Hello everyone! I know so soon, but I know you guys really enjoy this story so I plan to do two chapters for this story then bounce back to other stories or ideas. I hope you guys agree with that plan. Anyways, I'm glad you guys enjoyed my last chapter as we move on to the return of an old friend. Now onto the chapter!
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Chapter 23: Titan Rising
As the sun began to set over Jump City, The Titans were on the roof of Titans Tower playing a good old game of volleyball. It was Robin and Beast Boy vs Cyborg and Starfire while Sora and Raven were meditating near the edge of the roof. While Raven was floating in the air, chanting her usual spell, Sora was sitting on the ground and was silent as he let his mind be at peace. It's been a few days since Starfire's transformation and since then there has been no sign of Anti-Form, not even a whisper coming from it at all. While that was a comfort, Sora didn't want to take any chances and continued to meditate until he was absolutely sure that it was gone.
"Guys, heads up!" Beast Boy suddenly yelled as Sora felt a ball hit the back of his head.
"Ow!" Sora said, rubbing his head as the ball fell next to him. Raven used her powers to pick up the ball and threw it back to Beast Boy, which impacted hardly with his chest.
"Thanks, uh...good save," Beast Boy said as he collapsed to the ground.
"Are you sure you guys don't want to play?" Robin asked. Cyborg even offered to play without one of his arms.
"Sorry guys, we have to meditate," Sora said as he and Raven continued. The others went back to the game but Robin looked on in question but eventually joined the others as Beast Boy serves the ball but once again hits it too hard as it launches back towards Raven and Sora.
"Heads up again!" Beast Boy shouted as the ball sailed towards them but Raven moves herself and Sora out of the way, making the ball fall off the roof and down to the rocks below.
"I'll get it," Beast Boy said as he walked towards the edge when suddenly the ball came flying up from the ground and landed right at Beast Boy's feet. The other Titans looked on in confusion as they walked up to the ball.
"What the?" Sora asked when suddenly a figure rose up to the roof. They looked up to see the figure standing on a floating rock in front of the sun.
"So... what team am I on?" The figure said in a confident tone as the rock levitated closer to the roof revealing the figure to be Terra, now wearing a black cropped top shirt with a yellow T on it, yellow shorts with a brown belt, gloves, boots, and her signature goggles.
"Terra?!" All the Titans, except Raven, said in shock when suddenly Starfire and Beast Boy began a race over who could hug Terra first. Starfire eventually won after zapping Beast Boy in the behind with her starbolts and started crushing Terra in her signature hugs.
"Oh hello, long-lost friend! You remember me, yes?" Starfire asked, as she continued to crush Terra in her hug.
"Of course, Starfire. I still have bruises from the last time you hugged me," Terra said in a strained voice as Starfire released her. Beast Boy walked up to her and tried to speak but began to stutter again as Terra hugged him, causing him to fall over with hearts in his eyes.
"Terra, your back!" Sora said as he, Robin, and Cyborg walked up to her.
"Sora! Cyborg! Robin! What's shaking?" Terra asked as she exchanged high-fives and handshakes with the Titans.
"Good to see you again," Robin said when suddenly Beast Boy popped up in between them.
"Good?! Is he kidding? It's great to see you again! I didn't think I'd ever see you again!" Beast Boy said as he dragged Terra over to Raven, who was still meditating. "Raven wake up! Terra's back! Isn't that great?" He asked.
"Super. Just help yourself to anything in the fridge and don't forget to lock the door when you leave," Raven said.
"Actually, I kinda wasn't planning on leaving again. I'm ready to take you guys up on your offer. I want to be a Teen Titan," Terra said with a smile on her face but stopped when she saw the worried looks on the Titan's faces. "Got it. Sorry. Didn't realize the offer had an expiration date," Terra said about to walk away but Sora stopped her.
"Woah hold on, the offer didn't expire," Sora said.
"We were just concerned," Robin replied.
"Yeah, it's cause, well um last time when you kind of freaked out and ran away, you didn't exactly...uh...you weren't completely, uh-" Beast Boy stuttered nervously.
"You couldn't control your powers," Raven said in a blunt tone as she joined the group. But Terra only responds with a smile.
