DISCALIMER: I own nothing. Nada. Not The Teen Titans, not Batman. None of it's mine except the story line, and I'm not making any money from this, it's all for fun...(I think that's everything...).
SUMMARY: When an old enemy of Robin's comes to town, so does Batman. The Titans learn of Robin's past, and much more... but what about his future?
NOTE: Thanks for the reviews! Is the plural of Circus 1) Circuses or 2) Circus'. I Dunno, so I went with 2) Circus'. If anyone does know, please tell me! (".)
A TALE OF TWO CITIES
CHAPTER NINE
Cyborg was in his room re-charging. After Batman and Raven had left, Robin had fallen asleep. Noticing his battery was a little low, and not having anything else to do, he decided he'd leave Robin alone for a while. After hooking up an alert system, so should anythign happen to Robin he'd know pretty much instantly, he'd left. Starfire had contacted him letting him know they expected to be back in the next few hours. Other than that. Nothing. After charging himself he went back to check on Robin.
"Hi" he said, seeing Robin was awake. "You know, you should leave that on." He added, noticing Robin had removed his oxygen mask.
Robin shook his head. "It makes...my face itch." He said between breaths.
"Ok," Cyborg said, sitting down next to the bed. "Well, I won't tell if you don't." He said. He knew he should have made him put the mask back on, but he figured arguing with him wouldn't make a difference anyway, so there was little or no point.
"Thanks." Robin said, coughing a little.
"You OK, man?" Cyborg asked. Robin nodded. "So," Cyborg continued. "Richard?" He asked, sounding a little sarcastic.
"What?" Robin asked, looking somewhere between confussed and shocked.
"I don't know why," Cyborg continued, "I alway though you're name was just, y'know," He shrugged. "Robin. Like Raven's just Raven, Starfire's just Starfire. Never occured to my it might not be your real name." Robin didn't answer him. He just looked at him, the same expression on his face. "I heard Batman call you Richard." Cyborg explained.
"Oh." Robin said, quietly. "Well, yeah."
"You don't look like a Richard." Cyborg said, looking intently at him.
"I haven't...been called that in a...in a long time." He coughed a little. "Did you hear anything from." He coughed again. "From BB and Star?"
Cyborg nodded. "He gave them a riddle. Batman figured it out. That's where he and Raven have gone." He told him. "Something about Grayson's and circus'."
"Grayson's?" Robin asked, his eyes widening a little.
"Yeah." Cyborg said, noticing the change in Robin's expression. "Somethin' about where he killed the Graysons, that's where he's hiding." Robing looked down at the floor. "Why?" Cyborg asked. "Does that mean something to you?" He asked.
"I guess you could...could say that." Robin said, quietly. "Grayson's my name." he said, looking up at Cyborg.
"I'm sorry, man, I..." Cyborg shrugged. He sighed. "Guess that explains why Batman figured it out so easily." He smiled at Robin, who smiled back a little. "Richard Grayson, huh?" Cyborg asked, laughing a little.
"Sorry it's not quite," He coughed. "quite as cool as Vic Stone." He laughed slightly before coughing again, this time a little harsher.
"You OK, man." Cyborg asked with growing concern. "You want a glass of water or something?" Man, why had Batman left him here and taken Raven? He was no good with this sort of thing...
Robin shook his head. "I'm good, thanks." He said, once he'd finished coughing.
"I should let you get some rest." Cyborg said, begining to stand.
"No." Robin said, stoping Cyborg. "I'm not tired." He said. "Besides, I just get...get lonely on my own." Robin scoffed a little.
Cyborg sat back down. The two sat there in silence for a few minuets. "So why Robin?" Cyborg asked.
Robin groaned a little. "What does that matter?" He asked.
"Just curious." Cyborg said, sounding a little childlike. "I mean, it's kinda obvious why I'm Cyborg, and why BB's Beastboy but," He shrugged. "Robin? Don't see it."
"It goes back to something my dad...said." Robin said. "When I was...was younger."
"Yeah?" Cyborg prompted. "And?"
"We were...were rehearsing one day when Tim's, er, my brother." Robin explained. He paused a little to catch his breath. "His wire broke. I grabbed him. My dad...said I flew in like a robin and saved him." He coughed. "It kinda...kinda became my nickname."
