A/N: Okay, on to chapter seven. Mainly an explanation chapter, and moving on. Chapter title sucks, but I couldn't think of anything else. Finally, Slade POV in this one! But a little of Terra's first, so be patient. Enjoy!

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Chapter Seven: The Blonde Spy

Terra POV

Why can't they see that something is up? Robin, Raven, and I had met up with the rest of the team inside the Main Room of the Tower, filling each other in on what each group had done. I barely listened, still trying to work out what Slade was playing at. It makes no sense at all. He would have gained nothing if the worms had succeeded. There was no point in it at all.

"HELLO? Terra! Earth to Terra! Come in, Terra!" I snapped back to reality, seeing Beast Boy in front of me, waving his hand in front of my face.

"Huh?" I asked, no idea what they were just talking about.

"Well, it's two o'clock in the morning," Robin began, "and we were wondering if you were going to stay here for the night."

"I… uh… sure, I guess." It was then that I noted that all five of them had mischievous looks on their faces. "What's going on?"

"Nothing, nothing!" Starfire said happily. "Nothing is going at all." The others nodded, and headed to the elevator. I hesitated, but then followed, shooting all of them a suspicious look. We went down two floors, and walked out into the hallway. Raven hung back to walk next to me, following the others.

"So," I began cautiously, "friends?"

"Close enough," she responded, and I was shocked to see a small smile on her face. So now we're being civil toward each other. Time to milk this for all it's worth.

"Sorry we kinda got off to a rocky start," I said, surprised out how sincere I sounded. I didn't really mean that… did I?

"Actually, I thought things went pretty well." I looked at her, confused. Is she nuts? It went horribly! "It took me a year to stop hating Beast Boy." We both giggled a bit. It was still horrible. I noticed that all six of us had stopped in front of a door in the middle of the hallway. Robin opened the sliding door, and he, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy followed after him into the pitch-black room. Raven followed me in.

"Um…" I began, totally confused. "Where are we?"

"Your room," Raven said from behind me, and the lights flicked on.

It was breathtaking. The walls were painted like a Texas landscape; the bottom half was an orange-brown color and the top was a purple sky with glowing stars. The design was even on the door and the ceiling. A comfy-looking curved brown couch faced the window, which took up the entire wall. On the table in front of it was a laptop computer and an awesome pink and purple lava-lamp. There was a real cactus growing in the corner, and a loaded bookshelf over by the couch. And the bed… it had to be a king-size, at least. It was a soft brown color, and it was in its own little section of the room. It was raised on a platform, surrounded by three walls, about three feet from the sides. There was what I guessed a closet near the bed, and a dresser as well. The room fit me wonderfully.

"You guys did this… for me?" It seemed hard to believe that the Titans would do something so awesome, just to have me turn around and stab them in the back. But I promised him. He helped me… so now I have to hold up my end of the deal.

"Yeah," Beast Boy began, grinning like a maniac. "Since you helped us save our home and all, we thought you deserved your own room." I smiled happily. I get my own room! Which can only mean…

"We also thought you deserved one of these," Robin said, holding out a yellow communicator with the Titans' logo. Yes! I did it! I took the communicator, fighting to keep from exploding with happiness.

"So I'm a—" I began excitedly.

"A Teen Titan," Robin finished for me. He smiled and shook my hand. "Glad to have you on the team."I did it! I'm on the team! And it's only the first day! I couldn't stop smiling. I had done what I'd been sent here for. I couldn't have been happier.

Each of them congratulated me, and some hugs were exchanged with Starfire and Beast Boy. After a while, Robin reminded everyone how late it was, and told us to go to bed, and that we'd have a proper party in the morning. After they'd left, I looked at the communicator in my hand, and I felt a warmth in my heart I hadn't felt in so many years. I had accomplished the first part of my mission with flying colors, and I had really proved myself. Raven and I were civil, and life was good.

"I don't believe it," I said to myself, searching for pajamas in my backpack. "they actually trust me."

My new laptop suddenly started beeping. I walked over to it and turned it on. 'You've Got Mail' flashed across the screen. Who on earth could be sending me an e-mail? Unless it's from… him? I quickly clicked on the icon.

Terra,

Meet me at the mine in ten minutes. Delete this message before you leave.

Below that was his signature 'S' insignia. I sighed and deleted the e-mail, and turned the laptop off. I walked over to the window and broke off a chunk of rock from the island below. I brought it up to the window, hopped on, and took off toward the mine. Is he gonna explain what happened? What was his goal?

"Hello, Terra," I heard him say as I hopped off my rock. He was leaning casually against the mine's wall, arms folded and watching me closely. I walked up to him, arms folded as well. "Did you complete you're objective?"

"Oh, they let me on the team," I said, rather more harshly than I wanted. His eye narrowed, and I looked down at my feet, suddenly frightened.

"You have every right to be angry," he said slowly. I looked up, surprised at his response.

Slade POV

I watched her bewildered face, amused. She has no idea. I thought she would have figured this out by now. "I believe I owe you an explanation, my dear." Her expression changed to annoyance.

"Yeah, you do," she said, slightly irritated. "Excuse me, but what the hell was going on with sinking the Tower?" I narrowed my eyes, shocked at this outburst. She's never used language like that before. "It was pointless! You know as well as I do that would not have hurt them at all. They can build a new Tower, you know that!' She was shouting now, evidently getting more and more irritated that I would try such a 'pointless' plan. "And another thing—" I cut her off.

"Terra, that's enough," I said calmly, and she snapped her mouth shut. "I had a very good reason for doing what I did." She gave me a suspicious look. Why doesn't she get it? She figured out that sinking the Tower had no purpose. What was so hard about this? "As you very well know, Raven was having a difficult time trusting you. I had a feeling this would happen, ever since that day you met them." 'Something doesn't feel right' she hadsaid. "So, while you weren't training, I constructed the worms to use against Titans Tower." She was getting impatient.

