My name is Terra.
I had been an orphan all my life, an outcast. I moved from city to city, never finding a place to stay, and always causing pain and destruction everywhere I go. I was alone, I was lost, until I found them. My friends.
The Teen Titans.
For the first time in my life, I felt accepted, felt what it was like to be wanted, and to be loved. I was happy.
Then I met Slade. He offered me freedom, freedom from the burden. He helped me keep in check the indomitable powers that had haunted me my whole life. I was trained, and slowly regained control of myself. However, It all had a price, and I soon lost control of what I could do. I was an apprentice.
I betrayed my friends soon after, and foolishly brushed aside their attempts to save me. Without knowing it, I had become one of the bad guys. I was a villain, a common criminal.
With the help of my friends however, and Beast Boy, I was able to break free from Slade, and for once, I was able to do the right thing. I saved the city, at the price of my own freedom, and I was trapped in a stone prison for what seemed to be an eternity, as a consequence of my deeds.
Now, I am given a second chance. A chance to finally control my own life.
I cannot atone for the past, nor can I expect them to forgive me for all that I have done. But I have learned from my mistakes, and now, I can start by doing the right thing. Perhaps in time, they will find it in their hearts to forgive me, to be able to call me a friend once again....
This is my hope.
This is my Redemption….