As this story draws to a finish, I wanted to thank all of my readers for your support. It's been fun, and I think I'm now addicted to writing fanfics. So yay for all your reviews, faves, and follows. This chapter is pretty hastily written, so there's definitely no promises about quality. It's probably just me trying to wrap this up and move on. I've been thinking about doing an OC story, but there's several other plots I've been...plotting. And then there's my reading project, which I am SO PROUD of myself for. *tears

Have this final update, even if it won't be up to par with any of my previous ones.

Couldn't think of any epic titles.

Chapter 10- The End

By now, Cobra had memorized Robin's signature phrase. She even mouthed along with him. The famous, "Teen Titans, go!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, like racehorses after the crack of a gunshot, the Titans sped off, heading straight towards the villains. Cobra assumed an almost-bored pose.

"Oh dear. Don't hurt yourselves, children," she murmured mockingly, her expression shifting to a fake pout.

Robin snarled, extending his bo staff as he leaped out of a pile of rubble. Cyborg whipped out his sonic cannon as he pounded towards the enemy. Starfire's eyes and hands glowed brilliant green with righteous fury as she darted through the air, dodging miscellaneous household appliances still being tossed down by Cobra.

Cobra grimaced at one of Raven's leotards, hurling it down at the owner. "Really, Titans. If you can't have skill, you should at least have style."

In midair, Raven gracefully dodged her leotard, continuing to shoot upwards towards the Queen of Cobras. The only sign that she'd noticed the flying attire was a slight snarl flitting across her pale face. Beast Boy leaped into the air, transforming into a peregrine falcon. Together, the five Titans sped towards their opponent.

The woman at the top smirked evilly. "A clear shot. When will they ever learn?"

She launched into the air, sprouting two enormous bat wings, and shot five identical streams of venom at the Teen Titans. Theoretically, they should have had no time to dodge them, but they did.

Cyborg, who was being given a lift by Starfire, called, "Who's the predictable one now, Cobra?"

Hissing, the snake-woman dropped the two purple boots in her hands. She fled towards the city, abandoning Titans Tower, but the Teen Titans were in hot pursuit. Secretly grinning, the villain veered sharply to the left, and as her pursuers turned the corner, they found...nothing.

Robin, who Raven was carrying on her black energy disk (Beast Boy found this incredibly unfair), narrowed his eyes behind his mask. He growled, "She should be here! Spread out!"

Raven raised an eyebrow at Robin from behind him. To Robin's surprise, she contradicted him.

"No. Remember what happened last time?"

After a silent staring contest between the couple, Robin sighed, "She's right. Stick together, and we'll just comb through the streets. Check to your right and left whenever we pass a street."

Cautiously, the small, ragged group headed down Murakami Street. [A/N: Probably doesn't exist in Teen Titans, but you should know why I picked the name.] Starfire gasped as she glanced to her right, happening to glimpse an alley. Tracking her gaze, her teammates squinted into the inky blackness, hoping to catch what her alien eyesight had seen. Raven and Beast Boy saw it first. A sea of snakes. Even more than the last few times. And apparently, they had learned to master their upgrades. Cobra had effectively organized the mutant snakes. The cobras sprouted wings, fins, and claws, then retracted the adaptations. A simple show of force.

The Teen Titans were confidant the first time, against a relatively small number of cobras. But with each battle, as the number of snakes increased, they'd grown more and more uncertain about their chances of winning. And this time, with the number of snakes Cobra had summoned, they would surely be crushed to death in a matter of seconds. But the snakes weren't the only ones who'd upgraded.

Cyborg aimed his new, improved sonic cannon. After several flashes of blue light, about half of the cobras had been reduced to ashes.

"Nice!" he complimented himself, but he was too busy admiring his forearm to notice an adversary charging him. A creature with a cobra's body and a shark's powerful jaws snapped off the arm. Unable to swallow the robotic body part, the animal disgustedly spat it out.

Cyborg glanced at the wires hanging out of his elbow.

"Uhhh."

Luckily, the other Titans scrambled to save him, and Raven raised a wall of black energy between the buildings on either side of the street. The barrier held, but the snakes began to pour over it. Robin shouted, "Teen Titans! Hold your ground!"

As the traffic-light leader was about to be swamped by snakes, Raven bobbed down to grab him, then raced after the others. Robin glanced up at the dark empath.

"Thanks."

Speaking to all of the Titans, he yelled, "Back to the tower!"

At the same time, the other four shouted, "There is no tower!"

Turning around, they saw Cobra rise over them, eight spider legs extended. Apparently T'irance wasn't the only one fond of arachnids. "That's right. There is no tower! Where will you hide now, Titans?"