"Hel-lo? That's why I left! Robin said I needed practice, so I've been practicing," Terra said as she put her goggles on. "Check it out!" She said as she leaps onto the boulder she appeared on and levitated three more boulders as she started flying around the Tower in a roller-coaster like way. The Titans were awestruck as Terra easily flew around them without having a single problem.
"Wow, she really has improved," Sora said as he watched in awe.
"She learned a few tricks. Doesn't mean she's any less dangerous," Raven commented as Terra continued to fly around them and the Tower finishing her demonstration by landing on the roof next to the Titans and having the four boulders collide together above them in a flash lights. The Titans cheered at her performance as they walked towards her.
"See? I've got everything under control," Terra said as she took her goggles off when suddenly, the Tower started to shake as a tremor shook the Tower and the city until it stopped. Terra looked around in confusion when she noticed the other heroes staring at her.
"Wasn't me," Terra replied. They headed inside the Tower as Cyborg turned on the computer to see multiple tremors surrounding Jump City.
"Earthquakes. Small ones but they're happening all over the city," Cyborg said as he and Robin pinpointed their locations.
"Too many to be natural," Terra replied.
"No, because they're making a trail," Sora said as he looked at the locations.
"Whatever it is, we need to find out what, Titans Go!" Robin yelled as he, Cyborg, Starfire, and Beast Boy ran out first. Sora and Raven were about to follow them when they noticed Terra staying behind.
"You coming or what?" Sora asked.
"Does this mean I'm on the team?" Terra replied.
"We'll discuss that when we're done but we could use the help," Sora said. Terra nodded in agreement and ran to catch up to the others. But when she passed Sora and Raven, Raven's face went from stoic to unnerved and worried, making Sora place a hand on her shoulder.
"Raven, you okay?" Sora asked.
"Can't tell. Are we sure it's safe to have her around?" Raven asked.
"I'm not sure but everyone deserves another chance, we'll be fine, now let's go," Sora said as he ran out of the door with Raven shortly following after him.
(Downtown Jump City)
The Titans arrived at one of the tremor sites to see a giant wormlike machine with a drill on the front of it emerge from the ground, sending cars and pedestrians into chaos. The drill suddenly disappears as another head appears with a mouth and a red light on its head. They look down to see a bus right next to where the worm emerged and they saw the machine head straight for it, intending to crush it but Raven thinks fast and moves the bus out of harm's way.
"Sorry but the bus doesn't stop at being devoured," Sora said as Raven set the bus down.
"Guess you'll have to take a cab," Cyborg said as he lifts up a nearby empty cab car and hurls it at the machine's face, causing it to explode but it remains unfazed as it rears up and prepares to come back down. Raven prepares to create a shield but Terra gets in her way.
"I got it," Terra said as she brings up a giant boulder in the machine's way, making it collide with the boulder and collapse to the ground. Beast Boy quickly turns into a mammoth and rams into the machine's side, knocking it into a nearby building, causing dust and smoke to fly all over it. Suddenly, a red beam shoots out of the smoke and hits Beast Boy, sending him skidding across the pavement and landing next to Terra. The worms rises back up and starts firing at the other Titans with its red beams but Sora and Raven create a huge shield to defend them as Terra moves herself and Beast Boy out of danger.
"Good work Terra, now help me and Sora get in its face," Robin said. She nods in confirmation as she uses her powers to lift several huge rocks that lead up to the machine's face like a huge staircase as Sora and Robin climb up them. They leap off the final rock towards the machine's mouth as Robin throws a handful of grenades at it while Sora shoots multiple fire spells at it. The grenades and fire spells all go into the machine's mouth as they explode within it as Sora grabbed Robin and glided away as Starfire and Cyborg fired upon the machine, who took all the shots before firing back at them but they quickly moved out of the way as Sora and Robin came back around for another attack. They both land on top of the back of the machine as they both try to stab into the machine but the metal proved to be a lot stronger as Robin's staff broke when he jammed it in.
"Go help the others. I'll keep working on this," Sora said as he continued trying to cut into the machine. Robin nodded as he jumped off as Sora continued to cut into the worm when he saw a huge boulder being levitated in the air but it looked to be under control by both Raven and Terra as yellow and black powers collided against each other. Sora finally cuts through the metal and sees a bunch of wires all over.
