Mimic

Vision

I took a deep breath as I stepped into the gym. That morning I had completely embarrassed myself, and I was determined to make up for that.

"Hey," I said casually to Robin, who was practicing his gymnastics. At the sound of my voice, he stopped what he was doing. Namely, executing flawless cartwheels and rolls.

"Hey, you ready?" Robin asked as he walked over to me. I nodded, and we started jogging. After a while, we stopped. I was only slightly out of breath.

"I can keep going," I told the Boy Wonder.

"I know," he said, "But I don't want you to use up your energy on the warm-up."

"Then, what's next?" I asked. Robin seemed to think for a moment.

"Do a cartwheel."

"How many?"

"Just one," he answered. So I did as he said. Robin nodded.

"How long have you been doing gymnastics?" he asked.

"As long as I can remember," I answered, which was true.

"Let's spar," Robin said. I got into my fighting stance. "Can you fight with a weapon?" the Boy Wonder asked me. I nodded. He walked over to a rack of weapons and got two bo-staffs. He handed one to me. After a moment, Robin quickly swung his staff towards my right side. I blocked it with my staff at the last second. Before I could attack him, Robin swung at me again. I blocked it. But it took me so off-guard. Robin attacked me in an almost violent manner. His swings came at me one after the other, rapidly. I blocked every one of them, but I had no opportunity to actually attack him.

"So," the Boy Wonder said, "I heard you found a tutor." 

I didn't reply since I knew he was just trying to distract me.

"Are you sure you don't want to go to Happy Harbor High? It's a nice school. Good campus, academics..." he continued to talk about the school, trying to make me let my guard down. I tried to tune him out

"Where did you live in Gotham?" Robin asked.

"Stop trying to distract me," I said. Robin took the opportunity to kick me in the knee, making me stumble. "No fair!" I complained. I fixed both hands tightly on the staff and raised it in the air. It left me vulnerable, but only for a moment before I swiftly brought the staff down on Robin's shoulder. I admit that at this point I was trying to hurt him, but I did hold back on that last blow. Robin took a few steps back. I charged at him, and in a moment of blind arrogance I left myself open once more, but this time I wasn't quick enough. He swung at my side, and I failed to block it. I grumbled in pain and annoyance. I was angry. Angry at myself, at Robin, at Father for sending me on this mission and for being a malicious jerk in general. I swung furiously at Robin and actually ended up hitting him in his ribs. He grunted slightly. I sent a volley of attacks his way; He blocked most of them, but I got a few good ones in. Finally, Robin pushed me backward using his staff, and I fell. 

"I thought you had me for a second," Robin grinned, offering me his hand. I took it, and suddenly a flash of white enveloped my eyes, and for a second I couldn't see anything.

 I was in a circus. But instead of being in the stands, I was at the top of the landing where the trapeze artists jumped off. A woman with dark hair and blue eyes kissed me on the cheek, then waved to the man at the other landing across the circus. He also had black hair, and I assumed he shared her eyes as well. The man waved at the woman and me, and then the man and woman began their trapeze act. But a moment after they had begun swinging, the lines snapped, and suddenly they were falling. I heard a sickening crunch, and then I started climbing down the ladder that took me from the landing to the ground. I rushed over to the man and woman. A pool of blood started to form, and I could see that their necks were broken. They were dead. I started sobbing, and an overwhelming sadness came over me.

Suddenly I was once in the gym, looking up at Robin. He gave me a weird look. 

"Are you okay?" he asked. I nodded, in a daze.

"Fine," I muttered and walked out of the gym without another word to my mentor. What just happened?