Alright I definitely like this episode a lot better than the last one. It's just better all around. You'd think it have to be, being a story arc episode. Right? Anyway later me and my cousin are going to this haunted house. Anyone ever been to one of those? Because I was wondering if they're a good length of time, you know if they last long? Because for thirteen bucks a person it better not be just ten minuets or something. Yeah anyway let's just get to the episode. ENJOY!

And thank you for all those who decided to review last chapter (although I don't really blame those who didn't); Guardian of Azarath, Teen Freak, Realfanficts, 'rEd RoSe-StArFiRe-RoSeFiRe, Rose Red2.0

"Okay just uhh..set that one over there, right just like that." A man dressed in a suit directed several crew workers. They set up a variety of filming, lighting, and photography equipment in none other then the common room of Titans Tower. "We're not on the clock here people, take it easy so we can get things right," he said checking his watch. "Alright, you ready?" The one sitting in a chair before the camera shrugged. The crew finished setting up the necessary lighting and sound and gave the go ahead to begin filming. The man sat down in a chair opposite the other and set a pad with prewritten notes on his lap. "Star rolling…now." The red light on the camera came to life. "Okay day one here at Titans Tower, I'm Mark Hearsay with Good morning Jump City, and we're currently sitting with one of our city's finest heroes." He gestured toward the one sitting across from him. "Robin, shall we get started?" he asked smiling. Robin glanced over the man's shoulder at his friends. They sent him nods and smiles of support.

Slightly blinded by the light shining on him Robin shrugged again sheepishly. "What ever you say."

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When there's trouble you know who to call
Teen Titans!
From their tower, they can see it all
Teen Titans!

When there's evil on the attack
You can rest knowing they got your back
Cuz when the world needs heroes on patrol
Teen Titans GO!

With their superpowers they unite
Teen Titans!
Never met a villain that they liked
Teen Titans!

They've got the bad guys on the run
They never stop 'till the job gets done
Cuz when the world is losin' all control
Teen Titans GO!

1,2,3,4 GO!

Teen Titans

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Titans Tribute

EIGHT HOURS EARLIER…….

Raven's eyes darted back and forth between a mess of scrolls and books. The shelves which once housed said books were now all but vacant. She scribbled some notes while consulting a dictionary of Azarathian/Atlantean roots. She vaguely heard her door chime as she worked diligently. When it was clear she was ignoring it the chime came again and again and again and again and-

"Alright! I'm coming," she announced irritably. She allowed her door to part enough for barley half her face to be visible. She saw it was Cyborg standing at her door. "What?" she asked curtly.

"Easy, just came to see what's up and to deliver some news." She walked away allowing her powers to part the door the rest of the way. Cyborg entered though he knew he wasn't entirely welcome, such was Raven's way. However as soon as he asked about her work it seemed she'd been looking forward to explaining something she'd recently come across.

"The other me from the parallel universe was able to translate this with surprising speed; I'm guessing she had a little more knowledge on the subject than I did."

"Did being the operative word," said Cyborg. "Kid Flash and Jinx have been doing the best they could to track Slade's movements, although recently they've been a bit bogged down. So how's this going again?"

"Well at first I tried matching some the words with Greek and/or Latin roots."

"Makes sense, just about every language comes from either or both of those languages right?" Raven held up a finger as she read on.

"That's a common misconception actually; both the Azarathians and the Atlanteans far predate the Romans or the Greeks. I only thought of that just last night. I've been using all my free time to translate this since then. If I've read this correctly it seems the Azarathians shared a close bond with the Atlanteans before they departed Earth."

"You mean like neighbors or something?" Raven partially rolled her eyes.

"Kind of…I suppose. Anyway Slade's been after the Chakra for a while now and fortunately it appears he hasn't been able to find it despite the assault on Starfire's mind."

"But this says where the Chakra is," suggested Cyborg pointing to the scroll.

"No otherwise the other me would have had no need to search Starfire's mind, all it does is make a vague reference to the Chakra along with an extremely concise telling of the migration to Azarath." Cyborg nodded with intrigue.

"So what's it say?"

"It says 'The soul of the aged and the wise', which I'm guessing is the Chakra, 'Will see the light of day only when that which has housed their presence ascends above the clouds'."

"And what does that mean?"

"I have no idea," replied Raven tossing the scroll aside. She leant back against her chair and sighed. "But what puzzles me even more right now is how Slade was able to read the text." Cyborg cast a downward glance. She rubbed her eyes free of fatigue. "I'm gonna forget about it for now. You said something about news?"

