"Titans, go!"
With that they jumped into action. Starfire launched into the air and turned to unleash a barrage of star bolts at the enemies below while Robin began his assault from the ground. Cyborg opened up a screen on his arm to display a model of the fallen building and began tracing a safe route for Raven to remove the debris. Raven hurried toward where Jinx was standing.
"What do I need to do?" asked the pink haired girl.
"Just relax and open your mind," replied the sorceress. She continued after a nod from Jinx. "I will telepathically send you into his mind. Find out what the problem is, fix it, and get out. You'll only have about ten minutes in there so you need to work fast. After that time you'll return to your body. Lastly, only help him. If you use this opportunity to learn any of our secrets through him and use them against us, you'll hurt him. And for that, I'll make you pay. Dearly." There was no mistaking the seriousness in her eyes as she said this.
Jinx gulped nervously before nodding once more. "I promise I'll only try and save him. Ten minutes should be plenty of time to fix this."
Raven regarded her for a moment before she seemed to be satisfied. "Once you're in, try and find the human consciousness. Hopefully he'll give you a hand."
Jinx nodded her understanding once more and Raven turned to face the fallen building. She concentrated and chanted her mantra to focus. After several long seconds that seemed to last an eternity the Jinx, she turned back to face the pink haired girl. "Let's begin. Clear your mind of all thoughts. Take a deep breath and relax."
Jinx did as she was told and took a deep breath as Raven moved her hands to either side of Jinx's head and began chanting once more. Suddenly, all the strength left her body and she collapsed to the ground. The last thing she saw before blacking out was Raven flying off toward Cyborg.
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She awoke in a forest. Sunlight seeped through the leaves overhead onto her face. She could hear animals moving through the undergrowth around her. She sat up, the soft sand clutching at her back.
Wait… sand? I thought this was a forest?
She studied the surroundings more intently and realized the forest was… different from most, to say the least. It was as if someone had created a different paint for every environment on the planet and splashed them all onto a single paper. Redwoods grew next to palm trees which grew next to cacti. The animals she noticed earlier came from all eras, and were all battling one another.
The place was in utter chaos. She had no idea how to find the human Beast Boy in all this mess. He was supposed to help her, but she didn't even know where to look.
No sooner had she had the thought then she felt a tug in her gut. Having no other leads to go on, she followed the direction it was trying to lead her. She crouched and began to rush through the undergrowth, hurrying so as not to be noticed by the wildlife.
She was amazed by the things she saw. Every step brought her through some new environment. She saw beautiful plants of every kind and shape. Amazing creatures she didn't even know existed wandered through the trees.
Sometimes she would pass buildings. Nothing more than enclosed rooms, really. Across the doors read words like "Childhood dreams", "Happiest moments", and "Ways I cheat at poker." Keeping her promise, she didn't touch them.
That is, until she saw the ones labeled "The accident", and "The lab." She could tell it was like a sacred ground. Even the animals refused to fight near them. The plants didn't grow so abundantly here, the grass was dead.
She couldn't resist, so she approached the one that said "The accident." She opened the door and stepped through. She was standing at the bottom of a waterfall in a thick jungle. She looked up and saw a boat tip over the top of the water fall, a man a woman on board. They held onto each other as they plummeted down. Jinx stepped back and closed the door.
"I don't want to see what happens when they get to the bottom," she whispered to herself.
She glanced at the other door and, against her better judgment, moved toward it. As her hand touched the handle, a loud scream of immense pain could be heard on the other side. She leapt back. Judging from the sound, she could tell she didn't want to see what was on the other side of that door. If she did, she doubted she would sleep soundly ever again.
She ran along the path even faster now.
Eventually she began to hear a distant roaring. She soon came to another clearing. In the center was a large pit with a metal cage covering the top. The roaring was coming from its depths. Darkness covered the inside, so she couldn't see the animal that was making the freighting noise. Standing at the edge was Beast Boy.
She almost cried in sheer joy. Jinx ran forward and threw her arms around him, squeezing him tightly as if he might vanish if she didn't keep a firm hold on him.
"You're all right!" Jinx exclaimed.
"Whoa! Hey there baby! How did you get in here?" said the changeling with a grin.
"Raven opened the front door. What's wrong? It's like hell in here and you aren't doing anything to stop it!"
"Well I've been kinda busy! This is the prison where I keep the Beast locked up and he's trying to get out. The animals took advantage of the situation and are rioting. Until I get the Beast under control I can't do anything about them."
