Hello everyone! And welcome to the next and final chapter of Season 4! Once again, thank you guys for reading my story and giving me the advice and motivation to keep going and see this through to the end! Also, if I don't finish this story soon, I wish you guys a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years! With that said, let's get on with The End!
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Chapter 51: The End Part 3
Previously, on Key of the Titans
"THE EARTH IS MINE!"The great demon Trigon roared as he rose from the portal in front of the Titans. They all stared in shock as the great demon released a shockwave that destroyed the entire world.
(Yen Sid's Tower)
Young Xehanort stood before Yen Sid and King Mickey.
"I believe an alliance would suit us both at this time, Yen Sid," Xehanort proposed.
(Jump City)
"It doesn't feel like she's gone completely," Sora said, standing on top of the stairs that lead to the now destroyed pillar.
"That's because she isn't," Slade's voice said behind him, causing him to turn to face the criminal mastermind who emerge from the shadows. "Raven can still be saved," He revealed. Later, on Sora, Stitch and Slade stand in front of a staircase, leading down into the Earth, while the Titans watch on.
"I'm bringing her back. I promise," Sora said. And just like that, they ran down the staircase, hoping to find their missing Titan.
(Present Day, Jump City)
'Get up. Get up,' the inner voice in Starfire's head spoke to her. With a groan, she opens her eyes and looks around to see that she was flat on her back, lying in the middle of a crater. She slowly stands up to see red sky still above her and Trigon still sitting on the destroyed Titans Tower.
"Why do you still bother to rise?" a voice says behind her; her own voice. She quickly turns around to see her evil twin crouched at the edge of the crater with an evil grin on her face. "We both know that the end has already come," Nega Starfire said, standing up while throwing a starbolt at the original, who quickly gets over her shock and takes off into the air again. Lightening streaks across the red clouds as the Titans continue fighting their opposites:
Beast Boy fell to the ground and started getting up, only to quickly move out of the way from a lunge from Nega Beast Boy, who was now a tiger. The green Titan dodged another slash before turning into a lion and jumped at his opposite, the two tumbling across the street in a cat fight.
Cyborg was running to take cover from his opposite who was bombarding him with sonic blasts and spells. Nega Cyborg then took aim and fired multiple missiles toward his original. Cyborg kept running as he created a shield out of his keyblade while the missiles exploded behind him. He blocks one of the missiles with his shield but the force pushes him back. The Titan lowers his shield only to find that his opposite has disappeared. He looks around in confusion, only to hear someone land behind him and punch in the face, sending him flying into the side of a nearby building.
Ravager and her opposite were dueling in the middle of a destroyed building, using their metal staffs to clash with one another. The Titan back-flipped away from a strike while shooting electric bolts at her copy, who cartwheeled away while throwing multiple knives towards her. Ravager spun her staff in front of her to block them but she was caught off guard by a flurry of strikes from Nega Ravager, sending her crashing into the wall.
Meanwhile, Robin and Nega Robin were fighting on a lone rock in the middle of the lava, the sound of keyblades clashing echoed around them. The Boy Wonder shot a fire spell from his blade but his copy protected himself with his cape and kicked Robin to the ground.
"And here I thought you would be better than that. But don't worry, once you're gone, the Titans will be in much better hands," Nega Robin said, spinning his blade in his hands. The Boy Wonder quickly tossed two freeze discs to his copy's feet, freezing him in place. Robin took the opportunity to deal a powerful combo with his own keyblade, sending Nega Robin flying to another rock.
"I'm not going anywhere. And you'll never lead," Robin said, turning his keyblade into a red bo-staff.
Up in the air, Starfire is sent crashing back to the ground with her copy landing next to her. The Titan slowly gets up from the crater while Nega Starfire giggles in delight.
"I laugh at your pain! Ending you existence is most amusing," She replied. Starfire grits her teeth in anger.
"This is not the end!" Starfire yelled, suddenly flying up and delivering a powerful punch to her doppelganger, making her crash through two nearby rock slabs and land hard on the ground. Starfire followed after her but quickly ducked when Nega Starfire swung at her with one of the rocks, making her fall to the ground. Starfire gets up and looks behind her to see her copy making a beeline straight for her.
"MOST AMUSING INDEED. YOU MORTALS PROVIDE EXCELLENT SPORT, THOUGH YOUR FIGHT, LIKE YOUR LIVES, IS POINTLESS," Trigon spoke out to them. "THE RING OF AZAR MAY SHIELD YOU FROM MY WRATH FOR NOW, BUT YOU SHALL SOON BE DEFEATED BY YOUR OWN PERSONAL DEMONS," The great demon continued. Meanwhile, Cyborg was sent crashing into the bay, creating a crater beneath him. He was about to get up, only to hear his doppelganger's scream above and he looked up to see Nega Cyborg dropping towards him like a bomb. The clone clashes on the original with a huge boom as dust and rock fly from their impact. While the smoke clears, Nega Cyborg grabs the original by the head and forces him face-first into the lava. The Titan strains to stop the force.
"Let me go!" Cyborg yelled and with great effort, he pushes his clone back into a nearby wall before tossing him across the bay. He runs after Nega Cyborg while shooting at him with his keyblade bazooka.
Meanwhile, Beast Boy was taking cover as a mouse from his clone, who was an eagle. He suddenly heard an eagle cry above and he looked up to see his clone diving towards him with talons at the ready. The changeling quickly takes cover behind a nearby rock slab and turns into a T-Rex, making his copy turn and fly away from the giant dinosaur. Nega Beast Boy continues to fly before changing into a white Spinosaurus. Beast Boy charges in and bites his copy by the throat as the two crash to the ground in a puff of smoke.
Meanwhile, Ravager flipped out of the building and onto the street with her copy quickly following after her while tossing explosive knives at her. The Titan backflipped away while shooting a grappling hook at Nega Ravager, pulling her closer and kicking her away before throwing her into a nearby car. The Titan leaped for another strike with her bo staff but her doppelganger managed to kick her away, breaking her staff in two and sending her flying across the street.
Everyone continued fighting their copies until everyone saw Starfire fall from the sky and hit the ground with a hard impact. Robin saw her fall and quickly hit his doppelganger away with a hit from his bo-staff before leaping over to where the Tamaran landed.
"Starfire, you okay?" He asked, helping her up.