"Oh yeah!" said Cyborg perking up. "Well it seems the leader of our fair State has asked that a news team come here for a few days and learn about everything we've done." Raven stared at him blankly. "Hero stuff I mean."

"Really, that sounds….great." Cyborg nodded with a marveling smile. "What's Robin said?"

"Yeah that's the thing, he doesn't know yet." Raven quirked an eyebrow.

"Does everyone else?" Cyborg rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. Raven allowed a tinge of a smile to flick across her face. "So he's the only one who doesn't know then?" Cyborg didn't seem to be able to find his voice. Raven nodded in clear comprehension. "Riggghhhht well you have fun telling him." She gathered some of her materials and began walking out.

He stood up behind her. "Actually, I was kinda hoping you'd tell him." He actually earned a snicker out of her this time. They walked out into the hall.

"Why? You seem like you've got the situation under control, I'll just let you do it." She patted him on the arm a few times. She looked back at him as she walked away. "Who knows, he actually take it well." Cyborg crossed his arms.

Robin looked more baffled more than irritated. "Say what now?" Robin paused his game allowing for a further explanation from Cyborg. "Who is coming to the tower?"

"No not the band, AHHH!" Cyborg beat his knee as Robin fell for an unwanted joke. Robin rolled his eyes as Cyborg continued to laugh hysterically.

"You done?"

"Yeah-thisk!-yeah I'm done, sorry. Okay so a news team is coming here to the tower to document us for a few days." Robin looked about, still unclear as for what possible need that could serve.

"What like a reality show, because I hate those." Cyborg waved his hand dismissively.

"No no, they're coming to learn about and document everything we've done over the years up till now." Robin paused entering deep thought. "You know; saving the city, the planet, other planets…a couple hundred times." Robin nodded.

"I guess it might be an opportunity to talk about it to a civilian," said Robin.

"I think so," agreed Cyborg.

"When are they coming?" Cyborg glanced at the clock on the wall.

"They'll be here in a few hours." Robin stood up and switched off the Gamestation. He then used the tower PA system to call the other three to the common room. "We gonna lay out the welcome mat?"

"Sort of," replied Robin. Within moments Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy joined the two boys. They sat on the couch while Robin stood before them. "Okay, you're all aware of the team coming here?" They nodded. "If we're going to have guests we need to make sure this place is presentable."

"They're gonna be going through my room are they?" asked Beast Boy.

"Why would anyone go in your room, it's practically a rainforest." Said Raven with her arms crossed.

"Maybe but you never what you may find, it's like a fun little adventure."

"Oh please," muttered Raven.

"Guys," said Robin. He got their attention again. "They'll be here in a few hours so we need to get to work. Starfire I think its best if you keep Silkie away from the news team."

"Is my beloved Silkie not part of our team?" asked the alien red head innocently. Robin bobbed his head about uneasily.

"Y-Yes but you have to admit Star not everyone is used to seeing a worm the size of a watermelon. It's not like we're chaining him up out on the roof or something, he can stay in your room."

"Very well," replied Starfire pleasantly. Robin clapped his hands and rubbed them together.

"Alright, let's get cleaning."

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Robin entered the gym, cast a tired look around at the mess of equipment and scattered towels. He whipped out a broom and mop and began brushing the floor clean. Raven floated around the entrance hall levitating various objects and sweeping under them. She moved a couch from the wall and raised such a cloud of dust she began gagging. Beast Boy repeatedly stuck a plunger in the toilet like a harpoon. He grew frantic the moment Cyborg entered to find out what the problem was. Beast Boy tried to deter him but Cyborg soon pulled out the roast turkey Beast Boy was trying to get rid of. Cyborg, now with bright red circuitry, chased Beast Boy up and down the halls. Starfire meanwhile searched and searched for Silkie. She finally found him snuggled up in Robin's closet, that being one of his favorite spots to sleep. She tried to pull him up but he defiantly clung to the metal shelf that held Robin's various weapons. She pulled without hurting him but the shelf finally gave way. She screeched as she and silkie became buried under a pile of weaponry and uniforms. They pushed themselves to the top of the pile whereupon Starfire waved a disproving finger at him. In the gym Robin set the last weight up on the rack then stepped back to observe his work. He looked around with a satisfied smile. Beast Boy being pursued by an enraged Cyborg suddenly charged on through the room. Robin hastily shot himself upward with a bird grapple to avoid getting trampled. When Cyborg and Beast Boy ran out and the smoke cleared Robin looked down and let out a series of growls when the training room appeared worse then ever.