Her gaze hardened. "What can I do to help? I've still got a good four minutes left."
He grinned at her. "Keep the animals busy. If they aren't focused on taking over I can focus on the cage without any distractions."
She nodded and took off into the forest once more. Causing chaos was diffidently something she was good at. She launched a series of hex bolts to get everyone's attention. Then she worked her magic.
A tree fell over and hit the elephant over the head, knocking it unconscious. The Tyrannosaurus Rex tripped and fell onto the coyote. Was it her imagination or just before it was squashed, the coyote held up a sign that said "CRAP!"
She shook her head. Ya right! You're losing It, Jinxy. Come on, this isn't a cartoon! The lion accidentally over-jumped and tackled the wolf who had snuck up behind her. The eagle and the owl ran into each other as the dive bombed her at the same time. Over and over the animals tried to attack her and by some miracle they all ended up failing epically.
She was laughing so hard she didn't even think about the time until everything went dark around her.
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Jinx awoke in her own body. She could see Cyborg and Raven gathered around the now free form of Beast Boy. She rushed over toward him. As Jinx arrived, Beast Boy opened his eyes. When he saw the luck sorceress he grinned and said to Cy, "Look, it's the girl of my dreams!"
"Idiot," replied Jinx, a tear of joy sliding down her cheek. They held each other in a long kiss before Raven interrupted.
"Yes, touching for all the little boys and girls in our audience, I'm sure. Meanwhile, let's watch while Robin and Starfire get their buts handed to them on a silver platter."
They glanced sheepishly toward the last two members of their team. Though it wasn't as bad as the empath led them to believe, the pair was still losing.
The changeling turned to Jinx. "Why don't you sit this one out?" he said. "I'll be back in a minute."
With that, the Titan trio charged into the fray. Cyborg blasted Mammoth with his sonic cannon before tackling Atlas. Beast Boy rammed into Adonis as a rhino before morphing into a bear to claw at his suit. Raven used her magic to throw Mumbo and Private Hive into each other.
When Gizmo, who had finally regain consciousness and returned to the fight, saw the turn of events he yelled, "Crud! The rest of the pit-sniffers are back! Let's get outta here!"
The villains all back peddled and sprinted away. "After them!" yelled Robin. He paused and glanced back at Jinx. "Uh, actually Beast Boy, you should, um… handle things here. The rest of you, come on!"
Beast Boy stopped and watched his team run after the escaping criminals before turning back and walking over to Jinx. For a moment neither spoke, but both could tell what the other was thinking. Finally, Beast Boy reached out and pulled her towards him.
"I'm so sorry," Jinx whispered as she cried into his shoulder.
"There's nothing for you to be sorry about," he replied calmly. "Gizmo is the one to blame, not you. I love you Jinx, more than words can say, but we can't keep doing this if were on opposite sides, and you know it. I made a promise to be a good guy, and judging by how fast you were running, and from which direction, you saw the reason why I can't break it. I know there is good in you, but I can tell that this isn't the time to embrace it. One day you'll be a Titan, but I know you well enough to know that you aren't ready for the responsibility just yet. But one day, you will be. On that day, I'll be waiting for you."
"And I'll be looking forward to it."
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No one spoke about those days. Everyone knew it was in the past, even Gizmo. He wasn't willing to tempt fate by bringing it up. Life went on as if nothing happened. But on some nights, they would both think of those days.
He would think of the girl who finally gave him a lucky break. She thought of the first person to ever see goodness in her, see her as more than just bad luck.
They would think of the time they met an outcast like them.
Of course, no one knew how far that spell Jinx cast to save Beast Boy really went.
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The girl awoke in a dark cave. She was laying on a strange pedestal the center of a large cavern. All she could remember was her name: Terra. The place seemed to have collapsed, but she was unharmed. By the feel of the air rushing through the cave, she could tell there was an exit. As she made her way toward the exit she muttered words that echoed in the dark.
"I guess I just got lucky."
End of story
A/N: well there you have it. I'm glad I finally finished and I vow never to do another mainly love story again because I suck at them. I made the last lines of this chapter and chapter 7 work together, so I thought it was cool. The ending is my way of saying how Terra was released from the stone. It doesn't say in the show, so I was creative. As always, send your thoughts and criticism. Until next time, all hail the rubber band!