Robin lay upright in bed, hand lightly on his stomach, thinking. I should stop thinking about Slade, he thought. I've learned my lesson this time. If I obsess too much, it will affect my health. I'd be weak, and the Titans would surely fall… Besides, what harm could come from spending time with my friends? Hmmm… Maybe I can work and the Titans can help me! No, wait… My work will never be safe with Beast Boy. I can help Starfire understand things, and she and Beast Boy can do the easiest jobs! Raven can do things that are pretty high, and Cyborg and I can work on the computer! It'll be great…
All that thinking tired Robin out, so he fell back onto his back, letting his head rest lightly on his pillow, and started to "dream."
"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Slade's sinister voice flooded the huge warehouse room. Robin shivered from behind a big pile of debris as Slade walked by the other side, looking for him. Robin sighed in relief. He looked up, right into Slade's eye, and jumped.
Robin ran, hard, away from Slade. He was sweating hard, and his stomach pain was unbearable. He fell to his knees, clutching his stomach, letting his guard down. Slade caught up and found this moment perfect. He tapped the Boy Wonder's shoulder, and Robin spun around. Slade punched him in the stomach, sending him flying.
Robin slammed into the wall and fell onto his stomach, half conscious. Slade lifted him by the collar so his masked eyes were level with his glaring eye. Just at that moment, off the corner of his eye, Robin noticed a light switch next to where he hit the wall. With a groan of pain, he reached out as far as he could. His hand weakly gripped the switch, and he pulled with all his strength. Lights filled the warehouse and he shielded his eyes with his arm. He gasped.
Slade was still standing there.
"Get the clue, Robin?" he asked tauntingly. "I'm still alive, and I'm somewhere out there in the city. Somewhere colorful. That's all I have to say." He let go of Robin's collar, and the Boy Wonder landed hard on the cold ground. When he looked up, Slade was gone. The room spun, and everything darkened.
Robin sat up in bed with a yell, sweating. He let out a small shriek as he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around to see Starfire, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven. He sighed in relief.
"You okay?" Cyborg asked, giving an assuring smile.
"Yeah," Robin replied. "Just a nightmare."
"Slade?" Beast Boy asked, asking the obvious.
"Yeah," Robin breathed. "He said he was alive, and was hiding 'somewhere colorful.' That was all he said.
Raven rubbed her chin in thought. "Colorful? Let's see here…"
"Oh, oh, oh!" Beast Boy exclaimed, jumping. "Maybe it was a kindergarten classroom!" Everyone glared. "Yeah. Bad idea."
Robin seemed deep in thought. "Let's give ourselves some time to think about this." They all agreed. Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Raven walked out of the room. Starfire approached the door, but stopped and turned. She smiled sweetly at Robin.
"Get some sleep," she whispered. "Good night, Robin."
"Yeah, good night," he responded just before she walked through the door. He stared at the sheets for a moment before settling under the covers, a smile on his face.