Chapter 9
Darkness
Night crept into Jump City covering the metropolis in darkness, a half moon glowing in the sky.
Robin stood in a dark warehouse alone-at least so he thought-
"Hello apprentice."
Robin spun around-Slade standing right behind him.
"What do you want?" he growled.
"Can I not pay a little visit to my apprentice?"
"I'M NOT YOUR APPRENTICE!" yelled Robin lunging at Slade.
Slade caught him around the waist and slammed him onto the concrete floor. Robin gasped in pain, quickly rolling away from Slade's on coming fist which left a large crack where Robin's head was seconds before.
Robin quickly stood up and kicked out at Slade, but he grabbed his foot bringing him upside down. Robin struggled to get free.
"You can beat an old friend near death, but you can't even hit your worst enemy," sneered Slade.
Enraged, Robin kicked Slade in the face right under his only eye knocking him backwards freeing Robin from his grip.
Robin kept himself from falling on his head by doing a back hand spring-but as his hands hit the floor Slade knocked them out from under him causing him to land on his back, knocking the air from him lungs. Slade grabbed the roots of his hair and yanked Robin off the ground; he bit back a cry of pain.
"Where's that fire that you had just a few hours ago?" asked Slade mockingly, "Did it already burn out?"
Slade hit him in the stomach before he could answer, and dropped him face first on the concrete.
Robin lifted his head, blood dripped from his broken nose. He slowly pushed off the ground and stood on his shaky legs but-
"Uff!"
Robin was knocked off his feet onto the ground again-this time pinned by Slade.
Robin struggled to get free.
"Your attempts are futile, Robin, just give in, you know you want to."
"I'll never be your apprentice again!" Robin yelled.
"Hmm, that's too bad, considering you already are."
Slade pulled off his mask to reveal-himself.
Robin froze in shock- it was his darker self.
His hair hung long covering his right eye and they were an icy blue-cold and uncaring.
"No..."
"You've been holding me back for so long. You always kept me locked up in the back of your mind! Now it's time for me to take control, it's time for your dark side to come forth!"
Dark Robin slammed his fist into Robin's face-and he saw no more.
