The End, Before and After

Raven continued, "This is my world. I can cause it to collapse."

"But then you," Robin realized.

"I might not last, but you will. The day I met you, I was holding that weapon. I originally wasn't intending to use it to save you. I had just come from Azarath. I saw dark things. I began to hate the world and everything in it, but the world isn't as evil as I once thought it was. When I saw you, fighting with everything you had, getting up every time you fell, something within me changed. When you asked me to join you, I accepted because I thought by being with you and fighting against crime would somehow change me. To some extent it did. Robin, you were a very special person to me. I loved spending time with you, but when she came our time together became less and less. I was happy, when we became close again. I thought I could return to those days. That kiss was meant for you back then. Starfire wasn't the one that was jealous; I was. That's why, that's why..."

This time Robin kissed her. In that long moment, they seemed to forget the rest of the world. When it ended, the world was returned to its normal state.

"That was meant for back then too. Back then, I was uncertain. And then Starfire, came, and..."

"It's okay. If I hadn't been suppressing my emotions, then maybe, it would have been different. You are the kind of person that will help someone, and convince them that whatever is wrong with their life will somehow go away. The person that saved Starfire from despair, that's the person I fell in love with. This time, you can't be uncertain."

"But you'll..."

"I'll be fine. I was wrong all along. I thought I had to seal all of my emotions, and the darkness inside me, but that was wrong. The reason I became friends with all of you is because you brought out all the emotions that had remained dormant for so long. I know that I am meant to be with you."

Their next moment was interrupted by a ground-shaking appearance from Trigon. He bellowed, "You may have given up on the world, but I will take over from here. Your reign is over, and mine shall begin!"

"I haven't given up."

"That's right! We're taking you down," Robin added.

"You think you can defeat me? Let me show you the real terror of my power."

"I never said I'd defeat you, at least not alone."

"That's right! Did you forget about us?" Cyborg shouted with an exuberant entrance. He had enhanced his sonic cannon with all of the technology from the room. He landed a direct hit, and rewarded himself with a "Buuyah!" for emphasis.

Before Trigon could recover, the Beast attacked the back of his neck. "Even if this is my true form," he said, reverting to human, "as long as I know when to use it, I'm still a human."

Angered greatly, Trigon blasted them away with fire. Before he could finish them, however, more annoyances arrived as the Tamaranian sisters attacked with magnificent speed, combining their starbolts to deal incredible damage.

Raven floated to Trigon's eye level, with all of her friends behind her. She was hit by a massive flame, but she received absolutely no damage. She attacked, with both black and white energy, surrounding him tightly, not allowing him to move or escape.

"Let me ask you something," she said calmly, "did you love mother?"

His answer: "Such a kind and beautiful woman, disgusted me."

"Then, there is no hope for you at all."

Her telekineses was able to transport him into the sky and into outer space. Angrily, he clenched his fists and decided to destroy the entire planet, but Raven was quick, and she gained control of an asteroid belt and began pelting him.

When the torment finally ended, he painfully attempted to gather energy for a final attack to wipe out the planet, but he found himself suddenly drifting. He cursed his daughter, her friends, and all of the beings he thought were below him, as he was absorbed into a black hole.

Raven began to fall from the sky, after using excessive amounts of energy. The Titans rushed to gather her.

"Thank you, friends," she said to everyone.

"Let's go home," Robin followed.

Cygorb was preparing the T-Ship for the return trip, but taking a longer time than expected as he had to stop Beast Boy from touching the dangerous yet deceivingly shiny ship parts. Robin and Starfire were talking with each other.

"Robin," Starfire began, "I vowed to my sister that I would take her to Tamaran to revoke her banishment. It might be a long time and you will be alone with-"

"You don't have to worry," he promised. "I'll wait for you."

Finally, Raven could try to live a normal life. There were no more prophecies or evil demons to haunt her. She would live at Titans Tower, with her friends, and fight against crime. Slowly, she would begin to accept her emotions, and open herself to her friends. There were many things for the future she was unsure of, especially her feelings for Robin. She knew, however, as long as they were together, she would be happy. She returned home, with her friends.

I see what is there, after the end.
I did not see before,
Because I was afraid to look,
But now that I see,
I will never doubt again.
You were there, since the beginning,
And you are there, after the end.