It had been seven months since Jade's Doomsday had been thwarted. She didn't understand how she had failed either. She had her brother's help. Slade had worked his butt off, stealing all of those priceless items to help power her device to bring an end to free will. Everyone would have wanted to watch her movies and only her movies. She had been so close to having it all. And yet? She had been defeated. Her brother had put up a good fight, in a giant robot suit no less! But, he lost. To the Titans of all people. The Titans! The stupid, bumbling idiots of Jump City!

Perhaps you misjudged them, the still, small voice said in her head. Jade groaned and turned over in her bed. She hadn't been herself since she had been shipped off to Gotham to be put as far away from Slade as possible. She was currently under house arrest, ankle bracelet and all. It was giving her trouble. Putting on jeans was impossible and taking a bath was obnoxious. Actually, she hadn't really taken a bath or changed her clothes recently. She had hardly even gotten out of bed as of late. She didn't care. It's not like she was allowed to see anyone besides her parole officer.

Laying back in bed, she watched the fan on the ceiling, her crystal blue eyes following the blades as they drifted slowly. Despite her time in bed, she hadn't been sleeping. There were bags under her eyes. Her world began to slowly fade away as she stared, listening to the nearby clock. She might as well have gone insane as she left reality. Oh, how badly she wanted to be.

Insane. Everything would pass by in the blink of an eye if she were, right? It's like a good horror movie. Insane people have little to no idea what they were doing wrong. She wished she had no reconciliation of her crimes. Then she could have something more than spite to be sorry about. Her eyes closed as she reentered her cavern of loneliness once again. It all came together. She and her brother might have succeeded. They might have been the richest, coolest, most worshipped people in the universe. But, alas, she-

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Wilson! Open up! You have a visitor!"

Jade's eyes opened slowly. She lay in bed for a while longer. God, her head hurt.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"Wilson!! Don't play this crap with me again! Open your door!"

Jade slowly sat up, feeling pain in every joint. She stretched awkwardly. She stumbled from bed and held onto the door frame of her room, suddenly feeling like she was going to throw up. It was only natural. She had felt this was before. If only that officer would stop pounding on her door.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

"I'm comin'! I'm comin'!" Jade shouted, her voice carrying through the thin walls of the house. The banging finally stopped to her delight. She half considered just going back to bed, but she knew the consequences of ignoring her parole officer. She did not want to get shocked into oblivion again. She tried her best to reach the door without falling, but her head and stomach both were screaming at her to stop moving so she ended up collapsing finally just before she reached the door. She crumbled, tears pricking her eyes and clutching her stomach to the carpeted floor.

Outside, she could hear the Gotham accent of her usual parole officer.

"She usually does this. Takes her a bit to get to the door. I electrocuted her the first time but I realized that she was just having issues with her stomach, not that she was ignoring me," The Officer was explaining. A second voice piped up. It intrigued her ears.

"Sounds a bit harsh to electrocute someone, don't you think?" The newcomer was saying, which caused the officer to laugh.

"Nope! She tried to take over the world, if you can recall. If it were up to me, she'd be completely dead!" He laughed. He then paused. "But, of course, I'm not gonna."

"All life has value, Mr. Clyde," the second voice replied. He sounded much younger than Jade's parole officer. There was a familiar rasp in his voice that she couldn't put her finger on. Curiosity got the better of her and she slowly reached toward her doorknob while standing up. It was an excruciating process but she somehow managed to turn the handle.

Throwing open the door, with a look of severe annoyance and agony, she flinched as her own body failed to register anything for a few moments. Her parole officer pushed her aside rather gently, almost paying her no mind. Jade let out a pathetic whimper as she was grasped firmly by her shoulders by the officer's gloved hands.

"Here she is, Boy Wonder. Your..." He paused to throw in a mocking tone. "... Arch enemy! She totally looks scary, huh?"

When Jade made eye contact with Robin, she flinched. Oh, boy. This is going to be fun, She thought, feeling her officer's fingers digging into her shoulders.

"Hey, be gentle," Robin commanded simply, giving the officer a glare.

"Don't worry. She don't feel a thing. She's half brain dead anyhow," The Officer said with a sickening grin. "Welp, Mr. Castle will be picking you up in a chopper in about an hour. Have her ready by then!"

He then gave Jade a violent clap on the back. It might have just been a shove because Jade practically collided with Robin's chest. The parole officer stomped from the room, slamming the door shut behind him.

"H-hold on a second," Robin said quickly. She could feel the hero lift her up slightly, so that she was back on her feet.

"Please. Don't," Jade replied, pulling herself off of the hero, despite her pounding head and aching body. She sat herself down on the couch, rubbing her temples.

"Geez, you look awful," Robin said, plopping himself down on the floor. Jade thought that was rather weird but then she realized that Robin was probably way too polite to sit on anything she- oh wait.

Her whole house was a mess. There was a pile on every flat surface. Ugh, just great.

"Why are you here?" Jade growled.

Robin sighed softly, rubbing his knee in sorrow. She could tell that he thought this whole situation was depressing. Robin was wearing causal wear which consisted of a plain white T-Shirt and a pair of blue jeans. He had no mask to cover the nasty scar on his eye. Both of them however, were a dark ocean blue. Jade realized she had never seen his eyes before.

"Your brother has currently-"

"I don't want to hear about my brother. Why are you here?" She snapped, her nose scrunching up with utter disgust.

"I was forced to come here by the Worldly Superhero Assembly," Robin confessed. Jade sucked in a breath as she recognized the name of the company that paid the Titans.

"Why?"

"I chose to come because I wanted to check on you the most. I was technically voted to..." He paused, taking in a huge breath. "Reform you," He said.

Jade felt her mouth fall open for a moment.

"No."

"I know, I know. That's what I said. But, um... I wasn't allowed to say no and you're not either. I'm sorry, but... this is happening now," Robin said, his voice painfully uncertain. Jade could feel anger stir inside her.

"Robin, I'm not going to let you babysit me. I'm fine with my parole officer."

"That's problem numero dos... You have to... God, I can't believe I have to say this... come with me to where I'm staying. The Worldly Superhero Assembly has declared that you use your powers for the benefit of humankind and-"

"What?!" Jade interrupted. "Are you saying that I am being forced into super-heroism?!" Jade practically yelled.

Robin pursed his lips. "Yeah. But, then comes in the next big deal..."

"Oh, please don't say anything more," Jade quietly begged.

"Now that I am working in Gotham again The Assembly has declared that I..."

"Don't."

"Need..."

"Please."

"...A Sidekick."

"God dammit!" Jade said angrily. "But, why?!"

"I-I don't know! This was just thrown at my face like, an hour ago!" Robin replied. "I don't want this any more than you do, Jade!"

Jade put her face into her hands.

"This is going to be hell."

After a few moments, Jade felt a gentle hand on her shoulder. "I'm really sorry... seriously, I am," Robin said, a pitying tone in his voice.

"I hate you," Jade replied, not able to look the hero in the eye.

"I know. Look, Jade, why don't you... go take a shower. They're expecting us... soon," Robin said, gently giving her a pat on the back. "Seriously, I'm so sorry. I know this is a lot to hear at once."

"This is going to be hell."

"It can't be that bad. It can't be, okay? But, I promise I'll try my best to help you."

"I don't need your help," Jade practically hissed, swatting his hand away.

"You say that, but... honestly, you need a lot of help," Robin said. Jade could hear his footsteps go towards her kitchen.

Why he just didn't go out the door was a mystery to her.