Robin Long

Not part of Riordanverse The following article/section is from the Paola Santiago continuity under Rick Riordan Presents and not the Riordanverse canon.

Robin Long
Biographical information
Gender	Female
Age	Mid-teens
Family	Todd and Jonathan Long (fathers)
Affiliation	Rainbow Rogues
Residence	Silver Springs, Arizona
Status	Alive
Physical description
Hair	Red
Species	Human
Behind the scenes
Appearances	Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows

“	I’m with you guys, too. Whatever happens. I know I’ve been a bit of a… well, a total chicken up to now, but my therapist is always saying I need to push my boundaries and get out of my comfort zone, and what better way than this, right?	”
–Robin on confronting her behavior and promising to improve in Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows.

Robin Long is member of the Rainbow Rogues.

History

Robin started kindergarten later then most kids as her fathers did not want her creativity to be stifled by the establishment too early.

Paola Santiago series

Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows

As the Rainbow Rogues gather in the parking lot of Silver Springs Middle School for a field trip, she and other members greet Emma Lockwood when she arrives. After Poppy accepts Paola Santiago, a friend of Emma’s, on the trip, she and the other club members laugh at the thought that Poppy might have taken cold medicine. At the end of the day the bus stops at a dude ranch in Van Horn, Texas and Poppy lets the kids decide the sleeping arrangements. Pao goes by the fire when she comes over to her with Emma and Kit and asks if Pao wants to see the horses. Pao remains silent as Kit mocks Pao and pulls Emma away. She goes with her club mates. They return to find Pao fighting Poppy and the girls tells them to run, however Poppy soon goes after them. As Emma and Robin run, Kit takes a rake and attacks Poppy. Pao uses the opportunity to stab Poppy and the girls watch as she melts. Kit demands answers and Pao reluctantly tells her. As Pao prepares to go on alone, Emma suggests they take Kit, for her fighting skills, and Robin, who has a learner’s permit. After hearing about Robin, Pao agreed to let them help. She and Kit tell Kyle Poppy is sick as Pao and Emma go to speak the bus driver. Pao and Emma meet back up with her and Robin with the keys and they tell them Kyle is calling lights out soon. They board the bus and wait an hour before driving off without headlights to not alert everyone. To ease her nerves, Kit plays a Backstreet Boys song, as her fathers were fans of the band. They successfully leave the ranch. Kit keeps her focused on the road and she avoids a tumble weed.

They arrive in Santuario shortly before dawn and Pao tells her and Kit to drop her and Emma off and go to San Antonio and call their parents under the guise of escaping a kidnapper. However they refuse as someone slams into the windshield and Robin accidentally drives the bus into a ditch. The girls end up in the stairwell by the door and a crow with glowing green eyes approaches them. Kit makes her way to the driver’s seat to open the door as another crow breaks in. Kit opens the door and the girls tumble out as they realize hundreds of crows are swarming the bus and they run to a cornfield. The crows come after them as Pao prepares to fight them off when Robin stops her, saying she hates animal cruelty under any circumstance. Pao reassures her they are not real birds as she fends them off and the girls enter the cornfield. Kit touches a broken hunt with an injured hand and gets blood on it, which they pass again. Pao realizes they are in a liminar space, the area that protects Void entrances and trap victims in loops. They keep passing the bloody corn and Pao reveals she does not know how to get out. In her grief, Pao drops her Alma del Arma and it reverts to a magnifying glass that reveals where to go. Kit is reluctant to follow Pao but she persuades her. The girls follow the magnifying glass as the crows attack them. Pao alternates between magnifying glass and spear as she keeps the rogues safe, although Robin loses clumps of her hair. Soon they find the church and lock themselves inside before collapsing on the floor. Pao has a vision of her shadow self and realizes she knows they are in Santuario and alerts the others when she comes to. Pao heads to the altar and tells Emma to take Kit and Robin back to San Antonio if something happens to her. Soon Pao returns with Dante Mata in tow and she watches as Emma runs over and hugs the two. As Pao catches everyone up to speed, Dante asks why she and Kit are with them and Kit questions if they could trust him. Pao explains that the Rogues helped her get to him while explaining to Kit that he has been through a lot. Robin expresses that she will not give into fear anymore as Pao tries to portal back to Silver Springs and Kit keeps interrupting, once to spite Pao and a second time out of shock by the lights. Pao moves to a window and, after a conversation with Emma, Pao gets an idea. Pao tells everyone to think of a place in Silver Springs and it starts to work, but El Cucuy finds them and shows Pao images of her loved ones dead and her home destroyed to distract her.

They end up by the Gila River and she and Pao watch Kit and Dante, who landed on each other, untangle themselves. Soon Pao realizes Emma is missing and calls out her name and, thankfully, Emma replied. The girls run up to each other and embrace as Emma tries to tell Pao something, but Dante interrupts as she and the others come over. Pao and Emma separate and Dante suggests they go to the Camp of the Niños de la Luz. Pao tells him they moved to a warehouse in town and it would be easier if they went to the Riverside Palace. Robin expresses her desire to see her fathers and Pao encourages her to. When they arrive, Kit expresses her surprise that the building has occupants and is reluctant to go in, but does so when Pao informs her she will have to wait outside. As Pao opens the door, her parents and Bruto greet her, and they are shocked to see Dante. After Pao's parents greet everyone, they go to the living room where Maria tells the group Emma’s mother called and informed them of her impromptu trip and vanishing with three other girls in Texas. As Beto is uncertain what to reveal in front of Robin and Kit, Pao informs them that it is El Cucuy who is behind it and explains how he is building an army. Beto scolds Pao for disobeying him as Pao berates that she took action as he and the Niños just stood around. After Pao's parents talk, Beto gathers some things and tells them he is taking them to the Niños's warehouse and shoots down her request to contact her fathers, much to Pao's anger. Robin reluctantly joins the others as they travel to the Niños's warehouse and, when Beto has his back to them, Pao tells her about a nearby bus stop and she says goodbye to the others and leaves.

However before the bus comes, Franco and Beto grab her and tie her hands together, thinking she is a copy made by El Cucuy who switched her out with the real Robin during the portaling process. They also accuse her of stealing Pao's arma del alma, the only thing that can prove she is the supposed fake, and ditched it before they got to her. She is dragged back to the warehouse where she pleads with her friends to help and believe her as she is dragged to the office. Pao calls her mom, who contacts her dads and brings them to the warehouse. Pao's mother demands Beto let them in. Beto tries to keep them out and says it is a delicate matter that they are dealing with as Maria forces her way inside. The Longs are shocked to find their daughter tied up. Jonathan demands they call the authorities while Todd says to hear them out. Pao says they need to think of a memory with very little emotional attachment Robin might have and they ask her what she called the cat belonging to an old neighbor of theirs. Robin answers Sprinkles and they are happy she answered right and untie her. Franco protests as Marisa returns and scolds Franco for his behavior before pinning him against the wall. Soon the ground starts to shake and she and her dads hide. After Dante is revealed to be a copy and El Cucuy threatens to force Pao's allies to watch their loved ones die before he kills them. Pro reveals she is La Llorona's granddaughter and promises to fight for them and the Niños accept her. Robin and her dads come out and agree to help however they can. After the fighting is over, she helps one of her dads after he is injured.

Appearance

Robin is a girl with crayon red hair.

Personality

Robin is interested in social justice and environmentalism. She is not good under pressure, as she was shown to run whenever a paranormal incident took place.

Trivia

• Robin is vegan and does not support animal cruelty.