"I am fine," She replied, when suddenly, Beast Boy, still as a T-Rex, slid past them and crashed into a pile of earth. He turns back into a human and groans in pain when he suddenly saw Nega Beast Boy stomp towards him, looking to devour his prey. The green Titan quickly turns into a small spider and hides amongst the rocks while his copy sniffs around before stomping away. Ravager and Cyborg soon join them as Beast Boy turns back into human.
"I-I hate to say it, but Four-Eyes has a point. My butt can't take much more kicking!" Beast Boy said, taking deep breaths from his constant fights.
"It can, and it will," Starfire replied, casting Cure spells on everyone.
"She's right. We gotta keep Trigon's attention on us," Robin said, looking back at the Great Demon still sitting on the Tower.
"As long as those all-seeing eyes are looking at us, he won't go looking for Sora," Cyborg said.
"I just hope he's safe down there," Ravager said when suddenly she was shot in the back by an electric blast from her copy's staff, revealing the Nega-Titans standing behind them.
"Wanna bet?" Nega Cyborg said as Nega Starfire flew up and towards Trigon.
"No!" Starfire said, flying after her but it was too late as her copy reached Trigon's ear and started whispering to him with a giggle.
"I KNOW," Trigon replied, shocking all the Titans.
"He knows?!" Beast Boy asked, flabbergasted, while Starfire rejoined them on the ground.
"He knows. He's just been playing along," Robin said, gritting his teeth.
"I WAS AWARE OF THIS RESCUE MISSION BEFORE YOUR SMALL MINDS HAD EVEN CONCEVIED IT. EVER SINCE THE PROHPECY WAS FORMED, I KNEW THE GUARDIAN WOULD NEVER GIVE UP. AND I HAVE KNOWN FROM THE BEGINNING THAT YOUR PLAN PRESENTS NO THREAT EVEN WITH HIS PRESCENCE," Trigon replied, standing from the Tower to his full height as his hoofs shook the ground beneath him. "YOU FAIL TO COMPREHEND THE DEPTH OF MY POWER. AND YOU FAIL TO UNDERSTAND THE DEPARTURE OF YOUR FRIEND. SOME REMNANT OF MY DAUGHTER MAY YET EXIST, BUT THE RAVEN YOU KNEW IS LOST FOREVER," Trigon revealed, his four eyes narrowing on the Titans as the Nega Titans re-engaged them.
(Meanwhile, with Sora and Stitch)
"Who…who are you?" The young Raven asked Sora again, fear clearly evident on her face. Sora still had her white cloak in his hand while Stitch hung from his shoulder. He put his hands up in a peaceful way to show her that he meant no harm.
"Raven, it's me Sora. I'm-I'm here to take you back," Sora said. Suddenly, Raven turned around and took off in a frightened run. "Raven! Wait! Stitch, stay up here," Sora said as he took off after her while Stitch jumped off and stayed at the top. Sora continued to chase after her as she descended down a flight of stairs on the side of the destroyed building. Sora ran on the side of the stairs as she ran down the steps while down below them laid a bridge.
"Please stop! I'm not going to hurt you!" He called out to her but he quickly slid to a stop as the side lead to a straight plummet down to nothingness, whereas Raven kept going down the stairs and reached the bridge, crossing it and going further into the cavern. Sora pushed off the side and jumped across the bridge and landed near the caverns as he continued his search for his fellow Titan. He looked around more until he spotted her ducking into a small hole in the wall. He runs over and peaks in to see her huddled as far back as possible.
"Raven, look. I just want to-" Sora said but was interrupted by a painful kick to the shin by Raven. "Ow!" He yelled out, making him clutch his ankle in pain and fall on his back while Raven crawled out and took her cloak back before running away again. She puts her cloak back on and starts jumping across some nearby stone columns. He quickly gets up and jumps after her until she suddenly slips and tumbles down one of the columns, falling to the ground below. She lets out a frightened gasp as Sora lands next to her, making her scramble back to the wall in fear.
"Raven, please listen. It's me Sora. Remember?" Sora asked, hands still in the air.
"I'm lost," Raven replied, sitting up against the wall. Sora took a breath and kneeled to her level.
"Yeah, you kinda are. But guess what? I found you. Now you don't have to be afraid anymore, cause I'll be there to protect you…but you have to let me, of course," Sora said, holding his hand out to her with a smile. She looks at his hand with uncertainty until a few tears began to gather in her eyes. After a long pause, she slowly placed her hand in his. Suddenly, a bright light shown from their hands, illuminating their faces. Then the light went out as they stared in confusion.
"W-What was that?" Raven asked, scared.
"I-I don't know. C'mon, let's head back up. I don't think we need any other distractions," Sora offered. She slowly nodded and allowed him to pick her up and carry her on his back. Sora gave Raven another of his trademark smiles as he walked out of the caverns with her clinging to his back.
(Meanwhile, with the Titans)
The team were not faring well against their evil copies as time wared on. Each doppelganger knew the Titan's weaknesses and how to properly utilize them as well. Cyborg found himself being beaten and pummeled into the ground by his copy before being tossed into a nearby rock slab, destroying it and making sparks fly from his body.
"Boo-yah!" Nega Cyborg commented as he cracked his knuckles with a menacing grin.
Beast Boy and his doppelganger faced off, the green Titan as a gorilla and the clone as a Smilodon. The two roared at each other before Nega Beast Boy pounced onto the original. The two wrestled a little before Beast Boy tosses the copy at a stone, making him crash into it. The copy shakes his head and turns into a Utahraptor while charging with teeth at the ready.
Ravager was facing her copy with the two broken ends of her bo-staff, using her speed to unleash quick attacks and combos. But the copy wasn't phased in the slightest, utilizing her still intact bo-staff to block the attacks and disarm Ravager.
"Hhm, you're a failure, Rose. You failed your father, you failed the world and now you failed your friends!" Nega Ravager yelled, electrocuting the original and making her scream before bashing her away into a destroyed car, crushing it beneath her.
Meanwhile, Robin was taking cover from his copy, who was throwing explosive discs everywhere. He readied his keyblade and fired a Fire Spell at Nega Robin who quickly dodged out of the and threw multiple discs back in response. Robin moved as well but the discs followed along with him.
