Slade's New Apprentice continued here

[Magick]

NEW CHAPTER UP!!
Hi guys. Now, please excuse me if I blither for a moment. Sorry about this, but my computer won't let me get on my original thread, so I have to do it here. I'm saying now, please don't post any profanity or anything like that. It might have been what set my computer off. If the worst comes to the worst, I might end up sending the chapters to you guys as private messages. Please post anything you put after the eighth of October right here, and I'll have a new chapter up a soon as possible. I might not be very quick about it, though, because I'm working on another fic right now.

Also, for anyone who is new to this fic, the original thread is located here:
http://forums.toonzone.net/showthrea...4fbfa&t=123207

[rrarbecy]

what I said was and I quote :

They're not going to do what I think they're going to do are they?
That would drive BB and Zara apart.
This is great.

[starburn1116]

if u are reading this i want u to get off of this thread now and go post on the other one. magik says we should post there til we get to page three. then he can go back to that one

[raven54]

can't cuz it's been locked

[Magick]

Hey guys. I'm afraid I have to contradict starburn, because the original thread has been closed. (?) Would someone please post what Selena Kyle said when she closed it? I'd like to thank everybody for their loyalty, and say that I have a new chapter out. Well, here goes:


The Leader regarded the statue in front of her. She couldn’t bring the real girl back. The real girl would have thoughts and feelings and might even understand if the boy preferred the weather witch to the earth shaker. The Leader turned to the Machine, which her people had worked hard to build, which would give them all eternal life. The only problem was that she needed souls, young, pure souls, to fuel the Machine. Her civilization underground was the most advanced in the world, but what it lacked was continuity. By all logic, one day she would die, and Silver City would fall into disrepair. Well, with the help of the Machine, she could tell logic to go stuff it somewhere. Immortality was the only reason that she was bothering with most of the Titan buffoons. The green boy, the alien princess, and the half-robot, could go stuff it along with logic, but the two birds and the new girl, this Windrider…

They showed promise. Maybe she wouldn’t drain them, but the others had to go. The Leader simply refused to go back to the days when she had been ordinary Jane Smith. Cripes, how she hated that name. Now she was Jaynne Smithe, the Leader of Silver City, and she would not have it any other way. She had spent her life looking for this power, and she wasn’t about to give it up. Well, maybe she could bring the girl back, or someone who was the girl and yet not the girl. She snapped her fingers, and an image of the green buffoon came up in front of her.

“Three words:” he said, “Disgruntled radioactive clone.”

Jaynne smiled. Maybe a disgruntled radioactive clone was exactly what she needed for this situation. But, she would have to question the real girl about how this clone, this astral drop, should act.

“From the darkness comes light unadorned, and false and real are one,” Jaynne chanted, “The world is turning, burning, yet healing, and death is only an illusion.”

Cracks appeared on the statue, and yellow light poured from them. Shards of rock flew everywhere, and in a final burst of light, Terra, alive and unharmed, collapsed on the floor.

Four days later, it seemed to be another ordinary day at Titans Tower. Beast Boy was singing ‘Stop Playing games with My Head’ at the top of his lungs, while Raven ground her teeth so loudly that it almost drowned out the sounds of Robin and Cyborg’s video game match. Zarana was patiently trying to explain the concept of school to a bewildered Starfire. Somebody rang the doorbell. BB partied over to the door and opened it. He found himself staring into the eyes of someone he had never expected to see again.

“So,” Terra said, “Did ya miss me?”

“You- you’re back,” BB stammered, “But how? Who?”

“I’m not sure,” Terra said, sounding confused, “But I’m back.”

BB nodded. That was all that mattered. He slipped a hand around her waist and led her to the living room. Gesturing at Zara, he explained what had happened, and then led Terra over to be introduced.

“Isn’t this great?” Zara said through a wide, put-on grin in a voice that made it clear that she did not think it was great at all.

“Yep, it’s great,” Terra gritted. She didn’t seem to like Zara much more than Zara liked her. After she and BB retreated to a corner, Terra voiced her opinion, “I don’t like that Zara girl. She seems shifty. Why do you trust her?”

“We kinda have to,” Beast Boy replied, “She’s Robin’s sister, and he believes she can change. I believe she can change. Just like you.”

“Yeah, but if she was brought up to be Slade’s perfect little girl, don’t you have the slightest suspicion?”

