Chapter Nine Redemption.
Robin spread his wings and flew at Slade head on. Slade tried to run away but Robin stopped him by using his talons and claws. He began to slash at him repeatedly.
"You are going down once and for all! Even if I have to tear you limb from limb." Robin growled.
Slade punched and kicked at Robin, but nothing worked. His armor was too strong. Plus there was the fact he was immortal. "You never knew about this little power up did you?" Robin commented nastily.
Robin used his enhance strength to crush Slade tightly in his grip. He felt the bones breaking and ligaments snapping. Slade managed to wiggle and began to fight back blow for blow.
"Is it just me or is Robin fighting back more aggressively than usual?" BB asked the group.
"Yeah he is. He looks like he's ready to kill." Cyborg commented.
"Robin isn't a killer." Raven said
"He's mad enough" Terra said while Jinx nodded in agreement.
"This has to stop now before someone dies." Batman said.
"I agree with you." Wonder Women said.
"Ms. Starfire you have to stop them!" Julian yelled out in panic
"I can't do that. The Challenge has gone into sudden death."
Robin launched himself into a flurry of karate moves. Slade couldn't defend himself from all of them. Using TK Robin lifted him into the air and held him there while he hurled fireballs at him. Slade yelled in agony.
Robin dropped him like a sack of potatoes. Slade glanced up at him whispering painfully "Don't." His one eye widened in horror as Robin created a humongous fireball. The pain became too intense and he passed out.
"Since I was little you've hurt me. Abused, tortured, and nearly drove me insane. This is your time to die. Say good-bye." Phoenix Robin said preparing to throw the massive fireball.
"Stop!" shouted a voice in his head. Suddenly Robin was in a white room with Dark Robin and Annie. The two personalities came closer to him. All together they formed a triangle.
"What do you guys want? I'm about to get rid of our nemeses and you stop me." Robin asked annoyed.
"What do you think your doing? You're a superhero for God's sake! You protect the innocent not punish the guilty." Annie demanded angrily.
"He has to pay for what he's done to me. To us. Can't you see that? I'm doing this so we can all have peace of mind." Robin told them questionably.
"Who made you Slade's judge, jury, and executioner? You're not a killer Robin. Please don't become one. Don't cross a line you can't cross back from. This is just like Red X." Dark Robin pleaded.
"This is entirely different from Red X. The line is clearly drawn here. I can see that why can't you?" Robin demanded.
"No you can't. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this conversation." Dark Robin told him. He couldn't understand how his light side could be acting so cold hearted.
"I don't believe you two. I thought you would support me in this. I guess I have to destroy him myself." Robin said angrily turning to leave.
"Stop! You can't do this!" Annie pleaded. Her eyes were full of tears. She was practically begging him to stop with this insane Crusade.
"Give me one good reason I shouldn't do this." Robin said eyes full of anger
"Because if you do you're the same as he is. Is that what your really want?" Dark Robin asked him.
Robin shook his head. His eyes filled with tears as he began to cry. He fell to his knees. "No I don't want to become him. What's wrong with me? What kind of monster have I become?" Robin asked
"Your not a monster." Annie told him gently.
"Life it's just so hard." Robin told her softly.
"We know. In our world there's lots of ups and downs. Pleasures and pains. But we learn to accept the bad with the good. Without the bad times we wouldn't appreciate the good times. Life is precious and you should cherish every living moment. Never think death is an answer." Annie told him.
"You've learned so many lessons as you walked your path in life. Your destiny has almost reached a turning point. You have to see it to the end no matter what. Come on get up. Remember when Star gave you those visions? They helped you realize the truth about a lot of things. You have to realize that." Dark Robin told him.
"Life lessons. Yeah right. I mean what lessons in life have I learned?" Robin asked dejectedly.
"You have learned acceptance. You learned that when you accepted me as part of you. In life accepting bad things as well as good things is very important." Dark Robin told him.
"You have learned forgiveness. You learned that when you forgave me from hiding your repressed memories. In life learning to forgive someone is very important because you can move with your life." Annie spoke to him gently.
"Now you must look inside yourself and find the final thing you need to learn. If you realize what it is then you have reached your final destiny." Dark Robin said.
"So please look deep inside your heart and tell me what you have learned from this time and incident." Annie asked
Robin closed his eyes and thought hard. He let the memories fly through his mind. He listened to his heart and let it guide him. The morals and rules of life echoed in his mind. Opening his eyes he knew what he had learned and what needed to be done.
"Now I need to learned redemption. I have to redeem myself in my own eyes. And I also have to redeem Slade. That's the way to a new era of peace. Thanks guys I have to go now. I have to make things right." Robin said smiling and disappearing.
Everyone was watching Robin. He looked like he was in a trance. They had all left the observation deck and were now on the floor 2ft away from him. What was going on with him?
"Power down. Julian get over here quick I need your help Slade's hurt bad." Robin said kneeling down next to the fallen villain. He began to examine him.
Julian raced over to her husband and used some of the medical tools she had on her to check him over. What she found was not good. "Its bad. He has major internal damage and massive blood loss. He needs surgery and a transfusion now or he's going to die."
"Good. Its about time someone got rid of the jerk." Terra said. Jinx nodded in agreement.
"Girls that's wrong. Don't even think that. Your good now remember?" Cyborg told them.
"Can you perform in your lab?" Robin asked. Julian shook her head. "I don't have the right equipment."
"You can use our surgical lab in the Watchtower. Come on lets go." Wonder Women said quickly.
"You don't understand. I've been Slade's doctor for eleven years. He has a specific blood type protein mix. It only runs in certain families. O blood will only help for a while. He needs a match and we don't have time to look for a match." Julian said quickly. She was crying.
"Wait Julian when you gave me my enhancements you gave me Slade's blood. You said he was compatible to me. Couldn't I give him mine?" Robin asked urgently.
"Yes! The reverse should be true. Not to mention you're in perfect health." Julian said nodding happily.
"Dude are you feeling okay?" Beast Boy asked looking at Robin as if he had grown another head.
Starfire looked at him confused. Robin would give his blood to save his worst enemy? He truly was a hero.
"Robin man are you sure?" Cyborg asked
"Yes Robin are you absolutely sure about this?" Batman asked
"Never been more sure in my life. I won't be responsible for Slade's death. I am not a killer." Robin said quietly. Above them the crystal energy glowed and zoomed into his crystal and it began to pulsate. Robin had won the Challenge so he would be the one to decide how to use the energy.
"Green Lantern beam us up." Raven said as the group disappeared in a shower of lights.