Hello boys and girls I'm finally back for the fourth chapter of 1602. Now I'll address you reviewers out there who have been waiting for so long. Da Mann thanks for your excellent review I do put research into this and thanks for noticing. Oh and Scripter in all appreciation please don't do that, but thank you anyway you remanded me I have another story. So I'm back to this story but I'll try to update the other one I'm just having trouble wording it. So no more talking for me because you've waited long enough already so I'm just going to say, here's chapter four of 1602.
Chapter 4: The Flying Robins
Robin and Kory began to head towards the carts, Kory's hand still held soundly in Robin's. Kory looked around and noticed that many people where leaving the fair and all the booths that held games and food where being closed and locked up for the night. That's when Kory noticed that the sun was setting off in the distance and the lights in the nearby city were beginning to be lit.
Robin knocked on the door of the cart that had Garfield and Victor on it that Kory hadn't noticed they had come to and wouldn't of have if Robin did not take his hand out of hers. The lights where on in the cart and it was seeping under the door but Ravens cart remained black.
Garfield resounded to the knock in French and although Kory did not understand it she could tell from his tone he was asking "who is there."
Robin smiled slyly and cleared his thought before saying in a deeper voice then his own, "I am from the church, we understand you are harbouring a witch."
The sound of something falling to the ground and smashing and then the sounds of footsteps where heard noisily running towards the door. Garfield throw the door open and with out even seeing who was there began to say things about how it was all just smoke and illusion. Then he finally relived who was standing on his door step and a large smile came to his face, "Robin!" he said warping Robin in a bone crunching hug.
"Pleas Garfield I am here on business," Robin said as Garfield released him from the hug.
"I see," Garfield said in a understanding tone, "you and your…friend?," he said gesturing towards Kory who had her hood up so none of her features showed. Robin nodded slightly and Garfield moved so they could go in, "then come in."
In the middle of the cart sat a table with two chairs next to it and a lump and some money on it which Victor sat counting. On the walls were shelf upon shelf of strange objects and oddities from what appeared to be every corner of the known Earth and some things from places that were unknown. There were two beds on ether side of the room one was green the other one a plain colour. All around the room were different kinds of animals including Sheba who rested in a small bed in a corner along with some metal working equipment which laid near the plain bed. With all this the room was quite full but somehow it remand organized.
"So Robin what kind of business are you on and who is your companion?" Garfield said as he sat down at the table.
"I'm on the kind of business that requires Raven," Robin said as he looked to a door in one side of the cart. Kory hadn't noticed it before but it was panted black and looked like it lead to Raven's cart, the blackness seemed to be seeping out of it like light.
"Always here to see Raven don't you have anytime for an old friend," Garfield said with a smile, a small smirk was Robins only response before Garfield asked again, "and who is your companion?"
"Oh yes this is Kory," Robin said turning towards Kory but she didn't notice, she was looking at a old poster that hung on the wall with an R symbol like the one Robin wore and that read "Come to The Grayson and Logan Travelling Fair and see The Flying Robins." "Kory!" Robin said a bit louder to get her attention.
"Oh! I am sorry I was looking at something," Kory said as she lowered her hood revelling her beauty to Garfield and Victor for the first time.
Garfield instantly sprung into action and got on one knee taking Kory's hand in his, "I'm sorry I was not more courteous but I did not realize you were I woman of such beauty." Garfield said as he went to kiss Kory's hand but Kory pulled her hand away as memories of last night came to her. Garfield was a bit shocked at this action but recoiled quickly standing up, "I'm sorry perhaps I was a but to forwards."
Robin cleared his throat loudly drawing the attention of the room back to him. "Could we see Raven now," he said a bit annoyed at being ignored.
"Oh I am sorry Robin," Garfield apologized as he realized his friend was still in the room,
"Raven is most likely expecting you."
Robin began to walk towards the black door Kory close behind him but at the last moment he turned. "I think I would like to go in alone first, I will call you in when Raven is ready," Robin said getting a slight nod from Kory in response. Robin then went to Garfield and whispered in his ear, "please she is a bit…odd try to be courteous."
"I am always courteous towards a beautiful lady," Garfield said loud enough for Kory to hear.
Robin felt a bit of jealousy at the giggle this erupted from Kory but then turned and went through
the black door, walking into a wall of darkness behind it.
Kory and Garfield stood in silence for a few moments, Kory pondering what Robin and Raven were doing behind that door and Garfield wondering what Robin meant by odd. Surly her orange skin a pure green eyes had something to do with it but Garfield sensed something more about this girl. It was at this point that Victor cleared his throat making himself known for the first time since Kory and Robin had entered the cart.
