DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS

NOTES: Well, to be honest, chapter 6 was going to be the last chapter. but, thanks to my late night burrito cravings, I thought of something on the way home. there might be two more chapters in this story, but for now, it's this one and one more. and I didn't do this in the last chapter, so I'll do it now.

SSJEasterBunny: Thanks for all the help dude. since no one else knows, SSJ helped me big time on a few chapters as well as this one. who knows? mebbe the next chapter as well.

Chapter 7

Resurrection

Two days after Riker had destroyed the Titans; a bright yellow flash lit up the sky. The source of the light came from a cave a few miles away from the island. Inside the cave, a young girl with blond hair fell to the ground. The girl grunted as she struggled to her feet. How long had it been since she had turned into the statue? One year? Two? She didn't know. She finally got to her feet and briefly looked herself over. The suit Slade had made her wear was in tatters, the wrap-bandages had crumbled to dust when she had fallen to the ground, so the only thing that was covering her feminine parts was the breast plate and black bikini shorts.

"Ugh, I can't go anywhere dressed like this…I wonder…will they take me in? Or will they just hand me over to the police? Guess I'll find out." Terra thought to herself.

Turning back to where she had stood as a statue, Terra saw a bouquet of flowers where her feet had been, though now they were withered and dead, and a plaque. The plaque was hard to read. It seemed as if it had been a while since anyone had come into the cave where she had stood for so long. Kneeling down, Terra brushed away as much of the dirt and grime that she could. It read:

Terra, a Teen Titan, a True Friend

"They did care about me…I gotta go see them!" Terra said to herself.

Terra tried taking a step towards the exit of the cave, but fell to her knees. It must have been a while since she was a statue, as it seemed that all of her muscles had faded away into nothing.

"Damn. If my physical strength is this weak, I guess I'll just have to rely on my powers."

During her time as a statue, Terra's powers had evolved, which was the reason she was able to break out of the statue. Sitting on her knees, Terra summons her power and lifts the section of rock she was sitting on.

"Ok, Titans, here I come!"

Terra flies out of the cave in the rock and heads for Titan's Tower. Flying through the night sky, the wind blowing in her hair, Terra felt great to be able to move again. She stared straight ahead, hoping to see the Tower when she got close. After another few minutes of flying, she realizes that something was wrong. It appeared that the tower was gone. Confused, Terra lands the rock and tries to get to her feet. She fails and falls to the ground. Pulling herself to her knees, she stares up to where Titan's Tower had once stood.

"W…what happened? Where's the Tower? Where's Beastboy?" Terra asked the island, knowing she wouldn't get an answer.

"Riker happened to it. And to them. The Titans you knew are now dead. Riker killed them all one by one." A voice came from behind Terra.

Terra spins around to find herself in the company of Batman.

"D…dead? No! The Titans couldn't all be…" Terra falls to her knees, sobbing uncontrollably.

"You're Terra, right? It's been a year and a half since you were turned to stone." Batman said as he knelt next to the crying girl. "Robin sent this to the Justice League. You should watch it."

Batman reached into his belt and produced a small compact disc. He put it on the ground in front of Terra along with a small disc player, and then he walked away. Terra looked up and saw Batman staring out at Jump City. Slowly, she picks up the disc and puts it into the disc player and plays it. Throughout watching the message left by the late leader of the Titans, anger had slowly rose through Terra's body. After the message had finished, she threw the player down on the ground, breaking it into pieces. The sound alerted Batman who turned and walked back to Terra.

"He's coming after us next. The Justice League, I mean. As of right now though, the entire League is scattered around the world doing various jobs, and I haven't been able to reach them. He'll do the same thing he did to the Titans and pick us apart one by one. I can't let that happen." Batman said.

"So what are you going to do?" Terra asked between sobs.

"I need to gather them up. We need to make a stand against Riker. I was to slow to get here to help Robin…and now I need to get the League together."

