A/N: Thank you Alexnandru Van Gordon, as I always like to leave a good impression. And also thank you Kellalor as angsty was what I was aiming for :) I'm also in need of a good beta tester, so if you're interested in that, just E-mail me.

Chapter 2: Nightmare

That...that was just...who was that? This dream, it's so similar to the dream I had before Slade captured me. Just thinking about it makes me break out in a sweat...

Robin is running down a tunnel with a shadowy figure in the archway. As he approaches, he recognizes the figure...

"Slade!"

"Keep running Robin, but you can never reach me,"

As if on cue, the tunnel stretched farther and farther away from him. Robin closed his eyes and sped up towards him. When he opened his eyes he was face to face with Slade.

"I saw what was behind the mask before, and that will definitely change..."

"Let me..."

With that Slade took off his mask. Robin was expecting his own face or even nothing...But instead he saw the laughing face of girl...

"Who...Who are you?"

As he reached up to touch the face, she disappeared, and the tunnel vanished around him, leaving nothing but a never ending whiteness seeming to suffocate him.

And then he woke up.

Even the morning right after the dream I can't picture her face. Maybe its in part to my back pain. This bed is so uncomfortable, no wonder Slade is always in a bad mood. I should get ready for sparring practice or he might punish me for being late. Hmm, wonder what could be worse than being stuck in this dump. Nevermind...I don't even want to think about it...

Knock Knock Knock

Just another servant bringing some sparring equipment up. Never faltering in their duties, at least since I've been here. Slade must have shown them what would happen if they didn't perform the way he expected of him. Never tell yourself things can't be worse than the situation you're already in, right?

"He wants you there in a few minutes, don't be late..."

He mumbled that last part like there was something to be afraid of. From the way the people of this place are acting, they him their master with a passion. But not as much as me. Not to the point that they want to torture him, make him suffer. If these servants did, than they would have risen up against him already. Knowing him, Slade probably seduced them with half truths that he knows will never happen.

Ring Ring

I'll think about that later.

"Hello"

"Hello Robin, I hope you are finding my accomodations, suitable."

"Anywhere but here would be better, Slade"

"I know this may seem bad now, but trust me. You'll learn to like it."

Click

I hate him.