Disclamier: I don't own any of the characters or plot themes for Teen Titans. The series and characters are owned by DC Comics, Cartoon Network and anyone who is associated with the production of the show.

Spoilers: The Apprentice parts 1&2, this is my version of these two episodes. It is different from the actual episodes and much much darker. In my version Slade did much more to Robin than just threaten his friends. To find out what you will have to read and find out.

Reviews: I love reviews, good, bad, any are good. If you Flame me however I'll just laugh and delete them. Questions submitted by reviewers in their reviews are addressed at the end of each chapter.

Chapter Notes:

Part of this chapter is told from Slade's perspective while the second half is told from Robin's point of view. The part with Robin is odd at first but I think the tone falls into place rather quickly. Let me know what you think.

In the next chapter we get to see a broader look at how the other Titan's react to the changes in their leader. I wanted to try and get some of that up in this chapter but I write under the belief that a story partially writes itself so when it gets written it gets written. I'm not going to force the plot along and ruin my writing style.

Slade

He fights without thought now. He has done so since I managed to finally break him. It has been almost a week since that wonderful event and I couldn't be happier with the progress he has made toward becoming my Apprentice.

The boy that was Robin is no more and what is left is a shell that only exists to follow my orders and do as I command it to. He no longer fights against me and the submission that he shows to me exhilarates me.

I managed to bend the will of Batman's boy wonder to follow my every command. Sure it took drugs, emotional degradation, and physical torture but Robin belongs to me now. He will fight against the ones he loves most without even realizing that he has betrayed them.

The rest of the pathetic Titans won't understand why Robin has turned against them. Without their precious leader to lead them the will quickly crumble under the constant onslaught of the Great Slade and his Apprentice. Then once the annoying children are out of our way my Apprentice and I will rule Jump City with our iron fists.

With Robin as my Apprentice I will be unstoppable. That was why I chose Robin to become my Apprentice. I knew that Robin would survive as a perfect machine once I succeeded in bending his will to my desires.

In truth breaking him took longer than I thought it would. I chalk that up to the training he received from his former mentor. I should have expected such strength from someone who trained under the great Batman. I should never have underestimated Batman to train his sidekick to be anything less. It probably didn't help that Robin has been up against some of the greatest criminal masterminds to ever exist.

I will rise above them all though because I'm the one who broke Robin to my will. The boy doesn't belong to Batman anymore. I've seen Robin's glassy blue eyes as he fights and I know that the only time anything but emptiness shows inside them is when I praise him. He completely belongs to me and I'm going to enjoy watching him as he destroys his former teammates.

I walk over to where Robin has been working out and his movements slow as he notices me walking toward him. By the time I reach him he has completely stopped and he stares at me with blank, glassy, emotionless blue eyes as he waits for me to speak. When I had finally broken him I had given him his new costume as my Apprentice and part of the outfit is a new mask that allows me to see his eyes. When I look into his eyes my victory over him feels more complete.

"You are doing well my Apprentice." I watch in amusement as something akin to pride replaces the emptiness of his eyes and continue. "Tomorrow night will be the first encounter that the Teen Titans will have with you since I rescued you from their brainwashing." Robin nods as I continue. "You must be careful because they will try to trick you by saying that you are their friend and I am your enemy. You must not listen to them." I gesture towards the showers. "Go take a shower then get some rest. You must be rested for tomorrow." The boy before me bobs his head in agreement before turning and heading for the shower.

I turn and make my way toward the bases control center. When I enter the room the lights immediately brighten and the monitors flicker to life to reveal several different streaming video feeds. I adjust a couple of the monitors closest to me until pictures of the Titan's Tower appear on the screens. The base is quiet now and a low evil laugh escapes my throat as I think about the chaos that will soon consume the Teen Titans.

Soon the remainder of the troubling group will be crushed under the might of my Apprentice and I will be free to take over Jump City and Robin will be completely lost to the darkness forever. I watch the various monitors and news casts for a few more minutes and find nothing of interest before shutting everything down and making my way to my private quarters. Soon I would have my revenge against the Titans and the idea of victory brought peaceful sleep to me almost immediately.

