A/N: Sorry it took so long to update. School sucks.

The sight of the world began to return to Beast Boy 's eyes. The twinkling stars in the night sky zoomed past him. Was it he that was moving or was it the stars? The smooth but dirty sidewalk told him all he needed to know. But who was causing him to slide was still in question. He turned his head and let out a monkey cry of surprise.

"You again!?!"

A smirk crossed Cedric's face.

"Well look who's up. Mr. Shape Shifter. Too bad the dart's effect is only temporary."

A growl burst out of Beast Boy. The vision of a jaguar came into his mind and he immediately focused all his energy as his body took form. Cedric's eyes began to power up. The giant wild cat let out a humungous battle roar.

"Should I reactivate the dart Mr. Slade?" the headmistress asked, stepping into the room once again. Slade turned his leather chair around.

"No. I expected Beast Boy to awaken some time. Besides, it's all part of my plan."

The headmistress cocked and eyebrow. "You see, headmistress," Slade said, getting out of his chair, "Beast Boy's anger feeds the microscopic probe inserted inside him. When the probe is full, that's when it'll start to beep. I take control, eliminate the remaining titan, and then rule the entire city."

"Is that the best you can do!?!" Cedric shouted as he dodged the green lad's claws and fired a laser. The yellow beam zoomed past the jaguar's left ear; it's tail began to sway back and forth. He lunged into the air, his paws and teeth at the ready. Cedric, calm and collected as usual, let out a sigh of boredom and pulled out a bo stick.

He twirled the stick in his hand and, as a finishing move, swung at the cat before him. The stinging pain of the bo stick colliding with the top of the jaguar's head was excruciating but not enough to knock him unconscious. He let out a roar of agony. A malicious laugh escaped Cedric's mouth; his hands were cocked high in the cold air.

His shoulder length hair became tangled in knots; clusters of it were also jutting out, making the teen look like a mad scientist. Beast Boy's anger shot up to the surface; an evil glint shone in his eyes. He began to snarl uncontrollably; drool was dripping from the corners of his mouth.

The jaguar's claws protruded from the substantial paws. His ears were laid back and his tail continued to sway. The creature lunged again, slashing and slicing thin air as he did. The wind whipped his face as he flew towards the laughing Cedric. An unspeakable pain crossed the teen's chest; he looked down to see 4 fresh wounds marked there, blood running down each.

"You'll pay for that!" he spat, waving his bo stick wildly in the air. The creature dodged every single blow with ease and lacerated Slade's apprentice across the face. Cedric's hand shot up and immediately covered the fresh wound. Blood leached down the gaps that separated the fingers.

Slade stared at the screen in deep satisfaction.

"Good. My plan is working quite well."

"Are you absolutely sure that the dart does not need to be reactivated, Mr. Slade? It would stop him from-"

"Yes. I am affirmative."

Slade's one roving eye gazed at the headmistress beside him.

"He should be growing fatigue by now. The microscopic probe is halfway full. And when it is half full, it makes the carrier exhausted."

The headmistress gave a nod of understanding.

The view began to fade in and out. Exhaustion crept through his body. Cedric saw these signs and smiled.

"The time has arrived at last."

He placed his bo stick in his right jean pocket.

"Nobody can defeat Slade and I! Nobody!"

The jaguar's body fell to the cement.

The darkness around him was pitch black; he couldn't see anything, not even his own hands which were right in front of him. "C'mon night vision!" he shouted, his teeth clenched tightly together, "Pick up!" A moment of silence followed. Nothing happened. It was like his night vision was gone, wasted, nothing but a fond memory.

The green lad, hands concealing his face, shoulders slumped, began to cry. His ears hung low as the soles of his shoes met one another. It wasn't easy being green, especially with shape shifting abilities and night vision. People of different classes always mocked him and yelled out insults like, "Freak! You don't belong in the Teen Titans! You belong in a garbage dump!" as he passed by.

That was enough to put him in desolation. That and the death of his parents. The only two people in the world to treat the disease he had and will always carry. Sakutia. The disease that made him who he was. The disease that made him Beast Boy.

But was he satisfied with who he was? The answer was anonymous to him. There were some positives and negatives to it, but he still couldn't decide. Was he a monster, locked away in a cage waiting to be released, or was he a human, cursed with the power of animals for all eternity?

Either way still didn't satisfy him. To the green lad, they both pointed down the same path. Down the path to feeling inadequate.

Now he, sitting on a smooth, flat rock, knew how Raven felt. He heard a click; a click that made him realize that there actually was a connection between him and the dark girl. He could feel it; its presence working its way around him.

A scream echoed throughout the place. Beast Boy, intrigued to find out where it came from, scrambled to his feet and started walking, leaving his thoughts behind.

The shriek came again, this time a little louder. Beast Boy continually felt his way through the passage. The shriek seemed a bit familiar to him, like somebody he knew. He couldn't quite put his finger on it. A gorilla cry came, followed by another scream. The shape shifter's walk had now become a run. His ambition to rescue the damsel in distress was overflowing. Each step he took felt like a few years.

He breathing was now uncontrollable and his destination became visible. Beast Boy slowed to a halt; he finally reached his destination. The green teen stared wide-eyed at the scene displayed before him. A monstrous green gorilla, about 40 feet tall, grasped a gloomy looking teenage girl in its hands.

The girl reminded him of Raven; same violet hair, same blue eyes, and same pale skin. In fact, it was her. The worst had suddenly struck Beast Boy; he realized that he was the gigantic beast. Raven gave one last shriek before disappearing inside the gorilla's mouth.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Beast Boy huffed and puffed, looking around the unfamiliar room he was in.

"You're awake. Good."

The green lad's eyes narrowed; he knew that Slade had something to do with this. "Come on out and face me! You coward!" he shouted, banging his hands against the walls of a giant test tube.

"Very well."

Slade stepped out of the darkness. Beast Boy scowled. The probe in his bloodstream was almost full.

"A little more anger should do it."

"WHAT ANGER!?!"

The probe inserted in his bloodstream began to beep. The changeling's eyes turned into a fiery red; he let out a few growls. Drool trickled down his cheeks. Slade chuckled.

"Your anger."