Inside Murakami High School, a schoolgirl sat outside the Principal's Office.

The schoolgirl was wearing the standard outfit required of the students attending; a white-collared dress shirt with a black tie which led to a blue skirt that ended at the knees. She also wore long white socks and black shoes.

The schoolgirl's long, blonde hair cascaded over her shoulders as she continued to draw on a piece of paper, her blue eyes following each line made she drew. A shadow crossed over her paper and the schoolgirl looked up to see a little girl with long black hair smiling at her.

The schoolgirl smiled awkwardly and held up a hand in greeting. The little girl smiled back. The door beside the schoolgirl opened and a woman with long black hair walked out followed by a young man whom the students tended to refer to as 'Goth Boy'.

Goth boy was dressed in his usual black shirt that featured a grey ghost. The young man's grey limbs were accompanied by black pants and shoes. There was also black eye-liner under one eye in the shape of eyebrows.

The little girl walked away to join whom the schoolgirl now assumed to be her brother and mother. The schoolgirl sighed and looked at her drawing. It depicted a yellow and black butterfly making its way out of an orange cocoon.

"I'm ready for you now," the Principal called from inside the office.

The schoolgirl placed the drawing inside her blue biology book and stood. Down the hall, she heard Goth Boy's mother lecturing the young man about his lack of adequate school-wear.

"The dress code is pointless," Goth Boy argued as they turned the corner, straightening his black shirt and pants as he flicked his black hair over right his right eye. "Everything's pointless."

The schoolgirl shook her head and walked into the office, hugging the book to her chest.

Principal Green sat at his desk. The old man had a withered, gaunt face. The top of his head was bald with grey trimmed hair still covering the back of his head. As always, he wore a white suit and tie that was neatly buttoned up the front.

"Ah, my child," Principal Green said as he stood, moving around his desk to greet the schoolgirl. "I trust you slept well for the exam that you took today?"

"Yeah," the schoolgirl said. "Sure. It's been pretty quiet by the orphanage. The nearest portal is ten miles away. So, no sirens."

"That is fortunate," Principal Green said.

The schoolgirl looked around the office before looking at Principal Green. "Am I in trouble, sir?"

"Of course not," Principal Green answered clasping his hands in front of him. "I always conduct check-ups such as these near the end of the school year."

"Well, everything's fine," the schoolgirl said, trying to recall the last time she'd participated in a 'check-up' like this. "Nothing to report."

"Any more of these… dreams?" Principal Green asked.

"Nothing really," the schoolgirl answered. She looked down. "There's a column of white light surrounded by blue electricity, I wake up in a cave, a nice old man in shadow brings me to the orphanage and… I come here."

"Well, these dreams could just be the suppressed memories of a child," Principal Green said simply. He leaned forward. "And what of the dreams you spoke of a few weeks ago in your essay for Mrs. Wolfram? The ones regarding the heroes that protect our city."

"Gone," the schoolgirl lied.

In fact, when the green Titan had showed her a case with a heart-shaped mirror, she'd started receiving small, almost incomprehensible flashes of what she could only describe as dreams or memories. Regardless of her attempts to disassociate herself from these flashes that had made no sense and the world of heroes in general, the dreams had returned every night since.

The schoolgirl sighed. "Even if I was a Titan like the crazy green kid who just wanted me to date him said, I obviously don't have any powers."

"Good," Principal Green said. He sat back against the desk. "And how go your studies?"

"Oh," the schoolgirl said. She looked at the computer. "Well, all my grades are—"

"More than satisfactory," Principal Green confirmed. "Although, I have noticed a few… personal irregularities."

"Like?" the schoolgirl asked.

"I've noticed that over the last couple of weeks, you have not been interacting with your friends from the orphanage."

"Oh, yeah," the schoolgirl said, thinking of Amber, a redhead girl with freckles and Dionne, her dark-skinned friend with black hair. "It's just a misunderstanding."

"Would you elaborate?" Principal Green pressed.

"We keep failing our cleaning inspection at the orphanage," the schoolgirl explained, keeping her gaze low. "Every morning, a bunch of dirt ends up in my bed."

"Are you suggesting that your friends—"

"No," the schoolgirl said quickly. "No, I don't think its them. If it was them, they wouldn't be mad. All know is…"

"Yes?" Principal Green urged.

"In the middle of the night, I get cold," the schoolgirl said with a sigh, unsure of what else to say. She couldn't explain that the dirt seemingly appears out of nowhere as she sleeps. "It doesn't matter. We'll get over it."

Principal Green slowly nodded as the bell that ends the school day rang. "Thank you for your time. I shall see you in a couple of weeks for summer school."

The schoolgirl nodded and walked out of the Principals Office, ignoring the other students and making her way outside. After sighing and staring into the sunny sky for a moment, the schoolgirl sat down on the front steps to finish her drawing.

Just as she finished, there was a series of loud screams beyond the iron posts of the outer fence surrounding the school.

The schoolgirl stood as a large machine landed in front of her. The machine had a ruby-red glass center and multiple silver mechanical tentacles that made the entire machine resemble a human heart. The tentacles allowed it to move and suck large objects into its center.

"Kardiac," the schoolgirl said. She blinked several times. How did I know that?

Kardiac ignored the schoolgirl and turned in the direction of the little girl she'd seen outside the Principal's Office. The schoolgirl looked around and saw that there were multiple younger children around that came with their parents to pick up their high school siblings.

Kardiac slowly moved toward the little girl.

"Hey!" the schoolgirl shouted. She didn't think as she picked up a nearby rock and threw it at the mechanical being. "Leave her alone!"

Kardiac turned to the schoolgirl and raised a tentacle.

The schoolgirl gasped and braced herself as a green wolf appeared out of nowhere and jumped on Kardiac's red exterior, clawing at its surface. Kardiac swiped the wolf off and the canine landed between the schoolgirl and the large machine.

The wolf looked in the schoolgirl's direction for a second before turning back into Beast Boy. "Take it apart!" the Titan said. "Don't let it use its vacuum thingies!"

Kardiac raised a tactical and the schoolgirl felt the air pull past her from behind.

A pink-haired young woman dressed in black and purple flipped up and over the iron fence and waved her arms, sending pink waves of energy into the tentacle, which promptly detached itself from Kardiac's body and fell to the ground. The pink-haired young woman flicked her wrist and the metal fence surrounding the school broke apart.

The schoolgirl froze, unexpectedly transfixed by what she was seeing.

"Go!" the pink haired young woman shouted, waving a group of students over to the new exit in the fence. "Get out of here! Go!"

A second later, a masked and caped hero dressed in black landed next to Beast Boy.

"Fixit!" the caped hero called. "Use your probes! Jinx, give him some power!"

Kardiac moved to smash Beast Boy and the caped hero with a tentacle when an orb of black energy appeared around them. The orb took the blow without even getting a crack.

A young woman cloaked in blue floated down to stand on Beast Boy's other side as the shield disappeared. She looked briefly at Goth Boy, who was kneeling to the ground with his family.

The pink-haired hero, Jinx, shot a few rays of energy in the air. Another cloaked being, most likely Fixit, emerged on the other side of the fence, throwing several devices into the pink energy before raising his mechanical hands.

The devices made contact with the powers provided by Jinx and then floated down onto Kardiac's various tentacles. The tentacles sparked with pink energy before they began to fall apart.

Kardiac mechanically roared with anger before leveling its final tentacle at the little girl and her brother, Goth Boy.

The schoolgirl, without hesitating, ran toward the little girl.

The caped hero shot a red substance out of his arm as the schoolgirl slid to a stop a few feet from the little girl. The substance made contact with the tentacle and spread out, clogging the tube. He turned to the young woman with the blue cloak. "Magic, now!"

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven shouted.

The broken poles of the iron fence levitated into the air and launched themselves at Kardiac, impaling its large form in multiple places. The mechanical monstrosity spasmed as its remaining limbs rose into the air.

Raven looked at Goth Boy and the two exchanged awkward smiles.

The schoolgirl looked around in confusion before the Kardiac finished its spasm and the tentacles started to drop heavily to the ground.

The schoolgirl, seeing that the little girl would be crushed, ran forward and bent over her, bracing herself for the final impact.

But the impact never came.

The schoolgirl's eyes flashed yellow, her hands began to glow, and she felt movement in the ground underneath her. The schoolgirl turned and saw everyone staring at her with a mixture of fear, awe, confusion, intrigue, apprehension, and, in Beast Boy's case, pride.

The schoolgirl turned and saw that the tentacle was being held above herself and the little girl by a large, brown piece of rock and earth that had seemingly sprouted out of the ground.

The schoolgirl looked at her hands as they ceased their glowing. She looked at the Titans and then at the rock. I did that? So, it is true… I really was…

"Terra?" Beast Boy asked cautiously.

Terra looked once more at the rock that had sprouted out of the ground and then at her hands. "Woah…"

There's new trouble. We know who to call…

TEEN TITANS!

The old Titans, they can't stop it all…

TEEN TITANS!

With all the evil on the attack,

they won't rest until they got your back.

The world will need more heroes on patrol…

TEEN TITANS DAWN!

Now a new team must come to the light…

TEEN TITANS!

Our world will surly perish if they don't unite…

TEEN TITANS!

There's a path must be run.

A path that leads straight to the dawn.

'Cause without Titans, evil gains control…

TEEN TITANS DAWN!

ONE!

TWO!

THREE!

FOUR!

DAWN!

TEEN TITANS!

"My name is Terra… and I have done horrible things."

– Terra. Season 2: Episode 13 "Aftershock pt. II."

"Terra"

Terra looked around as everyone remained silent.

Beast Boy finally stepped forward. "How long have you—"

"I don't know," Terra answered honestly with a hint of fear in her voice. All those things I heard about… what I can do… what I did…

The schoolgirl was broken out of her thoughts by police sirens blaring in the distance.

"We should get Kardiac ready for transport," the caped hero grunted. "Fixit, any suggestions?"

"I shall call upon my spare creations to aid in separating Kardiac's tentacles and prep them for individual transport," Fixit said, moving away. He nodded in Terra's direction. "Titan Terra."

"What?" Terra asked, fearing what the title meant.

"X," Jinx said, stepping forward. She glanced nervously between the incoming police and Terra. "They're gonna to want to take her in."

"They should," the caped hero grunted. "If her condition is the same as when you met her—"

"No way, Red X!" Beast Boy argued. "She's not going to jail."

"Where do you suggest we take her?" Red X asked. "She's—"

"What is happening to me?" Terra interrupted as she stood, drawing all eyes to her. She looked at her hands as Goth Boy and his family departed. Then she looked at the rock still sticking out of the ground. "I didn't believe I could actually do this. I don't want to hurt anybody. I don't want—"

"You're not going to jail," Beast Boy promised. He looked at Raven. "Right?"

Raven looked between Beast Boy and Red X, who had folded his arms and turned to Jinx.

Jinx shrugged. "I've been in jail," she said, placing herself between Red X and the Titans as Terra looked on. "That's not what she needs."

Raven looked at Terra.

Terra looked down, feeling as if the cloaked hero could see right through her. All her exhilaration. All her fears. All her guilt over the actions of a past life that she didn't really remember or understand.

"We'll take her to Titans Tower," Raven finally said. She looked at Red X. "And then we'll talk to the Mayor."

"Whatever," Red X said.

"What do I do now?" Terra asked. The ground beneath her began to tremble somewhat. "Did I really do all those things that—"

"All you've done right now is save a little girl," Jinx said comfortingly.

