This and the next chapter are going to be fillers then we'll go back to the main storyline. I'll be honest I'm not very proud of this chapter, I liked it at first, but later felt it was rather inconclusive. Oh well.

Thanks Random X for helping me out of a hole while writing this chapter and ShesARebel for typing it.

Chapter 6 "Terra's Story"

It had been a week since Slade had kidnapped Robin, and the Titans were returning to their semi-normal lives. Cyberwasp and Arella were working on some modifications for the T-sub, and when they meant modifications they meant repainting it orange.

"How is the painting going Arella?" Cyberwasp asked. Arella was on top; her cloak was removed so it wouldn't get dirty.

"All done," she answered, finishing the coat of paint, then floating off the top of the T-sub.

Cyborg, Beast Boy, Circuit, and Changer were playing a four-way racing game and Robin was looking up case files on their spare computer.

As for Archie and Firebird, well, Archie's sudden Earth powers weren't a one-time thing and her lack of control was becoming a problem, so she and Firebird were outside doing some extra training.

Archie was practicing keeping a boulder in the air. Her powers continued to flick on and off so either the boulder would just drop, or immediately fly into the nearest wall (or person). Firebird was keeping track of how long her powers would hold. Eventually they broke off and the boulder dropped. Archie lowered to her knees, exhausted.

"Don't worry, you're doing better," Firebird assured her.

"Yeah, but it's not good enough!" Archie snapped, standing back up. "Why isn't Arella helping me? She sort of knows what I'm going through, no offense."

"None taken and she promised Cyberwasp she'd help with those 'modifications' he's been planning for the past three months."

"It took him three months to decide what color to pain the T-sub?" Archie asked in disbelief.

Firebird nodded as Archie rolled her eyes, and then the two girls looked over as Arella came over.

"Good timing," Firebird stated. "She's all yours." The half-tamaranean flew off leaving Arella and Archie to practice.

Back inside, Robin continued to look at the files on the Titans mainframe. Some villains he could trace back to ones he already knew. Richard Rancid and Gizmo the brain were the most obvious while villains like Renaissance and Glitch weren't so obvious. He looked up when he heard Cyborg shout victory over Circuit, Changer, and of course Beast Boy.

"Dude, that's not fair. I want a rematch," Beast Boy complained.

"Sure," Cyborg agreed, then added, "if you don't mind losing again."

Robin shook his head and continued scanning through the list of villains.

Hex

Thirteen

Ravager

Slade

Robin stopped at Slade's profile and clicked on the picture, opening the file. He read the file through.

Name: Slade Wilson

'Huh, I didn't know he had a last name,' Robin thought as he read through the file.

Powers: Advanced fighting ability, advance bo-staff wielding, very good at manipulating others into working for him, genius IQ (he could use 90 of his brain).

Weaknesses: Easier to hit on his right due to missing one eye (but it's still kind of impossible).

Threat level: Freaked out insane (as Changer puts it).

Years: 19?- 2004; 2005-present

Robin stopped there. He knew what the dates meant. Slade was born in the ninety's and died in 2004, but then it said 2005 to present. This made his head hurt, like anything that involved Slade. The boy-wonder sighed and turned off the computer, then got up and left the room, thinking that doing some combat practice would help him get his mind off a certain one-eyed figure.

-

Archie continued to work with her powers, but it was tiring so she and Arella were taking a break sitting on the sand.

"Ugh, why is this taking so long?" Archie asked very irritated.

"What'd you expect to master everything in a week?" Arella asked. "Don't be surprised if you don't get full control. I don't 100 percent control over mine."

"I guess I'm just getting impatient. But my mom can control her earth powers, so why can't I?"

"I don't know, why don't you ask her?" Arella suggested.

Archie thought about that before answering. "Why didn't I think of that?"

"Because I did?"

Archie glared though a small smile on her face. "All right, I'll see if I can pull Circuit away form his game so I can get to the main land."

Archie stood up and dusted her shorts off before going inside. Once inside, she saw that the four boys were still playing their video game.

"Boo-yah!" Cyborg shouted in victory high-fiving Circuit. "That's me and spark boy eight, you two zero."

Beast Boy and Changer's faces looked like trolls (but Beast Boy also ripped some of his hair out giving him a more Gollum look). Archie walked over and asked Circuit if he could fly her to her parent's house. He agreed and got up ready to leave, but Cyborg spoke.

"Why don't you guys just take the T-car?"

Changer, Circuit, and Archie's eyes moved to each other. "Uh…"

"What?"

-

"WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BABY?" Cyborg shouted at the site of his "baby". The T-car was worn with age and lack of use. The wheels had fallen off and the paint was non-existent and there was a whole lot of rust.

Cyborg rushed over to what was left of his car. Cyberwasp and Changer watched him cry over it, sweat drops forming, (Circuit and Archie used this chance to escape).

"Why, why did this happen to you?" Cyborg muttered.