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Hours later the Titans found their home looking like new. Their respective chores done they gathered in the common room one by one. Cyborg and Beast Boy sat down on the couch though neither wanted to speak to the other for the moment. Robin was last to walk in.

"Robin, you have completed your task?" asked Starfire.

"Sure, but just for the heck of it we won't let them go into training room." He cast glares at the changeling and the teen powerhouse. "Now that that's over and done with everyone who needs to get cleaned up do it, only an hour left." And so they did. Starfire took a quick shower followed by one of similar speed with Raven then the boys. Incidentally in that large tower there were only a few bathrooms complete with showers. In no time they found themselves standing in the entrance hall awaiting their guests. Starfire kept glancing at her self in the control panel on the wall to make sure her hair was okay.

"You look great," whispered Robin. Starfire felt her cheeks warm up. She nodded and stopped checking herself. It was another ten minuets of standing and silence before perimeter sensors detected two vehicles approaching the bridge Cyborg raised out of the water. Not long ago he felt it was necessary to install it if one or more of them couldn't fly for some reason. A few moments after that the 'door bell' rang, and Cyborg opened the two large doors. Stepping up to the threshold was the man they frequently saw on the news. He, along with the mend accompanying him, stared up at the behemoth sized doors guarding the entrance to the tower. Robin walked forward to meet him and extended his hand. "Afternoon, I'm-"

"Robin," said the reported enthusiastically. He shook his head vigorously. He then looked to the four Titans behind the boy wonder. "And Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy!" He greeted each of them in turn. Starfire of course showed no mercy as far as greeting a newcomer was concerned.

"Hello man who reports the news!" She pulled him into a bone crushing hug. She released him and he looked a bit winded. "Curiosity abounds; did you yourself choose to come here?"

"Are you kidding? The chance to walk through Titans Tower, how could I not? Anyway we have so much to talk about and so little time to do it, so can you show me the best place to set up?" She looked back at Robin as though asking for his approval. He nodded with a smile.

"This way please." The crew watched her in awe as she led the way whilst hovering in the air. Robin walked up beside his friends as Cyborg closed the doors.

"He's a fan," said Beast Boy.

"Yeah, I already can't wait until it's over," said typical Raven. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy then made their way to the common room discussing the possibilities that may be in store. Robin meanwhile hung back. He remembered one of the many lessons his mentor had taught him. The one he'd disregarded long ago was never get involved with anyone, especially a teammate. However the one that was currently on his mind was never tell the press anything. Robin had to smirk. 'Oh if he saw me now, letting the press in through our front door'. It was of little consequence at this time. Besides they weren't here to pry secrets, what possible harm could it bring?

COMMON ROOM……….

Robin walked into the common room and saw that Starfire led them to the giant window looking out over the city and the ocean. Mr. Hearsay obviously loved it for his men were currently setting up their equipment.

"Okay just uhh..set that one over there, right just like that." A man dressed in a suit directed several crew workers. They set up a variety of filming, lighting, and photography equipment in none other then the common room of Titans Tower. "We're on the clock here people, take it easy so we can get things right," he said checking his watch. "Alright, you ready?" Robin merely shrugged. The crew finished setting up the necessary lighting and sound and gave the go ahead to begin filming. The man sat down in a chair opposite the other and set a pad with prewritten notes on his lap. "Start rolling…now." The red light on the camera came to life. "Okay day one here at Titans Tower, I'm Mark Hearsay with Good morning Jump City, and we're currently sitting with one of our city's finest heroes." He gestured toward the boy wonder sitting across from him. "Robin, shall we get started?" he asked smiling. Robin glanced over the man's shoulder at his friends. They sent him nods and smiles of support.

Slightly blinded by the light shining on him Robin shrugged again sheepishly. "What ever you say." He glanced down at his notes then folded his hands in his lap.

"Well you'd think we'd start off talking about how you all came to be as a team but…I think we all remember the details about that don't we?" he asked with a chuckle. Robin sent a look at Starfire who moved her eyes to the floor with a smile.

With the city for a backdrop behind Robin he nodded as he vividly recalled that day. "You could say that."

"Koirand'r hit her cuffed hands against anything she could find. WIht each strong swing she yelled; "Zop! Yark! Masnef!" As she raised her arms again a bird-a-rang flew from out of nowhere and hit her against her crown. She got knocked off balance and soon saw it was Robin who threw the weapon.

"Who are you?" he asked in a battle stance. Koriand'r didn't answer with words but let her overwhelming strength do the talking. She swung at him with the heavy hand cuffs, a series of roundhouse kicks forced him to continually bob and wave about. He let several grenades fly which pushed back about thirty feet. She noticed a car and put her foot beneath the chassis. She then effortlessly kicked it up and booted it toward the boy wonder. Robin had to dive to avoid cathing the car with his face. He glanced back at how far the vehical flew. "Hm, stronger than she looks." No sooner had he turned back to her than he saw her fist connecting with his jaw.

