Starfire awoke. Something had startled her. She opened her door and found a single rose at her feet. Her clock read 1:30 AM. She tiptoed down the hall to Robin's room. She turned the handle on his door and cracked the door open so she could peek in. She couldn't see well, so she opened it wider. She tiptoed in and found Robin's bed empty. His closet, too, was empty. Robin was gone! Starfire fled to Raven's room and knocked. A tired and irritated Raven answered.

"What do you want?"

"Robin has gone!"

"What?"

Raven came out of her room. "Get Beast Boy and Cyborg!" The two girls went to wake up BB and Cy. They were shocked to hear that Robin had disappeared. "Did he just leave or was he kidnapped?" asked Cyborg. "I'm not entirely sure," said Raven. "There's no sign of a struggle anywhere, and we all know Robin never gives in without a fight. It looks like he just took off. He left a rose at Starfire's door." "He left. Just like that!" Cyborg was devastated. "Well, we were kind of rough on him this month," Beast Boy said. "I mean, we all ignored him because he didn't trust us. And with me seeing his face and all…" "You WHAT?" Yelled Cyborg. "You saw his face? What about his eyes? Them too?" Beast Boy nodded. "Wow. I wish I could've been there," said Cyborg. "Well, he can't be far. Let's go look for him," said Raven.

"Any luck?" asked Cyborg. "Nah," said Beast Boy. "Just saw some Goth dude riding a motorcycle on the highway. Said he'd never heard of the Teen Titans. How 'bout you?" "I got nothin'." Cyborg yawned. They'd been searching since 2:00 AM and it was now well into evening, and they still had no luck. "Beast Boy, what color are his eyes?" asked Cyborg. BB hesitated. "I'm not sure I should say." "Come on, man, at least tell me something about him!" "Alright. He has a scar under his left eye." "Do you think that's why he wears a mask?" "I'm not sure." There was silence for the next few minutes. Then Cyborg said, "You know what I think? I think we should issue a warrant for arrest. Have the police arrest all black-haired, whatever-colored –eyed people and bring them to us." "Not a bad idea," Beast Boy said. "Let's tell Raven." BB and Cy found Raven on the east side of town. They told her their plan, and she reluctantly agreed. Starfire, too, agreed to this. They issued a warrant for all black-haired, silver-eyed males 14 to 17 years old. "That should get us something," said Cyborg. "Hey, BB, I just thought of something. You know that Goth kid you saw?"

"Yeah. What about him?"

"What color was his hair?"

"Dunno."

"What about his eyes?"

"Couldn't see 'em."

"That could've been Robin for all we know. What did you ask him?"

"I didn't. He just said he'd never hear of the Teen Ti…. Wait a second! If he's never heard of us, then how come he said that?"

"Beast Boy, you are a complete idiot. Find that Goth kid. We need to have a little chat with him."

Robin was driving his motorcycle along the highway when he heard the police behind him. He pulled over and waited as the officer stepped out of the patrol car. "What's the deal? I wasn't speeding," said Robin.

"We're going to need you to remove your helmet."

"Why?"

"Just take off your helmet."

Robin did so.

"You're under arrest."

"What?"

"We are under orders to arrest all black-haired, silver-eyed males between the ages of 14 and 17."

Robin tried to run, but the officer grabbed him by the collar and handcuffed his hands behind his back. He was shoved into the patrol car.

"Where are you taking me?" Robin demanded.

"Down to the station, where else?"

"Why me?"

"Because you have black hair, kid. Shut up."

The officer reached back and taped Robin's mouth shut. "Mmmph!" Robin protested. The officer chuckled. "Give it up, Goth boy. You'll never escape." Robin glared at him. His silver eyes erupted in sparks, giving him an extra rush of adrenaline. He broke the handcuffs and smashed through the back window of the patrol car. "Stop that kid!" the officer ordered. Robin ran. He didn't stop until he had reached his motorcycle. He hopped on and sped down the highway, his black helmet gleaming in the moonlight.

"What?" exclaimed Cyborg. "He got away? Ok. Yup. Thank you." Cyborg hung up the phone.

"They found a guy who matched Robin's description, but he got away. They say he's heading southwest on a black motorcycle. Turns out he's that same Goth kid."

"How'd he get away?" BB asked.

"They cuffed him and got him in the patrol car, but he broke the cuffs and broke through the back window."

"Whoa, he must've been desperate. I bet he knows something."

"We obviously have to find this guy," said Raven. "Time for a road trip."

The next day, Robin was still on the run. He knew he couldn't go straight to Batman's, so he headed southwest for awhile, and then headed east. He had just turned onto Interstate 40 when he heard a familiar voice.

"Titans, go!"

Robin looked in his rearview mirror. Great. How'd they find me? Good thing I'm wearing my helmet, he thought to himself. He turned on his turbo power in an attempt to outrun his fellow Titans. He felt himself being raised high above the ground. "Raven," muttered Robin. "Great." "Set him down!" Cyborg ordered. Robin was dropped 10 feet down to the ground. "What was that for?" he groaned. "For running away from the cops," said Cyborg. "Let's see who you really are." Cyborg reached for Robin's black helmet. Robin kicked him and ran.

"Get him!"

