Hello, everyone. Sorry that I haven't updated for a while, I've just been very busy with work and my college semester coming to end. Anyway, its time I wrap this story up. With that said, let's get on with the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans.
Chapter 13: Epilogue
Robin slowly opened his eyes to see nothing but white. Eventually, his vision cleared until he could see a light hanging over him. He looked around to see that he was in a hospital bed, his chest was wrapped in bandages, and a needle was in his left arm which was pumping a liquid into his arm. He looked at the bag that the needle was hooked up to and saw the initials "H2O" on it.
'W-what happened? Where am I?' He thought to himself. He looked around the room and saw multiple hospital beds lined up on his left. When he looked to his right, he saw a familiar green skinned colored boy sleeping on a chair next to his bed.
"B-Beast Boy?!" Robin said. His voice came out as coarse, rough, and weak rolled into one, but it was enough to stir Beast Boy awake. When he saw Robin awake, he jumped from the chair and stood next to the side of the bed.
"Robin! Oh, thank god your awake. I thought that you would never wake up," Beast Boy said. Robin looked around the room expecting someone else to come in, but no one came.
"W-where's everyone else? Cyborg? Argent? S-Starfire?" Robin asked. Beast Boy simply responded by pulling out his communicator and opened it to show the screen displaying the words: NO SIGNAL.
"After the attack, The Brotherhood took out our signal. Lucky for the both of us, Aquaman and his marines found us drifting in the ocean but for everyone else I don't know. No one has responded at all. I still can't believe the Brotherhood defeated us so easily. I mean, I know we struggled with them in the past but I still can't belie-," Beast Boy said but was interrupted by Robin.
"It wasn't the Brotherhood, Beast Boy," Robin said solemnly.
"W-what?" Beast Boy said in confusion.
"Yes, it was the Brotherhood when we fought with the Doom Patrol. But after that it was- it was..." Robin choked on his words.
"Who? Who attacked us, Robin?" Beast Boy said. Robin lowered his head before finally replying.
"It was Raven," Robin said in a soft voice.
"What?!" Beast Boy said in shock.
"After what we did to her, she was found by Slade and became his apprentice. She was the one who killed Titans East. Then after our fight with the Brotherhood, she took control of their operations and united our enemies against us all. Everything that has happened since then was because of her, not the Brotherhood. A-and it's all my fault. I betrayed her all because of my stupid instincts!" Robin said as tears started to fall from his eyes. He eventually noticed that his mask was off due to feeling tears roll down his face rather than the mask stopping them. He looked up to see a shocked expression on Beast Boy's face.
"I-I don't believe it," Beast Boy said.
"I didn't either. But when I saw her, she tried to kill me; saying that I deserved it for what I did to her and that my punishment was to watch all of the Titans be destroyed," Robin said while cleaning up his tears. Robin eventually noticed a shape in the darker parts of the room.
"Hey Batman," Robin acknowledged. Beast Boy looked in the direction Robin was facing and saw the Dark Knight emerge from the shadows.
"H-how long have you been standing there?" Beast Boy asked, a little scared.
"Ever since Robin woke up," Batman said.
"But I didn't even hear you and I have the senses of all animals," Beast Boy said. Batman didn't answer and instead focused on Robin.
"You made a big mistake: You betrayed your teammate without any sort of info or research to back you up and instead relied on your gut instinct; left her alone to die and let her fall into the hands of the enemy, which in turn led to her destroying everything you built! Not only that but she has tried to turn the public against you as well," Batman stated in an angered tone. Robin simply lowered his head in shame but looked up when the public was mentioned.
"Wait, how long have I been out?!" Robin asked.
"A week and a half. It would have taken longer but thanks to Atlantis's medicines, you were able to recover faster," Batman explained.
"What has public opinion been like since then?" Robin asked.
"As far as we know, it's up in the air. Some people still see you as heroes but others are starting to see you as criminals that need to be imprisoned. But like I said, it's still up in the air," Batman said. After that, they heard the door open to see Barry Allen a.k.a The Flash enter the room.
"Hey, Batman, Superman said that-"Flash said but stopped mid-sentence when he saw that Robin was awake and his face immediately turn to anger. He was about to charge at Robin but Batman and Beast Boy held him back.
"YOU SON OF A BITCH, YOU KILLED WALLY!" Flash yelled in anger.
"Barry, calm down!" Batman yelled but Flash didn't listen and continued to struggle against them. Beast Boy eventually turned into a gorilla in order to hold Flash back.
