Without the Mask
By Sava Varen
Quick Notes:
See prologue for disclaimer (you know the drill)
Okay, reviewer questions that are very important to point out:
Slade's age: Yes, he probably is a lot older than I have his age, but I really can't think of him as that old. You can call me strange, but seriously speaking, I can't picture him that old. I'm sorry I should've cleared that up.
Terra and Beastboy: I honestly don't like the little crush Beastboy has on Terra. He liked Raven first and I think it should stay that way. Another thing about that, I don't like the whole idea of them being together, it's just not there for me.
Cyborg's age: He's a Teen Titan, he gets special privileges. Here's something that might go with that one or against it: how are any of the Teen Titans living in the T-tower without any parental supervision? That's what I call special treatment. So, I figure Cyborg can drive because of special treatment.
Thank you everybody for reviewing! I hope you enjoyed the story so far. And, yeah, Mia, you're right; I went over it and thought it was missing something. But, unfortunately, I won't do anything about it yet, because I have a lot of things going on and just writing these chapters is taking a lot of time. But, I'm a writer, so I can't just stop. Again, thank you for being honest and helpful! It's a lot better than what my friends said. They just read it and reassure me it's great, but I'm glad there are people out there who are pointing out my mistakes so I can learn from them. I appreciate it!
I must apologize for any spelling errors. I went through and found quite a few of them and I just hope yous can comprehend what it's saying. If not, just ask. Don't want to leave ya hanging.
Chapter 2: Truth and Trust
Two sphere shaped bots that shot lasers were coming her way fast! Terra quickly leaped out of the way and squashed the bots with stones. Red lasers shot from both directions and she had a time dodging them. After figuring out the sources, she threw large stones at them with her powers. Then, things started to pick up in pace and difficulty. Five humanoid robots appeared. "Whoa!" she yelled as one dove down to whack her on the head. She rolled out of the way just in time. They landed in the ground in front of her in an orderly fashion. At second glance they looked just like.
"The Titans!" she whispered.
The bots stood there waiting for her attack, just as the Titans would do. They fought defensively, not offensively. The one in the middle with the staff, the one that tried to whack her, it resembled Robin. The next one to the left resembled Starfire! It flew like her too! The one next to that looked like Beastboy! That probably meant it could change shapes. The one on the right of the one that resembles Robin looked almost identical to Cyborg! Cyborg is half machine so that meant it was pretty close! The last one was similar Raven. Terra was debating on whether the one who looked like Raven could move things with the mind.
Slade had taken notice of her hesitation.
"Terra! Fight!" he called from the controls.
"I...I can't!"
"Why not? Is it because of whom they resemble? Terra, they are not your friends, they want to use you, never mind who they look like and continue the training!"
"But--." She stopped.
After she'd thought about it, she saw Slade was right. This angered her. Leaping full into the air, she moved a boulder to hold her in the air and attacked. The robot Titans attacked after she'd started. They all did what the Titans would most likely do in battle against their enemies! Take away their klutziness that is. The Starfire bot threw green balls of energy at her; Terra dodged them and returned the attack with large stones in large quantities. This took down the Starfire bot for now. The Robin bot came at her with its metal staff at hand and tried to trip her with it. Luckily, Terra jumped up just in time and the rock she'd been standing on fell with the Robin bot on it. She called forth another one to catch her. The Raven and Beastboy bots attacked her together. The Beastboy bot turned into a mechanical snake and squeezed her to keep her still while the Raven bot called heavy objects to throw at Terra.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Terra yelled out in pain as the Beastboy bot's squeeze kept getting tighter.
Terra's eyes lit up yellow and the floor cracked beneath them. Boulders, stones, rocks, and pebbles flew everywhere around Terra! They hit the bots and other things in the training room!
"Oh no!" Terra yelled in fear. "I'm...losing...control! Hmmmm.AHHHHHH!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs as she lost control completely. "Nooooooo!!"
The pain searing through her mind and body was almost unbearable! She could feet everything around her rumbling, and surely the bots were finished by now. Terra tried her hardest to gain control once more and little by little, everything started to calm down. She fell to the ground once everything had settled. Terra pushed up slowly from the ground. Looking up at the window of the control room where Slade was, she heard some movement behind her. The Cyborg bot threw a large stone at her back. It hit its target forcefully and Terra yelled out as the stone dug itself into her back. Crimson blood oozed down her back as she slowly and angrily got to her knees. Pointing at the Cyborg bot, she said:
"Now it's over!"
