Murphy's Law kicked in after the notice I gave about re-writing the story. I now have two more people who love the story so now I will have to work even harder to keep them interested. Anyway, Here's the re-write. Please understand, this is the original first chapter divided into three parts so if you read the first chapter, you already know what's happening. I swear, I will let you know when the change kicks in.

"Welcome to hell," an annoyingly loud voice laughed in Robin's ear.

He groaned and tried to move only to find his arms tied by vines and held up over his head. He hung suspended over a large, indoor garden and his head was swimming. He felt sweat beading down his face as he panted, his ribs shifting uncomfortably. He wondered what had happened to make them feel that way since it had been months since that one night at Gotham Park when Joker had nearly killed him as Dick Grayson.

He winced as the vines lifted him up further to the skylights and out into the chilled air. Poison Ivy followed on her own little branch that was cushioned by a thick bed of leaves. His eyes took in a few notable towers and he was made aware he was in the heart of Gotham; the Gotham Conservatory's greenhouse. It was almost natural considering the woman who was leering at him with a snide smirk.

"Disgusting isn't it?" Ivy asked coyly. Robin didn't reply. "Think about it, this place was once forest and shrub land until humans destroyed it."

Robin resisted the urge to roll his eyes. At one point, she herself had been one of those most hated humans she was speaking of. If only she hadn't been changed by a freak accident – one of the many that had happened around Batman despite his trying to help the city – she would still be a human who had an unhealthy interest (obsession) with plant life. It was like Joker or Freeze only instead of a failure of a comedian and a man with the power over ice, it was a woman with a power to control plants to do her bidding.

"Poor Robin," she cooed sweetly in his ear making him shiver. He hated this part of his job. "You and your teammates did your best but you should have called Batman while you could. Maybe he and the League could have saved you."

Again Robin remained silent. He had been taught to not speak to his captors unless he had to get information or had to stall them from noticing he was escaping from their binds. However, with his present predicament, he didn't see himself trying to cut the vines with the vivid red haired woman so close to him. There was no way he could get her to look away at the moment and he had a feeling she'd do plenty of talking without any of his help.

"Just think!" Ivy was saying, her speech only being partially taken in by the youth she had tied up. "I'm going to remake this city into what it should be! Plants out of skyscrapers and trees on rooftops! It'll be wonderful!"

Wonderful, he thought sarcastically. In other words, a complete mad house complete with Ivy calling as many shots as she can while opening bank vaults and other usually impenetrable places with the roots and branches of her plants. Yeah…Wonderful.

"I'm going to share it with you my darling boy," she whispered in his ear. He gritted his teeth. Those words never boded well with this woman. "All you have to do is renounce Batman and the Young Justice League."

Robin heard something metal shift and crash away from its resting place somewhere below him. He glanced down, Ivy's burning green eyes doing the same. Superboy dragged himself into a standing position below them, looked around in a slight daze, and then went to digging the others out of their traps – literally. Robin flexed – or tried to flex – his fingers only to find he was tied tighter than usual. Ivy had learned.

"How cute," Ivy cooed as her branch began to circle Robin's hanging form. "So much like the Man himself; helping everyone but not noticing the one in the most danger. Really Robin, why associate with people like him?"

"Rob!" Kid Flash yelled. Robin opened his mouth to yell back only to be gagged by a vine that wrapped around his face and into his mouth, choking him slightly. He watched as Kid Flash raced about like a yellow and red blur only to return to Artemis, Aqualad, Miss Martian, and Superboy shaking his head. He wanted to cry but bit back the tears in favor for glaring at the woman before him.

"Really Robin," she whispered softly. Robin saw Superboy flinch. "You should join me. No more being the little burden that no one cares about." Superboy looked up. "I'll make you a king in my new world."

"Robin!" Superboy roared. Robin swung his legs up, bringing his knees to his chest and kicked out at the woman, knocking her off balance slightly. Her green eyes widened as her branch tried to recover until they narrowed at him filled with a deadly fire.

"I tried to give you a choice Robin," she hissed. "You've snubbed it. I meant what I said about sharing it with you but if I can't have you willingly, I'll take you by force." She blew a kiss, a pink mist flowing from her crimson lips and into his face. He coughed, his heart seizing with understanding. He was going to be brainwashed by her mind controlling pheromones.

The next thing he knew, his body wasn't his anymore. He was aware of everything that was happening but there was nothing he could do about it. Ivy was smiling at him with an evil glint in her green eyes, her flaming hair out of place due to his earlier kick. Half her face was obscured by her fiery locks causing her eyes to glow even more with insanity and glee. He tried to scream in rage at her but his mouth and vocal chords wouldn't do anything.

