(A/N): So I would like to give you guys an update about things related to this story and me. So, after this chapter, there'll be two more chapters making this story a total of 12 chapters. This chapter, another, and the epilogue are what I have planned for the rest of this story.

I do have another story in the works, but it isn't another Teen Titans story. It's actually Avatar: The Last Airbender and will be centered around the pairing of Zuko and Katara (Zutara). So if you are interested in that make sure to look for it after this story is finished.

I do plan to post the first chapter after this story is finished. As you can tell from my infrequent updates, I'm not the most consistent person with posting so I want to tackle one story at a time. Hopefully you understand and if you are interested in my other story or would like to see me write another Titan story, let me know! Anyways, that's really it so enjoy this chapter!

Jason scaled the wall of the tower as quickly as he possibly could. When Victor called him and told him what had happened to Raven he stormed out of his apartment, too distracted to even grab his belt. He stopped and planted his feet against the side of Raven's window. He looked inside to see her in bed, asleep. A part of him was relieved to see her in a safe manner, but a larger part of him was still angry about her getting hurt.

He got her window open and slipped inside of her room. He slowly approached her and grimaced when he saw the bruises around her throat. He knelt beside her and caressed the side of her face with his hand. He felt guilty and angry all at the same time. This wasn't his mission and he wasn't any part of this, but Raven was his and his to protect and he failed her. He wanted to find this Ravager and kill him for laying a hand on his Little Bird.

Raven's eyes began to slowly open and she stared at the blurry vision of Jason in front of her. She sat up, but not without wincing and Jason was quick to sit next to her and wrap his arms around her. She held her ribs with one arm and rubbed her eyes with the other. "Jason?" She asked groggily. "What are you doing here?" She murmured.

"Little Bird," He whispered softly as he held her. "You're hurt."

"I'm fine," She said as she scooted away from his hold and turned her body to look at him fully. "How did you even know?" She asked.

"Victor called me." Jason told her. "I'm going to make this right. I'm going to hunt that bastard down." He said through gritted teeth.

"Jason," Raven said placing her hand on top of his fist. "I don't need rescuing or avenging or whatever you think you're going to do. It's a part of my job. I'm a hero and sometimes I'm going to encounter people who will hurt me. I don't need you to fight my battles for me." She said.

"Ra—"

"Stop," She said placing her hand on his mouth. "My team and I are going to handle this. This is something you don't need to be involved in, especially if it's just because I got hurt." She smiled softly before removing her hand from his mouth. Jason looked down sadly and trailed a finger against her bruised neck. Her pale skin only made the bruises more prominent and he fought to not wince when he saw them. He didn't want to see her in this state. "I'm fine, I promise." She told him.

"I want to make this right." He murmured tracing his hand down and feeling her bandages underneath her shirt. He slowly pulled her shirt up to see her torso bandaged up and looked up at her sadly.

"He stabbed me pretty deep." She said and his jaw clenched tightly. Raven saw how tense Jason was and placed her hands on his face and let one go up into his hair. She could feel his anger, guilt, and sadness and didn't want him feeling like that anymore. "This wasn't your fault. Please stop thinking it is. Your job isn't to protect me." She trailed her hand lightly against his face before grabbing his chin and tilting his head to force him to look at her.

"I want to help you guys." He told her and Raven sighed.

"You're really willing to push your previous reservations about Dick knowing just so you could play hero and stop this guy?" She raised an eyebrow at him and he frowned. He got back on his feet and ran his hands through his hair.

"Little Bird, this guy hurt you—like really fucked you up." He said as he paced the length of her room. "He deserves much more than what you guys are going to do to him." He clenched his fists by his sides and glared at the wall.

"Jason, it's fine. I'm okay. I've been hurt worse than this. This is nothing compared to the previous things that have happened to me. These cuts and bruises will heal and I need you not to stay stuck on this image you see of me." She got out of her bed and wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned her head against his back. Jason rested his hand on top of hers and sighed.

"I was so scared when Victor called me." He told her and she just squeezed his waist tighter. "It's funny, I've spent all this time building you up as this badass heroine who won't take shit from any villain, but then I heard about this and it was like you got hurt, not the Titan." She moved around him and looked up at him confused. "That came out way more insulting than I thought it would." He said and Raven laughed softly.

"What I mean is," Jason continued after wrapping his arms around her. "Is that I saw you as two people, Raven the Titan and hero and Raven my girlfriend and best friend. So when Victor called me it was more that my girlfriend was hurt and not the hero." He explained and Raven smiled softly.

"The hero and your girlfriend are both fine so stop worrying." She told him and kissed him lightly. Jason stayed with Raven until she fell asleep before he slipped out of her room. He maneuvered himself through the Tower making sure to keep a low profile. He made it to the main room and made his way over to the computer. He began to quickly hack into the computer trying to see what they had on this so-called Ravager. He read over the files quickly and saw that they didn't have shit. He frowned before pulling a small device out of his pocket—a small receptor. He whipped around and threw it against the wall. Now, it was just a waiting game.

