Hey guys, I hope it's going well. I'm working on my others but watched the new YJ episode 'Misplaced' and had this idea. I had to write it. After this I'll write more for my others, but this is going to get done, I have another idea for yet another. Thank you so much for bothering to open let alone read this, reviews would be greatly appreciated, and there is a story playlist at the bottom.

Robin groggily opened his eyes and clutched his stomach. It seemed like a few ribs were broken or something. He looked around seeing Klarion sending a spell, an arc of electricity at Kaldur, holding him in place. Superboy was occupied with the demonic cat, M'gann was trying to free Kaldur, and Artemis was unconscious beside him. But where was Zatanna? He turned his head looking and finally saw her. She was about fifteen feet away and she was holding the Helmet of Fate.

"Zatanna, no!" He shouted and ran toward her, tackling her and taking the Helmet.

"Robin, come on, we need Dr. Fate."

I looked toward her pensively for a moment. Her hair was a little wild, her hand was cast out like she was about to cast a spell and in her eyes was a fire of determination. She knew they had to win, if not for themselves and the other heroes, then for everyone else. For all the toddlers they had seen without parents, for the teenagers who were taking too much responsibility, and for the families that were separated between dimensions.

She knew it and he knew it, so he nodded his head and voiced it.

"I know, Zatanna," and then as his hands raised with the Helmet, memories flashed through his head; Bruce comforting him after a nightmare, Alfred holding out a silver tray with hot chocolate and cookies, a small smile breaking through, Batman wrapping his cape around him so he could find safety in the unending Gotham night. He saw his parents, his mother calling him for dinner, calling him her little Robin and not knowing that it was the beginning of a hero. He saw Wally, Roy, and himself laughing, texting each other, hanging out, pranking the League, getting in trouble, and doing it all over. He saw himself and Roy in a cemetery, looking at graves. Wally and Dick Grayson laughing at the Central City Fair, the Team at a movie, himself with the League. And then he saw Bruce and Alfred again in the study with John and Mary Grayson smiling down at them beside Thomas and Martha Wayne. With that Robin was lost to his mind as the Helmet came down and Zatanna's scream rang out, Dr. Fate was in control now.

Robin, the one who helped Wally with pranks, had an 'it's you and me against the world, we attack at dawn' mentality with Artemis, who showed M'gann how to cook, helped Superboy with his rage and 'daddy' issues, who helped Roy with Ollie, supported Kaldur, had a mutual crush on Zatanna, was best friends with Babs, their hacker who couldn't leave the English language alone, and was the son Bruce never had. The one who could brighten any situation no matter how annoyed he made them, Robin, was gone. And the worst part was that he was still there, but what made him Robin, Dick Grayson, that boy that just smiled, that hero that cackled, was gone.

. . . . . . . . .

Zatanna stared in horror at Dr. Fate. He bore nothing that was Robin, rising through the air with a sort of regal arrogance (Robin was cocky, but he was never regal unless he was joking), ignoring all the things Klarion said (Robin would have paid attention, if only to mock him), not smiling (even when Robin wasn't smiling there was a twinkle in his face that said he still found something funny, just didn't want to offend somebody by laughing in a bad place), having ice in his eyes (Robin's eyes always had fire when he was angry unless it was at a one-time ally then they were more fire under ice, you could see it through the mask), and… And. There was something so essential to Robin that made him, him, something irreplaceable, something key to him. She thought it was almost like his personality was so bright, so hopeful, so kind, so pure that it couldn't be contained and shined through like the sun through a cloud, muted but visible. And it was in that moment that she hated Dr. Fate because nothing was supposed to be able to dull that shine and this… Monster had done more than that. He had completely covered it, Robin was buried so deep that that light of his that she so loved (and everyone else shared her opinion on some level or another she knew), and that shine was gone. It was something so horrid, so criminal, and so cruel she wondered at the nerve of the mere Helmet to do such a thing.

But she could only really watch and help them as the shell of Robin fought like the hero he was, rising from the ground in the gold and purple armor cape billowing and ice fire eyes promising defeat. His voice twisted with Fate's, covering it almost completely as his spirit.

"Klarion! This ends now." His voice burst forth from the figure in front of the glowing ankh. Klarion glared up hatefully at Dr. Fate, almost baring his teeth in animalistic anger. In a matter of seconds he summoned his power and Dr. Fate his then the gold and red beams were striking each other, each power trying to overwhelm the other. After a while though they broke it off and Klarion started sending orbs of his power at the other trying to hit Fate. Robin's body ducked and twisted in a way that spoke of Robin for the first time. Zatanna knew that he loved the feeling of flying and felt another surge of anger toward Fate. One of Robin's dreams and he couldn't even control his body to enjoy it.

