Disclaimer: I do not own, nor am I the creator of, the Teen Titans! But I love the show!

Series Title: Creation

(NOTE: R and R, please!)

PART FIVE:

SECTION ONE: ESCAPE

Beastboy woke up to the sound of someone pounding on his door. "Come on, BB! Wake up!" Beastboy rubbed his eyes wearily and turned over on his side. The door fell in and Cyborg grabbed him by the elbow. He was pulled into the living room to stand in front of the security monitors.

"How could this have happened? She was locked up tight last night!" –Robin.

"Would somebody please explain to me how one girl can get through MY SECURITY and NOT SHOW UP ON THE RECORDING?" –Cyborg.

"She became invisible." –Raven.

"SAY WHAT!" –Robin, Cyborg and Beastboy. Beastboy was now fully awake.

"Ria has the ability to become invisible as well as insubstantial, which is how she can pass through objects." Raven explained to the stunned Titans, "Her invisibility is the reason why you can't see her on the screen."

"Ohhh…the data…we could not see it when we captured her!" –Starfire.

"But how do we know she didn't have outside help from Slade?" –Robin.

"That's just it. We don't. We wait and find out." –Raven.

"But we can't just sit here and wait! We have to find her before Slade does!"–Beastboy.

"Or she finds Slade." –Robin.

SECTION TWO: MASTER'S WRATH

"Good, Ria. I did not think you would return." I stand before Master after my escape from the Titans. I do not respond. My instinct tells me to keep my mouth shut. "Did you destroy the Teen Titans?" Still no response. My Master's single visible eye narrows in anger. I sense his blood simmering. I think about what Beastboy said to me earlier, 'You don't have to let him tell you what to do. You can be free. You can be yourself. You don't need him…'

"I will ask you again, Ria. Did you destroy the Teen Titans?" Master's voice rises. He is angry. But I will not stand for this any more.

"No." I say softly. Master rises from his chair and walks toward me. I know what he will do. I know now that he is evil. 'You don't have to take it.'

"What did you say?"

I look up into his masked face, "No." I am on the ground now. I feel warm blood run down into my mouth. It comes from my nose. The taste revolts me because it is my blood. I back away from Master's advance. I know what is coming. But I will fight back this time. But I do not know how. I will not take it any more. Beastboy's voice: 'You can be free. You can be yourself. You don't need him…' I don't need him anymore.

SECTION THREE: DEFIANCE

Cyborg punched the wall in just after Slade kicked Ria into the far wall. Ria dropped to the ground and tried to get up. She couldn't. "The jig is up, Slade." Robin threatened before attacking.

"On the contrary, Robin. It has just begun. Apprentice, attack!"

Ria did not seem to hear Slade's command. She stood up and walked up to him. "I am not your pet anymore."

This drove Slade into a frenzy, "You will attack or suffer the consequences!"

"No." At this, the Titans watched as Slade pressed a red button on his wrist. Ria fell to the ground, gasping for breath and pulling on the collar around her neck.

"What are you doing to her?" Beastboy shouted. Slade did not respond. Cyborg fired his sonic cannon at Slade, but Slade did a back-flip and caused Cyborg's shot to miss. The battle began.

I WANT THE READER TO IMAGINE THEIR OWN FIGHT SCENE! I CAN'T WRITE ABOUT IT! I'M NOT TALENTED ENOUGH!

SECTION FOUR: AGONY

Master pushed the button. It happened. I tried to fight it. The loss of control coming from the collar. I pulled at it to make the pain go away. None of the other times were like this. I can barely breathe. I supposed I screamed but I do not know.

SECTION FIVE: THE COLLAR

Ria seemed to be having a mental breakdown. She was trying to pull the collar over her head. While his friends battled Slade, Beastboy was at a loss at what to do. Help his friends, or try to help Ria? Beastboy changed into a rhino and charged at Slade. As he passed Ria, he noticed her eyes were beginning to glow red. She was still trying to pull the collar off. She's not strong enough.

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Robin took a glance over at Ria. She was pulling on the collar. The collar… he thought, there's something about it that isn't right…

SECTION SIX: FREEDOM

I could not fight it anymore. The surge of power from the collar was too strong. I could not pull it off. I was getting weaker by the second. I felt the blood rise behind my eyes as the collar took over my movements and thoughts.

I saw the Titans fighting my now ex-Master. The one called Cyborg was defending Raven from Slade. The girl with long red hair and green eyes was thrown back against the wall by an explosion. The boy with the 'R' on his chest repeatedly swung his staff in an attack. Slade defended himself from every blow.

Then I noticed that the feeling came from Slade's control. I could not let him win. I could almost smell freedom. 'You can be free.' Nothing will stand between a wild animal and its freedom.

SECTION SEVEN: TARGET

The Titans almost had Slade surrounded. Obviously, Slade had lost the battle and control. But the villain threw a bomb up to the ceiling and waved to Robin, "Another day perhaps, Robin?" The bomb exploded, and the ceiling came crashing down. While moving out of the way, Robin threw a birdarang towards Ria, who seemed to be in excrutiating pain now. The weapon hit its target-the collar. It exploded in a white light. Once the collar fell off, Robin saw Ria kneeling on the ground, panting, like she was out of breath. Then, she passed out.

Comments! – I think I'm almost at the end of the story! (Boo-hoo!) But anyway, I hope you like it. What do you think happens to the Titans and especially Ria? You'll just have to find out in the finale! (PART SIX OF CREATION!) YAY!