okay, this is getting more into the fight with slade. i havn't gotten too many reviews. and that's not cool! geez, how do other people get so many reviews? well i'm just a first time writer here, so whatever, here it is.

The Ones We Love

"Byrnes...what are you doing?" Terra said as she backed away from her brother.

Byrnes stumbled forward, not knowing what was going on. He was trapped in his mind, as his body was dangling by strings like he was a puppet. Someone was controlling him. But he wasn't aware of what was going on in reality. He was being ordered to kill his sister.

"You wouldn't be my apprentice Terra, so now you'll die at the hands of my new mind slave." Slade spoke through Byrnes's mouth.

"Mind slave?" Terra asked.

"Yes Terra, since I always picked apprentices's with minds of their own, I will go one step further, by taking control of not just your brother's body, but his mind!" Slade sadistically stated through Byrnes

"You can't control him, he's stronger than that!" Terra shouted at Slade.

"Maybe Terra, but I'm not strong enough to overcome the dream creatures that now control my mind." Slade informed her through Byrnes's voice, pretending to really be Byrnes.

"They're the ones doing this?" Terra asked, now starting to figure out what has happened to Byrnes.

"Yes, they've finally overcome me. It's taken 12 years to defeat me, but they finally have. And now I'm theirs!" Slade said through Byrnes's voice once again, pushing Terra's anger to its limits.

"Get out of his mind!" Terra shouted as she lifted a large rock and shot it at Slade.

Before the rock could get close to Slade, it was pushed off it's coarse and into a building by Byrnes's wind.

"Byrnes why did you do that?" Terra shouted at her brother.

"Maybe you don't understand sister, I'm not your brother anymore. I'm Slade's mind slave, and I obey his wishes, and his alone." Slade said through Byrnes.

"You'll pay for this Slade!" Terra said angrily. "I'll call the titans, and when they get here, you'll regret ever messing with me or my brother."

"I'm afraid the titans are unavailable right now." Slade said menacingly

"What do you mean?" Terra asked

"The titans are unconscious right now, so they can't provide their help right now, even though it would be a waste, as Byrnes would destroy them all just like he will you." Slade said, now talking through his own body, not Byrnes's.

"How are the titans unconscious?" Terra asked

"When you and Byrnes left, they were left defenseless. All sleeping except Cyborg, but he was easy to shut down. My minions snuck in after you left and shut down Cyborg, then filled the room with sleeping gas, so everyone will be out for a long time!" Slade said.

"Then I'll take you myself!" Terra yelled.

"What's going on?" Byrnes asked while Slade was temporarily out of his mind.

"Be quiet fool!" Slade ordered as he returned to Byrnes's mind, leaving him empty.

"I'll free him Slade, and kill you for good!" Terra threatened.

"And how will you do that Terra, by attacking your brother?" Slade asked

"No matter what I have to do, I'll free him!" Terra shouted.

At that she lifted up many rocks and hurled them at Byrnes. The wind lifted them up into the sky of dream creatures. They blasted many holes in the dream creatures' wall, as a bit of sun shone through.

Byrnes suddenly snapped back to reality as he stared around, unaware of what had happened. The strings had snapped. His eyes regained focus and locked onto Slade. Without thinking he charged at Slade, preparing to kill him before Slade could do anything else. Slade jumped backwards avoiding the slash from the Shine Reaver, as it left a scar going deep down into the earth through the concrete road.

"Fill the holes!" Slade screamed at the dream creatures as they filled up the holes left by Terra's boulder attack, and Slade gained control of Byrnes's body once again as the dream creatures darkened the sky.

Terra finally found out how Slade had control over Byrnes's mind as a boulder lifted her up into the sky.

"Get her!" Slade commanded his mind slave as Byrnes flew up into the air, quickly catching up to his sister.

Before Byrnes could reach her, Terra sent a massive hunk of rock through the dream creatures as a giant hole was left. Just then Byrnes knocked her from her rock with a fist as she plummeted to the earth, unconscious from her brothers attack. Byrnes then regained consciousness, and saw his sister falling towards an instant death. At that he summoned a small gust of wind, which let Terra float back to the earth like a feather, gently setting her down on the ground.

Byrnes looked up through the gaping hole in the dream creature wall as the sun shone down upon him, making him feel rejuvenated. He then realized how to break Slade's control.

"Fill the hole!" Slade commanded from the ground, but it was too late.

Byrnes flew into the wall with the Shine Reaver in his hands. He then flew through the wall, cutting many of the dream creatures, leaving their remains to dissolve and rise into the sunlight.

But the dream creatures now attacked him. Many of them grabbed a hold of him with their sharp claws, digging into his skin. Then they drove him 100s of feet back to the ground, crashing into the concrete. He had landed on his back. Now all of his ribs were clearly broken as he was twisted and bloody. Bloody was pouring out his mouth, and the back of his head. His spine was shattered. He was clearly dead.

Terra woke from the sound of Byrnes's impact. She rushed over to the crater, and saw the dream creatures rising, leaving Byrnes in the crater, lifeless.

"Byrnes?" Terra asked staring down at his body.

"Damn!" Slade said. "Another apprentice gone!"

"No! He can't be dead." Terra said as tears started pouring down her face.

"Byrnes wake up!" Terra yelled at the top of her lungs.

"It's no use idiot, why do you keep trying to wake him up?" Slade asked mockingly

"Because, you never give up one the ones you love!" Terra shouted back. "Beastboy never gave up on me when I was under your control, and I will NEVER give up on my brother!"

"How touching." Slade said

"But don't worry, you'll be with him soon!" Slade said as he kicked Terra out of the way.

Then Slade signaled for the dream creatures to attack. They all flew down, knocking Terra to the ground.

"Face it Terra, your life's a waste. Someone tries to protect you, and they die!" Slade said uncaringly.

Then Slade repeatedly kicked Terra in the ribs, as she coughed blood out of her mouth. He then left her laying there, twitching. The dream creatures left her there as well, to die. They then flew into the city and began killing many innocent people, destroying everything in site. Seeing Slade and the dream creatures were gone, Terra crawled over to the crater and fell in. She landed on top of Byrnes's body. She then wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder.

"Byrnes, I'll never give up on you. Even if I die right here, I'll never quit Byrnes. You've always loved me, and I've always loved you. Now, not even death can separate us." Terra said as she laid ontop of her brother in their cold hard grave.

okay, hope you liked it. theres just a few chapters left. i'll finish it up soon. i might write another after that. who knows? anyway, R&R thanks.