All For Nothing (feedback requested)

[rrarbecy]

Here we go. My first fanfic. It has a format kind of like that Disney movie with the llama. It starts at a point, goes back in time, intersects with the beginning point, and continues on toward the end. Enjoy.

All For Nothing

Prologue

Picture, in your mind’s eye, Ground Zero on Patriot Day 2001. Imagine the utter destruction and feel the emotional surge of sadness as you picture the lives lost. This is Jump City, California.

We gaze over the desolate wasteland that was once a hustling, bustling city full of life and happiness. We travel past the sickening gray sky once full of white fluffy clouds and chirping birds, and to the ghostly remains of a building. It is a building on a small island on the bay, a huge metal skeleton in the shape of a giant “T”.

Standing beside the building, is a lone figure. His fur a dark shade of green, his hair, a midnight green, his purple jumpsuit stained with mud. His fanged mouth, once stuck in a seemingly endless smile, now turned down at the corners. His eyes are squeezed shut tight, though the tears still drip onto one of the four freshly dug graves before him. Mixed emotions of anger and grief surge through him as he struggles to keep control. Now, facing the miserable sky, he opens up, telling his story.

“Once, I had friends,” he begins, “four wonderful friends. They were lovers, they were fighters. They were the Teen Titans. A one man army and a naive alien. An isolated, brooding telekinetic and a half man, half machine mechanical expert. And then there was me. The fifth wheel. The unwanted, unneeded comic relief. At least that is what I thought of myself. I retreated into my jokes and pranks, which probably made my teammates hate me more. A piece of my soul was missing.”

“Then I met her. The girl of my dreams, a headstrong earth mover named Terra. She made me feel complete again and we shared something special, nearly. It turned out that Terra had tricked us all and turned us over to our greatest enemy, the mysterious madman Slade. But, when it really counted, she came back to us, sacrificing herself to save us and our city. She, however, was turned to stone for her nobility. Cyborg told me that we could bring her back, someday.”

“After a long while, he found a way. Cyborg used a machine to separate her body’s molecules from the stone molecules. After a few dramatic moments, Terra stood before us, as she had been before. After a few days, however, I realized that Terra had changed. She was not the fun loving girl I had known before. She was very different. Eventually, she had me choose between her, my love, and the Titans, my friends.”

“My choice resulted in this, the destruction of our city and the demise of my friends. Terra and I, lovers turned enemies. It was all for a love I thought I had. It was all for nothing.”

[Crowgirl]

I thought that was really good. I can totally picture that scene happening. I like how you brought Terra back differently. That was really cool.:D

Please check out mine, A Girl Called Crow, brand new, all shiny and sparkly.

[EternalShadow]

Very nice, however I deeply despise Terra for some odd reason so I hope she playsthe enemy. But can this really be the end of the Titans?

[PressureCooker]

I'm glad to see you decided to post your fic after all. If this prologue is a slight hint of things to come I'm never going to use the back half of my seat because I'm going to be pearched on the edge till I read the next chapter.

Seriously, daddy needs his medicine... so inject this board with a fresh chapter and quickly. I can alredy hear the voices...

THE VOICES!!!

ok, just kidding... but give us more!:anime:

[Lord Welshi]

'Tis good. Tis real good. So 'tis. Gloomy start, well set up for the rest of the story. Enjoy Niagra falls while you can, for when you return you'll be facing the mobs and hordes of dissatisfied readers baying for more.

More, I tell thee!

[raven54]

Very emotional and deep. I like it- it's a side of BB you don't see very often in fanfics. Interesting plot idea. Can't wait til ya post again!

[rrarbecy]

I lied. I decided to put part of a chapter on now rather than the whole thing later. Here we go. Chapter One.


Chapter 1 The News


Cyborg and Raven sat at the Teen Titans’ huge dining room table. Cyborg, a 6 ft. 6 in. hulk, shoveled tons of eggs down his throat and making loud snorting noises. Raven, clad in her usual purple hooded cloak, widened her grimace at Cyborg’s gobbling. When Cyborg capped off his eating spectacle with a huge “Boo-yah!!!!” Raven lost it.
“Cyborg!” yelled Raven, “do you not see that I am trying to concentrate.” Her herbal tea cup was enveloped in black and thrown against the ceiling. “Soooorrrrrryyyyy,” shouted Cyborg sarcastically, coming out of the shocked state Raven’s outburst put him in. “I happen to have just broken the world record for the fastest eating of 100 eggs,” he said, rising to his feet, his red eye flashing dangerously
“Guys,” complained a higher voice from the doorway, “Stop the yelling. I can hear it all the way from Robin’s room.”
“What were you doing in Robin’s room?” asked Raven accusingly, glaring at Beast Boy. “Well…I…um,” he stammered, quailing under Raven’s piercing stare.
“Where you spying on Robin and Starfire again?” asked Raven. “Um…yes,” admitted Beast Boy sheepishly.
“Have you no…,” began Raven, but Cyborg cut her off. “What were they doing in there?” he asked with curiosity. His human eye widened in anticipation. “The same thing they’ve been doing since that close call with Star.” He paused for a moment, remembering his friend’s near death experience. (There you have it, my Vanishing Act reference!) Shaking it off, he reiterated his point by pursing his lips and making annoying slurping noises.
“Ew,” said Raven in disgust. “What?” asked Beast Boy, taken aback, “It’s not like its ‘R’ rated or anything.
“No, it’s not that,” explained Raven, “It’s the drool all over your jumpsuit from your slurping.”
“Oh, sorry,” said Beast Boy, embarrassed. He didn’t notice Raven smile to herself.

[Lord Welshi]

I liked that little chapter. Short, but full of some very human-seeming interactions. Very nice. I liked the little touch of Raven smiling to herself. Good work, keep writing.

P.S. yay, reference to Vanishing Act!:D

[oneeyemonkeypie]

ahh, i now see why you were most resistant to Knives being involved with starfire----in your story, they were already in a serious relationship.

i get it now.

[rrarbecy]

Here we go. The rest of chapter one. Enjoy.

Robin tenderly pulled his lips off of Starfire’s and smiled at her lovingly. She giggled to herself and looked down at his gloved hand on the bed. She kept glancing around the room. “You OK Star?” asked Robin, noticing the look in her eyes.
“Everything is wonderful,” exclaimed Starfire unconvincingly. “You can’t fool me,” said Robin, “What are you thinking about?”
Starfire sighed and admitted “I am thinking about Beast Boy.” Robin drew back from her, a million questions racing through his mind. What did I do wrong? Am I not good enough? What does Beast Boy have over me? What...
His horror evidently showed, because Starfire down turned her palms and waved them in front of her chest saying, “No, no, no. Not like that. I was wondering if he would have wanted, with Terra, what we have with each other.”
“You mean as a girlfriend?” he asked, his racing mind easing. “Yes, I think he would have wanted that.” He sighed and, the moment ruined, leaned back on his bed as Starfire walked to his desk. He knew that Starfire hadn’t meant to ruin the moment and he blamed himself. Idiot, he thought furiously, why did you have to press the subject? If you hadn’t you could be...
His musings were interrupted by a ring tone from his bedside table. He turned to see a small, round communicator engraved with a yellow “T” dancing across the smooth surface. Both Robin and Starfire flipped open their communicators to see Cyborg’s expectant face.
“Hey y’all,” he exploded, “I got one hell of a news break for you. Come down to the living room.” Confused, Robin led an equally confused Starfire out the door to hear the news.


Robin, Raven, Starfire, and Beast Boy sat on the Titans’ huge sofa waiting for Cyborg. The Titans’ living room was like the sofa inside it, huge, and semicircular. Large 12 foot high windows stretched from floor to ceiling an all around the room. These windows gave the teens a beautiful view of the city beyond the walls. The room also contained a jumbo-screen TV equipped with a GameStation console and DVD player.
“What the heck is taking him so long?” complained Beast Boy for the fifth time, “We’ve been waiting here for 10 minutes.”
“Stop you’re wining Beast Boy,” said Raven in her dull voice, her sallow skin tingeing pink a bit, “you’re giving me a headache.”
“Don’t blame me,” he said, “blame…” Before he could finish, Cyborg came bounding into the room, a broad smile pasted on his face.
“What the hell took you so long,” fumed Beast Boy
“Never mind that,” said Cyborg, brushing him aside, “My news is about Terra.” Raven’s eyes widened, Robin clenched his fists, and Starfire nearly fell out of her chair. Beast Boy, who had jumped out of his chair, rushed over to Cyborg demanding “What’s the news!?”
“I’ve found a way to bring her…” Before he could finish, the TV screen flashed on. A face appeared on the screen. A face half black and half brass with one glaring eye. It was a face the Titans knew all too well. The face of their mortal enemy. The face of Slade.

[raven54]

Anyways...

Nice job. I like how it's developing- cool storyline and excellently written. I agree with Lord Welshi on the Raven smiling part, too. Write more!

[moro loci]

All i can say is wow! the start of your story is way better than mine. i take my hat off to you sir! (clapping) :D :anime: :D :) :D :anime:

[Crowgirl]

Very nice, you have set up the Titans really well. Give yourself a hand. (Just please, make it Slade's):D

[Lord Welshi]

Oooh, a twist to the tail. Just when Cyborg was getting to the news. Darn it, what does slade want now? The villainous scoundral! This is turning into something very good, keep writing (and yay! my starfire-robin relationship is still going! woo! feel free to make more references to Vanishing Act! it's good advertising, hehehe!)

[rrarbecy]

Here we are. The first section of chapter one. There is a bit of action at the end, but not throughout this section. I promise that there will be fighting in the chapter. Enjoy.

Chapter 2 Resurrection


“Good morning Titans,” said the cold, smooth voice of Slade, “How are my friends today?”
“What do you want Slade?” demanded Robin. “Right to the point, as usual,” sighed Slade in a disappointed voice. “All right my friends, first I shall ask you politely. Abandon your plans to bring Terra back to life.”
“How the hell did you know about that?” asked Cyborg, surprised. “Why do you keep calling us friends?” asked Raven in her dull voice. “You can bring Terra back?” Beast Boy asked Cyborg hopefully.
“Please,” said Slade, “I expected better of you. Especially you Robin.”
“What are you talking about?” asked Starfire in confusion. “I call you friends because I feel I know you so well,” said Slade. “Do you really think that I would have a mole in your midst for as long as I did and not have her plant cameras?”
“Where are they?” demanded Robin.
“Do you actually think I am going to tell you?” Slade laughed coldly. “However, I will say one thing. I’m a bit happier, at this point in time, that Robin is not my apprentice. Love weakens the soul Robin, as does desire. Or at least the kind I am talking about.” With this, he glanced over at Starfire.
“They’re in our bedrooms,” said Robin to the Titans, “Go!” All of the Titans ran to their respective rooms, except for Robin, who stayed to talk to Slade. “Very good Robin,” said Slade, “This is why I like you so much.”
“Enough small talk,” snapped Robin, “Why should we leave Terra as is?”
“My dear boy, do use your common sense,” said Slade seriously, “You and your little friends could not beat me with your powers combined. Then, along comes Terra, and not only does she single handedly defeat me, I’m not afraid to admit it, but she nearly destroys the city, something I could never do. Imagine if she went rogue. Imagine what destruction she could make.”
Robin hesitated, and then said “Why would she turn on…”
“She did before, didn’t she?” interrupted Slade. Before Robin could reply, the rest of the Titans reentered the room. Each one held a camera in one hand, except Starfire who carried two. Robin called a conference.
“Slade doesn’t think that we should bring Terra back,” explained Robin. “And you’re going to listen to that psycho!?” exclaimed Beast Boy, shocked. “He does have a point,” said Robin, “Imagine what she could do if she went rogue.” Cyborg added, “She hasn’t exactly been trustworthy.”
“Trustworthy!?” interjected Raven, “She’s been downright deceptive! How can we trust her now? We’ve given her too many chances.”
“I can’t believe you!” shouted Beast Boy. “After what she sacrificed, you still don’t trust her!? Just because you don’t have any feelings doesn’t mean the rest of us don’t!” He immediately realized that this was a mistake, as Raven’s eyes glowed black and a plate shot itself across the room and shattered. With this, Raven turned on her heel and stormed out of the room. The other Titans glared at Beast Boy. “Why do I always make her do that?” he asked, a slight hint of shame in his voice.
“Made your decision yet,” asked Slade, breaking up the distraction. Robin replied, “I think we have. I think we’ll take our chances.”
“Fine,” said Slade in a surprisingly calm voice, “you had your chance.” At this, a glowing 5 appeared on the camera lenses. “Raven!” shouted Starfire.
A 4 appeared.
Starfire grabbed up the cameras in her arms and flew out the window.
3
Raven rushed in and followed Starfire out the window
2
Starfire threw the cameras up in the air.
1
Raven enveloped them in black energy.
BEEP.
The cameras exploded, but the blast was contained by Raven’s energy. Raven and Starfire flew back inside and plopped down on the couch. Robin turned back to the TV screen. “That was one lame attempt on our lives,” he said. “I agree,” replied Slade, “but it was a good distraction.”

[Lord Welshi]

“That was one lame attempt on our lives,” he said. “I agree,” replied Slade, “but it was a good distraction.”
I loved that part! Humorous, and something that Slade would probably do. A good chapter, nicely done. Keep writing.

[starburn1116]

DUDE!!!!!!

you are officially the COOLEST

it is this kind of robin starfire interraction that makes me feel all fuzzy inside

and then you followed up with an interesting plot and a great portrayal of each character

this is the greatesT fic i've read since the last great fic i read

CONTINUE SOON!!!!

[rrarbecy]

The Eagles are victorious again. HA! Anyway, here is the rest of Chapter two: Resurrection.

“What are you talking about?” asked Robin incredulously.
“Allow me to enlighten you,” said Slade, a slight snicker in his voice, “This meeting, the cameras, this entire incident, has been a decoy to distract you from the object of our conversation.”
Realizing what he meant, Beast Boy demanded “What are you doing with Terra?”
“Well,” said Slade, “The entire time we have been talking, one of my robots has been, slowly but surely, making its way to the town square, where it shall annihilate Terra. My actions are,” he paused, “for the best.”
“Well screw that,” Beast Boy mumbled, then shouted, “What are we waiting for. Let’s go.” He ran to one of the windows to fly out, but was blown backwards by a beam of orange energy. “Damn!” he shouted as he hit the ground and, noticing the burn hole in his jumpsuit moaned, “Man, that’s not cool.”
“Please,” laughed Slade maliciously, “Do you really think I would tell you my plan and just let you waltz down there and stop them?” The Titans looked out the tall windows to see a terrifying sight. “100 armed robots,” said Slade, smiling under his mask, “While I was formulating my plan I figured, if I am going to kill Terra, why not get the Teen Titans as a bonus.”
“This is bad,” said Raven taking in the sight of the hundred hunchbacked killing machines hovering outside.
“How’re we going to get out of this one?” asked Cyborg.
“We’re going to get out of it the way we always get out of jams like this,” began Robin.
“We fight,” Starfire finished for him.
“This is what I love about you people,” interjected Slade, “No matter what the odds, you will battle until you die. And you will die today.”
“We’re not going to die today Slade,” retorted Robin, “Teen Titans, Go!”

Another shadowy figure flew through the air and smashed into pieces on a wall of Titans Tower. Starfire had just blasted a robot with a bolt of green energy when she was blasted by a scalding hot ray in the bare part of her back. Robin leapt in to continue her fight, slicing a robot’s head off with a razor sharp birdarang. He turned to see a robot flying at him at high speed and narrowly missing his head. “Hey!” he shouted.
“Sorry dude,” Cyborg yelled back while bashing one of the robots’ heads in, “Didn’t mean to throw him so close to you.” As he was saying this, a robot snuck up behind him and prepared to strike. Before it could, however, a chant was heard from behind and it was enveloped in black energy and pulled apart. Cyborg turned to see Raven, lowering her hands, her eyes slowly turning back to their normal indigo. “Thanks Rae,” said Cyborg.
“Any time,” replied Raven, flying up higher to avoid a beam of orange energy. “Azarath Metrion Zin…” she began, but before she could finish the incantation, a green pterodactyl flew out of nowhere and knocked the robot she was trying to curse out of the air with a huge wing. The pterodactyl then changed into a green boy, who shot downward like a missile, and knocked a robot into the ground.
“Nice one BB,” complimented Cyborg. Raven just grunted. Beast Boy didn’t reply to Cyborg’s compliment, he instead transformed into a hawk and flew toward the city. Before he could go anywhere, however, a beam of energy grazed his wing. “Ow ow ow ow ow!” screamed Beast Boy, transforming back into himself. Suddenly, he remembered he was 50 feet in the air. “Ahhhhhhh!” he screamed, attempting to brace his fall.
The painful death by splattering he had expected never came. He opened his eyes to see Starfire carrying him in her arms. “Wow, um, thanks Star,” he said, and he truly was grateful. “Do not mention it,” replied Starfire, blasting a robot out of the air with a green beam of energy. She threw Beast Boy up into the air, where he became a parakeet and snuck past the line of robots separating the Titans from the city. The others should be able to handle it from here, he thought, now it’s time to save Terra.

A hunched figure, shorter than the robots at Titans Tower, yet much wider, slowly made its way to Jump City town square. It would have been there much earlier if today hadn’t been the city’s 100th anniversary. The parade spanning the entire city had slowed the robot more effectively than the Teen Titans could have. The fact that it had to stick to the shadows to avoid being seen attributed to its lateness. Finally, it reached its destination. Its master would be very pleased that it had completed its objective. An orange hole in the robot’s head glowed bright. The laser was about to fire when a loud cry resonated from the sky.
A green figure flew toward the robot, transformed into a gorilla, and bashed its fist into the robot’s head. The sudden impact knocked the laser off course, causing it to smash into a nearby building. The robot turned over and fired its laser at the gorilla, but the gorilla disappeared. It was replaced by a tiny green rat, which was too small for the robot’s laser to make contact with.
The rat turned back into its original human sized form, which rammed the robot with its shoulder. The robot flew back into the ground and, before it could react, was crushed into the ground by the huge foot of an Asian elephant.
It was at this time that the rest of the Titans arrived on the scene. “Wow,” said Raven frankly.
“You did that all by yourself BB?” asked Cyborg in astonishment. Beast Boy turned and smirked at the looks of astonishment on his friends’ faces.

Cyborg's dark laboratory glowed with a faint yellow light. The light flashed brightly to show the dark forms of five people and the statue of a pretty girl. “It is creepy up here,” piped Starfire from her spot next to Robin. The light flashed again, causing her to jump and squeeze her boyfriend’s hand even tighter. Robin winced slightly, but kept his attention on the illuminated figures of the other Titans.
“Turn the lights on, Cyborg, before Starfire has an accident,” said Raven dully.
“Why are the lights off anyway?” asked Beast Boy.
“I just wanted to make the scene more dramatic,” said Cyborg.
“You failed,” said Raven simply. With a scowl, Cyborg crossed over to the wall and flipped the light switch. His lab was gigantic, and looked like something straight out of Frankenstein. Its metal walls were made to look like brick, and the only window was a tiny porthole on the west wall. Cyborg walked over to his 10ft x 10ft computer screen and clicked a few keys. Lasers popped out of the walls and pointed themselves at Terra.
“Didn’t you say something like she could come back a half a person?” asked Beast Boy with concern.
“Don’t worry,” said Cyborg, “I’ll concentrate the beams enough so that they only affect her and not matter around her.” He clicked a few more keys, and the lasers glowed yellow. “Here we go,” he said, “the moment of truth.”
The lasers glowed even brighter and, quite suddenly, fired at Terra. They connected, sending up thick, gray clouds of smoke which engulfed her. Beast Boy muttered a silent prayer.
As suddenly as it began, it stopped. The lasers eased and the smoke began to thin. A skinny figure could now be seen through the smoke. Finally, after an eternity, the smoke dissipated. There stood Terra, alive, but something was missing. The boys flushed bright red and turned in different directions. Terra squeaked and hastened to cover herself. “Um,” she asked in a slightly scratchy voice, “where are my clothes?”
“I must have concentrated the beams too much,” said Cyborg to his computer, “Sorry.”
“Here,” said Raven, unclipping her cloak and tossing it to her. Terra gratefully took it and wrapped it around herself.
“You can look now,” said Terra, “and I forgive you Cyborg.”
“Um,” said Beast Boy, “I’ll take you to your room.” And he did, feeling happier than he had in a long time.


It feels so good to refer to Robin as Starfire's boyfriend. True believers, I present a confirmed Starfire/Robin relationship. Oh, and about the end, my perverted teenage mind took over.

[HEADphones]

Vikings rock! Please, the Eagles already creamed that game. And cremed another today:D. Anyway, what does Slade want? And why did you make him interupt after the big news. This story is very mysterious. Update soon. Peace out.

[oneeyemonkeypie]

How dare you post your poisonous lies!
j/k, but I know you thre that B/F reference in there for me. I guess I should be touched.
I like where this is going, but if you're gonna match up to the point where you started, then go past it, you have a lot more chapters to write. keep it up.:)

[TeenTitansGO!]

wow good job RR! I like Football too, but not the eagles or the Vikings; I, unfortunately, like Green Bay. DON'T HURT ME DON'T HURT ME DON'T HURT ME! *mumbles under his breath and drops to the ground in a fetal postition* any way, your story rocks, but i love terra and think that this is just wrong. Good job though.:D

[Reket]

my own chapter three is also finished. I gotta comment on this story: You really brought out Slade well! The way he acts, the things he does...and even the cameras :)

[Kylewayne]

Very impressive and an enjoyable read. Glad to see you your posting problems got fixed =D Keep on writing! =D

[rrarbecy]

Finally, Chapter 3 is here. Enjoy.


Chapter 3 Long Overdue


The woodland on the outside of Jump City was nearly a large as the city itself. They say that, if you stood five yards inside the woods, you could not see out. Raven discovered that they were right. Her feet crunched dead leaves as she made her way through the thick, threatening trees.

Finally, she broke through the dark tree line and her feet touched uneven, rocky ground. She moved swiftly calling, “Guys!? Guys!?”