“Yeah, sort of, but…” BB’s voice trailed away. He preferred not to mention the fact that he had kissed Zara the previous night. He suspected that that, along with the fact that he had gone on a date with Robin’s twin, would not go down well with Terra. Oh, well, he thought, the girl I love is back, and that’s all that matters

Note to everybody: After the previous chapter, I think I need to say that the veiws of these characters do not reflect my own. Raven is my favorite character in TT, it just seems that she doesn't get on well with BB and has trust issues. I'm not trying to portray her as the baduy or anything like that.

[Crowgirl]

Okay...

First off, IF YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO WRITE MORE OF THIS STORY I WILL FIND YOU, YOU HEAR?!?!?!?!
Second, Beast Boy seems like, actually, scratch that. Beast Boy is a jerk. He goes on a date with this one girl, then the girl he likes comes back...
HE NEEDS TO MAKE UP HIS MIND!

Overall,
Write more or die! (Your choice...)

[raven54]

yeah that is sorta jerkish of BB. then again i think that's kinda the Leader's objective- making them hate eachother

[rrarbecy]

I WAS RIGHT!!!!!!!!! THEY DID BRING TERRA BACK!!!!!!!!!!! sort of.
Anyway, this is awesome. need...more....

[Sproxie]

Originally Posted by Crowgirl

Okay...

First off, IF YOU DO NOT CONTINUE TO WRITE MORE OF THIS STORY I WILL FIND YOU, YOU HEAR?!?!?!?!
Second, Beast Boy seems like, actually, scratch that. Beast Boy is a jerk. He goes on a date with this one girl, then the girl he likes comes back...
HE NEEDS TO MAKE UP HIS MIND!

Overall,
Write more or die! (Your choice...)

i second that

[Magick]

Originally Posted by Crowgirl

Beast Boy is a jerk. He goes on a date with this one girl, then the girl he likes comes back...
HE NEEDS TO MAKE UP HIS MIND!

It always seemed to me that BB acted like a bit of a moron when Terra was around. Anyway, time for another chapter:

Terra, or Kerra, as the Leader called her, sat on the couch. She stared at the television, not really seeing it. The Leader had said that it could be difficult to make the Windrider angry. Kerra nearly laughed out loud. Hard? That was a joke. She had barely needed to glance in Beast Boy’s direction to make Zarana livid. This would be too easy.
Beast Boy was walking down the hall, toward Zara’s room, hoping that she wouldn’t throw anything at him this time. Beast Boy supposed that he had been a total idiot with Terra. It had probably not been a good idea to go all mushy with her in front of Zara. Definitely not a good idea, he decided, fingering the large red bump on his forehead, where one of Zara’s high heeled boots had hit it. I am such a moron, he thought, A total and complete idiot.

The Leader tapped her foot impatiently. This was taking too long. Sure, Kerra had done her job, so far, but the Titans were not going to disband anytime soon, as far as she could tell. This would require some first-hand intervention. The Leader drew another glowing sign in the air. She closed her eyes. When she opened them, Jaynne was standing in the Tower. Quickly, she recited the incantation for an invisibility spell. Before she did her job, she was going to check on each Titan. The Leader drifted into the weather witch’s room. The girl was lying on her bed, watching Anastasia. She was mouthing the words to Once Upon a December, tears slowly streaming down her face. The Leader rolled her eyes and drifted into the demoness’ space. She was hovering in midair, repeating her magic words over and over again. The Leader then decided to abandon the other Titans for now. This girl would be easy. Jaynne worked the visibility spell and appeared.

“Raven,” she said. Raven was startled out of her meditation and suddenly fell on the ground.

“What on Earth?” she began, “Who are you and what do you want?”

“I am the Leader of Silver City, a paradise the likes of which you could never imagine. I’ve come to help you, Raven.”

“How can you?” Raven said, her voice cracking slightly, “You and who else? You don’t know anything about me.”

“Don’t I?” The Leader couldn’t help smirking, “I know you, Raven. I know how your mind is a battlefield of emotions that you cannot let yourself feel. Your bones, they ache, but not as much as your heart. You want to feel, to be able to really live, but you cannot. All you want is to be able to rid yourself of your past, which is one of hate, anger, loss, strife, pointless battles against innumerable odds. You want to love, to live. You already do love. A particular boy by the name of Victor Stone, perhaps? Or maybe it is that other object of your affections, Garfield Logan?”

“H-how do you know all that?” Raven asked, looking surprised and scared at the same time.

“I know everything about you. I can help, if you let me. Come with me, Raven, and you can live and love as you like.”

“How do I know I can trust you?”