"But this is complicated," Raven added.

"Just come with us," Beast Boy said, slowly walking forward. He offered a hand. "Come with me."

Terra hesitated, taking a small step back.

"Do you trust me?" Beast Boy asked.

Terra froze as a memory emerged. A memory of herself, dressed in yellow and black. She was standing outside a window on a floating platform made of rock. Her hand was extended in Beast Boy's direction as she asked him one question. "Do you trust me?"

And he did.

Terra sighed. If he could trust me, I can trust him… for now.

Terra nodded.

An hour later, Terra found herself in the living room of Titans Tower, staring out the window and gazing at the city, all the while contemplating where her life was going to take her. Was I really worried about a biology test this morning? She slowly placed the book containing her drawing on the couch.

"Sir!" Beast Boy said loudly. Terra turned as the green Titan starting walking back and forth, speaking to the Mayor on his Titans Communicator. "Sir, I understand. But she's not— Okay, answer me this, you were willing to let one criminal on the team and he's not a hero. So, what is so wrong with—"

At this point, Raven, who still had her hood drawn over her head, walked forward and grabbed the Communicator from Beast Boy's hand. She started speaking calmly into the device as Beast Boy folded his arms in annoyance.

Red X stood at the central monitor updating the file on Kardiac.

Terra slowly turned back to the window as Jinx walked up next to her.

"It'll be fine," Jinx said after a few seconds.

"How can this be fine?" Terra asked looking at her hands.

"Trust me," Jinx said cheerfully. "If the Titans let me on the team after all the stuff that I've… well… just… it'll be fine."

Terra looked at her for a moment.

"I'm Jinx, by the way," the pink-haired girl said, offering a hand. "You may not remember, but we've met before… briefly."

"And?" Terra asked.

"You made quite an impression," Jinx said with a small smile.

"Good or bad?" Terra asked.

Before Jinx could answer, Fixit walked through the door.

"Is Kardiac taken care of?" Red X asked, not even turning.

"Yes," Fixit answered. He turned to Beast Boy, noting the look on the green Titan's face. "It seems your conversation with the Mayor went well."

Beast Boy grunted.

Terra jumped as something slid across her shoe. "What is that?" she asked pointing at the small larva smiling up at her.

"That is Silkie," Fixit answered, moving to join Terra and Jinx at the window. "He is a larva originally created by Killer Moth and is now the Titan's… mascot?"

"Pretty much," Jinx said. She motioned between them all. "Terra, this is Silkie and Fixit. Silkie, Fixit, this is Terra."

"What… are you human?" Terra asked awkwardly as she shook Fixit's hand.

"I am attempting to become more so," Fixit answered. He lowered his voice as Jinx moved to join Red X at the monitor. "It is interesting how questions like, 'who are you?' and, 'what are you?' are becoming increasingly common as I continue to interact with humans."

"Sorry," Terra said, embarrassed. She felt her stress, confusion, and nervousness returning. "I didn't mean to be rude. I just… I don't know."

"Thank you," Raven said into the Communicator.

Beast Boy hopped up excitedly.

Raven nodded and glanced between Terra and Beast Boy before speaking into the Communicator again. "You trusted the Titans and you trusted Robin. Now trust Beast Boy. He may actually know what he's talking about this time."

"Hey!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

Raven smirked in his direction.

Terra found herself smiling but turned away as she felt the weight of what everything that was happening meant starting to bear down on her again.

Terra jumped again as somebody touched her back and she turned to see a sympathetic Beast Boy standing behind her.

The green Titan smiled sheepishly. "It's okay. You can stay here until we figure out what—"

"What 'what'?" Terra snapped. She let out a breath as her stress boiled over. "My life is over! My friends are going to be scared of me! And it's not going to take very long for the world to figure out who I am… who I was! According to you and everyone else, I nearly destroyed this city, and—"

"Terra!" Raven said sharply.

Terra stopped and turned to Raven. It was only then that she realized the dirt around the room had risen and was starting to swirl around her. The Tower had also begun to shake as the earth beneath it trembled.

"You need to control your emotions," Raven said firmly. "Calm. Down."

Terra closed her eyes and took a deep, trembling breath as she unclenched her glowing fists. The dirt fell to the ground as the Tower stopped shaking.

"This is going to go well," Red X said, breaking a short silence as Terra's hands stopped glowing.

"Give her some slack," Beast Boy snapped.

"BB's right, X," Jinx said as she moved to stand beside Terra. "You don't get what it's like to have powers. The fact that she was able to stop it just now means she's better off than either of you think."

"I know what happened when she used them last time," Red X said, finally turning away from the computer.

"She saved the city," Beast Boy insisted.

"After causing the volcano to erupt in the first—"

"Stop!" Terra shouted as the Tower shook for a moment. The dirt and dust in the room rose and fell.

Everyone turned to her.

"Don't talk about me like I'm not in the room!" Terra snapped. "I've had enough of that in school!"

After another silence, Fixit slowly stepped forward. "It is interesting how your powers seemed to be fueled by both instinct and emotion," he said. "Perhaps—"

Jinx placed a hand on Fixit's shoulder to silence him.

Terra turned to Beast Boy. "You say I'm a hero," she said. She turned to Red X. "You say I'm dangerous."

"If it makes you feel any better," Red X said. "I can also respect 'dangerous'."

Terra scoffed.

Everyone remained silent and stood still.

Terra slowly looked at Beast Boy. "Who am I?" she asked quietly.

"You're Terra," Beast Boy answered.

"Not the one you knew," Terra argued. She ran a hand through her hair. "I mean, this morning, I was just a schoolgirl."

"Not anymore," Red X said.

Everyone looked at Red X.

The thief stepped forward, speaking matter-of-factly. "Now you're more. And whether you like it or not, you have a decision to make. Me, I don't care one way or the other. But I can't have you destroying my playground."

"If you want," Jinx said sympathetically to Terra. "We can help you. Trust me, what you have is a gift. You just need… practice."

"And control," Raven added firmly.

Terra looked around her at the Titans and Red X and then out the window to the city that Beast Boy said had once praised and feared her. A city that she had once saved, even if she couldn't remember how or why or when.

Terra closed her eyes for a moment before turning to Beast Boy. "I need to know what I am," she said.

Beast Boy slowly nodded. "We'll help you."

"So… where do we start?" Terra asked.

Raven slowly lowered her hood for the first time. "Do you truly want to know how to control these powers?"

"Yes," Terra said, certain for the first time since that very morning. She needed to get control of her life. "If I can't…"

"Then you need to stop acting like a child," Raven said icily. "It's obvious that your emotions apply to your power. If you don't have control—"

"I get it," Terra said, holding up her hands. "I get it."

"We'll see," Raven said, ignoring a stern look from Beast Boy.

"We'd better start," Red X said, walking between them. "If we're going to be stupid, we may as well do it now."

"I can do it," Terra insisted, not necessarily believing herself.

"You'd better," Red X said. "And you'd best remember that you are not our top concern right now, and I have no issue isolating you if you're going to be a bigger problem than you're worth."

"How about you lay off!" Beast Boy snapped at Red X.

"No, he's right," Terra said, holding up a hand. She gave Beast Boy an appreciative nod before turning back to Red X. "I see those portals just like everyone else. But if I can control these powers, I'll have the ability to help. And I should, shouldn't I?"

Off to the side, Jinx smiled slightly.

"The last time you 'helped', a job I was going to pull ended up five-hundred feet underground," Red X retorted. He slowly looked at each Titan in turn before looking at Terra, speaking with only a hint of sarcasm. "But at least you sound like a Titan."

"A just moral code increases the chances of success by at least five percent," Fixit said.

"What was the percentage before?" Beast Boy asked.

"That information would be… unhelpful."

"Greeeaaaat," Terra said.

"Well, first things first," Jinx said. "That schoolgirl outfit… not exactly something you fight effectively in."

"I don't have any other clothes," Terra said, somewhat embarrassed by her lack of style compared to those around her.

"Don't worry about it," Jinx said simply. "I made a call to a friend."

There was a flash of yellow and red over Jinx's shoulder as Terra's blue backpack and clothes from school and the orphanage appeared.

"Um…" Terra said as she moved to the pile. "What?"

"Did he forget anything?" Jinx asked as Terra started sifting through the clothes.

"Interesting friend you got," Terra said, confused as she grabbed a rose from the top of the pile. She turned and saw that Jinx was now holding a rose as well.

"That's mine," Jinx said quickly, grabbing the rose from Terra's hand.

"Oh," Terra said. She glanced over and saw Beast Boy folding his arms with a look that may have been jealousy. Terra looked back at Jinx, speaking slowly. "Can you thank him for me? Whoever he is?"

"I'll pass on the message," Jinx said with a suddenly clipped tone.

"Fixit," Red X called. "I think it's time to prep our new training area."

Fixit nodded. "Titan Raven, would you please assist me?"

Raven nodded and followed Fixit out the door.

"You can use my room to change," Jinx said to Terra, now using a politer tone. "It's on the way."

Red X moved aside as Jinx walked over to the couch and laid the roses down on top of it, slowly grabbing the butterfly drawing.

"He never gives you two roses," the thief commented.

"Can it," Jinx said, glowering at the floor. She walked back to Terra with a smile, handing her the butterfly drawing. "Follow me."

Terra looked back at Beast Boy and Red X as she placed her drawing into her backpack. She and Jinx each grabbed luggage from the ground.

Terra saw the thief glancing at the Communicator on his belt.

As Jinx and Terra made their way through the Tower, Terra saw small flashes of what she could only assume were memories. Sometimes she was alone. Sometimes she was with Titans she recognized like Beast Boy. But never Jinx, Red X, or Fixit.

Terra stopped and looked down at a panel with a viewscreen on the wall. A brief flash showed her looking down the hallway before slowly accessing the panel and hitting a few buttons.

The panel lit up and two words appeared.

Security: Deactivated

"You okay?" Jinx asked as Terra returned to the present.

"Yeah," Terra replied.

As they turned another corner, Terra received a few more flashes but still didn't see the majority of the Titans currently residing in the Tower.

"Can I ask you something?" Terra said as they stopped next to a door labeled 'Jinx'.

"Shoot."

Terra hesitated. "I'm getting these flashes… memories, I guess and… You and X and Fixit aren't in any of them."

"That's because you were an original Titan," Jinx explained. "The Alpha Titans. But uh… after Brotherhood of Evil and these portals… some things had to change."

"So…" Terra said with a laugh. "Look, this is strange to ask but… is there anything I shouldn't mention or say. I don't want to be a burden or make anybody mad if—"

"You're not a burden" Jinx insisted.

Terra slowly nodded. She looked at the bag in her hand.

Jinx looked up and down the hallway quickly before turning to Terra. "Okay," the Titan said, pointing to the bag. "You get changed into something that you can actually move in and I'll give you the short version of the Jump City Titans' roster."

Terra found herself smiling. She grabbed the bag and walked into Jinx's room before closing the door.

In the living room, Red X shut down the central monitor and turned to see Beast Boy still standing behind him, his arms folded.

"Just say it," Red X said.

"She was a Titan," Beast Boy said calmly, but firmly. "She was a Titan and she's my friend. We're giving her a chance."

"She was more than just a Titan and a friend, though," Red X said quietly. "Wasn't she? Or at least, almost—"

Beast Boy unfolded his arms. "Hey! That's none of your—"

"I agree with you," Red X interrupted, shocking Beast Boy into silence. "I agree that if she trains, she should do it with us."