Her friends had disappeared during the night and, though she would never admit it, she was worried. As she approached a large rock, an overwhelming feeling of foreboding washed over her. She slowly rounded the rock and met a sight that made her heart stop.

Her friends, the Teen Titans, sprawled over the rocky terrain. “No…” she whispered to herself. She sped toward them, although she already knew what she would find. She darted from body to body checking pulses, and her worst fear was confirmed. Dead. All of them. Tears began to well up inside her and, although she tried to stop them, came pouring out.

“How do you like my handiwork?” asked a voice from behind her. Raven turned around to see Terra standing on top of the gigantic rock Raven had passed earlier. “Now it’s your turn.”

“Go ahead,” said Raven sadly, “I can’t live without them anyway.”

“Aw,” replied Terra, “no fun? The challenge of killing you would have been the most fulfilling. Oh, and by the way. That was such a touching tribute to your pathetic friends.”

The rock Terra stood on was surrounded by a yellow glow and rose into the air. It hovered for a second, and then crashed down on Raven’s head.

“Ngaagh!” Raven sat bolt upright in bed, her wide indigo eyed full of fear. A couple of heavy, leather-bound books fell off their shelves and slammed onto the floor. She glanced around her dark room and jumped at her own reflection in a large mirror. A dream. It was only a dream.

It was strange though. This was the third time in as many days that she had had a dream like this, ever since Terra was brought back. Another book tumbled off its shelf.

Keep control. You have to keep control. She got out of bed and walked across the room, past her purple cloak and gold belt hanging off a chair, and toward the shower. She removed her black jumpsuit and stepped into the cubicle.

She let the hot water run onto her face and down her body as though it would wash away pain and fear like dirt. She knew it was a mistake to bring Terra back, but she had been overruled by Beast Boy’s blind affection for the girl. Will they ever learn that we can’t trust outsiders? Apparently not. But that’s too late to change, she’s back and there is nothing I can do about it.
Raven sat down and drew her knees up close to her chest. What if my dreams are more than just dreams? What if they’re visions of things to com? Then it will be my fault they died.

A couple tears slid down her cheeks to mingle with the shower water. No, I have to keep control. If I lose it, I could destroy the entire tower. Suddenly, Raven made up her mind. She turned off the shower, hastily dried herself, dressed, and bolted out of the room. I won’t let anyone die on my watch. If I confront her now, maybe I can prevent this from happening. Raven reached the door to the living room and burst in.

Cyborg was loudly bragging that he had beaten Robin again in XR Racer, Robin was fuming in a corner with an utterly confused Starfire, and Beast Boy was noisily eating at the table. However, the person Raven needed, Terra, was not there. “Where’s Terra, Beast Boy?” she asked approaching the table.
“Imf er woom,” he said through a mouth full of tofu.

“Thanks,” said Raven. She turned and climbed the 8 flights of steps to Terra’s room. She banged on the door with a small fist and heard movement inside. After a second, Terra opened the door. “Raven,” she said in a surprised voice, “this is a surprise. Come on in.”

Terra’s room was large and circular and painted to look like a low mountain range with a starry sky. The entire east wall was a window with a breathtaking view of the city. There was a large bed in one corner and a circular table in the center. On the table was a partially open laptop. “Maybe you should change you clothes,” said Terra, “you look like you got caught in the rain.”

Raven looked down at the wet spots on her jumpsuit and hood and remembered how haphazardly she had dried after her shower. “At least I’m wearing clothes,” she retorted. Terra seemed to slouch a little. “What do you want?” she asked.

“To give you a warning,” replied Raven, “If you ever hurt any of my friends, I will kill you.”

“What,” asked Terra, perplexed, “I don’t…?”

“Don’t give me the dumb blonde routine. You know what I’m talking about.”

“No, I…” began Terra but, before she could finish, Raven lifted her with her powers and slammed her into a wall. A drawer flew out of Terra’s bureau and smashed, spewing its contents everywhere.

“Give it up bi***,” growled Raven, “I’m onto you. You may have the others eating out of the palm of your hand, but not me. I only fall for that type of trick once.”

It was at this point that Beast Boy decided to show himself. He had followed Raven from the kitchen and had heard everything. “What the hell are you doing!?” he shouted. He rushed forward and knocked Raven’s arm, breaking her bond with Terra. Terra clutched her chest and began to cough uncontrollably. Beast Boy ran over and rubbed her back, trying to ease her. “What are you trying to do, kill her?”

“If that’s what it takes,” replied Raven, “then yes.” A shocked and hurt expression came over Beast Boy’s face and he led Terra out of the room, leaving Raven to her thoughts.

Maybe I was wrong. Maybe she really is good. Suddenly, Raven had a vision, the force of which drove her to her knees. She saw Beast Boy and Terra getting closer and closer to each other, Terra laughing malevolently, her, Raven on her knees, sharp rocks colliding with her friends, destruction. She screamed, and the flow of visions ceased. Or maybe Beast Boy’s jokes are funny. She had to tell someone what she had seen. No, I can handle this myself. This is between me and Terra.


Beast Boy helped Terra into his room. His room was large and circular with animal posters covering the walls. His circular bed sat along the far wall under the window. They walked over to it and sat down. “I’m really sorry,” said Beast Boy, “I don’t know what’s wrong with her. She’s usually so, so,” he struggled to find the right word, couldn’t, and gave up. “Well, she’s just not usually like that.”

“I can’t really say I blame her,” replied Terra solemnly, “I haven’t been the most trustworthy person in the world.”

“Yeah, but still,” he paused for a moment, and then said, “I believe in you.”

Terra looked into his deep green eyes and asked, “Do you really mean that?”

“Of course I do,” replied Beast Boy, “I love you.” He leaned toward her and she leaned toward him. They both knew that this was what they wanted and were thrilled that it was finally happening. Beast Boy could feel her sweet breath on his face and became more anxious, causing him to speed up. They had known each other for only a few months, but it seemed like an eternity that they had waited for this moment. Finally, their lips connected sending jolts of pleasure down their bodies. The first kiss was brief, but the second one lasted for a long moment. They leaned back on Beast Boy’s bed and continued their kissing, unaware that they were being watched.

Raven pulled her head back outside Beast Boy’s door and stamped her foot. There you have it. I’m never going to get her to leave now that she’s in a relationship with Beast Boy. This is exactly what I wanted to prevent, besides, she doesn’t deserve him, the lying, cheating, pouting little… Wait, am I jealous? Do I have feelings for Beast Boy? Na. She laughed at herself for thinking for one second that she might like Beast Boy. Deep down, however, the thought still tugged at the back of her mind.


Did you like the chapter? Feedback please. Oh and, by the way, how do you like my new avatar?

[raven54]

ooooooo. nice installment!!! i like it a lot- you have an excellent grasp of my fav character;) post more soon- and i also like ur avatar

[rrarbecy]

I should have a good grasp on Raven considering she is also my favorite character (hence the avatar). Chapter 4 is another Raven based chapter with much Raven/Beast Boy interaction. I hope to post it soon.

[oneeyemonkeypie]

yeah, haunted was sweet. God, if theres one thing I love about the Titans, its the ambiguity. Robin and Starfire would have had a sweet, sentimental moment after he was cured in any other show, but in this one they keep it platonic (cause of the little kids.) that makes introducing new characters into the story (like in fan fics) SOO much easier. In reality, I'm just jealous that Robin gets Star and not me. :cry: its not fair!

back to the case at hand-nice chapter. Raven is an equal for my first fav. character, tied with star. I was surprised at her behaviour in this chapter, that's not how the Raven from the show would have acted. she wouldn't have been so openly violent. You changed her demeanor. Thats not bad though, an angry Raven would be so badass. Keep writing!

[rrarbecy]

Yeah, Raven is not like that under normal circumstances, but if her friends were in danger, she would get violent. As we saw in "How Long is Forever?" Raven would be seriously messed up without the rest of the Titans. Plus, she hates Terra anyway and her underlying...um..."desire" for Beast Boy, which I have hinted towards, would make her violent toward his girlfriend. Raven strikes me as an insecure character, so I thought it would be a good idea.

[rrarbecy]

I haven't finished typing the entire chapter yet, but I didn't want to keep my adoring public waiting, so here is the beginning of Chapter 4. Enjoy.


Chapter 4 Confessions


Things were back to normal at Titans Tower, or at least as normal as things ever got for the Teen Titans. Training sessions became more frequent now that Slade had reappeared, and Robin had, again, taken up his obsession with apprehending him. Raven had been meditating more than usual due to her more frequent visions of death and, although she would never admit it, even to herself, the fact that Beast Boy was spending all of his time with Terra, the two of which were scarce around the tower.

There was one embarrassing incident in which Starfire, in her normal fashion, had burst into Beast Boy’s room to announce that breakfast was ready. She never got a chance, because the first thing that met her eyes was Beast Boy sucking on Terra’s neck. She had hurried out of the room before she could be reprimanded, but the vision would stick in her head. She had asked Raven what it meant. “Who did you see doing it?” Raven had asked. When Starfire said it was Beast Boy and Terra, Raven had stalked off, mumbling to herself.
Eventually though, Beast Boy and Terra had to come out into the light, and they did. “Hey y’all,” Cyborg had exclaimed, “the lovebirds are here!” Beast Boy replied with a dramatic bow with much twirling of his hands, and Terra had replied with “We have to eat sometime.”

“Yeah, well come, sit, eat, enjoy,” said Robin invitingly.

“Did you make any tofu?” asked Beast Boy hopefully.

“Dude, nobody likes that stuff,” exclaimed Cyborg.

“I do. Now where is it,” demanded Beast Boy, turning into an angry gorilla. Cyborg, faced with the prospect of facing an angry 600 pound gorilla, gave in and revealed the sacred location.

Meanwhile, Terra had cautiously approached Raven, who was floating a foot off the ground reading a heavy leather book. “Raven…,” Terra said carefully. Raven grunted to show she was listening. “I know that I haven’t gained your trust back yet, but…,” Raven had cut her off with a snort of mirthless laughter, causing Terra to change tact. “All right,” she said boldly, “Just tell me what your problem is!”

“I would think that was obvious,” Raven shouted angrily slamming her book shut.

“Look,” Terra yelled back, annoyed, “This is getting old. I already apologized for what I did and nearly lost my life to fix it. What more do you want from me?”

“You can leave and go ruin someone else’s life,” replied Raven angrily.

“How have I ruined your life?” asked Terra.

“You took away my dignity, and you took away Beast Boy!” The last words tumbled out of her mouth before she could stop them. She looked over to see a strange expression on Beast Boy’s face. It was like a mix of a smile and a grimace. Raven was enveloped in a black, bird shaped shadow and disappeared from the room, leaving the others behind, dumbstruck.



There. I hope you liked it.

[starburn1116]

that was sooooo good
i like the change in raven
continue soon

[Laila]

nice story:) but i don´t like Terra :mad:
i don´t know why maybe because she is so "bad" ??:confused:

funny smilies:sweat:

[rrarbecy]

All right. Here is the "Dirty Backwards Republican's" completion of chapter 4 Confessions



The roof of Titans Tower was, like the tower attached to it, massive. One person standing on the roof would look like a dot from the air, and today, that dot was Raven. Her pale legs dangled over the edge as she thought about earlier events. I can’t believe I said that out loud. What does everyone think now? I didn’t even know I felt that way about Beast Boy. What’s that?

A small creaking noise sounded from behind Raven, causing her to whip around. Great. The last person I need right now is here.

Beast Boy stepped onto the roof, crossed to Raven, and sat down next to her. There was a prolonged silence, very uncharacteristic of Beast Boy, before one finally spoke. “So, why didn’t you tell me?” asked Beast Boy awkwardly.

Raven did not turn. Someone who did not know her well would think that she had not heard them, but Beast Boy was not one of these people. “I don’t know what you're talking about,” she replied. Again, someone who did not know Raven well would have believed her and explained, but again, Beast Boy was not one of them.

“You know what I mean,” he said, no hint of a joke in his voice.

This time, Raven did turn. “Look at us. Do we look like we belong together? We’re nothing alike, and I was afraid that, if people knew, they just wouldn’t understand. I didn’t even understand my feelings until now.” She looked down and said to her dangling feet, “I guess I’m jealous of Terra.”

“So, you don’t really think she’s evil,” stated Beast Boy, “you’re just jealous.”
“No,” replied Raven, “I do think she's evil. Why won’t you believe me?”

Beast Boy, who had shuffled away from Raven a little, replied sullenly, “I, I can’t. She’s already apologized for it and I know she’s not just saying that.”

“She may be sorry, but that doesn’t mean she won’t do something like it again. You don’t have to be consciously evil. Sometimes it’s just someone’s nature, they can’t help it.” but does that mean I’m evil…?

“I, I’m sorry.” said Beast Boy, beginning to stand, “I just can’t believe that.”
“Wait!” said Raven as he started to walk away. Beast Boy stopped and turned back to Raven. “I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this,” said the latter regretfully, “but if you can’t believe me, I’ll have to show you. I’m sorry.”

She rose, walked over to him, placed a hand on each of his temples, and concentrated. Beast Boy screamed as images flooded into his head. He saw all the visions Raven had seen earlier, plus new images: himself kneeling before 5 fresh graves and Terra, on the ground with a bloody hole in her stomach. Suddenly, the images stopped, leaving Beast Boy and Raven panting on the floor. “Why did you do that to me?” asked Beast Boy, tears streaming down his face. He rose and ran through the door to the inside, leaving Raven on the roof with a single tear running down her face.

“What was that about?” asked Robin. Beast Boy had just run through the living room, completely ignoring his friends’ concerns. “Was it something we said?”
Starfire placed a hand on his shoulder. “I do not think it was us,” she said, “he seemed to not even notice us. Maybe it was something mentioned in his conversation with Raven.”

“I’ll go ask Rae about it,” offered Cyborg, starting toward the stairs.

“No,” said Terra, stepping in front of him, “I’ll go talk to her.” She climbed the abundant stairs toward the roof and Raven. She stepped through it and out onto the roof. She walked over to the edge and stood next to Raven, who was floating a foot off the ground meditating. “So,” she asked pleasantly, “what happened up here?”

“Nothing,” replied Raven dully, not opening her eyes. Terra gave her a small flick in the back of her head.

“What did you say to him?” she asked, more forcefully. When Raven again refused to divulge information, Terra stepped in front of her and punched her in the face. Raven was sent rolling across the roof, and stopped just short of the volleyball net at the center of the roof. She gingerly stood up, not having completely recovered from the draining experience of transferring memories into Beast Boy’s head. Terra walked up to her saying, “Do you feel like telling me now?”

“I didn’t say anything,” repeated Raven. Terra elbowed her in the stomach. Raven knelt on the ground, tried to catch her breath, and couldn’t. Finally, she regained her composure and shakily stood.

“Here,” said Terra, “this is what you wanted isn’t it? A hostile Terra? Well, you got your wish.” She punched Raven in the face and a few flecks of blood flew from her mouth. She managed to get to one knee before Terra picked her up and threw her into the heavy metal door. Raven’s head collided with the door and she crumpled to the floor.

“I tried to be nice to you,” Terra said to Raven’s still form, “I tried to like you, but no. I was too much of a threat to your damn ego. I really did try, but I hate you Raven. I hate you.” With this, Terra turned and walked inside the tower, leaving an injured and bloodied Raven on the roof.
She descended the stairs and reached the living room.

“What’s Rae doin’?” asked Cyborg as Terra crossed the room.

“She’s thinking,” she replied as she reached the staircase.


There you go. Chapter 4. How was it? NEED FEEDBACK!!!!!!!!!

[rrarbecy]

In case people are wondering, (which I know they are), this is a BB/Raven story.

[rrarbecy]

Hi. The next chapter is nearly finished, but I wanted to acknowledge a tragic event.

Christopher Reeve, actor and spokesman, has died at 52. When I first heard this on the radio this morning, I thought I must have heard wrong. But, as they continued the conversation, the truth sunk in. My entire family was shocked by his sudden demise, as we all thought that he would recover from his spinal problem. But apparently his injuries were too much for him to overcome.

Reeve, who played Superman in the movies in the 70's and 80's, was an above par actor and a great man. His greatness became evident when, after falling off his horse and breaking his neck, he overcame his suicidal thoughts and encouraged others like him to persevere and fight through their traumas. His story is one that will be remembered for a long time and looked upon as an inspiration to all. He will be missed by all that knew him, and by those who didn't. :(

[oneeyemonkeypie]

oh, and for the way terra treated Raven, you'd better kill her off. or else...Rghhh! Knives will come in and slice her up a bit.



interesting note-Knives was originally going to be decked out with a whole bunch of miniguns/vulcan cannon and other high speed machine guns, so he was a walking armory. But he seemed too...godlike, so I made him a little more realistic.
ok, im done.

[raven54]

yeah she should be killed off. Psycotic, anyone? i mean Terra showed nothing-she wasn't the least bit shook up or emotional when she came back down, the biotch. it looks like the whole statue deal really did erase her humanity...

anyways, i hope your parental units let up and allow you to post!

[Lord Welshi]

This story is excellent. An engaging storyline, characters that seem to flow and iactually interact in a human way, and the return of Terra. Keep writing, please. Lord Welshi commands it

P.S. i am very flattered that it would seem my story has become a benchmark for Titan's fics. Thnaks, guys.

[rrarbecy]

Alrighty then. Finally...Chapter 3. This is only a transition because I could think of nothing else to write. Oh, and by the way. Acrobatic Pizza is copywrited by Lord Welshi, so don't sue me for using it.

Chapter 5 Pizza Time


If there was one common adjective to describe the mood in Titans Tower, it was gloomy. Nobody was their normal self, except for Raven, who was an extreme of herself, excluding herself more than usual. Everyone was extremely bored. The GameStation was in the repair shop (Cyborg smashed it after Robin beat his high score), the TV and DVD player had short-circuited, and nobody could go outside on account that it was raining. The Titans had convened in the living room, all except Terra, who was nowhere to be found.

Robin and Starfire lay on the couch, Starfire sleeping peacefully and Robin gently stroking her silky arm, drifting off himself. Cyborg sat in the corner, softly snoring. Usually he would recharge in his room, but it wasn’t often that his human components had a natural rest. Raven floated a foot off the ground softly chanting “Azarath Metrion Zinthos, Azarath Metrion Zinthos.” Normally, she would have her hood down, but her embarrassment at her bruised face caused her to hide it. Beast Boy reclined on a comfortable chair, snoring loudly and drooling. His snoring was so loud, in fact, that nobody was awakened by a loud scream of terror from the hallway.

The scream came from Terra. She was sprinting down the hallway away from a terrifying monster. I’ll be safe if I make it to the living room, she thought feverishly, hurtling around the last corner before the living room. She burst in through the door, rousing everyone with a start. “Help,” she yelled, rounding Beast Boy’s chair. “It’s going to get me!”

“What? What is it?” asked Beast Boy worriedly, but he quickly got his answer. The monster which had chased Terra stood in the doorway, surveying its surroundings. “No,” said Beast Boy as his brain registered what he was seeing. And what he was seeing was horrifying.

An extra large, oozing, everything pizza stood in the doorway, leaving the Titans in a terrified silence. For a long moment, nobody dared speak. Finally, Cyborg said “Maybe it’ll just go away.” No sooner had the words left his mouth that the pizza somersaulted toward Terra. Terra screamed and crouched behind Beast Boy. “Dude,” he shouted, leaping out of the way, “How many times do we have to throw this thing out the window?”

“No more,” shouted Cyborg, “’cause the Cyborg vacuum cleaner is here!” He dove at the pizza. It tried to escape, but Cyborg trapped it, stuffed it in his mouth, and ate it in three bites.

“Mm, mm, mm. Spicy!” he bellowed, a smile of triumph on his face. The pizza, however, was not done fighting. Cyborg's face tinged green and he clapped a hand over his mouth.

“Uh oh,” said Robin, sensing what was about to happen. Cyborg motored over to the window, stuck his head out, and hurled over the sill.

“I am not completely familiar with your customs here on Earth,” said Starfire tentatively, “but that was simply disgusting, was it not?”

“Oh yeah,” said Terra, attempting to block out the sounds of Cyborg's heaving.

“I hope I never have to see anything like that ever again,” said Raven dully, walking out of the room. _________________________________________________________________
“Ah, dinner.” Beast Boy had just reached the kitchen for a snack. He realized that he had just eaten, but it seemed that he had some pig genes in him. “Pizza time,” he said as he reached the fridge. He placed his hand on the handle and pulled. It happened so fast, Beast Boy only had time to utter a tiny yelp.
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“Anyone seen BB? I have an urge to kick his ass in Stankball.” Nobody had seen Beast Boy all day, which was strange. It wasn’t like Beast Boy to isolate himself from the group. This made them so suspicious that they decided to conduct a tower-wide search.

“Friend Beast Boy? Friend Beast Boy!” shouted Starfire as she searched his room. She looked in every corner and even under the bed and found nothing. The same happened to Robin in the weight room, Cyborg in the living room, Raven on the roof, and Terra in the cellar. Beast Boy was nowhere to be found.

The titans reconvened in the living room. “Where is he?” asked Terra, throwing up her hands in frustration. She turned to Raven and accused, “This is all your fault, you know.”

“How is this my fault?” Raven asked heatedly.

“This probably has something to do with whatever happened with you two on the roof.”

“Oh, you want to talk about what happens on a roof…”

“Whoa, whoa, whoa,” shouted Cyborg, interrupting their quarrel, “What has you two at each others’ throats?” Both Terra and Raven wheeled around and glared at Cyborg, Terra’s eyes were yellow, Raven’s white. Chair flew up and smashed on the ceiling. Cyborg drew back in fright.

“What’s their problem?” he asked Robin.

“You know how Raven is,” Robin replied, “I don’t think she’ll ever forgive Terra for what happened with Slade.” He turned back to the arguing girls and shouted, “Hey, maybe instead of arguing, we could figure out a way to find Beast Boy before something hurts him. If it hasn’t already.”

These last four words got their attention. Raven and Terra didn’t have much in common, but one of these things was their feelings for their missing friend.

