Disclaimer: Aira is the only character belonging to me. The others I do not
own.
The girl, Starfire, pestered me with words I didn't try to understand as I slowly walked, far behind the other Titans. Finally, I asked her the questions on my mind. "Where are we going? What do you want with me?" Starfire stopped talking. So it WAS possible.
"Robin has said that I must not divulge that information," she said glumly. You know, her talking wouldn't irritate me as much if she didn't use such proper grammar or whatever. She never abbreviated anything. That irritated me greatly, though I wasn't sure why.
"So, if I walk into a huge trap I won't have any idea until it happens?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Great." My nerves were a bit shot, probably due to the fact that the curse had made five tornadoes in the middle of a city and now I was being dragged somewhere by a group of teenagers. A girl was also pestering me with words while she floated around my head. Does anybody else see anything wrong with that?
We arrived at our destination: A huge tower in the shape of a 'T' on an island. I craned my neck to look up and then looked around for the bridge. There was none. The way we got across surprised me greatly. Raven, the Goth Girl, recited a few weird words and this black energy with a white edge exploded from her hands, forming into a bridge. The Titans took this all as if they did it everyday – admittedly, they probably did.
"Come, possible new friend!" said Starfire. I realized that the others were halfway across the bridge waiting for me while I stood there. I hurried across to them. I found myself starting to trust Starfire.
It didn't take long to cross the bridge onto rocky ground. The bridge disappeared as soon as we had crossed it, which spooked me slightly. As I stared at where it had been, the wind picked up, blowing my hair into my face. The capes of Robin and Raven were also moving in the wind. Everybody's hair was getting all messed up.
"Cool it!" said Raven. I looked at her blankly. What was I to do? She sighed. "Listen, just concentrate. Concentrate on the wind dying down and all being still." I was doubtful, but tried it anyway. I envisioned there being no wind at all, all being still.
At first, nothing happened. If anything, the wind picked up a bit. But then, it died down. The wind slowed and stopped, making everything just as I had pictured it. I looked around in complete astonishment.
"Don't be so amazed," said Robin. I looked at him, silently begging for an explanation. "It's your gift – your power."
"I don't understand," I murmured. He sighed.
"We'll explain inside."
What I had just heard shocked me. They, the Teen Titans, had taken in a girl with powers like mine, except hers was over the rocks, and she had betrayed them, giving their secrets over to Slade, a guy who just wanted to destroy the Titans. She had seen her mistake and tried to go back over, but couldn't due to a suit that controlled her.
But then a volcano erupted and she gave her life to save the city. She, Terra, was turned into stone. The Titans were trying to find a way to change her back. I looked at the faces of all five Teen Titans. Robin and Starfire looked very unhappy. Machine Man, Cyborg, I had learned, looked the same. Raven looked emotionless. Green Dude, or Beast Boy, they had told me, would not look up. I wondered what kind of relationship he had with this Terra.
"Now," said Robin, "That's Terra's story. We need to talk about you now." I nodded consent. "You have power, truly amazing power. Yours is over the wind. You need to learn to control your power, Aira. If you don't, you could destroy the entire city and then some. You almost did back there. We can help you, but you must be willing to learn." I nodded again.
"I am."
The girl, Starfire, pestered me with words I didn't try to understand as I slowly walked, far behind the other Titans. Finally, I asked her the questions on my mind. "Where are we going? What do you want with me?" Starfire stopped talking. So it WAS possible.
"Robin has said that I must not divulge that information," she said glumly. You know, her talking wouldn't irritate me as much if she didn't use such proper grammar or whatever. She never abbreviated anything. That irritated me greatly, though I wasn't sure why.
"So, if I walk into a huge trap I won't have any idea until it happens?"
"Yes."
"Oh. Great." My nerves were a bit shot, probably due to the fact that the curse had made five tornadoes in the middle of a city and now I was being dragged somewhere by a group of teenagers. A girl was also pestering me with words while she floated around my head. Does anybody else see anything wrong with that?
We arrived at our destination: A huge tower in the shape of a 'T' on an island. I craned my neck to look up and then looked around for the bridge. There was none. The way we got across surprised me greatly. Raven, the Goth Girl, recited a few weird words and this black energy with a white edge exploded from her hands, forming into a bridge. The Titans took this all as if they did it everyday – admittedly, they probably did.
"Come, possible new friend!" said Starfire. I realized that the others were halfway across the bridge waiting for me while I stood there. I hurried across to them. I found myself starting to trust Starfire.
It didn't take long to cross the bridge onto rocky ground. The bridge disappeared as soon as we had crossed it, which spooked me slightly. As I stared at where it had been, the wind picked up, blowing my hair into my face. The capes of Robin and Raven were also moving in the wind. Everybody's hair was getting all messed up.
"Cool it!" said Raven. I looked at her blankly. What was I to do? She sighed. "Listen, just concentrate. Concentrate on the wind dying down and all being still." I was doubtful, but tried it anyway. I envisioned there being no wind at all, all being still.
At first, nothing happened. If anything, the wind picked up a bit. But then, it died down. The wind slowed and stopped, making everything just as I had pictured it. I looked around in complete astonishment.
"Don't be so amazed," said Robin. I looked at him, silently begging for an explanation. "It's your gift – your power."
"I don't understand," I murmured. He sighed.
"We'll explain inside."
What I had just heard shocked me. They, the Teen Titans, had taken in a girl with powers like mine, except hers was over the rocks, and she had betrayed them, giving their secrets over to Slade, a guy who just wanted to destroy the Titans. She had seen her mistake and tried to go back over, but couldn't due to a suit that controlled her.
But then a volcano erupted and she gave her life to save the city. She, Terra, was turned into stone. The Titans were trying to find a way to change her back. I looked at the faces of all five Teen Titans. Robin and Starfire looked very unhappy. Machine Man, Cyborg, I had learned, looked the same. Raven looked emotionless. Green Dude, or Beast Boy, they had told me, would not look up. I wondered what kind of relationship he had with this Terra.
"Now," said Robin, "That's Terra's story. We need to talk about you now." I nodded consent. "You have power, truly amazing power. Yours is over the wind. You need to learn to control your power, Aira. If you don't, you could destroy the entire city and then some. You almost did back there. We can help you, but you must be willing to learn." I nodded again.
"I am."