Me: Here's your update folks! This is part 1 of 3 of "The End." Please read it and review and I'll have the next chapter up soon.

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"The time has come," Trigon said. "The prophecy shall be fulfilled. Tonight at dusk, when the planets align, the portal will be opened." We were standing in Trigon's lair, awaiting his commands. Today was the end of the world. "Finally, I shall be free from this fiery prison and the Earth shall be mine."

"We'll make sure that Raven realizes her destiny," Slade said. "And for bringing you your precious gem, we expect you to keep your part of the bargain and return what is precious to us."

"You bring me the gem and you shall get what you deserve," Trigon said.

"Deal."

"Soon Robin, you are mine. And this time, I won't let you go."

"The hour is approaching," Slade said after Trigon showed up. "The army is ready."

"You had best perform," Trigon said.

"We'll do our job," I said. "You better have our payment when we get back."

Slade turned around and he raised both of his hands.

"Rise!" he commanded.

Fire demons rose out of the ground and Slade and I walked to the front of the army of demons.

"Bring me the portal!"

"Warriors! March!"

Slade and I led the demons and we were going to Titans Tower. As we got there, the demons went back into the ground and we waited five minutes before the Titans came out of the Tower. Robin came to the front and we waited patiently for Robin to talk.

"Slade," Robin said. "We're ready for you!"

"Give us the girl," Slade said.

"No way!" Cyborg yelled.

"You don't really have a choice in the matter," Slade said. "We're taking her."

"Oh, yeah? You and what army?" Beast Boy asked.

The demons came out of the ground and they surrounded the Titans and us. Beast Boy dropped his mouth open and he stared wide-eyed at the demons.

"You just had to ask, didn't you?" Cyborg asked.

"Titans," Robin said. "Get ready."

"Attack!" Slade commanded the fire demons.

The fire demons flew at the Titans and the Titans started fighting the demons. Robin ran at Slade and me and he brought his Bo Staff at Slade's head. I caught the Bo Staff and it cam out of Robin's hands. Dad threw fire at Robin and I watched the battle that was taking place with the other Titans. Beast Boy destroyed a few as a rhino and Starfire was throwing Starbolts at the demons that attacked her. Cyborg was standing in front of the Tower and Beast Boy and Starfire stood behind him. Robin ran to his Staff and he picked it up and he stood behind the others.

"No one's getting in here!" Cyborg yelled.

Long wires came out of the Tower and Cyborg turned into a powerful two-armed Sonic Cannon.

Cyborg's attack was fired at us. As the blast came at Slade and me, I smirked and I formed a force field around dad and me. Dirt went flying everywhere and as the dust cleared, we saw the Titans staring at us in awe. My force field was black and it went away. More demons came out of the ground behind us and we were waiting for the Titans to make the first move.

"Titans! Give 'em everything you've got!"

They all ran in different directions and they started fighting again. Once again Robin came to Slade and me, but Robin was losing… badly. I turned Super Saiyan and Robin kept throwing Bird-a-rangs at us. I caught one in my mouth and I threw it back at Robin. I teleported behind him and I shot him with an energy ball. Robin flew forward and his own Bird-a-rang hit him. He fell in front of Slade's feet and his arm was bleeding. The Bird-a-rang was embedded into his arm and he pulled it out, a moan escaping from his mouth from the pain. I walked up next to Robin and I placed a paw on his injury, sinking my claws into his wound to make his arm bleed even more.

"Do you really want to spend your last day on Earth fighting, Robin?" I asked.

"This is not my last day," Robin said.

"Oh, but it is Robin," Slade said descending to Robin's level. Slade pulled Robin's head back by his spiky hair and Robin groaned in pain. I stepped away from the two and dad was lecturing Robin. "The end of the world is today and there's nothing you can do about it. And once the world has ended, you'll wish it ended a lot sooner, before you knew my name."

Slade hauled Robin to his feet and he punched him in the stomach. Robin was brought to his knees and I walked in front of him.

"Your body, mind, soul, and life is in my paws now Robin," I said. "Any mistakes and it'll cost you your whole life. I win."

"STOP!"

We all turned to the voice and it belonged to Raven. Robin stood up, clutching his arm and Raven stood in front of us.

"Raven?" Cyborg asked.

"I will go with you," Raven said to Slade.

Robin stood in front of Slade, but dad wouldn't do anything.

"We won't let them take you!" Robin said.

"You need to get back in the safety room! Please!" Starfire said.