As it turned out, shutting them up was exactly what Robin needed to do. With the room quiet, everyone could hear a soft thumping from the bathroom. “How did we not check the bathroom?” asked Robin incredulously. Nobody had a good answer for this and just stood in an embarrassed silence. As one, they all snuck toward the bathroom. Starfire placed a hand on the doorknob, slowly turned it, and flung the door open.

“OH MY GOD!” shouted Cyborg. Beast Boy was flopping around on the floor, but that wasn’t what surprised Cyborg. The surprising part was the pizza on this face. An entire pie obscured his face, making him look like a headless windup toy. At Cyborg's yell, the pie turned and flipped off of Beast Boy’s face. It soared through the air, smacked into a wall, and stuck there. Terra rushed over to Beast Boy and helped him up.

“Ewwww,” he shouted feverishly wiping mushrooms off of his face, “that was so disgusting!”

“Beast Boy, you are unharmed?” asked Starfire with concern.

“Yeah, I’m…” Beast Boy began, but he was interrupted by the pizza. The pizza had flipped off of the wall, shot a string of cheese onto the next wall, and swung away on it. “Dude, spider pizza!” shouted Beast Boy.

“Let’s go get it!” shouted Terra starting toward the spot where the pizza had disappeared. And so the Great Pizza Chase began.
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Robin rounded the corner into the kitchen and skidded to a halt. He warily surveyed his surroundings, looking for any sign of the pizza. Nothing.

Suddenly he felt a soft, wet something fall onto his spiky hair. He reached up, grabbed the thing, and looked at it. It was a slice of pepper. He slowly raised his eyes to the ceiling until an extra large everything pizza met them.
Before he could react, the pizza shot a string of cheese at his face. It splattered, covering his mask and vision. He tore off his mask just as the pizza swung around a corner. Spotting it, he leapt up and ran after it, pulling out his communicator as he went.

“Titans, “he yelled into the communicator, “I’m following the pizza through the foxtrot corridor. Come quickly.”

“Where’s that again?” asked Beast Boy, “this code thing is confusing.”

“Just follow me,” said the irritated, scratchy voice of Raven.

Robin rounded a corner just in time to see the pizza’s crust slip through a door. He dove inside and rolled to his feet. “Boiler room,” he whispered into his communicator.

He snuck through the room, stealthing around the perimeter. His eyes traveled to the door and met a round silloute. With a yell, he dove toward the doorway and tackled the form casting the silloute. It let out a loud squeal. In the lighted hallway, Robin could see what it really was. It was a green pig.

“Dude,” shouted Beast Boy turning back into himself, “what was that!??”
“I’m sorry,” said Robin quickly, “I thought…I was trying to…why were you a pig?”

Beast Boy, who had no answer to this, was saved by the entrance of Starfire. Spotting Robin’s eyes, she asked with a squeak, “Robin, what has happened to your mask?”

Robin reached up and felt bare skin where his mask should have been. “Oh, “he replied, “It got cheesed.” Starfire giggled.

“Is the pizza still here?” asked Cyborg as he arrived on the scene.

“I didn’t see it come outside,” said Terra poking here head inside the door.

“Well let’s split up and search the room,” said Beast Boy decisively.

As quietly as they could, the Titans snuck around the room keeping a lookout for the pizza. For five minutes they searched, but to no avail. “I got nothing,” said Cyborg as the titans reconvened by the door.

“Wait,” said Starfire, “Where is Raven?”

“I don’t know,” said Beast Boy, “I didn’t see her come in.”

Just as he finished saying this, there was a muffled bang from the next hallway. The Titans rushed to the noise to find Raven face down on the floor. “Damn,” said Cyborg as she began to stand, “Rae, are you o…Lord.” He stopped, speechless.

“Woah,” said Beast Boy, “what happened to your face?” The damage from Raven’s beating was revealed to all. One eye was partially closed and surrounded in black. Her upper lip had swelled to twice the size of her lower lip and there was some crusted blood on it. A yellowing bruise stood out on her left cheek and a cut on her chin, not to mention numerous bruises on her body. Robin, Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire grimaced. Terra smirked behind their backs.

“Nothing,” said Raven quickly, “I…I tripped. That’s right, I tripped.”
Robin was about to say something, when the spider pizza flipped onto the scene. The Titans attacked, or, more accurately, Raven attacked. She raised a hand and enveloped the pizza in black energy, trapping it. “Why did we not just do that in the first place?” asked Starfire perplexedly. None of the other Titans hastened to answer.
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Raven had thrown the pizza out the window again, and the Titans returned to the living room. They had just lain down to nap again when the television flickered on. “How did the TV get fixed?” asked Cyborg.

Before anyone could answer, a face appeared on the screen. “Good afternoon Titans.” It was Slade. “I see you did not heed my warnings about the girl.”

“What are you planning?” demanded Robin (I love clichés).

“I am planning nothing,” he replied, “I am merely going to let Terra show you what a mistake you have made. I should make popcorn. This promises to be quite entertaining.”

All of the Titans turned to Terra, who shrugged and frowned.


There you go. What you think.

[Lord Welshi]

That was very good, a nice protracted chase of the Acrobatic Pizza, highly entertaining. And Slade as well, a nice touch.

Keep writing

[oneeyemonkeypie]

Hmm, it just seems wierd. If Terra kept beating Raven, Raven would either kill her (literally) or would at the very least tell the others. There is no way she would protect terra. But it looks like the secret's about to be out anyway.
OK, more.


Edit-I need a peppy theme song.

Spider Pizza, fighting crime, doing lots of cool stuff.
Being gross, shootin' cheese, runnin' round the tower.
Spider pizza you make me sick, cause you are so moldy.
Go away, back in the fridge, I dont wanna see you.

*sweet guitar riff*
Spider Pizza! *Guitar chords like Da da da da da da!*

I hate you, run away, or you will be eaten.

[rrarbecy]

same question as Reid.

or is she considering this deal w/ Terra a "it's MY problem, I'LL deal with it!" thing?

i loved the return of the Acrobatic Pizza- very fitting. rrarbecy done good, L.W.

post some more soonish-like, OK?
She is embarrassed. Why would you tell if your worst enemy beat you like that. It would be humiliating.
I named the pizza after my fav superhero ever!
And why do you hate me Reid? What did I do to you?

[Adrastea]

I really liked the whole slade fixing popcorn thing, that was cool. A lot of people forget that villains are actually people too, they have lives and problems and emotions and high/low points just like normal people and superheros.

I can't think of anything negative, so rather than go nit-picking and make myself go through actually looking for problems which makes me unhappy, I will revert to the original statement:
MORE PLEASE!!!

[rrarbecy]

This is, by far, the shortest chapter. But, it is the most vital. THE TURNING POINT! Enjoy.


Chapter 6: Things Fall Apart


“What could Slade have meant, ‘I am going to let Terra show you what a mistake it was to bring her back,’? I don’t want to hurt the Titans; I didn’t even want to hurt Raven.”

“Really,” said a nasty little voice in her head, “You enjoyed giving Raven the beating of her life. I know. I was there.”

“No. They’re my friends. I want them to accept me. I want them to like me. Beast Boy loves me.”

“You naive fool! He doesn’t love you.”

“Then why does he want me to stay here. If he didn’t love me, then why wouldn’t he make me leave after all I’ve done?”

“Who knows how his twisted mind works? The only thing we know is how your mind works. You enjoy causing destruction. It excites you, it rouses you, you need it. What you did before, it wasn’t enough. Your ridiculous conscience got in the way. Your pointless and unreturned love got in the way.”

“No!” Terra said aloud, “I won’t listen. I don’t need this right now! I just want to be accepted, I don’t want to be alone.”

“You’re never alone,” said the voice ominously, “I’m always here. Don’t get your hopes up though. They will never accept you.”

Overwhelmed, Terra turned over on her bed and wept openly, a life worth of pain enclosed in her tears.
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“If food doesn’t get this out of my head, then nothing will,” said Beast Boy to himself, remembering Raven’s visions. “Maybe if I just talk to someone, I could…” He was interrupted by muffled sobs coming from the room to his left. “Oh, that’s where I am,” he said, noticing that this was Terra’s room. He crept over and quietly opened the door.

The small form of Terra was huddled on the bed, trembling. Soft crying noises emanated from her as tears stained her sheets. Beast Boy walked over to her and gently placed a hand on her shoulder. Terra looked up, her face wet with tears and her lower lip trembling.

“What’s wrong,” Beast Boy asked with concern, noticing how distressed she was. Terra opened her mouth as though to speak, but a fresh wave of tears inhibited her speech.

Beast Boy sat down and embraced her comfortingly, trying to ease her pain. “Its okay,” he said soothingly, “you can tell me, you can trust me.”

“What did we talk about Terra? He has nothing for you.” It was the voice.

“I could help if you told me. We could get through this together.”

“You’ll only hurt him again, Terra. You don’t want that, do you?”

“Please let me help you. It hurts me so much to see you in pain.”

“He doesn’t want to see you like this. If you love him, leave. Leave and never hurt him again. If you won’t do it for yourself, then do it for Beast Boy.”

“Terra…”

“Get out Beast Boy,” Terra interrupted.

“But…”

“I said GET OUT!” she screamed, “GET OUT, GET OUT, GET OUT!!!” She threw something silver at him, and it shattered against the wall. Beast Boy, totally bewildered, ran through the door and slammed it behind him. He dejectedly slumped against the wall.

It all baffled him. “Why was she crying? Why did she kick me out? Is there something else about her that we don’t know?”

But, even with all these questions to occupy him, there was one thing that would not go away. The sight of Terra’s silver heart box, the symbol of their love, shatter like Beast Boy’s world.


WHEW. Its ironic that the shortest chapter took the most energy. I was jammin' to Goo Goo Dolls while typing, and got a little distracted.


Literature Reference:
I got "Things Fall Apart" from the awesome book "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.

[oneeyemonkeypie]

So terra has a slight case of schitzophrenia.

you know, thats a real good explanation for how she behaved, in the show and in this fic. nicely done.

[Reket]

that was a real nice explanation there, i agree. keep writing!

[Kregor8]

Yeah, it's a nice avatar. I liked the gun one though - where did that come from?

You did a nice job of characterizing Terra in this chapter. A little bit of Golum always does wonders for the mind. Or is she more like Norman Osboune? You'd probably think of that, being a Spiderman fan. True, it was short, but I can see how it'd be hard to write.

I've read so many different fics where Terra's (BB's?) heart-box is broken, I can't keep track anymore. Always an effective emotional device. Maybe I'll keep it intact in my story, just to show you all. BWAH-HAH-HAH-HA!

Calm down, Kregor. It's late at night. Ok, enough reading and talking. I'm trying to finish my chapter. You may have been distracted by the GooGoo Dolls, but I've been distracted by something so much better. :D

[moro loci]

Hey dude, lovin the story. I wanna read more, it's brilliant how you describe the terra-raven conflict. It really filles in the blanks, as the last TT episode I saw was apprentice part 2. Keep it goin! :anime:

[rrarbecy]

All right. I don't really like this chapter, and this is the first time I've tried to write Cyborg. So I'm not really enthusiastic about the response to it. But here it is anyway.



Chapter 7 Tempting? Hell Yeah!


“Just tell me why you don’t feel the same. Just tell me why I’ve gotta feel this way…” Cyborg sang as he advanced down the dark hallway. “I hope hummin’ a few bars’ll help prepare me for this. There’s definitely something Rae’s not tellin us, and I’m gonna find out what it is. There’s no way a fall could do that much damage.”

Cyborg walked and sang until he reached a plain metal door with the name “Raven” inscribed on it in large block lettering. He softly knocked, careful not to knock down the door like last time. He waited silently for his friend to answer his knock. Soft footsteps approached and the door opened slightly, revealing the sullen face of Raven.
“What,” she asked sharply.

“We need to talk,” replied Cyborg.

“About what,” asked Raven, her face receding into the shadows a bit.
“About what really hurt you.”


“I told you,” said Raven in a matter-of-fact tone, “I tripped. That’s all. There’s no grand conspiracy.”

The door began to close sharply, but Cyborg shot out a hand and caught it. Raven’s eyes widened with surprise.

“I’m not leaving until you tell me the truth,” said Cyborg, his human eye narrowing.

“It’s my problem,” said Raven slowly, “let me deal with it.”

“No,” said Cyborg loudly, “I’m sick of this isolation crap. I’m gonna find out what really happened and help you whether you like it or not. Now, save yourself a lot of trouble and talk to me.” Raven, more in shock from this outburst than anything, conceded and stepped aside.

Cyborg had been in this room once before. He glanced around at all the gothic and scary memorabilia, until his eyes fell on a mirror lying on the table. “Damn, does that bring back memories,” he thought to himself. His last encounter with that mirror was an adventure, featuring a lot of Ravens, a lot of confusion, and a really big and angry daddy.

Raven crossed the room, and sat down on her bed. Cyborg walked over to her, but did not sit. “All those injuries,” said Cyborg, “They couldn’t have come from a fall.” Raven looked down at her knees. “What really happened to you?” Again, she looked in a different direction.

Cyborg sat down next to her, took her chin between a thumb and forefinger, and turned her face toward him. “Tell me who did this to you,” he said softly.
Raven reached up and pulled her hood down, revealing her bruises. “This,” she said sullenly, “is my fault.”

“Are you saying you did this yourself?” asked Cyborg. His voice was even, but his eyes were disbelieving. Raven looked down again and said to her knees, “No. Its my fault it got this bad. I should have been able to…”

“No.” interrupted Cyborg forcefully, “Don’t blame yourself for what someone else did to you. From the look of you,” he glanced at her face, “I’d say you didn’t have a chance.”

“Thanks,” said Raven after a while.

“For what?” asked Cyborg.

“Thanks for helping me.”

“I’m not done yet. You still haven’t told me who did this to you.” Raven sat silently for a minute. “You know I’m not gonna leave until you tell me,” said Cyborg.

Raven looked at her knees and mumbled something. “What,” said Cyborg, “I can’t hear you when you’re talking to the floor.”

Raven let out a sharp sigh, then said, “Terra.”

“What,” said Cyborg loudly, “Terra did this to you?” Raven nodded. Cyborg got up and stomped toward the door, mumbling. “Cyborg, stop!” said Raven shooting out a hand and blocking the door with her powers. Cyborg turner, the floor creaking slightly under his weight, to face Raven.

“Promise me you won’t tell anyone,” said Raven. Cyborg's eyes widened in surprise.

“But you hate Terra,” he said in shock, “why do you want to protect her?”

“I don’t want to protect her,” explained Raven, “I just…don’t want you to think I’m weak.” A small tear formed on her eyelash and ran down on her pale cheek. Cyborg walked over, sat down next to her and hugged her lightly.
“Its gonna be OK,” said Cyborg, brushing the tear away, “I won’t tell anyone, I promise.”

He got up and walked toward the door as he reached it he turned and said, “But if it happens again, there’s no way the other Titans won’t find out.”
“It won’t happen again,” said Raven in a tone dripping with finality. Cyborg shut the door behind him and leaned on the wall, overwhelmed.
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“Robin! Robin!” Starfire had been searching for Robin for 20 minutes, but to no avail. She glided along a hallway and turned to see Beast Boy.

“Friend Beast Boy,” she shouted in her boisterous tone, “have you seen Robin?”

“He’s in that newspaper room,” he said in a faraway voice, his eyes shining.

He tried to hide his sadness, but these things didn’t escape Starfire's sensitive heart.

“What ails you Beast Boy?” she asked, “you seem troubled.”

“I’m fine Star,” he replied, “just preoccupied.” Starfire, realizing that Beast Boy didn’t want to talk, wisely decided to drop it. It turned out that her intuition was correct as, after Beast Boy turned the corner, soft crying noises could be heard coming from him.

Resisting the urge to follow and comfort him, Starfire proceeded to the room she hated most, Robin’s “Criminal Archives” room. Her disdain for this room originated from the fact that, whenever Robin was in the C.A. room, he would become distant, unsociable, and even violent toward his friends.

Approaching the door, Starfire dreaded what she would see. Robin would always be bent over his desk, bags under his eyes, pouring over a newspaper clipping of Slade and various other villains the Teen Titans had faced. Cautiously, she pushed open the door and the darkness engulfed her like a tight black cloak.

The room, as always, was meagerly lit only by a small lamp over Robin’s table. The parts of wall illuminated by the light were wallpapered with newspaper clippings of his various enemies

Robin was indeed bent over his desk, examining mementoes from previous Slade attacks. As Starfire slowly approached, she reached out a hand to place on Robin’s shoulder. Robin, unaware of Starfire's entrance, was caught by surprise. With the lightning quick reflexes that could only come with vigorous martial arts training, he reached back, grabbed Starfire's arm, pivoted, and flipped her over his shoulder. A small crick could be heard before she hit the ground.

“Starfire!” shouted Robin in shock, “I’m so sorry.”

Starfire whimpered a bit as Robin helped her to her feet. “Don’t worry,” he said, gently probing his fingers up and down her silky arm, “Your elbow just popped a little.” Starfire looked confused and worried just the same.

Robin elaborated, “The bones were forced together and they squeezed air out from in between them. It’s nothing to worry aout.”

“Robin,” she asked, messaging her elbow, “why are you here?”

“I’m trying to find out what Slade’s up to this time,” stated Robin forcefully.
“But Slade said…”

“I know what he said,” Robin interrupted angrily, “But Slade speaks in riddles. He never comes out and gives away his plans to us. Besides, Terra has been a model citizen; I doubt she would turn on us as quickly as Slade says she will. He’s planning something, and I’m going to figure out what.”

“Robin,” said Starfire loudly, tears welling up in her eyes, “look at what this room does to you. You are not the caring Robin I know. You are angry and tired and…and…it hurts me to see you like this…” She trailed off, shining tears spilling down her tawny cheeks.

Robin relaxed a bit, feeling for his friend. He walked over and pulled Starfire into a consoling hug. “It’s alright,” he said into her vibrant red hair, “I’m still the same Robin. I’m just trying to do what’s best for everyone.”

“No Robin, this is not what is best for everyone. It is not best for you, it is not best for our friends. Take a break, be with your friends. Be with me.”

Robin raised his eyebrows and Starfire gave him a tiny wink. Robin smiled at her tantalizing offer. “Why Starfire,” he said in a mock shocked voice, “You’re not trying to seduce me are you?”

“Possibly,” she replied, pressing herself against him and trying to influence his decision.

“How can I resist?” said Robin, grinning; and he let Starfire lead him away toward what promised to be an eventful time indeed.
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“Alright, you can’t keep up this charade any longer. It’s time to act.”
“But I…I don’t want…”


“Sniveling cry baby! I want this, don’t want that. You can’t have everything.”
Terra clapped her hands over her ears, trying to block out the insanity. Visions and voices coursed through her mind, horrifying and saddening her more than anything before. “No…no…no… I don’t want this for myself. I…”

“Don’t lie! All you care about is yourself. You can pretend all you want, but that will never change. So, the only question now is, ‘what do you want most?’.”

Terra stood in the pitch darkness of her room, contemplating this vital question. “Come, girl. It’s not so hard. I know what the answer is.”

Realization suddenly flooded into Terra’s head. There was only on thing that she wanted, one thing that had driven her ever since she met the Titans. “I want Beast Boy.”

“Simple, isn’t it? A simple answer to the most complicated question you’ve ever encountered. I can help you get what you want, but you must do something for me first.”

This was not the first time Terra had heard this sentence. She had heard it before she made the decision that had so drastically changed her life. It would be different this time, however. She would get what she wanted without hurting the ones she loved. She was determined not to let it happen again.
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There you are. I really tried to have a Robin/Starfire scene that didn't end in a bedroom, but I couldn't resist.

[raven54]

Liar, you can SO portray cyborg. much better than i can, thank god. “How can I resist?” said Robin, grinning; and he let Starfire lead him away toward what promised to be an eventful time indeed.uh-oh... CENSOR!!! just kiddin;)
Terra. Scares. Me. more than clowns... yeesh. freaky, but sad... and confusing... but at the same time, it's not confusing...

magick, you aren't a moron. so stop thinking as such.

[Sproxie]

this chapter was GREAT!
you, didnt like this chapter???? this was one of the best!
i think you are portraying cyborg very well!

my favorite parts -

His last encounter with that mirror was an adventure, featuring a lot of Ravens, a lot of confusion, and a really big and angry daddy.
i dont know why... the big angry daddy had me laughing.

“No,” said Cyborg loudly, “I’m sick of this isolation crap. I’m gonna find out what really happened and help you whether you like it or not. Now, save yourself a lot of trouble and talk to me.” Raven, more in shock from this outburst than anything, conceded and stepped aside.

Cyborg sat down next to her, took her chin between a thumb and forefinger, and turned her face toward him. “Tell me who did this to you,” he said softly.

aww! how cute!

:sweat: yea anyway this was great! post soon! soon. :evil:

[Kregor8]

You're dam-er-arned right this isn't warm and fuzzy. This stuff is dark. The same way write stuff. Black, the same way I drink my coffee. I have one complaint. You almost write as slowly as I do. This is hard for me (I hope some people feel the same about my story), cause I want to know what happens next. When I write, and things go slowly, I know what comes next, or am figuring it out, so I don't have to wait around. But this the pepper that I go after. These are the kinds of stories I like. You have the dark girl, the crazy girl, the tough guy, the funny guy (who's deeper than you expected) and the starstruck (no pun indended) lovers. Throw it all together with some violence and good forshadowing, and it comes out as a beautiful spicy mix for me to taste at my leisure.

So, I hope that's an original way for me to describe how I like this story. I could go into the parts I really like, but I won't. Instead, I'll tell you what I didn't like, and you can assume the rest is great. I don't like the end of the Robin/Starfire scene. You have to remember that these people (TEEN Titans) are between 14 (Terra) and 17 (Cyborg) so it seems just a bit too much. Not that I think there shouldn't be anything (ouch) but maybe not quite so direct, if you know what I mean. Otherwise, I return to my pepper drinking.

7<regor

[rrarbecy]

Here is a short chapter. Short, but vital. So, here it is. One of the most important chapters written. Oh, and by the way, I love reading your long critiques Kreg. Thanks to all.


Chapter 8: Revelation


The next morning…

BLAIR! BLAIR! BLAIR!

