Hey, did you guys know that the name Terra means earth, and Terra has power over the earth? Heh, I'll shut up now...
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans.
Earthshine
Chapter Two: Happy Anniversary
It took Terra a good few hours to reach Jump City. Her steel armor weighed her down dramatically, making progress slow. How the heck did I manage to fight the Titans in this? She thought. Then she remembered that Slade had given her strength through the suit, making her powers almost invincible. At first she had thought about using her powers to just fly down, but she didn't want anything to do with them. She didn't even know if she could control them anymore.
Terra continued down the rocky path, slipping and falling several times. Her feet became heavier and heavier until she couldn't lift them anymore. She stopped to rest on a rock and looked at the city below. She wasn't even halfway there, and the sun was beginning to rise.
Just use your powers; you don't have them for nothing.
Standing up, she focused her energy on the ground beneath her. She imagined it lifting up and carrying her along. Soon, her eyes and hands glowed a bright yellow, and a large chunk of earth and rock came up from beneath her feet. Airborne, she moved the rock down the mountain and towards the city.
I still have contr-
Her thoughts were interrupted when the earth she was gliding on collided with a huge rock, sending her flying threw the air.
"AHHHHHH!"
Terra landed on her back on a sharp rock, knocking the breath out of her. She lay there, winded for a few minutes before slowly standing up.
Without this armor I could have been killed.
Then, unexpectedly, Terra heard another voice talking inside her head.
What control are you talking about? You weren't even trying! Some geomancer you are…
It was the same voice that had been telling her to go back to Jump City. Annoyed, she ignored the voice and continued walking. By now, the ground had evened out, and it was a lot easier to move along the path. She again thought about using her powers.
I might have to use them again. I could just practice here for a while.
Terra nodded, deciding it was a good idea. She again focused her energy, this time at a small rock, and lifted it up with psychic waves. Then she made it fly in circles, and made other rocks float too.
Dropping the rocks on the ground, she made the earth beneath her feet come up. She flew around slowly, not wanting to crash into anything like last time. If it happened again she might not be so lucky.
Feeling more confident, she picked up speed and altitude before floating back low to the ground. She looked at the sky, and thought that it would be time to get moving again. She wanted to get to Jump City late enough so a hotel would be open, but early enough so she wouldn't run into the Titans. Yellow energy collected in her hands, propelling the hunk of ground forward.
She reached Jump City in five minutes. Jumping to the ground, she walked through the deserted streets. It was still pretty early, so no one was out and no shops were open. Terra looked around, trying to find a hotel or something to stay in.
She then noticed a rack of newspapers near the post office. Taking one, she unfolded it. Her stomach flipped when she looked at the date.
August 21, 2005.
Terra swallowed and dropped the paper.
A year. It's been a whole year…
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Now I need to type Chapter 3. Oh yeah, the other titans won't appear until either chapter 3, 4, or 5. Also, on June 4 I'll be going to the beach, and I won't be back for two weeks, so don't expect any updates. I might get chapter 3 up before then, but I'm not sure.
