[Beast Boy crawls out as a spider from under a pile of rubble that seemingly fell on top of Starfire. Turns back into normal form]
Star? Starfire? Where are you? [climbs down] Come on! Gimme a sign here! [He starts to dig.] You have to be alright, okay? 'Cause I-it was just a joke, you know? Back at the Tower, and...I'm sorry. I never said it, but I'm really, really sorry. It was supposed to be funny. And you could've been hurt, and... [softly] ...I'm a total klorbag.
[A shadow comes over him. Beast Boy looks over his shoulder]
[It is revealed to Starfire who is standing behind him]
[Turns into kitten again and jumps into her arms]
Starfire
[laughs] I am glad you are unharmed as well.
[Beast Boy takes normal form again]
I am so sorry. You gotta forgive me.
Starfire
I already have. Now those evil brothers must be made to apologize.
I don't think they are evil. I think they're just like me.
[About the puppets] Aww, isn't that cute? Puppet Cy has a light-up eye.
Yeah. They got all the details just right.
Speak for yourself! I'm way better looking than this. And taller.
Someone certainly has a lot of time on their hands.
Starfire
[giggles] I have never seen such a whimsical device. [voicing puppet Starfire] "Hello, Starfire". [normal voice] Hello, tiny wooden replica of Starfire!
Dude, my puppet is totally kicking your puppet's butt!
[his puppet pushes Beast Boy's puppet and it accidentally hits Cyborg's puppet]
You wanna piece of me little man?
Come on, show me whatcha got, Beast Boy!
Starfire
Shall my tiny replica do battle with your tiny replica?
[tosses her puppet to her] Knock yourself out.
You want to yell at me, too? Everyone else has, and I don't blame them.
Starfire
I do not wish to yell, merely to understand. Robin, why did you not tell us the truth?
I needed to fool Slade. If you guys knew it was me under that mask, you guys would have held back. Doesn't matter anyway, Slade figured it out, and I haven't figured anything out about him.
Starfire
That is not true. Whoever Slade is, you and he are... similar. He did not trust you... and you did not trust us.
[On computer screen] Good morning, Teen Titans. I do hope I didn't wake you.
[Yawning] What are you, an insomniac? Who calls at five in the morning-? [Raven elbows him]
Well, that's precisely what you've been trying to find out, isn't it? And in spite of all your efforts, you're still in the dark about my intentions. Disappointing, Robin. I expected a little more from you.
But since you've been unable to discover my plan, I suppose I'll just have to reveal it myself. I'm sure you're all familiar with the concept of a Chronoton Detonator...
Starfire
[Gasps]
No way! ...um, what's a crouton detonator?
Starfire
It eradicates all chronotons within a localized area, utterly destroying the temporal component of the space-time continuum.
It stops time. Permanently.
[Beast Boy faints.]
If he triggers that thing downtown, it'll freeze-frame the entire city.
You're a clever boy, Robin. I'm sure you and your little friends can figure it out. However, since I control the detonation, time is not on your side.
Starfire
Robin? Robin! Please, Robin, where are you?
Starfire, enough. You've been calling for forty-five minutes.
Starfire
Perhaps if I just try one more-
Come on, Star. If he's gonna pick up, he'd have done it by now. Besides, you're kinda giving me a headache.
Starfire
But why does he not respond? Where could he be?
Robin and Cinderblock definitely went a few rounds, but I can't tell who won, or where they went.
No sign of him here, either. His locator is still offline. I've been monitoring all the frequencies, but he hasn't checked in.
Starfire
Oh, we are bad friends! We should never have left Robin to do battle alone.
Yeah, especially since Slade's big doodad was a dud.
The Chronoton Detonator wasn't a dud. It was a decoy to lure us away from Robin, and we fell for it.
I shoulda known that thing was a fake!
Starfire
But why? Why did Slade wish to separate us from Robin?
And if the detonator was a decoy…
…what was Slade's real plan?
You're not walking outta here, Robin! Not without a fight. Titans! Go!
[As the Titans are ready to fight him, Robin dodges their attacks and escape through the air vents to go to the roof]
[through earpiece] Not so fast, Robin. You have yet to achieve your objective.
