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Chapter 5- The Nightmare of Nightmares
He was cold, so, so cold. He could see nothing but snow in front of him, it was blinding, and still more snow was coming down in torrents. He squinted into the distance where he could see four shadowed figures standing. He slowly advanced toward them, but they seemed to be getting farther away. They were calling his name now, their voices barely making to his ears over the distance. The whispers of their voices gave him a dark, lifeless feeling. He stopped abruptly as he seemed to have backed into something. How? He had been trying so hard to move forward… He was moving backward though? He turned around and what he saw horrified him…
"Robin?!" a voice pulled him back as everything seemed to jump into his vision at once. He was breathing heavily and his eyes were wide underneath his mask.
"What…" he could feel his teeth chattering. He was freezing. "What happened?" he shivered.
"You were yelling, I heard you, I'm sorry but I was scared!" Starfire exclaimed, afraid he might be angry with her.
"It's…okay…" he chattered. She didn't look much relieved.
"What happened?" she asked, concerned.
"I… I don't know…Starfire…" he rubbed his arms fiercely. Why was he so cold?
"Oh…" she bit her lip, putting another blanket over him. She put her hand to his forehead. "Robin… Why were you yelling our names? You kept yelling for the team… Individually…"
"It was just… a nightmare I guess…" he was beginning to warm up now.
"Would you like me to wake Cyborg so he can give you a check up in the Infirmary?"
"No Star, I'm okay now," he shook his head. "About earlier I'm really-"
"Forget about it Robin I know you were simply trying to do what is best for this team. It is alright-"
"No, it isn't alright Star. I've been awful I know… I've been trying not to get like that it just… I don't know what came over me."
"You have been having frequent nightmares haven't you," Starfire looked at him with a look of worry.
"What?"
"I hear you almost every night tossing and turning. Tonight was the worst yet. What is the matter? Is something worrying you?"
"No…" he mumbled, lying.
"Very well… But you know you can tell me if the problem arises! And do try and get some sleep it has been a long day and it is nearly one in the morning." With this she left the room, her hair the last thing he saw of her. The images from his nightmare came back to him. All the Titans dead. All of them except for him. And he had been standing in front of their dead bodies… With a sword covered in blood…
The wind blew all around. A dark shadow of a man moved forward, whispering something…
"The job is not yet done; you have seen only the future of what is to be."
"I understand."
"Do it now. Go now…"
Raven sat up in bed, looking around her room anxiously. What had just happened? She had been talking to Nightmare, but it had not been her voice. It had been… No, it couldn't have been… It was. It was Robin's voice. But what was that… A premonition… A nightmare? She had felt so… evil and… unhappy. She heard a footstep outside her door. She strained her ears for the littlest of noises. The door began to slide open…
"Robin! What are you doing Robin?! Robin?!" she screamed frantically. He was walking slowly forward, holding a knife out poised to kill. "Robin!" He dropped it and collapsed on to the ground. Raven quickly got out of bed and walked cautiously over to him. He was shaking violently and mumbling incoherently. She leaned closer to hear what he was saying…
"Have to kill them… No, don't, stop!... Kill them all!" his voice changed from a faint whisper, to normal, and back again. Raven grabbed his shoulders and shook him violently.
"Robin snap out of it!" He jumped up quickly and looked around, not seeming to know where he was.
"Raven? How did I…"
"I don't know, but I'm waking the others."
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