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Thanks again to all those who took their precious time to review my story. I think I have a pretty good idea where I'm going with this, but I maaaay take some ideas into consideration.

Seclusion

The sun slowly rose over the horizon. Jump City was quiet, even peaceful. If you discounted the fact that some buildings were on fire and smoke was filling the air in black clouds, it was probably the most peaceful Jump City had ever appeared. The sun slowly crept into the Titan's living room, bathing them all in its golden light. Robin opened his eyes slowly and sat up.

The first thing that Robin was aware of was that his legs hurt, his hair was messed up, and his mouth was dry. He shook his head a little. "What the hell did I do last night?" he asked to himself.

Suddenly the memories came back to him, the death and chaos, his escape from a grizzly fate, the fact that everyone in the entire city was dead, or in hiding. Unfortunately for them, they didn't have the security of a locked-down tower…

Robin looked around the room. He saw Beast Boy in the corner, and Cyborg and Starfire near him. He looked around for Raven, and frowned a bit when he discovered that she was missing. He slowly stood up and stretched, wincing slightly as muscles he didn't even know he had tightened.

Robin walked into the kitchen and was relieved to see Raven sitting at the table. She looked up at him once he entered, and then looked back down at her book. Robin sat across from her and observed his teammate. Although she was looking at her book, her eyes weren't moving and it was clear she wasn't focused.

"They finally stopped…" she said in her monotone voice.

Robin looked a bit confused for a moment. "Excuse me?"

"Banging. They finally stopped banging on the door. They do it maybe once or twice an hour… but that's all." She continued to look at her book with her blank stare.

Robin watched her for a minute or two. Seeing the usually calm and collected member of the team this worried was getting to him. He wanted more than anything to comfort her, but what could he possibly say? They were trapped in the Tower, and there was no way of knowing how fast the outbreak was spreading. It could have very well spread far beyond Jump City by now... But he had to say something, he was after all the leader.

But for the second time that morning, Raven spoke first.

"That was a really brave thing you did yesterday. I just want to say… thank you…we could all very well be out there right now…the same as them…" she shivered a bit.

Robin smiled, "Don't mention it Raven, I'm just happy we all made it away in one piece." He was silent a moment, then added "We'll figure this out."

She looked at him again, smiled faintly, and nodded her head.

THUD

"JEEZUS!" yelled Robin. He had been caught completely off guard by that one. "You almost forget about them out there…" he said.

At that moment Starfire walked in, looking very sleepy. She immediately brightened ten shades when she saw Robin.

"OH ROBIN! I am so happy to see you up and around!" She then gave him a huge bone-cracking hug. She let go and stared at him, her eyes shimmering. "I will need to construct my pudding of happiness later!" she said with a huge smile.

Beast Boy and Cyborg both walked in at this moment, Cyborg with his usual smirk, and Beast Boy looking quite nervous. They all sat down at the table and stared at each other for a while in silence. Apparently no one felt like bringing up the topic they were all thinking about. A loud 'THUD' finally motivated Robin to start.

Standing up he began his speech, "Well, it looks like we are going to be in here for a while… so I want to make a few things clear. First off, the most important thing we need to remember is to not panic…" he gave a look at Beast Boy, who was fidgeting slightly in his seat. "Just remember, Cyborg himself constructed this security system, there is no way that they can get in here"

"That's what they always say!" shouted Beast Boy. "Why don't you get it? In every movie, they all try to stay hidden away, and they always get eaten, or maimed, or disemboweled! We need to leave! Go up to the roof, fly away or something! Not just sit here on our asses waitin' to get munched on!"

Cyborg replied, "And where would you suggest we go? This whole thing is being caused by some kind of virus. If it spread through Jump City this fast, just imagine how fast it could go through the country. Even the world…our best bet is to stay put, at least until we figure out a more full-proof plan."

Beast Boy huffed and crossed his arms, submitting to his defeat. Robin began again from where he left off.

"Although we are locked in, there's something I want to say, just to keep us all safe. This is a huge Tower, with hundreds of rooms that could hide one of those things, and all though I know our security is top of the line (he gave an encouraging look in Cyborg's direction) there is always a chance one of those bastards could find a way in, and we would never know until it attacked. We all need to stay in this living area, no one leaves for anything. If you have to leave, tell me and take someone with you. NO ONE GOES ANYWHERE ALONE…understand?" They all nodded in agreement. "We stay alert, we stay together, we stay alive." And with that Robin sat back down.

"How long do you think we will be here? How long until someone comes to rescue us and fix the town?" asked Starfire, a look of sadness on her face.

"I don't know Star, but we'll all be here for each other. As long as we stick together, we will all be alright." said Robin with one of those trademark grins that automatically make you feel better.

Starfire smiled, and proceeded to talk to Beast Boy and Raven.

Once she had looked away, Robin's smile fell. He had no idea if anyone was going to show up. They were going to be here a long time, and the zombies were going to be there with them…every step of the way.

THUD

I know, not the most impressive chapter, but I had to grow on some points. I'm setting up an elaborate game plan here… Don't worry, I'll post a longer one soon, full of suspense, action, and maybe even a hint of romance…