"Flash, please listen to me. I didn't kill Wally," Robin said.
"Then explain the picture! Explain why you were impaling him with your sword! Explain that!" Flash shouted. Robin was about to speak when he saw Superman waiting at the door. Everyone eventually saw him and turned to face him.
"I'm sorry if I'm interrupting but you guys may want to come see this," Superman said before walking out. Beast Boy turned back into human as everyone turned to face Robin.
"We'll give you some privacy. There's some new clothes for you on that chair in the corner. Meet up with us on the main floor," Batman said before walking out, before being followed by Beast Boy. Flash gave Robin one last glare before walking out. Robin released a breath he didn't know he was holding in before falling back into his bed. He started removing the needles and bandages before getting off the bed. He looked near the door and saw the chair Batman mentioned. He slowly walked over to it and saw that all of the green from his previous suit was removed and now there was all red and black instead. It was at that moment that the weight of everything that has happened dropped right on top of him and he fell to his knees and cried.
(Watch Tower, Main Hall)
Robin, dressed in his new outfit, made his way to the hall. When the door opened, he was amazed to see a view of Earth, a meeting table with the Justice League symbol on the table, and the Watch Tower computer next to the table, where everyone was crowded around. Robin made his way to them and saw many familiar heroes: Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, John Stewart, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Shazam, Hawkman, Hawkwoman, Red Tormado, and many others along with Flash, Batman, and Beast Boy. Robin walked up to Aquaman and thanked him for saving him and Aquaman replied with a your welcome. Robin made his way to Batman and stood next to him and Superman eventually walked in front of the computer.
"First of all, I'm glad to see you recovered quickly Robin. Now I wanted to show this to you three as it addresses both Beast Boy and Robin and Batman due to his knowledge of Arkham Asylum," Superman said before typing on the computer bringing up the news channel. It showed a man with blond hair in a blue business suit sitting on a table with some papers in front of him.
"And in other news, the former Teen Titans member, Raven has been found and imprisoned in Arkham Asylum due to confessing to attacking and killing her former teammates, the Teen Titans," the man said before the screen showed a group of news reporters surrounding a truck that pulled up to the entrance of the Asylum. The back doors opened to reveal two guards that picked up the soon to be prisoner and shoved her out of the truck. The prisoner, revealed to be Raven dressed in a black and white jumpsuit with her hands chained up and a power inhibitor around her neck, nullifying her powers. The guards jumped out of the truck and escorted Raven into the Asylum. Meanwhile, all of the reporters surrounded Raven and started asking her questions while others took pictures of her. Raven simply ignored them and made her way into the Asylum. The screen shifted back to the man.
"No comment was made by Raven for what happened to the Titans and how their tower exploded or the doctors who are keeping an eye on her. More on this story as it develops," The man said before the clip ended. Robin was shocked by this; Raven had everything ready, her plan succeeded in destroying the Titans, why would she lock herself up now? It didn't make any sense to him, which was why he had to go see her.
"I have to go talk to her, now," Robin said. Beast Boy nodded in agreement.
"I think you two would be the last people she wants to talk to after what you did to her. I'll interrogate her," Batman said.
"At least let us watch. We need to see her. I need to see her," Beast Boy said. Batman was about to say no again but Superman agreed with them.
"Fine, but only watch. That's it," Batman said and made his way to the zeta tubes, with Robin and Beast Boy following him.
(Arkham Asylum)
Robin hated coming to this place.
Every time he came here, he always saw the criminals walking freely as if the guards and doctors weren't doing their jobs. To him, it looked like a place for the criminals to call a second home compared to wherever else they lived. A place where they can go back and forth whenever they were brought in by Batman. But he was here for another reason, not to investigate how a criminal escaped but to why they imprisoned themselves in the first place.
Right now, they were being led to the interrogation room where Raven was by a doctor by the name of Doctor Adam Smith. As they made their way to the room, Robin and Beast Boy received multiple looks and glares from officers and people, surprised to see them walking around freely with Batman but they ignored as best as they could. They eventually stopped in front of the door and Dr. Smith pulled out his keys and opened the door.
"She hasn't said anything ever since she was brought in a few days ago. The only thing that she has done was fight off a group of inmates who tried to have their way with her. She only killed one of them and left the rest of them with a broken arm or a broken leg. Hopefully, you can get something out of her Batman. As for you Robin, I know what you did was bad but you're still a hero in my eyes," Dr. Smith said before leaving to check on another patient. Batman, Robin, and Beast Boy entered the room to see a window and on the other side showed Raven sitting on a table with her hands and feet chained to the table, the inhibitor was still around her neck, and her hair was hanging over her face, making her face unreadable.
