Chapter Nine-Chaos
Blackfire sat in the pilot's seat of her new ship bored out of her mind. She was waiting for an alert to come up on the control panel letting her know her payment had been transferred to her. Then she could get as far away from this planet as possible. After all if her client had made the connection that their species could procreate with humans like Robin it wasn't much of a leap that they could also do so with Tamaraneans as well. She wouldn't be used for something like that and she hoped that conclusion wasn't realized while she was still there. If they were desperate enough to breed with humans who knows what they were willing to do. Starfire had been able to live on earth for years so her concern had merit. The thought of her little sister was a much more pleasant thought. She wondered how she was doing without her precious Robin. She was certain she was miserable which brought joy to her heart. She would love nothing more then to see it first hand. It was almost tempting enough for her to go back to earth to witness the devastation. Drop off Robin's belongings at her feet and soak in every drop of sadness.
She had taken a moment earlier to retrieved Robin's mask. Reaching over, she opened a nearby hatch on the main console and pulled his belt out as well.
"I wonder what kind of goodies are in here?" She started rummaging through the compartments when she noticed a soft flashing red light. Quickly she opened that pouch and pulled out one of the four trackers. "Oh crap..." Just as she realized what these devices meant she felt her ship move unnaturally. It shifted again and suddenly without warning the ceiling was torn open. She was suddenly on the receiving end of a very familiar green glare.
"Hello dear sister. Where is Robin?"
"Well look what we have here," Blackfire smiled like a maniac and held up Robin's mask. "Sorry, I don't have him anymore but I saved you a souvenir."
"Then I have no reason to go easy on you." Starfire flew into the destroyed ship, hitting her sister with everything she had. Blackfire was quick to defend herself but it was not enough. Her sister was in a full rage and it was fueling a strength that she wasn't used to. Star pummeled her through the ship and into the ground below. She finally managed to bring her legs in front of her and kick her younger sister off. She flew up and locked hands with her in an attempt to push her away.
"Why so upset, sister dear?"
"You took Robin away! And ruined my birthday!" Star pushed back now only inches away from her face.
"Oh that, I was just doing you a favor."
"And how would your actions be favorable to me?" Blackfire shrugged slightly.
"The two of you would never work out. I mean, did you seriously think he'd stay with you?"
"What are you talking about?!" Blackfire kneed her in the stomach in order to put some distance between them but kept her confident stance.
"Please, like I didn't see the guards from Tamaran. I know what that's about. Even if you had a chance with Robin, they won't let you two be together. The Grand Physician will see to it. If I hadn't taken him when I did, he would have been picked apart and when it was all over with he would hate you." Blackfire could tell her words were getting to her which caused her to grin even more. "And besides all that, you have no idea about romance and how Tamaraneans are when their 'in love'. We have no control over our emotions and usually end up physically hurting those closest to us. Your 'relationship' has an expiration date and it's all on you."
"You don't know that! You don't know Robin the way I do." Heat was starting to resonate off Star's being.
"I don't have to..." her sister yelled back at her in a mocking tone, "I know from my own experiences. Men much stronger then your boyfriend. But don't listen to me, when it's all said and done you'll not only lose him as a love interest but also as a friend." Starfire was done talking and charged at her again letting out a yell.
"I will not listen to you anymore, Sister." She slammed her into several buildings. Just when Blackfire thought she had an opening Star fired star bolts and this time they had a lot more power behind them. Once she recovered from that attack, another followed as Starfire blasted her again. Green energy sizzled from her eyes. That energy wrapped around her entire body and she charged her sister again.
Cyborg was monitoring the fight and wished he had popcorn. He watched with glee as Starfire landed blow after blow on her sister.
"Oh, that's my girl!"
"Quiet...I need to concentrate," Raven grumbled from her seat next to him.
