Hello all this is nekotenshi-hime again. Here is another chapter for you. I have to send a big Thank You to Leaf Ranger for taking the time to review this crazy story... i'm kind of kidding here. Anyway i also want to thank all people who decided to follow my story. i am not quite sure what that means but it sounds good. So here is ch 13 and for anyone else please R & R when you can :) :)

Chapter 13: Exiles

The Tamaran guards stepped forward to latch handcuffs on Blackfire in the aftermath of all the confusion. Terra happened to look behind and jumped in front; followed by Raven, Aqua lad, Cyborg and Starfire. Blackfire cannot believe her eyes. Since when did the Titans like her?

"Why are they sticking up for me now? I have not done anything to earn their respect or forgiveness. I don't understand." Starfire squeezed her sister's shoulder while giving a stern glare to the Tamaran guards. Cyborg crossed his arms and Aqua lad had a look of disappointment. Robin looked tense and serious ready to defend his friend if necessary. The captain of the guards stepped forward again handcuffs in plain sight and cleared his throat.

"Please forgive us princess. We meant no disrespect but we have orders from the emperor of Tamaran to apprehend the exile and escort her to her destination on a faraway planet. I have an official order signed by the emperor himself. We have no choice," the Tamaran was cut off by Starfire.

"No! You will not take my sister from me. I do realize what she has done and I have forgiven her for her crimes. I know she can do the turning of the branch and I refuse to let you exile her without a trial in fairness. If I must go to Emperor Galthor and speak to him then I shall go with no hesitation. Do you understand what I have said?"

"Starfire did you just say turning of the branch?" Bumblebee said scratching her head.

"Yes is that not how the saying is said?"

"Um Star, I think what you meant to say was turning over a new leaf, right?" Cyborg said. Starfire blushed for a moment. Menos and Mas looked around now that the tension was gone were they not missing someone?

"Excuse us but are we not missing someone amigos?" Heads shake from side to side looking for something amiss. Terra found it and pointed to the shadowed corner of the tower. Cyborg activated a light on his left shoulder to illuminate the shadow. He discovered a hunched over, beaten and bruised, and shivering in fear boy: Speedy.

Raven walked up to him prepared to help him up, but she was knocked away by his fearful aura. Raven shook her head searching for something threatening, but she cannot find anything. Bumblebee walked up to him leaning down on her knees in front of him and whispered "have you learned your lesson?" Speedy smiled and nodded his head. Bumblebee held out her hand and Raven held out her hand. Speedy glanced over their shoulders and shivered. Beast boy was back to normal although covered in bites, slashes, and black-and-blue spots all over.

"Stay away you monster! I swear I won't hurt Terra! I won't hurt Blackfire! I'll be a good boy just don't hurt me! Stay away from me. I'm sorry okay? I'm sorry" Speedy shouted. Beast boy transformed into a kitten and rubbed against Speedy's leg. At first Speedy scooted away but after a few minutes and some purring from Beast boy; Speedy calmed down enough to pet him and stand up holding Beast boy. Terra ran over dragging Blackfire with her and pets B.B. too. Blackfire held Terra's left hand as the right hand was busy stroking a green kitten.

"I know you want to arrest Blackfire. I have to disagree. She is not the girl she used to be. Can you please let her stay here? It would be so much better for her if she stayed. She and Terra could pretend to be uh high school girls and go to the local boarding school and she can still see her sister. If they ever need help, although I don't think she'll need it; we are not that far away. Can you see that staying here is what Blackfire needs?"

After Aqua lad had finished his speech the Tamaran captain closed his eyes and shook his head. Menos and Mas gave him the "puppy dog" look; Terra got on her knees and pleaded with them not to take her best friend. The captain walked around the friends and slapped the cuffs on Blackfire's wrist. Blackfire looked scared out of her wits.

Star glared at the captain ready to argue again. Robin, Cyborg, Terra, and even Raven began arguing with the captain in loud voices. The argument continued for five minutes before the captain took out a strange curved piece of stone that glittered in the moonlight and he blew on it. Everyone covered their ears from the shrill sound.

"If your complaints are so justified and honest there is one course of action. You must make an appeal to Emperor Galthor on the traitor's behalf. If he sees to grant this appeal she will be allowed to stay on earth but she can never leave the planet. Earth will be her exiled planet where she shall remain unless the gracious emperor allows her to return to Tamaran. Do you understand children?"

"Yes" Terra shouted hugging Blackfire in a tight embrace. The Tamaran held up his hand for all the cheering to stop. "However if emperor Galthor does not grant the appeal she will be relocated to the slime planet. A fit end for the one who almost married her younger sister to that planet's prince; would you agree?" The cheering ends in silence. Two guards surrounded Blackfire and proceed to drag her to their hovering ship above the tower when Beast boy asked a question.

"How long is it before the appeal starts? I want to know how long before we have to say good bye can you please tell us?" Guard one and two shove Blackfire on to the ship without a second glance. Guard three and four block the way preventing the friends from storming the ship and kidnapping her. The captain touched the guards' shoulders and they all walk up to the ship. Terra rushed forward determined to get an answer Beast boy and Menos and Mas behind her.

"We will return to the place of red rock and cliffs. Tomorrow morning we will return to Tamaran whether you are here are not. We will leave before your sun is at its highest point in the sky so do not be late."

The ship hummed and flashed with bright lights before rising into the air and heading for the canyon where they had first met Terra. Terra found it ironic that so many events were happening in a place she had no previous memory of besides what she learned from Blackfire.

"If she had not tried to rescue me none of this would have happened. In a weird way this is my fault."

"Terra it is not your fault." Beast boy said. Terra was looking at the roof so she did not see the disbelieving or dumbfounded looks on her new friends' faces. Beast boy gripped her right shoulder and spun her around and then grips her chin forcing her to look him in the eye.

"You listen to me young lady this is not your fault. This is all happened for a reason; you losing your memories, Blackfire saving you, meeting the bizarre puppet-gryphon girl and need I remind you it was you that discovered that Slade was with us in the hospital. On the other hand you did try to kill yourself by jumping into boiling lava. What were you thinking?! Never mind I can guess what you were thinking: everything would be better if I was dead, no one needs me, and if I have no powers my friends won't have to worry about Slade coming for them. Do us a favor do not ever do that to me, or Blackfire, or any of us again!"

Terra could not help but cry. Even without her memories she could not shake this nagging concern that somehow all the events that had happened were her fault and if she was gone then their problems should be gone too, right? Beast boy gripped her in a fierce embrace and was joined by Robin, Star, Cyborg and Raven on the outside holding her arms around them all. In her words, "I don't do hugs but I'll make an exception this once."