Hey! Two chapters in one day. I am really on a roll. That's great! Okay people, this is the second to last chapter, the last one should be up either tomorrow or on the weekend. The song I used is "There's a Hero" by Billy Gilman. I do not own this song, so don't sue. I don't own Digimon or Teen Titans either. Let's go to reviews before we go to the chapter.

nunofyorbiz: Really? I always though he was Tim, because Tim was the only Robin to use a bo-staff. I dunno, maybe it's me.

Sheng.Long2005: Sorry, I didn't give Raven long hair. I had already written this on paper, so I couldn't change it. But Raven and Kari will have fun. Read on!

Anyway, be careful! I warn you, there are MAJOR ROB/RAE and TAKARI moments in this chapter. Read on, and follow the RRE rule!

Chapter 9: The Battle for Earth

Hope and Light came into the control room where Robin was at the computer, trying to track Raven down. Patamon and Gatomon were already there, looking at the screen over Robin's shoulders.

"Any luck?" Hope asked.

"Yeah, I found her." Robin replied. The problem is, she's in the middle of a volcano, which is in the middle of the ocean. Did Cyborg outfit your costumes for underwater travel?"

"Yeah, but not for volcanic travel." Light responded. "And Angewomon and MagnaAngemon would have a problem underwater."

"Not really." Robin said. "They can ride with me as they are now. Cyborg added a submarine mode to the R-Cycle."

"So let's go." Hope said impatiently.

They went. Robin's R-Cycle raced through the waves while Hope and Light's jet packs carried them over Robin and the two Digimon.

After an hour's journey, Robin called over the comms. "Okay, let's dive. Follow me, you two."

The R-Cycle dived underwater, and after they secured rebreathers to their faces, Hope and Light followed.

They dived. Hope and Light's special suits protected them from the water pressure as they got deeper. When they followed the R-Subcycle into a cave, they found the water getting warmer.

To their surprise, they entered an air-filled cavern with a long hallway leading away from the beach at the end. They abandoned the R-Cycle and Patamon and Gatomon Digivolved to their Ultimate levels.

They walked down the hallway, carefully moving their way around lava lakes and the works. They turned a corner and stopped, for there was Slade and Raven in the center of a cavern. Raven's cloak was gone, and the sleeves of the costume were ripped off, revealing ominously glowing tattoos. She was bound and gagged with candles all around her in a crazy symbol.

Slade was standing over her. His mask was still on, but all of the Titans could tell he had a smug look on his face.

"Master!" he called out. "I have brought her!"

"Excellent, Slade." Came a voice out of nowhere. "Is the vessel ready?"

"Yes, Master." Slade replied, gazing at the bound and helpless Raven in the center of the candles.

The Titans had enough. Hope, Light, MagnaAngemon, and Angewomon lifted off, snarling, and charged their opponent as Robin did the same on foot.

Slade seemed to be expecting them, however, because he caught the arrows sent by Light and Angewomon and dodged Hope before sending blasts of fire at Robin and MagnaAngemon, sending them crashing into the wall.

"Cinderblock! Plasmus! Dr. Light! Come and deal with the Titans while I'm busy." Slade called.

The monster made of rock that Hope and Light first battled came from the shadows along with a monster that looked like it was made of a dark mud. A man rode on top of Cinderblock, dressed in white and black. They all grinned, except Cinderblock, and attacked.

Freeze disks, swords, shields, arrows, rock fists, sludge and light flew, causing all combatants to dodge as Slade went back to preparing Raven for the ceremony.

MagnaAngemon had his sword against Cinderblock's arms, preventing them from hitting the archangel while light arrows from Angewomon went into Plasmus. Hope, Light and Robin faced off against Dr. Light.

Light provided covering fire as Robin and Hope went into hand-to-hand combat. Hope knocked a staff of solid light out of Dr. Light's hands with his shield only to get blasted by a beam of light, knocking him into the wall. Robin dodged more blasts and added a freeze disk to one of Light's arrows, this one a fire arrow.

Dr. Light blasted both away with a light shield and sent more blasts of light at Robin and Light, forcing them to dodge.

MagnaAngemon was thrown into Hope, who was trying to get up and collapsed as the archangel landed on him. Cinderblock stomped after them.

"Robin!" Angewomon called, sending more Celestial Arrows at Plasmus. "Go after Raven. We'll take care of these three."

Robin, who was tossed by Dr. Light, got up and somersaulted over Cinderblock. Slade was over where Raven was kneeling, muttering incantations when Robin's steel-toes boot slammed into the side of his head. He flew into a wall while Robin threw a couple freeze disks in hope to stall him.

"What?" Raven said as Slade hit the wall followed by the disks. "Wha-Tim!"

Robin smiled. "Miss me, Rae?"

"NO!"

Now it was Robin's turn to receive the boot to the head. Slade stood in front of Raven, gazing down at her. "The ceremony must be completed." He touched her forehead with two fingers, muttering incantations. Shadows crept along his arm and entered the symbol on his forehead. Raven collapsed.

"Get away from her!" Robin shouted, throwing a birdarang at Slade.

Slade just sidestepped it. "You're too late, Robin. My master is about to be released."

"NO!"

"Yes." Said the disembodied voice. "I am Anger! I conquer all! No one shall stop me."

"Stop us." Slade remarked.

"Oh, yes." Said the voice. "I thank you for your support, Slade, but I no longer need you."

"What?" Slade said, eyes wide behind his mask. "But…the girl—!"

"I just needed a weaker body to be released in." said the voice. "The thrice accursed Azar put mental shields around my daughter's mind, so she could only release me if she was angry, but we know how much effort she put in anger management. You, Slade, had no such shields. You were perfect."

