"Are we there yet?!?" complained Beast Boy, upsetting Raven and Cyborg's conversation.

Raven turned and glared at him. "We've only been in the car for an hour Beast Boy." She sighed and watched the rain pelt the windshield. Lightning flashed, illuminating the dark clouds above them.

"Don't worry BB. It's only another 15 minutes once we get through the city." Cyborg said.

Silence filled the car as beast boy took in the information. 3 minutes passed….4 minutes passed….5-

"What about now?!"

Raven's eyes glowed bright, but she stopped herself. What was the point? Even if she shut his mouth by force now he'd find a way to open it sooner or later. She picked her book back up and buried her nose in it.

"Friend Beast Boy, please. What is the use of the constant questioning our arrival again and again?" Starfire asked, setting the Bat-hound on the seat between them.

Beast Boy leaned against the door, trying to create a funny excuse. When he failed to do so he switched his attention to the lab, which was playing with the middle seat belt.

The puppy cocked its head to one side and then decided to jump back on to Starfire's lap. She squealed when he pounced and attempted to lick her face. Finally she got her hand around the animal's middle and lifted him up eye level to Beast Boy.

"Do you not wish to participate in the joy of this small creature?" she asked, still laughing.

Beast Boy grinned and transformed into a small green puppy. The two dogs looked at each other. Ace bolted and the two started wrestling on the seat. Starfire took up the position as referee. Raven rolled her eyes.

"What's wrong with you?" Cyborg asked. She turned her head and gave him an unbelieving look. He took his queue. "Oh, yea." For a moment he had forgotten: This WAS her normal attitude.

"Why don't you just relax? Read another book, meditate. You seem…" He had to say it. "…tense."

She gazed out of the window next to her, then shut her eyes. "Robin's strength is fading…I can feel it"

Cyborg's eyes got wide. "Don't worry." Lightning flashed and a defining roll of thunder rang out, along with a peal of laughter from Starfire and a bark from Ace jr. Who had pinned Beast Boy down. "If her puppy is trained well enough to bring down a Titan, I would like to think she knows what she's doing."

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Drip…..drip……drip….

Water from the storm was creeping in through openings in the cave. Alone in the dim lighted hideaway, Batgirl was now standing in front of a metal desk that was covered in vials of chemicals. She shook her head-the chemicals weren't reacting the way they should have been. A sigh escaped her lips. I know this is right so WHY ISN'T IT WORKING!

Frustration clouded her thoughts. She threw the dropper and empty vial back on the table. The high backed chair in front of the mainframe computer looked welcoming, so she went and dropped herself into it.

The scene she had witnessed in the infirmary still haunted her mind. An image of Robin, hair plastered to his head by the sweat that drenched his whole body, had stayed itself deep in her mind. She leaned on her two curled fists as the moments played, over and over in her head.

They had placed him on a bed that had been covered in white sheets…had been. They were red by the time she had reached the room. His gloves, belt, mask, and boots had been placed on a chair near the door. All metal had been removed. His shirt had also been taken, exposing the hard muscle that made up the boy wonder's chest…and the bullet wound.

She removed her mask and wiped a tear from her cheek. Glad Bruce isn't down here… The huge flat-screen computer monitor blinked as the power surged. She rolled her eyes and started to lean down to restart it and she gasped. I seriously hope that didn't trip the system in the infirmary!

Her eyes exploded open and she tore up the stairs, shear panic surging through her. She threw open the door behind the grandfather clock and slammed it behind her as she ran. She turned a corner and burst into the infirmary.

Batman was already inside, cowl thrown back, manually resetting the machines. He lifted his head sharply as she entered. "Check on him." He barked. She did at she was told and went to the boy's side. She grabbed his wrist and checked for a pulse. He trembled at her touch. Her hands were cold from being in the cave so long (she had taken off her gloves to better hold the vials). She pulled her hand back. The pulse was still faint but it was there.

