Connor looked at the communicator. Would Slade notice if he contacted Robin right there, right then? He had to take his risk. So he pressed the call button.

"Connor!" Robin said as soon as he picked it up and saw the boy's face. "Where are you?"

"Slade took me. Listen, we don't have much time. I found out that Mar'i and I were not the only ones - he captured a lot of titan's children."

He told the leader how he was tortured, how he had found Mar'i and what he saw in that place. Robin listened carefully to every detail.

"Time machine?" He asked. "Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure. I had to do a school paper about the history of time machines."

Robin raised an eyebrow at him.

"Fine, I did it because I wanted to, so what?"

"Nothing." He said, with a hint of a smile on his face. "We're gonna track your communicator down. I think I've got a plan."

"Oh, one more thing, Rob. When you come here, try to avoid anything... Metalic. I think there's something on the metal that disables our powers."

He nodded. "Got it. Stay where you are."

Connor rolled his eyes and showed Robin a view of the cell.

"... Alright then, nevermind."


Robin widened his eyes at a sudden realization and turned around as fast as he could; but Connor punched his face faster. Soon, Robin came back to his senses, just to receive a blade inside his upper leg. His throat let out a dry cry, as he fell.

Connor got down on his knees and near the titan. He approached his hand, about to touch him; but already radiating healing powers - maybe the last bit he had.


Mar'i kept her eyes closed for some seconds, before realizing the wind had stopped blowing. She then opened one of them to see what was going on.

To her surprise, they were in a totally different place: on the bay, close to the tower. Connor still held her and looked at her to see if she was okay. Raven aimed her eyes at her son, smiling; and as soon as he looked back at her, while helping his friend to get on her feet, she gave him a shy thumbs up.

"Friends..." Starfire said, holding her hands on her chest. "How did we get out of there?!"

"Connor and I transported you far from that place." Raven explained.

"But... Who's Connor?"

One of the kids was about to answer, but the boy turned his head to them and raised his hand, smiling shyly.

"That'd be me."

"Dude!" Beast Boy got closer to his own son. "That's crazy! You look EXACTLY like me. A-and you've got Rae's powers."

The rest of thm exchanged worried looks, waiting for their green friend to figure it all out. Even Starfire, who didn't have a clue, was suspecting it.

Suddenly, he sighed in disbelief. "Ain't it just crazy how stuff like that happens? I mean, how are the odds?!"

After a while processing the sudden change, the team agreed with him, all speaking at the same time. He seemed satisfied, while the other titans exchanged looks, trying to get the situation. Raven massaged her temples in disbelief.

"Alright, guys, we better get going." Bumblebee said to her team. "We've got other people to protect."

A nod was given by Robin. "Thank you for the help." She winked at him.

"Anytime." Karen rubbed her hand on Samantha's hair and raised herself from the ground. "No one messes up with innocent children. Specially ones who are like us." She said, talking about their powers. And finally, with those last words, they were all gone.

Cyborg held Warp with one hand. "And we're gonna take this guy away from here."


"You fixed it?!" Connor asked the robotic titan, seeing the device in his hands. The team stood on a destroyed living room, with the kids who were kidnapped by Slade. They were instructed by Mar'i not to tell anything about their true origins.

"I's gonna tell you. But then... Y'know. Caboom. Anyway, same thing as before, kid." Cyborg said, proud. "Just set up the date and coordinates and press the green button."

After listening carefully to his friend's words, the boy did as he was told and pressed the button. A portal appeared behind them.

"Neat." He said, grinning; and looked at Mar'i, who was grinning along.

"Bet you wish we had done this before you wrote that History of Time Machines fake paper."

The boy waved his hands down. "Shh!" Laughing a little, she put hers up, as if in surrender; and then turned around to face the team. The moment had came.

"Well..." She gave a shrug. "Guess it's time..."

A nod was received by each one of the heroes; and only some seconds passed by until Starfire began to cry. Sad by the departure, she flew towards Mar'i and hugged her stronger than she should have.

"I will miss you so much, my dear friend!"

"Y-yeah..." Mar'i whispered in reply, trying hard to breathe. "I'll sure miss you too, Star."

"You were so good to us..." The alien girl suddenly widened her eyes and broke apart from the hug, with an idea in mind. "I won't let you be forgotten! If I ever have a female child, I will call her Mar'i."

Mar'i, Connor, Robin, Raven, Cyborg and the children widened their eyes at the same time; and Cy even happened to choke on his own saliva. The girl looked back at her father, who was redder then his uniform. She faced her mother again.

"I... Feel honored."

Star seemed happy with her reply and went back to where she had been standing, poking Robin's arm and giving him a peck on the cheek; as if saying it was his turn to say goodbye. He nodded, coming back from his daydream, and walked towards Mar'i.

"You guys are leaving then..."

"You talk like you wouldn't see us again." She answered, with a smile. That made him laugh.

"Yeah... Kinda forgot about that."

"Just..." Mar'i said, giving a shrug. "Don't... Forget to, you know." A whisper on the following words. "Have a daughter."

He grinned. "Are you kidding? Of course I won't."

"Well, I don't know." She said with almost a sad look on her face. "Mainly after all the trouble I caused you..." A sigh.

Robin ducked down towards her. "Mar'i?"

"G-guess I'll... Never really be a Titan, right?"

He raised an eyebrow. "We all have our weaknesses. Do you really think being a Titan is just about... Fighting bad guys and showing off how good and strong you are?" He asked. She stared at him, waiting for him to complete his point. "It's actually about being selfless. Putting other people's lives before your own, knowing what's best for the world and wanting it. Just like you did back there. No matter what grown-up me says: you are, in heart and soul... A true Titan."

With tears growing on her eyes, the girl hugged her father tightly; which made the tears finally fall.

