Chapter 3 – Old problems

Hello, folks! I'm back, and it's time for more about Beast Boy!!! dances Thank you to all of my reviewers – you're fantastic!!! Free Teen Titans hats to everyone!!!! tosses out hats This was supposed to be 2 short chapters, but now its one long one, so enjoy! oh yeah! And happy new year!!

-Firestorm

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"If Jinx said something about poison, then we gotta check you out in the sick bay," Cyborg told Beast Boy. "Only problem is we gotta get you there, and I ain't carting ya, I don't need your puke all over me," he added, as Beast Boy started heaving again.

"I'll take him," said Raven. Everyone looked at her like she'd just announced that she and Plasmus were married. She sighed, and a black stretcher outlined in white popped into existence under Beast Boy, and it lifted him up and towards the door. "That's a new trick," Robin remarked. "It's another way to use my powers. I learned it before our battle with my father," Raven explained quietly. (A/N See my story The Girl Within to read about that battle. It's shameless self-advertising, but what the heck.) Beast Boy retched, leaned over the edge of the stretcher, and a bucket appeared to catch the vomit. "Let's just get him to the sick bay," sighed Raven.

As Starfire hooked the changeling up to the computer, Cyborg began running the scans. For a few minutes, the only sounds were the computer beeping and Beast Boy groaning. The rest of the Titans watched anxiously.

"Analysis completed," blipped the computer. "Toxin detected: Sakutia, rare African toxin." Beast Boy paled. "Friend, what is the matter?" asked Starfire. Beast Boy closed his eyes and groaned. "Dude, not again!"

ANNOYING LITTLE LINE TO MAKE YOU WAIT 2 SECONDS TO SEE WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT

As the rest of the Titans stared at him, confused, Beast Boy began to explain, with a few interruptions for coughing and vomiting.

"When I was really little, we're talking toddler age, my parents, who were geneticists, took me to Africa with them to research this toxin. According to other research, only animals could survive it. My parents were experimenting with animal DNA to try and find a cure or vaccine for humans."

"While we were there, I was infected with Sakutia. To try and save me, my parents gave me an experimental cure, which worked, but turned me green. Some time later, I discovered that I could turn into any animal."

"This wasn't supposed to come back! What my parents did was supposed to cure me!" he finished angrily.

"Jinx is the one who brought it back. That's why I can't heal you – she put a hex on the toxin itself so that I wouldn't be able to help. I probably wouldn't be able to help anyway, because I am picking up everything you're experiencing right now," Raven told him. The other Titans had noticed she looked even paler than usual. "Sorry, Rae," apologized Beast Boy. "It's not your fault," replied Raven. "And don't call me Rae."

"What can we do to help get rid of this?" Robin asked the changeling. "I don't know," Beast Boy told him. "And my parents are dead, so we can't really ask them."

Suddenly he slumped over, eyes closed and shivering. Raven went even paler, and she started sweating, obviously struggling to stay conscious. "Beast Boy!" cried Starfire. Cyborg ran over to the computer. "He's getting worse." "I'd think that'd be obvious," commented Raven dryly. "Are you going to be okay, Raven?" Robin asked her. She glared at him. "I just need to meditate. I'll be able to block his pain."

"What do we do now to help Beast Boy?" Starfire questioned. But no one knew.

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-Firestorm