It was over. It was finally over. They hadn't had a clue what they were going up against. They thought it was just an old enemy turning up to cause a ruckus. What they hadn't expected was this. Not a single one of them expected the idiot to blow himself up and start the collapsing of buildings and fires spreading all across the city.

Practically every building within a five mile radius was going up in flames or scattered on the road. Cars were overturned or nothing but shells with flames erupting from it. Bodies littered the ground, some in pieces, some with their skin melted to the pavement below, and some, unlucky souls, screaming in agony.

And they also hadn't expected what seemed like twenty old villains to reappear and try to take over the city. But, as superheroes, they had to put their lives on the line to do whatever it took to protect the people in Jump City. And that's what it had led to.

Cyborg had been the first to fall. He'd lost his hand in the initial explosion, and he wasn't expecting for someone to sneak up behind him and blast a huge gaping hole through his chest, and he was ripped into pieces, the only thing still attached to his body was his head. At least he went quickly.

Or at least, that's what Beast Boy had told himself.

Star was shot down protecting Robin of course. He was so focused on taking down Red X that he hadn't seen Mad Mod's statue replicas coming at him, lasers, drills, saws and all. She was pierced through the chest and collapsed to the ground, blood pouring and puddling around her slowly dying body. She, Beast Boy knew, did not go as quickly as he'd hoped.

That only sent Robin into a frenzy. He defeated Mad Mod, Control Freak, and Mumbo before he engaged with X a second time. But that's when Slade stepped in. Red X and Slade were merciless while they fought against the Boy Wonder, and he suffered multiple broken ribs, a broken ankle, a bone protruding from his left arm. His face was bleeding and Beast Boy couldn't tell whether he'd been hit in the head or whether he'd suffered a broken nose and cuts above his eyes.

Beast Boy fought relentlessly against Cinderblock as a giant green tyrannosaur, tail sending the villain crashing into an already crumbling building. He'd thought quickly and buried the villain under another building, hoping it would subdue him.

Doctor Light ran from Raven, who wrapped him in her magic and threw him into the trailer of a Mac truck that had managed to stay fully intact and right side up.

Well, until the doctor had flown straight through it. Raven turned and saw the trouble that Robin was in, lying crumpled on the ground. She had quickly phased to the space unoccupied in front of him and created a shield. Slade only laughed, and together with X, the shield went down and Slade grabbed her, tossing her petite body into a nearby building.

"I shall deal with you later, dear child." He spoke to her and it sent shivers down her spine. "I must take care of my dear old apprentice before I can take you out as well. But don't worry, child. You'll be with your superhero friends soon."

With that, he lifted Robin up by the throat. The Boy Wonder struggled, trying to pry the villain's hand from him throat, but he couldn't. Not when he was broken and already breathless. It hadn't taken long, about a minute, and Beast Boy had watched his leader go limp and tossed into a building, where in collapsed on him.

Red X proclaimed the death of Robin and all remaining villains cheered, aside from Adonis, who was locked in battle with his parallel, The Beast.

Slade turned his attention to the weak sorceress struggling to push herself to her feet. The Beast wanted to go to her side, to protect her, knowing he had to. With all the strength he could muster, he threw Adonis away and charged at his friend, determined to save her.

Slade drew Raven to her feet, her head bowed, arms swinging ever so slightly. "It is time, dear child. You're friends have all fallen, and your city is ours."

"Not as long as I'm still breathing." She replied and looked up, four red eyes burning with a fire Beast Boy hadn't seen since… Since…

Since she got rid of Slade before taking on her father.

With one quick flash of a bright white light, Beast Boy halted, and when the light faded, the villains were gone. What Raven had done to defeat her father, she'd done again. Beast Boy regained his control and looked at himself. His uniform was in tatters over his body, minor scratches and scrapes on the green skin exposed. Then he gazed around.

The city was still in ruins. Fire burned all around, hurt citizens cried for their loved ones, cried out in pain, and most were silent. This battle was bigger than anything they'd ever suspected to happen in Jump City.

Ever.

A moan pulled Beast Boy from his thoughts and he rushed to the side of his fallen friend. He took her hand and she turned to look at him.

A weak smile graced her lips. "Did we win?"

Tears formed in his eyes. "Yeah, yeah you won it for us, Raven."

She weakly squeezed his hand. "It wasn't just me."

"I know." He said, his voice almost a whisper. "But you won it for the most part. We've all known you were the strongest and bravest of us all."

"Gar." Her voice was soft. "I feel…"

"Feel what?"

"… Light."

Oh no. No no no no no. He'd lost his best friend, his leader, and the alien girl who brought them all together. He wasn't about to lose the girl who he cared for greatly. The girl who never laughed at his jokes. The girl who hugged him when he told her she'd never be alone.

The girl that he loved.

"Gar, Garfield." She tugged on his hand. "You have to do something for me."

"Anything for you, Raven." He didn't care that tears flowed down his cheeks and dropped onto Raven.

"Say it, one last time."

"Say what?"

"What do you call me that I despise?"

"Rae Rae?"

She smiled. "I always like that name."

"Dammit Raven." He took a deep breath, but he couldn't get enough oxygen in his lungs. "Hold on, okay? You and I, we're going to be okay. We're going to rebuild the tower, and we're going to live there together until we die."

"Gar," She started, her voice agonizingly slow, "I don't think I'm going to last much longer."

His heart shattered and he cried, leaning his forehead on her shoulder. "Cy and Star and Rob are gone, Rae. You can't leave me too."

Her arms embraced him. "I make no promises, Garfield Logan. But, we need to get out and to the tower, otherwise I really don't have a chance."

He pulled back and looked at her. He pressed his trembling lips to her forehead and before he let the Beast take control, he said, "I will not let you die. Not while I'm still breathing."

He hoped she'd make it to the tower and he could get her hooked up to the machines in time to save her life. She was too weak to heal herself, but Beast Boy could save her.

He failed to save Cy, and Star, and Rob. He failed to save Jump City and its citizens. He had failed to save Terra, too.

But this time, he wouldn't fail.