Artemis's POV

I woke up dazed and confused where was I. And why I was tied to Wally in a cell. I noticed it was a cell that was made to hold meta humans. There was no way we were getting out.  I also noticed that we were dangling above the ground. And the rest of the team were in similar cells.

Then there was Batgirl. She was at the center of all of it. Her mask was off and she was bleeding. She looked so familiar... but why? Surely I didn't know her. Just then Wally jerked awake. He fought to get free from the ropes.

"Wally stop that." I hissed, "where are we?" He asked me. "I'm not sure." I said looking around. We were in what looked like a circus tent. With a seats from the crowd, animal cages, clown cars, and of course a trapeze. But it was old, rusted, and runes down like no one had been here in years. 

"Who's that with Batgirl?" Wally asked. I looked down. He was right there was a man on the other side of Batgirl. All I could make out was his head. He must have been old though cause he had thinning gray hair.

Batgirl eyes flicked open. And I realized where I knew her from. She was Barbara Gordon, she went to my school. She turned her head taking in her surrounding. "No, no, no." Then she looked at the man tied to her.  "Alfred?" She whispered.

Zucco step out of the shadow. "Finally your awake." She struggled against the ropes. "You know I came back planning revenge on the bird. But now I get two for one. Don't think I forgot that your father's the one that arrested me. I can't say I'm surprised that the daughter of the commissioner is running around with the bat. Though I wonder how shocked dear old dad will be when he find out Miss Gordon."

"Robin's going to find us." She said, he grinned. "I would hope so this whole show is for him after all. Only after I kill you all will I finally finish what I started years ago."

"No." She whisper struggling against the ropes. "I won't let you." He smiled. "You can't stop me. No one can stop me now." Barbara still struggling with the rope said. "You kill all of us. Then what? Huh, Batman and the Justice League will skin you alive." He just smiled like he knew something we didn't.

"What are we going to do?" Wally asked. Trying to fight against the ropes. I looked at Barbara and our eyes locked. I realized the horrifying truth. "There's nothing we can do." I said weakly. Fear run through me I didn't want to die. Not here, not know, and certainly not like this.

"That's right, but don't feel bad I'll make it quick." He said a knife in his grasp. Your little bird has 10 minutes before I get bored and kill you all. Fear ran through me. "Wally I don't want to die." I whisper just low enough for him to hear. I felt tears in my eye.

"Hey, shhh.. it's going to be ok. We've been in difficult situations before. We'll make it out. Robin will come you'll see." I looked at him, "how do you do that? How are you so sure everything will be fine?" He flashed me a smile. Only Wally West could smile in a time like this.

"Because it better than thinking of the other alternative." I pressed my lips together. If nothing else I don't want to die crying. "Thank you Baywatch."  "Anytime Artie."

"Your little bird has 5 minutes." Zucco announced. "Why don't we get this started." He said smiling at Barbara. He stabbed her and she fought not to scream. "Come on Gordon, maybe your friend might come if he hears you sing for him."

He stabbed the knife into her leg and groaned in pain. Tears in her eyes, I could bare to watch but I also couldn't make myself look away. He stabbed her again and this time she did scream. I felt Wally grab my hand holding it tight. A constant reminder that we will get through this. Robin will come.

A/n

So guys thanks for read. I'll post again soon. So until next t- nah I'm just messing with you. I'm not that mean....

Or am I???

No but seriously the story continues....

"It looks like the little bird might not come after all." He said. Then pressed the knife to Barbara's throat. "He's missing out on an amazing show."

"Zucco." Robin roared. "Nice of you to join us little bird. Why don't you come down here and greet your Uncle Tony." "Let them go Zucco. This is between you and me." "Perhaps, but I know how to hit you where it hurts."

I knew Robin said he had fought Zucco before but he had fought lots of villains before. This seemed so much more... personal.

"You won't-"Zucco threw a knife in the air and Robin fell from where he was hiding. Robin got up swinging his bow staff at Zucco.

"You won't hurt anyone I care about again." Again? "But I will. I'm sure you've seen it before a million times. You were too slow to slow to save your parents. You'll be too slow to save your friends." Why was he talking about Robin's parents? What's did he mean too slow to save him?

"No!" Robin scream. "You remember that day don't you? I think you parents screamed your name as they fell." What was he talking about?Robin seemed shaken. I looked at Barbara who was trying harder then ever to free herself.

Zucco threw another knife that hit Robin and he cried out in pain. Zucco grabbed him ripping the bow staff from his grasp. Stabbing th knife into him again. Then he started to kick him when he was on the ground.

"It's come to my attention that your so called team doesn't know who you are." Robin struggled but Zucco kicked him again. "What's wrong, you don't want them to know how you failed you old family. Or maybe you don't want their pity. But I think it's time they know." He picked Robin up ripping his mask off. For all of us to see.

The first thing I noticed were his bright blue eyes. The next thing I noticed was that I know those eyes. Everything fit together. Robin.... was Dick Grayson.

A/n

Ok now it's really the end.

Or is it?

Nah it is.

I got a little preoccupied by the World Cup games but as promised to Sibrine I did post another chapter. That's all I had to say... so until the next till I post.