Truths
The two teenagers ran as fast as their legs could carry them. One was visably nervose. He had completed all his tasks in recored time and had the girl of his dream by his side. But it just didn't seem like enough.
They arrived at the hideout with five minuets to spare. Panting hard Dark Robin looked sideways at Starfire. Even though she tired and sweaty he thought she looked great. "Starfire I have a little reward for you. Here you go its for you." he said handing her the dimound ring he had stolen. He slipped the matching one on his finger.
"Oh Dark Robin it is beautiful! Thank you I love it. You do realize a dimound is a girl's best friend. I shall wear it always. As a reminder of our first date." Starfire said as she gazed at the ring. On a impulse she leaned forward and kissed him.
"Come on now. Slade will want to see us. Lets not dissapoint him." Dark Robin chided. They both entered the room. Slade glanced up from his computer screen and stared at the two. "Your late. What's your excuse?" he demanded angrily
"Sorry Master, we ran into some unseen complications. Has the five billion we stole arrived yet?" Dark Robin asked
Slade nodded his head slightly and walked over to his apprentice and his little accomplice. "Next time don't keep me waiting. Now how did the tests go? Were they succefull and when can we move into the Watchtower?"
"Hold your horses old man. My plan has worked perfectly so far so don't rush me. The behaveral splint has worked wonders on Starfire here. She is more aggressive and evil than her big sister Blackfire. I have successfully used all my prisinors powers all though with aliens you need their DNA to work them. I believe I can successfully transfer them into you any time. Finally as for moving our base of operations we can do that after I tie up some loose ends. So am I dismissed so I can continue my work Master?" Dark Robin asked bowing so Slade couldn't see the annoyance on his face.
"Don't talk to me like that boy. I'm your father, master, and teacher. I don't like your tone of voice one bit. Learn to keep your defience in check. Do I make myself clear?" Slade demanded his one eye glaring.
"Yes Father you do. Sorry for my insolunce it won't happen again." Dark Robin apologized.
"Then you may proceed with the final phase of the plan. Get me those powers and tie up any loose ends. I'll be waiting." Slade told his apprentice.
Dark Robin grabbed Starfire's hand and took the mirror out of his utility belt. Holding it out he looked into dissapearing in a flash of light with Starfire.
Meanwhile the Titans and the League had come up with a way to make Dark Robin loose his focus long enough so they could escape. They were working on what to do after that when Dark Robin entered the room with Starfire. Annie went over to him and gave him an update on the prisinors. "All in excellent health. Except for Robin who is very weak. I don't know how much longer he can hold out. Shall I fetch him?" She asked.
"Yes Starfire go with her. I need to speak with my friends." Dark Robin manipulated his controller so Starfire would follow Annie. Sighing he turned to face his captives.
"We aren't your friends Dark Robin. Were Robins." Beastboy commented
"I'm a part of Robin. Doesn't that make you my friends too?"
"No Robin is a good honorable person. Your just plain evil." Cyborg spat
"Am I truly evil? Ravin haven't I done everything in my power to make you comfortable?" Dark Robin asked innocently
"That doesn't excuse what you've done to us or the League. We can't forgive you for that." Raven told him.
"Your going to turn our powers over to a madman. Do you have any idea what he'll do with them?" Superman asked
"Frankly I don't care much." Dark Robin told him
"We know of your challenge. Were going to stop you. You do realize that?" Wonder Women asked
"Yes I do. I can't wait to see if you do. I've needed something challenging to do. Being locked up here for eight years with only Annie as company can get so boring." Dark Robin explained.
"What do you mean? Don't you move around this mind like Raven's emotions?" G.L. asked confused
"No I'm a prisinor like the rest of you. I've mostly been doing what I've been doing for attention." Dark Robin answered
"There are better ways to get attention." Flash roared.
Suddenly the door opened and Annie and Starfire dragged in the body of someone. They deposited him uncermoncely on the floor. The others gasped. It was Robin! But he looked so ill.
His hair was messed up big time. He had cuts and scrapes all over his body. A big bruise was on his cheeck. It looked like three ribs were cracked because he was having trouble breathing. His costume was torn up and his cape was cut in half. He was a mess.
"Well if it isn't my weaker half. I see imprisonment hasn't done you justice. Your are simply not tough enough to survie without me. I got all the bravery and all the good emotions. My sense of honor outways your sense of duty. You wonder why you didn't fight for control? Well you were to scared even with courage to fight me!" Dark Robin taunted
"You bastard. If I had the strength I attack you." Robin whispered clearly pained.
"Your to weak! You can't even sit up. Besides killing me wouldn't help you out. I must admite for our diffrences we are still a lot a like." Dark Robin told his counterpart.
"We are nothing a like! Your a poison that has to be eliminated from me. I never would have done what you have done." Robin commented before coughing blood.
"What I have done is out do you. I captured the Teen Titans and Justice League. I turned the Watchtower into a fortress. I stole from those companies and robbed those places. Don't you see I out did you. Slade chose me to be his apprentice not you. Now you are going away forever." Dark Robin said aiming his thermal blaster full power at Robin. "Say Good-bye."
"Robin come on get up and fight!" Cy shouted
"You can't let him win. Its your body not his." Raven told him
" Kid you can do this just try." G.L. shouted
"Robin we all believe in you. Now believe in yourself." Batman told his young prodigy.
Dark Robin ignored their comments. He fired the blaster at the same instant Robin rushed him. Both of them fell to the floor and began to struggle. Starfire ran over to help when the mirror set the trio back to the real world. Suddenly the restraints popped open.
"Were free! Man it feels good." Flash said.
"Yes but why are we free?" Hawkgirl asked confused
"Because we gave Robin the strength to fight back. Come on we have to get out of here and help him." Raven said.