"Dude, that's just wrong." Changer concluded, and then turned to Cyberwasp. "So, what are we gonna do?"

"Well I have been thinking about fixing it up, but-"

"Really!" Cyborg asked, suddenly popping up.

"Uh yeah, thinking about it, but I never had anything planned."

"Why not?"

"Well most of us can fly, so there was really no point."

"Oh."

-

Circuit and Archie flew over Jump City. It was noon and the sun was high and warm. Archie had her arms around Circuit's waist so she wouldn't fall off the disk they were on. She was kind of tense.

"Relax," Circuit told her. "What do you think I'm gonna do, start flying upside-down?"

"Knowing you, I wouldn't be surprised."

After flying for several more minutes, Circuit started to descend, landing in front of Archie's house. They both walked inside.

"Mom, dad." Archie called, walking into the house. She heard an arrow fly by in the kitchen, and guessed her father was in the kitchen playing with his dartboard, using arrows instead of darts. They walked into the kitchen. Sure enough, her father was shooting arrows at a dartboard.

"Uh…dad?" her father turned her direction, a smile spreading across his face. It was a while since his daughter came to visit, so he made the time worthwhile…

"Archie! How's my little arrow doing?"

…by embarrassing her.

"Dad, do you love to embarrass me?" Archie asked, her face turning red, only turning redder when she heard Circuit chuckling behind her. Her father then answered, "Yup, and I never get tired of it- ow!"

A pebble was sent straight at his neck in a flash of yellow light. Archie's mother Tara, or Terra as everyone knew her, Harper had overhead their conversation and decided to save her daughter from further embarrassment.

"Hi mom." Archie greeted, glad that she didn't have to suffer further embarrassment. "Can I talk to you about something important?"

"Sure, let's go outside." Archie, Circuit, and Terra went outside into the gardens.

"So what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?"

Archie began explaining.

-

Back at Titan's Tower, Firebird and Robin were sparring. They were both evenly matched (no surprise there). After several minutes they took a short break. Firebird got two bottles of water and tossed one to Robin.

"Thanks," he said. "You're good."

"Well I had a good teacher." Firebird said, taking a sip of her water. After an awkward silence, Robin spoke up.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Ask away."

"I was looking at the villains on your mainframe and looked at Slade's profile…"

"And you're wondering why he has two dates." Firebird said, not liking where this conversation was going.

"Any particular reason?"

"Yes, and I can't tell you." The half-tamaranean told the boy wonder before he could ask.

"Why not? Slade's our enemy, if he's alive, I need to know why!" Robin yelled, throwing the water bottle to the ground, and since it was open, water splashed everywhere.

"I can't tell you," Firebird said, slightly raising her voice.

"WHY NOT?" Robin shouted.

"Because, he'll tell you." That shut Robin up.

-

By now Archie had finished telling Terra about her problem, and how it formed.

"Well, that certainly is a-"

CRASH!

"Roy! How many times do I have to tell you to not use arrows on the dartboard?"

"My bad."

Terra shook her head and let out an irritated sigh. Finally, Archie spoke again.

"So I was wondering how did you get control of your powers?"

"I… had a little help."

Archie didn't like the tone in her mother's voice. It usually meant something bad. "Who helped you?" she asked, not sure she wanted to hear the answer.

Terra sighed. "Slade taught me."

"What?" Archie said, startled. Circuit's eyes widened as well. "Why?"

"Because… I couldn't control my powers, and-"

"So you sold out your friends to a madman just for control"

"No… I mean… I… didn't want that… I mean…"

"You mean what?" Archie snapped.

Terra sighed, "I guess I just fell into temptation and made a deal with the devil."

Circuit decided to speak up. "What happened after that 'deal' was made?"

"I did anything Slade told me to do… even if it meant destroying my friends."

"Your friends!" Archie exclaimed. "The very ones you told me that took you in and gave you a home!"

"Yes, but I tried to make it up by putting Slade in a lava grave. But even at the end I still had to pay the price… frozen in stone for three years. That was my prison time."

They were silent for several seconds, and then Terra spoke again.

"After the Titans revived me, I went back to traveling. I came to Steel City, where I met Speedy and eventually joined the Titans East. You know the rest of the story."

Archie looked down at the ground, then to Circuit. "Can we go back to the tower?" She asked.

"All right."

Within minutes, they were back in the air, riding Circuit's disk.

"I just can't believe it," Archie said. "My mom let Slade teach her to control her powers, if she helped destroy the Teen Titans… her friends."

"True, but what would you have done if you were in her shoes?"

"I… I don't know," Archie admitted.

"Don't worry about it," Circuit said. "Let's just go back to the tower, help you learn how to control your powers, and-"

Circuit was interrupted by his communicator going off.

"Okay, first we stop the villain, then we return to the tower. Ready?"

"Let's go."

END CHAPTER 6

Hope you all enjoyed it, and don't forget season 5 starts September 24 with 'Homecoming 1'