It happened again, she lost control. Just like every time before. Slade's words struck Terra's nerves and in her rage her powers went wild creating a whirlwind of dirt and rock that swirled around her. Could she really trust the Titans? Could she trust Beast Boy? It was true what Slade said, every time she tried helping she only caused trouble, but she never meant to.
"No one else understands you, Terra." Slade spoke from outside the funnel cloud that has developed from Terra's breakdown. She hopelessly hiddled while floating at its center "No one else can help you. I'll be waiting for you."
As a green gopher, Beast Boy pops up from the ground at a distance and catches sight of the maelstrom. Diving back underground, he burrows toward it and under the edge of the funnel cloud. Inside, he emerges and reverts. "Terra! Terra!" He jumps toward her and is nearly swept away by the Force Ten gales. Only a one-handed grip on Terra's shoulder keeps him from saying hello to the ceiling at two hundred miles an hour.
The grab shakes Terra out of her fit, and she fully realizes how much danger he is in. His free hand and one of hers inch slowly toward each other and take hold for dear life.
"It's okay, Terra. I'm here." he said as She fell sobbing into his arms. "I'm here." The whirlwind dissipates, leaving them to descend slowly to the ground. Dissolve to a close-up of the two.
She looked to him. "You won't-"
"I'm not gonna tell anybody. I promise." He said to her weary, tear-streaked face as he reached tenderly over to cradle her head.
Back at the Tower that evening. Terra slung up her backpack on her shoulder. "Well, guys, uh, it's been real." she said to the titans save for Cyborg Seriously, thanks for everything, but I should-" She turned to leave on but the door opens to reveal the missing Titan blocking her exit and smiling at her
"Don't even think about it.
"Okay. What's going on?" she asked as she turn back to the titans.
"Well…" Raven started.
"...we talked it over, and…" Cyborg added.
"...we wish for you to stay here, with us!" Starfire finished with a giggle.
"We think you'd make a great addition to our team." Robin commented.
So...want to be a Titan? Asked Beast Boy as Robin gives her a communicator.
"Me?" Terra stared down at the device. "Really?"
"But first, I have to ask," Robin adopted a stern expression as he crossed his arms. "Are you able to fully control you powers?"
Terra lost her smile and looked away with a frown.
"I was mentored by one of the world's top detectives. So if you don't tell me the truth, I'll know."
"...no, I can't," she replied. "In the past I tried being a solo hero but… I just lose it sometimes and…it just made things worse."
"Well, that's why joining the team can help you." Robin smiled.
Terra blinked in surprise.
"Each of us can help you learn to control your powers to where you won't hurt anyone by accident."
"Wait, …you really mean that?"
"Course we do," said Cyborg putting a hand on her shoulder. "Heck Raven snaps at times too and we still let her stay."
"And trust me, you don't wanna see her snap." spoke Beast Boy.
Said girl glared at the two and set them flying and falling on their backs. "Oops."
"See?" groaned Beast Boy.
Terra looked around at the titans before feeling her eyes water again, only now it was in joy. "Excuse me, I...I need some air." she turned and left the common room.
"Looks like we'll be making room for our new member." spoke Robin while the others nodded.
Later Terra sat at the shore looking down at the communicator as she smiled. "I can't believe it. I-I have a home."
"Hey Terra!" Beast Boy called as he walked over to her. "You doing okay? You've been out here for half an hour."
"It's just so surreal. All these years I've been on my own. Trust wasn't a luxury I often had, even my own family sent me away. But now… I finally feel like I'm finally where I'm wanted." she said as she looked out at the sea.
"Well that's good." spoke Beast Boy sitting down next to her. "I'm glad you're staying." he moved an arm around her shoulder and smiled.
She smiled back with a small blush. And leaned on his shoulder.
All the while one of Slade's surveillance drones watching the scene. Said man slammed his fist on his arm rest while his fist tightened to the point it started to shake. "Poor choice Terra."
(7 years later.)
