The Titans!
Chapter 4
A couple of minutes after Raven's command, Cyborg and Starfire we're guiding the – now prisoner – to his cell.
- Is not that bad for being a prison cell. Be a good boy and you will have 4 meals a day – Cyborg warns the prisoner.
- I get it, I was in another cell before I got shot down by those Orcas – he answered.
Cyborg and Starfire walked their way back to the living room. Starfire was looking to the floor all the way.
- Something bugging you Star? – asked the metal man.
- It's nothing. Thanks for your concern my friend – Starfire tried to lie, but she ended up showing more of her emotions.
- Come on Star you are not like an average girl – Cyborg was trying to get it out of her – You can tell me.
- It's just… our friend Raven is pretty amazing isn't she? – Starfire kept her eyes out of Cyborg's reach – She is brave enough to stop Robin in his own interrogation like that… I think she understands him better than… us.
Cyborg didn't answer immediately; he was digesting what Starfire said to give the right answer, to tell her just what she needed to hear. Before he said anything, he looked down to Star and smiled.
- Yeah Raven understands all of us better than we know. Sometimes is actually frightening how much she can tell just by looking at us. But you know what? – Cyborg stopped walking, and Starfire turned to look at him – I think is better to know each other sharing a bit of us, with a normal conversation – Cyborg gently places his big hand over Starfire's hair, patronizing her – that way, we are building two way bridges instead of just staring at someone else's feelings.
Starfire big green eyes looked back at his giant friend and she smiled at him.
- Thank you my friend! – replied.
At the living room, the rest of the Titans were waiting for Cyborg and Starfire. No one was saying a word and an uncomfortable silence was dominating the room.
- We're here – Cyborg announces.
- Well, so tell us Raven – says Terra – what is going on?
- I'm not the one who has to tell you – Raven looks at Robin – You should tell them. It's the truth, you know it, and not saying it won't change anything.
Robin took a breath. Looked at his friend and thought for a moment about all the things they've gone through. Slade, the Hive Five and only Raven and him remembers Trigon. Not to mention that most of their icons, their idols, their role models died during the World War 4.
- Listen guys… – he didn't know how to begin – The prisoner is telling us the truth, there UN wants him dead because he knows what's going on in the GDI army. They are trying to tie up some lose ends by killing him.
The Titans were upset by this news. The GDI army fought against Nod during the World War 4 to free the world from the menace that the evil Brotherhood of Nod represented. But now they were trying to kill one of their own soldiers – who probably knew something that is not meant to reach the people's eye.
- I don't want to believe this – Terra was the first to speak – When I was traveling around the world, I saw with me eyes how GDI rescued countless villages, cities even countries.
- Most of the good super heroes died during that war, fighting alongside GDI – added Cyborg.
- I guess GDI won too much power during the last years of the war and it even surpassed the UN jurisdiction – Raven added her point.
- You die as a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain. Just as Batman said – Robin talked to the air.
Quickly, the surprised Titans looked at Robin. It's very rare to hear him talking about his master.
- When did he say that? – asked Beastboy.
- Back when we fought the Joker, just when Dent died – he answers.
- I remember that: Batman took the blame for killing Dent, Gordon announced it, and the press bought it – said Cyborg.
- Well, what now? – Raven cuts the conversation.
Robin stayed in silence for some time. Moving from one place to another, looking up to the roof and scratching his chin.
- I need more time to take a decision. For now we will keep him here, is too risky to hand him back to the police – says Robin.
- Shouldn't we just give him back to the authorities and let them handle this? – asks Starfire.
-Star – Raven answers quickly – if we hand him back to the police, the authorities are going tell GDI about him. If they do manage to get him they are going to execute him. Can you handle the responsibility of sentencing someone to die?
Everybody shocked. Raven was going to harsh against Starfire.
- Chill out – interrupts Cyborg – We're going to do what Robin said. We will keep him here until we decide what to do with him.
- Thanks Cyborg – adds Robin – everybody, you're dismissed.