"So, now you want her on the team?" Beast Boy asked, looking just as curious as he did confused. "I thought—"

"Whether she's on your team or not doesn't matter to me," Red X said. "If she's not in a flash-freeze prison and under lockdown, then she should be here."

"I wouldn't let you put her in prison," Beast Boy said adamantly.

"I'd put her in prison without a second's hesitation," Red X retorted. "But if you were willing to stage a breakout, then I'd really be impressed."

Beast Boy didn't reply.

Red X let out a breath. "My point is, if she's out there and she loses control, or worse, if somebody makes her the right offer, everything that happened is going to repeat all over again. But if she's here—"

"We can teach her the right way," Beast Boy completed. "We'll be there for her from the start this time."

"You will be here from the start," Red X corrected. "Me, I'd like to avoid unnatural earthquakes."

Red X glanced at his Communicator for a moment before moving past Beast Boy and walking toward the door.

"Should we bring in Geo-Force?" Beast Boy asked. "Her brother?"

"Why ask me?" Red X grunted.

"I don't know," Beast Boy said, rubbing the back of his head. "But if he's her brother, he may be able to help."

Red X was silent for a moment. "What did Raven say?"

"She said we should wait," Beast Boy admitted. "I kinda agree. It may be too much for Terra right now."

Red X glanced at his Communicator. "Then we wait."

Beast Boy nodded but remained where he was.

"What?" Red X said.

"Nothing," Beast Boy said sheepishly. "It's just… Terra's training with us and… I never thought you and I would agree on something."

"Don't get used to it."

Terra stepped out of Jinx's room, now dressed in a light-weight pair of dark blue pants, and a black t-shirt with grey trim.

"Looks good," Jinx said simply.

Terra grabbed her backpack.

They walked down the hallway and into an elevator.

Jinx spoke to as she hit a button and the elevator began to descend. "So, in short, Fixit is a great listener as long as you don't ask him any questions that you don't want to the know the answer to."

"That I was able to figure out for myself," Terra said.

Jinx nodded. "We're still working on the difference between rhetorical and literal questioning," she explained. The elevator started to slow as she continued. "Red X hates being called 'X', which is why I call him that, and he hates everything 'hero'. The key to get him to tolerate you is to just do your best. You do that, and he'll respect you. Just don't expect him to show it."

Terra hesitated. "Not that I know any better," she started cautiously. "But Red X doesn't seem like a logical choice for the Titans no matter how you slice it."

"Desperate times," Jinx replied as the door opened into a large cavern. They started to walk forward as Jinx continued. "As for you and me, we're already cool."

"That's it?" Terra asked. "I mean, Beast Boy's been pretty cool too, but everyone else has been—"

"I used to be a villain," Jinx interrupted.

Terra stopped talking.

Jinx shrugged. "I'm not necessarily proud of it, but… it was all I knew. I just think you should have a choice in who you're going to be. And frankly, I look forward to really seeing what you can do this time around."

"This time around?" Terra asked as they neared the Titans and Red X in the center of the room.

Jinx smiled slightly. "You really don't remember the day we met, do you?"

Terra shook her head.

Jinx shrugged. "All in good time."

"Ah, you have excellent timing," Fixit said from a nearby control panel as they reached the group. "This area shall be ready for training modules momentarily."

"And the odds that the place is going to come down on us?" Red X asked.

"Don't answer that," Jinx said to Fixit, winking at Terra.

Beast Boy walked up to Terra. "You got a sec?" he asked.

Terra nodded, and they walked off to the side of the room.

"I didn't think you were interested in heroes," Beast Boy said once they were out of earshot.

"That's because I didn't fully believe you," Terra said, looking down. "It's all complicated. I mean, after you talked to me at school… I was never interested. Even when the twins had that big race with that other guy, I barely even watched."

"Studying for a biology test?" Beast Boy asked.

"Sociology," Terra said, setting her backpack down.

"Did you pass?"

"No."

Beast Boy nodded.

Terra took a good look around the cavern, noting it's wide, spherical walls, and it's grey upper catwalks and rafters as well as the training machinery all around them.

"Did you guys build this place?" Terra asked.

"No, technically that was Slade's worm robot drill things," Beast Boy said. "But Titans Tower almost ended up down here because of it."

"How did you stop it?" Terra asked.

"I didn't," Beast Boy said, looking at the ceiling before returning his gaze to Terra. "You did. You and Raven."

"Beast Boy," Raven called.

Beast Boy exchanged nods with Terra before rejoining Raven.

Terra walked over to the control panel by Fixit.

"You called me 'Titan Terra' earlier," Terra said as Fixit turned to her.

"You are a Titan. And you are Terra," Fixit said simply. "But, if you prefer, I can call you 'Terra'."

"I don't even know what to call myself anymore," Terra said, almost to herself.

"That is why I wish to help," Fixit said. He started speaking slowly. "You and I are… similar. We both wish for a clear identity. The Titans are helping me to find mine. I, in turn, wish to help you find yours."

"Thank you," Terra said gratefully, at a loss for further words.

"You are welcome," Fixit said. He motioned to the rest of the group. "Come. There is much training to be done."

Terra and Fixit walked toward the rest of the group.

Fixit pointed at the ground, which now held a variety of different types of dirt, sand, and rock. Some patches were softer while others were solid. "I have adjusted the water and heating pipes underneath this training room to give you multiple types of soil and earth to work with. It is sufficed to say that your training will not be impeded by a lack of material."

Terra looked up and noticed that the main 'material' in the room was rock. And it was currently supporting the ceiling.

"Keep control," Terra said to herself as she felt power rising within her again. "Keep control."

Terra stopped as she reached the group. Raven stood before her and was flanked by Beast Boy and Jinx. Fixit stood at a nearby control panel. Off to the side, Red X was tossing an X-Shuriken from hand to hand.

Raven stepped forward and spoke directly to Terra. "Your powers are more than mere tricks with earth," she said. "They, and through them, you, can be the world's most powerful protector… or its most dangerous destroyer."

Terra clenched her fists to stop the power from rising within her again as she felt nervous about what she was about to learn.

"If you want to control your powers, you need to control yourself and your emotions," Raven said.

"How?" Terra asked. "How can I control them?"

"You start by understanding them," Raven said. "Are you ready?"

"Probably not," Terra answered.

"Good answer," Jinx said with a nod of admiration.

"If you're abilities still work the way they used to," Raven said. "Then even now, untrained, you have an enormous amount of power that you can exert. But these powers don't necessarily come by choice. Not yet. Right now, for the most part, they come from incentive."

"What kind of incentive?" Terra asked.

"Any kind," Raven answered. "It can be based on reflex. It can be based on determination. Most of all, your emotions are what drive you and your powers."

"That's what makes you dangerous," Red X said.

"Incentive is ultimately the key," Raven stated. "Incentive, reflexive or not, determines how much you want to exert your powers. The less incentive you have, the less power you're going to exert. And when you add emotion to the mix—"

"Too much emotion means too much incentive and in turn, power," Terra said. She looked down. "Then I become dangerous."

"Not after we teach you to control it," Beast Boy said calmly.

"Then you're only dangerous to criminals," Jinx added.

Raven looked at Fixit. "Are we ready?" she asked.

"Yes," Fixit answered. "I have also activated the cameras to record this session for further playback."

Raven nodded at Terra. "Eventually, you'll be able to transform the earth into various forms to suit your needs," she said. She pointed at the mud on the ground. "But for now, we'll stick with softer soil."

"Okay," Terra said quietly. "Okay…"

Everyone took a step back and Terra reached out, attempting to summon her power to manipulate the mud. After a few seconds… nothing happened.

"It's not working," Terra said quickly.

"It's okay," Beast Boy said. "You just need a little practice—"

"I know!" Terra snapped.

The mud on the ground rose and fired itself in the direction of the Titans.

Raven flicked her wrist as the Titans braced themselves and the mud glowed with black energy before moving in the other direction.

Off to the side, Red X grunted.

"That was cool," Jinx said genuinely.

"That was sloppy," Raven said somewhat sternly.

Terra looked down, ashamed.

Beast Boy gave Raven a look. "We can't do this the way we used to," he said quietly.

Raven slowly nodded. "You're right."

"This is why I never was interested in powers," Red X said off to the side as he threw an X-shuriken at a target across the room. The X-shuriken hit the target dead center. The thief sighed. "It's way too much hassle and would eventually make the job way to easy."

Raven glanced at him irritably and slowly raised her hand. The floor glowed black as several large stones slowly rose from the ground and shot in Red X's direction.

Terra reflexively raised her hands to redirect the stone. But again, her powers failed her.

Red X's eye's widened for a moment before he gracefully flipped out of the way, dodging most of the stones and cutting one apart with his right wrist-blade.

"Really?" Red X said to Raven calmly as he retracted the wrist-blade.

Jinx and Beast Boy busted out laughing as Fixit looked between them, seeming utterly confused.

"Well, at least you make an effective moving target," Beast Boy said to Red X.

Terra laughed.

Beast Boy blushed somewhat.

Terra blushed as well.

"It seems I still have much to learn about the intricacies of humor," Fixit said.

Raven looked between Terra and Beast Boy.

Terra saw a small smile cross Raven's face. The cloaked Titan raised her hand as twelve large rocks extracted themselves from the ground and hovered in the air for a moment. Raven locked eyes with Terra before the rocks slowly glided toward Beast Boy.

Beast Boy let out a small squeal as the rocks sped up and sailed toward him.

Terra slammed her eyes shut, knowing that she couldn't stop the rocks in time. After a second, she realized that she never even heard the impact. Terra slowly opened her eyes.

The rocks hovered an inch away from Beast Boy's face. It took Terra a second to realize that it was not Raven who was controlling the rocks.

Terra looked down at her own glowing hands. "I did it…" she said, feeling half scared and half excited. She found her confidence growing. "I got this."

"It seems we have found 'incentive'," Fixit said.

Raven turned directly to Beast Boy.

Beast Boy glared at her. "Raven, don't even think about it!"

"I would run," Jinx advised, taking a few steps away from Beast Boy.

Beast Boy screamed and took off running as Raven threw more earth at him.

Terra raised her arms, this time keeping her eyes open. Each time a stone got close to Beast Boy, she exerted more energy, mostly slowing the rocks down and, on occasion stopping a stone in midair before letting it drop to the ground.

"Okay, Raven!" Beast Boy shouted as he continued to run. "I think we can change tac— hey!"

Jinx glanced at Red X as the thief let out an amused grunt.

"You say something?" Jinx asked.

"No."

Terra threw yet another group of rocks aside as a panting Beast Boy came to a stop.

"I think you've made your point," Jinx said to Raven.

"This is cool," Terra said, pointing at the ground. She raised a few pebbles from the ground and started to circle them in the air. She looked at the Titans and Red X. "I want to keep going."

"What do you need to remember?" Raven asked, freezing Terra's pebbles with her magic.

Terra looked at her for a moment and took a deep breath. "Control," she said.

Raven released the pebbles and Terra gently lowered them to the ground.

"So," Beast Boy said casually as he relaxed. "Now that you have powers, do you believe what I told you about yourself?"

"I think I'm ready for you to throw mud at my face again," Terra challenged, raising an eyebrow.

"I was kinda hoping you'd forgotten about that," Beast Boy said, looking down.

"A girl never forgets," Jinx said.

"I did," Terra said sadly. She sighed and turned away. I'm still not a hero. I still don't know who I am.

Terra glanced at Raven who was looking at her thoughtfully.

