NOTE: I do not own the Teen Titans or related. I borrowed some scenes from the show, however the majority is of my own. I totally made up the stuff that is mine, so deal with it if you don't like it. Constructive criticism and support is welcome, but I would appreciate it if you don't waste my time with meaningless flamers and insults. Thanks! Enjoy!
Chapter I- Swallowed Hole
Terra is an orphan, a wanderer, and source of destruction. She has done truly horrible things. Murderer by mistake, carving her own, cruel destiny in the rock she controls. This unimaginable life began its course in one of her earliest memories. The memory of her mother...
Terra looked up at her mother, searching for any sign of reassurance as the doctor stabbed her arm, withdrawing blood for testing. She didn't know why exactly these tests were being done. When she asked Mom the other day, the reply was simply to ' find Daddy'. How on this earth that would find her dad, Terra did not know; but she trusted Mother and her word and left the matter at that.
Today, however, Terra did not see the usual comfort in the woman's eyes. She saw only stress and pain. 'Caused by me...' Terra thought, guiltily. She thought back to the incident the previous day, when somehow she had buried another child in the sandbox at the playground. It was because Terra wanted to share his truck, and he had refused. Next thing, he was gasping for air from beneath the heap of never-ending granules. ' I always cause trouble...'
The mother acted overly professional during the traumatizing procedure, ignoring every one of Terra's pleas. When the good-doctor offered a lollipop to ease the pain, Mom was there to answer a swift 'no' and whisk Terra away. Down the alleys and walks of the city the mother pulled, Terra becoming more and more upset and depressed as they went on. 'Why couldn't I have the sucker? I did everything Mom wanted... Why didn't she hug me, the other moms were hugging their kids after their needles... The other moms let their kids have suckers, too...Did I do it wrong? Was Mom mad at me? Probably for the sandbox thing yesterday... But I didn't mean too!... She just doesn't love me anymore, there's something wrong with me...'
The 5-year-old continued wallowing in her hole of hatred; hatred in herself, hatred in her mother. The anger increasing, tension and fear building, the ever-increasing feeling of being alone. The two were at this point starting across the busy Main Street, Terra fighting back sorrowful tears. Suddenly, the ground shook; the road began pulling on itself...
'...I wish the ground would just swallow me whole...'
And it did. The street literally opened up, ingesting Terra and her mother into it. At the last possible moment, though, the mother latched onto the edge of the road, slinging Terra onto her back as she did so. All around screams could be heard, the smell of a gas fire strong, the sound of crashing cars unavoidable. "Terra, climb up onto the road! Quick!"
Terra did as told, at the top staring down upon her mother, a view of her she had never witnessed before. Her eyes were kind. Full of enormous fear, however caring. 'She loves me...'
All the hatred and depression Terra had felt before had drained away to the farthest depths. She felt an uncontrollable love to her parent, knowing that she was cared for. The eyes radiated hope and fear, they unearthed the friend buried within.
But just as the hole in Terra's heart healed over, the extravagant crack into the earth began to close. She struggled dearly, the mother fighting for her life, clinging on as best as she could.
Until she slipped.
Down into the ground the woman fell. Terra looked away as a disturbingly distinct 'thud' was heard. The ground continued to close, coming together perfect to the last crease.
Terra stared down at the crack, having smoothly sealed itself shut. She laid her small hand upon it, a tear noiselessly falling to the ground. A silent prayer humming in her head.
She sat there, never looking away, hoping futilely for Mom to reappear. But she didn't.
Well, that's my version of Terra's first tragedy, mixing comfortably with the history of how she came to be. Hoped you liked it. No, I won't be stupid and not update until I get a certain number of reviews. I hate it when people do that. Nonetheless, I wouldn't mind a kind word or two!;) (hint hint! wink wink!) Next chapter, I think I'll fast-forward to Terra's cave and the battle with the giant-scorpion-thingy (that is what it is, right?) Maybe I'll start sooner then that with life on the streets and her other horrible deeds. I dunno. I'll sleep on it... (snores)
