Slowly the dawn crept over the horizon and the gentle morning rays of sun woke Raven up from her sleep. She couldn't help but gaze at the sun, admiring the way the rays of light mingled with the retreating darkness, for something so simplistic it really did have it's charms. After a few minutes she heard Beast boy shifting next to her and before she knew it he was propped up looking right through her at the same rising sun. This went on for a few minutes with her watching him and him watching the sun rise oblivious to her very existence. Finally Beast boy let out an almost someber sigh and walked over to his wardrobe to get dressed for the day.
The titans slowly also assembled in the room Beast boy and Raven were in.
"You know this whole them not being able to see us thing is kinda freaky." Cyborg said.
"It's vitally important Beast boy knows that it's his own mind doing the fighting here, if any of else helphim we risk him losing faith in himself and becoming dependant." Raven explained calmly, noting the peculiarly fidgety way Beast boy was acting, before their very eyes he turned into a hawk and took off with incredible speed.
And like that the gang was off tailing behind their green friend in this mythical world that he had created.
Underneath them however the world was no longer the lush peaceful green oasis it was yesterday, now it looked dimmer, there were various armies crossing all over the place from some far off places smoke could be seen.
"Looks like Beast boy's actions yesterdat threw this world into chaos." Robin noted, still a little taken aback by his friend's actions yesterday.
The finally came upon a small house located in the middle of nowhere.
Beast boy turned into his regular self and approached the door and after listening in for a minute, he kicked the door right off it's hinges.
The Titans gasped as inside stood Slade and the Beast standing over a tied up Terra!
"Get away from her!" he shouted as he took the form of a bear and charged into the surprised duo, Slade lithely leapt out of the way but the Beast's reflexes were too slow and he was thrown right through the stone wall of the house and landed several yards away outside, groaning.
Slade wasted no time in charging at him and in the blink of an eye a kick had nearly knocked Beast boy out.
He turned to his true form and charged again at Slade this time feigning a kick however as soon as slade changed his guard Beast boy gave him a powerful punch that made slade stumble. He swiftly followed that up with a knee into Slade's stomach, which made him hunch over and groan, however it proved to be a trick as Beast boy yelled in pain. Slade had really bent over and retrieved a knife from his boot and stabbed Beast boy's leg.
Beast boy quickly ran outside with Slade hot on his heels, he tried to transform but found the pain was too excruitiating. He fell over from the effort.
He couldn't help but fid the irony in the soft grass at his back and the gentle breeze on his face and the contrast of Slade slowly advancing with a knife.
Beast boy tried to move, to run but found his legs held no power.
Moments before Slade finally caught him the point of a sword appeared in his stomach and the villain's eyes grew wide before he fell over.
Standing over his corps was Cyborg. Only not the Titan Cyborg, it was a fully human cyborg!
"What! how did he do that!" Cyborg screamed, he was answered with shocked silence.
"Need some help there?" Cyborg said yanking Beast boy up to his feet and handing him a bandage to place over his leg wound.
"I assume you're here for the girl as well?" Beast boy said not wasting anytime.
"You're welcome Beast boy, you're right i really didn't have to do that, sure I could probably still leave you to do." Cyborg sarcastically answered.
"You're right, thanks Cy." he answered with a groan.
"And the answer is yes, i'm here to get her to safety, she's the key to solving all this."
"Well, i can't allow that," said Beast boy "I can imagine much better ways to use her powers."
"But-"
"Cy, we're on the same side, well sorta. just don't get in my way." he said unemtionally.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend huh?"
"Something like that."
Beast boy went and untied Terra.
"Look I need you to come with me now, we have much to do today." he told her softly as he helped her to her feet.
Her answer was a small nod as a smile spread across her face.
"Cy, you and everyone else, what are you guys even fighting for? you're literally alone out there and if one of the armies finds you, then that's it man. Why?"
"Because one of us has to remember what justice is." Cyborg responded before whistling loudly. A horse appeared and he quickly mounted looked into Beast boy's eyes for a long moment before riding away.
