeks. Just sat down and thought about anything. But the thing he was thinking about at this moment, why didn't Starfire say his name? She'd said everyone else's but his. It was petty, but he thought his name should be first.
"knock, knock, knock"
"Come in" said Robin, sitting up.
Beast Boy entered the room and sat down next to him.
"Oh, hey Beast Boy. Sorry about trying to kill you earlier," Robin said.
"Yeah, that was a little awkward. But it's all good now don't worry," said Beast Boy.
"Ok thanks," Robin said.
"I do have one question, what do you mean it's my fault that Starfire had allegedly you know, died?" asked Beast Boy.
"Oh it's nothing," said Robin.
"Robin tell me," commanded Beast Boy.
"It was your idea to go to the beach, and well. If you hadn't suggested it than."
"Then what? You have to tell me Robin. You tried to kill me!" said Beast Boy.
"If you hadn't suggested, we go to the beach. Well Starfire would still be here today," he said quietly.
"Beast Boy, Robin get in here!" called Raven.
They went into the media room and Cyborg and Raven looked upset.
"What's wrong?" asked Beast Boy.
"Robin I think you should sit down," said Cyborg.
Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy sat onto the couch. Raven was the best at breaking bad news.
"In the blood sample, we found a large trace of traegon lifriate," said Raven.
"And that is?" said Beast Boy.
"It's a kind of poison. It's special to Tameranians, it um, it," Raven stammered.
"Raven you have to tell us we can handle it" said Beast Boy.
"It's such a large amount, if it's administered one more time. It's going to kill Starfire," said Raven.
"Then we have to find her!" said Robin.
"If we can fund get fast enough, we will be able to save her," said Raven, "but if the third dose is administrated, then we'll only have a day. If we're lucky," said Raven gravely.
"Then we have to go, now!" said Robin.
"But we can only go for so long. If another mission call comes in, then Starfire, Robin. If it happens, I'm, I'm sorry, but. Starfire will have to wait," said Raven.