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"Now Richard." That skeletal face leant forward. "We need to have a talk."

Richard glared up at the monster and he clenched his fists in the restraints to help control his raging anguish at the thought of Raven and his Grandfather being in the house when it exploded. "I have nothing to say to you."

Destiny chuckled darkly. "Oh my dear boy, I bet you have many things you wish to say to me after I just blew up your Granddaddy's home."

Robin bit his tongue.

"But as amusing as baiting you is, I have more important matters to attend to." He stood up straight and stepped slightly to the side, so the teenager had the perfect view of Hawk sitting limply in another chair across from him. His brown hair hung in front of his face, mimicking the limpness of the rest of his body, and it made Robin ache to see his partner like that. If only he had gotten to James sooner…

"As you can see you have your little… boyfriend here at stake if you do not cooperate."

Robin scowled at the obvious disgust in the man's voice and just scowled at him in return. "Who the hell are you anyway?"

The man looked surprised for a moment, it was a strange and somewhat amusing expression on a face that was just a skull, before it settled back to the neutral look he was wearing before. "Ah, we haven't been formerly introduced yet have we? Well Richard, I am more commonly known as Dr. Destiny."

The name rang a familiar bell in the back of his mind, hadn't he read that in one of Batman's files?

"Hmmm, you recognise the name don't you? Not surprising really, since I did battle and was temporarily defeated by that mentor of yours. Well, your mentor before the ancient sword changed the time-line to suit it's needs." He looked amused by the surprised expression on Robin's face. "Didn't think I would know about that boy? I was quite shocked myself, waking up a few days ago and suddenly remembering a whole different life, a whole different dimension that seemed more real than the one we're living in now." Here he paused and stared out of the window, watching the clouds sail by. "Though this life suits my needs a lot better, since I was murdered by Deathstroke in the other one."

Robin watched the man cautiously, his memory was faded and muddled during the events leading up to when he grabbed the sword. He remembered only certain flashes, Beastboy going missing, them finding where he had been taken, then Red X trying to stop him and a voice in his head…

His blue eyes widened in realisation. "You!" Destiny turned back to look at him. "It was you who was in my head telling me to go to the sword!"

The hooded man grinned. "Well done Richard, yes it was me. I just needed to give you a bit of encouragement before the sword itself lured you towards my trap. A trap that failed because of the unfortunate meddling of that assassin."

Robin shifted nervously in his seat. He knew Deathstroke was also Slade, he had figured that out not long after he had been forced to be the man's apprentice; but he had no idea why Slade had stopped Destiny. Maybe he had wanted something that Destiny had?

"No matter, I will deal with Deathstroke later." He then looked at Robin in interest. "Perhaps I could even get you to kill him…"

Robin's gaze sharpened. "I don't think so." He growled in warning.

Destiny laughed at the bound teenager and in retaliation the sword flared up again but it still couldn't break the container, it seemed all it was good for at the moment was a pretty light show every time Robin's emotions got out of hand.

The crew glanced at the weapon, feeling a little more confident at the promise of the container holding and turned back to their work, half listening to the conversation between their boss and their captive.

"As you can see Richard I have the upper hand right now, and unless you actually want Hawk to be hurt…" One of the attendants held a gun close to the unconscious boy's head and Robin shouted in protest. "Then I suggest you listen to what I have to say."

The teen nodded in defeat, yet his body was still full of repressed tension and he could almost hear the metal bindings groaning as his muscles flexed underneath them. "We'll find a way out of this Destiny." Robin hissed, referring to both himself and Hawk.

"No you won't Richard." Destiny stated. "I will make sure of it."

.0.0

Raven used her powers to draw the last bit of smoke out of her lungs, seeking out the gritty infestation until her breaths came out clear and pure. It was a basic level of magic she had picked up very easily, a sign her mother was very proud of. It proved that she was not totally her father's daughter, no demon could perform the light magic of healing.

But Raven wished her magic was strong enough to bring back the dead.

As soon as she slipped out of her healing trance she was greeted by the sight of the villagers and local paramedics loading the body of Jack Grayson into the back of an old ambulance. Being as remote as it was, it took just over an hour before the paramedics had gotten there, not surprising at the state of their vehicle; but the fire department had been quicker as had the villagers aid in help to put out the fire.

But not quick enough to save the life of Robin's Grandfather.

Raven herself had not come out unscathed, she had sensed the bombs just seconds before they had gone off, she should have sensed them sooner as well as the intruders who had put them there. She suspected another psychic had blocked her, who she did not know, but they had lifted their cover just before the explosives went off, giving her a few precious seconds which had saved her life.

