What's this? Another part? But the story's over… Not quite,TT fans! Someone wanted me to do an epilogue, so here I am to serve my readers! Thanks for not flaming about the kind of sudden BB/Rae last part… (smile) I just couldn't resist. Uhm… okay! Here goes… I don't own Teen Titans!

Raven's Game

Part 16: Epilogue

Raven was the first to awaken the next morning. Or, so she thought. She found Beast Boy gone from her bed, and flushed as she sat up. Would he be weird about what they'd done…? Would he brag to the world that he'd snogged with Raven? She flushed a deeper crimson, and a few books jumped off her shelf. That actually made her smile. Her powers were up and working again. She thrust out a hand, easily righting them.

Quickly dressing, Raven made her way down to the common room. What she found was the one thing she'd been wanting for the past three days. A feast. Raven's eyes got a little wider than normal as she looked at the spread that was weighing down the counter and table. Not even bothering to look for her herbal teas, she found the cook without too much trouble. Or rather, cooks.

"You know Raven doesn't eat tofu eggs!" It was Robin speaking. "I've gotta finish Starfire's hash-browns before she wakes up!" They were both manning the stove, but constantly getting in each other's way. "Move it, Beast Boy!"

"No way, man!" Beast Boy snapped, stirring at what looked like egg and fake bacon. "Raven's gonna love my breakfast bananza and you can't elbow me outta the way!" They rather comically fought back and forth, swatting each other with spatulas, pitching random cooking ingredients at each other.

Raven shook her head, and jumped when someone touched her shoulder. It was Starfire, of course. Both girls watched the boys fight over the stove with some amusement. "Friend Robin has dressed my wound and signed it, see?" Starfire whispered so the boys wouldn't hear them. She pulled down one of the straps of her outfit, showing Raven. Indeed, Starfire's wound had been expertly dressed and medicated. And, in tiny red pen, was the name Robin… and a little heart drawn next to it.

"Have fun showing him your chest?" Raven said, looking at her sideways. There was no way Robin had cleaned and dressed her wound without getting her shirt off first. Starfire giggled embarassedly, turning pink in the cheeks.

The girlish giggling got the attention of both boys, and they spun around. "Raven!" Beast Boy smiled crookedly, as usual.

"Starfire!" Like BB, Robin was red in the cheeks. "How long have you two been standing there?"

"Long enough." Raven said, a smirk rising on her face. "Are we eating or what?" As though on cue, the timer on the stove dinged.

"It's done!" Both boys exclaimed, turning around to their creations. "Sit!" They were still speaking in unison, and both girls were ushered to the table.

Ham, eggs, hash-browns, tofu everything, milk, juice, waffles, pancakes, a stray muffin… and a container of mustard were on the table. What a spread! Everyone helped themselves, and it didn't take Cyborg long to show up either. It was the greatest brunch/social gathering/catch up time the Titans had ever witnessed.

"So? C'mon Raven! Tell us what happened to you." Cyborg said, shoving a mouthful of fried egg into his cheek to speak. He gulped loudly, just a bit of yolk on one side of his lips.

"A lot of creepy crap." Raven said. Beast Boy snorted with laughter into his orange juice, but quickly surpressed himself. A black portal opened next to Raven, and she drew out Starfire's purse. The red head stopped her meal, tilting her head.

"Please, why have you taken my feminine baggage into your possession, Raven?" She asked, reaching for the hash-browns. (Robin swelled with pride as she did so, covertly making sure the mustard was close enough that she could reach it.) "Surely you could find a purse more… ah… fitting to yourself?" She sweat-dropped, but Raven shook her head.

"It was the only one around." Raven said. She reached within, and drew out Starfire's golden locket. She let out a little shriek when she saw it, making a grab for it. Raven let her take it, but when she made to put it on and hide it under her shirt, she was met with a surprise.

"I am wearing my locket…" Starfire said slowly, seeing a little golden chain was already around her neck. Nestled between her modest breasts was the same locket. "And… holding it as well?"

"All the items I picked up in the game followed me here. Some kind of weird reward for winning, I guess." Raven shrugged. She could tell all the others but Beast Boy were confused. So, she began to explain. She told them just about everything she'd told Beast Boy. She left out a few details, like Beast Boy's letters that proclaimed his love, and seeing herself hanging in the attic. They ate quietly, paying really close attention. She only told parts of Beast Boy's diary, and made sure to glare down anyone who made fun of the fact that he had one. If not for her finding it, she wouldn't have known what to do… "And before I could say the last lyric, it threw me back into the real world." she finished at last.

The others had long finished eating, but no one had dared to leave the table for fear of missing part of the story. "…whoa." Robin said. "How…. you…" he couldn't seem to string a sentence together.

Raven reached and emptied the purse, one item at a time. The diary. The flashlight. The magnifying glass. The screwdriver. The glass red eye-patch. One of Robin's utility belts. And, of course, Starfire's locket. "I had all of you with me. The whole time." Raven said, gesturing to each special item and the corresponding owner. Cyborg's 'red eye.' Starfire's locket. Beast Boy's diary. Robin's utility belt. "You all helped me, whether you were there or not. But… especially you, Beast Boy." The green teen flushed at his crush's exclusive attention. "In the worst case scenario, you were the biggest hero of us all. Hiding each symbol and leaving puzzles behind to help me find them." She said it all in her monotone, but her powers made her hood fall back so everyone could see her eyes. They were shining with a bridled sort of excitement only found when they saw her reading one of her favorite novels.

