Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans.

Hey! I'm back with my second Teen Titans fic! This is a two-shot [two chapter] story about Robin and Starfire getting together (since I only have one story that's NOT romance, I see no reason to stop my streak), but is also about the Titans finding out who Slade is, hence the title. This story is a bit confusing at first, but will straighten out as it progresses.

[Author's notes]

'Thoughts/voices in Dick's [Robin's] head'

Slade Revealed!

The Teen Titans skulked around a silent warehouse, looking for an entrance. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, they found an open window leading into what looked like an office. Raven and Beast Boy climbed through and walked through the hallways of the building until they came upon an outside door. Opening it, they called to the other Titans to come to the door.

Once all of the Titans were inside, Robin consulted his map of the building that Slade had sent to him.

"The room we're looking for is right down this hallway," the Boy Wonder whispered, pointing to his left. They walked down the hall and entered a large, empty room at the end.

"Well, I don't see anyone," Beast Boy said.

Robin asked, "Cyborg, are you picking anything up with your scanner?"

"Nope," Cyborg replied. Suddenly, a dark shadow came up behind them. Unfortunately, nobody noticed until it was too late.

"Robin! Watch out!!!" Starfire called just as Robin was hit hard with a metal pipe. Robin's head exploded with pain [not literally] and he collapsed to the ground.

'Star... My Star...' he called out in his mind before he lost the battle against the darkness.

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Dick Grayson awoke to stars in his eyes. [The kind in the sky, not the Tamaranian. Although, that would be kinda funny.] He struggled to rise, ready to attack. However, he soon realized that he was no longer in the warehouse; he was safely tucked into a warm, soft bed with a bandage wrapped around his head. Suddenly, he heard a British-accented male voice to his right.

"Master Dick, are you awake?" It was Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler and long-time friend. [As if you couldn't already tell.]

"Alfred? What are you doing here? Where are the Titans?"

"I'm sorry, Master Dick, but I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about."

"The Teen Titans! The people I've been with for the past two years! We've been fighting crime in Jump City. Didn't Bruce tell you?"

"Master Dick, I'm afraid your head injury may have affected your thinking." Suddenly, the door opened again, revealing Batgirl, also known as Barbara Gordon.

"Oh, Dick! You're awake!" She rushed over to the bed, sitting down on the edge of it.

"Yeah, I am. Now where are the Titans?"

"Who?"

"You know! Cyborg, Raven, Beast Boy, and...Star..." Robin trailed off.

"Dick, we've never met anyone by any of those names."

"Well, we just need to go to Jump City! That's where our HQ is!"

"Sorry, Dick, but I think you dreamed the whole thing. There's no place called Jump City around here."

"What?!? No! I can't have dreamed it all!"

"Why not?"

"Because you don't feel pain in dreams! You don't have desires; you don't fall in love!" Suddenly, Dick realized what he was saying and quickly shut his mouth. 'Did I really just say that? But...why? Why would I say that I fell in love?'

"Love?" asked Barbara slyly. "Who, pray tell, did you fall in love with?" She batted her eyes, trying to appear aloof and sexy.

"N-nobody. I was just...stating an example! I felt pain, but no love! Nope, not me!"

"Oh," Barbara said, sighing dejectedly. "Okay."

"Barbara, I know that you have a thing for me, but you're just going to have to accept that I don't like you that way. You're more like a sister to me than anything."

"I know."

Suddenly, Dick heard a familiar, feminine voice in his head, calling, 'Robin, please answer me!' before dissolving into a fit of tears.

"Star?" He wondered aloud.

"What?" Barbara asked.

"I thought...forget it. My mind must be playing tricks on me."

Then, Dick heard another voice in his mind. This time, however, it was male, and a bit raspy. 'Robin, dude, you've gotta wake up!'

"Ugh!" Dick ejected, bringing his hands to his ears. "Beast Boy, get out of my head!"

"Who's Beast Boy?" Barbara asked.

"He's one of the Titans. He has the power to change into any animal imaginable to man, including dinosaurs."

"Really? Sounds cool."

"Yeah, he--" his words were cut off by the sound of chanting in his head. 'Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos. Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos.'

"Oh, great. Now I'm hearing Raven in my head. I've gotta snap myself out of this."

'Yo, Rob. Star's really worried about you, man. She's constantly on the verge of tears, and every time someone even mentions you, she starts bawling. She doesn't eat, doesn't sleep, just sits there and cries. It's like she thinks you're dead. You've gotta wake up, man. You're our only hope of getting a full night's rest.'

"Now Cyborg's trying to talk to me."

"Dick, maybe you should get some rest," Barbara suggested.

No." Bruce Wayne's voice echoed through the room. "I need to talk to him."

"What's wrong, Bruce?" Dick asked.

"Dick, I need to speak to you about what you remember from the fight with the Joker before you were knocked unconscious."

