I Remember Chapter 5: Planet Salerth and the confession, a teen titans fanfic

Chapter Five: Planet Salerth, and the confession

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"Ugh….Oh…" mumbled Terra, shutting her eyes even tighter. Beep…Beep…Beep…She heard the rhythmic beating of a heartbeat, sounding from the medical machines. Am I dead? Opening her eyes reluctantly, she found herself in a grayish infirmary. Then her eyes set on a purple-haired girl, her wounds now properly bandaged, floating on top of her bed, resting. Hey! That's Raven! If Raven's here…Then I'm…

Terra's heart started to panic. She's in the Titan's Tower. …But how? Why? The door slid open, and a green teenager stepped in. He looked at Terra, and a sparkle of joy came to his eyes, but quickly subsided.

"…Hey," He said finally. Terra nodded. "…Hey," Terra answered lamely. Beast Boy walked over to Terra's bed. "You okay?"

"Um." Terra looked at him. "Yes." Beast Boy looked down and scratched the back of his neck. "You're knocked out and lying on the ground, you know? So uh, I ― I mean, we took you here, along with Raven."

Terra seemed for a loss of words. "Oh." She didn't know what to do. If they really took her into their infirmary, did that mean they accept her?

You know that's not gonna happen. It's their job to protect innocent citizens, remember?

But they can take me to a public hospital instead of their infirmary…

"So…why did you guys take me…here?" Terra asked. "I mean, I don't b-belong here." Oh, how I wanted to be. Terra continued struggling, choking with almost every word. "I betrayed y-you guys, I worked with Slade. I wanted to start a new life. I w-w-wanted to…"

Terra couldn't continue anymore. Tears were flowing from her crystal blue eyes down her cheeks like a massive waterfall. Beast Boy looked at her, as if sharing her pain. Looking over at Raven's bed, he turned to Terra, held her hand, and led her out of the infirmary.

Robin looked at the screen, typing at the keyboard furiously. He predicted wrong.

Slade didn't send him a transmission. Not a clue, nothing. Robin sighed. What was Slade up to? Why Starfire? What was his plan?

"You know, you should take a break man," a robot hand landed gently on his shoulder.

"Take a break while Starfire is in danger? She could've been hurt by him, hell knows what that madman wants to do!" Robin answered, shutting his eyes. Slade hurting Starfire in the most horrible ways possible…he wouldn't allow it. No way. The boy wonder had sworn to protect the Tamaranian every time, and this time was no exception.

Out of the blue, the huge screen sprang to life, and a transmission played automatically. Robin immediately shot his head up and sprung out of his seat.

"Slade," Robin hissed, his teeth gritted.

"Why hello, Robin," Slade replied smugly. "I wasn't going to call you, but I have a change of plans." Slade smiled beneath his mask. A few adjustments to his plans and he could get more than he can have. "Since your dear little Starfire insisted so adamantly that you'll stop me, I decided to give you a chance."

The camera moved to Starfire's prison. Starfire was beyond hurt. Some of her clothing was ripped and bloody, luckily still covering vital body parts (A/N: NOTHING REVEALED, OKAY), bruises, cuts and scrapes on her body unattended. Her expression was miserable, and unconscious.

Blood boiled inside Robin's body to indescribable temperature. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?" He shrieked, more furious at Slade than he ever was. If the transmission wasn't the only source in finding Starfire, he would've smashed the screen to pieces.

Slade left Robin's question unanswered. "We were going to have a little trip to Salerth, join us, if you wish." With that, the transmission ended, and left Robin and Cyborg with an empty screen.

Silence filled the main room.

"Cyborg," Robin commanded. Now that he had found the location Slade was going to, he will rescue Starfire. He had to.

"Cyborg," Robin repeated. "Ready the T-ship. We're going to Salerth." Cyborg nodded and walked to the door, but stopped. "Um…where IS Salerth?" He asked. "What about Raven and Terra?" He added.

Robin groaned. They couldn't leave with two team mates short. "We'll wait until Raven heals. I'm sure she'll recover in a few days. The others will train during that time, and search where Salerth is."

"Including Terra?" Cyborg asked. Robin hesitated. Terra wasn't exactly one of the good guys, nor bad…But for Starfire's sake…

"She'll come with us this time," Robin eventually decided. "Just make sure she isn't a spy for Slade this time."

Cyborg nodded, satisfied with the boy wonder's answers. The half-robot then went to the infirmary to run a few tests on Raven, just to make sure how many percent of her was fully recovered.

It sucked when you're the only one that knows how to run tests and operations.

Beast Boy and Terra stopped right in front of Terra's old room. So this is where he's taking me… Terra thought. They went in, and Terra felt a pang of both sadness and happiness rush all over her. The time she really had fun with the Titans, those days…

"Why are we here?" Terra asked. Beast Boy turned around and wiped a tear away from her face.

"I want you to know that you don't have to feel guilty for what you've done, Terra, in private," answered Beast Boy sincerely. Terra looked down. "But I joined Slade, I hurt you all…" Beast Boy curled a strand of blonde hair which had fallen into her eyes behind her ear.

Terra looked up. "It doesn't matter Terra. We make mistakes. I make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes." Beast Boy reassured. "Why can't you be the Terra you once were? The good one. The one that laughs with everyone…"

"Because it's too painful," Terra whispered. "I don't want to remember. I don't want to be hated. I don't want him ― Slade to haunt me. It's too painful…I want to for-forget all of it and…"

"Terra…" With that, Beast Boy closed his eyes and gently pressed his lips against Terra's. Terra's eyes widened in shock but gladly accepted and closed her eyes once again. Things Terra could forget, but Beast boy… Yes she had attempted to forget him, but it never worked. It now seemed wrong when he's out of her life…

Beast Boy ran his fingers through her silky hair, and deepened the kiss. Terra enjoyed every moment of it. It made her know that someone cared. Most important of all…He cared. And always will.

Terra broke the kiss, and looked into his forest green eyes. "Beast Boy…" She hugged him, and rested her head on his shoulders. "I…I don't want to be in pain again. I don't want to hurt anyone."

"Don't worry, you won't. You won't…"

Slade sat on his chair in front of his enormous computer, deep in his twisted thoughts.

"When the day comes…" He murmured. "When the day comes….It's going to be absolutely marvelous. Terra will suffer."

"But only after I get Zandrarz." With that, Slade laughed and walked away.

Ooooh Do you like the kiss part? Hope it wasn't too fluffy…