I'm back again, guys! Your reviews were wonderful and gave me so much to think about. I currently have writer's block, so I need the reviews and ideas!
Robin went through the wall, and found himself facing a man. The man threw a pellet. Gas filled the room. The next thing he knew, he was unconscious.
'Where am I?' thought the hero as he cracked open his eyes. He observed his surroundings. He was on the floor, his leg tied up to a pole.
He was in some sort of room, a very dark room. 'And I thought I was used to the darkness.' joked the hero silently.
"Ah, seems that you are awake." said a deep voice. Robin's head snapped to the source, and saw a tall man. He was wearing black, but his mask was half orange and half black. At the orange side, white lenses could be seen. On the black side, though, was nothing.
"Who are you? And what do you want?" Robin demanded. The man just chuckled.
"I am Slade. But what do I want?" said the man-Slade- and he just laughed. "I want you to be my apprentice, Robin."
Robin's eyes widened, but he quickly glared at the man, narrowing his eyes. "Never," he said. "Never in a thousand years, never."
"Daddy?" said a boy and girl's voice. Slade whipped his head to look behind the door, and he scowled silently. Robin looked over Slade's shoulder, and saw a young boy around the age of ten and a girl around the age of seven. The girl had white hair and the boy had black hair. (Forgive me if I got the facts wrong, but as I read in the Wiki, Slade had a daughter and a son, both being Ravager and from what I know, he cares about them. Who knew Deathstroke had a heart?)
Slade momentarily glared at Robin, and walked over the two children. Robin strained his ears, and using his skills in training and stealth missions, he listened. The words were faint, but by the movement of the children's lips confirmed what they said.
"Bad dreams?" said Slade softly. The girl nodded. "I was sleeping and then Rose fell off the bed and- well- I woke up." said the boy. Robin saw Salde nod, and say, "Alright, Grant, Rose. Back to bed. I'll be a bit late, so try and occupy yourself." He ushered the children out of the room.
He walked back to Robin, and said, "This will be discussed tomorrow. But in the meantime, you might want to think about my offer, Robin." The lights suddenly went out.
Robin desperately groped in the darkness. Thank goodness he still had his utility belt. "Goodnight." he heard Slade say, and footsteps echoing in the room, gradually becoming faint.
Robin reached into his utility belt, and looked for the device that wold indicate his position and send it to the Batcave. His hand went into the pocket it's supposed to be in, but found nothing. He reached for the communicator in his ear, but felt nothing. The communicator isn't there. He sucked in a breath, and held it. He looked in his belt for the extra communicator, but still found nothing. He gasped a little, realising that he was not going to get out of this easily.
Superman had crashed the wall Robin was taken through. They ran inside, but saw the silent street. Empty. Batgirl's eyes widened, and she ran to her Batcycle hidden in the alleyways. Batman had followed her lead and ran to the Batmobile, parked next to Batgirl's cycle. Robin's bike was there.
"Superman!" Batman shouted. "Bring Robin's bike, we're going to the Batcave." Superman nodded, and lifted the R-Cycle. He then flew into the sky, and headed to the Batcave, keeping sight of the Batmobile and the Batcycle.
They arrived at the Batcave, and Alfred's face greeted them. As soon as the Englishman noticed his master's worry and discomfort, his face etched with worry.
"Back so early?" he asked. Batman ignored him, and strode to the computer. Superman followed closely behind in his wake. Alfred realised that the brightly coloured costumed hero was absent. "Miss Barbara," he called to the girl. "Where is Master Dick?"
Batgirl pulled down her cowl, revealing Barbara Gordon. Her blue eyes were filled with sadness. "Dick is kidnapped, Alfred."
"Dear me," said Alfred.
Batman pulled down his cowl as he sat down in the chair in front of the computer. He tried tracking his lost bird, but found nothing. He kept on trying.
Superman had left the two Bats to themselves, muttering something about telling the League and the Team about this.
It was around three o' clock in the morning, when Alfred came down to the Batcave. "It seems that you're still up." said the butler. He saw Barbara slowly drooping off, but her head shot up only seconds after, determined to stay awake.