"You two stay here, while I talk to her understand?" Batman said. Robin and Beast Boy nodded in response and watched as Batman entered the room and sat down on the other side of the table. Raven didn't even flinch upon seeing him and continued to sit there in silence.
"Raven?" Batman said, trying to get a response from her, but she didn't answer.
"Raven, can you hear me?" Batman asked again. This time, Raven moved her head to face him.
"Yes," Raven said solemnly.
"Raven, what happened to you after the Titans betrayed you?" Batman asked. After a while of dead silence. Raven finally answered.
"Did you not hear the news? I thought you were the world's greatest detective?" Raven said while moving her hair to reveal her permanent red eyes. Batman scowled at the insult but continued with the questions.
"Just answer the question, Raven," Batman said.
"Or what? You'll beat me to the point where I can't speak?" Raven asked sarcastically.
"Raven, now is not the time for games. I'm trying to help you here, " Batman said.
"Well, you're not doing a very good job of it," Raven said. Batman was slowly losing his patience but was able to keep his composure.
"Just tell me, Raven," Batman asked.
"Very well since you asked nicely. After the Titans betrayed me, I was able to find a place where I can recover. After that I started planning my revenge against them but I knew I couldn't do it alone. So, I summoned thousands of demons and took control of the Brotherhood of Evil's operations," Raven explained. Batman raised an eyebrow at her answer, since it doesn't connect with what Robin said but he didn't bring it up.
"And this is what you planned to do after you succeeded? Lock yourself up and live the rest of your days in Arkham?" Batman asked.
"Aren't you happy that I'm in here? Instead of being out there killing people?" Raven asked.
"But that still doesn't answer why-" Batman said but was interrupted by Raven.
"Listen Bruce, how about you stop asking me things and bring in the two people that want to talk to me so desperately?" Raven said. Batman was shocked by this. How did she know his identity? Only a few people in the world knew who he was and it was not Raven.
"How did you-" Batman said but was interrupted by Robin and Beast Boy barging in.
"Batman, we'll take it from here," Robin said. Batman slowly nodded before getting up and leaving. Robin took his seat while Beast Boy stood next to him.
"Why am I not surprised to see you two alive. Instead of a robin and a beast, you should be called cockroaches, seeing as no matter what happens to you, your still able to live," Raven said.
"Raven, why would do all of this?" Beast Boy asked.
"Why, Beast Boy?! I don't know maybe because you guys attacked me for no reason whatsoever and left me to die without any help in the slightest, so if you asked me, I'm well justified in my actions!" Raven shouted while lunging at them but failed due to the chains.
"Raven, please. I know what we did to you was unforgivable but we're sorry. We were so stupid in not looking for any information. But please let us help you and come back with us," Beast Boy said. Raven simply stared at him before bursting into laughter at his apology.
"Too late, BB. What you did can never be forgiven and there is nothing you can do to change anything," Raven said.
"Raven, why did you join with Slade? Why did you convince Terra to join you?" Robin asked. But Raven looked at him with a look of confusion on her face.
"Join up with Slade? What on Earth are you talking about?" Raven asked with a little bit of a chuckle to it as well.
"When you attacked me, you said that Slade found you and you became his apprentice," Robin said.
"Robin that would be the last thing I would ever do. Why would I join up with the madman who has threatened our lives on more than one occasions? Who tried to make you his apprentice and tried to make me Trigon's portal? And for your other question, I have no idea where Terra is," Raven said in a cool tone.
"B-but you said that she was your apprentice?" Robin asked completely confused.
"And she attacked me when I went looking for her," Beast Boy said.
"No, she isn't my apprentice and for all I know Beast Boy, she was doing her own version of revenge for what you did to me," Raven said.
"I-I..." Robin said before getting up and walking out of the room with Beast Boy behind him. Raven simply simile in response.
In the other room, Batman, Robin and Beast Boy were talking.
"I swear to you, I'm not lying. She told me everything that she has done. And it is nothing like how she said it was," Robin said. Batman said nothing, still thinking over how Raven knew his identity. He was brought out of his thoughts when he heard Beast Boy.
"What's going to happen to her?" Beast Boy asked. Batman sighed in response.
"As far as we know, she'll remain here while being tested, both mentally and psychologically. It's up to the doctors for how long she stays here," Batman said. Both Robin and Beast Boy sent a pitiful look at Raven until they turned back to Batman.