"Heat Seekers!" He yelled to himself. He quickly pulled out a few birdarangs and tossed them at the discs but the resulting explosions sent him flying and landing on another piece of ground.
Up in the sky, Starfire dodges and weaves through the projectiles sent by her copy before getting clear and returning a volley of her own. But Nega Starfire easily dodges the bolts before tackling into the original, holding her by the throat while she held her dark keyblade in the other.
"You do not even belong on this world!" Nega Starfire replied, before striking Starfire with her blade, making her fall. Before she fell all the way, Nega Starfire turned her keyblade into a flaming lasso and threw it at the Titan, making the rope tie around her waist. The doppelganger began to spin around rapidly before with a final grunt, she sent Starfire flying and crashing into ground with a hard impact, catching the team's attention.
"Starfire!" Robin yelled, running over to her, until Ravager rolled past him on the ground. She slowly picked herself up as everyone grouped back up.
"Ow. I'm really starting to hate myself right now!" She said, getting on her feet. Suddenly, Beast Boy, as an octopus, flies by and crashes into a wall. He falls to the ground and turns back into human.
"Dude! I had no idea I was this tough!" The changeling said, tiredly while standing back up.
"You're not. I could kick your butt any day of the-" Cyborg said before his eyes widened in shock as an idea came to his head, along with everyone else's. Suddenly, Starfire emerged from the smoke while holding her arm in pain.
"If we cannot defeat ourselves, perhaps we can defeat each other!" Starfire said while casting another Cure spell on the team. The team smiles and nods in agreement as the Nega Titans surround them once again.
"SWITCH!" The Titans scream together as they all leap over each other and change targets: Starfire tackles into Nega Cyborg with a flying charge; Beast Boy jumps onto Nega Starfire as an octopus again; Cyborg charges towards Nega Beast Boy with a smile on his face; Robin performs a flying kick right into Nega Ravager's chest, knocking her down; and Ravager launches multiple explosive knives at Nega Robin, making him fall to the ground.
Cyborg cracks his knuckles in delight as Nega Beast Boy turns into a Utahraptor again and lunges for a bite but the Titan simply stops the bite with his forearm and lets the white dinosaur gnaw at the arm like a dog with a bone.
"Careful. Might hurt your teeth," Cyborg said with amusement and with a simple left hook to the face, Nega Beast Boy's teeth are dislodged and he falls to the ground in a heap.
Meanwhile, Starfire was keeping Nega Cyborg on the run with multiple fire spells and Star bolts and kicking up a lot of smoke from the ground. The doppelganger brings up his keyblade at the ready to fire but the Tamaran comes flying through the smoke and with a single strike from her keyblade, Nega Cyborg tumbles to the ground, his dark blade destroyed and his right arm smashed to pieces.
Nearby, Beast Boy, as a hummingbird, was flying around and avoiding Nega Starfire's bolts and spells before flying high up into the air and out of sight. The copy looks around in confusion before hearing a loud screech above her and she looked up in shock as the Titan, now a brontosaurus, came falling clear out of the sky. The dark Tamaran's eyes widened as she was frozen in shock as Beast Boy crashed down on top of her. He turns back into human to see the copy struggling to get up and with a look of uncertainty, he pushes a nearby vertical slab of rock on top of her to add the finishing touch.
Meanwhile, Robin was dueling with Nega Ravager who used her bo-staff to full effect, shooting electric bolts and explosive knives to keep the Boy Wonder on his toes. But the Titan leader managed to avoid the projectiles before tossing a freeze disc at her, freezing her hands. She struggled to free herself but was too late as Robin jumped towards her, striking her with his keyblade, destroying the bo-staff and breaking the ice as she tumbled to the ground.
Ravager was having a similar problem to Nega Robin, who utilized his keyblade and his equipment but she managed to hold her own as she bashed the doppelganger away with her duel escrima sticks. She was about to charge again when suddenly Nega Robin threw multiple smoke bombs around, covering her in the thick clouds. He quickly charged in and went for a strike with his keyblade, only to hit nothing but broken up concrete. He looked around in confusion when suddenly a grappling hook came flying by his face, attaching to a nearby wall. Out of the smoke came Ravager flying in with a kick to the face and a final bash with her sticks, knocking out Nega Robin and making him tumble to the ground with his dark keyblade. Suddenly, all of the clones evaporate into wisps of red flames, intertwining as they gather together into a ball of white and shoot back into each Titan's chest as they regroup.
"Told you I could kick your butt," Cyborg commented to Beast Boy with a smirk. Ravager smiled and nodded to Robin as a sign of appreciation, who returned it with a nod as well. Suddenly, the ground shakes, snapping the team out of their victory and they look over to see Trigon standing from the Tower and walking towards them.
"Um, he's coming over here! I really don't like that he's coming over here!" Beast Boy exclaimed as everyone readied themselves for anything.
"YOUR VICTORY HAS NO MEANING. YOU MERELY PROLONG YOUR SUFFERING. THE RULE OF MORTALS HAS ENDED! THIS WORLD BELONGS TO ME!" Trigon roared as he brought one of his clawed hands down onto the earth and raked it back towards himself. The team back away from his gigantic hand as they look to see huge fissures have been carved into the ground. They look further in to see a huge army of fire creatures hissing and flying right towards them.
"Fall back!" Robin yelled as he and Ravager pulled out grappling hooks and swing away, Beast Boy flies away as a dragonfly and Starfire picks up Cyborg as the team run from the battalion of creatures.
(Meanwhile, with Sora, Raven and Stitch)
Sora and Stitch were manning the rowboat that they used with Slade to ferry the three back to how they entered. Eventually, they reached the shore and Sora stepped out and pulled it further up and out of the lava river. The young Raven still looked around in curiosity and confusion as she sat at the stern end of the boat.
"It's okay. We're almost out of here," Sora said, offering her a hand out of the boat. She accepts it and climbs onto his back as Stitch crawled next to them. "Stitch, go on ahead and see if you can find the exit. We'll be right behind you," Sora said. The blue alien nodded and started climbing up the walls, looking for the exit. He eventually found it as he jumped down from the walls and waved from above at the exit.
"Sora, hapdelup hagata('up here' in Stitch's language)" Stitch said, his voice echoing from above. Sora nodded and got a better grip for Raven.
