<pre style="line-height: 17px; white-space: normal; color: #2a2a2a; font-size: 13px;"> Chapter 10
The Titans, and Ezio, have returned back at titans tower an have found Leonardo waiting for them. "How did it go?" Leonardo asks, eagerly. "Fine, no one is hurt." Ezio assures. Leonardo senses that his thoughts are focusing on something else. By the looks of things, on the peppy Starfire. "Is she always like this?" he asks, breaking the silence between them. "No. Normally she is focused and polite. Now her thoughts seemed to be scattered and her attitude towards us is... Different." Ezio denies. "So, you want to know why and what you can do about it?" Leonardo questions, knowingly. Ezio nods. There is a short silence until Leonardo remembers what Starfire told him. "Starfire says that we can rest in the spare room." Leonardo informs.
Night falls and all the Titans are asleep, everyone except Starfire. Robin was asleep in his own bed, wiped out from the occurrences of the previous hours. She keeps tossing and doubling over in pain. Raven had taught her how and which medicines to take, a while ago, so it's not like she had to endure this pain. So, to make her life comfortable again, she makes her way out of her bed and into the corridor. Ezio, with his trained ears, hears her padding down toward the medical bay. He pokes his head out and, keeping his distance, tails her. She almost staggers into the medical bay and grabs some painkillers. She swallows a few, but collapses to her knees straight after! Ezio rushes to her side. "Starfire what is wrong?" he asks urgently. She winces in pain. "I do not know!" she breathes. "We should tell Robin." he says, picking her up bridal style. "No, he will worry to much. Please, once the killers of pain have started and I am in bed, I shall be fine." she attempts to reassure. He looks at her suspiciously, but does as she asks and carries her back to her room. Once she is tucked up in her bed, he returns to his, quickly falling asleep. However, Starfire's pain is growing into agony. She screws her hands into fists and shut her eyes tight, as if trying to block out the pain. It doesn't work. She finds that, slowly, she is becoming dizzy and tired. She notices that her sheets are turning a deeper colour above her stomach. So, she flicks her bedside lamp on to investigate. However, the warm liquid on her hands explains it all. She's bleeding. But, before she has time to find out why, pain floods her systems and forces her to pass out.
The alarms are blaring through the towers speakers and the red warning lights are lit up. "Starfire. Starfire, we need your help with an assassin." Robin says, knocking on her door. A few seconds pass with no answer. "She answering?" Cyborg asks. "No, not a word." he replies. "Maybe we should leave her alone for now. I mean, she went through a lot of stress yesterday." Raven reminds. A moments hesitation passes, but Robin reluctantly agrees. The Titans, with Ezio, rush out of the tower to track the assassin, not knowing the critical state Starfire has slipped into!
"Whoa! We just wanna help!" Beast boy exclaims, dodging a swipe from the assassins blade. "Mentor, what are you doing with these people?!" the assassin asks Ezio. "Do not worry arkadashim. They are friends with Starfire." he calms. The assassin lowers his blade slightly. "Well where are we?" he questions. "Jump city. Everything will be explained, just come with us." Ezio prompts. The assassin hesitates, but nods after. "And Starfire is there as well?" he checks. Ezio nods his reply.
The Titans have back at the Titans Tower with the assassin. "Starfire, someone wants to see you." Robin calls. No answer. Raven closes her eyes for a brief second. "Something's wrong." she tells them, opening her eyes. The Titans don't have time to answer, before she dashes out of the room, down the corridor and to Starfire's door. The door slides open and Ravens eyes settle on the unmoving, blood covered body of Starfire! "Robin! You might want to get her, NOW!" Raven almost orders. Robin dashes through the doorway and looks down on Starfire's body. "We need to get her to the medical bay, immediately." Raven tells him. Robin quickly gathers Starfire in his arms and rushes to the medical bay, with Raven close behind. As soon as he has lain her down on the bed, Raven investigates the situation. The rest of the Titans, Ezio and Leonardo burst into the room. "What's happened?" Beast boy asks. "We're not sure." Robin replies, looking at Starfire's diagnostics. Beast boy notices the looks of sorrow filling Ravens eyes as she sees something on the computer. "Anything Raven?" Robin questions, hopeful. Almost instantly she shakes her head. "No. Nothing to report." she replies. Beast boy could tell that she had found something significant, but was devestating towards Robin, so she is keeping it underwraps. Robins jaw clenches. "Keep looking!" he orders. Raven nods in obedience, but Beast boy can see the last shimmer of hope in her eyes fade.</pre>
