Teen Titans Fan Fiction

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans, its Production Company, Affiliates, and/or Sponsors. Everything is fictional and any similarities between the characters and any living person are purely coincidental.

A/N: This is the what I consider to be the final chapter in Part 4. I hope you'll forgive any misunderstandings at the end of the last chapter, but this one was necessary. Part 5 will have the thrilling final conclusion to my story, with Part 6 being the last fight and epilogue, unless there's a high enough demand to keep it going ;). Parts 5 onward will have a very mature feeling to it, so just fair warning.

As always, thank you first and foremost for reading my story up until now. I've only been writing now for about 3 weeks since I started up again, and I have had nothing but positive support. I feel truly humbled that so many people have decided to read it. I'm even more grateful to those who took the time to review it as well. So, if you either liked or disliked my story, I ask that you share your thoughts with me, as it can help me in the future. That being said, LET'S GET IT STARTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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SACRIFICE

The challenge has been issued. All the Teen Titans are in, but against their worst enemies of the past, do they even have a chance?

Chapter 29 - Last Night

The Titans took the airship to the smallest town next to the mountainous area where Slade and the others were waiting for them. By the time they arrived, it was dark and it was starting to get late. Terra had to be helped out of the ship on the account she was asleep. Beast Boy, transformed into a small dog, had ridden with her and was also sleeping soundly as they arrived. As Cyborg set the T-ship down, everyone almost lazily made their way to the nearest hotel. Fighting at this point would be pointless, and Robin was sure that they'd still be waiting for them tomorrow. It gave them one night to rest and finish any other preparations that needed to be made.

As they entered the hotel, all of them were disappointed to hear they didn't have any sort of vacancy. Robin asked to use the telephone to find them all a suitable place to stay for the evening, staying the night in the T-ship wasn't an option as there wasn't a lot of room. Robin spoke quietly but as he hung up the phone, the words "Thank you, Alfred." came back loud enough for everyone to hear. Robin handed the phone over to the manager of the hotel and within seconds, all 6 Teen Titans had their own 5 star hotel room. All the other Titans cheered as they finally had a decent place to sleep for the evening. The manager handed each Titan their own motel room key. Everyone except Starfire seemed pleased with the arrangements.

"My lady, do you not find the room to your liking?" The manager asked, with a slight puzzled look on his face.

"Oh no! I'm sure it will be most accommodating. But...I'm not exactly sure what to do with this..." Starfire had started, with slightly pink cheeks from embarrassment as she held up the hotel key.

"It's ok, Starfire, I'll show you how." Robin said as he picked up his bag and started walking towards the elevator. The other Titans soon followed, as all of their rooms were on the top floor.

A bellhop had tried to carry all of their things, but each insisted that they could do it. The manager waved him back as the Titan's walked into the elevator. Once the elevator door closed, Robin inserted the special key which took them to the highest floor.

"I'm impressed dude, you seem to know just the right people..." Beast Boy stated. It was rather odd that Robin's resources seemed endless, and in this current situation, he knew exactly what to do.

"It's not a problem, Beast Boy. I kinda grew up around this sort of thing..." Robin responded as he scratched his head.

"You're one lucky spiky haired kid, you know that?" Cyborg said with half a grin. Robin's cheeks turned even redder from embarrassment as well. Everyone in the elevator started laughing.

"Yeah...perhaps I am...Listen, while we're here, don't hesitate to use the room to its full advantage. Room service, movies, it's fine." Robin said as they all calmed down for a second. The elevator door opened and each Titan excepting Starfire had found their own room. Starfire had followed Robin around, as she wasn't exactly sure how to use her key.

Beast Boy was the first to enter one of the 5 star rooms. It was huge, big enough for an entire family to sleep in. The bed was much larger than anything he was used to, a very large high definition flat screen television sat right in front of it. Beast Boy was beside himself as he saw that room service also offered a Vegetarian menu. He kicked off his shoes, picked up the phone, asked for every Vegetarian item on the menu. As Beast Boy hung up the phone, he turned on the television with the remote, only to find they had a game station underneath. "Ho man, this is so sweet..."

Cyborg had also found the room to be enjoyable. He also saw the large television, but noticed a computer area where he could plug all of his stuff into. He set everything down, and noticed that the room even had vending machines. With the push of a button, it was given to you and the total was charged to the room. Cyborg shrugged as he picked out a beverage from the refrigerator and walked over to his recharging station. He plugged himself into it and layed down. "Now if only every night could be this relaxing..."

