Lonely Paths Come Together

Chapter Seven

Now I will tell you what I've done for you,

50,000 tears I cried,

Screaming,

Deceiving,

The three standing in the street heard the sound of the bike even before they saw it. The red bike rounded a corner and raced towards them.

"Who the hell is this?" The largest one asked.

"He's the one that the boss wants us to take down." The leader said to them.

"Good, I get to smash something else today." The large one said slamming his fists together.

The bike did a perfect skid on the side and slid to a stop. The boy in the suit took off his helmet and got off of the bike standing in full attention, ready for the first assault.

And bleeding for you,

And you still won't hear me,

Going under,

Don't want your hand this time,

I'll save myself,

"Who are you?" Robin asked.

The littlest one smiled at Robin.

"Were the High Five, and I'm Gizmo."

"I'm Mammoth." The largest one said.

"And I'm Jinx, the leader you could say, and who are you?"

Robin ignored the question directed at him. "What do you want?"

"Us? We just want to play." Jinx replied.

Maybe I'll wake up for once,

Wake up for once,

Not tormented daily defeated by you,

Just when I thought I reached the bottom,

"This is going to be too easy." Gizmo said, getting out his metal spider legs and moving fast toward Robin.

Robin's home

Raven was still watching the screens, hoping that Robin would be alright, after all he was out-numbered. She could see the little freak that called himself Gizmo charge toward Robin, and fire some sort of yellow energy power at Robin. Robin got out his bo-staff and easily hit the enemy fire away. He did a back flip over his bike, and sent explosive boomerangs flying at the creep. The other two stood and watched with smiles on their faces.

Raven knew something was not right about this group; they were too calm, like they knew that they would win.

I dive again,

I'm going under,

Drowning with you,

I'm falling forever,

I've got to break through,

I'm going under,

Raven was startled, when an explosion rocked the cave. Dirt and small rocks fell from the ceiling on to the ground. Two more explosions hit the front entrance, the large door crumbled, and a hole was blown through. Raven saw more than a dozen robots, which Robin had fought before, come bounding through the busted down door, they were fully armed.

"Hello my dear." A deep resounding voice came from the screens that had previously shown the battle with Robin.

"It's you! What do you want?"

"I thought I made it painfully obvious my child. All those nights you stayed up, wondering where I was and if I was watching you. Well now you don't need to wonder anymore. I told you before, you belong to me."

When Raven's attention was at the screens the robots made their move at the child. They grabbed her from behind, by the waist.

Blurring and stirring the truth that comes out,

I don't know what's real and what's not,

Always confusing the thoughts in my head,

So I can't trust myself anymore,

I dive again,

"Let me go!" She yelled at them. She managed to grab the communicator that Robin had given her earlier, from her belt. She opened it, and the connection went through.

Robin's location

Robin hit Mammoth square in the chest, making him take several steps backward. Robin turned just in time to see pink energy come flying at him. He jumped into the air, the energy missing him by inches and hitting Mammoth instead. The extra large teen was sent flying back into a wall, while Robin landed skillfully on his feet.

I'm going under,

Drowning with you,

I'm falling forever,

I've got to break through,

So go on and scream,

Scream at me, so far away,

Just when Gizmo came at him, trying to hit him with his spider legs, Robin's communicator that was hooked on his side went off, beeping very loudly. Robin released several explosives at Gizmo, setting him off balance for a few seconds, giving Robin enough time to open his communicator. And what he saw wasn't a pretty site.

Raven was being held by a robot, just like the ones that he had fought before.

"Robin!" Robin heard Raven call to him, before the robot in the background took the communicator from her hands and sent it flying, where it landed several feet away.

"Raven!" Robin called into his communicator, before the image died, the last thing he heard was someone laughing.

Pink energy was thrown at the ground where Robin stood, when he wasn't looking, causing the ground to split open. When he fell Robin let go of the communicator that had been in his hand, to grab onto the edge of the opened ground. Pain shot threw his hand, as Mammoth stepped on it, causing him to fall into the dark whole.

I won't be broken again,

I've got to breathe,

I can't keep going under,

I dive again,

I'm going under,

Drowning with you,

I'm falling forever,

Back at Robin's home

"Robin? How interesting, thank you my dear, you have answered one of the many question that haven't been answered. But of course I would love to thank you in person. But for now, sleep well, my dark bird." The masked man said, before the screen went blank.

"What . . ." Raven didn't finish her sentence, the robot that was holding her injected a serum into her arm, it spread through out her system, Raven's eyes closed, and her body went limp in the robot's metallic arms. They walked out of the cave, returning to where there master resided.

I'm going under.