Beast Boy morphed into a cheetah and tackled Robin. "Good work, team!" said Cyborg. Robin forced BB off him and stood up. Cyborg walked over to him. "Are you going to make this easy or hard?" said Cyborg. "I always do like a challenge," Robin said. He ran back to his motorcycle and sped off. "After him!" yelled Cyborg. "This guy never learns." Raven repeated the sequence she had performed before, this time smashing Robin hard against a concrete wall before dropping him. Cyborg approached him. Robin was bloody and on the verge of unconsciousness. His vision was blurred. He felt his helmet go off. He closed his eyes and let the darkness overtake him.

Robin awoke to find the other Titans hunched over him. He blinked several times to clear his vision. "He looks a lot like Robin, doesn't he?" said Cyborg. "Yeah," said Beast Boy. "But Robin's eyes aren't blue. They're more of a silvery color." Blue? thought Robin. My eyes aren't blue. Then he remembered. His eyes had been turning blue lately. "I think he is Robin," said Cyborg. "Let's check his back for scars." Cyborg reached out to flip Robin over. Robin delivered a vicious kick with his right leg and leapt off the table he had been placed upon. He crumpled the second he hit the floor and cried out in pain. His left leg must have broken. Cyborg took advantage of Robin's position and pulled his shirt up. He found what he was looking for. "This has got to be Robin," he said. "Way to go, Sherlock," groaned Robin. "Dude, what is your deal?" said Beast Boy. "I mean, your eyes are blue now. You're practically a different person. I don't even know who you are anymore!" Beast Boy watched as Robin's eyes changed to pure silver. "Dude! How'd you do that?"

"What?"

"Your eyes just changed color!"

"Oh that. I'm not sure. I did this whole thing to show you guys who I am. Now I'm not even sure who I am anymore."

He grabbed the clip-on ring and pulled it off his lip. He threw it across the room and sighed. The other Titans didn't know what to do. They had never seen their leader so out of it. Robin lay on his back and stared up at the ceiling. He banged his head on the floor repeatedly until Starfire stopped him. "Robin, what is wrong?" Robin didn't reply and continued to stare with empty eyes at the ceiling. "Robin? Can you hear me? Robin?" No answer. Starfire felt for a heartbeat. "He is alive. I do not understand. Robin? ROBIN!"

Robin didn't move a muscle. He only lay there and stared at the ceiling. He moved suddenly.

"Robin? Are you alright?"

Robin's jerky movements frightened her. "He's having a seizure!" Raven said. "Cyborg, call the hospital. Beast Boy, get cold water. Starfire, talk to him." "What do I say?" "I don't know! Anything." Star took hold of Robin's hand. "Robin? Everything will be fine, Robin. Hold on." Beast Boy arrived with cold water and proceeded to throw it on Robin. Starfire jumped back. The water hit Robin full force. His seizure stopped. Starfire ran to him.

"Robin?"

He coughed up the water, making an effort to breathe. "Do CPR!" said Raven. Starfire knew this. Raven had taught her. She performed CPR on Robin until the ambulance arrived. Starfire insisted on riding with Robin in the ambulance. She sat beside him and comforted him all the way.

Robin awoke in a hospital bed. His head hurt tremendously. He tried to move, but found that he was tied down. "What is the meaning of this?" demanded Robin. "Robin!" Starfire rushed over to him and hugged him. "Hey, Star." The rest of the Titans entered, having heard that Robin was awake. "Hi, guys. How long have I been out?" "Almost a week," said Cyborg. Robin raised his eyebrows. Wow, thought Robin. They must have been worried. "Nice to see you awake, Robin," said Cyborg. "Yeah, we missed you," BB said. Robin grinned. "Sorry I haven't been a good friend lately. Let me tell you about myself. It's time you guys knew. I grew up in a circus," began Robin. He went on to tell them about his life, his family, how his family died, and how he, too, nearly died.

"After my family died, I started the Teen Titans, found you guys, and well… here we are."

"What about your scars?" asked Beast Boy. "The one under my eye is from a knife. A man sliced me right under my left eye so that my parents would do as he said. If they hadn't, he would've killed me."

"And the whip marks?" asked Cyborg.

"The man who killed my family beat me after he killed them. He meant to beat me to death, but I lived. He doesn't know. He thinks I'm dead."

"Do you know the guy who killed your family?" questioned Raven. Robin shook his head. "No. I've never even seen his face." Robin paused. "There you have it," he said. "Wow. I didn't know your life was so tragic," said Beast Boy.

"I'm over it. I still hate the guy who killed my parents, though."

"You're not going to chase after this guy, are you? Try to kill him?" Raven asked.

"No. It would destroy me. Besides, I couldn't leave you guys again."

"So, you ready to come home? Raven already healed you," Cyborg said. Robin grinned. "Yeah, I'm ready."

On the way home, the other Titans apologized for ignoring Robin. "We're sorry we did that to you, man," said Cyborg. "It's OK, guys, really," said Robin. "Just promise us you'll never scare us like that again," said Beast Boy. "You really had Star worried." Robin met Starfire's gaze, his silvery eyes locking with her emerald ones. "I promise." He put his arm around Star's neck and pulled her into a kiss. "Woooo!" hooted Cyborg. Robin and Star smiled and kissed again, more passionately than ever before.