"Ok, so cut one or cut all?" Sora asked.
"Sora, get off!" Robin suddenly yelled from the ground.
"What?" Sora asked when suddenly the worm fired a red beam at the boulder Raven and Terra were struggling with, destroying it and causing a wave of energy to explode from it. "Oh, boy," Sora said as the wave sent the worm crashing to the ground, bucking Sora off and making him crash onto the ground hard next to the giant machine. Sora slowly gets up as he groans in pain when he sees the machine drill back underground. The other Titans come running by when Raven notices him.
"Sora, are you okay?" Raven asked as she and the others came running by.
"Ugh, I'm fine just really dazed and all. Just give me a second," Sora said as he sat down and cradled his head. Robin's communicator suddenly went off and he opened it to reveal Slade.
"Slade," Robin said.
"Robin, good to see you again. I hope I haven't called at a bad time," Slade said in a calm tone.
"The worm! What are you planning?" Robin demanded.
"Well now, Robin. If you're so curious, why don't you come down here and find out," Slade said before cutting out.
"Great, now we have to deal with him and I already have a headache," Sora said as he continued to rub his head.
(Later, in the worm tunnel)
The Titans were walking through the tunnel that the worm dug through as it led further and further below Jump City. Cyborg was in front using his shoulder light to lead the way as the other Titans followed along.
"That evil worm has left a very long trail," Starfire said.
"And we're more than three hundred feet below sea level," Cyborg said as he checked his arm monitor.
"What is it even doing down here anyway?" Sora asked.
"Whatever Slade says," Robin said as he walked ahead of Sora. Sora then heard Terra, who was walking behind him along with Raven and Beast Boy, apologize to Raven for their earlier argument but Raven rebuked her.
"Okay, look. I don't know what your problem is but get over it. If I'm gonna be a part of this team, we have to get along," Terra said but Raven stopped walking as she glared at Terra.
"You're not part of this team, not yet! And if you endanger my friends again, you never will be! The next time I tell you something's too dangerous, take my word for it!" Raven yelled as she walked ahead of Terra and next to Sora.
"Raven, I know you don't really like Terra but we have to give her a chance. I mean she has gotten better with her powers," Sora said.
"Yeah but you got hurt because of that. She needs to think first before throwing a huge boulder at something," Raven said as she walked ahead of Sora making in sigh in concern.
"Hey Sora," Terra said walking up to him.
"Oh, Terra hey," Sora said.
"Sorry about what happened back there. I didn't mean for anyone to get hurt," Terra said.
"Ah it's alright. I've fallen from much higher heights before," Sora said as he rubbed his head, making Terra laugh.
"I just wish Raven saw it that way," Terra said.
"Give her some time. It takes her a bit longer to warm up to people," Sora said as they and the others continued to walk through the tunnels.
"So, how did you get control of your powers? The last time we saw you were struggling with just making sure the ground around you not fall apart," Sora asked.
"Oh, you know, training for almost the entire day, exercising, using my powers in places where no one would get hurt. It took a long time but I managed to control my powers. As soon as I did, I made my way back here," Terra said.
"I'm glad to hear that Terra. Though I think Beast Boy is happier than me," Sora joked as he walked ahead of her while Terra silently blushed to herself. The Titans continued to walk through the tunnels until they finally came to a stop.
"Looks like this is the end," Sora said.
"Not necessarily," Robin said as he pulled out his communicator as it started beeping rapidly. "I'm picking up a signal from deep inside the rock," he said.
"Way deep. Electronics and a heartbeat," Cyborg said.
"Slade," Sora guessed. Terra suddenly raised her hands as they glowed yellow.
"Well let's dig down there and find out," Terra said when another earthquake interrupted her as rock fragments fell from the ceiling. Suddenly three worms appear from the ground and surround the Titans, who quickly grouped together to fight them off. The worms take off but not after the Titans, as they drill through the walls surrounding them.
"Dude we got snubbed," Beast Boy said.
"Because we are not their targets," Starfire concluded.
"Three of those things together could wreck the whole city," Cyborg replied.
"We have to stop em," Terra remarked.
"Slade is controlling them. We have to stop him," Sora said.