Two huge boulders flew from behind Terra and at the Cyborg bot. The boulders broke straight through the bot breaking it to pieces. Terra's eyes returned back to their former color of strong blue. Seeing the training was over, she let herself fall back to the ground.
As Slade walked from the control room he laughed in pleasure as he realized what power he'd gained by getting Terra on his side.
'Such power!' he thought evilly. 'I could put her skills to very good use. Who knows, she may end up being my apprentice instead of that brat Robin!'
Entering the training room, he found Terra using what strength she had left in her to get up. Her back was to him so he got to see first hand what damage the stone had did. It was pretty bad! The stone had lodged itself inside of her back with just one half of it showing.
"Stop! Save the rest of your strength for later. You'll need it." He kneeled down and gently readied to pick her up.
Terra hissed a bit as he lifted her, but other than that, she was fine the whole way to the hospital wing. One of his mechanical servants rushed in with bandages and that.
"Take care of her." He said as he turned to leave. "And.do be gentle, will you? When you've finished return her to her room."
"Yes sir." The bot said.
Slade exited the room the way he came. Hopefully she'd be up for another training session soon. It'd put him off track of his plan if she weren't.
Terra woke from a sharp pain in her back. When she opened her eyes, she found herself laying on her front in her room. Or, the room Slade had given her anyway. It was dark, as to be expected. The place was underground and the lights were off. Terra would've turned them on if the sharp pain in her back would stop. So she did what she could to reach over and turn the light on the nightstand on. Fortunately, she succeeded and the little light surprisingly enough spread light so she could see the whole room. That was saying something, the room was relatively large and not that much was in it.yet anyway. As soon as Terra settled in, IF she settled in that is, it would most likely be filled with more than just a dresser, nightstand, queen sized bed, a desk with a computer, speakers, a printer, and scanner on it, a TV and entertainment stand, (A/N: don't ask why all this stuff is here, I'm just naming things in my bedroom. :D) and boxes. Terra didn't know what most of the boxes contained, but she knew one of them contained things she'll need for hygiene and that.
'For a villain, he sure treats me pretty good.' She thought.
Terra felt down her back to find a large bandage there. Then she remembered what had happened in the training room.
'It hurts more just thinking about it!' she thought.
Laying back down on her front, she turned her face to the nightstand. To her delight, she found a pen and writing book. After painfully pushing herself onto her elbows once more, she reached out and grabbed both the pen and writing book. Forgetting her pain, she opened the book and began to write what had happened since Slade had taken her in.
~(Terra's Writing)~
A lot has happened in so little time. A couple days ago a man named Slade took me in. He's said to be a bad guy, t least that's what the Teen Titans said. He maybe a bad guy and enemy to them, why should he be a bad guy and an enemy to me? Anyway, they betrayed me! Now I don't wanna go into detail with it right now, so I won't. Anyway, for such a bad guy he sure seems to be treating me pretty good. He gave me my own room and is helping me control my powers. I wouldn't exactly call that bad or evil.
Today, or whenever it was, I was training in the training room when Slade let out these robots that looked like the Titans. I don't know why, but I hesitated in defeating them. But after I attacked, I lost control of my powers and everything went totally haywire! Things were flying around the place! The room was shaking! I sort of made this twister that was so powerful it made a huge crack down the wall. I was in so much pain while it was happening! My mind seemed to be burning as if something was using a mind scrambler on it. After it all ended, I fell to the floor. The bot that resembled Cyborg threw a large rock at my back! It dug itself into my back! It really hurt! I finished him off, but fell down after that. Slade came in to retrieve me after it'd all ended. I think he brought me to the hospital wing, but I'm not sure. I blacked out while he was carrying me somewhere. Most likely the hospital wing. I have a large bandage on my back so it's kind of obvious.
Well, that's all for now. I'm getting tired so I'll just go back to sleep now.
~(End of Terra's Writing)~
Placing the pen and writing book under her pillow (just in case), she regained notice of her pain and got what sleep she could before the pain could wake her again.
A/N: I hope people understand my reasoning for the problems listed above. And if anyone sees anything else confusing just ask about it. I'd feel really stupid if I went over and found a stupid mistake that must've been there for centuries. Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing. I'll have the next chapter up soon!