"Well," Dick tried to think, but his mind was still filled with images of the Titans, particularly Starfire. "I can't remember anything."

"That's what I suspected. Barbara, Alfred, could you leave us alone for a moment?"

Barbara and Alfred left the room. Bruce approached Dick's bed and sat in a nearby chair.

"You know, Dick, you've always put forward 110 percent during our various fights, but I've been disappointed of you lately."

"Why?"

"Because when it comes to the most important fight of your life, you've completely ignored it."

"And what fight would that be?" Dick asked.

"The fight for your heart. Or, more importantly, her heart."

"Are you trying to hook me up with Barbara?" Dick asked. "Because I already told her that I--"

"I'm talking about the Tamaranian."

"Starfire? But...that was all a dream...wasn't it?"

Bruce smiled. "That's the funny thing about reality. It can be whatever we want it to be. You've been hearing the voices of the Titans in your head. But it isn't because you're crazy; it's because you don't want to believe that they're not real."

"How do you know about the Titans?"

"In the same way you want the Titans to be real, you want this to be the opposite, and so it is."

"Wait, you're confusing me. Raven would have understood this better."

'Guys! I think he just called for Raven!' Dick could hear Beast Boy say in his head.

"Precisely. What you wish to believe is true is reality; what you wish to believe is false is fantasy."

"That sounds like a fortune cookie. Beast Boy loved fortune cookies."

'There he goes again! He distinctly said 'Beast Boy', guys!' That was Cyborg.

"Are you beginning to understand?" Bruce asked.

"No, I'm just getting a headache. I feel like Cyborg just stepped on my head."

'Oh, joy! He has called for Cyborg! It will not be long until he awakens!'

"Starfire..." Dick whispered. "I really miss her. And the others, too," Dick added quickly, trying to hide his embarrassment.

'Starfire, did you hear that?' Raven asked. 'He said your name, too.'

"I believe you understand now." Bruce smiled.

"I think so, too. But could you put it in lamens terms, just in case?"

"If you want to return to the Titans, just believe that that is the reality you want to be in."

Dick leaned back and closed his eyes, focusing on his memories of the Titans. Within moments, he was asleep.

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"Robin?" Starfire's voice called uneasily. Robin groaned in pain as he opened his eyes to see the familiar sight of his bedroom.

"Star?" he asked, his voice groggy. Suddenly, he felt two arms wrap around his neck.

"Oh, Robin!" Starfire whispered into his ear, sending tremors down his spine. "I am so happy that you are all right!"

"Thanks Star, but...could you let go? You're hurting me."

"Yes, of course." Starfire let go quickly, cheeks burning brightly. "I am sorry, Robin."

"It's okay. In fact, I...kinda liked it."

"Really? Then I shall do it again." Starfire hugged Robin again, this time making sure not to squeeze as tightly. She held on for a moment longer than necessary for just friends, seeming almost unwilling to let go. Robin was also unwilling for her to leave, content with feeling her in his arms. Suddenly, Robin heard Starfire yawn loudly and he scooted over in the bed, making room for her to lie down.

"How long has it been since you slept?"

"Umm...three days, I think."

"I've been out that long?"

"No, you've been right here the whole time."

Robin smiled. "No, Star, what I meant was how long I had been unconscious."

"Oh, in that case, yes, you were 'out' for three days." Starfire rested her head against Robin's shoulder, causing the Boy Wonder to blush heavily.

"Umm, Starfire?"

"Yes, Robin?"

"Why were you so worried about me?"

[People, imagine Starfire starting slowly, but getting faster and faster until it's like she's saying one entire word.]

"Well, because you are my friend. You're my very good friend and if I were ever to lose you I would have to eat Pudding of Sorrow for the rest of my life and becauseIthinkI'minlovewithyouand--" she was cut off by Robin's lips softly pressing against hers in what can only be described as pure bliss for both parties involved.

"Thank you," Starfire said as Robin pulled away a moment later.

"For what?"

"I don't have to think anymore."

Robin took a moment to process this phrase. When he realized what she was saying, he smiled broadly and kissed her again, putting slightly more force behind it. Starfire answered eagerly, and soon the two were caught up in a loving embrace.

A few minutes [and several kisses, hee hee ^_^] later, Starfire left to tell the others the good news. Just after she left, Robin heard his communicator go off: "do do do-do do do do do-do." He quickly answered it, saying, "Robin here."

"Ah, the little birdy is awake," came a cold, almost cynical voice.

"Slade? You have the nerve to tap out connection..."

"Oh, my my, Robin. Developing a temper, are we?" Slade said sarcastically. "Oh, I always knew you'd turn out like me someday."

"I'll never be like you."

"Watch out, bird-boy. If you get on my bad side, there's no telling what might happen to your friends, especially little Starfire. She may be involved in a tragic...accident."

