Josh: Good news guys! CI will be writing the next chapter because the doctor says her hand is almost healed!
Robin: Then let's break it again
Josh: Why do you hate her so much?
Robin: Cause she makes me suffer! (Glares at Josh) that girl is evil!
Josh: you got that right :)
Disclaimer: I don't own them
Chapter 44:
'Why are we heading towards the sea again?' Maxy asked as Raven put a black bubble around them. Both heroes were awfully cranky that Robin had been kidnapped again...and worse, Amy had kidnapped and beat the hell out of everyone (not Batman of course)
How could his little Bumblebee do this?
'Because that's where the others are' answered Raven in her monotone voice as the bubble lifted in the air and shot towards the coast, taking them along with it.
'Right' he looked at the ground below him and shut his black eyes tightly, cursing himself for not telling them that he was afraid of heights.
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Sparks stood at the mouth of the cave, worry etched into her features. Batman and Raven had gone almost two hours ago in search of Robin and they had not even contacted them yet, she was just worried that they had been captured along as well.
What about Boy wonder? Who knows what Slade could have done to him...It was almost as worse as the last time he had gotten himself caught.
She cringed at the thought, Batman and Bruce almost had a mental breakdown after that…overall it was not a good experience…but it was a happy ending…right?
Before she could ponder any further, a black bubble with three habitants inside entered the cave. Batman's face was emotionless, Raven was looking even more venomous than usual and there was someone else with them she did not recognize.
But she did not see Robin.
Damn it!
'So I see your patrol was unsuccessful?' she said wearily as Raven's black bubble of aura disappeared and all three people gave her an annoyed look 'ok ok yeesh!' she crossed her arms in front of her chest while surveying the new-comer 'and who might you be?' she asked, making him blush a slight red.
'Err just call me Maxy' he said and shifted his gaze towards the floor 'I'm here to help' he added as Sparks raised an eyebrow.
'Ahun' she replied and then fixed Batman with a questioning look but he just shrugged 'He knows the place well so he might help us find Robin' his voice as emotionless as ever.
Raven was about to add a comment when someone whizzed towards them and enveloped the new-comer in a tight hug.
'Friend Robin! I am most glad to see you unharmed!' Starfire squealed, a huge smile on her face and her red hair flailing behind her; and as we all know, Tamaranians have super strength and when they hug you…well, it doesn't turn out pretty as Maxy's face was turning quickly from blue to a dark shade of indigo
'Starfire let him go!' Raven said, alarmed as she tried to pry off the alien's arms from him 'This is not Robin!'
At her last sentence, Starfire froze and the look of happiness was replaced by a look of complete horror and she quickly released the young man who was now taking deep, grateful breaths 'I do not understand, if this is not friend Robin then where is he?' tears were quickly forming under her emerald eyes now.
'Please don't cry' said Maxy in a soft voice as the alien girl looked at him in the most pitiful way possible 'We will find him' that seemed to stop the tears but she still looked extremely remorseful and Maxy was surprised that the girl could switch from unbridled joy to pitiful sadness.
Starfire sniffed and without warning, enveloped him into one of her 'bear hugs' which surprised the teen even more 'Thank you friend-?'
'Maxy' he said as he patted her on the shoulder. Starfire nodded her head and released him, a small smile appearing on her face.
'I am sorry for the rude introduction' she said in her sweet voice 'X'hal, Maxy of Earth, I am Starfire of Tamaran' she said and grabbed his wrist and started pulling him towards the others who were starting to stir slowly.
'This is Beast Boy, Cyborg and James' she said while pointing to each one.
'Hey dude'
'Yo'
'Err AssalamOAliakum' he said, making all of them stare at him in confusion 'I mean hi' he quickly added, his cheeks flushing red while the others laughed.
James observed him for a moment 'He is a strange one isn't he?' he said to the two boys, making him flush a deeper red.
'Doesn't seem so strange to me' objected Beast Boy, his pointy ears twitching in agreement.
James rolled his eyes 'Comes from the boy who looks like an elf' which made everyone laugh, even Maxy seemed to evaporate into the cool atmosphere.
'Dude, I don't look like an elf!'
'Do too'
'Do not'
'Do too'
'Do not'
'Do to-'
'Mind shutting up now?' interrupted raven in an irritated tone with a face to match…which was surprisingly successful in making them silent.
