Chapter Seven
"You can't be serious!" Booster Gold said.
He, the Question, and Terra stood on the rocky shore at the base of the Tower.
"Gold, you know me well enough that I don't kid around in issues like this." the Question told him.
The golden hero sat down. "And just what is she supposed to do, anyway?"
"Simple." said Terra. "I make Raven change her mind about killing herself. With any luck, I'll be successful in convincing her."
"Yeah," Gold began. "And in the meantime, the end of the world will now be upon us."
"My friends can help stop it!" Terra exclaimed.
"But they'll have to do it without you. If Raven doesn't die, then she doesn't save you!"
"I know." Terra sighed. "But I'd rather her live and me be stone than go through life knowing she had to sacrifice herself for me!"
Booster Gold stood up and paced in a circle.
"So," the Question began. "Can it be done?"
He glared at him. "What's your interest in this anyway? Don't you normally track down the latest government conspiracy or some shit like that?"
Question sighed and stared out to sea. "I have my reasons."
Terra stared at him. "You had someone you know commit suicide?"
"I don't want to talk about it." he replied, tersely.
Terra nodded, then regarded Booster Gold. "So, are you going to help us?"
He sighed. "Sure, why not? Not every day you get a chance to help someone save a friend. Too bad no one will know about it."
"Does it really matter?"
"No. Well, we better get back to the Watch Tower and get to work, huh Question?"
"Sure," he said. "I'll call you when we're ready, Terra."
"Fine. You know my number."
Terra remained on the shore while the two men left. She shuddered at the prospect that laid ahead. 'Or in this case, behind.'
She smiled at that thought and went back inside the Tower.
That night, the Titans gathered on the roof again (their guests had departed a few hours earlier), with Starfire holding Raven's urn. They all stared out to sea, watching the sun set. Robin felt fortunate; they managed to see the spectacular green flash as the sun went down. It was a rarity to see. Beast Boy felt a special connection to it as well.
"Well," Cyborg said. "I guess it's time."
They others nodded. "Goodbye, Raven." Robin said. "We'll never forget you."
Starfire then started to cry.
"Do you want me to handle it?" Terra asked her.
"No," she replied. "I can still do this."
She heaved a sigh and flew off, staying low near the water. She then opened the urn, and scattered the ashes over the water. When it was empty, Starfire paused in her flight. Then, she dropped the urn itself into the water and returned to the roof.
Still crying, she hugged Robin.
"That's it, then. It's over." said Robin.
"All we have of Raven now is memories." Cyborg said.
"Don't forget her mirror." Beast Boy added.
"Come on, let's go in." Robin said, leading Starfire with him.
They all went in the lounge, except for Robin and Starfire.
"I'll take her to her room." he said, making way for his room.
"So," Beast Boy said. "What now?"
Terra looked at him. "Show me that mirror you talked about, Beast Boy." she told him. "I'd like to see it."
He nodded and led her to his room. Cyborg watched them leave, having an idea of what Terra probably wanted with him. He figured Robin and Starfire would be up to the same thing, and smiled. Seeing nothing better to do, he set up the Gamestation.
Beast Boy brought Terra to his room. She looked around and saw that his room was cleaned up since last time she saw it. Beast Boy went to his dresser and picked up Raven's mirror.
"Here it is." he said.
She took it from his hands. "It's beautiful." she said. "I never knew Raven would have something so beautiful."
"Yeah," Beast Boy said. "That's about what Cyborg and I said when we first saw it."
"What was so special about it? Was it a gift or something?"
"It was a portal into her mind. We saw all sorts of weird stuff there, including her different, um, personalities."
"No shit?"
"No shit."
"So, you sort of knew her better then, huh?"
"Kind of. We all knew her in different ways. Robin seemed to understand her most." He sighed. "I wish I knew her like he did."
"Why?"
"I don't know, I just did. She was always so mysterious, so creepy."
"Least you knew why."
"Yeah, I guess." He sighed and sat down on his bed.
Terra set the mirror back on his dresser and sat next to him. She started rubbing his back.
"You know," she said. "I'm feeling that urge we talked about a few days ago."
Beast Boy stared at her. "You serious?"
She nodded. Beast Boy got up and rummaged through a drawer. He pulled out a box of condoms.
Terra smiled at him. "Glad to see you're responsible!" she said.
He smiled back at her. "I hope I can impress you in other ways!"
With that, he disrobed. Terra giggled at him and also undressed.
"You've been working out, I see." Beast Boy remarked.
"Not so bad yourself." she replied, lying down on the bed. "Now, how about you put that condom on and show me what you're made of, huh?"
Beast Boy blushed profusely. "I love it when you're pushy!" he said, doing as he was told. "Babe, I should warn you, I am a party animal!"
He crawled in the bed, on top of her. "Show me what you can do then, animal!" Terra said, kissing him.
He returned her kiss and began to make love to her.