Teen Titans

Chapter Two-Distressing News

Robin woke the next morning feeling refreshed and renewed. He walked down the hall into the kitchen for some breakfast and saw Beast Boy playing a video game, as usual, and Cyborg yelling at him and telling him what he was doing wrong. Raven was off to one side reading a book, but Starfire was nowhere to be found. 'She must still be asleep,' Robin thought. He opened the fridge to see what he could get to eat and before he knew it Beast Boy and Cyborg were right behind him.

"So I hear Robin is quite the ladies man!" Cyborg shouted eagerly.

"What? No I…."

"We heard you and Star talking about it in the hallway. You got a wife and kid! DUDE!"

Robin sighed, "Yes, I have a family…Now can I eat my breakfast?"

"Dude! You gotta tell us everything!" Cyborg demanded.

Robin sighed. "I just want to eat my breakfast."

"What's she like!" Beast Boy demanded to know.

"She's nice…I guess, now can I eat?"

"Do we get to meet her?" Cyborg asked, also getting in Robin's face.

"I am sure such a girl of Robin's choice would love to meet his friends," Starfire said coldly as she floated into the room.

"Oh…uh…Good morning Star, sleep well, I am guessing," Robin replied.

"I slept well, thank you. So when is she coming to visit your friends?" She asked not avoiding the subject.

"Well, uh, Star, she is…quite busy…with work and all…And Faith has school, she cannot just drop it in the middle of a semester…" Just then their screen came on and Batman appeared. He seemed very disheveled and Somewhat injured. Behind him stood a teenaged redhead girl and a slightly older looking redhead girl, maybe in her mid to late twenties. Robin gasped when he saw her in a wheelchair.

"Br…Batman, what happened?"

Batman sighed and looked at the screen with a tired face. "Joker escaped from Arkham…He went straight for Gordon's house intending to harm Gordon, but instead finding…" He sighed again. "I'm sorry Robin, I did not know until it was too late."

"What happened," Robin demanded through clenched teeth.

"Joker found…your wife and daughter there instead. He thought it was an excellent opportunity. Fourtenly, she was able to hide Faith, but she was not as lucky. He knew she was Gordon's daughter and he… well he shot her in both legs. The doctors say she may never walk again." Batman sighed again and the woman and teen both put their hand on his shoulder. "It was not your fault Batman," They murmured. "Anyways, Gotham is not a safe place for them until Joker is caught again. I am sending her and Faith to the tower with you for safe keeping until Joker is captured."

"Of course," Robin agreed without giving it a second thought. Batman just nodded.

"They will be flying by privet jet tomorrow. Can you meet them?"

"Yes," he replied, "of course."

"Good." And with that the transmission was cut off and Robin sank to the floor. Beast Boy and Cyborg came to his side right away.

"Dude, I'm sorry for what happened to your wife."

Robin just sat there and shook his head. Raven never knew what to do when it came to emotions so she just sat and watched. Starfire sat back, unable to comfort her friend this time. She floated off and went up to the roof to think.