Author's Note: Hey everyone! Wow, thanks for the reviews… I love hearing feedback and stuff, and you guys made me feel all warm inside! Haha, just kidding. But really, a writer like me lives on reviews, and they encourage me to keep on writing. So keep the comments, suggestions, ideas, and praise (heh, I had to fit that in somewhere) coming!
Thanks to all who reviewed, and based on your answers, I've decided to write this story only based on the plot of Beauty and the Beast, although I was tempted to turn everyone into teapots, clocks, and candlesticks! Haha, just kidding! Maybe I'll find a way to incorporate something like that into the plot!
Responses:
Terra - Thanks for clearing up the Adonis thing! I credited you in my last chapter, if you didn't read it. And I'm glad you liked the way I tried to link the two, it was kind of hard. And, it's up to you to decide who Beauty it - Raven, or Terra (even though this IS BB and Rae!)
Smart One - LOL, OK, I won't do the Disney version! Even though it would have been fun to make people into teacups!
xox.Annie Potter.xox - Thanks for all the support, you've been with me almost since I started writing, and I like reading your reviews! I'll definitely continue that one, and I've been working on the pokemon ones, but they've been coming slowly… I'm halfway done with the third part of Operation: MATCHMAKER, though!
gladdecease - Yup, I think I'm going to go with the more "original" plot. And YES, Holes was AWESOME! I think that this chapter is a better length :-)
Raven+Robin4ever - Thanks for the input, I've decided to go with the second idea!
Slade's Downfall - Yeah, BATB is a great movie! All the Disney classics are… I wish they'd come out with more. Thanks for adding me to your favorites!
Honeybee91210 - Thanks for the input! Like I said in a lot of the responses, BATB is a great movie. I hope you're enjoying the Teen Titan's version!
Wrathchylde - You're not familiar with Beauty and the Beast? You're missing out on a classic! Heh, j/k. I'm glad you're enjoying my version! And thank you for the input!
Teleportal - Heh, logic sucks, but we gotta deal with it! Hopefully this part won't be too logical (even though I think it is, because that's the way I write. Heh.) I hope you like it anyway, though!
Scarlet Sparkler - Wow, encore, huh? LOL. Here's another part for you! Thanks for the compliments and the input!
WickedWitchoftheSE - Hmm, I might post both versions, but for now, I'm going to go with just an idea BASED on the movie. Sorry! Although, I will be tempted to put in some songs. LOL, j/k!
TeenTitanCrystal - Here's the next part! And don't worry, I'm going to continue. I have nothing else to do in the summer after work, LOL.
Phew, OK, now onto the story!
All disclaimers can be found on part one.
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Beauty and the Beast Boy
By: xSPiNx
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Chapter Two: Short Tempered
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And so, because of the mighty curse, the young superhero was transformed into a ferocious beast. Throughout the night, the young hero wailed and roared in anguish, for who could learn to accept him in his new monstrous form? Past experiences showed that he couldn't be trusted as a beast. He thought he only had one course of action:
Run away.
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The inky black sky was unusually dull as Beast Boy clumsily forced open the window to his room. When the tower was first designed, Robin had initially constructed all of the windows of an extremely sturdy form of glass as a safety precaution. The windows throughout the tower had survived everything from explosions, to Raven's erratic outbursts, to game station controls thrown in frustration. In short, they were very, very durable.
Beast Boy shattered it into pieces with one swipe of his giant paw.
At first, the idea of destroying things had appealed to Beast Boy, but now, he almost winced at the sound of the shattering glass.
His ears twitched in anticipation as he thought about this. He paused in front of the splintered pieces of glass that used to be his window, peering down aimlessly at the ocean.
He was a beast. That fact was certain. But, strangely, he could actually feel what he was doing this time. Last time, he couldn't. Did this mean that he could control his transformation this time?
For the first time that night, Beast Boy felt like smiling. And he did. But from the broken remains of his shattered mirror, he saw his reflection. His teeth were bared in a gnarled smile, exposing two humungous tusks protruding from the his bottom jaw, where his normally pointy teeth used to be. His face, which was covered in shaggy fur and almost lion-like, was contorted into a sinister looking smile. And if Beast Boy hadn't known that he was staring at his own reflection in the mirror, he would've let out a scream so high pitched that it would have broken whatever rest was left of the glass in the room.