"A few years ago a large volcanic disturbance nearly buried the city," said Hearsay. Robin shifted about in his seat. "Now if my sources are correct, this was caused by one of your own?"

"Terra didn't intend to melt the city. Her last stand with Slade caused an unstable shift in the tectonic plates and you know the rest. But she was able to seal the volcano before it was beyond stopping."

"Of course," said the reporter with a nod. "You also once had a personal battle with the terrorist Slade Wilson did you not?" 'Where is this guy getting this information?'

"Well like you said that's a bit personal," replied Robin with a straight face.

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"So why don't you tell us a little about yourself?" Raven sat in the chair before the camera with her arms crossed and a blank stare. "Anything?"

"Like what?" she asked emotionlessly. He shrugged and set his notes aside.

"I don't know, just what seems natural to you I suppose."

"Naturally I really don't want to be here. This interview is pointless, this entire project is pointless. What possible reason would everyone have for wanting to know what they already do?"

"Well if you don't want to participate why are we sitting here right now?"

"Because Robin told me to; I think my time can be better spent elsewhere. He smiled at her.

"Raven, I've heard of your…unique personality. I assure you this far from pointless. Thousands of people, myself included, owe you and your team their lives. I don't think it's too much to ask they get a short word from one of their vigilant guardians." Raven had to admit she did feel a great sense of satisfaction every time she defended some helpless individual from an oncoming danger. With a sigh Raven reached up and lowered her hood. He paused for a moment, surprised at how much her appearance changed when some light breathed down on her head.

"Fine."

"Okay so I'll go back to my original question; tell us a little about yourself. What makes you You? Did you come from another world as some of our heroes do?" She took in the questions being thrown at her. "Or let me ask you this," he added quickly. "What do you suppose has been you general mission in life?" 'He really wants to know?' He readied a pen over the notes he'd brought back up.

"I was conceived for the soul purpose of being the gateway for a demonic super being." He stared back at her. "Well I-I tried not to do it." He and his crew regarded her strangely. "Oh that's right, you were all turned to stone and it's a complete blur. Well we'll just pretend I didn't say anything about," she said with a tiny nervous smile. He nodded.

"F-Fine..by me."

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"How do you provide power for a place like this? Are you hooked up to the city's grid?" They walked down the halls of the tower, Robin took the lead.

"No actually we run off our own power supply. One of the first things we considered before actually building this place was how to supply a decent amount of power. With that in mind Cyborg designed a form of hydroelectric generation and combined it with a rechargeable emergency generator. That pretty much gives us an endless supply of electricity."

"Amazing," muttered the reporter. Robin led them down the hall toward a room marked with a medical insignia painted over the part down the middle of the doorway. They entered and as they did the lights slowly breathed to life the further they entered the room. He yelped somewhat but said it was nothing. The cameraman caught various shots of them 'oohing' and 'awing' over various pieces of technology they've never seen before. Hearsay nodded with an awed smile.

"Very impressive," he said looking back at Robin. Robin bent his head forward in thanks. "Better than any full scale hospital I've ever been in."

"Its fully equipped and one of the most advanced in the world," said Robin a little smugly. "Plus when one of your teammates has healing powers that also boosts it up quite a bit." Robin snapped his fingers as he remembered something. "Also not but a month ago we installed a new feature." Curiously Hearsay watched Robin tap a few keys on a wall panel. Within seconds the holodoc materialized before them.

"Welcome to sickbay, how may I help you?" Hearsay staggered back a bit surprised. He ran his hand through the projection.

"Incredible."

"Yes that seems to be the most usual first reaction," quipped the doctor. Hearsay looked toward Robin with a mystified gawk. Robin deactivated the doctor.

"Ever since we turned full control of the program over to Raven she's added her own little bit to his personality file."

"I can see that," said Hearsay with a laugh.

DAY TWO……………

Beast Boy lounged in the chair before the large window. From the beginning everyone could plainly see he absolutely jumped at the chance to be on TV. Of course they were not necessarily on live television, and they appeared on the news quite frequently; but never for a reason like this. 'The camera so loves me!'

"From what I heard you single handedly led a movement to topple a ring of criminality of global proportions." Beast Boy assumed he was referring to the Brotherhood of Evil.

