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Ch. 2-More Probes

Robin hated events like this, which was why he never went to them…most of the time. But Starfire had been on the verge of tears when he at first refused to go, so of course he had to change his mind.

As he watched many other heroes pass his dressing room and walk by into the main hall, he tugged at his collar again. He hated wearing this fancy tuxedo, but everyone was dressing up and he was the guest of honor.

*Oh well, just do this and they'll give you more alone time* Robin thought to himself. Although every villain had been defeated when his team and the other Teen Titans defeated the Brotherhood, there was still the chance that they were out there, and Robin didn't like the fact that all the Teen Titans were coming leaving the world defenseless. Mumbo could be planning on robbing a bank. A new Brotherhood might be forming this very minute. And then of course there was Sla-

"Robin, you're on in like, five minutes!" Beast Boy suddenly popped through the door.

"Great," Robin mumbled, gathering himself.

"Come on, come on!" Beast Boy grabbed the Boy Wonder's arm and the duo made their way to the stage, Robin tugging at his collar the whole way.

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Besides the humiliating speech he gave and the outrageous attempt everyone made to applaud, Robin didn't think that the assembly was that bad. All of the Teen Titans were there, and they were wearing the fanciest clothes Robin had ever seen. Cyborg was in a nice black tux. Beast Boy didn't look eleven years old like he normally did. Even Raven had put on a beautiful royal blue dress that made her look stunning. And Starfire…wow, Starfire had just gone all the way putting this whole event together. Everything was perfect, including her. She wore a sparkling green dress that matched her eyes and made her look even more beautiful…if that was possible.

Now Robin was going around to different tables congratulating everyone on their hard work and their determination in defeating the Brotherhood. He tried to make each congratulation special in some way, but there were so many tables it was getting very hard to think of new things to say. All he wanted to do was rest…or fight. This assembly was really stressful, and Robin wished he could blow off some steam by bringing down Plasmus with his team or defeating Dr. Light one last time.

A poke on Robin's shoulder shook him from his thoughts, and he turned around to find Jinx holding a cupcake out to him.

"Here," she thrust the cupcake closer, "take it."

"Oh, sorry Jinx but I've already eaten," Robin said sheepishly.

"Look Robin, I'm trying to get used to this whole superhero thing," Jinx rolled her eyes. "Giving, not stealing, so please eat the cupcake!"

Robin gingerly took the cupcake and ate it. He had never known Jinx to be pushy, but she was trying to be a hero, the least he could do was humor her.

"Thanks Jinx," Robin smiled, his teeth full of cupcake.

"See you later Robin," Jinx said goodbye and then left the Boy Wonder. When no one was looking, she hurried into a nearby restroom and activated her communicator. Making sure no one was in there, she spoke.

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"Slade! Slade are you there? Come on Slade, hurry up!" Jinx's annoyed voice rang through on speakers set up across the whole room where Slade was sitting, surrounded by multiple villains.

"I heard you Jinx, did you do your job?" Slade asked.

"Of course I did!" a screech came from the other end.

"Alright," Slade replied tersely. When he and Robin ruled the world together, no one was going to talk to him like that. They were going to respect Robin, and for once, Robin would respect Slade. He would appreciate all that Slade did for him. But for now, Slade needed to be patient, he had to wait for just the right moment to crush all of the good in Robin.

Turning to Mad Mod, Slade spoke, "Are the probes ready?" he asked.

"Why yes, they ah ready!" Mad Mod grinned crazily.

"Activate them," Slade turned to Control Freak. Of all the villains, Control Freak had probably been the most useful to Slade. The idiot's massive gaming den was the perfect place to set up a hideout and all of the electronic displays easily showed the whole city along with other screens that showed different emotion levels of each of the titans.

"Yes sir!" Control Freak pushed a few buttons and the probes Robin ingested through the decoy cupcake began to spread throughout his body, with the majority heading up to his brain.

*Perfect* Slade smiled under his mask. Now he could control Robin's emotions thanks to these undetectable probes, and with the boy wonder's feelings at his command, Slade just couldn't lose. He would make sure of that.

"What is your order, Slade sir?" Control Freak asked.

"Let's make Robin feel…a bit bored," Slade smirked under his mask. The cameras placed discreetly around the Main Hall showed that Robin was already bored even though he tried to hide it as he congratulated his teammates.

*No surprise* Slade thought. *I'd be bored too. Who wants to stand around and talk all day?*

With this little push from the probes, Robin would be pushed over the edge, and would want nothing more to leave the party and get some fresh air…and maybe let off some steam by fighting a villain or two. Slade had a few lined up and ready to go…all part of the plan.

*Now, Robin* Slade chuckled very lightly as he turned a knob which doubled Robin's feeling of boredom, *let's add some excitement to your day, shall we.*

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