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Stone Prison

By: Demonabyss

Chapter 16: Imprisoned

I'm gonna kill him. I'm gonna kill that little spiky haired idiot. I don't care if I get the chair for it, I'm gonna kill him. What the hell is he thinking calling the Justice League on me? Scratch that, I know what he's thinking, paranoid little freak. He's thinking I'm a threat to his team and his city. While it is true I am a threat, I have no reason to go after them. What would I gain; a moment of sadistic pleasure and then massive guilt for leaving this city defenseless, as well as inspiring the wrath of not only the people here, but also the Justice League? Please, I'm not that impulsive nor am I that stupid.

I can't blame him though. He doesn't trust me and doesn't want to take the security risk, with what's on the line here. However, he lets his anger rule him too much, it didn't take my spying on him to tell Slade that. If he weren't so impulsive, he'd see the tactical error in inviting the Justice League here to capture me. Oh well, he'll see the problem soon enough. In a way, we'll both get what we do and don't want. Is that irony or poetic justice? I'll figure that out later, right now I have work to do.

So far, from what Raven has given me, I can see a few ways to break this stupid prophecy. The fact that it's so vague is both a good and bad thing. I have come up with a number of things to help her or at least give her a chance as well as one last-ditch method. However, it's extremely risky and I'm not sure if it'd even work, but it's not like I have much of a choice. I gave Raven my word that I'd do everything possible to save her from her father and I intend to do just that. Sigh, speaking of which, I have another deal to make and I better do it before I regain my sanity.

(Normal POV)

Terra left her room, in her usual armor and guns, and headed towards the main living room. When she got there, all the Titans were there. Beast Boy and Cyborg were playing a game, Starfire was cooking something, Robin was typing at his computer, and Raven was reading a book and drinking tea. Once Terra entered, Robin looked up and scowled at her. "What do you want?" he asked coldly.

"Besides having you learn some manners, I need to make a call and I want all of you to listen," she stated clearly. Everyone looked up surprised. What was she up to now? Cyborg and Beast Boy ended their game as Terra typed on the controls. After a few moments, a screen came up with the image of a startled Martian Man hunter on the other end. "Hello J'onn, could you please get Superman and Batman here? I'd like to have a word with them," she stated calmly, which stunned everyone. The green-skinned alien just nodded and disappeared from the screen for a moment to contact to the two aforementioned Justice Leaguers.

Beast Boy turned to Terra. "What are you doing? Are you trying to get caught? If the Justice League knows you're here they'll come after you!" he shouted in surprise and despair.

"Oh stop being such a drama queen. I know what I'm doing," she said waving him off. 'At least I hope so,' she added mentally. She shook her head and focused again on the screen in front of her as the familiar Dark Knight and Mon-O-Steel came. "Well, nice to see you again Bat boy and the world renowned Superman, pleasure to meet you," she said in a cheerful tone though inside she was wondering if she had hit her head at some point for doing what she was about to do. 'Me and god damned honor,' she thought sourly.

"What do you want Terra and why are you calling from Titans Tower?" Batman demanded in his usual dark tone. If Terra noticed, or cared for that matter; she didn't show it from beneath her helmet.

"You don't know? I would've thought Tweety over here would've told you about my deal with Raven, considering he already told you I was here," she stated clearly causing everyone look at her in shock. Raven was the first to break out of her trance and start to glare at Robin who was glaring at Terra, both for knowing what he did and that annoying nickname of hers for him. "What? You think after spying on you for months I wouldn't know how to hack your communications? Please," she said flippantly, covering both her and the Question's tracks. "In any case, I also know you're planning an assault to attempt to capture me and while it's very likely an assault by the Justice League would do it, I would highly recommend against that," she stated clearly and confidently.

"You're in no position to be making demands," Batman stated calmly. J'onn and Superman just watched and listened carefully, tense as to what would happen next. Terra, though a teenager, was not someone to be messing around with.

