The Final Battle

The girls hurried to reach the wedding, praying that they were not to late!

The wedding ceremony was taken place in Grand Ballroom facing the windows. The priest just had reached the part "If anyone has a reason why these people should not be joined in holy bliss speak now or forever hold your peace." He said in a monotone. Three colorful illuminations hit at his feet. Everyone turned to face the door where the girls stood with their eyes aflame. They all said in union "WE OBJECT TO THIS MARRIGE!"

"STARFIRE?" "RAVEN?" "NAKIDA?"

"Robin, listen to me! Jinx and the others are just using you guys to get all the power!" pleaded Starfire.

"What are y'all talking about? The girls have been nothing but loving to us." said Cyborg

"They plan to kill you guys with the wine. They all want revenge especially Jinx! Robin you're in the most danger. Jinx wants to kill you with an obsession!" said Nakida

"They plan to make everyone on Earth their mind slaves and then destroy the planet and reshape it in their image." explained Raven in a fast manner

"I don't believe you girls could be so jealous! Jinx and Blackfire and my lovely Terra wouldn't betray us!" said Beast Boy politely as he rested his arm on her shoulder.

Robin though had doubts. He turned and faced his bride and asked her. "Tell me the truth. That all I want." He said bluntly

She put on her puppy dogface and said. "Robin darling. After all we been through you doubt my love and my allegiance to the crown? I ask you what reason would I have to lie to you and scheme to take your life? Tell me a good reason." She said in sweet honey like voice.

"I don't have a good reason why you would do what you've been accused of. But one thing I know for sure is that Starfire would never lie to me. Not now not ever!" he stated.

"I can tell you why she wants to kill you Robin. You remember Lady Panther?" start Starfire He nodded. "Well her real name was Lyric Perry and she was Jinx's MOTHER!"

Everyone gasped. But Jinx remained calm. She crossed her arms and got a deadlock on Starfire's eyes and said without any worry in voice. "You have made some serious accusation. Do you have any proof to back them up?"

The girls looked at each other blankly. All they had was their word against the three most powerful women on the planet! What could they say to prove they where right?

Help was on the way. Tahiri and Sonia had been watching from the master control room and finally managed to hack into the system but they were lockout and even Sonia couldn't bypass it.

"Damm it we need the password like ASAP! It's the only way to shut down the Thought Project Crystal Program. And we could access the security tapes too! If we could just get in!" she said in a hysterical voice.

"Not to worry I told the girls before I know secrets of this place that even the Lords and Ladies don't know. This is a Blackfire personal software program and it needs her unique password that I happen to know she began to quickly type in "Komand'r" Bingo we're in!" exclaimed Tahiri

"Komand'r? What the Hell is that?" asked a bewilder Sonia

"Its Blackfire real name. Now shut down the crystal!" shouted Tahiri

"Done, but I'm afraid there was no tape of what went on in the dungeon! They had those cameras on a tape loop!" Sonia whispered in a meek voice as she filter through the computer.

"Crap what are we going to do now?" cried a frustrated Tahiri.

"Wait I just realized I have a recording of the whole event! I'll download the file and you can make it broadcast all across the globe! Hurry." Sonia quickly deposited the file. In five seconds it was playing all around the world but more importenly in the ballroom!

The girls thought they been defeated when three mega huge screens came on and each played a scene from the dungeon. Everyone heads snapped around in a 360 motion as the watch Jinx and the others tell the whole world the truth.

" How could I love such an evil hearted murdering monster? I was aided by friends here who had their own personal agendas." Jinx voice said

"Cyborg helped put me in jail. I hate all the Titans for what they did to me." Blackfire said

"I betrayed him? Wrong! He promised to be my friend forever no matter what! He lied to me like he lied about not telling everyone else I didn't have complete control of my powers. I sacrifice myself for him and what do I get when I'm freed from my stone prison? All I heard was about how much he missed his little female demon!" Terra wailed over the loudspeakers.

"You were conspiring to kill me? How could you! I gave you everything!" said Robin

"HOW COULD I? I LOST MY MOTHER BECAUSE OF YOU! AND NOW...." She said a she released a huge hex on him and knocked him flat on his butt. "I WILL UNLEASE MY FURY ON YOU ALL!" As she, Blackfire, and Terra ripped off their dress to reveal black leather outfits. Each were wearing ankle strapped heels, pants bare mid drift halters a choker with their first letter of each of their names on it. Elbow length gloves. And gold diamond shaped earrings.

