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The electrocardiograph beeped its rhythmic symphony, its notes echoing gently in the infirmary. Coraline, Jinx and Dr. Patel stood around the med station while the remaining Titans stood at a respectful distance, giving the two medics their space to work.

Coraline watched, with a mixed sense of relief and grief as the two medics applied countless stitches to the green changeling's body. Hiromi's lizard monster alter ego had inflicted a tremendous amount of injury to The Beast. The evil sorceress had not come out of the battle unscathed either, her corpse which was still lying in front of the now resealed safe room was also riddled with deep gashes and wounds.

Dr. Patel and Jinx finished their suturing at about the same time, and stood up from their hunched over positions.

"147 stitches." The doctor announced.

"117" Jinx added.

"Coraline had to fight back the tears. Her father looked awful. His color was pale and he had so many stitches that he could have passed for one of those old fashioned "telstar" soccer balls, the ones with the countless hexagonal and pentagonal patterns on them.

Coraline's most recent video lesson was the introduction to healing. Raven had told her that it would be one of the longest arcs in the entire series, 53 lessons in total. The young girl felt like kicking herself for not having worked at a quicker pace.

If I had finished that arc I could help dad now.

She felt a friendly touch on her shoulder. Turning to look she saw that it was an orange hand.

"Do not worry beloved Coraline, your father's healing powers are without equal. He will soon heal." Starfire comforted her.

"Mom could heal him even faster." The replied sadly.

Starfire drew the girl into an embrace.

"Do not compare yourself to your mother. She was great woman and a dear friend. Greatness also awaits you Coraline, but it will be your own."

Coraline sniffled.

"I know Aunt Starfire … I just wish I could help dad."

It was then that Coraline noticed her father's ministra pendant, which had been removed from his neck and was lying on a nearby counter. She gently pulled away from the Tamaranian and picked up the pendant. Its emerald glowed with an unnatural light and as she gazed into it she felt it calling to her.

The pendant and its associated pactio spell were created as a bond between her parents, giving her father temporary access to Raven's powers. The pactio was said to complement and augment one's own gifts and powers. In Changeling's case it gave him extraordinary morphing abilities as well as access to the Sagitta Magica, a spell that Raven had never been able to master. Raven initially had thought erroneously that the Latin spell that her husband used to invoke the magic arrows was a placebo he would utter, but the truth was that the spell actually worked, but it would only work for him … that is until he was able to teach Coraline how to wield it. Coraline recalled laughing the day she found out that her father had learned the spell from a fictional wizard name Negi Springfield.

Coraline understood that she was not a copy of her mother, in spite of the striking resemblance she had with Raven. Other than her eyes, ears and fangs she was her mother's splitting image. But she now knew that deep inside her much of her own father lurked as well. She had not inherited her father's shape shifting abilities as the dreaded sakutia virus did not infect her. Apparently her father's ears and fangs managed to become part of his genome and he had passed them to her along with his emerald eyes.

Coraline pondered the mystery and miracle of how a man and woman could come together and create a new life, one that was based off of their own flesh and blood and yet would be unique and different from them. It was then that she had an idea. She slipped the Ministra pendant around her neck while no one was looking.

"Adeat". She whispered.

The girl felt an intense surge of power course through her body. It was a new experience for her and yet it somehow felt familiar.

"Mother, is that you?" She whispered.

There was no verbal response but Coraline felt warmth and love permeate her entire being.

"It is you." She whispered happily before glancing back at her father.

I guess I'd better hurry up. The pactio will only last a few minutes.

Coraline stepped up next to her father's unconscious form and laid her hands on him. The long absent blue light made its appearance, to the amazement of those present. Dr. Patel's jaw almost dropped as the wounds began to close up and disappear.

Coraline worked quickly and methodically, until all of Changeling's wounds had vanished. She then withdrew her hands and sighed in relief.

"Unbelievable!" Dr. Patel exclaimed. "All I can say is that I now believe in magic."

Coraline suddenly felt the feeling of warmth begin to withdraw from her body, first from her extremities and then from her torso until she only felt it in her head. Suddenly she felt a soft kiss on her cheek and heard a familiar voice in her head say 'I love you'.

The warmth vanished and she heard a small cracking sound. She took the pendant in her hand and examined it.

The emerald had cracked.

There would be no more pactios.

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Garfield stared sadly at the damaged pendant, even shedding a tear. He and Coraline were back at their apartment the day after the showdown with Hiromi. He sat on the couch with Coraline next to him. He fondled the cracked emerald with sorrow.

"I'm sorry dad; I didn't know it would break if I used it."

He shook his head.

"I don't think it was your fault."

"What do you mean dad? It broke because I used it. It was a precious gift from mom and I ruined it." She replied, on the verge of breaking down into tears.

"Were you able to fell mom's presence?"

