Well, this is it. The final chapter of Slade and the Titans (at least in my version). I highly doubt there'll be a sequel, unless people ask.

Hopefully this'll explain a bit about the "two young men". If not, I may add another chapter to help explain.

Oh yeah, and this has some language and a bit of violence. Probably not enough to get an R rating, but I'm warning you just in case.

Oh yeah, thanks to Terrawillrise (whoever you are) and I agree about Terra being good as Slade's apprentice. Terra will probably give you a surprise here... I'm not sure how she'll really turn out.

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or The Night Before Christmas

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Snow fell gently through the air. The attack was about to begin. It was now Christmas Eve.

'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the caves

Not a creature was stirring, not even a slave.

All the prisoners were locked up. The commando snuck slowly through the caves, they knew nobody would know that they were there. Kyle looked out a nearby window; dense fog shrouded everything.

Good, he thought, that'll help the army.

The robots stood armed near the palace with care,

Knowing surviving humans soon might be there.

The palace was silent. The commando squad moved out.

And Slade sat there calmly, he sat in his throne,

His cold breath echoing through the large room of stone.

Slade thought he heard a noise. He looked to the door, but when nothing followed, he sat back down. The Titans were dead, and despite their recent victory, the humans were no match for him, after all.

Terra laid on her bed as she slept fitfully,

The dull, evil light glinted off her jewelry.

Terra had just laid into bed to sleep. Although she fell asleep instantly, she wasn't exactly in a peaceful slumber.

The dim light shined off a small ring she was wearing. The thin beam went out the half-open door and illuminated a small patch of green flesh.

And out in the halls, Beast Boy approached silently.

He was going to kill her; he would do it with glee.

Beast Boy was ready to kill her. She was responsible, in part, for the deaths of his friends, and completely for the pain he had caused Raven. And he was hell-bent on proving he didn't love the traitor. He approached the room silently.

He opened the door and looked into the room.

Even as he snuck in he was planning her doom.

He snuck in quietly, thinking, A bear… that'd be an appropriately painful death.

Raven silently stepped in behind him. Apparently she wasn't silent enough. Terra awoke and peered groggily around the room

"Who's there?" she asked.

Terra opened her eyes and things became clear;

She looked at Beast Boy and her eyes filled with fear.

"What?" she demanded when she realized who was staring at her, "No, you're dead! I watched you die!"

Raven smirked at the girl, "We're just here to say 'Merry Christmas' to our favorite traitorous bitch."

Terra glared back at her. Beast Boy stepped between them.

"And I've got a surprise for you."

He approached her slowly and gave her a shock.

He did the one thing that even she could not mock.

He took out the small gift and set it gently on her bed. Raven growled something. Terra looked at the gift cautiously for a moment. Then she slowly tore it open.

Two small items fell out. One was a set of earrings, exact replicas of the Titan's Tower. The other was a key card and a key. She recognized the key as one to Cyborg's car. The card, she knew, gave complete access to the entire tower. Only people the Titans trusted completely and were "welcoming into the family" were given these.

Her eyes filled with tears. She remembered everything she had done with the Titans… and everything she had done to them.

Terra hated Slade. She saw now just how evil he really was. And she was going to help the Titans kill him.

"Beast Boy… I'm so sorry," she said, "And to you too, Raven. I'll help you kill Slade."

Because of this action, the girl let her guard drop;

He sprang upon her like a locust on a crop.

Terra looked up. She was staring into the eyes of a massive green Grizzly bear. It growled and jumped upon her, clawing angrily. Bones snapped from his weight and chunks of flesh flew across the small room as she screamed in pain, horror, and sadness.

He did not injure, he meant to destroy

As Terra and Raven both shouted, "Stop Beast Boy."

Raven realized that Terra had really changed this time… but she also knew she deserved this. Anyways, it was too late to save her. It would be better if Beast Boy killed her now. And so Raven stopped shouting and watched.

And yet still he attacked her until she had died.

Then Raven looked down upon the body and sighed.