The Leader silently applauded. This girl wasn’t stupid. “Read my mind if you don’t believe me.” She smiled. This one worked every time. Sure enough, Raven nodded. She hadn’t even bothered to read the Leader’s mind. Jaynne drew a glowing sign in the air. There was a flash of gold light, and the next second they were standing in the Leader’s Seeing chamber. The Machine slowly whirred and clicked in the back of the room.

“W-what’s that?” Raven asked, curious.

“It’s what I’m using to free your emotions. Just put your hand right there. It won’t hurt.”

Raven placed her hand on the Machine. It began to whir faster, and a bright white energy began to swirl around Raven’s body. Raven screamed in agony, the scream of a girl having her soul burned from her body. She collapsed on the floor, breathing hard. The Leader’s smile dropped off her face and crashed onto the floor. Why hadn’t the Machine worked? If it had, the girl would be worse than dead. What had gone wrong?

Zara crept into Raven’s room. She had heard low voices coming from behind the door. Carefully, she opened it, expecting to see some demon or other. Instead, she saw… nothing. The room was completely devoid of people.

“Uh, Raven? Are you in here?” Zarana asked. Nobody answered. “Weird,” she said aloud, backing out of the room. She ran into the living room, where Robin and Starfire were sitting on the couch. Beast Boy had gotten the Pokemon theme song stuck in his head and was singing it as loud as he could while Terra was bent double with silent laughter. Cyborg had his fingers in his human ear and was humming loudly.

“You guys,” Zara said, “Raven’s gone.”

Beast Boy merely shrugged, and, not for the first time that day, Zara was tempted to hit him. “She’s probably using her mirror.”

“What?” Terra said, “Raven actually owns a mirror?”

Beast Boy giggled feebly, and Cyborg began humming even louder. “Do you guys know something I don’t?” Robin inquired.

“No,” BB replied, “We don’t.”

“That doesn’t matter,” Zarana interjected, “Because I didn’t see a mirror anywhere. If it’s some kind of portal, Raven wouldn’t be stupid enough to lock it in a trunk while she used it, would she?”

“We’re not saying we don’t believe you,” Robin said quickly, “I think we should investigate right now.”

“Wait a second,” Terra said sharply, and Robin stopped, halfway off the couch, “Assuming that she has been kidnapped, which I doubt, it won’t help her if we all run off and get ourselves killed.”

Zara balled her hands into fists. Who did this Terra think she was, anyway?

“Ugh,” she said in frustration, “You people,” and without another word stomped out of the room. Sitting on her bed, Zara seethed, and in doing so completely demolished her writing desk. Then it struck her. This was her big chance to prove she was one of the good guys. Zarana now regretted tossing all of her gadgets into the bay. She fumbled through her pockets, to see whether or not she had anything left. She pulled out a ring that she had found on the floor a few days ago. Zara slipped it on, but nothing happened. Then she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror. Or rather, someone not herself. Jinx was staring back at her.

“Cripes!” she yelled, sliding off the bed so fast she didn’t even remember doing it. And then it dawned on her. It’s a hologram, Zara thought, It generates a false image. Cool. Well, I hope Jinx is accepted wherever Raven is, cause that’s where I’m going.

She snuck back into Raven’s room, praying that no Titan would see and wonder what Jinx was doing in the Tower. In the room, Zara saw something she hadn’t noticed before. A strange gold design on the floor. Nervously, she stepped onto it, and in a flash of golden light, she disappeared. The next thing Zara knew, she was standing in a stone chamber the size of Manhattan. Weird crystal balls of varying sizes and colors sat on tables around the room, all positioned around a sizable pool of water with images flitting across the surface. Zara stepped toward a strange contraption in a corner that was buzzing and clicking. She was walking toward it when an eerily perfect woman stepped through the door, flipping long black hair over her shoulder. The woman suddenly turned to Zara, drawing a glowing symbol in the air. The ring crackled as it short-circuited.

“Cripes,” Zarana whispered.

“You there,” the Leader said in a commanding voice, “What are you doing here?”

[rrarbecy]

*huge, Joker-like smile spreads across face*
This is amazing. hehehehe.
I think I'm going insane again.
Raven having feelings for Cyborg AND Beast Boy? Wow.
Must Have More!!!!!

[Kylewayne]

More! More! Write more!...pretty please *makes big eyes at you*

[raven54]

HAH! two hits is one! cyborg or bb- who (if any) does Raven pick? terra is evil- kill her off! zara is sooo much better- and she threw things at BB! good- the player. in any case, post more soon!