"Hold on tight Raven," The keyblade wielder said. The girl nodded and gripped tighter as Sora began to slowly glide up to the door so as to not startle her. "Hey, do you wanna hear a cool story while we get there?" Sora asked and Raven nodded again.
"Okay. This is the story of Raven. She was my very best friend. And she was very brave and strong too. Together, we fought bad guys, monsters and villains; protected our city from danger and along the way we came to care for each other very much. But even though with all the good she was doing, she was worried that deep down inside, she was bad. From the day she was born, people told her that someday, something terrible was going to-," Sora said when suddenly a tremor shakes the whole cavern. Suddenly, the lava river begins to drain into a newly created fissure. Just as quickly, multiple fire creatures flew out and towards the ceiling. Suddenly, a newly created fault opens up and allows the demons to fly freely as boulders began to fall towards them.
"Hang on, Raven!" Sora yelled and she did so as Sora began to dodge and weave around the giant boulders, as he came close to making the exit. Suddenly, another boulder fell right on top of them and while Sora managed to protect them with a Reflect shield, the resulting impact made Raven loose her grip on the keyblade wielder, sending her falling down to the lava below while screaming loudly. Sora's eyes widened in shock and worry at the sight and noise.
"RAVEN! Sora yelled, suddenly taking off at high speeds and diving after her. He came this far to find her, he wasn't going to lose her again. He eventually caught up to her and grabbed her before casting an Aeroga spell beneath him, using the winds to propel himself all the way back up with her in tow. All other boulders that came close to them, he quickly cut into pieces and rendered them harmless as they landed at the entrance with Stitch awaiting them. He sets her down and looked behind him to see the creatures rising up to ground level while making sure that none followed them.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?" Sora asked, concerned. Raven looked down at the ground with a downcast, and unnerved look on her face.
"Sora, why are you doing this?" Raven said after a long pause, surprising Sora and Stitch.
"Raven?! Y-you remembered?!" Sora replied with a smile. She nods, still with a saddened frown on her face as she looked out from the cliff they stood on.
"The story you were telling…I can see it. Bits and pieces. You…our friends…my father…like it was a dream. A nightmare. Whatever it was, it's over," Raven said.
"There might still be a way to-" Sora said but Raven interrupted him.
"Nobody can stop him. I remember that. You came down here for nothing," Raven replied.
"Not true. I came down here for you," Sora said, kneeling down to her level. In response, Raven turned to face him, with tears forming in her eyes.
"Why? I can't help. My powers came from him. And now that he's done with me. I don't have them anymore," Raven said, angrily as she crumples to the ground and hangs her head in defeat. "There was…a prophecy, Sora. And it came true. It's all over now," She said in a softer tone.
"I know. It's the end of the world. But you forgot about the other part of the prophecy: about the Guardian of Light. Turns out I'm the Guardian actually," Sora said, surprising the young girl.
"Y-you?" Raven asked.
"I know, surprise. And so what if it's over? We're still here and we're still fighting. As friends," Sora said.
"E-even if you are the Guardian! Look at me, Sora! There's nothing I can do to help! There isn't any hope!" Raven said, her voice wavering and breaking. Sora simply wiped away the tears that started streaming down her face.
"Then I'll keep hoping for the both of us. And as long as I do, I'm sure we'll figure out something," Sora replied with one of his big goofy smiles. Raven gives a small smile but still has a worried look in her eyes as she takes one of his hands and climbs onto his back. Sora smiles at Stitch as well, who nods with a funny noise as the three head out of the cavern while red skies loom overhead from the new hole.
(Meanwhile, at Yen Sid's Tower)
The air was so tense in Master Yen Sid's office that you could cut it with a knife due the news that was told to the new occupants: Yen Sid sat behind his desk with Mickey at his side while Donald, Goofy, and Riku stood on the other side.
"Gwarsh, are you sure about this, your majesty?" Goofy asked, with a worried look.
"I don't trust them. How do we know this isn't a trap by Xehanort?" Donald said, crossing his arms with a disapproving look.
"I don't think so, Donald. This threat doesn't feel like something he prepared for in the slightest," Mickey replied. Riku rubbed his chin, thinking over the proposal.
"This Trigon seems like a pretty big threat if Xehanort is offering an alliance with us," Riku spoke up.
"He very well is, Riku. It is said that he conquers and destroys many worlds and leaves nothing in his wake but destruction and chaos. Xehanort was one of the many warriors who sealed Trigon away so it is most likely that he will target him next. And the Realm of Light would also follow along in Trigon's conquest," Yen Sid answered, making them all worried.
"H-Has there been any news about Sora?" The recent Keyblade Master asked, worried.
"No, I cannot see into the world that Trigon currently inhibits and with his power growing stronger, it becomes difficult to sense Sora's light," Yen Sid said, making Riku look down in concern. Mickey walked over to him in response.
"Don't worry, Riku. We know how strong Sora is. He'll never give up," Mickey said in a hopeful tone, making the young Master nod in reply.
"Xehanort has gone to ready his forces, while we must look towards the rest of the worlds. Mickey, you Donald and Goofy must go and warn them as soon as possible," Yen Sid said. Mickey, Donald and Goofy nodded in response and bowed. "I have sent word to Merlin to transport Kairi and Lea back here. Riku, you and I will await them here as well as fortify the Tower's defenses," Yen Sid said.
"Well, we best get to work. We don't know when Trigon is going to strike," Mickey spoke up.
"I still don't like this whole deal!" Donald said.
"Don't worry Donald. I'm sure we'll get through this. I just hope Sora is okay," Goofy said, walking out with the duck while Mickey lingered behind.
"Me too, guys. Me too," Mickey spoke up before leaving.
(Meanwhile, back in Jump City)
The Teen Titans were on the run from the huge legion of fire demons summoned by Trigon. They were all swinging or flying through the buildings and down the streets while trying to ward off the horde. The fire demons screeched at them as they whipped their arms forward to lash at them.
"Screech all you want! We're not going down without a fight!" Cyborg yelled from Beast Boy's back, now as a pterodactyl as he fired at the tide with his sonic cannon. Starfire was carrying Robin while Ravager swung on multiple grappling hooks to keep up with them. Even with Cyborg's efforts, the tide did not slow down and soon overwhelm them, knocking all of them clean out of the air.