The ear shattering warning horn woke everyone in Titans tower with a start. Knowing that the dreaded noise and light could only mean the worst kind of trouble, the Titans congregated in the living room in their own special ways. Cyborg turned on the jets (literally), and was there in a flash. Beast Boy ran in as a cheetah, the fastest animal he could think of at this early hour. Robin and Starfire appeared at the same time; Robin straightening his crooked shirt and latching his cape, Starfire straightening her skirt and tugging on a boot as she floated.

“Does anybody have any idea of what’s going on?” asked Beast Boy, annoyed, “and where are Terra and Raven?”

Just as he finished saying this, Raven startled them all by rising swiftly through the floor, right in their midst. “Don’t do that,” shouted Beast Boy, clutching his chest, “you almost gave me a heart attack!”

“All right,” said Cyborg, “There’s Raven. Now where’s Terra?” Cyborg was the most suspicious of her absence because of his conversation with Raven. He had been eyeing her suspiciously, trying to catch her putting one toe out of line. If he had things his way, she would never set foot in the tower again, but he had promised Raven, and he was a man of his word.

“She’ll be down eventually,” said Robin, “But now we should find out who’s behind this.”

“Right,” said Cyborg, “what’re we waitin for then?”
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The sight of downtown jump was enough to make the most hardened war veteran cry. Cars up in flames, torn up road, and damaged buildings personified the total chaos that was the city. The only thing any of the Titans could ask themselves was, “Who could possibly be responsible?” Robin was sure he knew the answer.

“Slade,” he fumed as the Redbird sped down the street, “I knew he was planning something!” A thought raced through his mind as he fumed, “Maybe, if I had finished studying last night, I could have prevented this.” This is what Robin thought, but on a subconscious level, he knew that he wouldn’t give up his time with Starfire for the world. Still, Robin couldn’t be sure it was Slade, and the basis of the mission was to find the culprit. That was exactly what Robin planned to do.

The T-Car and Redbird squealed to a halt, just short of a massive sinkhole. “That wasn’t there yesterday,” said Beast Boy to his fellow T-Car passengers.

“It must have been caused by whatever’s reeking havoc on the city,” said Cyborg roughly. Jets slipped out from under the fenders of the vehicles and carried them over the sinkhole. They passed by people screaming and running for their lives over debris and fallen poles. “The people seem to be running for that general direction,” stated Starfire, pointing in the direction of town square.

The Titans sped toward the area, kicking up rubble and debris as they went. They screeched to a halt behind the curtain of buildings obscuring the square from view. “Alright guys,” said Robin, inching toward the perimeter, “be prepared for anything.” But nobody was ready for what met their eyes when they entered. Intense yellow light surrounded a floating blonde girl right in the middle of the square. Of all the things that could have been there, this was by far the worst imaginable. Terra, the one they had come to trust, destroying everything they were sworn to protect.
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Well, there you have it. I hope you enjoyed this. Bring on the critiques Kreg. BRING 'EM ON!!!!!!!! Oh, and if anyone else wants to comment, I'm open to them.

[oneeyemonkeypie]

Hey man, sorry I haven't posted lately, my comps on the fritz again. :rolleyes:

OK, I'll just review the last two chapters in one go.

I did like them, a lot actually. You're style of writing is changing for the better, more descriptive and vivid. Me likes. And the way you portrayed the characters (especially Cy) was awesome. Few little minor gripes (of course):

1. The relationships in here progressed super fast. Robin and Star were uber-ultra flirting after like a 2 minute scene, and the Cyborg/Raven hug was a little surprising. I thought we wopuld get more lead in. Still, this isn't really an issue, because you just might favor a direct style of writing, which is cool.

2. It seems like everyone cries in this fic. I thought they were tougher than that.


Regardless, I love where this is going. Keep on keepin' on, man.

[TeenTitansGO!]

I love music, and this story, as well as Vanishing Act, drive me to true...sadness, for lack of a better word. I have been driven to write a song. I wrote it for BB and Raven, but I don't know what you're going to do with Terra so I won't post it yet. I feel that the relationships and scenarios set forth in this story are moving. For example, I almost cried, and considering me, that's an achievement for an author. RRARBECY ROCKS!! Bring on the sappy stuff...*sighs* but please no more indecency. (lol) If ever there is a Hall of Fame III, I nominate rrabecy and "All For Nothing". Well done!


TTG-signing out

[Kregor8]

Glad you like long reviews. I'll see what I can do with limited time (and with zAo pounding my brains, it's hard to focus).

Nice, short, and to the point. I probably wouldn't have put this in it's own chapter, because when I write, I usually think of how it would look in book format. That's why I'm not afraid to put really long chapters with switching perspectives.

"Redbird." Is that what you're calling Robin's motorcycle? Because if so, that's the most awesome name for it I've heard in ages. The "R-Cycle" and "T-Car" are pretty lame names. Glad we don't have to suffer with "C-Mopeds" too - you and Crowgirl are both smarter than that. I haven't gotten to the point yet where I needed to name the bike, but if you don't mind, I'd love to use Redbird.

I expected the cause of the downtown chaos, but Robin's suspicion is totally believable. Your description "enough to make the most hardened war veteran cry" is beautiful.

I was of the opinion that to be nominated for Hall of Fame status, a story had to be completed. Otherwise, I'm sure we all would have nominated this story ages ago.
Also, I never took "Robin and Starfire appeared at the same time; Robin straightening his crooked shirt and latching his cape, Starfire straightening her skirt and tugging on a boot as she floated," to be innuendo. I expected they were coming from seperate rooms, which is how it was. The idea that the Titans aren't always jumping to go is wonderfully executed - they sometimes have to finish getting dressed. Haven't you ever pulled on your last sock as you're hopping on one foot out to the car? No, I didn't think so. :D

Oh, yeah. I'm not sure how to use the quote script. This has been frustrating me, so somebody who understands it, could you PM it to me? Thanks.

[rrarbecy]

I always thought BB was the youngest. Maybe I was wrong.


"Redbird." Is that what you're calling Robin's motorcycle? Because if so, that's the most awesome name for it I've heard in ages. The "R-Cycle" and "T-Car" are pretty lame names. Glad we don't have to suffer with "C-Mopeds" too - you and Crowgirl are both smarter than that. I haven't gotten to the point yet where I needed to name the bike, but if you don't mind, I'd love to use Redbird.
That is the name given to the cycle in Batman and Robin (the live action movie.) I hated the movie, but the name of the cycle and villains were awesome. Arnold Schwarzenegger is THE MAN! THE GOVENATOR!


Hey man, sorry I haven't posted lately, my comps on the fritz again.

OK, I'll just review the last two chapters in one go.

I did like them, a lot actually. You're style of writing is changing for the better, more descriptive and vivid. Me likes. And the way you portrayed the characters (especially Cy) was awesome. Few little minor gripes (of course):

1. The relationships in here progressed super fast. Robin and Star were uber-ultra flirting after like a 2 minute scene, and the Cyborg/Raven hug was a little surprising. I thought we would get more lead in. Still, this isn't really an issue, because you just might favor a direct style of writing, which is cool.

2. It seems like everyone cries in this fic. I thought they were tougher than that.


Regardless, I love where this is going. Keep on keepin' on, man.

I can explain everything.

1. Somehow, I mix up the season and other fics. In other fics, the relationships advanced significantly and even a little bit in the series. Another, Cyborg hugged Raven. Cyborg is more open to that stuff than Raven, and Raven was shaken up at the time. I thought I did a pretty good job keeping Raven grim for as long as I did.

2. BB, Star, Terra, and Raven have cried. Lets make a list.

BB-Cried because Terra is breaking his heart AGAIN. If that's not something to cry about, I don't know what is.

Star-Most sensitive member of the team. Cares for Robin, and he's working himself to the bone, as usual. Sad and concerned. Another good reason.

Terra-She's going insane. How would you feel if you were having arguments with yourself.

Raven-Least likely to cry. BUT! She was severely beaten by her arch enemy (sort of) and she could do nothing about it. It is a traumatizing thing. Plus, I see Raven as insecure, and with an insecure person, it doesn't take much to tip them in one direction of the other. Believe me, I know this stuff.

there.

[rrarbecy]

Guess what I got. A NEW CHAPTER!!!!!! YAY!!!!! I hope you enjoy this, as it seems I need to spark interest again. It's kinda short, but that's okay. Right...
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Chapter 9: Resurfacing Evil


“Go Terra,” said the voice, “Destroy it all. Destroy I all!”

“Destroy,” said Terra to herself as she sent a large rock into a nearby building.

“Terra, stop!” yelled Cyborg.

“Why are you doing this,” asked Starfire. Terra did not answer. It seemed that she didn’t even hear her.

“The Titans,” whispered the voice, “They’re standing in your way. What did we say we’d do if the tried to stop you?”

“Destroy them,” said Terra in a quiet voice. Beast Boy was about to say something when Terra’s arm swung his way and a yellow glowing rock slammed into him. He flew backward and slid along the ground, barely clinging to consciousness.

Raven flew up high. “Azarath Metrion Zinthos!” she shouted as black beams flew out of her hands and toward Terra. Terra summoned rocks and blocked the attack. Robin seized the opportunity and hit her in the unprotected back with a birdarang. Terra fell forward, dropping the rocks and allowing Cyborg and Starfire to blast her with their sonic cannon and starbolts. Terra flew back again and smashed through a thick window, sending her toppling out of sight. “Careful Titans,” said Robin, advancing slowly toward the building, “We don’t know if she's out or not.” They quickly got their answer.

Blinding yellow light poured out the window, blinding the Titans for a split second. This split second gave Terra all the time she needed to vault over the titans and get a mound of wet earth at the ready. By the time the Titans turned around, the earth was flying at them at high speed. Beast Boy evaded by shrinking into a fly, but the others weren’t so lucky. They shot back and were plastered to the wall with by thick mud. “Mmmf,” shouted Raven through the mud covering her face.

“I’m sorry,” said Terra as she advanced toward them, “This is the only way I can…”

“The only way you could what?” asked a high, angry voice from behind. Terra turned and came face to face with Beast Boy. “The only way you can completely destroy our trust? The only way you can drive us apart?” Terra looked down at the ground. “Stop this Terra,” Beast Boy continued, “look at what you’re doing.” Terra looked at her demolished surroundings and took in the destruction. “Whatever’s wrong, we could work it out. It doesn’t have to come to this.”

A long silence ensued, broken only by the screaming of distant people and ambulance sirens. Finally, Terra said, “You’re right Beast Boy; it doesn’t have to come to this. All I want is you. Come with me to where we could truly be together.”

“You had me here!” screamed Beast Boy, “You had me at hello. I was head over heels, madly in love with you. We were together already. You didn’t have to go through with all this.”

“I’m sorry Beast Boy. I understand the error of my ways. This is my fault. It’s…”

“What are you doing?” It was the voice; the voice that had ruined everything once, and threatened to do it again. “This is not your fault. He may have loved you to a certain degree, but you will never be the most important to him with the other Titans around. You know what you must do to achieve your goal. You must kill the Teen Titans. Get them out of the way.”

A miniscule smile cracked Terra’s lips, as the evil consumed her again. “…their fault!” Large boulders tore themselves out of the ground and hovered high in the air. Terra turned to the incapacitated Titans and raised her arms over her head.

Realizing what Terra was about to do, Beast Boy acted with lightning precision. He leaped forward and slammed her in the back with a pair of ram horns. She screamed in pain as she slammed into the ground. As she struggled to her feet, a boulder swept her away toward the crimson horizon. Beast Boy could not bring himself to follow. He could only stand and mull over his thoughts of what horrors the future might bring.
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There you have it. You had to bear(sp?) with me since I'm really bad at fight scenes, but I hope you enjoyed it. BRING ON THE CRITIQUES!!!

[Sproxie]

You had to bear(sp?) with me since I'm really bad at fight scenes actually the fighting scenes were pretty good. :) No one had any advantages of any type and everything flowed well. good chapter!

[Raven37]

That was very good. You did really well w/ the fght scene. Please write more soon!!!:anime:

[Lord Welshi]

That was a good chapter. Some nice action, some nice emotion, but maybe a tad on the short side. Then again, it is quality, not quantity, that counts.

One minor gripe. Terra's internal conflict in other chapters has been excelently done, with long and/or involved arguments with herself. Thois time around, however, it seemed a little short. Now, i realise this could be because her dark side is getting stronger, or that when in the middle of her little rampage it would be easier to lose control, but I feel alittle bit more could have been done. It was nicely done this time round, but it felt a little...meh. Not too special, but still pretty good.

Overall, though, a good chapter. Waiting patiently for the next one

Lord Welshi.

P.S. was this feedback solid enough?

[Kregor8]

Ok - here we come with the solid feedback.
1) This is a decent fight scene. You don't go into the nitty gritty of every punch thrown. You don't have any of the "still shots" like in the show, when somebody's foot will fly past the screen or something. Yet, even without this, I still get a clear picture that there is action going on, what direction the fight takes, and how it turns out. You managed clarity without verbosity, sharpness without excessiveness.
2) Terra's Golum moments are cut short, as Lord Welshi notes. I, however, don't find this a problem. In the Two Towers, Golum fights with himself a lot when his Smegol half is still resisting. Later, he only speaks a brief sentence or so. This is all that is needed. You see a similar situation with Norman Osbourne in Spiderman. This is an established pattern that you used well here.
3) Terra wants Beast Boy, yet can't seem to see that she already had him. Because she's a bit nuts, this is perfectly normal. Perhaps she worries about Raven's influence?
4) Well, I guess since this is a short chapter, there isn't much more to say, other than I like the way you used varied descriptions for Terra's rock flinging. Nice job. This chapter is a real standout to me.

7<regor

[rrarbecy]

Guess what I've got. Finally, for your enjoyment, a new chapter. It's kind of short, but hopefully the content will make you like it.
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Chapter 10: Proposal


Gone, were the happy and fun times. Gone were the light, fluffy clouds dotting the sky, and gone was the sense of security that came with them. The city had become the equivalent of a nuclear war zone and it seemed that it would never end.

One group of people, however, was determined to do just that. The countless battles had begun to take its tole…

Raven yawned heavily as she sauntered down a nondescript hallway. “Look at this,” she thought to herself, “I’m so tired, I’m even lost in my own home.”
She continued down the hallway, mumbling to herself, and was startled by a soft pounding noise coming from a room up ahead. “Who the heck would be training right now? We’re too tired to do anything, yet alone train.” After a second of contemplation, she smacked herself in the forehead. “That was a dumb question. Who would have the work ethic besides...?”

Raven stopped dead. She had just crossed the threshold, expecting to see Robin, and had met something completely unexpected. It was not Robin in the workout room. It was Beast Boy. He was viciously attacking the heavy bag, smacking it around the room as though it were a mortal enemy. He kicked it forward and slammed it back with his T-Rex tail. As it swung back, he caught it and threw with all his might. The chain holding it onto the ceiling snapped, sending it flying across the room and denting the wall.

As Beast Boy ran toward the fallen bag, Raven cautiously entered the room. “I’m putting a stop to this now,” she thought, as he began hitting it again.

“crick, crick, crick” The sound of breaking plastic met Raven’s ear as she approached. Beast Boy screamed and, with one final punch, split the bag, sending water flowing over his knees.

“Beast Boy,” shouted Raven, rushing over to him, “what are you do...woulf!”

Raven hit the ground hard, sending a paralyzing jolt up her spine. Beast Boy’s eyes widened in shock. “Raven! I’m really sorry. Are you all right?”

Raven took his outstretched right hand and he helped her to her feet. “You hit me pretty hard,” she said, a tiny bit of pain showing in her voice.

“I’m really sorry,” pleaded Beast Boy, “I was just so concentrated on hitting the bag that I…”

“Oh, you mean this bag?” asked Raven, smiling slightly at the broken, leaking punching bag on the floor.

“Oh, yeah,” replied Beast Boy sheepishly, “I guess I was too much for it.” He made quick jabbing motions with his fists as though punching an imaginary opponent. Suddenly, his smiling face turned to a grimace.

“What’s wrong?” asked Raven, slight concern in her voice.

“I don’t…” began Beast Boy, but stopped at the sight of his left hand. His index and middle fingers were bent in odd directions. “Damn, I must have been hitting pretty hard,” he said with a laugh.

“Here,” said Raven, “let me help.” Beast Boy held out his hand and Raven gently pulled off his glove. It struck her that she had never actually seen him without gloves on. She had always figured that his hands would be like the rest of his body, that is to say green and furry, but she did not expect them to be as warm and welcoming as they felt in her hands.

Without actually realizing that she was doing it, black energy flowed from her fingertips and onto Beast Boy’s hand, healing and soothing it as only Raven could.

Even after the energy had dissipated, Raven kept Beast Boy’s hand clamped firmly in hers. “Uh, Rae,” said Beast Boy, “could I have my hand back now please?”

“Oh,” said Raven with a start, “sorry. I zoned out for a second.” There was a slightly awkward silence involving much shuffling of feet. “Um…well…thanks for your help,” said Beast Boy, brushing slightly against Raven on his way to the door.

Before he could reach it however, a catchy jingle sounded from each of their belts. They down and flipped open their communicators in unison.

The extremely tense face of Robin appeared on the screen, but this was not what worried Raven and Beast Boy. Surrounding Robin’s head was a larger head, and I’m sure you can guess whose face it was. “Guys,” said Robin slowly, “You should probably come down here.”
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“Good evening Raven, Beast Boy. Now that you’re here the proposition can be heard.” Slade’s head shifted in the dim light of his hideout.

“What makes you think we’ll listen to any proposal you make?” asked Robin forcefully. His face had become, if possible, even more tense than it had been on the communicator screen.

“Trust me,” replied Slade smugly, “this could be the difference between life and death.” Although none of the Titans showed this on the surface, Slade’s words hit like a bullet. “Very well then,” he said, sensing the reaction.
“What exactly is your proposal,” asked Starfire edgily.

“I,” said Slade, “shall help you defeat Terra. That is, under one condition.”

“And what’s that?” spat Beast Boy.

“I get her if we succeed,” said Slade, smiling under his mask.
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If you like this, I should listen to Gin Blossoms more often when I write.

[raven54]

yay!! You post! ok, then...

i think that Raven's little conversation with herself was a little OOC... maybe she should've been thinking it or something. other than that, great! FYI though, when Raven heals someone, her magic is a clear purple.;) :anime:

oh, yeah, Slade's little proposition was very unexpected. Good job!

[rrarbecy]

yay!! You post! ok, then...

i think that Raven's little conversation with herself was a little OOC... maybe she should've been thinking it or something. other than that, great! FYI though, when Raven heals someone, her magic is a clear purple.;) :anime:

oh, yeah, Slade's little proposition was very unexpected. Good job!
You're a picky person. Colors...geez.
She was thinking to herself. She wasn't actually talking.

[Lord Welshi]

that was a very good chapter. no major problems or errors are noticable, it flows nicely from the previous chapter, Raven's internal monologue fits well, and an explosion of anger from Beast Boy is to be expected.

As you said, it was a little short, but when it's this good it doesn't matter about the length.

Well done, keep up the good work.

Lord Welshi

[Kregor8]

Ooh, happy birthday. Are you a hobbit? Because they give away presents on their birthdays, and you've just given us a beautiful chapter. I like the interior monologue. Also, I never expected it to be BB in the gym. Slade's offer, I expected. Almost. Sounds nice. Will the Titan's take it? I know BB would never. And Robin has a thing against Slade (and well he should). So I don't think they'd go for it. But I'm still far from certain. You're our only hope at this point, Rrarbecy. WE Must know how it ends.

7<regor
Ps. I am WE. Don't ask. It's either golum-yness, or I'm royalty. Or both. Or, maybe, I'm just Kregor. Yep, that's definetly it.
Pps. If I was Lord Welshi, I'd be halfway to forgiving you because of this chapter. But I'm not him. So maybe you'll have to face the wrath. :D

[rrarbecy]

Guess what. I have a reverse birthday present for everyone. It could be one or two things. The new PlayStation3 you've wanted for so long, or a pair of new underwear. I really can't tell you.
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Chapter 11: Motivation


Darkness. Seemingly endless, perpetual darkness. The kind that would make the person with the most to live for want to curl up and die. This was the dwelling of a creature with a twisted mind, a twisted heart.

A voice rang out, echoing off the darkened walls and filling the cave. “So, what should our next course of action be?”

A quieter, more menacing voice answered, “Maybe we should start with learning not to hold back.” This accusation bit into the former’s heart.

“I’m not holding back. I’m doing everything I can to-”

“Liar!” interrupted the quieter voice accusingly, “if you had tried your hardest, our enemies would be dead by now.”

“But I-”

“I know. I know you don’t want to kill them, at least not on the surface. They stole the most important thing in the world from you. Are you just going to stand by and accept it?”

“But Beast Boy does love me. He said so himself!”

“I know what he said!” snapped the menacing voice.

“Then why shouldn’t I go back? I could tell them about what you’re doing to me.”

“What makes you think they would believe you after all you’ve done?”

“They're my friends. They will believe me. Besides, you can’t stop me.”

“I CAN STOP YOU!” A high, piercing shriek filled the cave. So violent was it, that it shook the loose rocks off the walls. But no! It was not the scream rattling the walls. The cave was being torn apart from the inside by an unstoppable force. Enormous dents and holes ripped into the ceiling as thought it was paper. Finally, the cave could take no more strain and, with a great rumble, it collapsed.

Light flooded into the previously dark area, revealing a lone standing figure amidst the rubble. As her blonde hair flapped in the wind, a smile split her face. She knew exactly what she had to do.
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This, as you can see, has nothing to do with the last chapter. It answered none of your questions. Heck, it might have raised even more questions, I don't know. I'm not really proud of it, but there it is. Oh, and by the way, can any of you say "blowout?" E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!

[Sproxie]

:eek: i just noticed i didn't even comment on the last chapter! I really enjoyed the last chapter, (and was really glad when you finally posted it too) this chapter was also very good, but it sorta confused me... anyways, i hope to hear from you soon!

[rrarbecy]

It confused you? How so?

