Chapter 10: What are the Elemental Twins?
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Hi all! I'm planning on this chapter on being very uneventful, so don't expect any action.
They all filed out of the t-sub, looking around the rocks. Robin turned around and stared at the tower. It was covered in metal, in it's armor. They would have to wait about a week until the gas would evaporate. And the t-sub was almost out of gas.
He sighed and pivoted to the Teen Titans, "I guess this will be our home from now on.
They all split up, looking for a place to stay.
Raven flew over the red canyon with ruble littering the bottom. While she flew, she thought.
"Why do you care about her?"
Raven shook her head, why do I care? I should be happy she's gone.
She could never quite figure out how she felt about Lauren. She liked Terra, but she felt like an idiot with her betraying them and she not on to it. She had been a bit reluctant to like Lauren, in case something like Terra did happened. Apparently, she was right.
But she couldn't help but wondering why Lauren did that. She didn't seem like the kind of girl that would go to the dark side. Then again, nether did Terra. Maybe she was seeing this in a wrong perspective. Maybe she should think this whole situation over.
Okay, I either want to save Lauren or want her die and rot in hell. I liked her, but do I still? Do I still, or have I let go of her completely? Did I even start liking her?
I wish there were someone who could sort out my feelings and tell me how I fell about things Raven thought sadly.
Snap out of it, Raven, She shot back at herself, If you can't figure out your own damn feelings, there is no way anyone else can.
"Why do you care about her? I thought you didn't like her because, you know…"
"Yes, Beast Boy, I do know. I know perfectly. That is why I want to save her. Never mind, you wouldn't understand."
You wouldn't, Beast Boy. Even I don't.
She sighed again and flew faster.
Beast Boy went to the right, and found a pretty roomy cave. There was rubble in front of it, and inside a place that already had firewood. He looked around some more. There was a little bed, enough room to fit one person. There were empty soup cans, and some that were full. There were other travel foods, perfect for the titans to eat. And, in the corner, was a flashlight with barely any batteries.
Flashback
Lauren took a breath. They would know exactly where she had been for the last month.
"DO YOU KNOW WHERE I'VE BEEN? I'VE BEEN IN A BLOODY CAVE ALL MONTH, LIVING IN THE DARK, WITH A FLASHLIGHT WITH BARELY ANY BATTERIES, AND WOSE, WITHOUT MY SISTER! I BLOCKED THE ENTRYWAY WITH BLOODY ROCKS SO NO ONE COULD HURT ME!
Beast Boy touched the cave, "bloody cave."
He touched the flashlight, "a flashlight without any bloody batteries."
He touched the rocks, "Bloody rocks."
This was the cave that Lauren had lived in for the last month.
"Beast Boy."
He turned around, "hu? Who's there?"
"Beast Boy."
His head darted from side to side, "who is talking?"
"It's me, Beast Boy."
He hesitated, "Terra?"
Terra's image flew out of the nearest rock. She seemed so real. Real enough to be… well… real.
She smiled, "How you doing, Beast Boy?"
Beast Boy stared in aw. He didn't know what to say.
Terra smiled. She was acting just like her old self, "so, you've found the cave that my sister stayed in for a month. Not a very pleasant space, is it?"
Beast Boy sat on the rock that Terra was sitting on and put his arms around her. Terra leaned into him. They sat there for a while, just feeling the presence of each other.
"Beast Boy, Lauren has been through so much, I can't stand to watch her suffer. She is used to always having me there to protect her, comfort her, and watch over her. She is trying to be like me, but she can't. Promise me, Beast Boy, promise me that you will watch over her. I love you, and I can count on you. Be me for her. Promise me."
"Wait," Beast Boy said jerking away, "Lauren betrayed us. Why do you like her? Why are you asking me to watch over her?"
Terra sighed, "Beast Boy, I thought you'd get it. She didn't want to do that, she had to. Slade is controlling her."
"Kinda like you and Slade, then?"
"Yea. Exactly. He is controlling her the same way he was controlling me."
Beast Boy then remembered Lauren's outfit, and how it was identical to Terra's.
"Wow," He said, feeling slightly foolish, "We were slow."
Terra smiled, "Yes, You were."
"Wait a second," Beast Boy shook his head, "when did Slade come into the picture? You destroyed him, remember?"
Terra shook her head, "Nope. I thought so too. But it takes both of the Elemental Twins to stop him."
"I still don't get it," Beast Boy said, still confused, "I've heard about the Elemental Twins, but no one has ever told me what it is."
Terra smiled, "So far, the only people that fully understand it are Lauren and I. And sometimes even we don't get it!" she laughed, her laughter tinkling like bells.
"Every century, the goddesses of earth and sky pick a pair of twins to protect the Earth. It just so happened that they picked Lauren and I! The goddess of earth chose me because I was strong willed and outgoing, just like she was. The goddess of sky favored Lauren because she was shy and quiet, but could still take care of herself."
"They gave us powers so we could right wrong and protect the world from helleshions (hell- esh- e- ons). Helleshions are evildoers with the power of darkness and are born and raised in the pit of hell. Like that Slade you know? He's more then just mean. He is the leader of the helleshions in your area."
"Defeating a helleshion is tricky business. You can't just kill it. You need both of the Elemental Twins. I tried to kill him myself and break the rules. Didn't work. I need to do it with Lauren, and we need to have our necklaces. The stone that we need is more then just to get me out of my present state. They boost our powers to their fullest. Once you brake it, they will morph into an animal that represents us."
Beast Boy, if I don't get that jewel, I will fade from this earth. If I am not healed three days from now, my spirit will disappear from earth and there won't be any way to get it back."
"Why?"
"The thing Lauren battled at dock 11 was her fears. Laurens fears are what kept me on this earth. Now that it is destroyed I'm fading, and will soon be fully gone."
She faded from the rock, and soon Beast Boy was holding nothing but air.
Beast Boy leaped up and ran to the titan's camp.
Once he got there he breathlessly told them everything that happened.
"IwaslookingforsomewereforustostayandthenTerraappearedandtoldmeaboutLaurenandSladeandwegotta-"
"Whoa, Beast Boy," Cyborg said from the other side of the fire, "We can't understand a word your sayin'."
Beast Boy caught his breath and told them the entire story.
"That leaves us only one option," Ravens voice floated across the campfire, "we have to go save Lauren if we want Terra alive."
Robin nodded, "We leave tomorrow."
"No!" Beast Boy said, looking more worried then he ever did in his entire life, "We have to save Terra! We only have three days!" and before anyone could say anything, he turned into a bald eagle and flew off.
The titans looked at each other, "Well," Raven said, "We better go with him and make sure he doesn't do anything rash."
"Come on," Cyborg said, "He's not as stupid as he looks."
"But then again, he looks like a retard," Raven replied with one of her bursts of sarcasm.
The titans looked at her.
She shook her head; "I just worried because love can do strange things to people. Beast Boy loves Terra, and he'll do anything to get her back."
She flew off, and soon, the titans followed her.
Slade's Hideout
Lauren was in a cell with stone floors and an unpleasant bed. She was sitting on it with her face in her hands.
"Please, Teen Titans. Save Terra before it is too late."
Okay, okay, it isn't the longest in the world, but OH WELL! I hope now you understand the whole Elemental Twin thing, and what about Terra's time? Da da daaaaaaaaaaaaaa! You'll have to read the next chapter and find out!
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