DISCLAIMER: I do NOT own the Teen Titans, Cartoon Network and DC Comics do. Tech, Ember and Matthias are my original characters and will probably be the closest I'll have at owning anything Titan-related. Also, I do NOT own ANY of the brand names mentioned in the fic. They belong to their respective companies.
Teen Titans: Final Destiny
Prologue:
To the majority of the denizens of Jump City, CA, there was nothing more to their city than its sprawling skyscrapers and bustling traffic amidst the glow of city lights. In short, it was a very normal city, save for one thing. Nestled out in the center of Jump City Bay was Titan Tower, home to the city's five protectors: Robin, Starfire, Beast Boy, Cyborg and Raven, otherwise known as the Teen Titans. Thanks to them, villains such as Cinderblock, Plasmus and Mad Mod were kept at bay and the city's crime level kept to an all time low. However, there was one villain in Jump City that even the Titans could not apprehend: Slade Wilson a.k.a. Deathstroke. He was the bane of the Titans' existence. Time and time again, the Titans would come within inches of capturing him and time and time again, Slade would slip away. Slade's deranged tactics even caused the demise of one of the Titan's own, Terra. Her body was entombed in volcanic rock and buried deep beneath Jump City, so much so that no one knew of this place, save for the Titans, and a certain green Titan was on his way down to her final resting place.
Back at Titan Tower
Cyborg and Robin were just finishing a game of SSBM (which Cyborg was winning), Starfire watched them and Raven was reading. After giving up on SSBM (and getting sick of Cyborg's victory dance), Robin put down the controller, stood up and stretched. He glanced up at the clock and asked, "How long has it been since Beast Boy left?"
Raven looked up from her book and said, "About an hour and a half ago. Quit worrying Robin. I'm sure he's fine. Besides, we all know where he went..." Raven's voice trailed off and the room became silent.
Cyborg finally broke the silence. "He's been going there a lot lately."
"Indeed." chimed in Starfire, "He misses Terra immensely. I too mourn her brave sacrifice."
The others nodded in agreement and had their own moment of silence for a fallen friend.
Terra's Grave
The green changeling stood in front of the petrified body of his friend and began to cry. Even in light of her betrayal, Beast Boy still had feelings for Terra. It was so obvious: he loved her. Beast Boy wiped the tears from his eyes and gazed at the plaque that he and the other Titans placed in front of her: This is Terra. She was a Titan. She was true friend. Beast Boy knelt down and placed the roses he had been carrying in front of the plaque. Choking back sobs, he stood up and spoke,
"H-hey Terra. It's me, Beast Boy. I...We...miss you...terribly. Even Raven is a little shaken up about it. Can you believe it? Raven of all people!" Beast Boy chuckled uneasily. "Seriously though, we all agreed that we were sorry that we didn't have the chance to forgive you or say thank you for your...sacrifice." Beast Boy choked out the word as if he wasn't ready to accept Terra's passing, even after all that had happened to him (getting stranded on a distant planet, fighting Trigon, you get the point). After a moment of silence, Beast Boy continued,
"There's another reason I'm down here, Terra. There's something I never got the chance to tell you and...well...it was stupid of me not to. So...here I go...I love you Terra. I don't know if you can hear me or not, but, I love you. I just can't believe I couldn't have said that earlier." Beast Boy glanced at his watch. "Oh crap! Is that the time? I'm real sorry Terra, but I promised the guys that I'd be back before midnight and...it's kinda midnight now." The young changeling stood and walked closer to the petrified form of his friend. "Don't worry, I'll be back tomorrow, I promise," he said as he hugged Terra's entombed body.
Suddenly, there was a flash of golden energy that Beast Boy could have sworn came from Terra's eyes. "What the..." Beast Boy was cut off by the sudden rumbling of the cavern. Rocks and stalactites began to rain from the ceiling of the rock cavern. Beast Boy clung onto Terra for fear of a rock crushing him or Terra's body. Then as suddenly as it began, the rumbling stopped and projectiles ceased falling. Beast Boy let go of Terra just as the rest of the Titans rushed into the cavern.
"Beast Boy! Are you ok?" Robin sounded a little frantic.
"We picked up the quake back at the Tower. What caused it?" Cyborg asked.
"I have no idea." Beast Boy said. "I'm just glad Terra's safe."
"Uh, Beast Boy," began Raven, uneasily, "Don't turn around."
"Huh? Why? What..." Beast Boy turned around anyway and what he saw next broke his heart. Terra's statue was cracked. It was relatively small, located only on her left cheek but it was still noticeable. To make matters worse, it seemed to be spreading.
Beast Boy broke down sobbing. "NO! Raven, You gotta help her!"
"I'm trying." replied the daughter of Trigon, "Something's blocking my power. I can't get through."
The Titans were shocked at the prospect of losing their friend forever. However, Starfire noticed something that got everybody's attention.
"Look! There is something under the rock!" She was right. Everyone turned and looked at Terra's crumbling stone tomb. Flesh, human flesh was showing through where the stone had already fallen off. It was undamaged.
BOOM.
An explosion rocked the cavern. Shards of rock were sent flying. The Titans ducked (or in Raven's case, put up a shield) to avoid being injured by the shrapnel. As the dust settled, the Titans looked up and gasped.
"No way." (Robin)
"That's impossible." (Cyborg)
"This is amazing!" (Starfire)
"Wow." (Raven)
"I can't freaking believe it!" (Beast Boy)
In place of the stone statue stood Terra, alive and well, looking as if she had never died. Beast Boy ran over and caught her body as she collapsed in a heap in the ground. Her eyelids fluttered open and she spoke for the first time in ages.
"H-hey guys. Wh-what'd I miss?"
End Prologue