Notes: so exciting!
Disclaimer: I still don't own Teen Titans or Star Wars
Titan Wars VI: Return of the Titans
Ch. 7: Redemption
The xenothium cannon was powered up and fired at the nearest Rebel ship. It was vaporized and left no trace. Kid Flash and Jinx were shocked.
"That blast came from the fortress," Jinx said.
"It may be operational," Kid Flash replied, "But we have to give the guys more time."
BB, Terra, and Slade
"Your rebels are no match for my cannon and your other friends are no match for Ternion. So you can either join me or try and stop me," Slade said.
Beast Boy looked at Slade, but said nothing. He turned back around and looked out the window at the setting sun. Suddenly, he morphed into a tiger and sprang at Slade.
Almost immediately a wall of rock blocked him and Slade chuckled.
Cy, Star, Rob
The three Titans entered the Titans Go-Bot 5 and were prepared to face off against the powerful fused freak Ternion. The creature roared at the robot and began to attack.
The monster and the machine exchanged blows and blocked the others attacks when possible. Ternion sent electricity shooting at the Go-Bot. The Bot was sent reeling back.
"Attacking head on isn't working," Robin said.
"Well unless we get a distraction I don't think we have a choice," replied Cyborg.
Just then, a shot from someone's blaster went right at one of Ternion's many eyes. It bellowed in pain and turned to see where it came from. It was a blond Rebel girl.
Cy took one look at her and was mesmerized.
"Who's that?" he asked aloud.
"Ask her later," Rob shouted, "Now's our chance!"
"Let us kick the butt!" Star chimed in.
"Right," said Cy, "Fire all weapons!"
A barrage of missiles was sent flying into Ternion. Then the giant robot charged with all its power straight at the beast. It screeched in defiance as the robot sent out punches to finish off the monstrosity. At last, Ternion fell to the ground and didn't get back up.
"Boo-yah!" exclaimed Cy.
"Good job team," Robin added.
"Now I'm off to find that girl," declared Cy.
"But first we must destroy the shield generator," Star said.
"Oh, right. Let's go!"
BB vs. Terra
Terra sent boulder after boulder at Beast Boy and he merely avoided them.
"Fight back, Beast Boy!" Terra demanded.
"I won't fight you, Terra. Don't give in to hate."
"Don't lower your defenses."
A multitude of rocks rained down through the throne room. Beast Boy hid himself.
"Wherever you are, Beast Boy," Slade said, "Let me put this in a way even you can understand. Terra doesn't want to see you anymore."
Terra was searching around for Beast Boy.
"You'll never win, Beast Boy," she said, "You and your friends will fail. We wanted you to join us, but if we can't get you to then maybe we should try someone else. Perhaps we can capture Raven. If you won't turn to the dark side, then maybe she will."
That was the last straw for BB. He jumped up from his hiding place.
"Never!" he cried as he ran forward.
Terra brought a thick boulder up in front of her as a shield, but that didn't stop the werebeast. It easily smashed every rock that she threw at him.
He got closer and closer until he grabbed her by the chest plate and pinned her down. Slade walked up clapping and laughing sinisterly.
"Very good, Beast Boy. I never thought I'd see the day when my apprentice would be defeated. You may take her place by my side. Now finish it."
The werebeast growled and looked at Terra. She wasn't crying, but was definitely scared. The angry snarl on the werebeast's face was replaced with a confused look.
"What am I doing?" BB thought.
He let Terra go and changed back into a human. Terra crawled over behind Slade.
"No, Slade," BB said, "You've failed. I'm a Titan… and so is Terra."
Slade's eye narrowed.
"So be it, Titan."
Raven
Our other Titan girl had at last found a solitary room labeled 'Trophy Room' on it. This had to be where the other Titans were being held. Sure enough as she phased through she saw all the captured Titans. She made her way down the aisle all the while looking for the controls. There in the far corner of the room was the machine.
She pressed a few buttons and the effects were reversed. Her fellow teammates were free again.
"Necesito chocolate caliente!" Mas and Menos said at once.
"Crikey," Argent said, "Free at last."
"Took you long enough," Speedy said.
"Did ya'll miss us?" asked Bumble Bee.
"Gnarrk and I are used to the cold, but that was too much," said Kole.
"Gnarrk!"
"Time to finish the war, brother," Thunder said.
"I couldn't agree more, brother," Lightning replied.
"Time to finish what we started," Red Star said.
"I agree," added Pantha.
"About time," Hot Spot said, "I've been frozen and now I'm fired up."
"Let's make some noise," said Herald.
Just then they all heard a pounding on the wall. Raven looked around and saw that the far wall had a hidden door. She used her powers to tear the door off and let out a gasp.
From the other side of the door came none other than Aqualad.
"Aqualad? We didn't know what happened to you. Terra thinks you're dead," said Rae.
"Where is she?" he asked, "There's something important she needs to know."
"What, more important than you?"
"Surprisingly, yes."
Robin and Co.
The Titans Go-Bot 5 easily destroyed the forest base, the shield generator, and the satellite beaming it along with it. Cyborg then jumped out to talk with that Rebel girl.
"Hey there," he said.
"Hi, I'm Sarah," she replied, "And you're Cyborg."
"How's about when we win you and I go out?"
"Well, we'll have some work to do, but sure why not?"
"Talk to later then, Sarah."
