Hello again everyone.
I'd quickly like to say thank you to ABPenland for being my first reviewer.
Also thank you Crazydeafgirl. Your persistence has made me find time to continue work on my story. As for the girlfrinds. When you are known by your last name your entire life, your first name does not matter. Thus they didnt know, they didnt care. Also you keep up the excellent work on your story.
Also in reply to ABPenland's review: I mainly think I don't get reviews do to the fact that no body reads it cause for some reason it gets posted many, many pages back. Also suggestions would be welcome. You see I don't know where this story is heading. That means: pairings, grand plots, plot twists, and events. I'm just writing for now.
Well thanks here's chapter 3.
In the Looking Glass
Beast boy opened his eyes and adjusted to the darkness.
" To think that was only three days ago. Man, maybe I have a secondary power. The power of horrible situations. Do even still feel the same about Terra. Well –"
He was broken from thought by a small groan and the sound of the blonde stirring. She slowly moved her hand to her head.
" Where… where am I" squeak, squeak "AH! What the… just a mouse"
She looked around the room, taking in the situation: Medical equipment, scanners, i.v. bags, and the tubes running to her arms.
" Med-lab. What am I doing here?"
She noticed on the table next to her two vases. One holding bright pink roses, 'Starfire, thanks.' The other holding a collaboration of flowers, dandelions, sunflowers, roses and what appear to be weeds. "Boys… it's the thought that counts.'
Her eyes finally adjusted to the light and she now spotted a third vase behind the two. She leaned over to move the vase closer. She ignored the prickly feeling caused by the needles and brought it forth. "Purple tulips?" She was surprised at the raspiness of her voice, but paid it no mind. Her mind reeled in confusion. ' Raven? Why would you show me sympathy' Terra pulled out one tulip, then wafted it slowly under her nose. ' What a beautiful smell. I never thought I would miss the smell of a flower so much.' She laid the tulip on her chest close to her head as to be able to still enjoy the aroma. Quickly she fell back asleep.
Beast Boy pulled his face from the reinforced window, a sad look on his face. 'Why Raven's flower? What is going through her mind?' The emerald eyes turned their attention to the elevator he was getting on. He tried to clear his mind as he made his short trek to his quarters. Upon laying his head on his pillow he was out like a light.
" Your still out? Good. Stay that way till I'm done, sleeping beauty"
That was the voice that awoke her. A grating sinister voice.
" NO! You're supposed to be dead! Leave me alone! NO!"
Terra began thrashing about ripping out needles and pads in the process. In her fear she began to fling blood about the room. Suddenly she was paralyzed. She became even more panicked.
" Terra, listen to me. It's me Raven. I'm going to let you go as long as you can stop your nightmare."
'Raven… I can calm down. You sure are being awfully nice. I hope its not a ruse.' After that thought her paralysis disappeared. Terra slowly turned her head towards where she heard Raven.
There she saw a tall girl, about 5' 10" she figured. The girls skin was milky white and unblemished, much like cream. She also noticed that even under the doctor's coat she had a very curvy figure. The way the coat clung to her hips and wrinkled around her breast. Raven had definitely grown to a beautiful woman. Thought the coat was a bit small. She started raising her view, just to be shocked at the two royal purple eyes staring down at her. She wore a shower cap to hold her hair in, and a surgical mask to cover her mouth, but she could never be mistaken about those eyes.
"Ra… Ra… Ra"
"Yes its me Raven. You're in the tower's med-lab. I've been taking care of you. You're going to be all right, as long as you calm down. If you don't ill put you back to sleep the hard way."
There was a silence for what would have seemed like ages, were it not for the respirator's 'swish…. swoosh' keeping time.
Terra slowly parted her lips,
"Is… is it ok … if I talk?"
" Yes. Just don't say anything stupid" Raven answered in an uncaring tone.
Terra watched Raven begin to gather surgical tools.
" I'm… I'm…"
"Apologizing to me is one of those stupid things you can say. I couldn't care less. The others might. So don't waste your tears on me."
Terra's eyes widened in shock.