Ivy's leafy bed dropped to the floor of the greenhouse her insane giggles filling the space in no time. The vines on Robins arms loosened and he felt himself dropping until he was caught again by a bed of leaves. It set him on the ground gently and he felt himself look at his friends. They were staring at him with mostly confused eyes. They had no idea about what was happening. How could they? He hadn't told them about Ivy yet.

He saw a flash of understanding in Superboy's eyes. Oh, right, he thought. I've been talking to him more than usual lately since that whole thing with the file. I've even let him read some of the criminal profiles…The profiles!

Superboy shot at him with inhuman speed causing their teammates to scream at him. Ivy screeched her eyes wide. Superboy's hands were gripping his shoulders and he had him pinned against a metal column. His feet dangled in the air and he wanted to smile at his friend.

"Superboy stop!" Aqualad yelled as he called his water bearers to power in the form of swords. Superboy shot him a glare.

"I know what's happening," he yelled. "I've got him. Get her!"

"Robin!" Ivy screeched. "Take him down now!"

NO! His body was moving though. His feet were against Superboy's chest in a heartbeat and he launched the boy away from him. He fell gracefully to the floor as Superboy slammed into a tree. Robin's head snapped to look at his friends who looked at him with shocked expressions. Superboy roared and shot at Robin again.

"Get her quickly!" he roared before landing a solid punch to Robin's gut.

It wasn't nearly as solid as it could have been but it did the trick. Robin felt air leave his body as he was slammed against the column and pinned there by Superboy's meaty fist. He felt himself move in response as his friends rushed at Ivy. He suddenly felt he had to protect her; even if it cost him his life. He slammed his elbow down onto Superboy's shoulder which fazed the bigger boy slightly. As a clone, Superboy didn't have all of Superman's strength yet but Robin's body already knew that if he wasn't careful, the bigger boy would get him and he wouldn't be able to get up again for a week or three.

He was rushing towards Ivy who was flicking his friends away with her vines. His body pulled his collapsible bow staff from his belt and began to attack when…Superboy returned the hit in stride. Robin felt his body fly to the side and skid against the floor. When his body finally stopped, he felt himself shrug into a standing position. He glanced at his shoulder to find it dislocated at the joint. He switched hands on the staff and charged again.

"Damn it," Superboy growled. "Snap out of it!"

His fist shot out and nailed Robin in the gut again. Robin felt air leave him once more only to forget it when he felt like he was flying. Superboy had thrown him. He managed to land the throw and felt himself stare at his superhuman friend. The raven haired clone was panting but not from exertion from the fight.

No, he was panting from his control levels that were getting shakier and shakier with each hit. He was trying to hold back because it was his friend he was attacking but he wanted to let loose because he knew if he didn't stop Robin's body, they would be in a world of trouble.

"Robin," he whispered softly, regret filling his voice as Robin charged at him again. He caught the staff and used Robin's momentum to vault the boy over his head and onto the concrete flooring. He heard ribs shift as the boy hit the floor but felt more fear race through him when he saw the boy get up again.

"Stop," he begged softly. "Stop it Robin."

"Robin!" Ivy screamed as Artemis nearly hit her. "To me! Quickly!"

Robin shot away despite his injuries. Superboy shot after him, his inhuman speed kicking in and allowing him to circumvent the boy's path. Robin's leg shot out and at his head only to be caught and used as leverage to throw him away again. He hit a tree without so much as a cry of pain or a grunt of anguish and fell to the soft mud at the tree's base.

"Me first," Superboy roared his voice hiding his pain. Only Robin could hear his grief but even then it was only just barely. "You've got to get through me first."

Robin's body shot at his friends again, leaping up and rolling to bring a foot down on the boy's shoulder. He was caught again and tossed aside into a pile of dirt. The dirt softened the blow but did nothing to stop him from getting up again and attacking once more.

Stop, he begged his body. Stop attacking! Stop it!

Superboy's blue eyes flashed with something dark and hate filled. Robin didn't recognize it for a second until the clone stood straight and took Robin's kick to the chest. He glared at his friend, slight pain lighting his eyes dully for a second as he felt Robin's ankle crack. The Boy Wonder's body fell to the ground and limped away from him, favoring its right ankle. His body wanted to run but it wanted to protect Ivy at the same time. It couldn't move.

"Robin!" Ivy screeched. "Come here now!" Robin's head cocked to the side to look at her and he was about to move when something barreled into him, pinning his arms to his sides.

Superboy held fast to his friends as the boy's body began to struggle and kick and squirm. He kept one arm around his arms and waist while pinning Robin's face to his shoulder with a hand on the back of his head. He shot a dark glare at Ivy who stood in the midst of his downed friends. They lay on their backs, sides, or stomachs and were trying to get up again. The woman's eyes glowed with a tangible fire as she glared back at him.

