Lost Memories
Aqualad stepped out from the water, ushering the other titans to follow him. He seemed to float through the forest, taking light, quick steps, as if he were going to disturb something. After several minutes, Aqualad turned to the others, looking somewhat frightened.
"I saw her through these trees. Now I don't want any of you to be alarmed when you see her, so I will warn you once again – she is very beaten up."
"Let's just get her and go," Robin muttered, sounding almost lifeless. He couldn't keep his mind off Beast Boy, and how this must be affecting him. How could it feel to lose the person you love twice? He closed his eyes, and tried to picture himself. The outcome didn't look good. What if Beast Boy's emotions were too much for him to handle? What if he tried to…?
"Wait!" Robin shouted, stopping the others from walking. "I want someone to get back home with Beast Boy."
The others eyed him for a moment. Starfire raised her hand. "I will go keep our friend company."
Before she could fly away, he added, "Make sure he doesn't do anything to himself… We don't want two titans gone."
Starfire nodded and then took off. Robin turned his attention back to the mission at hand. "All right. Let's see her."
Aqualad nodded, and then pushed his way through the bushes separating them from Terra. He clenched his fists at what he saw.
"Slade!" Cyborg sneered, knocking his through the crowd. "Put her down!"
Slade shook his head, cradling Terra in his arms. "I have plans for her. And besides, I have to teach her a lesson for running away from me."
"Were you the one who beat her up?" Bumblebee accused, pointing her finger at him.
Slade stood, still holding Terra in his arms. He let a small smile slide on to his face. "The girl doesn't listen. So to make her pay attention, I make her pay." He then grabbed a small orb from his back and threw it on the ground, releasing a cloud of smoke and dust. When the debris cleared, he was gone.
"Cyborg and Bumblebee, go home and tell Beast Boy and Starfire what happened. The others, come with me!" Robin ordered.
Cyborg raised his eyebrow. "But what do we tell them? That Slade took Terra and is going to mangle her already beaten corpse?"
"Don't you get it?" Robin shouted hysterically. "Terra isn't dead! She just must have been unconscious!"
A little frightened by the emotional outburst, Cyborg nodded, and then started to make his way through the forest, Bumblebee following. Robin looked to the others and said, "C'mon, we gotta get Terra back… before it's really too late."