Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. Sorry if you've been a little lost so far, this chapter will clear everything up.

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Chapter 4 – The Past Revealed

Faced by inquiries from all the titans, Zanta began her long story...

"When Gar was 4 his parents brought him to our village in Africa. They were American biologists that specialized in genetics. Back then, Gar and I were best friends. For the next 4 years, we were inseparable. I was there through everything. I was there when he got Trypone. I was there when he got his powers, and I was there after his parents died..."
"What is Trypone?" Starfire asked
"It's a rare tropical disease. Gar is the only known human to have ever survived. Usually, only animals could survive the disease, but Gar's father was able to save him, by using an untested machine, that isolated the genetic bond between humans and animals. That's what made his skin green, it was a side effect. Its also why he has his powers."
"But, I thought that Beast Boy was born that way..." Robin said.
"He never told you guys much about himself, did he?" Zanta asked, slightly confused at the fact that Gar's "friends" didn't even seem to know his real name.
"I guess we never asked..." Cyborg said, suddenly feeling really guilty.
"Well, not long after his powers manifested, his parents died in a boating accident. Gar and I promised to meet them at the dock after lunch, but we lost track of time. When we realized what time it was, Gar rushed to the river. I was on my way to the river with him, but my mother stopped me, and told me I had to do some chores first. When I finally got to river. I found out that his parents had an accident. They had decided to go on without us, and the boat had overturned. The river was swollen that day because we'd just had a big rain; they never had a chance. I was the first to find Gar. He was kneeling on the bank crying. He kept saying that he promised to be there, and that 'a promise was a promise'. Later, he told me that he couldn't save them, that he'd tried, but he couldn't turn into an animal to save them. He said his powers just wouldn't work. I could tell he blamed himself, and I'm not sure if he ever forgave himself for letting them down. After that, he was by himself. He had nowhere to go, so I promised him that he could live with us and he did for about 6 months, but then these two men came. They said they were from DSS. They said that since Gar was an American citizen, he had to go back to America, and live with a legal guardian. My father, King Tawaba, asked if we could adopt him, but the men said that it wasn't possible. Gar was so mad when he found out he had to leave. He blamed me for saying he could stay. He said I did it just to get his hopes up. I wanted nothing more than to let him stay with us, but my father wasn't ready to start a war over one small boy. The night before he left. He told me he was going to run away. He made me promise I wouldn't' tell, but the next day, when they asked me where he was, I told them. I knew he'd be mad, but I was afraid he wouldn't survive in the jungle. That day he left, he said 'A promise, is a promise, and I promise to hate you 'til I die'. I knew he was mad, but I thought he'd forgive me after a while. I told him that it didn't matter if he hated me, because I'd be his friend no matter where he went, and he left. He didn't even look back. The men that took him away, left an address, and I wrote to him every week, but my letters never met a reply. It wasn't until about 3 years later that we found out that the men weren't from DSS. They'd made international news. It turned out that they'd been smugglers, and that they had killed each other for unknown reasons. When I heard that the men were dead, I was terrified that they had killed Gar too. I hadn't heard anything about him for about 2 years, but just when I'd nearly given up hope that he was still alive, I saw him on TV. We didn't had a TV, but a tourist that ventured through our village had a portable one. While the tourist was out on a tour, I snuck into his room and turned on the TV. You can imagine my surprise, when the first thing I saw was Gar. He was alive, and acting on a really cheesy space show. For the next 6 months, the only thing I could think about was finding some way to get to America. I worked every job I came across for the next year. It took a lot of work, but I was determined to see him again. I finally got the money about 4 months ago. I flew out to Los Angeles, only to find that the television show he was working on had been cancelled, and he was gone. I've been looking for him ever since. If it hadn't been for that tip two weeks ago about a green boy, and his friends saving a town from a fire, I'd probably still be looking." Zanta said, as she finished her tale. The titans sat in silence, too stunned to talk. It seemed that there was a lot more Beast Boy than they had ever thought.