Disclaimer: I do not own the Teen Titans.
A/N I don't really have any experiance writing, so if you want something great, this likely won't be it.
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Chapter 1: An Unlikely Encounter
A flash of light catches Beast Boy's eyes in the early twilight hour. He swoops to the ground, changing back to land on his feet. He pulls out his communicator.
"Guys? I found him."
Today's criminal failed to notice or hear Beast Boy, and proceeded to fire his lasers at a random building. Deep gorges appear along the front of the deserted building with some light rubble clattering to the ground.
Dr. Light shouts to empty air. "See? Light can destroy. Electromagnetic radiation increases the motion of surrounding molecules, and at high enough levels, melting will occur. This will show the cronies and Mathew it isn't 'some sci-fi nonsense'". The name is said with pure venom.
Robin asks, "What is your location?"
"I'm in front of the West Side Mall. The one with the parking lot across the street."
While Beast Boy was reporting his location, Dr. Light laughs manically and yells, "I am a real villain, and I will be respected for once!" He is still completely oblivious to BB's presence.
"Is that Dr. Light?" Raven sounds slightly pleased.
"Yeah, the Skinny Dude has a few lightbulbs loose."
Beast Boy watches the criminal in question fire another, more concentrated blast at the building resulting in a large chunk of the building to fall away from where anyone is located. The impact only shacks the ground starting an annoying concert of car alarms in the mall's full parking lot.
Robin's voice comes back on. "In that case just stay there, and wait for the team. We'll be there in a few minutes."
Dr. Light walks away from Beast Boy and the mall, tearing up the road with his lasers as he goes.
Beast Boy puts his communicator away. Like I'm doing that.
A rumbling begins, distracting him, and Beast Boy makes the mistake of walking towards it. The noise rapidly grows louder. It is coming from the mall.
The doors burst open. Hands knock him down. The next thing he knows, he is hiding in a turtle shell safe from the stampeding feet.
Eventually, the chaos, the screams, and the kicks to the turtle shell pass. Only a few people trickle by. Judging it safe, he turns back. That is when a kick lands right in his gut. Not safe.
"Ooo, I'm sorry. Come on you have to get up. The second floor will be here soon, and you don't want to be here when the next wave begins." Beast Boy winces in pain as he sits up to see a hand in front of his face. The hand is attached to a girl who happens to have familiar yellow hair and blue eyes. "Are you going to take my head or not?" He grabs her hand. The girl hoists him up. It can't be...
"How...?"
She smiles. "I kind of tripped over you. Your ribs can't be feeling great. Sorry again about that." It is her. The no longer mysterious rumbling starts back up. "Shit. Run, and run diagonally to-" The remaining words were lost to the mob as was Terra.
No, not again.
Hope flared painfully. It didn't matter to him how she appeared as long as she didn't leave again. He pushed his way through the mob to the side she likely escaped from. Please let her be here. Beast Boy scans the street. There!
"Terra!"
He feels pure joy, when Terra pauses and briefly turns back to face him. It is definitely her! Why else would she turn back at the sound of her name?
She then runs not towards but away from him. Part of his heart shatters as she turns down a alley and out of his sight. A demoralized and confused Beast Boy follows his first love.
The alley holds no sign of her only part of the large chunk of rubble that set off the car alarms earlier. No.
"Terra?"
Out of nowhere, she tackles him, slamming his back to the wall. For a second he waits for her arms to wrap around him, but they didn't. Instead cold metal is against his throat, and the other arm presses him to the wall. Their faces are mere inches apart. Just like with our almost kiss. Heat floods his cheeks, yet it all drains away with her next words.
"Who are you, and how do you know my name?"
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