Chapter 54 Hexagon vs The Unkindness Part 2

While the Unkindness was going toe to toe with Hexagon, both of the Robins leaped across the roofs of the buildings. They mainly did this so that they could get a better view of the fight, but this also had the added benefit of getting out of the way when Hexagon and the Unkindness fighting would've destroyed the building that they were standing on. Robin couldn't help but thank his lucky stars because of this.

Of course, when the Unkindness got her head stuck in the warlogog portal, that was when Robin started to worry. This is especially true given how Hexagon landed attack after attack on her neck specifically. Seeing this happen, knowing that it gave Hexagon a great advantage, made him worry. And he very rarely worried nowadays.

"Friend Robin!"

The Robins looked down to see their other teammates flying up to the roof they stood one, with the Beast Boys taking on bird forms and the Cyborgs being lifted by the Starfires. Robin wished he could say this event brought him relief, but it really didn't. The Unkindness was still losing the fight, still on the brink of death. That last fact made Robin realize that they didn't have anytime to waste.

"Guys, we need a plan," he said. He pointed toward Hexagon. "He's killing the Ravens. We need to do something before he succeeds."

Beast Boy gasped a little. "Oh, if something happened to Mama Rae Rae."

"Nothing is going to happen to Raven, Beast Boy," Starfire said. "We'll defeat the Hexagon."

"Yeah, but how?" asked Cyborg, all while he kept his eyes on the demonic fusion. "The Unkindness is really our only hope, and right now she's losing!"

Robin bit his lip. It really did seem like things weren't boding in their favor, a realization that made him sweat. He didn't even want to imagine what would happen to the multiverse if the Titans lost this fight, but his brain was making him do it anyway without his permission. Each possibility filled him with dread at best and horrible despair and depression at worst.

"What can we do…" his mind raced to think of a plan, but nothing came. Nothing came to him at a time when this makeshift team needed a plan more than anything. His heart sank, and for a few minutes, he wallowed in his despair.

"Wait! I got it!"

Robin blinked and turned toward his double. "You do?"

"Yeah!" Robin pointed up at Hexagon's head, specifically at the warlogog that was situated in between his horns. "We need to destroy that warlogog! If we do that, the portal will close!"

Cyborg blinked. "Wow. That's a really good idea, Robin!" He chuckled. "Where were those over your career as team leader?"

"Oh, shut up!" Robin flashed him a glare. "Now is not the time to be bashing each other. Now is the time where we're supposed to take action."

"He's right." Robin stepped forward and flashed Robin a smile. "I think it's a great idea."

"Thanks," Robin said, his expression making it seem like his double's compliments meant the world to him. He turned toward Cyborg. "Cyborg, can you shoot me at the warlogog?"

Cyborg smirked, picked up Robin, and stuffed him in his sonic cannon. "With pleasure." He aimed the cannon and…

BOOM! Robin went sailing through the air, yelling at the top of his voice. For a split second, Robin worried that he wouldn't reach the warlogog, that Hexagon would move out of the way before he did. Thankfully, he did it. He hit the warlogog with the speed of a bullet. Cracks formed in its surface, and before anyone could say anything, it shattered into a million pieces.

"NO!" Hexagon screamed. He put his hand to his head right as the warlogog portal around the Unkindness's head disappeared. She blinked and gasped, coughing her lungs out. Once she recovered, she glared at Hexagon. The level of seriousness on her face… it was chilling. It was honestly the most chilling thing that Robin had seen in a while.

"Thanks, Titans," She muttered out loud before aiming a fist at Hexagon. Specifically, she aimed her fist at the gem on his forehead. Since Hexagon was preoccupied, he didn't even have time to move out of the way. This meant the gem cracked, and Raven's demon slithered out of it. A good amount of it got loose, only being stopped by Hexagon hastily grasping hold of its tentacles. Grunting, he tried to stuff it back in his gem. However, the Unkindness acted quickly, getting a hold of the demon and trying to tug it free. Hexagon wasn't going to give it up without a fight though.

"NO!" He screamed again. He pulled at the demon, meaning he and the Unkindness engaged in the most important tug o' war game of all time. "This is MINE! You didn't even want it, daughter!"

The Unkindness gritted her teeth. "If it means keeping the ones I love safe, I'll hold onto it for all eternity." She gave a tug. Hexagon gave another tug. The father and daughter were determined to not let the other gain control of the demon, which of course meant that they were both stuck. Every time the Unkindess seemed like she was about to pry it out of Hexagon's hands, he would give another tug, this one more powerful than the last. Robin couldn't help but cringe at the sound of the Unkindess grunting.

"Do you think she can do it?" Beast Boy asked.

Robin ran his hand through his hair. "I don't know. These odds don't seem very good."

"Well then, we should change the odds!" Starfire exclaimed. She flew off the roof and addressed every Titan. "COME ON, TITANS! RAVEN NEEDS HELP IN THE TUG OF THE WAR!"

