Hey everyone…I just watched "Things Change" on Boomerang's Boomeraction and I'm a little bummed right now. Because when the credits started rolling on the screen, it reminded me of how I felt the first time I watched "Things Change" depressed, sad, because it was the end. Then I watched it a few months ago and I thought….
Screw it! It's not the end! There is without a doubt more to the story, we just have to imagine what it would've been!
And after serious thought, I started Titan Reborn. Because Beast Boy being the way he is, strong and determined, he would never let Terra slip through his fingers like sand; even if it was what she wanted. He would do whatever it took to get her back in his life and he would share his life with her with love.
And that's how Nutmeg C's it! (If you understand this reference from GLEE! You are my new best friend! (:
Thank you titansfan1211, triple baka, and OveractiveImaginer for commenting. I'm glad you like the story (:
And thank you Grlwithapen for being my beta!
Read, Comment, Enjoy! ON WITH THE SHOW!
Terra walked back into the infirmary to help Beast Boy down to the loft where the other Titan's were waiting for them. She walked in as the door slid open to find Beast Boy slipping back into his skin tight Doom Patrol uniform. He clipped on his belt and turned to find Terra waiting.
"Hey Terra," Beast Boy said as a faint red tint covered his green cheeks.
"Hey," Terra said feeling heat run to her cheeks. "Are you ready? Everyone's waiting for us to start."
Beast Boy took a step and winced. Terra immediately rushed to his side and lifted his arm so that it was around her shoulders. She held his hand with one hand and rapped the other around his waist and slowly led him out of the infirmary and down the hallway.
"Are you alright?" Terra said when he winced again.
"Yeah…" Beast Boy said pulling his free gloved hand to his chest. "Yeah…I think…I think I'm fine."
"Should we stop for a second?" Terra said looking at him.
Beast Boy took a deep breath. "Yeah, I think that would be best."
Terra helped him sit on the ground then let go of his waist so she could sit down next to him. They sat like that for a few minutes before Beast Boy broke the silence.
"So…" Beast Boy said pulling up a hand to rub the back of his neck. "Is Raven ok?"
Terra thought back to when they were on the roof top and Raven was demanding her to leave the Titans and not come back.
"Terra?" Beast Boy said waving a gloved hand in front of her face. "Is Raven ok? How did she react?"
Terra came out of her day dream and looked at Beast Boy's shining emerald eyes. "She took it alright…but she did ask me to leave and not come back."
"Wait…what?" Beast Boy said quickly. "She asked you to leave?"
Terra hesitated; she didn't like where this was going. "Well…not really…"
"Oh, alright…well then…?" Beast Boy began.
"She TOLD me to leave." Terra said trying not to start anything.
"Who does Raven think she is?" Beast Boy said standing up on his own. "She didn't like the plan from the beginning, why can't she just accept that you are a Titan? She needs to understand that you're part of our life!"
Terra smiled because Beast Boy was standing up for her, he really did care about her and that warmed her heart. She stood and held his hand as she wrapped his arm around her shoulders and led him halfway down the hall as the door slid open to reveal the Titans and Grace gathered on the sofa. Grace was running up to each Titan and asking them questions and shoving little Raven in their faces.
"I named Raven after you!" Grace said smiling widely at Raven and handing little Raven off to her hoping to get praise. Raven took the bunny in her hands and pet its ears. "Cute."
Grace's smile shrank a little as she took the bunny back and walked over to Robin. "Do you have superpowers?"
"Not like Raven, Beast Boy, Starfire, Cyborg or even your sister. I don't have powers like that, but I am skilled in fighting and I have weapons." Robin said taking out three items from his belt. He held out a small rod which extended into a long staff. Grace's eyes widened as she handed little Raven to Robin and took the staff in her hands. She swung it over her head and almost hit Terra and Beast Boy as they were sitting down on the sofa next to Raven.
"Wow!" Grace said getting a closer look at it. "Can I keep it?"
Terra's eyes widened. "Grace, it's bad enough that I have to explain what happened to our house, I don't think that Mom and Dad would be able to handle it if I told them that one of my old friends gave a weapon to you."
"BUT..." Grace began to whine only to receive a stern look from her older sister. Grace handed the staff back to Robin and took little Raven back in her hands as she walked over to Starfire.
"Cyborg told me a little bit about you, are you really not from Earth?" She said looking into Starfire's full green eyes.
"That is correct. I am from a planet far away called Tameran." She told the little girl who stared at her in amazement.
