Robin woke up early morning, found himself startled at the feeling he couldn't shake off, and he helped himself over to the table. The boy wonder couldn't go back to sleep, knowing the startling sensation, and questioned a lot of the situation. He reviewed his own notes on what could have been missing all those times.
The baby inside him was moving and Robin sighed. His hand soothed his bump and mentally talked to the baby.
'I'm alright, son…I'm just worried. You'll probably see me constantly fighting crimes…how can I be a parent when I always have missions? If we ever get out alive or not, that is. Just the plans, I'm missing something and I'm not seeing it.'
Robin sighed after the fact they have been here for nearly four months and gaining up close to the fifth months. Four months would be too unbearable if they stayed any longer. He checked onto Luna and thought about how her role was sensitive part. He assumed she acted tough to protect herself. In fact, he learned that she acts like that to make sure people follow the moon and he wondered what his role was like as a sun.
He couldn't help and wonder. His arms wrapped around the stomach and kept focused. Soon enough, someone was sitting next to the titan hero. They could have easily mixed up for twins, if only Robin removes his mask off.
"Can't sleep either, Robin?" The ghost boy asked.
He sighed, "Just woke up."
Danny nodded, "Nervous for tomorrow?"
Robin glanced up at Danny who held a sheepishly smile of kindness. It almost reminded him of his mother before she died.
"I'm confident our escape will be smooth as long as everyone does their part."
Danny picked up a hot chocolate and held it to keep his hand warm, "But you're worried, I can tell the way you're sitting." The halfa smiled, "We'll have each other's back and you have to keep in mind, nothing is written in stone." He looked over at Luna, mentally thanking her.
Robin sighed, "I'm not worried about the escape plan, I'm worried about the outcomes. What if there are securities or the followers are there?"
Danny chuckled lightly, "And someone forgot I can blast them away or freeze them. Sometimes, you have to let things follow."
Robin nodded, but it wasn't enough to comfort him. Tomorrow was the day they'd escape and get back home right after exposing CEAS to the world. They ate their breakfast, making sure to be full, and kept quiet for their partners to sleep in some more. There wasn't anything else to do besides shower, sleep, eat, use bathroom, and have conversation or not. They weren't too sure how they survived the whole four months without being at each other throat like Danny and Vlad has been doing at the beginning from time to time. Now, they argued less.
Danny thought about his relationship with Vlad. Those five years he had known the man, he didn't have much of a clue about Vlad. How much he regretted to treat the man that way. Often Danny thought of ways to make things up, but being stuck here didn't really help, and how long it has been since they are kidnapped now. It would have been almost seventeen weeks in a few days.
He went off to take a shower and took his time. He couldn't rush like he used to in the shower, especially when a growing life was inside him, and he never understood how women deal with this. Let alone the fact he was 'raped' by CEAS, but it wasn't traumatizing. It was more sickening experiment, but the young halfa refused to let CEAS do anything. He hated Azar since they took his best friends over the summer and she ruined his vacation.
He never understood why she did things or what has come to be of this CEAS. Danny didn't see any benefits for the CEAS anyway or is there benefit? His head shook and thought back, Batman or Bruce wrote to Robin on the fact Azar only seeks fear and control. The woman has already gained control on them, but fear was another thing. Why should they even fear her?
Picture flashed back at the age of fourteen and saw his alternative future.
"LET ME GO! LEMME GO!" The young boy fought against the ninjas' grip.
The brunette woman came up to the boy, "I'm afraid not, Daniel. You didn't die along with your family and people announced your death. You are officially CEAS's property."
The boy shook his head, doubted to even think people actually thought he was dead? They pulled him away and experimented him. They dissected him while his awake, his screams were endless, and be all bandaged up as he's back into the bedroom alone. The boy would wake up in the middle of the night, pounding the door, blasting at it, and doing whatever it took to escape.
One day, the woman bought someone in and the boy was familiar with the person. They immediately hugged onto each other. The man kept the boy in his arms and allowed him to cry. Knowing his family, friends, and a teacher were all murdered. He had no one but the man. The man had no idea, but struggled to give the boy some hope.
Until one day…the woman forced the man remove something in the boy and…created a monster. The monster tried to stop the leader of CEAS, but she tortured him at his greater weakness. The woman spent weeks torturing the monsters and nothing seems much pleasing for the monster.
The monster finally escaped and went out of the way to do what pleases himself alone. Pain was nothing to him.
Danny gasped and shook his head.
"What the hell was that?" Danny sat down on the shower floor, "…I don't understand." He gulped, "…is…Azar responsible for everything?"
Danny's hands felt shaky as the shiver grew, tears escaped, and felt sick to his stomach. His head shook several times.
"VLAD!" Danny gasped for desperation.
