A/N: Thanks for the reviews, I apologize if I came off as a jerk. I figured the holidays were keeping people busy, just like me! Hopefully after New Years more people will review and let me know what they think so far.

This chapter is one of 4's. Because with this chapter I reach over 40k words for this story(Wow! never would have expected that when I started.) and it has reached over 4k hits. So again, thanks everyone for that.

I couldn't sleep and had a sudden burst of inspiration which means you all get a chapter faster than I anticipated, enjoy!

(Disclaimer: Don't own Teen Titans.)


The two figures in the air circled each other in close proximity and in perfect harmony. One an orange skinned alien, the other a blue cloaked sorceress. Years of working and training together and even sharing their powers had made them a fearsome aerial duo to many a criminal. With a technique born of skill and many hours of practice, Raven and Starfire combined their powers and fired a huge greenish black beam of energy at the sinking cargo ship. Even their best efforts however were futile. All they accomplished was putting a dent in the lower hold of the ship.

"Well, I'm out of ideas." Raven announced.

"This metal is more resilient than a Zinerfkan armor beetle." Starfire added. Glaring at the cargo ship as if that would breach the metal holding Robin.

"Careful ladies, while that metal seems extremely durable, the rest of the ship isn't. we don't want to do too much damage to it or it'll sink prematurely." Cyborg said. He was standing on top of the T-Sub, checking his forearm computer.

It didn't take long for the Titans to discover that there was a rectangular box of silver colored metal within the cargo ship. It was about two hundred feet in length. Robin's distress beacon was coming from within, but their communicator's could not reach him. The damn metal was also incredibly durable much to the Titans' frustration. Still, it could be penetrated, there were four breaches in the container, two on each side of it. They had tried entering the breaches earlier, but the breaches were covered by an intense electrical field. Starfire found this out the hard way.

"Friends, do you hear...knocking?" Starfire suddenly asked, Cyborg switched his attention from his forearm computer to his alien friend.

"Knocking from the container?" He questioned, she nodded in response. He slowly maneuvered the T-Sub so that he was closer to the container and right below a hovering Starfire. Once again he scanned the metal container with his sensors. Sure enough, someone was knocking from the inside. The knocking was in a very familiar pattern as well, and Cyborg smiled as he realized what it was.

"It's Morse code!" Cyborg exclaimed, Raven descended from the air so that she was at Starfire's altitude.

"Great...so what's Robin saying?" The dark girl asked. Cyborg held up his right hand to indicate for her to be quiet for a moment. Listening closely for a few moments, Cyborg then fired his sonic cannon at the container with low power bursts. The electrical field wouldn't allow him to communicate a reply with his fists so he'd have to use his cannon instead.

"He has a plan." He informed his fellow teammates, after a few back and forth rounds of morse code. "But it's gonna be dicey, listen closely y'all! We don't have much time."


It was late, very late. Jenni knew that and yet she couldn't sleep. She was currently sitting at a small roundtable in the kitchen of her apartment. An apartment that she shared with her roommate, Tina, who was actually Terra, a former superhero and Teen Titan. This fact wasn't discovered until yesterday however. Jenni was still getting used to the idea of having an ex-superhero as her best friend. It would be totally cool if she still had her powers, but she didn't, Tina or Terra, was a normal girl now with normal problems and she seemed to prefer it that way.

Jenni switched her attention to the Doom Patrol Communicator that lay at the center of the round table. She still hadn't mustered up the courage to use it yet. She didn't want to call Beast Boy at a bad time or seem like an idiot or worse, a stalker.

"You're up late." She heard Tina/Terra's voice from behind her. The blonde girl walked in, wearing light blue pajamas, a sharp contrast to Jenni's own dark brown pajamas. The former superhero opened up the fridge and began to rummage through it for something to snack on. "Still haven't decided to call Beast Boy yet?" she inquired, Jenni sighed.

"I don't even know how to start Tina. 'Hi you've never met me before but I'm your biggest fan?' just doesn't seem like a proper greeting you know?" she told her blonde friend. The girl formerly known as Terra grabbed a carton of milk from the fridge and settled into the chair opposite of Jenni.

"Well unless you start your greeting with how much you love steak, I'm sure he won't be mad at you." Tina replied. Jenni put a hand on her chin, thinking intently.

"Yeah I guess you're right." The brown haired girl replied. "I really do like steak though, with some BBQ sauce and..."

"Not really helping yourself there." Tina responded dryly. Jenni blushed in embarrassment and gave a weak laugh.