"OK, let's try this again…" Beast Boy thought to himself. He tried smiling again, but his face twisted into the same menacing grin.
"Well, looks aren't everything…" he muttered to himself coarsely. "At least I still have my excruciatingly cute personality to get me through this." Beast Boy chuckled to himself, but it came out as a deep, throaty growl. The beast in the mirror sweat dropped (anime-style) in confusion, and shrugged it's shoulders.
Sighing deeply, Beast Boy wandered slowly to his bed and rolled onto it's remains. The springs of the mattress creaked and moaned under the weight, and when Beast Boy was totally comfortable, the bed was sagging so low that the middle of it almost dragged against the floor.
Beast Boy put his hands behind his head as he stared aimlessly at the ceiling.
How had this happened? He scratched his head. Was it something he stepped in? He furrowed his brow, trying to remember where he had been recently. But it was no use. For some reason, Jump City had been unusually peaceful for the past week. Ever since the defeat of Slade, it seemed like all the other villains took the hint and were laying low.
But still, where had he been recently?
Nowhere. OK, That was easy. So, it couldn't have been somewhere he went.
Wait, he had gone somewhere! His heart tightened in his chest as he remembered. He had gone to visit Terra. He took a pillow and covered his face, suppressing the giant roar that he knew was coming.
"Girls are evil…" he muttered, turning to his side. His mouth was set in a stubborn frown. "Why does everything have to come back to her?"
He turned around defiantly in his bed, a pout on his lips. Something glittering red in the corner of the room caught his attention, and he turned his head. The rose. For some reason, he felt some sort of attraction to it. Probably because it reminded him of Terra…
Suddenly, as he was gazing intently upon the beautiful enchantment of the rose, an idea struck him. "Duh!" He hit himself on the head in realization. Forgetting his strength, he let out a yelp of pain as his ham-sized fist made contact with his forehead. "You're Beast Boy!" he exclaimed to himself, wincing as he rubbed his forehead gingerly. He shook his head, trying to make the little birdies that were flying around it disappear. Despite this, he smiled, his realization growing in his head. He could turn into any beast. And, whenever he turned into a beast, he could always turn back. So why not try to reverse this weird transformation?
Except, there was only one problem. How would he change back? In the past, he had just kind of done it without thinking. And now that he actually wanted to turn back into his (somewhat) human form, he couldn't! He furrowed his brow in frustration.
"OK, BB! Concentrate!" He formed a picture of himself in his head. He ran through a mental checklist. Green skin? Check. Spiky green hair? Check. Pointy tooth? Check. Unbelievably attractive features? Beast Boy scoffed at himself. Did he even have to ask himself that one?
OK, so he knew what he looked like. Now what?
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Raven lay silently in her bed, staring thoughtfully at the ceiling. Lately, her nights had been restless. She would drift in and out of sleep, leaving her mind free to wander in between the peaceful slumber of sleep. And having her mind wander was not a good thing.
Lately, she felt like her life was missing something. Or perhaps, although she doubted it, someone.
Her experiences with Malchoir, the evil villain trapped in a book, had really opened her eyes. Malchoir had tricked her, sweet-talking his way into her heart. She had let him in, and he had used her like a piece of toilet paper. He tricked her into releasing him from an ancient book - which was his prison - and when he was done with her he simply threw her off to the side, like a rag doll in the hands of an impatient toddler.
She had never been one to let anybody really get inside her. Into her heart. Because, as her experience with Malchoir had shown, not too many people could be trusted.
Sometimes she wished she had the naturally carefree, open nature of Starfire. The Tamaranean teenager was able to accept anyone and anything - Raven shuddered as she remembered Silkie - as a friend. She even had an almost relationship with Robin, although both of them were too stubborn to admit it.
And, as much as Raven hated to admit it, she was kind of jealous. Because everyone, no matter who they are, needs to feel like they belong. To someone, to something, to anything…
Especially teenagers.
But, with Robin unofficially taken, that only left Cyborg and Beast Boy. She smiled as she thought of the first, and then snorted incredulously at the latter. Right now, she didn't feel like thinking about all this.
Turning over in her bed again, she closed her eyes, trying to get back to sleep.
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He had tried thinking about himself. He had tried looking at a picture of himself. He had tried staring at himself in the mirror, wondering what to do. He had tried breaking more things to make himself feel better; which it did. He had tried staring at the mirror again, in aggravation. He had tried morphing into other animals.
