Barriers

we're the same

Starfire

I followed Dick it wasn't hard. They left a disaster everywhere they went. Knocking over trash cans and whatever they could get there hands on.

When I caught up to them or at least Dick. He was on the ground. For a second I thought he was dead.

I checked his pulse and he was still alive.

He looked fine. Just unconscious. I lifted him up and carried him back to the team.

But when I got there you could nearly even call a team.

I hate to see people fight, verbally. It's happened so much lately and I have no idea how to fix it.

But I had to do something. I couldn't just stand by while our team fall apart.

"Hey! Stop fighting!"

I was so shocked. I never raised my voice before.

All eyes were on me. I sat up down and stood up tall, like how other superhero's do when they are posing for a news person.

Anyway. "We need to focus and work together. " I looked around and made a plan.

"Raven track Damian , find where he is. Tara..." I paused. I was going to send her after Slade but decided that wasn't the best thing to do. "Tara, you take Nightwing,Jamie,and Beast boy back to the tower and put them in the medical bay. "

"And you?" Said Tara "what are you going to do?"

"I am going to call in a favor."

Robin

When I got back I found the clone at his desk with a bunch of monitors. He was watching the whole thing.

"What the h***was in that red smoke!" I started.

"You saw what I did to Nightwing."

He was trying to buy something mysterious but it was just sad.

"Cut the crap! What did you do!"

I must have got him mad. He spun around in his chair. But it wasn't the clone it was Slade.

"You remind me of me. Where the same you and I."

"I am nothing like you so get that out of your head."

"You even got the shot temper like me."

He chuckled. Then he reached for the remote but this time he pressed the second button on he remote

This was a new feeling I never had before. It was electric but a burning pain within me.

I fell to the ground holding my stomach. I was almost brought to the brick of tears. Almost.

I looked up and growled at him.

He crouched down," you want to know what I did to him?"

He moved closer and whispered something in my ear "carbon dioxide"

From that I knew dick was probably dead. I didn't know for how long the thing was in his system. But there is a chance that he is gone.

Raven

I started to meditate back at the tower. Tara walked in.

She just stood there just watching.

"Can you go." I told her.

"no! "

I just ignored her and went back to tracking Damian .

I exhaled sharply, "I can't locate him."

"That's great." Said Tara

"What?! How is that great."

"You know what ticked me off about you?"

"What?" I folded my arms.

"You act like you're so much better than us. you hid in your room, and you do whatever you pleased. "

"You don't know what I have to deal with."

"Heck you can't even locate Damian . The simplest thing. Trust me I had it way worse."

"First of all I have to stay focused on keeping my father locked in this crisis." I pointed to my head. "So sorry if I can't go whatcha a movie, or hang out. Do you want Trigon to take over this planet and turn it into a living hell?"

"No," she said quietly.

"Second, i can't let my powers get out of hand. Third if I can't locate Damian now. It probably means he is unconscious or..."

I pushed the thought aside.

"Or what?" Tara asked eagerly.

"He's dead." I managed to force out.

Tara

I have heard Ravens issues before. Nothing new.

"I guess we both have our problems."

I feel really bad that I have been so rude and aggressive to Raven. You could say....

I gasped at the thought of it.

"What?"

My gasp must have been out loud. So I just answered her.

"Were the same."