"That's… a lot to swallow, Raven." Robin said. "I wanna apologize to everybody, though." He stared at his plate, looking guilty. "Even in the game I didn't believe you guys about the shadow-thing." He paused awkwardly, but pressed on. "At least here in the real world I didn't screw up as badly."

"You ain't the type to go on a ghost hunt, man." Cyborg slapped his back in a brotherly manner, grinning. "You would'a just got in the way." Robin looked at him sideways, not sure of what to make of that comment.

Raven stood at last, offering Starfire the purse. "No, friend. You must save all of these strange items as a keepsake. " she pushed it back towards Raven. "Besides–" Starfire turned her head. "My purse is over there as well." Sure enough, Starfire's bright pink purse was lying on the counter. The one Raven had was torn, had blood and grime on it, and was really faded.

"Yeah, Star's right. "Robin pushed the utility belt back in Raven's direction.

"You've earned all this stuff." Cyborg shoved the glass eye-patch back over to her.

"It's yours." Beast Boy knew that this version of his diary was blank, but it still felt really personal giving it to her. But… he didn't mind anymore. She could see what he thought of the world. All the closer he could feel to her.

"Thanks…" Raven said. "But, there's one more thing…" she left the table and went to the common room's living area. She peered carefully around. She'd spent the last three days searching for symbols, so… "There." Raven lifted the couch with her powers and set it down to one side. She stared at the mysterious disk, for it was in a million pieces. There was a long silence, and all the Titans came to see.

"The one place we didn't look…" Robin felt stupid, as did the others. The common room had been their base of operations for trying to find Raven. So, of course they hadn't searched that room! Especially under the couch…

"Cyborg." Raven looked at him sharply, gathering the pieces of the disk with her powers. "I've got a little project for you." she looked at him from under her eyebrows. "Beast Boy? Go get all your black crayons. You've got a job to do."

All four Titans stared at her, wondering what she had in mind.

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Raven had told them all her plan, and it was immiediatly agreed upon.

Another seal must be forged, she'd said. Cyborg had broken the first one with his cork-screw drill, and it had been made of a giant stone slab. So, they needed to upgrade it. Going down there, unafraid because the darkness was sealed away, they'd cleared the rubble out with Starfire's help. Robin and Cyborg made the proper measurements for space and materials… and a giant metal seal was under construction. It looked like a giant coin, standing up on its rim. This one was implanted into the rock, though, so it wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon. Making sure it was thick enough for all purposes, waterproof, airtight and sealed shut… Cyborg's job was done. That left Beast Boy time to go crazy drawing binding symbol's all around the edges, and the main twelve near the center. Writing a message in clear English, Beast Boy composed it himself:

CAUTION: Stay Out. There is a monster inside.

That was it. That was the best he could come up with. But hey, it got the message across. Beast Boy scribbled a few cave-drawing renders of the shadow-thing, and lots of mean eyes everywhere. Getting down off of his step ladder, he gestured to Raven that he was done. He'd drawn all the symbols in crayon, as hard as he could, and now it was her turn.

Raven gestured with both arms and her powers took over. They flowed into the giant metal seal, taking over its make up. The black glow of her magic infused itself with every single binding symbol Beast Boy had spent hours drawing. The twelve recitation symbols glittered with a gothic, silvery sheen. They pulsed in harmony, casting a soft glow across them. Making sure to write the lyric of each symbol in big, bold lettering, Raven stepped back. "Done." She said, admiring their handiwork.

"Almost done." Robin said, stepping out of shadow with Starfire. Raven, Cyborg and Beast Boy watched them approach. Starfire lifted Robin up, flying to the exact center of the seal. Robin took something out and placed it there, right in the middle. It was the emblem "T". T stood for Titans, they all knew. "One last thing, though. Cyborg…?" Robin gestured as he was lowered to the ground again.

"Yeah." Cyborg stepped forward, his hand becoming a blow torch. He melted part of the seal, spelling something out… it was that day's date! "That'll tell everybody how long its been here, and that it's gotta stay here." The metal man stepped back when his work was done.

The group of five stepped back, admiring what they'd done. "Hey Raven?" Beast Boy said. She looked at him from under her hood. He was gonna try saying those three small words again…

"I know, BB. I know." she offered a shy smile, letting his hand slip into hers as they turned to leave. Robin did the same with Starfire, leaving Cyborg staring at them in dumbfounded disbelief.

"Aw c'mon, man! I wasn't out of power that long was I?" He demanded, giving chase. "You gotta keep me in the loop on these things, ya'll! Are ya'll even listening? Hey!" He gave chase, leaving the seal behind him. And there the seal would hopefully stand for many, many years. Holding back the darkness and keeping out trespassers…

…until it was time to play another game.

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