A/N: There is a poll on my bio for my next story. Vote, vote, vote! Anywho, sorry this took so long. If anyone has ideas for the story, feel free to tell me! Can anyone guess what the meaning of the titles is? I swear there's a pattern. Anyone who figures it out gets virtual blue cookies! And I'm working on a Halloween oneshot for my oneshot series with the ridiculously long name that I can't remember right now. Oh, and I fixed the underlines.
Within moments of deploying in Santa Prisca, Robin disappeared. Aqualad's words came back to him. "Robin will use his stealth to scout ahead and report back via the mindlink." Robin peeked through the leaves, running across the treetops nimbly and completely silently. He peered through a clump of broad leaves and spied two groups of people heading towards each other.
Robin to Team, there are two groups of armed hostiles converging. I have identified the uniforms as those of Kobra cultists and Bane operatives. I advise allowing the two groups to meet then attempt to negate the damage. Orders?
Robin could sense the other's confusion at his formality, but Aqualad had been trained more formally as well, so he was able to slip straight into 'mission mode.'
Agreed. Attempt to minimize the damage and keep the two groups from killing each other if possible, but do not risk your life. Try to keep them from seeing you. Everyone else, converge on Robin's location. Kaldur barked his orders, then sprinted towards Robin's coordinates. He would need help.
Just before the two groups began shooting, a creepy cackle rang out. All the men immediately scanned the forest around them. Bane and his cultists began murmuring to each other, "Robin. It's Robin! The Bat's Shadow! He's here!" in terror. Another cackle rang out, this time from the opposite side of the road. Immediately gun barrels snapped in that direction. A man standing close to the edge of the road, one of Kobra's cultists let out a scream of terror as he was dragged into the shadows. Everyone else whirled around to where the man used to be, and the process kept repeating until the Kobra and Bane operatives banded together in a tight circle.
Bane called out, "Come out, Robin!" Another cackle answered, and a clearly freaked out cultist turned to Bane.
"Why doesn't he tell us what he wants?!"
Bane just smiled grimly. "He never does. No one ever sees much of him, but he's definitely there. He's been spotted at a lot of Justice League functions, but he sticks close to Batman, who doesn't let him talk to anyone. He's never been recorded saying a single word. Well, he cackles. And sometimes you see a flash of red or yellow before you're knocked unconscious. He's more of a mystery than Batman is." At this, another cackle was heard, but it was from behind them.
Before the last man was knocked unconscious, he caught a glimpse of a yellow 'R' on a circular black background.
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When Bane woke up, he was tied securely to a tree. Beside one of his soldiers, who smelled. Bane ignored that, and focused in front of him. He then mentally freaked out.
Robin was right there. Right there! The shadow that all of Gotham hunted for his connection to the Bat, and his skills was right there.
Kid Flash, Aqualad, a kid in a black T-shirt with a Superman logo, and a green-skinned girl were there too, but that wasn't as important.
Robin noticed Bane's awareness and cut off Aqualad and KF's strategizing. Bane's awake. Kid Flash and Aqualad snapped their attention to the drug lord.
Bane was still shocked. "El petirrojo…" (that means Robin, if Google Translate is to be trusted)
Robin rolled his eyes and turned to Kid Flash. Translate, will ya?
Kid Flash eyed Bane. "Does he know English? Because I have a C in Spanish class for a reason…"
Robin smirked. Ha. I have an A in French. What the teacher didn't know was that I was already fluent… anyway, yeah, he knows English. Anyway, tell Bane that unless he talks, I'm going to drive him mad, then cut off his nose, ears, and eyes and feed them to the bats in the Batcave.
Kid Flash grinned evilly as Robin casually fiddled with a very sharp birdarang. After he translated, Bane looked scared.
"Look, niños, I don't know anything!" The birdarang was embedded next to his ear with a smooth flick of Robin's wrist. "Okay, okay! All I know is that Kobra took over my factory and is using it to infuse my venom with something called Blockbuster!" Robin plucked his weapon from beside Bane's ear, and strode over to Aqualad to make a plan.
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A bunch of explosions, a sabotaged helicopter, and a few mil in damages later, Robin was getting his butt kicked by Kobra. Well, the flicker of surprise when they began fighting was gratifying, but Robin wasn't stupid. He was losing. Then again, Robin's job was to delay Kobra, not defeat him.
The self-proclaimed god hesitated when he saw Robin's teammates approaching. "Another day, little owlet. Another day. Perhaps then you'll be fighting as my ally, instead of my opponent." With that, Kobra vanished into the undergrowth like the snake he was, leaving Robin stricken.
Robin put aside his horror as his teammates surrounded him. Kid Flash eyed him. "Dude, are you okay?"
Robin smiled shakily, not minding the other's confused faces. Later. Right now, we need to go back to the Watchtower.
On the way back to the Watchtower, M'gann was burning with a question, and finally decided to ask it. "Robin? How come you can laugh?"
Robin's words were spoken by KF. I had a bad run-in with some Joker venom when I was eleven… I still can't do anything else besides that crazy cackle, but it's pretty cool. The thing in my throat is enchanted and highly advanced tech, so we have no idea what happened with the Joker venom, I was just able to laugh, all of a sudden.
A/N: That's a wrap! Sorry this took so long. I'm physically and mentally exhausted. Do you like my new bolded format? Okay, I'll quit blabbing and do shoutouts.
Rainfall04: I'm trying to be original, so thanks! Um… yeah. As for the team being curious, right now, KF knows everything, Aqualad is too polite and respects Batman and Robin too much to pry, Superboy doesn't especially care, and Miss M is too scared of screwing up to ask. When Artemis comes in though… and Zatanna isn't the kind of girl to take no for an answer. Same with Rocket.
Aquarica: Yeah, Bats is overprotective, but I don't think Robin minds since he knows it's Bruce's weird way of showing he cares. This chapter is pretty similar, but it's going down next chapter.
MagicWarriorDragon: May I just compliment your fabulous name? It's amazing. Anyway, thanks for your flattering comment! I love Wally and Dick's bromance. I have not read those stories, but thanks for the recommendations, I'll definitely check them out! And I've fixed the underlines! I'm on a roll here! (Not)
Unlucky Alis: The kangaroo thing is gold. I crack myself up sometimes (a lot). Oh, Vandy was revived in a few minutes, and he got kicked. So now we've got a pissed immortal dude on our (my) hands. This is gonna be fun. I was laughing at myself too when I was writing Batsy's subtle scorn for his friend's bank accounts. Everyone stresses how Bruce isn't spoiled, but if you think about it, he kinda is. Not annoyingly spoiled, but definitely used to wealth. Just sayin'.
Skyywardsongx: Aww, shucks! Thanks! I do try for originality… and I've fixed the underlines! Hallelujah! And y'know what? I'm gonna have the characters go for a drink (nonalcoholic, they're minors lol) at some point, just for the lulz!
Fly1ng Grayson: I fixed the underline, and I will definitely be putting in a lot of Dick's home, school, and random encounters with annoying reporters, because that's always hilarious. And thank you, I fully believe that the mark of a great author is the ability to make a reader crack up one moment, then be completely serious and empathetic the next.
Rieharper: Amen! All the good stories were abandoned years ago! It's so frustrating! And thanks for calling me great! I have zero experience or knowledge of ASL, so if I screw something up somehow, please scream at me! I would appreciate it so much!