(Gar is "Beast Boy" from World 543B – You can read more about the titans' past on titanstower . com – JoBO)
Death comes to us all
Beast Boy followed Galtry with his eyes until he vanish from his field of vision, then he ran out to the toilet after Gar, but the boy was nowhere to be seen. Only an opened window showed that the boy ever had been there. Beast Boy walked back into the restaurant and sat down on his chair as he tried to get his thoughts together. As one of the waitresses came over to him he put his hand down in his pocket and discovered that he didn't had any money.
"Sorry, but…"
Her smile stopped him.
"Thanks."
"What?"
She sat down on the chair opposite to his.
"I saw, what you did for Gar."
"You know Gar?"
She nodded and was about to stand up, when Beast Boy took her hand.
"Please…"
He read her name badge. His heart almost stopped. This couldn't be true. She looked so different, that he hadn't recognized her. He wanted to jump into her arms, but her eyes showed no sign of recognition.
"…. Rita Farr… please, tell me about him. Why is this Galtry-person after him?"
Her eyes went big for a second, but then she sat down again.
"Years back lost Gar his parents and Nicholas Galtry was appointed Gar's guardian, but Galtry is a evil man. All he wants is Gar's inheritance and the only one, who stands in the way of that, is Gar. Galtry tried to kill Gar, but…"
She was interrupted by a siren, which came closer and closer. It stopped just as it was outside the restaurant. Whit a worried look in her eyes ran Rita outside. Beast Boy followed her. In the middle of the street had a crowd began to gathered and next to it held the car, which bear the clear trace of having been in an accident.
A policeman, who tried to hold people away, made it possible for Beast Boy to see the victim. He recognized him immediately. Rita most also had seen it, because she wailed out and ran over to the crowd, where the ambulancemen were laying Gar on the stretcher. Beast Boy was just about to run after her, when a hand took him by the shoulder and pulled him back into the shadows.
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Cyborg walked up to the house and knocked on the door as he read the name, Rob Malone, on the nameplate. He sure hoped Robin had giving him the right address, but even more he hoped Robin was able to find Beast Boy. He really liked that weird green boy, which saddens him even more as he remembered the expression that had been in Beast Boy's eyes the last time he had seen him. There was something wrong.
The door opened and broke his line of thought. A girl around the same age as him came out. She immediately recognized him and pulled him inside without a word.
"Hey, is this…"
He was stopped as Starfire ran over to him and hugged him. As they ended the hug he held her out in front of him to get a good look at her.
"It's really you!"
She smiled and was just about to say something, when Cyborg recognized the person behind her. He pushed Starfire behind him and powered his forearm up, which he aimed at Jake. Starfire jumped in front of him and shielded Jake with her body.
"Star, get away. He is a traitor!"
"No, Cyborg!"
She flew closer to him and laid a hand on his sonic cannon.
"Please, trust me. Jake is our friend."
A deeply confuse Cyborg disarmed just as Jake walked passed Starfire.
"I can see you have met my brother."
"Your brother?"
Cyborg could see the hate in Jake's eyes as he nodded, which made Cyborg believe him.
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Beast Boy felt the hand pulling him back and changed into a wolf. He jumped around and attacked the person, who was hiding in the shadows. He could only see him faintly, but that was enough. With a few moves he jumped towards the person, who very skilful jumped out of his reach. This only provoked Beast Boy even more, and he assembled all his powers into the next try. This time he almost managed to get his teeth into the person's leg, but instead he bite into the staff. Beast Boy was now so close that he could recognize his opponent. Instead of letting go he then bite harder into the staff. Hoping it had been the leg instead. His opponent let go of his staff and stopped all resistance.
"Beast Boy, it's me, Robin, your friend."
Beast Boy spit the staff out and was just about to attack again, when he saw Robin's eyes. He returned to his normal form and felt down on his knees. Robin walked over to him and laid a supporting hand on his shoulder.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
Beast Boy looked up at Robin.
"Please, tell me, that this is just a dream."
Robin sat down on a trashcan next to Beast Boy.
"I know how you feel, but this is reality or a least it is for Gar out there."
Robin nodded out in the direction of the ambulance, which quietly drove away.
"Is he?"
Robin nodded.
"I wished you hadn't seen it, but maybe it is to some comfort to know, that he died instantly."
Beast Boy stood up and walked over to the end of the alley, so he could get the last glimpse of the ambulance, which was driving away with Gar's body.
"But how can he die? He has the same name as me. He…"
He looked over at Robin.
"… is me!"
Robin walked over to the younger boy.
"This is another version of our world. Here Gar has never become Beast Boy and…"
Robin turned around and picked his fighting staff up, which had visibly marks after Beast Boy's teeth.
"And what?"
Robin looked up. Beast Boy could see a great pain in Robin's eyes.
"And here I'm a murderer."
