Ok, so I got this idea a few weeks ago and I haven't been able to get it out of my head since. I think that it is unique and one of a kind but I guess I'll leave that up to you guys. Here is a brief summary but at the same time I don't want to give away too much if anything about what will happen in the story. As usual it will be about my favorite Titan Beast Boy and much of the story will be about him. What secrets is he hiding from the rest of the Titans? What secrets is he hiding from himself? Do his friends even know who he really is? Most of all, does he even know who he really is? Hope you all enjoy, I am Dark 350 and this is…Soul of a Hero.

Chapter 1: Death of a Hero

It was mid-day in Jump City and life was proceeding much as it had the last few years. The streets were alive with people walking, the roads were crammed with cars attempting to make their way through the busy city. Then came the explosion from the bank. This sent the crowds outside into a panic as they attempted to scramble to safety. Inside the bank a skinny hero in white stepped out of the vault with a bag a money slung over his shoulder. Stepping out of the vault he smiled thinking he was in the clear. That all changed when he saw what was waiting for him outside. Or, more accurately, who.

Standing outside waiting for him was the Teen Titans, the young group of superheroes that had protected the city and even the world for the last several years. First, there was the leader of the group, Robin the Boy Wonder. A master of several different fighting styles and a capable young detective Robin had shown the ability to lead his team through any situation. Well…almost every situation.

Standing on his left was the alien powerhouse Starfire, princess of Tamaran. Her strength and power was unmatched by any of her other teammates. She and Robin had been having a strong relationship over the past year and had gone through much together. Often times they were not alone in what they did.

Standing to the right of the leader was a female clad in a purple cloak. This was Raven, mistress of magic. She was perhaps the most mysterious member of the team to the outside world as she never seemed to show any emotion. Her calm, stoic expression never changed when they were in public. In private though, she was a much different person. She was still a very guarded person yet there were periods when that would slip, even if only a little. She had found a very…satisfying outlet over the past several months. She had taken to joining in on many of Robin and Starfire's 'nightly activities'. No one outside of the team knew or suspected anything and that was just the way she wanted to keep it.

Then there was the giant metal teen that stood next to her. Cyborg, half man half machine. The Titans tech genius who packed a lot of power into that frame. He was less serious than the previously mentioned members of his team but still drew much respect for his intellect as well as his skill in battle.

Then all the way on the other side lay the team's jokester. Beast Boy, the team's comic relief, was a small figure. He was the shortest member of the team as well as being the scrawniest. All in all, not a very intimidating figure. He was known as the weakest Titan and was not given much respect by either villains or his own fellow superheroes. The only moment in which he had shown any bit of excellence was when he led a team of ragtag superheroes to take down the Brotherhood of Evil. However, that had been a year ago and since then he had done nothing else to garner any respect from the outside world and had once again faded to the background.

They stood outside the bank as they prepared to face off with Andre LeBlanc, a supervillain they had faced many times before. For the most part he was harmless, even if he did have an unnatural fascination with blow stuff up. However this would be the day that would change the Titans, and the entire city, forever.

When faced with either fighting against the all five of the Titans, something which was very unfair in his own opinion, or running his decision was obvious. He quickly turned to his right and sprinted away down the street. This earned an exasperated sigh from the leader of the young heroes "Ugh, why do they always run" Robin asked his teammates. "Titans…GO!"

All the Titans then sprinted after the thief. As they were running Beast Boy could not help but say "Yea, I mean it's not like it changes anything. They still end up going to prison. But then again why do they choose to rob this city. I mean, all they need to do is go like half an hour outside the city to some town and rob that bank. I mean, they might not get as much money but they probably won't get caught and thrown in jail."

"Beast Boy" Raven said with an exasperated tone. "Yes Rae" the green teen answered. "Shut up. And don't call me Rae." And so they went back to focusing on the chase. LeBlanc was not making this easy on them. He would randomly throw bombs over his shoulder to attempt to slow down the pursuing Titans. The team was beginning to wonder if he was even looking at where he was throwing. However, it was as they passed under a bridge that things got out of hand.