[Sproxie]

It confused you? How so? thats the thing, i'm not sure how:shrug: weird :sweat:

[Lord Welshi]

This was a very good chapter, despite the shortness. It didn't need to be long, it does its job well. Poor schizophrenic Terra...:(

Lord Welshi

[rrarbecy]

Here's another shortie.
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Chapter 12: Boiling Points


“No, no, no, no, no!” There had been a lot of shouting that morning, mostly from Beast Boy. “How can we trust Slade at all? Think of what he’s done to us in the past!”

By this time, Beast Boy was so red in the face; heat seemed to radiate from him. To make matters worse for his teammates, he seemed to have jumped at least 5 degrees at the mention of “things done in the past.” He was, of course, referring to the first Terra incident.

“Beast Boy, calm yourself, please,” piped up Starfire, positively cowering at his rage.

“You know what, I don’t think I will!” shouted Beast Boy, causing Starfire to jump back about a foot, “How can we listen to, or get close to Slade after all he’s put us through!? We know how deceptive and sly he can be!”

“Beast Boy,” said Robin in a subdued manner, “I hate Slade as much as you do, but we have to, at least, try and let him help us. There’s no way that we can beat Terra without him.”

“We wouldn’t even have to be fighting her if it weren’t for Slade!”

“Hey!” shouted Cyborg, interrupting the quarrel, “how ‘bout we settle this in a nice, civilized matter, and vote on it.”

“Right,” said Starfire, “all in favor of allying ourselves with Slade?” She, Robin, Raven, and Cyborg raised their hands.

At this, Beast Boy boiled over again. “I should have known that you all would suck up to Mr. Almighty Leader. I can’t, and won’t, stand for this! If you’re gonna work with that slimeball, I won’t have anything to do with it. I quit!” And, with this, Beast Boy stalked toward the door and out of the tower. All of the Titans agreed. This was one of the worst blows the team had ever taken.

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Kay. THat was EXTREMELY short, yet important.

[Rae]

Great Chapter! except for one thing...........why did you make beast Boy leave?

I don't really have a fav xmas song....what's yours?

[rrarbecy]

Great Chapter! except for one thing...........why did you make beast Boy leave?

I don't really have a fav xmas song....what's yours?
I wasn't going to have BB leave. It just popped into my head as I was writing.
My favorite Christmas song is...
*puts on a strong southern accent and sings*
DA DA DA DA
Grandma got run over by a reindeer
walkin' home from our house, Christmas Eve
people say there's no such thing as Santa,
but as for me and Grandpw, we believe

[Sproxie]

VERY nice chapter! i also loved BB's stubborness.very info-packed! (did that make sense? whatever...) my favorite christmas song....? hmmm.... i don't have one.

[Starrysky]

*fills air in lungs and sings at the top of voice*


Grandma got run over by a reindeer!!!!!! :D

I love that song too, but my mom thinks it's messed up...because it is.:evil:

Pretty good story, but it's kinda wierd that Terra had like...two personalities...:eek: ...I hope she doesn't have more...:eek:

:) ;) :anime: :D See Ya!:D :anime: ;) :)

[Kregor8]

There. Since the last two chapters were so short, I read them as one. Ah, much better.
It's always fun when Terra rips things up. That's just me, but I think it's true.
Also, Beast Boy seems to be having some attitude problems in a lot of places. I can hardly keep the stories appart anymore, never mind what's been on TV and what hasn't. I guess that's good that I can see your story in my mind and almost remember watching it on TV. Wow. Maybe it could happen, but probably not. This is way to good for them...:D Them's the writters of TT. You've done a good job so far. I'm really surprised that Robin would ever work with Slade. Star would go with Robin, and Raven wouldn't have a problem. But anyway...

7<regor

[rrarbecy]

Robin wouldn't want to work with Slade, but he's not stupid. The Titans tried their hardest to defeat Terra, but they couldn'd do it. They needed help desparately, and Slade offered. Although, he didn't help much, as you will see in later chapters.
Oh, and I'm honored that you like it. :cool:

[rrarbecy]

Speaking of typing my chapter...HERE IT IS! 5-4-3-2-1-Booh Yah.
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Chapter 13: Rendezvous


“All right Titans, be on your guard.” Pier 21 was the point at which the Titans and Slade had set up as their rendezvous point. The Pier 21 warehouse was a dilapidated looking old building overlooking the longest pier in greater Jump City. The Titans were taking no chances, knowing full well that Slade could turn on them at any time.

“Beast Boy,” said Robin, “scout the-”

“Uh, Robin,” interrupted Cyborg, “Beast Boy isn’t here.”

“Oh,” replied Robin, “yeah. Then…Raven. Scout the inside. Make sure there are no weapons.” Without a word, Raven disappeared into the darkness of the warehouse.

It was not long before a figure emerged from the darkness, and it was not Raven. “Hello Titans,” said Slade in his trademark quiet, calm voice, “Where are your other friends?”

As if in answer to this question, Raven appeared behind him, gliding slowly out of the darkness and back to the Titans. “So,” said Starfire, breaking a short silence, “how do you propose we defeat Terra?”

“When Terra was my apprentice,” Slade explained, “I gave her a suit that allowed me to assist her in battle, or control her if need be.”

“We know about that,” said Raven monotonously.

“Yes,” said Slade, “but what you don’t know is that I planted a chip under her skin. This chip would allow me to control her if she ever got out of my suit. I can use it to stop her in her tracks.”

“What do you need us for?” spat Cyborg hostilely.

“The chip has a short leash, in a manner of speaking,” said Slade, “I need a distraction to get close enough to activate it.”

“And how do we know you won’t use her against us?” snapped Robin edgily.

“My dear boy, what would be the point. She’s trying to kill you already.”

“And today’s the day that the trying comes to an end,” interrupted a voice.

Slade and the Titans looked up to see Terra standing on top of the warehouse. “Time to die Titans,” she said gleefully.
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Beast Boy walked through the rubble and examined where, a day before, a massive cave had stood. “Terra,” he thought to himself, for nobody else could cause so much destruction in such a short time.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted something black fluttering in the wind. He flew over as an eagle and picked up the dark fabric.

“This is the same fabric Terra’s clothes are made of. She was definitely here. Something horrible must have happened to make her destroy this cave so utterly.”

And then, like a slap in the face, it hit him. “She must have finally snapped. And if she has…NO!”

Beast Boy spun on his heel and bolted back towards Jump as a cheetah, his paws barely touching the ground. “I have to get back to the Titans before it’s too late!”
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The next chapter will be longer. I PROMISE! It should be. It's called "The Nightmare Begins," just to give you a hint at what might happen. It's already written, I just need to type it.

[Sproxie]

umm, i'm sorta confused, was the ending with Beast Boy a flashback, or something...?
Otherwise, I loved it. ;) very intriguing...
and the next chapter is called "The Nightmare Begins"? this oughta be good....

[Crowgirl]

GAHHH!!!!!!! More cliffhangers!!!! GAHHHHHH!!!!!

Awesome!! I like the idea of a chip, but couldn't Slade have used it before?

That's really all I have to say, so I'm going to get back to ranting now. Where was I...

STUPID CLIFFHANGERS!!!

[rrarbecy]

To Sprox= No, the BB thing happened while the other thing was going on. I probably should have put "meanwhile" or something.

To decka= You're the second person to praise me so openly, and it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Thanks a lot.

To Crow= The chip was a last resort. And, after Terra overcame the suit, Slade had no time to activate it.

[rrarbecy]

HERE IT IS!THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR! The answer to the poll shall be revealed, and it's not the answer you think it is.
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Chapter 14: The Nightmare Begins


Terra’s cheerful voice faltered at the sight of her former master. “Slade,” she stammered, “I never expected to see you again.”

“She still seems scared of him,” whispered Cyborg to Robin, “What could he possibly have done to her to cause fear after all her transformation?”

“I don’t know,” answered Robin, “but it must have been terrible to live with him for-”

Robin’s sentence was interrupted when he noticed Terra disappear from view.

“What the…where’d she-” Again, Robin was interrupted as a green streak whizzed past his head, nearly knocking him out. The streak continued and zoomed smack into a brick wall. The streak was Beast Boy.

“Owwwwww” he moaned, his hands flying to his backside.

“Beast Boy” shouted Starfire in surprise, “where did you come from?”

“I knew,” grunted Beast Boy, “that she’d be attacking now. I had to-” Beast Boy never finished his explanation as, in the blink of an eye, Starfire had disappeared. Beast Boy turned toward the direction of Terra to see her outstretched arm enveloped in yellow.

“Thank God I god rid of the annoying one first,” she said with a laugh.

Robin’s eyes narrowed to barely visible slits as Terra laughed. “Titans, G-” For the third time in two minutes, Robin’s sentence was cut short. A green energy beam flew out of nowhere, heading straight for Terra. She moved just enough to cause the searing beam to graze her shoulder.

“You will find,” shouted a terrible voice, “that I will not be so easy to defeat!” Everyone turned to see Starfire emerging from a pile of garbage bags, her eyes and hands glowing bright green.

Terra groaned in pain, clutching her burned shoulder. “That’s it,” she growled, “you want a piece of me? Come and get it!” Enormous chunks of sediment tore themselves out of the ground and flung themselves toward Slade and the Titans. They scattered in their own special ways and began to converge on Terra.

Terra dodged and blocked energy beam, starbolt, birdarang, and headbutt with frightening ease, weaving an intricate dance down the pier. She summoned a fortress of rock and placed it around the Titans, trapping them temporarily.

“Now, all I have to do is crush them, and my job will be…” She trailed off, distracted by something whizzing past her head. She turned, and the first thing that met her eyes, was the sole of a boot. She felt her nose break as the foot propelled her backward, knocking a couple of boards out of the pier.

She flipped to her feet and faced her attacker. “Slade,” she whispered.

“Terra,” said Slade, “It’s been a long time.”

“I’m not afraid of you Slade,” said Terra a bit quickly.

“Oh, I think you are dear child, and with good reason. There is no way you will be able to defeat me.” As Slade said this, he slipped a hand into his belt and grasped the activator button for his chip.

“I beat you before and I’ll do it again!” shouted Terra. There was a great rumble, and the ground began to shake.

“Earthquake?” said Slade in surprise.

“A little trick I’ve been perfecting,” said Terra with a smile. The earthquake intensified, causing Slade to lose his balance. The activator button flew out of Slade’s grasp. The earthquake ceased as quickly as it began.

“What’s this?” asked Terra, picking up the activator. “Well, whatever it is, it doesn’t look beneficial to me.” Terra threw the activator on the ground and crushed it with her foot. “Any other plans?” she asked with a smirk.

There was an almighty crash from behind Terra as the Titans broke free of their stone prison. Before Terra could react, a birdarang had slammed into her shoulder, throwing her off balance. Cyborg swung his arm forward into her stomach as his conic cannon fired. There was a loud explosion and a blinding flash as it connected, propelling her backward at terrifying speed.

Slamming hard into the pier, her back arched convulsively before she lay still.

“I hope I didn’t kill her,” thought Cyborg, rushing to where Terra’s body lay.

“Cyborg, be careful,” shouted Robin, “We don’t know if she’s out of commission or not!”

“It sure looks like it to…” he trailed off, distracted by a loud splash from his right. He turned and a huge black mass filled his vision. Before he could raise an arm to defend himself, the boulder slammed into his chest, lifting him off his feet. The world seemed to move in slow motion as the boulder angled itself toward the water. Cyborg screamed as the boulder drove him into the water, sending shimmering spray into the air.

“NO!” shouted Beast Boy in horror, “He’s gonna drown. We have to save him!”

“Oh, I don’t think you’ll have to worry about him drowning.” Everyone turned to see Terra standing at the edge of the pier. “I put enough force on that rock to crush his metal body.”

“You can’t be serious!” shouted Raven.

“Oh, but I am,” said Terra, “There’s a very good chance he’s dead already.”

Starfire burst into tears, sobbing into her hands. Beast Boy clenched his fists to prevent himself from breaking down as well.

“Well,” said Terra indifferently, “tootles. Have a good couple of days full of memories and pain.”
She flew off into the distance, laughing to her heart’s content.

Slade turned to look at the devastated Titans and bowed his head ever-so-slightly. Slightly, but it was a bow nonetheless.
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There. TTG saved me from insanity by finally voting for the right person. Thank you TTG. How was the chapter by the way? It's the first time I ever tried to write a death scene.

[Lord Welshi]

That was awesome, and i don't use that term lightly. The battle was well paced, characters got angry and emotional(just as they should), nice action, and Slade's small mark of sympathy/respect was a touch of genius. Well done, Rrarbecy, keep up this excellent standard of work.

Lord Welshi

P.S. Cyborg, nooooooooooooo! *sniff* no more 'boo-ya's'.....:crying:

[Rae]

That was great (appart from when you killed Cyborg off but it had to happen eventually)

I don't think i can do Kregor size imput but here goes

The way you kept up the pace through out the battle was good and so was having both sides take injuries

Beast Boy acting smart was a novelty

Slades reaction was a nice touch like LW said

Terra perfecting her Earthquake was also good (I think i need to find more adjectives)

overall i think you've done an amazing job so far!

[Sproxie]

*stares at computer in shock*
You- Cy- De- NO!!!!!! CYBORG! :crying:
Well the rest was awesome.... *sniffs* And the part about Slade showing his sympathy for the Titans was absolutely awesome.

[Kregor8]

...and now I have to live up to my reputation. Funny that you should use me as an example since my last post was so wicked short. Ok, here we go.

Let me congradulate you on perfectly executing a terrible murder. It's always been my opinion that there's a rule when writing TTFF. You don't kill the original members, and you don't kill any of the good villians (good meaning "bad" but whatevah). Welshi's Mate shattered the 2nd one with his excellent chapter on DL, and you've completely crushed what remained. I didn't forsee Cy going first. Was there any deep dark reasoning? I always figured Terra would try to take out Raven first, since she despised her so much. I didn't see Star going first...she's light and bubbly, but not the weakest Titan. Come to think of it, none of them are "weak." Hmm...
Controllable earthquake is one of the most powerful attacks that I can think of for Terra. The number one would be tornado...
The fact that Slade showed a little respect was also nice. It reminds me of when, in the comics, that young guy - whatevahhisnamewas - dies. It shows that Slade, though a powerful and wicked "badguy," is still human. I've always though of him as somebody who, even after he killed all the Titans, would still respect them for what they were - even though he was greater. That's all hypothetical though, and you probably don't care.
The only part that confused me was when BB shows up and Star shoots at Terra. With so many green streaks, it took me two reads to clear stuff up. I'm not exactly sure what BB did, or why he smacked the wall...maybe I just missed something.
The whole "evil Terra" scenario has been played out to max effect so far. I only hope you can keep up the pace. You've already put nearly all of us to shame.
7<regor

Ps. To all you others: If you don't think you've been shamed, you either haven't been reading hard enough, or you're very good indeed. I, personally, bow to you, Rrarbecy. You've stunned me.

[Raven37]

Wow, that was such an awesome chapter!!! I will miss Cyborg :crying:, but I know you would have to kill him sometime in this story. The fight scene was very descriptive and well-written. I truly love this story so, please post more soon!:D


-Raven37http://fs5.deviantart.com/i/2004/331/c/4/_raven__by_FreeLancerFox.gif

P.S. I see I havn't replied for some of the other chapters, so I just wanted to let you know they were very good too.;)

[Crowgirl]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YOU KILLED CYBORG!!!!! HOW DO YOU KILL CYBORG!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than the fact you killed my favorite character (Gives evil glare), that was an awesome chapter. This evil Terra thing was really good, actually, no FANTASTIC (as Cyborg (Gives another 'inconspicuous' evil glare) would say)!!! Evil Terra is sooooo much better than good Terra.

Also, you really have put us all to shame. This is one of the top four stories on this forum. I (Sighes and puts on frilly dress) 'curtsy' to you.

Crowgirl

[Matt A]

Okay, that chapter was ROCK hard! (no pun intended)

It's probably me just being a little too hopeful, but you didn't explicity say that Cyborg was dead: there's little chance of him actually being alive, to be sure, but you didn't remove that chance completely. Again, I'm probably missing the point, but hey ho.

To all you others: If you don't think you've been shamed, you either haven't been reading hard enough, or you're very good indeed. I, personally, bow to you, Rrarbecy. You've stunned me.Yes, I bow to you as well. But I have an ego the size of a small planet, so I'm not shamed yet...

Welshi's Mate shattered the 2nd one with his excellent chapter on DL:D

[Pookey]

*stares at computer screen with eyes as big as dinner plates*
OH...MY...GOD...THIS IS WICKED AWESOME!
Cyborg died:crying: i'll miss his boo-ya!
I love it, the way you capture emotion, actio, drama, ect. is fantastic!! You are in my top 3 list! I bow at your writing skills
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[rrarbecy]

Guess what I got. I know it's shorter that you'd expect after such a long time, but it's the best I could do. Here, the mystery begins.
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Chapter 15: Aftermath


Slade sat on his high throne, his chin cupped in his hand, his eye staring out into space. He had been in this position for a long while, just thinking. It had always been his dream to destroy one of the Titans, but he had never really thought of the effect on the other Titans. The usually buoyant Starfire sulking around her room, the normally joking Beast Boy silently grieving… It was kind of depressing, yet strangely funny. Cyborg was a worthy opponent, as were all the Titans, but still. People die. It is a fact of life.

Slade silently stood, turned, and walked out of the chamber. “They think they are sad now?” he said to himself, “They haven’t seen anything yet.” He turned down another hallway and strode into the chamber at the end.

Blue light illuminated this chamber, etching out every detail in the stone walls. A groan sounded from the center of the room, causing Slade to smile under his mask. A hunched figure sat on the floor, its arms fastened to metal coils. “Don’t worry,” said Slade condescendingly, “Your time will come soon enough.”

The figure straightened a bit and said in a pained voice, “The Titans…will stop…you.”

“Your optimism is admirable, if futile,” said Slade. He reached over to his left, and pulled down a lever. Deafening buzzes and crackling energy emanated from the walls and traveled down to the metal coils at the prisoner’s wrists.
A long, piercing scream filled the room, one that could only be caused by the most intense pain in the world. The figure on the floor writhed in agony, twisting and turning, trying to relieve the pain. Finally, Slade pulled down the lever, and the screaming and agony subsided.

“Your time,” repeated Slade, looking down with contempt at the pathetic figure on the floor, “will come soon enough.”
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Robin could not sleep. Every time he had started to drift off, he would think of Cyborg. As Robin stood up, a wave of anger swept over him. “I should have been there. I should have warned him. There had to be something I could do.”

He needed to scream. He needed to hit something, anything that could release the grief and anger pent up inside.

He pulled on his cape, walked over to the door, and punched in the code to open it. He walked across the hall to the hidden door to the service corridor, the fastest way to the training room. At the fifth exit hatch, Robin turned and burst through. His steel-toed foot clacked on the hard floor as he stomped down. As he advanced upon the punching bag, only one thing was on his mind; Terra.

Robin tore into the punching bag, not bothering to use his martial arts, just brute force. As the punching bag swung back at him, it twisted itself into Terra.

Robin punched and kicked her, using all his energy to cause her as much pain as possible. He attacked and attacked until he doubled over with exhaustion, panting and gasping for breath.

After a while, he straightened up, his hands on his hips. He hated everything. He hated Cyborg for dying, he hated Terra for killing him, but most of all, he hated himself for allowing it to happen.

He clenched his teeth to keep from breaking down and looked up at the ceiling. “I’ll get her for you Cyborg. That’s a promise.”
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A lot of anger and a lot of pain. Just the way I like it.

[Kregor8]

All right! We finally get a new chapter. Lots to like about this one...it is short, but gives you a bit to wonder about. What was Slade doing? Also, Robin's little anger scene was well done. It's interesting that to him, the punching bag was Terra. I just rememberedthat this isa BB/Rae fic, and wondered what's going on between them...no, not like that, perverts. Emotionally.

7<regor

[ShadowOfAGhost]

I've finished the prolougue and the first chapter.

1. I thought you wanted to destroy the Star\Robin relationship?
2. your writing style is very good! I will definatly read this to the end!
3. I can only imagine that if I had been reading this earlier I would have wrung your neck for a cliff hanger like that. but now that I have another 19 or so pages of posts to read, that shouldn't be a problem...yet.

chapter 2 parts 1 and 2

I can see you are doing very well with writing. my only complaint is that Slade seems a little childish, but then again, it's kind of fun. I think I can see where you are going with trying to have BB stand out. and finaly...YOU PERV! (but it was funny!)

[ShadowOfAGhost]

Chapter 3

Excelent job with the descriptions. why does it seem that you put most of your attention in to the couples sceens?;) and unless I'm mistaken (which I could easily be) I thought BB had a rectangular bed which we saw in the background of Betrayal. It was a very good chapter and I liked the way you threw in the extra little bit about jealousy. the best part about this is that you threw it in right at the end. this way we would have to wait for the next chapter (not me:D) to start looking for answers to the question you posed. if you had put it in earlier we would have had a chance to start looking for the answers later in the chapter, thus it would have had less of an effect.

BTW: the more you type the faster you should get at it, so don't give up. (and remember not to peck at the keyboard with just two fingers)

[Raven_909]

Wow, I love your fics sooo much. It grasps the readers attention so well, that, even a toy poodle would love it, and believ me, not a lot of poodles like teen titan fan fics, and not alot can read either... anyway, I really think you should get some typing lessons, and give us more quicker. I can be evil, like this:

If you don't write oon I will tear off you eyelids, force you underwater for 2 days, bring you back out, and not caring if you are alive or dead, I will strap you to a metal bed, under a big pointy rock, and the rock is dripping acid into both of your eyes, and then I will throw you into a pit of lava, then, when all the lava is gone, and you are burned, I will trap your soul in cheese and feed it to a rat.:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Anyways: I really like your fic, but you are giving us too much cliffhangers, so let me haunt in your mind forever, because I know where you live.

Cyborgs ok, but I wasn't really, astonished, when you killed him. So, you gotta try harder. And, if you hold off the BB/Rae thing to long, remember.:evil: :evil: :evil:

-Ra\/en_909
Smiles!!!:):anime::gir:

[Rae]

It's tough being stupid, but someone's got to do it.:sweat:

You said that on my thread, i think

Anyways I finally thought of something to say but first i want to welcome Raven_909 since no one else has

WELCOME TO WORLDS FINEST!!!!:)

rrbeccy-this is one of the most original plots i can think of and you're pulling it off really well, i am glad you have this amount of skill and i hope you get the next chapter out soon!

