Chapter 5, Beast Boy's Games
The tower was dark. Most of the Titans were asleep.
Asura was heading to the living room to start his nightly meditation. When he came in, he saw Beast Boy
playing a racing video game. "Having fun, Beast Boy?" Asura asked playfuly.
"Yea, lots of fun..." He answered sarcasticly. He had a frustrated look on his face, his knuckles were
white from gripping the controller.
"Everything alright?" he asked concerned.
"Yea, fine." he said dismissively. Beast Boy was obviously troubled about something. Asura thought he
was just a little tired of playing by himself.
"Want to play two-player?" Asura asked. Beast Boy paused the game and moved to the side a bit giving
Asura room to sit down. Asura sat next to Beast Boy and picked up the controller off the ground. Asura
pressed start on the controler and selected his character. As the race began, Asura took the lead.
Beast Boy's car was only a little bit behind, so Asura slowed down a little, allowing Beast Boy's car to pass
his. Just then Beast Boy said "Don't even think about letting me win! I'm not a baby!" Asura could tell
obviously that something was bugging Beast Boy greatly. Asura did what he was told and proceeded
ahead of Beast Boy. The competiton was fierce. The twists and turns of the course were almost
disorientating. At the finishline surely enough was Asura's car. Beast Boy let out a loud yell of
frustration and threw his controler on the ground.
"You did tell me not to hold back, Beast Boy" reminded Asura
"Yea, I know, Azzy." he snapped back at Asura. Asura placed his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder.
"Whats wrong? I can help you" He asked. Beast Boy brushed Asura's hand off his shoulder and sat on the
couch.
"Nothing, its just... something i've been thinking about lately" He said with a somewhat depressed look
on his face. Beast Boy wasn't even paying attention to the television; his eyes were constantly shifting.
"You know Beast Boy, I was sent here to be a companion to you and everyone else here. If there is
something troubling you, you can talk to me about it. I promise I won't tell the others." said Asura.
Beast Boy looked at Asura for a few seconds, then finaly he spoke.
"I don't know, I guess...well lately it seems like i've been being treated like a runt around the other
guys, especially when were out there kicking butt. They don't let me to take on even a single bad guy by
myself. One of the others are always doing more than I am and hogging all of the glory." Explained Beast
Boy.
"I see. Have you explained this to the others, or even one other?" asked Asura
"Well no, I don't think they would understand."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, I'm afraid if I were to point that out, I would be chewed up and spit out by thier egos."
"Thats not true, its not like they are any better than you are"
"Are you kidding me? Everyone is way better than I am. I can't shoot lazer blasts out of my hands, or
move things with my mind. I don't even have any martial arts skills! All i can do is change into
animals. Big whoop."
"Beast Boy, you really shouldn't take your gift for granted."
"Gift? You call it a gift? More like a curse if you ask me." He exclaimed. Little did he know, that his
shouts had awaken and attracted the other titans who were hiding behind corners, listening to the depressed
Beast Boy.
"I can understand your desire to be better than you are. That is what it means to be human, to make
yourself better than you are. But there is another trait that humans have,"
"Whats that?" asked a frustrated Beast Boy.
"To have friends. No human in the world could ever live without a friend. So the others have a little
more skill than you do, so what? In the Justice League, Batman has no powers at all. All he has is
martial arts skill and the determination to be the kind of person he is, which makes him second in
command of the Justice League."
"Thats exactly what Im talking about though, why is it that Robin tries so hard even without any powers at
all?"
"Because he relies on you and the other titans. Without you, he wouldn't last a day on the streets."
"Whats to rely on? The others could help him out way better than I could."
"Thats not true Beast Boy, out of everyone, you are the most versitile of the team. You can fly, you have
superhuman strength, you can get into small places in a flash, you can breath underwater, you can survive
environments that would instantly kill the others." Explained Asura. Beast Boy looked up at him with a
look of realization. "When the tower was about to be destroyed by the digging machines, could anyone else
turn into a mouse and disable the machine from the inside?"
"No, I guess not"
"When Cyborg and Robin accidentaly caused that jail break, could anyone else turn into a tyrannosaurus and
simply frighten all of the prisoners back into thier cells?"
"Hell no, hehe, that was pretty funny though."
"So you see, they are in no way better than you, if they were, you wouldn't be on thier team."
"Yeah, you're right, Azzy, I guess it would have been
better for me to realize that on my own though eh?" he asked with a smile.
"No, this was a great way for us to get to know each to know each other, and I think the titans know you a
little better now too."
"What are you talking about, Azzy? The others are asleep."
"Like we would be able to sleep while hearing you pour your guts out to Asura" said Cyborg coming out
from the corner. The others came out of hiding as well. Raven, Terra, and Starfire were in thier PJs,
and Robin was in boxer shorts and an undershirt. Terra came up to Beast Boy and gently embraced him.
"Why didn't you tell us, Beast Boy?" asked Raven
"Because I was afraid you wouldn't understand" said Beast Boy with a small sob and a tear rolling down his
face.
"We would have understood you, you simply needed to tell us. We are your friends, Beast Boy. There is
nothing you cannot tell us that we would not understand" said Starfire.
"We don't think of you as a runt at all, you are a great part of the team, just as Asura said." said
Terra as she hugged him tighter.
"We didn't realize we were being glory hogs. We'll be sure to let you get in on the action more from now
on, right guys?" asked Robin. Everyone agreed.
"Thanks guys, you're all the greatest. Especially you, Azzy." said Beast Boy
"I'm glad I was able to help." said Asura with a smile. That night, everyone slept in Beast Boys room;
Cyborg even wheeled his recharge unit in. This asured Beast Boy that he will always be an equal member of the team.