"We're going down!" Beast Boy yelled, turning back into a human as he and the rest of the team tumbled to the broken road. They quickly get back up as the legion dove straight towards them.
"Get ready!" Robin said as he summoned his keyblade, while Cyborg and Starfire did the same. They and Ravager launched multiple projectiles at the flaming tide but nothing stopped them when suddenly a huge beam of light shot from behind them that disperses the horde of demons and make them fly away back to their master. Everyone shares a confused look before turning around to see a sight that puts smiles on each of their faces: it was Sora and Stitch standing on a broken piece of concrete and a small shape stood next to the boy's feet.
"Sora!" Ravager and Starfire yelled as they all began to run towards him.
"Dude! You're alive!" Beast Boy shouted but as the team got closer to them, they slowly came to a stop due to their notice of Raven, the young Titan now clinging to Sora's leg and slightly shaking. Their smiles quickly changed to shocked, open-mouthed faces.
"Raven…" Robin quietly said. Sora smiled slightly and nodded to confirm everyone's question. Meanwhile, out on the destroyed Titans Tower, Trigon continues to rest on it as lightening strikes above his wooden antlers. He then opens his four eyes and raises his hand to the sky and slices open a gash into the red clouds with his finger, opening a pathway into outer space and the worlds beyond.
"GO FORTH AND CONQUER! ONE BY ONE, WORLDS SHALL FALL, UNTIL EVERY BEING IN THIS ENTIRE DIMENSION BOWS DOWN TO WORSHIP TRIGON THE TERRIBLE!" Trigon bellowed as armies upon armies of fire demons flew to the sky and through the opening, ready to invade and destroy more worlds. As the last of his armies pass through, Trigon closes the small portal as more lightening strikes towards the lava. As that was going on, The Teen Titans were hiding behind a giant stone slab with Raven, who was being comforted by Stitch by allowing her to pet him.
"So her powers are gone? She can't help us?" Robin asked. Sora shook his head in response.
"'Least we still got that ring of Azar thingy so Trigon can't…" Beast Boy said.
"Bad news," Ravager spoke up, opening her hand to reveal the broken ring in her palm.
"Oh, dang," Cyborg said, while Rose let the ring fall to the ground.
"What are we to do now?" Starfire asked.
"This is our final shot. We take him on here and now. And remain hopeful till the end if we have to," Sora replied.
"Him or us. All or nothing," Robin answered, everyone took on a steel resolve and nodded in agreement as they began to ready themselves. Sora walked over to where Stitch and Raven were sitting.
"Stitch, can you go with the others please?" Sora asked.
"Ok," the blue alien answered before crawling away. The keyblade wielder kneeled down to Raven's height and reached into his pocket, revealing her necklace and lucky charm to her, making the little girl's eyes widen.
"You-you kept them?" She asked. He nodded and placed the necklace back around her neck along with placing the charm in her hand.
"I made a promise to myself…the day that it happened. To never lose them or you ever again. This is your story, Raven. And I have no idea what's going to happen now. Things may seem bad but I know that when it comes down to it, you'll know what to do," Sora said when suddenly, the slab they were hiding behind is pulled out of the ground, surprising the team as they look to see Trigon looking down at them with a devilish smirk. Sora pushes Raven behind him as he summons his keyblade in a flash of light.
"WHAT STRANGE VERMIN COWER BENEATH MY ROCKS?" Trigon asked.
"NOW!" Sora yelled as he, Starfire and Beast Boy, as a falcon, took off into the air while Robin, Cyborg, Ravager, and Stitch leaped into the air, weapons at the ready while Raven stayed behind, watching in confusion.
"I HAVE ENDURED YOUR EXISTENCE LONG ENOUGH," Trigon yelled. In response to the Titan's charge, Trigon fired a quadruple eye blast at all of them, freezing them in place in a giant sphere, crackling with energy as it shocked them over and over. Trigon takes the sphere into his hand as his daughter slowly walks toward him in fear while the great demon turns his gaze towards her. "YOUR WORLD IS ENDED! YOUR TIME IS-" Trigon spoke, only to be interrupted by a loud, primal scream from a masked, criminal mastermind and a loud roar of thunder and lightning to accompany him. Slade, now wielding a flaming, double-headed pole axe came flying into view, leaping from a nearby building and with a powerful swing of the axe, cleanly slices off one of Trigon's wooden antlers. The great demon roars in pain from the strike and claps a hand around the stump, freeing the Titans while Slade touches down to the ground, the antler not to far behind. The Titans land on the ground as Ravager shares a glance with Slade.
"Father…" Ravager said. Slade turned to her and nodded as she nodded back, readying her bo-staff. The whole team regroup as Trigon stood before them, angrier at the loss of his antler.
"TITANS! GO!" Robin yelled, the whole team and Slade charging towards the great demon in a final charge as lightening illuminated this battle. Trigon roared in anger and brought down one of his fists towards the ground.
(Meanwhile, at Yen Sid's Tower)
Everyone was soon gathered in Yen Sid's office, awaiting for any possible attack from Trigon. The Guardians of Light: Yen Sid, King Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Riku, Kairi, and Lea were standing behind the desk in the middle of the room; and the Seekers of Darkness: Young Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Saix, and Xigbar were standing on the other side.
"Well, this is quite the get together, isn't it?" Lea spoke up, trying to break the awkwardness in the room.
"Still sarcastic as ever, eh?" Saix asked.
"Keep it memorized, Isa," Lea replied, pointing at his head.
"Are all your defenses set?" Young Xehanort asked.
"They are and where are the rest of your members? I thought you all would be here," Riku asked.
"Well, seeing as your all short-handed at the moment, the old coot thought it would be a good idea to send the rest of us to keep an eye on the rest of the worlds for you. Since we're being so generous this time around," Xigbar answered, making all the guardians grit their teeth.
"Save your anger for what is to come. And if we succeed, then we can resume our battle," Xemnas spoke up. The Guardians took a breath in response but never broke eye contact with the Organization members.
"Are we sure we haven't heard anything from Sora?" Kairi asked.
"Nothing. We can still sense his light but…nothing else," Mickey said. Kairi closed her eyes and reached out with her heart to Sora's.
"Hhm, your right. I can barley sense him," The princess spoke up.
"Don't worry, Kairi. Sora will pull through this. He always does," Riku said, trying to calm her down. She silently nodded before passing a glance to the Seekers.
