Epilogue
"An explosion rocked the skies over Jump City this afternoon. Officials say that the red Path mutants had made a desperate last stand in the center of the city and had detonated an atomic device. Thankfully, the Teen Titans were able to stop the terrorists and flew the bomb high enough for the explosion to go off and any nuclear fallout from it the explosion to disapate before it could reach the ground. The leader of the rogue military group, General Karvisko, has been captured and is being escorted back to Mutentica to stand trial for treason and conspiracy to commit crinimal and terrorist acts upon the Mutentican government. Also the army has revealed that a top ranking US Naval officer, Admiral Ermquist, leaked vital information about an experimental nuclear submarine docked in the military base near Jump City to the terrorists prior to their invasion. He was detained by military police in his home earlier today."
Recon turned off the news broadcast and turned to robin who was sitting on the Titan's couch.
"So you were right about the Mutants using an inside man." Robin commented
Recon nodded
"Turns out Ermquist wanted to prove that America was still vulnerable to attack." Recon explained "He gave the information to Karvisko along with several passcodes for US international airline computers so he could disguise the invasion force. Knowing that when Karvisko invaded he could convince the Pentagon to boost its military budget."
"So much for that huh?" Robin said standing up
He looked around at the packing up Raptors who dragging the military equipment out of the tower and back to the choppers on the roof. One by one each chopper left with more Raptors back to the carrier. Starfire was busy hugging the Turaguts goodbye and giving them some Glork for their long journey home, whicvh the eagerly accepted.
"Leaving so soon?" Robin turned back to Recon
"Crisis is over kid." Recon said "We did our job and now its time to head on back. I thought you'd be happy, since it means Ryan's leaving too."
Robin couldn't deny he was happy. They beat the bad guys and saved the day once again, but he couldn't deny he was going to miss the Raptors anyway. He'd grown used to them in the past two days.
"So where you headed now?" Asked Robin
"Back to Raptoria of course." Recon said "We all need some R&R after these last two grueling days."
"I guess this is goodbye then huh?" Robin said extending his hand
"For now." Recon said accepting it and shaking it. "Then again you never know when we might call for your services."
"What do you mean?" Robin asked
"Well you and your team managed to hold up pretty well during these two days. I don't think we could have managed as well without you." Recon explained "For a bunch of teenage superheroes, you're pretty damn good. I'm surprised you never considered to be soldiers in the army."
"Not really our kind of dream job." robin said
"Well let me just say that if we ever get into trouble, I know exactly who to call." Recon saluted Robin and Robin saluted back. Recon looked over to the Turaguts. "Soldiers! Move out!"
Roger hugged Starfire.
"I'm gonna miss you Star." He said sadly "Especially your cooking."
"Never fear friend," Starfire said "I have prepared this small gift for you." Starfire passed a little red book to Roger "It is a list of recipes from my home planet. Hopefully it will keep your stomach full for many weeks on end."
"I'll cherise it forever." Roger said snuggling the book as if it were the best thing that ever happened to him
"Okay fine," Reige said "just don't give us another hug. I think my neck crakced somewhere."
"Come on guys," Rack said moving his gun towards the door "we have to go."
"Bye Starfire." Called back Snipe as he and his brothers left
"See ya!" Roger said
"Goodbye friends!" Starfire waved as they left the room "Although your cirsumstances for being here were only because we were invaded by your enemies and the last two days were extremely dangerous to all of us, it was still nice to meet you!"
Raven's eyes opened slowly, she found herself lying in the medical bay with the sheets pulled over her. She turned her head and saw Beastboy and Cyborg there.
"Hey girl. "Cyborg said looking away from the chart in his hands "How are you?"
"What happened?" Raven asked
"Robin and Starfire stopped the bomb and caight Karvisko." Beastboy informed
"And Sergey's being sent back with his boss to stand trial." Cyborg said proudly
"The Raptors are leaving to." Beastboy added
"What about Aleksander?" Raven asked, suddenly remembering who must of sent her to the hospital bed.
"Dead." Came a voice from the door. Raven turned to see that it was Ryan "My fault with that actually. Although Green Kid here could have done it himself. Chose not to though."
