Disclaimer: I don't own the teen titans... or spider man. -.-'
"Beast boy, the villains aren't going to wait for us you know!"
"Alright dude! I'm coming!" Beast boy yelled back to Robin, sitting on the sofa and clipping his last toenail, tongue sticking out in concentration.
Robin's eye began to twitch as he watched Cyborg, Raven and Starfire make for the T-car, leaving himself and Terra to wait for Beast boy. "Quit cutting your nails and HURRY UP!" he half yelled, impatiently.
BB threw the clippers on the floor and hastily pulled his boots on. "O.K. dude, I'm ready! You try having claws instead of nails!" He said, vaulting over the back on the sofa.Dude, Robin really needs to learn to chill out… he mused to himself.
Robin hardly waited until BB had reached the door and had grabbed his T-com before sprinting down the hallway tapped co-ordinates into his own communicator. Terra gave him a weak smile as they followed. "Don't worry B; he's just being normal Robin."
Beast boy gave her a huge fake smile in return, but the moment they had ran into the afternoon sun it slipped away and he morphed into a falcon; flying close to the water and following Starfire and Raven just ahead, he couldn't help but reflect on the rubbish day he'd had. After two hours of solid training, an amazingly short supply of tofu, being blamed for Silkie eating Cyborg's controller and being completely ignored by Raven all day because he had tried to make her lunch but had tripped and sent it flying over one of her books instead, he wasn't taking being shouted at by Robin very well.
It didn't take them long to reach the crime area, a large street in the banking district. Adonis dominated the scene, laughing manically as people ran from him screaming, terrified for their lives. In one swift movement, he picked up a small car and threw it into the window of the nearest bank.
"No-one stops Adonis!" He yelled, flexing mechanical muscles as he started towards the bank.
"Wrong Adonis!"
Adonis almost groaned at the line. It meant only one thing; Robin. Sure enough, he turned to find all of the titans facing him, grim determination plastered over their faces.
"Titans GO!" Robin yelled and they all jumped into action, not even waiting for Adonis to retaliate with his own cheesy line.
Terra raised her glowing hands and raised a huge lump of concrete from the road, cracking it with a swish of her hand. Raven levitated one half and they both sent a boulder at him at top speed from opposite directions. Adonis dodged one and sent a powerful punch straight into the other, smashing it into a small cloud of debris. Cyborg came running out of nowhere, preferring to start the battle with his fists. Grinning and waiting until Cyborg's killer punch had got close enough for the thrill, Adonis grabbed his fist and flung him to the side, crashing into Robin who had been trying for a surprise attack. He was suddenly assaulted by a flurry of Star bolts burning his back.
"Is that all you got?!" He yelled manically, before jumping up and grabbing Starfire's legs.
She screamed as he flung her round and around and sent her flying down the road, Terra and Raven rushing to help her. Grinning in triumph, he turned to see Beast boy facing him, ready to fight. This however, only made his grin widen; after the incident in the DNA lab he really had a bone to pick with this guy. BB, oblivious to Adonis's standing anger, smirked and beckoned towards him; the gesture plainly said, bring it on.
They charged at each other and met in the centre of the street, a gorilla and machine muscle man. They exchanged sharp blows, almost mimicking each others moves until Adonis sent a low blow straight into Beast boy's stomach and he staggered backwards, turning humanoid again.
"Pathetic," Adonis smirked at Beast boy, who was struggling back into a fighting pose. "There you are the weakest of the titans, and when you finally get a beast to make you powerful, you're too much of a wimp to use it! I don't know why you're even on their team!"
Anger blossoming in his chest, Beast boy roared, morphed into a lion and launched himself at Adonis with claws extended. He knocked him to the ground and then landed on his chest, slashing every part he could reach. With a grunt, Adonis punches him off and stood to glare angrily at the claw marks on his suit. Beast boy meanwhile, turned into a mountain goat and was about to ram into Adonis when he was grabbed by the horns and flung around and down the road, much like he did to Starfire but harder.
BB landed roughly and tried to stagger back up, totally disorientated. Everything slowly began to stop spinning and he managed to focus on Adonis running at him, both fists clenched. Swearing lightly under his breath, his tried to stand his ground when-
"Beast boy, get out the way!"
"Eep!" BB managed to jump out of the way to avoid Cyborg's and Robin's infamous sonic boom attack. It hit as targeted on Adonis and knocked him clear away; though he had only been near the blast, Beast boy was still thrown away and smacked hard into a building. Stars danced in front of his eyes as he tried to get his throbbing head to focus. After a few dizzy moments he saw the other titans attacking Adonis in one final swoop; he was battered by rock, mini-bombs, lasers bursts, star bolts and a whole host of inanimate objects until he fainted, an automatic value opening his suit and allowing his to be sprawled at the titans feet.