Nothing worked. He was stuck as a Beast.
Beast Boy pounded his fist on his nightstand in frustration, and it broke like a toothpick. "I have to remember to stop doing that!" He scolded himself. He almost hit himself in the head, but he remembered what happened last time and stopped.
He sighed in discontent, thinking to himself. "Am I stuck this way…?"
Beast Boy. The irony was hilarious.
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Robin rolled over in his bed, a goofy grin plastered on his face. It was no doubt that he was having one of his most favorite dreams -- either the one where he was being celebrated by Jump City for the capture of Slade, or the one where he found an identical clone of himself for training purposes.
He rolled over again, grabbed his pillow, and behind his mask his eyes curled into a smile. "Starfire…" he mumbled airily.
Or, maybe it was his other favorite dream. The one where he and Starfire spent the perfect day together - crime fighting in the afternoon, followed by a nutritious dinner and training in the evening.
His smile deepened. "To the Robin Cave!" he uttered gleefully, still blissfully asleep.
He was awakened rudely by a loud crash, almost resembling the splintering of wood, coming from the sector of the tower that contained Beast Boy and Starfire's rooms. He jumped up in his bed and flew out of it, alert. He assumed his fighting stance.
Cocking his head sideways, he strained his ears to try and catch another trace of the mysterious noise. But it was useless; the Tower was now completely silent. Slanting his eyes, Robin carefully maneuvered to the door. One could never be too careful when strange noises mysteriously emerged from the shadows.
He swiftly opened his door and almost flew to the corridor that housed Beast Boy and Starfire, his cape billowing behind him. In the shadows, he could vaguely make out a shadowy silhouette of a figure crouched in front of Beast Boy's room. Robin's heart jumped into his throat.
For a moment, he almost barked for the figure to stay still, but he decided against it. According to his Handbook of Superhero Guidelines, a surprise assault was the most effective form of attack.
Placing his hand lightly on his retractable bow - just in case - he crept slowly towards the figure. When he got in position, he placed his hand firmly on the figure's shoulder.
"Stay still," he hissed. "Who are you?"
"Robin?" The girl's sweet voice melted Robin's tough exterior. The girl turned her head swiftly, and from in front of him, Robin could smell the sweet smell of flowers - lilacs, or something, who knew? - coming from her hair.
"Sorry, Star…" he trailed off gently. "I didn't know it was you-"
CRASH. The strange noise was louder than ever, and Robin knew absolutely that it was coming from Beast Boys room.
"I fear that the noises resemble the sounds of the flesh eating Glorvacks of Atled…" Starfire whispered, her eyes wide with fear.
"Starfire," Robin replied gently, repressing a grin, "I doubt that the flesh eating gore-whatevers are here on Earth."
Nevertheless, Starfire clung onto Robin's arm for dear life as they moved closer and closer to Beast Boy's door. Giving Starfire's arm a comforting squeeze, he took a deep breath and finally opened the door.
Robin's mouth dropped open. "What happened? My… my windows!"
Starfire let out a tiny gasp of surprise as the two superheroes took in the scene. Broken shards of glass lay shattered around the window, which was now just an opening in the wall. The wind seemed to howl at them in a greeting as it blow over the remains of the window. Around the room, splintered wood and plastic lay scattered about, almost completely covering the floor. On Beast Boy's desk, a blood red rose lay glittering, emanating a glow like a lighthouse in the middle of a hazy night. But the sight on the bed gave Robin and Starfire the biggest shock of it all.
A pair of sad green eyes greeted them from the bed. His coarse, shaggy hair was matted on his face, and two humungous tusks protruded from the bottom of his mouth. He was enormous, green, and strangely… looking very depressed.
"Beast Boy?" Starfire whispered in astonishment. "Is that you?"
"Be careful, Starfire," Robin whispered coarsely. "We don't know if he's dangerous or not."
"It's me," Beast Boy rumbled, disgruntled. "And why would I be dangerous?"
Robin raised an eyebrow, debating whether or not to bring up the past experiences. He chose not to. "Starfire," he muttered underneath his breath, "Stay back."
"Oh Robin," Starfire cheered, like she was consoling a toddler, "It is just our green friend, Beast Boy!"
"I promise, I don't bite," Beast Boy added helpfully, joking. "Not hard, anyway." He shot Robin a toothy smile.
