This is like my first fic. so I would like some constructive criticism. Please be nice. R&R!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans! Though I wish I did.
The Titans had gotten a call to stop a gang of robbers on the far side of town. When they got there the group had about 20 gang members and they were more heavily armed than the Titans thought.
'Titans Go!!!!"
Both groups clashed. The Titans were out numbered five to one. Raven had taken out two of them and moved in for the others. Beast Boy and Cyborg were cornered, but BB turned into a T-rex while Cyborg blasted away. Star was shooting star bolts as fast as she could. Then there was Robin stopping all those trying to get away, and the others that were willing to fight. He was keeping them off for a good while. Then he got cornered. There was no way out. Before he knew it they were on top of him. Starfire saw this, and forgot about the thugs that were tailing her. She flew up above the firing, and zoomed straight for Robin. She pulled him out; set him safely on the ground. Then she flew up to the top of a five story hotel to get out of shooting range. When she was hovering there shooting down at the thugs something hit her on the back of the head. The last thing she saw was a man wearing a half orange and black mask. Then she just blacked out. She was falling to her death.
"Raven," Robin yelled. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos." Raven had stopped Starfire from her plundering fall, but as Starfire was being lowered to the ground something else came tumbling after her. A bomb was thrown off the roof by the same person that had knocked her out. You could hear Robin scream as he tried to get to her, but Cyborg held him back. He couldn't let Robin get killed too.
Raven had tried to save Star. She had conjured up a spell, but after the explosion all that was found was her belt and communicator. Robin had searched and searched calling her name, but found nothing. No answer. He wouldn't go home after they all had searched for a day straight.
"Robin, she's not here she's gone." Cyborg said, almost not believing his words himself.
"Don't says that! She is here! She can't be gone!" Robin was yelling so hard, trying to drown out that thought.
"Robin, there is no use in yelling, you're not helping by it." You could hear Raven's voice start to crack.
"What Raven! I didn't see you try to stop the bomb! I didn't see you try to save her! This hurt Raven but she couldn't show it. She knew he was just saying that because his heart was breaking.
"Dude, she couldn't do anything about it. None of us could. Let's go home. We can search tomorrow. We're all tired and..... Robin wouldn't let BB finish.
"Go! I don't care, but I'm going to find her!"
The rest of the Titans watched their once fearless leader run into the darkness, but they didn't hear him say, "She can't be gone because I love her."
The Titans found Robin unconscious from exhaustion on a street corner. They brought him into the tower and let him rest. When he woke up he was at first not sure about where he was. Then he recognized his room. It was just a bad dream. A very bad dream. Robin walked out into the main room searching for that high pitched cheery voice and delighted enthusiastic face, but it was no where to be found.
"Guys, you won't believe the dream I had."
When the three Titans turned around he saw that it wasn't a bad dream. It was the horrible reality. Robin did not let this thought stay he just kept saying it was just a bad dream.
"So where's Star?"
"Dude she's gone." "Is she just at the mall? I have to see her."
Raven got up, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "Robin is dead." When it got through to Robin it hit him hard. He turned a round, took off at a run, and headed for her room. When he got there he clasped on her bed. There he just cracked. He was in pain and rage at the same time. He turned over everything broke anything and everything. Then he found the picture of Star and him sitting closely together on a Feris wheel. He took the picture out and traced the outline of her face. A tear slipped past his mask and landed no the floor. More and more tears kept coming. He couldn't hold them in any longer.
When he finally pulled himself together he had decided to leave. He couldn't stay here with all the memories. He grabbed a few clothes, took the half of the picture of Star, and walked out the door without a word. He knew where he could go for a while just to get away.
The Titans weren't sure where he was going but figured he would be back. That was where they were wrong. He didn't come back. Not a day, a week, a month, or even a year. They never saw or heard from him again.
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Robin had made his way to Gothum City where he pulled up to the billionaire's house. He was met there by the butler Alfred.
"Master Dick we were not expecting you." Alfred rapped Dick in a big hug. "Is everything alright?"
"Yes Alfred I just needed a brake."
Alfred knew there was something wrong but didn't press the matter.
"I will go inform Master Bruce of your arrival."
Dick Grayson headed into the big manner. He knew exactly where to go to find Bruce. As he walked into the bat cave he saw Alfred finish telling Bruce that he was here. Bruce's face had no emotion on it to a person who didn't know him and saw it, but Dick had known him to long. He could see that his mentor was very surprised.
When Bruce saw Dick coming down he gave the boy a stern look.
"Shouldn't he be with his team protecting the city?"
As Dick sat down in front of his mentor he got the look that told him you better explain why you're here and not with your team. Dick just ignored it. This was some thing he rarely did, but he just couldn't talk about it now.
Bruce was surprised by this action and decided to speak words to get it out of him.
"Why aren't you with your team?"
"I needed a break."
"You don't get breaks from a duty like this."
"Well, I couldn't concentrate."
Robin was trying to not crack under this pressure. He knew he was going to get in trouble, but he couldn't stay. This was the only place he could get control of himself.
"Richard Grayson, answer me. Why did you leave your team? Was it so important to leave them and see me?"
"Yes, it was. I'm not capable of leading the team to save people. I can't even save my own team."
