By Nyassa Kaiba
Chapter 2…And you can't jump the track when the car's on a cable
And life's like an hourglass glued to the table
No one can find the rewind button now
So cradle your head in your hands
Breathe 2 AM
When Robin checked in with his old mentor the cleaning frenzy was in full swing and audible in the background.
"Robin." Batman greeted him. "I hear you've got a hurricane on your hands."
"Yes, we've had a visitor. She was lost in the storm, plus she got sick from being out there in the rain. We're all stuck in here until the wind dies down."
"It came through Gotham three days ago. Commissioner Gordon had his hands full with the cleanup." Batman agreed. "What's your visitor's name?"
"Her name is Feralae." Robin replied. "I'm hoping to get more out of her about her background later."
"I've met her." Batman told his former protégé. "Her mother was a super heroine named Wild Wing. The Joker killed Wild Wing about two and a half years ago, along with Feralae's father and her best friend Duel."
"When she was delirious last night Feralae called for Duel." Robin told Batman. "She was probably reliving the fight."
"It wasn't even a fight." Batman told him. "Joker put a bomb in their car. I warned Wild Wing and she threw Feralae out of the car. I caught her and Wild Wing drove as far away from us as fast as she could."
"That's awful. So what did Feralae do after that?"
"Well Feralae went to the hospital forthree and a half months, she had a lot of burns and cuts from broken glass and metal. And here's the coincidence. Your friend Raven was in the same hospital, the same ward, even the same room at the same time Feralae was. She leftthe same day Feralae did."
"Raven sure hasn't said anything… wait… she mentioned that Feralae seemed familiar to her."
"She's probably forgotten." Batman commented. "But if they spend a few days together Feralae and Raven may very well remember."
Robin nodded. "Okay, so we need to get them to remember."
"I would suggest you wait and let it happen on it's own Robin." Batman told him. "Memory is a bad thing to mess with."
"Okay, so what would you suggest?"
"Encourage them."
SMACK! "BEAST BOY DO THAT RIGHT OR I'LL SMACK YOU AGAIN WITH THIS BROOM!" Starfire shouted.
Batman arched a nonexistent eyebrow. "What happened there?"
"Uh, well, it's a long story. We had a new titan awhile back, but she got put in suspended animation in a volcano. Her name's Terra. Beastboy, one of my teammates, was very attached to her. We wanted to put Feralae in Terra's old room, but Beastboy got very upset. I guess he still hasn't gotten over her. So now Starfire, Cyborg and Beastboy are cleaning out one of the spare rooms."
"And Raven?"
"She's with Feralae." Robin said with a sigh. "I want her to find out more about Feralae. She mentioned something about dragons…"
"Is Nidon still with her?"
"You know about Feralae?" Robin asked, eyes wide.
"I do, she sent Nidon to help me fight the Joker after her parents were killed." Batman explained. "Later, she introduced me to her friends, the Dragon Lords. You be careful when dealing with her powers. Feralae is a nice person. Her dragons, however, can be very temperamental."
Another smack and a crack. "OW my head!" Beastboy cried.
"I'LL GET MORE THAN YOUR STUPID HARD HEAD IF YOU KEEP UP LIKE THAT! DO IT AGAIN!" Starfire shouted.
Robin had to suppress a smile. Batman sighed. "I'll send you the records that I have on her. I'll uh… see you around." He sent the data to the Tower's computer and then signed off.
That was about the time Beastboy staggered into the room and fell over. "Man, never mess with Starfire when she's cleaning."
Robin rolled his eyes and dusted his comrade off. "Are you alright?"
"I think I have the hardest head in the city." Beastboy commented, still with curlicues for eyes. "How did it go with the Dark Knight?"
"He sent me some information on Feralae. It seems that her mother was a superhero and that her mother, father, and best friend were all murdered by the Joker."
"No way! The Joker? I hope we NEVER have to go up against him. I'd battle Slade any day over the Joker." Beastboy shuddered, eyes returning to normal. "So what are you going to do about it?"
"I'll tell the other Titans, but I won't tell Feralae that we know. I also found out that after the attack Feralae shared a hospital room with Raven, but neither of them seem to remember the incident."
"Cool, so they know each other… only they don't know each other?" Beastboy asked. "Weird."
"Yeah, I know." Starfire and Cyborg came in then.
"Beastboy stop fooling around." Cyborg told him. "If you don't want Feralae to stay in Terra's room then you'd better hurry up and finish…"
"You guys. Batman knows Feralae. He sent me some information on her." Robin told them. "It seems that her mother was a Super Hero named Wild Wing, and the Joker murdered her family to get to Wild Wing. Batman saved her, but Feralae had been injured in the battle. And this is where it REALLY get's interesting. She ended up sharing a hospital room with Raven for three months. The problem is that neither of them remember meeting each other. Batman told me to let them remember on their own. But I wanted to bring you all up to date. I'll tell Raven about her past later, but I won't mention that they met each other. You guys need to help me on this. They need to remember on their own."
Starfire nodded. Beastboy brightened. "Can't we even drop hints? It isn't REALLY helping them…"
"Not even a hint." Robin told him. "Just keep an eye on her okay?"
"Oh alright." Beastboy sighed.
"Concerning the fact that whenever something happens concerning Raven's memories and unconscious mind that somethingis very bad, shouldn't we warn her?" Asked Starfire.
"It's a risk we'll have to take." Robin told them.
"Besides you guys, I hate to be a party pooper, but is it even ethical to tell them about a past that they could find out for themselves?" Cyborg asked. "I mean, come on, would you want one of us to tell you about something that we don't remember? Wouldn't you rather find out yourself?"
"Okay you two have points." Beastboy said with a sigh. "I just hope we're making the right decision."
"Now, since it was Beastboy's idea to clean out an entire new room for our visitor…" Starfire happily raised the broom like a sword.
"ALRIGHT ALREADY!" Beastboy cried as he ran out of the room.
Cyborg laughed as he sauntered out after them. Robin was left alone in the room. "Are we really doing the right thing?" He asked to nobody.