"Sorry got a little carried away there." Jenni apologized. Tina leaned forward in her chair.

"Listen, just call him up tomorrow. Make some small talk, he likes video games just as much as you do so there's some common ground to work with. Start with that." The blonde girl advised. Jenni made eye contact with her, frowning.

"Do you think he's recovered from his injuries yet?" She asked Tina, who smirked.

"I know Raven and Cyborg. They probably already have BB up and kicking right now. Yeah he's probably not a hundred percent, but I'm sure it won't be too taxing for him to talk to his number one fan." The former Titan said with a wink. Jenni finally smiled.

"Thanks Tina, you're the best." She told her blonde friend, Tina smiled and gave a dismissive wave.

"Well that's enough sage advice from me, I'm going back to bed." Tina announced, standing up, stretching, then exiting out of the kitchen after putting the milk back. She was right at the doorway when Jenni's voice stopped her.

"By the way, you owe me for that carton of cookie dough ice cream you ate yesterday." Jenni said, amusement evident in her tone.

"Damn it! I thought I got away with that!" Tina mentally cursed herself for being too sloppy in her ice cream eating ways. "Come on Jenni, isn't my sage advice worth a carton of ice cream?" She pleaded.

"Unfortunately sage advice doesn't keep me fed so no." Jenni replied. Tina sighed in exasperation

"Fine! I'll go get you your stupid ice cream tomorrow, happy?" She replied, Jenni laughed.

"Not yet, but I'm definitely getting there." The brown haired girl answered.


"Are you sure about this plan?" Raven asked skeptically. Cyborg couldn't blame her. The plan was sketchy, but time was not on their side. They had to try something soon or Robin would drown.

"Not really, But it's the best plan we got." He replied. He used a few weak sonic blasts to transmit to Robin that they were ready. After Robin transmitted back that he was ready, Cyborg turned to Starfire and Raven. "He's ready, fire on my signal." He told them. The two girls nodded and prepared to fire on the container that held their leader.

The plan was simple, they were all going to fire in one concentrated area of the container. Cyborg, Starfire, and Raven on the outside while Robin was going to detonate his utility belt. There was a special explosive in the belt that was meant to destroy it so villains couldn't steal it and use it's technology. It was very powerful as some components of the belt were very durable.

Which led to the risky part of the plan. Robin was going to activate the belt's self-destruct then get as far away from it as possible. He would hide behind his fireproof cape and hope that it would protect him from most of the ensuing blast. He had placed the belt so that most of the blast would be directed away from his hiding spot, but it might not be enough. Still, it was better than sitting there waiting to drown.

Cyborg took a deep breath to settle his nerves then shouted out "Now!" immediately Starfire, Raven and himself began blasting the designated area with their respective attacks. At first nothing happened, then suddenly the container rocked from the explosion of Robin's belt. When the smoke cleared from the Titans' attacks, they saw that their efforts had paid off. The container was finally breached. The metallic Titan quickly noticed a problem however.

"Damn it. Robin won't be able to fit through that hole!" He cursed. They had hoped to make a good sized hole that wasn't submerged like the four other breaches were, but unfortunately that was not the case. The water flowing into the breaches was going in too fast for any of them to escape once they entered. So they had needed to make a good sized breach in the wall of the container that wasn't underwater, and they had failed. Starfire flew up near the breach, her eyes glowing green.

"Then we will just have to make it bigger!" She declared. Gripping the upper part of the breach with her palms and pulling upwards with all her alien strength. Electricity danced around the surface of the container and into the Tamaranian. Starfire just grit her teeth and kept pulling.

"Starfire!" Cyborg called out, but the alien Titan ignored him. Continuing to pull on the breach. The tear was slowly becoming larger, but not at a satisfactory rate. If she continued, the electricity coursing through her could become dangerous. Cyborg saw Raven's hands start to glow out of the corner of his eye. The dark energy started to cover Starfire's midsection when the red haired alien turned her head so she could glare at the cloaked girl.

"Do not even think about it friend! We must save Robin and time is short! This is no time for safe playing!" She exclaimed. Pulling at the breach's edge with all her might. Electricity continued to dance around Starfire, and her hands began to smoke.

"Starfire you need to stop or you might not survive." Raven stated, slightly louder than her normal tone so her teammate could hear her.

"I won't stop until Robin is safe!" She vowed. Finally the breach was large enough that Starfire could go through. Immediately she dove into the container. After several heartstopping moments she reemerged from the breach. A wobbly Robin in tow.

