"I don't know," Artemis joined in, "he looks . . . kind of scared."

"He looks terrified," Wally added looking closer.

Fear glazed over his eyes and made his eyebrow tilt upwards slightly, his whole body looking really tense. His fists clenched tightly.

"We need to contact Batman," Kaldur left the room in hurry, the team still standing there motionlessly.

"Do you think he came out of his coma?" Connor asked.

"Does it look like he's out of his coma?" Artemis replied sarcastically, but she felt bad for being so harsh.

Kaldur returned with Martian Manhunter and Black Canary, "Red Tornado is calling Batman now."

"He has changed," Martian Manhunter agreed, "what do you think this means?"

"Without us knowing what he was infected with the answer could be anything," Black Canary replied.

"Well, Batman will be returning soon," Martian Manhunter told them, "we'll stay with him until he gets back."

Meanwhile:

No, Robin thought in shock. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, what was happening.

"The slightest twitch and I'll blow your brains out," Joker taunted him, "well, I might just blow your brains out either way!" He laughed out, his twisted laughter beginning to irritate Robin.

Tony Zucco slowly began to walk away from them and down the hill, panic struck Robin and he was about to something risky. He couldn't lose the man and he was willing to take the risk, but when Robin tried to move he couldn't. He could twitch his fingers and move his chest, but his arms and legs felt like they were tied up. He used all his strength as the man disappeared over the hill, he in the hands of the joker, but he couldn't break free.

Meanwhile:

"Wally, what are you doing now?" Zatanna crossed her arms as she walked over to him. Wally sat with Dick at the bed, he was obviously doing something.

"Just messing around," Wally replied, "hey why are these arm straps here? Planning to strap us up if we ever go insane?"

Wally had found to restraints attached to the bed Robin laid on, and out of boredom had strapped Robin's arms and legs into the restraints.

"Wally, don't do that!" Zatanna yelled at him as she came over.

"Wally, you know Batman won't be too happy if you're playing your pranks on Robin when he's like this," Black Canary came over, "we need to be careful. Strapping him to the table is not being careful. Now take those off." She began fiddling with the straps.

"Ah, come on, he out like a light," Wally snickered, "Rob would find this kind of stuff funny."

"Yeah, if he wasn't in a coma," Artemis shot back.

Meanwhile:

Why can't I move! Robin panicked inside his head, frantically he tried to rip his arms up but the invisible restraints held him in place.

"Not even going to try to run away?" the Joker teased, pulling the gun down and letting go of Robin's mouth. "I must have really traumatized you, kid. Ha, the Boy Wonder frozen in fear in the presence of the Joker! Now that's the true wonder."

"Joker, you can't possibly-" Robin began in the most vicious voice he could force up, but was cut off when the Joker pulled a bag over his head.

"What was that?" the Joker shouted in an insane, deep throat voice as he pulled the bag tighter over his head.

Robin struggled to break free, but soon he could breathe. His heart began to hammer as he began suffocating.

Meanwhile:

Just as Black Canary began to remove the last restraint they noticed something weird, Robin looked twice as pale before. His eye's seemed to bug out of his head slightly and his throat was extremely tight.

The beeps from the ECG that monitored his heart began beeping faster and faster.

"What's going on?" Martian Manhunter ran over, Red Tornado at his side.

"Is he trying to come out of the coma?" Wally skidded over.

"I don't know. . . ." Black Canary panicked then she paused for a moment, realizing what was going on, "he can't breathe! Hurry, get me the Ambu Bag!"

"An Ambu – what!" Wally shouted.

Martian Manhunter quickly grabbed her the Ambu Bag ignoring Wally, she quickly put the mask over Robin's mouth and began to pump air down his throat.

Meanwhile:

As the Joker continued to choke him Robin felt dizziness spill over him, but at that moment he realized he could move again. Just as he realized this he felt air push into his lungs even with the bag still over his head, although the sudden rush of air made him even more lightheaded. Thankful he was breathing at all he quickly threw the Joker off, but before he knew it he hit the ground in weakness. He was alive, but the lack of oxygen he had just experienced made him slowly pass out.

Meanwhile:

"He's breathing, thank god," Black Canary nearly collapsed in relief, they could tell she was on the verge of tears. She had gotten quite a scare, realizing this Martian Manhunter held onto her so she had someone to lean on. "For a moment there I didn't know if I was going to be able to save him. . . ." She took some deep breathes as Martian Manhunter lead her to a chair.

"Thanks, keep watching him, please," she nodded towards Robin as she sat down.

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I remember his eyes being open before?" Red Tornado inferred, the team rushed over and he was right.

Robin's eyes were now closed and his body now completely relaxed, but they were more focused on the fact his heart was still beating.

"This isn't an ordinary coma is it?" Connor swallowed.

That's when Batman rushed into the room and prepared himself for the story he had missed.

The Next Day:

"He's okay for now, that's all that matters," Black Canary assured Batman.

"I should have been here, I'm sorry to have put that pressure on you-"

"Don't worry about it," she replied, "I watch after them as much as anyone else. I would have reacted the same way for any of them. . . . The team is at school, and you should get home."

"You know that I can't do that,"

"That scientist may have been a dead end," Black Canary rambled, "but don't give up hope. You'll find a cure, he'll be okay, but to insure that you need your rest."

"I can't-" Batman began when he phone began barking at him to pick up, he quickly answered.

"Hello?"

"Master Bruce," Alfred said, "you need to come down here right away."

"Can't it wait, you know I'm taking care of-"

"It's urgent sir,"

"What's going on? What is the problem?"

"We've got some guests waiting for you," Alfred replied, he sounded worried, "you have to see for yourself, I'm not supposed to say much."

After a pause Batman continued, "Okay, I'm on my way."

I'm sorry! I can't stop giving cliff hangers, it's so hard not to! I'll try to update fast. Hopefully this chapter wasn't too confusing.