Raven had found the balcony, it was an extremely quiet night. There wasn't another sound in the entire room, and more than enough space to relax and meditate. She made her way over to the kitchen area to try and see if this hotel had any decent forms of tea. Opening several of the cabinet doors, she couldn't find any at first. Working her way to the last one, she opened it. She lifted an eye at the selection of tea. Ginseng, Jasmine, Green, Chinese Green, Olive, White, you name it, they had it. It was quiet, peaceful and the door was far on the other side of the room, if you weren't listening for the door, there was a good chance you wouldn't hear it. "A girl could get used to this..."

Terra had also found the arrangements to be exceptional. Instead of getting food, drinks, or sleep, Terra had opted for the super sized bathroom. Impressed with just how clean it was, she made her way over to the bath. The bath was large enough for ten, so Terra started the water until she found a satisfactory temperature. A basket on the kitchen sink caught her attention as she let the water run. Inside the basket were several bottles and a card was on top. Terra picked it up and read it back to herself. Please enjoy our complimentary bubble bath selection as one of our most valued customers. Terra smiled and picked up a random bottle. She didn't know all of the names of the brands, but picked up one and read the instructions. "Let's see...add one cap full to running water." Terra ran out to her room and from her bag, grabbed an old hat as she returned to her bath. Pouring almost the entire bottle that filled her hat, Terra watched in amazement at the number of bubbles that started to form. "Hmm...maybe I added a bit much..."

Robin walked Starfire over to her room and held up the key. The hotel key's were a bit more modernized for Earth, but as Starfire still had some earth customs she wasn't used to, some things still needed to be explained. "This is a key card, you just insert it into the door and pull it out a bit quick, like this..." Robin demonstrated as a small green light came on. Robin turned the handle and pushed the door open. Starfire followed as she too was amazed with everything that was in the room. The bed was inviting, a computer was in the corner, and the bathroom was rather large. Robin led her a bit further in. "Ok, Star, each room has its own selection of drinks, as well as food selections..."

Robin went on further to explain the vending machines as well as room service. Starfire still was not quite sure why you pressed the number 0 on the telephone to order food, but she nodded as he continued. After learning about the bath selections and even how she could order all the mustard she could drink, Robin walked up, kissed her cheek and then made his way towards the door. "I'll see you later."

Starfire nodded as he left the room. As the door shut behind him, Starfire had her own opportunity to soak in her surroundings. The room was rather large, as she didn't see why the closet was as large as it was. A walk in closet the size of her old room back at the Tower, most girls would normally have been ecstatic at the mere prospect of it. Setting her small bag down and taking out her spare set of clothes, Starfire put them all in one small section of the closet and walked out. Finding herself thirsty, she went over to the phone, picked it up and pressed 0.

"Room service, how may I help you today?" a voice came through the phone.

Remembering what Robin had told her, she could ask for anything that was on the menu. Glancing at it, she responded, "Yes, I would like to order 6 bottles of mustard, a meat patty made from a cow with the cheese, and ..." Starfire stopped for a second as she thought to herself before continuing, "one large cheese pizza please."

"Of course, madame. That's...6 bottles of mustard, one cheeseburger and a large cheese pizza. We'll have it up shortly, thank you for your patronage." the voice went away as he hung up the phone. Starfire also set her phone back down as she walked over to the balcony and waited. As she walked outside, she saw Beast Boy, Terra, Cyborg, and Raven all looking into the night sky. "Friends! I am most over joyous to see the friends I was missing already! The sight of you all makes my eyes sore!"

Each Titan gave their own unique response. Terra smiled and waved back, Beast Boy winked, Cyborg gave a thumbs up, and Raven just glanced over and nodded. "Please tell me what you are all doing on your own balcony and not enjoying the festive foods of the room service or watching the television?" Starfire inquired to all of them.

"Well, Star...It's like this..." Beast Boy started, Raven slapped her forehead at the realization of what he was going to do.

"See, we all were like in our own rooms, right? And after I scarfed down that awesome vegetarian selection, I came out here. Cyborg must've been all like 'nice' and so he came out to join me. Terra and Raven soon followed individually, they were picking up on my sweet new vibes..."

Using her power, Raven reached over as a dark hand slapped Beast Boy, knocking him over the ledge. Beast Boy had to change back into a crow before he returned. "Cyborg and I just came out to see what the noise was about...Terra sounded like she had some sort of emergency." Raven spoke.

