The storm had steadily been dying down as the night dragged on. The rain had slowly become a slight drizzle as the Titans continued to try to piece together Terra's missing past. But the question that Terra had asked them was not an easily answered question. Terra had obviously hurt all of the Titans... but one was devistated much worse than the others...
"Beastboy? Uh... Well lets just say he's been... different even since he found you at your school," Robin said as gently as he could. He knew answering Terra's question was gonna be painful no matter how he answered it.
"He really cared about me didn't he?" Terra replied looking down at her half empty cup.
"More than anyone," Cyborg add. He voice was soft and caring as if his best friend were in the room right next to him.
"We all cared for you, Terra," Starfire spoke up trying to emphasize that it wasn't just Beastboy who was sad from losing her, "we were best of friends and you made the most excellent addition to our team."
Terra look over her shoulder at Starfire. Starfire had a small smile on her face. She was delighted to see Terra again but Terra didn't even recognize her. Terra gave a small smile back but it didn't last long as she thought about what Starfire said.
"How?" She asked confused, "how could I have been part of your team? I can't do anything. There's no way I could help."
The Titans looked at each other worried. Had Terra lost all her powers? They all thought.
"You... Haven't made anything... um... happen lately, have you?" Cyborg said trying not to scare the girl, "you uh... used to be able to control rock and earth like it was your own personal playground," Cyborg finished trying to sound more cheerful.
"Well... No. If I had cool powers like that, i think I'd know," Terra replied with a giggle. She sounded a little disappointed, "But yeah..." she said looking at Cyborg, "Beastboy said the same thing right before he threw a clump of dirt in my face."
The Titans all had a look of no surprise on their face. They all knew Beastboy wasn't the brightest bulb and him pulling a stunt like that seemed just like him.
"Awwww B...," Cyborg smacked the palm of his hand to his forehead. He sounded embarrassed for Beastboy, "what were you thinking, man?" He asked himself rhetorically.
Terra chuckled at Cyborgs reaction to that story and turned to Robin after she remembered what he had said earlier to Raven.
"You said I saved you? Saved the city?" Terra asked trying to piece together the rest of the story, "yet the other girl said I almost destroyed it... Why would I save the city if I was trying to destroy it?"
Robin looked away for a moment. That was a great question. Robin couldn't get through to her when they last fought. He was giving her one last chance to snap out of Slade's control and come back to the good side... but even though he could relate to Terra the most, being a former apprentice to Slade himself, he still couldn't help her. However, neither could the rest of the team. So what did change her mind?
"Beastboy," Robin thought outloud looking at Terra, "he was the one who got through to you. We showed up just as he did too. You took control of yourself and your powers and defeated Slade. But when you did, your powers triggered a volcano," Robins voice trailed off as he remembered the event like it was a fresh memory. The kind that would never dissipate no matter how old they became, "you took it upon yourself to fix your mistakes and you unleashed all the power you had to save us all."
Terra watched Robin as if she could see the whole thing happening in her mind. What she just heard was exactly like her dream. She knew now for certain, they really were memories.
"You wer- Are a true friend Terra," Starfire said catching herself mid sentence.
Terra's gaze went from Titan to Titan. They all had small smiles on their faces agreeing with Starfire. They believed what Starfire said completely.
Terra looked back down at her cup. She thought about that for a second. She thought about everything she'd been through. Everything happening to the Titans now. It wasn't fair. To any of them. She gripped her cup tight and slammed it on the coffee table in front of her and stood up to face the three of them.
"No!" She yelled, "why would I want to be a Teen Titan?! Look at what's happening! You stopped me from destroying the city, you saved the world, you risk your lives to protect everyone... and this how everyone repays you?!" She turned to face the table where she set her drink down and noticed the newspaper sitting next to it from two weeks ago. She picked it up as she lowered her voice seeing the picture on the cover, "you even saved my life and countless others," her mother popped into her head as she thought about how her mom didn't care that the Titans saved her life. She only cared that the Titans had injured her. Terra turned to face the Titans, holding the paper out so the cover was facing them, "just look at how you're being treated."