Dick's emotions were rising.
"What do you mean?"
He was on the edge.
"She died, and I couldn't save her. Don't you get it! Starfire Died!"
Bruce and Alfred were surprised by this sudden outburst. They now understood why he left.
'This was a bad idea I shouldn't have come."
As Dick got up a strong hand grabbed him and pulled him down.
"Stay, but are you giving up?"
Dick was still ready to explode.
"Yes, I am quitting. I lived a normal life and my parents died. I was a hero and my love died. I tried to save them all, but I couldn't! Not as Dick Grayson, and not as Robin!"
Dick reached into his bag and pulled out his uniform and threw it on the desk.
"I'm dead! Both of me are dead! Just like them!"
Dick pushed out of the hand that still grasped him, ran up the stairs, and out of the mansion. He was going to revenge Starfire, and going to control what he feared. Death.
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Starfire woke up in a dark alley way not sure of where she was. It was cold and she had a huge headache.
"Where are my friends? They must be here. They would not just leave me unless.... No I must find them."
Starfire flew up above the city to see if she recognized anything. As she looked over the city it seemed very different from Jump City, it was much larger and there was no big T from where she was.
"I must be too far to see it, I shall just keep flying."
As she searched she saw someone about her age wearing black on top of a building. Her first thought was I have found Robin. As she was about approach him an alarm went off and he disappeared. Starfire flew over and saw a battle. She saw five thugs robbing a bank. Three of them were attacking the young man in black and the other two were making a brake for it. Starfire dropped right in front of them.
"Stop! You have done wrong; you will go put what you have taken back!" The thugs that were startled at first started laughing.
"And what are you going to do about it little missy," one of the thugs said almost bursting into laughter.
"I have warned you." Starfire said just a little mad about what they said had lifted her feet off the ground.
Her eyes turned the fiery green as her hands got ready to fire a star bolt. As the thugs saw this their laughter stopped dead and horror filled their eyes. One of them fired the lazar at her and that triggered it. Star bolts went flying. The thugs were down. Starfire bent down and picked up the money. "I had warned you to return it." The boy in black had been watching her with total awe. Starfire flew over and saw that his costume was not all black, it had a red bat; with a bat mask on as well.
"We are victorious Robin."
"Um sorry but I'm not Robin I'm Batman Beyond, (I don't know his real name so if you could please tell me) and who are you?"
"I am sorry I have mistaken you for my friend Robin. He has gone missing with all my other friends. Oh yes and my name is Starfire."
With that last word his eyes almost popped out.
"You're Starrr...fffirree? But you're supposed to be dead."
"What? Starfire was quite shocked by this news, but before she could say anything else.....
"Come with me this is very important."
Starfire followed Batman B through the air. He could apparently fly from his boots. Wings seemed to extend from his arms. They entered a big dark cave,
"Stay here I'll come get you in a moment."
Star watched him stride off into the darkness. She stayed there for a moment, but was too curious and a little scared to be left alone in the dark. She knew it was wrong, but she was very uncomterable. She started in the direction that Batman B went. Down the hall she heard some voices and stopped. The boy and a man were conversing. The man seemed to show no emotion in his voice or face. Then just behind him Starfire saw some costumes highlighted in light. Starfire couldn't believe what she saw. There was Robin's suit. She could never forget it. How could she? A thought popped into her head, these people have taken my friend Robin, and I must find where they are. Starfire was soon very ticked off.
"How could they take him? I will confront them and find out."
Starfire came into the light, but she did not have her usual happy face. She was about five feet off the ground and her hands and eyes were alighted in green flame.
"What have you done with him?"
Both boy and man turned around a little surprised at her sudden appearance, but they didn't seem threatened by her at all.
"See, she is alive, who else could do that?"
Starfire just a little confused by them tried again.
"What have you done with Robin?" Now this question got the man to flinch. He turned and looked her straight in the eye and said,
"I don't know."
"But you must you have his uniform." Star was now in despair.
"Yes I do, but he left and gave it up."
"I do not understand, he gave it up, where did he leave to? Why did he leave, and why do you have it?"
"I will tell you, but first I would like to know your name."
He already knew what it would be, but he had to be sure. Starfire floated down in front of the man who seemed to know about Robin.
"My name is Starfire; may I ask what yours may be?"
"Bruce Wane. Do you remember anything before the incident?"
"No, I do not, what is this incident that you speak of? And why did this boy say that I died? I have not. I am right here. How could I be dead?"
"We thought you were dead, Robin thought you were dead."
"This is the reason Robin left, I must've caused him much grief."
Star's eyes fell at the thought of her making her best friend sad.
"Let's go into the house and I will tell you the story. Alfred! Please help this young girl into the house."
A very old man in a butler suit came out and led Star up some stairs. They went through a door and arrived in a big, huge house.
"Please sit down miss. Would you like anything to eat or drink?"
"Yes please, I would like both."
Starfire sat down on a huge couch and waited. Alfred came back with some sweet, freshly baked, honey roles, and a big glass of water. Which Star took gratefully. After she was done, Mr. Wane entered, but the teenage boy was not with him. He sat down in a big arm chair covered in ruby red velvet. Then he started the story of her death and the disappearance of Robin.
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