Sunk?

Slade attacks. Robin is thrown into danger. Blackfire returns. What will happen when Blackfire targets a certain Titan? Read to find out. Everything is not as it seems. RobRae pairing.

Disclaimer – I own nothing on this page, including the characters or concept of Teen Titans. I own the plot line for only this specific story. Thank you. Please proceed reading!

Author's Note – Also, to get an even better feel for this story, go onto YouTube or iTunes and play "River Flows in You" by Yiruma. It's such a pretty song and goes great when you're reading this. :D

A few punches to the stomach. A bo staff to the head. One after one, Slade hit Robin with a menacing power. Robin's legs quivered. He could not stay on the edge of the tower much longer. Sooner or later, Robin's body would give out and he would fall.

"Just one more perfectly placed hit, Robin, and you're down," Slade warned, and evil grin lurking under his bronze and black mask.

"Cannot…do this…myself…need…help…"

Robin fell.

Slade's Bo staff had whipped him just one time too many. Not a sound escaped Robin's exhausted mouth.

She saw him.

Raven had just returned from spending a day with Melvin, Tommy, and Teether in their home in the next city, now safe and sound, untouched by the evils. But this was no laughing matter.

"Robin!" She rushed over the large ocean as fast as she could. She could feel the water rippling violently directly below.

He was just 80 feet from the hard, rock island.

She needed to get over there now!

"Where do you think you're going?" a voice called out from above her.

An icy punch landed on Raven's back, forcing her into the water.

Blackfire dove underwater and hefted a huge boulder and slammed it down on the Titan. While underwater, she punched Raven's face, bruising her. As Raven sunk down to the soft ocean floor, her communicator unhooked from her belt and settled in the sand next to her, opened.

The alien swam back up and quickly emerged from the water and sped over to Robin, just barely catching him.

Robin grunted as he was plopped onto the ground.

"Ugh…Starfire?" he asked groggily, fighting unconsciousness, but his vision cleared and he was that he was terribly mistaken.

"Blackfire?! What are you doing here? And why did you save me?" he yelled out in surprise.

"Can I not save my sister's crush?" she asked innocently, a flashing grin on her face.

"Okay I know Starfire likes me, but I…" He trailed off, catching himself. He was just about to admit that he had recently developed a love for the other girl, the darker, more mysterious Titan.

"But what?" Blackfire asked, continuing her façade.

"But nothing. I ask the questions around here and you still haven't answered mine," Robin countered, glaring at her.

He loosened his stern look as he hurriedly eyed the area and the tower. Slade was gone.

"Great…two bad things in less than ten minutes…good day huh…" he murmured to himself.

"Oh don't be like that, Boy Wonder," Blackfire teased him, lightly touching his chin.

He abruptly pushed her hand away, resisting the powerful urge to fiercely attack her. She had no right in touching him like that.

"Go home. Starfire hasn't returned yet. You have no reason in being here."

"Oh, but I do. And I'm talking to it."

Robin looked back at her, shocked.

"Don't be afraid, Robin. It is meant to be. If Starfire shall not have you, I will." She leaned in, apparently aiming for his face, but getting his fist instead.

She shrunk back, clutching her face. She whipped her head back at him, her purple eyes now ablaze with a glistening fire.

"How dare you…"

"Try me."

She went for it. Multiple starbolts barely grazed Robin's body, one place or another. He leaped back and forth, switching from his hands to his feet all around the small island's base.

"Hey yo! What's goin' on?!" Cyborg emerged from his T-Car which had just arrived back at the Tower.

"Oh Cyborg! Get Blackfire! Gah!" She had hit him. His earlier fight with Slade had tired him out and he could not easily dodge the purple bolts of energy launched at him.

"Okay, my turn." Cyborg promptly loaded his cannon and shot her, hitting her in the stomach. She was temporarily down, but quickly stood back up. Soon enough, a green blaze of energy hit her square in the small of her back. Starfire had arrived.

"Why is my sister here?!" she asked frantically.

A caw was heard from above. Robin looked up to see a green raven drop out of the sky and hit the ground as a teenage boy.

"Hey guys, what's up? I just got back from—whoa Blackfire!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

"Wait…where's Raven?" Robin noticed she wasn't there. He glanced over at Blackfire who had just begun to smirk.

"What did you do to her?!" he demanded the Tamaranian.

"Why are you looking at me?" she asked in that slight sing-song voice of hers.

"Because you're the villain here," Cyborg finished.

"Well I'm glad about my status," she temporized, looking at her nails like it was nothing.

