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And the story continues on...

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Complacent satisfaction is the killer of dreams. -Kim Booher

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Note to self. Listen to Slade more often.

Oh man I was stiff. Every bone in my body hurt. Being crushed by two tons of rocks really could do a number on you.

The warehouse was destroyed and debris lay everywhere. I pushed more rock out of my way as I struggled to get to the top of the rock pile. My costume was ripped and falling apart, mask still remained in tack though.

I peered around the room, but Blondie was long gone by now.

"Man, do I hate being made a fool of."

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"It's been a while since I flew."

I sat cross legged on the rock I was levitating and took a look at the twinkling lights of the city below me, shiny like a beacon in the dark. I almost forgot how beautiful the city looked from up here.

The cool wind blew back my blond hair, as I watched the city stretch on and on beneath me.

I didn't even realize how close I was to the tower until I saw the giant T looming on the horizon.

I stopped the rock so fast I almost catapulted myself into the lights below.

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First step in trapping prey is to do a little more research.

Breaking into the Jump City library was easy. The security system looked like a child's play thing, and was older than the town itself.

I got to one of the computers and began to do a bit of research. I should have done this before even going after Terra, but Slade ordered her capture immediately, and I didn't have much time to plan.

I went to the search browser and typed in Miranda Pilgrim. I got a Facebook page and a few newspaper articles. She was an honor role student and was the lead in Much A Do About Nothing. No wonder her acting skills were so good…. Good for her….And liked photography and the outdoors. Hmm.

Nothing new or surprising was here, just what I knew before from Slade's portfolio.

…If this girl was so much trouble then why was Slade asking me to get her? That thought never occurred to me.

I opened a new tab and typed in Terra. I got a bunch of results for the earth. No duh.

Be more specific. I typed in Terra Jump City.

…..Huh, who would have thought?

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The heavy truth hit me hard.

I sat in the sky wondering what to do. I honestly hadn't thought this far through. I just sort of woke up, and started pretending. This Red X guy was trouble, but he looked gullible enough to trick. And there was Slade. Slade knew where my family was.

Now what?

I started to comb my fingers through my hair. I began to think about my situation.

Things I knew:

1. Slade was alive

2. Slade knew I was alive

3. Slade sent this Red X guy after me

4. Red X will most likely still be coming after me

5. Red X and Slade knew where my family and friends were

Slade was back in my life. He was the one who ruined my life in the first place. Convinced me to betray my friends and almost destroy the city. I thought I killed him. I thought I was done with him. I thought I was done with all of this. All of this! It could be forgotten. I could finally stop running.

I am Miranda!

I thought I was done with this. All of this! I thought the past was in the past. Now here I was again!

And then I began to cry.

I bawled and screamed and punched myself. Hot tears ran down my face and began to soak my t shirt. I sobbed and bit my lip until it bled. I cried until I had no tears left.

What was I going to do?

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This girl was a Titan. A Titan. Like the Teen Titans.

The media didn't talk about Terra the Teen Titan much. Just an article in Teen Beat called 'Sexiest Titan Girls of the Year' and a short blog post about the importance of Earth tones using Terra as an example.

But if you pushed a little farther, bounced across some servers, and broke a few rules of the internet you found hundreds of more news articles. Piece by piece it was easy to learn this girl's story. The story went from wannabe superhero, to crazy villain, to six feet under. That's where the articles stopped. Of course our little super hero was obviously not pushing up daisies anymore.

I was actually sort of pleased with the turn of events. It was a challenge. And it was some sweet revenge. Utter sweet revenge.

The power levels on this chic were crazy though. Long distance. Hand to hand. Can create volcanoes and even animate the rock she was using. But how did the Titans beat her? That's the question.

And another question was Slade's connection. Apparently Terra was his criminal apprentice. She turned on him in the end, taking Slade down with her. Slade was back of course. Did anyone stay dead anymore?

But Slade obviously wanted Terra back, but why?

I began to stock up my supplies. I caught her off guard last time, and she was holding back. Not now.

And then my phone rang.

I didn't even need to look at the number. Who knew that midnight could come so fast.

"Yello?" I said as pleasantly as possible.

"Mister X." said a gruff deep voice. To be honest my heart rate spiked up a bit. An involuntary chill ran up my spine.

"The one and only." I said lightly, keeping my heart beat in check.

"I am waiting for the package. Where are you?" Slade growled through the phone speaker. He clearly was not in a good mood.

I began to move towards the exit. The sooner I could finish the call the better. Slade was probably tracking this call right now. I wasn't afraid of this bastard, but a tussle with the demon wasn't on my to do list tonight.

My voice got hard as I opened my mouth to speak. "Actually, I have some questions for you Slade. One, did you know that Miranda Pilgrim is actually a meta freak. And that this meta freak was your apprentice for a while? Not to mention a Titan? Or a fabulous actor? She really is great by the way. I didn't know that either. Funny how you let that tiny part out of your description"

I waited for a moment for Slade to answer. Nothing, so I pressed on.

"And why did you even ask me to retrieve her? Or why didn't you get her yourself? Why include me? A variable to your master plan?"

No answer.

I cracked a smile.

"Did you also know that I don't give a shit about that money anymore? I have my own master plan, now. Sorry for the inconvenience, Mister Slade."

I then dropped my phone on the floor and crushed it with my foot. I slipped back out of the library and into the night. Feeling very satisfied.

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The line went dead and Slade put his phone away. The corners of his lips twitched. But not into a frown, but into a smile.

"Everything is going according to plan."

And with that Slade let out a deep chuckle and slipped into the night, feeling very satisfied.