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Chapter 10

Bruce Wayne sat in his study, looking out the window at the rain, his mind was in turmoil.

His daughter was missing and his son had run away.

OF course, Bruce knew where he had gone...but if Batman showed up at the same time as Kage in Jump city...they might make the connection. He folded his hands and rested his head against them, 'Please God...let them be ok...'

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Running,

That was all Sam could do to keep from being so could do to keep from being scorched. She dodged through several large boulders before ducking behind one, hoping to catch her breath.

Where was he now?!
Fire slammed into her from the side, causing her to fall forward on her hands and knees.

"Stay on your feet!" ordered Slade throwing another fireball at her, Sam quickly rolled of teh way, scrambling to her feet and started running again she sent electricity after her, behind her, but Slade destroyed it easy.

Meanwhile hight above them, Robin sat on teh main platform. SLade had created this to train, teh area below them was a interchangeable battle field, he leaned on teh fense that lined the main control room, extremely worried about his friend (especially with all the fire explosions) he wanted to jump down adn help. But he had already done that about 72 times in the week they had been there. (and Sam threatened to tie thim each time) but he couldn't help it.

Right now they had been at it for 11 hours, started at 5:50 in the morning, it was now 6 at night and it didn't seem like he would let up.

Robin ,in order to distract himself, sat at a table, waiting. Finally a few hours later. He heard the scissor left activate, announcin the fighting was over. Slade appeared first, he actaully looked a little mad. He remembered on the first day, when he asked Slade how much he was going to do but he just answered with a statement As long as she's quick on her feet she wont get hurt

"WHat's your deal!? I thought you were TRAINGING her, it sounds like you're trying to kill her!"
Slade stopped as he walked by him, "If I were going any easier, I'd be asleep." and with that he walked over to his computer, "IF you're that worried you can leave."
Robin glared at Slade's back then watched Sam come up, her face was tired smudged, and the bandages on her arms were torn.

"YOu ok StormDancer!?"

"Y-yeah." she smiled tiredly wiping her brow, "Atleast today I didn't get burnt as bad."
Normally Robin would admire her optimism, but now he was mad turning back to Slade, "HOw the heck is this helping?!"
"YOu wouldn't understand. Stupid boy. And you're being ridicules, if I KNOW her real name then you don't have to call her by her stage name." he turned to the robots, "Escort them back to the holding room."

The 4 robots nodded, surrounding SAm and Robin, Robin groaned angrily, taking her hand and walked after them.

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Slade may be the biggest jerk and number 1 villan in the world, but he wasn't enough of a jerk to make them stay in that hospital room.

But wasn't good enough to give them seperate rooms.

It wasn't a bad size, 2 beds with dark tan sheets, and a min fridge (unfortuanately what was in teh frigdge wasn't up to them) Robin knelt by it, "Crap, water, gronaola bars, beef jerky?! HOw does Slade expect us to live off of this?!"

"Dunno." she pulled off the first aid kit, today had been a little bit worse then usual. She rolled back her sleeve to reveal a long burn, she winced but was grateful it wasn't bleeding. Robin looked around to see her arm, sitting by her, "That looks bad, let me help." he took the anethesic out, wiping her arm, "Slade's a jerk. I can't believe he's going this hard against you." he looked at her firmly,"Don't even say he's trying to help. There's not always good in people."
"I know I know I know. BUt he's still trying to help-"

"Yeah right. He has something against you or something."
"...Robin...if he REALLY had something against me...THEN WHY TEH HECK DID HE SAVE ME!?l"
"I-..."Robin was stumped. "I"m going to bed." he finished bandaging her arm and laid down,

"That's what I thought" seh walked over to her own bed, "Good night Robin."
"Night...SAm."

UNfortunately, even though Robin fell asleep easy. Sam laid there for hours, the light faded from the hallways. She still couldnt sleep. She just laid there for hours...but sat up, careful not to wake up Robin. Since they had been staying there. Slade told them they would be locked into there room, every night. But Sam reached for the door seh could feel the electric lock on the otherside. MAbye seh could control it. Reaching her hand out teh controled the lock, it fell on the other side adn she peered out, she couldn't see anyone.

Sam knew this wasn't probably a smart idea (wondering around a insane madman's base) but she was so curious she couldn't take it. Closing the door behind her she tiptoed down the hallway, no robots could be sensed or seen. As far as she could see, there were no doors or windows, actually, it was a little cold. Sam didn't know why she notice it before. She saw a door open, light poured through it, which probably meant.

Ah crap Slade was probably in there.

Sam slowly started stepping away, maybe he hadn't-

"I know you're out there. Samantha."
OH crap. For one eye nothing escaped him. She slid back over to the door. Slade was sitting in there, at his computer, with walls were lined to the ceiling with books (most of them were about 5 times thicker then the last Harry Potter books.). ANd the one light came from teh desk. Sam just stood there, expecting him to say something, but he didn't. 'Does he ever sleep?' she wondered, 'Did he ever move? Who is he?' she wondered. It made her even more curious. 'Why is he helping us? As far as I can tell, he's always against the teen titans. except once. But...why?' just as she asked herself that he saw something sticking out of one of the books. A piece of paper? No...a picture. She walked over to it. As she got closer to it, she could tell...it was a group photo...and one of them...was a woman...with red wavy hair...why did she look so familiar-

As soon as she was about to look closer something caught her by her injured wrist adn threw her across the room. Seh fell on her side, holding her arm close, she looked up.

Slade stood where she had been, the first actual emotion in eyes held rage. but his voice was level," I sugest you go back to your quarters before I turn you into a pile of ash."

Sam did just that.

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Robin was sleeping soundly when the door slammed shut, causing him to jump in shock looking around.

Sam was standing with her back to the door, her face was pale and she was breathing and sweating as though she had just had a near death experience.
"Sam?! WHat's wrong?! Did you leave the room?!"
She didn't respond immediately, but sat on the floor, "Y-You were right Robin...about Slade...he-he-he-he-he can't be trusted ..."
Robin didn't take time to do the 'I told you so dance' (which Beast Boy invented for the one time he was right) but sat by her.