Chapter Three: Where've You Been?
Beast Boy lay on the couch, still very weak but recovering nicely because of Raven's healing powers. She'd spent an hour using her powers to help his body knit itself back together. Still, his recover was slow due to his serious injuries. All the Titans had gathered around him, except for Robin, who was in the room where all his information on Slade was.
Standing nearby was Wolverine, or Mark Logan, as Beast Boy called him, was pacing up and down nervously. Beast Boy noticed his father take out a cigar and light it.
"Dad, I didn't know you smoked," he observed.
"There's lots of things you don't know about me, Gar," Logan said quietly, puffing on the cigar, smoke rising in the air.
"Why didn't you tell me you were a-"
"A mutant?" he seemed to spit out the word. "You didn't need to know."
"Well then if I didn't need to know, why'd you wait seven years before coming here to look for me? I mean, it would have been nice to have you around." Raven noticed a note of sarcasm mixed with a sad disappointment in his voice.
"Listen Gar," Logan looked somewhat exasperated. "I've been really busy."
"Oh, doing what?" Beast Boy asked sarcastically.
"Looking for the Terminator."
"Who?"
"That guy with one eye. What'd you guys call him, Slade. Yeah, that's his name. Slade."
"Where've you been all these years?" Boy kept the questions coming.
"Wait," Robin inturrupted, "You're looking for Slade? Why?" he demanded.
"I have some things to settle, that's all," Wolverine said quietly.
"Don't be smart with me, kid. I brought you into the world, and I can take you out." He glared. "If you reall must know what I've been doing I've been fighting off he Brotherhood of Mutants."
"The Brotherhood of Mutants?" Cyborg asked. "Who are they?"
"Long story, tell you later," came a sharp reply.
"I've also been...searching, if you must know," Logan sighed, turning away, he stared out the window.
"Searching? Searching for what?" Gar asked, curiousity peaking. His dad had never talked about his past. Although he begged him for stories of his past, he'd always said he was busy.
"My life," Logan explained quietly. "I don't really know who I am."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Beast Boy asked.
"My life is a puzzle with missing peices."
"What do you mean by 'missing peices?'"
"I've had amnesia," Logan said, "So memories...peices of my life are completely gone." He took another drag of his cigar. The Titans were mystified. Raven, however was still suspicious. How could she trust this man who had missing memories? What he'd said hadn't changed her opinion of him at all. In fact, she was even more suspicious of him than before. How could Beast Boy, or Gar as Logan called him, trust him so easily. She needed more proof than strange stories and a name that he called Beast Boy. SHe needed to talk to this man in private, away from Beast Boy.
"Dad...you never told me that metal claws came out of your hands." The Titans mouths dropped open. They'd never heard of such strange mutations before. Logan proved it was true when his claws shot out from his hands. Protruding from his fists they were razor sharp, and extremely deadly.
"The reason you never knew is because I never did it in front of you."
"No offense mister. You've said all these things and you sound legitimate. But I want proof you're Beast Boy's father," Raven spoke up. The Titans all stared at her. Beast Boy began glaring.
"Raven, how can you not believe him. He is my father. I recognize him!" Beast Boy shouted angrily.
"She's right you know," Cyborg agreed with Raven. "Beast Boy, you haven's seen your dad in seven years. You're memories could be kinda foggy."
"Why are you two against me all of a sudden?" Beast Boy jumped up, his hands balled into fists. "Don't you guys believe me at all?" He stormed out of the tower in an angry huff.
"I don't understand either why you both are so mistrusting of the Wolverine. He rescued friend Beast Boy from Slade. Isn't that enough to trust him."
"We trusted Terra and she was working for Slade," Raven retorted angrily. "I don't give my trust away easily."
"I have an idea," Robin spoke up suddenly. "Remember how when Larry came from the other dimension and we ran the DNA test on him?"
"Yeah?" Raven said waiting for him to continue.
"Well let's run a DNA test on Logan and Beast Boy." The Titans nodded. Robin looked at Wolverine. "You won't mind that will you?"
"No, if it'll convince you kids to believe me," Logan said. "Will someone go get the kid?"
"There's no need for that," Robin said, "I have all the Titans DNA just in case we'd need it for anything."
Raven got up, "I'm going to meditate. Do not bother me."
"After I give you kids my DNA, I'm going to find my son and talk to him."
Robin directed him over to the machine and asked for a siliva sample. Wolverine gavve it to him and walked out the door to go find Beast Boy. Robin began running tests. "Do you really believe him, Robin?" Cyborg asked.
"I don't know, Cyborg. It's just so strange that Beast Boy never talked to us about his dad."
"I believe his is his father," Starfire said quietly.
"Why do you believe him Star? He's mentally unstable!" Cyborg practically shouted.
"I just know he is good and that he is Beast Boy's father. They are alike and you, friend Cyborg have not noticed they both have the same kind of temper."
"Coincidence," Cyborg smirked.
"The DNA test is done, guys," Robin said as he, Starfire and Cyborg stared at the results.
"It's legit!" Cyborg exclaimed. "Unbelievable!" he pointed to the model on the screen. "Look at the chromosomes. You can see some of them are the same."
"So he's for real?" Robin asked in disbelief.
"He's for real," Cyborg said.