"Miss Barbara, I really do think you need some rest." said Alfred. Barbara shook her head, denying. "You do have school tomorrow." The red-head sighed, and retreated to the changing rooms in the cave.
Alfred smiled slightly, and turned to Bruce. "You too, Master Bruce. You have a meeting tomorrow at nine in the morning." Bruce grunted, and kept doing his work. "Cancel it." said Bruce. Alfred raised an eyebrow at the man. "Your meeting with Miss Kyle, Master Bruce, do you not remember?"
Bruce paused, and turned his chair so that he could face the butler. "Tell Selina Dick's kidnapped. She'll understand."
Alfred scowled for a moment, but nodded.
Next morning, at Mount Justice, the Team were lounging around, bored.
They were waiting for Robin to start training.
It was five in the evening, Robin should be here. Black Canary was already getting impatient.
Recognized. Batman 02, Batgirl BTF 02.
The Team's heads shot up, waiting for Robin's name to be announced.
It didn't come.
What peaked their interest was this Batgirl. Who is she? Does she know Robin and Batman? Is she good?
They rushed into the debriefing room to find their answers and meet the mystery girl.
There, beside Batman, was a girl in a cowl. She wore a gymnast suit underneath her purple t-shirt that looked like a mini-dress. On her chest was a yellow Batsymbol. She had a cape and cowl with bat-like ears on, thigh-high combat high heeled black boots. A yellow utility belt hung on her waist. She had fiery red hair, similar to Wally's. She had a very serious yet worried expression. Batman had his usual scowl on.
Black Canary looked at Batgirl and walked over to her. Batgirl looked up, and saw Black Canary approach her. The blonde woman bwnt down whispered something in her cowl-covered ear. Batgirl looked up at her friend, and just shook her head.
"Team," said Batman, catching the Team's attention from Batgirl. "I have a mission for you." Wally, after hearing this, whooped in joy. "Don't get excited." Batman growled at the speedster. Wally gulped, and grew quiet. "You're going to look for Deathstroke, or anyone by the name of Slade. This is a report mission only."
The Team nodded, understanding. "He is somewhere in Gotham. Batgirl will be leader for this mission. She is the only one other than Robin within you that knows Gotham and it's villains. I would have gone myself, but I have League business." he said, and muttered a few famous curse words at a 'too happy' Kryptonian.
"Any questions?" Each member of the Team's hand flew up. Batman suppressed a sigh, and asked Zatanna.
"Well, no offence, but who is this?" she asked, pointing at Batgirl. Batgirl glared at her a little. "She was my partner before Robin and she's been helping you when times were crucial." The Dark Knight explained.
"What do you mean, 'helping us when times were crucial'?" asked Artemis. "She's been following you around, telling me what I'm supposed to know." the Caped Crusader revealed.
"So she's been stalking us?" accused Rocket. "I'm not stalking you, I'm following orders." the Team heard her mumble. "No, she's not stalking you. She's been your backup." The Bat said.
"Does she know Robin?" Conner asked. Batman nodded. "Yes, she does."
"For how long?" asked Kaldur. Batman said nothing. Instead, he just looked at Batgirl. The girl let out a barely noticeable sigh, and said "Robin and I were friends since we were nine. We've been best friends for five years." she explained.
"Hey, Batgirl, are you BG?" asked Wally. Batgirl's eyes gee wide behind the white lenses, and looked over at Batman. He nodded, and she smiled at him a litte bit. "Cool!" said Wally.
"Where's Robin?" asked M'gann. "Oh, this will not end well." Batgirl said. Batman hesitated, but said "Robin was kidnapped by Deathstroke." The Team gasped.
"That's why we want you to help us find Deathstroke."
Alright, chap 11 is up! Hope you enjoy, thank you for the brilliant ideas. I hope chap 12 will be up soon, but I'll be in Johor Bharu for a concert for the first lady. (It's a state in Malaysia. I live in Malaysia.) Sooo... while then, please keep the reviews coming in, it encourages me to write more. So, 'till next time!
~WawaNisaDCFan.