Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans…but you all knew that, right?
A slight tremor went over Jump City. It was a very small one; in contrast to the busy happenings of life above ground, it was nothing. One could only observe this event by noticing the slight ripple in a body of water, but even if anybody did, they would have dismissed it.
However, somebody, or rather something observed this phenomenon. On the outskirts of Jump City, a seemingly abandoned Planetarium was the meticulous observer. Its machines were not monitoring the heavens, but the fiery recesses of the Earth.
When the Teen Titans confiscated the equipment that powered the Xenothium weapon of Professor Chang, it was no longer a danger to the city. All eyes looked away from the dilapidated structure and it became covered in the illegible spray-paint scribbles. However, nobody ever noticed the trap door under a tattered piece of canvas…
"Sir…the seismograph…I think it's picked up something." A man in a yellow and black jump suit said staring onto a computer hooked up to the machine. Around him were hundreds of others dressed as he was, working busily on unknown projects. Out of the shadows stepped a man. He wore a single outfit comprised of millions of tiny squares that conformed to the shape of his body, each constantly changing with colors of the rainbow. A pair of golden feathery wings protruded from his back. In his hand sat a silver sword to match the long hair on his head. He was simply called, Phoenix.
"Are you sure? Has she awakened?" Phoenix's voice boomed as he peered down at the screen with eyes that changed color in the same manner his suit did.
"Yes…I believe so…the tremors appear to be coming from the same cavern…Yes…I am almost positive it is her." Phoenix grinned evilly, pure avarice shining in his eyes.
"Send Thunderbolt to retrieve her." He said icily before retreating back into the shadows.
Thunderbolt peered out from his hiding place in the alley. He gave a quick glance before his head quickly pulled back. His entire body except for his face was covered in a tight red suit with a single yellow bolt across the chest. An even darker red shade of goggles covered his eyes.
Suddenly, he disappeared, only to appear across the street in another alley. Such was his power: he could teleport from one spot and appear as far as twenty yards from where he started. Although this distance was not far, he could do it very quickly causing him to travel at about two miles a minute.
"Too many people out…" He muttered to himself. "I need…a distraction…" He raised both his arms which each had a yellow metal ring around the wrist. From these rings, a two tiny yellow darts fired and caused a fire hydrant to explode on impact. Right after the ball of flame dissipated, a torrent of water gushed out and rained on the sidewalk. People gave a cry of surprise and gawked at the scene. Thunderbolt easily teleported to the entrance of a stairway that led deep under ground.
It was dark except for the light that shone in from the entrance. The light managed to illuminate what seemed like a statue of a girl. Thunderbolt materialized in front of the statue.
"Terra…" He read as he peeled the plague off of the base and looked into the stone girl's pretty face. He took out a small timer and watched the seconds pass. Suddenly, the timer beeped again, and another tremor shook the cavern. Pieces of brown rocks began to fall away from Terra's face. The metal armor, a relic of the control Slade had over her began to fall away as well. Only she and the black undershirt and pants remained. She fell forward, but Thunderbolt caught her, blonde strands of hair covering his arms as he held her. She opened her eyes, revealing the bluest eyes he had ever seen.
"Who…are you? Who am…I?" She asked weakly looking around the dismal cavern.
"I am a friend, Terra. Welcome back…to The Resistance."