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Stone Prison

By: Demonabyss

Chapter 14: Alliance

I moved silently towards Titans Tower on a slab of rock. I was in a full body suit by my own design with a cybernetic helmet with a built in advance micro-computer, light weight titanium alloy armor, a good sized backpack with supplies, a few built in tools, my two morph guns on my back fully charged, some medical supplies, and a few special weapons and gadgets, again of my own design. The suit was black with a dark gold trim and over my left breast was a black and gold copy of the stone symbol I had on my chest in my true form. My entire body was covered with only my dark blonde hair blowing out the back of the helmet like a small cape. Yeah, this was a little over kill for just meeting the Titans, but it wasn't them I was worried about. It was anything I didn't know about that I wanted to be ready for. Besides, I had an idea of what may happen with the Titans. To paraphrase an old saying, better safe then slag. Besides, I had wanted to test this suit out for some time and this seemed as good a time as any.

Why in hell was I doing this? Why was I dealing with a half demon sorceress with a lethal temper, power to match my own (I think), and her four super powered friends, one which is powerful and emotional, another who hates me cause I trashed his car (he's lucky I didn't do more), another who is easily an obsessive maniac, and the last which is a backstabbing dolt with a confused crush on me? Simple, this was to find out WHAT the hell I was. I want to be able to refer to myself as something more then a goddamn lawn ornament.

In any case, I also need to find out why the Earth is reacting like this. Something is seriously making the Earth afraid, for lack of a better description. I can feel it even now, it's scared, scared of being hurt, scared of being destroyed, but most of all afraid for all the people on earth, human, alien, or otherwise. I know I probably sound cracked at this point and I probably am, literally, if you consider my stone form. In any case, I need answers and the only one who can give me any if Raven. Maybe I can even get an answer as to who or what the hell that damn whispering is!

(Normal POV)

The black clad figure rode on the stone towards the giant T in the distance. However before she got halfway, something came flying right at her. Reacting without thinking, she pulled out both guns in Scatter Gun mode and blasted it away, whatever it was. Terra's built in scanner immediately homed in on the source. She turned to see a young woman in a white leotard costume with short blonde hair and blue eyes. She looked similar to Supergirl, only older and she had a look in her eyes like a predator, a look Terra could identify with. Behind her were numerous groups of meta-humans. All the groups looked exactly the same. "I wanted to buy Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, not be in it," Terra muttered as she switched both guns into Vulcan Fury mode. "I hope Raven doesn't mind me late," she said as she started gunning the meta-humans down.

Raven paced back and forth in her room, uneasiness and doubt raging in her mind. She had made a deal with one of the last people on the planet that she would ever trust just so she could attempt to stop inevitable. 'What am I doing? What was I thinking agreeing to let Terra come here? The others are going to flip, especially Beast Boy. We can't trust her! She's a traitor and a criminal! But … Terra isn't evil, nor is she trying on purpose to hurt anyone. She is however powerful and very intelligent she may find something the rest of us have missed. If nothing else, she's a survivor and might know of a way for us to at least fight another day. I'm taking a huge risk here, but what choice do I truly have? The Justice League refused to help us because Zatana detected my demon blood and convinced them I was working for my father. That foolish bitch! How dare she accuse me of that! If I survive all this business with my father, I am going up to that tower and giving her a piece of my mind! The entire dimension could be in danger because I couldn't get the League's help against my father because of her. Whatever. Right now I have more immediate problems to worry about, like how I'm going to tell my friends that Terra, the one who has avoided capture by everyone and their dog for the last few months, is going to be staying with us cause I made a deal with her.'

Raven looked over at a clock, showing the time was 11:38. Terra would be arriving soon if her word was anything to go by. However, before Raven could think on it further, the alarm went off. Her worry spiked, causing a light bulb to burst nearby. "Why do I have the sinking feeling I know what's happening," Raven muttered to herself as she phased through the wall to join her teammates.

Terra shot down another set of armor trying to attach itself to her as she sent a tornado of rock towards another group of clones. Galatea, who was obviously the leader, was getting ticked off as she watched Terra avoid and kill another group of her soldiers. They had been sending wave after wave of Ultra men to wear her out while sending the armor in to restrain and subdue her. Problem was Powergirl was used to fighting heroes, people who never killed as long as it could be avoided, whereas Terra was an outlaw at worst and an anti-hero at best. In either case, killing wasn't a problem to her and she was mowing down her super soldier puppets with her guns and powers while either avoiding or destroying the armors she sent. Terra on the other hand kept her head. 'Sooner or later they'll either run out of soldiers or armors, one of the two. Once that happens they'll retreat seeing as how their strategy failed and I'll get a clean shot at that blonde bitch,' Terra thought darkly as she avoided attacks made by the cloned meta-humans.