Robin and Starfire were talking when a leftover Slade-bot came out from its hiding place and pointed its gun at Robin. Star's eyes lit up literally.
"I love you," Robin said.
"I know," Star replied.
Then she blasted the Slade-bot. Just then Cyborg came back from his chat.
"We have to win this thing or Cy doesn't get no date."
"Oh we will," replied Robin, "We're going to Jump City to confront Slade's fortress personally. Everyone, let's move out!"
Meanwhile
"The shield's down," said Kid Flash, "Let's get them now!"
"Now you're talking," Jinx replied.
The ships began firing at anything possible. Kid Flash and Jinx went straight for the xenothium cannon. The pair flew in close and got ready to plant a bomb right in the center of it.
Elsewhere
"We're here team," Robin announced.
He was still in the cockpit of the Titans Go-Bot 5 with Cyborg, Starfire, Melvin, Bobby, Timmy, and Teether. When they arrived at the fortress, however, they got a big surprise.
All the formerly frozen Titans were fighting already.
"Mas y Menos si podemos!" cried the twins.
Needless to say, the others were quite shocked and rushed over to greet their now free teammates. There were only exchanges of words since it was a battle.
"Glad to see you guys back in action," Robin said.
"But how'd you get out?" asked Cyborg.
"Raven let us all out," Speedy explained.
"Then she and Aqualad went to find Beast Boy and Terra," Bumblebee added.
"Aqualad has returned as well?" Star asked.
"So that's where he was," Robin said.
"As much as I'd like this mystery solved," Cy said, "Let's get this war over with."
The others nodded and rushed back into battle.
BB
"If you won't join me," Slade said, "Then you will die."
He unleashed a flurry of flames upon Beast Boy. BB kept coming back as a lion, a tiger, a bear, but he couldn't stand up to the powerful flames.
"I was going to add you to the collection along with the other Titans, but I'm starting to think you're not worth it. Your powers are nothing compared to mine."
He hit Beast Boy again and the Titan writhed in pain.
"You don't know how long I've waited to do this my little, green friend."
Beast Boy was hit again with the fire.
"Terra," BB gasped, "Please help me."
Each hit brought Beast Boy closer to the edge of a long shaft that led to the core of the base. Slade continued his onslaught.
"Now, Beast Boy, you will die."
He unleashed a mighty blast at Beast Boy. The Titan clenched his teeth through the pain. Terra looked at the boy enduring the pain. He asked her for help even now.
Thoughts began racing through her head. Her first encounter with the Titans, their first fight together, going out with Aqualad, Beast Boy and the other's friendship, and Aqualad's sacrifice at her hands. What had she become? What would Aqualad say?
All of a sudden, a rock came flying through the window and smacked Slade clear across the face. He got up and saw Terra standing in front of Beast Boy.
"Leave him alone," she said.
"What did you say?" Slade questioned.
"I said leave him alone."
"How dare you talk to me that way!"
"I'm sick of fighting and I'm sick of you!"
"You don't have a choice any more. Do you honestly think they'll take you back after what you've done? I made you stronger than ever."
"I don't care! Beast Boy believed in me. That's why he's here. All you've done is manipulate me and take advantage of me. I tried to ignore all the times you said you'd replace me because I thought I had nowhere else to go. But now I know for sure that...I always have a choice."
"I couldn't agree more," said a voice that hadn't been heard in quite some time.
Out of the doorway came Aqualad and Raven was right behind him. She levitated over to Beast Boy and healed his burns. Terra couldn't take her eyes off Aqualad.
"How do I know it's really you?" she asked.
"Your real name is Tara, my real name is Garth, and I have this."
Aqualad held out Terra's butterfly hairclip. He walked up to her, brushed back her hair from over her right eye, and put the clip in place.
"It is you," she said already in tears.
She jumped into his arms and they held each other. Raven held Slade in place.
"I'd stay there if I were you."
"I thought you were dead," Terra said to Aqualad.
"Slade lied to you. When you knocked me out he came and took me. He hid me in a secret room and froze me with the others. He said that as long as you thought I was dead you'd be his apprentice. I knew it wasn't your fault, Terra."
Terra gave him a kiss then turned to face Slade. Raven let him go.
"Everything you told me was a lie!" she cried.
"Surprised? Of course you were new and naïve, but you had power. It was quite pathetic how you mourned over your boyfriend. I should have known you were too emotional. Manipulation is so much more satisfying than brainwashing. That's why I didn't use..." he stopped, his eye wide, as though he realized he said too much.
"Who? Robin? Raven? Beast Boy?"
"Me," replied a voice.
Terra seemed frozen in place, but Aqualad helped her to turn around. There, striding up towards her was...
"Brion?"
"Hello, little sister."
"You're alive?"
"I was ambushed and kidnapped all those years ago. I'm so sorry for leaving you alone."
Terra snapped and sent a barrage of rocks and earth at Slade. He retaliated with his fire power, but to no avail. The ground began to shake and the base was collapsing.
At last she brought in an enormous boulder and slammed it right into Slade. A cracking sound was heard. Half his mask broke and he covered his face as he flew through the air.
He tried still to use his powers, but Terra kept pummeling him with mud and rocks until he was sent falling over the edge into the shaft that lead straight to the power core.
There was a huge explosion and Slade was no more.
"Dudes," Beast Boy said, "This place is gonna blow!"
The four Titans hurried out to join the others.