2: Unknown Prophecies
"…But recently, traces of something else have been coming back. I think they are Terra's memories," she concluded.
The 5 Titans nodded, stretching after hours of sitting and listening. Terra- Ashlyn- had just recounted every memory she could that could in any way be of use to them.
The sun outside was setting and the Titans led her out the infirmary. "Friend, I asked you before when you were still Terra, but I think it is of the need to ask again: where are you staying?"
"Um…," Ashlyn thought, "well, there's a dorm by the high school and I 'kinda just chill there during the night."
Startfire was a bit confused and turned to Robin to question "What is this 'dorm' that she speaks of? I have not heard of it before."
Robin continued to explain, and Cyborg turned to Ashlyn: "Aren't the dorm rooms at the school expensive?"
"Yea, but my late uncle paid for it all. He did underestimate though. I'll have to get a job soon."
"Why don't you just hang out here then? It'd save you the bill and we'd be able to spend more time figuring out the puzzle of your memory," Beast Boy put in.
"Good idea. Titan's Tower might be able to jog some of her memories. Maybe she just needs to get used to it."
Ashlyn smiled, "I don't know, but thanks for the offer."
"Come by tomorrow, okay?"
"I suppose. It is a weekend, after all."
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That night, Ashlyn flopped on her bunk after rushing though her homework. There wasn't much, but she wanted to have the whole day tomorrow at the Tower. She glanced at the clock on her bedside. 23:59, the glowing display read; it was late, but she just didn't feel sleepy. She stared back at the dark ceiling, tuning out the snores of her roommates.
Flickers of high school life flickered through her mind, but she pushed those aside, searching for ones she knew were there, somewhere. Heat pelted her skin and metal clashed ruthlessly around her legs. Rock flew overhead and around her, sealing her in…
With a gasp, Ashlyn awoke. It must have been another of Terra's memories, she thought, then corrected herself and she inched off the bed, my memories. They're mine. She opened the door and stepped into the dark hallway to get a drink.
Feeling refreshed and actually wanting to just cuddle up on her bunk and go to sleep, she re- entered her room and yawned tiredly.
"Hello, Terra," a voice greeted quietly.
Without bothering to see who it was, she muttered, "Get out of here. Boys aren't supposed to come to the girl's dormitories."
"That's alright," the voice responded, "I'm not supposed to do a lot of things."
No sound escaped, but she could have sworn the speaker shifted before continuing, "I'm not really even supposed to be alive… but then again, neither are you, isn't that right?"
Suddenly she was wide awake. Something the man had said hit her- He had called her Terra.
"Who… who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is who you are, who you were, who you were destined to be and who you will be."
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"BEAST BOY!!" someone screamed. There was pounding on the door of Titans Tower. "Beast Boy! Raven! Starfire! Robin! Cyborg! Please, Anyone!!!!"
Raven opened an eye tentatively, then, hearing her name, floated out of bed, letting the blankets drop on the floor beside her bed. She summoned her cloak and drifted out the door, towards the pounding and screaming.
Seeing Ashlyn's cadaverous face, she quickly opened the door and helped her in. "What's wrong? It's 3 in the morning… I know Beast Boy invited you over today, but isn't this a bit early?" Raven scowled at herself, regretting the attempt at humor. I'm not myself lately. I must have been spending too much time with Beast Boy.
Even in her petrified, bewildered and cold state, Ashlyn noted that there was something queer about the joke. But for the time being, she decided to ignore it. "There was a man… he was supposed to be dead," she babbled, hugging the warm jacket Raven had handed her tightly. "He said… he called me Terra. He told me I was his apprentice. He… He told me that horrible things were going to happen, and that… that I would be the cause of it…." She looked up to find not just Raven, but the rest of the Titans staring at her in concern.
"He went on and on and on… I don't know… I just… ran. And he chased me, only he didn't move. He just kind of teleported. And then there was this flash of light in my mind… and I saw… war. Everything was just a… a bloody mess."
Robin clenched his fist. "Slade." He muttered.
Starfire looked alarmed. "But is the Slade not dead?"
"We just haven't heard from him for a while, that's all. Yeah; I think it's Slade too." Cyborg opened the lights in their main room and handed Ashlyn a cup of hot chocolate.
"But why was he picking on Terra?" Beast Boy leaned against the edge of the counter, in a rare moment of serious contemplation.
"And what is this prognostic war? The Brotherhood has already been taken care of. And Trigon is gone for good. What other villain would hire Slade to wreak havoc and chaos on Earth?"
The Titans sat there, occasionally throwing out a comment or idea, but nothing was getting anywhere. They finally decided to get some sleep and deal with it in the morning. Raven escorted Terra to her old room alone.
It's like déjà vu. Why am I the one bringing her here again? Raven thought. "Well, here we are. Beast Boy showed it to you last time."
"Yeah. Well… thanks Raven."
Raven nodded once and after giving the room a quick glace, moved to return to her own room.
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"The girl has been informed."
"Good. We shall celebrate the conquer of Earth soon."
"You're being too optimistic. I don't even know why you bother."
"I will give them a fair rule, and good life… as my slaves!"
"I expect my half of this deal will be paid accordingly?"
"Of course."
A/N: Chapter 2! Yay!
This chapter is a bit weird... I didn't really know how to portray Slade, and I understand that Raven telling jokes is just not her, but Raven has changed.... I think. So... ," Suggestions?
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~Vesper