LeBlanc came up with the clever idea of collapsing the bridge to slow the Titans down. He reached for his strongest explosive and threw it at one of the bridges trusses, causing it to crack and break. Soon the entire bridge began to come down, though not fast enough as the Titans raced underneath it well before it collapsed. However a scream caused all the members of the team to stop and look behind them.

"Sophie!" a mother cried as she saw he seven year old daughter standing underneath the collapsing bridge. Before Robin could say anything a green cheetah was flashing past him towards the girl. Beast Boy quickly grabbed the girl in his mouth and proceeded to run out from underneath the bridge. Or rather, that's how things should have gone. A falling piece of debris was all it took to change things. It landed on the cheetah's hind leg before he could make it out the other side. The pain caused him to lose his concentration and thus morphed him back into his human form.

Beast Boy almost passed out from the pain in his leg. It was broken, that much he knew. However, the greatest problem lay in the fact that his leg was still trapped underneath the piece of concrete. He then noticed that the girl's shirt was still between his teeth. He looked back at his fellow Titans and saw that none of them were close enough to help him. Raven was trying to hold the bridge up but it was proving far too heavy for her. Beast Boy was going to die and he knew it. Strangely, it was not his imminent death that had him scared. For whatever reason he found he was not afraid of what was to come. However he'd be damned if he was going to let this innocent little girl share his fate. So, with one final burst of energy he transformed himself into a gorilla and used his strength to toss the girl clear of the bridge. His energy spent, he then morphed back to his human form and waited for the inevitable. He was not afraid of what was to come.

They say that in the last few seconds you see your entire life flash before your eyes. All the good and bad moments leading up to your death. This was something that Beast Boy found to be true. He saw everything, from the death of his parents to his time being tortured by his Uncle Galtry. Then on to his happier times. When he was discovered by the Doom Patrol and the finding of a new family. He then relived when he was kicked off and the months he spent wandering around between teams. Then his meeting of the Titans, the ones who would become his knew family. His sister Starfire, someone he could always go to when he needed to talk to someone. The girl that he felt most at ease with. His brother Cyborg. The man that he could just hang out with and be himself. Robin, his other brother. The man he had always looked up to as a role model. Then there was Raven.

Raven. He had always had a crush on her but had never had the courage to say or do anything about it. Then she had started to 'see' Robin and he had been crushed. Sure it wasn't a real relationship, not like Robin and Starfire but it was still sex. And if you want a definition of hell, when your super sensitive hearing picks up your crushes moans through the wall, that has to be up there near the top. But he let it go. Because she was happy. And if there was one thing that mattered to Beast Boy it was other people's happiness. Even if it was at the expense of his own.

This conclude his collage of memories as he saw the bridge coming closer and closer. He decided to keep his eyes open. He wanted to see his fate. He did not want to miss his last precious second on earth because he had his eyes closed. He briefly considered attempting to morph into one of his animal forms but decided against it. He had some animals with thick skin and even a few with shells but it did not matter. None of them were tough enough to stand up to the weight of a falling bridge. He wasn't Superman. And if he was going to die, he wanted to leave this world the way he came into it. Human. He looked up to see the concrete getting closer and closer. And then everything went black as he felt an intense moment of pain, and then nothing. Finally his eyes drifted shut.

And opened again. No longer was he laying on the cold concrete of Jump City. He was now in a grassy field with the wind gently blowing. The sun was shining, warming his back. Sitting up he looked around his surroundings. If there was one word that he could use to describe this place it would be beautiful. He could see a stream that lead down to a lake in the distance. And behind the lake lay a great mountain. And around the lake lay a forest, dense and green the way no forest on Earth was anymore. There was no sounds being made, nothing except the rustling of the grass and the sound of the wind. He could have sworn he could hear the wind speaking to him, telling him "Hhhwelcome hhhhome".

He then glanced down at his skin. Gone was the green coloring that he had gotten used to. His skin was now a normal, healthy tan color. He ran over to the stream and gazed upon his own reflection for the first time. His hair had reverted back to a blond coloring, a color that seemed to shine golden in the rays of the sun. The only thing that remained the same were his eyes. They remained a deep green, the color of a deep forest. In fact the very color of the forest he had gazed at earlier.

