When we last saw our Robin, he was being held captive by the remainders of Earth.

Ten: A Night of No Sleep

The cool night air rushed at Robin's face and stung his eyes. The sound of the sea filled his ears with the repeated crashing of the surf; even though he could barely see the shore line.

He was sitting on the old tower's roof top, and under the pitch-black sky. Not even the stars would shine this night.

Slumber was a stranger to him as his head was full of nothing but worry and anxiousness. His stomach churned as he thought of what the Gordanians could be doing to Koriand'r at any given moment. He prayed to God she would still be alive when he saw her next. That is… if he saw her again…

He heard large footsteps behind him. He knew who it was even without turning. Cyborg sat down next to him.

"Worried?" he asked casually.

For some reason, Robin smiled a bit. He looked at the young man and saw that he was only a few years older then Robin himself. Suddenly, the teen had a fleeting feeling of familiarity.

"Have you – ever been to Gotham City before?"

Although the metal man seemed to have no reaction to the question, Robin saw that in his eye, something that he had said struck him personally.

"Why do you ask?"

"It's just that – you look a little familiar."

He laughed a bit. "That's a first."

There was a small pause.

"Yes… I have been to Gotham before. I used to live there, actually."

"Were you ever in Gotham park?"

"Why do you say that?"

"I think I saw you there once. About a week before the Gordanian attack. I think you were with a woman." (A/N remember that flashback to Gotham park Robin had?)

He looked away and his shoulders slumped. Robin instantly wished he hadn't said anything.

"I'm – I'm sorry."

"It's all right; you didn't know." He paused again. "Her name was Seresum. She was probably the greatest thing that happened to me. She was the only thing that made me truly happy. We were going to get married; start a family, you know? She wanted eight kids; I wanted eight kids. It was perfect. But then –"

He stopped, though Robin knew what was coming.

"The Gordanian attack."

He continued: "It was a sunny day, so I wanted to go for a walk. She didn't want to, but I said that some fresh air would be good for her. So we went outside… and that's when it happened. We were crushed under a building. My father was a top NASA engineer, so he was able to rebuild me. But – Seresum…" He closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he finished the story. "And she would still be hear if it wasn't for me."

"Look," said Robin, "you can't blame yourself for what happened."

He looked him straight in the eye and said "Do you think that way when it comes to your Princess?"

Robin tried to answer… but his breath got stuck. Then, he noticed something around Cyborg's neck. It was a thin gold chain. And around it was a small, diamond ring. He didn't even have to ask to know what it was; it was Seresum's engagement ring.

"Victor!" said a voice behind the two. They turned and saw Roy (the red-headed boy) at the door way to the roof top. "The boy was right! We found the Gordanian's hideaway!"

Small chapter, I know. So – Are experiments being conducted on Koriand'r? Does Cyborg consider it his personal vendetta to bring down the Gordanians? And has everyone given up hope about finding out what a gunther knife is?

T.