Sideshow Freak
Prologue: Meeting Beast Boy
Despite the fact that it was midnight the time when most people were sound asleep a figure was steadily making their way through the dark woods, taking care to be quiet. But this figure was not just anyone; he was very strange.
"Get back here, monster!" the cry shattered the peaceful yet scary tranquility of the night air.
The figure broke into a run, his shadow changing shapes as he began to run faster than he ever had before. He tripped over a branch and fell on his face. He sat up with a groan, fearfully looking behind him to see if his pursuers had caught up with him yet. The moon shone directly on his face, revealing his unusual green skin. He stood up slowly and began running once more; spurred on by the cries behind him.
"I will get you back! Do you hear me? One day I will get you back!"
It was a normal day for Robin; that is if you count the fact that he was a superhero who battled crime with a half-robot, half-man, an alien girl from the planet Tamaran and a half-demon Goth who spent all of her time meditating. Currently he and his three friends, Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven, were patrolling the streets of Jump City, making sure that there were no criminals on the move.
"Everything's quiet," Cyborg reported, glancing at his right arm where several sensors fed him information based on their readings.
"I do not see anything except for some buildings and people that look really tiny from up here," Starfire said.
"Of course they look like tiny," Raven grumbled, her blue cloak dancing from the slight breeze that was blowing in. "We're way up here and they're way down there."
"Oh that makes sense," Starfire sounded happy as she floated over to Raven.
"I don't hear anything either, I suppose that means we can head back home," Robin said.
"Yeah!" Cyborg cheered. "I'm so gonna kick your butt on the game station."
"But…" Starfire began.
"It's just an expression," Raven interrupted. "It means that Cyborg thinks he will win the video game tonight."
"Hey I don't just think," Cyborg protested. "I know I'll win."
"What is that?" Starfire asked suddenly.
"What's what?" Raven asked with a sigh.
"That sound," Starfire said. "It's coming from over there," she pointed to an alleyway not far from them.
Robin frowned and tilted his head to the side. He could hear pained yelps coming from nearby. "Someone's in trouble," he said grimly. "Teen Titans, go!"
The four teenagers immediately altered their course and headed straight for the alleyway. They rushed to face their opponents only to stop and stare when they got there. There were five teenage boys dressed in clothing that signified that they belonged to a gang. But their victim was what really captured the Titans attention; it was a dog. But not just any dog; it was a green dog of all things.
"Okay," Cyborg said. "Never seen a dog that color before."
"Leave that dog alone!" Starfire demanded as one of the boys kicked it again, eliciting a pained yelp.
"Make us!" the gang leader jeered, pulling a switchblade from his jeans pocket.
"Are we really going to fight these idiots over a dog?" Raven asked.
"Yes," Robin replied. "It might not be human but it still requires our help. Titans, attack!"
"You can't be serious," one of the teenagers, a beefy black kid, laughed then shrieked when Cyborg's fist connected with his jaw.
"Oh we're very serious," Cyborg said.
Two of the gang members moved towards Raven who just stood there, holding out her hands. "Azarath, metrion, zinthos," she chanted. "Azarath, metrion, zinthos!"
Her body began to glow black and a black shield appeared in front of her that she thrust at the teenagers, sending them flying into a nearby dumpster.
Starfire hurled green balls that glowed at one of the boys who were running around in a circle in a desperate attempt to outrun her. It wasn't working.
Not having special powers or weapons built into his body Robin used a simple metal staff. He used it much like a sword, jamming it into the many layers of fat on the Chinese boy then sent it spinning into the air where it bounced off the leader's head, knocking him unconscious.
"Oh good that is done!" Starfire clapped her hands then turned her attention to the green dog that was limping towards the street. "Come back here," she cooed, stretching out her arms. "Starfire will take good care of you."
At those words the dog looked alarmed then took off running, quickly disappearing into the night.
"I think you scared it," Raven said drily.
"It is hurt!" Starfire wailed. "We must rescue it!" she launched herself into the air and began to look for the injured animal.
"You can't be serious," Cyborg groaned. "Why do we have to go look for some dumb dog?"
"Because, it's the right thing to do," Robin replied then followed Starfire.
Raven scowled at their backs but began walking after them, Cyborg behind her, complaining all the way.
Starfire eventually found the dog hiding in a very dirty and smelly corner of another alley. "He is here," she called then dropped to her knees. "Come out, doggy," she said sweetly.
There was a growl then silence. "We don't want to hurt you," Robin knelt next to the alien girl. "We just want to take a look at your leg and fix it up."
For a moment there was nothing but silence then a scuffling sound could be heard as whatever was in the corner began moving towards them.
"That's it," Starfire said happily. "Come on out, doggy, we won't hurt you."
They all tensed as the scuffling got louder than their eyes widened and jaws dropped as something stepped out. But it wasn't a dog at all; it was in fact a boy. He wasn't very tall, a few inches shorter than Robin. His skin was completely green as was his hair and pointed ears. A single fang peeked out from behind his bottom lip and he wore a black and purple spandex suit with boots and gray gloves. "Thank you for saving me," he said shyly.
"It was no trouble at all," Starfire said as she stood back up.
"That was you?" Raven raised a purple eyebrow.
"Why are you green?" Cyborg asked.
Seeing the slightly overwhelmed look on the boy's face Robin said, "I'm Robin by the way. Starfire is the one with bright red hair, Raven's in the cloak and you can probably guess which one's Cyborg."
"I'm Beast Boy," he said quietly.
Robin's eyes narrowed as he watched Starfire throw her arms around Beast Boy, causing him to wince in pain. The Teen Titan's leader had caught sight of the swollen green eye and bruises covering the green boy's body. Most of them were old, almost completely healed while the rest were fresh. It was obvious someone had hurt Beast Boy and badly at that. "Would you like to come back to the tower with us?" he found himself offering.
"No I shouldn't," Beast Boy said, backing up slowly. "I really should get going."
"Stay for a while, man," Cyborg encouraged. "At least let us look at…whatever it was you hurt."
"You do need medical attention," Raven observed from her position a few feet off the ground.
"Well," Beast Boy hesitated. "I guess it couldn't hurt to stay for a couple of hours. But after that I'm leaving."
A/N: 5 reviews please.
This is my third Teen Titans fic and goes with my other story 'Trust'. That one is not necessary to read first but it might help it make more sense to you. As I said; this is my third story so if I get anything wrong or misspell anything please let me know and I will do my absolute best to correct it.
A/N/N: Oh and I will try to update this story on a regular basis after I have received my five reviews per chapter.