Here it is the second exciting chapter in Teen Titans: Deathstroke. Now it, its prequel and others to come will be referred to as the "Terraformer Tribulations" series. Enjoy.

Chapter 2

Heist

Titans Tower…

"Are you sure it was Slade"?

"No" said Robin "it wasn't Slade, it was one of his drones". Robin got up off the table and slipped his green leather gauntlet back off his hand.

"So that doesn't mean it was Slade" Cyborg argued.

"What do you mean it wasn't Slade, those are his robots" Robin replied, greatly annoyed that his friend wasn't believing him.

"He has a point Robin" Raven stepped in "when Slade died, it's possible that someone stumbled upon his technology and started using it for their own benefit".

"NO" Robin shouted and slammed his fist against his medical bed "it was Slade, no one knows how his technology works better than him, end-of-story".

"No its not end-of-story, we need to look into this more before we start moving in on the wrong bad guy" Raven shot back.

"The wrong bad guy?" Robin said in disbelief "Raven, don't you remember, Terra came into contact Slade, he has something planned for her…that means he's back, and he's been back ever since we defeated Trigon".

"It was just a reflection Robin, nothing more than a preprogrammed projection" Cyborg stated, rather annoyed by Robin's persistent "…besides why would he move in now of all times, Terra isn't in the best of shape right now

Robin growled at their stubbornness "All the more reason for Slade to act now".

"Even if he went after her now Robin she wouldn't do him much good, she's kind of losing it" Cyborg countered.

There was a loud bang as Beast Boy slammed his fist against a table "DON'T EVER SAY THAT ABOUT TERRA, EVER!" he shouted at Cyborg.

"Beast Boy, he's just saying Terra isn't herself right now, she' exhausted and very depressed" Raven said, coming to Cyborg's defense before Beast Boy became even angrier. "He didn't mean that she's crazy".

Cyborg, noticing that Terra was nowhere to be found, looked back and forth between his friends before asking "Speaking of Terra, where is the little rock 'n roller".

Beast Boy sighed, regaining his temper, and leaned against the wall "she's still in her room ever since you mention him".

"Dude I said I was sorry, I didn't know she was still so touchy about the subject" Cyborg apologized.

"YES YOU DID!" Beast Boy shouted, losing his temper once again "HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED HOW SHE MOPS AROUND HERE EVERYDAY EVER SINCE TERRAN DIED"?!

"I'm sorry alright" Cyborg repeated, this time with a bit of irritation "I didn't mean to ruin your date sheesh".

"YOU'RE NOT SORRY, YOU MEANT TO DO THAT!" Beast Boy shouted even louder "YOU'RE ALWAYS MAKING SOME COMMENT TO BUG US, AND YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT HER THE WAY I DO AND THAT'S WHY YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE FUN OF US"!

"Well of course not" Raven snapped "she's your girlfriend".

Beast Boy turned on Raven and soon the three of them were bickering as loud as they could. Robin was about to interject and try to get his friends to calm down, when Starfire placed her hand on his shoulder to stop him. He turned to look at his alien friend and saw she had bulged out her chest and now looked much like a puffer fish. He could hear her take in tiny breaths into her already over packed lungs and Robin realized what was coming. He quickly put his fingers into his ears, and ducked for cover beneath the medical table.

Terra's Room…

Terra sat quietly on her bed, rocking back and forth with her arms wrapped around her legs. She could hear her friends arguing two floors bellow and it filled her heart with sadness. She was constantly finding herself causing confrontation between her friends, and this made her feel even guiltier about being depressed. There were times she wished she could just get over her depression. But how could she? Her brother, someone whom she held very dear, had died and what made matters worse was the circumstances in how he died. Every time she thought about him she felt as though she would burst into tears, feeling horrible for all the rotten things she had thought about her brother during their time apart. Terra fell back onto her bed and placed her pillow over her head, which was now becoming moist from the tears forming in her eyes. For a moment, everything was quiet and Terra felt she could finally get some rest when…

"QUIET"!

Terra leapt into the air at the noise and landed face first on the floor with her pillow following shortly after. She quickly picked herself up off the floor and scanned her room for the source of the thunderous voice. But after several well thought out minutes she realized that it had been Starfire and from the strange silence that had come over the Tower, Terra guessed that Starfire had ended the argument. Terra grabbed her pillow and placed it back at the head of her bed and sat down. Terra was grateful her friends were no longer fighting; it had made her feel a little better. Soon there was a knock at the door; Terra already knew who it was.

"You can come in Garfield" she called.

