Yes, I know it's been a few years since the Teen Titans finale but it's bothered me ever since. I love the series but you do not finish such a great series with such a heart-wrenching finale. It was like that episode was missing a part 2. So here this is my part 2 of Thing change. I do not own Teen titans and I assure you of any of us fans did own Teen Titans it wouldn't have ended with such a Cliffhanger.
With a sigh Beast Boy gave the girl, who looked like Terra, spoke like Terra, laughed like Terra, a final glance. She was holding herself just like Terra used to but she wasn't looking at him, she was looking away. She had made herself very clear- she didn't want to see him again.
His communicator buzzed in his hand again, he knew it must be Robin calling in again, ordering him to come and help. They were his friends, Beast Boy shouldn't have resorted to forcing Robin to order him to come help. Morphing into a greyhound he sniffed the air. The first thing he smelt was Terra… no Tara. She smelt of cinnamon and apples… no. He pushed her out of his mind, he had to force her out his head no matter how hard it was.
He sniffed the air again. This time he caught his friends' scent, the metallic whiff of Cyborg, the dark aroma of Raven, the alien perfume that was Starfire and the irritating smell of Robin's hair gel - dude he wore too much of that. He caught the scent of something else too, something he didn't recognise, it smelt indecisive like a mixture of soil, stagnant water and chlorine. That must be the thing that was giving the titans such a problem.
He didn't look back again as he ran trough the dark halls of the school and sprinted out the double doors, leaving Terra… Tara behind him. He had to get his mind of Terra.. Tara. He focused on his friends and not on the tears that wanted to betray him, on ache in his chest that threatened to deafen him.
The sent led him trough a smoking alleyway not too far away from Cook's electronics. Dark wisps of smoke snaked their way towards the reddening sky above. From the blaster sized holes in the floor and walls Cyborg had most defiantly been here. As if to further reinforce his deduction, at the end of the ally his keen ears could hear the yells ad crashes of battle along with the illuminated green glow of Starfire's attacks.
Morphing into a cheetah he printed into the ally almost trampling an unsuspecting Robin who had chosen that particular moment to be kicked to the ground.
"Beast Boy!" He yelled in surprise as the green titan, almost pummelling the boy wonder, turned into a little mouse that rolled to a rather un-heroic stop.
Rubbing his head, Robin helped Beast Boy to his feet.
"Nice of you to join us." Robin didn't sound mad just tired. "Found Terra?"
"Who said you could start the party without me?" He laughed, ignoring Robin's question.
Beast Boy tried to look past Robin, he saw Starfire dragging herself out of a Garbage can, delicately removing a rotting banana peel of her head. Cyborg helped her out as she continued to rub rot of herself with a disgusted look on her face. One of Cyborgs hands was in blaster form, and he was occasionally looking down at his sensor screen as if he were searching fro something. Raven hovered in a circle, her eyes glowing and dark orbs surrounding her fists.
"Y'all were did that white thing go?" Yelled Cyborg, aiming his blaster in all directions.
"Today it be our butts that be getting the whooping, yes?" Sighed Starfire as she began to hover, her eye glowing a bright green and she joined Raven in what seemed like a futile search.
"When it's not visible I can't sense it!" Exclaimed Raven, her voice only revealing a hint of her irritation. "Robin there's something strange about this thing. When I sense it, it feels familiar but I don't know from where!"
"Is he one of Trigon's minions?" Questioned Robin as he released his bostaff.
"No, he'd have 4 red eyes." She said giving an exasperated sigh.
"Guys…" Interrupted Beast Boy. "What are you talking about."
"Friend Beast Boy! You have come!" squealed Satrfire in excitement.
"Took your time." Observed Raven. She was noticing distracting fluxions in Beast Boy's emotions. There was something wrong but this wasn't the time to ask questions.
"About time you dragged your butt here, grass stain." Laughed Cyborg. "Think you could give us a hand?"
"Or rather a nose." Corrected Robin, "You remember that white shape-shifter thing we battled the other day? Well its back and we have no way of finding it."
"Enough said." Answered Beast Boy, "Caught its scent on my way here, it's wicked weird."
"Think you could track it?" Asked Robin.
"Is my name Beast Boy?" The green titan laughed as he morphed back into a dog.
"Technically isn't your name Garfield?" Commented Raven in her monotonous voice.
Beast Boy gave her as much of an unamused glare a dog could give. Then he sniffed the air. He caught its scent, the same as before, but now it seemed to be coming from all around them, as if they were being bathed in its scent. Beast Boy morphed back into human.
"Well BB?" asked Cyborg as the titans encircled him.