"Well," Jinx said cheerfully, getting Terra's attention. "As somebody who's gone through a lot of different kinds of trainings, I think you did well for your first session."

"When's the next one?" Terra asked determinedly.

They all looked at her.

"School's out," Terra said with a shrug. "I've got nothing better to do until summer school starts in a couple weeks."

Before anyone could reply, a console on the side of the room lit up.

Red X moved to the console. "Dr. Light," he said lazily. "Again."

"He should really just give up," Jinx commented as she joined Red X at the console.

"He gives us thieves a bad name," Red X grunted.

"What do you say?" Beast Boy asked Terra. "Wanna help us stop a bad guy?"

Terra opened her mouth to reply, then froze, remembering how helpless she felt as Kardiac had moved toward her.

"No need," Red X answered for her. "He's a quick job. Jinx?"

"Only if I get to be the one to slap the cuffs on him," Jinx replied. "I'll probably get more exercise doing that than actually taking him down."

Terra nodded to herself and turned away.

"But I wouldn't object to some backup," Jinx said loudly.

Terra took a deep breath and looked at Raven. "What do you think?" she asked the Titan.

"I think it's best you let Jinx and Red X handle this one," Raven said after a moment.

"I think she'd do fine," Beast Boy argued. "I mean, it's only Dr. Light."

"There's more training that we can do," Raven said firmly. "And you can help her, Beast Boy."

"I don't think I'm ready to run again," Beast Boy said.

"You don't have to," Raven said as Red X and Jinx departed.

"Oh… okay," Beast Boy said, somewhat excitedly.

"So, what are we doing now?" Terra asked.

"Your powers," Raven said. "Like my own, are limited only by what you 'think' you can do."

"I think I can pick up and throw rocks," Terra said optimistically. "That's better than what I could do this morning."

"Those are parlor tricks," Raven said. She raised her hands and a circular platform of magic appeared beneath her. "I can create twenty of these. And so can you."

"You mean, I can change rocks after I've picked them up?" Terra asked.

Raven nodded. She flicked her wrist and the platform turned into a hand that poked the side of Beast Boy's head.

Beast Boy just sighed.

"How do I do that?" Terra asked.

"You practice," Raven said. She looked at Beast Boy. "And you're going to help her."

"Me?" Beast Boy asked as the hand disappeared.

"You're going to tell her what to make and she's going to make it," Raven said simply.

"Um…" Beast Boy said. "Can you make a ball so I can throw it at Raven when she's not looking?"

Terra looked at Raven, asking silent permission.

Raven nodded.

Terra looked at the muddy area of the training center and raised her hand. Surprisingly, a bunch of mud started to slowly rise from the ground. Terra closed her eyes. She held up a hand, imagining that she was holding a pencil and drew a circle.

Next, Terra imagined the circle of mud expanding and overlapping upon itself, creating a ball.

Terra smiled to herself, somehow knowing that she was succeeding.

"Terra," Beast Boy said very quietly. "I think that's big enough."

Terra opened her eyes and saw that the 'small' ball that she had created was almost as tall as the ceiling.

"Sorry," Terra said quickly. The ball started to fall apart, sending mud everywhere.

Raven wordlessly grabbed the mud with her magic and placed it on the ground.

"With practice," Fixit said, now standing next to Raven. "You could become quite efficient in your manipulation of your power."

"Remember to keep your eyes open," Raven advised.

Terra nodded. "Okay."

Terra tried the same process again, this time keeping her eyes open. This time, when she was finished, the ball was the size of her hand. Terra let out a breath and smiled, looking at Beast Boy who was smiling too.

"Keep it up," Raven said. She looked at Beast Boy. "And keep it basic."

Beast Boy nodded and he sat down.

Terra smiled and sat down as well.

"Fixit," Raven said. "The device that I discussed with you on our way down here, can it be done?"

"Construction has begun," Fixit answered. "It should be ready in an hour."

"What device?" Terra asked.

"I think there's a way you can get your memories back," Raven said.

"How?"

Raven opened her mouth to reply when her Communicator chimed.

"Who is it?" Beast Boy asked as Raven opened the device and froze.

"It's Robin," Raven said quietly. She moved to the elevator without another word.

Fixit looked at Terra and Beast Boy, who were sitting in silence.

The cybernetic being took a step back. "I shall be in my room if you require my assistance. I wish to personally oversee the device's final adjustments."

Terra started to gather another glob of mud from the ground, before setting it down.

"Are you okay?" Beast Boy asked.

Terra looked at Beast Boy. "Thank you," she said.

"For what?" Beast Boy asked.

"Just… thanks."

"You're welcome," Beast Boy said. "Can you make me a comb? All this running is ruining my do."

Terra raised an eyebrow. "You really want a muddy comb for your hair?"

"Can I have your code sheet?" Jinx asked as she and Red X watched the police cart Dr. Light away from the local donut shop.

Red X just looked at her.

"I know you have them," Jinx said, holding out her hand. She raised an eyebrow. "And if you're about to tell me that you don't have a photographic memory and haven't memorized—"

"You don't have to be insulting," Red X interrupted. He shook his head and handed Jinx a piece of paper from his belt. "This is for the schoolgirl isn't it?"

"Her name is 'Terra'," Jinx said firmly. They started walking back to the Tower. "And if she's going to be training with us, she may as well be able to get around the Tower."

"That's a big security risk," Red X commented, ignoring suspicious looks from nearby police officers.

"So are you," Jinx replied simply.

"Can you make a heart?" Beast Boy asked.

Terra made a heart the size of Beast Boy's hand without even looking at the mud floating in the air.

"You're learning really quick," Beast Boy commented.

"Yeah," Terra said with a small amount of surprise. "It's starting to feel like I've actually done this before."

"You have," Beast Boy reminded her.

"Another Terra did," Terra corrected, her hair falling slightly as it covered one of her eyes. "I'm still just trying to figure this out."

Beast Boy slowly reached out and tucked the hair behind Terra's ear. "You may not be able to control all your powers, but… I don't really see a difference the Terra you say you aren't and the one that I know you are. The one that's sitting in front of me."

Terra smiled slightly and slowly moved his hand away.

Beast Boy nodded, almost to himself. "How um… How much do you remember about… us?"

"Nothing," Terra answered truthfully with a hint of guilt in her voice.

Beast Boy's pointed ears drooped somewhat.

After a few seconds, Terra shrugged. "When I think hard, I kinda remember you talking about how all the girls go for the ears."

Beast Boy smiled. "I don't suppose you can make me a crown to go with the ears?"

Terra raised her hand again.

"How about tape for your mouth," Raven suggested, walking back into the room with Fixit.

Terra chuckled as Beast Boy let out an audible 'humph'.

"I wish to show you something," Fixit said. He walked up to Terra and Beast Boy as they stood. "The device is complete."

"What is it?" Terra asked.

Fixit held out a flat, rectangular object the size of a Gamestation4 controller. There was a small camera near the top of the device and large button in the middle. There were glass panels on the two short sides of the device.

"This device is the key to unlocking your memories," Fixit said. "And while the creation of this device is quite complex, it is very simple to use."

Terra slowly took the device.

"First, press this button," Fixit said, pointing to the button on the center of the device. He pointed at the camera. "This will verify your identity. Only you are able to use this device."

"And what do these do?" Terra asked, looking at the two glass panels on either side of the device.

"The glass panels will begin to glow black," Fixit said. "And then you will be able to experience your memories. Once they are experienced, they will only diminish with time like most sentient beings."

"Can I… can I try one now?" Terra asked, both eager for answers and afraid of them at the same time.

"You may," Fixit said as he and Beast Boy took a step back.

Terra looked at the device and pressed the button. The camera flashed and glowed blue, illuminating her face. A second later, the glass panels on the device glowed black beneath her fingers.

Terra closed her eyes and opened them. However, she was no longer in the training room beneath Titans Tower. She was in a small room surrounded by stone walls. At its center was a woman with long blond hair and a brown dress laying on a bed.

Next to the bed was a man, sharply dressed in a grey military uniform with a sash on his vest. His black hair was neatly combed, and he cradled a yellow bundle in his hands.

Curious, Terra walked forward. The man, nor the woman on the bed paid her any attention. They didn't even seem to realize she was there. Terra moved around the man and looked over his shoulder.

The bundle held a baby. It had light skin and a small clump of blonde hair. The baby opened its eyes slightly and Terra saw that they were blue. Those are my eyes!

Terra gulped and took a step back as the memory continued. As the man and woman started to converse in words that Terra couldn't understand, she found herself thinking one thing. How exactly do I get out of these mem—

All of a sudden, Terra was back in the training room. She blinked several times.

"Terra?"

Terra turned to see Beast Boy staring at her.

Beast Boy gulped. "Are you okay?" he asked.

"Yeah," Terra said.

"You went blank like Cyborg does when he shuts down," Beast Boy said.

"What?" Terra asked. She looked around. "How long was I—"

"Only a second," Beast Boy said quickly.

"How?" Terra asked. She looked at Fixit. "How can I experience these memories that last… that can last years, but only seconds at the same time."

"I designed this device with the human brain in mind," Fixit replied. "Specifically, I took inspiration from operations that occur within the brain when humans sleep."

"I don't understand," Terra said, tipping her head.

"You'll get used to it," Beast Boy commented.

"Time does not change," Fixit explained. "However, when a human is asleep, their perspective of time is altered. I have created this device to alter your perspective of time. Thus, it can allow you to experience years of memories in mere seconds."

"Like dreaming," Terra said, nodding. "That's why I went blank. I was practically dreaming."

"I am happy that I managed to get the balance of brain activity correct," Fixit said. "You would not still be standing up if I had failed."

"Well, that's convenient," Terra said.

"It is," Fixit agreed.

Raven returned to the training room, looking somewhat troubled.

"What's wrong?" Beast Boy asked Raven.

"Nothing," Raven replied.

Terra thought back to her memory, which was surprisingly fresh, as if it were now cemented into her brain. "I saw me," she said, looking back at Fixit. "Why didn't I see it through, you know, my baby eyes?"

"The science of that is…" Fixit hesitated, glancing at Raven for a moment. "Complicated."

"Can I pick and choose?" Terra asked. She pointed at the device. "Can I pick and choose what memories I want to witness?"

"Yes," Raven answered.

"This device will accept keywords," Fixit said. He pointed at the camera. "As you are being scanned, you can say small phrases like 'Titans' or 'Slade' or 'birth' and the device will scan your memories for relevant data. If you say nothing, then the memories will continue at the point you previously left off."

"Wow," Terra whispered. She looked at the ground around her. The ground she could now manipulate. "This is unreal."

"It's very real," Raven said.

"Where should I start?" Terra asked Beast Boy and Raven.

"What?" Beast Boy asked.

Terra looked between the Titans. "You guys seem to know me better than me," she admitted. "Where should I start? What do I need to see to understand and remember… me? As I was?"
Beast Boy looked at Raven.

Raven waited a moment before answering. "I think you should start with the Titans," she answered. "Your life before meeting the Titans may be… very complicated. But we can help you understand the context of memories involving us."

"With one extra potential benefit," Fixit said. He pointed to the device. "Experiencing the use of your powers could theoretically give you the ability to emulate what you have seen."

"But you still need to be careful," Raven added. "If you try to do something without working up to it—"

"Then I won't be able to control it and I bring the Tower down on top of us," Terra completed.

Raven nodded.

"Alright," Terra said. She looked at the device. "Then I start with the Titans."

"Are you sure?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yeah," Terra said somewhat cheerfully. "Never hurts to shake things up."

