Robin found himself in yet another strange, menacing room. It had light, which was probably good. Raven was just as surprised. "So… what do we do?'

"I don't know. But we better not scream." Robin replied grimly.

"Point taken. But… why are we playing along?"

"Wow, Rae. You almost sound as if we had a choice."

"Do think the doll will keep its promise?"

Robin ignored that. As far as he was concerned, a truthful answer would only further decrease their morale. He looked around. It was empty, expect for a sofa and a mirror. He didn't plan to look into the mirror anymore. Once bitten, twice shy.

"This game is stupid. What the hell are we supposed to do?" he cursed.

As if answering his question, Robin heard a soft cry from behind a door. He glanced at Raven. She nodded. "Guys first." She muttered.

Robin stepped forward, hand touching the doorknob. It felt cold. He turned it slowly, almost reluctantly. The door creaked open. In the centre of the room, was a boy seated on a chair, his back facing them and his hands tied down. He was crying softly for help.

But Robin knew better. He cautioned for Raven to follow behind him. A boy it may be, but then again the likeliness of this being another of the doll's tricks was very high.

"Hey, little boy. What's your name?" Robin asked.

The boy made no reply, and continued crying. Robin was even more skeptical. "What are you doing here?"

The boy cried even louder. Raven sighed. "This is getting us nowhere. Are you sure this is a trick?"

The two birds walked around to the other side, still keeping a careful distance from the boy.

That was when they saw his face. Or more precisely, saw his facelessness. The boy had no face, just a grinning skull with one eye drooping out and rotten skin clinging to the bone. Raven almost screamed, but Robin clapped his hand around her mouth, throwing her a warning glance.

Raven nodded pathetically. The past few moments had been very disappointing. She expected herself to be emotionally stronger than Robin and better at facing such horror, but he ended up having to save her a few times.

Robin gazed at the skull intensely. The jaw was moving slightly. It was probably a draught. And the voice sounded like it was recorded too. The boy was dead, and this was yet another trick of the doll's.

That was when the skull moved. The single eye stared straight at them, and the skeleton sat up. Robin jumped, and Raven felt like throwing up. Neither screamed. They were probably too scared to do anything.

Suddenly, the figure stood up straight. The single eye stared at the two. The jaw moved slowly, mouthing unspoken words. But the message was clears enough. Something was up, but the problem was the birds had no idea what.

All of a sudden, Robin felt a nudge. He turned to Raven, who motioned for him to look down. It was then he realised water seeping in slowly from nowhere in particular.

"Damn! We gotta find a way out. NOW."

Robin sloshed trough the now ankle deep water and reached for the doorknob. Before Raven could stop him, he opened the door. Instantly, a wave of water covered them both, and within seconds flooded almost the entire room.

Robin burst through the surface, greedily gulping in precious air. It won't be long before the entire room would be submerged, and they would both drown. But he wasn't giving in without a fight. Then, he realised Raven wasn't there. He left her behind.

Without a moment's hesitation, he dove in, mask keeping out the water. He saw a blue cape, and grabbed it. Sputtering, he surfaced with a half-drowned Raven.

"Raven. Speak to me, Raven!"

Raven opened her eyes partially. "Robin…" she gasped. "Trapdoor…. down."

Robin took in another breath and dived in again. His fingers latched briefly onto a handle. He pulled, and felt the rusty door moving slightly. He resurfaced for a breath, and dived in, pulling with all his might. The door burst from the hinges, sucking in the water like a vacuum cleaner.

Then he collapsed on the wet ground, panting. Raven was unconscious beside him. Or at least, he hoped she was unconscious. It could be worse.

All of a sudden, Robin felt someone coming up from behind. Someone small…

Phew! The longest chapter thus far. Advice taken, I've cut down on the grusomeness. Or did I? heheh.

Riddle: who's that behind Robin? Ans: A cliffy!

R&R!