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Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg were trying to clear the rubble that use to be the stairs. If they could clear some space then Beast Boy and Raven could fly up and try to save them.

Raven had been quite ever since she felt another person's presence with Robin and Starfire.

Then all of the sudden Raven stopped working. Beast Boy, the closest to her noticed the look of fear on her face.

"Uh Rea, are you ok? Is something wrong?"

"Oh my god! Starfire…she's absolutely terrified! We have to get to them! I think whoever is down there is going to kill them!"

"Don't worry Raven, we'll get to them! And besides, Robin and Starfire can handle themselves. They could take anybody in the matter of seconds! They'll be ok!"

Raven was not so sure…


Starfire had never been so frightened in all her life.

It's not fair…how can I die when Robin and I can finally be together? He means the world to me. Us being together is just right…WHY?

As Starfire stared into the eyes of Cole, she saw that they were empty. There was no life left in them, only hate and anger.

Robin was starting to come around. He looked up and saw what was happening. He saw the hate in Cole's eyes and the absolute terror in Starfires. He HAD to stop this. If anything happened to Starfire there was no way he could ever forgive himself. She was his everything.

The anger built up in Robin to almost dangerous levels. He wanted to grab Cole and take some of that anger out on him…but he had a better idea instead.

"DON'T COLE!"

The sound of Robin voice made Cole stop. He still had Starfire, but he looked at Robin.

"Do you think they would have wanted this Cole? Do you think they would have wanted for you to take someone's life?"

"They can't think at all now thanks to you! You and your pathetic girlfriend saw to that!"

Cole brought the gun closer to Starfire's face. All Starfire could do was stare at it and hope Robin could try and talk him into letting her go.

"Think about it Cole. They loved you! They loved the man you were. Do you think they would have loved the man you have become? What would your wife say if she could see you now? Huh Cole? What would your daughter say?"

Cole stopped. In his mind he heard his daughter's voice:

"One day daddy, I'm gonna be a Teen Titan! And I'm gonna beat bad people up, because its not very good to be bad daddy, is it?"

His little girl had always wanted everyone to be good. Was he being good now? What would she say if she could see him now?

As if echoing his thoughts Robin said:

"They can still see you Cole. They are always gonna be with you. Do you want them to see you do this? Would your daughter want you to hurt her favorite Teen Titan? Let Starfire go."

Cole lowered the gun entirely. He released Starfire and stepped away from her. Then he collapsed to his knees.

As soon as she was free she flew to Robin. He wrapped himself around her. God he would never be able to get enough of her.

They started walking the back towards the stairs, each of them holding onto one of Cole's arms. Cole seemed to be in a kind of trance. He wasn't talking and he was barely walking.

When they got to the stairs, Raven, Beast Boy, and Cyborg had moved enough of the rubble so they could get through.

"FRIENDS! It is very good to see you! I am very glad we are together again!"

Starfire went around the group and hugged them all. Then she hugged Raven the hardest!

"Yeah Star, I missed you to….Star?…..Star? Your chocking me Star!"

And the Teen Titans were happy for now. Cole was taken to the hospital wing, where he was strapped to the bed. Robin and Starfire were staring at each other like young lovers, and Raven was trying to ignore BB and Cyborg argue about who lifted more rubble. In the end it had all turned out all right.

Or so they thought…


On the other side of town, in an abandoned building, Slade had watched the whole thing. His hopes for Cole had been diminished. Cole had only been his apprentice for such a short time, but he had shown such hatred for the Teen Titans that he hoped Cole would have gone through with it.

Another day perhaps, another day…


Authors Note: HEHEHEHEHEHE! Did you see that one coming? I hope it was a surprise. Don't worry though, its not the end of the story…or is it?