Mark stared in amazement at the scene around him. Nothing was moving. He looked towards Sleeping Beauty's Castle, where one of its spires, which had fallen off and was falling, now appeared to float in the air, perfectly motionless. He looked at the people around him, and all of them appeared to be frozen. Many had strange looks on their faces, much as they would in a paused video.

The silence was eerie. There was no sound whatsoever, it was so quiet that he could hear his own heart beat.

The Graysons, Uncle Vic and even his mother were also motionless. He felt icy fingers grip his spine, as he could not possibly understand what had just done nor had any idea of how to unfreeze them. He was about to grab his mother when she shimmered and appeared to thaw out and begin to move.

"Mom! Mom! What's going on?"

Raven looked bewildered at first, but she quickly took in her surroundings. Her eyes widened upon recognizing the familiar scene.

"You stopped time."

"I don't understand."

Raven proceeded to thaw out the other Titans. Once that task was complete she addressed them all.

"Mark just stopped time, the same way I did years ago."

She turned to her son. "I'll explain this later, but right now we need to get as many people as we can out of harm's way. The time stoppage won't last, it didn't for me and it won't this time either, so we have to hurry."

"The city, it must be all be like here." Starfire remarked with a tremor in her voice. "So many will still perish."

"There are about fifty thousand people here in the park. We need to get into the rides and pull out everyone we can." Nightwing added. "Titans, Go!"

Raven turned to her son. "Stay with me, we'll rescue people together. But we have to hurry." She glanced at the entrance to The Pirates of the Caribbean. The ride had to be full of people. "This way, Mark."

The boy followed his mother, wondering what was waiting for them inside. They both became airborne and flew over the frozen crowds. People appeared to have been running out of the queue area for the ride. They would be able to get themselves out on their own when time restarted. They flew over the frozen people and reached the bayou area. People were in the boats. Some had hopped out and were wading through the water in an attempt to escape.

"We'll start with them. Pick someone, tap them on the chest and they will thaw out. Then take that person outside and tell them to wait there. Then come back in and get someone else. Can you do that?"

He nodded his assertion.

"Good, let's get going."

Raven picked a man who was wading in the water while carrying a small girl. She tapped them both on the chest and they began to move. She grabbed them with her dark energy and zoomed out of the building. Mark then floated over to a boat, where a girl about his age had been screaming in terror before she froze. He tapped her, imitating what his mother did. The girl shimmered and resumed screaming.

"It's OK, come on, I'll get you out of here."

Mark also used his dark energy to grab the girl and fly outside, crossing paths with his mother who was coming back into the building. He lowered her onto the ground.

"Where's my mom and dad?"

"Don't worry, I'll get them. Stay here, there's no earth quake now. I'll be right back, I promise."

He flew away at top speed and was back inside. He saw a couple that must be her parents. He quickly thawed them and took both outside. The little girl looked immensely relieved as she hugged her parents. Mark turned around, but before he could leave the mother called out to him.

"Thank you, Beast Boy."

Mark turned around. "I'm not Beast Boy. Beast Boy is my dad."

"So who are you? You're a super hero, right?"

The green lad looked puzzled.

"I'm just Mark, Mark Logan … I gotta go."

He took off and zoomed back into the building.

-(-)-

Twenty minutes had passed and Mark was beginning to feel fatigue. He and his mother were now thawing out entire boats, a carrying the boats back outside, where a large crowd had formed. The rescued were now aware that time had been stopped and figured out that at some point it would restart and with it the earthquake would resume. Many decided to leave the park, not that they would be able to return to their hotels, which were probably in ruins, nor drive home as the roads would be impassable, plus it was likely that their home were also damaged or destroyed. Nevertheless, many headed to the parking garage, only to find that it was partially collapsed. If they were going to get home the would have to walk.

Mark could see the sense of urgency on his mother's face. Time was running out.

Suddenly, everything shimmered. Mark held his breath and everything around him began to shake violently. Bits and pieces of the the ceiling fell into the flume, splashing water. Raven was standing next to the famous well scene, which continued to operate despite the calamity around them. The pirates continued to dunk the mayor in the well, and the mayor's wife would shout from a balcony window to not tell them where the gold was hidden. "Don't be cheeekin!" She shouted over and over.

