Summary-

Never deal with demons under any circumstances

Robin-Batman (Father/Son)

Out of all the stages of grief there was, Robin had some fixation on Bargaining. He was sure he could outsmart death. Even though it wasn't his death he was outsmarting.

His mindset that death wouldn't win was probably why the Bat-Plane was landing on a secluded, luxurious island.

A man sat motionless on his throne, eyeing the security footage suspiciously. His daughter stood obediently beside him, concealing her small grin as she realized who had arrived.

Three guards burst through the door almost instantaneously.

"Sir, the Batman has landed on the island. Shall we apprehend hi-"

He cut them off as he waved a hand in the air, the folds of the robe sleeves falling in the opposing direction.

"That will not be necessary, gentlemen." Our guest must have quite a good reason for coming here unannounced, after all, I've been a "model citizen" lately."

The guards simply nodded and exited as swiftly as they had entered.

"Father, do you think that-"

"Quiet Talia, we shall make no assumptions until we speak with him, until then, you shall be seen and not heard."

She bowed her head solemnly and stepped backward.

His black boots colliding with the freshly tiled floor were doing nothing for his stealth skills at the moment. Not to mention the gurney wheels weren't helping his case too much either. However, he paid careful mind to each bump and made sure to avoid each one as he steered it down the seemingly endless hallway. His eyes flickered uneasily under the mask, keeping on constant alert for guards. He couldn't tell if he was relieved or more wary as he made it to the main room of the palace. No guards was a good thing, but what could possibly be keeping them from attacking?

He cautiously opened the grand doors and peered a head through. The lights were dimmed and no one was in sight. He sighed heavily and slipped through the doors with his precious cargo.

He looked from side to side, as the shadows eerily seemed to dance in the crudely lit room.

Just as he stepped foot in the center of the room, a few feet away from the throne, the room became basked in a harsh light.

Robin squinted and looked up to see the illuminated form of Ra Al Ghul on his throne.

"Why, if it isn't my favorite detective's little sidekick?"

Robin glared at him and turned his attention to the woman standing next to him who was returning his glance with her eyebrow raised.

"Does the almighty Batman really let his little children travel all alone?"

By now Ra had removed himself from the throne and was descending down the stairs to get a closer look at the boy.

Robin clenched his fist and looked to the ground. "I'm not here alone.."

Ra tilted his head. "Oh, so you brought some little spies did you? Have them hidden on the island? I'm sure my guards will take great enjoyment in slicing their little heads off. They seem to get some sort of thrill in massacring children. Me? Well, I prefer more…formidable…. opponents, such as, well I'm sure you know."

Robin watched for a few moments as the man circled him, eager for him to lash out and start a fight. He looked up and stared the man in the face. "No spies, just me and-"

He stopped short and glanced at the gurney covered with a thin white sheet.

Dark Black Kevlar was visible through the thin sheet and upon closer inspection the motionless figure's chest rose and fell ever so slightly.

Ra smirked evily. "And what do you have there, Boy Wonder?"

Robin shook his head and reached for the corner of the sheet as he pulled it down.

Ra tried to hide his eyes widening as he took in the full image of the body becoming visible on the gurney.

There he was cowl intact and all. The Batman. Below the Bat Symbol on his chest were many layers of heavy-duty gauze, which was already starting to leak through with crimson.

Talia's eyes widened completely in shock as she brought her hand to her mouth and gasped.

"Beloved!"

She raced down in an effort to be next to the Batman. Robin put his arm to block her from getting closer than a few inches to his side.

Even so, she reached out and stroked the side of his face.

He cringed. God he HATED that woman to no end, but if he was going to get any help at all, well he had to be nice, at least for a little while, even if he did want to slap her senseless.

She looked at Robin angrily. "What has happened?"

He returned the angry look while her father eyed them both suspiciously.

"Assasin. Arkham City. Good Assassin. He got exposed to some sort of poison in addition to this. Apparently there is no cure currently available. And by the time the doctors can find one….."

He gulped.

Talia only stood there silently, never removing her eyes from Batman's unconscious face.

Ra only stood there and listened to the boy. When he was finished he tucked his head to his chest.

"And you would bring him here, to a supervillain, mortal enemy of his, even. Why, may I ask? Are you so sure that I will not take the initiative and finish him off myself, performing all criminals a public service?"

Robin smiled at him defiantly.

"You won't Mr. Al Ghul. He means too much to you. You know he is the only one that can match your intellect and fighting abilities. You would never finish him off this way. It would be dishonorable, now wouldn't it? And I know you and how much you care about that."

Ra narrowed his eyebrows. "I see, the Bat has taught you well. Even so, there must be something you want in order to make the journey all the way here."

"I'll cut to the chase." He looked at his mentor as eyes lingered to the gruesome wound on his side. He cut back the urge to cry as he spoke to Ra as calmly as he could.

"You're known for your Lazarus pits, they can cure and bring things back to life. I need to use one, now."

Ra contemplated the boy's request for a moment.

"Well, you're quite a demanding one, aren't you?" He rubbed his chin absentmindedly as he continued his conversation.

"What could I possibly have to gain from healing him?"

"Me."

Talia looked up around the same time her father did. She eyed him, looking for some sort of sign he was lying. But here he was, the small little caped boy standing before her father with no fear. She had seen only one man do this before, and that was Batman.

Although she wouldn't admit it, she was highly impressed by this boy.

"You would trade your life for the one of your mentor? Quite noble for a boy of your age."

Robin's stoic face didn't falter. He was ok with staring death in the face today if that meant saving his father.

"However, it would be a waste to kill someone with your talents. Perhaps, your mentor was to bullheaded to see the light, but maybe not you."

He put a hand on Robin's shoulder and looked into the whites of his mask.

"Your young and impressionable. This could work. Even though we couldn't get the almighty Batman to join our crusade, perhaps this is the next best thing."

"Maybe you will see that a few lives sacrificed for the greater good of humanity is necessary."

He scoffed. "Unlike him, you seem to be the open minded one."

He motioned to Talia.

He leaned down to eye level with the boy. "His life saved and in return I get you?"

"If that's what it's going to take."

He smirked and held out his hand. Robin cautiously held out his glove to the man and they shook hands.

"Excellent, the bargain is settled then."

"Talia, take your beloved detective to the Lazarus."

Robin made a motion to follow Talia and his incapacitated mentor, instead his motion was blocked as Ra grabbed his arm and yanked him back hard enough that that he landed on his knees. He unintentionally let his guard down, and well, he frankly didn't expect that from the previously calm man.

Robin wasn't hurt or anything, mostly his pride if anything. Ra smiled as he watched the boy stare at the ground thinking about what had just happened.

He smirked demonically and tilted the boy's chin up roughly to look him in the eyes.

"Well, little bird, I probably should have said something earlier, but my name is not the Demon's Head for nothing."

So yeah, this was probably the most random story I've written(and believe me, there's a lot!) Sorry if the characters are a little OC, couldn't really capture Ra's personality to well :(

This came to me after watching some Arkham City gameplay…..don't ask XD

Thanks for reading and please review if you have the chance, it makes my day to read your comments 3

-RobinXZatanna