By Sava Varen
Quick Notes:
See prologue for disclaimer (you know the drill)
Okay, reviewer questions that are very important to point out:
Slade's age: Yes, he probably is a lot older than I have his age, but I really can't think of him as that old. You can call me strange, but seriously speaking, I can't picture him that old. I'm sorry I should've cleared that up.
Terra and Beastboy: I honestly don't like the little crush Beastboy has on Terra. He liked Raven first and I think it should stay that way. Another thing about that, I don't like the whole idea of them being together, it's just not there for me.
Cyborg's age: He's a Teen Titan, he gets special privileges. Here's something that might go with that one or against it: how are any of the Teen Titans living in the T-tower without any parental supervision? That's what I call special treatment. So, I figure Cyborg can drive because of special treatment.
Thank you everybody for reviewing! I hope you enjoyed the story so far. And, yeah, Mia, you're right; I went over it and thought it was missing something. But, unfortunately, I won't do anything about it yet, because I have a lot of things going on and just writing these chapters is taking a lot of time. But, I'm a writer, so I can't just stop. Again, thank you for being honest and helpful! It's a lot better than what my friends said. They just read it and reassure me it's great, but I'm glad there are people out there who are pointing out my mistakes so I can learn from them. I appreciate it!
I must apologize for any spelling errors. I went through and found quite a few of them and I just hope yous can comprehend what it's saying. If not, just ask. Don't want to leave ya hanging.
Chapter 2: Truth and Trust
Two sphere shaped bots that shot lasers were coming her way fast! Terra quickly leaped out of the way and squashed the bots with stones. Red lasers shot from both directions and she had a time dodging them. After figuring out the sources, she threw large stones at them with her powers. Then, things started to pick up in pace and difficulty. Five humanoid robots appeared. "Whoa!" she yelled as one dove down to whack her on the head. She rolled out of the way just in time. They landed in the ground in front of her in an orderly fashion. At second glance they looked just like.
"The Titans!" she whispered.
The bots stood there waiting for her attack, just as the Titans would do. They fought defensively, not offensively. The one in the middle with the staff, the one that tried to whack her, it resembled Robin. The next one to the left resembled Starfire! It flew like her too! The one next to that looked like Beastboy! That probably meant it could change shapes. The one on the right of the one that resembles Robin looked almost identical to Cyborg! Cyborg is half machine so that meant it was pretty close! The last one was similar Raven. Terra was debating on whether the one who looked like Raven could move things with the mind.
Slade had taken notice of her hesitation.
"Terra! Fight!" he called from the controls.
"I...I can't!"
"Why not? Is it because of whom they resemble? Terra, they are not your friends, they want to use you, never mind who they look like and continue the training!"
"But--." She stopped.
After she'd thought about it, she saw Slade was right. This angered her. Leaping full into the air, she moved a boulder to hold her in the air and attacked. The robot Titans attacked after she'd started. They all did what the Titans would most likely do in battle against their enemies! Take away their klutziness that is. The Starfire bot threw green balls of energy at her; Terra dodged them and returned the attack with large stones in large quantities. This took down the Starfire bot for now. The Robin bot came at her with its metal staff at hand and tried to trip her with it. Luckily, Terra jumped up just in time and the rock she'd been standing on fell with the Robin bot on it. She called forth another one to catch her. The Raven and Beastboy bots attacked her together. The Beastboy bot turned into a mechanical snake and squeezed her to keep her still while the Raven bot called heavy objects to throw at Terra.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Terra yelled out in pain as the Beastboy bot's squeeze kept getting tighter.
Terra's eyes lit up yellow and the floor cracked beneath them. Boulders, stones, rocks, and pebbles flew everywhere around Terra! They hit the bots and other things in the training room!
"Oh no!" Terra yelled in fear. "I'm...losing...control! Hmmmm.AHHHHHH!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs as she lost control completely. "Nooooooo!!"
The pain searing through her mind and body was almost unbearable! She could feet everything around her rumbling, and surely the bots were finished by now. Terra tried her hardest to gain control once more and little by little, everything started to calm down. She fell to the ground once everything had settled. Terra pushed up slowly from the ground. Looking up at the window of the control room where Slade was, she heard some movement behind her. The Cyborg bot threw a large stone at her back. It hit its target forcefully and Terra yelled out as the stone dug itself into her back. Crimson blood oozed down her back as she slowly and angrily got to her knees. Pointing at the Cyborg bot, she said:
"Now it's over!"
