Volume 2 Teaser

"EVERYONE GET OUT! THIS PLACE IS ABOUT TO..."

KABOOOOOM

RIIIIIIIIIIING

All Robin can hear is the muffled cries of his team and the horrendous ringing in his ears as he crawls to a fallen pillar and starts to pull himself up.

"MSldbcdxjiksals."

"Djajcjskr."

"Dixskxhd."

"DICK! GET UP MAN! WE. ARE. LEAVING!" Cyborg says as he picks up Robin and he shakes off the explosion.

Raven looks around and notices something. "Where's Starfire?"

"Over there!" Beast Boy yells pointing across the room to where a dazed Starfire is crawling across the floor.

"I got her. Cyborg open a door or portal or something. Get us outta here. The Hive has us to deep in their grip." Robin commands him.

"On it." Cyborg complies.

"No one's touching him." Raven confirms.

"No one will get past me." Beast Boy says.

"Bet." Robin says giving them a thumbs upas they begin to cover Cyborg.

After dodging multiple projectiles and explosions Robin picks up Starfire. "Hey Star. Cyborg is opening up an exit let's get..."

Just as he is explaining what is about to happen a few portals rip open the space around them. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy are immediately sucked into the one closest to them.

From what Robin could immediately see there was seven portals and from how the area looked if you got in one of the cross pulls you would be killed instantly by the multiple portals ripping your body apart. Then he noticed the head wound Starfire had and realized that was why she wasn't responding to well.

"They went into that portal. If we get them now we can get them at their lowest!"

Robin didn't know who said it but all he new was that one of the Hive was planning to try and finish his team. He picks up Starfire and stumbles to the portal. "Oi. What are you doing Robin?"

He looks down at the half conscious woman in his arms and smiles. "Help out Cyborg. I know he'll make a fine leader."

"N-n-no... I..." She says tries to reach up and touch his face but she was too tired.

"I'll miss you too. It's better to lose one member instead of 5. I'll meet back up with ya soon okay?" he places a bird-a-rang in her hand and lightly kisses her forehead.

"Don't... le-leave..."

"The Titans has been good to me."

"No, Robin. Don't leave me. Please. I... I... I love you."

Starfire's body was longing for her lips to open and say the words that would bring him with her. But she was so tired. The last thing she felt and saw was the soft smile of Robin tossing her into the portal. Her left hand tightened around his gift and with the last of her strength reached to him with her right. Everything seemed to slow down. It was bright, very bright. Next thing she knew she was accelerating and then she was falling.

With the very last of her consciousness she slows herself down just enough to avoid killing herself.

CRASH

CRACK

CRASH

SNAP

KALUMP

"Robin.. It hurts... Help me." Just before her vision fades the singular thought that ran across her mind reminds her of what happened and she slowly looks towards the sky where the portal was slowly closing. And for a split second she thought she could make out the shape of her Robin falling and then her vision turns black.

Robin turns to face the unknown members of the Hive who seemed pretty confident they would get past him. He looks at his wrist and nods contently as he confirms it is now dark red. Once it hit black, Batman would arrive and everything would end well. He just had to hold out.

Thanks to his magnetic boots he wasn't sucked into to the portal and he was currently blocking everything trying to get in. Then finally a familiar ripping sound fills the air, as the portal behind him starts to close.

"Hurry, get past him now!" The Hive members all give a battle cry as they rush him.

"Say cheese." Robin tells them with a smile as they come at him. He close reaches the sides of his utility belt and in the gaps of his fingers are four round balls. He uncrosses them and in an X form while extending his arms he tosses the eight small balls and a couple seconds after release they explode almost simultaneously into a blinding light just as the portal closes.

Robin opens his eyes upon hearing their cries of pain and quickly moves through them knocking out three as he pushed past them. One of the members he recognized was iffy but he was normally good with his bets.

He grabs her with two intents, one being she was a hostage. However in a desperate attempt to stop him the remaining members while still blinded all launch explosives in his general direction. His hostage struggles but he was stronger and with her in his grip jumps just as the explosives go off and both of then get caught in a portal.

"ROBIN!"

As he sucked into the portal he looks towards the voice.

"Ah, he made it. I win." He mumbles to himself as he watches Batman fire his grappling hook. Robin reaches out, his fingers touch it, grabs it.

"NOOOO!" Snap

The portal closes and the line is cut.

Robin was in pain. He was hurting everywhere. His suit was soaked in his blood. He knew he was going to die when he crossed over. He had long ago told his captive he would toss her into the abyss if she resisted so she laid in his arm.

And then he felt the acceleration. They were spinning but he got them under control and managed to get on bottom just as the building appeared.

Craaassh

Crack

Smash, Crash, Clang

CRACK

...

"What the hell are you doing crashing through my roof Jinx?! Who the hell is that who crashed through my floor?!"

"I know that voice."

"Oh my. Hey there Bird-brain. Been a minute."

SMACK

"OW, FUCK. WHAT WAS THAT FOR?! YOU REALLY ARE BIRD-BRAIN." Harley grumbles after stumbling backwards and angrily holding her nose after Robin managed to hit her with his staff even in a prone state. "You are so lucky my daughter isn't home or I'd beat your ass even in that state."

After she recovered she sees him in a battle stance. "Even at Deaths door you still got spunk." She says getting ready to fight. However, her eyes watch as his staff falls from his hands and lightly clatters on the floor. And he drops to his knees. "Pooey. I thought I would be able to test my skills."

She says jokingly but the smile quickly vanishes.

"I'm sorry..."

"What now?" She asks barely hearing him through his coughs and ragged breath.

"Bruce... I'm s-sorry... I coul...n't... out... Batman's shadow. Forgi... me."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Bruce who? Bruce Wayne? What's this about the Bat's shadow? Aye bird-brain wake up right now."

Slosh, slosh

She shakes him and after hearing a funny noise realizes he really was dying. He had medium gash on his forehead over his right eye, either broke or dislocated his left shoulder, had two deep gashes on his right side, a piece wood in his abdomen and just from a quick look over definitely multiple major internal injuries and multiple gashes on his legs. She honestly had no idea how he was alive for so long.

"Hey Robin. This isn't funny... wake up... POLARIS!" She carefully lays him down and begins screaming for Polaris. She runs room to room screaming his name.

Literally busting down the front door she screams towards the barn. "POLARIS! GET THE HELL IN HERE RIGHT NOW! RIGHT THIS FUCKING MINUTE! I'M FUCKING SERIOUS!"

She screams her lungs out, tears now streaming down her face and Polaris teleports in front of her. "What baby?"

"Fucking save him!" She yells pointing at Robin and without any further questions he teleports to Robin and then both teleport out of sight.

Harley walks over to the staff and drops to her knees. "I'm sorry Bats. I didn't know. Honest." She whispers to no one as she hugs the staff.

"Well fuck." Jinx says, her legs dangling over the edge as she looks down the hole at Harley.