The 'old park' was a creepy place with worn police tape around the edges. The play sets were crumbling, with spray paint on every inch of the once cheery green.

"Nice place," I whispered.

"It's creepy," Beast Boy turned up his nose.

"Where is Slade?" Starfire asked.

"So nice of you to ask dear," a deep voice said.

We all glanced up to see a man in a black suit, not unlike mine, and half orange mask. "So nice to see you here."

"Slade," Robin glared at the man with such ferocity I was ready to stop him tearing the man apart.

"Such rudeness Robin," Slade jumped down. "You have yet to introduce me to your new friend."

"Reaper," I said, eyes flicking around. "Grim Reaper."

"So foreboding," he walked forward and everyone tensed. "And why have you chosen to become part of their team?"

"Why are you so interested?" I held my scythe tightly.

"No reason," he backed off and I wondered why the team was so scared of this man. I could take him out with one hand behind my back.

He snapped softly, and I only caught it because I glanced at his hands at the right time.

My eyes widened. "Move!" I shouted.

They ducked and the dozen of blank eyed minions.

"Aqualad? Bumblebee?" gaped Cyborg. The black haired boy didn't look anything like Aqualad.

"Mass, Menos?" Beast Boy looked to a pair of short boys.

"Jinx?" Starfire's eyes widened at the pink haired girl.

"No," Raven glanced at a few children who couldn't have been older than eight. The youngest looked like a toddler. Her eyes glowed black and I felt the surge of motherly concern.

I turned around the circle and saw a slim red head figure. My heart sunk to my toes. "K-kid? Kid Flash?"

"Yes," I could hear Slade's smile. "I found several members of your team. The mind control chips that my counterpart has been supplying have been extremely useful to my cause. Who need apprentices when you can have minions?" He laughed. "And ones that you can't... attack."

One the last word the other superheroes lunged at us, with growls like animals.

"Cyborg!" I flipped over the pink haired girl. "The antidote!"

"Back at the house."

I muttered swear words under my breath and kicked the unknown sidekicks in the head, knocking them out. I tried to remove the chips on the backs of their necks but it was harder than before.

I still got a few, pocketing them. And ran to Slade. Robin was fighting the older man voraciously. He seemed to be wining. But from the shadows I saw another figure.

It was Deathstroke. He was pulling out his swords.

"No you don't!" I shot forward and blocked his first strike to a Robin with my scythe. His visible eye narrowed.

"Why are you helping Slade?"

He jabbed at me with his other sword but I blocked it with a boomerang. His eye widened with surprise. "You're fast boy."

"Thanks," I jabbed at his side which he blocked as well.

I wish I could describe the fight but there are still no words I know to tell you the exhilaration and terror I felt with each swing.

Deathstroke blocked my kick, grabbing my foot. "You're getting sloppy." I almost heard the evil grin. "Don't tell me you're getting tired."

"Not even close, Deathstroke," I spat.

His visible eye widened and he backed up. "How is it you know my name?"

I said nothing.

He continued to back up and nodded, bowing. "It was a good fight. Slade!" He yelled. "Let's go!"

The duplicate snarled at Robin. "Next time. Children."

Slade ran back to his twin, Robin hot on his heels. "No you don't!"

Behind him the rest of the team suddenly feel silent.

My eyes flicked from the retreating enemy to the captured and mind controlled Titans who had collapsed on the ground.

I ran to the unconscious teams and began helping them wake up.

"Are you alright?" I asked the pink haired girl.

She nodded. "I think so. Who are you?"

"Grim Reaper," I smiled, pulling off the air mask and under mask. "Either will do."

"Thanks Grim."

"What was your name?" I asked.

"J–"

"Jinx!" A fast figure in yellow slid next to her. "Areyouok? Whathappened? Areyouhurt?"

"I'm fine," she smiled.

"K-kid Flash." I nodded. "Are you ok?"

"Yea fine," he waved me off, not even looking up.

I backed off, forgetting the oxygen mask for a moment, a bit lost in my thoughts.

From off to one side I saw Raven kneeling on the ground, her arms wide. The three kids before grinned.

"Waven!" the youngest tottered forward.

"Hey Teethers," Raven sounded so much like a mother. "How are you?"

"Robin!"

My eyes flicked up, brought from the touching scene.

"Robin!" Cyborg yelled into his arm com. "Come back here. Some of these guys are hurt. We need to get them back to the tower."

I heard a fuzzy noise and Cyborg shook his head.

"Yes now! I'm not your mom."

I heard Robin confirm his return and I returned to me thoughts.

"Grim?" Beast. Boy walked up behind me. "You ok?"

"Hmmm, yea, I guess."

"Come on," Raven pushed us forward. "There are injured. Start helping."

"Yes ma'am," I saluted at out my masks back on.

Back at the tower Raven began helping to heal many of the injuries.

Both Kid Flash and Jinx had not come, saving me from even more pain. Robin had vanished for a while, taking the three kids back to where they belonged. Raven had given him the speech of 'hurt them and I'll kill you' so well I started to wonder.

