Updating again! And in the same day. You guys deserve it. I really appreciate your support, guys. It means a lot.
And it's the first battle chapter! Yay!
"Thanks for helping me out," Terra was saying to Jade as the two walked down the sidewalk with brown grocery bags in their arms. It was another one of those sunny days where the weather was perfect. Because of the cool breeze, Terra wore a pale blue button-down shirt with black buttons and the sleeves rolled up to her elbows, black leggings, and black ankle boots with no heels. Jade wore a green long sleeved shirt that covered half of her hands, black skinny jeans, and converse. "Grocery shopping would have taken for-ever."
"I know what you mean," Jade said with a knowing nod. "And your brother couldn't have helped because...?"
"I know right?! Apparently I 'don't do enough in the house'," Terra quoted in a deep voice and then said normally, "Like, what?! Just because he's the bigger brother, he thinks he can just tell me what to do."
"Sweety, I think that's his job."
"Jadey!" Terra whined. "You're supposed to be on my side here!"
Jade giggled. "Sorry."
"RRRRRGGGGGHHHHHAAAAAAAAHHHHH HHGGGHHHH!"
The two girls whirled around simutaneously as citizens on the streets were running passed them and screaming from a huge monster that was now stomping through the street; it almost towered over all the buildings as it grabbed taxis and kicked light poles and newstands. The wind blowing now was harsher than before. This monster was an oozing purple one, and had green eyes with no pupils.
"What the hell is that?" Jade said.
"I...don't know..." Terra's eyes squinted, and they both took a step back. "But...for some reason, that thing looks awfully familiar!"
Plasmus swung its arms, throwing goop everywhere. It took sight of the blonde and formed what looked like a smile, reaching down.
"Run..." Jade said, tapping Terra's arm, and they managed to get their feet to move, dropping the groceries. "RUN!"
Jade pushed Terra ahead of herself, looking over her shoulder. She had never seen a thing like that, and she was wondering where the hell it came from. This halted her running, and Terra was back at her side. Out of nowhere, Plasmus swung his big arm, knocking Jade across the street and landing on the window to a random store; goo was stuck to her torso, making it impossible for her to move, no matter how hard she struggled.
"Jade!" Terra gasped. She then screamed as Plasmus wrapped his hand around her body and lifted her up to his face. The blonde looked down, and suddenly felt nauseous. Okay, looking down. Bad idea! Bad idea!
Plasmus opened his mouth, roaring loud in her face, specks of goop flying out and getting her cheek and some of her hair.
"Ew..." Terra's heart was taking off at top speed. She really hoped this thing didn't drop her.
A birdarang flew across the air, slicing Plasmus square in the chest, making him roar again in protest; Terra and the monster looked in the direction from where it came from, and Terra started to feel a lot better.
"TITANS, GO!" Robin ordered, and the Titans sprung into action. Starfire flung her starbolts at Plasmus, and Raven used her dark energy to pick up a car and throw it at it. Beast Boy, who was a Pteranodon, let go of Cyborg, who was shooting with his Sonic Cannon. Plasmus staggered back, and Terra wiggled in his grip. Beast Boy phased back to his human form, doing a somerfault before landing on the building nearest Plamus's head.
"Be careful, guys!" the changeling yelled. "Terra's still there!"
It was a little too late for that, because Plasmus lost his grip, and Terra fell.
"I got her!" Aqualad surfed in the scene on a strong current of water, passing Beast Boy as he said his statement, and rode down quickly; Beast Boy watched in relief as Aqualad made it just in time. With his arms outstretched, he caught Terra bridal style without breaking his perfect stride. Aqualad came to a stop, the current shortening as he got closer to his destination, which was on the street yet further away from the danger.
Aqualad turned around with Terra still in his arms, observing the creature; he was so tall, and she was so slim, yet they fit together like a puzzle. Her arms, which had been wrapped tightly around his neck since she landed in his safe arms, loosened the pressure. He smiled down at her.
"You're safe now," he told her.
"Thank you," she replied, heart fluttering in her chest.
An arrow shot through the glass and through the layer of glue between Jade's shoulder and hand, making her scream in surprise; the goop glowed a bright red before it melted and Jade hopped down to her feet.
"You okay?" Speedy asked, now by her side, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Jade nodded, more rapidly than usual; he cupped the side of her face, briefly pushing some stray hair back. It was a quick but sweet gesture, and it felt so natural to the both of them. If only he knew that she could...help.
An explosion was heard, and Speedy pulled Jade away from the danger; they were now in an alley, backs against the wall. Speedy waited for a moment, and then expertly leaned around to shoot an electric arrow at Plasmus, who roared in protest once again.
Plasmus had enough of the young heroes. He whacked his arm around, colliding with Starfire head on; Starfire yelped as she fell, disoriented.
"Starfire!" Robin jumped, catching her before her head could smash into the ground. "Are you alright?"
Starfire placed her hand on the side of her head. "Oooh...that was...some blow, yes?"
Robin helped her to her feet, and she gave him a reassuring smile that she could continue.
Meanwhile, Raven was Plasmus's next target. He reached for every car he could find, throwing them at the empath; she used her dark energy to block each attack, but was slowly growing weaker. She could almost literally feel each car's weight, and it wasn't exactly comfortable.
On a sixteen-wheeler, her shield cracked, and she tripped, landing on the ground; her arms felt like...well, mush. Plasmus smiled, and reached for another vehicle. Finding the perfect one, he leaned his hand back, then swung forward.
Raven couldn't move.
"RAVEN!"
One minute she heard Beast Boy's voice, and the next minute he was in front of her, holding the head of a truck; his back was leaning backward, strained grunts emitting from the changeling as he adjusted the weight. To her utter shock and amazement, he hadn't phased into any strong animal. His veins were now prominent, his muscles becoming more noticeable as he struggled with it.
