HEY! I'm back and today, tomorrow, and Tuesday I'll be update at least two stories a day! My surgery went well and I'm back! So... ready? Are you really ready? I'll be posting the next chapter tomorrow... I would tonight, but my mom is throwing a Labor Day party... so... yeah! But please, review! Enjoy!

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Chapter 6: The Final Battle

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Night had fallen over the once calm Arbordale. It seemed the city was busy with life and color. People going to clubs, out to dinner, walking their dogs, or just taking a walk to get away from it all. Terra watched colors from the city's lights dance across her cell. She could have escape… but the will to fight no longer claimed her body. She felt empty… used.

"Miss, someone is here to see you." Came the gruff voice of the overweight guard. He felt bad for the blonde haired ex-titan. He'd read the papers and watched the news… 'Ex-Titan Arrested for Murder'.

"Thank you." She whispered as a familiar green titan appeared outside her cell.

"Hey… Terra." He said softly and sat on the cold stone floor facing her.

"Hey Beast Boy. What brings you to Arbordale?" She asked. Her voice was plain and dull… the will to live violently ripped from her body. Asking for forgiveness this time was out of the question; no hope for something better in life to come along than the musty and chilly cell.

"I came to see a friend."

"How can you still call me that after trying to kill Raven and Jinx, yet succeeding in killing another hero?" Tears rolled down her frail face, but the words weren't choked or strained.

"Terra… I just wanted to know why?" He choked. He felt the hot tears burn away at his discolored pale skin as it rolled off his face. He felt her pain since she refused to.

"I DON'T KNOW!" She cried out, finally showing emotion… the hurt from her own actions.

"Terra…"

"You think I wanted to kill Raven? NO! I wanted to kill Jinx… she took Raven away from me… all this was to prove to Raven I was better than Jinx. A better hero… a better villain… a better person." There was a chilling silence that hung in the air.

"So it's been all about Raven, huh? What about me, Terra? I still care about you!" Terra began to break down sobbing and Beast Boy felt horrible that he couldn't wrap his arms around her small form and comfort her until her tears washed away.

"I-I don't k-know… s-she was e-everything t-to me."

"And you're everything to me. I lost you once and moved on. I lost Raven, but you were back. I am NOT losing you again Terra… please…" Terra crawled through the neon lit cell to the bars and stretched out her arms.

"Please… just hold me, BB. For now… please…" He nodded and wrapped his arms around her as she let it all out…

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Outside Arbordale Prison

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Raven lay in Jinx's lap as the cars past by. Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg waited patiently for the remaining member of the Titans. After what seemed like hours, he emerged with red puffy eyes and a runny nose. Robin approached him and put a knowing hand on his shoulders.

"Come on Beast Boy." He nodded and all six titans left towards Cyborg's car. Beast Boy sat in the passenger's side while Raven, Jinx, Robin, and Starfire squeezed into the back. Cyborg started the engine, which roared to life with such power, that all six titans jumped. After about five minutes driving in silence, Robin cleared his throat. Raven and Starfire (who had fallen asleep) jumped.

"Sorry guys. Listen, we need a plan. What are we going to do about Boss and Slade?" He asked. The silence dragged on until Jinx shifted from under Raven's tired form.

"There really isn't much we can do, but charge in and kick ass, right? It doesn't seem like they're planning something bigger except revenge, so there is no way we can trap them. This is do or die!" Raven cringed at Jinx's words about death, but nodded in agreement as Robin sighed.

"To put it bluntly, I guess she's right. But we're a team and it should be a team decision, not mine. So what do you say?" Starfire nodded quietly, at a loss for words or questions for once. Beast Boy acted if he didn't hear Robin as Cyborg pulled the car over.

"It's suicide. Maybe we should call for back up from Titans East. That way, when we charge in, we'll out number them even more." Robin nodded at his comment and everyone in the car turned to Beast Boy. He remained silent, the eyes from the titans burning a hole in his head along with the picture of Terra in her cell. Finally, he snapped back to reality.

"We should just go now. We should go now and kill them. As harsh as it sounds, with them alive, we'll be having to worrying constantly. Let's take care of this now and have it all over with." Cyborg started up the car again, but this time, everyone was more alert after Beast Boy's little speech. It didn't take long until they were safely parked outside of the Crime Lord Headquarters. As she stepped out of the car into Jinx's warm welcoming arms, she realized how clueless the people staying at the hotel were. They go on day in and day out not realizing that an evil organization's headquarters lay underneath them.

