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Chapter 6 – An Explanation

Robin stared down at Madison as she lay in the bed. She was sleeping in the Titan's Infirmary, restrained down to the bed with large black belts and an IV tube inserted into her body. Her heartbeat was steady; however, it made him uneasy. He felt that it might flat line at any moment and he would lose her again.

The door hissed open and Robin took one final glance at the girl before leaving the room. He rode the elevator up to the Ops Room knowing that he had some explaining to do to his teammates. As he entered the room, everyone was sitting down on the sofa, more than likely waiting for their leader.

Robin made his way over and was soon standing before them.

"I'm guessing you'd all like to know about her?" Robin began, however, he posed it as a statement rather than a question. His fellow Titans nodded their heads as they waited for him to continue. Robing gave out a tired sigh before beginning his explanation. "I had just gone solo and came to Jump City to start a new life. Things weren't going great and I almost gave up being Robin."

"Dude, why?" BB shouted in curiosity. Robin gave the changeling a hard glare, causing the boy to shrink back into his seat. "Shutting up now."

"Her name is Madison Jay Croft. I came across her when I found a beaten up mugger and she was helping an elderly woman up. The elderly woman left quickly, but it wasn't because of what had happened. The people around that area of Jump City aren't the kindest, especially towards the homeless, and so I let Madison stay with me for a while. She became a friend of mine, and she convinced me that the city needed saving, she convinced me to not give up."

"Did she join you in your endeavors?" Starfire inquired.

"No, I didn't let her join me." Robin shook his head in disagreement. "Though she wanted to, especially after I had taught her a few martial arts moves."

"I thought her fighting style was somewhat similar…" Cyborg mumbled.

"Cyborg, do you remember the day the newest area of the park was opened?"

"You mean the day the mayor was shot a—?" He stopped midsentence and looked at Robin in disbelief. "That was her…?" Robin only nodded in reply.

"What occurred that day, Cyborg?" Starfire inquired.

No one replied to the Tamaranean. Instead, Cyborg went over to the computer and brought up an old news article on the large television screen. The headline read, "Young Teen Takes Bullet for Mayor", and there was a picture of Madison in the middle of the page, the text surrounding it.

"Madison went to the opening, and she tried to save the mayor by getting rid of the gun. What she didn't know is that he had another in his pocket, and he used that on her, shooting her three times in the back. She didn't survive. I saw the whole thing. Before I could get to her, she was dead, and the gunman was gone. I promised myself that I would never team up with anyone after that."

Raven raised an eyebrow in slight confusion. "But…?" She began.

"But then I met you guys, and after we teamed up to help Starfire… it just felt right."

"So what happens now?" Cyborg asked, looking over at Robin curiously. "What are we going to do when she wakes up?"

"Don't know." Robin admitted.

Raven's eyes closed for a few seconds and opened once more, standing up and looking at the rest of the team. "Well, we'd better figure out what we're doing soon because she just woke up."