Fate came to a halt in the air for a moment and summoned his power to send it to Klarion, striking his shield. Zatanna joined the others as they attacked the red shield, hurling little blasts of her magic at it while M'gann used her telepathy to slam boulders into it, Kaldur used his water bearers to form hammers and he battered them against the shield and Dr. Fate/Robin flew around sending beams of his power at it. He had flown to another angle in the air when Zatanna was distracted again by Fate. He was hovering in the air when his form…flickered? And he was Robin for the briefest moment, falling toward the ground, and shock clear on his face. In moments he was Dr. Fate again and Klarion laughed.

"Ha! There, see?" He called maliciously as Fate/Robin's form flickered back to Robin again for a moment. "When the world's divided, the Helmet splits too, you're not all here, Nabu! And you're losing hold on that annoying, soon-to-be-dead boy! Hmm, he gave himself up for nothing."

"No, Witch-Boy!" Fate pulled his arm back with the other cast forward, gathering his power in his palm, looking like a miniature sun. "Fate decrees that his sacrifice will not be in vain." And then he pulled his hand forward again and formed a blazing golden ankh, sending it toward Klarion. M'gann pulled another massive boulder from the ground and threw it at the shield, Kaldur began attacking even more furiously, and Zatanna pushed more power into her spells.

"No, no, no, no, no, no. No!" Klarion shouted as he sank to the ground with his shield. Fate pulled his hands back once more and formed another ankh that he cast down on Klarion to hold his arms and head in place.

"Now, Kid!" Kaldur called and Wally ran forward, grabbing the gem in the middle. He stopped several yards away and turned to Fate.

"Doc, catch!" KF called and he threw the stone. Zatanna caught that he could see the difference in them as well, that that body wasn't Robin's right now. Fate caught the stone and began chanting the spell and it was glowing and then her father was there and so was Captain Marvel and Batman. She saw Klarion snap his fingers to release himself, before summoning Teekl and forming a portal. Knowing she couldn't stop him she turned to Fate and agreed with Wally questioning him.

"Aren't you gonna stop him?"

"To what end?" Robin/Fate's voice asked in an almost condescending manner. "Klarion is chaos personified, he cannot be contained." Fate was still above them, not wavering or lowering even when the rest of the Team, her father, and Marvel joined them, even when Batman joined them. Zatanna saw it, everyone did. Whenever Batman came Robin just darted over to his side as fast as he could, beaming up at the Dark Knight. But there was no recognition no care in his ice gaze. Batman stalked forward, looking up at Fate.

"Fate! Release Robin." There was no hesitation in his gaze, nothing but a desire for his son. Fate was silent for a moment then his eyes narrowed.

"No," He said in an iron voice. "Chaos was in command in these last few hours, the world needs Dr. Fate and the boy has promise for the mystic arts, making him an ideal candidate."

"You can't do that!" Artemis shouted.

"It goes against everything you're supposed to be as a hero, he has his own life to live!" I shouted.

"Kent would never allow you-!" Wally started. Dr. Fate turned to him and interrupted.

"Kent Neilson did object, strenuously. So I released his spirit to the afterlife. He is gone." We were all looking at each other, having no idea what to do, when a voice broke the silence.

"Take me instead." Batman's voice was quiet, but we could hear the pain underneath, having someone you cared about so close, but not there at all was a cruel fate.

"Why?" Fate questioned.

"I have lived more of my life; I am stronger than he is." Batman responded.

"You show no aptitude for magic, it will not work well." Fate was quiet for a moment then he continued. "I will give one week with my chosen host then he will don the Helmet. He has given his word and sworn on his family, honor, and loved ones. The Helmet will come to him no matter your efforts. Enjoy your time with him while you can." And then Fate lowered to the ground and lifted the Helmet from his head and Robin slowly opened his eyes then launched himself at Batman.

"I'm so sorry." Robin sounded like he was about to cry, if he wasn't already. "He wouldn't let me go and I had to at least see you all again and-!" He was cut off by Batman kneeling down in front of him and pulling him close. It was more than Batman usually did and it said more than most people normally could. And everyone there knew that all they could do was enjoy what time they had, for there was too little to do anything else.

Thanks again for reading, please review and try the songs.

Audemus,

SMM

Story Playlist

'Anthem of The Angels' by Breaking Benjamin

'Half-Truism' by the Offspring

'If Today Was Your Last Day' by Nickelback

'Can't Repeat' by the Offspring

'Life Starts Now' by Three Days Grace

'Remember When' by There for Tomorrow

'Time of Dying' by Three Days Grace

'Maybe Tomorrow' by Stereophonics

'Once in Every Lifetime' by Jem

'Rebirthing' by Skillet

'Try Not To Remember' by Sheryl Crow

'This Song Saved My Life' by Simple Plan

'Deathbed' by There for Tomorrow

'This is Your Life' by Switchfoot

'Dust in the Wind' by Kansas