32 Productions Presents…
A Teen Titan Fan Fiction The Teen Titans in…"A Fractured Mind"
Chapter One
Underground Lair: Ravager's Room
Ravager lay asleep in her bed. Her dreams were the usual ones for her, rifled with images of her pain and suffering before the conversation starts.
Thorn: Hello again, my dear sister.
Rose: Hi Thorn.
Thorn tilted her head.
Thorn: You don't seem happy to see me.
Rose: I don't know how much more of this I can take. I feel like my mind is coming undone.
Thorn began to worry. She could contain most of Rose's insanity, sure. A complete mental breakdown however could cause problems. Her power could start leaking out into the real world. That could be troublesome.
Thorn: What's wrong?
Rose: These feelings…this hate it's…it's overwhelming me. I still haven't contacted Gremlin. Father watches me like a hawk. Then every night I see these horrible images. It's taking its toll!
Thorn wrapped her arms around her sister…NO! Her victim! She was a victim, nothing more.
Thorn: It's okay. It'll be alright, you'll see. Let me help you.
Thorn began devouring her anguish and despair. Rose felt bliss starting to flow into her mind as her worries (or more accurately her ability to worry) drain away. She sighed in relief and embraced Thorn.
Rose: You're so good to me. I hope you never go away.
Thorn: Don't become too dependant on me. I'm not a drug to be taken to keep your pain at bay. I only relieve you if you really need it. I felt your anguish and knew you needed me.
Rose sighed softly.
Rose: I understand. …you won't leave me will you?
Thorn grinned, blood seeping from her mouth.
Thorn: Not while you have vengeance to bestow on people.
: CUE THEME :
Park
A young girl, roughly twelve years old with brown hair, leaned against a tree, panting heavily. She was so hot. Sweat poured down her face. She was thirsty. She drank from the water fountain, but it did little to help her. Why did it have to be so hot today? A normal girl would be wearing a skirt and short sleeved shirt. She wasn't blessed with normalcy. Therefore she had to wear long pants, gloves, and a hoodie. She finally could take no more and fainted. A policeman found her and turned her over. He pulled her sleeve back and checked her pulse. The girl's eyes shot open.
Girl: No, you mustn't touch me!
It was too late. Suddenly there were two policemen. One of them drew his gun and shot the other. The girl backed away from the body. She knew she was safe. They never tried to hurt her. In fact, they never even acknowledged her. She sobbed. Why couldn't it stop?
Titan Tower: Terra's Room
Terra sniffed the shirt on the floor. She gagged. Definitely been worn recently. How she managed to stink up her clothes was beyond her since she didn't sweat.
Terra: (muttering) I hate cleaning my room.
She also hated spring because spring was usually the only time she DID clean her room. She was a slob, she'd admit to that. Not like Beast Boy cared, he was worse then she was. She tossed the shirt into a pile of dirty clothes and started picking up the food wrappers off the floor. The alarm went off as she tossed them into the garbage.
Terra: Yeah, alright!
Terra dashed to the main room.
Terra: What's up, guys?
Starfire: A shoot out at the park.
Raven: Don't the police usually handle this?
Robin shrugged.
Robin: Doesn't matter. We've been called on. Let's go to work.
Underground Lair
Slade watch the happenings in the park with interest. This girl, whoever she was had a unique power. The question was, could he use it? It seemed incredibly risky if she did what he thought she did. The Titans arrived and quickly subdued the gunmen and their "fake police uniforms". He leaned forward as Terra took notice of the girl. The girl was in no shape to get away from Terra as she approached. He imagined she was ready to die of a heat stroke soon. If nothing else, this could prove very entertaining.
Park
Terra knelt next to the girl. She didn't appear to be shot or anything, but with all that heavy clothing on it was no wonder that she was in such bad shape.
Terra: Guys, we got a problem here.
The girl shook her head and tried to speak, but her throat was bone dry. She could do nothing as Terra reached down and felt her forehead. The Titans watched as a light enveloped Terra. When it faded there was a second Terra. This one wasn't made of stone and worse, was dressed in her apprentice uniform. She moved her hair so that it covered her left eye.
Apprentice: Hello, Titans. Remember me?
Beast Boy: Who the hell are you!
The other Terra crawled back toward her friends.
Terra: Beast Boy, you really shouldn't swear.
The other Titans looked at her like she was crazy. This was hardly the time to chastise anyone about foul language. Besides, she didn't have a squeaky clean mouth herself.
Terra: (point towards the girl) Especially in front of her. Don't you realize that swearing is an imitateable act?
Cyborg: …what the h…
Terra covered her mouth in shock. Cyborg sighed. Better go along with it.
Cyborg: …eck…is going on?
Terra: Thank you, Cyborg.
