The Girl Who Knew Too Much 2
Blackmail
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Liz was annoyed. Slade had shown up a week ago and Robin hadn't left the Slade Room except to walk across the hall into the Training Centre since. She couldn't get him to eat or sleep and to top it all off, The Wire City titans were off world, so she couldn't ask Kid Flash for help! This called for desperate measures; it was time to use her trump card. Liz walked over to the computer and pulled up the video-call screen, quickly entering the numbers she knew by heart, when the call was answered she took a deep breath
"Hey, you know that favour you owe me?"
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Robin was not in a good mood. He had hit ANOTHER dead end regarding Slade, and he had no more leads. He was just about to start over from scratch when the door opened and Liz the teams 'Mature' Adult/Confidant/Cleaning Lady/Chef/Fangirl-from-another-dimension walked in.
"Robin. You need to eat, you need to sleep, and you need to GET A LIFE! So I'm going to make you a deal. I'll hook you up with somebody I know about with lots on information on Slade, if you stay out of this room for a week as of lunchtime today. No skipping meals, no staying up all night, and no talking about Slade Period." The 20 year old girl Stood in front of him with her arms crossed, Robin almost said no, he couldn't just let this be, but the promise of new information on Slade was Way too promising, he sighed
"Deal Liz, no Slade for a week as of lunch today" Just then an alarm on Liz's watch went off and she smiled
"Lunchtime! C'mon Dickie-Bird!" she practically skipped out of the room as Robin followed reluctantly; rolling his eyes at the stupid nickname she kept calling him.
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The first test of Robin's ability to completely ignore everything to do with Slade came three days later, when Sladebots robbed Wayne Enterprises, Robin spent the entire day twitching, mumbling about 'He robbed Batman. Batman! Robbed Batman. Moron.' And snickering to himself. Liz let that slide, even though she KNEW he was talking about Slade, because really. The guy robbed BATMAN!
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Four days later, another test came up. Slade himself showed up at a crime scene. Robin did remarkably well, considering; Robin had managed to completely ignore Slade, but was quickly losing control, when suddenly the clock tower struck twelve. Robin froze and smirked
"Looks like I win Liz" he said to himself, charging at Slade, who still managed to escape, but for once Robin didn't care, he had actually really enjoyed the past week, having done all that he could to keep his mind off of Slade. He'd beat both Beastboy and Cyborgs high-score on almost every video game they owned and gone out on a date with Starfire. When they got back to the tower, Liz was standing in the doorway smiling, as soon as she saw Robin, she nodded and the two of them walked out of the room.
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Robin sat at the table in the Slade Room, Liz leaning against the opposite wall holding a folder.
"So who's this mysterious contact?" Robin asked eager to finally reap the rewards of his week. Liz held up a hand
"First dude, it comes with a bit of backstory. Slade's name is Slade Wilson, yeah, that's right he used his real name! Anyway, he's also known as Deathstroke the Terminator, Mercenary for Hire. The guy was 16 when he lied about his age and joined the army and later on met Captain Adeline Kane, who would later become his wife. Later on after their son Grant, who may or may not be Red X, Slade volunteered for some experimental surgery that ended up giving him pretty much super strength, agility and near-invulnerability. It kind of addled his brain though, so the army wouldn`t let his back in, and he got so depressed that he couldn`t serve his country that he became a mercenary. A little after that, their second so Joseph was born. When Joey was really little some enemy mercenaries broke in and took him hostage, when Slade fought them they slit joey's throat. Until that point adenine was completely oblivious to Slade being a mercenary, when she found out, she blamed him for what happened to Joey and tried to kill him, but only managed to half blind him. That's why he only has one eyehole in his mask. He has a daughter named Rose too, but that was a few years later, after his divorce with Adeline, so she and the boys are only half siblings. Like I said, Grant might be Red X, but I`m not sure." Most people would have fallen asleep during Liz's Nerd-girl rant, rambling on and on about everything she remembered about a comic book character, but Robin listened intently, actually taking detailed notes.
"So, who's the contact Liz?" he asked, putting down his pen. Liz started bouncing on the balls of her feet
"Joseph!" Robin looked up in shock
"I thought you said he was killed! How are we going to speak with him" Liz shook her head
"No, I said his throat was slit. It rendered him mute; Then Slade ditched him on a mountain top to fend for himself! It's really too bad, because he had a great singing voice, but at least he can still play guitar! Also he REALLY hates his dad, 'cuz the guy made him mute and dumped him on a mountain top!" Robin blinked as something came to him
"Wait, a mute guitarist who lived on a mountain? Are you telling me Slade's son is-" Robin's question was answered as the door opened and Jericho walked in. Liz grinned maniacally
"Robin, Joseph Wilson; Joey, now you get to tell Robin how to beat up your dad…and maybe help, it's totally within your rights to ask dude" Jericho smiled and signed
"Gladly. Shall We Begin?" Liz walked out of the room, listening to Robin fire off question after question, so flash she thought that Kid Flash might have a hard time keeping up
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Sorry this is all random and kinda hard to read. I'm kind of hyped on Nos. Nos is good. Also my leg is twitchy. And I got another plot is my head.