Chapter eleven: Rescue Mission

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans; you should know that by now!

Aloha! I was planning to have this story be twenty chapters long, but I think I'll only get to about 14 (yes, the story is drawing to a close! So sad…) chapters, maybe less (actually, probably less). So, enjoy it while you can!

Anyway, this chapter is a little weird. There is this thing that Lauren recovers from, but she might recover too quickly. I dunno. Please review and tell me. If she does recover too quickly, I'll redo the chapter. Now, let's go!

Beast Boy zoomed over the sea to where he saw Icicle go, thinking only of getting Terra back. To tell you the truth, he wasn't caring much for Lauren. He was just thinking about Terra.

He got about halfway across the sea when he stopped, he didn't know where in the world he was going.

Breathless and saltwater sprayed, the rest of the Teen Titans caught up with Beast Boy, and giving them a moment to rest, Beast Boy grabbed Robin's communicator and looked through the profiles when he finally found Icicles profile.

He activated the location divice and saw Icicles location beeping on the screen. He zoomed off again.

"I knew he would act weird," Raven mumbled as she saw the eagle swooping over the skies, "Beast Boy you idiot, you can't save her alone!"

They started after Beast Boy, who was speeding across the ocean at 50 mph.

Beast Boy reached shore, and the titans caught up with him.

"WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG! TERRA IS-"

Raven made some dark energy and wrapped it around his head.

"Why don't you yell that a bit louder," Raven hissed, "and let Slade know exactly what we're doing?"

She took the dark energy away, and Beast Boy glared at her. She didn't say anything, though.

"Raven's right," Starfire whispered, "we need the cover of darkness so we can find Lauren and get her out of here."

They crouched down and planned.

Inside Slade's hide out

Lauren was pacing in her 'room', and Icicle was following her with her eyes from the other side of the room.

"Lauren."

"What?" Lauren snapped, turning around to face her. She was in no mood for her sarcasm.

Icicle had a mischievous look her eyes, "aw, what's the matter? PMS?"

Lauren glared at her, then shot a current of wind at her. Icicle's fell blew under her and she landed on the ground.

"I hope you have an apology for that," Icicle mumbled

Lauren glared at her again, "Sorry, I'm not planning to apologize because YOU'RE MY DAMN ENEMY."

Icicle shook her head, "definitely PMS."

Just then the Teen Titans busted through the ceiling just as Lauren and Icicle did that day.

Lauren's face lit up at the sight of them. She couldn't believe they had come to save her, after what she had done (what Slade had done, really, but it was her body, so she was taking the blame).

"But… but… but I'm your enemy!" she exclaimed, "Why are you saving me?"

Before the titans could answer, Beast Boy jumped in, "we need to save Terra before her time is up. And to free Terra, we need you."

Lauren looked a little sad after this comment. She thought that they had saved her because they had been worried about her. But she didn't want the titans to think she was selfish and didn't care about Terra, so her smile was back in a flash.

But Raven had seen her frown, "don't worry," she whispered, "Beast Boy is blinded by love. He'll come around eventually."

This puzzled Lauren. Sure, she knew that Beast Boy cared for Terra, but she didn't know he had a thing for her. She thought they were just good friends.

But Terra having a boyfriend at her age?

Lauren wasn't sure she would allow it.

Oh, well, she thought, I'll think about the lovebirds later.

The titans sprung into action. Raven and Beast Boy worked on opening the cell while Robin Cyborg and Starfire blocked the door.

Raven was trying to move the bars apart so Lauren could get through, and Beast Boy was running into the cell over and over again as a gorilla.

Raven rolled her eyes, "you know that won't help any, right?"

Beast Boy didn't answer. Be just kept on banging.

Starfire, Cyborg and Robin waited outside the door. Until they got the mental stubs off of Lauren, she was constantly being watched. They were pushing their luck ass it was.

'There!" Raven said triumphantly. Lauren flew out of the cell and they flew out of the hole they made.

At least, they tried to.

Just as Lauren had started to go out, a red light flashed and a rrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrr sound had been unleashed. Bars slid across the hole. They were trapped.

They landed on the ground then looked around. There were no robots, ninjas, or any henchmen of the sort. Who was Slade going to send to defeat them?

"Where are the henchmen?" Starfire asked, "Where are the people to destroy us?"

Just as she said that, Lauren threw a punch.

And that began a fierce battle between Lauren and the Teen Titans. Lauren was trying to hold back, but Slade had too much control over her. She didn't even hesitate. She was fighting the best she ever had. But for all the wrong reasons.

The titans where amazed by Laurens fighting ability. Even though it was five against one, Lauren seemed to be winning.

Every time Lauren began an attack, she would try to pull at the metal stubs. They weren't coming off.

Then Raven got and idea. She made a giant bubble of dark energy and put Lauren inside it. Even though Lauren was screaming and trashing, and trying to blow them away, you could tell that she was smiling and thought Raven's idea was brilliant.

But then, Lauren did something unexpected. She made a whirlwind.

Lauren had never made a whirlwind before. She didn't even know she was able to make a whirlwind. But, apparently, she was.

The whirlwind whirled (yep, miss state the obvious, that's me!) through the room, throwing the titans around like rag dolls. Of course, Raven lost concentration, so Lauren became free of the bubble. No one noticed, but the whirlwind threw the bars of Icicle's cell around too.

Icicle grabbed on to the wall, refusing to be sucked into the whirlwind that Lauren had created. She was amazed by Lauren's power; she was much stronger then herself.

We could make a great team Icicle thought if she was on the dark side. Even when my master controls her, she still manages to be on the good side. It sickens me. Finally, Icicle couldn't hang on any longer. She let go of the wall and got sucked into the whirlwind.

While this was all happening, Lauren was fighting against herself. The Lauren-ness ageist the Terra-ness.

She knew this was wrong, but she still did it. I know this is wrong, but I have no choice. Slade is controlling me, remember? Then the Terra-ness shot back yes you do. Slade is controlling you, but you still have power. You can get him out of your nervous system. No I can't the Lauren-ness replied I can't get rid of him. He's too strong. I can't. The Terra-ness was getting fed up Yes… you… CAN.

And with that, the whirlwind stopped. Everything was silent, and everyone was looking at Lauren.

The metal things popped off, and Lauren clothes ruptured to normal. She looked at the stubs, then without further ado, crushed them under her feet.

She looked at the titans, smile from ear to ear.

"Let's go save my sister."

Yeh, yeh, not the longest in the world, but I just HAD to end there. It was a PERFECT cliffhanger! And a mighty cool last sentence.

Now, to the Reviews!

Mayura: Thanks for the update. I didn't know that my readers felt that way.

And about the god thing, I did know. I just made a goddess because, hey, who wants to be a girl and a reincarnation of a god? Let's have a show of hands.

Teen titan girl: thanks, I love elemental stuff, I couldn't resist throwing it in.

Hermioneandterras-twin16: Yep, don't you love suspense? Hey, I just realized, you're Terra's twin, and you're reading a story about Terra's twin. That's weird

The chapter is finally up, so yay!