"And you're not going to go after him right now!?" Terra yells.

"I need to gather the league. I came here to see the truth for myself. You were the last person I expected to find here. But now you know what happened to them. If my calculations are correct, he should be resting for at least three more days. I should be able to gather most of the League by then." Batman replied. "But beware, Riker is extraordinarily powerful. By now he might know you are alive, and might come after you as well. Get out of here. Hide somewhere until this is over."

"But can't I come with you? I need to get stronger! I want to help take this guy down!" Terra said.

"I'm sorry. There's no time. Take my advice and find somewhere safe to stay."

Batman walks towards the edge of the island and pushes a button on his belt. A few seconds later, his Bat Jet flies down from the sky and lands softly on the water. The hatch opens and Batman jumps in. Before the hatch closes, Batman tosses something to the ground in front of Terra.

"You might want to use that." Batman said as the hatch closed.

Terra watched as the jet flew off into the sky, leaving her alone with the package that he had given her. Terra slowly got to her feet and tried to walk over to the package. This time she made it a few steps before falling to the ground again. But at least she was in reach of the package. Opening it, Terra looked inside and saw what Batman had given her. She picked up a large black T-shirt, and a pair of black spandex shorts. Other then the clothes, there were also several packs of food and water. Terra quickly changed, and then ate all the food in the box. She had been so excited about getting to the Titans; she hadn't realized how hungry she was.

Terra once again slowly got to her feet. Standing with her legs together, Terra extends her arms out in front of her. She breathes deeply and readies herself for her exercises. If there was one thing Slade taught her, it was that muscles could easily be rebuilt if you knew how.

Flashback

"Muscles can easily be built up, or, in some cases, rebuilt. The exercises I will show you today will teach you how to build up stronger muscles in a matter of hours. Are you prepared, my apprentice?"

Terra bowed her head and answered.

"Yes Master. I am ready to learn all that you have to teach."

"Good, Terra. Very good. Let us begin." Slade said.

Over the next eight hours, Slade showed Terra all the different stances and movements. With each, Terra grew stronger and stronger, until she was nearly as strong as Robin, and just as fast.

End Flashback

As Terra remembered all of this, she slowly went through each motion. It was hard, as she didn't have very much muscle in her legs to move herself, but eventually, she was able to do the movements easier and faster, and was soon moving around the island with great speed. A slight breeze picked up, cooling her off, and moving some of the loose dirt around. Terra froze in her movements as something caught her eye. She slowly walked over to what she had seen, and dropped to her knees, which by now were quite sore from all the moves. She moved her hands across the ground moving more dirt out of the way.

Underneath all the dirt was a broken slab of marble. Inscribed on it was Beastboy, one of the funniest people on the face of the planet, as well as a good friend. 1985-2004.

Tears sprang to Terra's eyes as she uncovered the rest of the Titan's graves. There wasn't one for Robin. Terra got to her feet slowly, as the hours of training were finally catching up with her. She was sore all over, which was expected with the amount of training she had just put herself through. She walked away from the graves of her friends and sat near the edge of the island with her head in her hands and cried herself to sleep.

ELSEWHERE

Riker sat in a presidential suite at one of the many abandoned hotels in Jump City, his mud-crusted boots on top of the coffee table, a cigar in his mouth. He had hooked up all of the city's security cameras through it, and was flipping through the channels, checking on the city. Many of the population had left, and those that were staying were only doing so to pack and leave. After he had destroyed the Titans and blown away a third of the population with the bomb he had planted in Cyborg, many of the people began to realize that the Titans would not win against him. Riker smiled at the thought. As he flipped through the channels, he stopped as he saw something that interested him.

On channel 128, was a shot of what was left of Titan's Island. On the edge of the island, was a blond girl crying into her hands.

"Interesting…I thought I heard something about another Titan…Terra…I think that's her name…" Riker said to himself, sitting forward on the couch. "Good. Another one to destroy. This should be interesting."