"We're are the Black Ladies of Fury!" said Jinx

"We're your worst nightmare in black!" said Blackfire

"And we promised to bring a sweet and quick death to our foes. So get ready to be annulated!" precede Terra as her Nano Cuff glowed. The whole room began to quake Blackfire said to Cyborg and Beast Boy "Lights Out Losers!" she said in a fiendish giggle as waved her hand and blasted them with her eye laser.

The boys were knocked out cold. They were bleeding badly.

"What to you say we dance girls?" said Jinx.

"Yes let's dance." Said Starfire.

The six girls flew full force at each other. Bang they hit each other and flew in different direction.

"Let me make one thing perfectly clear, girl." Said Blackfire as she and Nakida prepared to tango.

"What's that Ms. High and Mighty?" growled Nakida

"I hate all Titans especially little wannbes! Your going down for good this time if you think your little tin can suit is going to save you now!" She ranted as she hurled twin black bolts of energy at her.

Nakida merely dodged and said "This little wanna be's tin can has quite a few tricks up its sleeve! It's all weather. Heal its self. Enhances the bodies natural abilities and has an array of weapons as well as defiance. Just to name a few. Here have some of your own medicine!" She then hurled fire and lighting from her palms.

"AHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Blackfire.

She quickly retailed and threw Nakida into the organ. But she acted like nothing ever happened! In rage she bombarded her with both purple starbolts and eye beams which merely bounced off her energy shield. Nakida then flipped her into the chandler. The harder one pushed the harder the other pushed back. Finally Blackfire used one of the broken organ pipes to pin Nakida to the ground.

"Well you wanted to be a Titan now share their fate. I give you oblivion!" she laughed insanely as she continued to smother her.

"This is the end of me," thought Nakida as she felt the breath of life slip away. She was about to take her last breath when out of nowhere a blast of blue knocked Blackfire into alter. Nakida gasped for air when she heard a familiar trademark phrase "Boo-yah! No one hurts my girl with out getting hurt too!" said Cyborg as he picked up Nakida and asked, "Are you all right my love?"

"Oh Cyborg I'm alright when I'm in your arms. I need no wings to fly." She said as she rubbed her head across his chest. He hugged her tightly.

"Oh look. Two machines in heat! I guess I'll have to dismantle you two right now!" screamed Blackfire as she flew out to kill them.

"Cy" said Nakida as she turn to look into his face

"Yes"

"Lets give her the double sonic boom."

He nodded. Readying their cannons each fired a disk that went boom at the same time it hit the cannon beam. Blackfire was out cold!

One down a two too go! Terra and Raven eyes where locked and glowing.

"Well it's the Demon! I hate you most of all! All the pain and suffering at your hands! You were never my friend! Tell me does it really bite that I took the only individual you ever had feelings for and played him for fool of a sap that he is?" Taunted Terra

"Why Terra? We've proven time and time again that we are your friends. And we were searching for a way to free you from that stone encasement. You even said that BB was the best friend you ever had! I'm sorry that you are so jealous that he chose me over you. But that's life! It's not some walk in the park. Its full of pain as well as pleasure. Tell me why you are siding with Jinx and Blackfire?" exclaim Raven

"I'll tell you why you evil spirit. The boys who said they where my friends, didn't free me from my prison of stone. Jinx and Blackfire did. We have become close as sisters. We are so identical. You are right that life is not like a walk in the park. It can be a real bitch! I never liked you anyway! You have been a thorn in my side too long! So lets rumble!" She then caused the whole room to shake.

