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Ch. 6-Falling

(Jay's POV)

"So this is where you'll be staying," Raven uttered the first words she had spoken to me since our last fight back here at the tower. We were standing in the great T now, having returned from the fight in silence. The Titans were a lot more welcoming for the most part. They hadn't said anything yet, but at least it wasn't yelling.

As the lights flickered on in my new room, I smiled as I saw the nature theme spread throughout its vicinity. The bed was high up on the wall and could only be accessed by a series to steps leading up to its edge. The walls were decorated with trees and leaves that were so lifelike that the room itself looked like it was a forest. Greens and golds filled the room: in the furniture, on the bed, and even through the windows. A large, green clock reading 1 o'clock was in the corner. The view from my main window was of the sea, but interestingly enough, in the corner of the window was a small island with a single tree on the surface.

"Who painted this room?" I asked in awe.

"I did," Raven replied quietly. "I like to paint in my free time. I hope it's not too dark."

"It's the forest," I whispered, as if we were actually in the woods and had to be quiet for worry of scaring animals off. "It's the forest at night. It's beautiful."

I hoped Raven was smiling as I heard her say, "thanks."

As I continued to walk around the room, I noticed Raven looking at the door anxiously.

"If you want to leave, Raven, you can," I nodded to the door. "It's alright. I'm not the best at small talk either."

My last statement made Raven chuckle a little. "Thanks," she responded. Then, suddenly, her face became sad, her eyes filled with sorrow and anger. "Robin usually did the house tours."

"We're going to get him back," I said without hesitation.

But Raven only looked at me and gave me a half-hearted smirk, then turned and shut the door, leaving me to my thoughts.

*Don't worry Raven,* I thought resolutely. *I'll help you get Robin back. I'll help you finally defeat Slade.*

It seemed like only minutes that I was contemplating Slade and his manipulations, but when I heard the door open and looked to see Beast Boy peak his head through. I realized it had gotten dark.

"Hey, we're going up to the boardwalk," Beast Boy grinned. "You should come!"

"I'm not sure," I replied, eyeing the bed. "I'm kind of tired…"

"Come on," Beast Boy made a very good puppy dog face. "Please?"

"Well…okay," I decided. It wouldn't hurt to get to know the team a little better.

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(Robin's POV)

After everything that had happened over the past few days, it felt nice to finally be able to clear my head and think things through under the stars. As I sat on a rooftop near the pier, I smiled as I breathed in the cool night air. Everything was perfect.

"Hey Jay, come check this out!"

My ears immediately recognized the enthusiastic owner of the voice who had just spoken. As my muscles tensed, I slowly stood, trying to find where Beast Boy was coming from. Then, as I focused on the pier, I could vaguely make out Beast Boy's bright green hair, Starfire's purple and green outfit, Raven's cloak, Cyborg's red eye, and…

"Who is that?" I hissed to myself. Standing next to Beast Boy was…a girl! A teenage girl! But that didn't make sense; if this was a date between the two of them, the Titans wouldn't be tagging along so close behind.

"Come on Jay, come on!" Beast Boy smiled as the girl walked up to where he was standing.

"Jay…" I repeated. My eyes narrowed as I watched Beast Boy, Jay, and the other Titans make their way over to a cotton candy stand.

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"This is cotton candy," Beast Boy grabbed a big cotton candy and thrust it at Jay, receiving annoyed looks from the other Titans.

"Beast Boy, she's from the nearest city, not the nearest planet," Raven rolled her eyes.

Taking the cotton candy, Jay smiled at Beast Boy and took some, plopping it in her mouth.

"Mm…" she smiled encouragingly at Beast Boy as she chewed. "It's been a while since I've had cotton candy."

"Isn't it amazing?" Beast Boy replied, grinning wildly.

"Yeah, it's pretty good," Jay answered. As the Titans each took a piece of the cotton candy, Jay thought she saw a strange shadow on a nearby rooftop, but decided to ignore it for now.

"So what kind of games are there?" Jay asked.

"You've come to the right place," Cyborg smiled. "We've got games galore!"

