Chapter 11

Raven sat in the med bay bed and watched as the minutes and hours passed by. She was sick of lying there, but she knew she wouldn't have the strength to walk to her room. It had been three days since Raven had defeated Adrienne. She wondered if Beast Boy was alright down in that cell. She hoped they were treating him correctly. She knew Starfire probably would be a little rough, but she wouldn't hurt him. Robin, on the other hand, would wait for any reason Beast Boy would give him to beat him up for the Hell he'd put his team through.

Starfire entered the med bay with a tray of food for her, a kind smile on her face. "Good afternoon my friend," she said sweetly.

Raven wasn't in exactly a pleasant mood, but she gave Starfire a small smile nonetheless. Starfire placed the tray of food on a special tray that attached to the bed and moved it in front of Raven. Once that was done she took a seat next to the bed.

Raven looked at the spread on the tray. Starfire had brought her a sandwich, soup, a pudding cup, and tea. Far more than Raven was used to eating, but that didn't mean Raven wasn't prepared to clean the tray.

"I have important information for you," said Starfire as Raven took a bite of her sandwich. "Robin did not want to wait for a court date to deal with Adrienne, and so he has spoken to the authorities and after reviewing all of her crimes and her mental state, Adrienne has been sentenced to life in the Arkham Asylum. She is being transported there in a few days. But for now she is being held in prison under the best security."

Raven was relieved to hear this. After today, she would never have to think about Adrienne again. Her reign of terror was over.

"And to decided Beast Boy's fate Robin is going to hold a large trial here at the tower," said Starfire. "And all of the Titans are coming to make their case against him. Once all is spoken Robin shall decide what punishment to bestow upon Beast Boy. Do not worry, Raven, soon all shall be set right again."

This did not make Raven feel well at all and she lost her appetite completely. She pushed her tray away and bowed her head. Starfire saw these actions and felt confused.

"Raven, why does speaking of Beast Boy upset you so?" she asked. "I understand that he has done horrible things to you, but why do you look sad? He shall soon be punished. Does that not make you happy?"

Raven shook her head. She no longer had any reason to conceal her feelings for Beast Boy. She was safe from Adrienne; the portal could no longer be opened through the marks on her back, though she would forever bear them like Beast Boy would bear his scar.

"Why does punishing Beast Boy not make you happy?" asked Starfire. "He has done many horrible things, correct? He must be punished for his crimes."

Raven didn't want to listen to this anymore. She turned away from Starfire and curled up in her blankets. She would not converse with Starfire anymore that day. It didn't take Starfire long to see that Raven wanted to be left alone. And so she let out a sigh and exited the med bay.

That day Titans from all over the world arrived at the tower. They each wanted to have their moment to say what Beast Boy had done to them. And they each wanted to see what Robin would sentence him to. They had been waiting a long time for this.

"Whoa, how long has he been like this?" asked Aqualad, seeing the mangled, unconscious Cyborg.

"Four days," said Robin. "Tramm, do you think you can fix him?"

Tramm examined Cyborg and began to grumble and mumble this and that in his own tongue.

"He says it won't be easy," said Aqualad. "But he'll do his best."

"That's all we ask," Robin sighed.

As more and more Titans arrived Robin and Starfire directed them to spare rooms that they could stay in. And they were each given two minutes with Beast Boy to say what they wished before the trial. And they each used the full two minutes. Beast Boy had never felt so hated.

The next day neither Raven nor Beast Boy had a good feeling the day. Robin wanted Raven to be there, but she refused. She claimed that was still too weak and she didn't want the other Titans to see her in such a state. The real reason was that while the trial was being held she was going to go work on Cyborg. If she could fix him before the trial she may be able to save Beast Boy yet.

Beast Boy was sick of the chains and he was beyond sick of the muzzle. The only good thing about the trial was that he would get to stretch his legs as he walked to it. He felt stiff all over. One thing was for sure, the cells certainly weren't comfortable.

He heard footsteps and his stomach curdled. This was it. He knew it. He saw Robin approach his cell and open the door.

"Judgment day, Beast Boy," he said in low voice. He undid the chains and put him in proper handcuffs. "And if you even try to escape just remember that we have over twenty rather pissed off Titans that would love to smack the hell out of you."

Beast Boy just hung his head and stared at the ground as Robin led him out of the cell and towards the elevator. The only good thing about today was that he would finally get to tell his side of the story. He would get to explain everything. Whether the Titans believed him or not was a completely different issue.

Robin led Beast Boy to the common room doors. As they opened he saw that it'd been set up for the trial. All of the Titans, save Raven and Cyborg, were seated and watched as Beast Boy was led in. They whispered amongst each other and it all concerned Beast Boy; and none of it was positive.

Beast Boy was placed in a chair and his wrists and ankles were cuffed to it. Throughout it all he never took his gaze from the floor. This sucked. This really sucked.

"Hello Titans," Robin began. "We're here today to decide the fate of Garfield 'Beast Boy' Logan. I would like to open the floor to all who have a grievance against him personally. When everyone has said their piece Beast Boy will make his case before us. Then I'll decide his punishment. Does everyone understand?"

"Yes," a chorus of Titans answered.

