The five teenagers stood around the complicated circle in the center of their roof. They were all a bit suspicious of what it would do to them. "Raven, are you sure this'll work?" Robin asked. Raven nodded. "I studied the texts about it carefully," she said, looking at the details to make sure they were correct. "If I'm not mistaken, it'll put us on 'the other side of the gate.'"
"And…" Terra said slowly. "What exactly does that mean?" Raven shrugged. "Great," Terra muttered. Raven stepped back until she was standing on the edge of the circle. "OK, guys. This is it," she said as she pressed her hands together. All of the Titans were apprehensive, as their strongest member, Cyborg, was visiting the Titans East. They were all a bit worried that they would need him. Everyone braced themselves as Raven knelt down and placed her hands on the edge of the circle.
The lines started glowing red, bolts of electricity rising from it. Dark smoke started seeping from the edge of the circle, and the entire design seemed to spit down the middle, as a large eye opened in the center. "Are you sure this is right?" asked Beast Boy. "I think so," said Raven, as thin black hands started rising from the circle.
"OK, guys, step in," Raven said. The Titans obeyed, and they all looked down as their feet seemed to be taken apart in brick-like shapes. The hands reached up, grabbing all of the five and pulling them into the circle.
Beast Boy opened his eyes and sat up, looking around. He was in a void of white, with nothing but a large dark gate with complicated engravings on it. "Hello?" he said, standing up. "Guys? Anyone here?" He turned and saw a figure sitting in front of him. The figure was completely white, surrounded by a black aura. "Who…who are you?" Beast Boy asked the figure, who grinned and said "I'm so glad you asked. I have many names; they call me The World, and The Universe. I'm God, I'm Truth, I am One, I am All, and I am also you."
Beast Boy blinked. "Why have you come here?" asked Truth. "We're gonna go to the other side of the gate," Beast Boy said, turning to look at the gate behind him. "I'm guessing this is the gate they told us about." "It is," said Truth. Beast Boy walked up to it and tried to push it open. It didn't move. He tried pulling, pushing against the floor with his feet as much as he could. Truth laughed behind him.
"What?" he said, annoyed. "Did you really think it would be that easy?" Truth asked. "Um…yes," he answered. "Clearly this is the first time you've used alchemy," said Truth. "You need to pay a toll to get through." "What kind of toll?" Beast Boy asked, worried. He didn't have any money with him. Truth looked him over. "I normally take something simple, an arm, a leg, occasionally, I take alchemic ability. But I think, for you, I can make an exception."
Beast Boy's blood ran cold. He felt something pulling at his hand and yanked off his glove, staring at his green skin. He watched in amazement as skin turned from green to the color it had originally been, changing in the same brick-like shapes. He felt his ears as they became normal as well, losing their points. In a few minutes, it was like he had never gotten his powers in the first place.
"There," said Truth. "I've taken your powers as payment." Beast Boy was amazed at this, but he thought of something and asked "Can I get them back?" Truth nodded. "When you return home, you will get your powers back." The gate groaned loudly as it opened. Beast Boy turned as more of the thin black hands grabbed him, pulling him into the gate, and through it into the other side.