She nodded.

"How did it make you feel?"

She choked back a sob.

"I felt really happy; it felt like mom was hugging me." She began to bawl.

Garfield pulled his daughter into a hug.

"That's how it felt for me too."

Coraline's eyes opened wide.

"So that's why you haven't let go of mom?"

He nodded.

"It was a crutch for me, a way to hang on to her."

"So why dad? Why did she break the emerald?"

He looked upon his daughter's lovely face, wiping her tears away.

"I'm not sure. Before you mother died she told me to use the pactio to protect you, but yesterday you were the one who saved me."

Coraline smiled.

"There might be another reason dad."

"Another reason?"

Coraline smirked at him.

"She wants you to get a girlfriend."

He rolled his eyes.

"Oh come on dad! You keep saying that you're not ready. Well now I know why! As long as you could commune with mom's spirit, even of it was only for a few minutes every day, you wouldn't let her go. She's sending you a message dad!"

"I don't know." He answered uneasily.

"You're so lonely dad!"

He chuckled.

"Who would want to hitch her wagon to a bald green guy like me?"

She crossed her arms defiantly.

"Oh I can think of someone."

"You promised to not bug me about her again." He gently chided her.

"You brought it up first dad. Why don't you give her a chance? I know you would be happy together."

He drew his daughter to him and kissed the crown of her head.

"I'll ask Kara out! But under one condition."

Coraline tensed up. What was he going to demand in return?

"What condition?"

"That when you start dating Sachi you won't get mad if I tease you" He grinned.

"You're joking, right?"

"It's my final offer. Take it or leave it."

She frowned at her father.

"Deal." She grumbled. "You know dad, you can be such a kid sometimes!"

Garfield and Power Girl married 5 months later. Other than the bride and groom, no one seemed happier than Coraline that day, except perhaps for her companion. She thought that Sachi looked rather handsome in his tuxedo.

4 years later …

"Where are they?" Nightwing grumbled. "This is their day. You'd think they'd remember to show up."

The common room had been converted into an assembly hall, with over 100 folding chairs deployed, each one with a smiling guest seated on it. There were plenty of Titans present as well as a few Justice League members as well.

"Maybe they aren't ready after all, I mean, if they forgot to show up we should just call it off." He continued to complain. He turned to Changeling and Dr. Patel.

"Do you think that they really are ready for this?" He asked them.

"You of all people can't really believe that they are too young." Changeling asked.

"He's 16 and she's 15." Nightwing retorted. "Look I don't want to hear any history lessons about how that used to be an adequate age to enter into this kind of commitment. Times are different now." He shook his head. "I don't know how you talked me into this…"

"They have been looking forward to this day for years. And I know that they are taking it most seriously." Starfire interrupted. "I shall go and find them."

Starfire flitted out of the common room. She didn't need to search for long, as she knew where they always went when they wanted some privacy … they would be in the evidence room.

Without landing the Tamaranian hovered in front of the room's door and pressed the open button. The door silently slid open.

Coraline and Sachi were in each other's arms, kissing tenderly yet with dash of passion. The princess smirked when she saw that Sachi was fondling her ears (and Coraline had both of her hands on his butt!). She laughed in her mind recalling the day Garfield had first caught the boy fondling his daughter's ears. The others did not understand just how erotic that was for those blessed with sensitive pointy ears. To say that he was displeased that day was an understatement.

After watching for almost a minute the Tamaranian cleared her throat. The couple separated as if shocked by an electric current.

"Aunt Starfire." Coraline acknowledged the Tamaranian as she blushed.

Starfire merely smiled.

"It is time. Everyone is assembled."

"Dear Azar! We lost track of time! I'm so sorry!"

Starfire smiled in reply.

"Do not worry yourselves, but come, we must go now."

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The sliding doors parted in the common room and the absent trio emerged. Sachi was wearing a costume that was patterned loosely on Garfield's old Doom Patrol costume that he used to wear when he was known as 'Beast Boy'. But when the crowd saw how Coraline was dressed a gasp was heard throughout the room.

Coraline was dressed in a costume that was identical to her mother's old leotard, cape and boots outfit. The only difference was that the cape, hood and boots were the same shade of green as her father. It wasn't one of her mother's old outfits, as she grown to be a full 3 inches taller than her mother and her old costumes did not fit her.

Garfield looked with pleasure upon his now too shapely daughter, who walked into the room holding Sachi's hand. Cyborg was sitting next to him. He leaned over whispered into his ear: "Don't think of it as losing a daughter, think of it as gaining a punk."

"Very funny tin man."

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Garfield had a flashback. It was the day of Coraline's 13th birthday. After the festivities had concluded and the guests had gone home they retreated to their apartment, along with her now stepmother Power Girl.

