Disclaimer: I do not own Young Justice. I'm saving up to buy Robin though. But I don't own him as of yet either.

A/N: This was written for the Livejournal Young Justice Anon Meme. It has a link posted there leading to it. Also, this is loosely based on the show 4400, therefore the title. Lol. Thank you!

This chapter will have Robin acting OOC, but that's a part of the story at the moment so no worries. He's just a bit mentally unstable and that makes a person a bit different, y'know. So yeah, if you were wondering why he's acting the way he is in this.

For those who wanted to know, Jason, Tim, and Damian will have consistent rolls throughout this fic. I love brother bonds, so yeah. Much Bro bonding shall be had!

(Also, my inspiration for Insane!Robin's personality as well as his extensive abilities is Annie Wheaton from Stephen King's Rose Red. I felt that he abilities and childlike attitude would fit very well with a traumatized Robin.)

Chapter Four

Robin was sitting on the Infirmary bed, staring blankly into space with a small smile on his face. He seemed to be listening to something or someone only he could see. Every few seconds he'd nod or shake his head like he was answering some unanswered questions.

He'd been like that since Batman had brought him back in that morning, Robin saying only one sentence before sitting down and starting into his silent conversation.

Young Justice, Robin's brother's, and Batman watched him carry on while they waited for the arrival of Martian Manhunter. Batman had checked Robin over physically when he'd been comatose and they only had to wait a few more days for the results to return, but in lo of what had happened earlier Batman felt he needed a mental examination as well and J'onn was the best suited for the job.

M'gann had offered but Batman (and Red hood, Nightwing, and Red Robin) had expressly told her no, claiming that even the slightest mistake could cause harm to Robin or M'gann herself and it was best to just let J'onn do it as he was far more experienced. M'gann had been upset that she couldn't help, but she concede to their point.

Now they were just watching and waiting, all of them slightly unnerved by Robin's increasingly strange behavior. Not that they hadn't expected him to be different. A little off. Everyone returned had been and so they'd been expecting him to act a bit off, but seeing it was a lot more upsetting than any of them had thought it'd be.

"He's here."

Everyone jumped at he sound of Robin's voice. It was accompanied by the sound of Robin's bare feet hitting the linoleum floor (He still hadn't changed out of the strange white garment he'd appeared in) as he got down off the infirmary bed.

He looked around at them and seemed upset that they hadn't answered his remark, slight frustration clear in his eyes. "He's here."

He moved over past them to the door just as it slid open and J'onn J'onzz floated in, staring down at Robin's close proximity in shock. Though the shock was barely evident Batman and M'gann could see it clear as day. His eyes were focused intently on Robin who was smiling up at him softly with an odd look on his face. The same look from before when he'd been sitting and staring off into nothing.

J'onn had the same look on his face too. He seemed to be listening intently to something only he and Robin could hear.

M'gann gave a sudden gasp of pain, hand moving to her head and catching everybody but J'onn and Robin's attention. At the concerned looks she was given she motioned to Robin and her uncle who still hadn't moved or said a word.

"I tried to listen in. I-I heard strange voices then nothing. He threw me out."

Batman frowned. "J'onn?"

"No." M'gann shook her head, shocked, and pointed. "Robin."

Everyone turned to look at him, shocked when he broke eye contact with J'onn and looked right back at them, he and J'onn speaking at the same time.

"I can't help you. Not yet."

J'onn broke off and this time it was just Robin that spoke.

"I can't tell you anything. Not yet." He looked down at his hands then back up at them. "It's not time yet."

Everyone paled as he tilted his head, his eyes looking far older than they should, and this time when his words rang out they weren't out loud but rather in their minds, much like M'gann or J'onn when they used their powers, in his smooth voice.

'You're not ready yet.'

He then moved over to Wally's side and put out his hand, smiling softly at him as if nothing odd had just happened. "Hey, Walls. Wanna go play video games?"

Wally looked down at the extended hand in shock before looking up at the others in the room, eyes stopping on Batman. The Dark Knight looked over his son before giving a small nod, telling Wally it was alright.

He glanced at the other teens, eyes narrowing behind his cowl. "That's a good idea, why don't you all go with them.", The Bat turned and looked over at J'onn. "I need to talk to J'onn alone."

They all shared concerned looks before nodding and slowly filing out, Wally leading Robin out by the hand. As they left the redhead leaned down to Robin' sear, wrapping an arm around the smaller male's shoulders.

"Why don't we get you some other clothes first?"

"I don't have clothes here." Robin said looking up at him curiously, before pausing like he had before and looking into thin air. "I'd like that. Thank you."

Wally frowned down at him. "Like what?"

"To borrow some of yours.", Robin said simply. "That's what you were going to offer right?"

Wally nodded numbly, turning to share a look with the others. His fear was reflected in all of their faces, M'gann's more than anyone else's. She still seemed disturbed that he'd thrown her out of his mind.

Jason looked at his little brother with concern clear in his eyes. "Di-Robin how did you know that?"

Robin looked at his brother with the same look he'd given Wally. "I heard it."

"Did the voices tell you?", Tim asked softly.