Danny heard Vlad's yelping for him and rushed in. Vlad wasted no time, pulled Danny out, and wrapped him around in the towel. He snuggled up with Danny and comforted him at the best he could.
"I'm here, Daniel…I'm here."
Danny clung onto him, "…vlad…I saw things-things we-we…" He was too choked on the flashback of a different alternative.
Vlad held him tighter, "Shush, Daniel, it's okay. I'm here," His chin rest on the long raven hair, "It'll be alright, I promise."
Danny wept and buried his head onto the man's chest. Vlad had rarely seen upsetting Fenton like this and literally broke down. He didn't understand what caused him to freak out of thin air. He hugged him and the two barely moved.
Luna woke up after hearing the hybrid's cry for help and her eyes checked for Robin. She spotted him at the table and breathed to realize nothing had happened yet. She decided to hop out of bed and join with Robin. She soothed his bump and his cheeks appeared colors. Luna smiled at his reaction and pecked a kiss on his cheek. He turned and gave a smile in return.
"How are you feeling, Robin?"
He nodded, "Alright I guess, cannot wait to go back home." He sighed.
Luna grinned, "Yeah, I can't wait to see your home. Tell me what is it like there?"
Robin leaned back in his chair chuckled with her being in the titan tower and everything. There was a lot to think about and deal with as well.
"Well, I guess you can say my teammates are crazy, but we love each other. Starfire has adapted herself into Earth's custom pretty well over the six years and matured too. She's a very close friend. Raven is someone who has my connection and past, she's like a sister to me. Beast boy is like the family pet, but more of a friend and brother type. Cyborg is half robot, half human and he's like an overprotective older brother for everyone. Starfire's pet, Silky, is okay as long you avoid feeding him anything human food. Starfire managed to find a way to feed Silky, so that saves the trouble for us. When we don't have crimes to fight, one person gets to pick a movie of their choice and we watch it together as a family thing. Cyborg and Beast Boy likes to video games at all the chances they have. Raven meditates a lot, but there are times she'll play or just watch. Starfire gets into her own earth study. Silky normally naps if he's not being fed." Robin explained.
Luna kept smiling away with everything she learned through his point of view. She nodded a few times here and there, laughed at the idea of two boys playing video games, and she wondered about his part.
"What about yourself? There must be something you do other than analyze your teammates." Luna thought.
He chuckled, "Yeah, depends on what goes on those days. Sometimes, I'd be in examination room or in training room or cooking or going on patrols. I guess I won't be doing that for a while until I'm not pregnant."
Luna chuckled, "Actually, make it a couple of months to not do anything after you give birth. Your body needs times to readjust itself."
Robin groaned, "You're kidding me, right?"
Luna shook her head, "Afraid not, Robin." Her hand rested on his shoulder.
Robin rolled his eyes and couldn't believe it himself. No matter what, he knew the world hates him or preferably, the universe. Azar walked in as soon the door opened at her command and she spotted the boy wonder.
"Robin, come." She said.
Robin had no idea what might be happening and he followed her. Luna death glared at the woman with all of her might and Azar hardly consider Luna a threat. Luna blasted at the door to let loose her bitter anger at the woman for taking her Robin, her sun, away! Vlad came out of the bathroom with Danny who was fully dressed now. Luna turned her attention over to Danny and recognized that he needed help or support at least.
"Danny? What's wrong?" She knelt down to meet his eyes.
Danny sat down on the bed, holding Vlad, and his cheeks lost all the color. Paler than a white ghost could have ever been. Vlad couldn't understand what has gotten into the boy like this at all.
"…evil me's memory. Aza-azar is respon-respon…" Danny couldn't continue.
The tears slipped pass his cheek and his breath turned irregular. Vlad soothes his boyfriend's hair to get him to settle down and Danny recalled those flashbacks as a nightmare and fear.
"Danny," She cooed, "You have a choice to be evil or not. Azar can't make you." She patted his knee, "You're stronger than you were five years ago."
He whimpered, "No…she's created the ev-evil me. She-she can repeat it."
Luna shook her head, "No. You said that a ghost gave you a second chance. I don't know much, but that ghost gave you a second chance to prevent you to become evil. You haven't cheated on a test, no one's dead, and you're older now."
He sniffed, "…she can repeat it. She has the weapon to make it happen."
"Daniel," Vlad called, "How did she-"
"LUNA! HELP!" A loud screeching across to their room.
Out of instinct, Luna dashed over to the door and struggled to break it down. She panicked, worrying about her sun, and knowing something was going on. She continued to hear his voice for help and how much he was begging and she wouldn't quit. The door wasn't budging.
"FUCK! I'm coming, Robin!" She blasted the door several times.