Beast Boy smiled. "We'll give you some privacy."

Raven, Beast Boy, and Fixit walked out of the training room, leaving Terra to her own thoughts and memories.

Fixit exited the elevator a few floors early.

Raven looked over and saw Beast Boy still smiling.

Raven slowly reached out hit a button on the elevator, allowing it to stop.

Beast Boy just continued smiling, not seeming to notice.

Raven slowly nodded. "You like this, don't you?"

"What's not to like?" Beast Boy asked. He looked at Raven. "I mean… Terra's back."

"Not the one you knew," Raven said.

"Well, maybe not completely," Beast Boy admitted. "But with time… I mean, I'm already seeing parts of her just… here. Right now."

"This is easier for us than it is for her," Raven said firmly.

"We're going to make it easier for her," Beast Boy said simply. "We're her friends."

"But we weren't always," Raven reminded him. "When she learns about her past, Geo-Force, Slade… what she did… she may change her mind."

"She's not going to turn bad," Beast Boy said with certainty.

"Maybe not, but this still may not end the way you want it to," Raven warned.

"Why are you always so negative," Beast Boy asked. "It's like you don't want her to—"

"I want to keep my home safe," Raven said firmly. "If that means training her, then that's what I'll do. But if she slips—"

"She won't," Beast Boy insisted.

"If she does," Raven said. "I'll do what I have to. What we almost had to when she and Slade—"

"She. Won't. Slip," Beast Boy said again.

Raven sighed, knowing this was a conversation that would go nowhere. She hit the button again to restart the elevator and they continued their ascent.

Terra opened her eyes to a new memory and saw herself.

The Other Terra awoke, stretching inside the cave she'd used as shelter for the night. She walked out into the sun and stood on the cliff's edge, wearing a grey and black t-shirt over a grey sweater. She brushed off her blue shorts before pulling on a pair of brown gloves and boots. Lastly, she placed a silver, butterfly-shaped comb in her hair to hold her blonde locks out of her eyes.

The Other Terra sighed and looked beyond the canyon beneath her at the large city looming in the distance. She took a step forward.

Terra froze as she saw rather than felt the ground shaking underneath her.

The Other Terra noticed it as well.

Both Terra's turned and saw a large scorpion with orange eyes dig itself out of the ground and look at the Other Terra.

The Other Terra's eyes widened before slid down the cliff and into the canyon before taking off running.

Terra, feeling her fear rising even though she knew she was in no real danger, followed suit and took off after the Other Terra.

The Other Terra stumbled to the ground and the comb fell from her hair. She was forced to leave the comb behind as the scorpion drew closer.

As she chased herself through the canyon, jumping up and over rocks in her path, Terra saw that they were coming to a dead end. Just before the dead end, two large pieces of rock loomed above, connecting the sides of the canyon.

The Other Terra stopped at the dead end and both Terra's turned to see the scorpion draw near them, raising its pinchers high in the air.

The Other Terra looked away as the Teen Titans appeared overhead with Beast Boy in the form of a wolf.

Just as the Titans were about to leap into action, the Other Terra smiled as her eyes and hands glowed yellow.

Terra gasped as the large piece of rock overhead detached itself from the cliff and crushed the scorpion.

A few seconds later, the Other Terra smiled and raised herself to the top of the canyon, using her powers to create a pillar of rock and stone.

In her wonder, Terra released herself from the memory and looked around the training room and then at the ground. All this… I can manipulate all this?

Terra practiced for the next ten minutes, attempting to raise herself from the ground using the same technique she had used when creating objects for Beast Boy. And while she couldn't raise the ground beneath her more than a few feet, she found that it was getting easier to separate the earth from the ground itself.

Terra smiled as she hopped from a platform that she'd made float a few centimeters from the ground. All that stuff she… I did… Will I be able to do that too?

The ground began to shake beneath Terra as her excitement grew. She gasped and forced herself to sit down. After a few seconds, all the possibilities, both positive and negative, returned as well as her excitement. Terra stood, grabbed her backpack, and placed the memory device inside. She started to walk, hoping to calm the mixture of emotions within.

Unbeknownst to Terra, the ground beneath her rose slightly with each step as she walked across the dirt-covered cavern and into the elevator.

Terra had a brief run-in with Jinx during which she received codes to most areas of the Tower.

From the basement sub-levels to the top floor of Titans Tower, she explored, receiving small flashes of memories here and there, most of which were good.

It wasn't until she reached the main floor that Terra realized Beast Boy was part of almost every happy memory inside Titans Tower.

Terra smiled slightly, thinking back to the last few hours with Beast Boy in the training room.

Terra typed in a code on a door and continued out onto the roof, so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't even notice Raven walking toward the door, her head in a book.

Terra accidently ran straight into Raven.

"Sorry!" Terra said quickly as she and Raven both took a step back, rubbing their heads. Terra picked up Raven's book, the title of which was in a language she didn't recognize. She quickly handed the book to the Titan. "Sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going."

"You should probably work on that," Raven grunted, taking the book. "Somebody's going to get hurt if you don't watch what you're doing."

"Sorry," Terra said, this time with a bit of attitude. She really needs to loosen up.

Raven sighed.

"I am taking what you say seriously," Terra insisted, standing up a little taller, keeping the attitude in her voice "So, you can stop acting like I'm not. Trust me, I don't—"

"I'm sorry," Raven interrupted, somewhat sharply. She took a deep breath and spoke in a calmer tone. "I don't trust easily. And… this is just the way I am."

Terra took a breath as well. "I am grateful," she said without the attitude. "For… you know, everything."

"Let it show though your actions," Raven said calmly.

Terra nodded.

Raven moved to the door as the sun started to set, leaving them surrounded by a cloudy orange sky.

"Do you hate me?" Terra asked. Her voice held little attitude and no small amount of curiosity.

"What?" Raven asked, closing her book.

Terra looked a way for a moment, embarrassed. "It's just… I've been getting these flashes when I've been exploring and you're around in some of them, but…" Terra scratched the back of her head. "I just want to know if there was a problem. If there is a problem that I can try and fix if I have to."

Raven opened her mouth as if to reply, then closed it. She looked down before a moment before meeting Terra's eyes. "You did well today, Terra."

Terra looked at the sky as it started to rain. Well, I guess that's the best I'm going to get from her. At least Beast Boy can get her talking most of the time.

Raven moved toward the door again.

Terra turned quickly. "Raven."

Raven turned, her hand resting on the door.

Terra blushed somewhat. "Since you haven't told me to stop talking to you yet, can I ask you something else?"

Raven removed her hand from the door, waiting patiently.

"You and Beast Boy," Terra said.

Raven tipped her head. "Yes?"

"Are you and him…"

"Me and him 'what?" Raven asked. Understanding followed by confusion dawned on her face.

"Yeah…" Terra said, looking away, somewhat embarrassed herself.

"Me and Beast Boy," Raven said skeptically with a hint of amusement. She let out a half chuckle. "No."

"Really?" Terra asked, surprised. "I mean… you and Beast Boy seem to know each other really well, and the way you guys act sometimes, I just figured…"

Raven smiled slightly, shook her head, and looked to the portal-covered sky above. She sighed, speaking quietly. "Those portals… some of them lead to different dimensions. Different timelines. Different realities," she said distantly. After a few seconds, she looked at Terra. "Maybe through one of those portals, Beast Boy and I… but here? Now? No. We're just friends."

"My second guess would have been family," Terra said cautiously.

"Maybe," Raven said thoughtfully, looking at the portals again.

After a few seconds of silence, Terra chuckled.

"What?" Raven asked.

"Nothing," Terra said quickly. She raised her hands slightly. "It's just… in my school, you try to have a conversation like this with another girl and it's, you know, 'yeesh', but you… you're pretty cool."

Raven slowly nodded. "You were pretty cool sometimes too."

"Thanks," Terra said again. She walked toward the door.

"Terra?" Raven said.

Terra slowly turned back.

"Don't hurt him," Raven pleaded gently.

Terra opened her mouth to reply, then looked down. "But I already did," she said sadly, her confusion over her past returning. She looked at Raven. "Didn't I?"

"That was a long time ago," Raven said. She turned away.

"Who was Slade?" Terra asked before she could convince herself to stay silent.

"He's…" Raven sighed. "You were his apprentice."

"Why?"

Raven looked at Terra. "Why not ask Beast Boy?" the Titan inquired.

"Because I know you'll give me the full truth," Terra answered.

Raven remained silent for a moment. "You needed control," she finally said. "And Slade made an offer."

"That's why I turned traitor?" Terra asked. She looked at her hands. "That's why I did all the things that I—"

"I don't have all the answers as to why you did what you did," Raven interrupted.

Terra gulped as her hands started to glow somewhat. Terra felt herself in control once more, looking at Raven as her hands stopped glowing.

Raven tucked her book under her arm. "Come with me."

Terra followed Raven off the roof, down a few hallways, and to a door labeled 'Raven'.

Raven stopped them at the door. "This is a one-time thing," she said firmly. "Nobody goes into my room without me or my permission."

The door slid open and they entered.

"Trust me," Terra said as she tentatively set her backpack on the floor by the door. "If I had a room of my own at the orphanage, I'd be the same way."

The room was dark and gloomy. The shelves were decorated with books of multiple languages, there were bits of jewelry and candles as well as scrolls sitting on the furniture. There small statues featuring opera masks sitting on a desk. Off to the side was a mostly empty dresser.

"Sit on the bed," Raven said as she moved to the dresser.

"What are we doing?" Terra asked as she sat down.

"You seem to be mainly focusing on the bad," Raven said. She put her book down and picked up something from the dresser. "I think you should see some of the good."

Raven moved to the bed, holding a grey mirror. Along either side of its circular rim were two oval indents that laid between two spikes. There was a small red gem near the handle and a larger red gem near the top.

Raven placed her hand on the top half of the handle and offered Terra the bottom. Terra slowly reached forward and touched the mirror.

Terra gasped as a hand of black energy reached out and grabbed both Terra and Raven, drawing them into the mirror.

All of a sudden, Terra was tumbling through a long tunnel with swirling black and blue energy. Raven remained in the air as the tunnel opened to reveal solid ground below. Terra braced herself for the impact but found herself caught by Raven's magic and she was slowly lowered to the ground.

Terra stood and found herself in a large and completely empty white area. Around her were three stone archways that led to vastly different environments.

The nearest section contained a series of large floating rock formations that occasionally formed paths. The sky was black with red stars. Terra spotted small black ravens with red eyes on a few of the rock formations. They looked at Terra with what only could be described as suspicion.

The second section was the complete opposite of the first. It was bright and colorful with a yellow sky, tons of trees, and a field of flowers of various colors as well as floating strawberries. Like the first section, there were multiple branching paths within.

The third section was dark like the first, but sported several eclipses, bright white stars, and whole plains of stone instead of flowers or grass.

As Terra looked around, she felt herself drawn toward the first section. Its red stars and red-eyed ravens seeming to call to her. At the same time, the current area she was in felt familiar, yet no flashes or memories presented themselves. I feel like I've been here before…

"Where are we?" Terra asked, turning to Raven.

"We're in my mind," Raven said slowly. "My mirror is a portal. Sometimes… I need to confront my feelings directly."

"That seems like it would be cool," Terra said, turning and looking around again.

"It can be dangerous," Raven said without judgement. She turned and looked Terra in the eye. "You have to understand that this place… it's everything I am. My emotions, my feelings, my powers, everything."