Robin's right arm was thrown around Starfire's shoulders, where she gripped his right wrist to keep it there. Starfire's left arm was wrapped around Robin's waist, supporting him. Both were wet because the container was partially submerged in water. They were hovering a few feet above the water while Starfire shook the Boy Wonder frantically.

"Robin! Robin! Are you undamaged?" She asked, a very worried expression on her face. Robin shook his head a few times to try and shake a few of the cobwebs out.

"I'm fine Star, the blast just hit me harder than I expected. Give me a minute and I'll be good." He reassured her. Cyborg gestured for the Tamaranian Princess to set Robin down on the T-Sub. Once she did he began examining the masked Titan.

"Bioscan says you're fine for the most part. A few scrapes and bruises, possibly a concussion, but at least you didn't drown." He reported, Robin nodded, sitting on the edge of the T-Sub, trying to relax as the adrenaline drained out of his system.

"I almost did, that damn metal of Chang's is a durable piece of work. None of my explosives worked and that thing was sealed up tight. I couldn't find an exit." Robin told them.

"Professor Chang? The weird looking old guy that held us for ransom that one time?" Raven asked, hovering a few feet above the T-sub. Robin nodded.

"Right. The metal was designed to withstand Chang's unstable Xenothium experiments." The masked Titan explained. Raven and Starfire touched down on the T-Sub and Raven began healing Starfire's burnt hands.

"So this Professor Chang was the one who trapped you?" Starfire questioned, Robin shook his head.

"No it was Slade's daughter, name's Ravager. She is the one responsible for hurting Beast Boy and exploding Jump City's Eastern Warehouse District." Robin explained.

"So Ravager and Chang are working together?" It was Cyborg's turn to ask a question, Robin stared hard into the distance, thinking.

"To an extent I believe so. Something tells me Chang didn't exactly volunteer. The cargo ship was in disarray when I found it. Like there was a fierce physical struggle. I think Ravager is forcing Chang to make something." Robin theorized. Raven's hooded face turned to regard him.

"Any idea what it is?" The dark Titan asked, the Boy Wonder shook his head regretfully.

"Not at the moment, but I..." Robin stopped when Starfire gave him a glare, he gave an uncharacteristic small laugh. "Er, ah, I mean, WE will find out what it is and stop her." He finished. It seemed to satisfy Starfire somewhat, because she stopped glaring at him and returned her attention to her injured hands. Cyborg began examining his forearm computer once more.

"At any rate, we should probably get you back to the Tower to..." The bionic Titan never got to finish his sentence as the entire sky seemed to become illuminated by a yellow glow. The Titans shielded their eyes from the bright yellow light, pinpointing the source as a distant yellow flare of light. As Cyborg worked the computer side of his brain to get a more accurate location of the "Yellow Flare." Raven let out a deep sigh.

"Never a dull moment." She said in a tone much dryer than her usual one. Robin had his right forearm shielding his eyes. His mask could filter out some of the bright light, but unfortunately not all. He turned to his metal companion.

"Cyborg?" He inquired, upon seeing his cybernetic friend's human eye widen.

"Robin! That light is coming from the Tower!" He exclaimed. Starfire gasped, and Robin instantly went into leader mode.

"We have to get back to the Tower A.S.A.P.! Starfire, Raven, you can reach the Tower faster than the T-Sub. Go on ahead and...where's Raven?" The masked Titan suddenly asked. Everyone looked around for a moment, but found no sign of their teammate. Finally Starfire spoke up.

"It appears she is ahead of you one step." The Tamaranian beauty announced.


Jenni couldn't believe it. It was like daylight out there. From her window, off in the distance, she could spot a yellow flare of light that seemed to be the source. It was coming from Titan's Tower. The brown haired girl let out a sigh. The lightshow was very cool and she imagined that Beast Boy and the other Titans probably did cool stuff like that all the time. She wished she could have powers and be a Titan, then she could hang out with Beast Boy all the time.


Ravager stood on the roof of the abandoned factory that housed Professor Chang's latest project. Johnny Rancid and Adonis were currently being instructed by the Professor on how to use them. Judging from the sounds below, things were beginning to get quite frustrating for Chang. As Rancid and Adonis treated his new finished project like a toy and not taking his instructions seriously. She'd let the boys have their fun for now, but later on she might have to put her foot down on their silly antics.

For now it'd have to wait, as there were more pressing matters at hand. Such as the huge yellow flare that was illuminating the sky in golden light. Ravager pulled out a black and orange communicator and pushed a button. After a moment of static fuzz her father appeared on the screen.

"Are you seeing this?" She said, a tone of awe creeping into her voice.