"You know I prefer 'Beast Boy'" replied a muffled voice. The door slide open and Beast Boy strode inside looking quite glum. She gave him a smile hoping it would cheer him, which it always did, but this time his expression didn't change in the slightest. "I'm guessing you heard what went on downstairs" Beast Boy asked.

"Yeah, it was king of hard not to" Terra replied, faking a few laughs.

Beast Boy sat down next to her and allowed Terra to rest her head on his shoulder. "Don't worry, they don't know what they're talking about" Beast Boy said, trying to reassure her "I mean it's not your fault-"

"Yes it is" Terra said, cutting him off "If I wasn't so emotional, we'd all be fine…"

"Terra, there's nothing wrong with-"

"…But nooooo, I've just been mopping around here for two months, making you guys feel horrible, all because I can't get over Terran dying" Terra continued as if Beast Boy hadn't spoken up. She groaned miserable and buried her head deeper into his shoulder "I'm just so stupid".

"NO YOUR NOT!" Beast Boy shouted angrily. Terra cringed at the tone of his voice, he hadn't sounded this angry at her in a long time. "Terra we understand that you miss him a lot and there's nothing wrong with that" He put his arm around her and rested his head on hers. "But you can still miss him while at the same time going about your life being happy" he continued, his voice sounding much more caring than before.

Terra let out a long sigh "I guess your right".

"Have I ever been wrong"?

"Do you want me to answer that question"?

"Never mind".

Terra and Beast Boy sat there in each others arms quietly until Beast Boy decided to try and talk to back into a good mood.

"Soooo, did you have fun today?" he asked, trying to get her engaged in a conversation that would cheer her up.

"Yeah" she replied with a smile "but I have to ask you something".

"What"?

"Did you start that fight with me just to get my mind off of Terran"?

"Did it work"?

Terra smiled and kissed him on the cheek. Beast Boy wobbled back and forth and collapsed onto the bed unconscious.

Terra rolled her eyes and said between laughs "Oh come on…I know your just faking".

Beast Boy responded with several gurgles and twitching of the hands.

"Beast Boy come on already…Beast Boy"? Terra leaned over Beast Boy and began snapping her fingers next to his ear. She shook him furiously but he still refused to respond. "OH MY GOD, BEAST BOY WAKE UP!" she cried, believing that something serious might have happened to him.

Beast Boy broke his trance and he began roaring with laughter as he rolled around on the bed. "OH MAN TERRA…YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD YOURSELF HAHAHAHA…YOU WERE SO HILARIOUS"!

Terra folded her arms and pouted. She didn't feel the same way about the situation at all. She thought about her comeback for a minute, but then decided a verbal one wasn't necessary. She pushed him off the side of the bed and he landed with a thud on the carpet. He groaned from the impact and Terra began to laugh. "Your right, that was hilarious".

"That was not hilarious, that hurt" Beast Boy grunted as he clutched his side.

"Come on, I didn't push you that hard".

"Hard enough".

Terra gazed at him with baby eyes and said "Do you want me to kiss it to make it all better"?

Beast Boy glared at her, now he was the one in a sore mood. But as much as he would like to retaliate, he couldn't. Seeing her smiling down at him was all he needed to be happy. But sadly their good moods didn't last long. The Tower's alarms began to sound and Robin's voice echoed throughout the Tower calling everyone to the living room. Beast Boy and Terra looked at each other and sighed. It looked like they would have to postpone their time together, again. Terra helped Beast Boy off the floor and left her room. They headed to the elevator arm in arm, knowing the news Robin had to share meant trouble was afoot. Though they had ridden the elevator many times before this time it seemed to take longer than usually, prolonging whatever the bad news might be and a sigh that their short lived vacation was finally over. They entered the living room, where everyone was waiting for them looking quite grim. Beast Boy and Terra took their seats on the far right of the sofa and waited patiently for Robin to turn away from the screen.

"So what's up?" Beast Boy asked, daring to break his leader's concentration.

Robin turned to his team, his face filled with determination. "He's back".

Wayne Enterprise

Computer Laboratory…

By the time they reached the computer lab it was nightfall, and they report they had received was nearly an hour old. Though the Titans were concerned that the attackers had already come and gone, the staff assured them that they were still inside.

Robin scaled the large office building with the words "Wayne Enterprise" shining brightly above it. Robin was filled with resentment when he saw the sign bearing his old teacher's name. He didn't know why, the man had taught him so much in his life. In fact if it wasn't for that man, Robin wouldn't be here, leading his team into battle. Perhaps it was the memory of why he had decided to go solo and leave him forever, but he wasn't sure. Nevertheless there was thing Robin did know for sure, he had respect for the man and that would never change.

