Teen Titans- Chapter 7

Disclaimer: Of course I don't own the Teen Titans. I wish I did… but I don't. Also I wish I owned some kind of awesome pet like Silky. My dog is awesome, but there's nothing like an alien for a pet...

Okay, I guess I kinda should have labeled this story as OOC. And Angsty. Quite Angsty. I'm very sorry to those who did not like that part of this story. I am quite apologetic to anyone who came across this story and thought it was too angsty. But am relieved to those that thought it was good the way it was. I can't please everyone, and I realize that. I am going to say that I'm not sure what angst really qualifies, so sorry for not being able to give proper warning.

Since I'm not sure what angst is (embarressing I know...) but I do believe that this chapter contains much angst. So be warned I guess. But after this, it gets much happier. Or maybe not. Sorry, I'm unsure of what I might do next. So just be ready, and enjoy. Here's a quick thanks to those that reviewed.

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Silence filled the room as both Robin and Starfire took in this new information. Starfire was first to ask a question.

"H-h-he will be okay?" Cyborg glanced at Raven who didn't look back. Her mind was elsewhere.

'C'mon Cy, think! You can't let Star go into a depression. She'll never come out. Just... grin and tell her' "Uh... yeah Star. He'll be... fine. It's BB after all. The little grass stain never fails to disappoint. He'll be up and runnin' round making bad jokes in no time." He smiled and put a hand on the saddened Tameranian Princess's shoulder. She sniffed and looked into Cyborg's eyes.

"He'll be fine Star. Give him time. He's strong. And we need to be strong for him." He said firmly. He was not only reassuring Starfire, but himself too. He had been doubting both himself and Beast Boy since arriving at the tower. He'd seen BB's weakened form. How horrible he looked. And not once did he tell himself "Hey, this is Beast Boy. He'll be up in no time." He only once thought of that after thinking what BB would say, seeing him plugged in. Starfire nodded and managed to smile.

"I shall be strong. For our friend. When he awakens, I shall greet him with open arms."

"We all will Star. We all will." He glanced over at Raven again. She still was looking down. Her eyes closed. She was still in her own little world. He suspected she was hiding some feelings for him. After all, she always seemed to heal him first if he had a visible wound. Sometimes even before herself. Which he would not allow if he saw she was hurting. He also knew of their little 'talks' they had when Raven was hurt by Malichoir. And when the Beast was unleashed. Both times, she'd shown some form of affection. Whether it be physical or verbal, she cared for him more then she'd admit. He looked away and then heard a shattering noise. His vision shot towards the sound and saw an angry Robin.

"This is all my fault... if I was a better leader... better fighter... none of this woulda happened... I'm gonna go train." He walked away before anyone could say anything.

"Let him be. He needs time to brew. Give him around 10 minutes, then Star, you go and talk to him. Tell him how you feel. That'll take his mind off this whole situation. Since you both feel the same way about each other, it'll be the perfect time for you to get a little closer." Starfire turned a bright red, but didn't say anything. Raven was completely right. She somehow knew the entire situation and told Starfire straight.

"HUAH! HA!" Robin spun into a 360 roundhouse kick eliminatingthe enemies nearby. Even though nobody was there, Robin often felt it was beneficial to practice like your life depended on it. He took a quick break to grab water, but stopped when Starfire came in.

"Robin. I wish to speak with you." Robin faced her. He look towards her, and could see that it was important.

"Okay. Go ahead."

"I understand you are affected by Beast Boy's injury. I am too inflicted deeply. I do not deal with it the same way you do, but I understand how you feel. I know that you feel like it is your fault. Like if you'd done something different, everything would be okay. But in truth, we have no idea of how the situation would have resulted. I have seen the future once before. The time with Warp. I saw what I saw. What I thought would happen. I never once thought that I could change something that big. The future is hard to predict. One action would not have changed anything. Someone else could have gotten wounded. Or maybe... killed. We must rejoice that Beast Boy is alive. We must be strong, and get throught this. Together." As she said 'together' she took Robin's hand and lightly kissed Robin. He was surprised at this, but lightly kissed back. After it ended,

"So I guess I ain't the only one with these feelings. That's good to know. Starfire... thanks." She smiled at him and just when the moment seemed perfect, the alarm rang throughout the tower.