"Split up! Cyborg, Starfire, Beast Boy go after the worms. Sora, Raven, and Terra, we're going after Slade," Robin ordered. The team nodded in agreement as they split up into their two teams. Sora, Robin, Raven and Terra stood before the wall that the signal was coming from.
"I can make a tunnel on my own. Shouldn't they go with-" Terra asked.
"No. Raven's almost as good at moving Earth as you are. We are digging through solid rock and Sora can cut through as well and can serve as backup for us," Robin said.
"Nice try," Raven remarked as Robin pinpointed the coordinates for them to dig through. Sora summoned his keyblade as Raven and Terra readied their powers as all three of them fired a beam at the rock, creating another opening.
"Is that as fast as you can go?" Terra remarked.
"You kidding? We're just getting started," Sora said as the three of them continued to cut through the rock as Robin followed behind them. They continue drilling their way through until the wall gives way, revealing a huge expanse with walls lined with steel members and in the center of the room was a platform with a cylindrical computer console and a green light emanating from the middle of the console.
"What is Slade planning?" Robin asked.
"Look up there," Terra said pointing at the roof of the cave and they looked up to see a circle spinning around. They look closer to see that it was three worms connected together in a circle.
"More worms?" Sora asked as they dropped from the opening and onto the platform to see that the green light was actually a holographic image of Titans Tower.
"He's targeting the Tower?!" Sora asked when suddenly the worms above them activated a red beam which started cutting through the roof above them.
"Robin! It's the Tower! They're attacking Titans Tower!" Cyborg radioed in. The hologram then started showing a red arrow that appeared below the Tower and started pointing down.
"It's not just under attack. It's about to be underground," Robin said. Sora gritted his teeth as he jumped into the air and tried to slice through them but they were still as tough as before. He fired multiple light blasts before hurling his keyblade at it but again nothing seemed to damage it. The others also tried to damage it but again proved to be ineffective.
"Oh c'mon," Sora yelled. Suddenly, Robin ran past him as he stopped at the computer as the others joined him.
"If we can't break the drill, hacking this computer is our only shot at shutting it down!" Robin said as he began to hack into the computer. Sora watched in worry when he suddenly saw movement in front of them and looked up to see Slade running right for them. He moved Robin out of the way as Slade jumped in the air and kicked Sora right in the chest, knocking him down. Sora quickly summoned his keyblade while Slade pulled out his staff and the two clashed as Slade drove Sora into a nearby service elevator.
"Sora! Hold on we're coming!" Robin yelled as he, Terra and Raven ran towards him.
"Don't worry about me. Stop the drill," Sora ordered as the two continued to fight.
"Good, Sora. Now I have you all to myself," Slade said as he pressed the button, closing the door to the elevator as it went up. Slade charged at him as he swung his staff at Sora but the boy managed to block the masked man's flurry of attacks before Sora knocked Slade's feet out from under him. Sora swung at the grounded man but Slade easily moved out of the way by backflipping while also kicking Sora in the face, knocking him down. Sora quickly recovered as he charged at Slade, who easily blocked Sora's attack and placed him in a chokehold.
"C'mon Sora. I know there's more to you than this. Where's that darkness hidden away in you? Show me who hides within you," Slade said in Sora's ear. Sora gritted his teeth in anger before opening his eyes, revealing that they were yellow.
"Even you wouldn't enjoy meeting me," Anti-Form said before bringing his foot up and kicking Slade in the face before jumping free of him, landing on the other side of the elevator. Slade looked over to see Anti-Form on all fours as darkness appeared on his hands and feet while his teeth seemed to grow bigger and sharper.
"There you are. I've been wanting to meet you for some time," Slade said.
"Just stop talking," Anti-Form growled before charging like animal. Slade quickly put his staff up to defend himself but Anti-Form easily cut through it before kicking Slade in the chest, making him crash into the elevator wall. Anti-Form quickly ran over and clawed at Slade repeatedly before grabbing him by the throat and slamming him onto the floor. Anti-Form then got on top of him and started punching him in anger.
"You're done, Slade," Anti-Form said before readying another punch.
"Do you not want to hear my proposal?" Slade said weakly.
"You have nothing to offer me," Anti-Form said coldly.