"You've got no idea about how this means to me." She whispered.

Robin didn't know exactly how to respond to that. But after a while, he decided to give in and hugged her back, smiling.

Meanwhile, Connor talked to his mother.

"It was... Great. To meet you." Raven said in monotone. She took a pause, not quite sure of what to do; but put her hand between her and the boy, for him to shake it. Despite her intentions, instead of doing so, he laughed.

"I know you're lying. I have the same powers as you."

She glared at him, but then lightened her look. "Listen, that doesn't mean I don't like you. I do, you're really great kid. It's just..."

"I know. I get it."

Seeing her son understood her point, she nodded, as her eyes aimed at another direction, a little ashamed.

He went on. "But... Just wait."

"For what?"

"Wait 'till you see how you're gonna get there. Wait 'till... You know. You can't really control these things."

She rolled her eyes and sighed, crossing her arms. "I can't believe we're having this conversation."

He smirked. "Just wait. Promise me that, okay?"

After a brief moment of silence, Raven sighed again.

"Ok. I... Promise."

"And puh-lease, don't forget about me."

She showed a small grin. "If there's one thing good about this future, right now, it's you. Definitely."

That was more than he could have expected. Not letting too much feelings show, Connor gave her a quick embrace, one that was over before Raven could complain; and rushed to say goodbye to Starfire.

At this moment, Mar'i and Robin had already finished their hug. She walked towards Raven, not sure of what to expect. "Hey, Rae... Ven. Raven. Sorry, I'm..."

"Don't worry. I'll let that one pass." The titan replied. "We started off with the wrong foot."

Mar'i rubbed her neck. "Tell me about it..."

"But... I admit I'm going to miss you. Have a nice trip."

Seeing Raven's little smile on the corner of her mouth, the girl felt much more confortable. "Thanks!" She said and gave her a light punch on the arm. Well, light only for her; because Raven frowned and rubbed the place she punched, right after she had turned around. It hurt a little. But the goth girl was really going to miss them.

She went over the remaining Titans, to say goodbye; and when everything was said and done, both stood before the portal.

"You ready?" She asked him.

"I's born ready. Let's take them home." He said, referring to the children.

"Hey, guys, check this out!" They looked at Beast Boy, who held a microwave with the word "Goodbye" on it's front. "I'm waving goodbye!"

Raven closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Wait for it, just wait for it, just wAIT FOR IT!" At that moment, she clenched her fists, and, right away, the microwave BB was holding exploded on his face. When the smoke faded, he was black. That made Cyborg laugh, who was able to hear what she had said; and she shot him a death stare.

And finally, with a last farewell, Mar'i and Connor walked together towards the portal, followed by the kids. Disappearing before the team's eyes.


Jump City - Year 2030

"Now that the boy's gone, I suggest you keep yourselves busy." Cyborg said, in a calm tone of voice, right after Connor left. "Since we're dealing with time stuff, he could take hours, days. Even weeks."

At that exact moment, the duo walked in. Connor decided to say what would make them notice their presence. "Hey guys..."

"Oh my!" Everyone gasped in their own surprise and expressions. Cyborg, who was the nearest to them, raised them both of the ground in a bear hug. "Seconds, man, they took freaking seconds!"

Once the titan put them down, Garfield went hugging his son first; and Starfire went hugging hers. She held her daughter's cheeks wth both hands, crying. "My little burgloffanog is back!" Then a pause, during which the woman changed her expression. "But you are so in trouble, young lady!"

Mar'i smiled. "I know, mom. I deserve it." After recieving a hug from the green titan, the girl met her father's gaze; and felt a certain weight in her chest.

"Hi... Dad..." She waved shyly as he walked towards her. "Hum... I'm really really sorry for everything, I know I wasn't ready, I messed it all up and I almost... I-I almost-"

She was cut off by a hug. Suddenly, all that weight left her body, as she wrapped her arms around him.

"I thought I'd never see you again." He said, tears making his face wet. "And don't you dare do something like that again."

She nodded, crying too. "You can count on it."

Connor walked to his mom, who put her arms around him lightly. "We're really proud." She then raised her head to look at Mar'i. "Of both of you."

"You know what's crazy?" Gar began. "I remember once when a girl just like Mar'i put us in lots of trouble, and she had this friend, who... W-who..." He stopped talking slowly, in sudden realization. The rest of the team stared at him. And then stared at Mar'i, remembering it all very well.

Thoughts went on and on inside Starfire's mind for a while. "Wait. So... That moment you left, and then when you were born... I named my daughter a-after... My daughter?!"

"Okay, that's crazy..." Cyborg said. But after a while, he shook his head and looked at Dick. "But hey, Darkflight, I need, to-"

"Wait. What?"

Vic looked at Mar'i, who had just spoken. "What what?" That made her look at Connor. "Anyway, as I was saying..."

"W-What have I done?!" He spoke quietly at her stare.

"You?!"

"Yeah, I-I kind of told Cy 'Nightwing' was a lame name-"

"How do we fix this?!"

"I-I don't know!"

She took the device from his wrist. "There was a reverse shot button on a stupid laser canon, why didn't he put one here?!"

They kept on this frentic whispery conversation. Raven glanced at them and then looked at Cyborg.

"You're gonna tell them it was a joke... Right?"


Jump City - Cretaceous Period

One of Slade's droids brought him a giant dead mouse, while the villain sat down on a log.

"I've told you, I do not want these stupid rats!"

A dinosaur roar in the background. The villain massaged his temples.

"Give me the damn rat."


Author Notes:

Heeeeey, thanks so much for reading 'till the end! An thank you also for your wonderful reviews! I hope you enjoyed it.

And I'll be back for the next story. Well... A soon as I write it XD

See you!