' All this time and she still regrets me, WAIT, TIME'
"When is it?" Terra almost yelled in surprise.
"When is what?" Raven asked back. Annoyance creeping in her voice.
" What day is it? Time, Year, Everything?" Terra asked not able to hide the fear in her voice.
With out breaking her rhythm in preparing the equipment she flatly answered.
" 9:47 am 25th January. Quite awhile later."
"How much later" Terra asked, fear evident in her voice.
"Three years." Came Ravens answer in a matter of fact tone.
The blonde gasped at this. Three years. That's a lot of time. So much must have changed. So much… what do I do.
" Simple. You continue to live." Terra looked at her. Slowly a smile crept across her face.
" Now I'd like to finish getting this Slade'ware off you. I'm growing weary of this."
" So… Whose president right now?" Raven looked at her, happy the mask covered the grin spread across her face. Slowly Terra opened with questions. She was tired of having numb skin and regret as her only company.
They continued to talk for hours. Terra would ask a questions and Raven would answer. When Terra figured that Raven was almost done. She figured she had raised enough courage to ask.
" So… how has everyone else changed in this time? She bit her lip at just how afraid she sounded there.
Raven simply leaned back examining the plate she just removed from Terra's knee. She deftly threw it in a box with many other pieces. She then stood up and yanked the sheet, exposing the blonde's naked body. She quickly glanced over her form. Then walked into the bathroom.
'Oh man. I shouldn't have said that. Now she's angry. Even after all this time she still hates me.'
Raven entered the room wearing dark blue slacks, and a velvety long sleeve purple shirt. Her face was now completely visible. Her hair no was no longer short flat and dull. Now it was shoulder length, Bouncy and it shimmered. Her features were no longer round and soft. Her face was thin, features were sharp and defined. They showed her maturity. She was also carrying a six-foot mirror.
" If you really want to know how much they've changed, you should understand how much you've changed." Her voice was monotone once again.
Terra was confused. ' What's that supposed to mean. I've been stuck in stone. Well better do as she says. Don't want to make her angrier.'
The geomancer swung her legs off and attempted to stand. She fell forward. Looking up at Raven she noticed her expression had not changed. The blonde promptly pushed herself up and willed her legs to move. It took a few minutes to shake out the disuse. Now she was standing. Wobbly, but standing. pat One small step. pat another. Slowly she inched in a circle. Wanting to get used to her legs before she stands in front of the telepath. Finally she reached the mirror still watching the floor. She closed her eyes and lifted her head. She exhaled deeply and opened her eyes, only to gasp all the air back into her lungs. Shock overwhelmed her expression. Standing before herself was not the punk, tomboyish Terra that she was. Before her own eye was a full-grown womanly Terra that she had never imagined being.
Terra could see the pinpricks of where the wires of Slade's armor had been removed. Around her knees, elbows, ribs and breast. Even her hips and near her crotch. The amount of red points was not what astonished her. No, those were to be expected. What amazed her were her hips. She had hips, and breast. No longer was she a poster child for anorexia. Painfully thin and feature less body. Her figure was thin, but not like before. She had meat. Also it was smooth and pleasing to the eye, forming a slight hourglass. Her breasts were now plump, full and firm. With perkiness that pleased even her. Though they still were not very large. Her face also was not round and soft. It was thin and angular. Her features chiseled like an Egyptian queen. Her hair shimmering in a way she never knew it could. Turning around she saw it reached to her rear. Moving the hair aside she saw her firm apple shaped butt.
"WOW! I have a gymnast body!"
Raven stared amused. "Apparently the body ages with the soul. Your spirit being three years older, you body caught up. Very interesting I must add. Now sit tight I'll be right back." She then left the room. Terra walked around the room continually watching her self in the mirror. ' Wow how I've changed. That must mean the others…'
Raven walked back in and set a yellow gym bag by her.
"Starfire got these for you after we brought you here."
Terra nodded and took the bag. Searching through it she picked out some undergarments, a black t-shirt with a picture of a lion made of stone and some khaki cargo shorts. Not surprisingly the bra didn't fit. In fact she had trouble putting all the clothes on thanks to her new figure. She only smiled at this fact. Walking back to the mirror she looked at herself clothed.
