Geez, it's been too long since I updated, hasn't it? You can blame that on the lack of Terra viewing episodes I've seen lately. That, and Finals and Full Metal Alchemist. Anyway, Here's chapter 10. And I hate this new format. It blows.
I do not own the Teen Titans. (Do I still gotta do that?)
Chapter 10
One Day Left Pt.2
Beastboy slammed his fist down on the computer keyboard in frustration. No one on the Titan's Team had been able to find out where Terra had been taken to. He had personally gone back to the alley and searched for any clues for where they had taken Terra. Finding nothing, he had returned to the Tower to use the computers, checking the city's security cameras, looking for any trace of Slade's team. He had been at it for three hours; the other members of the team had come and gone, checking on him but not disturbing him.
Beastboy got up from the computer and stormed off to his room. The rest of the team watched him leave, as they were all sitting at the kitchen bar. Starfire turned to the rest of the team, a look of concern on her face.
"I worry about friend Beastboy. He has been searching for friend Terra ever since we got back."
"We know Starfire, but there's not much we can do. He's searched everywhere, and so have we. There's not much to do except wait for Slade to make his move. I don't think there's anything we can do or say to Beastboy that will get him to take a break." Robin replied.
"Yea Star, I've seen Beastboy like this before. When we first met, he had a pet armadillo. It ran away one day, and he spent the next two weeks searching for it. He used looked for hours each day, the only thing that'll get him to stop is tying him down to his bed." Cyborg said.
Before anyone could say anything else, they heard Beastboy shout.
"I'VE BEEN SUCH AN IDIOT!"
Beastboy ran out into the living room, glancing at his watch.
"It's been nearly twenty hours since they took her! It should still be there!" Beastboy said to himself, starting to run past the Titans.
Before he could get anywhere, Cyborg grabbed the young Titan by the neck.
"Whoa BB, what's up?"
"I've been such an idiot! Every time I went back to the alley, I only LOOKED for clues. It never occurred to me to try switching to one of my animal forms and following their scent!"
Cyborg released his grip on Beastboy, a big smile on his face.
"Well let's go then!" The big Titan said, getting up from his chair.
The other Titans got up as well, following the youngest Titan out the front door.
Alleyway
Beastboy was the first one to arrive, not bothering to wait for the other Titans before beginning his search, immediately turning into a dog and sniffing around the alleyway. Beastboy heard footsteps behind him, alerting him that the other Titans had arrived.
"Find anything yet BB?" Cyborg asked, walking up behind the small green dog.
Beastboy changed back to his human form and turned to his robotic companion.
"Mind backing up? When any of you get near me, your scent thickens and I can't get anything else. Go…wait in the bank or something so I can try and get a lead, ok?"
"Uh…yeah no prob BB." Cyborg said, turning to the rest of the Titans and nodding for them to go back in the bank.
Beastboy watched them leave and turned back in to his dog form and turned back to the alley, sniffing here and there. After a few minutes of concentrated sniffing, Beastboy's dog-ears perked up, letting out a happy-sounding bark. Turning back into his human form, he turned back to the bank and started towards the door, when he stopped.
"Terra could be in big trouble. I'll go follow the scent and contact them when I get there." Beastboy thought to himself, turning back into a dog.
Beastboy ran towards the end of the alley, where the scent simply…disappeared. Beastboy turned back into his human form and looked around.
"How could a scent just disappear? There must be something here…" The Green Titan said to himself, lifting a fallen trash can. Beastboy sighed and stepped back. He felt his foot sink into the ground. Beastboy looked down at his foot, and saw that he had stepped on some sort of button. He heard a small shoosh sound. Beastboy looked up and saw that a small door, not more then three and a half feet tall, had opened to the side of him. Beastboy bent down and walked cautiously through the door. As Beastboy walked through the door, his communicator caught on the side of the opening, causing it to clatter loudly on the floor. As Beastboy reached out to grab it, the door slammed shut, crushing the comm unit. Beastboy let out a loud sigh and turned to the dimly lit hallway before him.
"Guess I'm on my own now…" He said to himself.
BANK
"I wonder what keeps friend Beastboy from coming to get us?" Starfire wondered out loud.
"Yeah, it's been nearly half an hour since he told us to wait inside." Cyborg added, looking at the clock on the wall. "Maybe we should go check on him."
The two Titans glanced at Robin, who was sitting in a chair impatiently. He gave them a nod of approval, getting up from his chair.
"You coming Raven?" The Boy Wonder asked, looking above him where the Gothic sorcerer was levitating.
Raven opened her eyes and floated gently down to the ground and walked towards the door, signifying her answer. Robin shrugged and followed her out.
The four Titans stared around the alleyway in confusion. Beastboy was nowhere to be seen!
"Where did he go?" Cyborg asked no one in particular.
"Beats me. Maybe he found something and went off after it." Robin said.
"But Beastboy would have reported to us what he found! It is not like him to go off on his own without telling one of us!" Starfire put in.
"Hang on, let me see if I can pick up his biological readings on my scanner." Cyborg said, looking at his right arm. "I've got him. It says he's underground, at least a three hundred feet, and still moving downwards at a forty-five degree angle."