"So?" she yelled angrily. "What were you gonna do, destroy her precious bedroom? Geez, Slade, you know she could save the Tower if she usedher pow—" Once again, I cut her off.

"Exactly, Terra!" I said. Now we're getting somewhere. "My dear girl, don't you understand? The whole purpose of this was for you to earn the Titans' trust!" Her jaw dropped. "Robin and Raven were the only problem; the other three love you. By assisting so well in battle, and digging that tunnel, you earned Robin's respect. But damn it, Terra, you were making an effort to fight with Raven!" A look of shock mixed with guilt crossed her face. "Yes, Terra. But still, we succeeded tonight." I expected to see happiness, relief, and accomplishment when I looked into her sparkling blue eyes. Instead, she was just angry and confused. Oh, come on…

"How? What did sinking the Tower have anything to do with getting their trust?" Okay, it's not this hard. She's just a dumb-blonde. "And another thing, why didn't you tell me you were gonna do this? I had no clue what was going on, what you wanted me to do, or… anything!" I sighed. She just didn't get it.

"Alright, Terra," I began heavily, "let's just break this down. The worms were used for two reasons: separate you from your little fan club, and get you, Raven, and Robin working together. I knew Robin would want to come after me, and he needed you and Raven for digging. So the others went to fight the other worms.And I must say, you and Raven work well together." She gave me a small glare. "I was waiting for you when you arrived. I figured from Robin's actions, you had gained his trust. Raven, however, was a completely different story. My original plan was to let Robin hack the computer and be done with it, assuming you would get Raven's trust as well as hisat the same time. But you went out of your way to make things testy between the two of you." She blushed, and her face was flooded with guilt. "So, I had to get Robin out of the picture, and let you two work it out." She looked up, and I finally saw some understanding in her eyes. "Having Raven hack the computer wouldn't have worked, so I shot my bo-staff at a large rock on the ceiling, where it destroyed the counsel."

"I was going to destroy it, but Raven wouldn't let me," she said softly. I nodded slowly.

"Yes, and you saw what would have happened if you did crush the computer." She nodded to the floor, clearly embarrassed. "So now the two of you had no choice but to work together to stop the Tower from sinking." I lifted her chin. "Excellent work." She gave a weak smile, and I let my hand drop. "So, you are a Titan, then?" She nodded, still smiling. "You know what to do, then. Find out their weaknesses, get security information, learn their battle attacks, and just be a Titan." She nodded, smile now gone, and turned to leave. "Terra," she turned around, "I would like you to report to me here every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at midnight. Make any excuse. Leave that communicator they gave you in your bed; it has a tracker installed." She nodded, and tried, but failed, to stifle a yawn. "I know you're tired," I told her, "so get back to the Tower." She nodded, and hopped back on her rock.

"Slade…?" she asked cautiously while hovering in the air. "You never said why you didn't tell me what you were up to." I smiled. She's so clueless…

"My dear, telling you would have been disastrous. This was your first test, and you rose to the challenge extremely well. You did not know what was going to happen, thus the Titans had no clue that you were merely a spy. Trust me, things would not have worked out at all if you'd known what was going on." She smiled at me, and flew off, waving.


The weeks passed, and Terra soon became the favorite topic of this city's wretched newspaper. 'Terra Shines as the Newest Member of the Teen Titans.' Catchy title, but utterly untrue article, even without her secret. 'Terra: Perfect Role Model for Girls.' Girls who want to betray their friends, that is. 'Titan Rising: an Interview with Terra.' I had to say, Terra was a terrific liar. She had no problem spinning tales of troubled childhoods, heartaches, and personal horrors. She had won the heart of everyone in Jump City, and she was even asked to cut the ribbon for a new skateboard park. Yes, my apprentice was getting quite popular.

Terra had no trouble making it to the midnight meetings, where we discussed what she learned. It took hardly a week for her to get the access codes into the Tower, and other security information. She was learning their flaws quickly, ranging from Beast Boy's occasional slow reactions to Cyborg's thirty-five weak spots. Each meeting provided new necessary information: maps, weapon samples, status sheets, recorded fighting tactic discussions, and even a sample of Beast Boy's DNA. Terra had even improved her own fighting skills thanks to the Titans' training.

Finally, after three long months with Terra spying with the Titans, we were ready. She had obtained the last bit of information I needed to perfect the androids that were to be used for the attack. By using a rare and extremely small, not too mention expensive camera, Terra was able to obtain each of the Titans' vital signs while they fought aggressively. Heart-rate, adrenaline, emotion; it was all vital information for the final program modifications. Everything was planned and prepared for the attack. She arrived at seven o'clock this time, exhausted from a fight with the androids she'd just came from. She handed the camera to me, and I examined the images on my computer screen.

"Excellent," I praised her, when I had viewed them all. "You've done well. Very well." I turned to face her and saw her looking a bit pleased with herself. Praise boosts the self-confidence and will increase her talent in fights. "All your hard work is about to pay off. Tonight we strike." She looked up sharply, and I saw fear in her eyes. For the moment, I chose to overlook it. "And by noon tomorrow, the Titans will be annihilated." With that, I dismissed her, and was left to ponder why she acted so frightened. She knows she can beat them… maybe she doesn't want to? No, no, that's impossible… right?


A/N: Finally, a load of Slade POV. And about the 'dumb blonde' comment way up there, I do not mean any offense to anyone reading this. Your hair color does not determine your brain power, so it's just a saying. I simply used it for story effect… not literally.

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