"What are we doing here?" Terra asked.

"I want to show you a couple things," Raven said. She motioned toward the archway containing the white stars and eclipses. "They're this way."

They'd only taken one step when Terra shopped. "This place… it feels like I'm in one of my memories."

Raven stopped with her back to Terra but didn't reply.

"The glowing panels on my memory device," Terra said, walking up to Raven. "It's not just science that makes it work. It's magic too. Your magic."

"Yes," Raven said quietly.

"That's why I wasn't seeing things through my eyes as a baby," Terra assumed. "Because I'm really seeing it through your eyes."

Raven slowly nodded.

"You're a private person," Terra said, taking another step toward Raven. "That much I get. But you're willing to let me use your powers to get my memories."

"I'll always help my friends," Raven said softly.

"So we were friends," Terra said, smiling slightly. She took a deep breath. "What about now? Are we still friends?"

"We'll see," Raven said. She looked around for a moment before turning back to Terra. "Now you need to listen because this is important. These memories… their strength is derived from my emotions."

"Just like my powers," Terra said.

"Like our powers," Raven corrected. She motioned to the three archways as they continued walking. "The stronger the emotion, the stronger the memory and the pull toward them. There are some things that you don't want to see just yet. So, whatever happens I need you to stay close to—"

Terra gasped as a Raven wearing a red cloak appeared in front of them. The Red Raven had four, red eyes in place of the two purple eyes.

Red Raven smiled evilly with pointed teeth. "I remember what you did…" it hissed at Terra.

"What are you talking about?" Terra asked, taking a few steps back.

"Don't listen to it!" Raven warned. She raised her arms. "Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"

Raven's black magic shot out toward Red Raven. Red Raven hissed and red magic shot from its mouth out to meet Raven's own magic. The collision of energies blasted Terra off her feet as she rolled toward the archway leading to the sky with the red stars.

Terra slowly stood and turned as tiny, black ravens flew through the archway, each speaking in soft, high pitched voices as they swarmed around.

"Come with us…"

"See the truth…"

"See what we really think of you…"

"Terra!" Raven shouted as she started to push Red Raven back. "Don't listen to them! Just wai—"

But Terra was already walking toward the archway.

Raven's voice was drowned out by the continuing taunts of the small birds.

"We never trusted you…"

"You were evil…"

"Let us show you who you are…"

The second Terra stepped through the archway, she became one with the memories. She no longer felt her own presence. She was enthralled and trapped at the same time.

Terra wore blue tinted goggles over her head, a black, cropped top shirt with a circled Yellow 'T' in the center, and yellow shorts held up by a brown belt as well as a pair of brown gloves and boots.

Terra watched as the Titans ran out of the living room to confront a threat from Slade. Robin and Raven turned back.

"Are you coming or not?" Robin asked.

"Does this mean I'm on the team?" Terra asked cautiously.

"It means we could use your help," Robin replied.

Terra nodded, smiled, and ran past the Titans, accidently bumping into Raven.

Raven took a step back as a series of images flashed through her head.

Terra losing control of her powers.

An image of Slade himself.

Terra smiling evilly, half of her face covered.

"Everything okay?" Robin asked, touching Raven's shoulder.

"Can't tell," Raven admitted. "Are you sure it's safe to have her around?"

"Not entirely," Robin answered. "But everyone deserves a second chance."

Robin moved on while Raven remained behind, looking down in suspicion.

The scene changed again with a flash of white light.

Terra grunted and used her powers to lift a large rock from the city street to throw in the direction of an ongoing threat.

"No!" Raven said loudly, grabbing a hold of the rock with her magic.

"What are you doing?" Terra demanded.

"It's too dangerous!" Raven stated, exerting more power on the rock. "Someone could get hurt!"

Raven drew the rock closer to herself and away from Terra.

"I know what I'm doing!" Terra insisted as she tried to draw the stone back.

The two struggled for control as the rock started to crack and crumble from the

pull of both Terra's power and Raven's magic.

"Look out!" Robin warned from ahead of them

The rock was suddenly blasted apart.

There was another white flash.

Terra found herself just inside the entrance of Titans Tower, but only the Titans were present.

The Titans looked heartbroken, betrayed, and defeated. They each sat in separate areas of the room.

"I should have blasted her when I had the chance," Cyborg growled from a chair, using tweezers to pull rock shards from his mechanical arm.

"I should have hit her with everything I've got," Raven said vehemently from the doorway.

"Why did I permit her to fool me again?" Starfire asked sadly, almost to herself as she sat upon the stairs.

"Why couldn't we take her down just like any other criminal?" Robin asked as he leaned up against the wall.

"Because, she's not just another criminal," Beast Boy said sadly. "She's Terra. She was a Titan. She was… our friend."

"She was never our friend," Raven said sharply, turning to Beast Boy. "She was a liar and a spy trained by Slade and sent to destroy us. She is evil. Always has been, always will be."

There was yet another flash of white light, and Terra found herself in a large room that was beginning to flood with water from broken pipes.

Raven stood over a circuit card in the middle of the room. "What is your mission?" the Titan asked as the water around her turned muddy. "Why are you—"

Raven found herself blasted against the far wall by the muddy waters.

"Hello?" somebody called from across the room. "Does the word 'decoy' mean anything to you?"

Terra, now dressed in grey boots, wrappings, and armor that held Slade's symbol on her chest, walked forward as her long hair covered her right eye. With each step, the mud parted for her, leaving her armor clean.

"I had to find some way coax you cowards out of hiding," Terra said as the circuit card flew into the air with a burst of electricity and disappeared.

Raven rose to her feet. "Terra," she said as her hands lit up with magic.

"Raven."

"Traitor."

"Witch," Terra said, glowing yellow.

The two engaged in a fast-paced and intense battle, using their powers, physical prowess, intellect, and environment to their full effect. Soon, both were muddied. Eventually, Terra disappeared following a large explosion.

Raven looked around for a moment before being slammed into the ground by a mallet made of mud that had formed behind her. Raven sat up as Terra slowly rose out of the pooling muddy water.

"You know, Raven," Terra said coldly. "I never liked you."

"I never even wanted to know you," Raven said as she stood. Terra started lazily brushing herself off as Raven continued. "You may have fooled the others, but I always knew you were liar."

"Oh really?" Terra said with a smile. She raised her glowing right hand and the mud started to detach itself from her body and form into a ball in midair. "Is that why you let me live in your house, and steal all your secrets, and—"

"Shut up!" Raven snapped, her eyes and hands glowing as she sent a wave of muddy water in Terra's direction.

Terra merely let the wave wash over her, using her hand to spread the mud apart at the last second. Then, she grabbed the muddy water that was still pouring from the pipes and sent it in Raven's direction.

Raven put up a shield but was unprepared for the lines of water when they moved around the obstacle and slammed her back to the ground.

Terra held her hand up and the small ball of mud hovered in the air above her palm.

"Good, Terra," said a voice in Terra's earpiece. "You know her weakness. Exploit it."

Terra smiled and levitated herself into the air on a stone platform. The ball of mud started to circle around her. "Not getting mad, are you Ray?" Terra taunted. "Oh, better be careful. Beast Boy told me all about your temper tantrums."

The ball of mud reformed itself into the shape of Raven's head.

"Anger is pointless," Raven said evenly from a kneeled position. "My emotions are under control."

"Eh, meh, meh. Anger is pointless," Terra mocked, as the mud in the shape of Raven's head opened and closed its mouth with the last three words. The head stretched and then dissolved into nothing as Terra continued. "And you're calling me a liar?"

Raven ran forward with a grunt and attempted to fly only to have a muddy hand martialize from the water and pull her to the ground. Raven slowly rose to her hands and knees.

"Come on, Raven," Terra said as rocks and a ramp rose from the mud, allowing Terra to walk down toward the Titan. "What stings the most? That I tricked you? That I nearly wiped out your team?

Rock began to form around a kneeling Raven, trapping her in place.

Terra knelt to Raven's level with her hands on her knees. "That everyone liked 'me' better than you?"

"Stop it!" Raven snapped, her eyes clamped shut.

Terra leaned forward as she continued. "Or is it that deep down inside, you really believed I was your friend?"

Raven looked up, now sporting four red eyes. As she rose, the rock holding her crumbled and black flames rose over her as she stood, extending her height by three times her normal size.

With a roar, Raven grabbed all the loose rocks that had only seconds ago held her captive and launched them at Terra with her magic.

"I trusted you!" Raven shouted with multiple voices as Terra created a platform to move herself away from the projectiles. "We trusted you!"

Terra's visible eye widened with shock as she started dodging everything that Raven could throw in her direction.

"We gave your everything and you treated us like dirt!" Raven continued, now using nearby machinery in attempts to trap or crush Terra.

Terra dodged once more, slammed up against the back wall, and created a small outcropping of rock to stand on. She raised her hands as Raven slid forward, still in her elongated form. Gigantic muddy hands rose from the water and grabbed Raven around the chest and shoulders, stopping her mere feet from Terra.

Terra, her visible eye filled with both shock and fear, created more hands to grab Raven from behind.

"Finish her," said a menacing voice through Terra's earpiece.

Terra smirked and allowed the hands to grab a struggling Raven and slowly drag her back into the water.

Raven grunted in exertion.

"Who's in control now?" Terra asked quietly.

Raven's four eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of shock and fear as she was slowly dragged into the muddy depths and out of sight.

The present-day Terra gasped as the white light flashed again. She found herself trembling in fear and shock.

Suddenly there was darkness.

"No more chances," Cyborg's voice growled in the darkness.

"No more trust," Starfire added, using her powers to illuminate the surviving Titans in the darkness.

"And no more mercy," Raven finished.

"She's just another criminal," Beast Boy said coldly.

"And we're going to stop her," Robin said as Starfire raised her glowing hand, illuminating him as well. "No matter what it takes."

There was another flash of white light and Terra shut her eyes, hoping that the flashes would end. "Stop!" she shouted.

But the memories… her memories had no intention of ending.

When she opened her eyes again, Terra found herself surrounded by a white mist in an abandoned city. Unlike all the other flashes, Raven was nowhere in sight. Terra saw herself moving down the street standing atop of a rock platform, surrounded by large mechs.

"Well, we did it," Terra said, gazing at Titans Tower in the distance with her glowing hands clasped behind her back and her hair covering her right eye. "They're really gone."

Within seconds, the mechs disappeared, pulled away by black magic or destroyed by explosive discs and sonic blasts.

Terra found herself on the ground.

"Apprentice, report!" a voice in her earpiece said.

Terra grunted and turned on the ground. "I don't—"

The silhouettes of Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin appeared through the mist.

"No!" Terra said. "I destroyed you! You're all…"

At the urge of the voice in her ear, Terra attacked but hit nothing except an abandoned vehicle.

Terra rose to her feet, following the sounds of footsteps in the mist. Suddenly she was hit from behind and fell to the ground. She tried to rise again and found herself blasted with green energy from the right.

The silhouettes of Raven and Beast Boy appeared, walking toward her. Terra attempted to raise herself in the air only to have the pillar of rock get destroyed underneath her and she hit the ground, landing on one knee while stopping her slide with a palm.

Robin's silhouette appeared as the Titan jumped and threw multiple smoke bombs in Terra's direction. Terra was able to block the smoke bombs with a stone wall that sprouted from the ground before being thrown off her feet yet again by sonic blast.

Even with her anger and the voice in her earpiece, Terra was unable to fight back against the onslaught of attacks. As she rose from the ground again on a rock platform, a silhouette of a wolf appeared from her left just before she was thrown to the street.

