Chapter Five: Terra-ble Returns (Terra Returns)
The Next Day...
Most of the Titans were in the kitchen either eating breakfast or making it. Ember was watching Starfire making some strange breakfast, something she had never seen before.
"Would you like to try some, friend Ember?" Starfire asked, as she mixed it together in a bowl.
Robin and Cyborg stared at each other then at Ember, they have tried Starfire's food before.
"I'd love to thank you Starfire, it looks delicious what is it called?" Ember smiled.
Starfire clapped her hands together once, smiling back she told her what it was.
"I'm surprised Beast Boy and Raven aren't here yet!" Cyborg said, stretching his arms out as he watched Ember and Starfire talking.
"Mmm this is delicious Starfire!" Ember said, taking a mouthful of her famous alien food. "This is the best food I've ever tried!" She chirped.
Robin and Cyborg stared at Ember with a sweat drop.
"Are we going to do some training today Robin?" Ember asked, after a while.
"We will this after-noon. We usually do training as a team."
"So what exactly do we do in training?" Ember wondered, she had never done training before with her powers.
Robin explained it to her. "We'll show you how to use the obstacle course. We'll be using the one outside."
Robin, Cyborg and Starfire told Ember what they did for training and how they managed to defeat the Obstacle course.
"It sounds easy enough to do!" Ember said, though she was nervous all the same. "But I hope I can control my powers...Or at least become a bit stronger with them!"
"Good morning guys!" Beast Boy's voice chirped as he and Raven appeared in the kitchen. He stood behind Raven and put his arms around her waist, pulling her into a hug. Raven gave him a smile and placed her hands into his.
The other Titans looked at them in surprise.
"Are you two dating now?" Robin asked, after a while.
"Yes. We're going out for the day too..." Raven replied, smiling.
"That's simply glorious news!" Starfire exclaimed, flying over to the couple. She smiled and gave them a group hug.
"Really? Well it's about time! Congratulations!" Cyborg smiled giving them thumbs up.
"Thank you!" Raven said, putting her left hand up to brush her hood down. Starfire noticed the ring at once and commented on it.
"Ooh what a glorious ring Raven! Tell me, are you engaged with Beast Boy?" She asked, thinking it was an engagement ring, being on the left hand ring finger.
Raven blushed. She was about to answer before Beast Boy took the words from her mouth.
"Actually Star, its a girlfriend ring. I gave it to Rae last night.." Beast Boy quickly explained.
Starfire looked at Robin in confusion. "Why do I not have a 'Girlfriend' Ring? Am I not your girlfriend Robin?" She asked, looking at Raven's ring then her 'ring-less' fingers.
Robin looked at her with a sweat drop and glanced at Beast Boy, half annoyed with him. "Does this answer your question?" Robin smiled then pressed his lips against Starfire's. Starfire returned the kiss and hugged him. "Mhm!"
"Beast Boy, are you ready to play Mega Monkey Four with me?" Cyborg looked at him with a grin, raising an eye brow ready to defeat him in the game.
"Sorry Cy, but I have a date with Raven!" Beast Boy quickly replied with a smile. "We are going to leave shortly. We'll probably be back sometime tonight or this afternoon."
"Aw man... Alright you two lovers have fun!" Cyborg grinned, he looked over at Raven who was talking to Starfire for a while.
"Well.. I'm going to go now Star..." Raven said after giving her a quick hug, she joined Beast Boy's side once more.
"Enjoy your date friends!" Starfire chirped, watching them leaving. Once they left Starfire turned her attention to Ember. "Might you wish to hang out with me at the Mall of Shopping today?" She asked with a smile.
"Sure! Sounds like it could be fun! I haven't been to the mall for a while and I want to buy a few new sets of clothes." Ember replied.
Robin and Cyborg watched as Ember and Starfire left the room, talking excitedly about the mall and what they were going to do.
"Well...I guess that leaves us...What should we do Rob?" Cyborg asked as he sat down on the couch, looking bored.
"Hm...We could plan a party for tonight. It would be a Celebration party for Raven and Beast Boy. You guys did one for Star and I when we got together last year, in Tokyo." Robin answered after a while of thinking. "It could be fun, this time we can invite the other Titans to join!"
"And this would be a great way for Ember to meet the other Titans, since she hasn't met them yet!" Cyborg finished his sentence. "What are we waiting for, lets organize the party!"
Mean while somewhere in Jump City...
Slade had disguised himself as an old man, as he walked along the streets, hoping to avoid bumping in the Titans. On Slade's back was a backpack, full of items that he needed for his experiment, to see if the potion would work to restore Terra's life.
He looked ahead of him and saw Beast Boy and Raven, walking together hand in hand, walking towards him. Slade quickly looked across the road and sighed in relief to see no cars were coming, he quickly ran across the road to avoid the two Titans who didn't seem to notice him.
Slade gave another sigh in relief once he made it safely onto the other side, he looked over at the Titans who had just entered a Mysterious Cafe. 'I'm relieved they didn't see me...My disguise must be working perfectly well then.' he thought as he made his way to where Terra's Petrified statue was. It took him at least an hour to get there.