"It's really weird." Observed Beast Boy sounding confused.
"You couldn't catch the scent?" Asked Strafire in her uncertain English.
"No, I can smell it alright." He answered looking up at his friends. "But it seems to coming from everywhere, like he turned into air."
"Can it do that?" Questioned Robin.
"Dude, it's breaking all the rules of physics. Anything is possible." answered Cyborg.
"What is this thing?" Asked Starfire.
"Particles." Concluded Raven, earning herself questionable looks from almost all the titans.
"Hmm that would make sense…" said Cyborg thoughtfully. "That would explain why we couldn't sense it."
"Dudes English please!"said a confused Beast Boy.
"Or Tamaranean would be much appreciated." Suggested Starfire.
"That thing is made of particles. My guess it that, somehow, simply by touching something it can rearrange it's particles to become identical to the thing it touches." Explained Raven.
"In theory, it's totally feasible that it could turn into a gas just as easily as it can turn in to concrete or water." Continued Cyborg.
"But the sidewalk can't morph and change shape like this thing can." Observed Robin.
"Hey it's a theory in the making Rob, doesn't mean we've worked out all the kinks." Complained Cyborg.
" You think it can turn into fire? Like friend Hot Spot can?" mused Starfire.
"If it can, it hasn't done it yet." Said Robin.
"Let hope he can't. Trust me you don't want to smell burnt fur." Said Beast Boy shivering at the idea.
"Nasty! If he can turn into air, does that mean we're breathing him in? Do we have monster germs in us now?" Said Cyborg shivering in disgust.
Beast Boy quickly turned back into a dog, sniffed the air and turned back into human form.
"Chillax Cy, he's gone now." Said Beast Boy.
"Darn, he got away again." Frustrated Robin punched his palm.
"Who do you think sent this particle abnormality?" enquired Starfire.
"Well for neither Rae or I to be able to sense it it may simply be a natural abnormality. Something that has always been around." Stated Cyborg.
"No I don't think it is." Countered Raven. "When I can sense it, it feels so familiar. I don't know how, or what. But it's feels… it feels sort of human."
"So it has a consciousness, so did the brain, didn't make it human." Said Cyborg.
"No, you don't understand." Explained Raven. "I'm empathetic, I can sense another's emotions. This thing- Particle- it felt chaotic, like soda and Mentos, like things that should never be mixed together. But I felt something else underneath that… fear, confusion, frustration… and I assure you they felt very human."
Robin sighed. "Well whatever it is , it's gone now. We should get back to the tower."
"Yes!" Agreed Strafire walking up towards him smiling. "The show on the fungus of the feet I particularly enjoy watching is about to start!"
Robin shuddered but didn't tell the alien anything.
Without another word the titans began to make their way to the T-car where it was carefully parked in front of Cook's.
They were just exiting the ally when Cyborg roughly slammed his bionic arm on Beast Boy's shoulder, causing him to yelp in surprise.
"By the way BB, how'd the search go?" He asked casually.
Raven who was, like always, silently walking behind her teammates. lost in thought felt a sudden spike in the emotions of her surroundings. It caught her attention. Looking up she realised that it was originating from Beast Boy. At first she didn't recognise it, it was so alien for Beast Boy, a sadness and disappointment so deep that even Raven could feel it, she accidently caused a small crack to appear in a nearby window.
However no one seemed to notice her slight loss of control but even as she tried to calm her emotions he heard beast boy answer.
"It wasn't her." He said, from behind his ears appeared drooped and his shoulders slumped.
"That's rough BB." Said Cyborg patting his friend on the back, more gently this time. Raven, still distracted, hadn't yet understood the topic of their discussion.
"But the thing is, Cy, she looks exactly like her, the same hair and eyes. She talks like her and she even loughs as my jokes. No one ever finds me funny! She is just so much like Terra…" his voice trailed off. He didn't want to say more, his voice was threatening to make him sound like a croaking toad.
Another spike in his emotion tested Raven's concentration but her guard was failing.
Terra.
Terra.
Terra.
"Oh my gods." exclaimed Raven causing a fire hydrant to explode beside Robin and all the surrounding lamplights to explode into fine powder.
"Rae!" exclaimed Beast Boy, "are you alright?"
"Did you sense something?" exclaimed Robin as he and Starfire ran towards her.
"I know why Particle felt so familiar!" Exclaimed Raven as she tried to slow her pounding heart, to stop her cloak from bellowing behind her in a self conjured wind. " It's Terra!"
So there's my first chapter! I hope you like it! Please I want to hear what you think, please read and review. I'll try update soon :D – LunaPendragon
