Okay...I actually meant to update sooner, but to make it up to you guys, (I've been behind since school) I'll admit that I actually have 2 chapters done, and I'll post them both.
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"What?" Beast Boy asked, he seemed unable to believe what Raven had just said.
"Tally's in a cave outside the city and she's dead…we have to call Starfire…" Raven replied quietly as she shuddered.
"I'll do it." Beast Boy offered, opening the communicator.
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"Beast Boy? Is something wrong?" Starfire inquired as she answered the communicator.
"Starfire, uh…Raven had a vision and…Tally's in a cave outside of the city…and she's dead." Starfire stopped abruptly, as did her relatives who had heard Beast Boy.
"That…that can not be true…" Starfire muttered. Beast Boy refused to look her in the eyes.
"She's dead Starfire…she's dead." He repeated.
"I…I must…call you back." She managed to squeak before hanging up.
"Terra!" she called, "I know where your sister is." She said, but she couldn't hide the sorrow in her voice, and she carefully landed on one of the skyscrapers, Fiery, Nova and Junior landed beside her.
"Starfire…she didn't really…" Junior trailed off. Starfire nodded, but she tried not to notice as Junior and her children turned pale. Terra landed in front of Starfire excitedly.
"You know where Tally is? Tell me!" Terra demanded.
"She is…in a cave on the edge of the city…she should not be very hard to find." Starfire said slowly. Terra nodded and was about to take off again when Starfire began talking again.
"Also…she died." Terra froze, her hands shook, and she seemed unable to speak.
"I am sorry Terra…Raven had a vision…and Beast Boy called and said…" but Terra took off before she finished. Without another word, Starfire started back to the tower, the others following silently, but Junior was still standing on the roof.
"I'll catch up to you guys."
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No…no…no. Tally couldn't be gone…she couldn't…Terra could scarcely see her eyes where so blurry, but she had to find Tally…Tally was all she had left…her family, her sister, she had nothing else…she couldn't be gone…she wasn't gone…no…no she couldn't…Terra spotted a cave, and she quickly went down to check it out. She ran inside, she tripped and fell, but kept going, Tally was going to be there…and she was going to be alive…she was. But when she entered the cave she collapsed. Tally was lying in the cave in a pool of her own blood, the arrow still in her heart.
Blind from her tears, Terra crawled over to her sister and began pulling on the arrow, she sobbed harder as she didn't have the strength to remove it. After what seemed like hours, but was probably only about 15 minutes, Terra laid down next to her sister, her sobs seizing. After a while, she walked outside of the cave and using all of her concentration, she lifted a large rectangular piece of the dirt out of the ground, she went back to the cave to get her sister but…Tally was too heavy for her to carry, and she didn't want to drag her.
"Hi." Junior said softly. Terra whipped around to face him.
"What are you doing here?" she demanded, her voice still shaking.
"Listen…" he began slowly, "I never really liked Tally the same way she liked me…I hardly ever liked her at all actually…" Terra's eyes narrowed, "But I still knew her, and I'd like to help." Terra thought a moment, but her face softened and she nodded, turning back to her sister.
Junior yanked out the arrow and handed it to Terra. She gripped it tightly and followed Junior as he carried her sister to the hole in the ground, the grave. After Tally was in the grave, Terra filled up the hole with the dirt she had removed, then dropped a large rock on top of the grave, to mark the spot. Junior, who was starting to get the hang of his powers, held up his finger, now glowing purple.
"What do you want it to say?" he asked. Terra sniffed, but tried not to cry.
"Tally, hardly known, but loved." She replied, then looked over at Junior, "Even if only by me." Junior stared at the ground, but imprinted the message (only the first part) on the rock.
"Are you going back to the tower?" he asked. Terra was staring at the grave, Junior could tell she was crying.
"Later." She said softly, and Junior took that as his cue to leave. Terra continued staring at the tombstone, she could think of nothing but her sister. She couldn't believe it…she was all alone…she was gone…she was gone…she was gone because…because. Terra held up the arrow, realizing for the first time what the arrow meant.
