The black hemisphere rose out of the ground, making its signature hum in the process. It slowly vanished, sublimating as if made of dry ice, revealing Beast Boy and the possessed sorceress's figure. The changeling spun around, taking in his surroundings. The room they appeared in had utilitarian feel to it. The walls were gray and it contained a military grade pair of bunk beds.

"Terra, you have to stop this … it's just wrong!"

The usurper gave no indication of having heard the changeling, as she was busy admiring herself in a full length mirror. She then removed her cape and turned around, inspecting Raven's backside.

"For a witch Raven isn't all that bad looking. She has a well shaped body, I'll give her that. Nice butt too, I wish mine looked that good. I guess I can understand what you see in her BB."

"Terra!"

The gray geomancer finally acknowledged him.

"What's the matter BB?"

He gave her an incredulous look.

"What's the matter? WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT'S THE MATTER?"

Terra smiled at him. Seeing her facial expressions on Raven's face sent chills down his spine.

"You stole Raven's body and kidnapped me! What the hell is wrong with you? I thought you were turning over a new leaf!"

Terra chuckled.

"What does it look like I'm doing? This is gonna be a fresh start for both of us BB."

"Are you nuts?"

A seductive smile appeared on Raven's possessed face.

"No, lover, I'm not. Did you know that Raven has powers she never uses? That she has powers that eclipse those of any other superhero? Well, she does. She has powers that she's sealed away because she's 'afraid' of them. Powers that would make her stronger than the entire Justice League."

"Terra, no." He replied in a whisper.

"I'm going to free those powers, Beast Boy, and when I do I'll become a goddess."

"You can't do that, it's wrong."

Terra approached the changeling and caressed his cheek.

"I want to share that power with you."

She pressed her lips against his and forced her tongue into his mouth. He immediately turned away from her.

"Don't you want to be a god, BB? We'll both be immortal and all powerful."

He turned back to face her.

"Raven's told me about these powers, Terra. She's sealed them up for a reason. She said that if they were ever released that she wouldn't be able to control them and she'd become a pure demon like her father … I've seen her father Terra … you have to believe me, you don't want to be like him."

"I'll control them … I know I can do it."

"You won't be able to, Terra. Remember how you had trouble controlling your own powers?"

Terra snarled at him, giving him a four eyed glare.

"Don't remind me of that, ever!"

The changeling swallowed hard, summoning every ounce of courage he possessed.

"But it's true. And it'll be worse Terra, much worse. Rage promised to make you a goddess Terra, but you'll only become a monster. And if that happens, I'll have nothing to do with you."

Terra slapped him across the face with super human strength, sending him flying into the cinderblock wall behind him. A sickening thud echoed through the room and the changeling slumped as he fell to the ground. Terra returned to Raven's fully humanoid form and she rushed to his side with terror stricken look on her face.

"BB! Are you OK?" She shrieked.

Beast Boy winced in pain as he grabbed the back of his neck with his hand. Terra felt a shiver travel down her spine. She almost snapped his neck.

"Don't move, I can fix it!" She instructed him as she summoned Raven's blue healing light.

After about a minute he waived her off and sat up.

"See what I mean Terra? You can't even control Raven regular powers, they control you. If you unseal her forbidden powers they'll consume you. You'll be lost … and I don't want that to happen to you."

"BB, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."

He shook his head.

"Terra, please, please take us home and give Raven her body back."

She crossed her arms and turned away from him.

"I can't do that, BB."

"What? But why not? Terra, this won't end well. You'll probably end up killing me."

She turned back towards him, clenching her fists, her face screwed with anger.

"Because you're mine BB, you were mine first! And I won't hurt you again, I promise."

Once again, he shook his head.

"That was a long time ago, and it was only puppy love."

"No it wasn't! It was real! I loved you! Dammit, I loved you! I protected you from Slade, and then … you double crossed me! You broke your promise to always be my friend, no matter what I did!"

