Dreams
The Titans gazed down at their surprise visitor. After shaking his head to stop seeing stars he turned and said, "Long time no see guys." He said lazily.
"Dark Robin! What on Earth are you doing here?" Raven asked. Not waiting for an answer she used her powers and flung him into the TV. She looked at him with disgust in her voice.
"Hey what was that for? Wow hey quit it." He yelled as Beastboy transformed into a gorilla and began to pound at him. He jumped out of the way and landed behind him. Putting Beastboy in a headlock he brought him to the ground. "Sorry about that."
Turning he barely missed being blasted to smithereens by Cyborg. "Stop it! I need your help. Robin sent me because he's in trouble." Dark Robin told them.
"Yeah from you. Robin would never send you. I say you're the reason he's late. Now talk right now." Cyborg said angrily
Dark Robin flipped on top of the couch and stared at them. "Listen to me right now. You have to stop attacking me. Robin needs help. Don't you trust me? Were friends for crying out loud."
Suddenly he found his body below his neck incased in one of Raven's bubbles. He stared at them angrily as three of the four Titans smiled. He growled and glared at them frustrated.
"Lets get one thing straight punk. Were Robin's friends not yours. You captured us, used us, and stole. There's no way we will ever trust you. We'll never in a million years forgive you for all the pain you caused us and what you've done to Robin." Raven told him. Pulling down her hood he saw her eyes glowed with barely contained rage.
"Now for the last time where's Robin. And your answer better not be I've trapped him inside my mind again." Beastboy threatened.
"I've told you he's been kidnapped. I'm telling the truth."
"A likely story. Say bye bye you little disease." Cyborg said aiming his cannon at him. Dark Robin closed his eyes and waited for oblivion.
"Stop this instant! We are the Teen Titans! WE protect the innocent not punish the guilty. For all the horrors he committed he did save my life. I say we give him a truth test. Lets see what are crystals reveal." Starfire told her friends. Nodding for her to proceed she took off her crystal necklace and hung it in front of him.
"I'm going to ask you some questions and I want you to answer honestly." Starfire explained to him as her crystal dangled her crystal in front of him. He nodded his head indicating he understood.
"Are you responsible for Robin's disappearance?"
"No I'm not." He answered. The crystal swayed and glowed gold indicating he was telling the truth.
"Did Robin send you to get help?"
"Yes he did." He replied. Again the crystal glowed gold.
"Final question. Will you help us save Robin?" Starfire asked looking him directly.
"Yes I'll help you Starfire. You and the rest of the Titans." No one had to look at the crystal as it glowed brightly gold.
"Release him. He is telling the whole truth and we need to hear the whole story from him. He can't very well do that trapped can he?" Starfire commented.
Raven released him and Cyborg cuffed him with a pair of indestructible cuffs. All four Titans eyed him suspiciously. He may have told the truth but he was still evil.
"We were returning from our therapy appointment when out of nowhere the HIVE attacked. Robin was able to take down each member but then was later zapped by an electrical device. When he came to he was strapped to a table being observed by Brother Blood." Dark Robin began his tale as he sat down on the couch.
"That mind-controlling freak behind this? What does he want with?" Cyborg demanded.
"Me. It seems he knows about me and wants to groom me and teach me the ways of evil. So I'll become his second in command and lead the HIVE." Dark Robin explained
"So you are the cause of Robin's problems again aren't you." Beastboy said nastiedly.
"Indirectly. He'd be happy with just getting "Light" Robin on his side. It would be a huge blow to you if he did." Dark Robin replied coolly.
"So how did you get here?" Raven asked
"After Brother Blood started electrocuting Robin he retreated into the recesses of his mind. There it was decided I need to get to safety. With Annie's help he sent me to get you guys to rescue him. You do remember I'm psychically linked to him and we can only be separated for five hours. I don't know if Brother Blood knows that but he's going to try and separate us permently which would cause my death and Robins." Dark Robin finished
"We have to trust him. He is the only one who can find Robin. His locator is missing and his crystal has used to much power so we can't track him with that." Starfire said helping Dark Robin up.
