Summary: 5 years after Starfire disappears, Robin has gone crazy and is now a violent vigilante calling himself Renegade.

Prologue:

September 17. Today was the anniversary of her kidnapping. It had been five years but no one was more effected than Robin. She was his everything and he had taken her away from him.

Flashback

The Titans had been called upon by Slade to take down Cinderblock who was apparently out of control. Currently, the concrete monster was attacking a building belonging to Star Labs. Some of the technology there extremely fragile and sensitive and if damaged could cause an explosion capable of taking out the whole city.

Robin of course was suspicious of Slade from the start and he was right to be. Slade pulled out a sword and helped the Titans fight off Cinderblock. To the Titans surprise, Cinderblock went down quite easy.

After the fight, Slade tossed a concussion detonator grenade at the Titans feet. Starfire and Robin were the only ones who reacted quick enough to avoid being stunned and knocked unconscious by the explosion.

"I knew we shouldn't have trusted you" Robin growled, pulling out his trusty Bo staff and engaging in battle with the masked mastermind.

"I can see you still haven't learned not to trust so easily," Slade replied, dodging two strikes from Robin's staff and a star bolt from Starfire. "You're little vacation in Tokyo has really made you soft. Neither of you can even touch me"

"We are not as soft as you think" Starfire replied, throwing two more star bolts at Slade who easily ducked out of the way.

"So I've heard you two are an official couple now" said Slade slashing at them with his sword, destroying Robin's staff in the process.

Robin remedied the situation by putting together two birdarangs to create a makeshift sword of his own. The two dueled but Slade was the expert swordsman. His work as a mercenary gave him the ultimate advantage when it came to using blades. He quickly disarmed the young Boy Wonder and kicked him in his chest. Slade stood over Robin and prepared to deliver the final blow but Starfire caught the blade with her bare hands at the last minute.

"You will not harm my k'norfka!" Starfire yelled tossing the blade out of Slade's hands.

"Oh, but I've found the perfect way to harm him" Slade snarled before punching Starfire in the face and sending her flying. "You see, of anything was happen to his sweet, little Starfire he'd be devastated"

Starfire was stunned from the blow and could barely tell where she was.

"Leave her alone!" Robin shouted, launching himself at Slade before he could do anymore damage.

Slade caught the acrobat in midair, twisted his ankle and tossed him to the ground. Robin kipped up and threw a punch at Slade but Slade simply caught his fist and elbowed him in the face. The merciless mercenary kneed him in the gut and uppercut him.

"Just like ole times, eh Robin" Slade said. "I beat you down and you can't even touch me"

Robin caught the arrogant assassin (God, I love alliterations) off guard by spinning around and kicking him in the face. Robin threw multiple punches at light speed and finished with an uppercut of his own sending Slade staggering back.

"That was dishonest and pragmatic… I'm impressed" Slade admitted.

Robin attempted to follow up with another blow but Slade grabbed his arm and brought it down into his knee. There was a crack and Robin grabbed his arm and winced in pain.

"Don't worry, your arm isn't broken, just fractured" Slade informed him.

Robin refused to give up. He may be one armed but that wasn't going to stop him. Robin lunged at Slade who flipped him over onto his back. Robin got back to his feet and fought valiantly but was finally knocked unconscious by a hard punch from Slade.

Slade turned his attention to Starfire. He charged at the Tamaranian who fired a volley of star bolts in an attempt to defend herself. That did little to stop Slade who sprang out of the air and punched Starfire in the face. Starfire moved her hands in front of her face in an attempt to block another blow from Slade but Slade was one step ahead and punched her in the gut.

Starfire knew she couldn't just stand there and attempted to beat the mad man in hand to hand combat. She managed to land a few good punches but Slade was incredibly quick and agile.

"You can't possibly win, but I admire the fight in you" Slade said.

"I will not let you beat me!" Starfire screamed.

"You don't have a choice" Slade remarked before finishing off Starfire with a roundhouse kick to the face.

Robin, slowly regaining consciousness, saw Slade scoop Starfire into his arms and turn to leave. He was too weak and disoriented to do anything.

"Starfire!" Robin yelled weakly before everything went black.

End flashback

After Starfire was kidnapped, Robin became desperate to find her. The first two years he spent all his time trying to track down Slade but he got nowhere. First, Robin tried track Starfire's communicator, even though he knew it was no use. After that he took matters into his own hands. Robin spent entire days and nights searching all of Slade's hideouts, coming up empty handed. He deprived himself of sleep and barely ate anything. He rarely ever accompanied the other Titans on other missions anymore.

The third year, Robin began acting differently. He became even more short tempered and violent when it came to dealing with criminals. Once, he disfigured a criminal's face with his birdarang. Over time, his relationship with the other Titans deteriorated and eventually he left the Titans. Kid Flash and Jinx took his place as leader.

The criminal whose face was disfigured came back for revenge and in a fit of rage, Robin killed him by beating him to death. For the first time in years, Robin felt good. Robin was still too angry to feel happiness, but the feeling he got was somewhat close to it. From there, Robin began killing criminals left and right, being careful enough to avoid being caught.

On the fourth anniversary of Starfire's disappearance, a communicator showed up on the doorstep of Titans Tower. The communicator clearly was Starfire's and the other Titans informed Robin of this. They hoped this would restore him to his right mind, instead it drove Robin off the deep end. But it also made Robin more determined than ever.

Cutting his hair and donning a new red and black costume, Robin took up the identity Renegade. Deciding that the only way to find Slade was to go undercover and join Jump City's criminal underworld. But at some point, he became a ruthless crime lord/ part time hero. He then engaged in a vicious war with Slade but this brought him no closer to finding Starfire.

Starfire had no idea how long it had been since she had last seen her friends, more importantly her k'norfka Robin. Slade kept her locked away in a cell all the time. Slade was a monster. Only a daily basis he would torture the Tameranean with scapels, syringes, saws, power drills, and blowtorches. Scars covered her beautiful body from years of abuse.

Her once bright, emerald green eyes were now dull and devoid of life. Starfire screamed how her friends would save her but by now had lost all hope. Whenever Slade would let her out of her cell, he'd make her wear a shock collar that would give her a powerful shock whenever she got too far away or when Slade felt like tormenting her.

Her powers were useless since they relied on her emotions. It had been so long since she had felt happiness. One day, Slade tormented her with the shock collar for hours on end, taking joy in her cries and whimpers. However, he ended up shorting out the shock collar. Unaware of this, Slade let her out of her cell, mocking her and telling her to run.

Starfire ran, knowing she wouldn't get far. Even if the shock collar wouldn't hurt her, there was no way she could naviagate the maze of corridors. After she realize she wasn't being shocked, Starfire wondered whether Slade was further mocking her or if this was a real chance of escape. The possibility of freedom excited her and in her excitement, Starfire blasted her way through the maze. Eventually she reached the end and seeing this as her only chance, opened the door and ran out into the sunlight.

I've had this idea for quite some time but I just didn't know how to write it out. Please tell me what you think, is it good, is it bad? Should I be beaten, shot and burned at the stake for writing something so terrible? I'm fine with constructive criticism. Anyway, please read and R&R.