Memory Watching

Chapter 1

It was a relatively quiet day in the Mountain. Considering that their normal volume was Wally and Artemis in a screaming match, M'gann making burnt baked goods, Conner watching static, Aqualad either in the saltwater pool or reading an Atlantean book, and Robin either with Batman or going over something on his hologlove, this was pretty calm. Wally and Artemis were one or two volume notches below what they usually were, and everyone else was playing Go Fish. 

"Aqualad, do you have any threes?" M'gann asked with a questioning look towards their Atlantean friend. 

"Go Fish, Megan."

"Conner, got any sevens?" Robin queried.

Conner wordlessly handed over two number seven cards. 

"Do you have any sixes, Robin?" Kaldur said, looking at the lithe bird in question.

Robin shook his head 'no' and gestured to the ever smaller growing pile. Kaldur took a card from the top and a bright white light enveloped each of the Mountain's occupants. With another flash, the young heroes stood in the middle of a blank room, the walls a sort of tan-ish color. Robin was the first to speak.

"Where are we?" he asked, looking around the room, which now had a note resting in the middle of the floor. He walked towards it, and bent down, picking it up. His eyes scanned the small peice of paper, and he let out a small gasp. The little bird's fingers now had a death grip on the note, Kaldur was the only one brave enough to retrieve it. He gently took the paper from the youngest's hand, and read it aloud.

"'You all must be wondering why you're here. Well, who am I to keep the truth from you? I am kinda sadistic and want to see the little bird there suffer. Don't worry, he nor any of you will remember the trauma, as I will wipe your memories of this incident before you leave. Do not try to remember it when you are back home, as it will cause you immense pain. Anyway, back on track, today we will be watching Robin's past, present(ish), and future! Including how he lost his parents! And don't forget about the nice little torture scenes! Don't fret, there are only one or two of those, kiddies. Now let us begin!'" As Kaldur read the last line, furniture dotted the room. 

A screen showed up beside them that took up almost the whole wall, Artemis and Wally had to move out of the way of a light brown, plushy couch, an armchair stood across from another armchair the same color as the couch, and a maroon love seat appeared between the couch and the left armchair. A mahogany coffee table showed up in the middle of the room loaded with soda, popcorn, and coffee for when they got to the boring but informative memories. It could've just been because Robin had barely gotten any sleep in the last week, though.

Wally shrugged and sat down on the end of the couch, Robin and Kaldur beside him. Artemis took an armchair, and Conner and M'gann sat in the love seat. The screen flickered to life. A girl with a squarish-kinda-heart-shaped face and icy blue eyes was shown. Her dirty blonde hair was pulled back in a fluffy pony tail. It was clear she had an acne problem, and she had a slightly crazed look in her eyes. When she spoke, her voice was either high pitched and clearly sarcastic, or a rich, sort of deep sound. 

"Well, my kiddies, today, as you have probably found out, we will be watching our dear pasarica's past. Some parts will be gruesome and not fit for children, even the ones that are part of the memories. Seriously, a child should not have to go though what you did." She said the last part while looking at Robin, which unsettled the whole team a bit. "If you guys are comfortable, we can get started." She looked at the heroes, who nodded, "Good, ONWARD!" 

The screen went black before seeming to filter through lots of images at once, before it stopped on a picture of a circus tent, with the clearest part being a blue poster with figures on it that said 'The Flying Graysons!'.

"No," Robin whispered, horror struck.

Okay, so, I decided to stop here for this chapter, cause I really wanted to get it published so my few viewers could enjoy it! So... Imma go write the next chapter, bye! If you liked this, please check out my other stories!