I do not own the character Crow, he belongs to Peppermint Dream….thank you again for letting me borrow him for this story.

Chapter 21

My work here is done

There wasn't any time left to duck or move out of the way so Robin closed his eyes tightly as he awaited the blade to connect with his head. He waited for what seemed like an age until he opened his eyes and saw that Nightmare's sword had been stopped by a slab of solid granite.

"Hope this isn't a private party" smirked Terra as she used her powers to send another piece of granite at the shocked Nightmare hitting him squarely in the chest.

"Thanks Terra" coughed Robin as he leapt away from Nightmare and threw an explosive disk at him knocking him flying against the wall, "What are you doing here anyway?" he asked as he stood beside the still smiling Terra.

"Duh I'm here to help" Terra replied as she used her powers to create a small sword and shield out of rock. Robin just smiled and quickly re-entered his fighting stance spinning his bo staff above his head.

"Aww isn't this cute bird boy has a new friend" sneered Nightmare as he stood back up and picked up his sword, "And I really things that are cute" he roared as he created another sword and leapt at Robin and Terra, his twin swords crackled with crimson energy.

"Terra look out!" yelled Robin as he pushed Terra out of the way of one of Nightmares blades and attacked him with his bo staff with great speed and fury. Nightmare just laughed as he blocked each of Robin's attacks and countered with a slash across his chest, leaving a deep cut that bleed furiously. Robin didn't seem to notice and continued to attack Nightmare with a shot to his ribs with the point of his bo staff. Nightmare stumbled back a few steps and managed to throw a black energy ball at robin, who wasn't able to get his defence up in time.

"Why you little…" growled Nightmare as he watched the smoke and saw Terra standing in front of Robin with her shield smoking slightly.

"Gotta try harder than that" smiled Terra as she leapt at Nightmare and slashed at him with her stone sword. Nightmare managed to block most of her attacks until he knocked down by robin who jumped over Terra and smashed his bo staff into Nightmare's exposed chest, making him roar in both fury and pain.

"You'll pay for that" roared Nightmare as he unleashed an bolt of red lightning from one of his swords and sent Robin flying across the room.

"Robin…" gasped Terra as she watched him soar over her head. Nightmare saw that she was exposed and launched his attack. Terra did her best to block the attack with her shield but Nightmare was too fast and managed to leave a large cut in her right thigh. Terra screamed in pain as she swung her sword at Nightmare, who simple blocked it with one of his swords and used the other to shatter it into thousands of pieces.

"Swords shatter rock" smiled Nightmare as he kicked her shield out of her grip and watched her fall to the floor, looking up at him in terror.

Chaos looked up at the sky and watched the lightning streak across it. He then looked back down at Genesis with a great sadness in his eyes.

"What is my brother?" asked Genesis as she noticed the sadness in Chaos's eyes.

"I am afraid that Robin and Terra are in trouble" he sighed as he looked back up at the sky and watched another lightning bolt flash across it.

"Don't worry I am sure they shall be fine" smiled Genesis as she joined her brother in watching the lightning bolts dance in the sky, Please be safe she thought as another flashed across the nights sky.

"Yeah but rock smashes you" smiled Terra as she summoned a huge boulder and sent it crashing into Nightmares chest, knocking him to the floor in a pile of dust and rubble. Robin saw an opening and quickly leapt into action throwing several explosive devices at Nightmare, engulfing him in flames. Nightmare screamed in fury as the flames burnt into his flesh before he quickly leapt out of the inferno and glared at Robin and Terra.

"You'll pay for that" he hissed as he glared at Robin and Terra, his eyes burned with his fury towards them. Nightmare quickly ran at them and appeared behind Terra hitting her on the back of her head with the hilt of his sword knocking her out cold.

"TERRA!" screamed Robin as he leapt at Nightmare only to get knocked aside by a blast of black energy from one of his swords.

"Aww did the little birdie not like that?" smiled Nightmare as he held his blades to his chest and merged them back into one sword again.

"One way or another Nightmare this will end tonight" hissed Robin as he stood up and entered his fighting stance, Nightmare just smiled and entered his both of them just glared at each other.

"I don't think so" smiled Nightmare as he looked at Robin with his unblinking eyes. The two remained like this for what seemed like an eternity, waiting for the other to make the first move. Nightmare quickly ended the silence as he launched himself at Robin and slashed at him with his sword. Robin smiled as he leapt back, narrowly avoided the attack, and swung his bo staff at Nightmare who blocked it with his sword.

"Come Robin I know you can do better than this" smiled Nightmare as he pushed Robin away and attacked him with his blade, forcing Robin to dodge the attacks and fall to the floor. Robin flipped up and leapt at Nightmare again swing his bo staff with pin point accuracy. Nightmare blocked the attack with his sword.

"Come on Robin don't you want to save Raven?" laughed Nightmare as he once again pushed Robin away and leapt at him, trying to impale Robin on his sword. Robin just roared as he rolled out of the way of Nightmares strike and kicked the surprised demon with a kick to the face. Robin quickly swung his bo staff at Nightmare and caught him in the face, sending his spiralling into the air.