"Hm...She's still petrified..No matter after I've finished mixing this potion she'll be back to normal...And under my control once more. She'd be perfect for my plan to break up the Teen Titans." Slade muttered to himself then smirked. He put his backpack down on the ground and looked at Terra. 'I wonder what I should do first...Blow the Mind Controlling Dust onto her or do that after sprinkling the Potion Of Life onto her...' He wondered quietly to himself.
'She's only useful for breaking the Titans up, once she does that I'm going to let her go free...She can do what ever she wishes to afterwards...The best part of my plan is that the Titans wouldn't even know Terra is under my mind control! Hehehe! Alright here goes nothing..' Slade looked around to ensure that none of the Titans were watching, he gave a small smile then gently sprinkled the Potion of Life onto the petrified former Titan/Apprentice. He then blew a handful of Mind Controlling Dust onto her. After all of that he picked up his backpack and left the scene.
'I'll know if my plan is working...First of all she'd appear all nice to the Titans, yet when one of the Titans are on their own she'd nail them down on their weaknesses and start a fight with them! Well I'll make her do the talking...This should be perfect if none of the Teen Titans figure it out.I can't wait to see how it all unfolds.' Slade went back to his secret lair.
Back at Titans Tower...
"Ah its good to be back home! Thank you for helping me choose my new clothes Starfire! I had a hard time deciding which ones I liked the best." Ember's voice filled the air. "I wonder what Robin and Cyborg had been doing while we were out!"
"It was fun to help you, friend Ember! I shall go and see boyfriend Robin while you sort out your clothing and other items that you have bought." Starfire said, then flew off to find Robin.
Ember nodded then went off to her room, which was formally Beast Boy's. She still had a lot of things to get for her room such as a wardrobe and a set of drawers. For now she kept her clothes in a suitcase that Starfire had lent her.
Ember often wondered what her family were doing, she did miss them slightly but enjoyed being a Titan. 'My mother probably thinks its better with out me!' She thought as she folded her clothes to put in the suit case. 'I'm much happier here being a Titan, I love living with my new friends... Although Raven probably doesn't consider me as a friend yet, I still consider her as one..'
"Woah! Hey Star! Welcome back, where's Ember?" Robin exclaimed, after receiving a bear hug from Starfire.
"She is in her room for a moment. She will be back shortly. Tell me what have you and friend Cyborg been doing while we were out?" Starfire said, still hugging Robin.
"We have been planning a party...For Raven and Beast Boy. After all we had a party for when you and I started dating." Robin replied, with a smile. He put his arms around Starfire.
"Ooh a party? Will it be here?"
"It will be here..Cyborg's contacting the other Titans to see if they're able to join! Oh hey Ember! Welcome back!" Robin then told Ember about the party.
"Have we got everything needed for the party?" Ember asked after Robin had told her.
"Yes, we just need to set everything up!" Robin said after a while of thinking.
Before Ember could say anything more the alarm went off. "Intruder alert, intruder alert!"
Back at Terra's statue...
Terra's body began to glow a bright yellow, her petrified body started to glow more. "GNH...Heeeegnh Ygnhh! YAH! I'm freee! Huh? Where is everybody?" Terra's voice cried out.
"Beast Boy? Where are you?" Terra wondered about, happy to be free once more. "We can go on that date if you want to now, I'm not under Slade's grip anymore!" She looked around for a moment then sighed after seeing that she was alone.
"Nobody appears to be here! But where would they.. They might be back at the Tower..." Terra muttered to herself. "I could do with some food and a nice long bathe!"
Terra made her way back at the Tower, still wearing the same out fit she used to wear. 'Ah home sweet home! I'm glad this effect wore of within a day!'
Terra entered the Tower and the alarm went of, making her jump.
"Intruder Alert...Intruder Alert! Intruder Alert!" The alarm repeated the words several times.
Robin, Starfire, Ember and Cyborg had just arrived at the entrance of the Tower, to see who the intruder was.
"No way!" Robin gasped in shock and surprise. "Terra? Is that really you?"
"Yes! I'm the one who turned her back on Slade." Terra smiled. "And the one who sacrificed her life for a day to save the world! I'm glad the effect wore off within a day!"
Starfire flew up to Terra and hugged her tight. "Friend Terra! I have missed you so much! You haven't been gone for a day though..." Starfire said softly, then looked over at Robin.
"We'll explain later but I presume you'd be hungry right? Cy, go get something for Terra to eat." Robin gave her a smile.
"Thank you Robin! Say where's Beast Boy? I expected him to welcome me back with a hug or something..." Terra wondered, noticing the green teen wasn't there.
Robin looked at Starfire awkwardly then back at Terra. "Well...You see..." He began, as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Do you mean that Beast Boy has passed away?" Terra asked, with tears filling her eyes, adding a hurt tone to her voice.
"No... He's still alive that's for sure, he's just um busy!" Robin began. He wondered how he'd explain to Terra that Beast Boy was now dating Raven.
"Boyfriend Robin, why don't we go to the Kitchen with Terra instead of talking in the entrance!" Starfire suggested changing the topic.
