If I was the mole
I don't own robin or any of young justice. Anything dc is not mine.
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Robin, the boy wonder, the first sidekick-I'm sorry *partner*-, the greatest detectives apprentice, bird boy, boy blunder, Robby, dick, Richard, Mr. Grayson, the last Grayson, the lone Grayson, charity case, geek, weird, looser: all these names applied to the young man who laid on the overelaborate bed, his black hair being smoothed back by a woman with the same colored hair, collected in a braid that draped over her shoulder. The boy's eyelids squeezed further shut before opening to reveal crystal blue eyes, that you can only ever find on newborn infants.
"Oh, good. Your awake" the woman said with a smile. "It's good to see you, Richard"
"You know, I'd really like to meet you sometime without chloroform in my system, Talia" Robin replied. Talia let out a charming laugh.
"Yes, I suppose that is something we have yet to do" Her smile changed, turning from sincere to slightly forced. Robin would not have noticed if he wasn't the world's greatest detective's partner. "But for now my father would like to see you in the dining hall. We have a change of clothing for you over on the dresser. When you are ready take a step outside of the door. The guards will escort you to the dining hall." She stood, giving him a small smile that was almost an apology, for what Robin didn't know, and left the room. Robin stood checking the room for ways to escape halfheartedly. Ras al ghul was a weird one when compared with the usual villains of Gotham. He doesn't threaten except on rare occasion. He won't kill you or others if you don't agree with him and his plan. He simply tries to convince by giving the best deal. He had long given up on Batman joining him, but Robin he still had hope for. This had to be the thirty first time Robin was kidnapped by Ras, but Robin wouldn't know. He had lost count. Robin took a step outside the room, completely ignoring the all black outfit laying perfectly folder on the dresser in favor for his torn and slightly blood splattered robin suit he had already been wearing. He wasn't exactly surprised that his mask was missing. The two overly large guards escorted him to the dining hall. Ras al ghul sat at the head of the long table that could probably sit 3 dozen. Talia sat on his left.
"Richard, please have a seat" Ras said gesturing to his right. Robin smiled and took his seat, the direct opposite side of the table. Ras's eyes narrowed slightly but the pleasant smile never left his face. "Richard, I would like to offer you a... proposition." He said.
"Would you now? Let me save us both some time. No. No. Screw you. Can I leave now?" Robin stood and made his way to the door. Two steps from the chair, Ubu stepped in the doorway, blocking Robin's path out. Ubu crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow at Robin.
"The master gave you no permission to leave" he grunted out.
"As a great man I know once said, 'I didn't ask for any.'" Robin replied. Ubu wasn't amused. He took a step forward, grabbed Robin by pinning his arms to the side and hoisting him up like that. He walked over to the chair and plopped Robin down into it.
"I'm afraid, Richard, that that kind of answer will not suffice this time, and not until you have heard everything I have to say." Ras said with a triumphant smirk. Robin's blue eyes narrowed. "Shall we start with my part of this deal or yours? No answer? Fine I will start with yours. You will spy on the young justice team, give us the "inside scoop" as you kids say." Robin moved to stand but Ubu pushed him back down with minimal effort. "I'm not done yet, Richard. You will tell me everything you know about the justice league. identities, addresses, familial attachment, weaknesses. You will follow any and all orders given to you by the light. You will fight alongside the light as we take down the justice league in its entirety. In short you will turn on the heroes." Ras said confidently.
"And WHY, pray tell, would I betray the only FAMILY I have?"
"Because if you do I'll bring back the only family you ever had"
"wWait...what?" Robin stuttered losing his cockiness in an instant.
"You've seen it, Richard, What my Lazareth pit can do. It brought back young Mr. Todd after his unfortunate run in with the Joker. Why not your parents?" Ras asked hiding a cruel smirk rather convincingly.
"No, it wouldn't work" Robin said as he looked at his lap instead of at Ras or Talia or anyone really. "Jay was only dead a few days at most. My parents have been dead for 5 years. It wouldn't work."
"Are you telling me or yourself? Because I assure you, Richard, my Lazareth pit is capable of doing as I said. I never go back on a deal. Think about it, you could have your family back." At this Robins head snapped up and Robin's piercing blue eyes narrowed into the batglare straight at Ras.
"I have a family. You are trying to turn me against them."
"You call them your family? The league? Young Richard, you've forgotten what the word means. The league is not your family. Family doesn't try and kill each other. How many times has the detective had to push you behind him when you're in the watchtower and the little leaguers think your nothing but a common intruder until the detective explains it to them? Family is a group of equals but How many times has your team and you personally been put down by members of the league that have only been there one, two, or three years compared to your five? How much more have you seen in one week's patrol of Gotham than Superman EVER will? And you're not considered WORTHY to be a 'full-fledged member'"
"If this is the part where you try and tell me ill have more power in the light I'm not interested"
"Of course you wouldn't be! I know you better than that, Richard. But I wonder if your teammates would think such a thing would sway you."
"What do you mean by that?" Robin spat.
"Your team, who would be the brothers and sisters of your 'family,'" Ras stressed the word 'family' curving it to sound like an insult, "Doesn't trust each other. Not even a little."
"You can't know that" Robin claimed.
"But I can, Richard, I'm very good with observations and I can prove it to you. You may leave, Richard. I left a surprise with Aqualad for you. I took the liberty of erasing the last few hours from the world memory" Ras smiled in a cruel way at Robin's confused glance.
"I thought you wanted an answer before I left."
"Has it changed from the beginning?"
"No"
"Then it doesn't matter. Well speak about this more, Richard. You have my word on that. But for now go enjoy time with your so-called 'friends'. Oh and a little hint, we weren't talking about the reds, we were talking about you" So Robin left. He entered the cave to being attacked by red tornado and his siblings. And even after that was done, he found out Kaldur knew there was a mole. From what Ras said it was him. If I tell them now not one of them will trust me, it's better if I just handle this on my own.