"Oh but I think I am. You see, if you were to come after me now, I can guarantee another upheaval will erupt right here in the middle of Jump City," she stated clearly. Everyone stared at her. Robin, Cyborg, Batman, and J'onn all glared at her in contempt while Beast Boy, Starfire, and Superman stared at her in shock. Only Raven stared at her in curiosity, wondering what she was up to this time. "So you see we're at a deadlock. You can't get me as long as I stay in the city and in turn hold it hostage, and I can't leave the city without running the risk of inviting you down on me. So in a sense you and Tweety got you wanted, me a prisoner, just not the way you thought." She stood silent for a moment to let them all digest that information. Now she stood ready to make her proposal. 'I must be mad for doing this,' she thought bitterly again. "However, I am will to cut you a deal if you're willing to listen," she said calmly.

There was a pregnant silence as they all waited for the Justice League's answer. "What type of deal?" Superman asked carefully, not trusting her any further then a normal human could throw her.

"It's this. As you may or may not know, Raven is the daughter of Trigon, the dimension-conquering demon. He is planning to use her as a portal to enter this world and if I'm correct, you refused to help her on the grounds that she is his daughter. Well that's what I want from you, your help in guarding her from Slade and her father so that he doesn't enter this world. In return, you get me," she stated in a dead serious tone, this time causing everyone to stare at her in shock. "If you agree to help us and Raven prevent her father from entering this realm, then I agree to surrender to the Justice League and let them take me to their Watchtower or wherever they want to imprison me," she stated clearly.

Everyone was stunned to silence; even Batman had a look of surprise on him. Robin quickly rose from his seat and glared at her. "What's your game Terra? What are you playing at? What do you hope to gain from this?" he demanded of her.

The blonde let out a low chuckle before answering. "Absolutely nothing. If they succeed and Trigon is prevented from entering this world then I become imprisoned, if not and he is allowed into this world, then we're all screwed anyway including me. In either scenario, I lose," she stated clearly. After a few moments of silence, she spoke again. "Call me when you reach a decision. Oh and tell the overgrown turkey thanks for the mace, chow for now," she said merrily as she cut the connection. She turned to leave but someone caught her arm before she left the room. Turning to tell them to leave her be, but she was surprised to see it was Raven and not Robin or Cyborg who was holding her tightly.

"Why?" she choked out in an uncharacteristically emotional voice. To say that the Goth girl was stunned was an understatement. This blonde had proven to be a tactical genius, powerful, cold, and calculating and yet here she was practically giving away her freedom just so she could attain more help for a girl who she thought probably hated her guts. She would gain nothing but imprisonment it made no sense at all. "Why are you doing this for me?" she clarified the question.

Terra just gazed at her from under her helmet and sighed sadly. "I made you a promise Raven that I'd do everything in my power to help you defeat your father and save everyone and that's exactly what I plan to do. If getting the Justice League's help is what it will take to do that, then I will pay the price for it," she said calmly as she pulled her arm out of Raven's grasp and went back to her room, leaving the stunned Titans behind. None of them spoke, though all their minds were racing.

Raven stood stunned as she stared at the space Terra used to occupy just a moment before. Her mind moving as fast as possible yet was unable to comprehend what she had heard. 'She's doing this because of the deal we made? Is she out of her mind? Why? She's willing to let herself be imprisoned because of me, to sacrifice her freedom so that I can get some help against my father? I don't understand,' she thought frantically as she stood stunned.

Terra sat down in her room, mulling over what she had just done. Though you couldn't see her face through the helmet, her posture was enough to tell anyone she was sad and or confused. 'What the hell am I doing? I should've never made that deal with Raven or that one I just offered to the Justice League. I should be hauling my petrified ass out of town as fast as possible is what I should be doing. God, I am such an idiot,' she thought dejectedly to herself.

'No, you're not child. You're an honorable outlaw who does not wish any more harm to befall innocent people,' a kind voice whispered gently in her mind. Terra chuckled it was the damn whispering again. It had been more prominent as of late and she had been too preoccupied to care at the time. What was worse was she was starting to talk back to it. Now she was sure she had gone nuts.