Raven was completely healed and ready within two days and Dick was doing everything in his power to figure out where Ravager was, but he wasn't turning up any leads. He was growing more and more frustrated and when one day—almost a week later after the initial incident—they were shown a new camera feed with another security guard tied to a chair he didn't even wait to say anything. Everybody left the Tower in a rush to make it the location before another innocent man was killed. Jason was in his apartment when he was alerted through the receptor he planted that Ravager was making a move and quickly threw on his suit before transporting himself to the warehouse. He made it just in time to see Ravager point his gun at the guard.

"You've served your purpose." Ravager said and moved his finger to the trigger. His gun was knocked out of his hand suddenly and Ravager hissed in pain. He looked to see his gun on the ground and a red X beside it. Red-X jumped down from his perch and Ravager cocked his head to the side at him. "I'm guessing by the garb you are the one who knocked my gun out of my hand." Ravager mused, but Red-X remained silent. "Hmm, didn't know that Jump had a vigilante running around. Thought it was just Titan territory." Ravager said flexing his hand and the guard trembled in his seat. "Very well, guess you die too." He told him pulling out another gun and firing it at Red-X.

Red-X disappeared before the bullet could even touch him and appeared behind Ravager kicking him in the head. Ravager stumbled forward and Red-X used the opportunity to free the guard. The guard didn't even hesitate and jumped out of the chair and ran away. Red-X turned back around to see Ravager charging him. The X's on his hand enlarged and he blocked Ravager's blow with both his arms. Red-X pushed him back and Ravager started cackling. "Oh boy, you've gone and made me angry." He told Red-X before pulling out a sword and swinging towards Red-X. He dodged and continued dodging before flipping over him and landing one of his X's on Ravager. The X became larger and wrapped around Ravager rendering him immobile.

"Red-X?" Red-X turned to see the Titans have arrived and looking at him shocked as he fought Ravager. Raven stared at him with a look of shock and anxiety. He wasn't supposed to be here. He wasn't supposed to the one handling this.

"Oh? You guys know each other?" Ravager asked before using his sword to slice through his restraints easily. "Makes my job easier." He said before grabbing a grenade and tossing it towards the Titans. Raven encapsulated it with her magic while the others jumped out of the way. It went off, but Raven was able to keep it contained. The Titans charged Ravager, but he simply started firing off rounds of bullets towards them. Starfire flew towards him with glowing eyes, but he side-stepped her attack and grabbed her by her hair. He swung her around by her hair before throwing her towards Cyborg and they both went sliding across the floor.

Raven charged towards him with Changeling who was a cheetah. Ravager used the butt of his gun to hit Changeling on the top of his head forcing him to change back. He punched him across the face and grabbed him by his shirt. Ravager put the barrel of his gun underneath his chin, but it was forced out of his hands by Raven. She threw a couple of boxes towards him, distracting him enough to release Changeling. Nightwing hit Ravager with his staff and Red-X kneed him in the back. They both took on Ravager, exchanging blows as Ravager either blocked or dodged them. Ravager grabbed Red-X's foot and threw him into Nightwing and they both flew into some boxes.

"What are you doing here?" Nightwing grunted pushing Red-X off.

"Helping your sorry ass." Red-X countered getting back on his feet to see Starfire firing several bolts towards Ravager and Cyborg firing his lazer. Raven surrounded Ravager in her magic and pushed him through the air and into a stack of boxes.

"You're really annoying me, darling." Ravager said before throwing a projectile at her. Suddenly Raven was wrapped around a series of ropes and she plummeted to the ground. Ravager fired his gun towards her head and Raven's eyes began to glow prepared to try and stop it. But before she could make any semblance of a shield she watched as Red-X slid in front of her and take the bullet for her. He grunted and fell to his knee as he held his left shoulder and Ravager laughed hysterically.

"I don't know who this new kid is, but he's hilarious." He said before firing his gun again aiming for the center of Red-X's chest. Red-X noticed this and shifted his body so he took the bullet just below the other one, below his collarbone. Ravager was tackled to the ground by Changeling as a rhino and Raven's burst out of her restraints.

"Jason," Raven whispered reaching for him, but he shifted away from her and stood back up.

"I'm fine." He gritted through his teeth and took off towards Ravager who had knocked Changeling unconscious. Raven knew Jason was fine, but it wasn't exactly easy to see him get shot twice and because he was protecting her. She flew through the air and saw that Ravager was locked in combat with Nightwing and Red-X again. She briefly observed how well they moved together despite the years separated. Her eyes widened when she saw Ravager pull out a dagger and motion to stab Red-X where he was bleeding out. She tossed a metal beam at him sending him sliding across the floor before sending him flying into a stack of boxes again.

"I see I'll have to use my heavier arsenal." Ravager said as he got back on his feet. He pulled out a flame thrower and aimed it towards Raven. He fired it and Red-X tackled Raven out of the air and away from the blast. His cape caught some of the flames though and he ripped it off before it could reach his shoulders. However, the building started to catch fire and it began to surround everyone. "Ah, adds a little more to atmosphere, don't you think?" Ravager asked as he approached Red-X and Raven through the flames. Raven sent him flying again, but not before he was able to singe the top of Red-X shoulder.