"Right, sorry." She went back to her task of finding Robin. She had initially thought it would be easy on a planet where he was the only human but it appeared to be much more difficult. Occasionally she felt his emotions but it was like a phantom, darting away just out of reach. She could tell he was scared and angry. Every so often she could also feel the pain he was in. It brought tears to her eyes which surprised even her. "Hey, you okay?"
"I said I need to concentrate," she said back quietly.
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Robin didn't get far before feeling the lack of oxygen in the air but even so he kept pushing forward. For once he didn't have a plan but knew he had to get as far away as possible. Turning the first corner he ran right into the other android from earlier.
"You are not supposed to be out here," it stated as it moved towards him. He took a step back already breathing hard. The android reached a hand for him and he responded by swinging the pole. He made contact and took one of the arms off. His next swing slammed into the machines head. "Please do not resist. Your body cannot process our atmosphere. You will damage your..."
"Shut up!" He hit it again knocking it off it's feet. He forced himself to take as deep a breath as possible. While they had been right about there not being enough oxygen for him in the air, what they didn't know was he was used to this kind of thing. He had trained in high altitudes, climbed enough mountains to know he just had to pace himself. While he told himself this and tried his best to control his breathing it didn't change the fact that he was starting to stumble the further he went.
"ROBIN," Raven's voice echoed in his head. Her presence in his mind was painful making his head ache even more then before.
"Raven?" He waited for a response but there was nothing but silence. He kept moving forward. Several minutes later he felt her presence again in his mind and it caused him to fall against the wall in pain.
"We're on Rann...," she tried to say more but the pain became too much and his mind seemed to push her out. "Robin!" She couldn't understand what was blocking her. As soon as she could get a lock on his location she could teleport to him and get him back to the ship. Then once Starfire was satisfied with the beating she was giving her sister they could leave this place.
"Raven..." His voice came back weakly and she felt his pain full force. It knocked her back in her seat and completely out of his head.
"What happened," Cyborg reached over to her. She shook her head, rubbing her one temple.
"He's hurt...I don't know why but my link isn't working," She covered her mouth in an attempt to not be ill. "I need to take a break."
"Yeah, don't worry about it. It'll give Star more time to vent," With Beast boy not here to laugh at his joke, Cyborg realized he wished he could do more to help but for now he needed to stay put. There was no point going out to find Robin and run the risk of getting lost. Reaching over to the ship's main console, he pressed the communicator for Starfire.
"Hey, Star. Ravens' having a hard time locating Robin but she was able to determine he is here. See if Blackfire'll tell you where he is." He could hear the other Tamaranean laughing on the other end of the line.
"Well that't not likely besides I'm having too much fun," Blackfire replied with a chirp in her tone.
"Then I guess I have not kicked enough of the ass then," Starfire charged at her again, fist pulled back preparing to make contact with her sister's face. Raven glanced up and blinked in shock.
"Did she just cuss?" Cyborg and she exchanged surprised looks.
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Robin wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had to find out where the rest of his team was but every step was harder then the last. Three more androids came down the hallway and he waited for them to get close enough before making his move. The first one he came in contact with he brought his weapon forward in a short jab, breaking the machine's face. The next one he went low going for the legs and knocking it to the ground. He brought the end of the make shift staff down with all his weight. The last one was going to give him trouble as his vision started to blur. He heard soft footsteps behind him and glanced back to see his alien captor heading in his direction with the other android.
"You are only making things more difficult on yourself." Even though she spoke softly he could hear her. Without another thought, he moved forward and brought the pole around in order to take the last obstacle down. He missed his opening and his weapon was caught and broken. His breathing was now coming out in gasps and he knew he was out of options. His legs felt weak and his knees buckled under his weight. He had no fight left as she reached him. The android roughly forced him up and moved in step behind it's master. They didn't seem to be headed back to the nice room with the comfy bed. "I was going to give you more time to adapt to things here but you had to be so rash. Clearly there's no point taking things slow." Just like last time Robin kept falling in and out of consciousness which made it very hard to listen to her.