"Wait..You two are together now?" Terra blinked, staring at the Titans in confusion.
"Yeah...We've been dating for a year now.." Robin replied, holding his hand out to Starfire who accepted it.
"Where's Raven?" Terra wondered loudly, noticing that she wasn't there either. She didn't care about Raven but was curious to know where she was.
"She's on a mission!" Starfire quickly replied, covering up for her best friend. She knew how much Raven hated Terra.
"So who's this new red head girl?" Terra asked looking over at Ember who had been with them the whole time.
"I'm Ember, I recently joined the Titans... So you must be Terra! Its nice to meet you!" Ember greeted putting her hand out to shake Terra's. Terra looked at her and shook her hand once, then let go.
"So which Titan are you dating?" Terra suddenly asked Ember. She simply had to know where Beast Boy was and tried to bring up the subject.
The four friends made it to the kitchen, Cyborg had cooked up a very big meal for Terra thinking the girl would be starving.
"Hey Terra! I hope you're hungry cause I just cooked you a big meal! Enough to feed Titans East even!" Cyborg smiled and pointed to the plate.
"I'm starved! Thanks Cyborg!" Terra rushed over to the table and sat down on a chair, she started eating her meal hungrily. Cyborg had given her a drink of soda to go with the meal.
Raven and Beast Boy's date:
The two Titans had just finished their morning tea or breakfast at the Cafe and paid for the meal, then left the Cafe.
"So where do you want to go now?" Beast Boy asked smiling as he looked at Raven.
"To the Jewelery store to get your ring..." Raven replied, then stole a quick kiss from his lips.
"Rae!" Beast Boy whispered her name softly, as he put his arm around her waist.
"Then after we could go to the Arcade that you guys would normally go to while Starfire and I were out shopping at the mall." Raven suggested, putting her arm around his waist.
"And I can teach you to play the video games! I know of one that might be your type!" Beast Boy began. "After the arcade did you want to go to the movies then perhaps a restaurant for lunch? And maybe for the rest of the afternoon we can go someplace where we can be alone!"
"Mhm! I'm actually enjoying today B...It's the first time I've ever been out on a date and I'm already enjoying it." Raven smiled to him.
Beast Boy's eyes shone when she said that. "Well I can ensure you that we'll be going on plenty more dates Rae!" He exclaimed.
"And I'll be enjoying those ones too!" Raven winked to him, then rest her head on his shoulder. "So where's this Jewelery Store that you went to yesterday?"
Back at the Tower:
"So let me get this straight...I've been petrified for over a year?" Terra stared at the other Titans in surprise, after they have explained everything to her.
"Mhm...We have tried everything to restore you to normal, even Raven had helped although she did not wish to. Beast Boy had missed you terribly for the first few weeks..." Starfire began.
'She's going to find out sooner or later about Beast Boy and Raven so we might as well tell her now!' Robin thought.
"Raven had helped Beast Boy through the first few weeks when you got petrified...I'm not sure when they formed 'the bond' but they are inseparable.. I'm most certain it was either when Beast Boy risked his life to save Raven when Adonis tried hurting her, or when Beast Boy comforted her when she found out this guy she liked called Malchior was a traitor. Either way its good to see them the way they are now!" Cyborg explained. "And now they have become a couple, making their bond unbreakable. They are rather protective over each other."
Terra stared at Cyborg when he said that Raven and Beast Boy were a couple. "But Beast Boy loved me..." She said, feeling rather hurt.
Awkward silence filled the air. Tears began to fill Terra's eyes.
"I'm sorry Terra but he's with Raven now...And as Cy said earlier they are inseparable and its almost impossible to see them apart. I don't know how Raven will react when she hears that you're back..." Robin said, feeling rather awkward talking to Terra about Beast Boy and Raven.
Starfire watched as tears raced down Terra's face, she flew over to the blonde Titan and hugged her. "Cheer up friend Terra...I understand how you feel..."
Silence filled the air as Terra began crying over hearing about Beast Boy dating Raven. "I thought he'd stay single...For me...I mean I thought we had something..." She mumbled, trying to fight back her tears.
"Hey Terra! On the bright side there's other Titans that are still available for love...Lets see there's Cyborg, Speedy, Aqualad..." Ember began, trying to brighten up the subject.
"Actually...I already have a girl on my mind, but I haven't asked her out on a date yet." Cyborg said. "But as Ember said there's a lot of guys still out there! I'm sure you will find the right one!"
"But I wanted Beast Boy, he was the only one that could cheer me up when I was feeling down. He believed in me! He was my everything." Terra looked at the other Titans who began to feel rather guilty.
Starfire changed the subject. "Might you wish to join the party tonight? It will be here and all the other Titans will be invited, it will be a wonderful way to meet the new members Terra, Robin and Cyborg have been busy organizing it."
Terra dried away her tears and looked at Starfire with a weak smile. She was still feeling miserable. "Sure I'll join." She replied.
How will Beast Boy react knowing that Terra has returned?
What will Terra do when she sees Beast Boy with Raven?
What will Ember's powers be like when it comes to training?
Will the party be a success or will there be a bit of trouble?
Find out the next chapter!