"No." Slade whispered.

"I have one more use for you: your body." Tendrils of shadow swirled around Slade as Robin ran to Raven.

"Raven!"

"I'm okay." Raven said as Robin cut through her bonds with a birdarang. "I'm not sure about the world, though."

"Don't worry." Robin said, pulling about a vial from his belt. "Drink this, then we'll send this guy away."

"Tim, don't you get it?" Raven said after downing the vial. She looked away, her eyes filled with tears. "The world's ending."

Robin grabbed her shoulders. "Read my mind." He said, pushing a certain memory at her.

Raven received it. "Anger will take Darkness, but a strand of Light will battle Anger, and Hope will be her guides. As Hope loves Darkness and Hope loves Light, Darkness will join the Light, and Anger will be defeated forever."

There's a flower
In the smallest garden
Reaching for the light

"I love you." Robin said. Raven's jaw dropped. "I have ever since we melded. I know you and you know me. The fact that you know I'm Tim Drake proves this. And I know you enough to know you never give up.

There's a candle
In the darkest corner
Conquering the night

Before Raven could protest, or even say anything, Robin pulled her into a passionate kiss. When they broke, Raven said, "Can't say I didn't enjoy that. I've had a crush on you since we met and fell in love with you when we melded."

"So what do you say we help TK and Kari before Slade comes to kill us?"

There is amazing strength
In a willing hand
There are victories
That you've never planned

Raven smiled. "Let's go."

They went.

There's a hero
In everybody's heart

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"TK." Kari whispered to the boy lying against the wall next to her as Dr. Light grinned at them. He turned. "I just wanted to let you know before we die…that I love you. I have since we met."

"TK smiled humorlessly. "So have I." he said, leaning closer to her as she leaned closer to him. "I was just too afraid to admit it."

"Ditto." Kari whispered before their lips met.

"Aw, how sweet." Leered Dr. Light. "Too bad you have to die." He raised a hand—and something tapped his shoulder.

He turned and saw a cloakless, sleeveless, glowing-tattooed Raven. But her eyes were glowing and shadows swirled around her. Robin was next to her. "Remember me?" she asked.

Dr. Light paled. "I think I'll just sit quietly by the wall and wait to go to jail." He told Robin. And he did, after the Boy Wonder cuffed him.

There's a fire
Inside of everybody
Burning clear and bright

After Raven healed them and Robin gave them an energy drink, TK ran into Raven's arms, followed by Kari.

MagnaAngemon and Angewomon, who managed to defeat Cinderblock and Plasmus, walked over to them, hand in hand.

Together, they turned and faced Slade.

There's a power
In the faintest heartbeat
That cannot be denied

Slade suddenly made a made a massive growth spurt, shooting out of the cavern and into the ocean.

Raven covered her friends (and Dr. Light, who screamed) and phased them out of the cavern in the form of a raven.

Outside, Slade was now a size that rivaled VenomMyotismon. He turned blood red and gained another set of eyes. Anger now roamed the world.

Go on and trust yourself
You can ride the wind

Robin turned to Raven. "I trust you, Raven. I know you can do it."

Raven took his hand. "I know we can do it."

You're gonna take your dreams
Where they've never been

TK turned to Kari. "I love you."

Kari took his hand. "I love you too. And that's what we need to win."

There's a hero
In everybody's heart

MagnaAngemon and Angewomon grinned. They had been waiting for this day for a long time.

"It's about time." They said.

"What's that supposed to mean!" TK and Kari shot at them.

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Anger began walking toward Jump City until he felt something sting his shoulder. Angewomon grinned as she dodged his retaliatory strike and flew into his face. "Heaven's Charm!" she yelled as she sent a pink cross of holy light point-blank into his face.

Robin and Hope flew by, Robin sending a barrage of freeze disks and smoke bombs as Hope supported him, clouding Anger's vision as Raven worked her magic to create a net of shadows to bring him into the water.

MagnaAngemon swung his sword in a circle. "Gate of Destiny!" Unlike the attack back in Titan's Tower, this golden gate sent a large blast of holy energy at Anger, ripping through his stomach.

But Anger just got up, wound healing, and swiped them out of the air.

Light saw this and flew in front of Anger, Raven joining her.

"You will not hurt my friends!" Light shouted angrily. Neither she nor Raven noticed that she was covered by a white light, but Robin, Hope, Patamon and Gatomon did. They gaped as Raven started to be covered in shadows.

Go on and trust yourself
You can ride the wind

Light and Raven charged the demon, Light glowing brighter and Raven completely covered in shadows. If they'd looked, they would have seen that Light's jetpack wasn't working.

You're gonna take your dreams
Where they've never been

Light raised her right hand as Raven raised her left. Light and darkness shot at anger, stabbing his heart (if he had one).

He roared as Robin, Hope, Patamon and Gatomon gaped in amazement. Anger fell to his knees, glaring at the two. "I cannot…be defeated."

"Too bad." Light and Raven said in unison.

"Azerath!" Raven said, both arms sending shadows at Anger.

"Metrion!" Light said, both arms sending light at Anger.

"Zinthos!" both girls said, and the light and shadows went into Anger's forehead. The demon roared and writhed. Then, he exploaded.

There's a hero
In everybody's heart

Robin's jet boots and Hope's jetpack ignited, sending them into the air as Raven and Light lost consciousness and fell. They caught their respective girlfriends and looked at their peaceful faces before turning back to get Patamon and Gatomon and head home.

It was over.

There's a hero
In everybody's
Heart.