Facing Fears

Byrnes and Raven arrived back at Titans Tower the next morning to find everyone almost going to sleep. Cyborg was fine, as he had recharged himself without going to sleep. Robin and Starfire were both worn out from their long ride around the area the night before. Beastboy and Terra were barely awake as well. Both seemed half asleep, or at least wanting to go to sleep very badly.

"Did any of you go to sleep?" Byrnes asked as he walked into the roomed occupied by the drowsy titans.

"No." They all sleepily answered one after another.

"We must defeat it." Byrnes said.

"Defeat what?" Cyborg said walking out of the kitchen, preparing breakfast.

"The creature from the warehouse, the creature in our dreams." He said a bit sleepily himself.

"We'll worry about it some other time." Beastboy said, as he was slipping off to sleep.

"Then I'll go on my own." He said as he turned around heading for the door.

"I'll go." Terra said as she rose to her feet, leaving Beastboy sleeping in the chair.

"Are you sure you want to go?" He asked, making sure she was all right.

"Yeah, I'm fine, I don't need sleep!" She said proudly, wide-awake now.

"Cyborg, can you watch out for everyone while we're gone?" Byrnes asked.

"Yeah, I'll watch them. You guys be safe." He said as he sat down and turned on the TV.

Robin, Starfire, Raven, and Beastboy had all fallen asleep now, not being able to handle the late night shift.

"Goodbye Cyborg, tell the others I said thanks for everything when they wake up." Byrnes said as he was heading out the door.

"Sure, bye." Cyborg said, as he was very confused by what Byrnes had just said.

As they got outside, and walked up to the side of Titans Tower, preparing to fly off, Terra told Byrnes about her powers, or lack of powers.

"Terra, if you don't have your powers, you should stay with the others!" Byrnes said, worried for his sister's safety.

"No!" Terra shouted back. "That thing is in my dreams now too! And I'll face it with you, like we should have when we were children!" She said, recalling the past

"You know that thing from our past?" Byrnes said, hoping what she said wasn't true.

"Yes, I remember that same creature flying away from our house when they raided our house that long time ago." She said.

"Oh...Terra you're right. It's your problem too. We'll face it together. Brother and sister." Byrnes said as he motioned for Terra to climb up on his back.

As Terra got on his back in piggyback ride style, he walked over towards the ledge, preparing to jump off.

"Byrnes you better not drop me." Terra said worriedly.

"Don't worry Terra, I'll never let go." Byrnes said as he jumped off Titans Tower, shooting up into the sky into the direction of the prison, where they left the dream creature.

As they flew to the prison, a wave of shock went through them. The prison was on fire, and 3 of the dream creatures were circling the burning building. They were soon at the scene of the crime, but as Byrnes and Terra got closer to the beings, they saw them in their mind. And Byrnes dropped. They were slowly plummeting towards the ground, but Byrnes safely landed, but collapsed to the ground.

"Byrnes.... Byrnes!" Terra screamed at her older brother, trying to awaken him as she did when they were children in their burning home.

Byrnes wouldn't wake up. Terra slapped him on the face, drastically, as the dream creatures were getting closer and closer, as well as a very familiar figure on foot. Getting closer. Coming faster. Just a few moments until they were surrounded.

"Byrnes!" She screamed at the top of her lungs.

His eyes slowly opened, as his vision was blurred. He saw all black. Then the creatures red eyes. Three sets of them. All staring at him. Staring through him. Looking at his sister. They wanted Terra now!

At that he sat up, just as one of the creatures was diving towards them, mouth opened and claws ready, looking to attack his defenseless sister, sitting in a state of shock right next to him.

He shot a gigantic blast of wind at the creature, sending it flying backwards, breaking its ribs under the intense pressure from the burst of wind. It landed a great distance away from the burning prison.

Byrnes stood up, as Terra crouched down behind him. The other 2 winged creatures dove at them, but Byrnes was ready this time. The wind now violently circled Byrnes and Terra. As soon as the creatures hit the huge shield of circling wind, they were shot off in 2 different directions, plowing into nearby buildings.

Just as Byrnes started dusting himself off, 3 more winged creatures soared down to pick them off.

Byrnes flew up into the sky to meet them. All Byrnes did was wave his arm away from them, and they were sent flying into the opposite direction, crashing into whatever was in their path, sending it crumbling to the ground. The 3 creatures now had serious wounds, but how did they recover from his first attack so quick?

Byrnes looked down from the sky, to see a human figure rush up to Terra and pick her up. She was squirming and screaming wildly. He slapped her, dropping her to the ground.

"Byrnes!" Terra screamed as the man stared down at his former apprentice.

"Terra!" Byrnes screamed back as he rushed down to attack Terra's captor.

He landed on the ground, the roads shaking at the ferocity of his landing. His eyes were glowing a pure white as the winds raged around him. The Shine Reaver was glowing in his hands as he faced the masked villain.

"Put her down Slade!" He said, as he approached the criminal mastermind, as he would finally get his revenge on the man who killed his parents and tortured his sister.

"You're a dead man walking." Byrnes said, eyes bright and burning with rage. "This is the end for you!"

OK, THERE IT IS. I MIGHT FINISH IT....I DONT KNOW. WELL PLEASE R&R! THANKS