The tower was dark. Most of the Titans were asleep.
Asura was heading to the living room to start his nightly meditation. When he came in, he saw Beast Boy
playing a racing video game. "Having fun, Beast Boy?" Asura asked playfuly.
"Yea, lots of fun..." He answered sarcasticly. He had a frustrated look on his face, his knuckles were
white from gripping the controller.
"Everything alright?" he asked concerned.
"Yea, fine." he said dismissively. Beast Boy was obviously troubled about something. Asura thought he
was just a little tired of playing by himself.
"Want to play two-player?" Asura asked. Beast Boy paused the game and moved to the side a bit giving
Asura room to sit down. Asura sat next to Beast Boy and picked up the controller off the ground. Asura
pressed start on the controler and selected his character. As the race began, Asura took the lead.
Beast Boy's car was only a little bit behind, so Asura slowed down a little, allowing Beast Boy's car to pass
his. Just then Beast Boy said "Don't even think about letting me win! I'm not a baby!" Asura could tell
obviously that something was bugging Beast Boy greatly. Asura did what he was told and proceeded
ahead of Beast Boy. The competiton was fierce. The twists and turns of the course were almost
disorientating. At the finishline surely enough was Asura's car. Beast Boy let out a loud yell of
frustration and threw his controler on the ground.
"You did tell me not to hold back, Beast Boy" reminded Asura
"Yea, I know, Azzy." he snapped back at Asura. Asura placed his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder.
"Whats wrong? I can help you" He asked. Beast Boy brushed Asura's hand off his shoulder and sat on the
couch.
"Nothing, its just... something i've been thinking about lately" He said with a somewhat depressed look
on his face. Beast Boy wasn't even paying attention to the television; his eyes were constantly shifting.
"You know Beast Boy, I was sent here to be a companion to you and everyone else here. If there is
something troubling you, you can talk to me about it. I promise I won't tell the others." said Asura.
Beast Boy looked at Asura for a few seconds, then finaly he spoke.
"I don't know, I guess...well lately it seems like i've been being treated like a runt around the other
guys, especially when were out there kicking butt. They don't let me to take on even a single bad guy by
myself. One of the others are always doing more than I am and hogging all of the glory." Explained Beast
Boy.
"I see. Have you explained this to the others, or even one other?" asked Asura
"Well no, I don't think they would understand."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well, I'm afraid if I were to point that out, I would be chewed up and spit out by thier egos."
"Thats not true, its not like they are any better than you are"
"Are you kidding me? Everyone is way better than I am. I can't shoot lazer blasts out of my hands, or
move things with my mind. I don't even have any martial arts skills! All i can do is change into
animals. Big whoop."
"Beast Boy, you really shouldn't take your gift for granted."
"Gift? You call it a gift? More like a curse if you ask me." He exclaimed. Little did he know, that his
shouts had awaken and attracted the other titans who were hiding behind corners, listening to the depressed
Beast Boy.
"I can understand your desire to be better than you are. That is what it means to be human, to make
yourself better than you are. But there is another trait that humans have,"
"Whats that?" asked a frustrated Beast Boy.
"To have friends. No human in the world could ever live without a friend. So the others have a little
more skill than you do, so what? In the Justice League, Batman has no powers at all. All he has is
martial arts skill and the determination to be the kind of person he is, which makes him second in
command of the Justice League."
"Thats exactly what Im talking about though, why is it that Robin tries so hard even without any powers at
all?"
"Because he relies on you and the other titans. Without you, he wouldn't last a day on the streets."
"Whats to rely on? The others could help him out way better than I could."
"Thats not true Beast Boy, out of everyone, you are the most versitile of the team. You can fly, you have
superhuman strength, you can get into small places in a flash, you can breath underwater, you can survive
environments that would instantly kill the others." Explained Asura. Beast Boy looked up at him with a
look of realization. "When the tower was about to be destroyed by the digging machines, could anyone else
turn into a mouse and disable the machine from the inside?"
"No, I guess not"
"When Cyborg and Robin accidentaly caused that jail break, could anyone else turn into a tyrannosaurus and
simply frighten all of the prisoners back into thier cells?"
"Hell no, hehe, that was pretty funny though."
"So you see, they are in no way better than you, if they were, you wouldn't be on thier team."
"Yeah, you're right, Azzy, I guess it would have been
better for me to realize that on my own though eh?" he asked with a smile.
"No, this was a great way for us to get to know each to know each other, and I think the titans know you a
little better now too."
"What are you talking about, Azzy? The others are asleep."
"Like we would be able to sleep while hearing you pour your guts out to Asura" said Cyborg coming out
from the corner. The others came out of hiding as well. Raven, Terra, and Starfire were in thier PJs,
and Robin was in boxer shorts and an undershirt. Terra came up to Beast Boy and gently embraced him.
"Why didn't you tell us, Beast Boy?" asked Raven
"Because I was afraid you wouldn't understand" said Beast Boy with a small sob and a tear rolling down his
face.
"We would have understood you, you simply needed to tell us. We are your friends, Beast Boy. There is
nothing you cannot tell us that we would not understand" said Starfire.
"We don't think of you as a runt at all, you are a great part of the team, just as Asura said." said
Terra as she hugged him tighter.
"We didn't realize we were being glory hogs. We'll be sure to let you get in on the action more from now
on, right guys?" asked Robin. Everyone agreed.
"Thanks guys, you're all the greatest. Especially you, Azzy." said Beast Boy
"I'm glad I was able to help." said Asura with a smile. That night, everyone slept in Beast Boys room;
Cyborg even wheeled his recharge unit in. This asured Beast Boy that he will always be an equal member of the team.