A Nightmarish Reality
Chapter 8: Twisted Memories
A hiss of pain echoed through the room.
"Just a few more Robin," said Slade as he pressed flat on the table.
Slade stitched the last of the wound together and wiped the dry blood off his back.
"Almost done apprentice, sit up."
Robin pushed off the metal table and Slade wrapped a bandage around his torso and his right shoulder. Slade walked around the table to face Robin.
"I'm giving you a night off," Slade finally said.
"What am I suppose to do?"
"Go around town," Slade helped Robin into a red shirt, a black blazer, and a pair of dark jeans, "You'll think of something."
Slade walked to the door and threw him a black wallet with a sharp 'S' on it.
"And one more thing Robin, don't draw attention to yourself."
"Yes Master."
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He looked around, the night air was heavily polluted and distant screams and sirens echoed across the city. He made sure his wallet and communicator were safe in his pocket before leaving the warehouse.
After walking around downtown for while he decided to go the new sidewalk cafe. Walking in, he sat in the back corner. After ordering the waitress handed him a copy of the day's newspaper.
The front headline caught his attention,
Murder in Gotham
Last night local authorities were baffled with a
murder complete of taking all out but
one of the Todd's. Only the youngest son,
Jason Todd, is said to have survived. The
killer was attacked by the family's German
Shepard, who protected the boy from
suffering the same fate and left a blood
sample from the killer which is unfortunately
contaminated. Story cont. d5
Robin was about to turn to the last half of the story when the tented door opened, letting in a harsh amount of sunlight. He looked up, four strangely dressed teens walked in, Robin felt as if he had seen these people before.
There was a half human half robot, a green boy, a gothic type girl with a cape covering her body and face, and a red head girl -she sent a wave of feelings into his stomach love being one of them.
He must have said something because she turned and looked straight at him. Her eyes were a dazzling emerald green. Their eyes locked for a brief second and Robin smiled at her. There was something familiar about her and her friends, but he just couldn't place his finger on it.
They sat at the table next to him. He sipped on his double shot cappuccino and pretended to read the news paper while listening to their conversation.
"...I can't believe we came all the way to Gotham for nothing!" exclaimed the green boy. "
"We didn't come all the way for nothing, BB we found that-"
"That Slade has Robin again and disappeared from the face of the earth."
"Beast Boy's right Cyborg, we already knew that."
"Man! I can't believe he slipped through our fingers again, "he groaned.
Robin chuckled, causing Cyborg to glance at him.
"What is it friend Cyborg?"
"Nothing, he just sounded a lot like Robin."
"But why would Robin be here?"
"Star's right, why would Slade bring him here, to Gotham?"
"I don't know Rae, why are we in Gotham when obviously Slade wasn't responsible for the murder?"
"Exactly what I've been wondering."
"Shut up BB!" yelled Cyborg.
Bebebeep! Bebebeep!
The four Titans turned and looked at Robin.
"Sorry," he muttered before he answered his com-link.
"Yes, Master?"
"Where are you?"
"At the Java Cafe, why?"
"The Titans are there. Return to base immediately."
"Yes, Master."
Putting up the com-link, he laid the money for his drink on the table and made his way to the door.
"I miss Robin so much."
"We all do Star."
"What if we never see him again?"
"We will, Star, I promise."
"Yeah, not even Slade can keep the Titans apart."
"I remember the time you quit 'cause you and Robin had a fight over letting Cinderblock get away."
Robin gasped in pain. His knees buckled and fell to the floor, his hands on his head.
"Dude you ok?" asked Beast Boy helping Robin to his feet.
"I'm fine," he scowled.
"You sure man? We could-"
"Get your hands off me!" growled Robin jerking away from Cyborg.
"Sorry."
Robin quickly walked out of the cafe and headed back towards Slade's hideout. He was just a couple of blocks away from the base, when he began to have a feeling someone was following him.
"UGH!"
Several men tackled Robin into a nearby ally and pushed him up against the wall.
"Give us your wallet and you don't get hurt," sneered the leader, his gang closing in around Robin fingering knifes.
Robin did nothing but smirk and shake his head.
"Bad idea, boys, bad idea."
Robin pushed off the wall and punched the leader across the face, breaking his nose.
"You little PUNK!" yelled the leader as Robin ran down the ally. "Don't just stand there, get him!"
The gang tore down the ally after Robin. He ran as fast as he could, but took a wrong turn and hit a-
"Dead end, punk."
Robin turned around, the gang held their knives tightly as they began to back him into a corner.
"Don't think that you'd get away that easily."
"If you think I'm trapped you've got another thing coming."
Robin jumped at the leader but surprisingly he caught Robin and slung him around trapping him in a headlock.
"Looks like your trapped now," the leader whispered in his ear.
Robin bit back a cry of pain as the stitches in his back and shoulder strained. One of the gang members put his knife to Robin's throat.
"Where's your money, punk?"
Robin pulled at the leaders grip and glared at the man.
Suddenly, something dropped from the rooftop- it was Batman.
The leader dropped Robin and they began to run, but Batman had them down and out in less than thirty seconds. He turned to Robin,
"Are you all right?" asked Batman placing his hand on Robin's shoulder.
"Get away from me," said Robin jerking away.
"Not until you tell me you're all right."
Robin gasped in pain.
-Flash back-
Click Click Clang Click!
"Ugh!" Robin was knocked to the ground for the hundredth time that night his bo-staff rolling into the darkness of the cave.
"Get up Robin and fight!"
Before he stood up he knocked into the cave's rocky wall a bruise forming below his eye.
The fight continued Robin was mercilessly beaten.
Robin finally fell to the ground gasping for air and Batman walked up to him.
"Stop, please stop!" Robin begged.
Batman cracked his bo-staff across Robin's head. He collapsed barely conscious.
"I'll never stop, Robin, not while there are villains out there that won't have mercy on you no matter how much you beg, and neither will I..."
-End Flashback-
Robin fearfully looked at Batman and ran from him as fast as possible. He quickly rounded the corner, running into a massive metal figure.
"Whoa man, what's your hurry?"
Robin backed away and darted the opposite direction, towards the docks.
"Man, that guys really weird!" exclaimed Beast Boy.
"Yeah, He looks like he's in trouble. Let's follow him," suggested Cyborg.
The Titans took off after him, but about half way to the docks, he disappeared.
"That's the thing with my whole 'weird theory'."
"Did he not look familiar to any of you?" asked Starfire.
"I don't know," said Raven," but I saw him go into that warehouse."
Author's Note:
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Sunset
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