The other titan's feet.
Beast boy grabbed onto the wall and managed to drag himself up, quickly stretching to try at keep the aches at bay. He looked over at his friends and was about to run over, but Adonis's words span around his head and made him hesitate.
Stupid blown-up, big headed jerk… he thought, the most vicious insult his still slightly aching brain could supply him.
After adjusting his faithful gloves, he put on a happy face just as several police SWAT vans arrived who had doubtless been waiting just off the scene. They had stopped in front of him, blocking him off from the other titans. Frowning slightly, he listened as he heard Robin and Raven start talking officially with them and the sound of large handcuffs being clamped down.
"Hey, where's Beast boy?" Terra asked, noticing the absence. "Adonis seemed to go a bit crazy when he saw him…" she added softly, concerned and not knowing anything about the whole beast incident.
"I do not… Oh!" Starfire suddenly saw him making his way round the van and towards them, "Here is friend Beast boy!" she cried happily, hugging him the moment he got close enough. Everyone on the team was sure to have bruises from her daily hugs; the only downfall with living with a permanently happy person who happened to have alien strength.
"Wassup Star?" BB chuckled, grinning sheepishly and taking a deep gasp of air when she let him go before winking to Terra.
"So y'all!" Cyborg grinned at them all, resisting the urge the lean on the two shortest titans (Beast boy and Terra) just to see their peeved off faces. "The kitchen's tofu free, we've beaten the bad guy and it's almost 5... THIS CALLS FOR PIZZA!"
"Rock on!" Terra laughed as Starfire quickly added; "And mustard!"
Suddenly Terra noticed that instead of joining in, Beast boy was absentmindedly staring at Adonis being dragged into the police van. "You O.K., B?" she asked.
He suddenly looked slightly uncomfortable. "Yeah…err, guys? Do you think I could sit today out…?"
They all stared.
Beast boy miss pizza? He never missed the chance to be with them all and eat every bit of pizza he could lay his hands on.
"Are you ill or something?" Cyborg asked in mock worry, half smiling. "Do I need to call a doctor?"
BB gave a dry laugh, turning away from them. He wasn't sure how he was feeling but he couldn't seem to face everyone else at the moment. "See you lot later."
Starfire and Cyborg swapped a confused look and Terra watched him walk off; about half way down the road, his shoulders sagged and he turned out of view. The sight saddened her and made her feel slightly guilty for some reason but she pushed a sudden thought to the back of her mind and turned away. A strange silence fell over them for a few moments, until the three heard Robin say something in a dismissive tone and he and Raven strode over to them.
"Where did Beast boy go?" Raven asked curiously.
Terra and Cyborg didn't really know how to answer so Starfire stepped forwards. "Friend Beast boy has… err…decided to sit out of the pizza." she explained, not sure how to string the words together.
Robin frowned, his mask narrowing slightly. Beast boy never usually cut himself off from the others, unless something bad had happened such as when his beast had escaped or when Terra had 'died'. But nothing as bad as that could have happened he reflected, mentally shrugging. Despite his happy-go-lucky nature, Beast boy was still human and, as he told the others, "Everyone needs some time alone."
"Even Beast boy." Raven commented in mock-wonder.
Shrugging and with a single backwards glance, they walked to the pizza place together, talking about whatever happened to pop into their heads.
Beast boy walked aimlessly towards the edge of town, oblivious to everything but the pounding of his own footsteps. He needed to go somewhere… alone… just to relax himself… but where? Normally when he was feeling down it was Terra's cavern he would travel to but he couldn't do that now she was back - it would be visiting someone's grave before they died. Flinching at the word, he licked his lips and stared skywards, inspiration striking him. He would go to that little café terra had shown him at the edge of town - a place where he could reflect and eat the best damn pie in Jump city!
Allowing a grin to slip across his features he ran a few steps then jumped into the air. Deciding on the fastest bird he could think of, he skimmed the tops of the buildings, looking down at the civilians below. You don't know what you're missing He laughed to himself, feeling the rush of air powering his wings.
It took Beast boy little under ten minutes to reach the café and order his pie. Smacking his lips, he delved into it, enjoying the welcome distraction of food.
"Wow, you titans sure can eat."
"Huh?" Beast boy looked up to find a brown-haired kid a few years older than him staring unabashed as he ate a quarter of the pie in one gulp. "Oh err yeah…" Trying to retain his cool, he flexed his muscles. "We titans need to keep our strength up you know."
The boy snorted and BB had to marvel at how cool and collected he was. "Yeah, you're a right macho man." He laughed, moving his long-ish hair out of his face.
