Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Despair ❯ Chapter 1

Disclaimer: Teen Titans is owned by DC comics, not me.

 

 

What if the episode “Betrayal” had gone differently? What if Terra had decided not to go with Slade after all? This story starts out when Terra and Beast boy are on the Ferris wheel while on their date. If you really want to know what would happen, you'll just have to read and find out.

 

Their day had been going perfectly. The Titans had been dispatched to a crime scene and they had once again come home triumphant. Later that night, after everyone else had gone to bed, Beast boy finally managed to summon enough courage to do what he had been afraid to do for awhile now. He was going to ask Terra out on a date. At first, Terra had said that it wasn't a good time, but after reconsidering, she decided to go after all. The couple decided to go to a fair that had opened up recently and were having a good time. They had their pictures taken, they had played games, and had gone on many of the rides. After Beast boy had one Terra some prizes, they had decided to go on the Ferris wheel. As their booth reached the top, Terra decided to speak up.

 

“Beast boy?”

 

“What is it Terra?”

 

“If you found out something bad about me you would still be my friend right?”

 

“Of course I would! Why wouldn't I? I care about you.” Beast boy added the last part with a smirk.

 

“I'm serious Beast boy. If you found out that I had done something really bad you wouldn't desert me would you?”

 

“Of course not Terra. Why? What's wrong?” He looked into her eyes and saw that she was on the brink of tears so he did the only thing he could think of to comfort her, he leaned his head towards hers and she leaned towards him. Their hearts were fluttering as they prepared for their first kiss. Their faces were only inches apart when out of the shadows of their booth came a voice that was colder than ice.

 

“Hello Terra. Remember me?” At the sound of the familiar voice, both Terra and Beast boy gasped and found a figure sitting in the shadows.

 

“Slade.” Growled Beast boy as he boiled over with anger at his and Terra's moment being ruined. He quickly turned into a wolf and leaped at Slade, both of them falling out of the booth, but Beast boy caught on to the edge of the floor and turned back into his human form. Terra grabbed his hand and helped him back into the booth. They both then proceeded to climb on top of the booth to search for Slade, both knowing that it wouldn't be that easy to get rid of him.

 

“Your time with the Titans is over my dear. Come with me and you will have power unimaginable. Stay with them however, and they will only reject you and cause you pain.” The voice came from a booth right by theirs which they turned to.

 

“Shut up!” Shouted beast boy as he turned into an eagle and flew at Slade, trying to peck his one visible eye out or cause him to fall off. Slade just grabbed onto one of his claws and threw him down towards the ground. Beast boy quickly turned into a turtle and pointed his shell at the ground before he hit. He then turned into a humming bird and flew back up and landed next to Terra. He then turned back into a wolf and once again leaped at Slade, hoping to knock him off balance, but Slade just caught him by the neck and began squeezing. “Why?” Beast boy choked out between breaths. “Why are you here Slade? There's nothing here for you to steal and Robin isn't here for you to taunt so what do you want?”

 

“On the contrary, there is something or rather someone here that I want. I came for sweet little Terra.”

 

“Over my dead body.” Snarled Beast boy as he turned into an eel and slid out of Slade's hand.

 

“That can be arranged, however I suggest we continue this on the ground, it'll be easier for the both of us that way.” As soon as he finished that statement, a large boulder smashed into his back sending Slade crashing to the ground below. Beast boy turned around and saw Terra with her arm outstretched offering to help him onto the rock she was currently floating on. Terra floated them down to the ground and they jumped off and faced Slade. Without another word, Beast boy turned into a T-Rex and repeatedly swung his tale at Slade, who nimbly dodged each and every swing. With a shout, Slade ran up to Beast boy, jumped, and threw an uppercut right into his gut, forcing him back into his human form. Slade suddenly was slammed to the ground by several large boulders.

 

“I won't let you hurt my friend!” After that she grabbed Beast boy and pulled him up onto her boulder. “Are you okay BB?” She asked as they floated away.

 

“Terra!” Slade shouted after her as she floated away.