There was hardly a dent on the door. Danny and Vlad exchanged glance without a spoken word. Vlad snatched Luna out of the way and Danny performed his ghostly wail against the door. Quickly, the door was blasted across the whole sector and accidentally hit a few people. Vlad released Luna and she ran as fast as she could. Vlad and Danny did the same, following wherever Luna was going to find Robin, and they broke into a room. Azar was holding a scalpel and prepared to do something worse.
Robin tried to hassle his way off the table and he was completely shirtless. Azar's yellow eyes cornered to the uninvited guests and she smirked.
"Say goodbye to your unborn child, Luna." Azar moved in closed with the scalpel to start opening the skin.
"NO!" Luna snapped and tried to run in as she bumped into a defense shield, "FUCK YOU BITCH! NO!"
"And I wouldn't move a nano inch, Azar." A deep voice entered in.
Azar pulled back, hardly recognizing a voice like that, and she looked around to see who even said that. In the back of Danny's neck hair rose and his pupils enlarged and he literally froze like a statue. Vlad wasn't too sure to consider a good thing.
"And who do you think you are, sir?" Azar questioned, kept looking around.
Danny covered his mouth and shook his head. Vlad grew concern and looked at Danny's odd behavior. Danny grabbed Luna out of the way and a ghostly wail instantly destroyed the defense shield. Vlad jerked his head at his boyfriend.
"Daniel-"
A deep chuckle interrupted, "I haven't heard that in such a long time," He appeared, "…now, my revenge." The flame headed ghost said.
Danny's heart had to freeze when he saw the ghost…his head shook several times and backed away. Azar eyed on the ghost that was in this very and had no fear of this one at all.
"You are uninvited and I am afraid I cannot let you out of CEAS." She glared.
Dan chuckled, "You never change, no matter what." His tongue clicked, "But I'm afraid that won't work." He cracked his knuckles with a doomful smile.
Azar placed her fighting stances against Dan and he laughed at her as if she's merely a child thinking they could fight a big bad guy. She fought head on and he quickly picked her up as he threw her down to the floor.
Danny's ghost scent went off and his head jerked around as he found a long purple cloak on the aging ghost.
"Danny, retrieve your friend." The ghost said.
Danny gulped and nodded. He rushed over to Robin and made boy wonder intangible as he was removed from the dissecting table. He lured Robin over to Luna and Luna hugged onto her sun. Danny glanced over to the ghost and waited for the next action. Vlad clung onto his boyfriend's wrist with a little worried about this unknown ghost.
"Clockwork, why are you here?" Danny asked.
The ghost of time chuckled, "You were supposed to escape, but something changed. Azar's mind became…" He looked over at the ugly fight between Dan and Azar, "Perhaps I should take you all over to Robin's room." He clicked his staff's power to teleport elsewhere.
Not everyone but Danny understood much of a ghost's assistance in this and they were in the titan tower of Robin's room. Luna barely let go of Robin and turned full on guard for her sun. He didn't dare to leave out of her arms, knowing her state, and his mind recalling everything had went on all those time.
Danny patted Vlad's hands to get his boyfriend to calm down, but on his mind, he knew this was more serious.
"Clockwork, he escaped! How did he get out?" Danny gulped.
Clockwork hummed playfully, "Do not worry, Danny. Dan has proven himself more useful outside of the timeline. I ensure you that it was her time to go since she did do justice wrong in the human world's balance."
Danny shook his head, "How the hell can he be useful, Clockwork?"
He chuckled, "He saved money for the ghost zone on execution, and he enjoys killing, so this benefits him."
Danny's mouth opened, speechless on how to react on his future evil side with taking a killer's job, and how calm the Master of Time was about this.
"Consider this a saved you trouble from exposing your identity all over the world. Therefore, CEAS is finally over." Clockwork smiled and aged to an elderly.
Everyone lifted their heads, gasped at such news, and Clockwork timed out. Danny hugged onto Vlad for victory of CEAS suffering to be finally over. Luna scoffed into laughter and Robin breathed in happiness to know they weren't stuck over there anymore. Tears shredded into their celebration and no more torturing to go through. They kissed their partner to consider it an accomplishment and knowing no one will ever have to go through again.
"COME ON!" Impatient and aggressive voice snapped.
"You know what? I'm trying, you try being a computer!"
"Just download this-"
"-NO!" Two voices announced.
Robin, Luna, Vlad, and Danny froze and heard several roaring arguments outside of this room. They weren't too sure, but Danny recognized one of the voices.
"Tucker? How did he even get here?" Danny muttered.
"And what are they arguing about too?" Robin questioned.
Each of them met each other's eyes and wondered what may have been happening for the past four to five months. They arrived home early, a day early, and something was different in the air.