Okay, so I got a message from Lexi123321 that tomorrow is her birthday, so instead of being a good person and working on band music or summer reading homework, I'm writing this. *dodges bullets from my mother*
LOL, she doesn't even read this. She thinks it's a waste of my time…
ANYWHO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI!
I know the last one was for you too, but this is your birthday so… yeeaah…
Here is this short and cruddily written chapter as a present... Kinda rushed, but also short notice... Meh...
DISCLAIMER THINGY: Blah blah blah, I don't own it.
He was bored. Not the I'm-at-a-dinner-party-being-fawned-over-by-old-cre eper-ladies-and-stuck-in-an-uncomfortable-suit kind of bored, but the I'm-handcuffed-to-the-floor-and-I-can't-move-and-e very-time-I-try-I-start-to-bleed kind of bored. Not that it was really classified as boredom, but that was the main emotion right now. He didn't know how long he'd been lying there, but he knew it had probably been a while.
A long while.
He couldn't move because it hurt and he just couldn't; it was dark so there was nothing to look at; there was no sound; there was no movement. And now he was hungry and really thirsty.
All in all, Robin was definitely not feeling the aster.
He'd fallen asleep a couple of times, but he kept jerking awake. Like he was being watched.
It was a ridiculous notion of course; he was completely alone.
But the room is dark. There could be someone hidden in the shadows, watching you. And you'd never know it. And knowing Joker…
He shook the thought out of his mind.
They'll come. They're already looking for me. Bruce will get here any minute and yell at me for getting caught. Wally will freak out about me giving myself up, and make me swear never to do it again. Joker will go back to Arkham, and everything will go back to normal.
He took a deep breath and sighed. He hadn't tried to make any noise since the electrified-floor incident.
Who electrifies their floors anyway?
The boredom was finally starting to get to him, as was the complete lack of sight and sound. He had to do something… Anything really. Maybe even sound…
He never got the chance.
Suddenly, light filled the room. An obnoxious, blinding white light that lit up the room. The sudden light was too much of a change for the Boy Wonder, and he squinted his eyes shut. Just as soon as it had come on, it was off, then on. Like a high powered strobe light.
Then sound. Like that obnoxious substitute he'd had who'd drug her nails down the chalkboard to get their attention. Like a Canary cry. Like the sound of Styrofoam scraping against cardboard that always got on his nerves. That kind of sound, mixed with a high pitched whining that was giving him a headache after not even three seconds. He refused to cry out, despite the pain it was causing him.
The lights were pounding, the sound was throbbing, and then there was a rushing noise.
Through half-open eyes, Robin saw the source of the noise. And it almost caused him to panic.
Water was rushing towards him at an alarming rate, the fact made even more alarming by the quickly blinking light. It was coming closer and closer, the sound of the speeding water almost drowning out the piercing shriek. But it moved so quickly.
He hadn't even noticed that his back was wet before his entire body was covered in water. He wasn't even floating; he was just pinned to the floor, the water racing over him and filling the room.
Then the coldness hit him. Natural instinct took over and he gasped.
Water poured into his mouth, and he found himself coughing, unable to take in breath.
Oh God; I'm drowning.
He tried to struggle against the darkness creeping around his vision, forcing himself to stay conscious if at all possible. Then he realized something else from the taste in his mouth.
It was salt water.
The pain hit him like the water. Anywhere the metal cuffs had bitten into him now burned and stung, causing him to struggle against the bindings. But that only made it worse, only used more air he didn't have, only reminded him that he was drowning.
A snap was heard through the water, through the darkness that was sinking in, and he found himself floating in the water, the pain in his cuts becoming almost too much for his pounding skull and freezing body. He was going to drown. He was going to die.
Suddenly, he was lying on the ground, rolling over and coughing, gasping for the sweetness that was air. He didn't even remember the waters receding. The lights were on permanently. He was pretty sure the horrible sound had stopped, but it still rang through his mind.
Coughs racked his body, and water came out of his mouth. It was a terrible feeling, too hard for his tired mind to relate to anything else. He rolled over again, lying flat.
The darkness was seeping into his brain again, contaminating his vision.
He wasn't dying. It was okay now, right?
"Awwww, you're no fun, Bird Boy. But what happens when you go to sleep?"
Maniacal laughter rang in the room, and he struggled against the inevitable to wake up.
No! No, wake up! Stay awake! No!
It's not okay…
Then his eyes slid shut.
Once again, I had a moment where I could have stopped but didn't. I'm so mean…
That was so evil. Omigosh, I hate this chapter… :/ I don't think I did very well…
Meh, it was still fun! XD
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AMAZINGLY FANTABULOUS INCREDIBLE REVIEWERS:
aurum88: Hmmm, review for chapter 4? You must have just started. Well, hop on the cliffy train; where it stops, nobody knows, but we ain't slowin' down. XD Thanks. I know, everyone does. Yes it was; good job. TOTALLY they should have done that. Thanks!
Ah, finally up to speed I see XD I KNOW! Try to stay whelmed though; it only gets more asterous from here. Or maybe disastrous (is that really how you spell it, autocorrect?), depending on how you look at it… I KNOW I LOVE IT TOO! Hahaha, you'll find out! I LOVE DADDYBATS! MWAUAUAUAHAHAAH SUSPENSE IS MY MIDDLE NAME! AND I'M NOT PSYCHIC, SO I CAN'T; I LET M'GANN DO THAT! I figured since you did caps lock, so would I. LOL Yay! Although I do think you should get some sleep… I try to… Hmmm, maybe you should. Y U NO READ MY MIND!? LOL! THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU, RANDOM CITIZEN! *takes massive bow* LOL That made my day XD
wally i love u: And so there is. Isn't it marvelous?
Dreamweaver56: Thanks! I know! Suspense is amazing! Awww, thanks. At least I know I'm doing my job now XD Well, here ya go! Next chapter!
ForeverFallingx: Don't worry; asterous aurum88 wins the out of control award LOL Thanks! OMG You have no idea how much fun I have writing these Robin chapters… Superboy with Shields? Cuz if so, then I'm really scared. Otherwise I'll just go hug you. I think Superboy really just needs a hug sometimes…
RobinsReckoning: Neither can anyone else LOL I love DaddyBats… Fantabulous. Anywho, Robin's reckoning will be coming…. *insert evil laugh*
Lexi123321: LOL YAY! Of course he's stubborn; he might be DaddyBats, but he's Batman first. Batman is STUBBORN! I feel bad for Diana though; he totally dissed her… Haha, I want them too; I'm incredibly eager to write the next one… LOL, okay! Haha IT WORKED! IT WORKED! *dances around in circles* I know XP Thank you! More to come! (I hope…)
Here ya go!
lindz4567: LOL, yup! Glad!
.Queen: LOL YAY! Thanks. Hmmm… He's not anywhere near safe…
I know. That's Bruce for ya. And why are you yelling at me; I was just as mad that he did that…
soccernin19: Dang bro, language… But yeah, I KNOW! LOL Good!
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Kitte-Wolf: LOL, yup! Awesome; I keep thinking it's a mess, because I'm always so prepared to post stuff that I forget to proof it XD Oh, don't worry; there shall be much Daddy!Bats. The slap will not be necessary… *reaches for batarang*
fluffykitty12: Awesome! Thanks. Of course more Bruce angst; it's fun to write. Ooooh…. I like the way you think… Very nice…
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