Fan Fiction ❯ Untitled ❯ Robin: Second Best ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
Well I took a few days off, and now I am back. The next few chapters will be short because of the contents.

I don't own Teen Titans.

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Robin tore viciously at the punching bag, slamming both fist and foot into it over and over again. Several days had been spent in the walls of his training room; everyone in the tower had been avoiding one another. His refuge had been within his own clenched fists.

'Star and Beast Boy? How is that possible.' His thoughts centered themselves again as he charged for an uncountable number of times. Seemingly nothing could take his concentration from his inner turmoil, nothing except a staff to the back of the head. The floor came toward him fast, only a quick move of his hands and a twirl kept him from slamming into it. Flipping backward, he spun to face his attacker, and stared into one red eye and a green one. A wicked smile met his stern visage.

"Did you miss me Robin?" Daggon'dora remarked, a staff twirling in his hand. Before Robin could press the button to summon the other, Daggon'dora raised his hands. "Wait, this is not a fight, I just came for a little friendly sparing."

"Why should I believe you?" Robin didn't trust this man, but he also could tell that he would probably be charged too fast for him to get the other Titans into the room. After their last encounter he wasn't sure he wanted to have another one on one with the guy.

"Do you really have a choice? If you do decide to decline however, I will leave. Though knowing you, I doubt you will waste a chance at memorizing my motions. And since I do have a slight advantage in hand to hand, I will use your weapon of choice." Daggon'dora wiggled his fingers together, creating a sharp unsheathing sound as the metal scraped together. "So do you accept Boy Wonder?" Three quick jabs from a boa staff quickly answered him, trying to break through his opponent’s defense Robin charged straight ahead.

Back and forth they fought, the tide never remaining for long, shifting randomly. Once a while, one would get a hit on the other, still nothing that actually hurt either of them. At the same moment, a jab from Robin hit Daggon'dora in the chin, as a blow from Daggon'dora flew into Robin's chest. The force sent both of them backward for a second.

"That wasn't bad, almost hard enough to hurt." Daggon'dora ran forward, throwing one exaggerated attack after another, always knowing they would be countered. "However, you will always be second best Robin. Never anything more." He began to fight faster and harder, pressing Robin backward.

Then it was Robin's turn, pushing him to move faster, "Whom do you think you are to tell me who I am? You have no idea what you’re talking about, but since you are feeling so talkative, tell me about yourself. You know what our computer said about your blood, of that I am sure. How did you hack into it? I know you did, I just want to know how."

Daggon'dora just kept dodging blow after blow, ignoring Robin's almost desperate tone. "Always second best, can never bring himself up enough to be the best." A swing flew out and slammed Robin's knee forcing it to buckle under his weight. Daggon'dora just waited patiently for him to get up, "Isn't that why you are here? You don't like being told what your doing wrong, but that is what happens when your second best. Every one is always telling you what your doing wrong. Don't worry, every one here knows your number two, no one will try to make you better then you are." Robin rose only to be knocked back down with a hit to the face. "Don't bother, no one expects you to keep getting up. Just quit, second best isn't that bad."

Robin's anger overwhelmed him, he charged forward, throwing his fist through the blocking staff, past the blocking arms, and right into Daggon'dora's face. "I am second to NONE. Got that, NONE." He stared at the man he had just knocked to the floor and heard him laugh.

Daggon'dora spat, a trickle of blood flowing from his lips. "You knocked out one of my teeth, one of my metal ones." He jumped up, smiling all the way. "Your right, you are second to none. Now remember that. You and me we're different. We have to realize our weaknesses to surpass our own limits."

With that he turned to exit, leaving a half confused Robin. Just before the door, he turned his smile gone. Blood still flowing from his missing tooth, "I never touched your computer, and anything you found was nothing but true."

Robin stared after the other man left, considering only for a second going after him, or calling the other Titans. It quickly passed though, this encounter was not about fighting and he wasn't sure he wanted that to change. Sure he wanted another chance at Daggon'dora again, but what had just passed between them seemed much more then an ordinary sparing match He picked up the tooth off the ground, and he headed to the evidence room to put it up. After placing them on display, he headed back to his training. Next time he planned on getting more then a single hit on Daggon'dora, next time he planned to win.

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To Be Continued

Well, there it is and next time Daggon'dora has some fun with Starfire. Should be up either tomorrow or the next day.

Latta