The Birthday Surprise

Ch. 9: Got Ya

Robin was lying on his side on the floor with his eyes shut. His head was still pounding and his arm still hurt, but when he tried to sit up he realized that he couldn't move. He opened his eyes and looked around.

He saw that he was covered in Clayface residue. 'Ok, that's just disturbing, heavy on the dis.'

He couldn't move at all. He tried struggling to see if it would loosen up, but it didn't. He finally sighed and stopped moving.

He was stuck in a part of Clayface, realized that it was covering his mouth, which made him sick, and no one knew where he was. He was a little distraught and he didn't like it.

He finally just decided to close his eyes and get some rest, but then he heard the door start to open.

"Let me go."

He recognized that voice, it was Tiffany.

He opened his eyes to see Tiffany being pushed into the room by... He watched as he saw himself pushing Tiffany in the room. He knew it was Clayface and he scowled at him.

Clayface pushed Tiffany right in front of Robin. She let out a yell as she landed hard on her arm. As she tried to sit up, she looked straight at Robin and froze.

"Well," Clayface, who was still in the form of Robin, said," I guess I'll just let you two catch up for a bit while I go out and have some fun. I've got a whole team to destroy." He laughed as he walked out the door and closed it behind him.

Robin watched him leave, trying to yell as he struggled against the goop. Tiffany looked at the door then back to Robin.

"Robin, I'm sorry," she said as she looked down.

Robin stopped struggling and looked at her. It was killing him that he couldn't talk back to her. 'Tiffany, I don't blame you.'

Robin stared at her another minute or so and then closed his eyes again. 'Batman, where are you?'

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Wally ran back to where they left Robin and Tiffany but they were already gone.

"Dude, how can they just disappear?" Wally asked as the others ran up beside him.

"Robin?" M'gann yelled as she walked around a building.

"I'm right here. Yell loud enough and you'll attract Clayface here and we won't have to search for him," Robin said as he dropped down in front of her.

M'gann gave a small yelp and jumped back at his sudden appearance.

"What happened?" Kaldur asked as he walked up to Robin. "We heard Tiffany scream. Is she ok?"

"Don't know, she ran off before I could ask her," Robin said acting like he didn't care. He walked past them and called back, "You guys gonna help me find Clayface, or am I gonna have to tell Bats that I did it myself?"

M'gann and Superboy looked at each other then headed off after Robin, while Wally and Kaldur just stood there.

"That is not Robin," Kaldur said as he watched them walk away, narrowing his eyes at Robin.

"Yeah, I started getting that feeling too. You know he hasn't once called me Wally since he got back," Wally agreed just watching them walk away.

"He has not called me Kaldur or Miss Martian Miss M either." Kaldur started walking toward the others as he continued talking. "I think it is time we asked Robin, or whoever he is, what is going on."