Disclaimer: Because I do want the FBI or CIA or any cops showing up at my front door, I don't own any of these guys.

A/N: God, I'm so happy I wrote this out before hand. Sorry for the slow update, but I've been busy like crazy and I think now I might be getting sick. Grrr. Anyway, enough of my problems. I'm glad that you all loved the first chapter. It's a great way to start things off. So here's the plan. Every other chapter, I'm going to try and flip between the JLA, TT and Batman to that of Robin, Slade and other criminals. I'll probably start mingling to two together the closer they get. So hopefully, no one gets confused!

Chapter 2: Caught in the act

To say that the man was upset would be the understatement of the year, maybe the millennium. The ever-faithful butler just stood to the side, watching as the man he raised rummage through the cave, gathering items for his trip to Jump City.

Whenever the seething man passed him, Alfred could hear tidbits of the ramblings pouring out from the man's mouth.

"Why now!"

"Didn't they have the decency to ever contact me?"

"Whoever shot him… I SWEAR!"

"Master Bruce, please calm down, yelling at the sky will not solve anything," consulted Alfred, taking a brave step forward.

But Bruce Wayne was on common grounds for once with Batman; the hatred pouring out froze Alfred in his steps. In a voice that would even make the Joker stop laughing for a minute echoed in the cave, "Gotham should be fine until I return. Make sure Batgirl doesn't follow me and that she follows her orders."

"Yes sir."

Nothing more to said and finished collecting vital belongings to help Robin, Batman sprinted towards the jet, jumped in and took off.

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"How in the world did this happen!"

"I don't know! Did you blurted out anything to the cops?"

"I haven't seen the cops at all after we came back!"

"Friends, please fighting will not resolve anything."

Starfire's calm voice eased the tension between Cyborg and Beast Boy, who were caught in a staring contest in Titans' Tower's lobby.

Raven floated up to the trio, "Starfire is right. Look, whoever notified the press knows about the robot. Therefore, he must be the one who has the real Robin."

Cyborg was about to talk, but Raven raised her hand, silencing him. "This also means that Batman will hear of what happened and come to visit us soon, as will probably most of the big Justice League members."

"But why would the members of the Justice League come here?" Starfire's eyes were wide with confusion.

Beast Boy gawked at Starfire, "Because Robin was like Batman's sidekick, which means he's like buddies with like Superman and Wonder Woman and Flash and Green Lantern and—"

"He's just a popular kid, Starfire. Ok, we got a few minutes before a really ticked off Batman shows up, what's the low down people?" ordered Green Arrow as he and Black Canary flew into the lobby.

Cyborg glanced over at Raven. The two would switch off being the leaders of the Titans behind the scenes, while the imposter Robin was still the leader to the public. Raven folded her hands underneath her cloak.

"We had a call, as normal. The fake Robin was in his room and we did not push him to join us. Ever since he had found out that he is a fake, the robot is reacting like any normal human would…denial, depression…suicidal thoughts. When we returned, Starfire was the one to check on him."

Starfire zipped up to Green Arrow, "I called to him, but there was no answer. I could no longer take it and opened his room." A haunted look enshrouded the alien's face, "He was lying on his bed, a pool of blood and oil staining his bed." Shaking hands brushed a few tears away, "I yelled for the others. It was scary, Green Arrow. For a moment, I thought Robin was really dead…that our Robin was out there somewhere in the exact same position and we couldn't do anything about it."

Black Canary stepped forward and hugged the bawling princess. "Sheessh, it's ok Starfire. The real Robin is still alive somewhere and is fighting his way back to rejoin you guys. As for the robot, Cyborg can you fix him?"

Cyborg took in the blonde's resolve and felt hope filling him. Eyes narrowed in concentration, "I should. If he's anything like me, I would only have to rewire the circuits and install a new motor for the heart. There might be some problems restarting the brain, but if it's anything like a computer, it should be a snap."

Arrow nodded, "Cyborg, you go fix the robot. The others stay here and continue to find out how the hell this got leaked into the news. Canary and I are going to check out Robin's room to see if there is any important clues."