Beast Boy leaned down and bit at her throat. As he pulled up, Raven saw blood dripping from his fur, Terra's windpipe (or pieces of it) was stuck between his teeth.

Raven looked at the mutilated, unrecognizable body… another friend was dead.

Beast Boy looked at Terra; then he looked at Raven.

He knew that there was only Slade to kill then.

Raven looked down at the body before her;

She looked at the beast as blood dripped from his fur.

"Come on, Beast Boy," she said, walking to the door.

Raven still felt pain as she walked out Terra's door,

And as Beast Boy followed, she knew there'd be more.

Their shoulders still ached from the wound Raven had received as she walked outside. Beast Boy followed, changing back into his human form, blood still dripping from his face and hands.

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Soon they were standing outside Slade's throne room. They looked at each other. Then they charged in.

"Azerath Metrion Zynthos!" Raven shouted, pointing at a massive chandelier. It became encased in black and flew at their startled foe. He just barely dodged it, and his throne was destroyed, sending fragments everywhere.

Beast Boy charged at him, pulling out Robin's staff. He knew that he was nowhere near Robin's skill level, but Robin would've wanted to hit Slade at least once, and this was as close as he could get to doing that.

"I see you've come to get revenge," Slade said, laughing. He pulled out an identical staff.

Raven watched as Beast Boy fought. Amazingly, he got in a half dozen good hits before Slade knocked the staff out of his hand.

Raven used her powers to fling chunks of the throne at Slade, but he nimbly dodged them.

Raven and Beast Boy both attacked their old foe.

But what happened next, well, they never did know.

Slade laughed and pulled out a gun. It looked like the ones that the robots used, except it was about twice as large.

He fired off a series of shots at Raven, and she knew she couldn't dodge them. She closed her eyes, waiting for the end.

Beast Boy watched as a massive block quickly slid out from the wall, blocking them. Apparently Terra really had changed. Even after death she was helping them, despite what Beast Boy had done to her.

Now the battle had turned. How could the evil win?

But Beast Boy heard one shot echoing through the din.

They continued fighting, sure that they had won. Terra continued to assist them, but then Slade fired a lucky shot. It hit Raven square in the stomach.

As he turned, Raven fell; with a sigh she collapsed

And Slade laughed cruelly, he thought he had won, perhaps.

Beast Boy turned and watched the bold go completely through her, leaving a hole nearly two inches across. She collapsed; she didn't even have enough strength to scream.

Pain suddenly shot through Beast Boy. Looking down, he saw that he had an identical wound through his own body. He struggled over to Raven, blood dripping down to the floor in a steady stream, as Slade began to laugh.

Beast Boy kneeled down and held the dying girls hand

And Beast Boy turned 'round. And then he began to stand.

Beast Boy held her hand, surprised that they were both still alive. She looked at him weakly, blood spilling out of them.

He gripped her hand, then grabbed one of Robin's boomerangs from his pocket. He turned to Slade. He would go down fighting.

"How touching," Slade laughed, raising the weapon and shooting the boomerang from Beast Boy's hand, "Now you can go join your stupid little friends."

Beast Boy stood calmly, looking down at Raven as Slade aimed at his head. It was over.

But the two young men ran in, and they both drew a large mace.

They stepped before the teens, and gazed in their enemy's face.

The two young men ran in, pulling out weapons. One turned to look at the teens.

"We've come," he said to Raven. Then he turned back to Slade.

Beast Boy looked at the strange newcomers. They were both dressed like Raven, but in all gray. He could hear the clink of armor under their cloaks.

"Thank you," she replied.

They charged into battle, not hearing what was said.

They fought and attacked until sure Slade was dead.

The newcomers rushed at Slade, swinging their maces with strength unmatched even by Cyborg. Their speed was even greater than Robin's as they fought. After several minutes, Slade collapsed from exhaustion.

"Congratulations," he said, "You've defeated me."

One watched as the other stepped forward. With a massive swing, he crushed Slade's chest with the weapon. Blood spewed from the mask, and the sound of bones snapping echoed through the room. Then both young men put their weapons away and turned.

