A/N Hello all. This is my last main torture scene, but don't worry there will still be some more violence and plenty of whump to go around. Yay, and let me just say this… You guys are in for a surprise! Oh, and just to let you guys know, Joker's video is only going to be seen by the league and the team; therefore, it won't be playing worldwide.
Batman sat in the Bat-cave watching Joker's dreadful torture video over and over again.
He hadn't slept ever since Robin was abducted by the mad man, as there was no way he would even be able to close his eyes until he knew that Robin was safe and sound in his bed. In a way, Bruce blamed himself for the young hero's abduction, but that wasn't the only thing Bruce was blaming himself for.
Prior the teams mission, Bruce and Dick had gotten into a fight. The fight was a brutual assualt of words, that quickly became out-of-hand, and now Bruce was feeling intense remorse over the whole situation. However, he and Robin had been getting into a lot of fights lately, bringing Batman to the conclusion that Robin may need a break from the hero business. Consequently, when Batman suggested a short rest from crime fighting work to Dick, the young hero began to rant about Batman being one to talk, and then stormed out of the cave and into the hands of a madman.
Suddenly, Alfred entered the cave, bringing Batman out of his musing...
"I brought you some tea like asked." Alfred declared, as he walked over to Bruce's side.
"What time is it Alfred?" Bruce questioned.
"Its five-forty five am." Alfred said, as he looked up at the computer screen.
"How can you watch this dreadful video over and over again Master Bruce?" Alfred asked with a worried look on his face.
"I need to find some sort of trace on Joker's whereabouts." Bruce simply explained to Alfred, but his focus remained on the computer screen.
Alfred let out a long sigh; he knew that Bruce was going to keep tearing himself apart about this whole situation until he found Robin.
"Have you found anything?" Alfred queried.
"No" Bruce replied, as he replayed the video again for what seemed like the millionth time.
"What about the cape? Did you find anything on the cape?" Alfred asked, with a tint hope in his voice.
"Other than dry blood and some gravel, no." Batman stated as he continued to stare at the computer screen.
"Maybe you should try and get some sleep Master Bruce." Alfred said trying to convince the Dark Knight to get some rest, but the only answer he received was. "No, I'm fine." So, with that Alfred decided to just leave the man alone with his thoughts.
(Joker's hideout)
"We're back, and we brought company." Joker said cheerfully as he walked in from the backdoor of the warehouse.
"Alright bring them in!" Joker yelled out to his goon.
Instantly Joker's goon came into view wheeling in a large crate.
"What's in the crate boss?" David asked, a bit curious.
"My babies of course, now let them out." Joker called back to his goon in delight.
As soon as Joker's goons pulled the lock off the crate, Joker's hyenas came bursting out and ran right up to Joker's side.
"Aren't they just charming?" Joker asked as he gave the two hyenas a pat on the head.
"Yeah, charming." David whispered to himself.
"So, did are little bird behave himself while we were gone?" Joker questioned, as he walked up to David.
"Yes." David nervously replied.
"Why so nervous David? Did you do something that you weren't supposed to do?" Joker questioned the nervous man
"No sir, everything was fine." David instantly stuttered, trying not to show any sign of fear in his voice.
"Good, because you know what will happen if you're lying?" Joker threatened.
David quickly became silent after Joker's threat.
"Okay, now why don't I let my hyenas and are little bird get to know each other a little more. I mean he's going to be there little appetizer soon anyways." Joker said as he made his way over to Robin, with his hyenas following closely behind him
"Wow kid, you don't look so good." Joker teased with a giggle.
Robin just gave the clown a glare that said (you aren't too bright.) and then he turned his head away from the Mad Man, so that he was now staring at the wall.
"Aw, no comment?" Joker asked, but Robin remained silent.
"Let me guess, the silent treatment right?" Joker inquired, but to his surprise Robin didn't say anything to the clown. "Alright then, let's see what my hyenas have to say about this, get him boys." Joker the commanded, and immediately the hyenas obeyed and started to run at Robin.
Robin slowly turned his head to see the two hyenas running at him;however, instantaneously Robin reacted and swiftly pulled his feet into the air and with all of his strength he forcefully kicked one of the hyenas in the chest knocking the air out of it. Instantly the two hyenas retreated and went too cowered behind Joker.
"You hurt my baby." Joker said, with a look of shock. "Well, obviously you still have a little fight in you, so we'll just have to beat the rest out of you."
Suddenly Joker pulled his crowbar up, and tapped it in the palm of his hand and then he raised the crowbar into the air and was getting ready to strike at Robin but he stopped midway.
"This is just too predictable. We need something new, something more extreme." Joker said, and then he started to pace around the room deep within his own twisted thought's.
"What time is it David?" Joker asked.
"It's five fifty nine." David told him.
