Here's chapter 3! Enjoy!

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After about five minutes of sitting on the cold floor, Robin stirred. He crawled over to BlueJay. He could barely see her in the dim light. BlueJay was conscious, but in a daze, staring blankly ahead. Robin sat up and cradled BlueJay in his arms. "Why? Why?" he whispered. BlueJay looked up at him and answered weakly, "I had to."

"How am I more needed than you?"

"Who needs me? You're Batman's partner. The team's leader. They all need you. I don't need to be alive, you do." BlueJay heaved a sigh, then continued, "I guess I already knew it, but you only prolonged my death."

"No. You're going to live. You say you're not needed. You're the one who needs to be alive."

"Robin," BlueJay whispered. "I can't live without you. I'd be so guilty. I need to die, not you." BlueJay began to cough, then said plainly, "I'm so tired." Robin nodded, suddenly remembering just how weak she was. "Okay. Sleep." BlueJay closed her eyes and Robin laid her down gently. A couple minutes of groping around on the floor left Robin with a serviceable blanket, which he draped across BlueJay and himself. The couple was asleep in minutes.

When Robin awoke, he telepathically communicated with Batman. (A/N I seriously misunderstood how the mind-link worked when I wrote this, but I'm leaving as is because for this story at least, it works smoothly. All team and league members can telepathically communicate one-on-one, no matter where or what)

'Batman?'

'Yes, Robin?'

'What's happening, exactly?'

'We put a tracker on the chopper. Have you switched vehicles?'

'Not yet.'

'Then you're in Kentucky right now.'

'Wow.'

'We'll find you before the Joker...'

'I'd appreciate that, to be honest.'

'Who's he planning on... sending back?'

'I hope BlueJay. I'm sorry, Batman.'

'No. I'll get you both out of there. Soon.'

Robin suddenly couldn't reach Batman. Robin assumed that his attention must have been diverted. The door suddenly burst open and three burly henchmen dragged the two birds out. BlueJay awoke with a yelp, but the men paid no heed. They presented the pair to the Joker, who informed them, "In case we're being tracked, I think Bats probably did, we're going to take a small hike. See to them." The guards then, none too gently, bound the prisoners' hands behind their backs and blindfolded them. Robin faintly heard a door open, and then was shoved outside.

A guard on either side of them, Robin and BlueJay were forced to walk for what seemed like hours. Even though Robin couldn't see BlueJay, he could tell that she was obviously fatiguing. "Hurry up! Almost there!" The Joker shouted. He jabbed his prisoners from behind, causing Robin to shuffle a few steps, and BlueJay to collapse. She cried out as she landed on a sharp rock. One of the henchmen simply yanked BlueJay back up and set her to walking again. Robin suddenly realized that they were walking on concrete now, not the rough, rocky incline they had been on previously.

A door slammed and the blindfold was ripped from Robin's eyes. He was shoved onto the floor beside BlueJay, who was still catching her breath. The Joker personally bound their feet together, cinching the bonds especially tight on Robin's feet. Robin hoped the Joker didn't see his wince. Then the Joker kicked them into an adjoining room. A crude plate of food followed. The door slammed and Robin and BlueJay were alone.

Robin inched his way over to the plate and pushed it over towards BlueJay.

"What's that?" BlueJay asked in a hoarse whisper.

"Food."

"Okay."

"I want you to eat it."

"No. I'm good. You have it." BlueJay said, still panting.

"I'm not having a bite until you have some."

BlueJay sighed in assent, then turned to face the plate and took a couple of small bites. Then she rolled so her back was to the food, saying, "Now you have some." Robin realized how hungry he was and quickly finished the whole plate. The second he swallowed the last bite, he looked at BlueJay and the last bite turned to sawdust in his throat. Her thin body was shivering rigidly and she began to cough again. In a flash, Robin remembered the long hours BlueJay suffered with the Joker. Robin did mental math- she had been with the Joker almost a fortnight, without a single bite of food to carry her through.

"Why did you let me do that?"

BlueJay turned to face her fiancé. "Do what?"

"Finish off the rest of the food! That may be all we'll get!"

"Oh. Why do I need to eat? You're the one going back to Batman."

"BlueJay! That's not the point!"

"Then what is?" BlueJay's voice rose. "You're the one who'll need the energy later when you're working for the Joker!"

"Why do you think it's going to happen that way? You could be wrong, you know!" Robin's anger rose with his voice. "You know, I've had three meals a day for longer than I can remember, you were practically starved for two weeks and then you were saying how your stomach was the size of a cherry! That's no excuse for letting me finish of the rest of the food!"

BlueJay sighed. "Oh, Robin. I'm fine." But, as if to contradict herself, she began shivering and coughing again. There was no blanket in here, and Robin couldn't ever wrap his arms around BlueJay to warm her.

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