"Even if you can be free of Sora and the Titans?" Slade said.
"What are you talking about?" Anti-Form asked.
"I've seen how you've been acting recently, all these threats and savage fighting. Sora would never do this but you, you have no restraints and yet your held back by Sora. Join me and you can be free to do whatever you please," Slade proposed. Anti-Form looked down in thought when he saw the Tower slowly starting to fall.
"I appreciate the offer but I work alone," Anti-Form said before grabbing Slade and tossing him out of the elevator. The darkness and yellow eyes disappeared as Sora regained control of himself. He looked down to see Slade was gone but also saw Raven and Terra using their powers while Robin watched from the side. Sora jumped out of the elevator as he landed next to Robin.
"What happened?" Sora asked.
"I tried to hack into the computer but it was set to deactivate when the worms were in place so Raven and Terra used their powers together to push the Tower back in place. What happened with Slade?" Robin asked.
"He got away," Sora said quietly. Robin looked down in worry before nodding in understanding. Terra and Raven walked up to them after putting the Tower back in place.
"Sora, you okay?" Raven asked.
"Yeah, no problem," Sora said with a smile.
(Later, back inside the Tower)
Sora was walking down the hall of the Tower after a very busy day of stopping Slade once again and a little bit of redecorating in the Tower. He was on his way to the new room when he saw Raven and Terra standing next to it, laughing at a joke.
"Glad to see you two getting along," Sora said.
"Oh, hey Sora. Where are the others?" Terra asked.
"They busy working on something right now. Don't worry, they'll be back," Sora said as the three walked into a dark room.
"Uh where are we?" Terra asked.
"Your room," Sora said before flipping on a light switch, revealing Terra's new room. The walls were painted to show a mountain landscape under a starry night sky, a green bed at the far wall, bookshelves, a large couch, and a coffee table facing the window.
"SURPRISE!" The other Titans, along with Stitch, yelled as they hid in the room to surprise Terra.
"You guys did all this for me?" Terra asked when suddenly Stitch landed on her shoulder and started licking her face, making her laugh.
"Yeah, since you helped save our home and all, we thought you deserved your own room," Beast Boy said as he blushed once again.
"You also deserve one of these," Robin said as he held out a communicator to Terra. She took it in her hands as she looked down in shock.
"So, I'm..." Terra exclaimed.
"A Teen Titan," Sora said as the other Titans congratulated her as well.
"Congratulations Terra. You earned it," Raven said with a smile.
"All right. There's only one way to commemorate such a momentous occasion. Waffles!" Cyborg said as he and the other Titans agreed and made their way to the kitchen while Terra decided to stay behind in her new room. Sora decided to make a stop at his room in order to go take his shoes and jacket off after everything that happened today. He walked in about to take them off when he felt someone standing next to him and he looked over to confirm that it was Anti-Form.
"Don't expect a thank you after you beat Slade," Sora said.
"I wasn't," Anti-Form remarked.
"But I do have a question: Why didn't you agree to join him? You could've been free of me," Sora asked.
"Oh, come on, you know how Slade works. He just wanted to control me and I would rather be trapped in you than have him in control of me," Anti-Form said.
"That's fair," Sora said.
"But that doesn't mean were even. As soon as I'm free, we're going to wreak all kinds of havoc," Anti-Form said with a smile before disappearing.
"And me and my friends will be there to stop you," Sora said before leaving his room.
And that's it! Terra has returned and has joined the Titans and Anti-Form has made his return. Can Sora continue to hold him back or will he fall to darkness. Stay tuned to find out! Now onto the reviews:
Althea Sirius: I'm sorry to hear that. I hope it gets better. Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Guest1: I can try to but I'm not sure how I can fit him into this.
Guest2: That's been my plan since the start. I was kind of going to make my own KH 3 but then the game came out so.
Guest3: Glad you liked it. I'll do my best to include it and add more drive forms.
Guest4: It's possible though it's always been implied that Sora was able to dual wield due to Ventus's heart being within him. Not impossible so maybe one day.
Guest5: I know! I can't wait!
Guest6: If they can ever get along that it
Guest7: I have other drive forms in mind but I can't tell ya yet. Don't wanna spoil it.
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