"Terra, I'm sorry for what I said that day, but you betrayed us first. And even though you betrayed us I still was your friend, your only friend. And I still am your friend, even now. And that's why I'm telling you that it's not too late; we can still go back and straighten things out."

Now it was Terra's turn to shake her head.

"No, if we go back, I'll lose you forever."

"Terra … I don't know how else to say this … but … when you told me that 'things change', that was when you lost me … forever."

Terra grabbed him by the shoulders.

"Give me another chance! I swear that I'll never break your heart again, I promise."

She gasped when she saw a tear slide down his face. He looked up at her with the most sorrowful look she had ever seen.

"Terra, you already are breaking my heart."

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Raven and Raptor stood in stunned disbelief; neither could accept what had just happened.

"Raptor, can you sense where they are?"

The demoness raised her fingers to her temples and concentrated. After a long pregnant pause she dropped her hands and shook her head.

"She covered her tracks. I have no idea where they are."

Raven crossed her arms.

"This is just great. Not only do I not have my powers, I have no idea how to wield Terra's geomorphing abilities, I'm less than useless in my current state ... how can I possibly save Gar from her?"

The sliding door opened and Cyborg ran into the infirmary.

"What's with all the racket? … hey … where did BB and Raven go? They did have a fight?"

Raven sighed.

"Just review the security camera footage, Cyborg. You won't believe us otherwise."

Cyborg looked at Raptor who merely nodded. He pressed a button on his forearm and a holographic image of the infirmary appeared, floating above him. He watched the whole scene as it was replayed. When it was done he shook his head in disbelief.

"I'm calling Robin and Star … this time Terra's gone too far." He grumbled.

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"No! NO! We're going to be happy together. We're going to be gods and we're going to rule the universe, BB!"

"No, Terra. Why do you want to do that?"

She wrapped her arms around him and drew him into a hug.

"BB, we're super heroes, we fight crime and evil. If we become omnipotent we can banish all crime and all suffering. We can have Heaven on Earth."

He cupped her cheek in his palm.

"It won't work, we'll end up becoming monsters and everyone will live in fear of us. Absolute power corrupts, Terra. No matter how well we mean, we'll end up becoming what we hate."

"There has to be a way to make it work."

"You have to let this go."

Terra dropped to her knees.

"Please BB, I'm begging you. Please be mine. I'll give you more than you could ever dream of, I'll be everything for you, more than you could ever ask for …"

"Terra … all I want … is Raven. And I'm leaving right now, with or without you."

Terra turned away from him, hiding her tear swollen eyes from him.

"I'm sorry BB, this is only for now."

Terra turned around a black lightning bolt shot out of her chakra stone, wrapping itself around the changeling, who shrieked in surprise. The stone then drew the dark energy, along with the changeling back into itself.

"I promise I'll let you out, BB, I will."

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Beast Boy hit the ground with a loud thud. Every bone in his body ached as he lifted himself with a heaving groan and sat up. He opened his eyes and took in his surroundings.

"Oh crud"

The familiar landscape of Nevermore surrounded him, with its dark red starred sky and floating landmasses. The changeling rose to his feet, debating whether or not he should call out to Terra. He quickly gave up on the idea, realizing that Terra had deliberately chosen to imprison him in her mind and that she wasn't interested in negotiating his release. He sighed and scratched his head, wondering what to do.

"The exit gate, the forbidden door! I'll just get out that way." He said to himself.

"You won't be able to get out that way." A small voice called out from the darkness.

Beast Boy turned in the voice's direction and saw a gray cape and hooded figure facing away from him.

"What?"

"It's guarded; you won't be able to get out that way."

Beast Boy ran up to the gray clad girl.

"Timid, is it you?"

Beast Boy placed a hand on the emotion's shoulder and spun her around.

To his immense surprise Timid had Terra's face.

"What's going on here?"

Another figure, this one clad in yellow, emerged from the shadows. She wore eyeglasses and also had Terra's face.

