I'm going to try to make longer chapters since I've been getting that a lot for this story, so wish me good luck because it's hard to do with this story.

Note: the 49 in MK49 is pronounced four-nine, not forty-nine.

On with the story.

Chapter 6: Memories, Memories

"Ouch," Robin hissed as a rather large needle drew blood from his right arm, "What's with the big needles, dudes?"

One of the scientists that milled about him spoke, "Part of MK49's punishment to you for leaving. Don't worry, you won't feel anymore pain after that harmonization."

Robin groaned, he hated being reminded of the harmonization every time he tried to talk to someone. He rolled his eyes as a helmet with wires was brought in; MK49 hadn't updated the Memory Reviver that he made when he was five.

A scientist hooked the Memory Reviver up to Robin and MK49 spoke, "It's time for you to be reminded why we will harmonize, Richard. For it seems that you have chosen to forget."

With that Robin began to relive his past, a past that he had left behind 7 years ago.

~5 years old~

"I'm almost done!" Richard giggled. He had been working on the best ever computer for about a year and half and he was finally almost done. He fiddled with a few circuits and then sent a few last programs and it was the moment of truth. Richard pressed the keys shift, M, shift, K, 4, 9 and the computer sprang to life.

The facility that Richard was in lit up as energy from the new computer filled the circuits and awakened the security systems. The workers in the facility stopped in awe as devices sprung to life and began to work.

In Richard's room, there was more activity than anywhere else. Buttons lit up, circuits sparked, wires and cables moved, and a large computer screen lit up. On the screen was the upper half of an avatar of a blond woman with black eyes wearing glasses, a beige shirt and a lab-coat. "Program MK49 up and running. All systems running smoothly."

Richard smiled as his creation worked. "Good job, MK49. Artificial Intelligence activated, code sequence, MK49bnp778."

With that the program's eyes turned digital green (think about it... hint, hint) , "Thank you , creator. May I ask why I am called MK49?"

Richard smiled and said, "The MK stands for Machine Keystone, the 4 stands for when I started making you, and the 9 is for today, September 9th, when I finally finished making you! Can you give me a full update of your systems, please?"

MK49 gave a virtual smile to her creator, "Sector 1 up and running, Sector 2 is good except for a loose wire in block 2, Sector 3 is running, Sector 4 is a little fuzzy, Sector 5 is running smoothly, and Sector 6 is fine."

Richard looked at the screen and said, "I'll go over to Sector 4 to see what's up. Send an update to the repairers to send someone to fix the wire in Sector 2, block 2. Complete a full inner system analysis and give a report when I return to this point." With that he walked away looking all business.

~5 months later~

"What are you doing, Dr. Smithy? MK49's systems are fully operational and running smoothly." the now six year-old boy asked.

The scientist looked at the boy and said, "MK49 wished to have a chip uploaded into her with all of the information we have on you, Richard. She wants to do the harmonization idea you were toying around with last month."

Richard looked at the scientist openmouthed, "Why? I deemed that it wasn't worth the risks presented to the system and the person who harmonized. I also said that it was forbidden."

The scientist gave Richard a hard look, "Remember, boy. You're not in charge here. You are the head tech scientist, but our leader has more authority than you do. Our leader has decided that you will harmonize with the system since you created it and won't be as overwhelmed as the rest of us would be."

In the weeks after that ,Richard tried to accept the fact and even looked forward to it after a while, but the night before the process, he panicked and knew that he had to get away. He crawled through the ventilation shafts where there weren't cameras that interacted with MK49's virtual intercepts yet, and managed to get out to the street. He looked around for a few moments, as he had rarely visited the outside world, then shook himself and ran through the streets.

After a few days, Richard came upon a circus. He walked through the things that didn't require tickets until he saw a man and a woman looking at him. He went over to them and told them of his troubles to an extent. The man and woman happened to be the Flying Grayson's and they decided to adopt the boy.

Over the next three years, Dick (as he was now nicknamed) learned acrobatics and discovered that he was quite good at it. He became more carefree and lost some of the overly-mature manners that he had had in the facility. He was part of the Flying Grayson's and he loved it.

Then, the accident happened. A man decided that he didn't like the fact that the circus didn't want to pay for protection, so he sabotaged the Graysons' act. That night, Mary and John (don't hassle me; I don't know their actual names so I chose the first that came to mind) Grayson fell to their deaths and Richard was again an orphan. But, it wasn't for long, as Bruce Wayne, a friend to the Grayson's, chose to adopt the troubled boy.

When Dick found out that Bruce was Batman, his story poured out. He told him of everything from the earliest times he remembered. As he told his story, Bruce's face grew harder and madder. When Richard was done Bruce kneeled next to him and Dick became Robin, the Boy Wonder.

Dick had fun despite all the dangerous and near death experiences. He made friends in the League and with different sidekicks. When Young Justice was formed, he was ecstatic, he would be able to prove that he was ready to be a hero like Batman! But, then Aqualad became leader, Robin just wasn't ready yet.

And now he was back here again.

The memories of being in the compound began to repeat again and again in his head until he had no conscious though, but of the facility.

In the control room, MK49's avatar grinned, "Soon, Richard, soon we will be together, my creator. We'll be one, a beautiful creation of man and nature. Soon." The computer repeated the word many times throughout that night, unaware that there was someone there who should not have been. Unaware as she was lost in artificial thoughts, she did not know that her security systems had been disabled until later in the night. She never realized that a spy had been in her midst. A spy with red arrows.

I know I overdid the ending of the chapter, but it was the best I could do. This chapter was longer, hurray!