Snakes rose above them in a wave, ready to smash the five superheroes. Desperately, Raven and Starfire tried their energy ball trick, Cyborg punched at the nearest snakes, Beast Boy transformed into a T-Rex, and began to bite at the wall of cobras. But where holes formed in the tower of snakes, new cobras filled the spaces. There was no way out. It was all over. Robin was too busy thinking about something to notice his impending doom.

Where's T'irance? Shouldn't he be here, gloating with his mistress? Come to think of it, he hasn't really seemed to gloat lately.

Flashes of thought ran through his mind. He grabbed Raven. She would understand what him. She always did.

Raven muttered, "If you're only here to tell me you love me, I love you too, but we have bigger issues right now!"

The boy wonder shook his head, and whispered, "Think, Raven. If T'irance isn't here, then where is he? And haven't you realized it yet?"

The empath concentrated, and her eyes widened.

"An antidote appearing out of nowhere."

Robin grinned. She was catching on.

"His absence at the tower."

Could T'irance truly be an ally? There was always the possibility he would surprise attack them, but Robin and Raven tried to focus on the more positive options.

If you're going to help us, then do it now.

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T'irance sucked in his breath as he approached Cobra. Sure, K'oba had promised him many things, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt sure of it. She had never really accepted him. She had been using him.

Even if she would never trust him again, T'irance had to be there for Kori. As she had been there for him, so many years ago. Once upon a time.

You really messed it up that time. But here's your next chance at a happy ending. Your last chance. So make it count.

Only he knew Cobra's weak spot. And only he knew that killing her would also kill her pets. As always, T'irance was lost in his musings. The wave of snakes swayed, waiting for their mistress's command to put an end to the Teen Titans.

However, like any good villain, Cobra wanted a speech. T'irance rolled his eyes, unseen by Cobra. Even if it was a villain classic, speeches often resulted in the villain's downfall. And Cobra called him an amateur. He clutched the handle of the sword tighter.

The Titans better appreciate this. I had to steal this from a museum! The Sword of Attila, whatever that is. Sounds like the sword of a furniture is it Ikea?

Cobra rambled on about victory, destiny, and the blood of her enemies. Before Starfire's teammates could stop her, Cobra grabbed the alien girl, holding her by her chin.

"I've waited a long time for this, princess. And I'm about to take you as ransom. Whatever I want from Tamaran, I'll get. Nobody can stop me. Where's your hero now? Or do you not have one?"

Starfire glared at Cobra, readying her starbolts, but Cobra tapped her scales.

"Starbolt-proof, remember? Actually, nothing can get through these babies, so-"

Suddenly, the snake-woman gasped, stiffening. Her eyes turned marble white, and she toppled to the ground, a sword sticking out of her. T'irance stood on top of her, assuming a 'conqueror' pose.

T'irance muttered, "Apparently something can, Cobra."

He nonchalantly brushed off his hands, then smiled, pointing to something behind the Teen Titans. Raven, Robin, Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy all turned back to the wall of snakes. It was gone, replaced by a mountain of snakeskin.

Cyborg's eyes were wide with astonishment. "Well, looks like the maintenance department's gonna be working overtime for the next month."

Starfire grinned, then threw her arms around a very surprised, very happy T'irance. He released the sword handle, leaving it in the reptilian corpse. Summoning his courage, he prepared to kiss the alien redhead. Just a quick peck. Nothing re-

He lurched backwards in surprise. Starfire's lips were pressed to his. Slowly, T'irance relaxed, and he wrapped his arms around her, lifting Starfire into a bridal pose.

Robin cleared his throat, earning him a sharp jab from Raven. Flushed red, the two aliens broke apart. An awkward silence ensued. T'irance finally spoke up.

"Starfire, I'm really sorry, but I don't belong here. I'm not like you. I'll never be accepted anywhere. Except for where I belong. By myself. In the caves of Tamaran."

The alien girl's emerald eyes filled with tears. As always, her fairytale ending had slipped out of her grasp. Seeing Starfire so torn made Robin feel guilty. Part of him wanted her on the Teen Titans. On Earth. She was a sister to all of them. But the more rational part of him realized Starfire was never meant to stay. After all, she still had a home on Tamaran. There were still people who cared about her there. Especially T'irance.

To everyone's shock, Robin stepped forward, taking Starfire's hand, and speaking four words.

The hand-holding wasn't shocking, as it was clearly done out of friendship, but what he said stunned all of them.

"I give you permission."