And then he heard footsteps coming up behind him. Turning around he gasped as he saw a giant of a man. He was skinny with no real muscle to speak of yet he stood at least nine feet tall. Yet the most surprising thing about him lay on his head. Sprouting from the top of his head were the antlers of a deer. He had mystical eyes that seemed to hold every color imaginable, all of them swirling together to make something unique. He smiled at him, his eyes warm and friendly as well as…strangely familiar. Then the man spoke. "Welcome home Mider. Welcome home."

And then Beast Boy's eyes widened. He remembered. He remembered everything.

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(Back with the Titans moments earlier)

Never before had any of the Titans felt so helpless. All they could do was stand there as Raven struggled to hold the immense weight of the bridge. She was trying her hardest yet everyone knew she was fighting a losing battle. Then the bridge collapsed, coming down right on top of the green changeling. After the dust had cleared they saw the girl Beast Boy had save was safe on the other side. Her mother ran to her and took her in her arms. She was sobbing while the girl was crying and pointing to the rubble.

Meanwhile the Titans all stood shocked. They had just witnessed their teammate, their friend, a member of their family disappear under several tons of concrete. It was Cyborg that moved first racing towards the spot where they had last seen Beast Boy. He was quickly followed by Robin and then the two girls as they franticly fought to remove the rubble and uncover their friend.

Meanwhile a crowd of citizens had gathered. They had all saw what had happened and were waiting anxiously to see if the green teen had made it out safely. Then the mother of the young girl that Beast Boy had saved approached the rubble. She then began to struggle along with the Titans to uncover the hero. She was then joined by a few more citizens that followed her. Soon the entire crowd had joined in, all united in searching for their lost hero.

It was several moments later but Cyborg finally managed to uncover the green teen. He cried out to his fellow Titans and then went to work scanning his body. He panicked, he could find no pulse nor any trace of brain activity. He quickly set up the defibrillators he had in his hand and gave Beast Boy's body a jolt. He checked again. Still nothing. He prepared to go again. He was sobbing openly at this point but did not care. Robin and Raven stood watching with tears in their eyes as well. Starfire was busy sobbing into her boyfriend's shoulder, not eve daring too look. The crowd did nothing but watch on in sadness, a few of them openly crying as they watched the heartbreaking scene before them.

After a few more tries of this Raven moved and put a hand on Cyborg's shoulders and urged him to stop. There was nothing more that could be done. Beast Boy was gone. Cyborg then completely broke down, sobbing over the body of his teammate, his best friend, his brother. In a rare showing of emotion Raven crouched down and gently pulled Cyborg into a hug, tears also raining freely from her eyes. Starfire and Robin stood behind them holding each other. There was nothing they could say. Nothing could fix this.

Then a movement out of the corner of his eye caused Cyborg to lift his head. The young girl that Beast Boy had rescued had made her way to the front of the crowd. She walked up to the body of the Titan and crouched down before it. She then reached down and hugged him, the green hero that had saved his life even though it had cost him his own. She then whispered "Thank you Beast Boy. I will never forget you."

She remained that way until her mother came forward and drew her daughter away. She led her daughter back into the crowd to take her home but not before glancing back one last time and murmuring "Thank you Beast Boy. I will never be able to repay you for what you have done today." After saying this she disappeared back into the crowd along with her daughter.

All the Titans remain the way they are for another few minutes. Eventually they realize they need to get up. They have a funeral to plan and calls to make. They all dreaded telling the Doom Patrol about Beast Boy but it had to be done. They would want to be there for the funeral. As they took Beast Boy's body home the Boy Wonder's mind was on the upcoming funeral. He was thinking of having two parts to the funeral. The first part would be open to the public so the people could come pay their respects to Beast Boy like the hero he was. Then the second part would be more private, consisting solely of other superheroes and the Titans. This was going to be a tough time for himself and for his team. He only hoped they would be able to make it through.