The device was too heavily guarded. I'll have to steal it another-
NO! Go back. Unless you want me to destroy them, go back and fight.
Robin! Look, I don't know what's going on, but we don't want to fight. We just want to talk.
[Robin uses a high flying kick that drives Cyborg back past the other three.]
Guess there's nothing to talk about.
[Beast Boy tries to take him down, but Robin manages to pin him on the 'A' in Wayne Enterprise sign.]
Starfire
Please-
[He runs pass her to fight the others instead.]
[aiming his proton cannon] Don't make me…
[He powers it down]
[While Raven and Cyborg tries to subdue Robin, Beast Boy escapes the sign letter as a snake and then turns into a bullhorn sheep and rams him]
[He then kicks BB and hurls him at Cyborg.]
Fight to win, Robin. Use the thermal blaster.
Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!
[She uses spell lifts up and binds Robin. However, he scales a disc at her and explodes on the sign causing in her face a blinding flash.]
[Raven falls to the roof]
Starfire
No!
[Cyborg is blocking Robin’s punches.]
Come on, man, don't make me do this! I don't want to do this!
[Activates the weapon again. Robin low foot sweeps him, making Cyborg lose his balance. Robin goes to run off the top of the building, only to be stopped by Starfire raising her starbolt at him.]
Starfire
Stop! Do. Not. Move.
I thought I told you to use that blaster. Attack! Now!
[Robin raises the weapon and points it on Starfire.]
Starfire
Robin, you are my best friend. I cannot be in a world where we must fight. If you are truly evil, then go ahead. [She lowers her arm.] Do what you must.
[He lowers his arm as well.] Starfire, no! I- [the earpiece screeches feedback in his ear]
ROBIN! I gave you an order. If you won't attack, my probes will.
[He pushes the button. The nano probes slowly begins to kill Starfire]
[He sees that it's also happening to the other Titans too.]
Attack, Robin. It's the only way to save them. Attack with everything you've got.
Starfire
Robin…
[He points the blaster down at her and whispers] I’m sorry. [He fires.]
I have much to teach you. But the first thing you need to learn is gratitude.
[Robin tries for another go at the kill switch, but Slade seizes his arm and bends it back past the shoulder before dumping him onto his back.]
I made you my apprentice. All my knowledge, all my power, all for you. But the only thing you care about is your WORTHLESS, LITTLE. FRIENDS!!! [They both get up] If the Titans are so distracting, maybe I should just get rid of them.
Don't. I'll do whatever you say.
Good boy. And, from now on, I'd like you to call me Master.
[A starbolt blasts him away to land right in front of the monitors]
Starfire
Leave. Him. Alone...!
Get out of here! Go! You don't know what those beams did to-
Starfire
We are your friends, Robin. We are not leaving without you.
How very touching. [puts his finger on the button] But Robin doesn't need any friends.
[He presses it, bringing the rapparatus to life; red energy bolts blaze out across the space. The Titans collapse on the ground]
This is the price for your disobedience, Robin. Now do as I command. Attack!
[Robin runs towards the device and gets himself infected with nano probes. His name and infected bloodstream appear on a 5th monitor]
New deal, Slade. If I lose my friends, you lose your apprentice. And I know how you hate to lose.
[Robin falls down on his knees as he continues to die slowly. Slade destroys the kill switch and he tries to attack again, but Robin quickly counters his move, leaving him flying across the room.]
[Beast Boy, now a tiger, is first to do damage with a clawed swipe that pierces the armor. Cyborg and Starfire move in next, starbolts and cannon going full throttle to blast Slade backward. As he tumbles, Raven casts a spell to bind his feet and sling him hard onto the platform. Robin delivers a flying kick on his masked face. The right half of his mask drops away and skids across the floor, and he now stands up with one big hand covering the exposed portion of his visage. He turns and runs off.]
Another day, Robin. Another day.
[The whole lair was set to self-destruct. Slade gets away, and before the Titans can leave, Cyborg grabs the device that contains a solution to get rid of the probs inside them.]