(I do not own the Teen Titans, DC does.)
-Back at the lab-
Beast Boy and Maddy finish eating the food from the tray. "You know what I miss, Gar?" She asks.
"What's that?" Beast Boy asks back.
"The sun, I miss everything about the sun. They it warms my skin or the way I was always happy outside in it," Maddy explains, "and even how the sun would make everything bright and cheery."
"I've never thought about the sun that way," Beast Boy says.
"No one does unless it's been taken away from them for so long."
"You'll be in the sun again soon," Beast Boy says trying to cheer Maddy up. "I just have to think of a way to get out of here."
"What's the season, Gar," Maddy asks, it seems to work.
"Fall."
"Fall, that's my favorite season."
"Spring is my favorite season."
She gives a small laugh. "You should tell me a story about one of your adventures with the Titans."
"Why? They're not all that adventurous."
"To you maybe, but to me they will be exciting. I have always loved listening to heroes crime fight. I use to dream of becoming a hero myself, but my dad said; "leave it to the professionals"."
"I never even thought of becoming a hero when I was little, it just sorta happened. I wanted to follow in my parents' footsteps to become scientist."
"Do you still want to become a scientist?"
"Maybe but I'm happy being who I am right now," Beast Boy explains. Inside Beast Boy asks himself the same question again. Does he want to? "Do you want to still want to be a hero," he asks in return.
"More than anything, I want to stop people like him and help people when they need it."
"How about that story now?" Beast Boy says. He then begins to tell Maddy about one of the many missions he's gone on.
-Back at the Tower-
"Robin, it's been a week since Beast Boy was kidnapped, have you found anything yet," Starfire asks with sleepy eyes. No one at the Tower has slept in days. They try but they end up lying awake fearing for their friend.
"Sorry Star, I've been doing my best. I haven't found anything yet," Robin says feeling shame in himself he normally can find anyone in only a matter of minutes and at the max an hour. "His guy is a ghost. I haven't been able to find anything resent on him. He disappears after he was fired."
"I know you find him," Starfire says trying to keep Robin from giving up on himself.
"Thanks Star, I'm glad you haven't given up on me." Robin is referring to Cyborg who went out on his own to locate Dr. Oren lab after he had an argument with Robin. Raven fallowed Cyborg just in case he needs help.
"I wonder how Raven and Cyborg are doing," Starfire asks aloud.
"You can call them if you want," Robin tone is grumpy. "I suggest that you call Raven."
"That would be best." Starfire takes out her communicator and calls Raven.
"Hello," Raven's wispy voice calls from the communicator.
"Hello," Starfire tries to sound cheery, "how are thing with Cyborg and you?"
"Cyborg has blasted through every abandon warehouse but we've not had any luck. How are things there?"
"We have not found anything neither," Starfire is less cheery.
"I see, I'll call if we find anything."
"As will I. Keep up the search," Starfire says hanging up and putting her communicator away. "They haven't had any luck."
"I heard," Robin says.
"I'm beginning to fear that we will never find Beast Boy," Starfire beings to cry.
"It's okay, Star, he's out there we just have to find him."
-In the T-Car driving around town-
Raven finishes talking to Starfire. "I bet Robin had Star call just to keep tabs on me," Cyborg grumbled.
"No, I'm pretty sure that she called to see if we found any sign," Raven isn't in the best mood even for Raven, she's been eating everyone's emotions to help them and all of their emotions are being her down.
"That spiky haired punk doesn't know what he's doing. He thinks that you can find by computer and no actual work is needed. He calls himself a detective, ha."
"I think we should ask for help, like from the Doom Patrol or Justice League."
"That's what I said but Robin was like nooo they will pity us and the little respect that they have for us will go down the toilet."
"Cyborg calm down, you're driving like a maniac," Raven tries to point out the fact that Cyborg is weaving in and out of traffic and is going fifty in a thirty zone. He looks down at his speed gage and slows.
