There's a door, but there is no key
Summary - Trapped in the cold abyss of a melancholy dungeon holding out hope for no man is a young girl stained with her own blood. The only thing that keeps her sane is a music box she knows nothing about.
(A/N - Hi guys! I'm back. I thought this might be a good read, so I wrote it. I'm trying to beat my own record of 82 reviews, so I'll personally reply to and mention you in the next chapter. First reviewer will have a chapter dedicated to them so review as soon as you finish reading!)
Disclaimer; I do not own Teen Titans
Chapter 1
All was going wrong that day. Co-operation was lacking and friendship was sinking. Last night they were woken up before the new day even began for a surprise attack by Red X and not until he escaped with some gadgets from the evidence room did they get any sleep, at 3 am.
If that was not stirring enough, it was games night that night as they had agreed several months ago. They were to drop whatever we were doing to come together every week and play together. There was no getting out of it and the game must go through, through better or worse.
"Na-ah! That's not fair! You moved 7 spaces not 6 spaces! You're totally cheating!" Beastboy yelled angrily.
"No I did not, I was standing on the power plant before and as you can see, the Go space is 6 spaces away!" replied Cyborg in a similar tone.
"You're just avoiding Robin's Mayfair coz he's got a hotel there. You can't afford to stay the night at that hotel!" shrieked Beastboy.
The fighting continued.
"Raven, please, where do you wish to stay the night? Maybe all of us can travel to the same hotel together?" Starfire suggested. It seemed a good idea to her for she did not want to get lost by herself in a place she have never heard of before.
Beastboy stopped arguing and burst out laughing and rolling on the floor. Cyborg chuckled full heartedly, "Star, you don't actually stay in the hotel!"
"Not that you would want to stay in Cyborg's manky Old Mill Road!" commented Beastboy. Cyborg scrunched up his nose at the remark which only made Beastboy laugh harder and grip his splitting sides.
It was Robin's turn and so far in the game he has been doing very well. "Raven, would you like to make a trade? How about my red one for your green one?" suggested Robin holding up his card and gesturing to her own like a door-to-door salesman may gesture his ware.
"He makes a fair bargain, you already have one red and collecting them is the aim of the game, is it not?" Starfire added.
"Star, the greens cost more than the reds. It's hardly fair," Raven replied.
It was the same all the way through until four hours later they were finished with Robin winning after finally beating Cyborg who refused to leave jail. Starfire came in dead last after having mortgaged all of her cards and sold some to Beastboy.
Everyone was about to go out to eat when the alarm went off screaming through the building. Acting quickly, everyone set off to the Golden Gate Bridge where trouble was arousing. Slade.
Robin was quick to make orders, "Raven, Beastboy, you two cut off the traffic; make sure the citizens are as far away as possible. Cyborg, Star, Attack!" and almost instantaneously a dozen of Slade's robots were knocked to the ground. Slade on the other hand was no where to be seen.
Starfire had just gotten through a crowd of the robots when another swarmed up on her, "They seem to be very persistent," she shouted to no one in particular.
"Just keep fighting them off," Robin shouted from inside another group of metal.
Soon Raven and Beastboy joined them. They fought with great valor and persistence equal to that of the robots. But the robots stopped eventually. The Titans were confused about this change in motion. Suddenly all became clear. Standing at one side of the chaos was Slade with his arm around Starfire's neck and a gun to her head.
Starfire stayed still and in shock. She didn't want to be anywhere near to Slade but she didn't want a painful instant death either.
Robin was about to move towards her but his instincts told him not to. "Don't move a muscle, Titans. You don't want your little friend her to get hurt, now would you?" boomed an all too familiar voice.
Robin's face showed fear. Fear laced with hatred. He whispered her name softly under his breath.
"Now what do you say? Her fate in my hands, or her blood on yours?" Slade questioned spitefully. No one replied. No one could.
The arm around Starfire's neck tightened so much so that she had to lace her own hands around it to allow her to inhale at all. An odd tear ran down her cheek, most probably because of the tight grip on her windpipe. "No answer," Slade mused, "Do you care so little for your friend's life?"
Robin narrowed his eyes, "Don't you dare hurt her," he spat.
"Robin, you know how much I would love to see the hurt in your eyes as you watch the light leave hers, but I do not intend to hurt her. My plan is simple. But not for you to know."
Starfire opened her eyes to see fear in all of her friends' eyes and she looked up to see Slade with a smile in his. She couldn't stand it.
Giving out an unexpected battle cry, she tightened her hands around Slade's arm and threw him right over her in one fluid motion. It did not go as well as she hoped. A bang rang through the air as a bullet shot out of the gun. "Starfire!" someone shouted from amongst the piles of broken robots.
For a moment, Starfire paused in her upright position, the moment didn't last long. The bullet didn't take long to acknowledge itself against her body. She quickly fell forward onto her knees and held her right arm close to her as if protecting it from further harm. The pain was intense, like nothing Starfire had ever experienced before. She remained on the hard ground wincing in pain.
The Titans would have leapt in to help but they were too late. Slade had gotten up and stood between Starfire and the others. "We'll be seeing you," he stated blankly and turned to Starfire.
Grabbing her by the hair, he pulled her up and dragged her to one side of the bridge. He paused to look at Starfire who was unable to do anything to resist him. She squeezed her eyes shut in pain and allowed him to take her.
Slade then looked over at the Titans who were edging towards him wearing angry expressions and looks of concern.
They had birdarangs and ebony magic and a cannon blaster and a tiger but could do nothing. One false move and Starfire could get full blast of whatever they were to throw. One false move could send Starfire hurtling off the edge of the bridge.
Slade took their hesitation as opportunity and he dove down and out of sight towards the waters underneath the bridge with Starfire. This move took everyone by surprise, when they got to the side of the bridge; there was no one there to save. Not even a splash in the water.
Not a splash. But a faint stain of blood upon the water.
(A/N – Wow I love that ending, more coming soon.
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