Terra nodded and replied, "Yeah, I think I kinda put too much bubble bath solution into the tub." Terra spoke, her cheeks started to turn pink from embarrassment.

"When it says one cap full, it means a cap on the bottle, not a hat..." Raven explained to Terra. Starfire pushed her fingers together, Robin had forgotten to mention that part.

"You should have seen it Star! The bubbles filled up the entire bathroom! I thought they were going to keep coming, but it turns out there's a drainage system on the bathroom floor." Terra waved her arms to imitate the area as she explained.

"I will say, Robin pulled out the stops for us tonight. It was really cool of him to pull this off for us." Cyborg stretched out as he finished. Yawning, he retreated back into his own room. Raven, Terra and Beast Boy soon followed suit. Starfire hung her head for a bit, but the knocking at her door caught her attention.

"Room service for Miss Starfire..." another unfamiliar voice spoke at the door. Starfire flew over towards the door and opened it. A young bellhop handed over the items to Starfire, bowed and waited for something. Robin, having left his room and noticing Starfire's puzzled look, walked over, pulled out several bills and put them in the bellhop's hand. He bowed and turned to walk back towards the elevator.

"It's what's called a gratuity tip.." Robin started to explain, "It's another Earth custom, and I wouldn't have expected you to know about it. Sorry for not mentioning it earlier."

Starfire shook her head before speaking, "It is alright, Robin. Would you like to perhaps...?"

"I can't, I just came out to inform the team we're leaving first thing in the morning. After which, I've got a lot of work to do." Robin interrupted her. Starfire's heart sank a bit, and she hung her shoulders down, dropping a couple bottles of mustard in the process.

Robin started to walk towards the next room, but stopped halfway. "Just give me an hour, ok?" and he started to walk again. Starfire beamed at the thought and nodded at his back. She bent down to pick up the few bottles of mustard, retreated back into her room and closed the door.

As Robin finished telling Cyborg of the plan to leave first thing in the morning, he started back towards his own room. Cyborg's room was last to visit. Beast Boy gave a thumbs up while Terra and Raven simply responded through their own doors. Robin entered his room and the door shut behind him. He walked over to the computer and inputted the GPS coordinates for Slade's hideout. Robin zoomed out of the initial area to observe the overall picture. Typing in a historical reference for the area, Robin found out that the area once belonged to an ancient order of people. They had built a fortress shrine area, but it's main purpose was to separate the enemy. Tours used to be given, but it was closed down permanently after several tourists got lost and were never found. This place could define the term labyrinth. So getting in to fight Slade could prove a big test of itself. Robin would have to be prepared. I'll have to get a lot more oil for this one...

He continued to scan the area, historical significances to the area, as well as an overall blueprint of the former shrine. Printing out everything he had gained, he then started working on his own equipment. He had packed everything he needed, plus some. Preparation for this kind of battle was key to all of their own survival. If Slade had some sort of device in that place, it could prove almost impossible to escape from the shrine. Basically, Slade was making his final challenge. He would be pulling out all the stops and Robin had to ensure he did the same. Robin came up with several theories on how to escape from the shrine, but it was likely that some of them may not return to the outside. The stakes were their highest, the final battle was about to start.

Robin heard some knocking at his door, he hadn't been paying attention to the time. Walking over and opening the door, Starfire stood with a pizza, it's fresh smell made Robin's stomach growl. "I figured you lost track of time, so I ordered us both a fresh one." she said with a smile.

Robin opened the door fully to invite Starfire in, and they both sat down at the table. Pulling fresh plates and drinks for the both of them, they sat in silence as they ate. The pizza itself was exquisite, the cheese was just the right temperature. A perfect blend of the right combination of spices and cheese, this was a pizza among pizza. Robin sipped his drink and continued to eat. Starfire, having eaten previously, did not eat more than a single slice, but was more than content at simply being there with him. Once Robin finished, they both took their plates and set them into the sink. Robin had to explain that the hotel took care of everything, but Starfire insisted that they clean them. After another few minutes of washing the dishes, drying them and setting them back into their place, Robin thanked her for bringing him the pizza.

"You are most welcome, Robin." Starfire excused herself to the restroom as Robin popped a breath mint into his mouth. From behind the bathroom door, Starfire was also doing the same, but with Tamaranian mints. She looked herself in the mirror, examined her face, teeth, and did a twirl to see her whole body and make sure nothing was on it. When she finally emerged from the restroom, Robin was at the table, going over the now printed area of the mountains. Starfire hung her head slightly, but picked it up when Robin asked for her opinion on something.