Just before the ceiling caved in on Raven, she vanished into the floor. "Huh where did she go?" said Terra as she looked all over the destroyed room. Raven repapered form the floor and said, "Right here. AZARATH METROIN ZENTHOS!" Terra flew 20 feet. She slid two of her fingers on the ground to slow down then did three back flips. "You think that's funny, Demon? Well take this!" she shouted at her as she broke off a gold pillar and hurled it at her. Her anger got in the way of her aim and she missed by two feet! Raven laughed and said, "Is that the best you can do, Mistress of the Earth!" she waved her hands and the pillar crumbed in to pieces and the pellet rained on Terra. This just made her angrier. She became wild and crazy. She hurled everything at Raven. Raven threw a shield up. "You really are making me angry! You will perish one way or another!" shouted Terra

"Terra that's your greatest weakness. You are driven by blind hatred that came from the darkest fears of your heart. It will be your undoing not mine." Spoke Raven calmly

"Your one to talk about anger and hate! You can't feel anything at all! If you given into either you became evil. And threaten to destroy the world!" she shot back

"My anger is justified yours is not!" she shouted to her.

"Sometimes anger helps you survive, but not in your case." As a mountain of rubble fell on top of Raven

Starfire and Nakida looked at were the rubble lay. With every second that past their hearts pounded faster. When all of a sudden a blinding white light burst through scattering the rubble everywhere and a white cloaked Raven emerged. "Let finished this!" she spoke in a powerful voice.

They battled a few more minutes. It looked like Raven was going to win till Terra used the full power of the Nano Cuff. It blasted Raven into the cross above the alter. Earth sprang up and trapped her. Her wrists and legs where bound so tight they bled. Her cape was torn and a tiny line of blood was running down her face from her charka.

"Well how ironic. A demon girl about to be killed on the cross. You know when Jesus died on a cross it was to save the world from sins. But now we will get rid of the biggest sin of all!" laughed Terra as she made a sword out of flowerpot dirt. It hovered three inches from Raven's heart. "Any last words before you die?" she asked.

Raven mustered all her strength and looked Terra in the eye and said in a clear voice that rang through the entire palace. "I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU!"

Terra took a step back in surprise and said "What did you say, Demon?"

"I said I feel sorry for you. Growing up must've been hard with no home or family. Always running in fear. Fear of rejection. Fear of betrayal. Fear of loneliness. Fear of you own power and losing control. Going everywhere and still having no place to call home. No one to share your troubles with. You must have felt very lonely and abandoned. And just when you finally find some people to care about you, YOU turn around and do the very thing you were afraid that we do. Its like, what's the point of having control over such awesome power if it means I have to live a live without friends. It must really hurt when you found out that Beast Boy loved me and not you. For all your great power you must be the most lonely girl on Earth and that is why I pity you." She replied breathless

Terra was so shocked! She really hit the nail on the head but she wasn't about to give up her quest for vengeance. "You don't know what you talking about!" she said as she attempted to hold back the tears.

"You know I'm right Terra," said Raven halfheartedly

"I don't need or want your sympathy! So long Raven see you in Hell!" she said as she thrusted the rock sword to her heart. "Ahhhhhhh!" screamed Terra as the blade fell to the ground and crumbled to dust. Everyone turned and saw a bright jade Salt Water Croc biting into Terra's right wrist! "Beast Boy!" Raven cried as she fell to the ground.

"Get off you handbag!" she said as she hit him with some leftover pillar. He flew into the wall but he had destroyed the Nano Cuff.

"NO MY POWER!" screamed Terra as she sobbed angry tears. Raven flew over to her and said, "Here's Hell!" as she was sucked beneath Raven cape. When she remerged she was in a fetal position stuttering 'Make it stop make it stop." Raven then went over to BB and healed his wounds and fell into his arms weeping.

"Looks like it's just you and me now that your flunkies have failed. Look we don't have to fight." said Starfire pleadingly.

"Why princess? Afraid you will be beaten?" hissed Jinx.

"No I'm not afraid to lose because I know I will win. But there has been enough pain in the world already. The world has been changed because of Robin's expressions of grief and flow of blood since my death. I wish to end this world's hurting so I might end my own hurting. So please lets not fight. We can end this conflict without causing more destruction." replied Starfire in a teary voice.

"MY PAIN WON'T DIE TILL THOSE RESPONABLE FOR STARTING IT ARE DEAD. WHEN THEIR BLOOD HAS BEEN SPILLED AND THEIR HEADS ARE ON A SILVER PLATER! THEN AND ONLY THEN WILL I BE FREE OF MY PAIN." Said Jinx as her hands glowed pink and her tresses flapped wildly in the icy breeze of death.

