Chapter 4
Anger Management
"...Are you sure he's gonna be okay?" questioned Cyborg.
"He will be fine. I've removed the poison from his body; you'll hardly even recognize him. You'll be able to take him home after his final treatment. He'll just need to rest for a couple of days."
"Thank you so much."
"You're welcome."
Dr. Wilson glanced at Robin's bed in time to see him wearily open his eyes as Cyborg walked out the door.
"One more treatment, Robin, and you'll be free to go," said Dr. Wilson as he put another I.V. into his hand.
Robin immediately blacked out.
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The sun shinning through his window just wouldn't let him sleep any longer, so Robin grudgingly opened his eyes.
As he did, something felt different; he just couldn't place his finger on it.
He noticed he was back at the tower.
'Cyborg probably brought me back,' he thought.
He looked over his room and his eyes caught a picture of him and Batman on his nightstand.
He sighed getting out of bed. Pushing his warm blankets off of him, he knocked the photo off the nightstand- the glass shattering on impact.
Robin picked it up and looked at the picture indifferently and casually tossed it into the garbage as he waked out the door.
Walking down the hallway towards the operations room he could smell waffles, bacon, eggs, and -ugh- tofu.
As he got closer he could hear arguing.
"I'm not in the mood for this," he said to himself.
Opening the door he barely dodged a spatula but got a face full of eggs thrown into his face.
"What's going on in here?!" he yelled.
The arguing immediately stopped and the team looked toward the door at a steaming Robin covered with eggs.
Starfire brightened.
"Oh Robin! You are healed!"
She pulled him into a tight hug.
"Hey Star," he said through gritted teeth from lack of air.
"Come on Star, let him breathe," Raven said.
Starfire quickly let go.
"Yo man, feelin okay?" Cyborg asked.
"Do I look okay to you?" he asked pointing to his egg covered face.
"Well, you're walkin, that's always a good thing!" exclaimed Beast Boy.
Robin huffed and shook the food off himself.
"Come on man, laugh you'll live longer."
Robin gave Beast Boy a death glare.
He squeaked, turned into a mouse, and scurried across the room.
"Uh... maybe we should get some fresh air," suggested Cyborg.
"That sounds like a glorious plan! Please let us go to the park of cities!"
"That's City Park, Starfire," corrected Raven.
"You guys go ahead, I'm staying here."
"Are you sure? You've been cooped up in a hospital for-"
"I'm positive," Robin hissed.
Robin spun on his heal and walked back through the door.
"Dudes, does he seem different to you?"
"He's probably still tired," defended Cyborg.
"Whatever, lets just go."
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Later that evening…
It was dusk and the stars were beginning to shine...
Beast Boy sighed as he was once again defeated by Cyborg at their newest game.
"Hey Rob; wanna play me in game station? I'm sick of always kicking BB's butt."
"I can't, I have work to do," replied Robin bluntly as he sat at the kitchen counter and began to work through several piles of paper.
Beast Boy growled.
"I bet I could beat you!"
"I bet you can't!"
"Can to!"
"Can not!"
"Can to!"
"Can not!"
"Can to!"
"Can not!"
"QUIET!!!"
Beast Boy and Cyborg looked over at Robin- he was steaming.
"Dude, Chill out! You've been acting so strange the past two days!" said Beast Boy.
"Me? Strange? HOW HAVE I BEEN ACTING STRANGE?! You're the ones who are playing game station while Slade's out there roaming the city!"
"Man, I already told you, he can't be back! Slade disappeared three years ago! Why would he come back now? Why didn't he just come back sooner?" argued Cyborg.
"I don't know! Why don't you go ask him yourself?!!"
By now the three boys were standing in the middle of the room- Robin getting angrier by the second.
"Hey, I would love to ask him, but there's one little problem- HE'S NOT BACK!!!"
"What is going on in here!?"
The boys spun around to see Raven standing at the door.
"I can hear you in my bedroom!"
"Well, you wouldn't have heard us if these two hadn't have started arguing over a stupid video game!" yelled Robin turning on Cyborg and Beast Boy.
"Robin, you know they always argue over everything. Why don't you just work in your-"
"What? Am I not allowed to sit in here anymore?" he yelled turning back to Raven.
"Well, if you're going to lash out every time they get into an argument you might."
"YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!!!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy jumped as the window shattered letting in a blast of cold air.
Robin's livid expression rapidly changed into a terrified one as Raven's two eyes changed into four that were blood red.
"What is wrong, friends?
Raven shook her head and melted into the floor.
Starfire flew up to Robin.
"Nothin, Star," answered Cyborg.
"Why is it so cold in here?" she asked rubbing her arms.
"Raven shattered the window," said Beast Boy.
"Is she alright?"
"I don't know, maybe you should go check on her," suggested Cyborg.
"Okay."
Starfire flew out the door.
"Dude, what is wrong with you?!" Cyborg yelled.
"I'm going to my room," Robin muttered walking out the door.
Cyborg sighed.
"I guess I better start on the window before it starts rainin."
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He smirked as he watched Robin leave the operations room.
"Everything's going according to plan."
