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Clash of the Titans
Part Five
Terra's Betrayal
Five of the six Titans were in the living room, doing their separate activities. Robin was reading the newspaper; Starfire was thumbing through the CDs; Beast Boy and Cyborg playing on the gamestation, and Raven reading the Robert Frost poems for the third time.
Raven looked up from her book and drank in the view. It almost seemed like old times, but there was still the lingering feeling of Terra hanging over her, reminding her that the girl was still in their lives.
Speaking of, Terra had been absent far more often, but not with Beast Boy. Raven could trust Beast Boy to report anything suspicious when they were both gone, but when Terra left solo, it was more than fishy.
Casting another wary glance at the door, Raven looked back down at her book and was absorbed once more.
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Beast Boy was drooling.
Not over Terra. Not over Raven.
No, he was drooling over the state-of-the-art graphics in Mega Monkeys 3.
But when his empty stare strayed from the screen and through the window, he was speechless. And not in a good way.
Terra was standing out there, over the ocean, on one of her boulders. Only she didn't look like Terra.
She looked like Robin when Slade forced him to be his apprentice. And she had a creepy grin on her face that Robin then lacked.
And the truth hit Beast Boy; Terra was Slade's new apprentice.
The controller hit the floor with a dull thud. The shifter's tears dropped even more silently.
Cyborg was about to scold Beast Boy on the importance of a good controller, but then he saw Terra too and cursed colorfully.
Robin noticed; Starfire as well. Raven was the last.
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Raven couldn't hear anything. She didn't see anyone moving.
But when she looked up, she could see what made them all silent.
And her heart clenched.
Her fists did too.
Standing up, she pulled her hood over her head as she watched the other four Titans.
Robin remained steely, thinking the facts through. Cyborg was speechless for once. Starfire's eyes were welling up, and her stance was limp and defeated.
Beast Boy was a small turtle, with his head tucked into his shell. He sat there, motionless, until Terra said something.
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Terra looked at them all triumphantly. Slade was right. They were pathetic.
Robin was just sitting there, as usual. The stupid traffic light couldn't even comprehend what she had just done, could he?
Cyborg was silent. Thank God, Terra thought. She could definitely do without those pointless "BOOYAH!"s.
Starfire, the loser alien. She was too naïve and trusting. She was definitely the easiest to befriend and betray.
Raven, the creepy chick. So she hadn't accomplished that part of the mission. But revenge was only too sweet to see the murderous look in her eyes. She would go on a rampage, hurting and killing endless people. And the Titans would shun her. Then, Terra's hatred of Raven would be satisfied. Perhaps then she'd merely pity her.
And Beast Boy. The stupid, foolish, idiot; the grass stain; her "boyfriend". The only emotion Terra felt for him now was pity. There was no regret in her soul.
Terra threw a rock though the window, shattering one pane. Then she began to speak.
"Well, well, well. Look at the Teen Titans now. You disgrace the word 'superheroes', you know? And I must say, Robin; where did your sleuthing skills go? Down the drain along with your mentor, Bats?" Terra drawled, sending shivers down Robin's spine. He put a cautionary hand on a batarang. He would need it if she went any farther.
"I have to admit, playing crime-fighter with you guys was fun, but being the crime-causer is way more satisfying, especially when Slade is mentoring you. Don't you know the feeling, Robin?" Terra mocked.
Robin threw the batarang, hitting Terra on her eye-shield. Her head was thrown back, but she whipped it back up. She looked at him and grinned. "That all you got, Bird Boy?" she taunted.
In a rage, Robin ran through the window and assaulted Terra with all his gear. Terra was unharmed, but that was only long range. When Robin got closer, it would be over for Terra. She knew it too.
And he did. Leaping onto her boulder, Robin threw a barrage of punches, kicks, and chops. Terra dodged most of them, but when Robin circle-kicked her in the side, she fell off, losing her control over the boulder. Both of the teens plummeted to the water beneath them.
Starfire shot forward and caught Robin before he hit the surface. Terra summoned another boulder, saving herself from hitting the icy water.
Starfire set Robin down on the roof, then turned and began to toss bolts at Terra furiously. But before anything could hit her, Terra encased herself in a rock case.
Raven could see her inside; she was calling for help frantically. "Slade, I'm getting destroyed over here! Please, send some—" she said in a panic, but Slade cut her off.
"You will hold them off until I get there, understood?" he demanded. Terra nodded reluctantly and shut her communicator. Letting her stone shield drop, Terra began to attack.
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Three Titans jumped into battle, Robin and Cyborg attacking long range, and Starfire chasing Terra closer and closer to the Tower.
Raven ran over to Beast Boy, who was still in turtle form. "Beast Boy?" she tried. No reply. She knocked gently on the shell. "…Garfield?" she asked, and a little turtle head poked out.
"We need to defeat Terra. Now." Raven picked up the turtle and flew up to the roof. She set Beast Boy down and he morphed back.
"What did I do wrong, Raven?" he wailed. Raven patted him awkwardly on the back and said, "You didn't do anything wrong, Beast Boy. Terra did."
Beast Boy shook his head and cried, "No, I know I did something! I wasn't cute enough, or funny enough. I wasn't a good enough boyfriend…" he trailed off.
Raven sighed, and decided it was time to let him know.
"Beast Boy, Terra did everything wrong. You did nothing wrong. If you'd ask me, you're too cute sometimes, and you're pretty funny. And you made a perfect boyfriend, even if you were Terra's boyfriend," she said softly. Then she made sure that her hood was up.
Beast Boy ceased his dry sobbing and looked at Raven. "You…you're…" He was speechless.
Raven pulled him to his feet and said, "Come on. We need to kick some Terra butt now."
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End of that chapter.
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