"Then I guess I have no choice but to fight. But I warn you DON'T GET ME ANGRY!!!!!!!!" As she rose into the air and screamed as she hurl her star bolts at her. There was a huge puff of smoke and Jinx waltz right through it unfazed. Smiling she locked eyes on Star's and then surprised everyone by running on refreshments table vaulting off and flew up to met Starfire. She hexed her and said, "I will not be so easy to defeat! I've a few new tricks up my sleeves."

Jinx and Starfire were equally matched. They match the other move for move. Jinx threw a boomerang hex at Starfire who got it in the back. So she fired her eye lasers at the mirror like window glass and hit Jinx in the back. She did a little dancing before doing a handstand and putting Starfire in a headlock and flipped her into the crystal chandler where she then fell into the water fountain. Before she could surface Jinx tried drowning her. Starfire didn't go without fighting back. She fired her laser off sinching Jinx 's locks.

Jinx then let lose a huge hex that knocked Starfire on her butt. But the whole room began to fall to pieces.

"Oh I think I over did it a little bit." She held on to the arch for dear life.

"That wasn't you Jinx," shouted Nakida "That was explosives! I think the Rebellion is attack!"

"Great. As if I didn't have enough nudniks! OH why did my good fortune go horrific now!" squealed Jinx as she stomped her foot.

The chandler just then fell on top of Starfire trapping her. She was totally at Jinx's mercy. "Aero wav! I'll send you to where you belong. Oblivion!!" Just then a birdrang cable wrapped around Jinx then electorate her." Robin walked over to her and kicked Jinx's body. "NEVER TOUCH STARFIRE!"

He helped her up and she leaped into his arms sniffling. He took her hand and kissed it.

Jinx got up stubbornly and moaned a little and said. "I will have my pound of flesh and blood. I will have my vengeances upon those who stole my mother's life away from me!" her eyes flashed possessed by her rage as she threw a phenomenon sized hex at the rejoicing couple. They flew into the wedding cake with out breaking their intricate hold on each other.

"Robin don't let go of me!" screamed Starfire as she groaned softly.

"I promise Starfire I won't let go not now not ever!" He said through gritted teeth.

Jinx knew they were both weak. So she concentrated her attack on Starfire and just like she thought Robin shielded her. Till he could no longer take the beating. He collapsed onto Starfire who laid him down and let one tear fall on his face and said "I will not permit the insanity to continued Jinx you are going down!" She said as she swept the cake and blood off herself. She then screamed as she punched Jinx right her stomach! That knocked the wind out of her for a small amount of minutes. Before she could retaliate a single gunshot nicked her right shoulder. "Ow! Who dares shoot at me?!" she said in sinister voice as her narrow eyes turned around. She saw in the door way was Cassie!

"That was a warning shot. I don't have to miss. My uncle was the city's best sniper and he taught me every technique in the book!" she said as she leveled her gun.

"Cassie! Friend why are you here?" asked Starfire.

"Heard about this wild party and decide to crash it. And after that broadcast I think that this witch should be burning on a stake! So girlfriends lets finish this!"

"Yes"-said Robin weakly. "Lets end this now!" He threw his bolo at her and tied her up. She was still struggling in the air so Starfire kept her busy with star bolts and then Cassie fired a electric bullet at her and she fell limp and Star subdue her with her eyes laser.

"At last its over." Said Starfire as she wobbled over to her girlfriends.

"Starfire! Raven! Nakida! You did it you defeated the wickedest ladies on Earth!" cried Tahiri as she and Sonia ran into the trashed room. Each of the girls hugged the precious girl. The boys rounded up the Ladies and bind them with titanium steel ropes. Cassie used electromagnetic shackles to tie up their hand and feet. "What should we do with them now, young man?" asked Slade as he hobbled into the room.

"I think their punishment should fit their crimes. They wanted death so I will give them death." Said Robin as his blood red eyes start to glow.

"Yes let's finish them off together Prince then you and I shall settle the score between us!" said a fiendish Cassie.

" They must pay for what they attempted to do to us!" exclaimed Cyborg

"I won't be bamboozled one more time!" screeched Beast Boy

All five of them readied their weapons ready to kill. In a heartbeat Star and the others formed a circle around them. "ROBIN, CYBORG, BEAST BOY, SLADE, CASSIE STOP THIS NOW!" they shouted.

