We were sitting at the dinner table and Cyborg placed a huge platter of spaghetti on the table.
"Dig in!" He beamed.
"So Anna," Robin looked at me once we were served. "What exactly do you live?" I bit my lip.
"Um…You can call it…Cloud City." I lied. 'Nice going Anna. Cloud City. What were you thinking?' I mentally kicked myself.
"Cloud City…Is that on the east coast?" Kid Flash asked.
"Uh…Yeah. Sure." I fake smiled. "So, um…Can someone tell me who Terra is?" I asked, trying to change the subject off my background.
The titans looked nervously at each other; Beast Boy fidgeted in his seat. Raven, however, didn't show any emotion regarding discomfort.
"Okay, I get: It's no fairytale. That's fine." I waved the subject of 'Terra' off and went back to eating my dinner.
"I think we should tell her." I heard Cyborg whisper to Robin.
"You sure? I think we should get to know her first."
"Come on Rob, the girl should know. She is staying in Terra's old room." Robin's eyebrows furrowed.
"Maybe." Robin decided. "But first I want to see what she can do." The two went back to eating.
After dinner, I went back to my temporary room. Thoughts of Terra and who she could be were bothering me. I needed to know who she was and what happened to her. I had noticed Beast Boy's discomfort at dinner, so I started with him first.
"Beast Boy!" I waved as I walked into the living room. He waved back. "Can we talk?"
"Sure!" He smiled and ran up the stairs. We ducked into a corner of the hallway.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" Beast Boy asked. "Video games? Tofu?" I raised an eyebrow.
"Actually, no." He looked at me funny. I took a deep breath, preparing for his reaction. "I want to know about Terra."
Beast Boy was silent.
I sighed.
Beast Boy opened his mouth to speak, but nothing came out.
"If it hurts to talk about her that's okay." I told him. No answer. I sighed again and stood up.
"Thanks anyway," I said as I walked away.
I felt bad about leaving Beast Boy in the hallway, but I had to figure out what was going on with this 'Terra' girl.
Something was telling me that she had left a pretty big impression on the titans.
Turns out I was right.
Later, I went right to the source; the head honcho; the one who would know everything I needed to know…
"Raven?" I asked timidly. "Can I ask you something?"
Raven was meditating and didn't answer, so I tried again.
"Raven?"
"What?" She asked in a tone that was mixed with annoyance and caution.
"Can I ask you something." There was a moment of silence before Raven replied,
"Sure…" I smiled and sat next to her.
Since Raven was floating above the ground, I had to look up to her so I could ask her my question.
"So…Can you tell me who Terra is?" Raven opened her eyes.
"Terra is-was-a titan. She then betrayed us to work for our sworn enemy. Beast Boy told her that it wasn't too late; he told her that she could still change. Afterwards, she turned to stone to save the city.
"After the battle with the Brotherhood of Evil, Beast Boy said he saw Terra in the streets. But the girl he saw wasn't Terra, or at least she told him she wasn't. He hasn't been the same about Terra since."
I bit my lip; I could feel a scheme running through my head.
"…Thank Raven." I smiled. Raven nodded curtly before resuming her meditation.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos…Azarath Metrion Zinthos…" Her voice trailed off as I ran back to Terra's old room.
I stared up at the ceiling; thinking about what Raven had told me. But what was the connection with Terra and Beast Boy's discomfort?
I had to get to the bottom of this…
The next day, Bumblebee left for Steel City.
"Thanks for coming Bee." Robin shook her hand.
"No problem." Bumblebee smiled. "I had to get away from those goons back home for a little while.
"The byes of good friend Bee!" Starfire waved.
"Bye." Raven said in her monotone.
"Later!" Kid Flash waved before zooming off. Jinx rolled her eyes and waved.
"Bye Bee!" Cyborg waved too.
"See ya Sparky." Bumblebee winked. "Nice meeting you Anna."
"Bye Bumblebee." I waved. "I enjoyed our brief time together." She smiled and hoped into a sector of a blue spaceship-like thing.
"I like her." I commented at the spaceship sector flew off. "She's cool."
"Yes, the friend Bee is most delightful." Starfire nodded enthusiastically. I raised an eyebrow.
"Is she always like this?" I asked Robin. He smiled.
"Yeah. You sort of get used to it." I nodded then I looked over at Beast Boy; I wanted to make sure he wasn't depressed after my 'Who is Terra?' search.
He looked like a rain cloud. I sighed. The plan I was thinking about last night was a good one, but I needed to know one thing about Beast Boy first…
"Hey Starfire!" I ran to catch up with her in the hall. Starfire turned around and smiled; she flew over to me.
"Yes friend Anna?"
"What can you tell me about Terra's relationship with Beast Boy?" I asked. A flicker of uncertainty burned in Starfire's green eyes.
"I do not know much about the ship of relation that happened between friends Beast Boy and Terra." She paused. "He did not tell me." I sighed.
"Do you know who he did tell?" Starfire nodded.
"I believe he told friends Cyborg and Robin." I smiled.
"Thanks Starfire!" I ran in the opposite direction to find them.
Notes from TDT
In this chapter, Anna is digging deeper to find out more about Terra. This plays a good portion in the plot. And the scheme Anna has in her head? That will come in handy…