An older Terra walked out of the bathroom in a yellow robe with a towel wrapped around her head. She walked through the hall and walked into her bedroom where her husband sat on the bed in a red and white suit reading a comic. "Still reading those things at your age, Changeling?"
He moved the comic from his face to show an older version of the loveable, tofu eating goofball. "What can I say? I might get older, but they don't get boring." he saw her drop her robe and blushed before he moved the comic back up, mostly to block his vision as she got dressed.
"I'm heading out to the store with Star soon, you want me to get anything?"
"Nah, I'm good." he spoke while carefully turning the page.
After getting her bra and panties on Terra slipped into a black shirt. It was there was a gentle tapping on their door. This made Terra sigh with a smile. "Give you one guess who that is."
Changeling chuckled and shook his head. "Better not keep her waiting."
Terra strolled over to the door and pressed the button to open it.
"PEEK A BOO!" cried a little girl around 2 years old on the other side with her hands in the air. She had long golden locks that cascaded down her back and shoulders and emerald green eyes. She wore footie pajama that had a hood with bunny ears
"Hey there Gaia." Terra spoke sweetly kneeling down.
"Mommy!" the girl giggled and instantly wrapped her arms around Terra's neck.
"You know you're not suppose to be out of your playpen sweetie." Terra said as she picked her daughter up.
"I'll never figure out how she keeps getting out of that thing even with how much Cyborg fixes it." said Changeling as he walked over to them.
"Daddy!" beamed Gaia.
The green man took his daughter from his wife and tickled the girls belly "You're quite the little Houdini, aren't you."
"Hahahaha!" she giggled and squirmed in her father's arm.
This made both parents smile at their precious daughter.
Once the tickling stopped she calmed down and looked up at her parents. "Where Bogo at?"
This made both parent freeze with their eyes going wide with worry and look at each other. They knew what was going to happen if Gaia didn't have her stuffed monkey Bongo, and soon.
"Bogo?" Gaia looked around while losing her smile.
"We need to find that monkey." Terra spoke to Changling. "You get started, and I'll catch up after I finish getting dressed."
"Please hurry." he almost pleaded before running out into the hall.
He went into the common room with toys strewn all over the floor. "Ok this was where you last had it befor your na-" he stopped himself knowing how his daughter would react to the word 'nap' saying it was almost Taboo so long as Gaia was around.
"Na?" she blinked while looking around and made a whimper. "Where Bogo?"
"No, no, no, no. Its okay, daddy will find your monkey." he said trying to calm her before setting her down on the couch. He then hurriedly rushed around and dug through the mess of toys. "Where is it, where is it?"
"B...Bogo?" she whimpered while shutting her eyes and looked close to tears.
"Oh no." he said as she started to whine. "Here it comes." he said dropping to the ground. It was there he noticed something sticking out from under the couch before scrambling over and pulled out a brown stuffed monkey with a goofy grin and held it up. "Here it is!"
Gaia blinked as Changeling held her toy up to her. "BOGO!" she exclaimed and embraced the toy in her arms. "Bogo!"
The green skinned let out a great sigh and put a hand to his chest. "That was close."
The doors opened and Terra rushed in fully dressed with yellow pants that stopped at her ankles and black and brown shoes. "I'm here! I'm…."
"It's alright Terra, we found the monkey."
"Oh thank god." she too sighed with relief and leaned forward with her hands on her knees. "I knew parenting was a hard but this kid is really giving us the runaround" she said with smile on her face.
Gaia innocently played with her toy while Changeling picked her up. "Should we tell Cyborg she escaped her play pen again.
"He won't be too happy." Terra said shaking her head.
"Uncie Cybo funny." Gaia giggled.
"So who gets to tell him?"
"Not it!" Changeling quickly put his finger to his nose.
"Wha... Ugh fine, but you owe me."
"Deal." he said as the family of three walked out.
In the hanger Cyborg was working on the T-Ship with Nightwing."Wire cutters?"
"Wire cutters." Nightwing replied handing the metal man the requested tool.
"Pliers?"