 

“Yeah I'm fine, but we need to stay here.”

 

“Why? I don't want you to get hurt fighting Slade and besides I…” She was cut off as Beast boy pulled her into an embrace.

 

“Don't worry Terra, everything's going to be alright, I promise. I need to finish this now so that Slade can't bother us again.” Beast boy then jumped to the ground as they were only a few feet up.

 

“Come with me Terra, abandon this illusion you have of a good life. The Titans aren't your friends, you have no friends. However, if you come with me, you will have somewhere you belong and you will be with someone who understands you. Isn't that what you've wanted all along? To be with someone who can understand you?”

 

“Just leave me alone!” Terra shouted and ran into the house of mirrors which was nearby.

 

“Terra!” Beast boy shouted and ran after her. He found himself in a small room and suddenly he saw Slade's reflection in the mirrors along with his own. He turned around but Slade wasn't in the room with him.

 

“Terra isn't your friend Beast boy, she's my apprentice.”

 

“Shut up!” Beast boy shouted, lashing out at one of the mirrors with a fist, cracking it.

“She was just using your trust to get into your tower and give me information on your weaknesses.”

 

“Lies!” Another broken mirror. Slade continued taunting Beast boy who went into a rage and destroyed every mirror in the room. Stopping for breath, he heard silent sobbing coming from nearby. He followed the sound and found Terra in her own room of mirrors in a corner crying her eyes out. He ran over to her and pulled her into an embrace. “It's alright Terra I'm here for you.

 

“I have big plans for you Terra, did you think that you and your little boyfriend could run away from me?”

 

“Just leave us alone Slade! Haven't you messed with us enough?”

 

“You should be more worried about your friends than you and Terra. As we speak my drones are in your tower annihilating them.”

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

“You mean Terra didn't tell you? She shut down your security to allow me access to your tower. She was supposed to allow my drones to destroy you but it seems she had sympathy for you, or maybe she wanted to keep you as a pet. A decision made in bad judgment if you ask me, but easily remedied.”

 

“No. Terra, tell me he's lying please! He can't be telling the truth. You would never betray us, would you?”

 

“Beast boy I'm sorry, but he's not lying.” She said through her tears. “It's true. I let him in.”

 

“But why Terra? We're your friends.”

 

“Because he helped me control my powers, he said I owed him and he promised that he wouldn't actually kill any of you. I realized at the last minute that he was lying so I got you out because I didn't have time to warn the others.”

 

“Terra, you can't be with Slade and be our friend at the same time, we'd end up fighting and that's something I don't want.”

 

“I'm so confused Beast boy. He's helped me so much, but I want to stay with you guys too.” Beast boy felt like yelling at Terra, he felt like telling her that Slade was right, that she didn't have any friends, but he knew that doing so would probably turn her against the Titans, against him and not only would that be disastrous, but he cares for Terra too much to hurt her like that.

 

“Slade doesn't care about you Terra, he only cares about taking the city for himself. He's had Robin as his apprentice before, but he forced him into it by threatening to kill us. Is that the kind of guy you really want to work with, someone who will only bring you misery? Basically it comes down to what's more important to you, your friendship with us, or power. You can't have both.”

 

“I want…. I want…. I want to stay with you Beast boy, I don't care how much you've helped me Slade! You can't turn me against my friends! You hear me?! You can't”

 

“It's too bad you feel that way Terra. You see, I'm going to have you as my apprentice one way or another.” As he said that, Slade appeared in the room with them and pulled out a syringe with a clear liquid in it. He squirted some of the liquid and walked towards Beast boy and Terra. Beast boy stood up and got in front of Terra.

 

“She told you no, now leave her alone. I won't let you do anything to her!” Beast boy walked towards Slade with the intention of knocking the syringe out of his hand before he reached Terra.

 

“No need to worry Beast boy, this tranquilizer isn't meant for Terra, it's meant for you. Slade quickly ran at Beast boy and jabbed the needle into him and injected it's contents into his arm. Beast boy only had time for a look of surprise before he passed out, dropping his communicator as he did so.