Pushing this thought aside, Robin entered the air duct located on the roof and slid down until he came to a halt just above a grating leading into a large computer lab below. He braced his back against the cold, slick surface of the air duct and pulled out his communicator.

"Team report in".

"This is Cyborg" his voice was almost a whisper; Robin had turned down the volume so he would not lose stealth. "I'm at the entrance, ready for your signal".

There was a soft whimper above Robin and he sighed in disgust. "Will you keep quiet up there Beast Boy?" Robin questioned angrily, but kept his voice low enough so no one below them would hear.

"I'm doing…the best…I can" Beast Boy grunted as his hands made a series of squeaks against the side of the air duck.

"Well just turn into something small".

Beast Boy frowned, not at all pleased that his friend was suggesting something he had not thought of, and transformed into a tiny green mouse and softly landed on Robin's caped shoulder. Robin held up his communicator and called upon the rest of his team to confirm their positions. Raven was hiding beneath the ground in a protective aura, waiting to ambush the enemy. Starfire was stationed just outside the room, waiting to come flying through and shower the area with her star bolts. Robin was about to contact Terra, who was waiting a few dozen meters away, awaiting the signal to come storming into the building with a shower of boulders behind her, when Robin caught himself humming "Hickory Dickory Dock". Robin was surprised that he had slipped up like that, but then he heard the music continuing to his left. He turned to Beast Boy, who was also humming it and nodding his little mouse head to the beat, and gave Robin a cold glare. The mouse Beast Boy instantly fell silent and retreated to the far edge of his shoulder without a peep. Robin sighed and called Terra. She hesitated at first, but then responded with great determination. Robin knew that her hesitation wasn't a good sign, but he couldn't worry about that now.

Robin placed his communicator on his belt, was satisfied with his team's positions, and he and his team counted down to the attack. "10…9…8…7…6…" Robin saw seven drones below pushing a large object towards the rear exit, Robin guessed it was the super computer reported to have been stolen "5…4…3…" he felt his breathing quicken, the adrenaline began to pump through his veins "2…" Robin pulled out a batarang, its red surface shining from the light below. "1"!

He kicked the grating below him and it clashed against the metal floor with Robin following soon afterwards. Beast Boy leapt of his shoulder and morphed into a large T-rex, letting out a tremendous roar. Cyborg burst through the door, aimed his sonic cannon at the drones and fired. Starfire flew through the window, sending broken glass falling to the floor, and showered the room with her star bolts giving everything a bright green glow. Then a dark aura appeared around the super computer, protecting it from Starfire's discriminated attacks, and lifted it towards the ceiling well out of reach of the drones. Boulders crashed through the wall creating a great deal confusion among the drones and Terra came flying in shortly after.

"TITANS GO!" Robin shouted as he leapt at one of the drones. The drones reacted as one and leapt out of the way, one getting its leg caught by a blast from Cyborg, and then scattered to take on each one of the Titans. Robin tossed his batarang into the cranium of the wounded drone, instantly knocking out its neural network, and pulled out his bo-staff and engaged the drone that saw him fit for a target. Robin swung his staff at the drones head but it ducked under it kicked Robin in the side. Robin fell forward slightly but regained his balance and brought his staff around for another hit. His staff connected with the drone's shoulder but it seemed unfazed. The drone then grabbed the staff before Robin had time to pull it back and used it to fling Robin into Raven who had just resurfaced. Robin collided with Raven and they both fell to the ground in a heap. Soon the aura around the super computer vanished and it fell to the floor causing the Titans to stumble around for a moment as the floor shook from impact. But luckily the computer remained intact. The lead drone looked for the rest of its team and found them losing their individual battles with the Titans. The lead drone, seeing that defeat was inevitable, decided it was time to retreat.

The drone quickly dashed for the computer and tapped a few commands into the control panel and an opening appeared in the computer's side. The drone reached inside and felt around for the motherboard through the mess of wires and chips. It found the largest computer chip inside and carefully pulled it from its slot. Suddenly the drone slammed against the side of the computer as Robin wrestled it into a headlock. The drone countered this by tucking its chin to its chest so Robin couldn't get a firm hold onto it and tossed him off. Using the few precious seconds it had, the drone reached back inside the computer and untangled the chip from the mess of cords inside and closed the panel. It then made a dash for the door in an attempt to escape before it lost any chance to make it back to its master. As it came half way to the door, a batarang cut through the air and narrowly missed the drone's head. It looked back to see Robin following in close pursuit, pulling out another batarang. The drone pulled its crescent shaped energy pistol from its belt and fired off several shots to keep Robin from getting any nearer. The first shot missed Robin by a mile, as did the second and third. But the final shot hit the ceiling sending a chunk of it falling onto Robin. Robin's legs were caught under the debris and he didn't have the time to try and free himself, the drone was nearly at the door.

