Disclaimer:I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS!Wish I did,though.
OH!Thanx to the author of Boundless Love,Fireruby,for the idea.Not trying
to steal ur idea,it just gave me a great idea!And thanx to the reviewers of
my other fic-You guys ROCK!
"That's not all I want, Robin." Slade turned to face the three teenaged boys standing behind him and chuckled.
"Oh, no. I want you to become my apprentice, and Beast Boy and Cyborg to be your assistants. If you don't agree, the girls die." To emphasize his point, Slade pulled a lever and a big laser gun unfolded upward, aiming itself at the three helpless girls. Robin narrowed his eyes, then dropped his head.
"Alright. I'll be your apprentice. But I can't speak for Beast Boy and Cyborg." The two looked at their leader with terrified expressions. He was giving up so easily? But they too said yes, they would work for Slade. They couldn't look the girls in the eye, and if they had, they would have wanted to just melt into the ground. The girl's eyes were full of disappointment and betrayal, and Starfire's were teary. Raven didn't let out the emotion she was feeling toward Beast Boy: Love. He would work for Slade to keep her alive. Slade smiled and threw three uniforms at the three boys. They caught them and Robin immediately recognized his. It was the same as before.
"One of my drones will show you to your rooms. Dress quickly and come back out. You have work to do." Robin nodded curtly and three droids rolled into the room. The stopped at each of the boy's feet and then whirred away again, stopping every once in a while to sense for each boy's body heat to make sure they were following. In his room, Robin cried. His room was the same as it had been before: Small, with a small, creaky bed and one bed stand next to it to hold all his things. Not that he had very much, just the clothes Slade had given him and the new gadgets he would make him. No window was in the room. It was dark, and the only light had burned out long ago. Slade was too cheap to buy another light bulb. A sudden pain in his head made Robin's tears stop. He thought back to what had run through his mind-Slade was cheap. The pain ran through his head again. Robin concluded that if he thought something mean about Slade, he would be punished. Biting back the tears that would never seem to stop, Robin pulled his suit on and walked out the door, tears still watering his eyes. He stopped next to the doorway to the main room and looked over at the three females. The laser was still aimed at them, and they had been knocked out again. Resisting the urge to run over to Starfire and tell her he was sorry, tell her that he loved her, Robin turned his head away. Instead, he kept walking to the center of the room and put his old suit on a hook. He had done this before, when Slade first took him as an apprentice. Remembering something Batman had taught him about Medieval Europe, Robin half-smiled. A craftsmen took an apprentice, and provided him with food, board, and clothes. The master may whip you. If you decided to run away, you could run away three times and then you would be dropped from the apprenticeship. If only it were that easy. Beast Boy walked timidly over to Robin and, seeing that he hung his old costume on the hook, did the same with his. Robin suddenly burst into tears and fell to his knees. Beast Boy leapt back from Robin and bit back a scream. Slade appeared and laughed.
"Is Robin feeling a bit down in the dumps?" Robin looked up at Slade with pure hatred.
"I. Hate. You," He said through clenched teeth. Slade laughed and cupped a hand around one ear.
"What was that, Robin? I couldn't hear you!" Robin stood and took a step toward Slade.
"I hate you," he said, though louder this time. When Slade ignored him, he ran at Slade, hand clenched into a fist.
"I HATE YOU!" Slade stopped Robin by holding up a control not unlike the one that controlled the probes. Robin skidded to a halt and stared at the control in horror. Beast Boy got the meaning of the control and glared at Slade.
"Not so fast, Robin. The minute your fist makes contact with me, your precious Starfire and her friends will be dead. So I suggest you leave the fighting for tonight, when the new good guys will be running after their beloved town savior. And they better not catch him. Because if they do, it's curtains for his girlfriend." Robin sank to his knees again, but this time didn't cry. He just put his head in his hands and sat there.
"Oh, Robin. You have to get rid of that mask. We all want to see your pretty blue eyes." Robin's head snapped up and his mouth dropped open. Slade smiled and reached down. Robin recovered from his shock and rolled to the side so Slade missed him. He glared at Slade, but slowly took off his mask. His baby blue eyes were full of the purest hatred. Slade smiled.
