Posted: 12-19-04

Chapter 3: Position

AN: La la la la la... Oh! You're there? Okay... I don't own Teen Titans! But you knew that... Anyways, yeah! Here's my next chapter, which I must say, I TOTALLY knew what was going to happen when I started writing it!!! ...Okay, yeah, I have this bad habit of not planning details, but I know what's going to happen eventually! AKA updates may become worse than usual. And with college, you've seen how it's been. But with finals over, I'll write a ton during break!!! Deal? Deal.

...I just saw Betrayal again... That is such an AWESOME episode... UNTIL SLADE $&#ING RUINS EVERYTHING!!! chasing Slade with baseball bat HOW DARE YOU RUIN MY (second) FAVORITE COUPLE!!! ...Uh... And now, for no reason, I'm gonna start doing reviewer responses on this fic!!! ...It's because I love you.

shadowcatmage13: Ah, that would explain it. And YOU didn't get reviews?! I've heard a ton about you (haven't had time to read anything yet, though XD). Thanks for the review, BTW!

The Anime Kid (and Chaos Girl): Yay! Thanks! And see, I updated! Y-you can put down that gun now... Oh, and drum roll please you're my 200th reviewer!!! Yes, over two years and 27 still posted fics, this is my 200th recorded one!!! YAY!

Princess Lightina: Thank you so much!!! Don't worry, I won't give up! I just may not write cause I'm too busy... XD. And in a way they are a canon pairing. Sure, it didn't last long (curses), but it was there!!!

hermioneandterras-twin16: Well, here's an update!! Hee hee, thanks for reviewing!

ssj: (Heh, that's just easier XD) Wow, that was like a last second review before they shut reviewing and stuff down! Yes, I love constructive criticism... Uh, I kind of know what I want to have happen couple wise, so you'll just have to wait and see P (and decide how you'd classify it, cause I'm not sure XD)! And you want a cliffie, huh? Okay, you asked for it... (cue evil laughter)

blackmoon36- (applauds) I totally agree with you! Except I love Terra, lol. Yeah, I kind of like Rae and Terra not liking each other that much, it gives the show some nice tension. Or GAVE the show, I should say sniff. And here's that update!

(Sobbing) Thank you all for the reviews! They make me so happy! I almost used a whole page just on you guys!! And now, what you really came here for:

Terra dragged herself into her room. The training had been much harder than usual that day; Slade seemed intent on making sure she was ready for whenever he wanted to initiate his newest plan. She closed the door and flopped onto her bed.

She lay on her stomach and wrapped her arms around her pillow, turning her head slightly to the side. She closed her eyes and tried to let herself drift off to sleep. Although she was totally drained, it still took her a little bit of time to fall asleep. She had problems sleeping in general; usually she would lie awake for a while and just think. At least, she had been like this for the last six years...

Thoughts began flooding through her head, as was the usual situation. At first, it wasn't anything special. Just the usual things. What was training going to be like tomorrow? How had it really gone today? What was happening on her favorite TV shows? How many licks did it really take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

Finally, these ideas became fuzzier and fuzzier and she drifted off into slumber. Normally her dreams were never good ones. Her past was just so riddled with such horrible memories that at least one found a way to sneak into her head. Tonight, however, was different from what she was used to.

The first thing she saw was the inside of Titan's Tower. Although while awake she would have known that alone was not a good sign for the outcome of this, while sleeping she felt strangely content. She was standing near the door and looking toward the large windows that looked out over the water. She could see five shaded figures sitting on the couch and started walking toward it. As she neared them, they reacted much in the ways she would normally have expected them to before they had turned against her; Starfire smiled and proceeded to asphyxiate her with a hug, Robin waved a little bit, Cyborg gave her a brief but friendly welcome, Raven merely blinked in acknowledgment, and Beast Boy smiled nervously.

She sat down between Starfire and Beast Boy, watching as Robin and Cyborg played a civil game of MarioKart. It felt very peaceful, oddly, watching them fire red shells at each other. Robin won, as usual, and a fuming Cyborg handed the controller to Beast Boy.

Just then, Beast Boy hit a button on the controller and everything in the room seemed to fly away, leaving them all in a floating, black space. The others didn't seemed to be shocked by any of this at all; in fact, they seemed to be going about things as they normally would. And although the change of environment scared her, the fact that those others were okay with it somehow made her feel better.

Just then, Slade stepped onto the nonexistent floor and her feeling of dread returned for some reason again. She turned to look for the other Titans, but they still floated away from her, not even seeming to notice that Slade was ever approaching. She opened her mouth to call to Beast Boy for help, but no noise came out. Just then, she heard a voice yelling...

"Terra!"

She sat up, breathing heavily, and put her hand to her head. "Stupid nightmare," she muttered, shaking her head and trying to forget whatever part made her feel better around those traitors.

"What?" she finally said, looking at the intercom on the wall.

"It's time," Slade's voice said. "Are you ready?"

She pulled her legs over the side of the bed. "Yeah," she replied. "I'm ready."

"Titans, trouble!" Robin exclaimed, looking at the main screen and pressing a few keys on the computer to get better information. The other four burst into the room, coming from whatever they had been doing previously.

"What's wrong?" Cyborg asked, staring at the screen.

"Something's attacking downtown," he answered, trying to pinpoint the location of the trouble.

"Who is it?" Beast Boy said, looking concerned.

"Don't know," Robin replied, still working on the computer. "There. Let's go!"

They rushed out the door and once they had gotten outside, Beast Boy transformed into a Pterodactyl and picked up Cyborg while Starfire grabbed Robin. Dust and smoke rose from an area near the main part of the city, and they landed just outside of it and prepared for a fight. Car alarms were going off and at random, more crashes could be heard as more debris rose.

"Who are you?!" Robin exclaimed. "Show yourself!!!"

Just then, the shadows of two people could be seen, one appearing to be much smaller than the other.

AN: There you go, ssj. A cliff hanger! What'll happen next? Who knows?! ...Seriously, who knows? ...What's with me and these dream scenes? This is the third fic I've done it on! Oh well, it's a good look into what I think is really in a character's head or how they're really feeling (although they may not know it at the time). At least I think it is. Oh well, at least I didn't do my usually shadowy person thing like in Requiem and Fate... And again, this is mostly what I think Terra thinks, not what I personally think! And I totally gave her "me trying to fall asleep" syndrome. Seriously. That's my usual night. Except I usually don't have weird dreams about the Teen Titans. ...Usually XD. Anyway, I'd like to get another update this week for Christmas, but we'll just have to wait and see, I guess... I'll be back as soon as possible! ...And sorry about the delay! School and writer's block are not a good mix. So, please review, and let me know if you like it, if the chapters are too short (but it makes it easier for me to write and you to read), or if it's just plain bad.