"I hope this was a good idea and not just a big trick Xehanort cooked up," Kairi said.
"Believe us, Princess. If it was a trick, we would not be standing here right now," Ansem answered. Yen Sid remained quiet as they all talked amongst themselves until he suddenly sensed something approaching his tower.
"Everyone. Something is approaching the Tower," Yen Sid spoke up, catching everyone's attention. Xigbar suddenly teleported away as Donald and Goofy looked out the window.
"Uh, Master Yen Sid, I think they all ready here," Goofy said, pointing outside. Everyone looked to see multiple fire demons gathering out in the grass area in front of the Tower. Suddenly, multiple shots from Xigbar's guns flew from the roof of the Tower and hit the demons, destroying many of them.
"Trigon's started his attack! Let's go!" Riku shouted, summoning his keyblade and running out of the room, with Kairi, Lea, Mickey, Donald and Goofy following him. Ansem, Xemnas, Saix and Young Xehanort teleported out of the room along with Yen Sid. Everyone soon gathered outside as more and more demons appeared, surrounding the small-time allies. Xigbar remained at the top of Tower as he fired more and more shots at the demons, covering the team. Yen Sid summoned magic to his hands and raised them to the sky as a powerful blast of light appeared, destroying most of the demons and giving them some room.
"Everyone, stay together! These creatures must be stopped here and now!" Yen Sid shouted. Everyone summoned their weapons and began fighting off the demons: Riku fired multiple Dark Firaga's at the horde; Kairi threw her keyblade in a straight line towards a line of creatures, destroying them; Lea turned his keyblade into his two chakrams and launched multiple strikes with them; Mickey leaped from one creature to the next, striking each one down while shooting balls of light at them, spinning and flipping to stay ahead of them; Donald summoned fireworks above him before launching them at the army while Goofy launched himself as a rocket with his shield in front of him to bash the creatures into oblivion. The Seekers of Darkness were fairing just as well: Ansem shot blasts of darkness from his hands along with laser blasts while floating from above; Xemnas used his Ethereal blades to slash the creatures away while launching blue blasts of energy to destroy more; Saix used his huge claymore to bash the creatures away with powerful shockwaves that shook the ground beneath him whilst dashing back and forth among the horde; and Young Xehanort summoned huge chunks of ice and launched towards the army as he struck them down with his whip keyblade. The allies continued to hold their own even as more and more demons arrived to keep them busy.
(Meanwhile, back at Jump City)
The battle between the Teen Titans and Trigon continued to only intensify. Cyborg, Starfire, and Sora opened up with a combination of starbolts, sonic blasts, and light beams. Trigon blocks the projectiles with his forearm before slamming his palm on the ground, producing an earthquake. Sora glides into the air with Starfire while Cyborg and Robin managed to steady themselves and continue firing upon the great demon, who tries shooting at them with an eye-beam but misses. As he continues firing, Beast Boy flies around as a pterodactyl behind Trigon's head before quickly changing into a T-Rex and taking a huge chomp onto the demon's ear. Trigon screams in pain as Cyborg and Sora continue firing at his chest. Beast Boy let's go of the ear and flies away as a falcon. Robin quickly follows up by leaping off a nearby rooftop and quickly throws an ice disc right into Trigon's eyes, blinding the demon and making him stumble away whilst Starfire flies by and catches him. Sora glides by and summons the Big Thunder Mountain attraction and launches multiple fireworks from its chimney. He circles around Trigon as he scream in pain before launching the attraction right into the demon's chest, pushing him even further back into the lava. The ice on Trigon's eyes stops him from attacking as the Titans continue their onslaught. Raven watches from afar on the street in complete shock at the damage her friends are doing to her father.
"I-I don't believe it," Raven said, quietly. Cyborg and Beast Boy stood together as the changeling turned into a stegosaurus. Cyborg grabbed him by the tail and heaved him straight into Trigon's face, breaking the ice and bringing the demon to his knees as Beast Boy flew away again. "They're…hurting him!" She realized as she watched the fight progress. Ravager and Slade ran up together as the masked father gave her a boost up into the air. Ravager soared as she launched multiple explosive knives at the demon before bashing him right in the chin with an electric charged bo-staff strike. She flew in the air before shooting a grappling hook and softly landing back at ground level. Slade made sure she was safe before turning his attention to his former master.
"For the record, I'm nobody's servant," Slade said before throwing the pole axe with a fierce yell. The axe flies up into the air and finds its mark, cutting the other antler clean off and pushing Trigon back even more into the lava bay. Slade and the Titans regroup at the ready for anything as Trigon cowers before them, both hands covering the stubs of his antlers.
"ENOUGH!" Trigon suddenly roared before rearing up and shooting a powerful eye blast at Slade, sending the man flying down the street and passing Raven before crashing into a nearby slab of rock. Raven looked at Slade before looking back at her father.
"No!" She said, realize what was about to happen. Trigon then fired a huge sweeping beam that hit each Titan as it past by them. Sora quickly created a Reflect shield in front of him as the beam reached him, pushing him back. He managed to keep the shield up a little until it eventually broke from the power of the beam, hitting Sora directly and knocking him to the ground along with the rest of the team. They only let out faint groans as Raven ran out of her hiding place. She looked out in fear before her eyes fell to Sora, who was completely laid out on the ground along with Stitch. She ran over to him before falling to her knees and tried to shake him awake.
"Get up! Sora, please! Get up!" Raven begged as tears started forming in her eyes. Suddenly, the ground shook below her and she looked up to see her father stomping towards her as his shadow cast over them.
"FAREWELL, DEAR DAUGHTER," Trigon bellowed before firing a powerful blast right at her. Raven quickly puts her hands up in an effort to defend herself but she surprises herself when a white, translucent shield appeared around her, protecting her from the blast. She stares at her finger in complete confusion as the energy went back into her hand.
"How…?" She asked herself, still wide-eyed.