"Come on Star! We'd better get to the debriefing room."

"Yes. We will be victorious!"

They ran and flew off to the debriefing room, both feeling much better then they did when receiving the disheartening news of Beast Boy. Perhaps some good will come out the situation.

"Cyborg! Raven! What's the situation?" Raven remained faced away. Her eyes glued to the alert notice. The computer screen flashed only one word.

Slade.

"Slade is back from hiding. 'Cept somethings different. He's ATTACKING the nuclear power plant. That's not his style. At all. Somethings up, and I wanna know what."

"Right. Titans, you all know the situation. This is Slade. And we're one Titan down. We have to be smart. Don't take any unnecessary risks. Titans, GO!"

Robin called out the battle cry, and the superheroes of Jump City flew and drove out to qwell the disturbance.

'This time, nothing will go wrong. I'll make sure of it.' Robin wasn't about to let anything go wrong this time. He'd do everything in his power to keep Slade from winning or manipulating the Titans again. Nothing will go wrong. Nothing.

(IN THE INFIRMARY)

The only sounds heard inside the room of medical supplies was the faint breathing of the jade-skinned Titan known as Beast Boy. Other then that, the beeping of the heart monitor hooked up to Cyborg's sensors was heard mostly. The changeling didn't move. The only sense of movement came in the form of his rising and falling chest. However, inside his mind things he never knew were going on. The coma had him in a state where he thought he was a physical presence, but knew otherwise. He could still interact inside this 'dream' but nothing was real. Or so one thinks...

(INSIDE BEAST BOY'S COMA MIND)

"Hmmmm, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored, bored." Beast Boy sat on the rocks of the Tower's beach. He'd basically played every game he could, and was bored out of his mind. So, as a last resort, he came out to the rocky bluff to watch the sun set and think.

"I wonder... what's going on in the real-world? Outside of my coma I mean." Before Beast Boy was sent to this dream Titans Tower, he'd somehow seen his body from a bubble that displayed his real world self. Except, he wasn't there. He watched it like a movie. Like when he was the Beast. He grimaced seeing what was happening. Seeing himself being cut open and fixed. It looked pretty painful, then he'd been teleported here.

"So... am I dead now? And if not, how will I know if I'm dead?"

"You're not dead Garfield." "Whose there?"

"Still don't recognize the voice of your father? That's disheartening." "D-Dad?"

"That's right." A figure suddenly shimmered into exsistance. And he resembled his father exactly as Beast Boy remembered.

"What are you... how are you... I mean how can I see you?"

"Well, you're in a state of spiritual bondage. I'm here, but you're not here." "Soooo, this is heaven?"

"Haha, no it's not. Though, to you, this must be close huh? You have great friends. They're basically your family. And that Raven girl... pretty isn't she? Ah, your love reminds me of me and your mother. She misses you very much. She's sad she couldn't see you or talk to you." "Why can't she?" Beast Boy completely put aside the Raven love thing. He didn't really mind though. Talking to his dad was amazing, considering he hadn't seen him since the accident.

"Well she got a very important job in the afterlife. She's in charge of directing new spirits. Very important. She takes pride in her new position. And I was allowed the chance to talk to you. So, here I am. It's good to see you son. You've changed a lot. And in a very good way." "Thanks dad. You seem the same though. I guess the shampoo is pretty age repelling."

"Haha, son, I've missed your jokes. Even as a wee one you were always trying to make the other children laugh. It's one of your many qualities. Speaking of which, you seem a little troubled. What's on your mind?" "Dad I... miss you. I regret each day that I couldn't save you. I wish... I wish I did..."

"Listen. Garfield. Neither me nor your mother blame you. I'm glad you survived. If one had to go, I'm glad it was me. I was sad that your mother passed with me, but happy that you survived. You are my life son. You always were. I was so sorry that I couldn't save you from the monkey." "B-but you did! I'm still here. Well, I was anyways."

