Rude Awakening

     Having spent the previous chapter of the Judas Contract unconscious it
was time for the rest of the Titans to wake up shortly after the Terminator
handed them over to H.I.V.E. in the concluding chapter (Tales of the Teen
Titans Annual #3 1984)




    Of course Terminator wasn't the only one gloating.  H.I.V.E's leader also
had to get in his $0.02




     Which was the cue for his pet sociopath Terra to reveal her true colours
to the other Titans.  You have to give writer Marv Wolfman credit, usually the
traitor joins the heroes after getting to know them but despite spending a
year with the Titans Terra remained a dyed in the wool evil little @#$%*! to
the very end.  Let's get back to the gloating which this time around provided
information to Grayson and his new ally Jerico who had just infiltrated the
base.




     But as you might be able to guess from the dialogue below a chance
meeting with Terra brought them both down.







     The moral of this story?  Always read the fine print.
     The family fun didn't end there.  Terminator had become involved because
of his eldest son's short career and death as The Ravanger.  He recognised
Jerico as his younger son but was unaware of his power so Jerico was able to
possess him and free the Titans.  Thinking the Terminator had betrayed her
Terra freaked and tried to kill everyone but only succeeded in destroying
herself.  Literally rather than metaphorically as they did find her body when
they cleared the rubble.
     So ended one of the most riveting storylines in Teen Titans run with
consequences that would haunt the team for years.  However HIVE didn't, as
detailed elsewhere they were nearly done.
     That's almost all the Wonder Girl material I have but there is still one
last story from a few years earlier when the other Titans had to team up with
Wonder Woman to save Donna from the clutches of Doctor Cyber.



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