Robin shook his head softly giving an amused smile. "No. They only tell me important things. Things you're not ready to know yet. This I just heard. I heard it like Megan does."

M'gann gave him a look of understanding. "You read his mind."

Robin's smile widened and he nodded at her. He looked around at all of them, eyes taking in the looks on their faces, before his smile dropped and he seemed to return more to himself than he had been since they'd gotten him back.

"It hurts to hear them. Your thoughts.", he paused. "I'm not made to, but they changed that. They changed me."

Roy moved over to him quickly, grabbing his shoulders. "Who? Who did this to you?"

"Robin, who are they?", Jason added.

Robin seemed to pause to think his eyes moving to look at the floor as he took deep breaths, seemingly focused on the question. He looked like he was listening again, head tilted to the side and eyes distant. A few minutes passed like that before his head suddenly jerked to the floor, his body shaking.

"Y-You're not ready to know yet. It's not time for you to know yet.", He seemed to struggle for a moment and there was a strange tremor in the furniture around them before he sighed softly and looked at them all with a small smile. "Can I get changed now?"

They all stared silently at him, faces drawn with worry and confusion at both his words and the strange shaking of the furniture, before Kaldur finally broke the silence, moving to the thirteen year old's side swiftly.

"Of course. Wally will take you to get some better clothes and you'll meet up with us in the living room to watch a movie together.", he gave a small smile, nervous but still a smile. "How does that sound?"

Robin smiled dreamily and nodded. "That sounds nice.", he grabbed at Wally's arm, tugging it slightly. "Come on Wally."

The redhead let himself be dragged off towards his room by his petite boyfriend, glancing back at the others as they watched them go, only turning to head for the living room when they vanished from sight.

Robin dazedly dragged Wally straight to his room, plopping on the bed while the redhead moved over to the closet and dug out the spare clothes he kept at the mountain for sleepovers. He kept them specifically for when missions were particularly exhausting or dragged on and he just couldn't make it home.

He turned around, a long sleeved white tee shirt and pair of sweats in his hands, only to drop them when he saw Robin.

The raven haired teen was completely naked. He was standing there, naked as the day god made him, with the strange white outfit he'd been wearing crumpled at his feet.

Wally blushed at the sight, putting a hand up to cover his eyes. "Rob, what are you doing?"

Robin smiled, obviously amused by Wally's reaction. "I'm changing. Duh."

"You're naked!"

Robin chuckled, grabbing up the clothes Wally had dropped. "Well, yeah. I can't exactly change if I don't take off what I was wearing before now can I?"

"W-Why didn't you wait for me to leave the room?" ,Wally stuttered.

Robin frowned, though Wally couldn't see it past his hands, and continued changing. "I didn't realize it would bother you so much. I'm sorry." ,He finished slipping on Wally's over-sized clothes and looked over at the redhead. "You can look now."

Wally lowered his hand and carefully peeked at the smaller male just to be sure he was fully clothed. When he saw that he was he opened his eyes all the way and couldn't help but grin at the sight of Robin in his clothes.

Robin was practically swallowed up by the swaths of fabric, making him look like a living pile of cloth with a head. The sleeves of Wally's shirt went well past his hands ,ending at Robins thighs, and the sweatpants bagged around his ankles, obscuring his bare feet.

Wally let out a barking laugh, making Robin frown at him.

"What's so funny?", The raven haired teen asked, crossing his arms.

Wally gave a small chuckle before stopping and moving over to pull Robin into his arms. "My clothes are huge on you.", at the look Robin gave him he pulled him closer and added. "No worries. It's cute."

Robin smiled up at him. "Really?"

"Yeah.", Wally gave a nod. "You're always cute dude."

Robin smiled and grabbed his arm, moving back into the hall with Wally following. The taller male allowed himself to be dragged by Robin again, but only for a few minutes before stopping. He froze, Robin stopping with him, and turned the raven haired teen to face him.

"I missed you."

Robin tilted his head curiously. "I missed you too, but it's okay." , he moved closer to Wally and put a hand on his cheek. "I'm here now."

"Where were you?"

Robin's smile dropped and his eyes became haunted. "You're not ready to know that yet."

Wally gave a small growl. "Why Rob? Why aren't I ready yet? What is so bad I can't know?", he gave a small whimper and looked at Robin sadly. "Why can't you tell me?"

Robin looked up at him, eyes darkening. The room started shaking gently as he tilted his head and listened to whatever the voices were saying. As he listened the shaking grew more and more fervent and intense and his eyes became unfocused. And as the entire cave began to shake and the walls cracked Wally thought for a second that he could hear whispered screams and see flashes of something like a battlefield- a war, with Robin screaming in the background 'No, No, NO!' and sobbing.

And when Robin spoke Wally could hear the pain in his voice, the sound of oncoming tears. And when Wally looked up at him, the room shaking and thrashing around him, he saw that Robin was indeed crying, his pale cheeks tear streaked.

"You're not ready! You're not ready! The voices know Wally, they know best! You're not ready!", The shaking stopped suddenly, Robin seeming to fall back into his calm daze, and the raven haired boy put hand on Wally's cheek again. "Not yet."