Robin was obviously not amused. "…Beast Boy? What happened?"
Beast Boy waved an enormous sized paw, accidentally knocking down one of the bed posts. The rest of the bed promptly collapsed under his weight. Beast Boy sighed. "Long story short?" He asked, poking his head up from the pile of sheets and metal now on the floor. "I dunno."
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Five minutes later, Robin set off the Titan's alarm. The annoying honking boomed loudly through the tower, completely destroying all hope for anyone having a peaceful night's sleep.
Cyborg yawned as he leaned against one of the many tall cabinets that lined the walls of the infirmary. "So lemme get this straight." He scratched the back of his head sleepily. "That's Beast Boy?"
"Yes, Cyborg," Robin responded, obviously annoyed. "For the fifth time, that is Beast Boy. And also for the fifth time, we need you to try an inject him with the same antidote that you did last time."
Cyborg yawned again, lazily swatting a hand in the air. "Yeah, I'll get on it." He slowly turned and walked toward another tall cabinet, muttering something about dismantling the alarm system, and a certain spiky haired leader.
"Raven." Robin barked, and the cloaked girl turned in response. "Last time he transformed, you were the one who had the most contact with him."
Raven was silent.
Robin continued. "I need you to use your powers. Try and find out if it's the same Beast Boy." She looked at him with a raised eyebrow, questioningly. "I'm not going to take any chances," Robin explained. "I don't want him attacking anyone in the tower." His eyes searched the room, starting with Beast Boy. They moved to each member of the Titans, pausing slightly at Starfire, until his piercing glaze finally rested on Raven.
"I'll try…" Raven trailed off, her usual monotone hiding her emotions. She closed her eyes, moving closer to Beast Boy, an upturned palm raised in his direction. She murmured something for a moment, and her eyes snapped open. She withdrew her palm. "It feels like the same old Beast Boy."
Beast Boy snorted. "Like I said, why would I be dangerous?" He thought for a minute. "Well, there is that old saying 'if looks could kill.' And I definitely look good enough to kill." He looked down at his new body, and shook his head. "At least, yesterday I did."
"It talks like the same old Beast Boy, too." Raven said dryly.
"The antidote is ready." Cyborg grumbled from the lab. He appeared a second later, holding up a sinister looking needle that housed a clear liquid.
Beast Boy eyed it suspiciously. "What are you gonna do with that?"
"I have to inject you with it. Hopefully, you'll turn back into your old self."
Grumbling, Beast Boy stuck his arm out in Cyborg's direction. He took it, and plunged the needle into his forearm.
"Graaawr!" Beast Boy roared, instantly pulling back his arm. The force of the momentum knocked Cyborg back
"Titans!" Robin called immediately, like he was expecting this. "Go!"
"But, he is our friend--"
"I don't care, Starfire!"
Beast Boy, meanwhile, continued to rampage through the lab. "That HURT!" he roared, picking up a file cabinet and tossing it effortlessly near the window. Robin rolled and flipped through the air, about to send a flying kick straight into Beast Boy's jaw. But Beast Boy was too quick for him. He caught Robin's leg in the air, whirled him around in a complete circle, and hurled him into Cyborg, who had just gotten back up. The two Titans crashed ungracefully to the floor.
"THAT HURT A LOT!" Beast Boy bellowed again, swiping a giant paw in the air. With another roar of anguish, he lumbered clumsily to the window and jumped out. The rest of the Titans bolted to the window, only making itin time to see a dark green figure disappear into the distance.
"I knew it…" Robin muttered, scratching his head.
"Well," Cyborg pointed out, trying to help. "Needles do hurt."
To be continued…
Closing Notes: Heh, I couldn't help but put a little bit of Robin x Starfire stuff in there! I haven't decided if I'm going to add more to this story as a little side plot or not. Any suggestions?
Sorry if this part seemed kind of slow, I just got carried away when I started writing about Beast Boy's mindset and stuff! Also, up until now, I know the plot has seemed kinda boring… but I promise that it will pick up in the next chapter! 'Cause what's a fairy tale without a bad guy?
Btw - the reference to Malchior and Raven came from the episode "Spellbound," in case anyone is wondering!
Anywho, what did everyone thing? Love it? Hate it? Didn't read it? Send all the reviews my way! And keep 'em coming, please!