Robin beamed. "Oh man, I like the way you guys think." Using his grappling hook, he jumped off the roof and landed on the ground. When he did, he saw his goofy double on the ground, grunting as he held his hand to his legs. "You okay?"

"I'm perfect!" Robin rose to his feet, grunting as he did. "I've dealt with a few scrapes before; it's no big deal." He looked over at Hexagon's giant hoof. "What was that Starfire was saying before?"

"We're gonna help Raven," Robin said with a grin. "We're gonna make it so that she wins the battle and gets her demon back." Robin raised an eyebrow, but Robin just smirked at the sight of that. "Come on, I'll show you how!"

…

Raven could say with full confidence that her confidence in her winning this fight was decreasing. Her hands stung as she tried her best to get her demon out of Hexagon's hands. It was like rope burn amped up to a million. She really wished she could let go of it, but of course she couldn't. She was stuck in this tug o' war, which, again, she was starting to worry she would lose. After all, Hexagon was using all his might to pull the demon back into the gem.

"Ahh!" The demon almost fell out of Raven's hold, with her getting it back just in the nick of time. She gritted her teeth, feeling sweat form all over her scaly body. She could hear the encouragement of the other Ravens echoing in her ears, and she would be lying if she said they didn't help somewhat. But that was a pretty big "somewhat," as the longer this went on, and the more her hands stung as she tried to get the demon out of Hexagon's grip, the weaker and more tired she became.

Hexagon must've been aware of this, as he let out the most wicked, most satisfied, most taunting laugh Raven had ever heard. "You should just give up now, daughter. You are never going to defeat me! I am great! I am powerful! I…"

"AM THE OUTNUMBERED!"

Raven blinked when she heard Starfire's voice. She looked behind her, noticing that all the Beast Boys in the multiverse were tugging on her wings. The Cyborgs were pulling her forward from down below on the ground, with the Robins keeping Hexagon tied down in the exact same place. As for the Starfires, Raven couldn't really see them, but based on the way Hexagon was grunting and losing his grip on the demon, she had a feeling they were trying to pull him backward.

Never before had Raven felt so grateful. "Oh, I have an awesome team. Thanks, everyone!" The help gave her the exact type of motivation she needed, she gave a hard tug on the demon. Hexagon tried to pull it back, but the effort he needed in order to do so was noticeably a much larger amount than before. Raven felt like giggling; it seemed like things were finally working in her favor!

"It's over, Hexagon!" Still hearing the encouragement of all the other Ravens, as well as the encouragement from some other Titans for good measure, she gave one more tug on the demon. And finally. FINALLY this was enough to get the demon out of Hexagon's grip. Raven smiled as the demon enveloped her Unkindness form.

…

Robin grinned as he watched what happened to Hexagon. He let out a horrible, ear-piercing scream as he went falling backwards. The two Trigons that made up who he was split up. The Trigon from Robin's universe was a transparent, blue hologram, and when his back came in contact with the pavement, he went POP and vanished from existence. Meanwhile, Trigon from the goofy universe went flying backwards, bouncing across the pavement like a rubber ball. If he recovered, he would probably act as another threat that the Titans had to face.

Luckily, Robin knew exactly what to do to prevent that. He got the warlogog that was from the goofy universe out of his pocket, opening a warlogog portal directly in the path Trigon was bouncing in. He went right through the portal, which showed a nighttime universe on the other side.

Blinking, the demon got up and looked around. "Huh. Where am…" He didn't even get to finish his sentence, as Robin saw something grab his leg. Trigon gasped when he saw what it was, and if he were to be honest, Robin didn't blame him. It was a zombie version of Starfire. In fact, zombie versions of the other Titans surrounded Trigon, moaning and groaning as they clearly wanted to eat his brain.

"No!" Trigon tried to free himself from the zombies's grips. "NO!" Smirking, Robin immediately closed the warlogog portal.

"Well… that's that."

"I'll say!" Robin said as he joined him at his side. He let out a laugh and puffed out his chest. "Oh man, it's going to be nice to be able to live in our universe without having a Trigon breathing down our necks."

"Couldn't have said it better myself." Robin turned around, and when he did, he gasped. "Oh my gosh; Raven!" He rushed over to her. As he did, he reasoned that the Unkindness must've split apart, as other Ravens were getting up on various parts of the pavement. If Robin could've attended to all of them, he would've, but he mostly kept his sights on the Raven from his universe. He bent down and offered his hand. "Are you alright?"

Raven coughed and took Robin's hand. "I'm alright." She rose to her feet, and all three of them looked forward some more. Just a few feet away, a big black demon stood on the pavement. Its entire body looked to be made from black sludge, including its wings and its tentacles. The only part of the body that wasn't midnight black were the eyes. Those were red.

"Is that…"

"Yeah." Raven put on a grim face. "It looks like we aren't in the clear quite yet. If we want to emerge victorious, Raven has to get her demon back under control."

Robin felt a lump form in his throat. "And… we can't do much in the way of helping her, can we?"

"No," Robin said, looking worried for possibly the first time. "This is something Raven has to do by herself."