"Get out the way move now!" screamed Cassie. "I want blood spilled in payment for the death of my parents!"

"Have you all learned nothing in the past five years? Are you blind to the obvious or just stupid?" stated Sonia

"The wound on the Earth was first ripped open and bleeding because we had died. Because one man wanted what he couldn't have isn't that right Slade?" said Nakida eyeing him.

"Father what is she talking about?" intensely Robin said.

"I can't lie anymore, Robin. I love you too much to continue to keep the truth from you. I believe your friend Raven has something of mine. If you be so kind as to hand it over." He said with his palm outstretched. She gave him the disk that he gave to Robin and he played it. He was so shocked.

"HOW COULD YOU?! I THOUGHT I MENT SOMETHING TO YOU! I WAS READY TO FORGIVE AND FORGET ABOUT THE APPRENTICE DEAL AND YET YOU KILL THE WOMAN I LOVE JUST TO SPITE ME. WHAT KIND OF MAN ARE YOU?!" He screamed in voice full of agony.

"I'm a lonely man. I lost the woman I love too! She took away my children. Then my second time in love it happened again. I know you Robin and I said it before and I will say it again. We are so very much alike. Haven't you ever known what its like to lose your family?" he asked as a stream of tears fell from his single eye.

"Yes I have. I lost my parents when I was eight and when I lost Starfire I lost myself. I understand your pain." Robin said sympathetically.

"Then you understand death never solves anything only makes things worse?" asked Raven

"I don't need a lecture girls. Now get out of the way so we may blow their freaking brains out!" said Cassie crazily. The pain in her heart was intense.

"Would your parents like what you've become Cassie?" asked Starfire

"I don't know. Their murder is standing next to me and when I finish with these girls I'll finish him!"

"To quote a famous 19th century lawyer from Chicago "If you believe in the death penalty then you just like killing. You all have become killers. When you're supposed to be heroes!" said Tahiri

"Robin I will repeat what I said that night on top of the Wayne Enterprise building. "YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND. I CANNOT BE IN A WORLD WHERE MUST FIGHT IF YOU ARE TRULY EVIL THEN GO AHEAD DO WHAT YOU MUST!"

"All you have caused in your quest to eliminated your pain is cause more pain which has trap you all in a ring of endless pain and misery. In order to escape you must give up your bloodlust. Now!" said Tahiri

His eyes suddenly stop being red and return to white and he said "Stand down."

The girls embraced them. As they return the gesture Cassie asked a very important question "If we don't kill them then how to we keep the rest of the world safe?"

"She's right their too dangers with their powers, to live. I'm sorry but we must terminate them." Said Slade.

"NO! Take their powers but spares their lives." Pleaded Starfire.

"But how? It's not like we can magically extract their powers for good." Beast Boy said cranky

"Actually we can do just that. Father, go get a small flashlight shape device from my room." Robin ordered Slade. He was back in a few minuets. He returned with a black flashlight and gave it to Robin. Robin pointed it at the Ladies who were just regaining awareness. An array of rainbow light came down on them. Each felt, as they were being drained as three auras lit up around them. One pink, one yellow, and one black. The three lights were suck into the flashlight.

"Its called a Neural Synaptic Dampener a little like the Thought Project Crystal. But instead of wiping out negative behavior it has severed the synaptic linking your brains to your powers. In other words your powers are gone, PERMENTLY!" Take them to the dungeon I never want to see them again and Jinx take back this ring!"

"I won't forget this Robin! I will have my vengeance and you shall pay for the crimes you committed mark my word!" said Jinx as she was hauled to the dungeon

Robin then looked at his hands then the mirror where his reflection looked back at him. But he looked away quickly and shuddered. He kept staring at his hands like his eyes wouldn't let him look away!

"So unclean and tainted" he kept repeating over and over again.

"Robin are you alright?" asked Starfire as she rested her right hand on his shoulder. He jumped up and pushed her away. "Leave me alone! I'm a disease! I'm not human anymore. I haven't got a heart nor a soul." He stammered.

"What are you talking about, Robin?" she asked questionable. She didn't understand what he was talking about.

