Andrew's story
Andrew pointed to himself, "I am not real." The titans looked at him confused. Beast Boy poked his arm, "You look real to me." Andrew shook his head, "I wasn't born like the rest of you. I don't have parents or reletives or anything. I was cloned from your DNA." He said pointing to Beast Boy.
"You wah?" muttered Beast Boy. "I'm not sure of how Slade got it, but he did and he created me. I trained for months, nonstop training, eating only certain foods, studying everyday for three hours on your behavior, likes and dislikes, hobbies, routines. Everything." Everyone just stared at him as he told his story. I was different listening to the enemy's side of the story.
"The minute he created me he told me that he hated to be disappointed. I promised that I would never do such a thing. He gave me my identity and my directions. It was to destroy you and help him. He thought it would be easier because you wouldn't hurt a family member." He didn't look at anyone while he said all of this. He didn't have the nerve.
"You guys we're the best. I couldn't let him do what he was going to do. After getting to know you, I was the one who couldn't hurt you. I really felt like I belonged with you. I made friends with everyone quickly. Well, sort of..." Beast Boy smiled at this. "And Some of you, I really got to know."
"Is everything a lie?" she asked him. Andrew jumped a little. He didn't expect anyone to say anything to him. "Well, my being a relative to him, yes." he said, looking at Beast Boy. "But the person you know is really me. Everything I told you that I liked and how I felt about things, that was true." He sighed, "It was my job, and I was just following my orders. If I'd knew it would've come out like this, trust me, I would have never gone through with it."
"I thought obeying Slade would make me happy. He told me once you were gone, he'd let be go. I could be a free person and do whatever I wanted. When I started to hang around you guys, that changed. I'm really sorry and if you guys don't want to forgive me, I know how you feel. It's okay." "I forgive you." said Robin.
Starfire smiled, "I have already told you that you have my forgiveness." Cyborg nodded, "It's all right, man." The only ones who hadn't answered were Beast Boy and Raven. Beast Boy looked at the sky and thought. He had believed him like everyone else, but he felt different. It was a sadness. He remembered that at first, he had hated Andrew for being his brother. Now he was sad because he wanted him to be his brother.
Beast Boy stared at Andrew, and Andrew held that stare. "Dude, I can't get it out of my head that you're really not my brother. If it's okay with you, I'm gonna keep it the way it was before." Andrew smiled, "It's fine with me." Beast Boy held out his hand and Andrew shook it. Now it was Raven who was left.
Andrew didn't want to hear what she was going to say, so he spoke first. "I don't deserve your forgiveness, so don't say it." Raven stayed quiet. In her hood, behind her deep purple eyes, she had been thinking. "Andrew?" He twitched a little, "Yeah?" "You have been a very good friend to me and I think friends deserve to forgive each other no matter how bad the situation might seem." She glanced at Beast Boy, who made a face at her.
"But what did Slade do?" Andrew's ears drooped. "He ended my life span." Everyone's eyes widened, "What?!" Andrew got up and dusted himself off, "I was on a life span. If he was to ever trigger that button, I was to die." Beast Boy scratched his head, confused, "But you're still living..."
Andrew shook his head, "Not really. Everything in my body is slowing down right now as we speak. In an hour I'll be gone. My body will liquidate and I'll be gone." They all stared and stayed silent. "So...you're gonna be...?" mumbled Beast Boy. Andrew nodded. "We will miss you..." said Starfire, her eyes becoming watery. "I'm missing you guys right now." said Andrew, smiling.
They all walked to the tower and Andrew went up to the roof. He sat on the edge, his favorite spot in the entire tower. He took in a deep breath of the cool night air. It was a beautiful night to leave in. "Soaking up the moonlight?" Andrew looked next to him. Beast Boy was seated beside him looking into the night stars.
"Yeah, just enjoying my last moments here." Beast Boy glanced at him, "Did you really like..." Andrew kept his gaze at the black sea, "Raven?" Beast Boy nodded, "Uhuh." Andrew nodded, too, "Yup, I did and still do. It was very difficult to tell you titans the truth while she was there staring at me. It hurt even more because the last thing I wanted to do was hurt her."
The moonlight shone on the boys, making them seem ghostly. Beast Boy looked at Andrew for a long time. This was his clone that was going to die. The time felt perfect to die in. Beast Boy realized that he was thinking about the way he wanted to die. This had his heart pace a little faster than normal. "Are you afraid?"
