I Remember Chapter 6: On We Go, a teen titans fanfic

Chapter six: On we go

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I'm sorry I haven't updated for a long while, and I might not update during mid-June, for it's time for my examination. This chapter is a bit shabby (just a bit), but it's tolerable. Hope you enjoy it!

Two days later…

Starfire struggled weakly, despite her tied-up self. Slade had been smart enough to use burn-resistance ropes to tie her up, so that her solar energy won't burn the ropes away and set her free. Apparently the ropes turned out to be super-strength-resistance too.

To Starfire's surprise though, Slade hadn't gag her, or tie a cloth around her mouth. Yet, to Starfire's extreme irritancy, Slade had put her into a transparent container, which turned out to be absolutely immune to her Tamaranian powers. Darn.

The doors made a horrible swishing sound as it slid gracefully open, and the Titan's worst known enemy walked in, his gait confident and smug. Slade turned to the container's direction, and looked at Starfire.

"This is…most uncomfortable," Starfire scowled as she fidgeted with the ropes tying her wrists together.

"Do I expect you to be? Do I want you to be?" Slade asked sarcastically. He turned away to face the security camera screens.

"Ah…so wonderful to see the plan you've planned for so long finally go into action, don't you agree?" Slade said menacingly, his eye narrowing and although unseen, his lips curled into a wicked smile.

"No. Your plan shall NOT succeed. The Teen Titans will stop you!" Starfire yelled, her eyes already glowing threateningly.

"Oh really…" Slade asked. "I'll be surprised." Chuckling, he looked at one typical screen, and looked at the time. "It is time," Slade announced amused. Once again, he faced Starfire and pressed on one of the many buttons the container had.

Starfire felt a shock, not painful at all, but uncomfortable ran through her body. She gasped as she saw herself go half invisible. Starfire struggled even more than she already does, but nothing worked.

"Don't worry, child," Slade said coldly. "It shall teleport you into the space ship. It's time for the journey to begin." He walked out, and Starfire gasped one more time before she found herself in yet another container, but her surroundings different. The walls were a shiny silver, and a control panel ― to control the space ship Starfire realized ― with numerous controls, levels and buttons at her right.

Slade was already there, sitting comfortably on the chair in front of the control panel. He switched on the engine.

"Let's begin."

Two days ago, Terra was still doubting and blaming herself for what she'd done to the Titans, the only ones that actually took her in and treated her as a friend, now ― she felt more confident, thanks to Beast Boy.

However, Raven was still ignoring her. Terra didn't feel surprised at all. After all, it's Raven. She just hoped that she'll forgive her ― someday.

The relationship between her and Beast Boy changed a lot. They were even caught making out on the couch by Cyborg, which practically broad banded it to the other two during breakfast. How embarrassing that was!

Sighing, Terra threw off her covers ― Yes, she was back. Back enough to sleep in her old room ― and grabbed her uniform (Her long-sleeved black top which ended above the stomach, and her yellow shorts. Not to mention her brown sneakers and gloves. Her goggles were gone though). Terra then headed to the bathroom. What's better than a shower in the morning? It's the perfect to wash all the grogginess left from the sleep away.

Terra sighed happily as the warm water ran down her body, soaking her. It was heaven, compared to Slade's junkyard, or in which he stated, the bathroom in Slade's lair. Terra shivered. Why won't Slade come after her? He'd been very stern at issues like not going "home" before dawn. Now, his "daughter" was happily showering away in one of the Titans' tower's bathroom stall.

And he didn't even contact her. For two whole days.

Maybe there's a plan lurking behind this, Terra thought. Slade wasn't one to mess with. He's a genius evil mastermind. Certainly he wouldn't mess up his flawless tactics.

Terra was also confused with him kidnapping Starfire. Why Starfire, who obviously had nothing to do with Terra's revival, or her being in the Titans' Tower? Out of all the Titans (which was not a big number, but still), he just had to choose Starfire. Why?

A knock knocked Terra out of her thoughts. "Dude! I have to gooooo!" Beast Boy (obviously) yelled from the other side of the door. Almost chuckling out loud, Terra quickly wiped herself clean with her egg-yellow towel and hopped into a new set of clean uniform.

"Coming!" said Terra, yanking her pants on. She managed to put on her black top and rushed out. "Sorry…" Terra blushed sheepishly. Beast Boy barely had time to talk before he quickly opened the door and slammed it shut, afraid that he couldn't hold on for more than a second.