"Give me my little bird and I will leave this city alone," she cooed; her voice the only sweet thing about her. She lifted a hand to reach out for Robin, a vine shooting to a halt before Superboy. He glared at it and hugged his struggling friend closer.

"No," he snarled. "He's our friend and I'm not giving him over to someone like you."

That fire began to shake and Superboy could have sworn she suddenly burst into flames of pure and unbridled rage. His grip on Robin tightened despite the fact his knew the boy was probably having a hard time breathing. The vine before him slunk back only to shoot forward and wrap around his neck; tightly. As he gagged and tried to rip the thing off of his neck, his blue eyes noticed the fountain not too far away.

Planting his feet, he stood and grabbed Robin's body by the cape. He tossed the boy casually towards the fountain, relaxing slightly when he heard Robin splash into the water. He glared at Ivy with a grin.

"Take that," he laughed. The woman was staring at the fountain dumbfounded only to turn her attention to Superboy in a glare.

"How dare you take my bird from me!" she roared, the flames back and larger than before.

Superboy grunted as he pulled at the vine. He heard splashing followed closely by strangled gasps and choughs. He glanced over to find Robin in the fountain still, leaning against the ring of marble stone and gripping it for dear life with his uninjured arm as he coughed. He felt their eyes meet and nearly glowed with pride when Robin smiled wryly at him.

"Find the fountain…a little…faster next time…huh?" Robin gasped out through coughs. Superboy chuckled.

"Sure thing," he replied as relieved sighs surrounded them. Ivy however looked ready to kill.

"He's mine," she hissed to no one in particular. "He's my little bird and I'm not giving him to people like you who will clip his wings!"

Superboy snarled a soft curse as the vine on his neck tightened and his friends were tied to the ground by more plants. Robin grunted as he tried to straighten his posture, water lapping about his shins and knees. Water dribbled form his hair and chin as he panted. His body hurt like hell and felt sluggish.

He instinctively found the small transmitter on his belt that was hooked up to give distress signals if something were to happen. Bruce had even made the thing really strong so Robin would have a better chance of calling him. His fingers brushed over it and he heard the dull beep that declared his message was being transmitted.

It was then that he felt his body jerk back slightly, his stomach screaming out at him in pain. His breath caught in his throat and he could swear he heard M'Gann scream out in pain. He saw her writhing against her bonds, tears streaming down her face along with the shocked looks that graced his friends' faces but he couldn't understand why.

He glanced down as he felt blood pool in his mouth. His eyes widened when he saw the twisted vines sticking out of his torso, blood dribbling down them before falling to the floor. Ivy was smirking when he looked up again but he didn't see her at all.

All he saw was Superboy staring at him, blue eyes filled with fear and worry and palpable rage.

"ROBIN!" he heard someone scream as he fell back into the water of the fountain, blood seeping from the corners of his mouth. He felt himself go under the water, his lungs unwilling to hold air in them and he felt himself sink. He found himself hoping Superboy wouldn't do something drastic as he watched the skylights blur through the rippling water.

He felt hands pull him up swiftly suddenly, his eyes barely managing to take in the yellow of Kid Flash's uniform and the red 'X' of M'Gann's uniform. He felt himself being laid on the concrete flooring, their hands falling on his torso, trying to stop the bleeding. He groaned, his breath hitching again as he tried hard to not let them see his pain.

"Superboy stop!" he heard Kaldur yell.

"You'll kill her!" he heard Artemis scream.

His head lolled to the side and he saw Superboy over Ivy, his meaty hands wrapped around her thin throat. Artemis and Kaldur each had one of his arms and were trying, vainly, to pry him off the woman.

Robin instantly understood; Ivy couldn't do anything while losing consciousness and her plants had released his friends, earning himself help. Superboy's jaw was clenched and his eyes might as well have had heat vision. His lips were curled as he snarled at her murderously. 'How dare you,' Robin heard. '…my friend!'

"He's going to kill her," Robin heard Wally whimper to M'Gann. He heard M'Gann wince. Ivy's lips turned blue as her eyes fluttered closed. He could hear her breathing beginning to halt.

"Conner," he rasped, his head leaning up as he tried to get air back into his lungs. Superboy froze, his arms shaking. Blue eyes fell onto Robin's injured figure. Robin gave a weak smile. "She's…not…worth…it….Stop…please."

Conner looked down and threw himself away from the unconscious woman in disgust. Wally gave a sigh of belief.

"Superboy," Wally yelped. "Our hands aren't big enough to stop the bleeding. Help?"