"Ravy, get your head in the game." Jinx whispered in her ear as the approached the building.

"Robin… there are people staying in this hotel. Knowing Boss and Slade, things could get messy." Robin nodded and turned to Cyborg.

"We don't want Boss to know we're here, so we're going to need to contact all of the people staying here without giving ourselves away." Cyborg nodded.

"It's as simple as distracting the people at the front desk and getting a hold of the phone. I can attach the phone line to my arm and call every room in the hotel at once. But it won't promise everyone picking up their phones or leaving."

"Okay, Starfire," Robin said, turning to the female titan, "I'm going to need you to remove the people from the front desk and get them out of the building. Than, after Cyborg has contacted each room, I want you both to go through all the rooms of the hotel and inform the residents to leave." Suddenly, there was a gust of wind and before the stood none other than Kid Flash.

"Hey guys, heard the bad news, thought maybe I could be of help." He said quickly. Robin nodded.

"Cyborg will fill you in, but I'd like you to go with them to evacuate everyone from the building."

"Can do, boss man!" He said as he sped into the building with Starfire and Cyborg on his tail. Robin turned to the three remaining members.

"Since Beast Boy and I have no idea where to get into the lower area, I'm going to need you two to show us." Jinx and Raven nodded and lead them to a metal door on the side of the building. There was a keycard swipe next to the door, but no handle. Raven pulled out a blue card and swiped it. The metallic door swung open and nearly hit a spacey Beast Boy. The entered the dark room. Thinking quickly, Beast Boy changed into a bat. Jinx's voice echoed in the room.

"There should be a staircase leading down to Boss's secretary Polly's office. Then there is a long hallway with doors along both the left and right sides. At the end of the hallway there is a blood red door with gold trim. I'll give you three guesses to guess what room it is and the first two don't count." Robin nodded and pulled out a flashlight from his belt. After scanning the room, he found said stairwell leading down. Robin could tell it was old as his boots clanged against the metal. The railing had a maroon velvet covering that was worn and the steps themselves had many scuff markings on them from the busy feet of the employees and employers. When the reach the bottom of the stairwell, they realized someone was in Polly's chair. They could see someone's blonde hair sticking out from the sides of the red chair Polly normally sat in and the light sent the person's pale skin looking ghostly white.

"Polly?" Raven called out, but there was no movement or acknowledgement to her voice. Robin took a deep breath and moved towards the body. In one quick movement, Robin swung the chair around and the corpse of Pauline 'Polly' Brown fell to the floor. Judging from the huge chunk missing out of her midsection, Raven guessed Boss and Slade and gutted her. The thought made her stomach churn, but she realized that this probably meant everybody down her was dead. Boss treated Polly like she was family, yet here she was, lying on the floor without her insides.

"We'd better keep moving." Beast Boy said in an unfazed voice. Raven noticed how determined he was to get revenge on the men who corrupted the love of his young life. Robin nodded and turned to face the long hallway Jinx had mentioned, but before they could continue to their destination, the mask of none other than Slade appeared in the light of the flashlight.

"Why… hello Robin. It's good to see you again. Boss was expecting you four." Robin whipped out his bow staff and lunged at Slade, dropping his flashlight. Beast Boy transformed into a panther and darted after the duo. The fight was out of the flashlight's view, but Raven and Jinx could hear every punch and kick connect with its target. Robin's voice sounded out in the darkness.

"Guys! Grab the flashlight and get to Boss's room! Beast Boy and I have got Slade covered until the others arrive."

"Okay!" Raven called back while grabbing Jinx's hand and making a mad dash towards the flashlight. As they ran towards the red door at the end of the hallway, they heard what sounded like someone crash through a table. Raven took one last look behind them before Jinx flung open the door to Boss's meeting room. As they entered the room, the large red door with the gold trim slammed shut. For a moment, both girl did not move or said a word. But Jinx being Jinx had to say something.

"Self closing door… totally a classic in a horror movie, but it's still kinda cheesy." Raven pointed the flashlight at Jinx with a glare on her face. Jinx shrugged.

"What? Don't tell me you weren't thinking it!" Raven sighed and turned her attention back to the long polished wooden table. She noticed an off-white sack sat at the end of the table, near Boss's chair. They rushed over to it and realized that there was a foul oder coming from it. Jinx turned to Raven.

