Teen Titans Season 6

Episode 1: Reckoning - Chapter 3

Author's Note -

To readers of my fanfic. Update! I apologize for taking so long for the third chapter to be out. I have been preoccupied as of late with my personal/ work life. It has cut into a large portion of my time and as such my stories have been delayed. But rest assured this does NOT mean that I am done writing the story. Far from it! There is much more to come! Hopefully now I can start to get chapters in on a more regular basis… If you're still sticking around…Please do rate and review. Your feedback is very much appreciated.

Enjoy!

Terra was walking down the halls into her next period with her friends. She had been dealing with relentless headaches as of late. Her friends haven't noticed, she knew that much. She had a talent for hiding things that bothered her. It sometimes made her feel isolated, she was new to the school and didn't know many people she could talk to. "That's not true," she thought to herself, "You talk to friends all the time." She did have her two good friends Lizzie and Sarah, whom practically welcomed her with open arms upon her arrival to Murakami High. Yet, she wasn't inclined to rush a newfound friendship. She wanted to get to know them first. There were also her adoptive parents. She would describe them as unusually kind and hospitable to her needs, but they were always busy with their jobs, which forced them to be away from home for most of the day. As much as she would like to open up to them, at the back of her head she couldn't help but be reminded that they still weren't her real parents. Whoever those were.

This reality sometimes made it difficult to connect with them no matter how well their intentions were. She guessed that maybe it's for the best for now and with time it will get easier. But today the headaches had gotten worse so much so she almost stayed in. But she hated being stuck at home with nothing to focus her energies on, so she forced herself out of bed that morning, popped some pain pills and headed to class. Her friends next to her were laughing and chatting away about a topic she didn't have much interest in. She told them that she forgot something back in the classroom and will meet up with them later. But instead, Terra headed towards the restrooms. She took two more pain pills and leaned over the sink to splash cold water on her face.

As she dried her face, she looked up to face the mirror. Only to see a man with a facemask and one eye appearing right behind her. Gasping, she whirled around to see that the man was not there. "Jeez...Now I'm seeing psycho terrorists now? I must be going crazy". Ever since the "the accident", her doctor had told her she might go through certain episodes that came with the process of recovery. Every now and then she would have nightmares that for some reason always involved The Titans and that one green boy she had met two weeks ago.

"Get ahold of yourself Terra. The day will be over soon, then you can schedule another appointment with the doc." Just as she was about to exit the room, a massive sound of a crash was heard that seemed to shake the building. The lights flickered, curious she peeked- from the restroom door and saw students everywhere running past her. She looked to the right and saw a car wreck along with the remains of a demolished classroom. She stood there frozen, seeing the chaos unfold as panicked staff scrambled in different directions. Looking past where the car was apparently thrown, she saw in the distance… The White Monster.

"This can't be happening…" Raven thought to herself, as she hovered onto Beast Boy's position at the 3rd floor of the building.

The White Monster had somehow returned and was now terrorizing the school. Struggling to block out the sounds of the screams and pandemonium, Raven focused on what was her first priority.

"We look after our own" she told herself as she rushed over to Beast Boy's side. He was on his back: still breathing. This relieved her for a moment. Picking him up from the back of his head while holding his hand, Raven whispered a few healing enchantments. Beast Boy stirred, before opening his eyes to meet Raven's above him. Blushing slightly, he slowly leaned upwards as Raven held him steady.

"Thanks doc…Knew I could count on you" Beast Boy said as he held his head with a groan.

"What happened?" Raven asked as he brought himself to his feet.

"One moment I was waiting to meet up and the next…" He stopped for a moment and stared at the gaping hole in the wall. Down below the gate of Murakami High had been torn open and people from the school were fleeing in all directions.

His eyes widened. "Terra! She could be in danger!" He said with a panic as he turned to face his teammate. "What are we still doing here? We have to go NOW!" Beast Boy cried out as he made a break for it.

Raven reached out and grabbed him by the shoulder "Wait! We need to think this through" She said firmly.

"What are you talking about? Did you not see what I saw?" Beast Boy said stricken.

"I know, just listen to me. You have to remember. It's just you and me against that thing that has been able to battle all of us all at once. We need to call for backup." She explained as she handed him her communicator. Beast Boy snatched it and quickly dialed Robin's communicator.

"Beast Boy to Robin! Beast Boy to Robin! We have an emergency! Please respond!". Nothing but static was in response. Beast Boy kept at it, "Beast Boy to Robin! We have an emergency! We need your help!"

This time a response came. "-To Beast- I read- We hav-Don't-" the rest was garbled.

"Say again? Robin? Robin!" Beast Boy replied into comm. Beast Boy put down the comm and sighed. Frustrated he hurled it across the room. Raven telekinetically stopped it from hitting the wall before returning it back to her hands. "We're on our own." Beast Boy said grimly.

"For now at least…" Raven added, "if we're going to do this. Understand that we may not be able to win. Our aim is to to hold out." Beast Boy looked at her and took a step outside the hole in the wall.

"We can take him" he declared as he transformed into a Tiger; leaping out into the trail of destruction.

Her first instinct was to run as fast as she could, but she caught eye of one of her classmates she wasn't particularly fond of struggling to get up. A locker had fallen on her when the vehicle was thrown through the classroom. She also caught sight of the shattered windshield and the few cigarettes that had fallen near a large puddle of gasoline; one of them had been recently lit. Knowing what was about to happen, she rushed toward the girl and began to lift the locker. Struggling with the weight, she yelled, "Get out of here! NOW!" as the girl crawled out weakly. Terra then released her grip and the locker slammed to the floor.

