The Curious Case of Dick Grayson

IV

After Dick woke up from his "outburst" the "Doctor" told Dick his punishment was three days in isolation.

Needless to say those three days were torture for Dick, he required physical contact to function properly. As if the lack of social interaction wasn't bad enough but on top of it all the Doctor's words were constantly swirling around in his head "…caused your mind to create this fantasy world to help you cope." 

He wouldn't given up on his family that easily, he wouldn't let a psychopath convince Dick he was crazy for the past five years in one short conversation, but the seed of doubt was planted.

Another popular topic in Dick's mind was how to escape, he was sure that the room he was in was only a front, that he rest of the build was an old warehouse somewhere in the middle of Bludhaven. Dick took note of Harley's exit routine when she came in to give him his daily meal and injection of "medication" throughout the day.

The woman insisted that the pills would help him keep calm and collected, and hopefully keep his mind in this reality.

Obviously Dick didn't believe her and refused to take the medication, which resulted in the injections instead. The drugs did make it appear as tho he was calm and collected, they affected his body movement, making him sluggish, but his mind was anything but calm.

Every time Dick felt the drugs starting to wear off Harley would return to give him another round.

The routine was simple enough, the door would click and be pulled open, (Dick soon realized the clicks he heard before was the lock opening on the door) Harley would walk into the room without a word and would give Dick his dosage and maybe a meal depending on the time of day.

She would leave Dick on the bed, she pushed up her I.D. card to the door to scan it and look up at the camera in the corner of the door, soon after the door would click and she would push it open a minimal amount to walk out, closing it fully behind her before you could say Batman.

These people were smart, having to pass two checks in order open the door, and making sure nobody from the inside could pick the lock because there were no handle or keyhole on his side of the door.

In order to escape this room Dick would have to be close behind the person leaving, while still hiding from the camera at the same time, and once the door was open he would need to overpower them while they are leaving. But the drugs these people keep giving him make it impossible, even if he somehow magically got pass the door he couldn't manage more than a drunken walk if the guards were waiting for him, let alone fight them.

Maybe I can build up a resistance to the drugs over time, but Dick knew that would take time and he wasn't sure what these people had planned for him and he didn't care to find out.

Hopefully his family noticed that he was gone by now and find him before too long. 

That's if they are really out there…NO! Dick had been repressing that voice for the past three days, but it was very persistent.

Dick heard a click from his door,  Harley came in walking towards Dick with the syringe in hand. Dick started to stand from his bed, his heart rate picking up, the effects of the drugs made him feel incapable and vulnerable, he hated it.

Nurse Harley had a quick hand and injected the drugs before Dick could protest. His heart rate slowed, and his body warmed, the sensation wasn't a horrible feeling.