"We have another present for you." The busty Kryptonian informed her. Unfortunately, just as it had been for Nightwing and Starfire, Garfield and Kara could not have children as their human and Kryptonian genomes were incompatible. Fortunately Kara and Coraline had bonded, and while Coraline never called her 'mom' the truth was that they were very close.

Coraline took the box from Power Girl and opened it while they watched.

"It belonged to your mother."

Coraline stared at the box's contents, mesmerized.

"Is it OK if I try it on?"

"Of course it is."

Coraline stepped into in her bedroom and emerged within a minute. Raven's costume fit her 13 year old body like a glove.

"Wow! It looks great on you." He announced.

Coraline stepped in front of a full length mirror and inspected herself. Except for her long hair she thought that she looked just like her mother did in the instruction videos.

"Thanks dad, Kara."

"So what do you think?"

She looked troubled and paused before she replied.

"I don't know dad. I know I've completed my training and when I get older I can become a Titan … it's just that … well … this is mom's costume … I think I need to come up with one of my own."

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Garfield smiled. Coraline had kept her final design from him a secret and he was immensely pleased that she had chosen to pay tribute to her mother, while acknowledging him as well.

Nightwing beckoned the pair to approach him. As the stood before him they were still holding hands.

"This isn't a wedding. But something tells me that we'll be having one of those too eventually." He whispered to them. They both blushed and released their hands.

"Fellow Titans and superheroes, we are gathered here today to induct two new members into the Titans family."

A thundering round of applause filled the room.

"First of all I want to introduce Sachidev Patel who has chosen the hero name of Guru. As we all know Guru does not have super powers nor is he a super athlete. What he does have is a gifted intellect and he will be the team's intelligence and science officer. His role on the team will be similar to my friend Oracle's role in the Batclan."

Another round of applause was heard.

"Our other inductee was born into the Titans family. Coraline Logan has chosen to follow her mother's footsteps as a sorceress and a superhero. Like Guru she is also a genius, so we are adding a lot of brainpower to the team. Coraline will continue to use her given name."

Nightwing paused.

"Ever since we lost Raven there has been a void in our team, a wound that has never truly healed. While Raven is irreplaceable, Coraline brings her own gifts and talents to the team and will in some ways be able to partially fill that void while at the same time leaving her own mark on the Titans."

The assembly rose to its feet and began to applaud. Coraline bowed to them, acknowledging their recognition.

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As expected a grand celebration followed the induction ceremony and it lasted for a few hours after which the guests departed. After the clean up was complete Garfield called Coraline and Sachi to his side.

"I think it's time Coraline. You're a Titan now, so you should be ready. You can come too Sachi. I know you're going to be my son-in-law some day, so you might as well see this."

"What are you going to show us dad?"

Changeling gestured them to follow him into the elevator. He pressed the button for the basement level.

"You're going to meet Andreas."

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A little cliffhanger! I need to keep you on your toes!

And don't get mad at me for marrying off Changeling to Power Girl. Don't you think he's suffered enough?

And now for the mail bag:

The Cretin - "There we go. That was justice. The whole chapter kept me on the edge of my seat. The development you've given this story is amazing. Now I gotta cut this short and tell you I eagerly await the next chapter."

Thanks, and here it is.

LoveBassClarinet-"So this story is pretty much the definition of epic. And the best part is, it has been completely and totally interesting the whole way through. I'm truly excited to see how this will end.

Is Sachi going to drop into a vat of radioactive material or is he just staying human?"

NO radioactive powers for Sachi!

lpwriter4life - "Love the Harry Potter items you put in here, but I wish they had been used for good. Also, way to kick ass Coraline!"

LOL! I think you meant "Harem Potter" (AKA Negima!). Personally I think Negi is a lot more fun than Harry.

TCNinja96 - "Finally, she's dead!

This chapter had me on the edge of my seat all the way through :)

I'm glad everyone's ends up ok at the end, and go Coraline for finally getting rid of that Japanese witch :p"

Now Coraline gets to face Andreas.

almostinsane - "Great chapter! Good. Raven is avenged. I can't say that I'm surprised. I knew she would pay in the end. Thanks so much for writing this. And please do the alternate ending! God bless!"

I'm warming up to the alternate ending. We'll see if we meet the target.

black thorn angel - "hey yay! hitomi is dead! im glad coraline killed her she desvered it i hope bb is ok though ... bye really loved the ch."

I think that chapter was the apex of the story, but there is still more to come!

xXCanaryXx - "Hiromi truly disgusts me. Chasing after a young girl and her friend plus his mom.

Thank god she's gone! :D

Wow,this chapter had its fill of many emotions. Sadness, Anxiousness (thats how i felt), It had its fill of Humor too as well.

My favorite line:

"a creature that looked like a Gordanian on steroids"

that was hilarious. I also like the fact how Hiromi was like:

"How tender! Aren't you a little young to have a girlfriend?"