Like always, Robin knew what each member of his team was thinking. And he'd read Starfire like an open book. Tears finally spilled out of her eyes, but they were happy tears. She raised Robin in a bone-crushing hug.

"Can't...breathe," Robin choked out.

Smiling apologetically, the alien girl dropped him. She embraced each member of her team, leaving the four of them wheezing. Then, she raced to T'irance, rapidly whispering to him. The confusion on his face was replaced by pure, unbridled joy.

The rest of the Titans finally recovered from Starfire's hugs, and looked up to Robin in confusion.

"Star's leaving."

Beast Boy promptly fainted.

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Raven, Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg sorrowfully bid farewell to Starfire. They'd agreed to let her take the pod at the tail of the T-ship, so now, she loaded her countless belongings into its cockpit. Somehow, the mountain of suitcases fit into the small aircraft. The suitcases fit, but would T'irance? The man smiled one last time at the four remaining Titans, who returned the grin. Even Raven, although she only twitched the corners of her mouth upwards for a second.

He winced as he clambered into the suffocating sea of Starfire's suitcases. All that was left unobscured was his head, which struggled to stay above the bags. Starfire turned to say something to her friends, but thought better of it. No doubt it would leave them all in tears. Again.

From the cockpit, Starfire issued one last message through her communicator before pocketing it. She'd keep it, just in case.

Robin, Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Raven all looked down at their communicators. Apparently Starfire would leave them a again, it would have been strange if she had chosen not to, being Starfire and all. Quickly, Raven teleported a box of Kleenex to the roof with them. Just in time.

Starfire's innocent voice spoke, maybe for the last time, or the last time for a long while. "Friends, I would like you all to know that you are a second family to me. I will miss you all very much. Friend Robin, I know we've had awkward moments, but you will always be my friend, and I don't know if I would still be here if not for you. I will never forget your being the nice when I first came. Friend Raven, I am so happy that you and I got to do the sharing of stories. We would never truly have known each other, but I am very glad that we know each other, and you are like a sister to me. A good sister. Friend Cyborg, you have always been watching over us."

Cyborg tried not to laugh through his tears. Starfire made it sound like he was a stalker.

Starfire paused to accomodate his laughing, then continued, "I will never forget you for your loyalty and delicious waffles, which I hope you shall never forget. Friend Beast Boy, you are very funny-"

Here, three Titans coughed, all thinking the same thing. Uh, no. Noticing this, Beast Boy looked indignant.

Starfire forged onwards, "-and I admire you very much for your positivity. You have all been so kind to me, and do not do the worrying, for you shall always be in my hearts. I wish you all the best of luck. Farewell, my friends."

At this, three teenagers completely broke down in tears. Raven struggled to keep a tear from sliding down her cheek. Don't blink. Don't blink. Oh, no.

A black aura surrounded the box of tissues, which floated to each one of the Titans. Raven left it hovering in front of Beast Boy, who quickly emptied it. Sighing, she teleported another box of tissues to the roof.

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That night, the four Titans somberly gathered in the lobby. Raven slid onto the couch next to Robin, who unconsciously slid an arm around her waist, pulling her closer. Beast Boy and Cyborg huddled together on the other side, still streaming tears. They occasionally muttered things like 'dude' and 'I know, bro'.

Raven turned to Robin. "I'm really going to miss her. Do you think we'll be alright?"

Robin smiled weakly, knowing exactly what she meant. "Yeah, the team will hold together. For her."

Silently, Raven edged her head onto Robin's chest, where she dropped off to sleep. Robin stroked her violet hair, also succumbing to sleep.

Beast Boy snapped a picture, forgetting the flash was on. The sudden brightness roused Raven. Needless to say, the demoness was rather irritated.

"Beast BOYYY!"

Later, half of the camera roll was filled with pictures of ebony energy, a demonic Raven, and a severely bandaged Beast Boy.

As the team gathered in the infirmary around a certain green changeling, Robin whispered into Raven's ear, "I'm pretty sure our team's going to survive."

Raven smiled. She found that she did that a lot around Robin. Turning around, she pecked him on the cheek. Of course, even that was noticed by Cyborg. Somehow, even Beast Boy noticed, emerald eyes flashing open. He shared a knowing look with Cyborg, and Raven zapped them both with dark tendrils of energy.

"Robin, I think we need another bed."

YAYYYY! I'm done. Okay, so even though this is over, I'd really appreciate reviews on the ending. (I know it was cheesy) And thanks for reading my story.

That was a LOT less RobRae than I expected, so I'm bringing the rating down to a K+, because it's not that bad. And yes, that ending was really lame. So for the last time,

BYEEEEEEE