Apprentice: Ugh, this is shit is sickening. As for what's going on, isn't it obvious piss for brains? I'm Evil Terra. She's Good Terra. It's simple. Then again, thick fs like you couldn't be expected to understand something like this.
Terra felt faint, which was unusual. She never cared about this sort of thing before. Now all she could think about was that poor kid's virgin ears being exposed to such filth.
Terra: Such a disregard for the poor child.
Evil Terra looked annoyed. These idiots were pissing her off.
Apprentice: What child! Who the hell are you talking about?
Girl: She…she can't see me…don't touch me. It happens when you touch me.
Raven and Shade looked at each other. The idea of splitting down the middle at the ying and yang sounded rather…dangerous to them.
Shade: …I think we should stay away from her.
Raven: Agreed.
Thinking they meant her, Evil Terra smirked.
Apprentice: You aren't going anywhere.
Evil Terra raised her arms and formed multiple spikes from rocks. She began flinging them at the Titans. They dodged them.
Apprentice: Ha ha ha ha ha! Just like old times, isn't it?
Beast Boy: Too much like old times!
He charged her as a ram, knocking her into a tree. She staggered to her feet as he approached.
Apprentice: Gar…Garfield, how could you? I thought you loved me. Please don't hurt me anymore…please…
Beast Boy: T…terra…I…
She began to sob. Beast Boy reached out to comfort her. He didn't see the grin form on her face. He found himself gripped in a giant stone hand.
Apprentice: (sarcastic) Oh thank you Beast Boy. My beloved hero. (normal) You always were as dumb as a sack of bricks.
She grabbed the back of his head and kissed him roughly.
Apprentice: A dead sexy sack of bricks. I'll be sure to have some fun with you before I kill you.
Terra: Now see here…! Garfield is not interested in your despicable low moral way of life.
Shade snorted.
Shade: (muttering) Wouldn't bet the farm on that.
Raven smacked him upside his head. Shade sighed and muttered an apology.
Apprentice: Then come over here and get him, princess.
Terra: I deplore violence.
Shade: I don't.
Shade attacked, kicking Evil Terra in the stomach, then clawing her across the face. She held her face as blood began to flow. She pulled her hand back and looked at the blood that coated it.
Apprentice: You bastard!
Beast Boy: Dude!
Shade: What? She's not the real thing. Don't be a dufus.
Robin followed Shade's lead and attacked. Terra approached the girl. If anyone could help, it was her.
Terra: Pardon me. I know this has been very stressful but I really need to ask a question.
Girl: W…water…
Terra: Oh, certainly. Let me help you up.
Terra took her over to the water fountain and got her a drink. The girl sighed in relief.
Terra: Now, how do we make her go away?
Girl: I don't know…no one has ever lived this long before.
Evil Terra sank into the ground. Terra freed Beast Boy with her own powers.
Terra: What do you mean?
Girl: The first thing the evil one does is kill the good one most of the time. I've never seen them attack someone else first. Guess your evil side has a history.
Starfire tackled them both as Evil Terra burst out of the ground below them. Thankfully, her skin didn't touch the girl's. Evil Terra still seemed somewhat upset about the claw marks on her face.
Apprentice: DAMMIT! MY FACE! I'LL KILL ALL OF YOU! F!
Starfire: If anyone has a suggestion, perhaps now would be an excellent time to make it.
Beast Boy: Try touching her again!
Terra shrugged and poked the girl in the face. Nothing.
Robin: Not a bad idea, Beast Boy…but I think it would make more sense if they both had to touch her at the same time.
Evil Terra attack Terra viciously. Disgusted at the prospect of violence, Terra could only dodged the attacks and put up shields to protect herself. Suddenly they felt hands around their ankles. During the fight, Evil Terra's pant legs was torn, exposing her skin. In flash of light there was only one Terra again.
Terra: OW! My face! Ow!
Raven: You don't have a single scratch. You're fine.
Terra: That's what you think! It hurts like hell!
Everyone glared at Shade. Shade rubbed the back of his head and kicked at the dirt.
Shade: …what? She was being all evil and stuff.
Raven: Once again your mastery of the English language leaves the crowd speechless.
Shade grumbled and crossed his arms. He jerked his head toward the girl who was putting her gloves back on.
Shade: What do we do about her?
Robin: …there's a place for people like her. They'll take care of her and make sure no one touches her.
Starfire: What is your name, little one?
Ashley: Ashley…
Starfire: Well, Ashley…we are taking you somewhere safe. You need not wear such heavy clothing on such a heated day again.
Ashley: …thank you…just be careful not to touch me on the way over.
Terra: Trust me, I won't. Beast Boy and Robin can handle it. They wear gloves.
Meta-Human Hospital
Ashley looked around her new room. A full body protection suit hung on the wall for when she was out with everyone else. Beast Boy was with her. It looked like crap. It was so plain and ugly.
Beast Boy: (hesitantly) Looks…great, huh?
