Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Not even the $10 my dad owes me.

This is my first Teen Titans fiction, so please be kind. It takes place a year after the events in Aftershock Part II.

Butterfly of the Sky

Prologue:

A Funeral for the Living

The sun was torturing Beast Boy. It shouldn't be a beautiful day; it should be gloomy, raining, all for the death of Terra. He wished longingly that it would rain, more for his sake than hers. But nature did not answer his plea. It was sunny, beautiful, with butterflies dancing around his window. He got up, even though he did not wish to.

Starfire was humming happily as she assorted flowers. Raven walked in immediately reaching for the herbal tea. "Good morning Raven," Starfire greeted. "Today I shall be heading out to the volcano and place flowers on Terra's statue form to grieve for our loss. Shall you be joining me?"

Raven casted a look at her and turned her back to her friend again. "I never trusted Terra. I have nothing to mourn about. She was a traitor." Several lights above broke, giving Starfire the impression that this was not true.

"Morning everyone," Robin said, grabbing a piece of toast that had just popped out of the toaster. "Starfire, what's with those flowers."

"I am to go to Terra's statue form and grieve. Will you join me?" Starfire asked, not really liking the idea of being alone. Robin looked down.

"Oh, that's right…" Robin just trailed off and turned to look at Beast Boy who had just walked in.

"Morning everyone," he mumbled before collapsing on the couch. Starfire was about to ask but Robin shook his head and she looked down. Starfire grabbed the flowers and walked out, thankfully not grabbing Beast Boy's attention.

I guess, you could say I am dead. I do not breath, I do not eat, I am always asleep. But then again, I feel life inside of me. It's hidden, somewhere deep in my body. It's hiding from the flames. The flames are what scared it, but now they are gone. I'm trying to get it to except the flames, and my new powers.

I can't wake up though, at least not until Slade is finished, once and for all. As soon as I am released from my prison, the suit might reattach itself to me. It burned off in the lava, but something could happen. Something could always happen. Slade isn't dead; I know that. He could reactivate my suit as soon as I get out. But I have to get out. I can't breath anymore. The life is waking up. I have to live.

Memories of BB flashed in my head. Suddenly anger boiled inside of me. "No!" I shouted, as a thought of me letting the stone hover over his helpless form. Suddenly my eyes glowed and the stone burst. I breathed heavily and looked around. I heard someone…but she was so far away. How could I hear someone a few miles away? That's impossible.

I didn't let my curiosity fail my needs to leave. Flames burst around me, so suddenly, I thought I was on fire. But no…this was my new form. I bolted out of the cave so fast that one might see me as nothing more than a gleam from the sun. I saw a dress hanging from a clothesline and grabbed it as I headed past. I put it on and removed the titanium shoes. I found some sneakers lying in the grass and pulled them on. I spotted hedge clippers and cut my golden locks.

I walked down to the beach and I looked at myself. I no longer looked like the one who caused great destruction. I was no longer Terra, the one who couldn't control her powers. I was just your average teenage girl who finally had control of her deepest darkest secret. No one would see me and notice me as the evil one. And that's what I wanted above anything else. I just wanted to be alone.

"What?!" Robin exclaimed jumping up. "What do you mean she's not there?"

"It's true. It's like she was in an egg and she hatched," Starfire replied. "I don't think that Slade helped her."

"So then, she's still alive!" BB exclaimed with a little enthusiasm.

"There's only one way to find out. Let's go," Robin responded. They all nodded and made their way to the volcano. Robin saw a piece of the shell and examined it. "No residue…"

"But the sides look like they've been scorched," Cyborg replied. He slid his finger down the side of the shell and grabbed a piece of the substance. He began smoldering it. "Ash," he confirmed.

Beast-boy looked down and grabbed a piece. It was where a piece of her hair was in. "Scorched from the inside," Beast-boy replied. "How is that possible?"

"I don't know, but it can't be good," Robin responded. He looked at Raven. "Can you sense something?"

"All I see is fire. Nothing involving Slade," Raven replied. "But I still don't trust her."

"What could she be up to?"

I know it was short but it's just the prologue.