Still smiling at the event, Terra proceeded to the main room. The hallway was silent. Only her quiet footsteps ― step, step, step ― accompanied her. Everything felt so surreal. She was living her dream again. Beast Boy and she were in love, she was welcomed once again (almost), and Slade seemed nowhere to be found.

Beep! Beep! Out of the blue, the alarm sounded, making Terra jump and sighed. Just when she thought everything was perfect.

The other Titans quickly ran into the main room. To Terra's surprise, it wasn't some villain causing havoc in Jump city, nor robbers robbing the jewelry store or bank. It's just Robin standing in front of all of them. She looked around, and saw the other Titans, but they didn't look as surprised as she was.

"Let's go."

Terra looked at Beast Boy, hoping for an explanation. "Slade captured Star, and well, you know, Robin? It's time for us to go to planet….something and rescue her from Slade," Beast Boy briefly explained.

Terra analyzed the information into her head. "Wait! You mean….outer space?" Back when she was a Titan (which she isn't now, yet), she'd never handled outer space missions before, let alone leave the Planet Earth.

Terra turned to Robin and raised her hand. "But how are we supposed to get there?"

"We have a T-ship."

"…I erm…don't really know how to drive one."

"Then just sit there."

Jeesh! Talk about cold! Terra thought. This was one side of Robin she'd never seen before. All cold and stern and emotionless…

Oh, alright. Maybe she DID see it once when she fought him when she's Slade's apprentice, but not as extreme as this! He'd really do anything for Starfire, Terra realized.

"All systems checked. Nothing's wrong," Cyborg reported.

"Good. Now we fly to Salerth," Robin replied stonily.

"Salerth? I've never heard of that before," Terra mumbled, bummed out as the T-ship soar out of Earth and to the direction where Salerth was. She really needed to catch up with the details.

It turned out that Planet Salerth is quite far away. The Titans, except Robin, were now bored to death. Robin however, continued to look for the whereabouts of the planet's location. Obviously there were no success in that.

"Twinkle, Twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are…" Beast Boy sang as he closed his eyes and opened them. They were still in somewhere in space, not in Salerth.

"…Beast Boy?" Raven asked.

"…Yeah?"

"Shut up."

"Are we there yet?" Beast Boy asked. He could feel his 'muscles' hardening just by sitting there.

"No, BB, for millionth time!" Cyborg said, irritated with the shape shifter's constant gabbles.

"….Now?"

"No!"

"…."

"How about now?" Beast Boy said. Terra giggled. Was Beast Boy doing it on purpose, or was it just for laughs? She really didn't know.

Cyborg disconnected Beast Boy's microphone.

"….MMph!"

After a long, long four hours, the Titans finally managed to step foot on Salerth. Cyborg stretched, cracking his knuckles.

Terra too stepped out. It was a relief to walk again. Her legs were practically frozen stiff. She wouldn't know what would've happened if she had to sit on that ship for one more second.

Robin wasted no time on that. "Let's find Slade," he growled. He had waited long enough. Who knew what Slade have done to Starfire! …No. He wouldn't allow it. Not as long as he's alive. How he hoped Starfire was safe and sound, instead of being trapped in the mad man's hands.

They walked into a dark humid cave, where water dropped from the ceiling and the floor was slippery with mossy alien plants. Beast Boy slipped and continued. He couldn't count how many times he'd slipped.

Cyborg lit the lights planted on his shoulders and scanned around seemingly endless cave. "There's nothing here," Cyborg said, still shining the light around. Raven basically walked behind her teammates, hoping they could just find Starfire quickly, kick Slade's butt and go back to the Tower, where she could finish her book.

"…Okay…" Robin stopped as the cave parted into two paths. The left one looked extremely rocky and the right one was perfectly smooth, as if someone had carved the sharp edges away. The Titans looked at both paths confusingly.

"Choose the rocky one. I know," Terra said. She was sure about this. The smooth one is a trap Slade made. She wasn't his apprentice for nothing. She lifted two rocks from the ground and made them float on both sides of her. She was ready for anything.

They continued on the ragged pathway, avoiding any rock that looked too dangerous to step on.

"Wait, there's a lever here," Raven said, her thin finger pointing to a brown lever, obviously trying to blend into its surroundings. Robin activated it, and a door behind them opened. Out stepped Slade.