A/N: Hey guys! Welcome back! I'm gonna start trying to upload a chapter a few times a week to get this story rolling. I feel bad that its no where near as quick as my last story. Anyways... I'm planning on a different origin story for Blackfire than the comics spin off. So I hope you guys like it! As always drop a fav/follow and please leave a review and let me know what you think! Thanks again! Hope you enjoy!

Time had stopped in Starfire's cell. Her face held lifeless eyes and her expression showed nothing more than hopelessness. Like a terminal patient battling for their life against cancer it seemed like there was nothing she could do. Her "cancer" just kept coming back.

"Sister..." Starfire breathed as she lowered he head in her cell. She sounded like her will had been defeated.

"Aren't you glad to see me?" Blackfire's arrogant tone compensated for the lack of presence from Starfire's.

"No," Starfire quietly admit. It seemed like she was more admitting to herself. Whatever hope she once had for her relationship with her only living family member seemed to vanish in that moment, "I am not pleased to see you at all!" Her anger rose as her eyes filled with tears, "why do you do this?! Ever since my escape from the Gordanians you have done nothing but treat me like gorshak!" Starfire did her best to maintain a professional demeanor, but she was so upset and hurt that the Tamaranian curse-word just came flying out of her mouth.

"My, my," Blackfire reviled in her sisters anguish, "your time on Earth has changed you. What happened your manners, dear sister?" She leaned forward putting her face just inches from Starfire's leaving just the barrier of her cell separating them. "Did you forget you banished me? Stole my throne? Had me thrown in prison?" Her tone grew angrier with every question as if she was completely innocent and Starfire was to blame for all her problems.

"You would have me take your place in prison!" Starfire shot back as the tears began rolling down her cheeks, "my sister," she began sobbing as she looked away from her very own blood that stood in front of her, "do you not remember?"

"Oh... I remember," Blackfire respond instantly standing up straight as if to tower over her sister, "and if you had just took the fall, none of this would be happening right now."

"That is not what I meant," Starfire said softly as she sobbed.

Blackfire raised an eyebrow as she crossed her arms in front of her chest and waited for her younger sibling to continue.

"We used to play together. We would go on adventures and wrestle with the zopgnars in the rocklands," Starfire looked back to her older sister like the memories were fresh in her mind as if they happened yesterday. She cherished them. The childhood memories of her with her family.

Blackfire looked back at Starfire with a scowl, "I remember being told I was cursed," her eye's began to glow dark purple as if she were ready to fight with rage fueling her, "I remember getting dirty looks everywhere I went. Why do you think I spent so much time away from the palace? Why do you think I spent all my time fighting monsters?"

Starfire's expression went from hurt to shocked. This was the first time she had heard of this and was wondering what she meant.

"I wanted to prove I wasn't some monster everyone thought I was. Everyday living in the constant glare of my own people's judgment while they pretend to care about me only to insult me behind my back!" Her fist began to glow purple like her eyes as if she were about to force an answer from her sister, "admit it..." Blackfire growled, "you were just like them weren't you?!"

Starfire didn't need to be an empath like her best friend Raven to feel the intense emotion radiating off of her sister like the heat of a bonfire. She was in pain. A pain that was once just a small spark but overtime grew into I roaring wildfire, uncontrollable and impossible to stop.

She lowered her head in shame. As her only younger sister, she had no idea this had happened. That her sibling had gone though any of this. It nearly broke her even more.

"I never knew," Starfire admit with guilty conscience, "I... never thought my older sister could be bothered by such things," she looked up and made eye contact with the dark glow of Blackfires eyes, "you always seemed so strong as if nothing could ever harm you."

Blackfire's expression lightened. Something about the sincerity in Starfire's voice seemed so nostalgic. Like a craving she was starved for. Something she depended on. After a moment, her glow faded as she calmed herself and began to confess as her voice trailed off, "I... I just wanted to show mother and father... I was worthy of their love..." She looked away from Starfire unsure if she should say what was on her mind, "that I..." she hesitated, "that I could be the future of Tamaran." She emphasized that phrase as if trying to convince her parents to give her a chance.

Starfire lifted herself to eye level with her sibling. The lying nature of her sister was always flawless in deception but this time... Something was different. Starfire couldn't put her finger on it... But she could tell this wasn't a lie.

"I do not understand," Starfire spoke with a nervous confusion.

Blackfire's sense of remorse was short lived as she heard her sister's response...

Of course you don't. She thought to herself. She grit her teeth as her anger returned...

"What do you mean?" Starfire continued, "mother and father-"

"Loved you!" Blackfire interrupted as if insulting her intelligence. As if not missing a beat, she jumped straight back her her angry tone, "I remember them telling me you were the furture of Tamaran!"

"That... That can not be true!" Starfire said refusing to believe her beloved parents would say anything like that to their own daughter, "why would they say something so cruel?!" Starfire sounded angry as if defending her parents honor.

Blackfire calmed down and sighed as she looked at the floor for a moment. She had forgotten how gullible and oblivious her sister really was.

"You really didn't know did you?" She asked as if not expecting and answer.

Starfire shook her head softly waiting patiently for an answer. She really had no idea what Blackfire was talking about. She was so confused she had no idea what to think.

"Kori..." Blackfire said softly as she looked back up at her prisoner. This was the first time she had used her sister's nickname in years, "did you ever wonder why I'm the only Tamaran with black hair and dark eyes?"

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The team of young adults began their approach to the barren planet of Tamaran. The ship with was awkwardly quiet with a sense of anxiety. This visit could go either way. One: the Tamaranians blame the capture of their princess on the Titans... Or two: they work with them to get her back. One thing was certain though, no matter what the decision the Titans were going to face some serious conflict.

The Titans flew over a rocky wasteland of a planet where they could see a massive tower that stood out amongst the emptiness like a diamond in the rough. As they got closer, they began flying over the life forms of commoner Tamaranians who would look up at the T-ship and wave as if greeting a celebrity. Word traveled fast and before long the entire population of Tamaranians knew the Titans had arrived.

"So," Beastboy said with nervous crack in his voice, "do you think they remember us?"

"Well they haven't tried to shoot us down..." Cyborg tossed back to his best friend, "thats a good sign right?"

As the ship approached the palace tower standing tall above the rest of the planet, they could see two rows of tamaranian soldiers lined up on the walkway from the platform meant for docking space crafts. As the T-ship touched down on the platform, they began to dismount on to the foreign plant to be greeted by a low bow from the two long rows of soldiers wielding their tall spears in one hand while the other crossed their chests in a tight fist rendering a salute.

It seemed as though the Titans had been greeted as if they were royalty. Or perhaps... its because they all thought royalty was with them...

Walking down the rows of soldiers was a tall and massive Tamaranian man with a scar over his left eye from previous battles. On top of his head was a silver crown that slid down his sideburns and covered his forehead making it unmistakable that he was the Grand Ruler of the planet. He raised his massive arms towards the Titans who slowly and cautiously walked towards him with open palms as if inviting them in closer...

"Welcome young little ones!" He exclaimed with triumphant confidence, "it has been much too long since you last visit us!" As he lowered his arms, his eyes began to focus as they darted from Titan to Titan and he quickly realized the one person he wanted to see was not with them... His tone quickly shifted to an agressive and concerned tone, "where is Princess Starfire?"

The Titans all looked at each other as if playing a mental game of rock paper scissors to determine who would tell the massive beast of a man what happened to his child that he raised...

"Well..." Cyborg started to explain as he looked from his team back to the Grand Ruler. He lift his right hand to the back of his head making his nervousness plain as day, "we were hoping you guys could help us figure that out..."