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Now for the following chapter: this chapter may contain material not suitable for younger audiences. Lol. But it does go along the lines of rape and torture...doesn't that sound...comforting... Anyway Robin will have flash backs. Nothing too detailed, but enough. And I think this is the furthest I'm going to get to what really happened. This chapter is creepy. Please tell me what you think of it please, cause I don't think my friends like this sort of thing and I just want feedback.

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Scars: Chapter 11

What Nightmres Are Made Of

"So many scars, Robin..." Slade said. And Robin was slightly confused. Talk about changing the subject.

Slade reached a gloved hand out and quickly traced the 'S' on Robin's chest before Robin recoiled immediately and jumped back and took an opposing stance. Thinking he was starting something. Star winced and got angry to see Robin touched by Slade.

"Don't touch me!" Robin yelled at him.

"Define the word 'touch', Robin. Because as memory serves, I've 'touched' you times before..." He got closer and Robin eased back. Robin's mouth hung agape in anger and disgust. He was going to start talking like this? And in front of Starfire? Aw, hell no!

Robin and Starfire both cringed.

"But really, Robin. Do you remember how you got most of these scars? Even the ones that are...unseen?" Slade hissed. Robin could almost feel him smiling under his mask. And Robin looked scared.

"Do you?" Slade continued bitterly. Robin took a couple steps back as his eyes started to widen in fear and anguish. His accursed mind would start any minute now...

Starfire saw Robin zone out and knew he was going to remember the past.

His mind started to involuntarily flashback horribly. This was exactly Slade's plan. Robin clenched his eyes shut as he braced himself for the memories. And this time...there was nothing to interrupt them...

ROBIN'S FLASHBACKS:

first flash:

Robin is in a room somewhat similar to the room they are in now. Except it is more barren and concrete. The camera zooms out and we find out that Robin is in shackles attached to chains bound to the wall around his wrists. And he was wearing the mini Slade uniform. He was sitting facing towards us with his back against a stony rock wall looking a little...frightened. Which was a lot to say because Robin was never frightened.

He seemed to be waiting for something. Something bad. He then caught his eye on something else out of view. He tried to look threatening to the approaching shadow, by glaring and growling like a caged animal, but you could still tell he was scared.

Slade stepped into camera view holding what appeared to be a gleaming knife. You could see the fear grip Robin's heart as Slade came toward him. And the shameless, boastful shine in Slade's mask. A mask, that at the moment, sent shivers down Robin's spine.

Slade crouched down to Robin's level, and Robin still persisted to clench his teeth and glare daggers at his enemy. Even though Robin was somewhat familiar to the following procedure.

"You have not followed orders, apprentice." Slade spoke darkly.

"You know the consequences for disobedience..." he said taking the knife and holding it up to Robin's recoiled form. Because once again, Robin had made the error in not attacking his friends on command. And now, he was going to pay the price...again.

Slade used his free hand to roughly rip the mask of the boy, so he could admire his dual eyes and see them in pain.

Slade then took the knife and placed it at his neck, right where the collar of his costume was. Robin tensed and leaned his head farther back, trying to as far away from the blade as possible. Slade slowly dragged the knife down the length of Robin's torso until it reached his belt. The cut in the fabric caused the two sides of the tunic to flutter to the sides. Revealing Robin's well muscled chest that Slade somewhat admired. That was also not as scarred as when Starfire first saw it. Robin still glared.

The camera zooms out and we see a dark stone wall with familiar shadows on it of Slade cutting Robin slowly on his chest a number of times. And we hear a few grunts and cries of pain from Robin, but that's more than he'd allow himself to let go.

The camera fast forwards a scene to the next. Where Slade beats on Robin's limp form. Still casted to us as a shadow.

Then fast forwards again to Slade who is now holding a red hot branding iron with the shape of the 'S' Slade emblem. We see our characters in view once again. Robin watches in horror as Slade glides towards him holding the brand.

"This won't hurt a bit."

Slade thrust the brand onto Robin's chest where the 'R' would be on his uniform. And he held it there for a while. With the sizzling of skin drowned out by Robin's howl of pain...

second flash:

Robin lay on the floor with Slade on top of him, and his head in the crook of Robin's neck. But wasn't moving. Robin had already been overpowered, and knew from experience that he couldn't get the larger man off him. He shut his now masked eyes tightly and rolled his head to the side. His eyes were now masked because this was another day.

All of a sudden Robin let out a sharp yelp of pain. And Slade drew his head back laughing maniacally. The camera zooms in on Slade's bite mark on Robin's collar bone, which was bare. The wound had drawn blood...

third flash:

We see Robin fully clothed and masked. He is leaning and backing up against the corner of the wall, because Slade is advancing on him. He knows he can't runaway from him. But he knows what Slade is going to do to him. So he pushes his back up against the wall, squirming into it as much as he could to get farther away from that monster. Robin pushed hard against the wall, but it didn't move, Robin couldn't get away.

Robin looked up at Slade's tall form, and even with his mask on, you could see that he was truly afraid. The mask showed it. He was afraid of Slade at that moment. And he wanted to get away, but didn't have a chance. Slade advanced on him and blocked Robin from view, closing in on him and leaning down toward him...

fourth flash:

We see Robin on the floor once again. But this time, we see he had been stripped of his feathers. Lying there utterly and completely defenseless and vulnerable. But we only see from the waist up. He is bare and broken. His mask has been lost once again and he lay there bedridden, with Slade actually no where in sight in this scene.

But it becomes apparent to us that Slade had done something horrible to Robin right before our viewing of him. Robin's body rolls over on its side and he involuntarily curls up.

We see his face and his eyes, fogged with sadness, rage, confusion, and anger. All welled up in one very strong emotion. One emotion that is best referred to as hate.

A tear finds its way to his eye and it falls down his face as Robin slowly closes his eyes. More tears follow it, gradually dragging their way down his face to fall onto the hard, cold floor. Covering up some of the older tear tracks that had been created before...

END FLASHBACKS

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