"Cyborg also told me that you had a pet too, is he like Raven?" She said handing off little Raven to the teen sitting in front of her.
"That is also correct. I do own of the pet named Silkie." Starfire said holding up Raven to her nose and rubbing it against her little black one. "Would you like to go to my room and meet the Silkie?"
"Oh YES!" Grace said following Starfire as she flew off the sofa and to the door and waited for Grace. "I will be back in a short time to discuss the plan of Slade."
With that they left the room and the attention fell upon Beast Boy's shoulders.
Raven turned to her green friend with a hint of concern in her eyes. "How are you feeling? I was going to ask before but…" She trailed off giving Terra a terrible death glare.
"Raven!" Beast Boy said regaining her attention. "I'm fine, and so is Terra. But what I would like to know is why you asked Terra to leave and not come back?"
Raven looked stunned and turned to Robin and Cyborg who were equally taken aback. But they soon stood and left the room leaving Raven alone with Terra and Beast Boy to work things out.
Raven stood and stared at Beast Boy unable to find the words to tell him why she told Terra to leave.
"Well?" Beast Boy snapped. "Why did you tell her to leave?"
"Because she has done nothing but ruin the Teen Titans!" Raven snapped back trying to control her emotions. "Ever since she joined Slade she hasn't been the same! And I knew it from the beginning that something wasn't right. Then you claim to have seen her in the city, and do you know how disappointed I was to hear that there might be a chance that she had come back?"
"WHY DO YOU HATE HER SO MUCH!" Beast Boy said ferociously making Raven take a step back. "ALL SHE'S DONE SINCE SHE TOOK DOWN SLADE IN THE ERUPTION IS TRY AND HELP US! AND NOW SHE'S BACK AND SHE'S HELPING US AGAIN! AND YOU WON'T EVEN SAY A SINGLE NICE WORD TO HER? I KNOW YOU CAN BE MEAN RAVEN, BUT I KNOW YOU'RE BETTER THAN THAT! SO CAN YOU JUST GET IT TOGETHER AND FACE THE FACT THAT TERRA IS BACK?"
"I DON'T HATE HER BEAST BOY!" Raven snapped making the windows crack. Tiny shards of glass slowly began to fall from the once crystal clear image. "I'M…..disappointed…"
Beast Boy's anger slowly melted away and was replaced by confusion and understanding. "But…wait..." Beast Boy shook his head.
Raven stood there silently and was soon engulfed by dark energy and disappeared. "Jeez, I hate when she does that…"
"You stay here and talk to Robin and Cyborg about what to do next. I'm going to find her and work this out once and for all." Terra said walking over to the door.
"Be safe Terra." Beast Boy said half kidding but Terra knew that he meant it.
Terra took a deep breath and walked out of the large room and told Cyborg and Robin to go talk to him. They nodded and walked back into the room leaving Terra alone to search for the upset girl that has replaced Raven.
Starfire watched as the energetic little girl raced around her room muttering "ooo's" and "ahh's". She climbed onto the circular bed in the center of the room and proceeded to bounce on it. "Man! You have the best stuff!"
Starfire giggled and started bouncing along with Grace. "Thank you! I am sure that you also have the cool things too!"
Grace giggled. "You talk funny!" She stopped bouncing when a large white worm crawled out from under the bed. She screamed and scrambled as far away from it as possible. "WHAT IS THAT THING?"
Starfire looked down to see what had the little girl so frightened to see Silkie trying to climb onto the bed. Starfire smiled wide and let out a little squeal of joy. "This is my Silkie!"
Grace looked at the Tameranian with large brown eyes. "This is Silkie?" She said jumping off the bed and grabbing the little black bunny off of the floor and holding it close to her heart. "I was expecting a kitty! Or a Puppy! Not a large mutant worm thingy!"
"Yes, most people do react to Silkie like this." Starfire said cradling the worm in her arms like it was her baby. "I also had the same reaction when Beast Boy told me to look after him."
"How could you not!" Grace said stepping a little closer to Starfire. "It's hideous!"
"He is not the most beautiful thing on planet Earth, but he is not hideous..." Starfire said setting Silkie down on her bed.
"But what do you feed him?" Grace said as she stood in front of Silkie who was looking up at her with large beady black eyes. "I would imagine that you can't pick something up at the pet store…"
"You are correct." Starfire said as she searched for something in her closet. She smiled as she pulled out a large container that looked rather heavy, but she didn't break a sweat as she held it in one hand. "I feed him Zorca Berries! They are from my home planet and he loves them! Would you like to try one?"
