Summary:The Titans go to Gotham to help Batman with Slade. The Joker escapes from Arkham and is out for revenge, but finds that torturing Robin to be a lot more fun. Rob/Rae
An Eye for an Eye; Revenge is Delightful, isn't it Robin? Chapter 1
It was a quiet day for the Titans, Dr. Light being the only 'villain' that, once again, dared to wreak havoc within view of the T-tower's front window. In short, they were now bored and were all doing random things that kept them occupied.
"Robin," a deep voice said causing all the occupants of the tower to look at the main screen.
Robin walked to the front of the room. "Batman," the Boy Wonder greeted in a very professional voice. "Is there any particular reason for the call? I know it wasn't just to say 'hi.'"
Batman smirked, "How could you tell?"
"Everything's serious with you, Bats," Robin said, crossing his arms.
"Have you heard of a man named Slade?" Batman asked getting down to business and ignoring the nickname.
At this point in the conversation Beast Boy, Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg looked at Robin with wide eyes. "Yeah, we've fought him actually," Robin breathed through his clenched teeth. His gloved hands were clenched into fists.
"Tim mentioned he was talking about you," Batman noted his reaction with a raised brow.
"We've met… He's supposed to be dead," Robin supplied.
"What do you mean supposed to be?" Batman asked. Robin would never kill anyone, would he? Batman wondered.
Robin sighed and ran a hand through his hair. He sat on the couch and sighed again, "It's complicated… Have you talked to Superman lately?"
Batman glared suspiciously at his first adopted son, "Yes. He said something about the end of the world and for me to come to the station. We're always getting things like th-"
"It already happened," Robin stated.
"That's impossible everyone would've known," Batman argued.
"If you would've listened to Superman then you would understand. The end of the world already happened but we- well Raven actually saved the world," Robin explained. It wasn't something he wanted to talk about and he knew it was awkward for his team, especially Raven.
Lately Robin has been thinking about exactly why he went to get Raven from Hell. Was it because he needed her to be alive or because he can't live in a world where she doesn't exist? Or was it because she was his friend? Maybe he owed her something…
"ROBIN!" Cyborg yelled in his ear.
Robin looked at his robotic friend, "Yes?" Everyone was looking at him weirdly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Uh, you like totally zoned out, dude… for like five minutes," Beast Boy said.
Batman cleared his throat, "Okay, now that we have the end of the world thing down tell me who this Slade guy is."
"Slade is the most notorious criminal in Jump City; he was constantly trying to recruit me as his apprentice and succeeded only once for a short period of time," Robin said. "He was killed by another apprentice of his then," Robin's fists started to clench, "brought back to life by a demon named Trigon the Terrible. Slade aided Trigon in capturing Raven and ending the world. I teamed up with Slade in order to get Raven back but he went to restore his body and now he's alive again." Robin was far from calm. Whenever he thought about that demon he felt like he could destroy the whole tower.
"The reason I called was that I need help taking him down and seeing as you and your team has dealt with him before…" Batman trailed off knowing that Robin knew what he meant.
"We'll be there tomorrow afternoon," Robin managed before he walked rigidly out of the room. He needed to beat up the punching bag in the gym. He didn't like talking about Trigon or Slade…
As soon as he got to the Gym he flied to the punching bag and started the beating that no one but the poor punching bag would ever feel. Unless someone hurt Raven of course.
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The next day they were all packed and ready to go to Gotham for a giant fight with Slade.
"Everybody ready to go?" Cyborg asked before they all loaded themselves into the car with their luggage in the back.
"Let's just go already…" Raven said. She was immensely bored waiting for her friends to finish.
"Please?" croaked an exhausted Robin. He looked like he was about to fall over.
"Friend Robin, are you feeling alright?" Starfire asked once they were in the car. "You look like you have not gotten the right amount of sleep."
Raven watched Robin for a moment, "She's right Robin. Did you sleep at all last night?" Raven was actually concerned for him. She felt an even stronger connection with him since 'The End,' as she referred to it.
Robin rested his head against the window and sighed, "I'm fine." His voice sounded weary and cracked slightly.
Although Starfire was content with his answer Raven wasn't. "Okay Robin, I know you're not fine; spill."
"I don't want to go to Gotham… That's where all the bad things in my past happened," Robin croaked (again). "On top of that I have a really sore throat."
"You could've said no, and we'll make better memories there. As for your sore throat you probably shouldn't talk," Raven said wisely. She may never use her own advice but when she gave it to others most of the time they would use it.
Robin smiled tiredly and kissed her cheek, "Thanks, Rae…" Robin couldn't think of a better way to thank the gothic girl. His arm, which was previously laid across the top of the seat, found its way across her shoulders and unconsciously brought her closer to him. As he rested his head on the window Raven realized that there was no way she would be able to move away and grudgingly made her self comfortable against him.
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Raven felt something shaking her shoulders and opened her eyes. "Wake up, Rae, we're here."
She stepped out of the car and stared at the gigantic mansion. It seemed bigger than the T-Tower to her.
"We're in Gotham…" Robin trailed off.