[Rae]

Sweet but i find it hard to believe that Raven would do that, but it's your fic!

Originally Posted by Magick

efinitely not a good idea, he decided, fingering the large red bump on his forehead, where one of Zara’s high heeled boots had hit it.

This had me rolling on the floor laughing!

Please write more!

[Crowgirl]

Originally Posted by raven54

HAH! two hits is one! cyborg or bb- who (if any) does Raven pick? terra is evil- kill her off! zara is sooo much better- and she threw things at BB! good- the player. in any case, post more soon!

Write More or Die!!! (Your choice...)

[Magick]

Well guys, here's the coclusion:
“Listen, I’m sure we can talk about this,” Zara said as the Leader dragged her down a stone corridor that echoed with the screams of those who were learning the price of failure. “What did I ever do to you?”

“Shut your face,” the Leader hissed, “You’ll soon find out what’s going on. And, no we can’t talk about it. Do you think I’m going to spill all my secrets, like some third-rate villain in a second-rate action movie?”

“Well,” Zara said, pondering, “That was the general plan.”

The Leader made a noise that in a less attractive person would have been labeled a snort. “Tough luck, girl. You’re in the real world.” She tossed Zarana into an empty stone cell. Zara hit the wall with a dull thud. She groaned, and her head throbbed It seemed odd that less than twenty-four hours ago, she had been worried over a boy.

The Leader stood by the Machine, making last-minute repairs. She was furious that her brilliant plan had gone wrong. She had not expected one of the Titans to find her, not in Silver City. Sticklebats, Jaynne thought, Still, no matter. Soon the Machine will be complete, and I’ll have immortality. Small price, in my opinion.

Raven sat in her cell. She had given up hope and was sobbing softly. The closest she had ever come to being able to feel had been a trick. Everything good turned out to be a trick. Malchior, for instance. Life was simply not worth living anymore. Raven closed her eyes and thought of the Titans. Robin, the one-man SWAT team, Starfire the naïve alien. Beast Boy, with his happy, go-lucky attitude and careless fun. And then there was Cyborg, who had always been there for her, who had been her friend forever, and even though she would never admit it to him, she missed him more than any of her other friends. If she didn’t know better, she would have said that she loved him completely. Raven shook her head. She was being sappy and sentimental. This was the real world, no time for romances that could never happen. Another tear slid down her cheek, hitting the ground with a small clink! Raven sighed. Even diamond tears wouldn’t help now. Raven heard footsteps. Probably another woman who claims she can help me, Rae thought. A figure all in black got out some strange laser contraption and blasted down the door. The stranger walked into her cell.

“Who,” Raven asked, “Are you?” The figure stepped into the light. It was obviously a girl, wearing a black jumpsuit and mask that looked strangely familiar.

“Huh?” Rae said, “Red X?”

“Red? Not Red X. I’m Lady X.” the girl said, pushing long red hair over her shoulder.

“And…” Raven said making a circular gesture in midair.

“And I’ve come to get you out of here, no strings attached. I’ve met this Leader woman before.”

“Okay, I’m in.” Raven stood up and walked out of the prison. Lady X led her back to the Seeing room. The Leader was hooking Zarana up to the Machine.

“Since you are so inquisitive as to what this machine does, you should be eager to be the first to see it fully operational.” Zarana was tied to the Machine so tightly that her eyes bulged. She could barely breathe any more.

“Cripes,” she gasped, “Me and my big mouth.”

Without hesitating, Lady X lept at the Leader, knocking the other woman off her feet. She grabbed the Leader by the front of her long red robe, and hissed, “Where is Bane?” The Leader smirked. “You will never know, Rahne Flacia. You will never know.”

An explosion shook the building, and chunks of the wall went flying everywhere.

“What the-” Lady X was cut off in the middle of her sentence by the arrival of the rest of the Teen Titans. Beast Boy turned into a ram and charged at the Leader as Lady X lept out of the way. The Leader dodged and kicked, sending BB flying into a shelf of Seeing crystals. Raven closed her eyes, folding both hands over her chest.

“Azareth, Metrion, Zinthos!” she cried. The Seeing crystals flew off the shelves and flew at the Leader as Zarana’s bonds severed themselves. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon at the Leader. She threw up her hands and recited an incantation. A shield of gold power flew up in front of her, causing the crystals to shatter and the sonic blast to bounce back at Cyborg. As soon as the shield went down, however, needle-sharp bits of glass went careening toward her. The Leader collapsed on the ground near her Machine.

