Continuing!

Chapter 12
"The End Part 2"

Beast Boy:

The last thing I remembered was a red light, surrounding us as Trigon laughed.

I forced myself to sit up, and then I felt a slash across my chest. I clutched it, and felt the beast begin to cry. I couldn't believe it myself until I felt my own tears, at losing Raven. I'd finally failed completely. She was dead. Gone.

A crow cawed. I ceased my crying, looking up and expecting to see death coming at me in this hell-hole that used to be my planet. A planet I'd met the love of my life on, who was now gone.

Perched on a pile of wreckage, a raven cawed, pecking at its wings. Surprised, I stood, reaching out towards the creature. Something about it was making me feel . . . strange. The bird looked up from it's wings, and I gasped.

It's eyes were violet, and unlike any raven I'd ever seen.

"Raven?" I asked, taking a step towards it.

As soon as I'd done this, it flew off.

"Raven!" I shouted, turning into a hawk before chasing after her. We flew over building after building, and I was unable to really see my surroundings, my eyes completely focused on following this creature.

Because of this, I was unable to see the obstacle while rounding the corner on top of a vaguely familiar structure, and my talon got caught on a sharp object. With a screech I fell to the floor, on the edge of the building, just in time to see the raven disappear. I swore, pounding my fist on the floor before getting to my knees. I then saw the expanse of the wreckage that was once my home.

Lava-filled ocean, buildings blackened and crisped with holes and pieces missing, the sky was redder then blood. Any cloud was a deep orange, keeping to the whole flame theme here. I stared in defeat, unable to believe this was truly happening.

I didn't have much time to think.

The roof caved in, suddenly, on the part I sat on. I shouted in surprise, unable to change in my panic. I could die from this fall easily, and it was very likely. It didn't matter, anyways. What did I have left to live for?

To my surprise, I did not die. Instead, something latched onto my wrist. My shout (I hadn't even noticed I've been screaming) ceased, immediately, and I felt myself hauled back onto the roof. It was then I recognized this building, and an image of Raven, covered in red marks, being held by the She-Demon, flashed in my mind. I winced.

"You think you'd be more careful."

I looked up, shocked, "No way."

Starfire, Cyborg, and Robin stood, along with Jinx and Kid Flash.

Kid Flash pouted, "You aren't happy to see us? Well, isn't that a downer."

Cyborg, the one to have saved me, hauled me to my feet. "Up you go."

"Right," Jinx looked around at all of us. "Now that we're all here, how did we get here?"

"I did the following of a strange bird," Starfire said, immediately. "The creature ran away, once I arrived."

"Seriously?" Cyborg questioned. "Same here."

"Did we all follow this bird?" I cut in, confused. I then sighed, shaking my head, "It couldn't have been Raven. She's . . ."

I couldn't finish. But immediately, I felt arms wrap around me and opened my eyes to see Starfire hugging me, in an attempt to comfort me. To my utter embarrassment, normally, Starfire was taller then me. Normally it bugged me, but right now, I just started crying.

Starfire patted my back, "I am sorry, friend Beast Boy. I miss Raven as well."

"No way," Jinx interrupted, and Starfire let go. We both turned to see her, fingers touching her chin, thinking. "There's just no way that Raven just dies, for no reason. She had to have a back up plan."

"Speaking of that," Cyborg continued, also thinking. "How are we alive when the rest of the world is dead?"

Everyone flinched, including him, but then I remembered. A flashback, if you would.

"Goodbye," she whispered, leaning over to kiss my forehead. And then, ever so quietly, "Be safe."

"Before Raven left," I started, quietly, "I heard her say 'be safe'. Whatever she did when she knocked us out, she saved us, I know it."

"So what did she expect us to do?" Jinx demanded, hands on her hips. "We're hardly useful now, and she's the only one who knew how to-."

A roar sounded, and we turned, shocked. Fire beasts charged towards us.

"RUN!" Cyborg shouted.

Of course, we ran together, though Kid Flash ran ahead, scouting out the safest area and running back to us, so we never ran into anything. Kid Flash had done this again when we heard a shout. Concerned, we darted over.

We fell into a giant but familiar hole in the ground. Groaning, we sat up to find Kid Flash, already on his feet. He assisted Jinx, then Starfire while Cyborg and I stood on our own.

"Man," Cyborg said, recognizing the place first. "Of all the places to crash and burn, why did it have to be here?"

I stood and gasped. Though without the hand, you could still see the remainder of the staircases, and so was recognizable. The caverns, everything. We were back were she'd . . . she'd . . . no! I wouldn't believe it!

"Please," Starfire whimpered, "I wish to leave.

"And go where?" Cyborg shot back. "The whole world is toast!"

"It just doesn't feel like," Robin said, climbing the stairs we loathed so much, "Raven is really gone."