"You'll pay for taking Raven!" screamed Robin as he ran after Nightmare and caught him with a flying kick to the spine as he fell back down to the floor, sending Nightmare crashing into the wall beside Raven. Robin fell back to the floor and dropped to his knees and started panting heavily, as the sweat dripped off his head and made a small puddle on the floor.

"Is that all you have?" laughed Nightmare as he stood back up and patted the dust off his coat.

"How can beat this guy?" Robin asked himself as he stood back up and spun his bo staff over his head.

"You can't" replied Nightmare as he stepped out of the rubble and smiled over at Robin.

Terra slowly opened her eyes and rubbed the back of her head groaning slightly.

"Did anyone catch the license plate on that bus?" she groaned as she stood back up and looked at Robin jump out of the way of Nightmares attacks.

"No rest for the wicked" she sighed as she created another sword and ran over to help Robin.

"Robin leapt out the way of another attack and threw some explosive disks at Nightmares face. Nightmare just laughed as he blew away the smoke and continued attacking Robin.

"Stop running and fight!" he roared as he watched Robin dodge another attack and jump away from him.

"Fine" smiled Robin as he lunged at Nightmare and hit him in the chest with his bo staff, making Nightmare groan slightly as he staggered back. He didn't have much time to rest as he hit in the face with a barrage of small stones and pieces of granite.

"Don't tell me you forgot about little old me?" smiled Terra as she picked up a huge boulder and used to smash Nightmare into the ground. Robin knew that that wouldn't keep Nightmare down and used the time to get his breath back.

"You ok?" Terra asked a she walked to him and knelt down beside him.

"I'm fine how about you?" panted Robin as he wiped the sweat off his forehead and looked at Terra.

"I'm good except for this throbbing headache" smiled Terra as she stood up and raised her sword, "Hey we go again" she sighed as she noticed the boulder beginning to move. Robin also sighed as he stood back up and decreased the length of his bo staff, effectively making it into a sword and awaited Nightmare to reappear. He didn't have to wait long as Nightmare burst free from underneath the boulder and glared at Terra and Robin.

"Nice try girlie" sneered Nightmare as he landed on the ground and recreated his black sword.

"You ain't seen nothing yet" replied Terra as her eyes began to glow with golden energy.

"Show me then" smiled Nightmare as he pointed his weapon at them and motioned for them to attack.

"We are here" Raziel said as he and Crow appeared in the cemetery where Chaos and Genesis watched the sky.

"I know this place" whispered Crow as he stepped into the cemetery and smelt the air around him, he knew he was home.

"Welcome home Crow" smiled Chaos as he turned and looked at Crow, who bowed down low him.

"What has happened to my sister?" asked Crow as he stood back up and looked directly at Chaos, making the god slightly nervous.

"Nightmare…I mean 'the evil's' avatar has taken her prisoner and is using her to lure the one to him" replied Chaos.

"To what ends?" asked Crow as he turned his attention to Genesis, who just gulped heavily as he looked at her.

"He wishes to kill the saviour now so that his master has no opposition when it arrives" stammered Genesis as she stood close her brother.

"Thank you" replied Crow as he smiled before he disappeared into a puddle of black energy.

"He goes to help them" whispered Raziel as he looked at spot where Crow once stood.

"Let's hope he can make a difference" whispered Chaos as he held his sister close to his body.

Robin was the first to reach Nightmare as he swung his bo staff at him. Nightmare ducked the attempted strike and punched Robin in the stomach, causing the brave hero to cough as the air escaped his lungs. Nightmare then dropped Robin and walked towards into Terra who used her power to smash a pillar into him. Nightmare didn't stop, even as the pillar struck him, he just continued walking towards her until he was standing directly in front of her.

"That was it?" he asked as he looked at Terra, there was a strange look of disappointment in his eyes.

"Nope" smiled Terra as she pointed behind Nightmare. Nightmare turned his head slightly and was hit in face by a blast of black energy. Crow walked out of the shadows and watched Nightmare crash into a wall, "That was it" she smiled as Crow appeared in the shadows, his hands smoking slightly.

"That was for my sister" Crow said softly as he walked over to Robin and helped him stand up, "Hello Robin" he smiled as he picked Robin up.

"Hey Crow" coughed Robin as he smiled back weakly. Nightmare just roared as he stood back up and leapt at Crow, Robin and Terra. Robin out of instinct pushed Crow and Terra out of the way as Nightmare swung his sword, the room seemed to move in slow motion as Robin tried to jump away but was caught in the face with the tip of Nightmare's sword.

"Robin…" gasped Crow as he watched the sword move away from Robin's face.

"No!!!" screamed Terra as she watched Robin's mask fall from his face in two separate pieces.

"My work here is done" smiled Nightmare as he watched Robin's blood fall to the floor before he disappeared in a pillar of darkness. Robin fell to the floor screaming in pain as blood fell from the place his mask once was.

"My eyes!" was all Robin screamed as he rolled about on the floor holding his face, the blood creeping through his fingers.

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I personally think that this isn't the best chapter I have ever written but I will let you all decide. Remember to please leave a review to tell me what you thought and how I could improve my later chapters. Anyway I hope you enjoyed the chapter none the less and will continue to read my story. Later Days people and take care of yourselves.

PS: My story about Beast Boy and Starfire getting married will be posted in a few days so watch this space.