A/N: Well… I feel awfully guilty. Poor readers. I took ages, didn't I? I have NO REGRETS! JK. I am actually really sorry. Kind of. I like having people beg me for a sequel. Is this why Rick Riordan loves cliffhangers so much? Thank my little sister, RangerPeach2. She bugged me until I posted.
Robin had finally gotten himself mostly sorted out, and had begun patrolling as Robin with Batman again. What Batman wouldn't know, couldn't know, was that Robin had gone out by himself while Batman was dead. What else could he do? Batman was gone, and villains noticed quickly. That wasn't what Robin was ashamed of. Robin was ashamed because he had used excessive force. A lot. His methods had gotten more and more brutal, landing villains in the hospital instead of prison a lot of the times. As soon as Batman came back, Robin started going back to normal, but…
But it had still happened. He had sworn Alfred to secrecy, and covered his tracks, but villains were still cowering in fear from him, two weeks later. The bad guys were nearly as scared of Robin as they were of Batman, and that was just… wrong.
He had also neglected to tell Batman about how he thanked Ra's al Ghul. Show no weakness, that was a mantra Batman had drilled into Robin's skull. If the denizens of Gotham sensed weakness, they struck mercilessly and without compromise.
However, it was all behind him. It wouldn't happen again. Robin promised himself that he would neither use excessive force, nor thank or apologize to a villain again. It confused Robin, how he had bounced from one extreme to the other, how he had beat up on bad guys fiercely one day, then thanked the very person who had killed his father the next.
But it would not happen again. Robin wouldn't let it happen. Dick wouldn't let it happen.
-How's dat for angst? Oh yeah, YJ THEME SONG!-
Dick was hanging out at the mountain with the rest of the team. Zatanna and Rocket were sparring, Miss Martian and Superboy were 'fixing the bikes,' Artemis was shooting the crap out of some targets, Kaldur was working on his magic, and Wally…
Was getting his butt kicked by Robin in Mario Kart. They had each chosen the other's character, and Wally had chosen Toad for Robin. It was a clear insult to Robin's height, which was an insult that could not be left unavenged. Therefore, Robin had given Wally… Baby Peach. Now they were going at it, much to the concealed amusement of Batman, who was their den mother. Batman had volunteered, which was shocking to most, but to those who knew him, they saw that lately Batman had a nearly compulsive need to check up on Robin. Most of the time he could control it, but sometimes Batman subconsciously took opportunities that would let him stay near Robin.
Robin didn't seem to notice.
"Eat bananas, Boy Blunder!"
"For a speedster, you sure are slow!"
"At least I didn't get lost!"
"Are you sure that I did?"
Kid Flash was about to cross the finish line when Robin's car came out of a secret passageway and beat him at the last second. What Robin wasn't going to tell his best friend was that he had hacked the game and put those little shortcuts in every map. Beating Wally without cheating got boring after awhile.
Abruptly, all the lights turned off, including the TV, and the emergency lights flickered on. Robin had his escrima sticks (I love those things. Robin looks so cool when he uses them.) out in an instant, and Batman had flicked out his batarangs. Kid Flash was in costume, so he pulled on his goggles so he could see heat signatures. Batman spoke. "There is no reasonable explanation for the power to be out. We're being invaded. We'll go find the rest of the team, then attempt to locate and capture the intruder." Both boys nodded in assent, and they started walking. The hanger was closest, so they went to find Miss Martian and Superboy.
However, when they got there, none of them could find the two lovebirds. The threesome warily moved on to the gym, but Kaldur and Artemis were missing. The Dynamic Duo and Kid Flash then moved on to the sparring/briefing room. Perhaps the others had rendezvoused at the sparring room…
On their way down the hallway, ninjas suddenly jumped out of the doors and vents in ambush. The two younger heroes got into fighting stances, but Batman motioned for them to stop. "Robin, look at their uniforms."
Robin looked closer and saw the Arabic symbol on the ninja's uniforms. "You have got to be kidding me. We probably have a 50-50 chance of them just wanting to talk, right?"
Batman nodded. "Yes. We surrender for now, see what they want."
Kid Flash got tired of the cryptic conversation. "And WHO are THEY?!" Robin snickered while Batman gave KF a stern look. "You'll see." The Bats held up their hands in surrender, and Kid Flash had no choice but to go along. The ninjas took Batman and Robin's belts, gloves, and boots. They also took Kid Flash's goggles.
Kid Flash was simply handcuffed hand and foot, with just enough slack so he could walk, but Batman and Robin were practically covered in locks and chains. They had heavy manacles around their ankles and wrists, which were fasted together, and a chain around their necks that was attached to the wrist manacles. A long chain was chained to their elbows, which went around their backs, to fasten to their other elbow.
It looked like overkill, but it really wasn't. The faceless ninjas then started prodding the heroes down the hallway towards the training room, Batman snarling whenever a ninja threatened Robin.
-Yeah, if you haven't read No Light Without Darkness, you're probably completely lost.-
Robin, Batman, and Kid Flash were forced to their knees in the glowing circle that they sparred in. Looking around, Robin realized that the others were tied up in the same way Wally was. Batman scanned the room too, and frowned, displeased by something. He cleared his throat. "Where's Ra's and Talia?"
Black Spider stepped out of the crowd. "You're not meeting the Great One today. Well, actually, one of you is. The rest, we will leave here." Batman snorted.
"If you think you can take me out of this mountain, you're-"
"No, Batman. We didn't come for you." Sportsmaster had emerged out of the crowd. Robin stole a glance at Artemis, and Sportsmaster noticed it. "We're not here for you either, baby girl. We've got express orders from the boss himself to bring him the bird."
Batman's head snapped up and he growled. "You're not taking him anywhere!"
Cheshire smirked and stretched languidly. "Oh, I think we are. The Great One has personally requested his presence."
Robin tilted his head. "Why? Is he going to try to use me as bait again?" (See B:TAS. I think the episode is Daughter of the Demon, or something like that.)
Hook shrugged. "That doesn't matter. We were told to bring Robin to The Great One, and we will. Batman, Ra's al Ghul will send you a message tomorrow, 5 PM sharp. Goodbye." Black Spider hoisted Robin over his shoulder and the four League of Assassin members walked towards the hanger.
Batman lost his cool and started yelling after them. "Don't worry, Robin, I'll find you!" Robin shot Batman a weak smile before he was carried out of the room.
A/N: IT'S HERE! THE STORY YOU'VE BEEN READY TO KILL ME OVER! I HAVE POSTED!
Shoutouts:
RangerPeach2: Thanks for yelling at me, sis!
Kyrianae Narii: Here's the sequel! And I do love my Daddybats fluff…
Smile-I'mTheEndOfAllThatYouSee: Okay, I don't give a crap what you think. If I wanna put an author's note in the middle of MY flipping story, I'm gonna put an author's note in the middle of MY flipping story! Deal with it! Okay, I'm a rising ninth grader. I don't care about my author's credibility. I do this for fun. Not for you. It's not like I put the author's note in all caps and bold print. Also the way you worded your review was rude. Instead of saying, 'First off, NEVER do this' you should say, 'I think that if you didn't do this, this would improve.'
PLEASE OFFER HELPFUL CRITICISM INSTEAD OF INSULTING MY ENTHUSIASM AND WRITING STYLE. I DO LISTEN, BUT I ASK THAT YOU KEEP YOUR CRITICISM RESPECTFUL AND RELEVANT.