There was a long pause.

"That's because she's not."

We all turned, shocked.

"Terra?" Starfire gasped, "You are unharmed!"

She ran, to embrace Terra and then froze after two feet. We all stared at her outfit.

"Terra . . . what is that?" I demanded, my hands clenched.

Robin's eyes narrowed, "It was you, then, wasn't it? You did this to Raven and the rest of us."

Terra held her wrists out, "Feel free to arrest me when we return, Robin, but until then, you're going to need my help if you're going to find the others and save the Earth. And, of course, you're going to need to find his," She looked directly at me, "Little girlfriend."

I ran towards her, gripped her by the front of her collar, and threw her into the wall. "Don't lie to me, Terra! Raven is . . . She didn't . . . No one could survive that! Don't taunt me!"

She shoved me away from her, "I'm not! Look, I know I lied, but . . . nobodies dead, yet. The others are asleep, in Trigon's custody. The only reason you six are up is because Raven didn't heal you."

"Please, what does healing have do with any of this?" Starfire demanded, her suspicion fading.

Terra began rolling her shoulders, "Shit, Beast Boy. Break my back next time, while you're at it."

My eyes narrowed, "Is that request you backstabbing-."

"Enough," Robin said, though clearly he didn't want to stop me. "Explain, Terra."

"Trigon manipulated me into thinking none of you really wanted me, just like everyone else in my life before you. He convinced me you were just using me for my powers." Terra explained, but I had a feeling she was leaving something out. "And so yes, I was the Shadow-Demon, but he held back on what his part of the deal, and so I'm done with him. I'll do whatever I can to take him down."

"Then how did you survive?" Kid Flash demanded. "We figure whatever Raven did at the end there, she saved us, but she didn't touch you, only that . . . other you, or whatever."

Terra held her hand out, showing her fingers, "This is how I survived."

She tossed it to Starfire, who caught it. "And what do we do with this?"

"Wear it. It'll protect you, for the most part, of Trigon's attacks. We're going to need a distraction, and a big one, so only one of you can come with me. The rest will face down Trigon, or whatever minions he sends after you."

"I'll go," I said immediately, glaring hatefully at her. "But if you trick me Terra, I won't hesitate to kill you."

"How sweet. I do you a favor-."

"After you screw us over."

"And you threaten me," she continued, as if I hadn't spoken. Terra then shrugged, "Whatever. Say your goodbyes and let's go. Its very likely not all of them will be here when we get back."

Robin approached her, and he towered his few inches above. It was enough. She leaned back a little, apprehension all over her face. It was clear she was uncomfortable.

"Consider this your resignation," he said, simply, but with such a cold demeanor I even felt the chill.

Terra nodded, stepping back and away from him, "I planned on it."

Robin turned away from her, grasping my shoulder, "Good luck, Beast Boy."

"Thanks, you too," I replied.

I received quick hugs from everyone before Terra sighed, impatient.

"Can we go already?" She finally snapped.

I waved goodbye to my friends before following her, descending into Hell.

But Raven was alive, supposedly. And so the beast, for the moment, stopped whimpering and growled. All of my senses were telling me to kill her now, but I wasn't going to kill the only person who could lead me to Raven.

"She won't be the same," Terra suddenly said, just as my friends disappeared from sight. "You might not like it."

My eyes widened, "Is she alright? Is she hurt or something?"

Terra sighed, shaking her head, "You'll . . . You'll understand when you see her."

Cyborg:

There they were, all of them. All of our friends before Trigon, who was sitting on a building out in the ocean like it was his throne. Our friends lay unconscious, in a row. Bumblebee was there, on her stomach. They all seemed like there were asleep, but we knew better. We knew that they weren't.

"Ah, so the survivors have come. I've yet to find your green friend to add to my collection. Tell me, have you seen him?" Trigon asked, taunting us with a smile.

"We're here for Raven," Jinx said, improvising. "What have you done with her?"

Trigon laughed, and it seemed to echo around the whole area. Finally, he stopped. "My daughter is dead, you imbeciles. Whatever hope you had in her, do not bother. I have no idea why you survived, but you won't for much longer."

His eyes glowed red, aiming at us. Starfire grabbed Robin and Jinx, while Kid Flash and I touched her shoulder. His powers zoomed at us, encasing us, but as the smoke cleared, we saw the shield.

"A Ring Of Azar," Trigon noted, watching Starfire's finger. "Very well. You may be protected from my attacks, but not my powers."

Below, a red light lit up. Suddenly, Jinx and Kid Flash were thrown away, into a mass of fire monsters. They immediately began fighting. Before we could run over though, the red light electrocuted us, filling us with excruciating pain. Some extra pressure filled our backs. Smoke surrounded us, and we fell to our knees.