She teleported herself out of the room but the release of energy from the bombs had disrupted her powers and she landed outside too close to the house. She had been thrown forward by the explosion and knocked out for, she guessed, no more than ten minutes. When she had come to she had been greeted by the sight of vicious flames eating their way though crumbled remains of the once proud architecture, concerned villagers who she couldn't understand and a catalogue of injuries that needed to be tended to.

She had tried to find Jack, Robin and Hawk once she had been strong enough but there was no sign of a life in the flames. Forty minutes later Jack's charred body had then been pulled out once the fires had died down enough, it had been a gruesome sight, but Raven then could concentrate on healing herself and contacting Speedy.

He had asked if Robin and Hawk had been in the house when the bombs had gone off, she couldn't answer but she knew no other bodies had been found.

She both suspected and hoped that both of them had been taken before the explosion.

Raven pulled up her slightly charred hood and turned away from the retreating ambulance, she hadn't known Jack for long, so personally she felt little loss but the villagers had and their sorrow was messing with her own emotions. Her head ached at the sadness and anger leaking off the people, she needed to get away until she could confirm that Robin and Hawk were safe and alive; and she couldn't do that until she knew who had done this.

"Hey Raven!"

She looked up and turned towards Speedy's approaching figure, concern creased his features and she could see him looking at her to try and find any injuries.

"I'm fine Speedy." She soothed and then turned towards the two heroes Speedy had brought with. "Green Arrow, Black Canary." She greeted with a nod of her head.

"You okay kid?" Arrow asked, tipping his hat back and scanning the level of destruction the bombs caused.

"I'm fine."

"Have they found Robin and Hawk yet?" Speedy asked grimly.

"No, I strongly suspect they were taken."

Canary looked at her. "Do you know who and why?"

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Why should be obvious if Speedy has had a chance to inform you of Robin's unique situation. But, as to who… I have a few suspects. Deathstroke, Luthor, Dr. Destiny-"

"Destiny?" Green Arrow interrupted. "Didn't we put him in prison?"

"I thought so." Canary said shrugging. "But what does he have to do with Robin, I thought the leaders of the criminal uprising would be interested in him because he knows our identities. Not Destiny."

Raven regarded them as the two elder heroes looked at her for answers.

"I can answer that." Speedy said, crossing his arms.

Raven glared at him.

"I know you wanted Robin to reveal his powers himself but if we're going to find them the League has a right to know."

"Powers?" Black Canary echoed.

"Yeah, turns out Robin's ancestor was a dragon lord or something like that and before his death created this sword to give his rightful heir all his powers." Speedy shrugged. "There's more to it but that's the main gist of it. Raven thinks that Destiny wanted to control Robin himself for his own nefarious purposes, it would be reason enough for him to kidnap that little hacker and his thief partner."

Raven sighed. "He is not a hacker."

"Yes he is, because of him Hawk has managed to steal-"

"Enough." Canary said, giving Speedy a warning glance. "Does anyone else apart from the Titans and Dr. Destiny know of Robin's powers?" At the two negative answers Dinah looked relieved. "Well then, we either assume it's Destiny for that reason or one of Luthor's partners."

"Either way the League's security is still at risk." Green Arrow added. "I'd rather not be attacked while I'm a civilian. 'Cause that is what will happen if we don't find that kid soon. Not to mention Bats will have all of our heads if his identity is uncovered."

Dinah rolled her eyes and ushered the teens towards the villagers. "I know a bit of Romanian, so let's see if we have any witnesses."

.0.0

The first thing he became aware of when he came to was a pounding headache that clouded his senses and prevented his from becoming aware of anything else.

He must have groaned in pain because he then felt familiar hands helping him to sit up and then handing him a glass of water. "Thanks babe." He muttered hoarsely and drank the cool liquid gratefully, it helped to ease some of the pounding. "Where are we?" He muttered after drinking, looking around to find himself in some sort of cell. "The last thing I remember…" He swallowed.

"Yeah." Dick said bitterly. "Destiny got to us."

He looked at Dick, noticing that he was still in his soft cotton pyjamas and that James himself was only wearing a pair of tracksuit bottoms and no shirt. "Some slumber party huh?"

His partner snorted and his mouth quirked up on one side. "The maniac said we would get a change of clothes after he lets us use the bathroom and have a shower."

James looked around again, noticing the lack of toilet. "Okay… so, are you going to tell me what happened?"

He watched as his partner stiffened and turned his head to the side, facing away from him.

"Robbie?"

