Chapter 3

A/N: OMG! I'm totally sorry, I got so caught with I Will Always Be Here, I completely forgot to update. I'm not sure if this is a filler though...well...it does have some torturing...bah, enough of my rambling, read the story.

MY DARLING BETA: The Silver Pen Of Fate

'Well, well, well Batsies! Your sidekick is up first.'

Robin paled, oh god, why always me?

Harley grinned and pulled out five dirty rags and shoved them in to the entire team but Robin. She winked at Robin.

'We needa' hear your scream, my little bird, no raggie for you.'

Aqualad looked like he was going to throw himself against the flames if Robin wasn't pulled out of the deadly plans. Miss Martian looked the same. Artemis seemed pretty confused, but scared for him at the same time,

Robin chuckled bitterly; Bet she hasn't seen the worse of the Gotham villains.

Kid Flash was all wide eyes and shivering, scratch that, vibrating in fear for his friend. Superboy was just plain confused.

'So, Robbie, how do you like knifes?' Joker pulled out a rusty knife, it was already coated with dried blood from Joker last killing spree 'I love them.' He started cleaning it off with a dirty rag.

'You wanna' know who's blood this is?'

Robin glared at Joker, but Joker just continued talking,

'Old John Farey. He was annoying, of course, not any more. His screams lasted for more than a minute. Beautiful, beautiful song.'

Joker dropped the rag to the floor.

'Let's start.'

Robin scrambled backwards, his head hitting the cage, a bolt of pain coursed through him. He had seen Joker worst torturing potential. It wasn't funny, not at all.

Joker sneered, a twisted smile blossoming on his face,

'Why so serious?'

Robin couldn't back up in the cage anymore. His eyes were widening in fear.

At first it was just silence, then suddenly, a flash of silver. The pain came unexpectedly, the knife plunging in to his flesh, searing through his skin and grazing his pale bone. He screamed, it bounced off the white washed walls and sinking in to the ears of the team. Even Kid Flash, who was sealed in a ball of plexiglass, heard the scream and cringed, unwillingly to look up to look at his friend. Joker laughed and clapped,

'Lovely! Lovely! Sing more, my little bird, SING MORE!'

Just as suddenly as his screaming began, it stopped. Robin was panting, but he definitely kept his mouth shut, refusing to let the screams from him. Joker frowned,

'No, no, no birdie, you must sing for Uncle J!'

And he reached over and he twisted the knife in Robin's arm. It sent another jolt of pain up his arm and the cut released more blood and by now it was trickling all over Robin, but this time there was no screams, he was prepared, he winced, but didn't show any more emotion than that. Joker's frown intensified,

'Bad Robin!'

And he plunged another knife within Robin, this time aiming for his thigh. A sound of tearing muscle squelched throughout the room. M'gann was sobbing, she was already as close as her could to the fire without making sure that she would pass out.

Artemis's eyes were about as far as they could go, she finally saw what Gotham villains really were, her hands were fisted around the metal bars, trying her best to comfort her friends with her gray eyes.

Aqualad was almost out of the fire's range, but as soon as he just got too close to the fire, he fell back and collapsed. He glanced weakly at Robin, silver eyes apologizing over and over. Robin used everything he could get his mind settled by the point that the white walls were white and not that there was a eight inch knife sticking out of his thigh.

Then Joker retracted the blade, anger radiating off every cell.

'You're becoming more and more like Bats! No emotion, no nerve cells!'

Robin cringed at that thought. Becoming Batman was the last thing he wanted to do.

Watchtower.

The Justice League couldn't believe it.

Picking on an honorary member's kid was one thing, but picking on an original member's kid was an entirely different matter. Especially picking on Batman's kid. Hurting Batman's kid might as well be signing your own death warrant. Batman would not rest until he was dancing on your grave.

And apparently, Joker didn't know that and instead still smiling and laughing.

Batman, on the other hand, looked like the Grim Reaper himself. Honestly, kidnapping had happened, yes, torturing too, but just never to the extent that the torturing was being broadcasted through-out Gotham and other cities.

That was new.

The room was still silent, they watched as Joker suddenly threw the knife and it pierced Robin's left arm. The JLA let out a gasp, and not moments too soon, Robin's scream came out of the speakers, it sounded too real. Batman cracked the table as all his pressure directed towards it. But the scream suddenly stopped. Then Joker's angry voice crackled out of the T.V.

'No, no, birdie. You must sing for Uncle J!'

Then they watched with horror as Joker twisted the knife in Robin's arm. This time he didn't scream, only a wince, but it still drew gasps from the League. Joker was angry now, really really angry. Joker raised another knife and plunged it in to Robin's thigh. The sound of skin tearing, no, not just skin, muscle tearing filled the ear of the JLA. But the emotions were kept tight within Robin. Batman had taught him well.

A raspy and annoyed voice tumbled out of the speakers.

'You're becoming more and more like Bats! No emotion, no nerve cells!'

Batman flinched slightly from the reaction in Robin's face when Joker had voiced that, he had guessed that would be the last thing Robin would want to happen to him.

The JLA gasped when they saw what Joker brought out next.

Back to The Team

A bright blue, wrist thick cable made its debut.

'TA DA!' Joker grinned while waving the cable around like a cowboy, when Harley from the other end of the room pushed the switch, the cable started crackling with electricity, it coursed back and forth around the cable. Joker seemed un-affected, well, considering he had 'rubber duckies' gloves on, it was obvious that electricity wouldn't be affecting him.

Joker opened the cage and stepped in it, the cracked the blue cable like a whip. It lashed down on Robin, searing electricity through him. It ran in to him, even though Robin was aware it was a minor shock, the pain was still intense. Unaware of it, Robin opened his mouth and let the screams all come out, the ringing.

M'gann was crying, tear pouring out as she struggled against the fire. Kaldur couldn't tear his eyes away from the convulsing body and blue lights, though his eyes were wide in shock that a such inhuman thing could be done by a human. Wally couldn't look, his eyes squeezed shut and his hands clamped tight over his ears, but the screams could pierce human skin.

Artemis was too pale, she was almost tearing her skin off at her cheeks. Her eyes were glued on to Robin, she begged silently for Joker to stop, she begged and begged. But of course, she wasn't telepathic.

So all she could do, was watch.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed, it took ages. Review pretty please with bat-shaped candy on the top?