Bounty Hunter - Teen Titans (No. 5)

Our Friendship

Our Friendship

3RD POV:

"You've got to be kidding me!" Bounty Hunter exclaims as she stands in front of Slade as he towers over her and she crosses her arms over her chest in protest. "When I took this job, I thought my rule for not working with you would still stand with them." She groans and walks away.

"You already accepted the job; you can't walk away, you'll be in big trouble otherwise," Slade warns her, and she stops in her tracks, thinking over her choices and knows the best one. Sabotage.

......

Beast Boy trudges towards the edge of the top of Titans Tower, but stops short as their volleyball reappears, sailing back up from below, and rolls across the concrete stopping at his feet. He looks up puzzled as something begins to rumble, and a slender silhouette rises into view, long hair blowing in the breeze, hands on her hips, standing on a floating piece of rock. "So..." Terra announces herself as she perches on the levitating rock. "... which team am I on?" She floats down on her rock and leaps off.

"Terra!" Starfire exclaims in pure joy, and she tosses her hair over her shoulder.

"Terra!" Beast Boy exclaims in excitement and the two race against each other, calling out her name as the race over to her and Starfire wins as she sweeps her up in a hug squeezing her like a balloon almost ready to pop.

"Oh, hello, long-lost friend! You remember me, yes?" Starfire asks her, giving her an extra squeeze.

"Of course, Starfire. I still have bruises from the last time you hugged me." Terra tells her, and she releases her grip on her friend, and Beast Boy runs over to her.

"Terra! You're..." Beast Boy stutters and loses his nerve. "... I mean, I..." He holds out his hand for her to shake, "... how's it... heh... wassup?" He asks her, and she hugs him, she releases him a little to pinch him on the cheek, and he moans happily before keeling over.

"Well, if it isn't my favourite little rock-and-roller!" Cyborg greets her as him, and Robin walks over, and he and Terra give high-five.

"Cyborg! Robin! What's shaking?" Terra greets them and shakes Robin's hand.

"Good to see you again." Robin greets her and Starfire walk over, and BB beats her over.

"Good?! Is he kidding? It's great to see you again! I didn't think I'd ever see you again!" BB exclaims and Terra blushes at his words, BB turns around to look at Raven as she hasn't moved to greet their old friend and he drags Terra over. "Raven, wake up! Terra's back! Isn't that awesome!"

"Super. Just help yourself in the fridge, and don't forget to lock the door when you leave." Raven tells her not even looking back.

"Actually, I kinda wasn't planning on leaving this time. I'm ready to take you guys up on your offer. I want to be a Teen Titan." Terra tells them with a big smile that soon fades into uneasiness as she looks over the other Titan's faces filled with confusion.

"Uh..." BB stutters and Terra back off hurt.

"Got it. Sorry." She says and walks away. "Didn't realise the offer had an expiration date." Robin lands his hand on her shoulder, stopping her leaving and hears her sniffle a bit as tears in her eyes.

"The offer didn't expire; we're just concerned," Robin assure her cautiously.

"Yeah, it's 'cause, well, um, last time when you kind of freaked out and ran away you didn't exactly... uh... you weren't completely, uh-" BB tries to explain.

"You couldn't control your powers," Raven says cutting in, and he yelps in surprise.

"Hel-lo? That's why I left! Robin said I needed practice, so I've been practising." Terra informs them smiling broadly and puts her goggles on. "Check it out." She jumps back, landing on the boulder, and quickly bringing up four others, bounding nimbly onto one of these, she rides it higher and takes the three others with her. She goes off, guiding the stones through a loop-the-loop, she drops the head one handing at the end of the line, the others all watch thunderstruck from the roof as Terra pasts.