Me: Hello again everyone. Aren't you glad that I posted the next chapter after the sad one last time? Robin does some sulking at the beginning and then we get into some action.

A/N: Everything in italics are memories of Robin's past life.

Disclaimer: Standard disclaimers apply.

Robin's POV:

"Robin, do you not wish to do the "hanging out" with us?" Starfire asked.

I stood up and I walked away. I hadn't spoken to anyone for a whole week and the others tried to make me talk. I hadn't cried since Blood Rain and my parents moved on, but I couldn't sleep. I felt emotionless and empty, but deep down I was sad and angry. I wouldn't laugh at Beast Boy's stupid jokes and I wouldn't correct Starfire if she didn't speak her English correctly. Raven would observe me and Cyborg and Beast Boy pretty much ignored me. I didn't care about anything and I especially didn't care about my friends.

"Dude! I so caught that deer! You can't take it!"

I looked up and I saw Beast Boy standing in front of a black wolf who had red X's embedded into his fur.

"Finder's Keepers kid," the wolf said.

Beast Boy saw me behind the wolf and he called to me.

"Dude, Robin! Help me out here!"

The wolf looked behind him and I had been staring at him the whole time.

"What are you looking at kid?" the wolf asked.

I didn't answer or move.

"Robin, he's stealing my food!" Beast Boy shouted. "Do something!"

I then stared at Beast Boy for a few seconds before I walked away.

"Looks like your friend doesn't care about helping you kid."

I heard the wolf walk away and I heard Beast Boy running up behind me.

"Dude, why didn't you help me?" Beast Boy asked. I didn't answer. "Robin, why won't you talk to me or any of your friends?" I lied down under a tree and Beast Boy was standing in front of me. "I know you're upset about your parents leaving after you just met them a week ago, but lighten up. I know what its like to lose your parents, but don't let that get you down. Come on Robin. Say something, anything."

I lifted my head off of my paws and I looked into Beast Boy's green eyes.

"Go… away."

Beast Boy blinked at me a few times and he looked hurt.

"Anything but that," Beast Boy urged me on. "Come on, say 'Beast Boy'." I looked at him emotionlessly and he frowned. "Okay, how about, 'dude'?"

"Go away."

"Okay, let's see," Beast Boy said ignoring me. "Uh, 'tree'? 'Water'? 'Friends'? 'Bear'? 'River'? 'Wolves'? Come on! Say something!"

"Go away."

"You really need to work on your social skills," Beast Boy said. "Okay then say a sentence. Like, uh, 'Beast Boy your… jokes are the best and… and… you make everyone… laugh and… they… really think they're… stupid jokes and…' Okay. Not working. Let me try again." I had already left Beast Boy by the tree and he was still talking to it. "Dude! I haven't even finished yet! Robin come back! Robin!"

"Are you always this quiet kid?" I looked up and the wolf with the X's was standing in front of me. I walked past him, but he got in my way. "I asked you a question."

"I'm not in the mood to answer it," I said walking around him.

"You're pathetic, you know that kid," the wolf said. "Who cares if you lost your parents? You'll get beat up one of these days by another wolf because you cry over someone whose dead. I bet your parents are glad they're not with you."

"Shut up," I said.

"Poor little cry baby. You're probably weak too, huh kid?" the wolf asked. "You couldn't stand one minute out there without your stupid friends around. You don't need friends and you definitely don't need someone to love you, kid."

My anger was rising and this wolf was pissing me off. The wolf started walking away and he was walking towards a few wolf pups that were playing with a ball. The wolf with the X's walked up to the wolf pups and he took their ball away.

"Give that back you bully," one of the pups said. "That's ours."

Something that had been put into the back of my mind suddenly occurred to me as I listened to the wolf pup whining.

"Give that back! Its mine!"

"Not any more short-stuff."

"Give it!"

Slade walked by and I had a plan.

"Slade! Rocco took my food! And I'm hungry. Make him give it back!"

Slade just looked at me and he hit me with his paw.

"Stop whining Robin!" Slade said angrily. "If you want it, do something about it."

Slade walked away and Rocco was laughing.

"Yeah, why don't you do something about it you little crybaby."

"Give it back!"

"Why don't you do something about it you little crybaby," the wolf said.

"Give… it… back!"

"Make me short- arrrrrrrrrrp!"

The wolf flew through the air and he landed with a thud on the ground. I walked up to him and I looked down at him.

"Now why don't you do something about it," I said angrily.

I picked up the ball and I was walking over to the wolf pups that were cheering me on.

"No one picks a fight with Red X," the wolf said. "No one does."

"Get over yourself," I said getting my confidence back. "No one wants to hear you cry about it."

"Why you?"

"Look out!" the wolf pup yelled.

Red X tackled me to the ground and he was biting my neck. I pushed him off with my paws and he landed a few feet away. He jumped back up and he lunged at me again. I jumped at him too and we hit each other at the same time. We landed on the ground and I scratched Red X's face. He fell to the ground and I jumped at him. He rolled out of the way and landed where he was moments before. He jumped at me from the side and his teeth went into my side. I clenched my jaws to keep myself from yelping in pain and Red X and I fell to the ground. Red X wouldn't let go and blood was running down my side.

"Ow! That hurt!"

"You need to listen when I tell you to do something," Slade said. "You can't learn unless you learn some discipline."

Slade jumped at me and his teeth went into my side. Blood was running down my side and it hurt like Hell. I clenched my teeth to muffle my yelp and Slade bit down harder.

"ARRRRRRRRGH!"

With the little strength I had left, I tried to stand and I scratched Slade in the face. He let go of my side and he fell to the ground. I stood up, but I stumbled from the pain in my side and Slade stood up from the ground. He looked at me in anger and amazement and my blood kept running down my side and it stained the grass. I was panting hard and blood was running down Slade's scratched up face. One of my eyes was shut from the pain and Slade and I had a stare down. Slade spat at the ground and blood came out of his mouth.

"That's my boy."

Red X bit down harder and I yelped in pain.

"ARRRRRRRRGH!"

I stood up and I scratched Red X's face. He let go and he stumbled across the ground.

"How did you do that?" he asked angrily.

"I've had practice," I said charging.

Red X charged at me and we attacked each other again. We hit each other's muzzle at the same time and blood flew off to the side. As Red X was recovering, I jumped at him and I pinned him to the ground.

"Get off of me!" he shouted.

"How does it feel to be defeated by a wolf with dead parents?" I snarled in his face. I got off of him and I started walking away. "Get a life and don't let me catch you stealing from my friends again."

I felt better that I let all of my anger out on someone else and I felt the world lift off of my shoulders. I felt like a new wolf and all my troubles with my parents and Blood Rain disappeared. I felt strong enough to even take down Slade if I ever got the chance.

Then, and only then, would I be free from my pain.

Me: Action packed chapter with the infamous Red X and Robin kicks his butt for the little wolves. More coming soon once I have the time ya'll.

Rocky Wolf, signing off.