06-15-2010, 04:44 PM
Once we get the main titans at least then we will start and I'll work on a plot as of now.
"I don't remember..." Tara said, stammering slightly. Her eyes were wide and a few tears were making themselves known. Slade was reminded of the first time they'd ever met face-to-face. Down in the mine he'd won her over. He'd taken control then and he would take control now. "You will remember," he stated flatly. It was also an order to her, and once more he grabbed her upper arm, this time leading her to the basement. Stumbling along, the girl had to work hard to keep up with him.
She whimpered, "Please don't hurt me, I—"
"Quiet," he demanded, pulling her along to the darkest corner of the room. On a shelf, behind some paint cans, there was a switch painted the same color as the wall. He hit it to reveal a concealed door that no villain's home would have ever been complete without. Inwardly, he smiled. It was so good to be home. He kicked the door shut behind them once they were inside. With his free hand he popped out his fake eye—It wasn't like there was anyone around to warrant the use of a disguise. He hated that fake eye. The devil-orb itched constantly when it was in. Tara seemed surprised. That struck him as odd, as she had known for quite a while he was missing an eye. Slade could very specifically recall the first time she'd seen him without a mask. Terra—who spelled her name like the Latin word for the Earth when she wasn't being a civilian—had asked about his eye. I was shot, he'd said. He'd never gone out of his way to tell her why he'd been shot, though, or by whom.
As he suspected, the moment he let go of Tara she backed up. He watched indecision flicker in her features and guessed at what troubled her. She didn't want to be near him, but she was afraid if she went too far away he might grab her again. She found a happy medium just out of his arms' reach.
She repeated, "Please don't hurt—" "So help me Terra, I will hurt you if you say that again," he growled.
One look at her face told him that she was genuinely frightened. He knew that look well. He'd seen it before—it was an expression she used when she knew she was in serious trouble. Blue eyes opened wide. Pupils dilated. Mouth slightly open with quivering lower jaw. The rage would come next. "I don't know you!" Tara exploded. "I have no idea what you're doing in my house or what this room is! Please, just let me out and no one will ever be the wiser, I swear!" "Your house?" He snapped, incredulous. "Your house? It's my house! I gave you the key!"
"What? My mother gave me the key! She's on vacation, when—"
"No," Slade said with finality. "No."
"But—"
Frustrated, he told her, "Either you are lying to me or you genuinely believe that you have a mother. Terra, if this wasn't my house, do you think that I would know there was a secret lair underneath the basement?" Her jaw dropped. Then she closed her mouth. He crossed his arms and looked at her, still asking the question with his one remaining eye. "I don't... I don't know," she admitted finally, averting her gaze. "But my mom and I, we weren't the first ones living here." "No, you weren't, because I own this building and because your mother does not live here."
She cried quietly. Never sobbing, never snorting, she just let the tears flow down her face. "My ultimatum is this, Terra: if you are telling me the truth and you truly don't remember working for me, then we will start anew; we'll call it good. If, on the other hand, you are lying and you don't come clean right now, then there will be consequences," he hissed at her. The crying girl made no reply. Slade counted to five in his head before he whipped out his arm and grabbed Tara's face with his hand. She squealed awkwardly with shock, but his palm muffled the noise.
"Tell me the truth."
He squeezed her face tightly. It must have been hurting her; He knew because she was looking at him right in the eyes and something in her perfect blue gaze could talk. When Slade removed his hand, he was a bit disturbed to find that he'd left a bruise. That's not normal, he thought. His subconscious replied, but it makes sense if her skin is still getting used to being skin again, back from being rock. Now that he'd let go, the girl brought her hands to her face and spoke, "I know you. I know I do. It's—I think—I recognize your voice, but not your face and I..." Slade waited. The honest, plaintive way she was talking made him think that maybe she had been telling the truth. "I—I knew the green guy, I knew him, too, but I don't know where. He said things about who he thinks I am—"
"He's mostly right," Slade interrupted.
Tara's face changed only slightly. If possible, she looked more confused. Still covering her face, she asked him, "Are you Slade, then?" He smiled. "How did you ever know?"
"So," she said. Her eyes glazed over and she glared into the distance of the poorly lit room. "What does that mean for me, exactly?" "You owe me, Terra," Slade said. "You made me a promise, and you haven't been keeping it. Until recently, you were physically incapable of fulfilling your duties, and I would have let you off the hook if you hadn't woken up." She looked like she was thinking hard. "I... I just realized. I don't actually remember my mom. Or her giving me the keys, or her going on vacation. Or how long I've lived here, or any little details." Exasperated, Slade rolled his eye. "That's because you fabricated that information. Probably subconsciously."Tara didn't appear to have heard him that time. "What promise did I make?" "I'm ever so glad you asked, Ana why don't you come in and explain this along with me" he said.
(Oops guess I wrote too much, at least its getting started...Okay so this is set after Terra seemingly had lost her memories and BB is trying to help her to come back to the Titans. Slade right now is trying to continue their deal. Now Ana is here and even though Terra wants to help Slade because she feels she has to since she made a promise to him and she doesn't remember anything yet. Terra gets jealous that Ana is his new top apprentice instead of her. The titans know nothing of Slade being back or of him talking to Terra. BB is confused and unsure of what to do. What will happen next, Hm?)
Last edited by Kia_; 06-15-2010 at 08:16 PM..
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