"Pliers."
"Electron welder?"
"Electron welder."
"Cyborg!" Terra called out. "I need to talk to you."
"I'm a little preoccupied, can it wait?" asked Cyborg.
"Gaia got out of her playpen again."
"SAY WHA-" *BANG* "OW! SON OF A-"
"Cyborg! She's in the room!" Terra chastised.
"Sorry sorry!" he spoke while rubbing his head and rolled out from under the ship. "And what do you mean she got out?"
"As in not in it anymore." Said Changeling holding his daughter up.
"Hi." the toddler waved at her uncle.
"Oh man! How is it I can build a ship that travels undersea, in the air, and even into outer space, but I can't build a playpen to hold a two year old?"
"I keep asking myself that whenever she gets outs." spoke Changeling.
"Ugh." he walked over and patted Gaia on the head. "You're lucky you're cute you little anklebiter."
"Yay!"
"I gotta get Star so we can head to the store ." said Terra as she kissed her husband's cheek and looked down at her daughter. "Gaia you behave now okay?"
"Otay mommy." the girl said waving her mother off.
Terra made her way to the training field where Starfire was seeing to the training of the newest titans.
"Static watch your back!" the alien princess called out to and young African American boy with dark hair done up in dreadlocks. His out fit consisted of a purple coat with yellow inner lining and stripes on his coat sleeves, a white shirt with his trademark black lightning bolt symbol, black pants, blue boots with yellow stripe, a white mask, and yellow goggles.
"Woah!" Static rolled to the ground and zapped a drone, causing it to explode.
"Gear on your left!"
"I see it!" spoke blonde caucasian wearing a blue helmet with a green visor, a blue and green sleeveless suit, elbow and knee pads, utility belt, rocket skates, and his trusty robot Backpack. He tossed a shock cap before the metallic ropes popped out from it and constricted the drone.
"Nails-"
"I got 'em!" a girl dressed in a yellow top, orange pants black shoes, and a red jacket with metal skin, brown, hair, and green eyes ran at the last batch and fired her razor-like fingernails at them and taking them all out. "All right!"
"Good work, you are all progressing very well." spoke Starfire.
"I'd say so." stated Terra walking up. "A few seconds slow still, but you're getting there."
"Aw come on Terra," groaned Static. "You're always bustin' our chops, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and show me what you got."
The blonde narrowed her eyes at the boy before using her powers to bring a pillar of stone shooting from underneath his feet sending him fly into the air screaming before he fell into the ocean. "Anyone else got something like that to say?"
"No ma'am." Gear said waving his hands nervously.
"I'm good." spoke Nails.
Static swam back to the shore where Raven was giving reading lessons to Rubberband Man.
"Now, try to read the sentence back to yourself." she said before noticing Static.
"Hey yo Virgil, maybe it's not the best idea to mouth off to someone who can control the earth while you're standing on it." said the boy in the elastic purple suit with smirk.
"Yeah, I got that." Static coughed up some sea water before heading back to the field.
"What brings you here Terra?" asked Starfire with a smile.
"We have to go to the store, remember?" Terra crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow.
"Oh right, I almost forgot."
"So you ready to go?"
"Raven I have to go out, can you take over from here?"
"Sure thing."
"Okay, I'll get the T-car and we can get going."
As Starfire flew to the Tower. Terra looked out to the ocean. The cool welcoming sea breeze blew threw her hair before she let out a relaxing sigh. "Life is good."
Far away from the tower was a limo with a police escort surrounding it. Inside the limo were two men. One brunette with red military attire with black pants and shoes was drinking from a fine crystal glass. "Only one stop left before we head home brother."
Sitting across from him was a blond man with black boots, beige pants, a yellow shirt that had a more golden yellow around the neck, collar, and shoulder with a matching mask. "Tell me Gregor, what was the name of the city again?"
"Jump City Brion."
"Jump City, Sounds like a fun place." he said with a smile. "Hopefully things will have been settled when we get back to Markovia."
"Agreed."