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Robin

I lie on the narrow cot of my room and stare at the ceiling as I wait for sleep to overtake me. This is what Slade has reduced me to. The slim emotionless body that is lying here is nothing but a shell of what I used to be. I act without thought to do whatever Slade orders me to do and what he doesn't order me to do I will do automatically with little or no thought as to why I'm doing what I'm doing. My body has to eat to survive and I have to sleep when I can.

There was once a real mind behind my actions but that mind has all but disappeared. I say all but disappeared because it is almost impossible, even for someone as evil as Slade, to completely destroy a person's mind. What was Robin and Dick Grayson still exists but that personality is so deeply buried in my subconscious that I doubt it will ever resurface. Not as long as I'm a servant of Slade anyway. All that remains is a shell known only as Apprentice. I am an emotionless slave created to serve Slade and I will do whatever my master commands me to do.

My purpose sounds so simple and yet when I sleep it seems so much more complicated. In my dreams I sometimes hear what was once Robin telling me that what I believe as the truth is actually a lie. He tells me that Slade is trying to use me and that I can't let him do it. His voice confused me at first. I couldn't understand why my master would use me and my confusion began to interfere with my performance so badly that my master noticed it and confronted me.

I told him about the dreams and he explained them to me. He told me that I was his Apprentice but the Teen Titans brainwashed me to fight against my master. He told me that the Robin that existed in my mind was the fragments of that brainwashing and that I must not believe anything the voice said because it was all a lie. That is why I now ignore the dreams of Robin and slowly those dreams have faded away.

However, there are other dreams that are not fading away. These dreams confuse me even more than the dreams about Robin and I haven't told my master about them because something inside me tells me to protect these dreams from Slade. There is just something important about them that I can't place my finger on.

When I have these dreams they almost always involve a group of bats and a feeling of security. Sometimes there is a man in them and this man will either be dressed in black or in normal clothes but I know that it is the same man every time. I know he is important but for the life of me I can't remember who is he or why he seems so familiar. I will probably never remember either because I will never tell Slade about these dreams.

I won't tell him because those dreams are the only times when I feel secure and safe. I don't want to risk the only relief I have from my master's constant training.

My eyelids start to droop and the need for sleep overcomes. As sleep overcomes me the thoughts of the dark stranger who haunts my dreams and protects me from my greatest fears scatter and I am left with my inner demons as sleep claims me.

That's it for this chapter. I hope everyone enjoyed it. Things will get better I promise just bear with me. My stories write themselves. Now for review's questions.

Alexnadru van Gordon: Thanks for the review. I'm glad you understood all the chapters so far and I hope the new one made sense as well. Thanks for the info about where you live. I was just curious how many hours there were between us. Sounds like it is about 2 or 3. Anyway, I'm glad you enjoy the angst and I'll keep the chapters coming so you won't haunt me.

Kirallie: Yes drugging Robin is low and he is strong. You should get tosee the Titan's reaction in the next chapter.Don't fret though I have plans for the recovery process. Keep reading and reviewing.

TigerHelix: To find out what happens next you have to keep reading. Next chapter should be a confrontation with the Titans if that helps. Keep reading and reviewing.

KaliAnn: Don't fret, I can't leave him like this. He will recover. Please keep reading and reviewing.

Aeris-Raven: I'm glad you like my ability to describe events. I think it one of my definite strengths and to hear a review say as much is a huge confidence builder. I hope you found more quotes you liked in this chapter. Thanks for the review, please do so again.

Tarien Lakilea Tel'anor: I hope I didn't leave you hanging too long. Things on my end are kinda hectic. I should be studying for finals but I just couldn't concentrate till I got a new chapter down on paper so I hope you enjoyed it. I'm glad you like my style. Keep letting me know what I'm doing right.

Sarah Shima: I try to make all my stories as believeable as possible, trying to do that, especially with angst is so important. Batman and praise are going to play important roles in this story. I think Robin has a lot of unresolved issues thatcenter on those two things and that is why he obsesses over Slade so much. Perfection and approval are part of his personality. Anyway, if you want to know what I'm alluding to here you need to keep reading and reviewing. I appreciate the time you took to give me feedback.

Thanks to everyone. Keep those reviews coming and I'llget the chapters up as soon as I can get them typed.