"WOW! I look… " The geomancer said seeing how her old clothes fit tight on her, 'but in all the right spots' she thought.
"Like a tramp." Raven threw in attempting to put some humor on the situation.
"Yeah I guess first order of business is shopping." She giggled at the end.
Terra was startled from the mirror by,
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"Friend Raven it is us. Is it alright for us to see friend Terra now?"
Raven looked at the blonde. Terra exhaled deeply and nodded. A sad smile across her face.
Starfire jumped at the surprise of the door sliding open. The boys simply looked at each other, expecting the worse.
Quickly Starfire rushed into the room, the boys walked in cautiously. Beast Boy went in last. He stopped, seeing Raven holding a full-length mirror. Her face straight, not a bit of emotion. Then he turned to see Terra who was being crushed in a super hero group hug. He noticed that She was staring over at Raven then the mirror and back to Raven.
Terra looked between Raven and the mirror.
' The difference. How different they are. No, it's the lack of air from the hug. Yeah that's it.'
As soon as that thought was over they released her and began to speak to her. Unfortunately the words were lost on Terra. The stars in her vision disappeared as she walked towards the mirror.
She approached it and touched the reflection of Cyborg. ' He really hasn't changed.
She touched the reflection of Robin holding Starfire. 'They have both changed so much' .
They were both tall six feet and some change she figured on both. Starfire like herself and Raven had also blossomed into a woman. Though she was much more blessed than either of them. Large breast, small waist and curvy hips stood out instantly. Also no more skirt and shirt for uniform. Now she wore a one-piece bathing suit type outfit. The suit exposed a healthy amount of cleavage, and a diamond cut out on her stomach exposing he navel and abs. The boots were still the same. On the left shoulder strap was a large brooch just like Raven's.
Robin had defiantly grown to be a man. Broad muscular shoulders, six pack abs, and very defined arms and legs adorned him. His uniform had not changed much. It went from reinforced clothing to shaped Kevlar weave spandex. The general appearance and color scheme looked the same though.
Yes the mirror did not lie. These were the friends she remembered. Just grown. The mirror also did not lie in showing the absence of green skin. She searched the room and found the color. Terra gawked, still oblivious to the welcome back speeches of the others.
Beast Boy had grown to be quite a man. He was now a head shorter than Cyborg. Slightly built muscles adorned his body, not cut, but defined. He had the body of an Olympic swimmer. His outfit hadn't changed. Surprisingly. His smile was one of the biggest changes. Instead of one goofy fang, he now had four sharp, glistening fangs. They gave him a wild and savage look when he smiled. His eyes showed seriousness and a hint of sorrow. Why would that be?
There was only one thing wrong with him and his smile. They were pointed at Raven first.
She needed to change the atmosphere.
"EVERYONE QUIET!"
They all immediately quieted down, listening.
CRASH They all looked over to where the green teen stood. Lying scattered on the floor were shards of what used to be a full-length mirror. Raven nowhere to be seen. Terra looked onto the pieces.
" MY reflection, broken, like my soul, my heart." Terra bent down and retrieved the largest piece she saw. Slowly she walked towards the door, looking into the shard. swish She stood at the doorway not looking back.
" My soul has seen and dreamt many things in the last three years. No longer am I the naive girl you once knew. What I have done…"
She could feel their glum eyes pierce their forgiveness into her. She shook her shoulders to shrug off their sentiments.
" What I have done I do not regret, and deserve no acknowledgment. My soul has traveled lands far and wide, and I have changed from those travels. Thank you for being my friends when I was blind. What happens from here I do not know. I will not give apologies, and I will not accept your forgiveness. My solace and my strength is in the sorrow I will carry with me forever."
She stepped out and upon hearing the door close behind her she looked once more into the shard. Terra was not startled to see Raven standing behind her. She brought the mirror back down and looked down both sides of the hallway.
The silence was broken by a soft voice,
" Lets go see your old room."