"Alright we will trust him for now. We will take him with us to the crash site and investigate it for clues. But remember Starfire he's a prisoner not a guest." Cyborg told her as they all went to the T Car.
Robin struggled to release himself but he couldn't free himself. "Don't bother my friend. Those restraints are designed to hold up to 3,000 times your weight. Now what did you just do? According to my sensors something major happened a little while ago." Brother Blood asked.
"Go to Hell you monster. I'll tell you nothing." Robin whispered in defiance.
"I can guess Robin. You used your crystal to send Dark Robin to safety and perhaps get help. Clever very clever but foolish. I know all about your condition. He will be back in five hours or less to save you. Till then I like to get know you better. HIVE technicians please set up my toy." Brother Blood ordered.
Robin watched two technicians roll a cart into his room and set the device on it up in front of the one-way mirror. On the cart was a blue panel with three ten-inch buttons on it. One was black, the next one was blue, and the last one was red. There was also a small satellite on it.
The techs had to sedate him slightly as they put on what looked like VR goggles on him. "What's all this for?" Robin asked
Brother Blood was just finishing hooking up an identical setup to his computer. "This device is a little something I developed over the past ten years. I call it the memory extractor. With it I can amplify my power and break down your mental shield so I can enter your mind. You're the first person I've used this device on so be honest on your opion of it." Brother Blood turned to his agents "You can watch just don't touch."
He placed the goggles on flipped a white switch and manipulated the controls on his computers. "Lets enter your mind through your dreams."
Meanwhile the Titans had reached the crash site and were investigating. Cyborg's sensors picked up nothing and Beastboy couldn't pick up a scent. Starfire was stuck guarding Dark Robin who was yelling at them because he was so frustrated. "This is getting us no where." He growled impatiently.
"Shut up. I have an idea. Azerath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven chanted. Her magic spell took hold and revealed a transport trail. "There all we have do is follow the tracks and we've found him."
"Glorious! Friends let us hurry and go now." Starfire said clapping her hands happily.
"Yeah lets save Robin." Dark Robin said raising his uncuffed hands. He got glares from everyone. "What they were hurting me so I took them off."
Before anyone could comment he fell to the ground in pain. His entire chest felt like it was on fire and his brain was about to explode. His red eyes widened in shock. What was going on?
Robin was back in the dream he had just revisited early that day. He had returned at the point were he was cowering. "Wake up wake up come on wake up Robin." He told himself.
"You can't wake up. Not until you see this dream to the end." Brother Blood told him as he materlized next to him
Robin watched in shock as his two halves fought. Both were vicious and ruthless. Suddenly his dream self plunged a piece of glass into Dark Robins heart killing him instantly.
"NO! That can't be true!" Robin said his hand covering his mouth in horror. His dream self had squatted down and was covering himself in Dark Robin's blood. Robin felt like tossing his lunch.
"Your subconcuess is saying your evil to the core. You have killer instincts. Dark Robin isn't the only evil one here." Brother Blood said as he stood next to him chuckling.
Robin woke up panting and screaming. What he saw had to be a lie. There was no possible way he would dream that. He wasn't evil.
Meanwhile things weren't going so good for Dark Robin. He wasn't breathing and his heart stopped. The Titans had truly considered letting him die when they realize that would kill Robin. Now they were trying to save him.
"His vitals are weak. He needs air now. BB I need you to do mouth to mouth while Raven you do chest compressions." Cyborg said.
BB and Raven knelt down and began to work furiously on him but no go. He wouldn't respond to treatment. "Starfire you have to shock him with your bolts." Raven said
Starfire placed her glowing hands on his chest. Focusing her mind she said "Charging 250. Clear!" Suddenly Dark Robin began to breath on his own and his heart started. Turning to her he whispered "Thanks."
"Your welcome. I thought we lost you. What happened?" she asked
"Robin is in worse trouble than I though. I experienced what he was experiencing through our link only twice as bad. What I experienced was a dream where Robin killed me." He told her.