Revised version.
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"Where's Robin?" I asked once I had changed my outfit. Instead of white, I now had a purple long-sleeved leotard and a black hooded cape. I had walked into the living room to find all of the Titans except for the Boy Wonder.
"Where he usually is when Slade's up to something—his room," Beast Boy replied with a sigh and continued playing the game station.
"Ok, thanks," I said and left the living room. I walked down the dim hallway and stopped in front of Robin's door. I knocked on it with a quick flick of my wrist. It opened quickly and I stepped in cautiously.
Robin was leaned over his desk, looking over some stuff; I couldn't really tell what it was.
"Robin?" I asked quietly.
"Yes?" He turned his head towards me.
"I have a question." I said while walking over to him. "Who is Slade?"
"Slade is a villain, one of the best I've ever faced. He's a man in a mask, but I don't know who," Robin began. "He's a cruel and cunning psychopath so it's not hard to believe he's up to something again."
"Again?" I asked, confused.
"Yes, this is the third time he has come back. I've been trying to stop him, ever since he forced me to become his apprentice." Robin continued.
"What?" I gasped while thinking, Robin? A bad guy? NO!
"It was the only way to stop him from destroying the others," Robin said, his head down. Was it shame that made him hide his face? Was it anger? "It showed me how much we were alike and I hate to admit that I'm similar to that criminal."
"You are nothing like him!" I blurted out.
"Determined, clever, leader-like, and revenge-seekers. We are alike, Ezerra."
"But you're not a criminal. You have people who care about you and trust you. Slade doesn't have that." I insisted.
Robin was silent for a moment. "You're right," he said finally. "But that doesn't mean we aren't alike in other ways."
I had to admit then he was right. "Besides making you become his apprentice, what has Slade done?" I asked curiously.
"Lots of things. He's used Cinderblock to steal things, he's used the H.I.V.E. people to kick us out of our home for a while, and he's had another apprentice, Terra, but not against her will. Terra got herself turned to stone when she stopped Slade, after seeing he wasn't trying to help her, but himself," Robin explained.
His words sunk in, Slade was a major criminal. I wanted to stop him from hurting other people and stealing and I wanted him behind bars. Like right now. I tried not to dwell on the Terra fact; someone had wanted to be like Slade?
"What do you think he's planning this time?" I asked.
"I thought you said you had a question?" Robin said, his tone smart-alecky. "I don't know what he's planning but I will find out."
"Well, I hadn't planned on asking more questions." I replied, my tone even with his. "I know we will. I want him behind bars as soon as possible."
"So do I. But I don't think it will happen all that soon," Robin sighed.
I looked at the many things on the desk; the mask of black that was only a half with jagged edges.
"Slade's mask?" I asked, pointing to it.
"Only a part of it," he replied.
I saw a boomerang looking thing; I'd seen one on his belt. Except this one was broken. There was a silver "S" like the one I'd picked up earlier. I saw other Slade or Robin-related things. And all around the room I noticed their were clippings of other villains too.
For some odd reason, all the exhaustion from fighting and the fact that straight afterwards I had then put together my look, crashed over me. I suddenly felt all the pain from where I'd been hit with the nightstick and kicked.
Robin must have seen the look on my face because he then asked, "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." I replied. "I'm just a bit…"
I didn't finish because I had fallen over slightly and into the darkness of peaceful sleep. Finally.
Robin looked at his shoulder. Ezerra had fallen asleep from exhaustion on him. He had to admit that she looked peaceful and... cute when she was asleep, her long hair draped over her face. He couldn't stand there with her leaning on him so he picked her up slowly, in a way so that he didn't wake her.
He held her for a moment; he wasn't sure whether to find Starfire and give Ezerra to her or to just lay her down somewhere comfortable. He, not wanting to risk dropping her on the way to Starfire's room, laid her on his bed and covered her with a blanket.
He continued to work quietly, way into the night, until he just about dropped from exhaustion himself. He flicked off the lights; he left his room and headed into the living room. Everyone else was already in their rooms at this hour. He lay on the couch, looking out the living room window at the city below. Before he knew it, he sank into dreamless sleep.
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