"Well you know…" He said with a shrug of mock humility. Hearsay looked at Beast Boy as though he were waiting for him to continue an interrupted thought. "By the time I was able get a few guys and girl-," he remembered Pantha being there as well. "-together a lot of our team members had been captured. It was a long hard match to the finish but soon we took them down and the world was safe again. So yeah, I single handedly saved them all. I was hero for a day, you can ask anyone. Except Raven," he added hastily. "Yeah don't-don't ask Raven, she'll just make up all kinds of lies about me." He finished with a grin. He then heard a disembodied voice in his mind. 'Lies huh? True lies you mean?' Beast Boy shrunk in his chair, grateful that Hearsay had turned to talk to someone behind him. "Man I hate it when she does that."

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Robin stood before a mirror in his bathroom attempting to shave at the thin beard on his face. He ran the razor along his cheekbone then bent down to rinse it clean. Upon straightening back up he saw Hearsay and a camera behind him in the mirror.

"YA! Oh my God!" Robin held a hand to his chest.

"No! Don't pay any attention to the camera; just continue with what you were doing."

"I was shaving thank you," said Robin peeved. He reached down to pick up the fallen razor. "What are you doing here?"

"Just capturing everyday life at Titans Tower."

"Well what a surprise, it's almost pretty much the same as everyday life for the average Joe. Now would you please get out of here?" Hearsay nodded and they began walking out. Robin then heard him whisper to his cameraman. 'Just get a couple of shots-' "GO!" Robin raised voice sent them jogging out of his room as though it were on fire. Robin hit the slim panel beside his door and a short beep told him the door was now locked. "Jeeze, press…"

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Starfire fidgeted with the microphone attached to her collar. Hearsay finally got fed up with her playing with and took it away. He had the boom held over her head and thus things went back to normal. Starfire also found the camera to be a little more intimidating then she first perceived. After Hearsay explained that many get stage fright and that this wasn't a feed she felt much more comfortable. He looked through a few pages of his notes and mission files they allowed him to see.

"It says here that after defeating an enemy as close to a god as we could get you sacrificed what strength you had and became an Eese."

"That is correct," said Starfire with a bright face.

"So for a while you were actually dead, right?" Starfire opened her mouth to respond but found she had trouble putting in words he would understand.

"I do not believe I would say that."

"But it says here you joined the other Eese in a place called Valhalla, now that sounds a lot like Heaven to me."

"While it may seem similar I assure it was merely an alternate plain of existence. I was not dead, more like living as a different entity or form of life."

"Uh huh," said Hearsay. He clearly showed befuddlement. Starfire sat with her hands folded delicately in her lap. Hearsay felt she wanted to abandon the subject so he obliged. He searched his notes for a replacement topic. "Ah! According to many discussion forums centered on you guys there's a lot of talk about the special relationship and you share with Robin." Starfire gulped as a highly noticeable redness flooded her face.

"I-Is there?" she asked timidly. He nodded and shrugged his hands before lacing them together.

"Is that true or…what?" Starfire tucked a strand of hair behind her ear in an attempt to stay, as Cyborg put it, cool. 'Breathe Koriand'r, just remain in possession of the cool and you will prevail.' "Starfire?"

"O-Oh yes, the question-yes-the question I am about to answer…about to answer in a few moments time." Starfire began to answer but paused, paused, and paused again. "Must I answer?"

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The alarm rang throughout the tower, alerting the Titans to a disturbance. Robin ran up a computer terminal and after reading the report directed his team to the garage. Quick as lighting they ran down to the lower level and piled into the T-Car.

"Where to?" asked Cyborg.

"First national bank," answered Robin. "They've taken hostages, we don't much time."

"I hear ya." He started the car and as the door opened their mouths dropped as Hearsay and a host of cameramen stood in their path capturing the moment. "Oh you've got to be kidding me."

"Hey! Could you rev up the motor a little bit?!" shouted Hearsay over the T-Car purring engine.

"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!!" Roared Robin.

"Okay we'll move but could we get more than one shot of you guys pulling out of the tower!?" Robin banged his fist against his head.

"Grrrrr, Raven…" Raven's eyes glowed and with a wave of her hand the whole mess of cameras and crewmen were shoved out of their path. Cyborg quickly drove them out of the tower with Hearsay looking a bit disgruntled. Robin turned back around in the seat beside Cyborg. He shook his head at what had just happened. "This is not working out."

DAY THREE…………..

Beast Boy joined Robin and Starfire as they sat at the table eating lunch. He took the empty seat across from them and began applying some salt to his non-meaty food. "So what do you guys think?"

"Of what?" asked Starfire.

"Of all this," he said shrugging. "You know the interviews and the history about everything we've done."