Raven opened a portal with her powers.

"Everyone, go through the portal, it will take you somewhere safe." She shouted.

The people on the ride didn't have to be told twice. Mark mimicked his mother, opening a portal of his own. It was difficult for him to do it, as he clearly lacked the training to keep it open. Still, hundreds of people poured through the portals. They kept coming, and mark felt he couldn't keep his open any longer when there was a loud crack. He looked up and saw the roof caving in. Something hit his head, and he knew no more.

-(-)-

"Ow, my head hurts."

"Just rest, I already took care of the bump on your head. I healed the concussion, but you'll be sore for a day or two." He heard his mother's voice over a loudspeaker.

He opened his eyes and saw that he was in the T-Ship, which was flying over the clouds. He looked around and saw that his mother was the only other one aboard, and she was flying the Titans signature airship.

"Where are we going?"

"Home."

"Home?"

"The phones aren't working, and I haven't been able to contact the Abbey. From early reports Jump City was hit pretty hard too, so it's possible the Abbey has been damaged as well. Nightwing told me to take you home while they stay south and help out."

"What happened to me?"

"A piece of wood hit you on the head. It knocked you out. I was barely able to get you out before the whole building collapsed."

"Did everyone get out in time?"

She bit her lower lip as she shook her head. "No, we failed."

"But we got a lot of people out, right, mom?"

"I suppose that we did … but it was terrible, more than two thousand people died in the park … no one knows how many died in the metro area … some say that at least a million ..." Her voice trailed off.

"Mom, it's not your fault, you and the other Titans did your best, we saved a lot of people … and something weird happened."

"Something weird?"

"Yeah … someone thought I was Dad. How could they? I'm just a kid and my hair is violet. And I didn't morph, not a single time."

"You look a lot like your father, and you're wearing his old uniform."

They both fell silent for a few minutes. The only sound was that of the engines.

"Mom … am I super hero?"

Raven didn't answer right away. "Having powers doesn't make you a super hero."

"I know … but … it felt good saving all those people … mom, what makes you a super hero?"

She pursed her lips while she thought about an answer.

"When your father and I were Titans we considered ourselves the city's protectors, its guardians."

"Isn't that what we were doing?"

"The firefighters who showed up later could also be considered guardians and protectors, but they aren't super heroes."

"Why?"

"Well, they don't have super powers."

"Neither does Nightwing."

Raven paused again before answering. "In a way, he does. He has uncanny physical abilities."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, he probably would win gold medals in gymnastics, martial arts and who knows how many other sports in the Olympics. It wouldn't be fair if he competed. Maybe he can't fly, shoot lasers from his eyes, morph into animals or lift objects that weigh tons … but I've always looked up to him and he made me feel safe many times, even though I truly have super powers and he doesn't … does that make sense?"

Mark smiled. "It does … mom … can I be a super hero? Can I be a Teen Titan?"

She frowned. "Not now. When you grow up, you can make that decision, but until then you're staying at the Abbey."

"But mom! I helped at Disneyland."

"That was a bad decision I made. You were hurt, and it could have been much worse. It was utterly irresponsible of me to ask you to help."

"But I saved hundreds of people ..."

"It's neither your responsibility nor your job to save them."

"But it's yours? What if you had been killed? Are you a super hero, mom?"

Raven frowned before answering. "Not anymore. I'm just an Azarathian Nun."

"Who has super powers and didn't think twice about saving people."

"Mark … I don't want to talk about this now. Discussion is closed."

The boy crossed his arms and frowned, but knew better than to sass his mother. He looked out the window and saw the abbey below. That barn had collapsed but otherwise everything else looked OK. Raven landed the T-Ship in a field and a small herd of nuns and monks came running. Raven popped her canopy open and glided out.

"Mother Raven, you are OK! We heard the news about Los Angeles and feared the worst." A young monk gasped as he caught his breath.

"The phone doesn't work and there is no electricity. No one here was injured, thank Azar." A nun added. "But we lost the cows when the barn collapsed on them."

Raven looked wistfully at Azarathia. The saying was true, there was no place like home.