Rae

[Crowgirl]

Poor Kamikazi watermelon.....

Oh well, I enjoyed that chapter through the beginning to the end. I liked seeing inside Slade's head and him remiscenting (sp?) on Cyborg's death. It was a nice touch to the overall chapter. Of course, in a typical Slade action, he goes to torture someone. I wonder who it was.

You describe the other Titans reactions very well, I too enjoyed the Robin vs. Punching Bag/Terra scene, also a nice touch. I can't wait for more!

CG

P.S. I know this could be considered spam, but guess who's going on broadway.....

P.P.S. 'Cause I'm a frickin genius.
*bam*
I know an interesting story about geniuses..... :p

[ShadowOfAGhost]

I AM FINALLY UP TO DATE!!!!!!!

surgen generals warning: killing off more Titans could prove HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH!:evil:

just kidding. I also bow to your skill. I also humbly request a new chapter. what do I have to say about the other chapters? well... Slade has proved capable in the past with a variety of tools, why not just shoot her when she's not looking? It's obvious she will refuse to serve him. even if Slade doesn't shoot her, I would be glad to do the deed:evil: as that is about what Tera deserves right about now. and think about it...1. It's justafiable homicide as several lives are at stake. and 2. if you put her in prison, she could just pull the walls apart and escape! I should have started reading this fic a LONG time ago. It is definatly HOF quality.

[ShadowOfAGhost]

Thanks Ghost. Wait until you find out who Slade is torturing. I hope I'll get more than a couple "gasps" when you find out. That will be in about...oh I don't know...two chapters.
Cyborg. He's tortureing Cyborg.

[PressureCooker]

Cyborg. He's tortureing Cyborg.Damnit! Thanks for spoiling the surprise!!! :crying:

*runs off to play in traffic*

[rrarbecy]

Damnit! Thanks for spoiling the surprise!!! :crying:

*runs off to play in traffic*
COOKER LIVES!!!!!! Anyway, who says Ghost is right? Although he might be... By the way Cooker, what have you been up to? We've missed you around these parts. You better get up to date, not only with your story, but with reading everyone else's.

[ShadowOfAGhost]

Actually, I don't know if it's cyborg or not, I just have a really strong feeling that that's who it is. besides, how would I know for certain anyway? remember what I said a while ago about precognosis? that is what I judge my prediction on.

[rrarbecy]

Yeah, I mean come on. Would I really be DUMB enough to divulge any secrets to Ghost? I mean, it's Ghost. Come on.;)

[rrarbecy]

Let us all put our faith in Rrarbecy. He knows what he's doing. I have faith in his skills as a writer, he shall deliver a great climax to this mystery and suspense.

Lord Welshi
Thanks Welsh(I hope that wasn't another mistake), I hope you'll like this shortie. I think it's some of my best work.
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Chapter 16: Something’s Different


Cyborg's death was, most definitely, the hardest thing Beast Boy ever had to cope with. Out of all the possible disasters, it seemed that fate had picked the hardest path for him and the Titans.

Beast Boy sat up in bed and threw his legs over the edge of his bed. Rubbing the tiredness out of his eyes with a thumb and forefinger, he turned toward his clock. 8:30am.

Sighing, he pulled his gloves and boots on and exited his room to get breakfast. Just as he turned out of his doorway, he noticed a purple cape swing around the corner. “Raven!?” he called, assuming that this was her. He ran around the corner and almost rammed into Raven, who was standing there. “What do you want?” she asked sternly, glaring at him.

“I was just wondering if you’re alright,” said Beast Boy, taken aback slightly, “I haven’t seen you at all since…well…” he trailed off, not wanting to mention the event.

“I’m fine,” Raven spat back. Despite her apparent bad mood, Beast Boy decided to push his luck.

“You sure?” Beast Boy cocked his head slightly to the left, “You don’t seem okay to me.”

“I SAID,” screamed Raven, her eyes turning black, “I’M FINE!” Beast Boy was lifted off his feet and flew backward, denting the wall. Without the slightest reaction, Raven spun on her heel and stormed into her room.

“What the hell!?” shouted Beast Boy after her, “I’m only worried about you!” He slowly rose to his feet, mumbling to himself. A shot of pain suddenly slashed through his head and he clutched it, groaning. He slowly limped down the hallway toward the kitchen.

“My God,” he thought to himself, “I expected her to be angry, but I never expected her to be blatantly violent. That really hurt. Cyborg's…well, the incident seems to change her more that us. It may not be that, buy something’s definitely different.”

Beast Boy limped over the threshold of the kitchen and turned toward the counter. “Beast Boy,” said Robin from the couch, “what happened to your leg?”

“Oh, well…” for a moment, Beast Boy contemplated telling Robin about Raven’s attack, but decided against it. “I pulled a muscle kicking the bag.” Robin could tell he was lying, but decided not to push the subject.

“Well, be more careful. We need you at full strength.” Robin had hardly gotten the words out of his mouth when an earsplitting siren rang out. Robin and Beast Boy whipped around just in time to see the screen flicker on.

A gleefully smiling Terra was causing mass destruction in the uptown area. “Come on down!” she shouted into the air as thought she knew the Titans could hear her, “come and see who’s pathetic little life will end today!”

Robin picked up his communicator and flipped it open. “Raven, Starfire,” he said grimly, “we have a witch to hunt.”
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I hope that set up the next chapter well. In it, I...wait. You'll see.

[Kregor8]

“Beast Boy,” said to from the couch, “what happened to your leg?” I still don't understand that sentence. Other than that, it's all good. I especially like the witch hunt line. Nice to see Raven paying attention to BB again, but not how I expected...or is it? And I think her eyes turn red when she's mad, black when she blasts out something...actually, it's red when mad, and black I don't know when. But maybe she wasn't mad. Maybe the black instead of red was signifigant. That's why this is so good. I can't tell if you made a mistake, or you did it on purpose. So don't comment on it.

7<regor

[rrarbecy]

I meant to say "said Robin from the couch."

[Crowgirl]

Witch hunt? BURN HER AT THE STAKE!!!!:evil:

Very good job!
Is there anything else left to say?

That chapter was great, and I liked how Raven hurt Beast Boy. :D :evil: :D Very clever...

I just wish the chapters were longer. As for the eye thing (And if it was an accident...) it's four red when she loses it/gets mad, and black when she's using a lot of energy without losing it.

Can't wait for more!

CG/Crowgirl/?????

[Matt A]

Yep, that was all good. Completely irrelevant occilar details aside, you wrote exactly what needed to be written. Raven's still openly hacked off over Cyborg (an attraction, maybe?) and Robin and Beast Boy are doing their best to blank it out: those were entirely the reactions that they as pre-existing characters would have. Well done for such realistic depictions!

Oh, and I get the funny feeling that the next chapter will be a terminal one...should I be worried or not?

[Lord Welshi]

I'm glad to see my faith has not been misplaced. Good work in that chapter...Raven's struggle to control her powers, though not told from her point of view, is still clear to see. Beast Boy and Robin react realistically to their character. Me likey. I hope you can bring us a new chapter soon for, though i may not have time to do much writing of my own, i have enough time to read a select few works on this site. Yours is one, congrats on keeping my attention this long!:D


Lord Welshi

P.S. i knwo this is nit picking, but if you are trying to say 'congratulations' shorthand, don't write 'congrads,' it's all wrong! there is no 'd' in the word! heh, sorry:sweat:

[Adrastea]

I have something to say.
*takes something out of pocket and throws it in the trash, then gets on knees and begins salaaming rrarbecy*

I just read the entire fic. I started it at some point then stopped for reason i dunno why but i wish i hadn't and now i have seen the light this fic rocks please write quickly i need to know what happens!!!

*goes back to trash can, pulls out pride, dusts it off, and puts it back in pocket* Anyway, this fic is phenomenal. The fight scenes rock, and everything makes perfect sense, there are no oddities that interrupt the flow. (The flow man, the fllooooowww)

carry on!!

[rrarbecy]

I'm putting a stop to this with my new chapter. YAY!!! It didn't come out quite the way I wanted, but it's still okay.
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Chapter 17: Heartbreak


“Life is good!” shouted Terra as one of her large boulders smashed into the side of a building, sending chunks of brick and cinderblock raining onto the ground. “Amount of damage I’m causing? Five buildings and counting. Amount of money the damage is causing? A couple million smackers. Getting rid of all the Teen Titans in one week? Priceless.”

“You’ve been watching way too many commercials,” shouted a smooth, strong voice.

“Titans!” shouted Terra gleefully, turning to face her enemies, “Welcome to my funhouse!” She motioned around with open arms at all the property damage.

“This ends today, Terra!” shouted Robin, struggling to control his hatred toward the x-Titan.

“Oh, Robin,” she said condescendingly, “I know you’re angry at me. But you can look at it this way. You won’t feel angry soon. As a matter of fact, you won’t feel anything at all.” She smiled at him.

“I swear to God I’ll make you pay for what you’ve done.” Robin clenched his fists, gritting his teeth at his enemy.

“Bring it on Bird Boy!”

“Titans,” said Robin quietly to his teammates, “do whatever it takes to stop her. Just try to do me a favor.”

“What?” asked Starfire.

“Don’t get killed.” Robin pulled out his Bo staff, and flipped forward. “Titans GO!” he yelled. The rest of the Titans followed, each hoping they could heed Robin’s words.

Robin pulled a birdarang out of his belt and sent it flying at Terra. She summoned a shield of rock and the weapon shattered against it.

Terra breathed in sharply, taking in the thrill of the fight. In the blink of an eye, she was soaring at high speed toward Robin, ready to ram him off his feet. She looked to her left, however, and a starbolt filled her vision. She flew off her rock and slammed into the ground, rolling backward onto her feet.

She jumped to her left, away from the green wolf bearing down on her, but right at Robin. His Bo staff connected with her face, knocking her onto her back. Robin aimed a kick at her stomach, but she rolled out of the way. A starbolt impacted the ground inches from her head, singeing her face.

She flipped to her feet and a rock swept her into the air. She stopped and surveyed the ground. “1…2…3…hey, where’s-” she stopped dead. Freezing cold inched over her torso, rendering her speechless. She looked down at herself to see her body covered in black. “Raven!” she shouted, knowing the one responsible.

Raven floated down in front of Terra, her black eyes gleaming, her arms outstretched. Terra struggled to break free, but to no avail. “You’ve messed with us for the last tome Terra,” she said menacingly.

“I’ll kill you witch!” shouted Terra in frustration, “I’ll kill-” Terra was cut short. A red beam connected with her chest, breaking Raven’s hold and sending Terra flying off her rock. Raven turned back to the ground. “Slade!” she shouted in surprise.

Slade stood next to Starfire, his arm laser smoking. Raven floated back toward the ground and touched down next to Beast Boy. Robin stood between the pairs, slightly ahead of everyone and staring at the pile of rubble Terra had fallen behind.

Suddenly and without warning, a dust cloud appeared among them. “Uh, oh,” said Starfire.

The dust cloud picked up speed. Terra stepped up on the rubble, her eyes glowing and a maniacal grin on her face. “This,” she yelled, “is where you die!”

As the dust cloud became a funnel, Slade dove away. Just as he cleared, the funnel became a tornado, sending sharp rock swirling inside it.

Knocked too off guard even to move (as if they had a chance), the Titans left themselves at the mercy of the swirling vortex. Dust blinded them, leaving them helpless. There was a scream and a cry of satisfaction and the funnel began to slow. As it completely subsided, everyone dropped to the ground, trying to catch their breath. Beast Boy recovered first and stood slowly. “Why did Terra stop?” he asked perplexedly.

“Look behind you Titans,” said Terra with a smile.

The Titans turned and what met his eyes was one of the most horrible sights imaginable. “No…” said Beast Boy in disbelief.

“Starfire!” shouted Robin. The alien lay on the ground, not moving a muscle. Robin dashed over to her, dropping to his knees. Her blank, green eyes stared unseeingly into space. Blood poured from a hole in her chest, the place where her heart should have been.

“Star…” he stuttered, “Star…no…no, no, no…this can’t…this can’t be happening…” Robin sat in disbelief next to his love, not daring to admit to himself that she was gone. He picked up her lifeless body and cradled it in his arms. Tears poured down his cheeks, staining the dusty ground.

“Robin,” said Beast Boy, placing a hand on Robin’s shoulder, “I…I don’t…” Robin cut him off.

“Starfire,” he said quietly, “I can’t believe she’s…my fault…I could have-”
“No,” said Beast Boy firmly, “no. It’s not your fault. There was nothing you could have done.”

Robin gently placed Starfire on the ground, straightened up, and turned to Terra. “You took my love,” he said quietly, “You took my best friend. You’re taking my life!”

“Hey, no big loss,” said Terra with a smile.

“NO BIG LOSS!!??” roared Robin, “I’LL KILL YOU!!!!”

“Robin, NO!” shouted Beast Boy, lunging for Robin, but it was too late. Robin pulled out his Bo staff and rushed at Terra, his sanity lost.

As Terra’s form loomed larger and larger in his vision, he pulled his staff behind his head, ready to strike. He never got to her.

As Robin ran, something caught the edge of his vision. He tried to move, but the something stepped in front of him. It was Raven. Robin ran headlong into her, forcing her back a couple on inches before they stopped. He couldn’t breathe. It was as if an invisible fist had knocked the air out of his lungs.

Raven pushed him off her and something silver slid out of Robin’s stomach. It was a butchers’ knife. As Terra and Beast Boy stared in disbelief, blood began to pour out of a slit in Robin’s midsection. “Raven,” he gasped, “why?”

“I finally figured out where my loyalties lie.” She stepped backward and Slade wrapped his arm around her shoulder. The last thing Robin saw before the darkness consumed him forever was his worst fear. His worst enemy had corrupted one of his best friends.
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As I said, not quite as good as it could have been. I was being quite literal in the title. "Heartbreak." Get it?

[Adrastea]

WOW. You completely tore them apart. Nice work!! Beast Boy is the only Titan left, Terra's gone AWOL, and Raven gave into evil. Can't wait for more!

[Lord Welshi]

That was absolutely brilliant. The best fight scene you have ever written, and that is a fact. So well described, their movements can be pictured in my mind's eye. Raven's defection to slade was quite a shock, i'll admit. Very cool. Starfire's death, though...and, since thise is set after vanishing Act (as i remember), then that means you destroyed the relationship i worked so hard to create! Tragedy brought them together, and tragedy tore them apart. I like it. The question now is, what will Beast Boy do? How long will raven last? And will slade actually help defeat the evil Terra?

Keep it up, this is great stuff.

Lord Welshi

[raven54]

That's cuz you are a frickin genius, dork;)

woah now... i definitely didn't see Raven's betrayal coming. So now just BB's left. Poor guy, I feel bad for him.

[ShadowOfAGhost]

Two words :>: S.W.A.T. Team

not for terra, I'd rip her appart with my bare hands if given the chance, the swat team is for you. could you get any colder? you heartless son of a...

just for that, Pennywise the dancing clown will be staying for a little while :evil:

the chapter was well written and thought out though.

(for our friends in england, S.W.A.T. stands for special weapons and tactics, assuming my memory holds true. they are like the uber police, a step above regular police and a step below the military.)

[ShadowOfAGhost]

I'll just post this because I feel like it. I had guessed that the one being tortured was cyborg, and then in a recent PM guessed Raven. my logic is this... why the hell else would she so willingly serve Slade? it could be something like warning her that he would do much worse to her friends if she would not serve him (speaking of which, watch the next new eppisode of TT! aparently it's about Raven's BIRTHDAY and Slade returns to try and convince her to be his apprentice!) I also guessed that it could have been kind of like how slade was able to keep Robin serving him, except he is going to such greater, much more lethal means to keep her. yes, I know it's tera killing the other titans, but if you think about it, the Idea has never been presented or outright dismissed! it could happen! The third Idea I had was Stockholm's syndrome, but rrarbecy dismissed that one.

[rrarbecy]

About time isn't it?
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Chapter 18: Blame


Beast Boy saw Robin slump on the ground, watched Raven go to Slade, and watched the genuine shock appear on Terra’s face. He saw it all, but it somehow just didn’t register. Raven, the one who had brought them together. The one who had despised Terra so much for her betrayal was also the most like her.

“R-Raven…” stuttered Beast Boy, “W-why? How…How could you do this to us?”

“Please,” replied Raven, brushing aside the question, “How could you possibly offer me as much as Slade can? He promised me more power than you can possibly imagine.”

“This is very disturbing,” quipped Terra, “Why don’t I let you two settle this little domestic disturbance.” Terra turned and was swept away by a rock, but nobody bothered to stop her.

“Now,” said Raven, “I’m going to finish the job Terra started weeks ago.”

“But,” stammered Beast Boy, “but I thought… You told me you-”

“Loved you?” interrupted Raven, “is that what you were going to say? That’s a laugh. How could I ever love an annoying little green pipsqueak like you?”

Beast Boy struggled to control his anger. “That’s not what you said,” he fumed, “That’s not what you told me!!”

“Get used to disappointment,” said Raven. “Azarath Metrion Zinthos!” Black, glowing rocks flung themselves at Beast Boy. In the little time he had to react, he morphed into an armadillo and rolled at high speed toward Raven. The armadillo flew off a jump and rammed into Raven’s stomach.

“Raven,” shouted Slade as Raven stumbled backward, “Use your full power!” Raven stopped and her body seemed to tense.

“Not good,” said Beast Boy, knowing what was coming, “I have to stop her before she destroys everything.” Thinking quickly, Beast Boy morphed into a tiger and leapt at Raven. Raven, who had her eyes closed from the strain, did not see him coming. As Beast Boy reached Raven, she seemed to realize what was happening, but it was too late. One of Beast Boy’s huge forepaws slashed at her side. Raven was propelled to the side, but the blow seemed to hurt Beast Boy more than it hurt Raven.

Beast Boy became human again and held his hand, “Ow! That was like scratching a chalkboard! But how…”

Raven rose to her feet before Beast Boy and his head snapped up to look at her. “See pipsqueak,” said Raven evilly, “There’s nothing you can do to hurt me. Not without the Titans that are actually worth something.”

“Raven,” said Beast Boy quietly, “You’ve been acting like a ***** long enough.” Quickly and before Raven could react, Beast Boy changed into a kangaroo and bounded at her. He collided with her and they both fell to the ground, Beast Boy on top. Beast Boy clamped his human hands together and repeatedly smashed them into Raven’s head. Raven slumped slightly, but she was still conscious.

“You knew it would end like this,” said Beast Boy, “As soon as you switched sides you knew it would end this way.”

Raven chuckled slightly. “You are sooooo pathetic,” she said.

“How am I pathetic,” asked Beast Boy, “I’m not the one who got beaten by an annoying green pipsqueak.”

“For not realizing the obvious.” Raven’s lips moved, but it was not her voice that spoke. It was Slade’s.

“What!?” Beast Boy looked up at where Slade was standing and watched him crumple to the ground. “What the hell is going on!?”

“Want to see something,” said Slade’s voice. Beast Boy turned back to Raven. There was a small hiss and smoke seeped out of Raven’s head.

“What just happened?” asked Beast Boy perplexedly. He slowly reached down and touched Raven’s face. He moved his hand to the side, and her face went with it. “Jesus Christ!” shouted Beast Boy, staring at what was underneath Raven’s face. It was a television screen. As Beast Boy stared, the screen flickered on.

Slade, the real Slade, stood nonchalantly in what seemed like a cave. He leaned on a large metal coil, studying the back of his hand. He looked up and seemed to see Beast Boy. “Hm,” he said, “it’s about time. I was beginning to think this charade would go on forever.”

“Raven is a-”

“An android,” interrupted Slade, “Like the ones I send out into battle as myself.”

“How long have you been planning this?” asked Beast Boy.

“Ever since I contacted you,” said Slade slyly.

“I knew it,” said Beast Boy quietly, “I knew we could never trust someone like you.”

“Yes,” said Slade, “I knew I wanted to send an android to infiltrate your team, but the question was thus: ‘How can I make it blend in?’ And then it hit me. The new technology I have been developing would work perfectly. You see, there is a trigger to all, well let's narrow it down here, telekinetic powers. I have figured out what this trigger is. And don’t expect me to tell you what it is. It might make your undersized brain explode.”

“What does this have to do with anything,” said Beast Boy, struggling to overlook Slade’s insult.

“Idiot boy,” said Slade, “Using this knowledge, I could make an android of the telekinetic on your team. Namely Raven.”

“But how did you replace the real Raven?”

“Oh, I was quite lucky. First, you quit. This would make it easier for me to capture the right Titan. Then, another stroke of luck! At our rendezvous point, Robin would have sent you in to scout the warehouse, but you were not there. So who did he send in? Raven. My robots converged upon and overwhelmed her rather quickly. I activated my Raven android and sent it out. You see,” said Slade slowly, “if it weren’t for you, my plan never would have succeeded.”

A strong wave of guilt swept over Beast Boy as he took this in. “No,” he said, masking his guilt, “Don’t try to pin the blame on me, you psychopath.”

“I resent that,” said Slade.

“Let me talk to Raven now!” shouted Beast Boy. He needed to see for himself if she was still all right. If she wasn’t, he didn’t know what he would do.

“Oh, how stupid of me,” said Slade, “she needs a pep talk.” He reached down off the screen and grabbed something. He pulled his arm up and something came with it.

Slade held Raven by the collar and she dangled limply in his grip. Raven looked worse than Beast Boy had ever seen her. Her face alone looked ten times worse than it had after her fight with Terra. “Lovely, isn’t it,” said Slade, smiling under his mask.

Raven’s clothes were torn in several places and the rips stained red. Her cloak was gone, and her sleeves were missing. Her left eye was grotesquely swollen and sealed shut. A thread of blood ran from the corner of her mouth to under her chin and the cuts on her face indicated that she had been brutally beaten.

A tear trickled down Beast Boy’s face and he imagined the pain Raven must have gone through. “Why,” he asked, “why would you do this to her.”