"TERRA!" Robin shouted, seeing that Terra was the closet to the door "STOP HIM"!

"What?" Terra said but was then hit in the side of the face. The drone she was fighting flung itself on top of her, but was then crushed into a thousand pieces as Terra smashed it into a wall with a boulder. Terra quickly jumped to her feet and summoned a stone platform to carry her to the doorway. She skimmed across the ground and was soon on top of the drone and raised her arms, preparing to attack. The drone looked up at her and fired its pistol wildly. Terra ducked behind her platform and several blasts cut holes in the front of the platform and she veered right. The drone then turned back to the doorway and fired its pistol at the door panel on the other side. The panel sparked and crackled as its circuits were fried and the door began to close. The drone leapt through the door, barreled role across the ground and leapt upright, and proceeded down the hallway. Terra straightened her platform and used it to propel herself forward before the door closed. She sailed through the doorway just as it closed and landed on her side, bruising her leg slightly, and got back to her feet and followed the drone.

The hallway lights were off giving the drone almost unlimited places to hide. Terra proceeded carefully down the hallway, making sure to brush her hand against any dark corner, and soon came to a three way cross-section. She looked down the right hallway and saw it curved back into the building. The drone obviously wouldn't have taken that route. She looked down the left hallway and saw that it stretched for another twenty yards before it ended at a doorway. If the drone was anywhere, it would be down there. Terra headed left but felt as though someone was watching her. She quickly swung her body around so she faced backwards but saw no one. She stepped forward but stopped when she heard a small ping behind her. She turned back around to see the drone facing her, a frozen stare on its face. The drone turned to run but Terra grabbed its leg and they both fell to the floor and the computer chip it had stolen slid across the floor. The drone quickly kicked its legs, one of them connected with Terra's stomach, and leapt to its feet. Terra wheezed from the pain but she wasn't about to let it get away. She brought her hand forward and sent a wave of stone crashing through the floor and hit the drone across its left eye. The drone staggered backwards, clutching its eye and fell against the wall and slid to the ground.

Terra got to her feet and readied to strike, when the drone removed its hand from its face. Terra quickly stopped and stared in disbelief at what she saw. In the past Slade's drones were created with wires and chips, and the eyes were merely light bulbs shining outward to give the impression that someone was underneath the mask; only this time there was someone beneath the mask. A hazel blue eye stared back at her through a jagged hole in its mask, its stare devoid of emotion. She stepped closer; something was caught in the crack that had formed just above the eye. The drone flinched as Terra's hand brushed the crack but did it not retreat. As she touched it, the crack widened a piece of the mask broke off. A strand of blond hair fell from the crack and hung in front of the drone's eye. The color matched Terra's own hair, and a feeling of grief and joy struck her.

"Terran…" the words barely escaped from her mouth.

There was no response from him; he only sat there looking at her very perplexed. They sat there silently, gazing into one another. Terra felt his hand clasp hers and she felt a tear form in her eye. He wasn't dead, he was still alive. She immediately bent forward to hug him and locked him in an embrace he did not return.

"I missed you so much" she sobbed as she squeezed him tighter. Terran twisted around, trying to break free of her embrace. Terra didn't realize it, but he was frightened. No matter how he struggled, Terra refused to let him go, she wasn't going to lose him a second time. Finally Terran wiggled his arm free and gripped Terra's hand, first as gesture and stared deep into her eyes. She stared back into his, and was about to collapse onto him and cry. But then her reality was shattered as he suddenly began to crush her hand and Terra furiously tried to pull away. She screamed in pain and began hitting Terran across the arm.

"TERRAN STOP ITS ME!" she screamed but he didn't respond. Terran kicked Terra in the ribs and tossed her aside and ran for the door. He ducked down and grabbed the chip as he passed it and kicked the door down all in one swift motion. He ran through and jumped into the air with his fist outstretched. There was a wave of heat and a series of rocket engines ignited on the bottom of his boots and blasted him into the night sky. Terra quickly limped outside in the hopes that she might catch him. She saw Terran, her brother whom she had thought dead and had missed dearly, disappear into the distance. She collapsed against the door, holding her swelling hand, saddened that he didn't even say goodbye. The thought that he was now working for Slade filled her with grief and she fell to her knees and began to cry.