He held out his hands and said, "Look, Look at my hands. They are covered in dirt and blood. I killed so many people. I have done unforgivable things. I have become a living devil. Everyone hates me with a passion even I hate me. I lost my soul and my heart is gone. And I can never get any of it back! Robin is dead! And this monstrosity has taken his place! Even the Lord has come to hate me. I belong not Heaven nor Hell but in Limbo because I done things that killed the whole world. No one can save me!"

She looked at him. Trying to think of what to say to comfort him.

"No Way Out by Phil Collins begins to play"

Everywhere I turn, I hurt someone

But there's nothing I can say to change the

The things I've done of all the things I hid

From you I cannot hid the shame

And I pray someone something will come to

Take away the pain

Chorus

There's no way out of this dark place no hope

No future I know I can't be free but I can't see

Another way I can't face another day.

Tell me where did I go wrong everyone I loved

They're all gone I'd do everything so differently

But I can't turn back the time there's no shelter from the storm inside of me

Chorus Repeat

I can't believe the words I hear it's like an answer to a prayer when I look around I see

This place this time this friend of mine.

I know it's hard but you found some how to look into you heart and to forgive me now. You given me the strength to see just where my journey ends you've given me the strength to carry on

I see the path from this dark place I see my future your forgiveness has set me free. Oh and I can see another way I can face another day!

I see the path, I can see the path I see the future

I see the path from this dark place I see my future

I see the I can see the path I see the future.

End of song.

"Robin stop crying and listen to me please," said Starfire tenderly

But he would not. He kept balling his eyes out so she grabbed him and said in a sharp voice "Dick please calm down I cannot help in less you cooperate."

"That goes for you too Garfield!" said Raven eyeing Beast Boy

"You too Victor! All of you better listen and pay attention." Said Nakida

"Robin death is part of life. It's on avoidable. As long as there is life there will be death. But just because someone has died doesn't mean you should spend the rest of your days mourning their lose. Death shouldn't be mourned, the life that has passed should be celebrated. If you live your life with no regrets then there is no reason to be sad. Life is full of to much joy and goodness to be looked at as the end of the world.What you've done to end your pain has only added to the pain. What you've done hasn't been fair to me or to the world." Said Starfire her eyes full of wisdom

Raven decides to speak her option. "In Azerath we are taught that death only signified the ending of the physical life and the start of the spiritual one. That it's the start of the next great adventure. The pain of losing a loved one never truly dies but don't let it consume you and your very essence." Her eyes swell up with tears

Nakida continued, "Death does not mean gone forever. It just means see you later. If you keep us alive in your heart and in your mind we 'll be with you always. You remember these objects? A locket, a bracelet, and a ring? Each with two hearts entwined? That means we are all bound together in bonds of love for all entirety! The love we have transcends even death its self. For even death can't stop true love it can only delay it for a little while."

"You all have a lot of healing to do. Both for the world and yourself. You can start by making up Tahiri and Cassie then rest of the world. One person at a time. You know even from the worst of tragedies new life can grow better then that before it if given the proper chance. Now if you don't mind I like to go home now. So would Nakida and Raven. Any ideas?" asked Starfire puzzled

"Well the logical assumption is that we all need to get hit by that beam again while firing off our powers. But the beam would have to have the reverse polarity on to send us back." Nakida said scientifically

They got the gun from the storage case and said their good –byes. Robin fired it. And with a huge explosion they where gone.

"UHH! I feel like I just went through a blender! Are we home?" asked Starfire. Before the others could reply the heard someone call their names. "STARFIRE! RAVEN! NAKIDA!" shouted the boys. Their eyes went huge. Each flew up to them and tackled them to the ground and gave them an extensive kiss. "Get a room people." Said Sonia

"What was that for? I liked it a lot!" giggled Beast Boy.

"Is everything alright? There was a blast five seconds ago. You there one minute gone the next and back again." Said Cyborg

"Yes what happened?" asked Robin sternly

"We went to Hell and back again. And you three where the devil." Said Raven.

"Promise all of us that you will never become evil and kill the whole world!" said Starfire.

"We promise!" said the boys.

Then the girls track down Tahiri who last name was Vlad. Her mom Cammy and dad Marco where very happy when their little girl was invited to the Tower for dinner along with Cassie family.

Everyone knew in their hearts that to truly make sure saw didn't come to pass they have to do their best in the present. As they all watch the sunset they knew love would save them. The End.