Betrayal is a two way street...

"I mean, if you were really my friend, I could tell you anything. And no matter

how horrible it was, you'd still like me, right?"

"Yes, I promise, Terra," he said, leaning closer, "no matter what."

The two closed their eyes, seeking each other's lips. It was only one short, sweet kiss, but it was enough to cause a sea change in Terra. In that instant, she became convinced that she loved the little green changeling.

"Beastboy," she began, taking a deep breath. "You promised you would still like me, so here goes...I-I've been working for Slade." She slumped visibly, sure that her life was over.

"No way!" Beastboy chirped. "You're one of us!"

The little blonde turned away. "It was all part of his plan. I've been working for him since before I came back." She fixed him with an earnest gaze. "But I love you, BB, and I don't want to help him anymore. Do you believe me?"

"Yes."

"Okay. Then let's get out of here. Our friends are in danger. Slade is probably attacking the Tower right now. We need to get back and help them."

Beastboy looked horrified, but nodded.

"Hello, Terra. Remember me?" Slade spoke from where he had appeared suddenly, right on top of their cage on the Ferris Wheel.

Now it was Terra's turn to display a look of utter shock. "No! I'm not your apprentice anymore. I'm a Teen Titan." She drew herself up, defiantly.

"Dear child, you can't leave yet, you haven't completed your lessons," Crooned the one-eyed madman.

"Leave her alone!" Beastboy cried, launching himself at Slade, morphing in the process into a tiger. Slade neatly avoided his leap, smacking him with his staff, as Beastboy flew past. The masked man followed the arc of the changeling, who morphed into an eagle, and flew back toward the evil one. Terra watched, mesmerized, as Beastboy became a gorilla, intending to land on Slade, who leaped to another basket. Beastboy followed, swinging on the metal framework of the giant metal wheel, and the two met and exchanged blows.

Terra watched, her fear of Slade becoming anger, as he continued to get the better of Beastboy. For each blow struck by the changeling, Wilson answered with two. The one-eyed man seemed to have no fear, and no end of physical reserves.

Beastboy changed into a python, wrapping himself around his opponent, seeming to have the upper hand at last, but Slade managed to calmly retrieve some item from his person, which he jabbed into the life-crushing coils that held him. Beastboy was jolted, and fell limp, involuntarily morphing back into human form.

Terra was shocked out of her inaction, knowing that her master would not pass up the opportunity to kill Beastboy while he had the chance. She quickly used her geokinesis to hurl rocks and clods of earth at the masked villain, knocking him off balance. Summoning a large rock as a platform, she flew to the aid of her green friend while Slade teetered on the edge of the cage. She noticed the cage's door was open, and got an idea. Hurling another rock at Slade, she caused him to finally lose his balance, and plunge over the side, but before he could fall very far, she delivered a kick that drove him into the open cage. She quickly closed and locked the door, and grabbed Beastboy, flying away a safe distance before launching a few small rocks at the cage door latch, deforming the metal enough that it could no longer be opened.

Beastboy was just regaining consciousness, shaking off the cobwebs, as Terra summoned her powers to create a yawning gulf in the earth, which swallowed the entire Ferris Wheel. His eyes grew large as he witnessed the awesome powers Terra unleashed, staring as she caused the chasm to close with terrible force on the remains of the Ferris Wheel, and the doomed Slade.

Terra was shaking from the effort of channeling the enormous amount of energy that had been required to bury the giant ride. Beastboy reached for her, holding the girl close to him, telling her that it was alright. The golden aura surrounding Terra faded, he hair falling back down to it's normal, gravity-influenced state.

But they were not done. "The Tower," Beastboy suddenly recalled, "the other Titans! We have to help them, Terra!"

"Come with me," the girl said, holding Beastboy around the waist, as she propelled her platform at high speed in the direction of Titans Tower.

Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg had been overwhelmed initially by the savage onslaught of hundreds of massed Sladebots overrunning the Tower. But, working singly, and in pairs, they had managed to hold their own, and were not yet defeated.

Raven, enraged that the 'bots had invaded her room, sent a massive wave of hate-propelled dark energy rippling down the upper hallway, accidentally taking out the floor beneath Cyborg, who fell a long way to the next level down, along with dozens of Sladebots. Those robots, along with others that were still on that level with him, quickly overcame the cybernetic teen.

Raven was hit by several of the surviving Sladebot's lasers, and was momentarily disabled, preventing her from rushing to the aid of her teammate. She recovered quickly, however, and smashed the remaining 'bots in front of her, and flew down to help Cyborg.

Before the sorceress had finished voicing her spell, however, numerous chunks of broken concrete raced through the room, devastating the mass of Sladebots which were massed around Cyborg. Freed of most of the weight on him, he was able to take care of the remainder.

Raven, meanwhile, had turned quickly, looking for the source of unexpected help. The answer came from above, as the boulder supporting Terra and Beastboy dropped to her level. Terra blinked, feeling guilty as Raven's hostile gaze bore into her. That awful moment of silence was quickly broken up by Beastboy, who dove down to Cyborg and changed into human form just long enough to yell "let's go," before changing into a Rhinoceros, and charging off after the enemy, Cyborg at his side.

Raven, following the selfless display by the changeling, nodded curtly to Terra, and flew off to aid her friends.

Terra decided that perhaps it would be a good idea to see if Robin and Starfire needed aid, and flew off in search of them.

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