Then I pushed the thoughts aside as the black haired boy limped toward me. His costume was tight fitting and blue scaled.

"Thank you for your help Grim Reaper," he held out a hand.

"You're welcome," I smiled. "But I really didn't do much."

"You must've done something. The other titans speak of you so highly."

I tried not to blush. "I'm really not much. I'm not even part of the team."

"You aren't?"

"No," I shook my head, "I'm just staying with them until I can get back home." That was the simplified version anyway.

"And where would this home be?"

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"I'm so sorry," he shakes his head. "I forgot to introduce myself. Aqualad."

I think my heart stopped, or that could've been my oxygen filter malfunctioning.

"N-nice to meet y-you," I smiled. "If you'll excuse me."

I wandered, aimlessly, through the crowd, hoping not to see a friendly face.

"Hey Raccoon," Beast Boy came up behind me, using his ridiculous nickname. "You ok? You got pale all of a sudden."

"Fine," I choked on the words. "I'm just... Fine."

"Is your filter clogged again?" Beast boy glanced to my back. "I could have Cyborg check it."

"It's fine," I pushed him off.

"Are you sure?"

"Beast Boy!" He backed off at my yell, the people nearest to us glancing up. "Sorry," I mumbled. "I'm just tired."

I pushed past the green child, rubbing my head and walked down the hall to my room where I slammed the door shut. I ripped off my oxygen mask, face mask and worn eye mask.

Falling to my sheets I tried to inhale, my fist clenched around my domino mask. It was the only thing I really had left from my dimension. All my smoke bombs, ice pellets and any other ridiculous nic nacks from batman were long gone.

My costume had been destroyed and repaired so many times I wasn't sure what I had left of my original one.

I shut my eyes and rubbed them hard with my fists like a small child.

I must have sat there for a while because the next thing I knew was waking up, my lungs aching from trying to get me air.

I couldn't move properly. I struggled to sit up but only managed to slide to the floor.

Great. I did not want this on my headstone. "Died of stupidity." In all fairness that would probably be what'll do me in the end.

I started to panic. Just when I thought my lips must be turning blue I heard a banging on the door.

"Rynir, Robin has returned. He would like to know what kind of the pizza you would like?"

I tried to answer but I couldn't find enough air.

"Rynir?" My door opened slowly and red hair swung in. "Ry–" she gasped and flew toward me. "Where is your mask? Why did you take it off?"

I pointed limply to the far wall where the plastic face mask.

She grabbed it and expertly plugged in the tubes.

I gasped for air, pulling it into my lungs hungrily.

"Oh dear," Starfire shook her head, "why were you so foolish? Why did you take it off?"

"It was a mistake Star," I struggled for air. "I only meant to have it off for a couple minutes."

She shook her head again and stopped suddenly.

"What?" I asked.

"You have very beautiful eyes," she trailed off and blushed. "I apologize for my... unkindness."

"It wasn't unkind Star," I smiled and pulled my domino mask back on. "It was sweet. Come on. We've still got to get pizza."

I tried to stand, my legs shaking. But I pushed it aside.

Once back in the hall my thoughts strayed back to Kid Flash.

He was– is– my best friend.

"What pizza you want buddy?" Cyborg asked.

"Anything," I gave my normal answer.

"And a second mighty meaty," Cyborg spoke into the phone.

He knew I couldn't finish the whole thing and he'd end up finishing it by himself.

"You thinking about something?" Robin asked, catching my expression.

"Actually–"

"He forgot his mask," Starfire tattled. "He was in his room, with the mask of his breathing on the other side."

That caught Raven's attention and she pealed her eyes away from Cyborg and Beast boy's usual argument.

"That was just a mistake Star," I sighed. "Besides I was thinking about... Something else..."

"And that would be?" Raven asked.

How could I possibly hope to phrase it without sounding like a small child? I was terrified. I wanted to go home. I missed my friends. None of those would work. I opened my mouth to speak when the door bell rang.

"I'll get it," I volunteered. I jumped up and ran down the front hall to the large main doors.

How had they gotten here so fast?

But my thoughts faded as the door swung opened and a thick, noxious smoke billowed into the room.

I backed up, hoping my filter would kick out the poison.

There was no air. I couldn't breathe. It was blocking my air.

Either I could breathe in this gas and be knocked out or I could try to wait it out, holding my breath. Neither seemed good.

I backed up and tripped, trying to conserve what little air was in the room.

"Why don't you just give in Grim Reaper?" A dark voice spoke.

I tried to argue and what little breath I had left vanished.

My fingers were turning numb and I fell back. The gas must have been filtered through.

My last conscious thought was pressing the panic button on my belt.

I found out later that I pressed the wrong button. It was the one to contact batman, back in my own dimension.

In a dark cave deep underground a man sat, his eyes shut but not sleeping. The only light to reveal the interior was a blue screen that had hardly been clear for weeks.

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