Dear readers:
To keep the two Terras apart, I'll call the other dimension's geomancer "TT-Terra" since she is a Teen Titan and the local Terra will simply be "Terra".
And now, on with the story!
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Terra was still dumbfounded and didn't even notice when the waiter placed the shrimp cocktail in front of her. Back in the wedding hall Alfred reacted quickly and produced a folding chair out of thin air for Terra. He gestured her to sit as the bridal march began and she quietly complied and remained silent throughout the entire ceremony.
After the ceremony was complete she was approached by her doppelganger.
"Come with us to the reception. We'll explain everything there."
Terra still had yet to see her appetizer. She was seated at a large round table, as is usual at most wedding receptions. Beast Boy and the two Ravens were seated opposite from her. The Raven with a scar on her face seem oblivious to her and was engaged in mild chat with the changeling, meanwhile the other Raven was casting furtive glares in Terra's direction while she held on tightly to Beast Boys arm. And to top it all off Terra's twin was sitting right next to her. Terra turned to the girl, who was wearing a superhero outfit she wasn't familiar with, a figure revealing tan colored unitard with the Titans logo on her chest. Just like her, the duplicate geomancer was now 22 years old and while still thin she had some more mature curves on her body.
"You said you would explain to me what happened." Terra asked in a loud voice with a hint of annoyance.
"We will." Raptor replied from across the table. "But to tell you the truth we are just as surprised with your presence here."
Terra became indignant and stood up.
"Surprised! Hey, I live in this town! I'm supposed to be here."
"The last time we saw you Terra, you were still turned into stone. Beast Boy told us that he saw you at Murakami School, but that girl denied she was you at first and later sent him away." Raven added.
Terra looked both sad and contrite.
"That was me."
"Nice job Terra, that was what, the third time you broke his heart?" Raven growled at her.
Terra, still standing glared back at Raven.
"Look, it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. I've done nothing but bring trouble to you guys, so I decided to just be a civilian, start over and have an ordinary life, a normal life."
She turned to the changeling.
"Beast Boy, I'm sorry I hurt you, I didn't mean to do that. I was really hoping that you'd forget me and move on …"
"I could never forget you, Terra. But where have you been?"
Terra sat down upon hearing his words.
"I know and I can't forget you either … after I graduated from High School I enrolled at Jump City State. I just graduated with a degree in computer science."
"So you've been here in town all this time?" He asked, somewhat aghast.
Terra dropped her head.
"I'm sorry BB. If it' any consolation, it's the hardest thing I ever did … so why are there … two Ravens and two me's?"
"We're from a parallel universe." Raptor calmly replied.
Terra stared in disbelief.
"You're joking. A parallel universe? I thought that only happened on TV shows."
"What do you want me to tell you? That I split in half like an amoeba?" Raptor snickered.
TT-Terra stood up.
"Come with me, let's go for a walk."
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Terra silently followed her twin to the shoreline. TT-Terra picked up a small rock and threw it over the water. It skipped several times before it sank into the brine.
"So you're really me from a parallel universe?"
TT-Terra nodded as she skipped another stone. Terra picked up a small, smooth pebble and did the same.
"And you're a Teen Titan over there?"
"I'm the leader of the Teen Titans."
"You are, what about Robin?"
"He's not a Titan back home."
"You mean he stayed with Batman?"
TT-Terra skipped another stone.
"No, he didn't. He was a member of the Hive-5."
"No way!" Terra replied as it all began to click for her. "I saw Mammoth, Jinx, Gizmo and See-More at the reception. Are they on your team?"
"They are, so is Raptor."
"Raptor? Who's that?"
Terra chuckled.
"She's the Raven with the scar on her face. Raptor was a member of the Hive-5 for while. Her real name is Raven, but she changed it to Raptor when she joined the Hive."
Terra shook her head in disbelief, before pausing as she looked puzzled again.
"How come there's only one Beast Boy?"
TT-Terra skipped a few stones before answering.
"We had our own Garfield, he was a little different from Beast Boy, for one thing he wasn't green."
"You had? As in past tense? Did he quit?"
TT-Terra shook her head; Terra saw a tear slide down her cheek.
"No, he died 3 weeks ago, during a routine mission. A punk shot and killed him."
Terra was stunned.
"Was he your … I mean … were you close to him?"
"We didn't call him Beast Boy, we just called him Gar. If you're asking if he was my boyfriend, the answer is no. Beast Boy told me that he was almost your boyfriend here and would have been had it not been because …"
Terra raised her hand, shushing her twin.