"Oh my apologies," Garfield said wit a slight laugh, "this is my friend Victor, Victory Kory, Kory Victor," he introduced them to each other.
"Hello," Kory said
"Hello," Victor said in a heavy accent of unknown origin. It was amazing how much Kory learned from this simple word. His voice was strong and deep but not as frightening as the tall man's was nor was it as educated, but that added to his charm. From the sudden shyness in his voice Kory could tell that he was like her in some way, someone trying to adjust to a new world.
"Sadly that is all of the English he knows," Garfield said interrupting Kory's analyzing of the metal man. "Although he dose speck fluent French, do you know any?" he asked.
"No I do not," Kory said as she began to look at some of the things on the wall again.
"Oh well we must fix that," Garfield said, "a woman of your beauty should speck the langue of love."
"How do you know Robin," Kory asked not hearing what Garfield had just said as she was to busy looking again at the poster of The Flying Robins.
"Oh um well," Garfield said a bit shocked at Kory's response to what he had said, that line usually worked on English women. "I have known Robin since we were children growing up at the fair," he said as if it was obvious.
"You and Robin grew up here?" Kory asked.
"Me and Robin grew up everywhere," Garfield said turning to a map of Europe. "The fair took us to every corner of Europe when we were just children and since then it has taken me to every known corner of the world." Garfield spoke in a profound way, obviously a lover of travel.
"Why did Robin leave such a wonderful life," Kory asked admiring again all the things on the shelves that surrounded the room relieving that they were trinkets.
The smile dropped from Garfield's face as his tone turned serous, "do you promises not to tell Robin what I am about to tell you?" Garfield asked in seriousness, something you could tell he did not do often.
"Yes of course, why what happened?" Kory asked growing interested in Robin's pass.
"Robin is merely a secret identity, Robin's real name is Richard Grayson. Back when the fair was owned by my and his farther who was part of a trapeze act called-"
"The Flying Robins," Kory interrupted.
"Yes how did you know?" Garfield asked.
"The poster has a picture of there symbol," Kory said pointing to the poster that she had admired.
"Yes well one day the Queen was coming to are fair, are fair! As you could tell are parents were ecstatic and so was I being only ten I had nothing to do the fair but Richard was mad."
"Why would he be mad?"
"Well Richard was a part of The Flying Robins and when his father told him the act would be to dangerous for him he got mad. They yelled and he stormed out but he was unaware that "I hate you" would be the last words he told his family." Garfield paused and Kory could tell that he was felling one of his oldest friend's pain, even Victor sat quietly in respect, "That night his parents died and he was left an orphan. There death was all other the local papers and Robin couldn't escape it. At there funeral Robin met a wealthy Loud named Bruce Wayne who had admired the act and he took Richard in. Now this is a part you must not tell Robin for even he dose not know I know this and the truth is a should not and I got the information in a less then truthfully manner."
"What?" Kory asked, she knew if she was sitting in a chair she'd be on the edge of it.
"Bruce Wayne is The Batman," Garfield paused for effected but the statement had none on Kory who just looked confused. "Come now you must know of The Batman?"
"No I am sorry I do not," Kory said.
"The Dark Knight, the vigilante of the night," Garfield still got nothing out of Kory as she just continued to look confused. With a sigh Garfield continued, "well he took him in, gave him the name Robin, trained him in the combat styles of the east and made him his apprentice. But over the years they began to drift apart from one another what with Batman joining the EKJ."
"Who are they," Kory asked.
"Oh come now The EKJ, England's Knights of Justice," this statement also got nothing from Kory but a look of confusion. Garfield let out another sigh and continued, "well since Batman has been sending Robin on solo missions as he fights along side The EJK."
"So Robin is alone," Kory asked as sadness overcame her.
"Yes sadly so but what a team The EKJ," Garfield said as he began to list of the members, him being a man who didn't like to be sad for to long, "Clark Kent, who is truly a man of super strength and speed. Wonder Woman, they say she is a goddess. The Green Knight, a man of mystery and power. Hawk Girl, a woman who can fly as high as her wings will take her. Wallace West, the fastest sword in the Queens army and The Martian, they say he is from another planet if you can you believe that."
"Well I can because you see I am-" Kory began in an obvious tone before she was cut off by Robin.
Half of Robin's body stuck out from the darkness that came from Raven's cart as he said, "Raven will see you now."