The only thing that Reece could hear was the intentionally loud buzzing of the overhead lighting. The bag over his head was the only instance of a blind fold that he had ever seen, where nothing you could do could allow you to see through the bottom. Who new such a thing was possible? The black woolen bag was ripped off of his head quickly, making his eyes squint due to the change in brightness. Once they had fully adjusted, he looked around the room. Completely white. No windows. Nothing but him, the chair he was strapped to, and the five adversaries he had come to know and hate. He looked at them, and they looked at him. This was a test. Reece had NEVER failed a test before. And he smiled at the daunting challenge ahead of him.

"Who are you" Batman said, stepping forward from the rest of the group as they stepped back to a camouflaged white door, which they exited through.

"I find it disrespectful Batman that you would so quickly remove my mask and show my face. I wonder how it would feel to have the whole world know your identity?" Reece said back.

"We all know who you are already Robin." Batman said as he leaned against the far wall, just out of Reece's sight.

"You know nothing about me." Reece began, interrupted by Batman

"Cyborg and I think we have identified how Deathstroke has managed to do this to you Robin. I'm confident that you can beat this monster and come back to us." Reece looked at him quizzically, not quite understanding. "He's given you a sort of split personality Robin. And to fix it, you have to face the son of the most dangerous assassin that has ever lived. Good luck" And Batman injected Reece with a syringe containing substances unknown. And Reece's vision turned black.

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"Will he be alright?" Starfire asked Batman as he exited the makeshift containment room.

"We did a good job with this. If Robin wins the fight, this evil new guy will be long gone." Cyborg replied for Batman as he placed his hands on Starfire's shoulders. "You got nothing to worry about"

"I hope so" Starfire continued. "But what will happen to-"

"Stop the simulation" Raven blurted out.

"What! Why!?" Beast Boy exclaimed

"If we do this, a. Robin could lose and he will be killed or Black Hand will lose and HE will be killed."

"So?" Beast boy said. "We know Robin's gonna win, and who cares if Black Hand dies?"

"We are HEROES Beast Boy. We have to be BETTER than that.

"That's not what the solution is doing Raven, don't worry."

"What?" Cyborg asked unclear as to what they were really doing.

"Every time they touch in the simulation, the two minds will become more merged together."

"So The Black Hand will become one with Robin?" Starfire asked. "I will not-"

"The Black Hand was ALWAYS a part of Robin." Batman interrupted. "He was always there in the back of his mind. His own, evil demon." And at that moment, Reece/Robin screamed out in pain. The five of them turned to see what was happening, when Deathstroke stepped out of the shadows and placed a disk on Batman's shoulder, causing electricity to fly through his body, knocking him unconscious.

"I didn't think that he'd ever find out the truth." Deathstroke said. "I'm surprised, really. But my son does not yet have my drug immunity. He will soon. But I want to see how you four can fare against me without your leader, or that poor excuse for a hero. Give me your best shot."

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The Black Hand and Robin stared each other down in their respective uniforms. They were standing in a vast expanse of desert, flat and endless. "You can't win Robin" Black Hand said. "I've trained with Slade, now Deathstroke. Soon i will take Slade as my name and will wreak havoc across the world. No place on earth will be free from my grasp."

"Guess what Reece" Robin said. "I was inside you, watching, during all of those training sessions you had with Slade. I know those moves too. But I've trained with Batman. And in a fair fight, Batman would kick Deathstroke's ass. Just like I'm gonna kick yours." And with that, the two fighters ran at each other, creating large mountains in the sand with each of their foot steps. And when their arms clashed, ravines and crevices would crack through the ground, now rock. Robin jumped into the air and thrust his foot downards into Reece's face, making an earthquake boom across the world. At which point Reece thrust Robin off of his feet and punched down at his stomach, making a volcano explode in the distance, covering the world in the red firestorm of the gods most violent wrath.

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Beast Boy lay unconscious on the ground, bruised and broken all over. Bits of Cyborg lay all over the living room, which had holes and scratches all across the fine stone. Cyborg himself was trying to fit his arms back on, while Raven had her eyes glowing black, trying to stop the whole building from toppling over from the chaos. The only person still fighting was Starfire, who was desperately trying to dodge Deathstroke's various attacks, while only able to fire a very small amount of starbolts, which were easily dodge by her skilled opponent. "Do you really think you have a chance against ME" Deathstroke said as he walked calmly towards his cornered opponent. "Because you really don't" Slade said as he threw a punch that shattered the cement wall.

"I am not trying" Starfire said quickly, being exhausted from the battle. "Just waiting"

"What for?" Slade said as his masked smile grew, wanting to see what weak surprise she had for him.

"Waiting for HIM" She said, gesturing with her head behind Deathstroke. He turned to see what she meant, and was thrown back by the black concrete wall that was Batman's fist.

"No one attacks me. And most certainly..." Batman said as Deathstroke pushed himself off the floor. "NO ONE attacks my SON" And Batman and Deathstroke sprang at each other, ready to fight for their sons.

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Alfred Pennyworth watched the whole thing unfold from the Bat-cave thanks to the highly sophisticated computer. Everything Robin and Reece saw, he saw. Everything Batman or Deathstroke saw, he saw. And he couldn't help himself from getting excited. He hadn't seen such a violent action movie in years. "I'll make popcorn."