"What about us?" Robin asked.
"For now, you two will be put under Justice League watch: Robin will come back with me to Gotham, while Beast Boy will be kept under watch by Martian Manhunter. In the meantime, we'll try to turn public opinion back in our side. And don't worry, from what Dr. Smith said, you can come and visit her whenever you wish," Batman said. Robin and Beast Boy slowly nodded before walking out with Batman.
(Raven's Mind)
Raven's soul self was meditating collecting her powers when she suddenly felt a familiar presence approach her.
"Father," Raven said. She looked up to see her father standing before her, his four red eyes baring down on her but she was unfazed.
"Raven, my dear daughter. I have seen what you have done so far and I must say I am so proud of you," Trigon said.
"For once I can say I gained your approval," Raven said.
"With that said, if you're so dead set on destroying this world, why not summon me and we can destroy it together?" Trigon said while offering his hand to her.
"Who said anything about destroying it? Raven simply remarked.
"What?!" Trigon yelled in surprise.
"The world has been threatened on more than one occasion. What I want to do is save it and bring it to an age of peace. Where demons and aliens will think twice of coming here and if you don't want that father, then I will not release you from your prison," Raven said.
"You dare defy me you insolent brat?! I brought you into this world! If it weren't for me, you would be nothing!" Trigon yelled before shooting at Raven with his lasers but Raven simply absorbed it. Trigon was shocked by this.
"True but that doesn't mean you control me. I thought you learnt that already Dad," Raven said before blasting Trigon with a blast that sent him flying, before landing heavily on the ground. He looked up to see Raven walking up to him and quickly shot another blast at her but she once again absorbed it. She then blasted him with a bolt of lightning from her hands, causing Trigon to scream in pain.
"Now if you don't mind father, I need the rest of your powers," Raven said before increasing the voltage. Trigon continued to scream until eventually he started to feel himself evaporate and was now being absorbed into Raven. He eventually dissipated and the last of his powers went to Raven. Raven took a deep breath as she felt the immense power that belonged to her father enter her and combined with her own. She slowly watched as her soul-self turned from black to red.
Back outside, she slowly released a deep breath as she felt Trigon's power within her. She opened her eyes and noticed that she could see through walls and see the souls of all of the people in the asylum. She concentrated for a little bit and saw Robin's soul leaving the building.
"This will be fun," Raven said to herself before some guards came in and escorted her back to her cell. The guards placed her on her bed and strapped her arms and legs down and made sure that the power inhibitor was secured before leaving. Raven tried to get some sleep when she heard her cell open and saw a nurse with long black hair and green eyes walk in. The nurse took a seat next to the bed with a clipboard in her hands.
"Hello Raven. I'll be your nurse during your stay here," the nurse said. Raven took a look at the nurse and easily recognized her if she had blonde hair and blue eyes. Raven smiled in response.
"Couldn't leave me alone, huh?" Raven asked. Terra smiled at the joke.
"It wasn't my idea. Slade wanted someone to watch over you so you wouldn't get in trouble. But judging by what you did to those inmates, I would say that you can handle yourself. Besides, I'm guessing you would need someone else to talk with besides those doctors and inmates," Terra said while looking at the clipboard.
"Haha, your right there," Raven said.
"So, we stay here until Slade and Shadow gather our allies together?" Terra asked.
"That's the plan. Until then we play the part and be careful; nurses have also been attacked by inmates as well," Raven warned.
"Don't worry Raven, I can take care of myself and my name is now Rebecca. Now let's get on with your questions," Terra said. Raven smiled knowing that she now has someone that she trusts inside the Asylum. She then started answering the questions Rebecca asked.
(Wayne Manor, Midnight)
Robin was sleeping in his old room when he used to be with Batman. It's been many years since he last slept in it but he was grateful to Alfred to keeping his bed and training equipment all clean and ready for use. After saying goodbye to Beast Boy, taking a shower, and having dinner with Batman and Alfred; he was now resting in his bed after a long day of confusion and sadness. Sadness due to the loss of all of his friends and the person he was considering sharing the rest of his life with and confusion over how Raven said that she did not work with Slade.
'She must have said that in order to make me look crazy in front of Batman and Beast Boy,' Robin thought to himself. That must've been her plan with the public as well: to make the Titans look like villains and that they need to be destroyed. He will have to share that info to Bruce in the morning. He finally started to fall asleep when...
He smelled something, something like smoke!
