KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Friend Robin? Are you all right?"

"Yeah, dude I heard you clear back in my room!"

"Man! Some people like to sleep! Just because you're obsessed with . . . aw, man. I'm going back to bed. What a . . . screaming . . ."

"Robin? Are you all right? I was meditating on the roof when I heard you scream."

Robin tore open the door, "I'M FINE!"

The three titans standing by his room stepped back. Robin's yelling always had a unique way of making them feel inferior.

"Why does something have to be wrong just because you hear screaming from my room at four in the morning?"

With a "Sorry for bothering you," the titans quickly dissipated through the tower.

Why did Bruce call? The Dark Knight never did anything without a reason, so he had to have one. Bruce said he wanted to tell Robin something, but what wouldn't Bruce say on the phone? The jokes, they were unusual also, Wayne rarely, if ever, joked like that. Was Bruce in trouble? He had to be . . . however, he couldn't be, for he was using Dick and Robin interchangeably, so it's not likely that Wayne was worried about being over heard. Was Bruce trying to send him a message?

Thirteen hours had passed since Robin had begun analyzing his guardian's call. He had gone over everything, including cross referencing the highlights of the latest news with the words and sentences that Bruce had emphasized the most. That was it, Robin had to go to Wayne Manor in order to find out what was going on.

Robin dressed quickly. He raced down the stairs, through the kitchen, only stopping once he realized he was no longer moving.

"Raven! Put me down! I don't have time for this!" he yelled.

"Friend Robin!" Robin cringed as Starfire's voice cut through the air, "It is raining! You should wear these." She said as she held up a bottle of sun screen and a garbage bag.

"What?" Robin said confused, still hanging in the air.

"I saw it on tv! To protect one from the harsh environment a person should always wear a plastic garment to keep the water off and sun block to save their skin."

Robin turned to Raven, "This is what you stopped me for?"

"No. I wanted to make sure you were alright after this morning. Starfire just butted in before I could say anything." The purple haired titan stared intensely at Robin, looking for signs of what might have occurred earlier that day.

"Rob, where you running off to?" Cyborg said as he entered the room, "And what's Star doing with BB's bed liner and your hair gel?"

As concerned for Batman as Robin was, he couldn't help but laugh at Cyborg. "Beast Boy has a bed liner?"

Cyborg chuckled, "No. But he use to . . . Uh-oh, I wasn't suppose to tell you guys that."

"Robin, what is a bed liner, and why does Beast Boy wish to keep his owning one a secret?"

Was Star totally clueless? How could he answer this uninformed young alien? Wait! "BATMAN!" he called out, concern spreading over his face.

Starfire was confused, "Who is this man bat? And what does this have to do with the lining of Beast Boy's bed?"

"I don't have time for this!" Robin shouted.

How could he have forgotten Wayne? Wayne was all the family he had left. Wayne could be in trouble, while Robin was sitting here, joking about BB's bed liner! His da . . . guardian wanted to talk to him, it had to be important and the Boy Wonder had already wasted most of the day!

Robin broke free of Raven's power and tore out of the tower, heading straight for Gotham.

"Is Robin not feeling well?" Star inquired.

Cyborg and Raven sighed. The mechanical teen headed straight for the game station, while Raven went to the stove to make some tea.

Star was still confused, "Will no one answer me? Do you not wonder who this man-bat is? Is he a new villain perhaps?"

Cyborg stopped, facing Star he said, "What's to know? Batman's a hero, you know, like us, only Batman's from Gotham City."

"Oh. Is he a friend of Robin's?"

"I dunno. Rob's probably never even met him. You know Robin; he was probably just thinking about some news report he read." replied the bored Cyborg.

"Are you certain? Robin looked very concerned." the girl of one thousand questions asked.

Did Star just say something intelligent? The alien girl now had Raven's attention.

Cyborg answered offhandedly, "If he read an article about Batman, then he probably just heard about some new villain. Robin's just a worry wort, nothing to it."

"Cyborg, Starfire has a point. Robin did appear concerned. It looked like more than just a potential new enemy."

Cyborg sat down at the tv and turned on the game station.