Superboy may as well have used super speed to get to Robin's side. His hands fell uncertainly onto Robin's stomach but not heavily enough. Robin shakily ordered him to put more pressure on it and groaned when he did. Superboy began to lift the pressure only to have Kaldur stop him. The Atlantian shook his head.

"You have to keep constant pressure and it has to be strong or else the bleeding won't stop," he explained. Superboy looked at him and the others anxiously but did as he was told. Robin groaned, his teeth gritting as his breath sputtered. Superboy winced, his eyes fixed on Robin's mask. Robin's head bobbed slightly, a pain filled smile gracing his face.

"Good," he rasped.

A week passed before Robin came back to Mount Justice. He was fully healed; he had to be. He bounced about the training platform like nothing had happened in a sparing session with Batman himself. The Dark Knight yelled instructions to his student as he and the youth shot kicks, punches, and jabs, leaping into the air or sliding past each other with a rhythmic smoothness. There was nothing Conner could do but watch in awe.

"Again," Wally murmured. "I can't believe he's the youngest of us."

"Man alive," Artemis breathed as Robin twirled from a throw in midair like it was nothing. "He's good; damn good."

"Four years of working in Gotham would make anyone good," M'Gann giggled naively. Kaldur stared at her and sighed at her lack of understanding.

"Only if they have the talent and drive to do so," he said. "Gotham is much rougher than it was the nights we've gone. Ivy should have been proof of that alone." His voice turned bitter as he uttered the fiery haired woman's name.

"Oh," M'Gann murmured softly. "I guess you're right."

"Robin's better," Conner hissed. "Focus on what matters will you?"

They chuckled nervously and let their attentions fall back to Robin and Batman. The pair was finishing up their spar, Robin bowing respectfully to his mentor and Batman nodding curtly. Conner could see the soft smile on his face though. He was proud of Robin and Conner knew it. He still felt like a failure for not getting Robin out of trouble and being the one who gave Robin most of his injuries.

"Good job," Batman said, his tone void of emotions.

"Whatever, my landings are still pulling a bit to the left," Robin muttered as he avoided eye contact with Batman. The Dark Knight chuckled and ruffled his protégé's hair.

"You're fine."

"Yeah right," Robin sighed in a bored manner.

"RECOGNIZED, SUPERMAN, 01," the computer declared.

Superman stormed onto the glowing training platform, his eyes blazing. There was a tangible wave of annoyance that rolled off him in spades. He glared at Batman who remained cool and calm. Robin glanced back and forth between both men before he felt a hand grab his cape and yank him off the platform. He stumbled away managing to turn to look at his would-be savior.

"C-Conner?" he hissed. "What are you doing?"

"Getting you out of smacking range."

"Thanks," Robin chuckled before a soft wince gritting its way through his teeth. Conner looked at him worriedly. "I'm fine. My ribs are still off."

"You're lucky that's all they are," Kaldur hissed.

"Thanks a ton Kaldur," Robin sighed with a soft smile that screamed understanding at Kaldur's concerned and brotherly words. Kaldur wasn't being mean or rude; he was being a big brother figure the only way he knew how.

"You're welcome," he whispered back as Conner released Robin's cape and grabbed his arm. "Since this won't be ending any time soon, I guess we should busy ourselves with something."

"Movie!" Wally called before racing down the hall.

"Yeah," Robin chuckled. "How about The Godfather?"

"A gang movie Robin? Really?" Artemis laughed. "I thought you would get enough of that in Gotham City."

"The movie is strangely one of Batman's favorites," Robin smirked.

"No way," Artemis laughed. "No way in hell!"

"Probably because you watch it," Conner murmured. Robin smiled at him.

"No. I get him to watch It's a Wonderful Life," Robin explained. "He gets me to watch The Godfather movies."

"Hey," Wally whispered as he popped a DVD into the player. "Is Superman angry with us?"

"No," Robin sighed. "He's mad at Batman for not getting there faster." He scoffed. "He has no say though."

"No say?" M'Gann asked. "He's one of the top League members."

"Sure but one, everything's been happening in Batman's city. Two, I've vouched for Conner's actions, you've vouched for his actions, and Batman's vouched for his actions," Robin explained as he counted on his fingers.

He ignored the shocked looks on his teammates' faces. Batman was vouching for Conner? That said something.

"Three, Superman's not been allowing himself to bother with Conner, shoving him off on us, Black Canary, Red Tornado, and Batman so," he shrugged, "Conner's more our responsibility than his." He plopped onto the couch with a pleased sigh. "Batman's telling him that now I'm sure about it."

Conner smiled brightly. "Then let's watch a movie!"

The others cheered.

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