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Chapter 7: Feeling of Weakness.

The day began as another normal one, with the usual activity inside the tower. Robin and Starfire were sitting at the table talking, Raven was reading a book across from them, and Cyborg and BeastBoy were hard at work trying to defeat each other at their video game. Their eyes were fixed on the screen, and they apparently had death grips on their controllers, concentrating all their energy on the game. Or, at least, Cyborg was. BeastBoy had a distracted look to him, like he was trying to concentrate, but something prevented him from doing just that.

Later, when BeastBoy decided to snack on some tofu while Cyborg went to work on the T-Car, it became obvious that something had been distracting him through the day. Raven wondered if the old BeastBoy would ever return. After all, she recently realized that that was the one that she had fallen in love with, so she wished with all her heart that BeastBoy would soon return to the way he once was, care-free and always kind and happy.

"BeastBoy?" she asked.

"Yeah, Rae?"

"Is something wrong? You seem distracted."

"Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Just thinking about something, and that must be why I look distracted." he said calmly.

"Oh. Okay. Just as long as nothing's wrong." she replied.

Just then, the alarm sounded, and Robin rushed to the computer. Typing away, he located what was the problem.

"It's Cinderblock again. Titans, go!" he ordered, and they all left the tower to fight to protect the city once again.

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In the city, Cinderblock was going on another typical rampage, picking up cars and throwing them into buildings or other cars. People were running in all directions, trying to avoid all the falling cars, stones, and other things. The Titans arrived on the scene, and went on the attack. Starfire took to the sky and fired starbolts to attract Cinderblock's attention, then Robin fired some freeze discs at him, but he broke out of the ice with a roar of rage. Cyborg whipped out his Sonic cannon, and rushed at him with a punch that turned into a beam, causing them both to be knocked back. Raven tried throwing an already damaged car at him, but he swatted it away like it was nothing. BeastBoy flew above him as a Pterodactyl, then changed into a whale while above him, dropping quickly on top of Cinderblock, who somehow was able to pick him up and throw him to a wall, and he transformed before hitting against the hard concrete, falling back to the ground. BeastBoy held his head in pain, and saw a shadow descend over him. Looking up, he saw Cinderblock, holding his fist back. Everything seemed to slow down as Cinderblock's fist came rushing towards him, and everything went black.

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BeastBoy awoke later, inside the recovery room in the tower, and saw Raven sitting next to him, looking concerned.

"BeastBoy? Are...Are you okay?" she asked. Her eyes looked oddly red and puffy. BeastBoy lifted himself up a bit, and felt rather woozy. He lifted his hand up and felt his throbbing head, which he discovered was covered in bandages.

"Ugh...A little headache, but I'm otherwise fine. I guess." he said, now thinking of something. "I can't believe it. One punch, and suddenly I'm out of the fight. How could I be so weak?" he asked, more to himself than anyone else.

"BeastBoy, it was Cinderblock. A punch from him is like having a tank thrown at you." said Raven.

"Cyborg, Starfire and Robin have taken hits from him before, and still kept going." replied BeastBoy.

"Cyborg is half metal, Starfire is a super strong alien, and Robin has been trained in martial arts for years. You were already battered, and you were in your human form, with no protection. There is no reason to think you are weak." she said firmly. BeastBoy sat up further and got out of the bed.

"I suppose so. Still, it doesn't do someone's self-esteem very well. I'll talk to you later. It's getting late." he said.

"Okay, BeastBoy. Good night."

"Good night." he said, leaving the recovery room, and going into his own room, and falling into his bed and falling asleep quickly, because of his exhaustion.

The injury might have knocked the scheduled visit out of his memory...

BeastBoy's Dream...

"Don't worry about anything." came Fry's voice.

"Remember to always be happy!" said Homer.

"Thanks, guys." said BeastBoy, and waited for the next voice.

"Over here!" came the voice, and BeastBoy turned to see two people. One was a short bald man, with six dots on his head. He wore a strange blue armor, kind of like some space suit. The other one BeastBoy recognized from his first meeting with Zelos. This was the man with red armor that had killed Zelos. He held two swords.

"Who are you guys?" BeastBoy asked.

"My name is Krillin." said the short man.

