Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or the X-Men Evolution
Summary: This story takes place post Terra and pre Titans Rising. Terra's powers almost get her killed and in the process, Cerebro picks her up and the X-Men save her. Now Terra is being fostered by the X-Men. They want to help her, but who else wants to help her?
Chapter Summary: Terra's final chapter on her memories where she finds herself.
Chapter 14
Inner Me
Kurt
teleported me back to the manor, where Xavier was waiting for us. I
avoided his gaze. He was probably disappointed in me.
"Professor,
Terra would like her memories read," Kurt said as thought it was
something you'd do normally.
"Certainly Kurt," Xavier
replied. "But Terra, you must focus and relax, understand?"
I
nodded and grabbed Kurt's hand for encouragement. Xavier placed his
hands a few centimetres from my head and we both closed our eyes. I
wanted to open mine again, but something was keeping them closed.
I
flung open my eyes. I was standing next to myself watching the hole
seal up.
"Terra?"
I turned around and saw Kurt.
"Kurt!"
I said shocked, but my voice sounded far away. "What are you doing
here?"
"I don't know," Kurt said scratching his head. "Is
that you?"
He pointed to me walking towards the door of the
warehouse.
"Yeah," I said.
I followed me outside onto the
streets. It was weird watching myself crouch down and lift a slab of
concrete off the ground. I watched myself disappear into the dark
clouds.
"We have to follow me!" I cried out desperately.
I
grabbed Kurt's hand and a piece of the ground floated up. I jumped
onto it and the rock zoomed after myself.
I could hear Kurt
screaming as we rose higher and higher from the ground. Then I saw me
hovering in front of the moon.
"Terra!" I shouted to myself.
The small figure didn't even turn around. I winced and turned
around to see a plane heading towards us.
"TERRA!" I
screamed.
The plane didn't even see me. But what did I expect?
The pilot to stop as though he were driving a car and a kid just ran
out onto the street.
I watched myself see the plane just in time
and lose concentration. Kurt saw me fall with an echoing scream.
With a flash, he disappeared and reappeared near my past self
falling. He grabbed my hand, but his hand went through. There were
several attempts before I caught Kurt a few hundred metres above the
ground.
I watched myself tearfully as I watched what happened
next.
The ground roared as my powers took control over itself. I
closed my eyes, unable to watch the horrifying events that were about
to happen.
What was going on in front of me? My past self was
hovering in a ball of gleaming yellow light with everything falling
into a hole that was increasing in size and depth. No one could have
survived the fall.
Finally, the screaming and roaring came to a
halt. I opened my eyes and stared at the destruction I had created. I
covered my open mouth with my hand and let out a small sob.
"Terra…"
I looked up and saw Kurt staring with pity in his eyes. Great,
just what I needed. Pity from a fuzzy blue elf.
"I want to go,"
I sobbed.
I closed my eyes and allowed the tears to flow down my
face. I opened my eyes again to find myself staring into the face of
Professor Xavier.
"Terra –"
I shoved my way past Kurt
and ran back outside. It was raining now. And now?
Now was the
time to leave.
I had found myself. I found the inner me, the
destroyer.
