Hello all my wonderful readers! Another chapter out on time! This chapter was going to be shorter than what it is but my lovely friend WolfyRocks informed me today was her birthday! Happy Birthday Midnight and I hope you enjoy this chapter (and the gift I got you on HI).

Anyways... On with the story!

Chapter 7

Robin's POV

I watched Danny's pained face as Vlad shot another blast at him. My only brother fell to his knees and doubled over holding himself. Green and red flowed freely from multiple wounds on his body. I wanted to scream, get up and race to his side, comfort him.

"You'll never win." I heard a cold, soft voice from somewhere in the shadows.

I looked back up to see Danny in his human form and Vlad standing right above him. I tried so hard not to let the black dancing in the corners of my eyes take me. I had just enough energy to see Vlad pick up the fragile form of Danny and walk away, before I blacked out, into a world of pain and never-ending darkness.

*6 hours later*

When I came to, the first thing I felt were warm-soft sheets surrounding my body. I don't know how I'll explain the situation I'm in now to the rest of my team. I could hear a small beeping to my right, I must be back at the tower in the med bay, and I felt that my mask and shirt were gone. I still smile and laugh at the time when I finally allowed my team to know who I was under the mask.

*Flashback*

"Come on, tell us already!" Beast Boy jumped up and down, excitement on his face and acting like a little boy on Christmas.

"OK, it's time I tell you my past." I sat on the couch wearing Danny's clothes, watching my brother in my place fooling my team, minus Raven.

"Man, I don't see how you can wear this." Danny said taking off the mask and blowing his cover. "I could never do this, though I do love how you used the same style as your old circus costume."

I looked at my team to see Cyborg's, Beast Boy's and Starfire's shocked faces and wide eyes.

"Wait so… You're Danny? Then that means Robin's in your place… meaning…" Beast Boy waved his arms and pointed fingers. Danny and I just laughed and watched them try to wrap their minds around this new information. I stood up and went to stand next to Danny.

"My name is Dick Grayson. Danny and I are the last of the flying Grayson's from Haley's Circus. I'll let you put the rest together." I smiled and put am arm around Danny.

The next day Beast Boy came up to me with big eyes that looked at me as if I was a god.

"Yes…" I was afraid to ask.

"You're Richard Grayson, raised by Batman AKA Bruce Wayne, one of the richest men on earth!" Beast Boy fell over and laid on the floor with eyes staring off into who-knows-where. I simply stepped over him and smiled as I walked away.

The next day Danny and I were going to play a trick on the team. He dressed up in my costume and I put on his clothes. I walked out into the main room and sat down on the couch and picked up some blueprints Danny had lying around. Cyborg was toying with the sound systems and Beast Boy was… well, being Beast Boy.

Danny, dressed as me, walked in not to long after and went to the kitchen to grab a soda from the fridge. As he was walking over to the couch, the can slipped from his hand hitting the floor and luckily not exploding open. Everyone looked up, including Raven, as Danny put a hand to his head as if in pain. He tried to keep a straight face as he played my part but I think that even BB was fooled.

"Robin! Are you ok?" Starfire flew over to Danny. I chose now to stop our fun and walked over to Danny.

"Danny, are you ok?" I asked ignoring Star's shocked face.

"Yah, powers started acting up, I don't know why. Clockwork and I trained so much." He said pulling off the mask and looked at me with a worried face.

*End Flashback*

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around the empty room. I slowly sat up and ran a hand through my raven black hair, wincing as I felt a bump just above my right eyebrow at the hairline. Raven walked in soon after.

"How are you feeling? You took a pretty hard hit judging your wounds." She said as she started to heal my wounds more, her hands glowing white.

"I feel ok… Danny's gone and I know he's anything but alright." I looked down at the hands, tightening them into fists.

"You can't worry about that, I know it hurts and we need to focus and think of a way to get him, but first we need to find him… can't charge in and expect to win." Raven looked into my eyes. She was right, if I charged in blind I'd only hurt us both.

