:: This one is a little bit longer! Enjoy!
This story is also taking A LOT away from the both the comic book and the cartoon. I haven't read the comic book, but I might see if I can pick up a copy of some of the issues somewhere (if anyone can help, it'd be appreciated!). I found synopsis of the episodes and descriptions and the such, so hopefully this will get better. Call it, taking the poetic liscence. :) Read and review and enjoy! ::
-Chapter 4-
We approached the Tower again. All of the Titans were outside looking for me. They grew excited when they saw me, but they froze when they saw Slade behind me. My blood ran cold. I knew Slade was going to control me, going to use me to try and destroy the Titans. I was summoning my willpower to fight him, summoning my strength to fight against him.
My mind hummed and my body began to glow yellow. I pulled strength from all my limbs to fight this demon. But it wouldn't be enough. I was going to need help. I closed my eyes and let my senses do the work. I could feel where the Titans were, especially the field around Cyborg. I felt the incredible strength of Slade behind me. It was almost overwhelming.
Slade took control of my mind and called forth a rock to hurl at the Titans. I let him call it, but I moved it. I flung it backwards instead of forwards.
"My friends, attack me. Go through me to get to Slade!" I shouted. I opened one eye, and saw them standing together, battle-ready, but unable to move.
"My pet, why don't you throw the first blow?" Slade growled, controlling me, using me, to pick up another large rock and hurl it at Robin. He just barely got out of the way.
My power was growing; I was absorbing energy from the earth itself. I wasn't sure if I would be able to survive the release of so much energy.
I sensed a movement. Cyborg attacked, sending a blue bolt of energy to Slade. He easily manipulated me to block the blow. Next was Starfire's Starbolts, which, again, were easily blocked. I no longer heard Slade's voice, or even the Titan's voices, just a hum inside my head.
Suddenly, it went black, I felt the sensation of falling, but it was a controlled fall. The sound was still there, but Slade wasn't. I only assumed that Raven had pulled me off the rock and put me on the ground. The earth was warm. I laid face-down and absorbed the energy from the rocks deep beneath the soil. I could feel Slade nearing. My power was almost at a peak. Just as he stood over me, I released my energy in a big-bang.
The hum was gone. I heard the explosion of energy, the shouts of Slade and the Titans, the earth tearing itself apart around me. Rocks and boulders and clumps of earth flew towards Slade. All my energy and willpower focused of striking the evil.
And then it went black.
When I came to, it was dark. There was a low, mechanical hum in the background somewhere. I couldn't pin-point it. My arms were bound behind my back and I was face-down on a cold floor. Blinking to clear my vision, I turned my head towards a small pin-prick of light coming from what could possibly have been a door. I tried calling the energy of the earth to me, but nothing came. Could I have done that just when I needed the extra power boost? I didn't know then. All I knew was that my body was screaming in pain and that I was somewhere against my will.
There were voices coming from somewhere. Possibly from what I thought was a door. I drew my legs in and got up onto my knees. Leaning back, the cold metal wall met me. I used that for support while I tried to remember what happened. The last thing in my memory was the horrid sound of the earth tearing itself apart. Had I lost control again? Had I brought ruin to the Titans?
And where was Slade?
"She's in here." An unfamiliar voice said. It was a guy, but I wasn't sure who. A lock clicked loudly and a metal door groaned on its hinges as it swung open.
"Who are you?" My voice cracked.
"Are you awake now?" Another guy asked, but this one was different from the other. The voice was different.
"Where am I?" I demanded. I tensed up, expecting a swift kick or something. Slade always punished me when I demanded too much or asked too many questions.
Nothing came but a warm hand over my eyes.
"We're going to turn on the light now." The second voice said softly.
The pin-prick exploded into light as the harsh fluorescent bulbs kicked on, humming louder now than they had before. That explained the hum. I squeezed my eyes shut after the guy removed his hand but eventually blinked in the sudden light while my eyes became adjusted to it.
There were two people there, two teenagers, one white and one black, and both dressed rather interestingly.
"Are you Titans too?" I asked.
The two looked at each other. "Titans?" The white teenager asked.
"Yeah, the guys who work with Robin remember Batman had said that he was busy with the Titans." The black one said.
"Oh, no, we're not part of the Titans. This is Static and I'm Gear, we're superheroes as well."
"How did I get here and why am I tied up?" I asked.
The one called Static kneeled down and gently untied my bonds. I flexed my hands and shook out my wrists, no matter how painful they were.
"You just sort of appeared in a flash. So what's your name, kid?" Static said.
"Terra." I said simply. "I need to get back to Gotham."
"You're a long way from home then." Gear said, offering a hand. I took it and pulled myself up. I staggered, but didn't fall. He still reached out to catch me.
"I'm fine." I said. "Can you at least point me in the right direction?"
"We'll help you get back to where you need to go, don't worry about it. I'm sure you're just as confused as we are. Come on, lets go to my house and we can talk over some dinner." Static smiled. For being complete unknowns, they were rather trustworthy.
"That is, if your sister isn't cooking." Gear quipped.
"Too true." Static grinned. He then turned to me. "I'm guessing you have some sort of power?"
"Yes, I can use the rocks to my advantage." I answered.
"Cool. We'll show you the way." Static smiled and turned to leave. Gear hung back with me. When we left the building, and old factory, I called up a boulder, and Static got out his disk and Gear just flew along. They led the way through the city to a quiet suburb. They killed the flying and changed costumes to appear "normal," and walked to Static's house.
Raven had managed to pull Terra off of her perch in front of Slade and put her on the ground. When she did, they all felt Terra's power intensify; the rocks and earth began swarming around the teen, all glowing yellow. Raven put up a defense just in time for a flash of power as Terra's power peaked and released itself, hurling rocks and earth everywhere. From what they could see, a large boulder slammed in Slade, throwing him off the rock and pinning him wholly under it. The Titans took this to their advantage and attacked Slade, but he was gone.
When the dust settled, Terra was too.
"Damnit! Where did she go now?" Cyborg yelled in frustration.
"I told you she couldn't be trusted." Raven said, crossing her arms.
"She isn't wholly bad!" Beast Boy defended. "She was insane when she got here. She told me so many things when we both couldn't sleep at night. We sat on the top of the tower and talked. She's not bad deep down."
"Really? Then why did she go back to Slade?" Raven shot back.
"To find answers."