I'm getting really bad with updating and school has been getting worse for me. I'm so frustrated at this point that I just need to get away for a bit. I guess updating is my form of a getaway…when I don't have school work t do. I wish I could put up more stories…but not until I'm done.

Chapter Fifteen: Feeling

"Yo Nightwing, I think you should take a look at this…" Cybotic said as he gestured over to the main computer where he sat in the common room.

The entire invasion plan was altered due to the addition of the younger Teen Titan members. It was decided that the rescue mission would be done by the actual teenage Titans and the battle to overthrow the dictatorship that was Terra's reign of terror would be the task of the future Titans who had been preparing for Heaven knows how long.

Nightwing made his way over to where Cybotic was typing feverishly and starring intently at the screen. There pictured was the entire area that was Terra's "castle" which was built with her own two hands and her powers of course. The Titans had tried to intervene with the process of building this large medieval monument that was nestled in the center of Jump City, but were obviously unsuccessful because it stood tall and proud.

"What is it Cy?" Nightwing asked as he looked over Cybotic's shoulder at whatever he wanted him to see. Robin and the others stood to the side wanting to help in any way, shape, or form but Nightwing said that at this point they were not needed.

"I've been keeping an eye, actually a few, on Terra's castle for a while now and there has been a sudden breach in her throne room…someone set something off in there." Cybotic explained as he glanced at his leader and back to the screen. He rotated the 3D plan of the castle to show that a room in the center of the entire building had a bright blinking dot in it signaling that something must have went off.

"Maybe the witch just lost her temper…" Nightingale muttered crossing her arms over her chest as she lifted her white hood over her head with her powers, shadowing over her face completely. This surprised Changeling because she had been wearing her hood down for a while now.

"No…the scale of power is much stronger…it's nothing that she could produce and its readings have no connection to her abilities at all." Cybotic explained as he typed a few things into the computer. A perfect view of the throne room came up to show that most of the room was engulfed by smoke and an alarm had been set off.

"Maybe it's just one of the stupid henchmen." Raven inserted. She was shot numerous looks from the older Titans and her brow furrowed. She wasn't going to be silenced, not even by a few crude looks. She walked over to the computer where Cybotic sat and stared at the image carefully. She narrowed her eyes in focus as a small bit of movement caught her attention. Her eyes widened and she stood up straight.

"Its Galiana and Ravenna! They set off the alarm." She stated in a matter of fact tone. Cybotic narrowed his eyes as he focused on the screen. He saw nothing as did Nightwing who was also trying to see what had brought up such a statement.

"How do you know?" Nightingale inquired taking a step towards her younger self. Raven narrowed her eyes into a slight glare as she clenched her fists and lifted her hood with her dark powers.

"Because I know them and only they would be a pair of green and gray cheetahs running out of that throne room like their lives depended on it." Raven said in defense for herself. She had in fact seen the two girls in the form of a cheetahs running out of the room through the smoke. Nightingale's expression softened and she nodded. "We need to go now." Raven stated simply.

"But the invasion plan is not scheduled for another three hours friend Raven." Starflame said in a matter-of-fact tone. Raven turned her glare on the older version of her best friend.

"There is a high risk of them getting hurt if they're running around that forsaken castle alone. We need to get them out of there." Raven retorted sharply.

"Raven's right. There is a pair of Titans in trouble and any plan no matter how important should be postponed or canceled all together when team members are in trouble." Robin said.

"This is too important to stop now. We have to stay on task." Nightwing muttered shaking his head. Robin glanced at the rest of his team who were all silently agreeing to what he had in mind, especially Raven who had a bond with the Boy Wonder.

"Fine…then we're going in and you can hold off until your plan." Robin said in a flat tone. Starflame's eyes widened in shock and Nightwing grit his teeth. Starlight stared on with interest at the sudden movement her teenaged father was purposing. Galiana and Ravenna were her best friends not to mention the three of them were the start of the next generation of Titans.

"You simply must not proceed with such a plan!" Starflame inserted shaking her head as a worried expression came to her features. "Terra is a most powerful adversary and she has all the villains on her side!"

"We're the Teen Titans, we can handle it. These are some good girls we're putting at stake. There is no way we're gonna leave 'em to fend for themselves." Cyborg said with an affirming nod.

"Listen, I think it's just best to listen to Nightwing at this point. You have no clue what you're up against. If you guys barge in there then the entire plan will be ruined and hundreds of Titans will be at risk." Cybotic inserted sternly.

"Shut up! I don't care what the stakes are or how important this invasion plan is to any of you! What happened to us in the future? Did we forget what really matters?" Beast Boy exclaimed. Changeling narrowed his eyes at him and Nightwing waved him off.

"What matters is the safety of the city and the world for that matter." Nightwing responded. Beast Boy chuckled dryly and shook his head.

"Okay I get it; we're super heroes and it's our duty to save the world, and I know I may just seem like…a teenage version of this guy who can not only shape shift into animals but humans as well..." Beast Boy said gesturing to Changeling. "I get that I'm just a seventeen year old goof ball with no sense of responsibility, but Ravenna and Galiana are just thirteen and they taught me more in a few days than I could have learned over the time span of twenty years.

