The New Teen Titans return to Earth from the Vegan system, and Robin, having revealed his true feelings during the battle, begins a romantic relationship with Starfire. Several weeks pass uneventfully. Then, Dick and Kory, on a movie date. witness the accidental death of a drug-crazed youth who attacks D.A. Adrian Chase and his wife before running into the path of a car.
The next day, at the site of the Statue of Liberty, Changeling battles a young costumed girl, who calls herself Terra and possesses earth-moving powers, but she escapes him. At the same time, Raven and Cyborg encounter Lizzie Angelo, a teenage runaway, and take her to a youth center run by Ellie Corben. There they meet Adrian Chase, who enlists the aid of the Titans against drug smugglers. Returning to Cyborg’s apartment, the Titans discover a badly wounded teenage boy collapsed on the floor.