"BB!" Cyborg said, ready to be of assistance.
But Beast Boy didn't need it. A low growl came from Beast Boy's throat, his eyes darkened, and he hissed, "No one hurts my best friend!" Then he threw the truck back at Plasmus with a roar of his own. Plasmus whirled as the truck collided with its jaw, and the other Titans took their chance to finish him off.
Beast Boy went to Raven, slipping her arm around his shoulders and his own around her waist, helping her off the ground; his free hand was enclosed around her wrist to keep them balanced.
Plasmus looked down, seeing the sea teen use water whips for his attack. Plasmus elongated his arms, and it was able to constrict Aqualad in a tight hold; it rose its arm, then smashed the ground. Then rose. Then smashed down again. Eventually, the teen grew limp, and Plasmus released him.
Aqualad lay barely conscious, covered in bruises and blood, on the street. Terra screamed, "AQUALAD!" and rushed to his side. She got to her knees, cupping his face in her hands and turning it so she could try to meet his gaze. His black orbs gazed up into her blue ones, and he gave her a little smile; then his eyes grew unfocused, his eyelids drooping and snapping back up again. This became a pattern before his eyes stayed closed. "Oh no, c'mon, stay awake!" She patted his cheek a few times, tears forming in her eyes. He didn't respond. "Aqualad, please! Get up! G...G-Get up!" She sobbed, pulling him into her lap, hugging his head.
What sounded like a deep and disturbing laugh erupted from Plasmus. And it got closer, ringing in Terra's ears; every Titan knowing that that laugh was for Terra. They were sprawled out, getting up from where they had been knocked down. Beast Boy and Raven were the only ones on their feet, and with arms still around each other, limped over to where the blonde sat. She was sitting dangerously close to Plasmus.
The laughter grew louder.
And that's when something happened that no one expected.
No one.
Terra's hair had a mind of its own, the ends starting to rise in the sudden wind; at the same time, a yellow aura appeared around her for a brief moment. Getting to her feet, her back facing the Titans and Plasmus, the aura faded, and the earth disappeared from under her feet as she rose in the air; rocks and wind begain circling her into a tornado like formation.
"Terra?" Beast Boy said in disbelief as Raven's eyes started to narrow; the empath wasn't mad, no. She was as surprised as Beast Boy.
The tornado faded to nothing, and Terra was now facing Plasmus, eyes still closed. This time she was in the air, but standing on a big hunk of the street that was now missing. Terra's closed eyelids tightened as her hands balled into fists; her teeth gritted as they bared, a scream rising in her throat. She opened her mouth and her eyes-now a bright yellow, and her hands were outlined with yellow too-screaming in rage as she charged for Plasmus.
Plasmus took a step back before it turned and started running away. Terra raced after it, arms raising; the earth around her rose in the form of mutliple rocks. Her arms shot forward, and so did the rocks. They collided with Plasmus, and he fell down.
Before Terra could do anything else, though it looked like it was planned, Robin and Cyborg appeared as they ran underneath her and did their Sonic Boom attack. Plasmus exploded, and the goop oozed away, revealing the person underneath the monster; he groaned, now exhausted and confused, and almost unconscious.
"Time to take you back to jail," Robin said, putting handcuffs around him.
Terra's hair relaxed, as did her hands, and all the yellow glowing disappeared. She sank to her knees, each leg spread out in the opposite direction, and her rock eased back down to the ground. She let out an exhale, panting.
"Terra!"
She didn't turn at Beast Boy's voice, but the other Titans footsteps were heard as they finally came around. Cyborg and Starfire followed Robin as the police showed up. Beast Boy and Raven came up on one side of Terra, while Speedy and Jade on the other, Aqualad slumped on Speedy's back.
"That was...incredible," Jade said, lost for words.
"Your powers!" Beast Boy said. "They came back!"
"Yeah..." Terra started to smile a little. "They did, didn't they?"
Speedy felt Aqualad slide off him, and realized that his best friend was now conscious again.
"Terra..."
Terra's head snapped up at the sound of Aqualad's voice, gasping almost tearfully as he sank to his knees beside her.
"We need to get Aqualad back to the Tower," Raven said. "I can heal you if you like," she offered.
Aqualad nodded. "Sounds good." He then smiled at Terra. "Mind giving me a lift?"
Terra smiled while Raven looked concerned.
"Maybe you shouldn't..." the empath said, and Terra met her gaze. "You almost lost control back there. Why don't we have Cyborg run a few tests on you before you...?" She surprisingly sounded friendly towards Terra around the end.
Terra nodded. "Right, right." Her mind registered something. "Hey, where's Bumblebee? I didn't see her..."
"Probably back at the Tower," Speedy answered after exchanging glances with Aqualad.
"Let's go, guys," said Beast Boy, waving them over. The group walked back towards where they had came, Speedy and Terra helping a limping Aqualad. Raven remained behind, and this caught his attention. He walked over to her. "Coming, Rae?"
Raven nodded and fell into step with him; she stopped walking, and so did he. She pulled her hood down. "I just..wanted to say thank you...for what you did back there."
Beast Boy almost beamed. "Anytime, Rae. Besides! You owe me big time!"
"Don't bite off more than you can chew." Raven walked off, and Beast Boy ran after her.
"Hey! Was that supposed to be a pun?!"
Soooo, how did ya like it? If you paid attention to Beast Boy, didja see how his eyes darkened and how he didn't need to transform to use all of his strength? Just to protect Raven? Maybe something's up...? ;)
I tried to add some moments between the couples, at least give each some spotlight.
And Terra's powers returned! Whaddaya think of that? What do you think will happen?
Lemme know by reviewing!