"I learned that it's not always about just being a super hero; I'm a person too and they are a result of that. I also learned that having a family is much more than being together at the dinner table. Robin learned that playing hide and seek isn't a waste of time because he had to use his skills to find those girls. Cyborg learned how to interior design for a girls room and how to increase his canons power by ten percent. Starfire actually knows how to braid hair now and Raven…knows what it feels like to be a mother and most importantly they made me realize how important Raven is to me and how much I really care about her." Beast Boy finished glancing at said girl.

Raven's mouth gaped open for a moment as the unthinkable happened. Her cheeks heated up before they changed to a small tint of scarlet; Raven was never a girl to blush. Beast Boy hunched his shoulders in embarrassment as his own blush dusted his cheeks. Cyborg's mouth hung open and Starfire grinned from ear to ear. A silence hung over everyone due to the initial shock.

Raven wasn't exactly surprise, but she had actually been anticipating this; the moment Beast Boy would actually admit to having some form of feelings for her. Her emotions had been running wild in her own mind as she tried to figure out her own feelings. She had set herself in denial which was what caused such an internal debate on whether she actually cared for the green changeling, but in the back of her mind…a little emotion called reasoning who teamed up with truthfulness brought her to the conclusion that she actually did like Beast Boy, more than a teammate; more than a friend.

Raven couldn't help but crack a smile at the joy that she was suppressing. Now she understood why Starfire was always so happy and excited. Joy was an excitable feeling that was hard to get rid of, especially under these circumstances. She hesitantly reached her pale hand out and it grazed over Beast Boys. He glanced up at her for the first time for what seemed like days and she gave him a small nod before interlocking her hand with his. He glanced down at their interlocked hands and back at her and in less than a second that boyish grin he had come to master appeared on his face.

"I…" Nightingale began as she focused on their interlocked hands. She then glanced her own hand which was tightly gripped in her husband's hand. This moment came back like a rush of memories to her although it was happening right at that moment. She looked up into Changelings face and saw him with an identical grin to Beast Boy's and that joy Raven was feeling had erupted within her…like she was falling in love all over again.

"I think it's obvious what our choice is. We're going to get the twins no matter what and we will be successful." Robin stated as he glanced at his team members. "Titans GO!"

Before he could even finish that phrase Beast Boy was already in the form of a hawk following Raven out of a hole in the ceiling she had blasted with her energy. Starfire quickly picked up Cyborg and lifted to the sky. Starlight, to everyone's surprise picked up Robin and flew towards the hole.

"You're helping?" Robin inquired. Starlight laughed lightly. She never thought there would be a day when her father would need her help with anything. He always seemed so capable; however this was the teenage version of her father she was dealing with.

"Ravenna and Galiana are my team members…without them the next generation of Titans will never be complete and they are my best friends. I'll get scorned by daddy later…or you…whatever; this whole time skipping situation has gotten me confused beyond belief." Starlight said as they flew through the dimly lit city.

The entire area was shadowed over although it wasn't even close to night time. Just the effects of evil could throw nature off. Raven and Beast Boy led the group going at top speed and remaining at constant pace with one another. If one slowed down so would the other. It was like they weren't separate anymore.

"The castle has at least twenty entrances. The most discreet one is located towards the rear of the entire structure. It's guarded by Mammoth and Gizmo. They were the ones who went after Galiana and Ravenna when they first left for your time." Starlight said as they approached the castle. "There are actually sky guards so this will be hard unless Raven has master camouflage?" Raven glanced back at the dark haired half alien and shook her head.

"I mastered that when I turned twenty one." Nightingale said coming up next to Starlight and Robin. Starlight's face lit up at the appearance of her Aunt. A green griffin flew next to her which she automatically identified as Changeling.

Nightingale flew next to Raven and the two exchanged looks. Nightingale had her hood back down and was smiling lightly. Changeling continued to follow her close from behind and Beast Boy remained on Raven's right.

"See when you get older you'll master invisibility which is a great plus when camouflage is needed." Nightingale explained.

"Why are you helping? Shouldn't you follow the orders of Nightwing?" Raven retorted sharply paying no mind to her older self's sad attempt at an interesting conversation.

"Raven, I am you. I think like you and I act like you and that idiot over there is just like your idiot." Nightingale said gesturing from the green griffin to the green hawk. Both of them glared at her. "Those girls are more than my daughters…they are my life and if they need me…if they need us we need to save them."

"Auntie Nightingale! The castle is coming up we need to get hidden." Starlight said. Nightingale nodded and her eyes automatically began to glow white. She created a small orb of white energy which expanded and engulfed all of them as they continued to fly. As that white ball of energy disappeared, so did they.

All finished here. I'm happy with how this chapter turned out and if there are any mistakes just humor me because I hate reading things over more than once so I'm bound to miss a few things. I'm glad I had the opportunity to update so I hope you liked it and that you Pweez review because it encourages me.

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