"Terra's and Raven's minds are beginning to merge. I suspect that the same thing is happening back in Terra's brain as well."

"What does that mean?" He asked, unable to hide the trepidation in his voice.

"It means that eventually Terra and Raven will merge into two new people and once that happens they won't be able to separate. As to when the point of no return will be reached, it is hard to predict but time is not on our side."

"Wait a minute, are you saying that you guys want things to return to normal? Terra doesn't!"

Terra's wisdom resumed speaking.

"Terra is unaware of the danger at hand. The outcome of the merge is unpredictable, but the probability of disaster is great. There is a nontrivial chance that the merger will result in a damaged mind. Terra could go off the deep end and go berserk and if she unseals Ravens powers … it could be the end of the universe as we know it."

"So what do we do?" He asked.

A pink caped girl emerged from the growing crowd of emotions and wrapped her arms around him.

"We love you BB, we both love you … but you have to stop this … only you can do it."

"But how?" He asked the emotion he recognized as Love.

A green caped Terra stepped forward.

"You have to defeat Rage. Once she's subdued you'll be able to reason with Terra."

"Defeat Rage? Have you ever seen her? I have! She totally kicks butt! There's no way I can beat her."

"We'll help you."

He gave the green girl a skeptical look.

"How? I can't use your powers the way Raven did the last time I was here."

"No, you can't." Wisdom replied. "But we have another way to help you."

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The still newlywed Graysons entered the common room, where an unusual sight greeted them. Cyborg was standing in front of the couch. On his left stood Raptor, wearing her blue cape and hood. On his right was Terra, who was also wearing a leotard and cape, both white. She had a very Raven like expression on her face, a delicate mixture of displeasure and impatience which was accentuated by her crossed arms.

Robin already knew what had happened, but still found it difficult to accept that it really was Raven who was living in Terra's body at the moment.

"It's about time you got back." Terra's voice complained in a very Raven like way.

Robin and Starfire ignored the complaint and sat down at the dining room table, where they were joined by the others.

"I don't know where to begin." Robin announced. "How do we fight her if she's holding your body hostage? If we hurt her, we hurt you, Raven."

"I am aware of our dilemma." She replied in a monotone, which sounded extra eerie in Terra's voice. "We need to capture her without injuring her. As to how we will accomplish that … I don't know … yet. Another problem is that she is holding Gar hostage, probably in her mind since she could keep him trapped indefinitely in there."

"You mean B's in Nevermore?"

"That is my fear. And it will be a Nevermore that is completely out of control and dangerous, where Rage roams freely at will … I fear that Gar is in great danger. If Rage kills him in Nevermore he will die, it won't be symbolic."

"But she needs him alive to control Terra." Starfire remarked.

"That is correct." Raptor replied. "I might be able to sneak into Nevermore using Raven's meditation mirror …"

"And end up trapped in there as well. I need you out here Raptor. Terra will no doubt avail herself to my powers, which Rage has and will continue to teach her to use and only you will be able to counter them. But we need to move quickly … there is no doubt that Rage is tempting Terra to unseal my darkest and most evil powers … if that happens …"

Raven paused and bit her lower lip.

"If that happens … you have to promise me this … there will be only one way to stop her … you will have to kill me."

"What!" Robin, Starfire and Cyborg shrieked in one voice.

Raven sighed before continuing.

"Even though I am no longer in my body, those powers need me to enable them. If I am dead … then Terra can't use them. And if you kill Terra's body, she will also die. She probably doesn't know this; Rage would never tell her the truth."

Starfire shook her head.

"Raven, there has to be another way."

"The only other way is to stop them before the powers are unsealed. Unfortunately, we have no idea of where she is hiding …"

Before Raven could finish speaking, the Tower's klaxons began to blare. Robin rushed to the mission console. After quickly examining it he turned to his teammates.

"We do now … she's attacking the Tower!"

-( scene break )-

Another cliffhanger, ain't I a stinker?