Robin looked to Beast Boy and frowned. "Do you understand, Beast Boy?"

Beast Boy nodded with his eyes remaining on the floor, since his muzzle was still on. He figured this was how it must have been for Raven; having to talk through gestures.

"To make this go as quickly as possible, we're going to go alphabetically," said Robin, looking at a list. "Aqualad, do you have anything you'd wish to say?"

"Yes, I do," said Aqualad, glaring at Beast Boy.

Aqualad went before the entire group and told of how Beast Boy had come to Steel City with Adrienne and stole a precious tiara from their museum. While fighting, Beast Boy had knocked him into a car and then took a deep bite into his shoulder. Aqualad then showed the scar to all.

Argent was next. She told of how Beast Boy and Adrienne had come to London to steal priceless necklace that had a long history with the monarchy. While Adrienne stole the necklace, Beast Boy had attacked her and broken her arm. Then he threw her into a wall the two made their getaway.

Beast Boy had never wanted to recall of these horrible memories, but now he was being forced to. Slowly they went down the list and each Titan told their story; Bumblebee, Flash II, Gnaark, Herald, Hot Spot, Jericho, Jinx, Kole, Lightning, Mas, Melvin and her gang, Menos, Pantha, Red Star, Speedy, Starfire, Thunder, Tramm, and Wildebeest. They each had their turn.

And as they each spoke Robin continuously wrote notes. No emotion did he hold on his face, but Beast Boy knew that that wasn't a good sign. Once in a while he would look up and he and Beast Boy would make eye contact. Beast Boy would immediately look back to the floor, ashamed of himself.

While the trial was being held Raven knew she could go to Cyborg and do her best to fix him. She crawled out of her bed and attempted to stand, but she found her legs still weak. In the days since she'd taken all of Adrienne's abilities away from her, her body began to get used to its new power. But she was still weak. She would probably use up all of the strength she'd built up to fix Cyborg. But she really didn't care. This was for Beast Boy.

She slowly made her way to the door and hung on the frame as her legs gave out. Her arms could barely even keep her up. But she held on as strong as she could and did her best to regain her footing. She made it out of the med bay and made her way to Cyborg's room. She leaned against the wall, occasionally sliding down it, and pushed herself on.

Slowly but surely she made her way all the way to Cyborg's room. She slid open his door and looked inside. To her shock, Cyborg wasn't there. His room was empty. Baffled, Raven began to think of where he could be. Then she remembered that she'd heard from Starfire that Tramm was trying to fix him down in the garage. She silently groaned.

'Great, now I have to make it all the way down to the garage,' she thought grumpily as she shut Cyborg's door and made her way further down the hall. She was already quite tired and the more she moved the more her limbs began to feel heavy once more.

After what seemed an eternity, she made it all the way down to the basement. She was relieved to see Cyborg lying on a table. She needed to rest, that she was sure of. She saw no chair, but Robins R-cycle was right there, so she hopped on that. She sat there for a few minutes, catching her breath and letting her stiffening joints loosen once more.

Once she was feeling a little strengthened she made her way over to Cyborg. This was the first time she had gotten to see him. And he didn't look like he was in good shape. His robotic parts still had burns and he looked like he needed to be washed. His chest was open and all of the missing wires and parts were lying on a separate table. He looked so peaceful, lying there. She hoped she'd be able to fix him in time. But time was something Raven didn't have.

Everyone had said their piece and now it was Beast Boy's turn to speak. Robin undid the handcuffs on his wrists so he could stand. He also took off his muzzle. As Beast Boy stood he could feel all of their eyes staring at him, burning his very soul.

"Beast Boy, what have you got to say for yourself?" asked Robin.

Beast Boy took a quick look around the room then sighed. "I'm sorry," he said. "What more can I say? I'm sorry for what I did to all of you. I'm sorry I stole, I'm sorry I attacked you all at least once, and I'm sorry that it all had to come to this. But, as this is probably the only time you'll all listen, I feel it's time I told you the truth about what happened."

This earned a wave of whispers, to which Robin cleared his throat to hush.

"Three years ago I went to work for Adrienne," he continued on. "That much you know. But you don't really know why I went with her. And it's not because I'm evil and it's not because I enjoy being a criminal. I went with her because she forced me to. She told me that if I didn't do as she said that she'd kill you all, the first being Raven. I couldn't allow that, so I chose to go with her to save you all. Of course, I didn't know what horrible things she'd make me do. And worst of all, I had to look happy while doing it. I know it sounds like I made it up just to get out of being punished, but it's the truth. And I really am sorry for everything. It might not have been my choice, but I feel guilty for everything. And I accept any punishment you sentence me to."

Beast Boy stood there for a moment, then sat back down. No, not the best speech in history and he was sure it hadn't won over any hearts, but at least he'd gotten a chance to say it. And why didn't he mention Raven more? He didn't want her dragged into this. If he revealed that Raven knew all along she could be painted as a traitor and punished as well.

The whole room erupted in quiet voice talking about what Beast Boy had said. And from the bits and pieces he heard he knew they hadn't bought it. He looked up to Robin who was writing furiously.

"All right, Titans," said Robin, calling all of their attention. "I'm calling a half hour recess so I can organize my thoughts."