Pain.
"Say what! Why would Robin try to kill you?" Cyborg asked. "You must be mistaken. He would never do that."
"Our link with one another does not lie. He suffers the emotional and physical pain while I feel the aftereffects. I nearly died because of that." Dark Robin replied getting up.
"Brother Blood must have broken down Robin's mental shields." Dark Robin explained. He walked over to the T Car. "Aren't you coming?"
"Hold on mister. You're still under suspicion. Raven and Starfire will sit with you in the back while Beast Boy and I are in front. So no funny business here me?" Cyborg told him.
They got into the car and using Raven's power to track the transport down the highway. "I hope that we reach Robin in time." Starfire commented.
"Yeah according to my watch those two have been separated for about an hour now. Were down to four and that can't be good." Beastboy said.
"What's worse is we have to trust this piece of trash here that he will help us." Raven muttered while keeping her eyes on the road.
"You know I can still here you! I wish you guys didn't have such a low opinion of me after all I'm here to help. What do I have to do to earn your trust?" Dark Robin asked his eyes flashed in annoyance.
"Oh I don't know go away and never come back! We only saved your life because we can't let Robin die." Cyborg shot back at him.
"Well get off your high horse and listen up tin man. I don't care whether you like me or not. It doesn't matter to me if you respect me or not. I'm here and we have to get along so I suggest you swallow your pride and trust me already." Dark Robin shouted.
"Don't make me come back there and tear you apart." Cyborg replied gripping the wheel tightly.
"Enough friends. Please stop fighting this isn't helping anyone. Now lets all just calm down and do our duty yes?" Starfire said diffusing the situation.
Dark Robin muttered something about how incompetent they all where under his breath and sat back in the car. "If I didn't need your help I be working solo." He said quietly.
"Well you do so shut up for a change." Beastboy said over his shoulder.
Meanwhile back at the HIVE things were heating up. Brother Blood was checking his moniters. "Hmm it seems there are some adverse effects from using the machine. His vitals are stabilizing and his mental link is returning to normal. How quaint. Well time for another session. I'll think I raise the power level to immerse my self more into his mind. Yes Gizmo what is it?" Brother Blood asked in exasperation
"Are you learning all the little snots secrets when you go into his mind?" Gizmo asked curious. He thought this invention was a hoot.
"No Gizmo unlike you I'm a man of principles. I won't invade his thoughts completely unless I want to. I'm not interested in who he really is or where he comes from. What matters is now and how I can use his recent memories to my advantages. Do you understand that you little miscreant?" Brother Blood.
"Yes Brother Blood." Gizmo muttered. Mammoth laughed at him. "Oh shut up you hair ball."
"Jinx I have an assignment for you. According to our satellites the Teen Titans are making their way here. I want you to get rid of them for me permanently. All except Dark Robin bring him here to me. Think you're up to the challenge?" Brother Blood asked
"No fair why does she get to go?" Mammoth asked sulking.
"Because I'm not a moron like the rest of you. Don't worry Headmaster I won't fail." She said leaving quickly.
"While she's gone I want you two idiots to go and guard the entrance to the school. If she comes back and has failed I want the three of you to report back here to protect me. Do I make my self clear?" Brother Blood threatened.
"Crystal. Come on hairball lets get moving." Gizmo said.
Brother Blood watched them go sighing in relieve. "I thought they never leave. Now Robin shall I continue with our little game or will you surrender peacefully?"
"Keep dreaming creep. You'll never break me." Robin said
"I think I will. Now that I have put a dent in your mental shields I can have access to your memories. Now let me show you the true power of my memory extractor." He cackled insanely. Placing the goggles back on he flipped the switch and pressed the red button on the panel. The matching button glowed in Robin cell and he screamed in pain.
A short while ago the Titans had reached an intersection on the highway. One road lead back home, the other further south, while the last one went into the country. They had stopped because they had lost the trail.
"Great now what do people propose we do?" Dark Robin asked angrily.
"For starters shut up. I'm trying to run a scan here to find the transport." Cyborg said.
"That could take forever! I say we split up an each take a path. If we find the HIVE we call the others and then we kick butt." Dark Robin shouted
"Wow dude you are majorly inpatient. Besides why should we listen to you?" Beastboy said angrily
"Because I'm the leader of this team that's why."