Terra looked up from a kneeling position as the wolf advanced, growling menacingly.

"Beast Boy," Terra said, her voice quivering with fear as her hair parted slightly, showing both her eyes. "Beast Boy! Stop! Aren't you even going to talk to me?"

"There's nothing left to say," Cyborg said as his silhouette appeared to her right.

"You attempted to annihilate us!" Starfire said as her silhouette landed behind Terra.

"You didn't think we'd take it personally?" Raven asked as her and Robin's silhouette appeared as well.

"It's over, Terra," Robin said firmly.

Terra looked around as Beast Boy's silhouette appeared beside Cyborg. The Titans, her former friends, now surrounded her on all sides. But they were no longer her friends. She had betrayed them. And now, she was the enemy, frozen in shock as Beast Boy's menacing growls continued to echo in her ears despite his return to human form.

The real Terra looked away as her own emotions, both past and present took over. A single tear fell from her eye. She jumped when a hand grabbed her shoulder.

Terra turned to see the real Raven standing behind her, looking down in sadness.

"Terra…" Raven said softly.

Terra backed away as she looked around, speaking frantically. "Get— get me out of here!"

"Terra," Raven said again.

"Now!"

Raven nodded and Terra found herself on the floor of Raven's bedroom, breathing heavily. Raven stood, slowly offering Terra a hand. Terra backed away on the ground until her back hit the door behind her.

"Why— why would you show me that?" Terra asked, her voice quivering. "Is that who I was? Is that who I am? I tried to… You knew who I was… what I am. Why did you bother brining me here? Why bring me to the Tower?"

"Terra, you need to listen to me," Raven said quickly.

"I can't!" Terra said, her hands and eyes starting to glow. "I need to be alone! I—"

"Okay," Raven said, using her powers to keep Terra's from shaking the Tower. "Okay, but I need to explain—"

Terra shook her head, grabbed her backpack, and quickly opened the door, running down the hall and past Beast Boy.

Raven walked out of her room as Beast Boy called down the hall.

"Terra!" the green Titan called. "Wait, where—"

But Terra was already gone and out of sight.

Beast Boy slowly turned and saw Raven standing in the doorway.

"What happened?" Beast Boy demanded. He motioned down the hallway. "One minute she's happy and the next—"

"She need's space," Raven said.

"What was she doing in your room?" Beast Boy asked sharply.

Raven looked down for a moment. "I took her into my mind. I wanted to show her something."

"You took her into your mind?" Beast Boy snapped, advancing on Raven. "That's not exactly the easiest place to be. What were you two doing in there?"

"I was trying to help her!" Raven snapped. "I wanted her to see—"

"You let her see what happened when she joined Slade, didn't you?" Beast Boy interrupted. "I thought we agreed that we would wait."

"She needed to see some of the good she'd done," Raven argued. "But things got out of control and now—"

"Now she's scared!" Beast Boy said. He held up a finger. "Because you had to show her she was something that she's not."

"And how are you any different?" Raven asked, keeping her voice even.

"I'm different because I care," Beast Boy said. He turned around and started walking away. "You never liked her. You never cared."

Raven's eyes narrowed and her hands started to glow.

Beast Boy found himself being turned around as his chest glowed black. "Hey—"

Raven waved her arm and black energy appeared over Beast Boy's mouth. Beast Boy turned into an ant-eater only to have the gag close around his long nose. He tried the same with an elephant and had no success.

"I let her into my home!" Raven said loudly, walking toward Beast Boy as the walls around them glowed with black energy.

Beast Boy resumed his human form and froze, his eyes narrowed in anger.

Raven continued. "She betrayed us!"

Beast Boy didn't move.

Raven stopped in front of Beast Boy. "And even after that, I forgave her!" she said, her voice still raised. "I searched for a cure to her stone coma for months! I had your back when you wanted to bring her here. And I'm trying to train her!"

The gag on Beast Boy disappeared but he said nothing.

"I gave her some of my powers for her memory device!" Raven said. "I let her into my mind and you think I don't care?"

Beast Boy's angry gaze faltered for a moment before he turned away, looking at the wall.

Raven sighed. The walls ceased their glowing as she spoke just above a whisper. "You're not the only one who lost a friend the day Terra saved the city, Garfield."

"I know," Beast Boy said softly. "I'm sorry, Ray."

"You know me," Raven said quietly. "You know that all this isn't easy for me. I'm doing this the only way that I know how. But I think that Terra will need to figure some of this out on her own."

"That doesn't mean we can't help her," Beast Boy said, looking at the floor.

"You're right," Raven agreed.

Beast Boy nodded and slowly turned back to Raven. "What did Robin want earlier while we were training."

Raven took a deep breath and turned away. "The League needs me."

Raven felt a hand on her shoulder and she turned.

Beast Boy gave her a supportive smile. "When?"

"Soon," Raven answered.

Terra stopped running and found herself at the doorway to the roof. She typed in the code and got an error message. Terra shook her head and typed in the code correctly, before pushing the door open.

Terra walked out into the cool night air and looked at the partly-cloudy sky above and the portals that littered it. The rain had stopped. Terra took a deep breath and the dirt that she'd gathered running through the Tower fell to the ground.

Terra rubbed her eyes, trying to get the memories she'd seen out of her head. What am I doing here?

Terra turned and jumped when she saw Red X kneeling beside the door.

Red X simply stared at her.

Terra stared back, then relaxed as she realized that the thief's chest was rising and falling rhythmically. He was asleep.

Terra gulped and slowly walked around Red X, looking at the wall beside the door.

The wall was covered with pictures of prominent city locations, portal sites, Slade, and even Terra herself. There were strings connecting the various pictures to newspaper articles that were pinned up beside the collage.

A picture of Terra was connected to Slade and in turn was connected to a newspaper clipping regarding emergency evacuations following attacks from a being who could seemingly make the ground her weapon.

Terra let out another breath and turned away. She looked at the city beyond.

"Terra?" somebody called from down the stairs.

Terra slowly looked back at the sleeping Red X before walking to the edge of the roof. She tentatively raised her hand. Far below, a circular platform raised itself from the ground and rose to meet her.

Terra took a breath, slowly walked onto the platform, and sighed, allowing it to guide her shakily across the water and to the distant city. She stumbled slightly when she eventually got off the platform and started walking.

Terra eventually found herself at a high school football field. She walked under the bleachers, listening to the crowd talking above her.

Terra sat down and slowly closed her eyes, attempting to figure out what to do next. She was ripped from her thoughts as somebody screamed and two football players flew past the bleachers.

Terra stood and looked at the field through the bleachers.

There was a tall man with black hair standing in the middle of the field. He was wearing large red armor that made him seem far more muscular than his skinny, helmet covered face would imply.

Upon closer inspection, Terra realized that the armor seemed to be made of metal plating that could be found on cars. The joints that kept the armor together were silver and moved fluidly as a large being threw what was left of the football players off the field.

"Is that all you got, wimps?" the giant shouted as people continued to flee. "C'mon, give me one athlete who can stand up to the mighty Adonis!"

Terra moved out from under the cover of the bleachers and stopped as people continued to flee past her. Just get out of here, Terra. Terra looked at her hands for a moment before letting out a breath and turning toward the danger, dropping her backpack to the ground.

Adonis moved to the sidelines at the opposite end of the field and grabbed a large football player.

"Hey, dirtbag!"

The red-armored giant turned to see Terra stepping forward onto the center of the field.

Adonis let the football player go.

The athlete hit the ground and started to run.

"Really?" Adonis sneered, looking Terra up and down. "You?"

"Try us."

Terra looked over as Jinx appeared beside her.

Jinx gave Terra a smile. "I got your back," the Titan said.

Terra gave Jinx an appreciative smile.

Adonis shook his head with a smile as he moved to stand next to a bench on the sideline. "You two girls think you can stand up to this?" he asked, motioning to his muscular form.

"I hate guys like these," Terra muttered under her breath, thinking about some of the boys at her school.

"I know, right?" Jinx replied.

"How about this?" Adonis said, placing a hand on the bench. "You two can be my own personal cheerleaders."

"I think I'll pass," Terra spat in disgust.

"Me too," Jinx added.

"Okay then," Adonis grunted.

Adonis ripped the bench off the ground and threw it in Terra and Jinx's direction. Terra raised her hand instinctively and tore a large piece of sloping rock, the largest she'd made since rediscovering her powers, from the ground and used it to block the bench.

The bench veered off course and hit the scoreboard above the bleachers behind her, causing it to fall and break the seating below.

Jinx looked at Terra and nodded. "You mind if I take a shot at this guy alone?" the Titan asked.

Terra nodded, still in awe of the way she'd just used her powers.

Jinx ran up the rock formation that Terra had created and jumped off its point as Adonis charged onto the field.

Terra walked around the rock ramp to watch the battle.

Jinx hit Adonis with a kick to the chest and used the momentum to backflip to the ground. Landing with one hand on the ground, Jinx spun and ducked under a blow from Adonis' arm before punching the knee joint of the giant's right leg.

With a flash of pink energy, the silver joint imploded, causing Adonis to kneel to the ground. Terra instinctively stepped back as Adonis swiped at Jinx with a left backhand. Jinx's reflexes, however, were not fast enough. The Titan was swiped off her feet and she rolled painfully to the ground.

Terra gasped and took a step forward.

"That was it?" Adonis taunted. He stood over Jinx, who was just getting to her hands and knees. "You barely put up a fight! Even the girls on the first Titans' team were feistier than you! How you even passed the basic training of the Titan's incredibly low standards is beyond me!"

Jinx rolled onto her back with a small smile.

Adonis clasped his fists and raised his arms over Jinx.

Just before Adonis' blow impacted, a blanket of rock appeared over Jinx, taking the blow and leaving the Titan unharmed.

Adonis turned to face Terra as she lowered her arms.

Terra froze for a moment. What do I do? She closed her eyes and thought about everything she'd learned that day. My training with Beast Boy and Raven. Keep it basic.

Adonis charged.

Terra placed her hands on the ground and summoned as much of the mud that was left over from the rain as she could. As the mud rose into the air, Terra pointed it toward the ruptured joint on Adonis' right knee.

Adonis stumbled to the ground as the mud penetrated the gap in his armor. Terra bravely stepped forward, clasping her hands together before spreading them apart. Adonis gasped as the mud between his body and the armor spread to the rest of his limbs before expanding.

With a series of loud crunches and clanging, the armor popped off Adonis' body, leaving behind a skinny man with no real muscle whatsoever. Terra slowly lowered her hands as they stopped glowing.

Adonis looked up at her with wonder.

"Yo, macho-man!" Jinx said, walking up to Adonis from behind. "Maybe you can be our cheerleader."

Terra smiled.

Adonis looked between Terra and Jinx before attempting to make a run for it.

Jinx rolled her eyes and flicked her wrist, causing Adonis to trip and fall to the ground. Terra watched as Adonis just moaned and groaned.

"Did you and Beast Boy happen to practice cages?" Jinx asked Terra as police sirens blared in the distance.

Terra took a deep breath and raised her hands. While unable to make the cage work, she was able to create a snug blanket over the wannabe athlete, trapping him in place.

"That works too," Jinx said in admiration. She turned to Terra. "Not bad, schoolgirl."

Terra nodded and looked at Adonis. If I can do this… no. No, I can't do this. Not after everything that I've done. Maybe it's best if I just… I don't know.