We looked up, and our jaws dropped.

Grey, white, and black versions with red eyes of us stood, strong and proud, staring down at us.

"Oh my god," Robin gasped.

"Meet your inner-demons, Titans," Trigon laughed. "Play nice, now."

Suddenly, Anti-Starfire lunged at our Starfire, and the two began wrestling. Robin's abnormally pale (and for one who hung with Raven and Argent, that was saying something) other self pulled out his bow staff, slamming it where Robin's head had been seconds ago. Our Robin lunged away, pulling out his own weapon before the two began basically sword-fighting with one another.

My own aimed its cannon at me, and I aimed back. Our lights collided and nearby, we heard Jinx and Kid Flash battling with the weaker fire demons. I didn't have much time for sight-seeing before my Anti-Self was upon me again, ramming his fist into my chest.

Beast Boy:

The path seemed endless.

"I bet you love this," Terra intervened, once again breaking the silence.

I barely spared her a sideways glance, and both of us kept our pace. "Love what?"

"How weak and powerless I am right now," She replied, "At your leader's and even your mercy. You could kill me now, and I wouldn't have the power or the energy to stop you. You love that, don't lie to me."

I snorted, "Yes, because you've been so truthful. I don't care about you, or you're betrayal. All I care about is Raven."

Terra didn't reply. The ground rumbled, a few minutes later, and we whirled around, tensed and ready.

The monsters were upon us immediately, and Terra lifted her rocks with a grunt. Too severely pissed off to turn into anything that would be a quick kill, I turned into a wolf, pouncing on the creatures and ripping their heads off in my mouth before lunging to the next one. Terra seemed as equally pissed, being just as sadistically violent as I.

I ripped the last one in half with my claws just as she sliced one in half with her rock and I morphed back, standing.

An eery feeling fell over me, as we stood back to back. Some sense of familiarity.

She turned, suddenly nervous, "Beast Boy . . . did you ever think . . . how good of a team we'd make?"

I paused, to be honest when I answered. I then turned my back on her, "I already have a team."

She seemed hurt, but nodded, "Yeah . . . right."

"Now," we'd come to a crossroads. "Which way?"

She pointed to the right one, "This is where we part, Beast Boy. You'll find your beloved if you follow that road."

"And where are you going?" I demanded, watching as she took the left road.

Terra paused, smiling over her shoulder, "I'm doing what I can to fix the mess I made."

And then she ran, as if she hadn't ran in years, laughing as she disappeared. I shook my head, not believing the strange turn this already insane situation had taken. Our supposed friend, and deceiver, was now trying to help us? How could she help us?

Shrugging this off, I began racing down the path that would lead me to Raven, in the form of a dog. It wasted less energy, and allowed me to travel faster then I could ever have on foot in human form.

Hold on, Raven, hold on.

As if dealing with walking so long wasn't enough, I heard a roar of flame from behind me. I turned into a dinosaur, swiping my tail at the closest before turning back into a human.

"Man, you guys again?" I complained, with a smirk. Even by myself, I could still take them. And I was in a considerably better mood now that I knew for sure (almost sure) that Raven was alive and . . . somewhat well.

I sliced a few more as a bear before turning back into a human. Satisfied, I placed my hands on my hips until out of nowhere, another came up from behind me. Too late to turn into anything else, as it was already grabbing at me, I jumped over it, slamming my feet into its head. It fell apart, down the middle, and by the time my feet touched the ground, it was dead.

"What were you trying to keep me from?" I wondered aloud, looking up ahead. My face dropped, "No . . . It can't be."

The church. The same one Raven had taken me to, when Terra, I now knew, had attacked us. That very church lay crumpled, burnt, and deteriorating, like all the other buildings remains, up ahead of the path. I ran until I reached the entrance, stopping.

Surprisingly, the doors were perfectly preserved. I shoved them open, not that I needed to. If I really wanted to, I could just fly over the building and drop in. But that was disrespectful. Walking in, refusing to run in a church (however ragged it was) I felt nervous.

"Hello?" I called, stopping. "Is anyone here?"

Oddly, though the church was opened from above, my voice echoed around the room. There was nothing in here, I began to realize. Terra had tricked me once again into-.

Something flicked in the corner of my eye, darting away. Immediately I looked over my shoulder in time to see it disappear over the wreckage, nothing more then a dark shadow. Curious, I followed it, peering over the pile of remains. Again, the shadow passed. I jumped over it, running now, and the thing stopped, in a corner. It curled up, on the floor. The cloak around its small frame was white, and dirty, I noticed. Stomping over, suspicious now, I gripped the clothing and ripped it off.

I was not expecting what I saw.

"Who . . . Who are you?"

OH MY DAMN! Yup, just like the episode, its ending now.