“Believe me, it was nothing personal,” said Slade matter-of-factly, “I had to keep her weak enough so she could not use her powers. A jolt of electricity here and there and some good old fashion physical beating did the trick.”

“You…you…” Beast Boy could not think of a word to describe how despicable Slade was, but he suddenly didn’t have to. “Idiot,” said Beast Boy, finishing his sentence.

“What?” asked Slade, stiffening.

“You call yourself a criminal mastermind? You told me exactly where to find you.” With this, Beast Boy brought his fists down and smashed the screen.
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Slade’s screen want blank as two white gloved fists connected with its counterpart. “Finally,” said Slade, “I actually had to tell him where to find me before he figured it out.” He slipped his hand up from Raven’s collar and held her by the neck. Facing her up to him, he said, “Did you hear that?” Slade asked the barely conscious Raven, “You’re little friend is coming to join the party.”

Raven muttered something unintelligible. “Yes,” said Slade, “It will be fun to watch me dismember him limb by limb.” Slade snapped his fingers and one of his androids stepped out of the darkness.

“Give her a couple more shock treatments,” said Slade to the android, “I want her to look extra ‘pretty’ for our guest.” Slade lingered for a moment as the android reattached Raven to the mechanism and then turned to leave. The painful screams made him smile.

“The day is finally here,” he said to himself.

[Rae]

WOW! That could be the best chapter you've ever written!

I never expected the evil Raven to be an android, but i did think the person being tortued to be something to dowith Raven, just didn't think it would be her

I look forward to the next chapter!

Rae

[Kregor8]

Uh...
Best chapter? No doubt. I can't believe how well you've put everything together. Now I know that the black eyes (instead of red ones) in chapter 16 were on purpose. So...yeah. Not that much to say. I've been completely blow away by this story. That's an absolute hall-of-fame vote. No question.

Oh yeah. I just finished watching "Birthmark." I agree. With what, I shall not say...:D

7<regor

[Aquagirl15]

Wow that was deffinatly a plot twist. I didn't see that comming either. Great chapter, good to see you update. :D

[ShadowOfAGhost]

I'll just post this because I feel like it. I had guessed that the one being tortured was cyborg, and then in a recent PM guessed Raven. my logic is this... why the hell else would she so willingly serve Slade? it could be something like warning her that he would do much worse to her friends if she would not serve him (speaking of which, watch the next new eppisode of TT! aparently it's about Raven's BIRTHDAY and Slade returns to try and convince her to be his apprentice!) I also guessed that it could have been kind of like how slade was able to keep Robin serving him, except he is going to such greater, much more lethal means to keep her. yes, I know it's tera killing the other titans, but if you think about it, the Idea has never been presented or outright dismissed! it could happen! The third Idea I had was Stockholm's syndrome, but rrarbecy dismissed that one.
My guess about the character was right, though my logic was wrong, but still, I guessed right!

Nice job with the chapter, though my resentment grows with each passing chapter. perhaps for your next story you should choose something a little more optimistic instead of trying to find the most creative ways to kill the Titans one by one by one...

[Alpha Man]

:eek:
i just got caught up to speed and have some comments.
being that i'm a beginner, and inexperienced writer, i really have no room to talk. but...

your first chapters were predictable, sorry. the nude terra was a nice touch. anyway, you got so much better over the course of the story!!!!!! while i was not too interested in this story in the beginning, soon... by chapter 10 and 11 I was obsessed with finding out what's next!!!!!!!!

i got sick of your cliffhangers:ack: , but whatever.

i predicted Cyborg, so i was right! yay!!:anime:

towards the last few chapters your writing leaves me on the edge of my computer seat. and the raven andriod was completely unexpected!:eek: wow! now that i have read it all, i can say assuredly, you are a fantastic writer, and someday i hope to be as good as you!!!:D

[rrarbecy]

Here we are. So I can satisfy all you whiners:p
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Chapter 19: The Lair


As Beast Boy approached the Pier 21 warehouse, the irony of his situation hit him. “We were right here,” he thought. “We could have gone in right here and prevented all these deaths. Slade put his lair right where we would have never expected. In plain sight. Where this horror started, is also where this horror will end.”

Beast Boy continued walking, approaching the large, rusted metal door. He stopped just short of it and hit a button on the wall on his left side of the door. With a noise like nails on a chalkboard (a bit too loud for Beast Boy’s tastes), the door lifted open.

Beast Boy stood in front of the pitch blackness, straining his eyes to see inside. Suddenly, a bright green light illuminated the darkness. Beast Boy turned to see Starfire walking past him. Beast Boy shook his head violently and when he looked back, Starfire and her light were gone.

Beast Boy stooped and morphed into a cat. His larger eyes adjusted quicker to the darkness, revealing the inside of the building. What met Beast Boy’s eyes shocked him. The warehouse was absolutely empty. It was impossible. It couldn’t be right.

Beast Boy straightened up into human form, trying to think of where else Slade could possibly be. All of his other hideouts had been destroyed. There was nowhere else he could hide.

Beast Boy had failed. Now, Raven would die because of him. Just like all the other Titans died because he couldn’t save them.

Rage consumed him. Transforming himself into a rhinoceros, he blindly charged. The animal slammed into a wall and it crumbled. This accursed place would fall under him. The place where the nightmare began.

He became a kangaroo and leapt high into the air, transforming as he came down. When a greenish elephant landed on the floor, something rather peculiar happened. Instead of stopping in a cloud of dust, it just kept going right through the floor. It slammed down hard on another surface. The elephant turned back into Beast Boy and he quickly looked around.

“I…” Beast Boy was speechless. “What a clever bastard,” he said to himself, realization dawning. “Who would think to look under a pier, where there was only supposed to be water.”

Beast Boy stood and brushed the dust off of his jumpsuit. Red carpet led down a hallway in two different directions. The corridor looked as though it had been carved out of a cave.

Beast Boy decided to go left. As he rounded the corner at the end of the hallway, he was met by a revolving security camera. Acting quickly, he turned into a mouse and scurried up the wall the camera was on. Gnawing through the wires, Beast Boy disabled the camera.

Praying that it hadn’t spotted him before he took it out, Beast Boy cautiously continued down the winding hallways. They seemed to get brighter as he went, telling him he was going in the right direction.

He poked his head around one corner, spotting one of Slade’s faceless sentry-bots. Changing into a spider, Beast Boy crawled up the near wall and past the sentry, avoiding its vision. After nearly ten minutes of this, Beast Boy noticed a flashing light in a large chamber. Extremely cautiously, Beast Boy poked his head around the corner and his jaw dropped.

Seeing a beaten Raven in person was a hundred times worse than through a television screen. She hung by her arms from a chain attached to the ceiling. Her bare feet dangled a couple inches off the ground, in and out of Beast Boy’s sight due to the gaggle of bulky destroyer bots surrounding her.

Beast Boy could tell that Slade was taunting him, putting Raven on display like this. It filled him with anger that Slade could treat another human being as he was treating Raven.

Beast Boy’s fuming was interrupted, however, by a large shadow looming over him. He rolled to the left, narrowly avoiding a crushing energy beam. He became a crocodile and used his powerful tail to sweep his attacker’s feet out from under them. There was an almighty crash as the robot hit the floor. As Beast Boy smashed its head in with his tail, he realized that that crash would have alerted Slade’s entire force. Beast Boy leaped around the corner.

As he stared at the solid wall of metal in front of him, Beast Boy could see that his work was cut out for him. But he caught sight of the unconscious Raven, he knew he had to destroy them all. For her sake and his.
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God I said "Beast Boy" a lot in that chapter.

[Alpha Man]

Finally! A new chapter! After 5 or so pages too! Anyways, great to see where it left off. Beast Boy figuring out the situation made me twitch. I don't mean to sound dull, but is this a Beast Boy based fic? I mean for a long time, I thought it was what happened after Aftershock and was Terra based. Then I thought it was Raven based. But I guess BB's narration in the beginning shows that its his story.

“What a clever bastard,”Never, in the entire time I have been alive, have I ever heard BB say that. It is very hard to picture any of the Titans cussing. And yes, even Cyborg.:sweat:

As he rounded the corner at the end of the hallway, he was met by a revolving security camera. Acting quickly, he turned into a mouse and scurried up the wall the camera was on. Gnawing through the wires, Beast Boy disabled the camera. Oh my gosh! Aftershock Part II flashbacks! Ahhh! Flooding my mind!:p

So far so good, wondering when Terra is going to show up again and whatnot. Please keep writing. Less talk more type!

Terra dies again

[Matt A]

Yep, that was cool. The way of hiding the base was just so Slade, and of course we know that BB stands a fairly high chance of walking right into a trap...:sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat: :sweat:

Still, if you're going to the beginning and then go past it, I'm not sure how you are going to manage with only 5 chapters. But I've seen you do the unbelievable before, so I'm not doubting yet.
Unless only the last chapter takes place after the beginning. A bit like in Fight Club, for those of you who've seen it.

The Titans cussing, Alpha Man? Go read Dwyr Budr.
Well, they were some fairly extreme situations. Besides, being around MIchael for long enough does change your use of the English language.:p

Nope, this is not a normal story. Thank God.
Quite.:anime:

[Sproxie]

Great chapter! I enjoyed that last chaptert alot, and I definitely can't wait to see BB get revenge!! Fun fun. Make sure you use descriptive words when he starts beating Slade! :evil: (If he can or even does.)

[rrarbecy]

Hey guys, guess what I did! Huh? Huh? Come on, you can do it! *everyone sits glaring at me* you're no fun...
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Chapter 20: The Battle for Everything


Another hunk of metal crashed to the ground, hit by a charging rhinoceros. The rhino was blasted by an orange energy beam and crashed right through a stone wall.

A green falcon streaked out of the large hole and right at a group of droids. As the falcon drew closer, it transformed into a Triceratops. The droids went flying in every direction like bowling pins.

Another robot aimed its blaster at the dinosaur, but was crushed in two by a pair of vastly strong Tyrannosaurus jaws.

The immense size of this animal, however, gave the remaining bots an easy target. All of them aimed their energy beams at the animal and fired, lifting it off its feet and sending it flying at a wall. The wall crumpled like paper as the leviathan slammed into it. The same happened to three walls beyond that one as the dinosaur’s momentum carried it forward. As the dust settled, there was dead silence, save for a bit of wall falling to the ground. The machines stared into the dark fissure, ready for whatever might come out.

There was a slight movement in the darkness and the robots readied their lasers. A small green hand clamped onto a bit of remaining wall at the floor and pulled.

Beast Boy’s head appeared and he dragged the rest of his body back to the battle. He placed his hands on the ground and attempted to push himself up. His elbows buckled and his crashed back down to the ground.

“How pathetic,” said a voice from amongst the robots. Beast Boy raised his head as high as he could to see the robots parting. Slade sauntered down the aisle, hands behind his back and a slight spring in his step. “For someone who’s fighting for everything, you’re quite easy to overcome.”

Again, Beast Boy tried to get up and again failed. “You did try valiantly, but at the end of the day, you’re still a child. How can a child ever hope to defeat me? Robin and the others couldn’t, so how could you?”

Slade lifted Beast Boy’s head to face him. “You’ve had to endure so much pain, so much death. It almost makes me feel sorry for you. You have, however, earned a degree of respect. You’ve proved to be an almost formidable opponent. Because of this, I’ll spare you the pain of watching another one of your friends die.”

Slade reached behind him and produced a knife, not unlike the one that ended Robin’s life. “A butcher’s knife,” said Slade, examining the blade, “Simple, yet effective. Goodbye young Titan.” Holding Beast Boy down, Slade raised the knife above his head. Before he could bring it down on Beast Boy’s neck, a loud crash from behind distracted him. He looked up and his eyes widened as a huge shadow filled his vision and slammed into his chest. He went flying over Beast Boy and right into the dino-sized hole in the wall.

Trying to take advantage of Slade’s absence, Beast Boy again placed his hands under him and attempted to push up. He lifted himself just enough to get his feet under him and stumbled forward, his eyes set on a small hanging form.

Something zoomed past Beast Boy’s head, causing him to spin around. Somehow keeping his balance, he began limping forward. Large boulders were flying around the room at amazing speeds, knocking some robots off their feet, others knocking the bodies right off the legs.

“Perfect,” said Beast Boy to himself, “Terra’s here. There’s no telling what she’ll do. I have to get Raven out now.”

Beast Boy slowly mad his way through the barrage of metal and earth to where Raven limply dangled. “Now, how to get her down?”

Beast Boy’s question was answered for him as a stray rock came flying in his direction at blazing speed. It slammed into Raven’s chain with such force that it snapped clean. As Beast Boy caught Raven, the barrage abruptly stopped. He looked around, wondering why Terra would have stopped. “This CANNOT be good,” he thought.

Raven groaned slightly and stirred in Beast Boy’s arms. “Raven,” asked Beast Boy, “Raven, are you awake?” her right eye flickered open and glanced up at his face.

“Raven, can you here me? Can you stand?”

“I-I think so,” muttered Raven quietly.

“Good, because we’ve got to get out of here before-”

Beast Boy was cut off by a booming voice, the sound of which made his flesh crawl. Slade’s voice. “Before what?” he screamed, sounding like a madman, “Before I come back to crush you into powder? Before the inevitable happens and I take over the world? Well, I have news. You will NEVER leave here alive! You will NEVER see the light of day again! YOU ARE-”

But what exactly Beast Boy and Raven were, they never found out. Before Slade could even finish his sentence, there was an almighty crunch. Where Slade had stood a moment before, there was only a boulder. Blood seeped out from under it.

“My God,” said Beast Boy, gazing at the boulder that could only have been thrown by one person. He placed a hand on Raven’s shoulder. “Come on, Rae. We have to get out of here now.”

“O-okay,” stuttered Raven. Beast Boy put his hand under her arm and helped her to her feet. As they made their way slowly forward, Raven’s legs suddenly gave way. Beast Boy caught her before she hit the hard ground. “Come on, we’ve got to-”

“Raven cut him off. “I don’t think I can,”

“What?” asked Beast Boy, bewildered. “I can’t carry you, and I don’t think I can morph, so how can I-?”

“You can’t get me out,” said Raven grimly, “You-you’ve got to get out alone.”
“No,” said Beast Boy defiantly, “There’s no way I’m leaving you behind.”

“You have to,” said Raven as forcefully as she could manage. “If you try to get us both out, we’ll both die! And even if you could, I’m of no use to you anyway.”

“But,” said Beast Boy pleadingly, “but I can’t…you can’t…” Beast Boy was devastated. He didn’t think he could bear to lose her.

“I can and I am,” said Raven in a final tone, “There’s nothing for-” Raven stopped suddenly, her whole body seemed to go rigid. A drop of blood oozed out of her nose.

“Raven, are you-” she slumped in Beast Boy’s arms, cutting him off. “Raven? What’s wrong!?” Beast Boy straightened her up and brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear. When he went to put his hand back on her shoulder, he noticed something. There was blood on his hand.

He turned Raven’s head to the side and spotted a small hole in her temple. There was an identical one on the other side.

“W…n-no…” Beast Boy couldn’t get a word out. He just stared at Raven, his mouth moving aimlessly. Even Beast Boy had the common sense to know that she was gone. The girl that had loved him to the end was dead.

He pulled her to him and gently rocked back and forth. A tear rolled down his cheek and was lost in her tousled hair. “You’d think,” said an unmistakably gruff voice, “that the big ones are the only ones that can kill.” Beast Boy turned his head, resting his cheek on the top of Raven’s head, to face her killer.

Terra was rolling a small pebble around between her right thumb and forefinger. “The little ones are deadly too, they just leave less of a mess.”

Beast Boy had no reply to this. He just cried harder. “Well,” said Terra, “seeing as you’re in no condition to fight and that I’m an evil little b****, I’ll come back to finish you off later.” She turned and began to walk away, saying over her shoulder, “and don’t forget that we have a date later.” She laughed as she disappeared into the darkness, leaving Beast Boy sobbing in despair.

[Matt A]

Well, it's simply the rate of psycho-plot-twists that you had going: Terra arriving to kill Slade and Raven is very brave thing to do in only one chapter. Oh, and I was briefly thinking when Terra first arrived that she was starting to turn back to the good side, but youproved me wrong in spectacular fashion. In short, that was a purest stun-fest, and all the more genius for it.

There, that good enough for ya?:p

[raven54]

LOVE the crazy plot twists, hun. i think you're leading us on the well-traveled plot line of a TTG (Terra Turning Good), then you totally mess me up. My head's spinning... which is a good thing. It takes my mind off spanish finals with teachers that think you remember all 600 vocab words we've covered. *wanders off muttering to self* God, next time I'm taking french. they've got 17 words to know...

[Alpha Man]

well done. although I just knew in the back of my mind that Terra was going to kill Slade. just thought that Slade was going to go differently, yknow? whatever.

Raven's death was a nice touch. It hurt. "It's the little ones" line was a treat. Terra the psycho. Though I am not exactly a BB fan, I did not understand how he could say Raven loved him til the end.

anyway, all the Titans but BB dead. never thought BB would be the last. but, since this is a BB based fic, I cant blame ya. what I wonder now is if BB/Terra are going to kill each other off. or if BB wins, what the heck will he do? join the TT east?

[ShadowOfAGhost]

I thought there were only 2 words in the french language... I Surrender :p


I'm just kidding! :p (give it 5 minutes and I know I'll be regretting having said that)
anyway, I think I have somewhat of a more twisted view of the chapter. first, I found Slade's death almost comical. In mid sentence a boulder falls from the sky and smashes him? come on! that is sooooo Wile E. Coyote! :coyote: And the way that Raven died, well to say the least I always dreaded when the chapter would come around that she would die, but when she finally was killed, it seemed more like a mercy kill because she was in so much pain, and I was relived to see she was out of pain. strange, I know, but if you are able to make me think of a cartoon character as a human in being relieved that they finally died after all the pain and suffering they had been through, well, it only goes to show why you are one of the top writers.

[Kregor8]

Wow. I wasn't sure that after all that you've already done you still had any major surprises left for us. But I was wrong. Maybe it's just cause I biffed so many jumps yesterday (snowboarding) that I didn't expect it, but I was still stunned (In more ways than one, if I fell hard enough - I can't remember).

For some reason I thought the chapter title was perfect. Since I don't title my chapters, when somebody gets it right I think it's pretty cool.

My favorite line was the little stones one - you know, what Terra says.

I'd say a bunch more, but school and all that. And play practice this afternoon. I am Leon Trotsky. :D

7<regor

[Kregor8]

Kregor speaks? Kregor speaks?! Kregor Speaks!!!!!!!! News flash! For the first time in 5 million years Kregor8 comes out to speak! Yet, he speaks for this thread, and nothing else (hint: not mine.). Now we'll have to wait a realllllly long time to hear another peep from the Kreg man.Did I ever mention that I have a real life in addition to all the enjoyment I derive from this forum? And that my mother isn't thrilled about TT and that I might need to cut back? I guess not. But I'll do what I can. And AM - here's the deal. Since you've been bugging me, and I didn't bug you, I won't review your story until you review my music. It's in my signature. You have to listen to "Real Tricks," and to prove it, you have to tell me who says the last line in the song. Take that! :evil: Oh, and I'm glad to be in such demand.


By the way, Keith. Since you told me that you'd say a bunch more, does that mean that you will? Because I WANT IT!!!! And you're Trotsky? *shudders* At least you're not Lenin.

The play is called "Variations on the Death of Trotsky," and it's by David Ives. It's freaking hillareous, and you should see it sometime.

You want more? Ok, I'll say a bit more.

1) Congradulations of HoF. I guess we're equals now...:D
2) The whole Slade berating BB thing was excellently done. You kept his attitude close to the show (Betrayal, Haunted, Birthmark). I personally find that hard to do.
3) The whole Terra apperance was a surprise to me. At first, I figured she'd kill Raven right off. Then she freed her, and I though she'd let her live. Just cause this story has been so twisted that I figured that what I didn't expect would happen. Then she killed her anyway, so I was right at first, but you tricked me into thinking I was wrong. Congradulations.

Did you notice I can't spell anything?

4) The whole (dang, I say that too much) "having to leave Raven thing" also was interesting. I wondered how you would solve the problem, and you did it with a bullet. I never expected that.

Also, I might as well say this, cause I always do. When somebody thinks something, put it in itallics. Like this: He looked around, wondering why Terra would have stopped. This CANNOT be good, he thought.

Ok, that should be enough to satisfy you. You'll have to write more if you want more.

7<regor

Ps. Everyone is encouraged to listen to my music and post what they think of it on my thread. I won't consider it spam if it's more than two lines. Like, say what you listened to and why you like or hate it. Anyway, that's all. :D

[rrarbecy]

I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands,
with these hands,
I pray for the faith, Lord
We pray for your love, Lord
We pray for the lost, Lord
We pray for this world, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord

-Bruce Springsteen "My City of Ruins 'America: A Tribute to Heroes'"


Chapter 21: My City of Ruins


“So that’s how I got to where I am today. I gathered up the other Titans bodies…,” Beast Boy stopped, almost not daring to admit that his friends were actually dead. “I gathered them up and brought them back to the island. Terra had destroyed the tower, but there was enough room among the rubble to give them proper burials.”

He looked back down at Raven’s gave and another tear dripped onto the dirt. With one last look at the graves, Beast Boy turned and soared off the island as an eagle toward his city of ruins. “Terra was right about one thing,” he thought to himself, “we do have a date tonight.”
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Beast Boy walked around the spot where Town Square once was. Terra had done a number on the city, much like the one she had done on the tower. Complete and utter devastation met his eyes. The damage was all rather depressing, but not nearly as depressing as all the human casualties.

Those unfortunate few who had not fled the city when Terra went on her first rampage had been crushed under tons of debris. Beast Boy could still see the bloodstains leading out from under the fallen buildings. It was one of the most sickening things he had ever seen. Terra would pay for this.
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Elsewhere…

Terra pulled her head back behind the rubble pile and plopped down on the ground. Her peaceful facade revealed nothing about the vicious battle going on inside of her.

The endless void that was her soul fanned out in every direction, occupied only by two lone figures; two aspects of her fractured psyche.