"You are not the leader of this team. Now be silent." Raven said. She was getting so tired of him.
Before the fighting could escalate the Titans where thrown for a loop when a hex sent them flying. "Hi guys did you miss me?" Jinx asked.
"Titans Go!" Dark Robin shouted. He ran at her and started attacking her viciously. He shot a round at her, which she dodged. "Impressive. I can see why the Headmaster wants you. Why stick with these losers? Your so much better than them." Jinx told him as she flipped out of the way.
"I don't betray my friends." Was his reply
"Hey dude you don't have any friends remember. Now move so the rest of us can take her down." Beastboy shouted at him.
Dark Robin was about to retort when he cried out in pain. "No not again!" Jinx took advantage of him and sent him flying with a hex. He'd be okay. "So who's next?" She asked grinning
Dark Robin moaned softly. His entire head felt like it was on fire. Gasping for air he started to black out. "No I can't black out." He moaned. Suddenly he heard a faint FLASH!
Robin looked around himself scarcely believing his eyes. He regencies the place he was at. This was a memory he had been trying to bury for a while. He was pointing his thermal blaster at Starfire who was glaring at him.
"Robin you are my best friend. I can not live in a world where we must fight. If you are truly evil then go ahead. Do what you must." Starfire said to him leaving herself wide open for an attack.
Robin didn't want to continue this memory but he heard himself say those faithful lines. "Starfire no I..." Suddenly he could he the chilling voice of Slade in his ear. Then all of sudden Starfire started glowing.
"No not again. Stop this please. Why is this happening? Why does this hurt so bad?" Robin asked as he watched Starfire groan in pain.
"Because my Memory Extractor is making you remember this forcefully and I'm increasing your emotional output by twenty percent." Brother Blood explained to him. He had materialized next to him.
Robin left Starfire and charged at him. "You're going to pay for causing this pain." He shouted tossing an electric disk.
"I don't think so." Brother Blood whispered. His eyes glowed for a second and Robin stopped in his tracks. "Don't you just love painful memories? I sure do. Now I've seen what causes you pain I can't wait to see what causes you pleasure. Come let's get out of this memory." With another FLASH they both disappeared from the scene.
Back with the Titans the fight with Jinx wasn't going so well. Her training was really paying off. She first attacked Raven. "Hey witch how are you?" She said throwing punches at her.
Raven blocked and through one back. "Azerath Mentrion Zinthos!" she chanted sending a huge wave of energy at her. Jinx flipped out of the way and threw a huge hex at her taking Raven down. "You still fight like a boy."
With a mighty roar Beastboy in the form of a lion attacked her. She sidestepped him and he plowed into the car knocking himself out. "Too easy. What?!" she said as a starbolt sent her flying.
"What have you done with Robin?" Starfire demanded
"Wouldn't you like to know girly? Hiyah." She said jumping into the air and slamming her foot into Starfire chest. Starfire hit the ground and passed out. Her crystal had already begun healing the damage done to her body.
"Lets see that's four down and one to go. Wow." Jinx commented ducking as a sonic cannon went off near her head. "Watch it! You nearly took my head off!" She shouted turning to face the one person she dreaded facing. Cyborg stood two feet away cannon aimed and ready to fire.
He didn't look much different from the last time she saw him. That was when he was undercover at the HIVE pretending to be a person who called himself Stone because he could become stone. She had developed a crush on him and was unhappy to find out the truth. But the worst of it all was she still liked him even now.
"Cyborg I have no wish to fight you. Just let me take Dark Robin and I'll be out of your hair." Jinx called out.
"Not going to happen. I don't want to hurt you either but I will to save my friends." Cyborg replied
"I thought you said he wasn't your friend. Besides he's evil why are you defending him?" Jinx asked as she inched closer.
"He's a part of my friend. The same one you helped kidnap. I can't let you succeed in your mission. I'm sorry Jinx." Cyborg said his face twisted into sadness and determination.
The two squared off both ready to attack. Right before the fighting began a cable shot out and round it's way around Jinx tying her up. She fell to the ground unable to stand. Cyborg looked over his shoulder to see Dark Robin walking towards them.
"The cable is designed from a material that's foreign to this universe. Its called antimadium and its indestructible and also magic proof. You're not going anywhere. Not till you answer our questions."