"Raven and Mariana are both busy," Starfire smiled.
"Yeah, I know," Sunburst nodded, taking a glass out of the cupboards.
"I wondered if you want to go with me to the mall of shopping," Starfire smiled. Sunburst narrowed her eyes and gripped her glass. A crack appeared in the glass and her eyes widened.
"Sure…" She muttered.
"Great! I shall meet you at the entrance!" Starfire smiled, zooming out of the room.
"Are you really hanging out with Starfire?" Beast Boy asked in shock. "She's like your least favorite person."
"I am aware of my feelings towards her," Sunburst muttered darkly. "But I told father I would try and get along with her. He holds Starfire in high respect." She set her cup down and sighed. "What's Mariana doing though? She'd make a better companion for her."
"She's swimming, somewhere in the ocean," Cyborg shrugged.
"Ah," Sunburst nodded. "To the mall I go then."
"You should not be flying," Starfire smiled. She grabbed Sunburst's arm and pulled her to the ground.
"I'm not flying, I'm floating, and why should I stop?" Sunburst asked, wrenching her hand out of her mother's grip.
"We are in the mall of shopping! Don't you wish to feel like the normal girl?" Starfire asked.
"I am normal," Sunburst huffed, crossing her arms. "And why should I walk when floating is easier and faster."
"Do you not know how?" Starfire asked, leading her through the mall.
"Of course I know how to walk!" Sunburst shouted, her cheeks turned pink. "I just haven't done it in years. I don't feel the need to when I can float."
"Then perhaps we should first venture to the store of shoes!" Starfire smiled.
"Whatever," Sunburst muttered, following her. The entered the store and Starfire giggled, running off to find shoes.
"What is your size, Sunburst?" Starfire asked.
"Don't know, my boots were custom made," Sunburst answered.
"Shoes can be made to fit a single person?" Starfire asked in shock.
"Yeah, well in the future at least," Sunburst muttered, floating over to her. "I don't know if you can do that in this time."
"Well then let us find the size of your foot!" Starfire smiled. She held up a box and smiled at Sunburst, wanting her to take it. Sunburst rolled her eyes, but she had a small smile on her face. She sat down on the nearby bench, taking off her shoes. She took a piece of cool metal and placed her foot on it, measuring it.
"You use this to measure your foot," Sunburst sighed. "I'm a size six."
"Oh, these appear to be the size of eights, I shall go fetch a smaller pair," Starfire smiled, placing the box away. She rushed over to another one, taking it back to her. Sunburst took the shoes out and paled. They were ruby red stilettos.
"Sorry, but high heels are one weapon I refuse to associate with," Sunburst muttered. "And I think father would kill me if I ever wore these."
"These are a weapon?" Starfire asked in shock.
"Not really, but they hurt your feet," Sunburst muttered. "And in the future, having metal spikes on them isn't uncommon. Women that wear high heels can easily protect themselves with either the spikes or the heel. They've basically become a self defense weapon."
"How interesting," Starfire hummed. Sunburst leaned back and looked around, and pair of boots catching her eyes. She floated over to them, examining them. "Sunburst? Are those not the heels of height?"
"They are, but boots are cute…" Sunburst muttered. The shoes she was looking at were light brown in color and had a peep toe. The top was folded over and had a purple bow on the outside. She bit her lip and took a box with a pair of her size.
"They are rather adorable," Starfire agreed. Sunburst took off her other combat boot and slipped on the ankle booties. She landed softly on the ground and walked around in them perfectly. "Impressive!" Starfire clapped. "I have walked in shoes like that before. It was rather difficult."
"If you can't walk in ice skates, you can't walk in high heels," Sunburst smiled, admiring them in a mirror. "And father took me ice skating a lot when I was little, before I started my training. The first few times he was on the ice were funny, he could barely stand." The future girl giggled, remembering her father falling on the ice numerous times.
"Robin does not know how to skate?" Starfire asked in shock.
"No, I don't think grandpa thought it was important for him to learn that," Sunburst smiled. "Now, I guess we should find shoes for you, right?"
"Oh yes!" Starfire smiled. "I was thinking that those were quiet cute." Starfire pointed to a pair of puke green boots with bright yellow fur trim.
"Let's choose something else," Sunburst muttered.
Starfire had ended up with a pair of tennis shoes. Throughout the day the two of them went shopping, buying various items. Sunburst even bought a few items for her teammates. The two had decided to wear the civilian clothes that they had bought to blend in more. Sunburst had on a pair of skinny jeans with a light purple shirt. She had on a beige jacket over to match the color of her boots. Starfire was wearing a white shirt that had flowers on the chest. She wore a dark purple mini skirt and her tennis shoes.
"This day has been quiet amusing," Starfire smile, drinking from a bottle of mustard.
"You do know that that isn't a drink, right?" Sunburst smirked.
"It does not matter, it is quiet tangy and delicious," Starfire smiled, sipping more of it through a straw. Sunburst shrugged and sipped her soda.
"Whatever floats your boat," she muttered, looking away from the food court.
"Sunburst, why do you dislike me so much?" Starfire asked.
"What are you talking about?" Sunburst huffed, glaring at her.
"You were quiet the…'bitch' as Beast Boy had put it. But does that word not mean 'female dog'?" Starfire asked.
"Bitch is also an insulting word for a girl," Sunburst told her.