'Party pooper' James mumbled under his breath, just loud enough for Maxy to hear.
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'You are absolutely sure that he won't remember a thing?'
'Positive'
'Good. But I want him to remember his training with Batman and his parent's deaths'
'Ok, that I can do'
'All right, then proceed'
Robin slowly opened his eyes to find himself looking at several bright operation lights. Where the heck am I? he said and turned his head to find Slade and Mont observing a machine monitor, Amy was standing next to them, her face straight until she found him looking at her direction; her face contorted into an evil sneer.
'Master, he is awake' she said and both Mont and Slade turned automatically to look at him.
Oh Crap he thought, his mind switching into panic mode as Slade approached, a familiar gleam in his single eye.
'I hope you weren't eavesdropping' he said in an amused tone which made Robin sick 'Either way, it doesn't matter because I'm sure you know what is going to happen to your pathetic little friends'
Robin's heart skipped a beat 'You leave them out of this!' he yelled angrily as Slade circled him like a hawk circling his prey 'This is between you and me! Leave them alone! Don't you dare do anything to them!'
Robin glared at the man with all the hate and energy he could muster…which was quite a lot but what Slade did next caught him completely off guard.
He laughed.
He laughed as if it were the funniest thing in the world.
Oh c'mon I'm not that pathetic he thought, frustrated and surprised by his come-back
'Oh I'm not the one who is going to do anything to them Robin' he said as a whirring sound was heard from the machine 'You are'
His heart stopped as the realization kicked in and he frantically started struggling against the straps holding him down 'no! you can't do this!' he yelled as Mont flashed him a smirk from behind the monitor.
'On the contraire Robin. I can' replied Slade simply and strapped the metal helmet on his head but he still continued to struggle.
'No, please!' how was he supposed to keep his friends safe when he wont even remember them? He looked at Amy for support but she just stood there, examining her fingernails.
Like duh! She did not remember who she was and she would help you…yeah right!
'Robin, stop the hollering or else ill have to tape your mouth shut' threatened Slade as Mont started flipping a few switches.
Everything around him was growing dark. The machine crackled to life, he could only give out one last scream as everything went dark; only one thought lingered in his mind at that moment: this was the real death of Robin.
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Raven was having a hard time breathing, she was trapped in her translucent black orb and she could see flashes of memories flash in front of her at warp speed; emotions were trailing in too fast for her mind to bear.
Joy
Grief
Sadness
Pain
Loneliness
Joy again
Contentment
Anger
Disappointment
'Stop!' she screamed and dropped on her knees while clutching her head in pain; the strain on her mind was too great, any moment now and her head would burst.
SPLASH!
Her amethyst eyes shot open to find six curious and scared faces looking down at her.
'Raven are you ok?' Maxy asked his face pale and worry etched into his features.
'Yeah, you kinda freaked out' added Beast Boy as she sat up and Sparks handed her a glass of water, which she took gratefully.
'I'm ok' she assured them with a soft smile, then her face grew serious 'but I don't think Robin is'
Now that got everyone even more scared.
'What do you mean Rae?' Cyborg frowned as James and Batman joined their little group.
'I saw flashes…emotions, memories…as if someone was trying to wipe them all away…' her voice trailed off.
'Is friend Robin in trouble?' asked Starfire in a worried tone.
'I don't know Starfire' she replied wearily 'but whatever it is, it's not good'
'Then that just means we have to speed up our search' said James 'meaning, working double time' as soon as those words left his mouth, all of the titans (plus Sparks) quickly regained their posture and went back to their work stations 'ok…that was fast'
Raven smiled weakly and made to get up when James stopped her 'oh no, you need your strength so better rest while your at it kid'
She gave him a grateful smile and willingly lied back on the ground with Maxy's help. James, satisfied, turned to leave when Maxy stopped him.
'I want to help' he said in a confident tone.
He was about to reject when a sudden idea stopped him, making him smile 'actually, I have a special task for you'
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Josh: I wrote this in a haze…so don't mind any mistakes folks.
Robin: can I break her arm?
Josh: no! or else she will break your neck…now you don't want that to happen do you:p
Robin: yeah right…that girl couldn't break a twig…
Josh: does the term 'sixth degree black belt' mean anything to you?
Robin:p
Laterxxxxxx
Josh