 

“No! Beast boy! Leave him alone!” Terra got up and rushed at Slade, frantically swinging her fists in an attempt to make him drop Beast boy. He easily dodged each swing and countered with a quick jab to the gut. Terra doubled over holding her bruised abdomen but quickly straightened up.

 

“As much as I would love to continue this, I have other matters to attend to. You have twenty-four hours to change your mind and join me. If you don't by then, I will slowly torture your boyfriend to death. You don't want that on your conscience now do you? When you change your mind and you will, come to my headquarters and come alone. You know where to find me.” With that Slade slung a limp Beast boy over his shoulder and disappeared into the shadows. Terra fell to her knees as sobs wracked her body.

 

“Oh Beast boy!” she cried “I'm so sorry, It's all my fault.” Terra cried herself to sleep and was woke up about half an hour later by footsteps and voices.

 

“The signal's coming from that way.” Said one.

 

“I hope we are not too late.” Said another.

 

“Man, Looks like somethin' big went down here.” Said yet another voice.

 

“This better be worth my time.” Said the final voice. Terra immediately recognized the voices as belonging to Robin, Starfire, Cyborg, and Raven.

 

“They must have finished off the drones after all.” She thought. “Then they probably figured out that it was me that let them in. I guess I'll just have to go back to wandering again.” She thought sadly. Then she remembered what happened and broke down into tears again.

 

“What's that sound?” Came Cyborg's voice.

 

“It sounds like someone is crying, we must go and see what is wrong.” Said Starfire. When they reached Terra's room and found her on the floor they became angry, except for Starfire who ran over to Terra and tried to comfort her. “Star, have you forgotten what she did? She let Slade's drones into our home. She's not our friend.”

 

“Perhaps we should hear her side of the story friend Cyborg. Even if she is a criminal we should at least give her a chance and try to understand why she would betray us. Can you talk now Terra?” Terra nodded slowly as Starfire helped her stand up.

 

“Wait.” Said Robin. “Where's Beast boy? What did you do with him?” He asked angrily.

 

“I didn't do anything. We came here and I… and He… and Slade… and he's gone and it's my fault.” Terra was about to cry again but Starfire intervened.

 

“Please try to calm down. We cannot understand what you are trying to say.” Terra took a deep breath and began to explain.

 

“Beast boy asked me to go out with him tonight so we came here. We did all kinds of things and we were enjoying ourselves. We got on the Ferris wheel and were talking when Slade showed up. We fought outside and we ended up coming in here. Slade kept trying to get me to become his apprentice, but I wouldn't do it so he knocked Beast boy out and took him away saying that if I don't change my mind within twenty-four hours he's going to torture him to death.”

 

“Then tell us where Slade is and we'll go get him ourselves.”

 

“It's not that simple Robin. Slade said that I have to go alone. He knows that if there is a rescue by you guys then he'll lose, so he just wants me to go by myself.”

 

“We can't trust her Robin. She sold us out to Slade, she's working for him now. It could be a trap.”

 

“I don't think so.” Said Robin. “Call it a gut feeling but I think she's telling the truth and my gut feelings have never led me wrong before. The question is, are you going to go?”

 

“Of course I'll go. Beast boy is the best friend I have and the only one that truly trusts me now, even if it is my own fault. I just hope I can escape from Slade without having to fight you guys. I guess I'll be going now.

 

“Good luck Terra, try to send Beast boy back in one piece if you can.” Said Robin, giving her a pat on the back while putting a tracker/bug on her in the same motion. “After we get Beast boy back, we'll try and get you back from Slade if we can so don't worry.”

 

“Thanks Robin.” Said Terra as she walked out of the house of mirrors and into the dark night.

 

 

 

Well, that's it for this chapter. What happens when Terra makes it to Slade's hideout? You'll just have to read the next chapter to find out. And for anyone who has been reading my other story “Internal Darkness” no I haven't forgotten about it or lost interest, I've just been having a lot of writer's block on that story lately and I've been having ideas for other stories so I figured if I can get some of these other ideas out, maybe I'll be able to continue with my other story.