FLYING COLORS

It had only been 15 minutes since Beastboy and Karen got into their little spout. It most certainly costed valuable time, but it also cleared the air. Beastboy could sit down and patient think finally.

Starfire had the same thing in mind.

After years of emotional torment, she honestly thought things couldn't have gotten any worse; but of course, she was wrong. She was very wrong in fact. The emotional roller coaster she'd been through since clicking up with the Titans again was...interesting, to put it simply. Her family wasn't the most stable, and definitely caused her the most stress than she thought possible, but they were her family nonetheless.

Was Beastboy her family?

Does she think of him like she thinks of Cyborg? Or currently Robin? Or was he something more?

Without a doubt, she definitely felt something with him that wasn't like the other feelings she had for her fellow Titans. He had some kind spark. And of all people of the tower she thought she could possibly grow an intimate relationship with, the last person of interest would be Beastboy. What are the odds?

That's not to say Beastboy himself isn't conflicted.

He likes Raven...but he also likes Starfire...and both girls liked him. Not exactly the easiest game of monkey in the middle.

He knew he had a deep and special connection with Raven that no other person in any universe could possibly understand. He understood her, and was capable of showing friendship and love for even the scariest of her demons. Because that's what fits his character. A fun, loving, happy-go-lucky human being. And he was proud of that. He just wished this wasn't the exact same thing two girls he had a deep connection with looked for in men.

His relationship with Starfire is a match made in heaven. Two happy goofballs who love to have fun, and chooses naivety over real world facts and pains that hurt. It was ignorant, yes, but that's what defines them as people. They had too much in common, and not a lot of differences. A factor Beastboy took into account the day he met her. They were practically opposite gender clones of each other, and that's what makes them strong. One cannot be happy without the other, and together, they're unstoppable.

For the most part.

Everyone in the room froze as they heard a groan of pain. The looked over and saw Robin shifting around before sitting upright staring directly at Karen.

He blinked and said "Why are you here?" His voice was very sluggish and clearly tired.

Beastboy rushes over to him to check his vitals. "You were out for a bit. You should probably avoid moving too much. You're still pretty unstable."

"Wha...?"

"Just lay back."

"But what happened...?"

"Robin..." Beastboy said sternly.

"No. I'm fine..." he said as he tried to get up. Beastboy pushes him back against the bed and said, "Karen keep working, I'll take care of him."

Karen turned back around and got back to work as if nothing happened. It would be best if she didn't get distracted.

"You passed out fighting Ravager but you're okay now. Just wait for Cyborg to get up and running and we'll get you a blood transfusion. Okay?"

"No wait. What happened to Cyborg?"

"I'll tell you later, just rest up."

"No Garfield. I want answers now."

"I can't concentrate with him rambling," Karen called out.

"Please Friend Robin, just calm down for just a little while longer," Starfire said.

"Jeus, what happened to Raven? And...Miss Martian? And Argent? Guys, what the hell happened???" He said with a raised voice.

""Richard, if you could just—" Karen started, but he cut her off.

"Garfield, what happened to your hair?"

"Wait what? What's wrong with my hair?"

"It's black," Starfire, Bee, and Robin said at the same time.

"Since when?"

"That's not important right now friend," Starfire uttered. "We need Robin asleep, and ready for the transfusion."

"Right. Can you get me some zaleplon then?"

"I shall retrieve it now," she said as she walked over to the medication cabinet and began searching.

"Alright Rob. We're gonna put you to sleep for a little longer alright? We'll talk about 'this' when you wake up."

"Robin sighed and said, "Just shut up and fill me up with drugs."

Starfire returned with a bottle of pills and gave Garfield two.

He gave them to Robin with some water to top it off. Robin drank it ravishingly, clearly dehydrated. He nodded a thanks in Beastboy's direction, and turned his head ready to fall asleep.

After about ten seconds of waiting to make sure he's okay, Beastboy turned to Bee and asked, "how's he doing?"

"I'm almost finished. Just give me about 20 more minutes and he should be up and running."

That's great. Thanks."

"Don't mention it...seriously."

He nodded to her and sat back down. The fact that he had to play doctor with the boy wonder amused him. Usually, he never really got hurt. He was always percise and careful when on a mission. Now, he seemed a bit reckless. Things really have changed.

And it's all because of Slade. Which really didn't come as a surprise however.

Something that has been on Beastboy's mind for awhile began to resurface. Whatever happened to Terra? He only saw her one time and she just disappeared. It made sense now why she was acting all loony. Slade drove her mentally insane. Damn that bastard. He always managed to take something from Beastboy. And it was only heart wrenching when he took something as personal as Terra. Beastboy admitted to himself a long time ago that he would probably never love any woman more than he loved Terra. And he was still right. And that only made the pain worse.

So he promised himself this;

Once he got his hands on Slade, he would make him pay for breaking Terra twice over. Garfield needed his revenge, or the guilt for Terra would haunt him for the rest of his life.

