Lost Memories
The team got home about an hour later, making a quick stop at the grocery store so Cyborg could pick up waffle mix. When they got home, everyone went back to normal – Raven meditated, Starfire walked Silkie, Robin spent most of his time in his room, searching for the newest enemy, and Cyborg cooked. Only Beast Boy remained distraught from the visit. He sat on the couch, mindless, watching one of his favorite movies, Attack of the Zombies.
Beast Boy sighed, still thinking about Terra. About how they close they were, how they had so much fun, how everything seemed so right every moment they were around each other…
"Hey BB," Cyborg called out the kitchen area, "Want some pancakes?"
Beast Boy shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
Cyborg raised his eyebrow at his friend's passive attitude. But rather than question it further, he gave in and continued to cook.
Starfire wandered by the couch, smiling and humming to herself obliviously. When she spotted Beast Boy, she beamed, "Hello friend!"
He gave no response, only a sigh. She frowned, downtrodden by the mood, and wandered over to Robin's room.
"Hey Star," Robin greeted her, walking out of his room. "Just finished looking through a bunch of files on Johnny Rancid."
Starfire smiled in response, but then frowned slightly. "I fear that something is wrong with our friend Beast Boy."
Robin waved it off. "He's still mourning Terra. He'll be better in a couple of days."
She smiled weakly and then strolled back into the living room with Robin. The two sat down on the couch, trying to become absorbed into the movie, but the saddening feeling started to creep back under their skin every moment they sat there.
Eventually, Raven joined the rest of the team on the couch, all watching the movie mindlessly. Everyone was too afraid to speak, afraid of what the reaction to what they said would be.
Robin suddenly felt a sharp pain in his temple. He placed his hand to his forehead, trying to stop it. But the feeling grew. It felt so familiar… like it'd happened before…
"Robin?" Raven stared at him peculiarly. "Everything okay?"
Robin jumped from his seat and shut his eyes tight. His heart started to beat faster, rapidly, he felt as if he were going to collapse when he felt something emerge from his skull.
"Oops," Larry said bashfully. He stared around at everyone briefly, and then up at Robin, who was staring down at him wide eyed. "ROBIN! My hero Robin! Good to see you again!"
"Larry? What are you doing here?" Robin inquired, still staring with wide eyes.
Larry shrugged. "There was nothing interesting going on in my universe so I thought 'Boy! I should visit Robin!'. Then when I tried to zap myself over here I accidentally got stuck in your head again." He looked down at the ground, embarrassed with himself.
Everyone stared at the claimed Robin clone. Finally, Robin asked, "How long are you planning on staying?"
Larry leaped onto Robin, hugging him tightly. "Whenever I get bored of my DNA buddy!"
Everyone sighed in unison, not knowing what to make of the situation. Cyborg stood up and walked away, muttering something about locking up the refrigerator. Raven followed after him, claiming that she forgot to meditate for a certain amount of time, leaving Robin, Starfire, and Beast Boy left to handle Larry.
Larry continued to beam, oblivious that to the fact that he was only a burden. He spotted Starfire and lunged onto her, much like the way he did Robin. Starfire giggled girlishly, picked him off of her, and placed him on the ground.
Beast Boy smirked at Larry, and then directed his attention back to the movie. He had perked up a little, but not enough to be back his "normal self". Terra continued to plight him, with the vague memory of her smile or her laugh. He glanced back toward Robin, Starfire, and Larry, and then noticed they were all staring at him.
"What?" he asked, trying not to sound too hostile. The three other titans looked at each other in a concerned manner, and migrated off to a different spot.
"So is everything super around here?" Larry asked, still smiling widely.
Robin and Starfire exchanged anxious glances. "For us, everything is. But we're not so sure about him." Robin pointed toward Beast Boy.
Larry placed his magic finger on his chin, examining Beast Boy from afar. He then asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Robin and Starfire exchanged glances yet again. Finally, Robin exhaled deeply. "All right, Larry, here's what's been going on…"
Robin told Larry everything, well mostly everything. About Terra, and how she and Beast Boy "bonded". How she had become Slade's apprentice and betrayed them. And then finally, he retold the story of how she became encased in stone, and how it was becoming near impossible to bring her back.
Larry listened intently to every word that Robin said, nodding every now and then. When Robin finished speaking, Larry snapped his fingers. "I can do it!"
"Do what, precisely?" Starfire inquired.
"Fix Terra!" he beamed, jumping up and down. "It'll be a cinch!"
Robin shook his head. "I don't think so. It's too delicate a situation to work with…"
Larry started to pout. "But I fixed your arm remember? And I've been practicing too!"
Robin considered the pros and cons of what he was about to concede to. The worst possible situation would be that Terra would disappear; the best would be that Terra would come back to life.
"Well?" Larry asked, trying not to sound anxious (although he failed in doing so).
Robin sighed in defeat, spying Beast Boy out of the corner of his eye. "I don't want him to be unhappy so… Yeah, go for it."
"YAY!" Larry leaped into the high, bouncing around. "I won't let you down Robin! I'll go right now if you want me to-"
"You don't even know where she is," Robin stopped Larry before he went anywhere. "Me and Star will bring you there tomorrow all right?"
Larry nodded vigorously. Finally he would have the chance to show Robin how good he had become in using his magic finger. He beamed. Only fourteen more hours.
The next day, Beast Boy woke up late – around one. He knew Robin would probably yell at him for missing combat practice but he didn't care anymore.
He lumbered into the living room and placed himself on the couch next to Cyborg, who was playing a racing game. He grinned when he realized that Cyborg was losing.
"You wanna play? I'm getting tired of Mr. Big Shot here," Cyborg said, tossing him a controller.
Beast Boy shook his head. "Nah, it's too much fun watching you get your butt kicked."
Cyborg shot him several patronizing looks, but then went back to his game. Beast Boy was about to get up from the couch to get something to eat when he heard:
"…It doesn't matter! You still didn't completely fix her!" Robin shouted, his voice echoing in the halls.
"But I tried, Robin! I tried! And she's nearly normal!" Larry pleaded. "Please forgive me, Robin! Pleeeease?"
"Will y'all keep it down?" Cyborg yelled back to them. "I need complete concentration here!"
Robin and Larry hushed down, letting Cyborg become reabsorbed into his game. When no one else spoke, Beast Boy got up and headed over for the fridge. He thought he heard footsteps approaching, more than just Robin and Larry, but he shrugged it off. Starfire and Raven could have gone out as well.
"We have returned!" Starfire beamed, clapping for herself. Beast Boy continued to stare into the refrigerator, deciding it was nothing out of the ordinary.
"What the…?" Cyborg started, dropping his controller. Beast Boy heard Starfire giggle and then run to the other side of the room.
The room went silent for a moment – eerily silent. Raven walked into the room and went speechless before she could say anything. Beast Boy was becoming irritated by the group's silence. He shut the refrigerator door shut and then walked into the middle of the room, where he too became stunned.
Standing in between Larry and Robin was Terra.
Living, breathing Terra.
He felt his jaw drop, and all eyes go on him. But he didn't care. Terra was alive again!
Beast Boy ran over to her, and pulled her into an embrace, holding on to her tightly. "Terra…" He breathed, "I've missed you so much."
Terra smiled nervously, and reluctantly hugged him back. When he pulled away, she stared him up and down. Robin and Larry exchanged looks of fright.
"That's great, but," Terra began, speaking slowly, "I don't know who you are."