Yanking the girl up by the arm, "Run!" she ordered as the fire began to ignite. Terra could feel the heat envelop the room as she and the girl ran as fast as their legs could carry them. The fire slithered through the hallways at an astonishing rate. The smoke thereafter activated the sprinkler system, which showered immediately to douse the flames. But this did little to calm the onslaught of its spread.

The White Monster plowed through the walls as if they were made of tissue paper, it ran through the fire and into the crowds of panicked students, plowing through six of them like a raging bull. Terra sprinted ahead of the beast as it caught up to lunge, ducking just in time it crashed into a wall that separated the cafeteria. Jerking to the left, she and a few others made a mad dash around the corner through another door nearest the exit straight ahead. As they approached the door, the wall to the right came alive, forming a kind of puddle with two arms stretching out to grab an unsuspecting boy. Terra thought fast and pushed him out of the way when it grabbed her arm instead. All of a sudden, a terrific sensation of pain pulsed from her arm and extended into her whole body. In absolute agony she screamed and went into a convulsion as she saw several random images flash through her mind. Three of which she recognized: The one-eyed man, a Tower, and the green Titan they call Beast Boy.

The horrified students backed away as The White Monster climbed out, holding her in a tight grip. It stared at her eyes coldly with its blood red pupils. Just when she felt as if she couldn't take it any longer a spherical shape of dark energy clasped around its hand. For a moment the Monster seemed confused as its fingers one by one started to let go of their grasp. Releasing her, Terra fell to the ground as the beast was swung through the wall it came out of, crashing through various rooms. A woman in a hooded cloak suddenly phased through the ceiling above. She landed softly in front of them, followed by a green hummingbird. The green humming bird suddenly enlarged and morphed into a teen. The bewildered crowd looked on in shock.

"Everyone! Get out through this exit now!" Raven yelled. Without hesitation the students ran through the exit that lead outside the campus.

"Terra…" Beast Boy said, kneeling by her unconscious body , he lifted her up slightly. He turned to look at Raven.

"I'll get her to safety. Go Now!" Raven urged him. With that Beast Boy changed form yet again. This time into his Beast Form: He stood tall and strong, fueled with power of a primal kind. Raven had only seen this happen twice. Both times had been to save the ones he cared about most. Nodding to Raven, Beast Boy sprinted towards the area Raven had thrown the creature. Raven gently picked up Terra and carried her outside.

Beast Boy waded through the thick clouds of dust and smoke, sniffing the air trying to get a glimpse of a scent. Even with his acute senses however, it was comparable to trying to find a needle in a haystack. "This is it." he thought, "Just you and me, and you're the one who's gonna down". Beast Boy looked down at an imprint in the ground belonging to the beast, he didn't see anything around it, it was like he vanished after landing. Just as he examined it, he heard a sound behind him. Pretending not to notice, the thing behind moved closer. Beast Boy suddenly swung with all his might, smashing his massive hand onto the White Monster's face. Proceeding to shove its head into the wall, the Monster reacted surprised. "Not so tough now when I don't have my back turned huh?" Beast Boy thought. Using his other arm he nailed it right across its face. As he prepared to hit again, the Monster suddenly grabbed both of his arms, and with astonishing strength ripped them away before head-butting Beast Boy on the nose. Beast Boy roared in surprise, swing blindly when he felt a series of blows to his abdomen and ribcage. Beast Boy lunged downwards but the creature sidestepped, grabbing him by the back of his neck and slammed him straight through the wall into the other side. Beast Boy got up quickly and kicked the Monster's knees, it stumbled and Beast Boy went for a tackle. They both tumbled across the hallways splashing water everywhere, wrestling violently.

Pushing each other away, they both got up and collided into a lock of combat. For every hit Beast Boy dished out, the White Monster seemed to get two hits in retaliation. Beast Boy felt how heavy the cuts and bruises seemed to feel on his face and body. The pain of it only fueled him with more rage, snarling voraciously he broke through its defense and took a bite out of its shoulder. Seemingly reacting with a silent language of pain, The White Monster grabbed Beast Boy by the neck and with its left arm elbowed him repeatedly in his jawline forcing him to let go. Moving just as fast, Beast Boy leaped into the Monster and clasped it with both arms. Flipping backwards, he landed on top of it brutally hard.

Standing on top of the Monster, it looked up as Beast Boy prepared to unleash a finishing blow. As his fist plummeted down to meet the Monster's head, an explosion of water splashed over his body. This sudden burst in liquid blinded him momentarily, when he realized that the weight of the Monster underneath him had vanished. Whirling around frantically, he saw the Monster a few yards away from him. The Monster immediately shot a powerful jet stream of water above him. Looking up, Beast Boy saw the cracks in the ceiling begin to form faster, spreading like overarching branches. The weakened floors above were starting to fall apart, and they both were right below it. Realizing what it was trying to do, he ran as fast as he possibly could and lunged at his enemy as the ceiling collapsed.

The top half the building caved in on itself. Raven looked back in quiet distress, "No… he'll be fine. He has to be" She convinced herself. What mattered most right now was to get "her" to safety without endangering others in the process. It was after her. She did not know the reasons, but it was a fact. Raven thought about how they were able to find her so quickly. Beast Boy was too preoccupied with the attack on Terra's school to notice that Raven had made a telepathic connection to her whereabouts. Somehow, she knew and felt what Terra had experienced the moment it had her in its grip. Picking up the pace, Raven headed to Titan's Tower, the place that was once her home. The place where she can finally find the answers they've been looking for...

3 hours earlier...

Robin's hand curled into a fist. In front of him was the enemy he has hated for so long. His one eye gave off a cold unforgiving stare that seemed to analyze his entire form and the slightest movement.

"So do we have a deal?"