'An honorable outlaw huh? Not many people would describe me as that. In fact, no one would describe me as that, not even me,' she replied with a humorless chuckle. Talking to a voice in her head, yep she had gone off the deep end.

She received a lighthearted feminine giggle in return. The whisper was female? Now she was sure she had lost it. 'You sell yourself short my little earth walker; there are those who think highly of you though you do not believe it. The demon child thinks much more of you then you realize,' it offered kindly.

'Raven? I doubt it. Surprised maybe, but thinking highly of me, the liar, the traitor, the backstabber, yeah right,' Terra replied as she lay down on the bed, staring at the ceiling through her visor.

'You think highly of her do you not?' the whisper asked gently.

'Yeah I guess I do. I mean not many people could deal with what she has had to and remained sane through it all. Being half-demon, having wild emotion driven powers, being possessed by your father, fated to herald the apocalypse since birth, most people would've just given up long before then, but she didn't and she still doesn't, even if she herself doesn't realize it. Anyone would respect fortitude like that. What's your point?' she asked confused for once.

Somehow, she got the mental impression of a soft smile in return, though how she knew that was beyond her. 'Haven't you yourself faced trials that were different yet just as daunting as hers?' it asked. Terra was silent so it took that as a yes. 'Then why do you think she wouldn't respect you as you respect her, my little earth walker?' it asked though it probably already knew the answer.

Someone at her door interrupted terra's thoughts before she could reply. The blonde was surprised to see it was Starfire, not Robin or Raven like she expected. Out of all the Titans, Starfire was the easiest for her to get along with, mostly because she wasn't paranoid, held a grudge, or trying to rekindle something that had been shot down and trampled on repeatedly. "Hey Star what can I do for you?" she asked pleasantly, disguising her own self-doubt.

The red headed alien tentatively entered the geomancer's room. "I am confused by your actions. I wish to know why you would go to such lengths to help friend Raven? You have attacked Beast Boy on the train, cause two major storms of rock and destruction, deceived and avoided many including the League of Justice, and yet you are willing to hand over your freedom to secure aid for one whom I think is not your friend. Can you please explain this to me?" she asked politely and quietly. The blonde just sighed, which was muffled slightly be her helmet, and patted the area next to her on the bed. Starfire sat down and waited patiently for her to say something.

Terra looked down at her hands as the alien girl watched her closely. It was as if she were seeing something in her grip that no one else could, though what that could be the red head had no idea. "Starfire," she said in soft depressed sounding voice, very different from either her merry teasing voice she usually used or her cold confident one she used in battle. "I'll tell you why but I want you to swear to whatever gods you pray to that you will not tell a soul, not Robin, not the Titans, not anyone, understand?" she asked seriously, though there was a hint of desperation in her voice. The orange-skinned girl nodded silently.

Terra then spoke softly, almost too quietly to hear though Starfire heard every word. "My past is not something I like to talk about Starfire, ever. However, I owe at least one of you a partial explanation. Long before I even started my travels, when I was really little, someone made a very important promise to me. I trusted that person completely and without question, as they were very close to me, and the promise was very important that it be kept. However, that person broke that promise and I got condemned for it. I lost everything that day and have being paying for it ever since. Even today, I'm still paying for that broken promise. Because of that, I vowed that I would be better, that I would never break a promise of any kind, including deals, like the one I made to Raven. So if I didn't do everything within my power to help her, then that would be breaking the deal. Does that explain it?" she asked simply.

Starfire nodded in quiet understanding and the two sat in silence for a moment. After which, Starfire got up and left, leaving Terra to her thoughts and worries. The next few days were going to be interesting to say the least as Terra stayed in her self-made prison of a city.

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Anyone care to guess who or what the whispering is? Or what it wants for that matter?

What is Terra planning now?

Has her mind already started to decay like Raven suspects?

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