Sisters

PROLOGUE
(Opening shot: outer space. There is a distant flash of light, from which four glowing objects emerge and approach the camera; pan to follow them across the cosmos. As they home in on Earth, three peel off while the fourth heads straight for the planet. A camera shift reveals it to be long and cylindrical, something like a missile in shape, with several trailing tentacles.)

(Cut to the night sky, where a fireworks show is in full swing. Pull back to show the area as the waterfront; the craft's brilliant streak descends past the display and below the horizon. Pan to a nearby carnival-Ferris wheel, roller coaster, games, the usual. Close-up of one of the wheel's cars, which holds Robin and Starfire. She watches the pyrotechnics with complete awe and sighs blissfully.)

Starfire: Beautiful. Tell me again what they are called. Robin: Fireworks. (A few more go off.) Starfire: (suddenly concerned) On my home planet, such explosions would mean the Gordanians were attacking. You are certain Earth is not under attack? Robin: Positive. Cotton candy? (He holds the pink stuff out to her.) Starfire: The last time I ate a ball of cotton, it was white. And it did not taste very- Robin: This is different.

(He pulls off a wad and pops it into his mouth; cautiously, she follows suit and realizes it is indeed different from the cotton ball.)

Starfire: Mmmm... (A yelp of surprise.) It vanished! Robin: (chuckling) Yeah. It'll do that. Starfire: (sighing again) When I first came to this planet, I did not think I would ever fit in. Earth was full of strange things. But now I see that- (Big glare from fireworks.) Robin: Here comes the finale! Yes!

(In the sky, the display has turned into a fusillade of redoubled intensity.)

Robin: Whoo-hoo-hoo! Amazing! Starfire: Earth is full of amazing things too. Robin: Best planet I've ever been to.

(The craft seen in space sweeps past the Ferris wheel and yanks Starfire from her seat in its tentacles; she is carried screaming into the sky.)

Robin: STARFIRE!!

(Fade to white, then snap to black.)

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