"For myself? No. I'm afraid for the people in this city. The innocent lives that could be shattered with a touch of a button or an utter of a word. But, I'm not too worried, you guys are here for that. Your jobs matter a lot to this city, you know?" answered Andrew.
"How are you so...so...confident?" wondered Beast Boy. "What do you mean?" "I mean, you knew what you were going to do and you did it. Even with the littlest problems. Even when I teased you." Andrew placed a hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, "Understand this, Beast Boy. I was created from you. My taste was a little different from yours. That was on purpose. I couldn't be exactly like you. That would have ruined it for Slade. So he made me like things that Raven would and that made me like her. But, Everything else about us is the exact same. The courage, the confidence, the style, the smarts...all of that."
Beast Boy tilted his head a little, "Then why does it feel like we're so different?" "Because you hide those things and I don't. Or, you just don't care to show them and I do. I would have been the same reaction with you and Jamina, right? Do you like lying to her?" "No!" Beast Boy said a little too quickly.
"See, same reactions." Andrew started to take deep breaths. "Is it...?" Andrew nodded, "It's starting to happen." Beast Boy nodded and held out his arms, "Bye." Andrew hugged him and they both patted each other's back, "Bye." "Like I said before, you'll always be a brother to me." said Beast Boy.
Andrew smiled and looked ahead of him. He had a long far away look on his face. Beast Boy looked into the ocean. A few minutes later, Beast Boy looked next to him. The breathing had stopped and it was just his movements that he was hearing. Damp clothes were in a pile where Andrew had been sitting. Beast Boy picked up the clothes and took a deep breath. He went down the stairs smiling. Andrew had opened a new doorway for Beast Boy and Beast Boy was now just passing through it.
To Beast Boy, this clone would always be the one and only, Andrew. His so called twin.
Author's Note: Wahhhhhh! I feel so bad killing him off, but it was the major climax of the story. I'm sorry if I broke anyone's heart with this....Bye Drew! Well, I have a new story out called, Jump City, Gotham 17. It's cool. And if you love the titans, I suggest you read and review it! Okay? Okay. Heh. And as most people stop their stories....THE END.
Andrew pointed to himself, "I am not real." The titans looked at him confused. Beast Boy poked his arm, "You look real to me." Andrew shook his head, "I wasn't born like the rest of you. I don't have parents or reletives or anything. I was cloned from your DNA." He said pointing to Beast Boy.
"You wah?" muttered Beast Boy. "I'm not sure of how Slade got it, but he did and he created me. I trained for months, nonstop training, eating only certain foods, studying everyday for three hours on your behavior, likes and dislikes, hobbies, routines. Everything." Everyone just stared at him as he told his story. I was different listening to the enemy's side of the story.
"The minute he created me he told me that he hated to be disappointed. I promised that I would never do such a thing. He gave me my identity and my directions. It was to destroy you and help him. He thought it would be easier because you wouldn't hurt a family member." He didn't look at anyone while he said all of this. He didn't have the nerve.
"You guys we're the best. I couldn't let him do what he was going to do. After getting to know you, I was the one who couldn't hurt you. I really felt like I belonged with you. I made friends with everyone quickly. Well, sort of..." Beast Boy smiled at this. "And Some of you, I really got to know."
"Is everything a lie?" she asked him. Andrew jumped a little. He didn't expect anyone to say anything to him. "Well, my being a relative to him, yes." he said, looking at Beast Boy. "But the person you know is really me. Everything I told you that I liked and how I felt about things, that was true." He sighed, "It was my job, and I was just following my orders. If I'd knew it would've come out like this, trust me, I would have never gone through with it."
"I thought obeying Slade would make me happy. He told me once you were gone, he'd let be go. I could be a free person and do whatever I wanted. When I started to hang around you guys, that changed. I'm really sorry and if you guys don't want to forgive me, I know how you feel. It's okay." "I forgive you." said Robin.
Starfire smiled, "I have already told you that you have my forgiveness." Cyborg nodded, "It's all right, man." The only ones who hadn't answered were Beast Boy and Raven. Beast Boy looked at the sky and thought. He had believed him like everyone else, but he felt different. It was a sadness. He remembered that at first, he had hated Andrew for being his brother. Now he was sad because he wanted him to be his brother.
