Here we go! Onward to depressing moments! Oh great.
Sadness
The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced out with sadness. - Carl Gustav Jung
Raven used her hands to guide her way through the thick vine walls that blocked her way to the next domain in Beast Boy's mind, sadness. It was so dark, and humid. The whole domain felt like the amazon jungle. As Raven got further in, the land became more and more wet. The mud became thick and sticky. Soon, Raven was putting all her effort in just getting her legs up and over. Raven was becoming frustrated but she looked up, and saw a single light just a few steps forward. The light was blue, and underneath it, appeared to be a tree and a grassy knoll. Raven waded towards the tree, and got up on the grass. She let out a few exhausted breaths.
"Hello." Raven jumped at the voice behind her. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you! Oh, this is all my fault!"
Raven saw Beast boy, wearing a blue version of his uniform. Beast boy's sadness was sniffiling.
"Oh, great." Raven said under her breath. "Listen, um, we have to get to the other side. So, if you could maybe, get up or something." Raven went over to sadness and tried to pick him up. After a few pulls, Sadness eventually got up.
"Oh, what's the point of getting to the other side? I always wind up back here. I just want to sit down." Sadness then sat down next to the tree.
"Listen, I just want to get out of here! So get up, and take me to the next door!" Raven shouted at the irritable Sadness.
Sadness looked at her, and started to tear up.
"Oh, great. Now you're going to cry." Raven said.
Sadness then got up.
"No I'm not! Now come on, let's get to that door." Sadness walked ahead of Raven.
Raven raised one eyebrow, then followed Sadness.
As they walked futher away from the blue light, the harder it became to see.
"So, do you have any flash lights, or a match?" Raven asked.
"No, I can't make light. I can only bring darkness. The only reason I have that blue light is because it helps me find the new sad memories coming in." Sadness explained.
"Memories?" Raven asked.
"Every time Garfield has a sad memory or an unpleasant one, it comes here. I store them, and take care of them. I play them over and over on these screens." Raven didn't notice, but the whole domain was a giant maze of TV screens. Every wall had a TV screen to show memories.
"Why don't we turn the screens on, so we can see?" Raven asked.
"That's…actually a good idea." Sadness said, then snapped his fingers, and the screens illuminated.
Raven saw some of Garfield's saddest moments. The disease that his parents cured him of, but gave him his powers and unusual features. The death of his parents in a white water rafting accident. The guilt Garfield felt of being the only survivor. Raven then saw a memory she didn't know about. Garfield's abusive care family. Raven saw one of the many scenes.
Garfield was sitting on a concrete floor, with a collar around his neck, chained to a metal post. Then a large, old man came down the stairs. He looked at the metal post, and saw the bite marks in it.
"Well, trying to get out again, are you freak. I warned you never to do that." The old man went over to the wall and picked up a leather sash. Garfield held onto the metal post. His hands turned almost white as he clenched to the metal post. As the sound of a whip cracking, and quiet sobs were heard.
Raven looked away from the screen, and looked up at sadness, who had his head down.
"It was that way for a year. Finally, Garfield was able to escape, and go out on his own." Sadness continued on.
Raven then saw Garfield in a forest. Dazed, hungry, and lost. Then a man dressed in a blue and black uniform appeared.
"Come with me son." The man said.
When Garfield awoke, he was lying on a bed, with his many cuts from his whippings dressed. Garfield then looked up and saw the man who brought him here.
"Who are you?" Garfield asked.
"I am Animal Man." He said.
"Animal man trained Garfield to better use his powers." Sadness spoke up, "To not focus on the pain of turning into another animal, but to embrace it. Animal man also taught Garfield another power."
Raven saw Garfield standing in the forest with Animal Man once again.
"Alright Garfield, you have learned much, and I am proud of you. Now to teach you the next stage of your power." Animal man brought his hand up, and started to move it. Suddenly, Garfield started to move with his hand. "The ability to control another, all of their movements is yours to control!"
"Wait, I don't think I want to…" Garfield started to try and resist, but the pain of resistance was too great. "Please stop."
"If you want it to stop, you'll have to control me too. You already have the power, and you know how to use it." Animal man smiled.
Then, Beast boy brought his own hands up, and started to control Animal man.
"Good, you have mastered what I like to call, Bloodbending." Animal man said.
Garfield's tears swelled.
"Now my work here is done. Congratulations Garfield, you are now a bloodbender." Animal man then vanished with the wind, leaving Garfield alone.
Raven was shocked. She had no idea Beast boy had the ability to control other people.
"Since Beast boy can turn himself into any animal, it only makes sense he would also be the master of all animals. He can control any of them, including humans, but he refuses to use this power except when necessary. He was traumatized." Sadness said.
They continued along the wall of screens, with several other sad memories. Most with the Doom Patrol, and some with the Titans. They reached the end of the Screens with Garfield's latest memory, him in his room, this morning, lying on his bed, regretting what he said to Raven and Robin.
Raven then looked ahead, and saw the entrance to the next domain.
"This is where I leave you. Here is the ring." Sadness outstretched his hand and gave Raven the ring of Sadness.
"Thanks. Sadness. How did you make it through all this and still continue?" Raven asked.
"Some people are destroyed by sadness. Others find strength in it, to overcome it." Sadness then walked past Raven, back towards the blue light to receive more memories.
Raven looked at the giant door. The entrance to the next domain. Raven took a deep breath.
"Oh, great."
In case anyone was like, "Hey, you ripped that off from Avatar!" Yes, yes I did. I just thought it would be interesting for Beast Boy's character if he had this great power, but chose not to use it. Don't worry, we will see it again!
Up next: Anger!