"So you're Sunburst," Beast Boy muttered, looking at the girl.
"Yes," The red head nodded, biting her toast. "And you're Garfield as an idiotic and obnoxious teenager."
"Dude, harsh," the green haired boy muttered.
"You have a few scratches, are you alright?" Starfire asked.
"I'm fine," Sunburst growled, glaring at her. Starfire shrank back, going back to the table.
"Well, aren't you just a bed of roses," Cyborg muttered.
"Comes with the territory," Sunburst muttered.
"So, what happened this time?" Victor asked.
"Your son ordered sushi," Sunburst grumbled, talking a carton of orange juice from the fridge. "Mariana thought she would get back at him by setting a trap to pour honey on him. When I was about to take a shower, the alarm went off. Then, Master Time sent us here, and I fell out of the air, fell through a tree and into a pond."
"Are you sure Chance didn't hit you with a bad luck spell?" Garfield smirked. Sunburst crushed the glass cup in her hand and growled.
"If he did I'll kill him" She declared.
"Did you come here alone?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, the others were nowhere to be found," Sunburst muttered. "I have no clue as to where they are.
"Morning everyone," Robin greeted entering the main room with Richard.
"How are you feeling now," Richard asked, walking up to his daughter.
"Well, it took a moment adjust this morning, but I'm fine," Sunburst sighed. "I just want my team back before something happens to them."
"They weren't with you?" Cyborg asked in confusion.
"No, I couldn't sense them anywhere. And the communicator wouldn't reach them or find them," Sun burst held up her Titan communicator. It was sleeker than the original, and resembled a phone more. It was still yellow with a white T on the black screen.
"Alright, I want you to check that as often as you can," Nightwing told her. "Unfortunately, we have to return to the future. We can't leave the city unprotected any longer."
"Agreed," Victor nodded. "We have to go, besides, Garfield and I have other kids to take care of."
"Yeah, I have to get back before Ella drives Raven crazy," The older green man nodded.
"Wait, Raven?" Beast Boy asked in shock.
"What exactly do you mean by that?" the girl in question asked.
"Raven and Beast Boy fall for each other, big time," Victor laughed.
"Hey!" Garfield blushed. "You and Karen weren't any better!"
"Can you please stop talking about your wives," Sunburst shouted. "If you have to leave then go. I can handle finding everyone."
"How will we contact you when we've found everyone?" Robin asked.
"Raven," Nightwing answered, taking something out of his glove. "The Raven of our time wanted us to give this to you. It's a time travel spell." The young empath took the slip of paper and opened it.
"It seems easy enough," she nodded. "I can get all the ingredients from my room, except one. But it should be easy to get."
"Good, we need to leave as soon as we can," Richard told her.
"I'll go get it then," Raven nodded, flying out of the room.
"Dude, I marry Raven!?" Beast Boy cried.
"She's not bad," Garfield chuckled at his younger self.
"Why did you get angry when friend Victor and friend Garfield were talking about their married ones?" Starfire asked the young girl. Sunburst glared at her and quickly flew at her, coming nose to nose with the princess.
"None of your damn business," she hissed. "Kindly stay out of my way."
"Sunburst," Richard scolded. His daughter glanced at him before quickly flying out of the room. Richard huffed and chased after her.
"Wow…defiant, is she really Robin's daughter?" Beast Boy muttered.
"You never heard this from me," Victor sighed. "But, Sunburst lost her mother when she was very young."
"What happened to her?" Cyborg asked.
"No one knows," Garfield confessed. "She just disappeared. Richard doesn't like to talk about it very much, so Sunburst doesn't really know the whole truth. All she knows is that her mother disappeared."
"Why did I never tell her?" Robin asked.
"Too painful," Victor shrugged. "Honestly we don't know the reason why. But, how do you tell a two-year-old little girl that her mother disappeared fighting some bad guy. Nothing was found. Not a body, hell, not even the guy she was fighting was ever found."
"But, people do not just vanish," Starfire protested.
"She did," Garfield answered.
"Sunburst, stop flying!" Richard shouted after his daughter. Sunburst slowed to a stop and turned to face him. "What is going through your head right now?"
"She had no right to talk to me like that," Sunburst huffed, crossing her arms. "I just wanted to make that clear."
"You didn't have to say it like that," Nightwing scolded. "You are never to speak to Star like that, do you hear me?"
"Yes father," Sunburst sighed. "But what's so special about her?"
"Just don't talk to her like that again," Nightwing ordered harshly. Sunburst flinched at her father's tone. He had never talked to her like that before.
"…y-yes sir…I'm sorry…" Sunburst whispered, hanging her head. Richard sighed and placed a hand on her head.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have gotten mad like that. Just don't talk to her like that again," he told her softly.
