A/N: The third part of the trilogy is here! I have no idea how will this end, so it'll be quite strange to write it, but…well, hope you'll like it. Please, review this story. If you liked the previous parts and this one, then review. It would mean so much to me. Thanks for understanding. So, let's get on with the show!
Disclaimer: I still don't own the Teen Titans.
Chapter 1
Beast Boy stood shocked outside Raven's room. She was gone. Beast Boy felt as if his life would be destroyed. Not only that there was no chance of saving the Earth, but also his love had left the team. He walked into the dark room and started searching for a note, or anything that she might have left them to explain her departure. But there was no goodbye-letter, nothing. Beast Boy sat down on Raven's bed. He had sat on it so many times before, yet he had never felt so lost like now. He didn't cry. There was no use crying for her now. Tears wouldn't make any difference, nothing was able to change what had happened and what was going to happen. So he just sat on the bed, hoping that maybe she would return in the next moment.
On a hill overlooking Jump City, midnightRaven knelt down as she came close to the demon that was looking at the sleeping city. Raven didn't say anything. She knew it wasn't wise to disturb the master when he was planning their next move. So she just continued kneeling on the ground, while Shade watched the city with his arms crossed in front of his chest. After some minutes he sighed and turned around to see the conquered Titan. Yes, he had finally conquered her. In the past something like that would had been impossible, as she had had no weakness. But after she had fallen in love with the green changeling she was defenseless. Her love was her weakness. She couldn't let him die and that's why she could be manipulated.
"What do you want?" he said coldly, looking at the kneeling girl in front of him.
"The area is clear. We can begin." she whispered emotionlessly, while she still didn't look in his eyes. He came closer and put his hand on the girl's head.
"Now the circle has closed! Never have we been closer to achieving our goals. The world shall be destroyed and with it all life! Your father ruled with fire, yet he was nothing more than a brute. We shall rule with ice. Our dark kingdom will be magnificent and everlasting! Let nothing stand in the way of the two destroyers: Shade and Raven!" Shade said with a demonic voice that was echoing. A dark cloud surrounded his body. The wind started blowing strongly and the dark fog enveloped Raven as well. They were now in a dimension of darkness. The place was deadly silent and cold, yet neither one of them moved.
"What is it that you wish from me in return for your services?" he asked her. She looked in his eyes for the first time during this ritual.
"Spare Beast Boy's life. He mustn't die!" she told him her request. Shade smiled kindly. He had expected this answer. But, as so many times before, he would agree to it, yet never keep it. This was his way of negotiating. Unfortunately his victims had always found out his treachery too late.
"And so shall it be! He will be the only one to survive the cold flame that will consume Earth!" Shade said and Raven was convinced that he would keep his promise.
"Thank you, master." she said with a humble voice, and once again bowed before the demon. Shade smiled at his victory.
"Now rise! No longer will you be one of many! You will be perfect darkness and cruelty incarnate! Terra was weak, and that was her failing! She did not deserve the true gift of power! You on the other hand are already filled with power that will ensure our final victory over humanity. I shall never treat you as a servant. We are going to be equal in every way from now! Rise, Raven, Queen of the Night! Let your wrath unleash untold horrors upon this world!" Shade was now almost shouting as they once again reappeared in the real world. The dark cloud disappeared and Raven stood up. She was now wearing a night-black cloak, the hood covering her face. As she pulled it down her face was visible in the moonlight. Her usually violet hair and amethyst eyes were now completely black, just as her clothes. She looked at Shade with no expression on her face.
"Where are we going to strike first, Lord Shade?" she asked with the same cold edge in her voice like Shade.
"Let's go take a look at your friends. I'm sure they are worried about you." he said with a malicious voice.
Same time, Titans tower, garageCyborg was working hard and he didn't notice Robin entering. He had been working for hours without resting. He didn't want to rest, as he had no time to waste now. The spaceship he was building had to be completed in time to save at least some people. Billions would die, but maybe the few survivors could build a new civilization. Starfire came up with the idea of taking the survivors to Tamaran, and for the time being that was their plan.
"Cy, go sleep a bit. You need to rest as well, it's already midnight." Robin said, but Cyborg just continued welding. Robin came closer to his half-robot friend and put a hand on his shoulder. Cyborg stopped the work and looked at him.
"I mean it. Go rest." Robin said with an unusually kind voice. He was worried about his friends. All of them were broken by the events. Raven was gone, Beast Boy was crushed by her leaving and by something else, that he didn't speak about after leaving Raven's room when she came back. Starfire tried to remain optimistic, but even she seemed a bit sadder, as she was almost always silent. Cyborg was also sad about the coming disaster. His half-machine existence had at least the advantage of being able o repair almost anything. But now he felt powerless against such an apocalypse.
"I can't. I have to finish at least half of this, before I rest." Cyborg said with a determined, yet sad voice.
"C'mon Cy, you need to rest! You haven't slept for two days! You can finish it afterwards." Robin tried to convince him, but Cyborg just shook his head.
"We have just six days left! There's no time to rest now." Cyborg said and continued to work on the large transport spaceship. Robin shook his head in disapproval, but he decided not to bother his friend any longer. He wanted to help as well, as the leader of the team it should have been his duty to think of a way to avoid the destruction of the world. But without any ideas he was left helpless as well. He exited the garage and decided to take a walk on the beach to clear his mind.
On the way to the front door of the tower he saw Starfire, looking out through one of the windows of the tower. He came close to her.
"Hi Star, what're you doing here?" he asked her. It seemed like no one in the tower could sleep.
"Robin! I am overjoyed to seeing you on this sorrowful night." she said happily as her love arrived to her and gently hugged her. Then their lips met and they were locked in a passionate kiss for a long moment, which seemed to be eternal.
"Couldn't sleep?" Robin asked after the kiss. Starfire just shook her head.
"And what about you?" she asked the boy. He smiled at her.
"I guess the same. I was going down for a walk, wanna come?" he asked the young Tamaranian girl. She nodded happily and the two of them went down the stairs, holding hands.
Unknown to them, two shadowy figures just appeared out of nowhere on the island and looked at the colossal structure. Both of them wore black cloaks, both of their faces were covered in dark shadows.
"Well, this is it. Are you prepared Raven?" one of the two darklings asked. The other one nodded.
"Ready, as I'll ever be." the other one said.
"So let's knock on the door, and see if our kind friends open it for you." Shade said, with a wide evil smile on his face.
A/N: Okay, first chapter ready. I know it's kinda short, but I've been having quite a lot of problems in the last few days, so I had no time and no inspiration. Anyway, what did you think? Review, please!