"I see," Starfire nodded. "But you were rather rude to me when we first met."
"Look, my father may hold you in high respects, but that doesn't mean I do," Sunburst said harshly. "I don't like you, and I never will! I'm only doing this because my father asked that I try and be nice to you! There's no other reason!"
"Oh…I see…" Starfire frowned, looking at the table. "Perhaps if you told me what I have done to earn such hatred, I can change it. Whatever it is, I won't do it."
"I can't," Sunburst growled. "Info about the future should stay a secret as long as possible! Besides, I can't change your mind or keep you from doing it no matter what." Sunburst stood up and tossed her cup in the trash can. "I'm going back to the tower." She walked away from the table, placing her hand in her jacket pockets.
"But…you are walking," Starfire said softly to herself. "I have already made some difference."
"Hey girlie, how are you doing?" A boy asked walking over to her with his friends.
Sunburst froze as she heard a scream coming from the mall. She thought about going back but shook her head. "She can handle herself." Sunburst continued walking before feeling a pain in her heart. "GAH!" She gasped, falling to her knees. She clutched her chest, and panted in pain. "What's happening to me?" She lifted her hand and noticed that it was fading in and out, becoming translucent. "Oh no…Starfire!" Sunburst turned around and jumped into the air, only to come tumbling back into the ground. "Mother, no!" She jumped up and began running as fast as she could towards the mall.
"Let me go!" Starfire screamed trying to break free of the tentacle. She was covered in a purple liquid and felt herself getting weaker.
"No way sweetheart! You see, we get what we want," the guy with tentacles for arms said. Another guy had fangs and patches of scales. The purple liquid that coated Starfire was slowly dripping out of his mouth, showing that he was the one that covered her. The third and final guy had crab claws for arms.
"Let's just kill her," the crab guy laughed, clacking his claws together.
"Not yet," the snake-like guy hissed. "Don't you want to see the look on that stupid bird's face when he sees his precious girlfriend slowly dying from my poison?"
"Yes, and we can enjoy her final breaths, she can be ours for the taking before she dies," the tentacle guy laughed.
"Not on my watch you don't!" Sunburst shouted, jamming her high heel into the appendage. Tentacles screamed in agony and dropped Starfire. Sunburst ran over to her, catching her. "See, I told you they could be used as a weapon," she winked.
"Please, fly us back to our home," Starfire gasped.
"Sorry, I can't do that," Sunburst muttered. "You're dying, so I'm losing my powers. I can't fly. But my starbolts should still work just fine!" She turned around and blasted the three guys back.
"Looks like we have another one," Snake hissed.
"This one's mine," Crab cackled, snapping his claws. Sunburst growled and prepared to blast them once more but the red energy disappeared.
"Starfire, give me your communicator, now," Sunburst ordered, taking off her other boot. She threw it at the snake guy, hitting him in the eye. He screamed in pain and stumbled, clutching his face. Sunburst took the communicator out of Starfire's hands and grabbed her, quickly running to a store that was empty. She hid behind the cash register and opened the device. "Calling any and all titans in Jump City!" Sunburst shouted into the small machine. "Three creatures are attacking the mall. A snake like man, a guy with crab claws, and their leader, a man with tentacles! Starfire has been poisoned and I'm disappearing! We need back up, NOW!" She shouted.
"We're on our way," Robin told her, his image flashing onto the screen. "Try to keep Starfire's blood pumping as long as you can! Don't let her get hurt!"
"I'll be there in a moment to get you girls," Chance told them, his image coming up.
"I'll be there as well," Kid Flash smiled, his image appearing next.
"Get here, fast!" Sunburst shouted.
"Where are you, you little bitch?" Tentacle growled, storming into the store.
"Sorry, but you can't stay!" Kid Flash shouted, slamming into him. He ran behind the counter and smiled at the girls.
"Take Starfire, now!" Sunburst ordered.
"Right," Kid Flash nodded, taking the present day titan. Chance rushed in just as he left. He flew into Crab and grabbed his pincers. He spun around quickly, before tossing him at a rack of clothes.
"Don't you dare harm my leader!" He growled.
"Chance! Over here!" Sunburst shouted. Chance appeared beside her.
"Get me to the tower, now," she showed him her hands, which had completely disappeared. Her arms disappeared for a moment before reappearing.
"Right," Chance nodded, picking her up.
Kid Flash set Starfire on the table gently.
"Go, we can take care of her from here," Raven ordered, flying over to the red head.
"And her?" Chance asked, running into the room. He set Sunburst down.
"What's happening?" Cyborg asked, watching the girl's body fade in and out.
"Starfire's dying!" Chance shouted. "If Starfire doesn't live then Sunburst will never exist!"
"Cyborg, he's right!" Raven shouted. "If Starfire dies, then Sunburst can never be born! We have to focus on her!"
"We'll go back to the mall," Kid Flash said.
"I'll beat some poison out of that snake guy so you can work up a cure!" Chance agreed. "Let's go!" The two speedsters rushed out of the room, leaving Raven and Cyborg with the two girls.
"Save her, now!" Sunburst shouted, gripping her chest.
"We're trying," Raven assured her.
"Get her on an IV, a big one," Cyborg ordered. "We've got to drain her blood, try and get the poison out!"
"Right!" Raven nodded, fetching the blood bags.