CHAPTER EIGHT
"LOST GROUND"
New titans the news had christened them as such, as such they now were getting to know the sights of jump city. Training under robin was a pain but wonder had to admit that she was impressed with the male; for a mortal he was any thing but ordinary, she was learning more and more each day, like wise terra is control over her power was more controlled and less dangerous.
Kid flash on the other hand knew what he was doing, his endless teasing of the girls made him the source of terra is practical jokes and wonder girl is anger; which made robin is job a whole lot complicated, yet it reminded him of old times hence why he allowed it to a certain extent.
Yet now he was regretting letting kid flash go off on his own, he had seen something and had run off with out thinking of them; robin knew this would be a problem, a loner doesn't know how to operate on a unit. Robin knew that because a loner taught him, but even batman had told him the great power teamwork had.
"Terra wonder girl unleash all you got and don't hold back"
"What?"
"This isn't a win a battle situation any more"
"Robin are you sure?"
Wonder girl is gaze was filled with worry; for him to give that order it meant that the ground rules had changed, they were now fighting for there lives. He nodded, she understood clearly that this had reached a completely new level, terra on the other hand was hesitant; her powers might be more under control but hers were the greatest of them all.
"Terra!"
"Robin I...I"
He understood and so did wonder girl, that is why they nodded to one another; even if terra attacked, she would hold back. So robin and wonder girl unleashed there all, holding nothing back and as each drone began to fall slade saw that this new titans had gowned up; robin jumped high into the air and unleashed a barrage of explosives, while terra covered him from counter attacks.
Wonder girl is speed and strength served her well, flying around she managed take down drones left and right, in truth the drones were no match for her strength and being air borne provided her with an advantage.
"Terra cover wonder girl while she goes after plasmus"
"Right!"
The blond nodded yet as she was about to rush off to aid her friend; she felt a pain shoot trough her back, a screamed caught robin is attention. He cursed when he saw the girl slamming to the ground; Thanks to one of slade is kicks, he noticed wonder girl is reaction and cursed even more the girl had lost her temper.
"Wonder girl stop!"
She did not listened, and when she hit slade, it was by grace of his armor that he was alive; yet he did not get up, robin saw plasmus is gaze all of his eyes were directed at the black haired girl who was trying to aid terra.
"Terra are you ok?"
"Yeah I... wonder girl look out!"
She turned around just in time to see the steel pipe heading her way, putting her arms up to try to deflect it she felt a hit from behind and saw slade being held up by one of his drone his gloved hand pointed at her.
"w-what did?"
She could not move and as the mad man is, laughter filled the air and his drones pulled him out of the fight wonder girl, could do nothing but see her leader stand in front of her steel pipe piercing his armored costume.
"Robin!"
Kid flash screamed his anger filled eyes looked towards plasmus; he acted at super speed, he ripped the man and the monster apart, sending the drones flying one after another. As he finished he stopped and fell to his knees, he was not fast enough to stop the pipe and he cursed himself.
"Robin!"
Wonder girl is body froze, all she could do was stare at her leader's knelt form before her; clenching his shoulder, terra rushed towards him but before she could reach him he signaled her to stop, she did not need to see the blood oozing out of his body.
"I'm okay finish the battle"
The voice of her leader was strained and hurt and despite his actions, she could see the blood on the ground, kid flash glanced at the girl and froze her eyes were a golden yellow; her whole body was glowing with energy and before he knew it, the earth began to move.
"What the hell is going on?"
"Get wonder girl out of here now!"
Robin is strained voice pulled him out of his shock, he nodded rushing towards wonder he cursed when the ground beneath his feet gave away; yet thanks to his high-speed reflexes he was able to avoid and move around the real high danger areas. Reaching the Amazonian teen he lifted her in his arms, and looked around the whole are was becoming a huge crater.
"What the hell is she doing?"
"She can't fully control her powers!"
They now had to scream as the rumble of the earthquake was making the whole zone a disaster area, running away from the scene kid flash noticed the girl in the center of the whole thing and wonder just what robin was going to do.
"Deam it we should help robin!"
"Look!"
He was walking towards the girl clenching his right shoulder in pain, he was still dodging and evading the flying debris and rumble from terra is powers.
"Terra you have to listen to me!"
"I...i can't shut it off!"
"Close your eyes and remember what I taught you!"
She did as she was told, and for once robin thanked god he had listened to Bruce and his lessons of controlling one is emotions and anger; martial arts was all about discipline and whom better to teach him the one of the greatest ones in the world.
"Serene Terra deep breaths focus!"
He reached towards her barely making it trough the full force of her energy, and yet as soon as his hand reached her shoulder she opened her eyes and every thing quiet down terra smiled and looked at robin who nodded.
"I did it"
"Yeah you did"
"What just happened?"
Kid flash arrived and looked at them; wonder girl still in his arms, robin smirked and signaled for terra to get them out of the area lifting them up on a bolder they rushed to titans is tower.
"Later I need to tend to my wound and find what happened to wonder girl"
"Oh sure leave me out of the loop"
"Hey that's what happens when you leave in the middle of a fight!"
"Oh be quiet or ill drop you"
Heading towards the tower robin wonder what had posses kid flash to rush off like that and leave them stranded in the middle of a battle, holding his shoulder he saw terra and wonder girl is concern look, apparently only wonder girl had seen blood before; as terra was holding back what he believed to be vomit.
"Ill be okay terra just don't be sick ok"
"Yeah easy for you to say"
"You robin you ok?"
"Oh yeah peachy"
Kid flash saw the anger and knew this was not over; not by a long shot, robin was angry he knew tough, that robin was right he had left them in the middle of a battle, and all for what? To talk to some one he had fallen in love with, he smirked and shock his head reprimanding himself; he had let his emotions get the best of him and that had nearly cost them some one life.
Behind, in the once battle field high on top of the roof tops the girl looked at the scene, at what had happened, she shock her head and wonder what had that idiot been thinking going to help her like that. Yet as she cursed at his action, she also cursed at her emotions that were finding it harder and harder to deal with the fact that some one actually cared about her.
Continued