Ashley: When you're an orphan, anything looks good, especially when it has air conditioning.
Beast Boy laughed. She smiled a little.
Ashley: Thank you, Beast Boy.
She hugged him, carefully staying away from his exposed flesh.
Ashley: I'm sure I'll be happy here.
Beast Boy: I hope so. See ya around.
Beast Boy left. Ashley poked her head out.
Ashley: Will you visit me?
Beast Boy: Uh…sure.
Ashley: Promise!
Beast Boy: I promise!
Beast Boy left the hospital, sighing in relief. That placed freaked him out. He was afraid they'd jump him and drag him off to a room.
Robin: Everything go okay?
Beast Boy: Yep.
Beast Boy hopped into the sidecar of Robin's R-cycle. Robin sighed.
Robin: I really hate that thing.
Beast Boy: Sure ruins the look. Still, I ain't holding on to your back, dude.
They agreed on that.
Underground Lair
Ravager watched over her father's shoulder at the recording of the fight in the park.
Ravager: Fascinating…what do you want to do, Father?
Slade: Her powers are interesting…but dangerous to use. We'll capture her then find a way to replicate her powers. Send the robots.
Ravager: Of course, Father.
She went to activate the robots. Thorn appeared next to her, walking along side.
Thorn: Interesting indeed. This gives me all sorts of ideas.
Ravager: Such as?
Thorn: …well, more like fragments of ideas. I'll be working on the details as we go along.
Ravager: Give me one or two. I need a smile.
Thorn: Oh I was thinking about splitting Raven. Oh, she'd cause massive havoc and mayhem.
Ravager: Maybe too much. She'd attack us too.
Thorn hummed with thought. She had a point. A Raven with no good side at all was something to shudder at.
Thorn: Good point. That rules out Shade as well. He's evil side would be even less stable…though his good side would be so adorable.
Ravager snickered, imagining a docile, well mannered Shade. …it was a real stretch. She typed in the programming of the robots. It was a simple task, the way her father set it up. The army of Slade-bots left to find their prey.
Thorn: I've got it. I know who to use it on.
Ravager: Who?
Thorn: You'll see.
Titan Tower: Terra's Room
Back to spring cleaning. This was going to be a boring section of the story, Terra could tell. She reached under her bed and began to pull junk out.
Terra: Piece of moldy cheese…old comic section of the newspaper…empty bottle of water…Beast Boy's boxers, he's been looking for those…
Terra tossed the underwear into the dirty clothes pile.
Terra: What else we got here? Can of tuna? Yuck. I don't even like tuna. Moldy loaf of bread…was I going to make sandwiches again?
Terra tossed the bread into the trash.
Terra: Two points. …why am I talking to myself? Am I that bored? Where was I? Oh to hell with it. I'll do it tomorrow.
Terra put her hands in her pocket and left the room. She knocked on Beast Boy's room.
Beast Boy: Yeah?
Terra: It's me.
Beast Boy: Okay, come on in.
Terra opened the door and gasped. Beast Boy was in his underwear…and a pair of socks. Terra smirked and folded her arms.
Terra: Do I even want to know?
Beast Boy posed like a super model.
Beast Boy: Don't hate me 'cause I'm beautiful.
Terra sighed and entered the room, shutting the door behind her.
Terra: Seriously, Gar, what are you doing?
Beast Boy: Nothing. I just felt like wandering around my room in my underwear. Don't you do that from time to time?
Terra: …no.
Beast Boy paused.
Beast Boy: Really? I thought everybody did that.
Terra: Not me.
Beast Boy: Maybe you're just weird.
Terra snorted.
Terra: Says the green boy with the pointy ears. I doubt it. By the way, you left your Superman boxer's in my room.
Beast Boy: So that's where they went.
Terra: You really need to stop. The others are getting suspicious.
Beast Boy: You're right…we should start doing it in my room.
Terra scowled then shrugged. She wrapped her arms around him and turned her stone skin into its soft more-flesh like form.
Terra: Mmm…fine with me, baby. I've been bored cleaning my room all day and I'm seriously dying for some fun.
Their fun was interrupted by the alarm.
Beast Boy: …
Terra: …
Both: God dammit.
Meta-human Hospital
Ashley kicked and screamed but they wouldn't let go. The Slade-bots took their captive and ran off. Several stayed behind, knowing that the Titans would arrive soon. If they were still there, the Titans would assume that they had yet to find the girl…or so they had computed. They could be wrong. The T-car pulled up and the Titans piled out. The robots, as usual, didn't stand a chance. Beast Boy ran inside and looked in Ashley's room. Somehow it just seemed likely that she was who they arrived for. It was empty. He ran back out to the others.
Beast Boy: Dude, they took Ashley!
Robin: Titans, split up and search the grounds. They can't be too far!
END PART ONE