"Yes. But I felt bad that I basically took your childhood away. By being scientists, I never really thought of the risks of our profession. And I paid the price. Your childhood was lost." "Ah dad, it wasn't so bad. Being green is cool. I didn't lose my childhood. I just lost my color. And in a wierd way, it's cool. I know what different colored people felt like. Feeling out of place in a place dominated by one specific color. It's hard, but it gave me a cool look at life. I never blamed you for the accident anyways. I went to touch the monkey. To pet him. I doubt you coulda stopped me."

"Maybe not, but I could've tried. Or better yet, not taken you into a society where such a disease lived. I knew you were curious. But I paid it no heed, and look where we stand.""You dead and me green..." Beast Boy was deeply saddened by this. He thought it was his fault at first, but now he KNEW.

"I was going to say you being a superhero. What you said is true. I am dead. And you are green. But neither are your fault. The green came from my sereum. My antidote. Not yours. As for my death, a boating accident you weren't even present for is hardly accountable on you."Beast Boy thought about it and it became clear. It... truely wasn't his fault. For once, the pain in his heart didn't seem so strong.

"So... you don't blame me for saving myself?"

"Not at all son. In fact, I'm glad you saved yourself. Not only did you survive but you made something EXTRODINARY of your life! You made me and your mother so proud as parents by choosing not to become a villian, or go into hiding, but by taking them and choosing to help people. By putting your life in danger and risking it all for random strangers you don't know. And you must have saved the world multiple times now. Truely amazing son. I couldn't have asked for more. If you'd died, think of how much the world would've lost. And then, Raven your friend, would've never found happiness.""Dad, I don't think you know her well enough. I don't exactly bring tons of joy her way. I kinda just make her mad and want to throw me out into the ocean."

"Well whose to say that's not a sign of affection for her.""Hard to say when her eyes are all glowing red and I'm flying at 100 miles an hour out into a cold ocean."

"Well you may irk her at times, but she truely cares for you deeply. After all, she was the first to try and save you. Aside from Cyborg after all. He did find you and bring you to your home. But she was so desprete. In hysteria trying to save you.""Hysteria? ... What's that?"

"On the verge of tears."

"Raven cry? No. She doesn't cry, must less frown in sadness. You must have messed her up with Starfire."

"Oh? Then I didn't know Starfire could heal. Or make nearly everything near her explode when she realized the situation you were in."

"Well, there's a lot of things we don't know about each other."

"Like how you feel about one another? Garfield. I know what your feeling for Raven. I am married, remember? What you feel, is returned. You just need to summon your courage and talk to her. Who knows? Maybe, you'll finally hear what she's been dying to say to you."

"Really? A-a-are you sure? R-Raven l-l-l-likes me? N-no wa-ay."

"Way. And now," His image began to shimmer again. It began to fade. "I must be going. My time to talk to you is done. Son. I love you. No matter what you do, I will always be proud of you. Me and your mother are amazed at what you've accomplished. Now. The time's come for you to make a decision. To talk to the one you love. Set things straight."

"Wait, so it's not my time?"

"No. It wouldn't be for awhile now. Your time, it's hard to see. Just don't force it closer, hear? I want to see you, just not too soon. In time, you'll be back. But now, I return. And you heal. 'Cause you've got a long life ahead of you. And you'd better be ready. Life doesn't slow down for anyone. Now go. And live. For me and your mother."

"I will. I love you both. Uh, see ya later?"

"Hopefully, later is 70 to 80 years from now."

"Haha, yeah. But thanks. And I guess I owe you."

"No, you don't. The only one you owe is yourself. And that's when you make the choice to talk or walk. But I know you'll make the right choice."And with that, Mark Logan disappeared. Once again, Beast Boy was alone. But the pain he felt in his heart for most of his life was gone. He now knew nothing was to be blamed on him. His pain was gone. And he was free.

He smiled and stood as he watched the imaginary sun set across the horizen.

"..."

"And I'm bored again..."

Well that finishes up Chapter 7. This took a while. It's quite a bit longer then some of my other chapters. I hope you enjoy it. So, until the next chapter, I bid you adu.