Yes! Two chapters in one week! Aren't you guys lucky! That is totally a record for me. I bet you guys are happy. And, bad news for me but good for you, my drains are all clogged up. Therefore, we aren't leaving until Tuesday! So, I've already ranted about Young Justice…. So I'm going to just get on with it….
Disclaimer: Seriously? Yes. I forgot last chapter. Oh well. I don't own any characters, all belong to Cartoon Network or DC Comics or Warner Bros. Or all three. I don't honestly know which one…
Robin's PoV
Present
Alone, limping through the maze that one of the Dynamic Duo's greatest enemies had set up for him, looking for his civilian best friend who was currently in an unknown death trap?
Not how Richard Grayson pictured his week turning out.
But he needed to find her. She would die. The clock was almost up, and they'd already lost Aqua Lad.
Don't think about it! He mentally scolded himself. The Atlantean's pale eyes, practically begging him to save him. He shook the thought away. He needed to stay focused. No one else would die because he was too slow.
He wanted to sprint to Batgirl, save her, and then leave and never come back. It was times like this he really wished Batman wouldn't trust him. He could really use some back up.
"Dude!" Wally yelled as he sped up behind him.
Speaking of… Dick thought as his injured friend limped to a stop beside him.
"Do you even know where you're going? What if it's a trap?" Wally screamed.
"KF, this whole damn thing is a trap! We are all just pawns in Joker's sick game!" Robin stopped abruptly and turned to yell at his friend. "I can't rely on Batman! We don't have the time!" he motioned towards the clock, who's bright red numbers glowed menacingly through the dark.
"When that clock strikes zero, this whole room is going to fill up with laughing gas and we are all going to die! Unless I can get us all out of here in time."
Silently, Wally limped alongside his friend, knowing Robin's words were true. But, there was something Robin hadn't considered.
"Rob?" Wally asked, unsure how to put his next words.
"Yeah?" Robin replied, almost bitterly.
"The second voice. Don't tell me you didn't recognize it." Kid Flash was abnormally serious. It was a rare occasion Robin saw his friend in such a state, and he knew exactly what Wally was getting at.
"I did."
"Well, aren't we going to save him?"
"He'd want us to save her first."
"But,-"
"Just don't distract me. If you're coming with than you need to help, not ask questions."
Silence. Again.
How could this have happened? He'd proven his mentor wrong, again. Batman had known they weren't ready for this. He'd known, but why hadn't he come yet? Joker had let them know every single day at midnight. And, if Robin's math was correct (it always was. Always.) than they'd been here just over a week.
Hadn't anyone noticed they were gone? Why wasn't anyone coming for them?
"Robin!" he heard her scream. He jerked his head up. His thoughts could wait for later.
Barbara Gordon sat there, in her Batgirl costume, tied to a metal folding chair. Her body was so broken and beaten Robin barely recognized her.
Her shoulder had obviously been popped out of place, and there was a large gash underneath her left eye. Her shirt had been ripped off and she'd been left in nothing but her skirt. She was crying heavily, and the gag that had previously been in her mouth she had spit out so she could properly call out to her friend.
Her body was occasionally convulsing, and she was trying a little too hard to force words out. "P-p-pois-son…" she said, shakily. "H-he p-poisoned me." She said.
"Oh Robbie! You found Bat-brat number two!" Joker said, laughing over the speakers. "I'll give you a hint! The antidote is just around the corner!"
Without thinking, Wally and Robin sped around the corner, but unlike Robin, Kid Flash tried to continue until he ran right into Robin's arm.
"KF!" Robin screamed. Wally stopped, looking at his best friend. Before them, a small hall way in the giant maze ended with a table with a small vial on it. Obviously, the antidote was in there. There weren't any booby traps. Why did Robin stop him? They had three minutes left.
Meaning; no time to waste on stopping.
"What?" KF said. "It's right there!" he motioned his arm towards the vial full of purple liquid.
Without a word, Robin ripped a part of his cape off. Wadding it up, he tossed it carelessly on the floor and watched it dissolve into a slimy, steaming heap.
"He coated the floor with acid…" KF realized.
"If you give me a boost, I can swing on that light up there. He motioned toward the small, single light bulb that hung loosely from a pipe in the ceiling. "I'll grab it and toss it back to you."
Robin lifted his bare feet up, waiting for Kid to loop his fingers together. He swung on the light, knowing the string would collapse under his weight. Joker set it up.
He just barely landed on the table, watching the light dissolve on the floor. Turning, Kid Flash looked shocked. Robin picked up the vial, tossed it back to his friend, and started shouting instructions.
"Give this to her, poor it slowly down her throat. All of it. Untie her and take her back to the team." He commanded, looking for a way to get across the acid.
"What about you?"
"I've got to go find Batman."
Oh! Another cliff hanger! I'm horrible XD
So I figured, since my trip was post poned I might as well give you the gift of another chapter. Especially because if I was busy writing, I wouldn't have to help fix the stupid drain. Ew.
IMPORTANT: Reviews are appreciated. So is favorites and all that fun stuff! But I love hearing your feedback, and ideas on where I should go with this. Especially the torture, because it's hard to be original with that. I love all you guys!
And sorry if this was a little rushed or not as good as the beginning or anything like that. I started it at about 2:00 this morning and fell asleep writing it. Heh…