“Well, that’s that,” Beast Boy said, and then, “What the-” as a huge rock came flying toward him. He ducked, and it hit Raven’s left leg. He heard something crack, and Raven fell on the tiled floor.

“Terra!” Starfire exclaimed, “Why do you do the attacking to us? Aaargh!” A rock hit her from behind. Robin and Lady X lunged at the same time, and Terra pulled up a wall of rock in front of them. Lady X hit the wall with a dull thump and slid down the side. Robin was luckier. He planted his baton (sorry, I have no idea what his silver stick-thing is called) on the wall and pushed off. However he pushed himself right into the Seeing pool and did not come back up. Terra grinned, holding a rock over Cyborg’s head.

“Some people just return their computers, but I prefer this way,” she said malevolently. Suddenly, a Seeing crystal the size of a meteor hurtled toward her, enclosed in black energy. It knocked Terra on her back, and she got up massaging her hands. Beast Boy lunged, knocking her down again.

“Come on, Terra, snap out of it. I don’t want to hurt you.” He said.

“You mean,” Terra’s voice cracked, “You would actually hurt the girl you love?”

“The girl I love, no. You, yeah.”

“Well then, I’m afraid I’ll have to dispose of you.” Terra threw Beast Boy across the room. “Too easy.” She said. Terra stretched lazily and went to examine the Leader’s magical objects. She was messing around with a black orb when someone struck her from behind. Terra dropped the orb, which began to glow. A grey something started to creep up her legs.

“What?” she gasped, and then, “No, this can’t be happening. Noooooooo!” Her scream was cut off when she turned to stone completely. For a split second, all was still, and then the statue shattered. Zarana stared in horror at what she had done. She hadn’t meant to actually kill the other girl, only to stun her.

The Leader dragged herself across the floor. She had fought for immortality all her life, and was not going to let a bunch of children cheat her out of eternal life. Jaynne grabbed onto the Machine and hoisted herself up. She carelessly rested a hand on it, not noticing that white light until she felt it. She screamed a scream a thousand times worse than Raven’s. She slowly disappeared, still screaming in agony.
Beast Boy walked over to Zara and put a hand on her shoulder.

“Don’t worry,” he said, “You can relax. It’s over, it’s all over.”

Epilogue



“So it wasn’t really Terra, just some sort of clone,” Beast Boy said. They were all back at Titans Tower, with the exception of Lady X, who had disappeared while they were fishing Robin out of the Seeing pool. Raven had healed her broken leg as well as she could, but she wouldn’t be able to walk on it for about four weeks. In the meantime, Cyborg was helping her around. Zarana walked through the living room, a knapsack slung over her shoulder.

“Wait a second,” Robin said, getting up, “Where are you going?”

Zara turned around. She stood as she normally did, hands clasped behind her back, amethyst eyes slightly narrowed. “I’m going to Gotham City.”

“Ummm,” Cyborg searched for the right word, “Why?”

Zara smiled faintly. “Because if I stay here as a Teen Titan, at least for the time being, I’ll spend the rest of my life as one hero’s sister and another one’s girlfriend. I’ve got to b more than that, guys. I’m going to have adventures, make myself something. And maybe, someday, I’ll be ready, and I’ll join the team.” She walked over to BB, “If you ever get the real Terra back, I truly wish you the best of luck. But if you don’t, please consider me as an alternative.” She pressed something into his hand. Starfire ran over and hugged Zarana.

“We will all miss you so,” she said, “Please tell of your adventurous exploits when you return.”

“You got it,” Zara gasped. When Starfire let go, Zara walked out the door. A gentle gust of wind carried her out of their sight.

“Do you think we’ll ever see her again?” Cyborg asked.

“Oh,” Beast Boy said, glancing down at his hand. Zara had given him her locket, the one she wore no matter what. On the back, she had recently carved the words: Remember Me. “She’ll be back.”
Well, that was my fic. What did you guys think? I'm planning to write more about Zara and maybe Lady X. I'd like to thank everyone for their patience and loyalty.

[Crowgirl]

Yeah, definitely write more. Or else. Trust me, I will find you.

[rrarbecy]

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!! SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOD! AWESOME!
I hope there's a sequel.

[Magick]

Thanx! I'm currently working on the first chapeter of a sequel called "Brewing Storm", which details Zara's exploits in Gotham and wherever else she's going. Pm me if you want me to skip straight to her return to the tower.

[Sproxie]

3 words, that was AWESOME!!!