Beast Boy stared at Andrew, and Andrew held that stare. "Dude, I can't get it out of my head that you're really not my brother. If it's okay with you, I'm gonna keep it the way it was before." Andrew smiled, "It's fine with me." Beast Boy held out his hand and Andrew shook it. Now it was Raven who was left.
Andrew didn't want to hear what she was going to say, so he spoke first. "I don't deserve your forgiveness, so don't say it." Raven stayed quiet. In her hood, behind her deep purple eyes, she had been thinking. "Andrew?" He twitched a little, "Yeah?" "You have been a very good friend to me and I think friends deserve to forgive each other no matter how bad the situation might seem." She glanced at Beast Boy, who made a face at her.
"But what did Slade do?" Andrew's ears drooped. "He ended my life span." Everyone's eyes widened, "What?!" Andrew got up and dusted himself off, "I was on a life span. If he was to ever trigger that button, I was to die." Beast Boy scratched his head, confused, "But you're still living..."
Andrew shook his head, "Not really. Everything in my body is slowing down right now as we speak. In an hour I'll be gone. My body will liquidate and I'll be gone." They all stared and stayed silent. "So...you're gonna be...?" mumbled Beast Boy. Andrew nodded. "We will miss you..." said Starfire, her eyes becoming watery. "I'm missing you guys right now." said Andrew, smiling.
They all walked to the tower and Andrew went up to the roof. He sat on the edge, his favorite spot in the entire tower. He took in a deep breath of the cool night air. It was a beautiful night to leave in. "Soaking up the moonlight?" Andrew looked next to him. Beast Boy was seated beside him looking into the night stars.
"Yeah, just enjoying my last moments here." Beast Boy glanced at him, "Did you really like..." Andrew kept his gaze at the black sea, "Raven?" Beast Boy nodded, "Uhuh." Andrew nodded, too, "Yup, I did and still do. It was very difficult to tell you titans the truth while she was there staring at me. It hurt even more because the last thing I wanted to do was hurt her."
The moonlight shone on the boys, making them seem ghostly. Beast Boy looked at Andrew for a long time. This was his clone that was going to die. The time felt perfect to die in. Beast Boy realized that he was thinking about the way he wanted to die. This had his heart pace a little faster than normal. "Are you afraid?"
"For myself? No. I'm afraid for the people in this city. The innocent lives that could be shattered with a touch of a button or an utter of a word. But, I'm not too worried, you guys are here for that. Your jobs matter a lot to this city, you know?" answered Andrew.
"How are you so...so...confident?" wondered Beast Boy. "What do you mean?" "I mean, you knew what you were going to do and you did it. Even with the littlest problems. Even when I teased you." Andrew placed a hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, "Understand this, Beast Boy. I was created from you. My taste was a little different from yours. That was on purpose. I couldn't be exactly like you. That would have ruined it for Slade. So he made me like things that Raven would and that made me like her. But, Everything else about us is the exact same. The courage, the confidence, the style, the smarts...all of that."
Beast Boy tilted his head a little, "Then why does it feel like we're so different?" "Because you hide those things and I don't. Or, you just don't care to show them and I do. I would have been the same reaction with you and Jamina, right? Do you like lying to her?" "No!" Beast Boy said a little too quickly.
"See, same reactions." Andrew started to take deep breaths. "Is it...?" Andrew nodded, "It's starting to happen." Beast Boy nodded and held out his arms, "Bye." Andrew hugged him and they both patted each other's back, "Bye." "Like I said before, you'll always be a brother to me." said Beast Boy.
Andrew smiled and looked ahead of him. He had a long far away look on his face. Beast Boy looked into the ocean. A few minutes later, Beast Boy looked next to him. The breathing had stopped and it was just his movements that he was hearing. Damp clothes were in a pile where Andrew had been sitting. Beast Boy picked up the clothes and took a deep breath. He went down the stairs smiling. Andrew had opened a new doorway for Beast Boy and Beast Boy was now just passing through it.
To Beast Boy, this clone would always be the one and only, Andrew. His so called twin.
Author's Note: Wahhhhhh! I feel so bad killing him off, but it was the major climax of the story. I'm sorry if I broke anyone's heart with this....Bye Drew! Well, I have a new story out called, Jump City, Gotham 17. It's cool. And if you love the titans, I suggest you read and review it! Okay? Okay. Heh. And as most people stop their stories....THE END.