"Stop it. Where. Is. She." Cyborg continued.

"Enough. She's not going to tell us so I'm going to find her." Robin stepped aside and opened his yellow communicator. "Raven? Do you read me?" An image flickered onto its small circular screen. It projected Raven with her eyes closed crushed under a large jagged boulder.

"No! Starfire! Beast Boy! Help me locate her!" Robin frantically ordered. Beast Boy dove underwater as a small dolphin, his echolocation going at full throttle, trying to locate her. Starfire flew with Robin, skimming over the surface of the moving ocean.

"Thank God for waterproof technology," Cyborg muttered to himself. He turned to Blackfire and watched her intently. "You move a muscle, I shoot you," he threatened.

"Well, if you must," she replied, still smiling.

Robin and Starfire surveyed the ocean floor from above for minutes before Robin spotted a hint of darker blue under the water's surface.

"There!" He pointed to his right and Starfire released him as he dove under.

He had found her.

He quickly tried to free her by pushing the rock off of her delicate body. He looked her with a strong intensity. No bubbles. He had to get her out now! Seeing him struggling against the rock, Starfire also swam to them and hefted the rock and tossed it a few feet away. Starfire cradled Raven's bruised, motionless body as she swam back to the surface and flew out. Beast Boy had joined them and carried Robin out of the water. They rejoined on the island, four of the Titans wet. Cyborg had handcuffed Blackfire as she had tried to fly away.

Robin lightly placed Raven onto the cold, hard ground. Still nothing from her yet.

"Raven…" He said her name softly, as if he did not want to disturb her.

"Um, Robin?" Starfire questioned quietly, "may I please try to revive her?"

"Sure, just don't hit her too hard or yell at her like you did with Beast Boy when he was hypnotized."

"Of course. I also do not believe the funniness with take us through this predicament." She nodded and Robin moved away from Raven, a dreary look in his eyes, even visible behind his mask.

"Raven, please wake up. We need you! Slade is on the loose and my sister Blackfire is here. Please!" When her voice did not trigger any movement, Starfire winced and got up, shooting a small starbolt at the girl's body on the ground.

A faint groan was heard from the floor.

"Raven!" Robin rushed back to her, now kneeling beside her. He cradled her in his arms, hoping she would regain full consciousness. He felt slow, choked breathing come from deep in her chest. Water clogged her trachea and lungs. Robin instantly began CPR on her delicate body. Drips of water flooded from her relaxed mouth. "Please Raven, I need to tell you something. I have wanted to tell you this for a long time."

Starfire stepped back, tears in her eyes. She was overwhelmed with her friend, still semi unconscious on the ground, and her crush telling another girl what she wanted to hear for so long.

"Raven…" Robin leaned down and lightly pressed his lips against hers. He didn't care that all his friends were watching. He had wanted this forever. If he waited any longer, he might never get the chance again.

"Raven, I am in love with you. I always have been, always will be. If you can hear me, please wake up. You are the one for me."

Beast Boy couldn't take it anymore. He turned into a small dog and began to whimper. He had also once had a crush on Raven, and now it returned. He couldn't stand to see her like that, so close to death.

Robin leant in again, this time to see if her breathing had eased. He turned his ear to her mouth. As he listened, he felt soft lips brush his cheek. He looked back at her to see she had awoken, her purple eyes bright and open.

"You…you heard me."

"Loud and clear, Robin."

"So what was the kiss for?" He touched his check, remembering the softness of her lips.

"It shows you how I feel about you."

"You like me?" Robin was overjoyed and ecstatic; he had saved his love and now she might reciprocate his feelings?

"Quite the contrary. Robin, I love you. I also have wanted to tell you for a long time. I want to thank you for saving me twice."

"Twice?"

"My prophecy. And just now," she clarified.

"My pleasure." They embraced one another and connected their lips in another sweet passionate kiss.

Robin broke away to once again glare at Blackfire. "We're turning you in, don't you worry."

"I'm not worrying at all."

She melted the handcuffs and threw down a small sphere. The entire island was engulfed in opaque smoke.

It cleared thirty seconds later to reveal Blackfire gone.

"A smoke bomb? Blackfire doesn't use smoke bombs," Cyborg observed.

Robin stepped forwards. "But I know someone who does."

"No."

From atop a faraway mountain, Slade looked down at the Titans.

"My apprentice failed to eliminate Raven. Damn. I need to break down Robin's safety net. It starts with her…"

A/N - Thanks for reading! I wrote this nearly two years ago, so it's a bit outdated in terms of style and ability. Keep reading to see what I wrote next!