The Teen Titans soon arrived on the scene and were shocked at what they saw. A girl that resembled Supergirl in a white costume was floating in mid air looking rather ticked towards a second smaller figure holding two strange guns in black and gold armor with blonde hair sticking out the back of their helmet. All around them were the dead bodies of what looked like superheroes, except they all looked the same, or at least the same group copied over and over again. It was a massacre, full or blood and gore beyond what any of them should ever see. "Hold it!" Robin yelled towards both of them as he tried to ignore the carnage all around him.

Galatea ignored him and sent one last massive wave of Ultra men and armor parts towards the black armored figure. "Let's see you stop this!" she yelled, desperate and mad as hell at this point.

"If you say so," Terra said smugly as she raised one morph gun, shifted it into Blaster mode, and took aim. She fired one shot through the mob of clones and armor parts and it hit its target, the mental control module on Galatea's right temple. The moment the device was destroyed all the Ultra men and the armor components fell immediately to the ground, lifeless and still. Powergirl held her head as her eyes promised murder for Terra and thusly charged screaming at her. Terra quickly shifted both guns into Peacemaker mode and fired both barrels at the same time at point blank range just as the crazed Supergirl clone got within striking distance. Powergirl screamed as she took the blunt of the attack and fell to the street down below, unconscious when she hit. Terra just winced at the energy splash damage from the charged particle blasts but her suit allowed her to shrug it off. She turned to see the Teen Titans, stunned at the scene and at what just happened.

There was silence as the black and gold figure holstered his/her guns to his/her back and walked towards the Teen Titans. Robin eyed the stranger carefully. He knew they had killed all these meta-humans and was therefore very dangerous, making him uneasy. Cyborg eyed the newcomer as well the suit and the weapons this guy held were unlike anything he had ever seen before. Starfire wasn't sure what to think, never seeing such carnage before and was slightly scared of this unknown figure as they were most likely responsible for it. Beast Boy eyed the black and gold figure carefully. His sense of smell screaming that this person was familiar, that he should know whom this was. The blonde hair was also nagging at the back of his mind, driving him crazy with curiosity. Raven however, knew exactly who this was and what was going on and mentally prepared herself for whatever would happen next.

The figure walked right past Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy towards Raven who was standing in the back of the group. "I hope you don't mind me being a little late, I ran into a few problems," the figure said calmly. None of them could recognize the voice as it was electronically distorted and sounded metallic. However they were able to tell it was at least female.

If Raven was surprised, she didn't show it. "I can see that. Who or what were these guys?" she asked pointing to the fallen meta-humans who all looked the same.

"They're clones called Ultra men created by CADMUS and controlled by that Supergirl clone Powergirl. They were sent to capture me," she explained as the Titans listened carefully.

"Did you have to kill them?" Beast Boy asked desolately.

A snort could be heard from the stranger despite being metallic sounding. "They had no will or mind of their own. They're nothing more then mentally controlled robots of flesh and blood. I did them a favor, better to be free in death then a slave in life. In any case, I have more important things to worry about, correct Raven?" she asked turning to the half demon sorceress.

"Raven do you know this black clad warrior?" Starfire asked curiously.

Raven sighed before answering the questioning looks of her teammates. "Yes I do, and so do all of you. I made a deal with her so that she'd help us against Trigon and before any of you say anything, remember whom it is we're dealing with here. We're going to need all the help we can get," Raven said in a no argument type tone.

"That's great and all, but who is she?" Cyborg asked pointing to the newcomer. She just reached up, unclasped her helmet, and took it off, causing all the Titans minus Raven to drop their jaws in shock. "TERRA! Raven, are you nuts! She's double-crossed us, has gone against the military and the Justice League, and she might be working for Slade! What were you thinking?" Cyborg yelled at the Goth girl. Robin just scowled at Terra, Starfire was confused, Beast Boy was shocked, and Terra scowled at Cyborg.

She walked up to him, grabbed him by the collar and pulled him down a couple inches to her level. "You've got some nerve thinking I would work for that shit sucking son-of-a-bitch! He used me, abused me, messed with my mind, and controlled me literally like a puppet and you're accusing me of willingly working with him again?" She said in a deadly calm voice as Cyborg gulped, realizing his mistake. However, to his surprised and everyone else's, Raven's the most, she let him go and sighed loudly. "Look, we can argue about this all day in public where everyone and their dog can hear us over a bloody battlefield or we can go to your tower for some privacy where Raven and I can explain what this is all about. Take your pick," she said as she reattached her helmet and waited for their verdict.