Feeling instantly at ease, Beast boy turned to him and smirked. "I would be if I turned gorilla!"
"From that and the fact you're green; I take it you're Beast boy, right?" The boy smiled. "Sorry, I'm not the type to know every detail about our local superheroes; actually I'm kind of new here anyways." He stuck out a black-gloved hand. "I'm Lukan."
"Nice to meet you," Beast boy grinned, shaking his hand before stuffing down the rest of his pie; he didn't want it to feel unwanted.
Watching amused for a few seconds, Lukan decided to break the silence once again; he had never been one for the quiet. "So," He started, fiddling with the cuff of his denim jacket. "Why you here alone? You don't seem the type to like nothing but your own company, especially if you live and work with your best friends."
Giving one last mighty gulp, Beast boy's smile saddened slightly. "It's been a bit of a bad day." He admitted, not wanting to into more detail than that.
"Man, I totally know how you feel," Lukan said, looking understanding. "Trust me; you would not believe the week I've had!"
Laughing, BB winked, "Right, let's drown our sorrows with the best pies in the history of pies!"
He stuck out his hand to order but to his surprise, found Lukan stopping him, a wicked look in his green eyes.
"That's not how you drown sorrow, Beast boy." He laughed. "And here, they don't care who drinks as long as an over 18 pays and yours truly has been 18 for a while now!" BB suddenly cottoned on just as Lukan waved to the waitress. "Two pints over here!"
The beer arrived far faster than the pie had done and Beast boy gazed at his a little guilty. He was only 16 and had never had that much to drink in his life… Christmas and birthdays were the exception… unless you counted those little sherry-filled-chocolates he ate whenever Starfire unwittingly put them into the shopping… OK, you're moving off-track now, he scolded himself, dittoing Lukan and lifting the glass. He was sure Robin and Cyborg had drunk before even though only Cyborg was over-age. Mentally shrugging and gulping down the bitter drink he made his decision. After all, what harm would it do?
.x.
Hours later, Beast boy exited the café into the evening moonlight, grinning at the world and waving happily to a sodden Lukan who was asleep on the counter. He ran in the general direction of the Tower, singing to a 'Spider-man' beat;
Beeeeast boy! Beeeeast boy!
Does whatever a Beast boy does!
Could he swing, from a web?
Yes he could, but he can't be bothered!
Chuckling at his comic genius, BB sang it again, over and over, keeping in momentum with his jogged footsteps. It was lucky that the café wasn't that far from the tower, as he only had half an idea where he was going. Slowly, Titans tower came into view and he paced the side of the lake instead of flying or swimming to his home.
"I didn't have too many, you know." He informed thin air. "Lukan had twice as much as me! He's great he is…" A random thought seemed to strike him. "He fell asleep… heh heh…"
Giggling for a few seconds, Beast boy glared over to the tower. Now, how did he get over there? Hmmmmm…… Oh yeah! Cyborg takes him under the lake with his T-car! Proud of himself, he jumped on a rock and cupped both hands around his mouth.
"CY!!" He screamed, in a slightly higher pitched tone than normal. "OOOHHHH, CY!! I'M STUCK! COME PICK ME UP!!" Frowning, he tried Robin instead. "ROBBIE! TELL CY TO COME AND PICK ME UP!!"
Not surprisingly, no-one came but Beast boy seemed totally contented with wandering aimlessly by the lake, jumping over rocks and falling over several times.
"Terra can make rocks fly!" He remembered, grinning as he threw a pebble. "I like Terra… but Rae doesn't… He he…" for some reason, BB found this very amusing.
Just as he began to recite his song again, Beast boy's sharp ears caught the sound of hurried, muffled footsteps. It took him a few seconds to react and even then, all he did was spin round and make a weird noise in his throat.
"Hello?" he whispered cautiously. "Cy? Robbie? Have you come to pick me up?" he heard it again and felt a little more nervous. "Terra?" he whimpered, hopefully.
Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in the back of his neck and he yelped in surprise. Beast boy stood there for a few seconds swaying, before he realised there was something in his neck; he grabbed it out to find an empty dart lying in his palm.
"Dude…" He murmured, his already dizzy vision becoming cloudy. "You sure aren't Cyborg." He added to a figure closing in as darkness started to eat at the edges of his eyes.
Suddenly his knees buckled and everything became black.
So how do you think think the start went? It was fun writing the last bit ... Please reveiw, I'm not sure about my title 'Beast boy?'. Seems a bit plain. Any other ideas for title would be great, I've almost finished the second chapter so you won't have to wait long for that!
ROCK ON DUDES AND DUDETTES!