He glanced down at his girlfriend as she continued to cry into his shoulder as they walked. He thought back to the last year and how amazing it had been. It had been Beast Boy who had actually convinced Robin to go for it with Starfire. "You only live once" he had said "Might as well enjoy it". However he had frowned after saying this, almost like there was something about this statement that bothered him. Robin had dismissed it then and he dismissed it now. 'He was probably just surprised he had said something so wise' Robin thought.

He was like the rest of his team. He was crushed due to Beast Boy's death, he was simply putting his grief aside until later. He was the leader of this team and he needed to make sure Beast Boy got the recognition he deserved. The whole world owed his so much. Robin owed him so much. If it wasn't for Beast Boy he would still be stuck as a frozen Popsicle, held captive by the Brotherhood of Evil. Also, if it were not for Beast Boy he never would have gone for it with Starfire. It was also that same advice that lead Robin to accept Raven's offer of a physical relationship. At first he had been reluctant due to Starfire but apparently Tamaranians were not good at the whole possessive thing on two conditions. One, that it be a friend and two, that no matter what Robin's heart would continue to belong to Starfire.

An hour later the team was back at the Tower and Beast Boy's body was lying in the medical bay. Cyborg refused to leave his side along with Starfire. Raven had left to go to her room stating that she needed to meditate. This left Robin to return to the common room and make the necessary calls. The first call was to the mayor and they agreed to a city-wide funeral taking place in two days. The mayor said that he would take care of all the arrangements and getting the word out. Now it was time for Robin to contact the Doom Patrol.

The call went through and as Robin suspected they had already heard the news. When a hero dies, news tends to spread fast. Robin had to explain to them what happened and apologize for his own incompetence. However, comfort would come from an unlikely source. Mento had actually been the one to tell him it was ok. He said there was nothing anyone could have done and that Beast Boy died doing what he loved, protecting people. This conversation had made him feel much better however the guilt was still there. He supposed it would always be there. Robin told them that the funeral would be in two days and the call was ended. He now had one more call to make. He had to call the Justice League and officially report the news. They were technically still a branch of the Justice League so any big news or information had to be formally reported to them.

When his call was patched through he was only half surprised to see that it was Batman who answered.

"Ah, Robin. I've been expecting your call. We have reports flooding in on what happened but I need your official statement as team leader." Batman said.

Robin sighed. It was just like his mentor to get right down to business, even when someone is dealing with a tragedy. Putting aside his emotions Robin proceeded to tell his mentor what happened. After he finishes his tale he sighs before saying "the funeral is in two days. The first part is going to be for the public so they can pay their respects. Then we are going to take his body back to the Tower and have a private funeral for us and any of the other heroes that want to come. If you could put the word out in the Justice League. I have already contacted Doom Patrol and all of the other Titans and honorary Titans and they all plan to be there."

Batman then nodded and said "very well, I shall get the word out. He then goes to end the call but before he does he pauses before saying "I really am sorry about your teammate Robin. I know how hard it is to lose a teammate. You need to realize that there was nothing you could have done. Beast Boy made his own choice and it was a noble one. He died like many of us wish to die. He died a hero. We all have to die eventually Robin and the fact is that Beast Boy did so a hero is the best any of us can hope for." After saying this he abruptly ended the call, not even allowing Robin to respond to that.

Robin scoffs 'Typical' he thought. 'The one time he shows emotion and he ends the call so quickly I don't even have a chance to thank him.' But that is quickly forgotten as he heads off to find Starfire. The team had much healing to do and much as it pained him to think about, eventually they would need to choose someone to take Beast Boy's place.

Ok so, what do you think? Personally I like this story idea but then again I am the author so I would like it. Things we find out next chapter are going to be who the strange man was? What was it that Beast Boy remembers? What are the Titans going to be like without Beast Boy? Find all that out and more next chapter. Meanwhile I have decided that this is pretty much going to be a Beast Boy X Harem story but the harem is still up in the air. I am very much open to who the harem will consist of so either review or message me who you guys want. Could be anyone from the typical Raven or Starfire to the unusual like Blackfire or Argent. Literally anyone. Also I will be starting a poll for who comes in to replace Beast Boy as a member of the main Teen Titans division. So vote, you guys decide. Hope to see you all next time. Remember review and vote.