"Take a look at this..." Robin handed her the map of the area as he continued, "An ancient order of people built a hidden shrine and temple area. The place is huge inside, big enough for over 10 Towers. We'll have to take extra precautions as we continue to move deeper. There are several points at which they could strike an ambush or some other form of hidden traps. Your sister's going to present challenges, and I'd like to run a few things by you to make sure we all come out of this alive."

Starfire shook off the possible thoughts lingering in her mind and continued to listen as Robin further explained possibilities, with herself nodding or shaking her head as he ran theories by her.

Meanwhile in Raven's room...

Raven was hovering, trying to meditate. Her mind was filled with complete emptiness, her powers had grown significantly since her last encounter with Malchior. As the only way to bring him down was by magical properties, she was going to play a key role in stopping him. Concentrating, she chanted several times, "Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos ... Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos..." Raven had recently shut off herself from Beast Boy and Terra. She wasn't exactly keen on the thought of the two of them being together, but jealousy only opened up doors she didn't want opened.

Raven continued to meditate, but couldn't get far as Beast Boy's image kept creeping its way back into the picture. In her mind, she tried picturing a waterfall, but Beast Boy jumped from the top screaming "Banzai!!! Hey Raven, you gotta try this out! It's like a party in your head and everyone's invited!!" Raven laughed, but soon pushed that out of her mind. Come on, focus...

Raven tried again, but this time at the top of the highest mountains in the world on a quiet, mid afternoon day. "Yo Raven! Check it out..." Beast Boy changed into llama and tried hiding himself amongst the pack. It wasn't very hard, he was green after all. Still, it was quite humorous to see him try. Raven shook her head and tried one more time to try and meditate. Get out of my head and let me meditate, damn it!

Raven was now at her home world of Azerath. She started walking around. "Try and find me here." Finding a good spot to sit and be alone, she started to levitate in the quiet tranquility of her own world. She was interrupted by the same familiar voice. "Found you!" Beast Boy had appeared and gave her a hug, surprising her. Beast Boy continued the conversation in her mind.

"Why can't you just admit that you love me?" Beast Boy asked.

"Because..."Raven started to explain.

"Oh come on! You might be creepier than Star's choice of beverages, but you still don't have to spend the time to yourself!" Beast Boy shouted back at her.

"But Terra..." Raven started, but was once again interrupted by Beast Boy's shouting.

"Terra, smera. If you don't take a chance, you'll always find yourself alone. Take it from me, I know what it's like..." Beast Boy continued.

"Get out of my head!!" Raven had almost blushed, but tried to hide it by shouting at him.

"Not until you come and tell me you think I'm funny!" Beast Boy crossed his arms and beamed at her. "Come on, you know you wanna..." he said as Raven stormed off from her home world.

Raven opened her eyes, meditating on this night was not happening. She sipped some of her White tea and set the coffee mug back down on the table. She thought to herself for a moment, then stood up and walked out the door, her blue cloak flashed white for a brief second as the door closed. I am so going to regret this when I get back...

Raven walked into the hallway, got halfway before turning around and heading back into her room. It's still not fair to him or Terra, and there's still some work to be done, maybe another night...I'll make sure of that, so Malchior, you won't beat me or my friends. I'll make sure of that ... personally. That's a promise...

Meanwhile, in Cyborg's room...

Cyborg was scarfing down the ultimate 5 pound cheeseburger. He had recently found the room service menu and faster than superman himself ordered the ultimate cheeseburger. The bellhop had told him no human had ever finished half of it, much less the whole thing. Cyborg smiled and said, "Wanna bet? Come back in an hour, my friend and I'll show you how it's done!"

He was already better than 3/4 through it. Breathing heavily for several seconds, he heard knocking at his door. Getting up, he opened the door. The bellhop, several cooks, as well as the manager had all shown up and wanted to see his progress. Cyborg let them all in and sat back at the table.

"Amazing! Nobody's ever gotten this far! He could really do it!" One of the cook's exclaimed as he saw what was left of the burger.

"I'm taking several pictures of this, nobody's ever done this, and it probably won't happen again for a while..." Another cook took out a camera and took several pictures as Cyborg continued to dig into the burger.

"What's so great about this is that the burger itself is magnificent! You guys really outdid yourselves on this one..." Cyborg said between bites, only about 1/4 pound remained as he took a giant sip of his soda.

"You ready for this?!" Cyborg shouted as he stuffed the last 1/4 pound in his mouth and started to chew. Swallowing, he posed as everyone in the room started cheering.