"Oh, goody!" Joker squealed with delight. "It's time for some fun, you ready kiddo?"
Robin just shot the clown a nasty glair, so Joker took that response as a yes.
"Okay, fire up the camera boy's and let's get this show on the road." Joker shouted to his Henchmen.
"Hello, all and welcome too…" Joker started to say but stopped and began to pace once again.
"I've got it welcome to Joker's mad house! Wait, that doesn't sound very appealing, does it? Wait, I've got it now welcome to the end of Robin! That'll have to do for now." Joker said with a shrug
"Now, since Robin here won't spill Batman's secret identity, we're…" Joker didn't get to finish his sentence because he was cut off by Robin.
"Because you moron, I'm not going to spill that kind of information to a loon like you!" Robin said to the clown in a 'duh' tone.
"Hmm, you know what I think kid? I think you need to cool off a little I mean you are looking rather hot. Boy's bring out the barrel of water!" Joker yelled to his goon's.
"Maybe that's not such a good idea." David stated as he took a step forward.
"You know what, I wonder how dear little Amanda's doing right now how about you?" Joker threatened once again.
David slowly backed off and walked away with Joker's other goon mumbling unspeakable word's under his breath.
"I thought so." Joker said satisfied.
After a few minutes Joker's goon's brought out a barrel full of greenish looking water, and placed it down in the center of the room.
"Now kid, just so you don't get any idea's I'm going to handcuff your legs and hand's… So you can't kick or struggle got it?" Joker explained as he bent down next to Robin, and un-cuffed his wrist from the metal poll and then he re- cuffed it around his right wrist, and then grabbed another pair of handcuffs out of his pocket and snapped them shut on either side's of his ankles.
"Now, that should hold you." Joker said in a pleased tone, as he dragged Robin's battered body over to the bucket.
"Okay kiddo, now I am going to give you one last chance to tell me who Batman is, and if you do I'll think about not trying to drown you to death, okay?" Joker questioned, with a huge grin painted on his face.
"Go die in a pit where you belong. Because I would rather die than tell you anything." Robin snapped at the clown.
" That can be arranged, but obviously you didn't get the memo kid, so why don't I demonstrate." Joker said, as he dunked Robin's head into the barrel of water and then he started counting; finally when he got to thirty seconds he pulled Robin's head out of the water.
"How about now?" Joker inquired, but Robin didn't respond for the reason being that he could barely breathe. "Have it your way then." Joker than threw Robin's head back under the water, except this time he counted to forty instead of thirty and then ripped his head out from under the water once again.
"G-go to h…" Robin was about to finish his sentence; however, the Joker didn't want to hear what he was had to say, so he forcefully dunked his head back under the water.
"No profanity kiddo." Joker scolded, as he grabbed a hold of Robin's hair and ripped his head out of the barrel of water.
Robin gasped for air but he just couldn't seem to get enough oxygen in; he so desperately wanted the Mad Man to stop, but he knew that wasn't going to happen until he spilled Batman's identity.
"How about now?" Joker asked once more, hoping that this time the boy wonder would finally break but Robin didn't reply and according to Joker when your victims don't reply you just dunk there head back under the water, which is exactly what he did and then he began to count again, once to sixty two, he realized that Robin's body started to go limp so he instantly ripped his head out of the water.
As soon as Robin was above the water he began to gasp for air once again.
"I'm going to ask you one last time kid, who is the Batman?" Joker stipulated with a now serious look plastered on his face; Therefore Robin still didn't reply.
"Alright then." Joker said as he started to shove Robin's head into the water.
"No! Pl-please stop… please just st… stop please!" Robin pleaded, as a river of tear's started to stream down his pale cheeks.
"Ah, I see that we have something here, did we finally get to your breaking point?" Joker asked "But, you still haven't answered my question." Joker told him as he threw Robin's head back under the water and then after a few seconds later, he pulled his head back up.
"Last chance kid…" Joker threatened. "Because who knows next time you just might not come back up."
But Robin didn't say anything, the only thing he could do was gasp for air. So, the Joker started to push his head down.
"No, I-I'll tell you," Robin immediately responded.
"I don't believe you."Joker stated, as he started to push Robin's head farther down so that it was only inches away from the water.
"It's Bruce Wayne!" Robin sobbed, as a new round of hot tear's spilled down his cheeks.
There was a moment of silence in the room.
"Wow, I wasn't prepared for that one." Joker said in surprise.
Joker then slowly gave the bucket a hard kick to the side so that it slid away from the boy wonder and then he bent down in front of Robin. He then slowly pulled Robin's mask off revealing his light broken blue eyes.
"Wow, you weren't kidding! It's a shame that you're his adopted kid though, because you two have a lot in command." Joker explained with a laugh, and then he stood up and dropped Robin's mask to the ground.
