Jurodan: That's for sure! You'll see in a minute. I dunno, I didn't find it as un-Ravenish as that. Oh, really sorry about that, it's a kick-off of alimentación, in Spanish, and I always use it at home as a direct translation, to poke fun. It didn't occur to me that it isn't that well known in English, and I apologize for any confusion. Thanks for reminding me about that, I did notice something looked really weird in the writing sequences, thanks for that. Thanks, I remembered that scene too, and it seemed to me that Terra isn't naturally so vicious, that it was Slade's influence that taught her how to push people too far. Thanks a lot

Insanity 101: Lol, if only I could. But that would end the story right quick, wouldn't it? See! I told you, YOU were the one who said that, so naah! (sticks out tongue). Aww, I wish I could go camping, it looks like fun, I mean, beside the butt-freezing. Ha! If only! You said it. But what about the male teachers? Ahh! Evil fungus people! Get away! (Hides in sock drawer).

LaughingRanna: Thanks! Okey dokey, sorry it took so long.

One Esperandote: You're telling me! Hey, thanks :). Yeah, that's true. You can call me jambey, it's a bit easier than my pen name.

Well, here goes:

The door hissed open as Beast boy dragged a kicking and screaming Terra into the hallway. Cyborg hurried in and pushed a button to close the door.

As he did so, he caught a glimpse of Raven's face as she struggled within Robin's arms. The cybernetic teen felt chills roll up and down his spine. Affirming his resolve, he turned around to face the instigator.

Despite a bloody nose, the earth-shifter was still struggling to be free from the changeling's grasp. Growling, she fought violently, twisting this way and that.

"Let…me…go!" she snarled, pulling with all her might. Minutes passed, and Terra showed no sign of letting up. Blood was smeared all over her lips and chin, and her small frame showed indications of approaching exhaustion.

A huge shadow fell over her. Abruptly, Terra stopped moving. She slowly raised her head until she met Cyborg's gaze.

His expression was stony. His steel gray human eyed bored into her as he spoke. "I want you to explain what the hell happened in there."

His voice was as cold as his stare. Involuntarily, Terra shuddered.

"Yeah, what is your deal?" asked Beast Boy angrily, releasing his grip on Terra's arms and circling her to stand next to Cyborg.

Terra quickly got to her feet and dusted herself off.

"We just had an argument," she replied sullenly, staring at the ground. In a split second, Cyborg was in her face.

"Maybe you didn't hear me," he stated angrily, towering over her menacingly. "Seems to me that was more than an argument. Mind telling us what set you off?"

Terra wiped at her bloody nose and chin, and fixed an icy stare on the duo. "That's none of your business."

Terra started to walk past them. A titanium arm lunged out and caught her forearm in an unforgiving grip.

"That's where you're wrong," Cyborg stated.

"Jeez, Terra, what's going on? Why were you saying such awful things to each other?" asked B.B. shrilly.

Terra sneered at him. "Why don't you ask that witch?"

"Don't talk about Raven that way!" yelled Beast Boy angrily. Terra's face registered surprise.

"Yeah, what is your problem?" roared Cyborg impatiently.

"I think you're asking the wrong questions," said a voice from the shadows. The three titans turned to watch their leader emerge from the dark.

In two swift strides, he came face-to-face with Terra. The earth-shifter shrank back from him as best she could, her arm still held captive by Cyborg.

"You said a lot of things you're going to regret later," Robin stated in a low voice. "Question is, how did you know about them?"

Beast Boy turned his stunned gaze from the Boy Wonder's threatening glare to Terra's defiant expression. "Huh? What are you talking about, Robin?"

"I'm only going to ask this once," Robin cut B.B. off, mask still fixed on Terra. "How did you know about Raven's parents and the prophecy?"

Terra stared at Robin long and hard for a full minute. Silence settled on the group as they both kept up their staring contest unflinchingly. Lightening flashed through the windows and thunder rumbled as the tempest continued outside.

Abruptly, Terra tore her arm out of Cyborg's clutches. Caught off guard, he let her go. Terra slowly made her way over to the closest window. Crossing her arms, she stared at the rain pounding against the thick glass.

With her back to them, she muttered, "Just because I was stuck in a statue doesn't mean I was dead."

Robin raised an eyebrow. "Meaning?"

"Meaning I still had access to the outside world," Terra stated calmly, resting a gloved hand on the glass, as though striving to feel the refreshing coolness wipe all the filth away.

Cyborg turned accusingly toward Beast Boy. "You told her? Robin said not to talk of it to anyone, anyone! Not even a piece of scener…" he trailed off uncomfortably, wisely choosing not to finish his sentence.

Beast Boy raised his hands defensively. "I didn't, I swear!"