"Underground? How did he get there?" Raven asked no one in particular.
"Never mind that now. Titans, split up and look for anything that might help us." Robin said.
Tunnel
Beastboy slowly crawled his way through the tunnel, finally emerging after what seemed like hours into one of the main sewer lines of the city. Beastboy stood to his full height and looked around, immediately recognizing where he was, despite the dim light.
"This...this is the same place that Slade set up shop last time!" Beastboy thought to himself.
Beastboy walked down the tunnel running his hand along the wall until it hit something cold and hard.
"A steel door…" Beastboy mumbled to himself.
Beastboy took a few steps back and morphed into a giant green bear. Beastboy let out a primalyell and struck the door with all his beastly strength, succeeding in only putting a giant dent into the door. Changing back, Beastboy thought for a few seconds. His face brightening, Beastboy changed into a large T-Rex, bulling over the door. Instantly, alarms began to blare and red lights started to flash, followed by a loud, booming voice.
"INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER HAS BREACHED MAIN DOORS!"
Beastboy changed back to his human form, swearing under his breath. Almost immediately, several Sladebots set upon Beastboy, each blazing away with their laser blasters. Beastboy jumped into the air and changed into a fly, buzzing past the Sladebots, which were trying to find the green shape shifter. Beastboy flew into the next room and changed back, slumping against the wall with a sigh of relief.
Beastboy looked up around the room and gasped with awe. There were so many high-tech devices and computers it made the Titan's Tower look like the Stone Age. Beastboy stared up at the large TV screen that took up nearly the whole south wall as he walked towards it.
"Geez, Cyborg would love to have a TV that big to play games on…" Beastboy said to himself.
"Yea, you should see Hyper-Monkey Ninja Force 4 play on that bad boy!" Answered a familiar, annoying voice.
Beastboy whirled around and saw Gizmo standing at the entrance pointing a miniature laser blaster at him.
"Hey Greeny! I'll bet your looking for your girlfriend! Well, good news! Yer gonna join her!" Gizmo shreiked, aiming his laser gun at Beastboy and firing.
The bright red stream of light hit Beastboy in the center of his chest, knocking him into the huge TV screen, which shattered on his impact. Gizmo laughed as he put his blaster away. Turning to the doorway, he hollered down the hallway.
"Hey you deadbolts! He's in here!"
Within five seconds, the room was full of Sladebots.
"Put him with Terra." Gizmo said, walking out of the room.
Alley
"Anyone find anything yet?" Robin asked.
Receiving a chorus of no's, Robin turned to the end of the alley, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Well where could he be? He's not picking up his Com Unit, and he just disappears? This doesn't make sense." The Boy Wonder said to himself.
Robin walked towards the back of the alley, away from the other Titans. As he neared the wall of the alley, he felt his foot sink into the ground. Startled, Robin looked down and saw that his foot appeared to be stuck in the ground. An audible swoosh brought his attention to the side of the alley. A small door opened, revealing a long, dark passageway, along with the crushed remains of a familiar yellow T-com.
"I found something!" Robin yelled to his teammates, as he bent down and picked up some of the T-Com.
"What is it?" Starfire asked.
"Looks like BB's Communicator." Cyborg said.
"That's what it is. It was crushed under the door." Robin said, nodding towards the opening.
"Then we must go find friend Beastboy!" Starfire exclaimed happily, clapping her hands.
"Yeah, but there's one problem. I can't fit through that small door." Cyborg said.
Starfire stopped clapping and stared at her mechanical friend.
"Oh…I didn't realize." She said, blushing.
"Don't worry about it. You three go, I'll keep in touch here on the streets. If it ends up in the sewers, like I think it will, I can be where ever you need me to be in a few minutes."
"Right. Titans, let's move!" Robin commanded, leading the way down into the tunnel.
Starfire and Raven followed suit, while Cyborg ran towards the street out in front of the bank, staring at his arm which showed three tiny red dots slowly moving.
Slade's Lair
"Beastboy? Beastboy wake up!" A familiar voice repeated over and over again.
Beastboy slowly came back to consciousness, both from the voice and from the gentle shoves on his arm and chest.
"T…Terra?" Beastboy mumbled, slowly opening his eyes.
"Finally! I've been trying to get you up for the past hour. I was afraid you'd never wake up!" Terra said, her face showing a visible sign of relief.
Beastboy sat up with some help from Terra and the two Titans sat and stared at each other for a few moments before wrapping each other in a hug.
"Sorry I didn't get here sooner." Beastboy said, giving a sheepish laugh.
Terra laughed in reply.
"You always could make me laugh, BB."
Before Beastboy could reply, the door to the cell opened bathing the two friends in a bright light. Beastboy and Terra shielded their eyes, but could only see a tall, muscular form standing in the doorway.
"It looks like we will be having some company soon. The Titans, I presume." Rang out the harsh, calm voice of Slade. "It appears the fireworks will be starting early for you two."
"What do you mean by that, Slade?" Beastboy demanded, getting to his feet. "I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!"
"And you shall receive an answer, Boy." Jason's voice rang out, as he stepped out from behind Slade.
Jason walked up and put his face right in front of Beastboy's.
"And I'm going to show you how..."