"He won't come after you again Raven." Assured Beastboy
Raven smiled at Beastboy
"Good to hear." Raven turned back to Ryan "So you're leaving?"
"Fraid so kid." Ryan answered "I have a lot of vacation time to catch up on." Ryan began to exit the room but before he did he turned back and looked back at Raven "Get well soon kid, world needs all the heroes it can get while I'm off. Oh and..." The rapter paused for a moment considering his words "thanks for the help."
Ryan exited the room. Cyborg was left confused
"What just happened?" Cyborg asked
"Its a long story." Raven told him "So how am I?"
"Good," Cyborg said "you've healed up nicely. Those healing powers work like a charm. I barely have to do any of the work. I better go tell the others you're up. You staying BB?"
Beastboy nodded
"Yeah, me and Rae have to talk about somethings."
"Sure. See ya later." Cyborg said exiting the room
When he had left Raven turned to Beastboy
"I heard what you said on the rooftop Beastboy." Raven told him "I wasn't concious but my mind could pick it up as you were thinking."
Beastboy seemed to blush at this and scracthed the back of his head
"Well...you see...I can explain..."
Raven put a finger to his lips and hushed him
"You didn't mess up." Raven told him
"Huh?" Beastboy asked
"What happened back with Aleksander wasn't your fault." Raven explained "And niether was what happened with my father."
"Well maybe the first one is right," Beastboy admited "but how can you say the same about the second? It was Robin who went down and saved you. I didn't do a single thing at all. All I contributed was that stinking penny, so much for that 'lucky'piece of junk."
"I don't think its junk." Raven told him "In fact I still have it."
Raven reached into the clapse of her belt and pulled out that very same penny Beastboy had given her that day.
"How...? What...? Why...?" Beastboy asked in disbelief at the sight of the object
"I held onto it as long as I could before the time came." Raven explained "And a few days after I went back for it. I'm surprised it survived the destruction from that day. Its been taped into the inside of belt ever since."
"But its not even lucky, it didn't even help." Beastboy said
"Wrong," Raven explained "even though I knew I couldn't stop what was going to happen I held onto it. I couldn't let it go. It reminded of all the good things that happened before that horrible day. It gave me hope that I would one day see you all again. And most importantly..." Raven stopped suddenly.
"What?" Beastboy asked
"Read my mind." Raven said
Beastboy decided to do that very thing and focused upon Raven's mind. A mesage formed inside his head.
"It reminded me of you Beastboy."
Beastboy's green skin seemed to turn bright red.
"Oh...I see."
"I was able to know that even in the worst hour of my life," Raven said "in the worst moment I had ever gone through, even though you knew that I was going to destroy the world, you still believed that I could win and you still believed that I was good."
"So I wasn't a mess up?" Beastboy asked
"If it wasn't for you and everyone elses faith in me I never would have defeated my father." Raven explained "And you stood by my side in this situation as well. You helped me beat Aleksander and help Ryan. Thank you Beastboy, for being there for me."
"Your welcome Raven." Beastboy pulled Raven into a hug this time, wrapping his arms around her "And thanks for not leaving me either."
Raven returned the embrace
"I'm not going anywhere."
As the image of Jump City faded into the distance Ryan looked back at the tower where he had left the two teenager that had helped him. They had shown him he wasn't alone in his battle for justice. Plenty of people stood for what he stood. Beastboy and Raven were just two of those people.
"Cute couple those two," Ryan thought "wonder what their kids will look like."
Ryan shook the thought out of his mind, they weren't that close...were they? Well it wasn't his place to meddle in their affairs. As he wondered where he could take a well deserved vacation in Raptoria, his thoughts lingered to the Titans. He had a feeling that he hadn't seen the last of those heroes. He began to sing a tune in his mind.
"We'll meet again,
Don't know where,
Don't know when,
But I know we'll meet again
Some sunny day!"
Ryan walked into his quarters and shut the door.
Well I enjoyed doing a slightly more serious story for you guys, but now I'm going back to mindless comedy and stupidity with my parodies. Please read and review if you want. Maybe one day I'll do a sequel, but not bloody likely at the moment. Read and Review.