"Someone…someone killed her…" she muttered. Quickly, she jumped onto a nearby rock and raced back towards the tower. She paid no mind to the rock crashing into the water as she landed and raced back into the tower, all the titans, present and future where sitting silently in the living room, completely silent. Jericho Kole and Gnaark where inside as well, they where fully dressed but their hair was dripping wet. But Terra ran right over and started shaking him in a similar way to how Robin shook him earlier.
"Who does this arrow belong too?!" she demanded, "I know that you know all about Slade and I know he's behind this so tell me who did this!!!!!!" she screeched. Fiery and Nova wrenched Junior out of Terra's grasp.
"Stop yelling! Just tell us-slowly what you want to say!" Nova ordered. Terra pointed at Junior furiously.
"Tell me who this arrow belongs to!" she ordered, holding out the arrow. Junior plucked the arrow from her hand and examined it, then, looking a bit timid, he handed it back to her and backed up a few steps.
"Terra…I have no idea who this belongs to." He replied. Terra seemed to be struggling within herself, but after a minute, she collapsed on the couch, covering her eyes with her hands and dropping the arrow on the couch.
"You really don't know?" she asked quietly.
"I-I just…I don't think I do…but maybe I've met the person I just don't always know how they fight I mean…I know Thorn but I don't know much about him or anything…" Junior trailed off. Terra didn't respond, she quietly stood up, and walked back to her room, leaving the arrow behind.
"I feel kind of guilty." Junior sighed.
"Why?" Nova inquired.
"Well…I mean…Terra feels so bad and I just…I mean, I'm sorry she had to go but I'm not…well, Terra's really the only one mourning." He replied. The titans nodded, Tally would sadly, hardly be missed.
"Hey, why do you guys have soaking wet heads?" Rikki asked, looking over at Jericho, Kole and Gnaark, and abruptly changing the subject as well.
"We went for a swim." Kole replied simply.
"You know…I feel like I should recognize that arrow but…" Junior trailed off.
"Junior, if you don't recognize the arrow it's not your fault." Sid reassured him. Junior sighed.
"I know."
"If you know that then don't beat yourself up about it." Sid reasoned.
"I suppose...I just feel bad for her." He told them. The other titans sighed as well and they all stared up at the ceiling, Terra was no longer close enough to comfort.
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"So…did she decide to come back?" Slade asked as the girl walked into the lair.
"No, she refused, so I disposed of her." She girl replied.
"What a pity, talk to Terra tomorrow, Slade ordered, walking away. The girl nodded. Her hair was completely straight (including her bangs) and brown, going down to slightly below her chin. Her eyes where blue, and she wore an outfit that looked just the one Terra had worn when she had worked for Slade. She also had a bow and arrows in a leather carrying case on her back. She was 14 years old.
"Ugh…it's so boring around here." She sighed, addressing Thorn, who was sitting in the corner. Thorn raised an eyebrow, but refused to answer her. The girl rolled her eyes and started walking off.
"And you don't make it any more fun."
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Terra stayed in her room until night fell, and even then she could barely bring herself to move. She kept thinking that Tally would pop out of nowhere, telling her it was all a mistake. She was waiting for that…hoping for that, but she knew it was all in vain. She was left with nothing. Yet she found herself walking out of her bedroom clutching the heart-shaped box, and she walked down the hall, she finally stopped and knocked on the door of Beast Boy's room. He answered the door, half asleep and disgruntled.
"Terra?" he said in a surprised tone, snapping awake.
"Can I come in?" she asked quietly.
"Uh…sure." Beast Boy replied hesitantly. Terra walked inside and sat down on the bed, Beast Boy sitting beside her.
"I just…I didn't know who else to turn too…I have no one left." She explained slowly.
"Terra…you know I'll always be your friend…but I can't be there for you in the same way I was before." He told her. Terra stared at him.
"Beast Boy, you once cared about me enough to make this," she began, holding out the box, "are you telling me, that after all that, all those feelings, you really feel nothing?" her voice was desperate, and she waited for his answer.
"Terra…" Beast Boy was staring at the box, "you can keep that, I did make it for you. But…" that was all Terra needed to hear. She shook her head as he started to continue.