"YOU MAY HAVE RETAINED SOME TRACE OF MY POWER, BUT YOU ARE STILL NO THREAT TO ME, LITTLE GIRL. I AM YOUR CREATOR, YOUR MASTER. YOU EXIST ONLY TO SERVE ME. YOU SURVIVE ONLY BECAUSE I ALLOW IT," Trigon said, his words making Raven hang her head in sadness while closing her eyes. "WHAT HOPE CAN A MERE CHILD HAVE OF DEFEATING HER ALL-POWERFUL FATHER?" Trigon asked. Raven felt her fear and sadness suddenly give way to anger, anger that she held for her father and all the pain and misery he has put her through rose to the surface. Her mouth turns from a frown into a grimace of anger. After a small pause, she opened her eyes, revealing them to be glowing with a white light as her eyes turn to Trigon.
"You may have created me…" Raven said, standing up as the light begins to shine brighter around her. It soon grows to cover her entire body and even makes Trigon look away. With a great flash, the light fades away, revealing Raven back to her original self, her blue hair now reaching past her shoulders, the necklace still hanging from her neck, her clothes back to normal, though still colored white, and in her hands rested a keyblade of her very own: the handle was dark blue and shaped like a candle and the guard and blade was glowing black like her powers. The teeth was a fully shaped raven with its wings spread out and the keychain resembled her with her hood up. White energy was now radiating from her hands and from the tip of her keyblade. "…but you were never my father," Raven said and with no effort, fired a powerful white beam at Trigon's chest, pushing him back towards the shore. Sora slowly began to get up while groaning when Raven marched past him and the Titans.
"R-Raven?" Sora asked. Raven turned her eyes to him and nodded before casting a cure spell on them, helping them recover. She turned her attention back to her father, who recovered and looked at her with clear hatred.
"WRETCHED, INSIGNIFICANT-" Trigon said but was interrupted by another blast from her daughter, pushing him back even more. She continues advancing on him with anger clear on her face.
"Fathers are kind! Fathers protect you! Fathers raise you!" Raven yelled, each sentence accompanied with a blast of energy from her hands and keyblade. A final blast immobilized the great demon and caused him to scream in agony from the crackling energy. "I was protected by the monks of Azarath. I was raised by my friends!" Raven yelled as the Titans gather behind her. Trigon continues to scream as he fell to his knees before them. Soon white energy shot out of the Titans and flew back to Raven. "They are my family. This is my home. And you are not welcome here!" Raven proclaimed, flying up to the air as white energy flows from the gem on her forehead and around her body. "AZARATH METRION ZINTHOS!" Raven chanted as light filled the area around her and forms into her soul-self, now completely white. It grows so large that Trigon looked small in comparison as it began to overtake him in blinding radiance. The demon lets out a final agonized scream as the light disintegrates him and turns into a huge column that begins to spread across the entire world. The Titans cover their eyes but Sora continues looking in, hoping that Raven was alright.
(Meanwhile, at Yen Sid's Tower)
The Guardians and Seekers were slowly being pushed back by the demons. While they managed to hold their own, the creatures were relentless and numerous and Yen Sid eventually casted a shield around them, though the creatures started ramming away at it. Cracks were soon starting to form while they casted magic on the creatures.
"We need a new plan. They won't stop coming," Riku said, slashing a creature away.
"There is nothing we can do. We can only hold them off for as long as we can," Yen Sid replied, struggling with the shield. The demons suddenly charged at the shield again as they all prepared themselves when suddenly the fiery creatures froze up and let out screeches of pain. Everyone watched in shock and confusion as the creatures faded away into nothing but scrapes and ashes, leaving the Guardians and Seekers by themselves. Yen Sid slowly put the shield down as he walked forward to observe. He looked out into the stars and his eyes widened.
"He's gone. Trigon has been defeated," Yen Sid replied, surprising everyone.
"A-are you sure, Master?" Mickey asked.
"He is. I can no longer sense the demon's presence in the realms. It seems Sora succeeded after all," Young Xehanort answered.
"A-yuck, we knew Sora would never give up!" Goofy cheered.
"His light. I can sense him clearly now. He's safe," Kairi answered. Xigbar teleported down to them while putting his guns away.
"Well, seems that problem is all taken care of," The sniper replied. Each group separated again, realizing what was going to take place soon.
"So, what happens now?" Riku asked them.
"Exactly what we said from before. Once Trigon is defeated, we will go back to our original plan, forge the X-Blade and summon Kingdom Hearts," Saix answered.
"Still though, we thank you for accepting this alliance," Xemnas said.
"Trigon posed a great threat, even to us," Ansem said.
"We'll be sure to pass on our thank to Sora as well," Young Xehanort said.
"Be sure that you do. The realms owe he and his friends a big thank you to defeating Trigon," Mickey said. The Seekers smirked in response.
"Well, be seeing you all real soon," Xigbar replied, saluting them all as the Seekers disappeared in a void of darkness.
"Aah, thank goodness there gone," Donald said.
"Agreed, Donald," Lea said.
"In that case, we'd all get back to training and finding the other Guardians as soon as possible. We will need them for the Keyblade War that is to come. The first Guardian we must search will be Aqua," Yen Sid, making Mickey look down in disappointment. "Come, we will inform you all on her current status," The wizard said, as they all entered the Tower.
(Meanwhile, back at Jump City)
The light soon faded away, revealing Jump City back to it's former glory, the sky was clean blue, the buildings and streets were repaired and all the citizens were free from the stone and alive. Trigon and all of his malice were long gone once and for all and Raven slowly floated back to the ground as the white aura around her faded away. The Titans slowly walked up to her, all still in shock and awe as her keyblade vanished in a burst of black energy.
"Raven…that was.." Starfire started.
"…Unbelievable," Robin finished. The rest of the team rejoined and Raven smiled until her eyes landed on Sora, who froze in response to seeing her again, back to normal.
"No. It wasn't," She said, before running to Sora embracing him in a hug, wrapping her arms around his neck. "Somebody believed," She said. Sora smiled as tears began to form in his eyes.
"Welcome back, Rae," Sora said, softly choking up as he embraced her back. The Titans smiled at their reunion when Beast Boy broke the silence.
"Okay, you're freaking me out here! The white robe and smile are weird enough, but hugs and a keyblade? Are you still…you?" Beast Boy asked confused as Raven broke the hug.
"You know how I am when Sora's around. Blue is still my favorite color. And don't get used to the smile…cause you're still not funny," Raven replied, dropping her smile to him. Beast Boy gaped in response before flinging himself at Raven, embracing her in a bear hug, annoying her.
"Raven!" Beast Boy said happily.