Cyborg smiled. "Yeah, I get it." He said.
Robin went to speak but instead began coughing. He tried to catch his breath inbetween but couldn't. Cyborg stood and lifted Robin into a seating postion. Robin's coughing eased slightly, but didn't completely subside. Cyborg placed the mask over Robins face. After a few more minuets, Robin was quiet. "See." Cyborg said, "told you you should have worn the mask."
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Batman and Raven walked slowly through the remains of the building. It had obviously, at one point, been a grand abode, but time and neglect had taken it's toll. The paint on the walls had crumbled. Rain trickeld in through the plaster and light fittings. The wooden benches which once would have sat bright-eyed children as they watched in amazement were now swollen from rain, rusty nails sticking out from every corner. Pillars which ran around the outside of the room had crumble away to practically nothing. Grafitti was spread over the walls.
"Do you think he's here?" Raven asked, quietly.
"The Riddle might be crazy, but he doesn't lie." Batman said, walking slightly infront of her. He stoped, listening.
Before Raven could say anything, he'd gone, disappeared down one of the corridors off the main room. She follwed and noticed he'd gone through a door with the remains of a 'Staff Only' sign on. It was darker in the room than she'd expected and she carefully made her was down some stair until her eyes adjusted. She looked around, not seeing Batman anywhere. OK, which way would you go. She though to herself. She went through a door to her left and was rewarded with a lit room full of what looked like hanging rails. She waited for her eyes to re-adjust again, before continuing. She made her way through a second door. It was a smaller room, this time filled with old, rusted lockers. And Batman. Although he was not alone.
"Tell me, Harvey." Batman was holding Two-Face by his collar, pushing his into one of the lockers.
"That wasn't the deal!" Two-Face said, kicking Batman in the stomach. Batman let go of his collar and fell backwards a little. "The deal was, you kill Mr. President first, Bat Boy!" He went to kick Batman again, but was stoped by a black force enveloping him. "What the hell?" He said to himself.
"Tell him!" Raven, who had remained unoticed until now, said.
"Who's your little friend, eh, Bat Brain?" He asked. "I don't think we've been introduced."
"Tell him." Raven repeated.
Batman now stood over Two-Face. He grabbed his collar again and slammed him into a locker. Two-Face still didn't say anything. Batman slammed him into the locker again. And again. "Tell me."
"Ok, ok!" Two-Face shouted, looking from Batman to Raven. "You know," He said, looking at Raven again. "I try and be upfront about things. It doesn't work." He shook his head. "I try and be sneaky about things," he shook his head again. "Still doesn't work. I mean, what's a criminal gotta do nowadays to warrent bein..."
"Tell me!" Batman said, again slaming him into the locker.
"I can't tell you!" Two-Face shouted back at him. "To have an antidote, you gotta have a virus."
"What?" Batman asked, still not releasing him. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"Don't you see?" Two-Face said, laughing. "That's what makes it so great! There is no virus!"
"Then why is Robin ill?" Raven asked, still holding Two-Face.
"It's psychological. The so called virus you've been looking at in his blood stream was a decoy." Two-Face explained. "The really illness is up here." he pointed at his head. "The detanator sent a message to Robin's brain that he was ill. His brain beleived it. The only thing making Robin ill," he laughed. "Is Robin!"
"You son a..." Batman said, punching him in the face. "How do we stop this?"
"Unless you can get into his head, you can't." Two-Face said. "Robin's body isn't even aware of the fact that it's shutting itself down. His mind does think he's got a virus." He reached up to wipe a trickle of blood from his lip. "Like I said, unless you can get into his mind and convince him otherwise," He shook his head. "No cure." He laughed. "Know anyone who can do a trick like that?" He asked. Batman ramained silent. "Didn't think so!" Two-Face said, laughing again. "I win, Bat boy!"
"He might not." Raven said. "But I do."
TBC...
I called his brother Tim - HAHA! Ok, so I have no idea what his brother was called, so sue me (please don't, I have no money...)! And, yeah, I did steal how he got his name from the movie. See previous sueing coment.
So what happens now, huh?Ooooooo...So, yeah, let me know what you think (hint).
Lataz, Jaybird0009