"You know Beast Boy…lately, I've been thinking a lot about my mistakes…and my losses…and how it ruined my life. And…I wish I had someone…I wish I had you…I wish I had Tally back," she paused, trying not to let her grief overcome her, "and I…I hated Raven for having what I can't, but then I realized…that she was right. I had my chance, but…more then that, I remembered that…Raven's my friend, and I know that I can never be comfortable in the tower…or even being part of the Titans, so…I have to go." And she laid her communicator down on the bed, and she stood up, ready to leave.
"Terra," Beast Boy was about to stop her but Terra interrupted.
"Just let me go Beast Boy, there's nothing left for me here, I need to clear my head, to get back to the road." Terra told him, "But…I will always be your friend." She finished. Beast Boy gave her a sad smile, she sniffed and gave him a quick peck on the cheek, but she paused in the doorway.
"Hey…invite me to your wedding, okay?" Beast Boy nodded.
"Sure." He replied, and Terra stepped out of the room, but before leaving, she went back to her room, and gathered the needed supplies, and giving it one last thought, she knocked on Raven's door. She answered it without a word. Terra took a deep breath, and held out the heart-shaped box.
"Raven…this belongs to you." She told her. Raven stared at the box in shock, but gave Terra a slight smile and shook her head.
"It's yours Terra, Beast Boy made it for you." She replied. Terra gave a small laugh.
"T-that's what he said…" she muttered, before tucking the box in her bag, "Raven, I want us to be friends again." Raven paused a moment.
"We never stopped." Terra nodded.
"I'm going to hit the road." She announced.
"Call me sometime." Raven told her. Terra started walking down the hall.
"I will." She called back, before leaving the tower, and calling it home for the last time.
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The titans awoke the next morning to find Terra gone, and they where not surprised by it, but the fact that it seemed as though she had never been there…and also felt as though she should be here now, laughing and talking with them, was to strange too dwell on for too long. So, they continued with their usual routine of doing nothing. With no new leads on Slade, they really had nothing better to do, but someone was bound to remember or notice the arrow on the couch from yesterday. Rikki was the one to walk by and as she saw it, she examined it closely, and tucked it in to her pocket.
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"Where's the little girl off to?" the girl said to herself as she walked on a cliff above Terra. But of course, Terra had no idea she was there, she was traveling, on foot, and she didn't know where too. Also, Terra was back in her original clothes, the ones in which she had first met the titans, back when she couldn't control her powers. The girl jumped and landed in front of her.
"Hey, Terra is it? What do you say to making a deal?" the girl asked, holding out the same potion she had tempted Tally with. Terra eyes the potion, and that's when she noticed the bow and arrows on the girl's back, but Terra wanted answers.
"What would the deal be?" Terra inquired. The girl smirked, fingering the potion.
"This potion…I bet it can get you what you want, and all you have to do is work for your former boss." She girl replied. Terra's eyes narrowed.
"That's an interesting offer, but I don't make deals with strangers, what's you name?" Terra retorted. The girl put the potion back in her belt and crossed her arms.
"Gemini." She cooed.
"That's all I need to know." Terra muttered, snapping her goggles onto her face. Terra lifted up from the ground on a large piece of the ground, then she brought her fists together, the canyon walls came crumbling down. But Gemini leaped right out of the path of the rocks and jumped right up to Terra's face, landing on the rock Terra was flying on.
"If that's all you wanted, there where easier ways to get that information." Gemini whispered.
"Like what?!" Terra yelled, sending large rocks soaring through the air towards Gemini, but she easily dodged them by jumping off the rock. Gemini then quickly pulled out a balloon and held it up to Terra's face.
"You don't want to do this." She threatened.
"Don't tell me what I want!" Terra shouted angrily, throwing more rocks towards Gemini. But Gemini once again avoided them, she also threw down the balloon, which leaked out an eerie gas that left Terra feeling more tired then she ever had before, and she knew she had to get away, she quickly started to leave, strangely Gemini wasn't chasing after her.
"You want answers girl?" she called out. Terra ignored her, she didn't want to listen to the girl who had killed her sister, she wanted to kill her, but she knew she couldn't right now, not yet, she also knew that Gemini was letting her go because Slade still need her for something, she was once again, a pawn in his plans. Amour landed on the ground watching Terra soar away, and she smirked.
"Right on schedule."
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Okay...If it says 'Amour' anywhere, that's Gemini, she was originally Amour but I messed around with her charachter so now she's Gemini, kay?