After 20 long minutes of waiting, they all could here Cyborg powering up. His red eye began to glow it's usual tint and you could visibly see him beginning to shift around, as if he was waking up.

"I think I got him," Karen said, with hope glimmering in her eyes.

Suddenly, is eye turned blue, and a male voice unlike Cyborg's said, "rebooting process at 1%."

Beastboy stood there awestruck at this pile of coincidence. Why was the world so cruel to him? What did he do to deserve this?

"I can't say I expected this...I really didn't," Karen claimed. She was just as shocked as Gar and Kori.

Kori had the look of utter confusion and hurt. She didn't understand why this was happening, but she knew it had to be fixed.

"Friend Karen, is there any way to speed up the reboot process?"

"I'm mean, yeah but—"

"But nothing. Just tell us how," Garfield said.

Karen kept her composure, realizing how difficult this must be for him. Two very important lives in his life were at stake. She doubted she would've acted any different.

"Okay fine. The Titans Tower has the strongest internet connection in Jump City. The next strongest thing is all the way back in Central City at Star Labs. You'd never make it in time. Unless you magically have a friend who can fly 600,000 miles an hour."

Beastboy whipped his head around to Starfire in desperation. "Kori, can you top that speed??" He asked.

She shook her head no, her eyes glistening, tears ready to fall.

He turned his head to Robin, noticing that he probably had better contact to Kid Flash than anyone. But his face turned pale as he realized that he just put Robin to sleep.

"Dammit, Dammit, Dammit, Dammit, DAMMIT!" He shouted.

"Karen, do you know where to find Kid Flash?"

"No."

"How about Mas Y Menos?"

"I haven't spoken to them in years."

"Jeus fucking Christ."

"Friend Garfield, are we going to lose friend Raven?" Starfire asked with tears streaming down her face."

"No! I swear to you, I won't let that happen."

"Then perhaps maybe I could help," said a voice at the doorway.

Everyone turned to see Ravager standing there, still in her beat up armor. She still had that damn smile on her face. She managed to get out of the prison cage Beastboy put her in. Dammit! He should've known she was smart enough to do it! Especially since she was alone with no cameras to watch her. For all he knew, she could've trapped the entire tower. This filled Beastboy with rage, his pupils turning blood red.

A gust of powerful wind at the swipe of Beastboy's hand knocked her back into the hallway, cracking the wall behind her in the process. Her face remained unfazed, clearly lacking any form of pain.

"How did you escape your cage?" Beastboy growled as he marched towards her, already knowing the truth.

"Please, no one was watching me. It was easy. But never mind that. I see you have a bit of a problem."

"What about it?"

"I can help you get to Star Labs and back."

"Like hell I would trust you."

"You don't have a choice big boy."

"What's your plan here???"

"My plan, is for me to give you the information you need, in exchange for my freedom."

"Fat chance. Try again."

"It's my final offer. Take it, or allow your friend to die."

Beastboy slammed his fist next to her face, putting a hole in the wall.

"Do you think this is a game!?"

"Far from it actually," she said calmly, not fazed at all by his fear tactics.

"I'll never let you go,"

"Your loss man."

Beastboy readied his fist for another strike at wall before Starfire yelled at him to wait.

She walked up to him with a hand on his shoulder.

"If you want to save Raven, then we have to let her go."

"See? Even the dumb one gets it," Ravager said, that smile still shining upon her face.

"Shut Up!" Beastboy shouted in rage. "We can't do that Star. Otherwise everything that happened last night would be in vain."

"I'd rather that then lose friend Raven."

"But—"

"Please Garfield. You're the only one who can save her now."

Beastboy stared at Starfire, emotionally conflicted. He really want to save Raven, but he didn't want this monster to get away with what she did last night. It was because of her that they are even in this mess! He couldn't let her get away with it...

But Raven's life was far important than this. He had no choice but to give in.

"Fine. But on one condition. Once we're done here, we are to meet up here in 1 month. There we can have our proper rematch."

"Do you really think I would agree to that?"

Beastboy smirked viciously, malice burning in his eyes. He smacked her across the face and said, "you don't have a choice."

She bit her bottom lip, as if turned on by him smacking her. "Fine. You win. But you're gonna have to hit me harder than that next time we fight."

Beastboy looked at her in disgust, before turning his back and asking, "what do I have to do?"

Hold out your hand," she said.

Beastboy complied. He held out his hand as she dropped a colorful rock on his palm. It was extremely hot, but he didn't let it faze him.

"This is a temporary flying speed boost. What ever flying type animal you have, it should be going faster than the speed of just 600,000 miles per hour."

"Whatever," Beastboy growled. He looked towards Starfire and said, "make sure she leaves without stealing anything."

She nodded and replied, "make sure you hurry back. We don't have much time."

Karen came out of room with a Microchip in her hand. "Tell who ever works there to reboot this and everything should be fine. Be safe."

He took it and nodded in her direction with respect. And with that, he took off in the form of a Raven, colorful as ever.

R and R

Late update...I can't say I didn't see this coming. Later.