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Chapter 4: In The Fray

The Pit

While Bree and the three former Teen Titans known as Terra, Bard, and Raven were hiding out, the Joes and the Misfits were busy trying to fend off Cobra.

"Now we have them!" The Baroness crowed triumphantly as she snuck up behind the water-manipulating Wavedancer and the blue-haired speedster Lightspeed.

"Duck!" Someone shouted as rocks went flying overhead.

"I fell into a burning ring of fire." Bard sang as he tossed a fireball at a few of Cobra's HISS tanks. Terra was calling upon her geokinetic abilities to hurl rocks at the terrorist army, despite the fact that she spent half her time trying not to lose her crutches. With the Titans' help, Cobra was quickly turned back.

"RETREAT! COBRA RETREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAT!" Cobra Commander screamed as the Cobra troops fled.

"What are you guys doing here? We told you guys to stay in the shelter!" Hawk snapped as the Joes and Misfits gathered the remaining Cobra troops up.

"I'm sorry." Terra apologized. "But you guys were so nice to us. We just…we just had to help you guys out somehow."

"Look out!" The blonde, black-cloaked Rapture screamed, pointing upwards. A shot-up Cobra Rattler started falling towards them.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" A familiar voice belted out. Raven appeared at the door of the building containing the infirmary and extended her arms outward. The plane got surrounded by a strange black energy, which slowed the plane down and placed it safely on the ground.

"Are you guys all right?" Raven panted tiredly as she leaned on the door frame. "Where are we?" She looked around a little bit.

"Raven! You're awake." Bard whooped happily as he ran up to his half-sister and hugged her.

"Bard, what did I say about hugging?" Raven warned in her monotone voice. Bard laughed nervously and let her out of the hug.

"Sorry. I'm just glad you're okay."

"I'm fine. Tired, but fine." Raven nodded. "Where are we?"

"You're on the GI Joe base. It's also known as the Pit." The brown-mulleted geokinetic codenamed Avalanche answered. "We found you guys out cold a little while ago, and brought you here."

"Raven, I think you better lay down." Bard suggested as he saw a leaning Raven rub her shoulder. "It doesn't look like you have all your strength back."

"I'm fine."

"Raven, you got shot in the shoulder, and spent the last hour out cold while your powers healed you. You are not strong enough to be up. Please, just sit down at least." Bard begged. Raven sighed and shook her head.

"Okay, Bard. Geez."

The infirmary

A little while later, all three ex-Titans were back at the infirmary. Raven was lying on a bed, and Terra was sitting on the bed that was next to hers, her crutches propped up next to her.

"Jonny…" Raven mumbled. "I want to know what happened to the rest of the Titans." Bard nodded with a sigh.

"Okay. Terra, will you please excuse us?" Terra nodded at Bard's request.

"Sure. I need to talk to Lifeline about something anyway. He told me he found something interesting when he examined me." Terra nodded. She took her crutches, got up, and hobbled out of the room. Bard watched her leave, and then turned to Raven.

"Raven…" Bard sighed sadly. "There is no easy way to tell you this…but we are the only Titans left. The others are dead…and Starfire is missing."

"What?" Raven sat up. Bard sighed.

"The Joes found us in a pile of rubble. Rubble that once was Titans Tower." Bard sighed. Raven drooped her head. She couldn't believe it. They were all gone. Beast Boy…Cyborg…Robin…her friends…her family…all cruelly taken away.

"Damn those guys…" Raven growled as her eyes briefly flashed red. "They will pay for this. All of them!" Raven's emotional control slipped, and she broke down in tears. "What is going to happen to us?"

"Well…" Bard replied. "Lifeline is the guy who saved us. His boss Hawk gave us two choices. We can stay here with the others, or we can leave and go where we want. Since I'm eighteen, I can go if I want…but I go where you go." Raven let out a small smile. The empath had to admit, Bard may have been a lot of things, but he was also loyal. "You're my only family, Raven. I'm not going to abandon you."

"I might as well stay here, then." Raven nodded. "I don't know about you Bard, but I don't have anywhere else to go." Bard smiled.

"I'll stay here as well, then. Someone has to keep you out of trouble."

"Usually, it's the other way around."

"Very funny, Raven." Bard rolled his eyes. Terra's screams were heard from the infirmary.

"WHAT?" The blonde screamed. "I HAVE A BROTHER?"

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