"I am indeed." Slade replied, checking the huge screen in his current lair which showed several different screens of Jump City and the golden light that was currently bathing it.

"What do you make of it?" His daughter asked and Slade smiled underneath his mask.

"Things are progressing better than I expected." He answered. While he didn't have surveillance equipment inside the Tower anymore, he did have some near it. His hidden cameras near the Tower had spotted three of the Titans leaving the Tower a little earlier. Which left only the changeling at the Tower. This display could have only come from him. Looks like the "Package" was being very effective with him.

"Any objections to me continuing as planned?" She asked him.

"Just another week to observe is all I ask." The masked villain replied.

"Roger that, I need some time to whip these dolts into shape anyway." She told him.

"Good help is so hard to find these days." Slade announced sagely. He heard his daughter sigh in frustration.

"I understand the need for all this planning, but I'm starting to get a little jumpy. If I don't get to fight someone soon I think I might go crazy!" Ravager complained. Slade chuckled, she almost sounded like a normal girl, except she was extremely dangerous.

"Patience child. Your efforts will pay off soon enough. I'll be in touch." And with that, Slade severed the connection. The masked villain briefly imagined what was going through the changeling's mind right now. No doubt the stress on his brain and emotions was excruciatingly painful. It would be interesting to watch a sane person transition into insanity in the coming week. An unfortunate turn of events for the changeling, but it was all in the name of science.

For now.


By the time the Tower was in sight for Raven, the yellow light had finally faded. She was burning up a lot of energy making it back home in record time, but she didn't care. As she drew closer the dark girl realized that there was something wrong with the Tower in front of her. Namely all the trees.

Large trees with brown bark and green leaves littered the beach of the Tower, so dense that you couldn't see the rocky beach. Raven hovered above it to try and assess the situation. The Tower itself didn't seem to have suffered any damage, but the beach itself would never be the same. At least Starfire would enjoy the trees.

There was a clearing in the forest, Raven instantly spotted the familiar green of Beast Boy's form. Quickly she flew towards the clearing. As she was landing she quickly discerned that there was something wrong with her friend.

Beast Boy was standing, but his head was lowered so that she couldn't see his face. It looked almost as if he was sleeping standing up. She almost thought this was the case, but as she examined him more closely, she could see that he was twitching periodically as well. She decided to land a safe distance away until she could determine what was wrong with him. As she touched down she called out his name.

"Beast Boy?" She asked tentatively. He didn't react, another twitch, this time from his right shoulder and his right arm flopped away from his side for a moment like a fish out of water before returning limply to his right side. She decided to try again, but before she could say anything his head suddenly raised up. He looked to the sky for a moment, before he rotated his neck unnaturally fast. His face shook impossibly quick for a moment and it was then that Beast Boy's eye opened.

It was just an eye, his right eye, the left remained closed. The right eye however was glowing an angry red and was pupil-less. The gaze of that eye bored into her and Raven almost felt like she was struck physically. She took a step back, realizing that she was actually slightly intimidated. Whatever it was it definitely was not Beast Boy's eye. There was something else in there, in his head. Something that didn't have the best intentions for him or anyone else.

"Garfield?" She tried again, she couldn't keep out the tremble in her voice. The look and the power behind that eye made her nervous, very nervous. At the mention of his real name, the red eye widened and the red glow faded, revealing the familiar green eye of her friend. At that moment both of Beast Boy's eyes opened, both thankfully their normal color. He looked surprised.

"Raven?" He asked almost in a whisper, falling to his knees and holding his head with his right hand. "I-I'm sorry." His voice was so sad that it tore at Raven's heart, his emotional suffering was immense.

Summoning up all her courage, Raven made her way to Beast Boy and knelt down in front of him. She placed her hands on his temples and began administering her healing magic on him.

"It's alright." She stated, his eyes began to wander, remembering whatever emotional trauma was recently inflicted on him. It was the last thing Raven wanted to him to do. "Look at me." She gently ordered and he complied, looking into her eyes. "It'll be alright." She repeated with more force. Slightly, very slightly the changeling nodded.

That's how the other Titan's discovered them when they arrived. With Raven's glowing blue hands on Beast Boy's temples and their eyes locked onto each other.


A/N: Uh oh Beast Boy's beginning to act scary weird. Is this the beginning of the end for him?

Never try to keep Starfire away from Robin when he's in trouble. I think she'd make even Superman think twice.

I know I haven't really let Raven and BB have a romance yet. Bad things keep happening! I do give them little moments when I can though.