Jace stood on the roof of the tower, wearing only a pair of basketball shorts. He watched the sunrise, and began to pull his pack of cigarettes out of his pocket. He lit one and took a long draw on it, before blowing smoke rings into the air.
"That's a bad habit, you know." Robin walked up and stood next to him.
"Old habits die hard." Jace said, taking another draw on his cigarette.
Robin nodded, "Are you really going to try to free Terra today? Beast Boy's been getting anxious."
"Yeah. After I get something to drink." Jace dropped his cigarette and stomped on it with his bare foot.
He walked to the door, and opened it. "Go get the others, tell them it's time."
Raven walked into the living room, and towards the kitchen area. She opened a cabinet, and pulled a box out.
Jace sat on the couch, drinking out of a coffee cup.
"Who drank my tea?" Raven asked, setting the box down on the counter, "I'm missing a packet."
The others turned their heads towards Jace, with horrified faces.
"What" It then dawned on him that he had made a huge mistake "Oh shit. My bad, Raven! I thought it was just, you know, there."
Beast Boy leaned in and said, "Too late, man. You're screwed.
Raven started to make herself a cup of tea. She was blushing, "Oh. It's alright."
Jace smirked, and drained his cup. "Alright." He stood up and stretched "Who's ready to see me work some magic?"
He cracked his neck, and walked towards the door.
The others followed closely.
"This is it." Robin said, pointing towards the stone image of Terra.
Jace nodded. And walked up to the figure. He stood in front of it, his eyes watering. "Hey, sis."
He placed one of his thumbs on the stone's forehead, and the other on her chest.
His eyes started to glow, and a yellow aura surrounded him.
The ground started to tremble, knocking everyone but Jace off balance, cracks started to form on the stone figure, and light shone through them. Jace's face was solemn, but you could see the pain etched on his brow.
The others had regained their balance, and were watching in awe as a blinding light emerged as the stone figure exploded, making everyone cover their eyes.
When the light faded, Jace stood before the others, Terra's unconscious form in his arms. He started to sway, and fainted as Beast Boy and Robin rushed up to catch the two.
TEN HOURS LATER
The Titans stood around Jace, who was sleeping on his bed. Terra had already woken up, and immediately knew that it was Jace who had freed her. She kneeled by his bed, tears streaming down her face.
Beast Boy placed an arm on her shoulder. The others watched silently.
"Always had to be a hero, didn't you Jace."
A chuckle came from the bed, "Yeah. I did."
Terra looked up at her older brother, who was up on his elbows. "Anyone else as hungry as I am?" He asked, looking around.
The others chuckled, as Jason helped his friend up.
Jace stretched, then reached over and pulled his sister into a hug. "I've wanted to do that for a long time, sis."