A Terra which resembled the surface Terra was screaming at the top of her voice. “Give me control! Let me talk to him.”

A red-haired Terra smirked at the blonde. “And what would you tell him? Would you tell him that you’re sorry that you killed off his friends one by one? You’re sorry that you ruined his life? You’re even more of an idiot than I thought.”

“But it wasn’t me,” shouted the blonde, “It was all you! There was nothing I could have done.”

“True,” said the red-head, “but he doesn’t know that, does he?”

“Beast Boy will believe me,” said the blonde with resolve.

The red-head sighed. “Fine. I tried to protect you from this, but you insist on hurting yourself. Make your pathetic apology. Then you’ll see how your angel really is.”
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“Terra, where are you!?” Beast Boy was still searching for his opponent among the rubble of the city. He was about to make another pace of the square, when something caught his eye.

“Terra,” he shouted at the lone figure standing on the rubble, “I’m ready for you!”

“Beast Boy, wait,” she said, “I-”

“It’s not gonna work this time,” interrupted Beast Boy, “You won’t be able to charm me again.”

“I’m sorry!” shouted Terra, disregarding Beast Boy’s words. “I’m sorry for everything that happened! I’m sorr for ruining your life! I didn’t mean for any of this to happen.”

“I wish I could believe you Terra, but you’ve done too much evil to convince me that you're really sorry.”

“No,” saud Terra pleadingly, “Please! Give me another chance!”

“Another chance!?” shouted Beast Boy hysterically, “Terra, I loved and trusted you enough to give you more than one chance. You betrayed my trust both times. I can’t give you another chance. You don’t deserve it.”

A tear tricked down Terra’s face as she took in her ex-boyfriend’s words. “I under-” she began, but she abruptly stopped. She could feel her other side resuming control. She couldn’t stop it, no matter how hard she fought. As her soul battled, her physical body clutched its head and crashed to one knee. Her piteous moaning leaving Beast Boy bewildered.

As he stared, Terra liked up. A malevolent grin stretched across her face and she glared at the green figure in front of her. “I told her that wouldn’t work,” she said, shaking her head. “You had your chance Beast Boy,” she said, “but now you have to die.”

As she summoned a rock and soared toward him, Beast Boy could picture his friends’ bodies in his mind’s eye. Filled with rage, he resolved to stop Terra, no matter what it took. Even if it was death.
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Wow. That was really bad. Oh well.

[Kregor8]

Wow. That was really bad. Oh well.
Nah, it wasn't really bad. It was just average. And since some of the last chapters have been off the chart, it's expected that a set-up chapter like this one would seem weak in comparison. That doesn't really mean anything, because it's not too bad a chapter.

Now we know what comes next - the battle to end all, in a sense. OK. Yeah. Any reason why super-evil Terra is a redhead? That just strikes me as rather humorous.

One mistake that I caught - you spelled "said" as "saud." Sounds like Saudi Arabia to me. (Since you told me the difference between a comma and a coma...:D)

Can't wait till the next chapter, which will probably be off the charts again!
7<regor

[Alpha Man]

glad that we have another installment! still, you have left us in the dark yet again as to what is going to happen. I hope to God you plan on making the climax in the next chapter.

(not a complaint) We wait so long for these next chapters, then you submit them so short! (well, I guess it was. sorry.)

The schitzo(sp.) Terra was nice. The red head? Ike. So... yeah.

Hope you update soon! Quit leaving us in suspense! (have you lost interest in your own story?)

[Matt A]

I'm feeling the same way about my current story, so I can sympathise.

Nevertheless, that was a cool chapter. Not much happened, I admit, but it provided a nice set-up for what must be the final confrontation. Also, now that the "flashback" part of the story is over and done with, there is now no way whatsoever for us to gauge what you'll do next: in other words, things can only get interesting from here...:anime: :anime: :anime: :anime: :anime:

Ta,
Matt A

[Crowgirl]

I compeletely agree with Kregor and Matt. I enjoyed the two Terras arguing, and I like how we're finally caught up to speed (In other words, the flashback is over). I'm gonna have to edit more into this later, but I'll leave you with a parting thought:

"Eventually, she had me choose between her, my love, and the Titans, my friends.”

“My choice resulted in this, the destruction of our city and the demise of my friends. Terra and I, lovers turned enemies. It was all for a love I thought I had. It was all for nothing.”
You made it sound as if he sided with her throughout the ordeal. I'm not completely sure it fits for the story.

Ciao,
CG

EDIT: Oh, okay, I get it now DJ. Thanks for the clarification. However, I think you may have made it sound much more drastic than it really is, which is a very good tactic.

Anyways, I honestly think BB is going to die, then Good Terra will defeat the Bad Terra (Speaking of Bad Terra, I honestly don't think she should have red hair. I mean, sure, she's evil and all, but my hair's not going to turn black if I become gothic. Is it?). Then Terra might commit suicide or something like that. Thus creating a totally unhappy ending.

What? It'd be a really good way to end the story. Lots of blood and gore. :evil: :p

But you know what's kind of freaky? In Health, we're learning about health disorders, and most anorexics are schitofrenzic (Or however you spell it :sweat: ). This lady who treats anorexics, she makes them write down what the voices say inside on one side of the page, and on the other the person has to contridict the voices. The paper shows what's going on inside their head. And you captured that perfectly. Bravo.

Anyways, I just wanted to put in my two cents, so Ciao for good (On this post, at least).

CG

[ShadowOfAGhost]

What Kregor said!

I still liked the chapter but now there's a really big question i've gotta ask.

WHO WILL DIE? TERRA OR BB?

Rae
maybe both...

this was a great chapter, and I must say that you have set the stage for the chapter to beat all chapters. so many ways you could incorperate drama and emotion while combining it with fast paced fight sceenes. make it good.

[starfire0639]

Ash, if you read this, empty your PM box, please.Um oks becy and I have...I hope this is from today cus Im responding now....And im embarrsed...
back on subject-wierd terra kinda boring,you expect things to happne with that subject and pretty much...they do happen.And Im only gonna say this cus i bet everyone is wondering the same thing...When are you planning to write more
Ill do anything to get a new chapter!;)

[rrarbecy]

Hi. I finally got to write the end. We pick up the story about ten minutes into the battle between Beast Boy and Terra. So now, without further ado, the final chapter and Afterword.
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Chapter 22: Visions Fulfilled


The dust cloud cleared and Beast Boy rose slowly to his feet. Staring at Terra, who was floating 100 feet above him, he wiped a bit of blood from his bottom lip.

Without warning, he turned into a kangaroo and leapt with all his might. Just before contacting the boulder she stood on, he morphed into an elephant. The resulting impact propelled her off of the boulder.

Too much in shock to react, she plummeted toward the ground. She slammed into the sidewalk, leaving a large dent in the cement.

Beast Boy landed in a crouched position and looked over Terra’s motionless body. He slowly approached, wondering if she was really out of commission. As he came nearer, she slowly pushed herself into a sitting position. Putting her left hand on her head, she abruptly jerked her right arm upward.

Before Beast Boy could even comprehend what was happening, he felt a pressure on the bottoms of his feet and found himself flying into the air. He tried to morph into some kind of bird, but was cracked in the head by a stray stone. He was so disoriented by this that he couldn’t stop himself from slamming, shoulder first, into the pavement.

Terra sat down and tore up her pad of ground, hoisting herself into the air. Smiling slightly to herself, she said, “You’re mine now.”

Beast Boy rolled over, trying to overcome the searing pain in his arm. “You can’t beat me Beast Boy,” she said as he tried to push himself up. “No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, I’ll still be the one standing in the end.”

He mumbled something Terra couldn’t hear. “What was that?” she asked in a sing-song voice.

“I said ‘no’,” he said through gritted teeth.

“No what?” she asked forcefully.

“No, you won’ win. I won’t let you!” With an energy he didn’t know he had, Beast Boy sprang into the air, driving his fist into Terra’s chin. Dazed, she stumbled backward awkwardly. Looking forward, she glimpsed three Beast Boy’s charging at her. Not knowing how to react, she just threw up her hands in defense. The blow, however, never came.

Terra lowered her hands to see, but there was no one in front of her. In fact, Beast Boy was nowhere to be seen. Perplexed, she spun around, but there was nobody there either. What she did not notice, however, was the tiny green fly sticking to her back.

She began lifting up rocks and rubble, trying to flush him out of his hiding place. But she couldn’t find him anywhere.

“Coward,” she shouted in frustration, “what’s wrong? Afraid of losing to a girl?” Her childish insult did not have the desired effect, infuriating her. “What are you doing!? Come out and fight me so I can get this over with!”

She peeked around a rubble pile, bending over to see better. Seizing his opportunity, the green fly changed back into Beast Boy. With a cry, Terra keeled over, smacking her face into the cement. Beast Boy continued to sit on her back, driving his elbow repeatedly into the side of her head.

Somehow managing to stay conscious, she rolled, throwing Beast Boy off her back. He rolled a couple of yards before stopping and hopping to his feet. Terra stood on her knees and laughed. “Idiot. I guess you don’t have much fighting experience. If you want to kill me, smash my face into the cement next time.” A look in Beast Boy’s eyes stopped her cold.

“No,” she said in shock. “No, it can’t be. You’re still restraining yourself, aren’t you? I can’t believe you hero types. After all I’ve done to you; you still won’t take your revenge. Why?”

Beast Boy didn’t answer. Terra felt a twinge of some emotion, but she couldn’t place what it was. “You…you still have feelings for me?”

Although Beast Boy tried to restrain himself, all his emotions burst out. “Yes,” he shouted, “Yes, I still love you! As much as I hate myself for it, I do. I don’t know how I can possibly feel this way after all you’ve done, but it’s just as strong as it was when I first met you.”

For a moment, the power struggle inside of Terra tipped into the favor of good. “I love you too, Beast Boy!” she shouted. “This isn’t the type of person I-” she clamped her hands over her mouth. “NO,” she said forcefully, I don’t feel that way! I hate you with every fiber of my being. I’M EVIL!!!!” Beast Boy was shocked speechless by her lightning quick change of positions.

“I’m going to destroy-. No! No, I’m sorry! This isn’t my-. No, it is! It is my fault! I hate you, I hate this city, I HATE-. This wasn’t my choice!!” The battle inside of Terra was getting out of control. Both personalities battled with all their might. Although they each gained their own control for short periods of time, neither gained the upper hand. The duel had begun to take its toll on Terra’s body.

Beast Boy looked on in disbelief as she collapsed and began convulsing. Throwing aside all common sense and better judgment, he sprinted toward her. Dropping to his knees, he tried to ascertain what was wrong. Before he could figure anything out, however, the convulsing stopped.

“Wh-” he began, but Terra sprang up, grabbing Beast Boy by the throat.

“That little weakling thought she could beat me,” she ranted, “She was wrong! She was dead wrong.” Beast Boy grabbed her wrist, trying to wrest it from his windpipe. The lack of oxygen, however, disallowed him the necessary strength.

“Love is such a petty emotion,” said Terra through gritted teeth, “sometimes it can even cost you your life.” As she spoke, a jagged rock tore itself from the ground and floated into her hand. With an evil grin, she plunged it into Beast Boy’s midsection.

With a laugh, she dropped him onto the ground. “Well, that was invigorating,” she said. “And so, as their last member dies, the famed Teen Titans come to an end. How pathetic.” As she turned to leave, her legs seized up and she stopped cold. “What the-” Her arm, still clutching the jagged rock, slowly raised itself. “No,” she said, “how can this be?”

Beast Boy raised his head slightly and stared at the strange sight before him. As he gaped, Terra took the rock that she was holding and jammed it into her own stomach. She turned toward Beast Boy and her shocked face split into a friendly grin before she crumpled to the ground.

Staring at the bloody hole in Terra’s stomach, Beast Boy remembered something Raven had once shown him. On the rooftop of Titans Tower, he had seen her vision of Terra slowly bleeding to death. Every single one of the visions Raven showed him there had come to fruition.

A moment passed, silent and almost peaceful. Beast Boy could see black start at the edges of his vision and could feel the shadow of death begin to cover him. He thought of his friends and everything they had been through together. A small, contented smile broke onto his face as his last breath left him. Everything was all right now.


END_________________________________________________

Afterword:


I wrote a small ode to Beast Boy at the end of this story, and I’d like everyone to hear it.

What is Heaven? Is it only an imaginary Kingdom? Only a bedtime story a mother tells a young child to ease them to sleep? Or may it be an actual realm of peace and salvation? If it is, maybe Beast Boy met his friends again. Maybe his life didn’t end that day. Maybe his death was only the beginning.
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Hm, a little short, but it gets the job done. I hope it wasn't too horrible.

[Alpha Man]

You and I really do think a lot alike.:D I liked the ending, although you left us a little in the dark -- meaning, Terra dies... now what? I still liked it.

Yes, it was a short afterword.;)

Five Stars!!!

Finally, All for Nothing... has ended. Good night, everybody!

[Rae]

That was great!

Shame eveyone died though....Oh well! I did notice one or two grammar errors but appart from that i liked it!

The Terra suicide bit was a good touch and so was the schizophrenia (sp?)

Rae

[rrarbecy]

Allow me to end your thinking. No sequel. Zip, zero, zilch, nada. This conversation is over, done, finished, benito, concluded...


And Rae, could you tell me about those grammar errors, please?

[Rae]

Chapter 22: Visions Fulfilled


The dust cloud cleared and Beast Boy rose slowly to his feet. Staring at Terra, who was floating 100 feet above him, he wiped a bit of blood from his bottom lip.

Without warning, he turned into a kangaroo and leapt with all his might. Just before contacting the boulder she stood on, he morphed into an elephant. The resulting impact propelled her off of the boulder.

Too much in shock to react, she plummeted toward the ground. She slammed into the sidewalk, leaving a large dent in the cement.

Beast Boy landed in a crouched position and looked over Terra’s motionless body. He slowly approached, wondering if she was really out of commission. As he came nearer, she slowly pushed herself into a sitting position. Putting her left hand on her head, she abruptly jerked her right arm upward.

Before Beast Boy could even comprehend what was happening, he felt a pressure on the bottoms of his feet and found himself flying into the air. He tried to morph into some kind of bird, but was cracked in the head by a stray stone. He was so disoriented by this that he couldn’t stop himself from slamming, shoulder first, into the pavement. i think that instead of bottoms you should have written bottom, it flows a bit better

Terra sat down and tore up her pad of ground, hoisting herself into the air. Smiling slightly to herself, she said, “You’re mine now.”

Beast Boy rolled over, trying to overcome the searing pain in his arm. “You can’t beat me Beast Boy,” she said as he tried to push himself up. “No matter what you do, no matter how hard you try, I’ll still be the one standing in the end.”

He mumbled something Terra couldn’t hear. “What was that?” she asked in a sing-song voice.

“I said ‘no’,” he said through gritted teeth.You wrote siad twice in one sentence and it sounds a bit awkward

“No what?” she asked forcefully.

“No, you won’ win. I won’t let you!” With an energy he didn’t know he had, Beast Boy sprang into the air, driving his fist into Terra’s chin. Dazed, she stumbled backward awkwardly. Looking forward, she glimpsed three Beast Boy’s charging at her. Not knowing how to react, she just threw up her hands in defense. The blow, however, never came.either you missed out the t or you just didn't want to have it there...

Terra lowered her hands to see, but there was no one in front of her. In fact, Beast Boy was nowhere to be seen. Perplexed, she spun around, but there was nobody there either. What she did not notice, however, was the tiny green fly sticking to her back.

She began lifting up rocks and rubble, trying to flush him out of his hiding place. But she couldn’t find him anywhere.

“Coward,” she shouted in frustration, “what’s wrong? Afraid of losing to a girl?” Her childish insult did not have the desired effect, infuriating her. “What are you doing!? Come out and fight me so I can get this over with!”you're normally only supposed to put either '!' or '?' not both, however that's just me being fussy....

She peeked around a rubble pile, bending over to see better. Seizing his opportunity, the green fly changed back into Beast Boy. With a cry, Terra keeled over, smacking her face into the cement. Beast Boy continued to sit on her back, driving his elbow repeatedly into the side of her head.

Somehow managing to stay conscious, she rolled, throwing Beast Boy off her back. He rolled a couple of yards before stopping and hopping to his feet. Terra stood on her knees and laughed. “Idiot. I guess you don’t have much fighting experience. If you want to kill me, smash my face into the cement next time.” A look in Beast Boy’s eyes stopped her cold.

“No,” she said in shock. “No, it can’t be. You’re still restraining yourself, aren’t you? I can’t believe you hero types. After all I’ve done to you; you still won’t take your revenge. Why?”

Beast Boy didn’t answer. Terra felt a twinge of some emotion, but she couldn’t place what it was. “You…you still have feelings for me?”

Although Beast Boy tried to restrain himself, all his emotions burst out. “Yes,” he shouted, “Yes, I still love you! As much as I hate myself for it, I do. I don’t know how I can possibly feel this way after all you’ve done, but it’s just as strong as it was when I first met you.” you should have put in an exclamation mark but that's just me being fussy again and i wouldn't have noticed if you hadn't asked me to go through it for grammar mistakes...

For a moment, the power struggle inside of Terra tipped into the favor of good. “I love you too, Beast Boy!” she shouted. “This isn’t the type of person I-” she clamped her hands over her mouth. “NO,” she said forcefully, I don’t feel that way! I hate you with every fiber of my being. I’M EVIL!!!!” Beast Boy was shocked speechless by her lightning quick change of positions. you missed a set of speech marks just before 'I don't'

“I’m going to destroy-. No! No, I’m sorry! This isn’t my-. No, it is! It is my fault! I hate you, I hate this city, I HATE-. This wasn’t my choice!!” The battle inside of Terra was getting out of control. Both personalities battled with all their might. Although they each gained their own control for short periods of time, neither gained the upper hand. The duel had begun to take its toll on Terra’s body.

Beast Boy looked on in disbelief as she collapsed and began convulsing. Throwing aside all common sense and better judgment, he sprinted toward her. Dropping to his knees, he tried to ascertain what was wrong. Before he could figure anything out, however, the convulsing stopped.

“Wh-” he began, but Terra sprang up, grabbing Beast Boy by the throat.

“That little weakling thought she could beat me,” she ranted, “She was wrong! She was dead wrong.” Beast Boy grabbed her wrist, trying to wrest it from his windpipe. The lack of oxygen, however, disallowed him the necessary strength.

“Love is such a petty emotion,” said Terra through gritted teeth, “sometimes it can even cost you your life.” As she spoke, a jagged rock tore itself from the ground and floated into her hand. With an evil grin, she plunged it into Beast Boy’s midsection.

With a laugh, she dropped him onto the ground. “Well, that was invigorating,” she said. “And so, as their last member dies, the famed Teen Titans come to an end. How pathetic.” As she turned to leave, her legs seized up and she stopped cold. “What the-” Her arm, still clutching the jagged rock, slowly raised itself. “No,” she said, “how can this be?”

Beast Boy raised his head slightly and stared at the strange sight before him. As he gaped, Terra took the rock that she was holding and jammed it into her own stomach. She turned toward Beast Boy and her shocked face split into a friendly grin before she crumpled to the ground.

Staring at the bloody hole in Terra’s stomach, Beast Boy remembered something Raven had once shown him. On the rooftop of Titans Tower, he had seen her vision of Terra slowly bleeding to death. Every single one of the visions Raven showed him there had come to fruition.

A moment passed, silent and almost peaceful. Beast Boy could see black start at the edges of his vision and could feel the shadow of death begin to cover him. He thought of his friends and everything they had been through together. A small, contented smile broke onto his face as his last breath left him. Everything was all right now.
That last bit was fine.

Did that do? Oh and for the record, i noticed more when i went through it just now than when i was actually reading the story!

Rae

[ShadowOfAGhost]

four reviewers.

the end was very well written. Probably the best thing that you have written yet.

The only thing that I would say negative about it would be the Terra suicide. It was far too anticlimatic for how things had been going at the time. She fatally wounds Beast Boy, and then, for a fraction of a second, the good side takes over and she stabbs herself. It's a good idea, but the way it was written didn't play it up enough. it was just a quick "what the hell?" and then it was over.Maybe if you had dragged it out a bit more, it would have been much more satisfying. For example:

Terra begins to walk away
good side takes over after a brief struggle
she turns to face him, a tear in her eye, struggling to maintain control of her good side
mouths the words "I'm sorry"
stabs herself
Evil side takes over
continue from there
see what I mean? it was a little too quick of a death for her. just boom and she is gone.

Nice work though. congratulations on the end of it.

[Matt A]

A good point, but sometimes sudden endings work. "Final Destination" is a good example, and "All For Nothing" is another. Considering just how high-stakes this story got (ie, even the very lives of the Titans were not safe from danger), it seems somehow fitting that Terra should both win and lose, and at least you had the good sense to say only enough on the subject to let us figure it out for ourselves. Very nice job!:anime: :anime: :anime: :anime: :anime:

Anyway, now that the epic that was "All For Nothing" is finally finished, can we expect to see you focus more on "It's A Date"?;)

Ta,
Matt A

[raven54]

Hey, guess who's still alive! Sorry I haven't been around for like a million years. Double lacrosse practices, giant papers, math homework, and ADD are conspiring against me... but I have a small bit of extra time tonight. TECHNICALLY I should be working on my five bazillion math assignments that I've been putting off, but whatever...

Anyways, I shall give you my luverly feelings on all your stuff.

I

LOVE

IT


Seriously hun... this is one kickarse angsty fic. Some great buildup going into the climax-thingy... Terra's schitzophrenia (sp?) was, of course, gorgeously portrayed... and, this may sound weird, but I'm glad BB died. I mean, everybody wants the heroes to come out triumphant and beat the odds and stuff, but let's face it: in reality, heroes fall all the time. You're, of course, HOPING that they come out OK but you know in your heart that it just doesn't sound REAL *cough Ladder 49 cough cough* . I also loved how Terra took herself out. That also seemed... right. Can't exactly explain what I mean... but yeah. You're my hero DJ :D.

The only thing that I think that you could improve on is that some of the fight scenes had a few too many passive sentences.

Aaaaaand.... I'm done. Geometry... *grr stab stab DIE*