"Is it going to give me any weird mutations? As cool as I think superpowers are, I don't think I would be able to explain to my parents that I'm a superhero…"
Starfire thought about this. She had never given Zorca Berries to anyone other than other Tameranians and Silkie, she didn't know if it would have an effect on humans. To Tameranians, it just satisfied their hunger as a light snack, but to Silkie it made him grow to an imaginable size.
"Maybe it would not be the best idea to give you the Zorca Berries…" Starfire said pulling two out, eating one and putting the other on her covers so Silkie could eat it.
Grace looked inside the jar that held the berries and she started to squirm. "But now I'm so interested! Can I just try the smallest one you have? PLEASE?"
Starfire gave in. "Alright, but only one." She dug around in the jar and pulled out a Zorca Berry the size of a marble. She crossed her fingers and handed it to Grace who picked it up in her tiny hands. She held it up to her face to get a better look; she sniffed it once, then licked it and decided that it was safe and popped it into her mouth. She chewed slowly, then faster as a smile spread across her face.
"THIS IS DELICIOUS! GIVE ME ANOTHER!" Grace said reaching for the jar.
Starfire looked sad as she pulled the jar out of the little girls reach. "I cannot. I allowed you only to have one, yes?"
Grace looked mad and stomped the floor. "Yes, but I'm certain that nothing bad will happen! And if something does, I saw your guys' doctor's office; it looks good and would cure me if something happened!"
Starfire looked at the glass half full and smiled. "You are right new friend! I shall give you all the Zorca Berries you can eat!"
Grace smiled with greed in her eyes as she thrust her tiny hands in to the jar and came up with ten Zorca Berries.
"Thank you Starfire! I'm glad I met you!" Grace said as she shoved five of the purple berries into her mouth and handed the other five to Starfire.
"And I am most glad to have met you, friend!" Starfire said as she mirrored the girl and popped the Zorca Berries into her mouth one by one.
Terra walked up to Raven's door and stood there trying to find the words to say to the girl she once thought was her friend. The door slid open and revealed a dark room filled with lit candles, with Raven standing over by the window with her hood on.
"Terra," Raven said. "If you've come to apologize don't bother, it would be a wasted cause. I just want to be alone. You can stay and do whatever you want just stay away from me…"
"Raven," Terra said as she entered the dark room. "I know we have our differences, but there's one thing we do both care about very deeply. And that's Beast Boy."
Raven said nothing as she turned around to reveal sad eyes slightly hidden by the shadow of her hood.
"And I know that he cares about you Raven. He's told me, he really does care. But what he hates is that we aren't friends. And I know that you hate seeing him upset, and I do too and I just things to go back to the way they were between the three of us, when we were all friends! Will you please consider?" Terra said, hoping it would sink in.
"But you guys were never just friends. There was always something more, and as much as I love to see Beast Boy happy…I once thought, before you came here, that I would be the one to make him happy one day. Then he met you and our worlds changed forever."
Terra opened her mouth to protest but was stopped when Raven took her off of her head to reveal sad eyes. "Terra, Beast Boy is my best friend. I would do anything to make him happy. But seeing you two like that…just made me…"
"Raven…"
"No!" Raven snapped. "I've spent a long time living with Beast Boy, and though he is an annoying little pest…I've grown to love him. And I would never admit it to him, but he makes me so happy! And…and…"
"Raven" Terra said. "I can honestly say that I never knew…"
"THAT'S A LIE!" Raven snapped. "When you were with Slade and were taking us out one by one, you tormented me with how much Beast Boy loved you and told you everything! You knew and you still think I can't forgive you?"
"This is about more than Beast Boy isn't it?" Terra said walking over and placing a hand on the dark girl's shoulder.
She looked up at Terra with no expression. "You were our friend Terra, and you betrayed us… You were my friend, and you still betrayed us…I would never say this regularly, but you were becoming a close friend to me. I want to trust you again, but I…just can't Terra!"
"Raven," Terra said walking over to the window to see the lit up sky line. "I really regret joining Slade, and I'm sorry I rubbed Beast Boy in your face. I was a different person. But I've said a million times that once Slade has been defeated for good, I'm leaving and you guys will be free of me forever."
Raven walked over to the window and stood next to Terra smiling. "Beast Boy really does love you Terra, and you are very lucky to have him, please don't hurt him again."
