Chapter Four: Shattered
Hello, again, faithful readers!! Today is a new day, and that means… a new chapter!! And I hope all of you who reviewed enjoyed those auto-ice cream sundaes I gave you!!! :) And here is chapter four!!
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans. But I own a little Beast Boy and a little Robin action figure!!
Robin and Starfire decided to go to the library to research on Sakutia, to try and find if any cures had been discovered. Cyborg stayed with Beast Boy to make sure that he was okay, and Raven was meditating, trying to block out Beast Boy's agony.
After arriving at the Jump City Library, Starfire went to look through the medical books to see if she could find anything about Sakutia, and Robin went to medical journals and magazines. After about 45 minutes of searching, Robin came up with something.
"Sakutia is a very rare, degenerative toxin. At first it appears to be nothing but a cold virus, with symptoms of coughing and nausea. In a very short period of time, it leads to high fevers, insanity, and finally, death. There is no approved cure for it, but in a few cases animal DNA had been introduced, and the victim has been cured."
Robin looked at Starfire. Both were speechless for a moment, trying to process that this disease very well could mean the death of their friend. "We have to get to the Tower immediately. We're going to have to take Beast Boy to the hospital."
Back at the Tower, Cyborg was in the kitchen. His nerves were worked up, and he needed something to eat. He reached for the turkey slices, hidden just behind the tofu, and couldn't help wonder if they would need it any more.
Raven was in her room, trying to ease the pain Beast Boy's suffering was bringing. She could feel the nausea, the fever. It was still a struggle to stay conscious. All of a sudden, his heart rate went way, way up. Raven realized that his mind was slipping into insanity, and it could pull her with it.
Robin and Starfire had just gotten back to the tower. They had hurriedly explained to Cyborg what could happen to Beast Boy, and were running up the stairs, when they heard Beast Boy and Raven's screams.