He quickly jumped off his bed and made his way to his door but just when he was about to open it, the door suddenly busted open revealing a figure on fire, screaming as he fell to the ground. Robin quickly grab his blanket in order to put out the fire but it was too late. The man was dead.
Robin looked down the hall to see that the entire hallway was all on fire. Many pictures were falling to the ground and all of the windows were broken. Robin quickly grabbed his belt and started making his way through the burning house. He had to find Bruce and Alfred.
"Bruce! Alfred!" He yelled. His only response was a mix of screams and maniacal laughter. As he made his way to another hallway, he stopped in shock and fear when he saw all of the Titans impaled on spikes on the wall. The bodies suddenly burst into flames as the laughter returned and then a demonic voice boomed over the house.
"This is your curse. This is the burden you will forever carry on your shoulders until the day you die!" The voice said. Robin looked at the bodies and noticed Starfire was missing. He slowly started making his way through the hallway when the body of Cyborg suddenly reached out and grabbed him, forcing Robin to face him.
"Why did you betray her?! Why didn't you do more?!" Cyborg said in his own voice and in a demonic voice. Robin was terrified and was unable to speak but the body went limp and he was able to escape the hallway. He stopped to take a breather and looked outside and saw that the moon and sky were blood red and all of the trees and grass outside were dead.
"Robin," he heard he looked down the hall and saw Starfire. She had cuts and bruises on her but she was still alive. He started running down the hall and was about to give her a hug when a dark sword impaled her through the chest before setting her on fire. Her body fell to the ground revealing the hooded man she mentioned.
"You bastard!" Robin yelled before drawing his bo-staff and leaping at the man in anger. The man was able to dodge and stabbed him in the gut with his sword, making Robin drop it.
"I would kill you now but she wants you to suffer," The man said before kicking Robin off of his blade. Robin felt blood coming out of his wound and tried to get up but the man kicked him back down. Robin heard footsteps and looked up to see Raven in her red cloak walking to him while holding Bruce by his head. Raven then crushed his skull before dropping him and stomping it into the ground. Raven then kneeled down next to him.
"Don't you see? It is the end of all heroes, Robin," Raven said before blasting him to death. Robin screamed in pain when he suddenly felt his world shaking.
"Dick wake up!" He heard. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw Bruce and Alfred standing over him. He sprang up from bed and saw that everything was normal. It was all a dream. He felt sweat falling from his forehead and he was hyperventilating.
"Master Grayson, are you alright?" Alfred asked.
"I-I don't-" He was saying but he suddenly saw Raven standing behind Bruce and Alfred with an evil grin on her face and quickly grabbed a birdarang and threw it at her but she suddenly disappeared and the birdarang impaled itself into the wall. Bruce and Alfred looked at Robin in shock.
"What was that for?!" Bruce asked.
"Raven was standing behind you guys. Did you not notice?" Dick asked.
"No, there was no one there," Bruce said. Robin sat there with a shocked expression on his face. Bruce sighed before rubbing his eyes.
"Alfred can you take Dick and make him some coffee and new clothes?" Bruce asked.
"Of course, sir. Come with me Master Dick, let's get you cleaned up," Alfred said while offering his hand. Shakily, Dick took Alfred's hand and was led out of the room. Bruce went to grab Dick's birdarang and pulled it out of the wall, then started looking over the house for any signs of break-ins and any possible drugs but he couldn't find anything. He then went down to the Batcave and reviewed the security but no one broke in, making this predicament even stranger than before. He then hacked into the Arkham security cameras to check on Raven and saw that she was resting in her cell with her hands bound and the power inhibitor still around her neck.
"What game are you playing, Raven?" Bruce asked. He will have to figure out how Raven knew his name and how she made Dick hallucinate but right now, he had to go make sure Dick was alright. With his priorities in check, he shut off the computer in the Batcave and headed back up to the manor.
Back in Arkham, Raven quietly smirked to herself.
The End
And that is the end. Raven is locked up in Arkham with *Rebecca* watching her, Slade and the others are collecting more allies and planning everything out, Robin is having nightmares of what happened to the Titans, Beast Boy is under the Martian Manhunter's watch, Batman is trying to figure Raven's true plan, and Raven has absorbed Trigon's power, making her more powerful than before. And now let's get on with the reviews:
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Once again thank you guys so much for the love and support. I will be making a revision of this story so it wouldn't be so fast and then I will make the sequel. But I will be taking a little break from Teen Titans and make other stories that I've been thinking of. Until then see ya guys at the next story you like. Peace.