"Being a hero is a 24 hour job," Robin replied, "not everyone is going to be happy with our efforts. But the only thing we can do is continue protecting people. Even if they don't want us to."
Terra's face filled with remorse as she thought about how she treated Beastboy when all he was trying to do was help her regain her memories. How he offered a communicator for her to call him if she ever needed help and how she turned it down. How she turned him down because she thought she didn't want or need his help. She lowered her arm and the paper slipped out of her hand to floor. She owed him an apology. She felt like he deserved better than how she had treated him.
"Can I... Can I see Beastboy?" Terra said without looking up at the the others.
"No, you can't," Raven said in a dark but worried tone from across the room as she entered.
"Raven," Cyborg replied instantly. He sounded frustrated that she's still stuck on this feud with Terra, "it might be good for BB if-"
"That's not what I meant," Raven said sensing Cyborgs intentions, "Beastboy is gone," her voice was serious and darker than usual, "his room was empty and his window was open."
The Titans grew concerned. But why? Why would Terra being here force Beastboy to run away? They all thought.
"We'll start with where we found him last," Robin said standing up from the couch, "from there we'll fan out and search his favorite places. Cyborg, stay at the tower in case he comes back and search for his location using his communicator,"
"I can help," Terra said weakly trying to offer her assistance.
"You've done enough," Raven shot back with severe angst.
Terra felt the anger in her voice but she was getting tired of this attitude and started to retaliate.
"Look," she said with confidence as she started walking around the couch towards Raven, "all I wanna do is apologize to Beastboy for what I said to him and thank him for saving my life. If you think he doesn't deserve that than go ahead and try to stop me. But if not, then I'm coming with you and I'm going to help you find him," she fished her sentence face to face with Raven.
Raven was speechless. She was still very angry that Terra was in her home and had practically forced Beastboy out of it but she was right. Beastboy did deserve hearing those things from Terra and it could really help his mental state.
"Fine," Raven said swallowing her pride, "but if you hurt him again..." Her anger was boiling in her blood and her eyes started to glow with dark engery as she levitated off the ground over Terra, "I'll make sure you can never hurt him again. PERMANENTLY," she wasn't yelling but her voice was strict and serious like she had something worth protecting.
Terra's face was stricken with fear. She had no idea this woman was capable of such a horrifying power. But her fear faded as she remembered her dreams of Beastboy. She knew she had to do this. She had to see him one more time. Not just for herself but for him as well. She regained her composure in the midst of Raven's fury and calmly responded.
"If I hurt him... You'll never see or hear from me ever again," Terra sounded like she was making a promise with herself. Like she couldn't live with herself if she hurt Beastboy again.
Raven heard the sincerity in her voice. Her eyes stopped glowing and she slowly returned to the floor standing a few feet away from Terra. She looked deep into her eyes for any sign of lies or a alternative motive but found none. After a moment of silence in the Tower, she nod towards Terra accepting her help. After all, they had a common goal. Find Beastboy and bring him home.
Cyborg was already working on finding Beastboy again with his communicator. If he could find Beastboy before everyone left then they could all go get him together.
"Got a lock," he said thankful that he decided to get to work before anyone had left.
The whole room shifted to the Tower's main computer screen that filled the room.
"He's a few miles out of town," Cyborg hit a button that changed the screen to a satellite image of the area. It looked like a birds eye view of what seemed to be a run down carnival, "why would he go here?" Cyborg asked himself hoping the others might have an answer.
The room was silent. No one had any idea where this place was much less why Beasboy would be there. The silence fell away as a soft voice broke through the air.
Terra's eyes were wide with a sense of déjà vu and a hint of fear, "I... I think I know that place," Terra said softly like she didn't know for sure, "it's where my nightmares always happen."