'Starfire? No, anything but that!'

"What do you want?" Raven asked, his voice steely.

"I want you to meet me on top of the Jump City First National Bank tonight at midnight. Come alone."

Robin checked his watch: 11:21. "I'll be there. But only on one condition."

"Name it."

"Make sure it's you, and not some cheap robot copy."

"Agreed."

"All right then, tonight at midnight. First National Bank."

"Exactly. Good night, Robin." With that, Slade broke the connection. Laughing evilly, he whispered, "It will be your last."

Robin climbed out of bed, a little woozy from his head injury. He unwrapped the bandages to see that all he had received was a large goose egg and a pounding headache. Walking into his bathroom, Robin opened the medicine cabinet and retrieved a bottle of ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and aspirin. He opened each bottle and pulled out three ibuprofen, two acetaminophen, and one aspirin. He filled a small cup with water, grabbing the pills. He swallowed all six at once, washing them down by draining the glass.

Robin happened to look into the mirror just as he lowered his head. He saw that his mask had been taken off; his dark chocolate-colored eyes were clearly visible, bloodshot from his long sleep. [Everyone else has his eyes being blue, so I decided to deviate from the norm and make them brown.]

Robin returned to his bedroom and found said mask lying on his nightstand, along with a note from the previous day.

Robin--

Went to stop a bank robbery. If you wake up while we're gone, there's painkiller in the downstairs bathroom.

Titans

Robin smiled and crumpled the small piece of paper in his hand. He put on his mask, sneaking out the window and into the night.

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Starfire ran into the living room, where Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing a video game while Raven was reading a book and sipping her herbal tea.

"Everyone! I have good news!" she said jovially. "Robin has awakened!"

With those words, Starfire found herself flat on the floor, covered with three sets of footprints. She quickly flew down the hall and into Robin's room. Unfortunately, there was no Robin to be found.

"Where'd he go?" Beast Boy asked.

"I do not know. When I was here a moment ago, he was still here, but now he has...vanished."

Suddenly, Raven's communicator went off, playing the usual song. She answered it with a simple, "Raven."

"I have what you're looking for. You won't get it back," Slade's cold voice emanated from the communicator.

"Where are you?" Cyborg yelled. But Slade had already disconnected.

"All right," Cyborg said, taking charge. "We need to split up and search the city. Beast Boy and Raven, you take the south side. Star and I will look on the north side." Three heads nodded quickly.

"Star?" Cyborg said quietly, noticing that tears had begun to form in the Tamaranian's eyes. "We'll find him."

"It is not that."

"Well, then what's wrong?"

"I am afraid that he will not be the same. The last time he was captured by Slade, he became evil."

"Don't worry, Star. Robin knows where his true friends are, and he knows how much we all care about him. Especially you. I saw what you two were doing in his room."

"You did?" Starfire blushed heavily.

"Yeah. And I know that even though he didn't say it, he does love you. That's why he'll be okay."

"Thank you, Cyborg. I truly appreciate your talk of peppiness."

"Pep talk?" Cyborg offered.

"Yes."

"No problem."

Starfire turned her head to look at the stars dotting the night sky. 'Wherever you are, Robin, please be safe. I need you.'

&^&^&^&^&^&^&^& Author's Corner &^&^&^&^&^&^&^&

Katie Mae: Aawww, that was so sappy!

Robin: Shut up.

Katie Mae: Now, Robin, is that any way to talk to the authoress?

Robin: (mumbles)

Katie Mae: What was that?

Robin: ...nothing.

Katie Mae: Do I have to pull out my trusty weapon?

Robin: What's that?

Katie Mae: Starfire!

(Starfire flies in)

Starfire: Yes, Katie Mae?

Katie Mae: Have your way with him.

Starfire: (grins evilly) As you command, oh great and wonderful authoress.

Robin: *gulp* W-what are you going to do?

Starfire: (Pulls out roll of duct tape, rips off a piece and places it over Robin's mouth) You'll see.

(Starfire and Katie Mae tie Robin to a chair. Starfire begins applying makeup while Katie looks in her closet for a suitable dress.)

Katie Mae: Well, while Starfire and I are playing "Dress Up Robin", why don't you guys review? You tell me who you think Slade is, and whether or not you want to see Robin in a dress. How does that sound?

Robin: (screams and yells, but the words are muffled by the duct tape and are therefore unintelligible.)

Starfire: Oh, you big baby. (Gives Robin a small kiss on the cheek. Robin instantly relaxes.)

Katie Mae: R&R, please!!!!

Starfire: If you don't, then Robin will be subjected to the eternal torment of constantly being dressed up as a girl, because the authoress will have no reason to continue this story.

Katie Mae: Thank you, Starfire.

Starfire: You're welcome, Katie Mae.

Katie Mae: Well, you heard the girl, so review already!