A/N: You all must have been wondering, 'Where's Raya? Why aren't there any new chapters up?' (at least, I hope that's what you've been thinking). Well, lucky me, my school has winter exams. So, I was a little pre-occupied for the past few weeks. But, I'm back and better than ever. Expect a couple more chapters over Christmas break.

-S-

Slade stared down at the broken boy. His scout had carried in Robin hardly 15 minutes before, and yet Slade had not moved. He merely surveyed the body that lay before him. Yes, he had told the man to use any means necessary, but the mess of broken bones and blood before him could barely be distinguished as Robin. His hair, matted with blood, had fallen in his face, various limbs were twisted at unbearable angles, and his nose would never look the same.

Finally, Slade was satisfied with what he had seen. He called Wintergreen in, to take the boy to the medical wing. Slade allowed himself a small smile. 'I have seen Robin at his weakest, and now that I've seen it, it will be an easy matter to break him.' He thought to himself. He turned back to his monitors, watching his plan unfold perfectly before hi eyes.

-TT-

"Please?"

"No."

"But, friend Cyborg! We must…"

"'We must…' what Starfire? What do we have to do?"

"We have to help him. We must make sure he's okay!"

"I agree with Starfire, dude. We should check out what's going on. It's getting late."

"For once I agree with Beast Boy."

"Robin doesn't trust us already. He's probably just on patrol. He won't appreciate us butting in."

"But friend Cyborg, he has not been well! What if Slade…"

"What if Slade? Slade's not back. Terra got rid of him."

"Cyborg's right. Terra… Terra totally got rid of Slade. She wouldn't have sacrificed herself if it didn't work."

"Beast Boy…"

"I'm fine Raven."

"Cyborg. I accept that there has to be a certain level of trust between us, but one, if Robin's hallucinating, he shouldn't be out of the tower…"

"Raven, I did the tests. He's fine."

"Then, two, if Slade's back…"

"Slade can't be back!"

"Beast Boy, it's just an 'if'. If Slade's back, the sooner we find Robin and get him back here the better. I think we should go out and look for him. If we find him and he yells at us for interrupting his patrol, at least we'll know he's okay. But if he's not okay, or Slade's back, or both, then we'll be able to help him instead of just sitting here at the tower."

"I agree with Raven, Cyborg."

"Me too, dude."

"Fine. Titans go."

-R-

Robin's eyes open slowly. Everything was hazy at first. Where was he? Was he at the tower? Vague memories of a fight began to trickle into his mind. Was he hurt? He decided to stretch a little, get a feel of his injuries. But, at his first movement, pain sliced through his body. Bright white lights above him came into focus. A man leaned over him, muttering over his shoulder. Something about 'anesthetic gas'. He felt a mask being placed over his mouth and despite the pain, struggled for a moment. The world soon began to go dark again. Robin returned to his slumber.

Robin woke again. His mind was sharper this time, and recovered more quickly. He recalled the fight, and being captured by the strange man who was going to take him to Slade. He cautiously flexed his fingers. No pain. He rotated his wrists. Nothing. Arms, shoulders, legs, feet, head, everything seemed fine. He sat up carefully, looking around. He had no shirt or shoes, and his useless utility belt had been removed, but his mask was intact. Robin slipped off the bed, and crossed the room to the door. Unlocked. He opened it slowly and when he was sure no one was in the corridor, he slipped out, turned, and immediately walked into what felt like a large rock.

"Sleep well Robin?"

"Slade."

-TT-

"Fine. Slade's back. Are you satisfied Raven?"

'No. I am not satisfied to know that Slade's back and has possibly kidnapped Robin. What is this to you? Some petty 'I'm right, you're wrong' argument? Robin could be hurt, possibly dead."

"Sorry Raven. I didn't mean it like that. I mean, it's just… We've been looking for days and come up with nothing. It's just like last time, and it's… it's so frustrating that I didn't see it sooner."

"Sometimes we see what we want to see, Cyborg. It's not your fault that Robin's…"

"Robin's what?"

"Batman…"

"Where's Robin?'

A/N: Was it worth the wait? I know I didn't do the Titan's scenes as usual, but I was trying something new. Do you like it? Review and tell me what you think! As well, tell me what you think of the new title! (I thought of it after listening to Heroes and Thieves by Vanessa Carlton). fullmetaldevil, I loved your title ideas, Thanks so much for all the time you put into them! Mega cookies for you. As well, I'd like to give a shout out to dlsky and Alexandru ( two of my fanfiction heroes) for reviewing. Thank you to all my patient readers. Stay tuned for more intrigue, drama, and angst.

Thanks - Raya