"Please, don't remind me of that. Those were the two biggest mistakes I ever made. So uh, 'Gar' wasn't your boyfriend, was he with someone else?"
"He was married to Raptor."
"Oh no!"
TT-Terra nodded as she skipped another stone.
"Raptor is usually very … how do I say it … outgoing? She isn't an introvert like Raven. The timing of Gar's death was bad. She does seem to be finding some comfort being with Raven and Beast Boy."
"Are they also married?"
"Not yet. I'm thinking of leaving Raptor behind for a few weeks. Maybe being with them will help her."
"So how did you guys meet? It isn't everyday that you meet your interdimensional twin."
TT-Terra related the story of the teleporters that malfunctioned, exchanging the two changelings, along with how the Hive joined forces with the combined Titans to defeat the Brotherhood of evil.
"Wow, that's a pretty cool story."
"There's more." TT-Terra replied.
She related to her twin how Beast Boy and Raptor were briefly lovers.
"Whoa! And she and Raven are friends now?"
"That surprised all of us. The last time I saw Raven she barely could tolerate Raptor. There was still some bad blood between them when Robin's team went home. All I can guess is that Raven feels sorry for Raptor. You should have seen the cat fight they had when they first met, when Raven found out she slept with BB."
Terra grinned.
"Oh, I'd love to see that."
TT-Terra looked furtively over her shoulder as she pulled out her communicator. After pressing a couple of buttons a holographic image appeared, with a soundtrack.
"I didn't do anything that you didn't want to do. The only difference is that while you lacked the nerve, I didn't. Also, unlike you I wasn't ashamed of him and I didn't keep my relationship with him a secret like you did."
Terra watched with a smile as the two gray sorceresses began to brawl over Beast Boy.
"Bring it on bitch, I'll show you who the real Raven is, the one Gar really wants." Raptor crowed in the playback.
The playback abruptly ended.
"That was sweet!" Can we watch it again?
TT-Terra smiled.
"If Robin and his team hadn't found our dimension ... well, let's just say that I was ready to bag BB. As soon as I saw Raven hug him I knew he was off limits … I mean, he was hers. No doubt about it. But sure, we can watch it again."
"I don't get it, what does BB see in her. She's so creepy." Terra replied as TT-Terra played back the cat fight a second time.
"She and Raptor. Raptor seemed to mellow out after she married Gar, Raven doesn't seem to have changed a bit, even though they're living together." TT-Terra remarked.
Terra frowned. "Is she banging him?"
"I have no idea Terra; feel free to ask her if you're so inclined."
TT-Terra paused.
"So why did you suddenly show up? You've been gone for years; at least that's what BB says."
Terra sighed.
"I was going to ask Robin if I could rejoin the team. The idea of working for a living in a cubicle farm doesn't sound so good when you think about it."
"Just like that, you want them to take you back?" TT-Terra replied in skeptical tone.
Terra became crestfallen.
"Maybe I am asking for a lot."
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Early the next morning Cyborg, who was left in charge while Robin and Starfire were away on their 3 week honeymoon, was having breakfast with TT-Terra. She knew that Raven was also an early riser and would soon arrive for her morning ritual of toast, a soft boiled egg and tea, which is why she wanted to discuss Terra with Cyborg as early as possible.
"So you're saying she wants to come back to the team? Why? It's been so long since … well … the incident."
"She has terrible self esteem Cyborg. In that way we're so different. She really needs you guys now. I'm worried that Slade might try to get his hands on her again."
The Tin Man groaned.
"I hear you, but think about it. BB and Raven are beginning to plan their own wedding, the last thing she needs is one of his old flames in the Tower."
"What about Raptor, she's an even bigger old flame than my counterpart, yet Raven seems to be doing just fine with her?"
"Yeah, but you guys are going home tomorrow."
TT-Terra bit her lower lip as she fidgeted nervously with her hands.
"Actually, I was gonna ask if Raptor could stay behind for a few weeks."
"What! Are you nuts? I don't wanna deal with that. They'd kill each other."
TT-Terra frowned at him.
"Raptor seems to be doing a lot better since hanging out with Raven and Beast Boy. I think Raven is genuinely concerned for her."
Cyborg shook his head.
"Have you forgotten that Raptor and the Green Bean used to be lovers? Sure, Raven might feel sorry for her, but the last thing Raven needs is to have Raptor or Terra around. Raven also has self esteem issues."
"But Cyborg …"
"NO! Raptor is your problem."
"And Terra is yours!"