"I'm Lloyd Irving." said the man in red.

"You're the one who Zelos showed me. You killed him." whispered BeastBoy. Lloyd looked down.

"I won't deny that. I did kill him." he said sadly. "But there's not a day that goes by where I don't think about him and wonder if there was some other way, and how we should have payed more attention to him. It's not like I did it heartlessly." he finished.

"Well, I think Zelos has forgiven you, from what he told me." said BeastBoy.

"Really? That's good." said Lloyd.

"Anyway, on to the pressing manner of your emotion." interjected Krillin. "Right now, you feel weakness. But you're confusing weakness with worthlessness. Just because you appear weak doesn't mean you aren't worth anything. We're examples of that." he said.

"Really?" asked BeastBoy.

"Oh, yes. You've met Goku, correct?" Krillin asked. BeastBoy nodded. "Well, we were both in the presence of a ruthlessly evil being called Frieza who went to different planets, blowing them up. Me, Goku, Vegeta, and some of our friends stood up against him, but nothing seemed to work. Soon, nearly all of us had fallen. Before it would be over, Goku would be tired, Vegeta would be dead, and so would Piccolo. Gohan and I would be too weak to do anything more, and I would end up dead. When Frieza appeared, Piccolo saved him at the cost of his life. Then he went after me, blowing me up. Goku was angrier than he had ever been because of that, and he ascended into a Super Saiyan for the first time, bringing about the demise of Frieza. So you see, even the weak ones can help in big ways." he finished.

"What about you, Lloyd?" asked BeastBoy.

"I'm more of an example of overcoming weakness. Originally, when I decided to go on my adventure, I was too weak to protect my village, my friends, and Colette especially. All through the early parts of the adventure, I questioned my strength, always wondering if I was even really getting stronger. Eventually, through constant physical and mental maturing, I ended up helping save everyone in two worlds, with the help of my friends. Every weakness can be overcome in some way. Some ways just take longer than others." he finished.

"I see." said BeastBoy.

"So you realize what we're saying, right? If you cave in to these negative emotions, you might really cave in to the Beast. But as long as you remember what all of us have talked about, you'll be fine." said Krillin. BeastBoy nodded.

"Thanks."

"Don't mention it. Now, we'll send you back." said Lloyd, and BeastBoy was enveloped by the familiar white light, and woke up in his room, noticing a space suit hanging in his closet, and two swords lying next to his bed. Smiling, he got up and left his room, ready for the day.

On the way out, he met Raven in the hall.

"Oh, good morning, BeastBoy." she said.

"Good morning, Rae." he replied.

"Are you feeling better today?" she asked concernedly.

"Yeah! I'm feeling much better today!" he exclaimed, flexing his muscles to prove his point. Raven chuckled.

"Well, that's good. I'm very happy you're feeling much better. It seems like you're back to the old BeastBoy. That's good." she said, blushing slightly. BeastBoy looked at her, and felt his face going hot. He just remembered that some of the people he talked to had said there was love waiting for him nearby. Maybe...

"Hey, Raven?" he asked, suddenly seized by a reckless daring.

"Yeah?"

"Do you...I mean...would you like to...if you want to...I mean..." he stammered, unable to find the words.

"Just say it." said Raven, smirking.

"Would you...like to go on a...date...sometime?" he asked, turning crimson on the face. He couldn't tell what her expression held, but he was beginning to regret his question. 'She's gonna say no! Oh, how could I think that she's the one? Sure, I love her, but how could she love me? I probably annoy her to no end! Oh, man!' he thought.

"Sure." said Raven, hiding her joy.

"I...what?" said BeastBoy, not believing what he just heard.

"I said I'll go out with you, BeastBoy. It should be fun." she replied, smilling.

"All right! Then, I can't wait!" he exclaimed, joy coursing through his entire body. "Well, let's go have some breakfast. Even Cyborg arguing with me about meat won't spoil my mood!" he exclaimed, walking next to Raven down the hall to the common room.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

Well, I hope you guys really enjoyed this chapter! I thought it was pretty good.

Well, the date draws near! It will be on the next chapter, unless someone comes up with another emotion for him to have on, like, the day before the date or something.

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