"What are you saying Raven?" Terra said in disbelief.
Raven turned to her with a small smile. "I'm asking you to stay here when Slade is defeated, be a Teen Titan again. We all miss you. And I want you to be my friend again."
Terra smiled and hugged Raven, who to Terra's surprise hugged her back.
They walked out of the room and walked down the hall only to be stopped when they heard a scream from Starfire's room.
Terra was confused but Raven flew off without hesitation. And she was quickly followed by Robin, Cyborg, and a limping Beast Boy.
Terra held on to Beast Boy as they made their way down the hall together. When they got to Starfire's room, they heard sobs, yelling and a lot of concern. Terra grew worried as she remembered that Grace was with Starfire.
"I better go in there," Beast Boy said. "Stay here." He kissed her on the cheek and left before she could say anything. The door opened and closed so fast that Terra couldn't see what was happening.
"Oh my God!" was all she could hear from Beast Boy. She pounded her fist on the door repeatedly before it slid opened.
She fell on her knees as tears came to her eyes and escaped over her cheeks.
Terra sat in the cold dark windowless room clutching her sister's cold hand as the heart monitor beeped her heart beat. Her vision was blurred as she looked at her sister peaceful face. Her black hair framed her pale face.
Cyborg said she was in a comma but didn't know what would happen because he's never seen anything like this before. Starfire pleaded for forgiveness after she admitted that Grace's current state was because of her and her Zorca Berries. Terra said she would forgive Star only if her sister came out of the comma as her normal happy self.
Terra let go of her sister's hand and got down on her knees. She rested her elbows on Grace's bedside and folded her hands as she closed her eyes.
Please Lord above. I pray that my little sister will recover from this comma and be healthy and happy the rest of her life. I pray that my parents will not shun me from their lives when I tell them of my past. I pray that I will have the fortitude and willingness to take Slade down once and for all. And I pray that the Titans will remain unchanged and unharmed when the time comes for me and Grace to leave. Amen.
Terra opened her eyes, but stayed in the same position as the door slid open and Cyborg and Raven walked in. Raven walked over to Grace and placed her pale hand on the little girl's forehead. She closed her eyes as a white light appeared through her hand and shined onto Grace's face.
She opened her eyes and sighed. "I can hear her, but I can make sense of what's going on. I wish I knew more about Zorca Berries…"
That's when Cyborg pushed Raven aside and walked to the computer next to Grace's bed. "I've run an analysis on the Zorca Berries along with taking in all the information that Star could tell me about these Berries, and can't make head or tail of what's going on. I've also run tests on your sister, and the computer hasn't picked up on anything out of the ordinary but we aren't out of the woods yet. I don't know how long she'll be in the comma…or…or if she'll come out of it…"
"DON'T SAY THAT!" Terra snapped unable to control her emotions. "We're going to do whatever it takes to get her back to normal. Got it?"
They nodded their heads in response and left the room only to be replaced by Beast Boy and Starfire moments later. Starfire typed things into the computer as Beast Boy sat next to Terra and hugged her as she softly sobbed into his shoulder.
"Terra, I am most sorry for what is happening to Grace. But I must insist that this was what she wished for. She loved my Zorca Berries and wished to eat more and spoke of how our medical facilities could and will heal her." Starfire said as she stepped back from the computer and looked at the little girl whose head was poking out of the white covers.
"You should've told her NO!" Terra sobbed. "What if she doesn't come out of the comma? What am I supposed to do? Not only will I have to explain to my parents that alien fruits killed my sister, but there will be an empty space at our dinner table! My family wouldn't be able to handle that Star!"
"I wish that someday you will find in your heart to forgive me. But I will go and see what else I can find about my Zorca Berries and leave you." Starfire said as she walked quickly to the door that slid open and made for an easy escape.
"She'll be alright Terra," Beast Boy said once the room was quite once more. "I swear."
"How do you know?" Terra said not taking her eyes off of the pale little girl.
"Because I've been in her position before," Beast Boy replied. "Becoming ill from an un-known virus and not knowing whether or not everything will be ok. But I turned out just fine…if you look past my powers and charming good looks."
Terra laughed as tears rolled down her cheeks. Beast Boy could still make her laugh; even in when it seems all hope is lost. And he was right, he had to be right. Grace would be alright.
Beast Boy finally convinced Terra to leave the infirmary so that the team can finally talk about their plan to take down Slade.