"I'm SO NOT opening it. You do." Raven returned to glaring at Jinx, but didn't say a word as she untied the strings keeping it closed and shoved the flashlight over top of it to get a good look… but after realizing what was inside, she dropped the flashlight and began to throw up. It was just too much to look at the fingers and scalp of a person that wasn't connected to it. Jinx picked up the flashlight and also had her look, but she had a bit of a strong stomach than Raven and simply turned away.

"Wanna know where it came from?" A voice echoed through the room. Raven finished vomiting and turned to Jinx who was still getting over the sight as well. Both knew whom the voice belonged to… Boss.

"Let me guess, some of the people that worked for you 24/7?" Jinx yelled at him. There was another crash from the hallway, but otherwise no noise was heard until… THUMP! Raven and Jinx turned to the center of the table. Jinx held the flashlight up with a trembling hand to see the corpse of Ivan lying in the middle of the table.

"Ivan…" Jinx said under her breath. Suddenly, the flashlight blew out leaving Jinx and Raven in complete darkness. Raven felt someone cling to her arm, yet she punched whoever it was on reflex. Jinx yelped as she fell on her ass.

"It was ME!" She yelled. Raven felt around for her lover and helped her up. Before Jinx could regain her balance, someone pulled her away into the darkness and away from Raven.

"JINX!" She could hear him laughing at her… how helpless she had become.

"You're weak Raven. You may have been the best fighter on my team, but you'll never be good enough. You have no idea what you're up against." He continued to laugh at her… mock her.

"Why don't you enlighten me than? Show me what the Big Bad Boss is really mad of." She heard herself saying… but it wasn't her.

'Let me out… I can take him! I can kill him!' Her anger said. She could feel it bubbling within side her.

"Oh Raven… I would be more than happy to…" Before she knew it, something hard connected with her head, sending her to the floor. Instead of letting her stand, Boss connected to attack her. She could feel his foot crack her ribs as it came slamming down on her body.

'I'll kill that bastard. Make him pay for what he did. It's his fault Jean is gone… it's his fault Jinx died once. EVERYTHING IS HIS FAULT!' Raven cried out in pain as something metal smashed into her head.

"Get up, weakling. This isn't even a challenge." Boss said merrily. Raven took a deep breath in as she finally let Rage take over. In the darkness, four red eyes glowed from the blood red clock, which had appeared around Raven.

"You think killing people is a game, don't you!" Her voice boomed now an octave lower. Raven could feel the sudden fear the came from Boss's once calm and collect composure.

"You think you can attack my friends and the people that matter in my life. If not for Ivan, Jinx wouldn't be here. Yet you've killed him." She reached out and grabbed Boss by the throat… his metal throat. It was cold at first touch, but sizzled under Raven's fiery grip.

"You think you can have the love of my friend's life betrayal us and kill someone who meant something to me. If not love, Spark was a friend. HOW CAN YOU DO SUCH MONSTEROUS THINGS!" As she spoke, her grip tightened around his throat. For a moment, it did nothing but annoy Boss as he starred into Raven's red eyes (all four of them!), but it finally began to give into it. The metal began to close around Boss's throat and he couldn't breath. When Raven released him, he dropped to the floor holding his neck as he choked out his last words.

"I-I'll k-kill y-you!" But the metal finally closed off the last bit of air getting into his body and his limp form fell to the floor. Raven grinned at her work and in a flash of light, the red clock and four red eyes wear gone, leaving Raven normal again. She stood there a moment, realizing what she had just done and kicked Boss's dead metal body.

"R-Raven?" Came a weak voice from the corner. The flashlight flickered back to life. Raven grabbed it and pointed it to the corner where she had heard Jinx's voice. She found Jinx rubbing her head where a large bruise was. Raven ran to her side and wrapped her in a hug.

"You're alive!" She cried and held onto Jinx for dear life.

"Of course I am… where's Boss? He hit me with something metal… and now here I am."

"Dead… I killed him." Jinx nodded and returned Raven's hug.

"We'd better get out of here and see if the other Titans need help." Jinx said. Raven nodded and helped Jinx to her feet just as the red door swung open again. A green glow filled the room as Starfire and the others entered the room.

"Friends Raven and Jinx, do you require any help?" She asked as she looked at the couple.

"No… did you guys get Slade?" Beast Boy grinned.

"He's dead again. Let's get out of here… it still gives me the creeps." The Titans left the Crime Lord Headquarters just as the police pulled up to the hotel.

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To Be Continued...

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One more chapter... one more chapter! The last chapter is just gonna rap everything up... with sex... and nuns... what more could you want? R & R!