"But please friend," Starfire hooked her arm in Jay's, "ride the wheel of Ferris with me!"

"The Ferris Wheel?" Jay looked nervously up at the Ferris Wheel.

"Oh come on," Cyborg laughed. "You can't tell me you're afraid of heights, when you jump over rooftops and fight in the air all the time!"

"I just don't like being up in the air and being confined," Jay mumbled. "I like to be ready at all times."

"Do not worry friend!" Starfire smiled. "I will be with you. I can always fly you out of danger!"

"Well…okay," Jay replied, receiving a bone crushing hug from Starfire.

"Yay!" Starfire shrieked. "Let's go!"

"We'll be down here," Cyborg pointed to the ring toss game.

"Awesome, the ring toss," Beast Boy pumped his fists, then eyed Raven mischievously. "I can win you another chicken, Raven!"

"Yay," Raven rolled her eyes again and followed the boys.

Once Starfire and Jay had made their way onto the Ferris Wheel, they waited patiently as it slowly rose to the top. Jay was silently praying that the Ferris Wheel would continue when they reached the pinnacle of the arc, but to her dismay, the steel cart ground to a stop, putting them high above the ground.

"Isn't the sky beautiful?" Starfire asked in awe. Jay ignored the nervous feelings growing in her stomach and looked out at the dark sky and stars that seemed to stretch out endlessly over the water.

"It's so…free," Jay said breathlessly.

"You use that word quite a lot, friend Jay," Starfire replied.

"It's just a nice word," Jay snapped, a little harsher than she meant to. She was hoping Starfire would drop it, but the alien only continued.

"Jay, were you once…not free?" Starfire asked. It seemed as though the night air froze around the girls. Jay looked at her hands in her lap and fiddled her thumbs nervously.

"Forgive me Jay, if you do not want to tell me-

"No," Jay interrupted Starfire. "I'll have to tell you all sooner or later."

"Alright," Starfire put her hand comfortingly on Jay's shoulder and smiled encouragingly.

"Whew," Jay closed her eyes and bit back the tears she knew were coming.

"Jay?" Starfire asked concerned.

"Starfire…there was a time when I wasn't free," Jay began, looking up at the bright moon.

"Was it recently?" Starfire asked.

"No," Jay looked back down at her hands. "It wasn't recent. Whew…wow, okay…Star. Um…" Jay held her head as she tried to think of what to say.

"Jay, you can tell me anything," Starfire gently rubbed Jay's back.

"Alright…here it is," Jay turned to Starfire, facing her new friend. "Star…five years ago…I was Slade's apprentice."

"Friend Jay!" Starfire gasped, but when seeing Jay's worried look, calmed down. "Why did you want to be his apprentice?"

"I never wanted to be his apprentice," Jay replied. "But…I had to be."

"Why?" Starfire asked again.

Jay looked up, unable to hold back a single tear that rolled down her face.

"The moon's so beautiful isn't it," Jay croaked hysterically.

"Jay?" Starfire spoke.

"He had my sister Starfire," Jay wrapped her arms around her knees, burying her head in them. "He had my sister…bridge…my fault," Jay muttered several more phrases incoherently.

"Jay," Starfire went to console her new teammate, and to finally uncover the mystery of who this girl really was. But just as her finger touched Jay's shoulder, a bomb flew out of nowhere, exploding the cart. As Jay flew through the air she immediately forgot her woes and wrapped one of her s shaped hooks around a nearby pole. She sighed in relief as she saw Starfire was flying through the air.

But as Starfire flew past Jay, plummeting toward the ground, Jay realized she wasn't flying. She was falling. Just like her sister. Just like…

"STARFIRE!" Jay roared, jumping from the wire and zooming toward Starfire, refusing to let her new friend fall. Refusing to let what happened all those years ago, happen again.


Hey so I hoped you guys liked it! So Robin's found out about Jay! And I know I've promised this a lot, but Batman's gonna be in the next chapter. The next chapter is Batman vs. Slade and even some Robin vs. Jay, any opinions on who should win? Review and let me know!