They turned to find Raven and Beast Boy had left.

Without the two Titans, these two were bereft.

The Titans were gone.

"Brother, what shall we do?" one asked. For the first time, he appeared scared.

"We must learn from them," the other said, "otherwise the new evil will defeat us. We must find out parents."

They ran out to look for Raven and Beast Boy.

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Raven and Beast Boy both spoke quietly outside.

Both knew it would be a short time before they died.

"You did it Beast Boy," Raven said weakly. During the battle he had carried her outside.

"I didn't do anything… they did," he said, referring to the people, "Who are they?"

"They're the next generation of Titans. In a way, the sons of the current ones… or old ones depending on how you look at it. We were supposed to train them, but now we can't, and they're doomed," She grunted as a fresh wave of pain flooded through them. Slowly she reached inside her cloak.

She held out an object; she would die by his knife.

And out in the fog they both heard a loud fife.

She held the knife from the previous year out to him. It was still coated in dried blood.

Celebratory music drifted to them. The humans must have won.

Beast Boy gazed at the girl, his eyes filled with dread.

He sat down beside her, his legs full of lead.

Beast Boy sat next to her and took the knife. He looked at her. It was impossible for him to believe that she had it with her.

She gazed at him sadly, her eyes filled with trust.

He knew what to do: He had to kill her; he must.

Raven looked at him. She had wanted to kill him… and now she wanted him to kill her. The pain was overwhelming her.

"Beast Boy," she said softly through the pain, "Please do it."

He shook his head, his eyes filled with pain, "No… You need to kill me, to get revenge."

She sighed, "I wasn't going to decide whether or not I would forgive you, because I knew if I did, I wouldn't be able to kill you. Well… I've chosen. I forgive you Beast Boy… and I think I may love you, now that its too late."

He looked at her, tears welling up in his eyes.

"So you can either kill us quickly now… or leave us in pain for the next 20 or so minutes…"

She watched him, now calmly, no hate in her eyes.

Sadly he put the blade against Raven's chest. She put her hand over his and nodded.

With one quick thrust, he ended her pain. He felt complete emptiness as he heard her gurgle momentarily, and then a stab… then nothing.

And as he slid the knife in, she uttered no cries.

The young men ran outside and saw the two dead.

They knew they had failed; one sadly hung his head.

Several hours later the new Titans found their "parents". Beast Boy lay next to Raven, his hands still on the dagger which protruded from her bodies.

"We can't win," one said.

"No… without them, evil will defeat us," the other said, "But we must try anyway."

Silently they picked up the bodies. They walked slowly towards the coast; they were going to the tower, their new home.

They saw someone fly overhead, in the same direction. The next generation was already gathering.

They turned then; they would attempt to rebuild the land.

They carried the story of the Titans' last stand…

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Everyone had left. Kyle stumbled into the former throne room. He had been injured, and his face was now horribly disfigured. He had been unconscious during the celebrations, and was thought dead… but he was not.

Kyle saw Slade's body in the center of the room, soaked in blood and crushed. Hesitantly, he reached for the mask and pulled it off. He vomited; the face was more horrible than anything he had ever seen.

A white dust drifted up, into Kyle's mouth and down to his lungs. He coughed, then realized he had to hide his disfigurements… he didn't know why he suddenly thought this.

Kyle slipped away, dragging the body, and clipping the mask into place on his own head…

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Ok, what'd you all think of it? Please review, and if you don't understand the "sons", please tell me (in reviews) and I will try to explain things better. I think I may have to do another chapter to do it, but oh well, I haven't got anything better to do. Also, if you think I should write more (a sequel or something) go ahead and tell me. I'm not planning on it, but obviously I set it up so I could if people wanted.

Well, please review, no matter what you think. If you hate it, go ahead and tell me.

Happy Holidays from Christmas Island, everybody. Stay safe, and I'll probably write something (most likely for my series, which I've ignored for the past week or so) after New Years. I'll be with my band at the holiday bowl (look for us).