The Titans watched for hours as Beast boy used Terra's incredible powers over the Earth to take over all the parts of his mental kingdom until finally it all cam back to the castle where he killed Sparrow. There he walked into the main hall of the castle and announced himself winner and king, to much fanfare and he even had a crown. That night the Titans watched as their friend for once slept contentedly.
The following morning the Titans debated whether or not it was really Beast boy they were seeing. they followed him around as he looked at this and that in the castle, it was all pretty boring until he walked in his room and before him stood that same cloaked figure from the first day.
"I didn't think I'd ever see you again." he said, she responded with light giggling.
"of course I'd have to return and see my love, oh i mean my king." she said laughing lightly again as she removed her hood.
There stood Raven, exactly as she was in real life down to the last hair.
"So are you here for good this time, my lady?" Beast boy asked with a strange tone of voice, that bordered on hurt.
A sad expression crossed her face befroe Raven walked up and ambraced Beast boy before pulling back to look into his eyes she said
"I must, but I'll be back by noon tommorow, and then I promise I won't ever leave you again." she said.
Terra appeared in the doorway, all the Titans were shocked to see her, however Beast boy and the other Raven were oblivious to her prescense.
They shared one tender, lasting kiss before Raven released him and suddenly she was a black Raven and flew out of the window.
A look of pure heartbreak crossed Terra's face before she ran down the hall. Beast boy was none the wiser.
The next morning beast boy recieved a letter from Terra on his pillow asking him to meet her atop the hills near the castle, quickly he obliged excited about whatever surprise awaited him. Raven had a bad feeling in her stomach. Quickly he became an eagle and rushed over there. Terra was sitting on a stone tossing rocks down the hill with her powers when Beast boy landed beside her.
"So how are you?" he asked politely giving her a slight bow. she slowly stood up with her back to him.
Without turning around she said:
"One question?"
"Yeah?"
"did you ever care...about me?"
"Of course, it was always about you, I lived and nearly died to serve you." Beast boy said without hesitation.
Suddenly she turned around and just a moment too late Beast boy saw the blade in her hands, he barely made a sound when it entered his stomach because of pure shock.
She roughly pulled it out as he crumpled to his knees trying to fight the blood loss.
Starfire screamed aloud at the sight and quickly ran over trying her best to reach out and touch him, however try as she might her hands simply went through the writhing Beast boy.
"It was never about me! You used my status and powers to get you this far and I went along because I though you cared about me, i thought you had eyes only for me, then that freak in cloaks appears and suddenly thats all gone!" Terra screamed at Beast boy as she raised the knife to deliver a final strike.
But when she brought it down Beast boy caught her arms and redirected the blade into her own chest, she fell over without another sound.
beast boy struggled hard to stand up screaming form the effort. finally he was able to wobbly get to his feet.
"Wow, second time being stabbed in three days, got to be a record somewhere." he said to himself laughing humourlessly.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this, no friends, no trust, so much blood."
finally he fell back to his knees looking up at the sky.
"Hey Cyborg, did you gain what you were fighting for?
This...this is what I ended up with." he said making a wide motion with his arm at the bloody scene around him as he fell forward vision going blurry from the blood loss.
"Beast boy!" the dream Raven screamed suddenly swooping down from the sky.
She raised him up and placed her head in his lap as he struggled to focus on her face.
"you, you came back," beast boy said half smiling.
"Yes i did, now please return the favour and please don't go." she said crying freely now.
However the entire world around them slowly faded to black and the last thing anyone heard was Raven once more call out Beast boy's name.
Beast boy awoke with a start and sprang straight up out of his bed.
Looking around and realising he was back in his parents home he quickly ran out of his room and went to find the others, they were in the kitchen.
"Hey guys you'll never guess-" he paused as he took in the room.
"What the hell happened to the kitchen!" he yelled looking at the hole in the wall and the broken table.
Everyone looked at him in disbelief.
"We'll get to that, anyways i just had the freakiest dream!" he began but was once again shut down, this time with the black looks from all of his fellow Titans.
'Oh we know." Robin said sharply looking at the Titan.
Sorry about the long wait guys, here's the next chapter and I promise a follow up by the weekend. Please let me know what you think and give me some ideas you'd like to see.