A/N: Alright, it's now time for the after episode where the '03 Starfire stays in the '13 universe to talk to their Blackfire. Let's see how this goes given what I'm going to write with Eris's influence. Won't be exactly to the suggestion, but something close to it.
While Beast Boy and Raven went to take the Tween Titans back to their orphanage, the two Starfires were working together with how to reach Blackfire.
"You have mentioned about giving Blackfire a communicator. Can you reach her?" '03 asked.
"I do not the know. She mentioned about giving it the upgrade so that we can talk outside of the system of the solar."
"Perhaps we can put it into the computer? That should give it the better range and power."
"I can the try." '13 Starfire shrugged as she activated the console, only for it to slowly and clunkily come out and struggled to turn on. "I will ask Cyborg to fix this."
1 hour of waiting and playing with Silkie later.
Now that the console was working, Starfire was able to hook her communicator to the console and was about to call her, but then thought of something occurred.
"Perhaps you should hide first or something. I do not want my sister to be the confused seeing doubles of her sister." The '13 version suggested to her '03 self. She nodded.
"I understand." Hiding behind the couch, '13 Starfire called her sister. It took a few rings, but then Blackfire answered.
"Hey dear sister. What, miss me already?" She asked with a smile.
"Yes, and I have the exciting news to tell you. I have had the busiest day on my most exciting mission yet!"
"Well, it'll have to wait Star. Let's just say-" Laser blasts flew past her and she yelled back with a couple of energy projections of her own. "-I'm on the run as of this moment."
"Oh, I-" Starfire tried to think of a reason, but then the '03 version jumped from her hiding place and looked concerned.
"Do you need the assisstance?!" Blackfire looked shocked.
"Wha-?! Two of you?! I can see what you mean. Fine, I'll come over soon. Just give me a minute." She hung up.
"I hope she is the okay."
"She is our sister. I am sure she is the fine." '13 Starfire tried to comfort her counterpart.
"Okay, what's the deal here?" A familiar voice called out. The orange skinned titans looked behind them to see Blackfire having used faster than light flight to reach them so soon. "First, what happened to this place? And second, why is there another you that's taller and more...detailed proportions?" Blackfire asked, almost sounding envious on that last part.
"Sister, what I have done today is that me and my team first fought, but then combined forces to fight Trigon, Raven's father. And his plan this time around involved crossing over the different universes. And we have beaten the Trigon!"
"That's very impressive, sis. So this is basically Starfire 2.0? Interesting. Why call me about it though while she's still here and not back in her Earth?"
"Because I need to know a few things." Starfire said as she stooped to one knee to be at eye level to her counterpart's sister. "How is it that you two were able to forgive each other, while I was not with my own? This Starfire already told me, but I want to hear your side of it." After thinking about it, Blackfire sighed as she and they went to the couch.
"If Starfire already told you her half, then there isn't a lot on my part, but there is a clear difference of perspective she couldn't know. We had a massive fight, said some things on why things were the way they were, but something she probably didn't know is that...I felt guilty of my actions all those times, even back to when we were kids."
"What?" '13 Starfire asked.
"I know, someone as cool and manipulative and scheming as me feeling remorse for torturing her sister? But the thing is...I did want things to be good between us, sister. I just couldn't acknowledge it because I was so angry and frustrated with how I was treated compared to you that I wanted nothing more than your ruin and my planet under my fist. But every time you defeated me, after I was sent away, I could feel the pang of guilt. It wasn't strong, for I was still mad at you for foiling my plans again, but it was still there, and I squashed it down because Tamaraneans don't feel remorse. We are a race of warriors who don't know 'nice'. How could we be feared as much as we are if we felt sorry for who we hurt?"
"So all this time you wanted to be the close sisters too?" Starfire asked.
"I don't know. I've spent my whole life being angry and negative that I can't even remember how I felt deep down during our childhood. I appreciate what you tried to do for me on Tamaran now, but at their core I can still feel the hate, the negativity."
"Oh, Blackfire." Starfire said as she hugged her sister, whom seemed apprehensive, but hugged her back, trying to get used to this good sister thing. They stopped when they heard crying, and looked to see '03 Starfire rubbing at her eyes.
"I am the sorry. It is just that...you two have grown so close together. I am so glad you could be this close, but it also hurts so much that I cannot forgive my sister."
"Then tell me, what happened between you two?" Blackfire requested.
"Starfire here says that you do not have the brother. But we do in our universe. He is called Ryand'r, or Wildfire, if you will. For years our brother has been in hiding, and I know not of his whereabouts. There was a time that who I thought was Wildfire that came to visit was really Madam Rouge, a villain that can shapeshift. He seemed odd, but I at first attributed that to just being not having seen him for a few years. But when we found out who he really was, I realized that while there were things wrong with him, there were also things that were right. I talked to my sister about this, and while she denied about using him in our sibling rivalry, she has lied about not going below standards before, and thus I disowned her, leaving things off that he's my only family left to look for." As '03 Starfire recounted her tale, Blackfire was stunned.