"I don't believe I just saw that! I could die right now and not even care! That was stupendous!!!" The bellhop was besides himself. His eyes were in awe, and very green with envy.

"Here's a Teen Titan trademark...BOOOOOOOOOO YAAAA!!!!" Cyborg flexed as he shouted his trademark phrase. He flexed several more times, then signed the dish and handed it back to the cooks.

"That was good guys, you got any more?" Cyborg rubbed his hands together. Every one that witnessed his event dropped their jaws to the floor.

"Certainly, as a token of your incredible feat, you may have as many as you wish. On the house." The manager smiled as he started towards the door.

"BOOOOOO YA!!!! Now that's what I'm talking about!" Cyborg flexed several more times for a few more pictures with the cooks before they all left. If only every night could be this great. With people like these, fighting for all of them is worth it. I won't let you stop good people like these, Slade! Watch your back, Brother Blood! I'll deal with you personally...

Cyborg changed his arm into his sonic cannon and shot it out the balcony, it's blue and white streak made a line that could be seen in the sky for miles. Several people pointed at it and several started making wishes, thinking it was a shooting star.

Back in Robin's room...

Robin was still going over a complex plan of attack with Starfire. They both came to the conclusion that each member would probably be waiting separately, as working together just didn't fit who they were, with Slade waiting at the end. It left Brother Blood, Blackfire, and Malchior alone to do battle with whoever they wanted. It wasn't going to be simple or easy, as each one had unique gifts that could only be dealt with by an individual member of the team. Brother Blood would face Cyborg, Raven would have to face Malchior, and Starfire would have to fight Blackfire. Each would have to face the other alone. Madame Rouge and Slade probably would be the last two waiting, but along the way, they would have to deal with Slade's commandos, traps, and possibly some of Brother Blood's robotic clones of Cyborg. By the time they reached Madame Rouge or Slade, they weren't sure if they would even have the strength left to fight. Robin concluded it probably was in their scheme, to wear them all down. Everyone else was a disposable decoy.

Starfire and Robin had worked well into the night, coming up with the basic strategy as well as several methods for her dealing with her sister in combat. Starfire stood up, yawned and stretched out her back. She walked over to Robin, who was still analyzing a possible escape route for them all in case something went wrong, gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek before announcing she was heading off to bed. Robin looked over at her only to see she wasn't going to her own room, she instead fell into the bed of his own room and fell asleep. Is this going to become a common theme now? Robin thought to himself and scratched his head before continuing.

Robin continued to dive deep into his work, it was almost 1 in the morning. As he swallowed, he felt the ring on his neck. Reaching up with his right hand, he grasped it hard, and pulled it closer to himself. Starfire, no matter what I try, if Slade decides to blow the place, things may get a bit complicated. But I promise you, Slade will never hurt you or the others again. I'll stake my life on it...

Meanwhile, deep in the shrine...

Slade was also working rather late, he had hacked into the hotel's registry. Looking further in, he found the name "Bruce Wayne" under the credit card charged for the hotel the Titan's were staying. Robin had some friends in very high places, higher than even he had imagined. Slade opened up the archives for the Gotham City newspaper and keyed in Bruce Wayne as part of the search parameters, as well as the introduction of Robin to the caped crusader.

Slade eventually found a headline. It read, "Flying Grayson's Murdered at Show, Bruce Wayne in Attendance." Slade skimmed through it until he found a picture. The caption read, "Bruce Wayne takes in last Grayson, Richard Grayson shown above." Slade almost kept going further, but stopped as he took a deeper look at the boy. He brought up a recent picture of Robin, with him being praised for stopping the Joker single handedly. Looking from one to the other, and then back, Slade smiled underneath his mask.

"It would seem, that I have found the darkest secret you keep, Robin..."

As the Titans prepare for their final confrontation with their worst enemies, Slade has uncovered something from Robin's past. Can our heroes overcome seemingly impossible odds by themselves?

Next time: Chapter 30 - Cyborg's Retribution

The Titan's arrive at the battlefield. Someone from Cyborg's past revisits, and is forced to be their guide. Cyborg launches an attack against Brother Blood alone. You won't wanna miss it!

A/N: This is what I consider to be the end of Part 4, I'll see you all in Part 5, for the thrilling final battle between the Titan's and their worst enemies of the past. I ask only to review my story and share your thoughts and viewpoints. It will help me become a better writer in the future. Thanks for reading up till now, I hope you enjoy the rest of my story.