Robin scowled again. "All right. But don't try anything funny, we'll be watching you," he said dangerously. Normally, his threats were taken seriously by whomever he gave them to.

In Terra's case, she just shrugged as she brought a slab of rock to bear to ride on. She snorted again. "As if you're any threat to me," she muttered as they all flew to Titans Tower, Terra in the middle of the group with Starfire, Raven, and Beast Boy surrounding her and keeping a close eye on her from the air as Robin and Cyborg did so from the ground.

The Titans stood in the main living room, Raven standing in the center with Terra sitting in the middle of the couch. They were all waiting for her explanation. "Okay Terra, here's what's going on, as you may or may not know Terra I half demon. My father is an inter-dimensional demon called Trigon. Somehow, he's resurrected Slade as his servant and is planning to come to this dimension to conquer it," she explained.

Terra chuckled at this point. "So there is some justice in the universe after all. Serves that bastard right," she said darkly which seemed to surprise Beast Boy.

Raven nodded, silently agreeing with Terra on that point. "In any case, there is a prophecy that says I'm the portal that he'll use to enter this dimension. Once that happens all of humanity will turn to stone and I'll cease to exist. He'll then proceed to conquer this whole dimension. It's going to happen soon," she said dejectedly. Terra nodded in silent understanding, her mind grasping the situation.

"Okay, there's your explanation now how about ours? Raven how did you contact Terra and what is she doing here?" Robin asked in his usual authoritative tone.

Terra raised a hand, stopping Raven from even starting. "I'll answer that. While in hiding, I was getting some very weird sensations from the earth itself, almost as if it were afraid of something and the feeling was directed at Titans Tower. That lead me to believe that something big was going down and if it was powerful enough to worry the earth itself, then I had to investigate it. I confronted Raven in a public place to make a deal with her. As for why Raven, Robin's is obsessed with Slade, Cyborg thinks I'm evil just because I crushed his car, Starfire more then likely wouldn't know everything about the situation, and Beast Boy probably wouldn't even understand the situation," the blonde explained. Robin and Cyborg scowled at her implied insults, Beast Boy just looked dejected, and Starfire looked impassive, consenting that she would probably be right.

"Please tell us, what sort of deal did you make with friend Raven?" Starfire asked curiously.

"The deal was this; in exchange for any and all help I can provide with this Trigon problem as well as not hurting any of you, Raven has agreed to answer some questions of my own which I've asked her to keep private as they have nothing to do with any of you," the geomancer explained. "In any case now that I know what the problem is, I have work to do. Raven, I'd like you to give me any and all information you have on Trigon, anything at all, no matter how small or insignificant. Also I'd like any video footage of Slade that you have, there might be something we can learn from it," Terra said calmly.

"No hold it. What makes you think you can just come in here and order us around," Robin said indignantly, not liking Terra's takeover attitude.

She turned to him and walked right up to him. Each was unable to see the other underneath their masks but could feel the cold stare they each were giving. "I gave my word that I'd do everything possible to find the best solution for Raven and I plan to keep my word. I am not the enemy right now, Trigon is. So you can either let me help or I'll go off on my own and figure out a solution anyway whether you like it or not. Unlike you Robin, I was willing to learn what Slade had to teach me so I think I would know him a little better then you. You only know what he wants you to know, I know what that and what he doesn't want me to know. This isn't some minor super villain from Batman's rogue's gallery. This is a trans-dimensional demon bent on conquering the universe and has the power to do it. The only real chance of stopping him is to prevent him from even getting here and you're going to need all the help you can get to do that. So what it going to be boy blunder?" she asked sarcastically.

Robin scowled at her again, wanting nothing more then to wipe that smug look on her face that he could hear in her voice. The worst part was she was right. This wasn't some small time villain, this was much bigger then any of them could imagine. "All right, you can help, but we'll be keeping an eye on you," he said warningly.

"Will friend Terra be staying at the Tower then?" Starfire asked innocently. Everyone looked at her then at Robin for the verdict. He nodded silently.

"If that's the case then I want to lay down a couple things from the get go. First, no one is to touch my gear or my things without my permission. If I find any of you have gone through my things at any time, I am walking out that door and continuing work at my base. Second, I swore to Raven, that I would not harm any of you and I plan to keep this promise. If any of you abuse this in any way, I am out of here. Does anyone have any problems with this?" she asked daring anyone to speak. No one answered. "Okay then. Raven, I would like whatever information you have," Terra says calmly while looked at the half demon. She nods and the two head to Raven's room.

Cyborg turns to Robin. "I hope Raven knows what she's doing," he said tiredly as he watched the two go down the hall. All the remaining Titans nodded in silent agreement at this, hoping for the same thing.