"I like that look you're giving me, Robin. And Cyborg, don't. If you do, you're sister is dead. Robin looked behind Slade and saw Cyborg powering up his Sonic Cannon. He shook his head at the stunned half man-half machine and tears welled up in his eyes.
"That's not all I want, Robin." Slade turned to face the three teenaged boys standing behind him and chuckled.
"Oh, no. I want you to become my apprentice, and Beast Boy and Cyborg to be your assistants. If you don't agree, the girls die." To emphasize his point, Slade pulled a lever and a big laser gun unfolded upward, aiming itself at the three helpless girls. Robin narrowed his eyes, then dropped his head.
"Alright. I'll be your apprentice. But I can't speak for Beast Boy and Cyborg." The two looked at their leader with terrified expressions. He was giving up so easily? But they too said yes, they would work for Slade. They couldn't look the girls in the eye, and if they had, they would have wanted to just melt into the ground. The girl's eyes were full of disappointment and betrayal, and Starfire's were teary. Raven didn't let out the emotion she was feeling toward Beast Boy: Love. He would work for Slade to keep her alive. Slade smiled and threw three uniforms at the three boys. They caught them and Robin immediately recognized his. It was the same as before.
"One of my drones will show you to your rooms. Dress quickly and come back out. You have work to do." Robin nodded curtly and three droids rolled into the room. The stopped at each of the boy's feet and then whirred away again, stopping every once in a while to sense for each boy's body heat to make sure they were following. In his room, Robin cried. His room was the same as it had been before: Small, with a small, creaky bed and one bed stand next to it to hold all his things. Not that he had very much, just the clothes Slade had given him and the new gadgets he would make him. No window was in the room. It was dark, and the only light had burned out long ago. Slade was too cheap to buy another light bulb. A sudden pain in his head made Robin's tears stop. He thought back to what had run through his mind-Slade was cheap. The pain ran through his head again. Robin concluded that if he thought something mean about Slade, he would be punished. Biting back the tears that would never seem to stop, Robin pulled his suit on and walked out the door, tears still watering his eyes. He stopped next to the doorway to the main room and looked over at the three females. The laser was still aimed at them, and they had been knocked out again. Resisting the urge to run over to Starfire and tell her he was sorry, tell her that he loved her, Robin turned his head away. Instead, he kept walking to the center of the room and put his old suit on a hook. He had done this before, when Slade first took him as an apprentice. Remembering something Batman had taught him about Medieval Europe, Robin half-smiled. A craftsmen took an apprentice, and provided him with food, board, and clothes. The master may whip you. If you decided to run away, you could run away three times and then you would be dropped from the apprenticeship. If only it were that easy. Beast Boy walked timidly over to Robin and, seeing that he hung his old costume on the hook, did the same with his. Robin suddenly burst into tears and fell to his knees. Beast Boy leapt back from Robin and bit back a scream. Slade appeared and laughed.
"Is Robin feeling a bit down in the dumps?" Robin looked up at Slade with pure hatred.
"I. Hate. You," He said through clenched teeth. Slade laughed and cupped a hand around one ear.
"What was that, Robin? I couldn't hear you!" Robin stood and took a step toward Slade.
"I hate you," he said, though louder this time. When Slade ignored him, he ran at Slade, hand clenched into a fist.
"I HATE YOU!" Slade stopped Robin by holding up a control not unlike the one that controlled the probes. Robin skidded to a halt and stared at the control in horror. Beast Boy got the meaning of the control and glared at Slade.
"Not so fast, Robin. The minute your fist makes contact with me, your precious Starfire and her friends will be dead. So I suggest you leave the fighting for tonight, when the new good guys will be running after their beloved town savior. And they better not catch him. Because if they do, it's curtains for his girlfriend." Robin sank to his knees again, but this time didn't cry. He just put his head in his hands and sat there.
"Oh, Robin. You have to get rid of that mask. We all want to see your pretty blue eyes." Robin's head snapped up and his mouth dropped open. Slade smiled and reached down. Robin recovered from his shock and rolled to the side so Slade missed him. He glared at Slade, but slowly took off his mask. His baby blue eyes were full of the purest hatred. Slade smiled.
"I like that look you're giving me, Robin. And Cyborg, don't. If you do, you're sister is dead. Robin looked behind Slade and saw Cyborg powering up his Sonic Cannon. He shook his head at the stunned half man-half machine and tears welled up in his eyes.