"He blew up the house. I … I don't know if Raven and my Grandfather…"

Hawk's eyes widened in surprise then he cursed under his breath. "Shit, Robin- I."

He sighed. "Just come here." He wound his arm around Dick's waist and encouraged him to lean against his side. "I'm sorry kid."

Robin shuddered then gained control of himself. "It's okay, I have confidence in Raven's abilities but if my Grandfather did die." He clenched his fists. "I'll make Destiny pay for taking him away from me again."

"You can count me in on that." Hawk continued to stroke his thumb along Dick's skin in an effort to comfort. "Knocking me out in the middle of the night really pissed me off."

They were silent for a few moments, James giving his partner silent support while Robin gathered up his courage for the next thing he wanted to say.

"You know I'm not going to leave you for Speedy."

Hawk stilled.

Dick sat up and looked directly into those brown eyes he was learning to appreciate all over again. "No matter what some old book says, I seriously will not suddenly find myself completely in love with Speedy."

James' mouth twitched in amusement.

"Besides, a prophesy said that Raven would be the end of the world, but she proved them wrong and actually saved the world in end. I've been through too much with you to fall for some cocky red head who only has eyes for Starfire."

James grinned and pulled Robin forward, bringing their lips together in a hungry kiss. "I know." He said after they broke for air. "I can't help but be an idiot, too many weird things are happening lately. I think I'm still getting used to that other dimension thing."

Dick chuckled and laid his head against James' shoulder. "Believe me, so am I." He then grinned cheekily up at James, trying to lighten the mood. "I'm actually still getting used to you."

The other teen raised an eyebrow. "Oh yeah kid? All those years of us together haven't been enough?"

"You know what I mean, well, if you had all your memories you would…"

James was silent after that and Robin shifted in worry, wondering if he had said something wrong.

"Do you think you could do that?"

"What?"

"Give me my memories."

Dick sat up, his eyes showing his doubt. "I don't know…"

Hawk sighed in acceptance. "Ah don't worry Robbie, I'm not sure I would want my memories of that place, especially with you and I growing up apart…"

Robin punched him in the shoulder. "Don't be such a dork."

"I can't help it, you're the computer geek, it's your dorkiness that rubs off on me."

Robin scowled. "I can kick your butt anytime."

"Yeah, now you can."

"So, whose fault was that?"

James grinned at him, but it was slightly sheepish. "Sorry kid, but you weren't bat trained before, you may have been a talented acrobat but you sucked at the whole sneaking around thing."

The teen shrugged and turned away, the old feelings of guilt at being a hacker to aid a thief crept up at his insides again. He pushed them down, now was not the time to feel sorry for himself. "We should find a way to get out of here."

Hawk nodded, stretched and then stood up. "Have you tried the lock?"

"It's electronically activated, the bars are all sturdy, the cot is welded onto the wall and there are no windows. There is also a camera watching our every move." He nodded to the far corner on the other side of the bars. "I think that there is also a guard on the other side of the door that patrols the corridor. I've seen him look in on us a few times."

Hawk stood there frowning, looking down at his bare chest and the lack of equipment that would be in his suit. "Dammit." He looked back over at Robin who was still sitting on the cot. "Haven't got anything hiding under those pyjamas of yours have you?"

Robin gave him an amused smirk and shook his head.

James looked at the camera in the corner then back to his partner. "Did Destiny tell you what he wanted?"

The smirk fell off that pretty face. "Yeah, he wants to control me and use my powers to cause mayhem and show the rest of the world whose boss."

"Great, another 'let's take over the world' maniac." They grinned at each other before Robin turned serious.

"He could use me to hurt a lot of people James, it's already my fault that the house blew up. My Grandfather could be dead because of me."

James looked angry at this and let his frustration show. "You seriously need to stop with these self-blame guilt trips kid. The only one you should blame is the bad guy."

Robin looked angry and ready to throw some retort right back before he bit his lip and calmed himself. "I didn't even want these stupid powers. I can't even control them, let alone… What Destiny wants me to do I know I won't be able to do and if I don't…" He looked at James. "He's going to kill you Jay."

His partner stared right back at him. "That's not going to happen. I won't let it."

The younger teen nodded, but this felt too much like his time with Slade, but this time he could cause a lot more damage then fighting his friends and stealing weapons. The familiar anger of helplessness bubbled up inside him and he gripped his wrists in frustration that set his teeth on edge.

"Hey, hey." He felt Hawk loosen his grip. "Stop that. There's no need to…" That's when he knew Hawk had spotted the silver bracelets strapped tightly to his arms. "What the hell are these?!"