"I can't hide from my destiny any longer," Raven said.

"No!" Beast Boy shouted.

Raven shot her energy at them and she laid them carefully on the ground and she walked closer to us.

"Let's go," she said.

"The chamber has been prepared for you," Slade said. "Everything is ready for Trigon's ascent.

"You two are fools," Raven said. "Whatever he promised, he won't deliver."

"Dear child, you don't know what you're talking about," Slade said as we kept walking.

"You think I don't know my own father?" Raven asked.

"You are merely the portal," I said. "An insignificant pawn in Trigon's game."

"Then I guess we have that in common," Raven said. "And once he gets what he wants, you'll be insignificant too."

Slade and I stopped and Slade warmed up his hands.

"Shut your mouth!" Slade shouted.

The fire demons grabbed dad around the neck and they kept his arms in place. I stood off to the side, not knowing what to do.

"Dad?"

"Get off me!" he shouted. "Do as I command!"

Dad was lowered to the ground, but the demons still held on tight. Raven was standing in front of Slade and he looked up at her.

"Come to think of it, Slade," she said with her eyes closed. "You're already insignificant. Even your own army won't listen to you."

Dad kept struggling and I hesitated.

"You're not lying, are you?" I asked.

Raven looked at me and she turned away after a few seconds.

"Leave them," she said.

The army let go and they walked after Raven. I walked up to dad as he stood and he stared after Raven and the demons. He turned away and he walked in the direction of Trigon's lair. I followed behind him and we arrived twenty minutes later. We stood in front of the wall where the Mark of Scath stood and we saw the four eyes of Trigon.

"The portal approaches. The hour is near," Slade said. "It's time for our payment."

"Payment? For what?" Trigon asked. "The gem returns of her own free will. You did not deliver her… I did."

"We had a deal," I said angrily. "We did out part, now finish the deal by giving us Robin and Dad's flesh and blood."

Trigon laughed and that ticked dad and me off farther. Dad fired fireballs and I threw energy balls at Trigon's eyes. They hit the rock face, not doing any damage to our target.

"I granted you these powers," Trigon said to Slade. "And I can take them away!"

Dad was completely engulfed by flames and the "S" on his forehead disappeared. I ran up to him and as I touched him, we were teleported somewhere else. We hit the ground, hard, and I stood up and I looked around. We were back to where all of this began. I looked down at my father and he tried standing up. I helped him up and he looked around.

"What are we going to do?" I asked. "The world will be ending soon and we're stuck here. What do you suppose we do?"

"The Titans will still be alive," Slade said. "Raven gave them that much. We're going to need their… help."

"No way," I said. "I'm not going to ask the Titans for help! You can't make me!"

"What other choice do we have then, hm?" Slade asked. "I want Robin just as much as you do, and the only way for that to happen is to bring the world back! I am your Father and you're going to listen to me! Do I make myself clear?"

"Not really," I said smugly turning away from my father and walking away from him. "Go ahead and help them. See if I care. I never get to do things my way. Its always your rules, your choice. And I don't want to be a part of it. I don't give a fuck anymore."

I walked closer to the doorway, but I stopped short as Slade tackled me to the ground. We were hidden behind some rubble and I pushed dad off of me. I was about to ask him what the fuck he thought he was doing, but I saw my answer as Raven came through the doorway. She started walking to the hand and the Titans showed up a bit after. They were trying to stop her from getting to the hand, but she put a force field in front of them so that they couldn't go any farther. She stood on the hand's palm and she spoke the prophecy. There was a great flash of light and Trigon came out of the rings that formed around Raven. The titans were nowhere in sight and I covered Slade with my body.

"The Earth is mine!"

Slade and I were flown back by the force and we landed somewhere else... right in front of Titans Tower. The Earth was engulfed in red and there was lava everywhere. The whole city was destroyed and there was no breeze or any other signs of life. I looked around and I sighed.

"Fine, I'll help," I said. "I don't want the world to be like this. I want to rule it, not blow it up."

"We'll meet the Titans at the library," Slade said. "The whole place will be destroyed, but that's where the Titans will end up if they don't defeat Trigon."

I teleported ourselves to the destroyed library, where we would wait for the Titans.

Robin will be mine in due time. I'll just have to grin and bear it 'til the Earth is back. Soon Robin, soon, you'll be mine for the taking.

Me: That took forever to type. Sheesh! Rocky's still determined to get Robin, but will it work? We'll know sooner or later. Catch ya then.

ROCKY WOLF