BATMAN AND TEEN TITANS: Terra- A Redemption Story

Batman, Teen Titans, and related characters are property of DC Comics. Pagliacci is property of Claudia Short. Banshee, this version of Oracle, and Phantom are my property.

ISSUE 1- AWAKENING

2 years ago, Tara Markov betrayed the Teen Titans.

6 months later, she was found in Goodsprings, Nevada- alone and confused.

Now, the Justice League of America has sent the transport Normandy to pick up a special package

"What exactly are we picking up, sir?" A man asked.

"Corporal Willis, information on our package was passed down on a need-to-know basis. High Command decided we didn't need to know." The man's superior answered.

"Sir, but since we're-" Corporal Willis began.

"Just because our division is an official support branch of the League doesn't mean that we're in the loop, soldier. Deal with it." The other soldier continued.

Corporal Willis sighed loudly. He looked down at his white body armor- the standard uniform of the 105th Division, a branch of the USMC that was officially part of the Justice League's support system. Basically, they were the men that the JLA sent in when a situation didn't require one of their standard members. Currently, they were just standing around inside the cargo hold of the largest aircraft built- the HST Normandy. Their destination was Project Sword HQ, located somewhere in the Mojave Desert. The mission briefing was simple: get in, pick up a package, and get out. Corporal Willis knew that such operations were usually anything but simple.

Meanwhile, a man in an orange half-skull mask peered through a pair of old binoculars. He gave a hand signal, and then snickered to himself. This would be easier than shooting fish in a barrel…

The Normandy had landed, and was about to receive the package. Suddenly, an explosion ripped through the immediate area. This seemingly confirmed everyone's worst nightmares, since the delivery picked up pace. It was then that Corporal Willis saw the "package"- a large box, about 6 feet tall by 5 feet wide. A car battery was attached to the box's back. As a joke, there was a "this end up" sign on the container's side. The box was loaded aboard the Normandy, which promptly took off.

Roughly 90 minutes later, the container was unloaded from the Normandy to a large room in the JLA headquarters. The walls- made of reinforced tungsten steel- could withstand a bomb blast. Corporal Willis watched as the container was opened…

A beeping noise echoed throughout the room. The front of the container swung open like a coffin lid. Inside was a teenage girl wearing a black T-shirt with a large yellow "T" in the center. Her hair had fallen out. The girl staggered out of the container.

"My aching head." The girl murmured.

The Marines trained their assault rifles on the awakened girl. Just then, the guards were knocked to the ground due to a sudden earthquake.

"Fire a tranq dart! She's going out of control!" A Marine yelled.

The girl was hit by the dart. 90 seconds later, she fell asleep.

"Who…was she?" Corporal Willis asked.

"That girl is Tara Markov, aka Terra, aka the girl who sold out the Teen Titans." Another Marine answered.

Corporal Willis grimaced. Terra's betrayal had been the incident responsible for the JLA screening recruits for the Teen Titans and the League itself. It was the reason why the 105th had been increased from 50 men to 250 active Marines. And above all, it was the reason why the Titans were ramping up their security. And there he was- guarding someone who he considered to to be the most dangerous woman on the face of the planet