Once everyone was seated on the sofa, Robin stood and paced the floor. "As you all know, Slade is back. But he's going after Terra instead of us. We need to stop him before anything too serious happens. Now Terra, Starfire said that you had a plan?"
Terra nodded and took Robin's place as he sat down on the sofa next to Starfire who refused to meet Terra's gaze. "I thought that we should spilt up and take down Slade in two different ambushes. He wouldn't suspect for us to attack twice and in two different teams. Also, I thought it may be wise if we call on the help of Titans East. When they were watching the city while you guys were away I looked into their powers and saw that they are very powerful, and would help us take down Slade."
"So what exactly did you have in mind?" Robin said seriously.
"I was thinking Titan's East could attack him first and weaken him, then we come in and attack with their help and take him down once and for all!"
"But would it work?" Robin said. "Slade is crafty I know you know because you were his apprentice, but I know too. I've been tracking him for over a year and was also his apprentice once."
Terra was awe struck from that news, but pushed it aside quickly. "Yes I'm sure it will work, but we'll have to call Titans east first."
"Go ahead." Robin said waving a hand at the computer. Terra nodded and began typing in the Titans East and pressing the red button that she knew meant to video them.
A large picture appeared on the screen with a skinny girl dressed in yellow and black standing there smiling. "Hey Titans! Bumble Bee here! What's going on?" She stopped smiling when she noticed that the Titans were sitting on the sofa and a skinny blonde stranger was standing before her.
"Who are you?" Bumble Bee asked confused.
"My name is Terra, and I was once a member of the Teen Titans. I've called your team because we need help taking down an evil man named Slade." Terra said matter of factly.
Bumble Bee walked away from the screen and came back with four boys. One wearing a mask, one with long black hair, and a pair of twins.
"Terra, this is my team. Aqua lad, Speedy, Mas Y Menos. And we are happy to help you. When do you want us to come to Titan's Tower?"
"As soon as you can." Terra and Robin replied at the same time.
"Right, we'll leave now." With that the screen went blank.
Slade paced the corridors of his new hiding place and held his masked face high to the dark ceiling. He stopped and looked at the three villains standing in front of him.
"My my…" Slade said walking down the stairs to become the same eye level with the villains. "It's been a long time hasn't it?"
The three grunted in response, unable to speak proper English.
"I have a task for the three of you." Slade said taking the last step. "For you see, we still share a common enemy. The Teen Titans."
The three grunted and growled in anger.
"And I have a memory that just won't leave…" Slade said. "You all recall my old apprentice, Terra."
The three grunted in an understanding way.
He stepped up to the shadow of the first villain standing in the dark. "Cinderblock."
A light flickered on and revealed a tall man made of concrete. His stone eyes almost shined at the idea of dealing with the Titans once and for all.
"You are to go to every city block and make as much damage as you can, don't let anyone stand in your way." Slade said in a grim voice. "And if a Titan or an Allie of the Titans should happen to arrive; destroy them permanently."
Cinderblock almost smiled at the thought of all he could do to simple brick buildings.
Slade nodded his head as the light over Cinderblock flickered off and a light next to him turned on to reveal a large figure of a man, but it seemed as though he were made of electricity.
"Overload." Slade said stepping up to the large mass of glowing blue and white light. He said nothing in response, but Slade knew he was listening.
"You are to go to the power plant. Absorb all the energy and drain Jump City of power. And If a Titan or an Allie of the Titans shows up; destroy them permanently." Slade said as the light flickered off over Overload.
He took a few more steps and stopped in front of the final villain.
"And lastly, Plasmus." Slade said as the final light flickered over the mass of rouge goo that formed a man. "I have a special assignment for you."
Plasmus nodded his head that he understood as Slade pulled out a large sphere out from behind his back. "You are to hide the items in this sphere in every nook and cranny in Jump City and Titans Tower."
He handed the sphere to Plasmus who pushed the button to open the top of the sphere as a little hole just large enough to see in. Inside there were over a thousand little computer chips. Plasmus looked up at Slade who was now at the top of the stairs.
"Once these chips are activated they will morph into nano bots and attach themselves to any human who is near and be completely undetectable until I send a signal of attack."
Plasmus moaned in response and the light over him flickered off leaving the only light on in the room on the screen in front of Slade showing two rooms on in Titans Tower. The meeting room and Terra's room.
"You all have your missions, and you are to wait until I give further notice. Dismissed."