Part 22

Do you know what it is to lose someone?

To hope that time would just stop

But tomorrow always happens

There always lives another day

That is when we know that we do not revolve around the world

But it revolves for none except its own

And our heart dampens with our tears

And our inwards are shown to all

We inwardly pray for peace

Yet nothing offers contentment

We look at photographs

But they are dead to us

They make our hearts cry

Our tears are only seen by us

What does it mean to lose the one you love?

It means to follow a path

The path of uncertainty

So pick up the pieces

Try to look up

Tomorrow will always come

It takes the world

But never try to give up

The aroma of wet dog filled the air. The Beast stood panting slightly.

Raven closed her eyes, deep in concentration.

She looked through the dark corridors of his mind. All she could see was darkness every now and then there was a faint scream followed by a jovial laugh. Sometimes there was a faint whaling as though limbs were being pulled from a creature – ripping, tearing. She looked onward moving around empty paths and unable to find open paths, unable to find what she was looking for. She thought she'd see a glimmer of light, but there was nothing.

Starfire stood up and took a deep breath. "You are not getting past me, you will not hurt my friends anymore."

The beast charged at her and threw several slashes at her, but she flew backwards causing all his attacks to fall short. She flew upwards near the ceiling, but he jumped as high as her, and then grabbed her in a massive hug. He began to squeeze the life out of her as they struck the ground. She moaned in agony as it felt as though her insides were crunching against themselves.

The huge grasp of the Beast didn't last long as he was tripped by Robin's polearm who was now stretched out across the ground so his weapon would hit the Beast.

Starfire fell to her knees, gasping for air. She watched as the Beast started to charge for Robin, but he threw a blast between the two and charged for the Beast, she saw him open his arms but she wasn't going to fall for his attack twice, she threw out her leg and kicked him hard against the chest.

This flew the Beast backwards to the broken wall and back into the wet pool. Starfire was then struck by a great idea, she ran over to Robin, "I need an electrical disc."

He reached into his utility belt and handed one to her.

Starfire, disc in hand, flew towards the vast pool and prepared to throw the disc in the water electrifying the Beast, but she hesitated, what if he didn't survive?

"Starfire please don't," Pleaded Raven in a barely audible tone.

Starfire turned around to face Raven, "But…." She never got the rest out as she was attacked from behind and brought to the ground, she felt the Beast's claws dig deep into her shoulders, she screamed in pain. But the pain was short lived as Jinx threw an attack at the Beast knocking him aside and rolling across the floor.

I know you are in here somewhere, just walk to me. Everything was completely dark; she heard maniacal laughs all throughout his mind. Then finally she found him. A small frail Beast Boy who was cowering in a corner, tears streaming down his face. "Get out," he kept repeating, "Get out before it's too late, I don't want you trapped."

"I'm here to save you Beast Boy, you can take control over all of this, I'm here to get you out of your darkness."

"You yourself is dark, how do you dare to save me?"

"Because I have no choice," Her lilac outfit changed to a brightening white, "I love you."

He got up and walked timidly over towards her, and engulfed her in a hug, "I will follow you."

Blood faced Jinx who was now up and standing in a defensive stance. "Why are you doing this? How dare you turn against me!"

"You're life has no meaning Blood. You keep trying to eliminate habits that will always stand; evil never wins because it lacks the heart to keep trying. It only feeds off of the fight and never off of each other. I am tired of fighting for nothing, if I'm to ever fight it will be because who stands next to me, is standing next to me beyond battle, but also in life!" She jumped high in the air and grabbed a railing, she spun around it several times, and threw down a blast at Blood that he dodged, but he wasn't ready for her jumping down atop of him, and knocking him into the ground. "Ironic you are on the ground. I told you, you stand for nothing." She punched him straight in the jaw.

The Beast who was standing quickly changed, in its place stood a young girl and boy trying to figure out how to control things that seemed beyond them, but they stood there entangled in each other's arms.

"You look beautiful in white."

"You look better without all the fur."

"Yea," Was all he whispered as the two kissed ignoring the havoc that was happening around them.

--

Jinx walked over to Cyborg and helped him up to his feet, "You going to be okay?"

"Thanks to you."

She blushed.

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Robin got to his feet and began dusting himself off. He tore off several pieces of his cape and walked over to Starfire, and began to bandage her cut elbows, as she sat leaning against a metal pole, she sat there and stared at Raven and Beast Boy. She waited for Robin to bandage her shoulders and then she reached behind and grabbed Robin's cape and pulled him towards her and like Beast Boy and Raven she gave him a deep kiss.

His eyes grew large, "What was that for?"

She looked down, "I thought I had lost you."

He gave her a small grin, "You'll never lose me. You're too much to give up on.

-end of 22