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| Rynfyre | Oct 6 2013, 08:11 PM Post #1 |
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Teen Titan 2006-2015
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Stupid Brotherhood. Stupid jerks. Stupid, awful, horrible people. But they can’t die. We can’t just kill them. Even though some deserve it. Because… because you never know. You never know which ones deserve it… and which ones don’t. Because there are some that don’t. There are some that don’t really know why they’re there. There are some that… that don’t feel quite right about it, even if they keep telling themselves every night before they fall asleep that they’re where they need to be. That the people they do these things to deserve it. Or that it’s for a good reason. Or that what they specifically do isn’t all that wrong, even if the things the other Brothers do is horrible. The other Brothers aren’t them. It’s not their fault the others do those things. They’re not responsible. Yeah… there’s people like that on the Brotherhood. And they need someone to smack some sense into them. Just like Erik did for me. Was… was it my fault? Was I responsible? Was I responsible for the things that everyone else was doing? What if… what if I was? What if it was my responsibility—to stop them, or to say no, or to get the heck out of there right away? They said… they said it wasn’t really all that bad. That the Titans were exaggerating. They… they told me it was propaganda. The Justice League and the Titans, their puppets, were trying to control humanity. They said the Titans would never understand my powers. They said all the League did was look down on people who couldn’t control their powers best. The League just takes the best. Forget everyone else. Anyone who wasn’t the best… anyone who couldn’t make their powers work right, or who couldn’t control their tempers… The League saw them as loose cannons. “You’ll never make it with them. They’ll take one look at you, judge you, and dump you. You’ll never get the chance to show the world what you’re made of. To realize your true, hidden potential.” “But we will. We see you, Katie.” Shut up. Shut up! SHUT UP! They’re the ones who did this to you, Beej. They’re the ones who hurt you. I’ll kill them. No—not kill. I—I can’t. The Founders would never let me back. They… they wouldn’t trust me. It’d be Max all over again. Only… I’m not a saint like Max. I’d be gone. And… the Brotherhood would be right. The Titans would never take me back. And forget about the League. The League. Right, like I’ve ever even had a chance at that. Maybe… maybe that’s why the Brotherhood’s lies sounded so powerful. So good. Because even back then, I knew I’d never really have a chance to join the League. And what can you do as a superhero without the League or the Titans to back you up? All you do is slip into obscurity, like Dad. …Or get killed winging it on your own. I wasn’t good enough. I wasn’t strong enough. I wasn’t smart enough to see it soon enough! I… I still don’t know! I’m still not smart enough to see… to see how it happened. To keep it from ever happening again. What happens when I turn my back again, for two seconds? What if you ever leave the base on your own? Beej, I… I couldn’t make it if something happened to you again. I’m barely making it now, knowing that we both barely made it out alive! I should have seen… How could I not have been there for you?! Why wasn’t it me?! Why did they take you, and not me?! Why was I stupid enough to think that you could have… That Drake would have… I nearly let you die! You could still die! …Oh no… No… No, I can’t lose her now. No! She’s safe now! Sh-she… she can’t die now! Not here! Not while she’s with us! If I lose her, dear God, I’ll never be able to live with myself! I’ll never be able to live… It’s… It’s the Brotherhood’s fault… Am I… Am I responsible for their actions…? For the actions of others… When I could have… When I should have… Dear God. It is my fault. |
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"I'm going to Earth, Vetar. I have to help. I believe... it is my destiny. My only regret is... I will miss you." - Rynfyre My Characters Current Characters
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| Rynfyre | Aug 12 2014, 06:57 PM Post #2 |
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Teen Titan 2006-2015
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That’s right… You were always the one who stayed true, weren’t you? Katie, at ten, sulking around the house as Erik charged it with electricity. He could become a whole zoo. She was still stuck on turning into a house cat. A Brother, flashing a green communicator in her face. The glow of hope in her eyes, a dream of becoming more. More than she bargained for, anyway. Katie, at thirteen, watching in horror as her two worlds collided. Watching Erik take a bullet to the leg, from her own supervisor. Katie, at thirteen. Sitting alone in a dark room, crying her eyes out and wondering what she’d done. Why she’d made a deal with the devil when she was still just a kid. And then… Erik’s hand, stretched out to her. Running missions together. Meeting new friends together. Hassling each other, together. It was like, heaven. That’s when it all started going wrong. Robin arguing with Erik. Erik arguing with Robin. Pyre, hiding away. You were right. Of course you were right. You’re still right. Katie, standing beside Erik, arms crossed over her chest. The two of them walking out, together. But… Titans dying, one by one, another one every day. Faces flashing on the TV screen under screams that they were terrorists. Terrorists? The people who had saved lives every day, terrorists? She knew who the real terrorists were, the ones who lied to everyone and turned children into their super soldiers! But she couldn’t say anything. All she could do was watch. And hide. And wait. She hated watching. She hated waiting. She hated hiding. But… I was scared. Yes, I was scared! …Scared for Beej. Scared for what could happen to us if the wrong person found out who we were. Scared for my friends. Scared for Ryn. Scared to death for my brother! What was happening to him? I woke up almost every night in a cold sweat. I tried not to tell Beej and Drake. I think they might’ve known all along, but we all have our own little secrets. They’re pretty good at keeping secrets. I tried to settle in. Pretend life as a Titan never happened. Ignore the pain--mine and everyone else’s. And then I got the call. Ryn came back. Everything was going to go back to normal. Everything was going to be okay again. No. No, it wasn’t. “I don’t want to watch you die on a security feed…” “Who did you think killed her…?” “Katie, this happened… this happened months ago! Didn’t the police tell you? It was in the papers, all over the news! You just thought she went missing?” “Laura’s not dead, Katie… Remember, a month ago we fought off those Brotherhood goons, the Patrol and the Titans, side-by-side! She was there, Katie!” “What does it matter to the Titans what deals I’m making, anyway?” “I would never sell you out, Katie. Ever.” “Foehammer in position.” “Thiss iss Black Mamba…” “Code black. I repeat, Code black.” “Titan down… Titan down!” “I’m right here, Katie. Just hang on.” Klay… Klay’s worried and exhausted face, her hand in his. Squeezing her hand gently. “Hey, hey, calm down. It’s going to be all right…” Klay, sitting by her side, holding her hand while they got her into the transport… and on the way to HQ… and down the halls of HQ to the infirmary… Klay, being there every time she came back to the land of the living, when everything was starting to go blurry and her whole body was shaking and sweating from the poison that would have killed her. Oh, Klay… Klay, who’d made her wear a dress for their date. Klay, who’d given her a necklace and was worried about her when she had been out with Pyre and Erik. Klay, who’d begged her to keep him and his brother safe. Klay… Klay… Klay, who’d told the entire Brotherhood who she was. Klay. Brotherhood. I just wanted… I just wanted to keep everyone safe… I just wanted… I wanted to prove I wasn’t a Brother any more! I thought I was doing everything I could. I was right when I left. But things were different, so I came back, because… Because the Titans are my family, too, Erik. “I never thought that…! I--I never demonized you, Erik.” I never demonized you. I just missed you. You’re my hero, Erik. |
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