"But I have to say congratulations kiddo! It took me almost three and a half days to break you kid, and it usually only takes me a day to break my usual victims. But you, you were a tough nut to brake! But that's what made it a blast, but it's a shame." Joker said to the broken boy, as he started to pace around him.
"Now, you're just another broken toy, and we all know what we do with broken toys we throw them in the trash where they belong. Oh, and just so you don't worry I'll make sure I kill you in the slowest most painful way ever, so than that way you go out with a bang!" Joker clarified with his famous laugh.
Robin began to shake, and for the first time ever he was afraid; He knew what the Joker was capable of and he knew that when he said that he would make sure it was the slowest and most painful death ever, he literally meant it.
"So, don't worry Bruce! Little Robin here will be in good hand's!" Joker said, as his laugh filled the air and then the camera was turned off.
(Watch Tower)
The seven main league member's (including Dinah and Ollie.) all stood in the main conference room utterly shocked, like when they saw the first torture video. Everyone was silent once again and no one said anything.
Batman was the worst of them; the Dark Knight looked like he was on the edge of breaking down after what he just witnessed. Robin was brutally tortured and broken, and he just stood by hopelessly watching, knowing that there was nothing he could do about it. But knowing the Joker, and what he was capable of, he knew that he would leave a trace somewhere because he wanted him to find Robin, it was like a twisted game to the mad clown, and Robin was the main piece of his little game.
Superman slowly looked over to Batman, and saw that his friend was in distress, he watched as Batman quickly made his way out of the main conference room and into the hallway.
Superman was about to follow Batman, but was stopped by Dinah.
"Just give him some space." Dinah said to the man of steel Superman just slumped his shoulders, and decided to listen to Dinah.
(Mount Justice)
The team now stood in the middle of the living room, none of them said a word, honestly talking didn't seem to cross any of their minds at the moment. However, the one thing they did think of was what they were going to do when they got a hold of that mad clown.
"I can't believe this, he actually broke him! That son of a b…" Wally stopped halfway through his sentence when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Wally flipped around to meet Artemis's worried gaze.
"Don't worry, we'll find him I…" Suddenly Artemis was cut off by Wally.
"No, he's not going to be okay! That freak show has him, how is he going to be okay? Tell me?" Wally snapped at the archer, as he began to pace around the living room.
"Wally you need to calm down; freaking out isn't going to help us find Robin." Aqaulad told the young Speedster in a calm tone, even though he was just as upset as his team mates were, but he had to put his feelings aside and be strong for his team's sake.
"Your right, freaking out isn't going to solve anything, and neither is sitting around here and waiting for the League to find Robin! Because by the time they find him he'll probably be dead, so I say we go and do our own investigation, because if one of us were in Robin's position he would be doing the same thing that I'm about to do! So who's with me?" Wally asked as he looked to either one of his team mates waiting for them to respond, but no one said anything.
"I see." Wally said sadly as he started to walk away, hoping that one of his team mates would have at least have had the cordage to come with him and help him find their young friend.
"I'm with you." Artemis spoke as she took a step forward.
"Count me in." Megan agreed and then she looked over to Conner. "Conner's coming too."
"I see, I have no say so in this." Conner stated in a sarcastic tone, and then he let out a long sigh and walked over beside Megan Artemis and Wally.
"Same here." Zatanna spoke and walked forward as well, with Rocket following close behind her.
"What about you Aqaulad? Are you coming?" Wally asked.
"No, one will be going anywhere; we are leaving this in the hands of the league." Aqaulad stated in a commanding voice.
"Listen we're going, with or without you." Wally snapped as he got up in Aqaulad's face, and soon enough the team was heading towards the Bio Ship, but they stopped when they heard Aqaulad's voice.
"Wally, wait you're going to need all of the help you can get, and you are also going to need a leader.." Aqaulad said, as he walked up beside his team mates.
Wally gave his friend a wide smile, than he started to walk forward once again.
"Wait," Aqaulad said instantly grabbing Wally's arm. "First we need to take care of Red Tornado."
Wally gave a slight nod and then ran off at full speed, and within seconds he ran back up beside Aqaulad.
"Alright, Red Tornado has been shut down temporally and Wolf is locked up, so he doesn't do anything he shouldn't while we're gone." Wally stated.
After a few second's the team was gone, and heading towards their destination, and soon enough the cave fell dead silent.
A/N Okay, now I know what you guys are probably thinking! What the heck is she doing? She just spilled Batman's secret identity! Why did she do that?' Well, first off it has never been done in anyone else's story, and second I don't know why I did it! Yeah, but don't worry there's an evil plot that goes with my madness! So, bare with me and you will see what I have in store! Oh, I almost forgot to ask… What did you guys think? Thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoyed my newest chapter, just as much as I enjoyed writing it!
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P.S. I'll try to update as soon as possible!