At that moment the others as well as Batman and the Martian Manhunter entered the hallway, eyes wide and panicked (everyone but Batman and Martian Manhunter of course. They just looked...blasé). Almost immediately they all asked the same question, though the tone was different for each person. In the end it was Batman that got it across in full.

"What happened?"

Wally could only gasp out one word, the shock in his eyes clear. "R-Robin..."

All eyes turned to the dazed brunette smiling dreamily at them swamped in Wally's over-sized clothes. He seemed perfectly at ease with what had just happened, though slightly perturbed as he looked at them all apologetically.

"I'm sorry. They said this would happen."

Batman frowned lightly. "They said what would happen?"

Robin looked down at his hands. "They said I'd be different. Like the others.", he looked up at them. "The others were wrong. They didn't listen. They didn't understand that it's necessary."

Before the other's could even ask why J'onn replied for Robin. "You're not ready yet."

The raven haired teen nodded, moving over to smile up at the stoic Martian. As he stood in front of him, looking up, J'onn looked down at him with a look of sadness. Robin simply smiled wider, his smile sincere.

"Don't worry.", The small teen said softly. "I'm okay."

He seemed to lose focus, eyes staring off into the distance as he looked at the Martian. For several minutes they held a silent conversation and M'gann didn't dare try to listen in this time, afraid of the pain Robin caused by blocking her out earlier. Then suddenly Robin turned to face the other teens as if nothing had happened.

"Weren't we going to watch a movie?"

Everyone felt the tension drain slightly, collectively letting out a breath. They seemed to feel more at ease when he was out of it like this as it was much less frightening and worrisome than when he stopped to listen to voices only he could hear or gave them cryptic warnings.

Jason nodded, looking around at the others. "Yeah. Why don't we go do that now. You can even pick the movie."

Robin grinned a familiar grin and grabbed hold of Wally's arm again, dragging the redhead after him as he headed to the living room. Most of the others followed, watching the small teen closely, but Jason didn't. He stayed behind, looking over at his father and the Martian Manhunter.

"Are you going to tell me what's going on?", He asked his adopted father, eyes narrowed.

The Bat gave a sigh no one else would hear him make. "I don't know what's going on."

He looked over to J'onn, their prior conversation after the children had left coming into his mind. J'onn's words still echoed in his head, repeating themselves over and over.

'He turned to the Martian as soon as the children were gone, eyes blazing. "What was that?"

"You are not ready to know.", J'onn replied firmly.

Bruce snarled, taking a threatening step forward. "Richard is my son J'onn! I need to know what happened. I need to know why it happened. For Richards safety!"

J'onn put a hand on his shoulder, red eyes full of understanding. "I know you are worried Bruce, but on this you must trust me. Trust Robin."

The Martian let his arm fall away, floating over towards the far wall, and looked down at the floor, eyes dark. He seemed to be caught up in dark thoughts, his hands shaking slightly.

"You are not ready to know Bruce.", he paused before turning to look over his shoulder at the Bat. "I wish that I did not know.", his eyes seemed to go dull, like all the light inside had suddenly gone out "It serves a purpose my friend and though the others who had been taken did not understand this I fear Robin does. He understands far better than even I do."

"What purpose?", Bruce asked, far softer than Batman ever would.

He was not asking as a colleague, as Batman, but rather as a friend. This was Bruce asking-no, begging- J'onn to help him. He was asking his friend to help him save his son from whatever was coming that Richard believed he was not ready to face.

And for a minute it looked like J'onn would answer. He could see the understanding in the Martian's red eyes. He knew J'onn understood the desperation he felt. The need to help his son. And he felt the Martian's resolve weaken momentarily..., before becoming suddenly firm once again.

"You are not ready to know."

And before Bruce can reply, angrily or otherwise, the shaking starts and he knows that something is wrong with Robin and this conversation is over.'

As the memory faded he turned to glance at his oldest son, a hardness in his eyes that showed that at that moment he is Batman and not Bruce. And the words he said next where both for his son and himself.

"We aren't ready to know."

Later that night, curled up with his brother's in the living room of Mount Justice, those words echoed in Jason's head.

We aren't ready to know.

Looking down at the teens around him, all curled up and watching the movie playing on the TV screen, he understood. They probably weren't ready for whatever it was his brother had been through. Whatever was coming too.

He probably wasn't ready either. When it came to Dick he, Tim, and Damian would never be ready to hear about half the horrible things that had happened to him. He was the baby after all.

But that begged the question, Was Robin ready?

He looked down at his little brother and jumped a bit when he found himself staring straight into his little brother's ice blue eyes. Richard (the team would know that was his name soon since he hadn't been wearing his mask when he'd returned or since) looked up at him like he knew. He knew just what his older brother was thinking.

And his words confirmed it.

"Don't worry Jay. I'm ready. And soon you will be too."

What does Robin mean? Hmmmmm? What aren't they ready for? What other changes has he gone through? What other powers does he possess? Is Robin as okay and in control as he seems?

Cookies for anyone who can guess what they aren't ready to know yet.

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