"That's her, isn't it?" Sunburst asked quietly. "She's my mother. I thought they looked alike. And I do look like her. It's really her, isn't it?" her voice cracked slightly.
"Yes, she is. Please, try to get to know her while you can," Richard requested. Sunburst flew up to him to where they was less than an inch between them. She glared at him, her eyes filled with hatred.
"Why should I?" Sunburst shouted. "She disappeared when I was two! Why should I get to know her!?" Tears began sliding down her face.
"Please, just try," the older man requested. He reached out to wipe the tears away but his daughter smacked his hand away.
"No!" Sunburst shouted. "She left…why should I try when she didn't?" Sunburst quickly flew away.
"Sunburst!" Richard called. He dropped his hand and let out a sigh.
"Why didn't you ever tell her?" Robin asked from behind him. Richard turned around and stared at his younger self.
"How exactly do you tell your daughter that her mother is missing because she refused to let her father go?" he frowned.
"What do you mean?" Robin asked.
"I was originally planning to go after the person attacking the city, but Sunburst attached herself onto my leg and wouldn't let go," Nightwing explained. "We tried taking her off, but she just cried as soon as she lost her grip."
"So Starfire went instead," Robin realized.
"Guess you heard that part," Nightwing muttered. "But yes, she went in my place. And that was the last time we ever saw her."
"You know, it's not your fault either. That's just the kinda person she is," Robin smiled.
"I know," Nightwing nodded. "But Sunburst will think it's hers. That's just the kind of person she is."
"So that's why you never told her the truth," Robin muttered.
"Yeah, it is," Nightwing nodded.
"Yo! Raven's back and she's ready to do this thing!" Beast boy shouted, finding them.
Raven poured the last ingredient into a cup and began to ground it all together with a pestle. "Alright, ready when you are," Raven announced, standing up. The three men stepped between five candles. Raven glanced at the paper before sprinkling the dust she had created to connect the candles. As she connected them, the candles lit up. Raven set the bowl down and picked up the sheet. She closed her eyes and held out her hand. "Umbara talorka shimka finite tiet." Raven recited. The flames jumped up and flew to one another, creating a ring of fire. "Shitana umkasku redyt implynk to ramu!" She shouted. Her eyes turned white and she was surrounded by a white glow. A portal of the same color opened up and the three men faced it.
"See you in the future!" Beast Boy laughed.
"See ya and good luck," Garfield nodded, stepping through the portal.
"Don't worry, we'll find everyone," Cyborg assured them.
"Don't worry, everyone has faith in ya," Victor nodded, stepping through as well.
"Father," Sunburst called, floating towards the circle.
"Yes?" Nightwing asked.
"I guess I'll give it a shot," she blushed, rubbing her arm.
"Good girl," he smiled, ruffling her hair. "Do your best to find the others."
"I will!" Sunburst nodded happily. Nightwing waved goodbye to them and stepped through the portal. Raven gasped and lowered her arms, falling to the floor.
"Raven," Starfire gasped, quickly flying over to her. "Are you unharmed?"
"Yeah…that spell just took a lot out of me," Raven muttered.
"Here," Sunburst smiled, handing her an apple.
"Thanks," Raven nodded, taking the fruit.
"So, are you feeling better?" Beast Boy asked cautiously.
"Yes," Sunburst nodded. "But I really must find my team before something happens." She took out her communicator and pressed a few buttons. "The others should be somewhere around the globe. But, they aren't showing up anywhere."
"Most of the components could have been busted when you went back in time," Cyborg suggested. "When I went back in time, I stopped working."
"No, you designed a special chip to where that wouldn't have happened. We could still contact our team if needed. But, they aren't showing up anywhere," Sunburst muttered. "The things are either broken, or my team isn't here yet."
"Perhaps you can call your teammates from the future and inquire as to where they appeared?" Starfire suggested.
"It doesn't work like that. You can only talk to them if they're in the same time period. That's the most Cyborg could do," Sunburst answered.
"So, they're not here yet?" Robin asked. "But that doesn't make any sense."
"In a way, it does," Cyborg protested. "This Master Time could have split you up by putting you in different times."
"But, you found the evidence in this time period," Starfire protested.
"They must be in this year…" Sunburst huffed, tapping the screen. "But we must have been sent to different months. That's the only thing I can think of to completely explain what's happening."
"Here, let me see that for a moment," Cyborg requested. Sunburst flew over to him and handed him the future tech. "I think I can set up an alarm. That way you'll know when someone arrives."
"That would help, Cyborg, get to it," Robin agreed.
"You better not break that," Sunburst threatened.
"I won't," Cyborg promised her, snapping the back into place.
"What do we do now?" Beast Boy asked.
"We can play the video games," Starfire suggested with a smile.
"Pass," Sunburst muttered. "If anyone needs me, I'll be in my room." With that the red head flew out of the room.