"Sorry Rae, I'm just upset and sca-"
"I know Cyborg we all are."
-Back at the cage-
Back at the cage-
Beast Boy finishes his story when the Titans got sucked into the TV by Control Freak. "Hahaha that actually sounds like fun" Maddy laughs. Beast Boy has been trying to impress her with his stories. He's not sure if it's been working. Beast Boy leans over and has a secretive look on his face.
"Don't tell anyone Robin but it was awesome!" Beast Boy laughs alongside her.
"Sounds pretty impressive if you ask me." A glimmer of hopes rushes through Beast Boy. He always tries to impress people but normally they just look down on him.
"If I had to pick a favorite villain, it would be Control Freak. I mean he gets us into sticky situations sometimes that turn out fun, for me at least, but he's not evil only bad. He's not all that bad, troubled is more like it."
"From what I understand is that all he likes to do is steal movies and go inside the TV. Sounds more like a diehard fan then an evil genius."
"Exactly!" Beast Boy is happy that someone agrees with him for the first time in his life. "He's no Slade."
"Who's-" she begins but she stops when she hears the door open. "He's coming and he's brought a guest." Maddy hears two sets of slow moving footsteps.
"Why does he have a guess with him?" Beast Boy stands and goes over to the door and presses his face up against it trying to see into the hall.
"A buyer I'm guessing. He brings them in every few months and sells his creations to them," Maddy explains.
The footsteps grow louder. "Which one are these," a voice not belonging to the man asks. Beast Boy recognizes the voice.
"These are a cross between a lion and a wolf. They are the size and the strength of a lion with the brains and stamina of a wolf. They work best in a pack," Dr. Oren proudly explains his monsters.
"Interesting," the voice says, "what about over here?"
"This one is a three way cross with an African elephant, rhino, and cheetah. The size and strength of an elephant, has the aggression of a rhino, and the speed of a cheetah." They move along and stop in front of Maddy and Beast Boy's cage.
"Well what do we have here," no wonder Beast Boy recognized the voice. The voice belongs to Slade.
"To answer your question, that's Slade," Beast Boy tells Maddy.
"The green green-less Titan, what are you doing here," Slade asks.
"So you know each other," Dr. Oren asks.
"You could say that," says Slade.
"Wait what do you mean by the green green-less Titan, Slade?" Beast Boy demands to know.
"Frankly, Beast Boy, your skin is no longer green," says Slade.
"What?" Beast Boy doesn't believe what Slade is saying.
"It's the collar. It "shuts down", so to speak, anything that has to do with their powers. His skin being green ties to his power so the collar makes his skin white," Dr. Oren explains to Slade.
"Hmm...I'll take-" Slade begins. Beast Boy heart skips a beat.
"I'm sorry but these two aren't for sale," Dr. Oren quickly says.
"The lion wolves is what I was going to say," Slade finishes.
"Oh of course, I'll draw up the paper work," Dr. Oren says.
"We can work out the price in my office." Dr. Oren turns away and starts up the hall.
"I'll been seeing you soon, Beast Boy," Slade says turning and fallowing Dr. Oren to his office.
"That guy is creepy," Maddy says. "I can feel that he's evil. He's more evil than that man."
"Were they telling the truth? Am I not green," Beast Boy beings to freak out.
"You're...not...green," she says very slowly. Beast Boy falls to his knees. He thinks now that Maddy will only like him when he isn't green. He thought that someone liked for him. "What's wrong?" Maddy goes over to Beast Boy and sits next to him.
"Nothing," he fights back tears.
"Once the collar comes off your regular color comes back. Like the man said, that collar shuts down whatever connects to your powers." He doesn't respond. "Don't worry it will, I promise."
He again changes his mind; maybe she does like him for who he is. He thinks then about Slade and how he bought those monsters. Beast Boy knows he's going to use them to attack the city or the Titans. He needs to come up with a way to escape and fast.
Hoped everyone enjoyed the chapter.