Terra chuckled wryly. "Beast Boy wasn't the only person I was listening to all that time," she said softly.

Everybody started at that comment. Robin frowned uneasily. "What do you mean by that? Who else were you in contact with? The only other person who knew what happened to you was…"

An anxious quiet settled on the group.

Terra turned around. "Come on, Robin, you can say it…or is his name a bad word now?" Terra smirked.

Robin narrowed his eyes at that comment. Cyborg took a step forward. "We thought Slade was dead…that you killed him when you…"

"When I turned myself into a lawn ornament?" Terra asked lightly. Beast Boy winced at the comment.

"I thought I had too…but it turns out that characters like Slade are quite like cockroaches: notoriously difficult to eliminate."

"But wait…that still doesn't explain how you knew all that information," said Robin firmly. "Do you expect us to believe Slade decide to pay you a visit and then divulged all of Raven's past like gossip?"

"I don't expect you to believe anything Bird Brain!" snapped Terra irritably.

Robin's hands balled into fists.

"Look, you wanted me to tell you how I knew all that crud about Raven, right? Well here you go."

Terra pulled at her black Titan's uniform.

"If you remember correctly, I wasn't wearing this the last time we fought together. Remember that weird, silvery blue uniform Slade made me wear? It made me more powerful than ever. But it also made me just what Slade wanted me to be: a puppet. He could control me and make me do whatever he wanted."

Terra broke off for a minute, turning away slightly, shaking visibly, as the torrent of memories she had been desperately trying to suppress since the night before came flooding back. She took a deep breath, and plunged back into her story.

"The reason that uniform made me so strong was that I was connected with Slade; he had complete access to my nervous system, which is why he could control my physical body."

Terra smiled grimly. "But it was a double-edged knife. He could control my body, but I had access to everything going on in his mind."

Terra tapped two fingers to her head. "It was a minor gift. I couldn't influence his mind in any way, but I did know most of his intentions." The earth-shifter stared at the ground. "Most of them."

She looked up and threw a fierce glare at the male Titans. "Well, even trapped in that hell hole I was in, I could still make out most of what he thought about. I can't begin to describe how frightened I was the first time I heard his voice whispering in my head. I thought he was dead, and, frankly, things were better that way." Her cobalt eyes unexpectedly filled with tears. "I thought I was finally losing my mind."

Robin felt an unexpected surge of sympathy for the broken girl standing before him. He knew better than anyone what it felt like to be haunted by Slade, to try and tell himself that the maniac was gone, while frantically trying to hold on to his sanity.

Roughly, Robin snapped out of it. That doesn't excuse what she did to Raven, he thought to himself. Frowning, he uttered, "Keep talking."

Terra started, then scowled. "Hello? Connecting suit, homicidal maniac on the other line? It didn't take me long to realize what was going on. I can't say I've ever really liked that witc..um, Raven," said Terra, glancing over at Beast Boy. "But the stuff Slade knew…and the stuff he had in store for her…it was enough to freak me out."

"And now?" Cyborg asked tentatively.

Terra shrugged. "When Slade had a hold of me, I couldn't take off the suit. It was attached to my skin. Last night, it came off easily. I figured that if he truly was alive, you guys must have found some way to take him out."

The male Titans stared at each other uneasily. Terra watched them closely.

Finally, Robin stated coldly, "You had absolutely no right to say any of those things to Raven. I don't have time to deal with you right now," he said, pointing a finger at Terra, "but trust me, this isn't over."

Terra wiped at her face again, her normally friendly, blue eyes livid with hate.

"Ask me if I care," she replied frostily, brushing past Robin roughly, heading for her room. Beast Boy took one look at Robin and Cyborg, and followed Terra hastily down the dark hallway.

Cyborg shook his head wearily. "Man, what a mess."

"Yes, that's exactly what this is," muttered Robin grimly. "And I have a feeling there's more to this than meets the eye."

"What do you mean, man?" asked Cyborg.

"Terra's back, Raven's been behaving strangely, they get into a fight…and now we know that Terra knew the whole time Slade wasn't dead." The Boy Wonder shook his head.

"I don't know…I've had a strange feeling since yesterday…and it seems to me something else is up with Raven, something that has nothing to with Terra, or Slade, or the prophecy…something else…" Robin trailed off.

Robin cut off his musings and gazed at Cyborg. "I have to make sure Raven's OK," he stated, his expression ill at ease.

Swiftly, Robin made his way down the hall, leaving a confused Cyborg in his wake.

"Whatever's going on," muttered Robin under his breath, "I have a feeling things are going to go from bad to worse…" he said, as he disappeared into the shadows as silently as he came.

A/N: Well! There you go! Sorry it took so long, I've been enjoying my freedom a little bit too well. I'll try to update quicker.

Toodles,

Jambey