I just laughed out loud at that.

For some reason that when I think of Sachi I think of an indian kid from my school named 'Shivam.' And Shivam is kinda a jerk o.o"

But, I'm excited to find out what is next in store? Where IS Andreas? Oh goodness Im so excited!"

Andreas is still in the book in the vault in the basement.

St. Jack of randomness - "YES! Hiromi is finally DEAD! Now they just have Andreas to worry about... And to answer your question, it could totally work between Sachi and Coraline."

I think Corie and Sachi make a nice couple.

DC-lover - "a friend of mine told me about this story now she has been telling me what has happening , etc i read a couple of chapters and i gotta say tou are a good writer , not everyone get my attention to keep reading but you somehow did it , i usually don't like OC because i'm a comic book reader and i know the true story about the titans . Coraline is just awesome the combination of her parents give her that interesting personality im definitely going to keep reading till the end its worth reading."

Thanks! Check out some of my other stories!

FelynxTiger - "Holy family issues how does this revelation will affect Coraline , it was necessary though , it buy sometime to Gar ,now how will she face all this D:

, i gotta tell my friends to review this i gotta see the other ending!

see ya next ch."

Gar and Coraline still need to chat about Grandpa.

Alexpv - "Great chapter, I loved how Coraline gave Hiromi what for. I also love the "bond" that she and this Hachi boy are forming. Also, the way Hiromi kept torturing Cori with the truth about her grandfather; I thought that was a very good villain tactic.

However, I think it's a little odd that you seem to be encouraging the idea of BB hooking up with Power Girl of all people. She's cute but in my opinion, no one can ever replace Rae and her type of unique beauty and personality.

But that's just my opinion, you see. Great chapter by the way, I can't wait to see how BB tries to tell his daughter the truth about her mother's side of the family.

One final thing. To all the fans requesting a sort of alternate ending to the story; I may have to agree with them, if the original ending seems unsatisfying or has a few loose ends still.

But that is, again, just my opinion. Your story is still one of the best I've read on this site. Best of luck to you"

I agree that no one could replace Raven. Still, BB needs some lovin'

GreenRock - "Noooooooo . . . I will probably be the only one who will shed a tear for poor Hiromi; as a villain, she was kickass. It'll be sad to no longer have her in the story, but still, you cannot excuse the premeditated killing of a kid.

Looks as though it won't be long until this story comes to its end. It has definitely been a great story and here's fingers crossed that it can surpass Wild Man's review number."

I'll miss Hiromi too. She was a better villain than Andreas.

AllYourWafflesBelongToMe - "OH YEAH! Hiromi died! The crazy b*tch finally DIED! Did I find the battle scene awesome? In truth, I didn't. I found it INSANELY AWESOME! I liked how Coraline was so brave and Sachi was soo sweet! It's sad though that this story's starting to end(I'm still holding on to that tiny glimmer of hope that Raven's gonna miraculously come back.)"

OK, I'll spill the beans: She won't come back. Now in the alternate ending (if it gets written...) who knows?

Hairul The Nightrage Beast - "Hahaha finally Coraline avenged Raven's death with a precise spine shattering energy spear haha, now just let The Beast to rip Hiromi's body up to pieces and then cremate that whore. Now for the team to tell Coraline of Grandpa dearest and Coraline going into a crusading rampage against her Grandpa's followers and also time to burn the book with Andreas innit MWAHAHA, I'm a sick avenging b*stard lol

Just need intensive training from the team on Coraline."

I think that Coraline isn't as vengeful as her mother (she is only ¼ demon after all), and we will see that next chapter.

Shyguy1 - "If you put Power Girl and BB together, will Coraline get a little baby brother/sister? I really think that Hiromi should go fall in a ditch and drown or something. I'm so relieved that she's dead. Hasta luego to the bimbo from the black lagoon. :) BB will be alright. I know he will. Please let him be ok. I really don't want to see Coraline orphaned. Especially after something like this. And why is Hiromi looking for Andreas. There shouldn't be anyway she could save him. If I remember correctly, he should have been trapped in the book after a certain time spent inside. Anywho, awesome chapter. Keep Writing Space Cowboy"

No more babies in the Logan household. I always wondered how the Kents disciplined Clark when he was a toddler? They must have been very clever farmers.

pureawsomeness123 - "I'm sorry man its a great story by far, but when raven died and stayed dead that made me almost cry. I loved the story and read it from begining to the end but I'm bummbed about the ending. Pleeeeeaaaasssee write an alternate ending I'm begging you."

We are getting close to the review threshold. Just 33 more and we are there! (I think we'll make it)

titanfan45 - "Go Coraline! She is going to make a great Titan someday!"

Not only can she do what Raven does, she can cast Sagitta Magica. I could see Slade with a dark arrow up his butt!