The dimly lit darkness of the hallway was filled with intensity. Robin and the three Titans had many fears coursing through their minds. Their friend had been separated from them and he was on the other side of this barricade surrounded in dark energy. Did he get swarmed by the vast number of those things? Why did he turn around and charge into them? Was he ok? They had no way of knowing. The building was surrounded by a strong electromagnetic field disturbing all of their transmissions.
"Beastboy! Do you copy?! I said fall back!" Robin shouted into his communicator only to hear more static in response, "Beastboy do you read?!"
"It's no use!" Cyborg said as he struggled to hold back the force behind the wall he pushed against, "this place is jamming our signal!"
"We must get to our friend!" Starfire shouted also straining to push against the barrier, "he may need our assistance!"
Robin put his communicator away and started racking his brain. He had no idea what they could do in this situation. The whole thing seemed hopeless.
As the team continued to push back the horde separated by Raven's wall, they began to tire. The team started losing ground as the creatures began to win this tug of war.
Cyborg's human face began to show beads of sweat that rolled down his forehead as he clenched his jaw. His feet began slowly sliding back confirming his fear that they were losing the battle.
Starfire also started to give way as her arms started to bend at the elbows. She closed her eyes and leaned forward trying to lock them back out but she couldn't seem to manage it.
Raven also strained more and more as sweat also started to roll down her temples on to her cheeks. Her eyes glowed bright white as she continued to focus but she closed them trying to focus harder as she grit her teeth.
Robin didn't know what else to do. He pulled out his staff and shoved one end into the crease at the bottom of the wall where it met the floor, seeing if he could wedge the wall from moving any further but his staff just started to grind against the floor proving unsuccessful.
All hope seemed lost... but then the ground beneath them rumbled violently and the entire factory began to shake. The Titans all looked at each other and began to panic. Whatever was happening, it wasn't good.
In the basement, Slade and Rouge looked at each other with a hint of fear. They weren't expecting this at all. Terra had shown no signs of her power ever since she came back. Slade assumed that she didn't have them anymore but now he knew they were just dormant waiting to be unleashed by the raw force of her emotions.
In the underground darkness, the ground was shaking so badly the two villains could barely stand on their own feet. They both had the same thought on their minds and began to stumble for the door before the ceiling could collapse on top of them, sealing their fate.
"vWhat about the brats?" Rouge asked Slade as he made his way past her into the darkness of the hallway.
Slade looked back at Terra in the center of the room. She looked like she was in pain like her suffering was caused by her own actions, "it seems fitting that Terra creates her own tomb once more," Slade said in a dark tone, "in any case, we still have a city to conquer and an army to lead," and with that he began hurring for the emergency exit he had installed incase things didn't go his way.
Rouge didn't like that. She wanted to see the life leave the body of the green changeling that defeated her and her Brotherhood of Evil. But with the situation growing more worse by the second she knew it was a matter of time before they were also entombed from Terra's devastating power. She took one last look at the Titan laying on the floor as his life was slowly being drained by the collar around his neck. Her face grew angry and she turned to follow slade into the darkness of the hall to make their escape.
Back in the hallway Raven's emotions started to take over her mind. She felt like she was about to lose someone she loved dearly to what seemed to be a natural disaster. And right when things were starting to get better. Her anger rose and with it her power grew more intense.
"GET... OUT... OF... MY WAY!" She screamed as if threatening the mass of enemies on the other side of her wall.
The wall began moving in the opposite direction giving the Titans a glimmer of hope for victory. Cyborg and Starfire looked as if they found new life and began pushing with even more strength than they themselves thought possible.
"Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!" Raven let out a dark and disturbing war cry as her eyes opened, glowing even brighter than before. The wall shot like a cannon from its current position sending the creatures flying down the hall and through the wall at the end of the hallway with a crunch.
The wall moved so fast Cyborg, Starfire, and Robin nearly fell face first into the floor as if someone pulled an imaginary rug out from under them. They all looked back at Raven who darted past them in the air with intense speed as the factory continued to shake violently. Not wasting any time the others followed quickly behind her. To the team's surprise, the creatures stopped pouring into the hallway and even looked like they had been ordered to evacuate the area. They began running out of the factory jumping out of windows and taking emergency exits.
Still tightly bound to the metal chair, Terra's glowing yellow eyes were starring up at the ceiling as she wailed in pain. Not physical pain, but a pain she had long forgotten. The mental pain of losing control over a powerful force that could destroy anything in mere seconds. Tears were still rolling down her cheeks as she tried to regain control. She closed her eyes and put her head down clenching her jaw in an attempt to lessen the pain in her mind.
The Titans were sprinting down the metal staircase trying not to lose their footing as the stairs started to crumble and fall apart. When they finally reached the bottom the stairs, they collapsed into a large pile of scraps leaving their exit blocked. There was no turning back now.
The team ran down the long hallway towards the only light they could see. They began shouting out to their friend's hoping to get any response indicating they were still alive.
They all approached the door at the end of the hall together. When they reached the doorway they saw a young blonde girl bound to a chair in the middle of the room. In unison the team called out to her.
"Terra!"
Terra looked up at them as her eyes continued to glow and the Titans realized what was happening. They ran in towards Terra but before they reached her she shouted over the loud rumbling surrounding them.
"SAVE... BEASTBOY!" She managed to say through her pain.
Raven was already flying past Terra before Terra could even finish her sentence. Even though he was on the ground behind Terra, Beastboy was the first thing she saw and the only thing on her mind.