"They're to prevent me using my powers, some sort of energy inhibitor." He watched as James examined them, even lifting one of his arms up so he could look at the metal straps more closely. "I didn't want you to worry."

"Oh don't worry kid, I'm not worrying." No, he really did sound more angry.

"There's nothing you can do, so don't work yourself up about it."

Hawk growled and threw his arms into the air. "That's exactly what's getting me worked up, not being able to do anything!"

Robin stared at him. "Do you think sitting here in my pyjamas not knowing if my Grandfather is dead or alive while being held captive by a maniac is easy for me?!"

James stared at him for a second before he visibly deflated. "I'm sorry, you're right." He flopped next to him on the bed and stared at the camera in frustration. "You know that there's not a cell in the world that can hold Hawk for long. We'll get out of here and then work out a way to pay Destiny back."

Robin latched onto Hawk's hope, it was the only thing he could do. "Raven could even be getting help right about now, and Speedy could have been successful with the League."

"Well then, here's hoping that arrow head did something right for once."

The small humour was lost on them, all they really could do now was wait. Robin knew Destiny had to come back soon, he had promised a shower and a change of clothes after all. Not that he wanted to see that ugly skull face ever again, but the promise of a small freedom could give them the chance to plan an escape. Destiny was fooling himself if he thought that cutting of his rarely used powers would stop the two of them from breaking out.

"Hey Dick." James whispered to him, a dark grin could be heard in his voice.

"What?"

"I've got an idea of how to catch their attention."

Then, James pounced on him and with a surprised squeak that was muffled by a kiss, Robin fell on his back with James falling comfortably on top of him.

"What are you…!?"

"Just get with the programme kid, I don't think Mr Destiny will like the idea of me fucking his little weapon, it might even give great entertainment for whoever's on camera duty."

Robin panted and squirmed as James swiftly took off his cotton pyjama top and started to lick his way down his chest. "We, we c~an't… J-Jay!"

He felt James chuckle against his skin and he pushed feebly against his shoulders, half thinking that perhaps he was right and the other half that was completely mortified at the idea of doing this in front of camera.

His mind drifted unwillingly to Rancid… but this was nothing like that experience, all he could remember then was pain, here and now was filled with awkward pleasure and the dangerous glee of being watched. Besides, in this world, he was no virgin.

Hawk had managed to lick his way down to the start of his pants before the door burst open and a furious Destiny strode through. "Get off of him you filthy little-!"

Hawk sat up lazily, one elbow propping his head up as he still kept himself over Robin, while the other hand stroked up and down his partner's side. "Come on, why did you have to interrupt? I was enjoying myself."

Destiny stood just outside the bars, his hands clenching and unclenching at the scene. "You will get off of him James Hunt, or I will make you hurt in ways you've never even imagined."

Hawk made a huge show of reluctantly getting off his blushing partner, who grabbed the top that had fallen on the floor and hurriedly put it on, trying desperately to look as cool and unruffled as Hawk was.

Destiny watched him and seemed satisfied that he had caught them before… he felt disgusted to even think about it. He turned to the self satisfied smirk of a victorious teenager. "If you touch him like that again I will have you moved to another cell."

James just shrugged in acceptance. "So, now that you're here…"

"We would like that shower now." Robin finished, wanting to get out of the embarrassing situation as soon as possible.

James looked over at his partner and grinned at his blush.

Destiny looked over at them both then settled his gaze over to Hawk. "You were wondering about those memories…" He seemed satisfied at Hawk's sudden change in expression. "I can give them to you." He was planning on doing it later, but hopefully this would stop that hormonal teen from making any further advances. He needed Robin clean for the next ritual.

Robin looked worried. "I'm not sure..."

"I really don't want you in my head." Hawk stated seriously, the guy was a freak, he didn't want him messing with his memories.

"Oh you stupid boy, you don't have a choice." His eyes then glowed red, the room tilted and James clutched his head in pain.

"James!" Robin ran over to him, trying to help him in some way. "What have you done!" He snarled to Destiny who had turned away and was walking out of the door.

"Giving him what he wanted." The man called back and then locked the door with a click.

Dick clutched his partner, trying to figure out a way he could help, but knowing it was useless. He remembered how it had felt receiving memories from another life, one that seemed unbelievable but very real at the same time. He held James through his pained groans and wondered how this would change what was between them.

He knew Red X, and Red X looked after himself.

James' moans stopped and Robin cautiously helped him to stand, but before he could ask if he was okay he was pushed away almost viciously and panicked brown eyes stared into his.

"Shit kid. Shit."

There you have it, another chapter and now James has all of his memories.

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