"I think its becoming a problem," said Robin. "They don't know how to mind their own business."

"I found the interview process to be somewhat alleviating," commented Starfire. They sent her skeptical looks. "While some of the questions to be a little…prying, most of them allowed me to discuss some things I normally couldn't."

"Yeah we're only your closest friends," said Beast Boy.

"I am sure you know what I mean Beast Boy."

"Yeah I do, I was just pulling your leg." She cast a curious look to her leg then back at him.

"Then you did so with supreme covertness, for I was neither aware nor feeling any pulling of my leg." Beast Boy looked away from her with an amused smile. Robin patted her arm.

"He means he was joking with you Star," said Robin with a grin.

"Oh." She mentally voiced her disappointment when he took his hand away. Raven added her presence to theirs upon entering the common room. She sat down beside Beast Boy and poured herself a cup of tea. "Have you completed your interview Raven?"

"Hopefully," replied Raven sarcastically. "He kept insisting that I come back, wanted to hear more about the old prophecy and such."

"What'd you tell him?" inquired Beast Boy.

"Nothing."

"Sounds good," said the changeling. "So where's Cyborg."

"Doing his last interview I guess," replied Raven. She took a few sips of her tea. "They've been going at it for a while now; he must be keeping them busy with something."

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"I've had a couple of conversations with some civilians a couple of times," said Cyborg. They were situated in his room apart from the usual recordings that too place in the common room. "One of the couple of things I get, along with pieces of paper shoved in my face, is questions wondering why we're not out there all the time."

"We're you ever able to answer that?"

"Not with thirty people hounding me at once."

"But now?"

"I think what everyone needs to understand is that we can't be in two places at once. Ya know when we started this there was just the five of us, now there's dozens of Titans spread all over the world but we still can't save everyone. I mean we'd like to, you could call it an ultimate goal, but…."
"But you have saved everyone, numerous times you've saved the world," said Hearsay reading over his notes. Cyborg smiled humbly.

"Maybe so, but I know what they mean whenever they talk about it. Superpowers or not we're not all powerful. As the saying goes we're only human."

Starfire poked her head into the common room and carefully looked both ways. She saw that no one was present and walked in carrying Silkie in her arms. She walked up to the fridge and with one arm still cradling her pet opened it. She pulled out the remains of a cheery pie which Silkie began gulping down hungrily. Since his encounter with the zorka berries Starfire taught him to enjoy other kinds of foods. She rubbed his back lovingly.

"Consume your fill my beloved, no one need know you have exited my room." She wanted to pamper him further but a beeping from a computer terminal. She absentmindedly allowed Silkie to dig further into the fridge. She hovered over to the terminal and her mouth parted upon reading a high priority text message. With a quick glance back at the screen she left the common room to find her leader.

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Robin sat bent over his desk. He would start to write out his report then pause. He attempted to write no less then ten times before he threw down his pencil and whirled around to the crew standing behind him.

"Do you guys have to be everywhere we are?"

"Its essential I suppose if we're going to be able to fully document what goes on around here."

"Okay I think when they gave you your directions the phrase 'going on around here' means crime-wise or past happenings. Popping up in someone's mirror while they have a sharp blade to their face doesn't fall into that category."

"Oh yes, I do apologize about that."

"Look I already did my two interviews and oh look! Your times up," said Robin looking at his watch. Hearsay moved about in a disappointed fashion just as Starfire came through the door in a fast paced walk. "Star?" She bent down to speak in his ear.

"Titans East, Kid Flash, and Jinx have engaged Slade's forces. They are calling for reinforcements." He looked up at her then stood up.

"Get the others." Starfire nodded and took off. "I'm sorry guys but we'll have to do this some other time." Robin swiftly walked past them with Hearsay trying to follow behind.

"W-W-Wait! What's going on! Is it important? Is it…hello?" Robin disappeared down the hall leaving their guests alone. Hearsay's face fell but he nodded as he walked back to his guest room. "Yeah, must be important."

As the Titans approached the area where their comrades were currently engaged in battle, they saw numerous explosions springing up from the ground. Robin and Cyborg glanced at one another.

The large park of warehousing was completely transformed into an all out battlefield. Speedy ran across an open area shooting an arrow as he went. A destructive beam narrowly missed him across the shoulder. Jinx rolled out from behind her cover and shot a ray of misfortune toward a gathering of drones getting closer to them. Her powers caused a crane above the drones to give away and its heavy contents fell down upon them. She jumped back behind the barricade when more drones simply took the place of the ones she destroyed.