"Jason," Raven murmured, but she could see that the fire hadn't been able to touch his skin, but now his neck and the side of his jaw was exposed.

"I'm fine, Sunshine." He told her and it was then when they both realized that his voice synthesizer was damaged and now his real voice came through. "It's fine, I'll worry about it later." He said before charging back towards the action. Red-X and Raven saw that Starfire was knocked unconscious and Cyborg was pulling her and Changeling out of the burning building. Nightwing and Ravager were facing off again and Nightwing flipped through the air and landed an explosive on him. It exploded on Ravager's back and sent him face first into the cement floor.

Red-X used to opportunity to charge him with his own staff, but Ravager shot off the ground and landed a punch on his wounded shoulder. Red-X gritted his teeth, but didn't make any noise and turned to swing his staff to knock Ravager in his head. Ravager grunted before putting Red-X in a headlock and managed to land one punch in his gut before Red-X slipped out of his hold. He got a hold of his staff again and swung it again towards Ravager's head again sending him sprawling onto the floor.

"Jason?" Nightwing gasped and Jason looked up at him panting before looking down to see his mask clutched in Ravager's hands. "What—How—"

"We don't have time for this." Raven said landing next to Nightwing as Ravager got back on his feet.

"You knew about this?" He asked her.

"Shut up Grayson or you're going to get your ass handed to you." Jason told him and motioned of Ravager cracking his neck.

"This is getting tedious." Ravager said. He ran over and tackled Nightwing. Nightwing flipped them over and kicked Ravager off of him and Raven threw a chair at him while he was in the air. Jason and Nightwing ran towards Ravager, but Ravager grabbed Nightwing by his neck and proceeded to choke him before using his body as a bat and knocking Jason onto the floor and crashing into a stack of boxes. Ravager smirked when he saw a metal beam collapse on top of him before turning his attention back to Nightwing.

Cyborg ran in and aimed his canon toward Ravager, but he was knocked onto the floor with Nightwing on top of him. He walked by them and proceeded to use his sword to stab Nightwing in his ribs. He then cut off Cyborg's arm with his canon attached and stabbed his sword through his chest. Cyborg powered off because of the damage and Ravager went back for the kill shot on Nightwing, but Nightwing threw another explosive on him. He flew back into some boxes and Raven flew down to them.

"You guys have to get out of here." Raven said. "The fire isn't going to stop anytime soon and you're in no condition to continue fighting." She told Nightwing.

"I'm not leaving you here Raven." Nightwing said holding his side to stop the bleeding.

"I have Jason. We'll finish this. You have to look after them." Raven said motioning to Cyborg and outside to where Starfire and Cyborg were.

"He's not anywhere to be seen!" He exclaimed.

"I'm fine Dick! Go!" She yelled at him. Nightwing scowled, but Raven ignored him and moved Cyborg outside of the burning warehouse and glared back at him. "Leave." She ordered him and Nightwing left. Raven hadn't noticed that Ravager had gotten up and was now behind her. He grabbed her by her neck and lifted her off the ground.

"Bring your team back in here so I can finish them off." Ravager demanded as he choked her. Raven gritted her teeth as she tried in vain to rip Ravager's hand off her neck.

"No." Raven choked out and Ravager's grip tightened. Her eyes glowed and she smashed a metal crate into his head cracking his helmet. She slipped from his grasp and proceeded to throw an avalanche of burning wood towards him. He burst through the flaming wood and started firing bullets towards her. Raven flew through the air and let her magic surround Ravager's feet and she gripped his ankles. She lifted him up and threw him into the concrete wall and it cracked from the pressure. Ravager collapsed onto the floor in a big heap and Raven proceeded to cover the flames in her magic to extinguish the fire.

With the flames subsided she floated down to Ravager to arrest him and trap him in her magic so he wouldn't do anything when he woke up. Raven lifted her hand up, but was shocked when Ravager grabbed her wrist in his hand. He chuckled and got onto his feet and stared down at Raven. He punched her in the face with his other hand and gripped her other wrist into his hand. He pulled her arms behind her back and held them there with one hand. He grabbed a pistol and shoved it in Raven's mouth when she started her chant.

"Should really check your work, chickadee." Ravager told her as he cocked his gun. "Now I'll blow your brains out." He said and Raven struggled against his hold. She heard a gun go off several times and her eyes went wide when she looked into the mask of Ravager, but didn't feel anything. She felt his grip on her lax and they both collapsed onto the ground. She coughed when the gun slipped out of her mouth and looked to see blood pouring out of Ravager's back. She looked up to see Jason holding a gun and glaring at Ravager's dead body.

"Jason," Raven murmured and she watched as he dropped the gun and wobble on his feet. "Jason!" She flew to him and caught him before he hit the floor. Jason stared up at Raven up as his vision of her became blurry and he smiled at her softly. He pushed her hood off and let his hand rest on her cheek.

"Guess I'm the hero today, Little Bird." He said before darkness consumed him, the beautiful image of Raven's violet eyes leading him there.