Me: Nothing to say here either. I decided to update again 'cause I'm basically bored. Anyways, review at the end.
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Slade's POV:
We had reached the mountain a few hours later and we started climbing it. It was getting dark so we stopped for the night. Robin was a bit annoyed at stopping here and I wondered why. I sniffed the air and I found Robin and that she-wolf's scent. I assumed this was the place where Terra saved Robin, but I wasn't going to ask if I was right or not. Robin was already asleep and he was facing where the sun usually set. I was slowly falling asleep and my eye was slowly closing.
"Do you even know the way home?" Robin asked.
"Of course I do Robin," I said.
"Sure you do," he said. "We've been traveling around in circles for three days."
"Are you telling me I'm lost?" I asked angrily.
"Yeah, we're lost," Robin said. "Why I hang around you is beyond me."
I stopped and I faced Robin.
"Don't you ever talk to me like that," I said angrily. "Where'd you learn to talk to me like that?"
"From you," Robin said. "You're the one teaching me… Master."
I did a double take. Robin never called me master even though I've told him to call me that for ages. But just to make sure-
"What did you just call me?" I asked.
"You heard me Master," he sneered.
This wasn't Robin, this would never be Robin, but he was standing there, right in front of me and calling me master when he never called me that.
"You're not Robin," I said.
"What's the matter old timer?" Robin asked. "Your not afraid of your own son are you? Come on Dad say something Master-ful, or are you too scared and weak to teach me." I was getting angry and Robin started laughing, but it wasn't his laugh. "What's the matter? Scared?" I growled louder and he laughed harder. "That's what you are, a coward. Your afraid of me."
My anger was over the top. So, without thinking, I jumped on him and I pinned him to the ground on his back. But he started laughing harder and it made me angrier.
"Stop laughing Robin!" I shouted angrily. "Stop it right now!"
"Heh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! I'm not Robin!" he laughed. "Heh-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, I'm you!"
He continued to laugh and he couldn't stop. I looked at him wide-eyed as he continued to laugh hysterically and I knew this wasn't Robin.
No, it was Robin…
He was becoming me.
I woke up with a start and it was still dark outside, but there was some light as the sun started to rise. I looked over at Robin and he was still sleeping peacefully.
"It was just a dream," I said out loud. "It was just a…" I paused as it dawned on me. "No, he is becoming me."
I stood up and I walked over to him.
At least he still looks like Robin.
What was I thinking? Of course he looked like Robin. He would always be Robin, but he'd be emotionless and empty like me.
Pull yourself together, he won't be emotionless and empty.
I kept telling myself this.
"CAW! CAW!"
I turned around and a crow was standing on a rock in front of me. It tilted its head and he was boring his beady black eye into me. The sun started rising and the crow cawed again.
"Slade?"
I jumped slightly and I turned my head.
"CAW!"
The crow flew away into the rising sun and Robin had awoken. He stared at me expressionlessly and he was waiting for me to say something. I couldn't think of anything to say, so he spoke instead.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
I turned away and I started walking again.
"I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes Robin, I'm sure," I said slightly angry.
"Sorry… sir."
I shook my head and I started climbing again.
We walked up the mountain in silence and I kept taking small glances at Robin to make sure he didn't start sprouting devil wings or something. He didn't notice me and he walked with his head facing the ground. A few rocks fell down the side of the mountain and we didn't make a sound. Clouds started covering up the sun and it started to rain again. Rain was making the mountain wet and it was a little slippery. Five hours later we made it towards the top where Rocco and I started climbing and Robin looked down at the ground.
The humans were still there, but Red X couldn't be seen. Some of the humans were gone and I supposed some bears found them and ate them. There were some bones lying around and blood was still lightly visible on the grass. I looked at Robin and he looked like he was going to be sick.
"Come on," I said. "We have to keep moving."
Robin swallowed and we made our way down the mountain.
"Is this where you were shot?" he asked quietly.
I looked at him and he was keeping his eyes away from the dead bodies and instead looked to his left, away from me.
"Yes Robin," I said.
We made it to the bottom two hours later and we started walking away from the bodies towards the frozen river. Robin stopped and he looked at the entrance to Paradise. He stared into the cave and I gave him a "don't-even-think-about-it" look.
"I'll never go back to that place," he said. "Time is different in there and it brings back too many memories of what once was."
He walked past me and I looked at the entrance. He started crossing the ice and I followed.
Me: And Robin is still feeling bad. Also, I'll give you a cyber cookie if you can guess where I got the idea for Slade's nightmare. It's pretty easy and if you can guess it, you'll get a cyber cookie. Not sure when the next update will be, but I'm thinking about what might come next. Catch ya then.
Rocky-White Wolf of Curses