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Chapter Eleven-The Big Finale

It was a quite a long and silent journey home. Starfire and Beast Boy flew across the lake, carrying Cyborg with them. Robin, with absolutely no emotion, rowed the boat carrying Raven's corpse. They came to the stairs and began their trek to the surface.

"Starfire, take Raven up really quickly, to the morgue," Robin ordered softly. She nodded, and flew up at the speed of light. He sighed, and kept walking with his head lowered. Cyborg and Beast Boy tried to be comforting.

"Look on the bright side, we finally anhialted Slade," Cyborg said.

"It came with a price," Robin answered solemnly.

"Trust me, you'll get over it," Beast Boy stated, "I got over Terra's death."

"But she died in my arms, guys, in the midst of our final kiss!" Robin snapped back. "I'm sorry," he apologized, "It's just that everything happened so quickly. It was a kick, full-change, step, turn, and then she was dead! What boy wonder could possibly get over it?" He plodded up the stairs, and yelled, "Screw it!" Robin took out his grapple-hook and shot it to the surface. Beast Boy and Cyborg climbed up after him.

Later that evening, Starfire knocked on Robin's door.

"Come in," he opted in a squeaky, drunken voice. She entered, noticing yet another bottle of wine in his hand.

"Robin! Please do not wash away your sadness in cheap alcohol! Here, let me sing you a song!" Starfire offered, snatching the bottle.

"But you're a bad-whatever. Just sing," Robin tried to protest.

"Sing, sing a song! Sing of good things, not bad! Sing of happy, not sad! Sing, sing a song! Make it simple to last your whole light long! Don't worry it's not good enough for anyone else to hear! Just sing, sing a song!" Starfire belted out.

"The Carpenters? Where did you hear the Carpenters?" Robin wondered aloud.

"I heard it on the radio at market," she answered.

"Wow, you sang it pretty well," he complemented in amazement. Then he smiled very, very weakly.

"Um, will we have a funeral?" Starfire questioned.

"Yes, and it will be lavish," Robin declared.

Two days later, it was typically pouring rain outside for Raven's funeral.

"Gee, perfect weather isn't it?" Cyborg remarked.

"Yeah, let's just get this over with," Robin pouted. They went to the funeral home and picked her up in a shiny, black casket encrusted with navy blue diamonds.

"Exactly how did we pay for this?" Beast Boy asked in wonder.

"With the money Slade gave you," Starfire answered sweetly. Beast Boy and Cyborg's mouths gaped open and they looked at each other in shame. Then everybody lifted up the coffin and walked all the way to the cemetery. Stopping at a black marble gravestone, the Titans let the gravedigger lower the casket six feet under.

"There she goes, dead in her wedding dress, just like Miss Havisham," Beast Boy said to everyone's surprise.

"You read Great Expectations?" Cyborg asked, questioning Beast Boy's intelligence.

"Nah, just saw the movie on TV," Beast Boy responded to everyone's dismay.

"Friends, I must wonder if Raven's death taught everybody a lesson," Starfire remarked.

"I learned a lesson. Friends are always more important than money," Cyborg stated, nudging Beast Boy.

"Yeah, what he said," Beast Boy agreed.

"I learned that envy and jealousy are evil feelings," Starfire admitted solemnly. Then they all looked at Robin, waiting for his answer.

"You know, I think this whole thing made me grow up a little. It's inspired me to become a better man, a better hero," Robin proclaimed as he started to walk away with his cape draped over his shoulders.

"What are you talking about, Robin?" Starfire questioned. He turned around and declared, "No, call me-Nightwing." Everybody began to walk away. Raven's spirit sat on top of her gravestone and smiled. She blew a kiss towards Robin, making him look over there again. He smiled back knowing in his heart that her spirit would live on. With one last, happy sigh, he turned and caught with the team as they walked into the cloud-breaking sky.


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