Terra looked up to see several police officers arriving. The officers looked at the earth surrounding Adonis and then at Terra.

Terra slowly broke apart the blanket of dirt keeping Adonis in place.

The officers looked at her suspiciously.

"She's with me," Jinx said firmly.

The officers slowly nodded before grabbing Adonis.

"Thanks," Terra said to Jinx, relaxing.

"You say that as if you didn't just save me from Adonis," Jinx said. She motioned to the entrance to the field. "Let's go home."

"I don't think that I should call the Tower my home," Terra said. She shook her head. "Not now, anyway."

"Do you still want to work on controlling these powers?" Jinx asked.

"Yeah, but…" Terra chuckled. "I just…"

"You at least need a place to stay for the night," Jinx said. "All your stuff is there."

Terra's stomach rumbled.

"And you need to eat," Jinx said. "Trust me, Titans Tower has got some good food. Much better than H.I.V.E.'s anyway. Just… stay away from anything blue."

"Food does sound good," Terra admitted.

Jinx nodded and turned away.

"How'd you know I was here?" Terra asked as they started moving to the field's exit.

"I didn't," Jinx said. She looked around at the empty bleachers. "But the fact that you were still around when I got here says something."

"Yeah?" Terra asked. "What's that?"

"You can be a hero," Jinx answered. "If want to."

Terra nodded again and stopped, remembering the smile on Jinx's face as Adonis raised his arms for the final blow.

Terra looked Jinx in the eye. "Did you lose to that jerk on purpose?" she asked the Titan.

Jinx smiled evilly and continued walking without offering an answer.

Terra looked at the broken scoreboard and bleachers as they reached the exit. "Do you think we should repair this before we leave. This was sorta my bad."

Jinx thought for a moment, then shrugged and grabbed her communicator. "Alright, show-off. You're up."

"Show-off?" Terra asked.

There was a series of crunches and clanks. Terra looked up to see the scoreboard reattaching itself to the wall in a flash of yellow and red right before the bleachers undented themselves.

The yellow and red blur flew between Jinx and Terra and the ground of the football field ground seemingly repaired itself before the blur flew past them again.

Terra took a step back to balance herself and found a thin, light flower with neon blue peddles in her hand.

There was a note attached to the flower.

This is a Lakespur (Delphinium). Pretty flower for a pretty girl.

P.S. All the good ones come from the dark.

The note was signed with a lightning bolt.

Terra looked between the note and the flower in confusion before turning to Jinx.

Jinx was looking at a rose in her hand.

Terra shook her head. "I think this is meant for you," she said, holding the flower out to Jinx.

Jinx looked at the flower and shook her head. "No…" she said with a sigh. "No, Terra, it's for you. He gets… enthusiastic with some of the superhero ladies."

Terra held the flower out to Jinx again. "No way! Are you kidding?" she exclaimed. "I'm not going to accept a flower from a guy who doesn't even stop to talk to me!"

Jinx took a step back in surprise. Then she smiled again and took the flower. "Terra… I really hope you decide to stick around," she said sincerely, grabbing Terra's backpack and handing it to her.

Red X looked at the central monitor in Titans Tower, watching live news footage of Jinx and Terra walking away from a football field with Adonis being carted away behind them. Red X looked at the pair, tapping the Communicator on his belt.

A while later, Raven and Beast Boy stood on the roof of Titans Tower, watching as Jinx and Terra walked up to the front door.

Beast Boy turned into a hawk.

"Wait," Raven said, stopping Beast Boy as his bird form stopped and glanced at her. The cloaked Titan nodded toward Jinx and Terra. "This could be good for them."

Terra stopped at the elevator with Jinx, swallowing the last piece of a large loaf of bread.

"Wow," Jinx said, swallowing an energy bar. "Your file was accurate. You really are dangerous when it comes to food."

Terra looked down in embarrassment. "Sorry. At the orphanage… well I don't get to splurge often," she explained. Terra looked down for a moment, then raised an eyebrow. "Is it weird that I'm craving sushi and ice cream?"

"It's totally fine," Jinx promised. She motioned to the elevator. "You want me to show you to your room?"

"I'm not really that tired," Terra admitted.

"Training room it is, then," Jinx said. She hit a button to summon the elevator. "So the mud expansion and the rock shield… is that what you were practicing with Beast Boy."

"Sort of," Terra said.

"Sort of?"

"This device that Raven and Fixit gave me," Terra said. She considered mentioning the journey into Raven's mind but decided differently. "Well, I guess experiencing the powers in my memories makes it easier to use them now."

"Cool," Jinx said.

The elevator door opened, and they walked inside.

Jinx hit a button to bring them to the training room. "I'd normally call that cheating but considering you learned to use your powers a long time ago, I think I'll give you a pass."

The doors to the elevator opened.

Terra set down her backpack and they started to walk through the training area.

"So you never told me how we knew each other," Terra said to Jinx.

"Do you remember anything about the Tournament of Heroines?" Jinx asked.

"No," Terra answered.

"That's because it never happened," Jinx said. She sighed. "I was still in H.I.V.E. when you were with the Titans the first time around. The boys were sucked into an alternate dimension where they were pitted against other superheroes to see who was the best."

Terra raised an eyebrow. "Sounds…"

"Yeah, it was a trap," Jinx confirmed lightly. "But the Titans made some good friends that day. Myself, unfortunately, was not included. But someone got confused and my old friend Gizmo got taken while he was moaning and groaning about a new invention that wasn't working. So at least the timing worked out."

"What happened?" Terra asked.

"Well the boys dealt with the… Master of Games I think he called himself, and then it was our turn."

"Tournament of Heroines," Terra guessed.

"Yeah," Jinx said. "For some reason, I was on the list of heroines."

"So did we…" Terra looked down. "Did I…"

"No," Jinx said. "There was never even a match."

"How'd we get out?"

"Well, I was all for it," Jinx admitted. "I never backed down when it came to a fight or a little bit of exercise. But the Titans… well, you guys had other opinions."

"Raven doesn't seem like the type to enter any contests," Terra said.

"She's not," Jinx replied they neared a control panel. "Starfire said she didn't want to fight needlessly, especially not with her friends, and Raven called it, and I quote, 'pointless'."

"What did I think?" Terra asked.

Jinx smiled slightly as she hit a few buttons on the control panel. "You supported your team and your friends. The Master of Games tried to insist upon the tournament and you, in turn, started to bring down the entire dimension."

"Yikes," Terra said.

"Yeah," Jinx said with a chuckle. "Well, even though I would never admit it to anyone but present company, I wasn't exactly thrilled with my odds if you and I got matched up. The Master of Games must have had similar thinking because seconds later, I was back at the H.I.V.E. Academy."

"That's it?" Terra asked after a few seconds of silence. "That's why you trust me? Because I almost brought down a dimension?"

"I had more respect for you and your team then I did my own," Jinx answered. She hit a button and a message appeared on the control panel's screen.

Training Module 6: Confirmed

"Intact memories or not," Jinx continued. "That kind of loyalty doesn't disappear. Not forever."

Terra looked around the room thoughtfully.

"Alright," Jinx said, looking around as various machines came to life. "I set up a combat module. It's pretty basic, but it's enough to give you a bit of exercise and it should encourage more of that creative thinking that I saw earlier with Adonis."

"Okay," Terra said, taking a couple of breaths. "Will it hurt if I, you know, fail?"

"Not as much as it would hurt when fighting supervillains."

"Let's do it," Terra said.

Fixit looked at a monitor in his room and pulled up a camera feed of the training room. A training module has been activated.

Fixit observed the trainees. Titan Jinx is supporting Titan Terra in training. Odds of danger… minimal. I shall let this training run its course and remain on standby.

Fixit turned off the monitor and plugged himself into a charging station.

An hour later, Terra and Jinx sat down together, wiping sweat off their brows.

"Yeah…" Jinx said, watching the machines start to repair themselves. "I'm really glad you and I didn't ever have to go at it."

"I would have lost," Terra said with certainty.

"Not by much," Jinx mumbled as one of the machines expelled a large pile of dirt. "Maybe if I had some backup…"

Terra nodded and looked over to see Jinx fiddling with a lightning bolt necklace around her neck.

"Was that from your boyfriend?" Terra asked.

"He gave it to me the night the portals appeared," Jinx said with a nod. "I haven't really had the chance to talk to him since. Fast movers have been comin' in real handy these days."

"I bet," Terra said quietly. She stood and stretched, trying to brush off her clothes. "I don't think I've ever been so dirty in my life."

"Feels good after a hard day's work," Jinx said, standing as well. "Doesn't it?"

"I guess," Terra said. She looked at the time on a nearby control panel. It was close to eleven at night. "Right now, though, I wouldn't say no to a tub."

"I can help with that," Jinx said simply.

"If you could lead the way, that would be awesome," Terra said gratefully.

Jinx placed a hand behind her back and flicked her wrist.

Terra turned as a nearby hose sparked with pink energy and burst apart before completely dousing her with water. Terra gasped and turned as water and dirt dripped off her body. She then turned to Jinx.

Jinx smiled mischievously. "Clean enough?"

Terra raised her own hands and created a large ball of mud that got bigger and bigger.

"Okay…" Jinx said as her eyes widened somewhat. She took a step back. "So umm… I think we'll just call this a draw and—woah!"

Jinx dove to the ground as the ball of soft mud flew forward and hit the wall behind her, splattering her with mud.

"Dirty enough?" Terra asked with a smile of her own.

Jinx raised an eyebrow and flicked her wrist again. A nearby machine started throwing small, ball shaped bean-bags in Terra's direction.

Terra ducked and created a curving ramp that redirected the bean-bags back in Jinx's direction. Jinx sent rays of energy into the machine behind her, which activated more hoses that sent the bean-bags careening off course.

Kneeling within the metal rafters of the training room. Red X watched as the two young women ran further into the training rooming, laughing and giggling as they continued their fun.

Terra laughed again as she sent mud flying in Jinx's direction.

Jinx ducked behind a large line of machines and waved her hand in the direction of a large outlet.

The outlet shorted out, causing Terra to lose Jinx in the temporary darkness before the emergency lights illuminated the back of the room with white and yellow light. Terra stopped and listened, still smiling. She turned and spotted Jinx's shadow crossing into the light.

Terra gasped as a brief glimpse of a memory flashed through her mind. Jinx's shadow ran out of the light and the next shadow that appeared was that of Slade's.

Terra's eyes widened as the emotions that came with the continued memory flashes drifted into her mind.

Determination.

Anger.

Fear.

Terra was in a mine illuminated by white and yellow light, currently hunting, or being hunted, by Slade.

Terra slammed her eyes shut, seeing Slade in her mind. When she opened them again, they were bright yellow.

Terra screamed.

"Terra?" Jinx called in a concerned voice. "Terra, are you okay?"

The ground all around them started to shake as Terra fell to her knees.

Rock started to fall from the ceiling and began to swirl around them. The machines started to spark and explode as they sunk into the ground.

"I can't control it!" Terra shouted, wrapping her hands around her head as her powers started to tear her world apart. She looked at the Titan desperately. "Jinx…"

"I'm here!" Jinx said, running to Terra. "It's okay!"

The ceiling started to collapse as large rocks fell from above and the walls around them started to implode.

"Jinx," Terra said again, her voice quivering. "I— I can't stop it!"

"You can!" Jinx insisted, grabbing Terra's shoulders. "You just need to—"

Terra shouted as she started to rise into the air. She looked at Jinx as a tear rolled down her cheek "Jinx, run!"

TO BE CONTINUED