Missing Hope

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"Robin!?" Wally asked skeptically.
A dark laughter filled the air. "Who else?" He spoke.
Robin darted beginning to run in the opposite direction of his hideout......
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Chapter 11: Mission and Problems

"Oh no you don't!" Wally yelled racing after robin, knowing where he was going contained no cameras. He laughed slightly knowing robin had done that in purpose. Once the pair were far enough away robin stopped running.

"Robin!" Wally yelled speeding up to him and engulfing him in a tight hug.

"Hey walls." Robin said trying to hug him back and failing since his arms were pinned by the redhead.

"Why are you here?" Wally whispered.

Robin was about to ask why he was whispering but shook his head. He knew why. The hero's had eyes nearly everywhere, and it was better to be careful.

"I was ordered to extract you. We need to go." Robin spoke.

"Rob I can't. I can't just leave." Wally said.

"They're already suspicious you need to extracted!" Robin yelled in a hushed tone.

"How am I supposed to leave?" Wally challenged.

"Go back to the roof like you couldn't find me- no that's too risky....go back to base. I'll go make it look like you were forced out. Or are you in a room with a camera?" Robin asked.

"Does your room have a camera?" Wally asked.

"Only my personal one, which only I have access to. Still do in fact. I've been meaning to grab something from my old things anyway...." Robin said with a sly smirk.

"I'll meet you in your room then." Wally said taking off.

Robin made his way into his room through his secret tunnel. He slipped into his closet and dig out a few of his birdarangs, his bo staff and a box containing pictures and a few of his parents things. He set them on his bed and began to throw things around. He knew the titans had heard through the door (the only thing he hadn't sound proofed) as they were banging in it. He ran and grabbed the memory cards from both cameras before grabbing his things and leaving the same undetectable way he came out. Once sure he wasn't followed he made his way back and slipped into the hideout. He dropped his things in his room and told Wally to follow. It was now four in the morning give it take an hour or so.

"I've retrieved agent bolt, and provided a cover to his disappearance." Robin said waving Wally in.

"Very good apprentice. Cheshire, he's here." Slade called to a corner.

Robin knew this woman. She had assisted both himself and Slade nervous times, when they were both hired for the same mission. She was another mercenary, who was a fan of redheads, of the male variety.

"You really committed to this kid. Cuz you can't go back." She warned.

"I get to work with robin again, and robin says it's not so bad so.....as long as I get to see him." Wally said with a nod.

"Yes well, the partnership went through, so I'm sure you and renegade will have plenty of time together on missions. Someone needs to teach you field basics and Cheshire has a few missions to finish, so your staying here until she gets back. Renegade, you may take today off to rest and begin bolts training." Slade informed.

The boys headed off to robin's room, where they took turns showering and changing before heading to bed. Robin had a small corner with a couch in his room now, so he made a bed on it with some blanketing.

"Wally, beds all yours, I'm sleeping here." Robin said pointing to the couch.

"You sure rob?" Wally asked.

"Yes Wally, now go to bed. I'm waking you up as soon as I wake and then it's training, shower and field basics, since I have an evening mission tomorrow." Robin said plopping himself into bed.

Both boys fell asleep quickly. Wally slept peacefully for the most part, mumbling here and there, while robin had anything but peaceful sleep.....

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Robin was running through and abandoned building looking for a weapon that was left behind by the former inhabitants. It was hidden and supposedly well guarded, but no one seemed to be around. He had run into a wall that wasn't there before a second ago, trying to go around it he was picked up. 'This isn't a wall...' he thought. He looked up to see superman's Grimm expression staring back at him.

"You really are a tricky one to catch, you know that?" Super man told him with a light chuckle.

"Put me down!" Robin yelled.

Another pair of arms grabbed his chest locking him against the assailants torso.

"Lemme go!" Robin growled.

Robin threw his hand to his ear. "Slade it's a set up! I need-" Robin was cut off as his captor took his earpiece and crushed it under his boot.

"What are you doing!?" Robin yelled frantically trying to grab for the broken pieces.

Robin glared at the man holding him.

"Let go of me bat for brains!" Robin growled.

Batman obliged for a moment and robin scrambled for his broken communication device.

"How am I supposed to contact master now!" Robin yelled throwing a punch at his former mentor and father figure.

Batman caught the boy in his grasp again.
"Your not" the man answered.

"Just give up robin." Wonder Woman said walking up behind superman.

"NO!" Robin growled viscously.

"Robin your only confused. Let us help you." Black canary said walking up behind Wonder Woman.

"So they sent you four if you to come get me. Jeez." Robin said absently.

"Five." Came another voice as the flash joined them.

"Barry!" Robin said excitedly.

"Why so happy to see him and not me?" Bruce asked actually hurt.

"So you can talk..." robin laughed mockingly.

"Why are you so happy to see me?" Harry asked.

"I have a message for you. It's from Wally." Robin said with a smirk.

"Where is he!?" Barry yelled angrily.

"He's fine. He left on his own you know." Robin mocked.

"What's the message?" Barry asked deciding the message was more important. He hadn't heard from the kid in months.

"I'll see you a few." Robin spoke.

Just then the ceiling caved.

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Robin woke with a start, his heart racing. Robin grabbed his chest and gasped for air. Something was wrong, very wrong. Robin slowly got out of bed only for his knees to buckle and send him hurtling forward. Just in time someone caught him. He looked up and reached for the mans face.

"Help........Slade.......he-lp......me..." he pleaded.

Robin's world had faded into an empty and lonely abyss as he was picked up and draped over slade's shoulder.

"Hush, it'll be over soon...."