She then ran here eyes over the drip needle that pierced his arm. She shivered at that thought. The liquid had started to drip again. Batgirl watched as a few drops slithered the length of the cord and disappeared into his bloodstream. His arm jerked, almost upsetting the needles in his skin. She flexed her arm, glad that there was no need for her to have them. She hated needles, but would never admit it.

All in all, Robin was no worse off than he had been in the clearing. (A little dryer perhaps.) Still his strength was failing him.

Batman finished restarting the machines and now stood looking at his adopted son. Batgirl's eyes drifted from his face to the boys, searching for an answer not meant to be found.

"Bruce ," ,she said, interrupting the silence. She paused, trying to figure out how to explain that they were earning four new guests. Here goes nothing…

"The Titans are coming here to stay while Robin heals." He said, reading her mind better than she could at the moment.

A weak laugh escaped her. "You are the worlds greatest…" she said quietly while inside her head…Whew…at least that much has gone over easy….

He shrugged. "Truthfully, I expected nothing less." His hand rested on the end of the bed. (It had no rails, giving them better access to patients) Thunder rolled outside as the rain still crashed onto the roof.

Bruce stared out the window. "The rooms are all ready." He started out, but stopped in the doorframe. "Show them around, but don't take them all into the cave."

"Raven?" She asked. She could handle it…

"Raven only." He answered. Then he disappeared through the door with a swish of his long black cape.

I might as well go shower…. She was soaked to the bone not only in rain… but also in Robin's blood. She shuddered, took one last look at Robin, and went to her room.

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The rain was becoming heavier as the T-car as it rode through Gotham City's rough streets. Starfire and Beast Boy had fallen asleep, Beast Boy still in puppy form. Ace Jr. sat in Raven's lap, looking out at scenery he had seen many times before. Raven absentmindedly stroked him until he let out a high, excited bark. The top of Wayne Manor loomed on a hill, far from the city. As they pulled closer to the mansion, the gothic architecture became more noticeable. Raven nodded her head in approvement. She could get used to a place like this.

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Batgirl stepped out of her warm shower, wrapped herself in a towel and went into her bedroom. It was also connected to a windowed study. The walls were painted a deep crimson color, like a fire, and had black and gold accents. Concealed behind them was a computer system that could link to any computer she wanted information from (except the cave. Its computer system was too highly secured. NO computer could hack into it.).

She walked to the dresser and opened a drawer. As she did, a picture frame fell from the top and landed on the soft carpet, unharmed. She bent down and picked it up, sighing as she looked at it. It was a picture of her and Dick embracing at Haley's Circus, where he and his parents had been the main attraction: The Flying Graysons. Her parents had been flame artists. She remembered traveling with them, learning how to control the fire as well as they had. One day, her parents had gone out for a dinner by themselves, and had gotten killed by a group of criminals. The ringmaster had let her continue to travel with the circus… and the Graysons. So much has changed since then… She placed the picture on her bedside table and turned back to the mirror.

She pulled on a pair of black sweatpants, a red tank top, and then the jacket; black with a large red heart on the hip. Her hair she pulled back into a ponytail. It was still long enough to hit mid back.

She then flung herself on the bed, and pulled the gold chain around her neck out from under her shirt. The light glinted off the charm; a red gold feather with a single black diamond in the center. She had worn it since birth and had never taken it off not even in the shower or rain. For some reason it didn't tarnish. It was all of her past life she had left…except Robin. Hmmm…

The doorbell rang and pulled her from her memories. She stuffed the necklace back in her shirt and ran, barefoot, to the top of the spiral staircase. Alfred had already reached the door and was letting in the rain soaked guests…all five of them.

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Yay! That's the end of chapter eight! I hope that you can now see that this batgirl isn't Barbara Gordon. (Sorry!) BUT DON"T WORRY! I'll keep my promise and add her in eventually.

Did you see that star I put next to the world's greatest? That stands for the world's greatest detective if you didn't already know that. (I almost didn't write that in, I figured most people would know.)

I also hope you liked that small peek into Dove's life. It will makethings a LOT clearer in the next few stories.

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