"Nuh uh! She stopped being our problem years ago."
"Shouldn't I be asked how I feel about this?" A gravelly monotone voice asked.
TT-Terra cursed her luck.
"Raven, we didn't hear you walk in." TT-Terra remarked.
"That's because I didn't walk in. I teleported."
"Uh Raven, just how much did you hear?"Cyborg asked.
The sorceress walked into the kitchen and began to prepare her breakfast. As she filled her electric tea kettle she replied.
"I heard everything … I don't have a problem with Raptor staying a few weeks. Since we are both empaths and are twins we actually have a unique bond. I have been able to share her grief and have been mourning her loss with her. I wouldn't want her to stay here permanently, but I don't have any issues with her staying behind for a few weeks. I will also give me time to complete her training so she can be a better Titan when she eventually goes home."
"And what about Terra?" Cyborg asked. "Are you also cool with her coming back to the team?"
"No, I am not." Raven replied without hesitation, "But I also understand the risks in leaving her unsupervised. She could benefit from some training, after which we could deploy her with another team. Pantha told me that Titans South has an opening they need to fill, Terra could be assigned to them as soon as she's ready."
"But you'd rather she not come here at all?"
"If there were no other constraints … I wouldn't let her set foot in the Tower."
"But why Raven?" TT-Terra asked.
Raven gave her a frown.
"Terra, I know that you have a crush on Beast Boy. Her obsession with him is far greater than yours, it's unhealthy. Plus unlike you, her moral compass is … well, let's just say that it doesn't always work … I don't trust her around Gar … period. You and Raptor I trust … to a degree … but her? I'm afraid not."
"Why not just send her straight to Titans South?" TT-Terra asked.
"No, that would be wrong. We can't just dump Terra on anyone until we are convinced that she's safe. We didn't do our due diligence last time, and it almost cost us our lives. I won't be responsible for placing her with any other team until we are 100% certain that there is no risk of her going rogue on us again."
"So you're saying you're OK if she stays with us?" Cyborg asked.
"Again, just for a few weeks. If she passes she can go to Titans South."
"And if she fails?"
"If she hasn't already killed us, we kick her out."
Cyborg sighed as the rest of the combined team began to arrive for their own breakfast.
"If that's what you'd like Raven, then I'm behind you 100%".
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Another short chapter. The juicy stuff is still up ahead, including something rather sinister.
And now for the mail bag, which is short as the review count isn't what it used to be.
Hairul The Nightrage Beast - "LOL Local Terra got the greatest shock of her life as if Two Ravens is already more than she can handle, somebody call the ambulance xD."
That would be freaky, especially for Terra.
LordGodsServant - "Ahhhhhhhhh snap, the original Terra's back and I bet she's not going to like all the new developments. I just can't wait to see her reaction to the fact that Beast Boy got involved with Raven, cheated on her with her evil doppelganger, got into a relationship with Terra's doppelganger, and then got back to his own Raven and is currently as good as married to her.
Yeeeeaaaaah, I wonder how well that's gonna go over. I wonder if Slade has any part in this, trying to cause mayhem as usual.
I'm quite excited to a sequal to this fic, thanks for writing it.
Also, I just love how you had Alfred as the organizer and Chauffer of the wedding, somehow it just fits. I wonder, if the event is so public and so many heroes are there for it, wouldn't villains be tempted to take advantage of it (I mean other than the pathetic Hive 5 trying to make a small robbery).
Sooooo many questions.
Good Day and God Bless :)
Sincerely, LordGodsServant"
Welcome bakc. I haven't heard from you for a while! Will Slade be involved? Good question, good question. Raven is clearly worried already, but that always comes when Terra is involved.
titanfan45 - "This should be SOME wedding! Looks as though there's gonna be fast explaining to be done."
I left it out, as this isn't a RobStar story.
Thowell3 - "Not bad, but Personally I have always disagreed with the Notion that Raven Would be sterile, I mean I see how some may believe that but at the same time I am not one of them. Other than that not bad."
As I mentioned to you privately, sometimes I make Raven sterile and sometimes I don't.
Densharr - "Holy shit, you're continuing this story?
This is beyond epic.
This story was really the one story that really turned me on to your writing, and I'm indescribably happy to see you continuing it.
Oh no, Local!Terra? I wonder wht she'll do, with her Alter!Terra and BOTH Ravens?
Eagerly awaiting your next chapter!"
Alter Terra ... Alterra?
WarriorsFan26 - "HAHA Terra! Loved it! Keep it up!"
Will do.
