It's Cinder Block! Robin cried. He's in the sewers!

He's going to destroy the city's roads from the bottom up! Starfire exclaimed.

Where is he? Cyborg asked quickly.

I saw him out our window going down that way, Robin said. We need to go down into the sewer to catch him.

The sewer! Beast Boy cried. Eww! It's so slimy! Besides, it's huge. We'll never find him in time!

We will if we hurry, Starfire stated. Come on guys.... and Raven! We must run if we wish to catch him!

They all quickly climbed down into the sewers. It was freezing, damp, and as Beast Boy had said, slimy.

I hear him! whispered Cyborg. He's not far ahead!

They ran through the calf-deep water that ran through the sewers, sending water splashing everywhere. Even Raven and Starfire, who were racing through the air behind them, had to pause and wipe the sewer water off their face. It was slowly beginning to get darker.

Star, can you give us some light? asked Beast Boy.

Most certainly, she said, and held her glowing green hand above everyone.

Who was that? Starfire said suddenly.

I don't know, Robin said. But I did see something.

Well, we know one thing's certain, Raven said. We're not alone.

Suddenly, a dark figure came up behind them, and kicked Robin in the back, before taking off into the dark, down a different tunnel than the one they heard Cinder Block in.

he cried. I'll catch him! You guys find Cinder Block!

Yeah right, man, Cyborg said. We're coming with you.

Starfire said. Remember all those other times you did battle with Slade alone? We cannot afford to lose you once more.

But Cinder Block....

We'll split up, Raven said.

Robin said. Cyborg, come with me. The rest of you, go find Cinder Block!

No, I'm coming to Robin, Starfire said.

No, Star. Slade will not go easy on you. All he wants is to get you out of the way, and I don't want you hurt.

I'm not letting you go without me. I will not leave you.

Robin sighed. Beast Boy, Raven..... go find Cinder Block. Yell if he's too much for you.

I highly doubt that, Raven said.

But if you need us for any reason, yell, and we'll hear you. These walls echo very easily. And with that, Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg disappeared. It was pitch black now, without Starfire's light.

Use your powers to make it lighter, Beast Boy said.

My powers won't work for that. Have you even noticed that the light is black? It would do nothing in the dark.

So... we're stuck in the dark?



Here, at least let me turn into a firefly so we don't bump into walls.

Good idea.

You actually said one of my ideas is good?

Come on, Cinder Block will have destroyed half the town by now!

Right, right. Let's go!

Raven and Beast Boy made their way through the sewer as fast as they could. Finally, they could see Cinder Block ahead.

Then, they came to a very open tunnel. It was almost like a room. Cinder Block took out a huge timer bomb from under his arm, and attached it to the celling.

We're too late, Beast Boy whispered.

No, we're not! Azarath Metrion Zinthos! And the bomb was lifted from the wall, and his hands, and landed in Raven's hands.

Cinder Block roared with frustration, and ran at them.

Beast Boy cried. The bomb's already been started! It's going to blow in three minutes!

Suddenly, Cinder block came up, and with one swish of his giant stone hand, flung Beast Boy against a wall.

Beast Bo.... She stopped because a second later he did the same to her, making her drop the bomb at his feet.

He picked it up and instantly attached it to the celling for good. Then, he punched a hole in the celling to escape onto the streets.

Beast Boy said. I'll keep Cinder Block here. You stop the bomb.

Then he took off. he cried. Hey you! Cement head! Yeah you! I'm not dead yet! come and finish me!

Meanwhile, Raven levitated to the celling. She tried to break it with her hands but it was too strong, so now she was quickly tearing apart the bomb telekinetically, piece by piece. She could heard stone clashing on stone behind her. Suddenly, she heard a giant thud, and saw Beast Boy on the ground, struggling to get up. She gasped, because after a lot of trying, he finally just lay there.

Her hands lit up with black. She turned and punched the bomb with all her strength and all her power, and it shattered into a thousand little pieces.

She breathed hard as she looked at her work. But Cinder Block was charging.

Azarath.... Metrion.....ZINTHOS! she cried as she shot up at the celling above Cinder Block. She cut out a huge circle in the stone, and send it crumbling on top of Cinder Block. He was finally defeated. Then, she remembered Beast Boy. She floated over to where he lay.

Beast Boy, please wake up!

His eyes opened slowly. Raven. It's you.

Yes, it's me! I'm here! Are you alright?

Yeah, I think so. Boy, is that one strong rock.

Yes. But he's gone now. He's...... Suddenly, there was a cracking above them. the circle that Raven had made was so large, it was making the rest of the celling unstable, and it was collapsing. Huge chunks of stone and boulders fell all around them.

Come on, we have to get out of here! She lifted up Beast Boy, as she levitated up as fast as she could manage, and burst out the hole she created. They both watched in horror as half the street fell down. It was mass chaos.

Then, she let Beast Boy down on the curb. She sat next to him.

I can't believe I caused all that, she said to him.

You didn't! If Cinder Block hadn't come here in the first place.... What I mean to say is that if you hadn't done that, the whole entire city would have been blown to bits. Or at least smashed by that mutain statue!

Raven smiled. I miss your sense of humor.

Really? But I was such a jerk! Beast Boy stood up. I was so annoying and careless! How could you miss anything about me!

Suddenly, Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg appeared from a manhole on the other side of the street. Raven and Beast Boy didn't even notice.

Look at Beast Boy and Raven, Robin said. Looks like they're actually talking again.

Starfire gazed thoughtfully at her friends. Cyborg smiled too, and stood beside her to watch.

But you're not careless! Raven protested, coming up next to him. It was all my fault. I over reacted, and I was stressed. I blamed it on you, and I shouldn't have. I know you can seem thoughtless, but you're Beast Boy, and you can't help that.

Yeah, you're right.....Hey, wait!

Anyway, all I'm trying to say is that this is all my fault. I just wasn't ready. I only hope you can forgive me.

Of course, Raven, he said, grabbing her hand. I should have been more patient anyway. I'm so sorry. I never meant to stress you out. I get it now. Neither of us want to be parents so soon, so we should have at least had protection. Let's take things slower, okay?

Yes, of course that's okay! I mean, I love you so much, but I don't want to go so fast that we lose each other for good!

I don't want that to happen either!

Yes, well anyway, I'm sorry.

So am I.

Raven smiled and looked at the sidewalk below her. She could feel Beast Boy's hand wrapping around her waist. She looked up at him, as her brought her in closer for a kiss, but then he stopped.

Kissing is okay, right?

Raven rolled her eyes, and pulled him in quickly for a deep kiss.

Starfire squealed. It's so romantic!

Robin smiled at her. Then, he touched her hand, but quickly pulled away because of nerves. But Starfire grabbed his instead.

I have never kissed anyone before, she said. On my home planet, such actions we only to be taken if someone you enjoyed were to move away. No one I knew ever did, and no one kissed me when I left my home planet. It was very disappointing.

Will this make it better? asked Robin, as her kissed her cheek gently.

That's better than better, she giggled.

said Cyborg. Let's let those two have their privacy. It's be awful to have them figure out we were spying on them.

So the three of them left, leaving Raven and Beast Boy to walk home together.

Since then, Raven and Beast Boy have been even closer than before. Robin and Starfire have also been getting closer as time went on. Even Cyborg met a girl when he was playing football in the park. Her name was Lorraine, and she was the only girl on the high school football team. She was good, too.

As for Raven's dreams, she's been having a lot more of them since she and Beast Boy made up. Only this time, there was a beautiful light at the end of the darkness, and by the morning, she'd have always gotten to it. And Beast Boy would be there, waiting for her, no matter what.