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Note- I changed the summary to make it sound more interesting.

Chapter 19

"Am I the only one who noticed that Robin never explained why he and Roy faked their deaths?" Artemis asked her teammates as they collapsed into their chairs and couch.

Aqualad frowned. "You're right . . . All he explained was . . . "

"Exactly; nothing. All we know is this vampire dude named Lucifer which isn't very much," Artemis said with narrowed eyes.

She didn't like how Robin was dodging their attempts to drag knowledge out of him. It was like he didn't want them to know what was going on.

" . . . Did you guys ever think that maybe he's protecting us from something?" Kid Flash said quietly, laid back and staring at the ceiling.

Artemis frowned. "But from what? What could be so terrible that WE couldn't handle it?"

Kid Flash tore his gaze from the ceiling and locked his eyes with Artemis. "I don't know but if it scares Robin, then we're all screwed."

Artemis' frown deepened and opened her mouth to reply but M'gann's painful gasp stopped her.

"M'gann, what's wrong?" Superboy asked, his tone laced with panic and concern.

" . . . Just a minute . . . I'm seeing something . . . " M'gann murmured, her eyes closed.

"What do you see?" Aqualad asked, his curiousity overriding his concern.

M'gann's eyelids tightened in concentration. " . . . Robin . . . But he's out of costume . . . And he's not in modern clothing . . . Wait, who's that guy?"

"What guy?" Artemis asked, leaning halfway out of her chair.

" . . . He's dressed in so much black that I can barely see him . . . And Robin's speaking so weird language . . . "

Kid Flash snapped his fingers. "Ah! Didn't he say he was Romanian?"

"So he's speaking Romanian in this . . . What exactly are you doing anyway, M'gann?" Artemis said, her gaze on Kid Flash and then on M'gann.

" . . . His mind . . . Since we're all connected, it's natural that when you're in pain that your minds will call out to me . . . This is his dream, his nightmare . . . "

Artemis snorted. "First Robin turns out to be a vampire and then it turns out he has nightmares? What's next? Kid Flash has a brain?"

"This isn't funny, Artemis! When Robin gets nightmares, they get BAD!" Kid Flash explained, his tone serious.

Artemis locked her eyes on Kid Flash and crossed her arms. "And you would know that BECAUSE?"

Kid Flash rolled his eyes. "Wow, you guys are stupid, aren't you?"

Superboy and Artemis glared at him while Aqualad frowned. "What do you mean, Kid Flash?"

Kid Flash gave Aqualad a blank stare. "Don't you guys know what city he lives in?"

"Of course. He lives in Gotham," Superboy answered, not understanding what this had to do with them being stupid.

"Bingo."

Now Kid Flash's words made sense. In Gotham, Robin would see things that they could only imagine. When it came down to who had the worst villains, Robin and Batman won that prize with no competition.

" . . . Hmm guys, I think I know what Robin's connection to Lucifer is," M'gann said quietly, still in Robin's nightmare.

"Really? Tell us!" Artemis demanded, her eyes locked on M'gann.

M'gann frowned slightly. " . . . He is Robin's father . . . "

_Mystery POV_

She was currently in Gotham's sewer, that being the only way to escape the sun. The only reason she had been able to get out of Lucifer's hideout was because of the big oak tree that had shaded the empty grave. But that was beside the point. She had to get to Dick before Lucifer drew Dick to him with what he thought he had lost.

His sister, Beth.

A/N- Please review! This was published on 2-19-12 with the length of 686 words.