Two huge boulders flew from behind Terra and at the Cyborg bot. The boulders broke straight through the bot breaking it to pieces. Terra's eyes returned back to their former color of strong blue. Seeing the training was over, she let herself fall back to the ground.
As Slade walked from the control room he laughed in pleasure as he realized what power he'd gained by getting Terra on his side.
'Such power!' he thought evilly. 'I could put her skills to very good use. Who knows, she may end up being my apprentice instead of that brat Robin!'
Entering the training room, he found Terra using what strength she had left in her to get up. Her back was to him so he got to see first hand what damage the stone had did. It was pretty bad! The stone had lodged itself inside of her back with just one half of it showing.
"Stop! Save the rest of your strength for later. You'll need it." He kneeled down and gently readied to pick her up.
Terra hissed a bit as he lifted her, but other than that, she was fine the whole way to the hospital wing. One of his mechanical servants rushed in with bandages and that.
"Take care of her." He said as he turned to leave. "And.do be gentle, will you? When you've finished return her to her room."
"Yes sir." The bot said.
Slade exited the room the way he came. Hopefully she'd be up for another training session soon. It'd put him off track of his plan if she weren't.
Terra woke from a sharp pain in her back. When she opened her eyes, she found herself laying on her front in her room. Or, the room Slade had given her anyway. It was dark, as to be expected. The place was underground and the lights were off. Terra would've turned them on if the sharp pain in her back would stop. So she did what she could to reach over and turn the light on the nightstand on. Fortunately, she succeeded and the little light surprisingly enough spread light so she could see the whole room. That was saying something, the room was relatively large and not that much was in it.yet anyway. As soon as Terra settled in, IF she settled in that is, it would most likely be filled with more than just a dresser, nightstand, queen sized bed, a desk with a computer, speakers, a printer, and scanner on it, a TV and entertainment stand, (A/N: don't ask why all this stuff is here, I'm just naming things in my bedroom. :D) and boxes. Terra didn't know what most of the boxes contained, but she knew one of them contained things she'll need for hygiene and that.
'For a villain, he sure treats me pretty good.' She thought.
Terra felt down her back to find a large bandage there. Then she remembered what had happened in the training room.
'It hurts more just thinking about it!' she thought.
Laying back down on her front, she turned her face to the nightstand. To her delight, she found a pen and writing book. After painfully pushing herself onto her elbows once more, she reached out and grabbed both the pen and writing book. Forgetting her pain, she opened the book and began to write what had happened since Slade had taken her in.
~(Terra's Writing)~
A lot has happened in so little time. A couple days ago a man named Slade took me in. He's said to be a bad guy, t least that's what the Teen Titans said. He maybe a bad guy and enemy to them, why should he be a bad guy and an enemy to me? Anyway, they betrayed me! Now I don't wanna go into detail with it right now, so I won't. Anyway, for such a bad guy he sure seems to be treating me pretty good. He gave me my own room and is helping me control my powers. I wouldn't exactly call that bad or evil.
Today, or whenever it was, I was training in the training room when Slade let out these robots that looked like the Titans. I don't know why, but I hesitated in defeating them. But after I attacked, I lost control of my powers and everything went totally haywire! Things were flying around the place! The room was shaking! I sort of made this twister that was so powerful it made a huge crack down the wall. I was in so much pain while it was happening! My mind seemed to be burning as if something was using a mind scrambler on it. After it all ended, I fell to the floor. The bot that resembled Cyborg threw a large rock at my back! It dug itself into my back! It really hurt! I finished him off, but fell down after that. Slade came in to retrieve me after it'd all ended. I think he brought me to the hospital wing, but I'm not sure. I blacked out while he was carrying me somewhere. Most likely the hospital wing. I have a large bandage on my back so it's kind of obvious.
Well, that's all for now. I'm getting tired so I'll just go back to sleep now.
~(End of Terra's Writing)~
Placing the pen and writing book under her pillow (just in case), she regained notice of her pain and got what sleep she could before the pain could wake her again.
A/N: I hope people understand my reasoning for the problems listed above. And if anyone sees anything else confusing just ask about it. I'd feel really stupid if I went over and found a stupid mistake that must've been there for centuries. Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing. I'll have the next chapter up soon!