The foursome nodded. For once, they were glad that Green Arrow and Black Canary had discovered the truth and were helping them. After the incident, the team fell into despair and after the publishing of the article, the bickering started. It seemed that no matter if Robin was real or not, his mere presence bounded the team together. And without the Boy Wonder's charisma, the team had begun to strain, yet their loyalty to finding the real Robin kept them going as a team. They had to leave the light on, keep the torch burning for their lost friend.

"Alright people let's go!"

"Right!" Cyborg marched off to the medical wing with a determined step. Arrow and Canary disappeared down the hall, bracing themselves as they marched to the scene of the crime.

Alone now in the lobby, Beast Boy began jumping back on forth on his feet. "How long do you think it takes to fix a robot?"

Raven shrugged, her full attention on the computer screen. "Give Cyborg some time."

Starfire couldn't help but wipe away more tears from her green eyes, "It is all our fault. We neglected second Robin and his needs. He might be a robot, but he still needs our love."

Beast Boy sighed, "I know…I hate to admit but I really started to like the robot. He was just like our Robin…and in some ways, better. For one, he wasn't as obsessive and always had time to play video games."

Raven turned and faced her teammates, "We all started to like the robot, Beast Boy. I think that is why when after Cyborg fixes him, we have to do a better job in making him feel human. We have to finally incorporate him into our team. Maybe, the shock of dying will force the robot's program to remember something of who created him. He will need our support"

Starfire gawked at Raven, "You mean to use him, Raven? Befriend the second Robin, just to get information out of him."

"Yes." Not revealing any suprise that her hidden agenda was noticed by the somewhat naïve Starfire, Raven narrowed her eyes at the keyboard. Her emotionless voice carried with it a sternness that neither had seen in her, since the fight with Trigon. "Desperate times call for desperate measures."

Beast Boy stared hard into the demoness' face, "Raven, what do you mean?"

"These past months, I somehow always knew that Robin was ok; that he was still the hero we all love. Yet, nowadays and this incident to top it, my hope that Robin is still of the light is dwindling. The night before the robot shot himself, I had a dream. Everything was dark, the smell of death oozed from the air. Something terrible happened or is going to happen that involves Robin. All I know is that the darkness will win and Robin is going to be lost for us for all eternity. I saw things that I don't want to happen…for the first time, I woke up crying." Raven took a pause to gather her emotions. It would do no good to get all sentimental now. Shifting her gaze between Starfire and Beast Boy, Raven continued with the authority of a leader, "I won't let this new darkness happen, even if it means using methods that seem unconventional. We are going to save Robin from this fate and bring him home, Beast Boy…Starfire…we're going to defeat this new threat, like we've done multiple teams before."

Beast Boy punched the air, "That's right! We'll save Robin this time. You got that right!"

Starfire and Raven smiled, but they knew that Beast Boy was just as worried as they were now. This new darkness that Raven dreamt about and its connection to Robin only complicated the situation more. What had their leader and best friend gotten himself into?

-2 hours later-

"Man, it sure does take long to fix Robin. I mean come on, I could have built another robot by now!" Beast Boy groaned. Crashing on the sofa, he gazed at Starfire, whom was floating back and forth.

"Hey Raven, any luck on who submitted that article?" The youngest Titan was getting bored with just standing around, waiting for Cyborg to finish fixing the robot and anything else that might happen. Green Arrow and Black Canary were still in Robin's room, looking for clues or anything that might be valuable.

But, the changeling knew that everyone was apprehensive about meeting the Bat. He was bound to show up some time…soon…very soon.

"No," responded Raven, shaking her head. "But, the person who built the robot is definitely responsible. He somehow has the technology to keep track of his robots. Meaning…"

"What?"

The deep, animalistic snarl resonated from the shadows of the entryway. Beast Boy and Starfire shrieked bolting behind a spinning Raven. Her hands glowing black, the half-demon threatened at the voice, "Who are you?"

A figure melted from the shadows, exposing a long dark black cape. His visage was cold and froze the three Titans in their spots, eyes wide in fear.

"What are you hiding?"

"I…we…ah…" Raven tried to form a reply, but the raw anger and grief she felt from the man overwhelmed her.

"Nothing…well, we're doing some research and we're like debating about amongst ourselves about this new villain whom" Beast Boy's nervousness spurred on the rambling was silence by Starfire's tanned hand covering his quaking mouth.