Cyborg rushed over to Terra flipped open a little torch from his finger and began burning through her restraints as Starfire and Robin helped on the other restraints.
Raven looked down at Beastboy assessing what was happening to him. His entire body was still flexed and shaking with tremors. His back was arched off the ground well beyond its natural limits and him limbs pressed tightly against the ground around him. He clenched his teeth tightly with his eyes closed but there seemed to be no sign of struggle coming from him. Raven looked at the collar around his neck, still discharging blots of blue in every direction. She raised her hands together towards the collar and threw them violently apart as if ripping a piece of paper in half. The collar was swallowed in her dark energy and snapped in half off of him like a fragile toothpick.
Beastboy's body relaxed and fell lifeless on the ground. He was unconscious and Raven couldn't tell if he was breathing. The powerful earthquake around them made it impossible to tell.
The other Titans finally got the restraints off Terra after what felt like forever. Once Terra was free she put her hands over her temples trying to fight the pain in her mind, "what's... happening... to me?" She uttered with discomfort.
Cyborg picked her up and looked at Robin who was doubting if they were going to be able to escape in time. He looked around to see chunks of the ceiling and debris falling all around them.
"Starfire!" Raven called out as she struggled to lift the lifeless body of Beastboy off the ground. She had one of his arms around the back of her neck but she couldn't support all his weight and needed help.
Starfire flew over to Raven picking up Beastboy's other arm and together they dragged Beastboy across the floor to the center of the room with the rest of the team.
Cyborg held Terra like he was cradling a new born baby. She still had her hands over her temples with her eyes shut tightly. They all struggled to stand as the quake continued. Robin knew Raven was their only chance of escaping and he ran over to take Beastboy's arm from her.
Raven hesitated but understood why Robin was taking over for her and she released her teammate into the care of Robin and began to focus her energy. Raven raised her hands as her eyes glowed bright white once again and the six of them were surrounded by an extensive orb of dark energy. When the orb vanished there was nothing left in the room except the chair Terra was bound to. Immediately afterwards, the building began collapsing. Huge pieces of the ceiling and walls began to break and give way filling the now empty room with a loud crash.
Outside, the factory could be seen crumbling into nothing as a massive crater formed around the site burying the tall structure in an enormous cloud of dust and smoke. Nothing was left of the old factory but debris and ruins.
The extensive orb of dark energy appeared near the T-Car and R-Cycle a safe distance away from the destruction. The Titans all appeared from the dark orb and it faded away as Raven's eyes returned to their normal amethyst color.
Terra's pain began to fade as the earth quake came to a stop. She relaxed her arms and body and fainted with dried tears on her face. Cyborg scanned her for additional injuries but she seemed like she would be fine and he placed her in the passenger seat of the T-Car.
Starfire and Robin looked at their lifeless friend and panic started to overtake them as they gently laid him down on his back in the grass. Robin didn't know how to help and was on one knee next to Beastboy looking on helplessly. Starfire stumbled backwards covering her mouth with the palms of her hands, balled in fists. She was in shock and could barely breathe.
"Beastboy!" Raven cried out running over where Starfire had just backed away. She fell to her knees leaning over Beastboy. Her eyes went wide and she began to worry more than ever, "Cyborg!" she looked up at Cyborg and her eyes screamed like she was begging for his help.
Cyborg turned around and realized that his best friend was unconscious. He rushed over and dropped to his knees above Beastboy's head scanning for any sign of life.
Raven stared at her mechanical friend impatient and desperate for answers. She looked back down at Beastboy's face and only managed a whisper, "is he...?" Her eyes glossed over as tears began to settle in. She didn't dare finish her sentence.
"He's alive..." Cyborg respond, but he wasn't at all relieved. He turned his head to Raven with the most intense look any of the Titans had ever seen from him, "but just barely," Cyborg looked over to Robin and spoke loudly ensuring Robin recieved the message, "we need to get him to the Tower now!" Cyborg picked him up and placed him in the back of the T-Car.
Raven sat in the back with him. His head laying softly in her lap. She held his hand tightly begging for him to wake up. He didn't look like he was breathing even now with the ground standing still. She began to tremble and pressed Beastboy's hand to her forehead agaisnt her gemstone with her head held low.
Please... She thought to herself. Please don't leave me.
Cyborg turned the key and the engine roared to life. He floored the gas pedal spinning the tires out from underneath drifting the car in a perfect circle to face the direction of the city. Once it was lined up with the road he hit the turbo and the thruster on the back exploded out propelling the vehicle at tremendous speed.
Robin was quickly following behind him on the R-Cycle as Starfire flew above him.
Cyborg glanced over at Terra. He saw Terra leaning her head back against the seat with her eyes half open. She looked like she was waking from a deep sleep as she stared into the back seat lazily and unblinking. Cyborg wondered if this meant anything but he brushed it off and continued focusing on getting everyone to the tower.
Terra was drifting in and out of consciousness as the bumpy ride tossed her gently about. She indeed looked back into the back seat of the car. She saw Raven holding Beastboy's hand tightly to her forehead as she fought back tears. Terra felt a mixture of emotions. Maybe she shouldn't have done what she did. Maybe none of this would have happened if she hadn't spoke out earlier. She felt disappointed in herself. She felt angry that anyone would do this to such a kind soul who was willing to risk their life for others. And after everything that happened that night, she was starting to wonder if maybe... just maybe... she did have feelings for the green Titan not so long ago.