"Did you get the message out?!" She shouted over the loud sounds reminiscent of battle. Bumblebee reached over the crates and fired off a few shots from her stingers.

"Yes! But that's provided Slade's not jamming our communications!" A peek over again told her they were being surrounded. She tapped her earpiece. "Mas! Menos! Do your thing!" In no time the rapid moving twins zipped from out of no where and quickly disassembled the oncoming robots. Aqualad provided the cover they needed to move out of the line of fire by using water from pipes underground. He forced it into a small tidal wave. Bumblebee took a singe on the arm and jumped back behind her barrier.

"Robin where are you?"

TITANS TOWER………..

Hearsay and his crew sat around in the common room. Some watched TV while others played around with some of the control panels. Hearsay walked over to those select few and shoed them away.

"They said not to touch that stuff. There's no telling what you might come across."

"AHHHHHHHH!" They all shot looks toward the fridge when a loud scream came from that direction. One man stood up on the counter still shuddering from the surprise he got upon opening the refrigerator and seeing a thoroughly satisfied Silkie tumble out. Hearsay shook his head with a smirk.

"Like I said."

BACK WITH OUR HEROES…………

By this time Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy arrived on the scene. As instructed, Starfire flew in and dropped Robin in the midst of the confusing and ceaseless laser fire. Rhinoceros Beast Boy made a path for Cyborg and Raven to enter the battle. Robin tripped the nearest drone with his staff then stabbed it through the head. Starfire provided some much needed cover fire from above. Raven shrouded Robin in her cape, sank beneath the ground, and then resurfaced beside the entrenched Titans East.

"What took you guys so long?!" demanded Bumblebee. Kid Flash zoomed about doing away with whatever was unfortunate enough to stray in his path.

"Where do they keep coming from?!" shouted Robin.

"Inside the farthest building is an automated manufacturing plant. We take out the plant they should be done for." An earsplitting explosion erupted close to them. They ducked lower behind the pile. Beast Boy, his face a bit blackened, joined them.

"DUDE! It's like no man's land out there!"

"We're getting pounded!" announced Speedy getting up and letting three simultaneous arrows fly. Robin dared a look and among the sonic blasts, green starbolts, and burst of black energy saw the plant which Bumblebee described.

"Where's Kid Flash?"

"You called?" Kid Flash suddenly appeared beside Robin. Without warning Robin threw an electric disk past Kid Flash's head and took out a drone trying to sneak up on him. Two to three rockets moved streaked through the air from the drone's side. They impacted random areas near the Titans. Robin grabbed Kid Flash's arm to get his attention. He stuck a few chunks of plastic explosive in his hands.

"Get Jinx, Beast Boy, and Starfire; take this over there and stick in on the plant!" Kid Flash saluted him and in the blink of an eye was gone. Close by Cyborg took two drones and banged their heads together. Kid Flash quickly summoned together Jinx, Beast Boy, and Starfire. Kid Flash carried Jinx while Beast Boy and Starfire braved the indiscriminate laser fire. They heard bits of Speedy's arrows, Robin's disks, and Cyborg's cannon spouting their power. Inside the warehouse Starfire zoomed about overhead, taking out every drone she could see with spot on accuracy. Jinx's powers pulled the catwalk out from under the last one. They paid him no heed as he fell to the ground in a wrecked heap.

"Here!" Kid Flash tossed each of them a block explosive, which they placed in various spots on the ever working machine. Kid Flash set the timer and stood at the exit. Starfire took hold of a vital part of the plant and with little effort rendered it useless. "Bombs should finish the job, lets go!" But as he was herding them out the only exit two drones zapped both his legs. He fell forward wincing terribly. Robin and Bumblebee saw them loose their advantage.

"RAVEN!" Hollered the boy wonder. Raven used her powers to slice a drone in her path then hovered above the building entrance.