The shadow took three long strides and snarled at them, "Where is Robin?"

The trio began to shake, feeling for the first time why no one wanted to feel this superhero's wrath. Starfire sank lower behind Raven and pointed towards the infirmary, "That way."

Batman narrowed his eyes at the trio. "You are hiding something and I will find out what. Now what happened? Who shot Robin?"

The superhero had been very composed but with that last question, his low growl heightened. The question vibrated in the lobby and down the hall, where it reached the ears of a fellow hero.

Black Canary sighed, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, "He's here, and doesn't sound happy."

Green Arrow laid down the stack of paper on the recent activity of any of the Brotherhood of Evil members. The robot Robin had been busy. Nodding, the Robin Hood hero picked up his bow and walked out of the room. "Let's try to prevent any mental scarring. These kids have gone through enough."

Canary raised an eyebrow, "I think we're a bit late on that." Batman's voice had grown louder, the need to know what had happened to his sidekick overriding any sense of logical thinking.

Sprinting down the hallway, Green Arrow leapt at the shadow's side, while Black Canary flew between the shadow and the Titans.

"Batman, calm down," began Green Arrow.

Batman sent a death glare at Green Arrow. Such a glare would have made a man rethink his life, but not Arrow, he was used to it.

"Robin is going to be fine."

"Fine? The first thing I hear in a long time is Robin getting shot in the chest…from a newspaper of all places. I wish to know what happened and this talk about an imposter whom is a robot."

Color drained from all of the heroes' faces.

Starfire stuttered, "How long had you been listening to us?"

Batman sent a glare at her, "Long enough."

Green Arrow gulped, "Look, we should take this one step at a time, Batman."

"Don't give me this crap, Arrow. I've wasted enough time standing here. I will not let some adolescent half machine treat Robin's wounds. Why he isn't at a hospital is beyond me!" Batman's voice was being to rise and that was not a good thing.

Arrow spared a glance at the Titans. He wanted them to be spared the wrath of the Bat, but they could no longer hide the truth. "Look, Batman, trust me when I say Robin is in good hands and that maybe you should see him later on, like when he wakes up."

"Beast Boy said Cyborg is fixing him, that is not fine in my book," hissed Batman.

Black Canary took in a deep breath, glancing at Arrow, "Maybe it would be best for you to see him."

Batman glanced at the woman, "Really." With nothing else to say, Batman glided past Green Arrow and made his way to the infirmary.

Starfire and Beast Boy stepped away from Raven, the shock worn off.

"Is that the Man of the Bat, Robin kept talking about?" asked Starfire.

Beast Boy nodded, "Oh, yeah and now I can see where Robin gets his death looks from."

Raven looked at Black Canary and Green Arrow. "I have hunch on who created the robot and might even have the real Robin."

Green Arrow nodded, "You can tell me later, Raven. But right now, I think we all need to head over to the infirmary."

Raven shook her head, "No. It must be said now. Because if I am right…then Robin is in deeper trouble and…so is the entire world."

Green Arrow and the others shot her a questioning glance.

"What are you saying, Raven?" Canary's whisper carried whatever one thought.

Taking a deep breath, Raven opened her mouth. By then, the light bulb went off in Starfire and Beast Boy's heads. They knew that only one person could evoke such a worry look on Raven's face. Covering her mouth to suppress a gasp, Starfire felt new tears cascade down her face. Beast Boy bared his teeth, fighting the urge to turn into a tiger and lash out at the sofa.

Green Arrow didn't like how the Titans were responding to whatever Raven had to say. This was going to be bad. And it was. Hearing the name, at first he was confused but then it all got shot down. His mind clicked. His stomach tightened and he found it harder to breath. Arrow could barely hear the small conversation Canary had with Raven, his warning blare sounding off in his head.

"You're joking, right?"

"No."

"Great, just great."

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A/N: Well, I hope you guys liked this chapter. I know Batman didn't real explode yet, but that's just how he is. Don't worry though; he'll have his moment. Don't worry too, Batman's the detective here, he wont' let the Titans solve everything. But I figured hey Raven has a hunch of what's going on. She's doing her homework. So there ya go! Until next time!