"Quit it," Raven quietly responded, making everyone chuckle to themselves, Sora and Stitch especially due to missing her witty retorts.
(Later, at the restored Titans Tower)
After explaining everything to the City officials about what happened and helping out where they can with cleaning any damage done, the Teen Titans finally returned home, happy to see it restored from being Trigon's former throne. They unfortunately lost track of Slade after Trigon attacked with his beams, so they were back to square one on his whereabouts, though due to his assistance, they found it within themselves to give the masked man a head start, especially after Sora explained what happened to him to the rest of the team. Now, most of them were all crowded in the kitchen after a long time of fighting.
"All right, y'all! Four-Eyes is history, his ghoulies are gone, and we just saved the whole dang universe! Who wants French Toast?" Cyborg asked, placing a chef's hat on his head. Starfire, Beast Boy, Stitch and a revived Silkie sat in front of him at the kitchen counter.
"Oh, yes, me, please! I shall consume them with gravy and the butter of peanuts," Starfire said, disgusting Beast Boy and Cyborg while intriguing Silkie and Stitch. Nearby, Robin and Rose were looking out the window that looked out towards Jump City, whilst overhearing the antics in the kitchen.
"You know, with everything that's happened, I don't think I'm never going to take this sight for granted ever again," Rose said.
"Me too," Robin said. They heard a pair of footsteps walking toward them and they looked to see Raven walking towards them, now back in her blue and black clothes, her hair was trimmed back to normal and Sora's necklace still around her neck.
"Slade got away?" She asked them and they nodded.
"He escaped while you were dealing with Trigon," Rose answered.
"But if he ever shows his face again…we'll be ready," Robin said, looking out through the window. Raven nodded before looking around the room.
"Have you guys seen Sora by any chance?" Raven asked.
"He's not with you?" Rose asked and was answered with a shake of the head no. "Mhm, he must be in his room, I guess," She responded.
"I already checked, he wasn't there," Raven said. They started racking their heads until Robin looked out the window again.
"Found him, " He said, pointing down at the Tower island. The girls followed his gaze to see the keyblade wielder sitting at the beach, near the water. Raven nodded and ran out of the room and out of the Tower, reaching where the boy was resting.
"There you are," Raven spoke up, surprising Sora as he turned to face her, a smile forming on his face.
"Oh hey. I thought you were resting," Sora said. She shook her head no and sat down next to him as they both stared at the sun and felt the ocean breeze past by their faces.
"Thought I'd spend more time with everyone before I did," She responded. The two remained silent for a minute, simply enjoying each other's company after everything's that happened. "How did you do it, Sora?" Raven asked, out of the blue.
"Do what?" He asked, turning to look at her.
"Keep hoping. With everything that happened: me disappearing, Trigon destroying everything, how did you still manage to hope and believe that it could all work out?" She asked. Sora smiled and laughed a little.
"Honestly, because of you, Rae. You may or may not realize it…but you're actually the most hopeful person I've ever met and I've met a lot of hopeful people. Ever since you were born, you were told that you were bad and that you would destroy everything. But you hoped for more and you believed that you could do good. Honestly, after everything happened, I lost hope for a little bit and I thought I would never see you again. I-it terrified me when I did but when I found you, I felt my hope being renewed. I told myself to never lose hope in you ever again because I love you, Raven and no matter what happens or comes our way, I'll always be there for you," Sora said, surprising her. She smiled as tears formed in her eyes. She them kissed him on the lips, surprising him but he returned the kiss for a few seconds until they broke it off.
"I love you too, Sora. I'll always be there for you in return," She said, leaning closer to him, both of their necklaces managing to touch. "Heh, I thought it was all over. And now…suddenly…," Raven said, realizing something.
"You have your whole life ahead of you now. You can decide your own destiny, no one else," Sora said, making her smile.
"I guess, in the end, there really is no end; just new beginnings," Raven said hopeful. She reached her palm out as her keyblade appeared in a burst of black energy, surprising Sora. "And I think this marks a new start as well," She said. Sora stared at the keyblade in amazement.
"I guess we better get started on your training soon," He said. She nodded in response before making the blade disappear.
"Hey, you remember that date I was talking about before all this happened?" Raven asked, surprising him.
"Sure, did you want to go now?" He asked.
"Why not? We have all the time in the world now," Raven said. Sora smiled and helped her up as they headed over to the city, ready to spend as much time as possible together.
And that…is the end…of that! Whew, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and Season 4 in general. Trigon is defeated, Raven has returned with a keyblade now, and the Guardians and Seekers have gone back to their playing fields. Man, its amazing what happens in one episode but I managed to finish it. I also hope you guys had a Merry Christmas as well. Now, onto the reviews:
XenoBlaze: They sure are, huh? Of course, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. And no Rose, isn't gonna have a keyblade, just the main five. And Raven's keyblade is called Broken Prophecy. The design and name is thanks to kadennoland0. He sent them to me awhile ago, so I always thank him whenever I can. Though, nevermore is good name as well.
Althea Sirius: Yeah, funny how that works out huh. Merry Christmas to you my friend.
NinjaFang1331: Thank you, glad you enjoyed part 2. Hope you enjoy part 3.
Star of Imagination: Glad you like the chapter. And I hope you enjoyed your favorite moment. I'm thinking about doing a MCU/Kingdom hearts story but still thinking on it. Thank you for the luck and I will keep it up.
Kingdom Hearts guy: Thank you, glad you like it so far.
Guest1: Yes, she is.
Guest2: Happy Thanksgiving!
Guest3: I could see Ravager doing that. I'll keep that idea in mind.
Sonic245: I could see it. Crazy mistakes in the past and trying to make up for them by doing good.
Guest4: Merry Christmas to you as well.
AceStarKnight: Thank you for the advice. Yeah, the first chapters are pretty flat and simple but they get a little better. Hope you enjoy the rest of the story.
Once again, thank you guys so much for sticking around this far in. I hope you all have a Happy New Years and that you stay safe during these strange times. I honestly have no idea what's going on anymore so please remain safe and awesome. Next chapter we'll be moving onto to Season 5 and Beast Boy's arc. If you guys enjoy this story and wish to see more, please favor and follow; if you have any ideas or wish to share your opinion, please leave a review or PM me at anytime. Until then, I'll see you guys next time. Peace out.