Later when we were all in the main room we were discussing plans. My team had told me they found me unconscious in the alley 6 hours ago with a nasty bump on my head and a few other cuts on my face, arms and back.

"Raven, I want you searching for his aura and transformations that occur; Beast Boy, I want you to patrol the city tonight… paying special attention to any place Vlad and Danny could be." I told my team and I started forming a plan in my head.

As I was about to give Cyborg and Starfire their orders, I felt a pain in my head and then heard a scream. I held my head and closed my eyes. As soon as the pain subsided enough, I lifted my head and saw Raven had entered my mind and felt it too.

"You have a great bond with Danny, this helps a lot." Raven said as she looked right into my eyes.

"That was him wasn't it, we need to hurry!"

After my team, minus Raven, had left to find out as much as they could, the half demon and I were sitting in her room trying to connect to Danny, like he did me. Since something was blocking Raven's senses it was my job to re-create the physic link between us.

"Ok, so I want you to focus and clear your mind. I'm going to transfer my power into you and I want you to find Danny." Raven told me.

I nodded my head and closed my eyes. I thought of Danny and held on to his image, pictured every detail in his face; his raven black hair, those icy blue eyes like mine, his slightly rounded but strong face and his bright smile that could brighten any day. I felt a great amount of power and knew it was Raven. Using her power I created a link to Danny and was shocked at what I saw.

Though his eyes I could see he was in a dark lit cell, the walls were damp and poorly made. The large metal door on the far end opened and in walked Vlad in his ghost form.

"My dear boy, your life is in my hands, if Vanish had her way she'd kill the rest of you in a heartbeat and re-form you herself. I suggest you not play around." He said coldly.

"My adopted mom is gone. Why do you still come after me?" Danny shot back. "And what's stopping you from letting Lady Vanish finish me?"

"Even though Vanish is a good friend of mine, I can't let her kill off my favorite halfa and soon to be apprentice." Vlad said smiling, showing off his sharp fangs. "And… I want to be the one to make you break!"

I had to try hard not to yell or scream both in anger and pain as Vlad pushed a button, electrifying Danny. He was breathing hard and his gaze fell to the floor, which I could see was painted green and red from his blood.

I tried to make the connection stronger so I could communicate with him, but when I went to form words the bond flashed and faded leaving me hanging desperately to the blurring picture. The last thing I saw was a blurred white figure come closer and then a terrible pain before I lost the connection for good.

"That was really good for your first time. I think Danny knew you were there because otherwise you wouldn't have seen the last part. He tried to keep you with him when you started fading. It takes longer and more control, years of practice, to be able to form words and hold a strong connection." Raven said sympathetically.

"I just wish I knew where he was, there wasn't much there to tell. I can only assume that because the walls were wet that they are underground… probably connected to the sewers. I'll send Cyborg and Beast Boy out tomorrow to investigate." I said with a weakness to my voice, trying not to remember the pain I felt. I hated not being able to form words or hold the connection and stay with him. I hated not knowing where he was and what was happening.

I prayed he would be ok, I know he is strong, but under enough pressure even the strongest man can break. It is only an amount of time until he cracks. He told me briefly about his evil future self, Dan, and I told him that as long as I live, I would make sure he never came out.

I walked into his room on my way to my own. The black and green walls were dull and boring without him. When you looked up we'd painted it so you would see the night sky, but now it had no twinkle. The black and white sheets and green pillows on his bed even looked dull and sad. His laptop that sat on a stained wood desk was closed and untouched. Various ghost hunting weapons lay all over the floor, lifeless and collection dust.

I left his room and headed back to my own. I sat on the edge on my bed with my head in my hands. A day without Danny was a day without sun. The pain my brother is feeling matches the pain in me from being parted after only two and a half weeks of being reunited.

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~Fluffy