Hey! This is the Typing Monkey! As you all should know, I am on vacation right now. And sadly, I might have to leave early because of a stupid hurricane. Anyways, I said I wasn't gonna post anything this week, but i found a laptop and some time to post this. And I'm kinda bored right now. But I'm also happy cuz I got a cool pair of sunglasses today! And my cousin Adam got me and my cousin a Super Soaker so we can shoot random people from our beach house's third floor balcony! Crap, I'm rambling again. Sorry, I know you don't really care about what I did during vacation...I'm just gonna let you read the new chapter.

Slade had not been happy that I didn't fight my friends. But he didn't stay on the subject for long.

Three days later, after many sparing matches, lectures, and sleepless nights, I stood before Slade, listening to the details of my next heist.

"Slade, what is it I'm stealing anyway?" I asked, interrupting him. That rewarded me with a back hand to the face.

Slade grabbed a fistful of my hair and forced me to look up at him. I drove my fist into his gut and he threw me onto the floor. Slade kicked me hard in the side and pulled me to my feet.

"Don't interrupt me." he instructed. "You will be stealing the blue moon diamond."

I just stared at him. "But that's in Titans Tower."

I could tell he was smiling under his mask. "That it is, Robin."

No lights shone in the Tower. I assumed everyone was asleep. It was 1:30 in the morning. I didn't even try to use the keypad because I knew Cyborg had changed the password. I climbed onto the roof and opened an air vent big enough for only me to climb in.

I made my way through the air vents, only getting lost twice. And then I found myself in Starfire's room. She lay peacefully asleep in her bed, unaware of what was going to happen. I turned to climb back in the vent when I knocked a perfume bottle off her nightstand. It fell to the floor and shattered into hundreds of little pieces.

"Robin?"

I froze. Had she seen me? No, Starfire was a heavy sleeper. She had once slept through Cyborg and Beast Boy having a throwdown right outside her door. I climbed back in the vent and out into the hallway.

I made my way into the evidence room and picked up the diamond no bigger than a penny.

"Hello?" a voice called.

I froze. It was Raven.

My heart thumped against my ribs. I was surprised Raven couldn't hear it. I needed to calm down. She could sense emotions and if I didn't control mine, I would surely be found.

"Guys, I think we have a break-in."

I gasped. She had called the others. I couldn't face them. I just couldn't. Raven walked into the room slowly. I controlled my breathing and tried to clear my mind. Then I made a quick plan and made a break for it.

Raven thrust out her hands and picked my up with her magic. I struggled, but it was no use. I heard footsteps coming down the hallway and I knew it was the rest of my ex-team.

'You will fight them, Robin.' Slade's voice crackled in my ear.

Raven heard the footsteps too. That one moment of lost concentration was all it took for her to let go and for me to escape my bonds. I sprinted for the emergency staircase. A hand grasped onto my shoulder and yanked hard. I was sent tumbling down several stairs and saw Cyborg standing over me.

I swept his feet out from under him. I scrambled to my feet and ducked as an army of starbolts flew my way. I blindly rushed forward, plowing into Beast Boy. He yelped in surprise, but quickly recovered.

"Dude!" he yelled. "Slow down, we just wanna-"

I never gave him the chance to finish because I punched him in the face before he could. Guilt's icy claws ripped into my heart, tearing it to shreds. Blood poured out of Beast Boy's split lip and it was also on my gloves. I turned and sprinted up the remainder of steps before anyone had time to react.

They followed but I didn't care. I was too upset with myself to care. I found myself on the roof, my ex-team stood around me. They were ready for an attack. Cyborg lowered his sonic cannon and slowly walked towards me.

"Come on, Rob, tell us what's going on." he said.

Slade's voice crackled in my ear. "Repeat as I say."

I clenched my jaw. "You're not my friends anymore. I go where the power is, and that's with Slade."

The look of betrayal on their faces was too much to bear. It was like a knife stabbing into my gut. I looked down, expecting to be covered in blood. I wasn't, because my wound was mental, not physical.

I backed up a few steps, and then stopped. I deserved to be attacked. I stood there and took every hit. I ignored Slade yelling at me to fight back. I ignored my ex-team's angry faces. I blocked it all out.

Starfire.

Furious tears leaked out of her eyes as she threw starbolts in my direction. She was so angry. I couldn't take it. I began to retreat because the look she gave me was too much.

I tipped over the edge of the tower and felt myself falling. It almost felt peaceful, like flying. I closed my eyes and pretended I had wings. Was this what my parents felt as they fell to their deaths? It was so nice. I plummeted into the dark water. It also felt nice as it numbed my body. I though briefly about swimming to the surface, and decided not to. That was where the pain was. There in the dark water, it was safe.

I pulled in a lungful of water. I didn't struggle because that would ruin the peaceful moment. My limbs felt heavy and I let them drag me down. Then I blacked out.

I woke with a start. Slade stood over me and looked none too pleased. He grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and threw me into a small room no bigger than a yard in each direction.

"You did that on purpose, Robin."

Then he shut the door and I was left in the dark.

DUN, DUN, DUN! Suspense! The next chapter is probably my personal favorite! I'm not gonna tell you why though. You'll just have to wait a few days. Mwa ha ha ha ha! I might be nice and post on Thursday or Friday, depending on whether we get evacuated or not. And on a more random note, I'm still bored and sitting around, watching people get drunk...Yeah, my family's kinda weird. I have to go now, or else my cousin will probably hurt me...and charlie, if you read this: yeah, the cousin i'm talking about is Marina.

So I'm gonna try to post on Thursday or Friday. I'm not making any promises, so if i don't, you can't sue me or anything. I don't get why you would wanna sue me, all I really own at the moment is a cool pair of aviator sunglasses. And I not co-own a Super Soaker. Anyways, I'm gonna go before my cousin hurts me.