"Wait what do we do with all this techno crap? We can't just leave it" Wonder Women asked
"Allow me to get rid of it." Annie said. She morphed her arms into clay and absorbed all the junk turning it into electrical impulses. She ran over to the wall that had been a screen and pushed on the wall. A passage opened. "It leads to the cave. Hurry Robin is in grave danger. Both sides of him. I have one piece of advice. Destroy the controller on his left wrist. Then no one can get to the Watchtower and Starfire will be freed." They thanked her and ran down the passage. Five minuets later they were in the real world.
"I figured you appear. Looks like I'm cleaning up my apprenctice mess. No matter. Sladebots attack!" Slade told them.
"Will take the robots. Batman get Slade now. You Titans destroy this place!" Superman as he flew off towards battle
Beastboy turned into a rhino and bashed in the computer screens while Cyborg blasted away the funiture. Raven chanted "Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" suddenly the loot which Starfire and Dark Robin had gathered teleported to the appropriate place. Nodding satisfied with her work she levitated out of the way as Starfire fired on her. Glancing sideways she saw Robin lying on the floor as Dark Robin advanced. "Robin listen to me! You have to hit his controller on his left wrist! It will free Starfire."
Groaning with pain Robin looked up. Dark Robin was in front of him with the mirror ready to send him back to that hellhole that was his mind. "This ends now you pathitic wimp!"
"No it doesn't creep!" Robin shouted with all his strength he tossed a birdrang. At this close of range Dark Robin couldn't advoid it. It hit his controller causing it to malfuction. "No my controller! You will pay." He shouted.
"I don't think so look up." Robin said pointing up and behind him. Turning he gasped. The behaveral nerual splint had fallen off Starfire to protect her nervose system from damange. Blinking rapidly she flew down and grabbed the mirror tossing it to Raven who put it in her cloak. "Blast you all." Dark Robin muttered
Meanwhile the League was having fun destroying the robots. Wonder Women lassoed a few and then whirled into another batch. Green Latern kept blasting them. He was taking his anger out on them. Superman kept flying into them while the Martian Manhunter just phased through them. Flash kept having them shoot one another while Hawkgirl wheeled her mace. Finally the last of them were gone. "How's Batman doing?" Wonder Women asked concern for her teamate.
"Over there. Man he really is trying to get Slade." Superman said concerned for his friend. The Dark Knight was many things but not a killer. But the way the fight was going someone was going to die.
"How could you you monster. Take an innocent kid and put him through hell! Choosing between what was right and his friends. I'm going to rip you to shreds." Batman threatened as he delivered a low kick.
"My my such language and coming from you. I didn't do anything to your former prodigy that would permently harm him. In fact I've improved him." Slade taunted as he threw two punches quickly.
"Robin is child! You had no right what so ever to cause him this much trama." Batman growled. He was gaining control.
"I don't play by your rules Mr. Batman. Robin will be my apprentice even if I have to force him to do it again. There's nothing you can do." Slade said.
Meanwhile Dark Robin was talking with his weaker half while he was attacking him. "Can't you get up and fight? Your supposed to be the best teenage superhero. I guess that's a laugh. I will take control again. And when I do you'll be nothing but a memory." Dark Robin fist nearly connected with his face.
"No freaking way you meany. You like challanges well here's one. Since we can't kill one another because were two halves of the same whole how about a duel? Loser has to give up his control of the body and winner decides what to do. No powers just skill." Robin said struggling to get up.
"Agreed and to make sure no one interfers I'll put them on the sidelines." Dark Robin used the last remainders of everyones power to force them to the side of the room. "What is the meaning of this?" Slade roared but no one paid attention. The duel begain.
Bo staffs they lunged for one another. Each matched the other move for move. As the battle excellrated Robin tried to trip Dark Robin up with a bolo but failed. He barely advoid the energy disk thrown his way. Suddenly they were inacting the battle between Robin and Slade. (the second one) Robin tried to improvise and threw a birdarang. It hit the ceiling and caused it to come crashing down towards "Starfire!" Both shouted
"Help!" She screamed. There was no way she could move fast enough to advoid being crushed. Suddenly she was pushed clear and two beams went off. When Starfire opened eyes she was gazing into Dark Robin's who was protecting her. He had saved her life.
"You saved me? Why would you do that?" Starfire asked
"Couldn't let you get hurt. Love you to much." Dark Robin turned to Robin "Are you trying to get someone killed?" He asked angrily.
"Your one to talk. Your the killer here." Robin panted.
Standing up Dark Robin faced his counterpart and spoke quiet clearly. "I am no killer. I am many things but not that. Philospher, adventer, and explorer. I'm a teenager, a son, a thief and villion. Hero and lover but killer no way. I won't kill and you know why." He stresseed
"What do you mean you won't kill!" Slade yelled in outrage
"Why won't Robin kill?" Beastboy wondered
"Because his paren'ts were murdered and he won't add to the cycle of death." Batman whispered.
"Lets finish our duel somewhere else where no one can get injured agreed?" Dark Robin said. Robin nodded and both of them dissapeared in a puff of smoke.
The group was instantly released and Slade went after the two. He had a feeling. He knew where Robin would head.
Meanwhile the Titans and League were debaiting what to do? How could they help Robin.
"I've dianogist that Robin is suffering from an extreme case of socitive idenity disorder. Something has to be done soon or he will die." Batman told the group.
"But how do we find him? Slade will almost certanily find before us." Starfire wailed
"Not nessacirly. We still have a chance. Starfire do you still have that splint with you?" G.L. asked.
"Yeah why do you ask?" As she handed it to him.
"My ring can track the electric signal back to Dark Robin malfunction controller. Now lets go." G.L. Said as they all went off in search of there friend.