"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!" At her last word a black wall grew forth from Raven's hands. It blocked the trapped Titans from the mass of remaining drones. "GO!" She shouted down at them. Starfire gathered up Kid Flash and Beast Boy took off in hawk form. Jinx began to run out but even though she was shielded the blasts from the drones startled her back into the building. "JINX! I HAVE YOU COVERED! NOW GO!" A drone torn in half crawled its way out of a crater. Jinx sent a look of extreme unease then made up her mind. She dashed out alongside Raven's shield. The broken drone opened his arm and fired a quick shot up at Raven. The beam struck her in the back and as soon as Raven fell her shield followed. Jinx's world came to a stand still, she was completely exposed. She caught Kid Flash's eyes. The reached out to one another though they were still a great distance apart. She didn't take three more steps when numerous shots struck her in the back. She couldn't hear anymore, only the sounds of her breath catching. She saw Kid Flash was yelling something; by the way his mouth moved she thought it might be her name. Not far from her Cyborg dashed to get her and Raven. He was forced to stop however before he could reach her. I didn't matter though. Jinx felt a few bolts hit her in the chest and she stopped entirely. Her hand reaching out to Kid Flash began to fall. Kid Flash threw Starfire and Beast Boy off him and fought past the pain in his legs. Jinx was mere inches from the ground when a blur of red and yellow caught her and took her back to the barricade. Not a moment later the warehouse housing the plant was engulfed in flame. They all ducked for cover, Kid Flash shielded Jinx with his person. The drones too close to the building were easily destroyed. As the explosion subsided Robin, Speedy, Cyborg, Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy left their barrier to take out the remaining drones. Kid Flash brought Jinx away to look at but his face fell once he did. Bumblebee knelt beside Kid Flash only to see why he was now leaking tears.

Robin kicked over a charred robotic arm. "We'll probably never know why Slade chose to come here." He and the other five Titans walked back over to those resting by the barricade. "Is everyone o-" His voice trailed off when he saw Kid Flash holding Jinx. Starfire's quivering hand flew to her mouth and she clung to Robin. Raven joined Bumblebee beside Kid Flash. The purple haired girl he held was motionless. Her eyes half open and her pupils dilated. Speedy let his bow fall to the ground. Beast Boy ran a hand through his hair. Jinx was dead. Bumblebee gently closed her eyelids the rest of the way. Kid Flash ignored the others around him and let his hand encompass hers.

TITANS TOWER…………….

Wildfire could barely describe the speed at which the news of the Titan's loss spread throughout the world. It was in the papers, magazines, TV, radio, even the tabloids. Outside Titans Tower an assembly of the Titans as whole gathered to honor the passing of their comrade. Jinx lay in a beautifully crafted mahogany casket. Half the cover was open to allow for her cleaned and peaceful features to be seen. Her hands her set over her stomach and little cross placed their slacked grip. Red Star came dressed in his formal military uniform. Bushido wore a set of robes that rarely saw the light of day. Even the Doom Patrol came to pay their respects. Once the somber crowd had seated themselves Robin stood up and placed himself before a podium at beside Jinx.

"Hello," he said as steadily as he could. "I'm not going to say good morning or anything like that. Because the sad horrible truth is that we're here today because we've lost someone very special to us." Kole clung Gnarrk, her eyes felt continuously watery. "We've never experienced a loss like this before, and despite whatever prepared speech I might be reading from I don't think whatever I say could do her justice." He looked to is left at Kid Flash. "I think that's a job for someone who knew her much much more." He quietly stepped down leaving the void to be filled by Kid Flash. He did so and paused. He looked around at each of them.

"Not but a few years ago Jinx was a thief, a criminal, she was an agent of the Hive. Then something happened, maybe it was something I did maybe it wasn't. The important part is that Jinx changed, she changed in such a way that no one might ever have thought it to be true." Starfire rested her head on Robin's shoulder. Beast Boy could see Raven was also reliving the even in her mind. He kindly took her hand in his, a gesture she had no intention of rejecting. Kid Flash continued. "Even though she made a complete about-face from her old ways she still kept that same snappy personality of hers." He allowed a fleeting smile to paint across his face. "She made me see some things in way only someone with her unique perspective could." He could tell his voice was becoming choked up. He paused allowing for his composure to return. "And I'll never forget her." The news team that had been allowed to stay captured the moment with a live feed. "I'd probably be hesitant to say this at any other time but I think it would be an insult to Jinx if I didn't admit to everyone here today that my single greatest regret……is not telling her how much I loved her." All rose from their seats. He laid a single rose inside with her. One by one they walked up to either place a rose in a silver cup beside the casket or simply say goodbye. From the shores of the city Terra stood looking out at the tower. In her hands she held a copy of the day's paper. She began to blink back a watery stream but decided to let it go. Her tears left her face and hit he very article that took the whole of the front page.

Back at the tower they had all said their goodbyes and simply stood and honored their fallen companion. Hearsay watched the resulting scene and looked down at the finishing lines he'd prepared for his report. What can be said about the Teen Titans? Can mere words do justice to such heroism, self-sacrifice, and love for one another? If a group of such diversity can come together as one maybe there's a chance the rest of the world can someday do the same. Until then we know who to call.

The End

I don't know if that might happen in the actual show. But please don't think me cruel or evil. There are still plenty more seasons to come, maybe she's not gone for good.