"Wow. That is low. Even for me." She then placed an arm on '03 Starfire's shoulder. "I may not have personally done it, but...I do feel sorry for you." In a bit of awkwardness, she tried to hug Starfire, wrapping her arms slowly around her 'sister's' shoulders to show she cared, but was slow like this was the first time she hugged someone else of her own volition, which it might be. Starfire sighed as she hugged her back, bringing her in close with enough speed and strength to cause her to lose her breath, but wasn't crushed. She smiled regardless. Once they separated, Blackfire asked, "So, is that what you wanted to hear?"
"Yes, that is what I needed to hear. But...if I could ask one more thing?"
"What is it?" Blackfire placed her hands into Starfire's and maintained eye contact, putting the titan's lessons to use.
"Can you please talk to my Blackfire?"
As the three Tamaranean girls headed down in an elevator to Blackfire's cell in the '03 universe, they went over the plan one more time.
"You just want me to confirm if she did it, right? Since I can see through her tricks?" She asked the '03 Starfire.
"Yes. Even though I disowned Blackfire, I just want to know if I could even want to give her one last chance, or truly forget about her."
"Alright. I can get you the closure you need. That's sometimes what anyone wants, really." '13 Blackfire said before they reached the floor. "Stay here. She'll clam up if she sees one of you." Leaving the Starfires, the Tamaranean outlaw walked along the hall, attracting some confused looks which she ignored. Eventually, she saw her counterpart. "Blackfire." Raising her head, this universe's Blackfire gasped in shock seeing her counterpart, looking down at her. "Just as tall and...curvy."
"What kind of trick is this? If you're a shapeshifter like that Madam Rouge, why did you make me a squished down bobble-headed version?" She then grew annoyed. "Why did you make me so goofy looking?"
"Please, if I were a shapeshifter, could I do this?" '13 Blackfire's eyes and hands glowed purple as she threw a ball in between her hands.
"So you're actually me?"
"Bingo. Now, how I came here is not important. I just came to know one thing. Did you really sellout Wildfire?" That made her counterpart's eyes widen before narrowing and she turned back.
"What does it matter if I did or not? I bet my former sister set up this encounter did she? I thought she was looking for the only family she had left?"
"You know, there's one thing different about us that you might like to know, aside from our looks."
"And what might that be?"
"I don't have a brother." '03 Blackfire turned her gaze to her shorter counterpart, just slightly. "Oh yeah. I don't know what you've done to your brother, if you did anything, but my Star and I were the only siblings. And I've done a lot of the same things you've done. But this..." '13 Blackfire's eyes narrowed and her fists clenched. "...how dare you for even giving Starfire the thought of potentially selling him out! I don't know if he did anything to you personally, but even I felt like you crossed the line, and I'm you for crying out loud! You make me want to punch you in the face! Another difference about you and me, I've come to forgive my sister! Sure, we had one heck of a fight, destroying part of Jump City, but we've come to an understanding, and now I'm trying to be what my Starfire has always been. A good sister. One thing remains after all this then. Are you the kind of Blackfire to tell me the truth and would wish to atone? Or are you the kind to throw your last lifeline away? Think back, how did you feel when Starfire disowned you?" '03 Blackfire kept her back to her '13 counterpart, her arms crossed. She didn't say anything. "Well?" Blackfire asked her taller version, but she still didn't say anything. Closing her eyes, the shorter version left. Going back to the Starfires away from this universe's Blackfire's earshot, she sighed. "I don't know if she actually did it. She stonewalled me too good. But...she's not your worth of mind, sis. Leave her here." Looking down glumly, she nodded.
"I understand." As they left, the imprisoned Blackfire moved a hand to her mouth, biting on her lip.
The Tamaranean girls headed back to the split in half tower. Though the two had one last thing to say.
"I'm...sorry that your Blackfire is beyond redemption. I think that even if she feels the same remorse I've felt and wanted to atone, she took too long. Not even to tell me if she was thinking about it. But if it's any consolation sis, I can be your Blackfire if you'd like." '03 Starfire sniffed before smiling.
"That would be the nice. Thank you. So much." Reaching down, she hugged the two '13 sisters close. "I look forward to seeing you again."
"Goodbye the sister from another Earth." The other Starfire said in response with a smile. Disengaging the hug, '13 Starfire brought out the worlogog to open a portal back to home, and walked through it. This universe's Starfire was alone on the roof, looking off into space with a solemn look, until the door opened. She looked back to see her friends. Her family. Smiling, she went to them.
'13 Star and Blackfire were now on their universe's roof of the titan tower.
"Well that was...something." Blackfire remarked while scratching her head awkwardly.
"It was."
"And her hugs. Despite her strength I never thought I'd feel a hug so...soft." She blushed just a bit.
"Indeed, like we were hugging a pillow with arms."
"Seriously, what is up with the proportions of that world? Then again, I was called a squashed down bobble head, so who am I to judge beyond the first thought? Well, I'd better get going then. Don't want to bring the intergalactic police onto your doorstep while everything else here is in disarray."
"Okay. Thanks for the help." Starfire hugged her sister.
"Don't mention it."
"Goodbye sister. I love you."
"I know." Letting go of the titan, Blackfire waved goodbye before zooming back out into space. With the opening of a door, she looked to see her Earth family. Her friends. Grinning, she flew to them.
A/N: Well, that wraps that up finally. The ambiguity of that comic chapter ending always slightly bugged me. I don't mind ambiguous endings, but I'm the kind of person who likes finality on things. Thanks for reading.