When Beast Boy awoke, his head throbbed, and his vision was still fuzzy. He groaned, pushing himself up onto his hands and knees, his body aching from the impact. The sun had dipped lower in the sky, and everything around him was eerily quiet.

"Terra…" he muttered, blinking to clear his vision.

But she was gone.

He looked around frantically, his heart pounding in his chest. There was no sign of Blackfire, no sign of Terra. Only the faint imprint of where they had fought, and the echo of her voice still lingering in his mind.

Beast Boy's fists clenched, a wave of helplessness washing over him. Terra had been taken—again—and this time, he had no idea where to start looking.

The nightmare was far from over.

The Titans arrived at the training grounds just as the last traces of daylight faded from the sky, casting long shadows over the scene. Robin was the first to step forward, his face set in a grim expression. Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire followed, all looking tense and battle-worn.

"Cinderblock escaped again," Robin said, his voice tight with frustration. "We managed to corner him, but he pulled the same trick as before—vanished without a trace."

But Beast Boy barely heard him. He stood up quickly, his head still spinning from what had just happened, his eyes wide and panicked.

"Forget Cinderblock. Terra's been taken!" Beast Boy blurted out, his voice shaking. "Blackfire showed up out of nowhere, knocked me out, and when I woke up, Terra was gone. We need to find her."

The Titans exchanged uneasy glances. Cyborg's brow furrowed in suspicion, and Raven crossed her arms, her eyes narrowing.

"Taken?" Robin asked, his tone carefully measured, but there was a shadow of doubt behind his words. "Or did she take off on her own?"

Beast Boy blinked, stunned by the insinuation. "What? No, she didn't… She wouldn't. I told you, Blackfire was here! She knocked me out, and when I came to, Terra was gone. She wouldn't just run off like that."

Raven's voice was cold, her eyes sharp as ever. "How do we know that? Terra's run before. She's betrayed us before. What if this whole thing was just an act? What if she attacked you and then took off?"

Beast Boy's frustration boiled over. "No! You don't get it! I know what I saw! Blackfire was here, not Terra!"

Cyborg's expression hardened. "It's hard to believe, BB. After everything she's done, can you really be sure she didn't just slip back into her old ways? You were fighting with her, weren't you? What if she decided to finish what she started?"

Beast Boy's fists clenched, his knuckles turning white. "She didn't betray me, and I'm not gonna stand here and listen to you guys act like she did. I know Terra. You don't."

Robin's face was unreadable, but the doubt was clear in his eyes. "Beast Boy, you're not thinking straight. Terra's history with Slade, with us… it's complicated. We can't just trust her blindly."

Beast Boy took a step back, feeling cornered by his own team. His chest tightened with frustration, and his voice grew thick with emotion. "You don't trust her, and now you don't trust me either. If you're not gonna help, I'll find her myself."

Robin stepped forward, his hand outstretched. "Beast Boy, wait—"

But Beast Boy was already shifting, his body morphing into a falcon before any of them could stop him. With a powerful flap of his wings, he shot up into the sky, disappearing into the night.

Meanwhile, in the Tower, Robin, Cyborg, Raven, and Starfire gathered in their lab. The air was tense, and the glow from the equipment cast long shadows over the room. Cyborg stepped forward, typing quickly on a console, and a holographic map of the city flickered to life in the center of the room.

Robin crossed his arms. "You've had a tracker on Terra this whole time?"

Cyborg nodded, his face set in a grim expression. "Installed it when we treated her wounds. Just in case. We couldn't afford to take chances."

Starfire's eyes widened in shock. "You put a tracker on her without her knowledge?" Her voice wavered, caught between disbelief and disappointment.

Robin's voice was calm but resolute. "It's for her protection. And ours."

Raven hovered nearby, her expression unreadable but her tone serious. "We need to find her and end this. If Terra's slipped back into her old ways, we can't let her put the team at risk again."

Cyborg nodded, adjusting a few settings on the map. "And when we do find her, we're using the device." He glanced at Robin, then at Raven. "We 'reprogram' her. It's the only way to make sure she doesn't turn on us again."

Starfire looked away, her heart heavy. "But… to change her mind, to force her to be someone she is not—are we truly so desperate?"

Robin placed a hand on her shoulder. "It's not about forcing her to be someone else. It's about helping her become who she was meant to be—without the darkness. This is the best way to make sure she doesn't fall back under Slade's influence, or anyone else's."

Starfire bit her lip, her eyes sad. "If this is truly the only way to save her… then I will support you."

Cyborg punched in the final coordinates. "We've got her location. Outside the city, near an old abandoned building."

"Let's move," Robin said, his voice cold and efficient.