Chapter 10 'should I stay or should I go?'

"My scanners detected some sort of chemical in her system, but other then that she'll be able to talk again in a day or two." Said Cyborg.

Raven nodded slightly relieved that she wasn't stuck like this.

"What time is it?" Asked Beast Boy.

Cyborg looked at him confused. "Almost nine why?" Asked Cyborg.

"I'm spose to meet that guy." Said Beast Boy standing up. "I'll be back then." He said.

"Maybe someone should go with you." Said Cyborg a little unsure.

Raven nodded agreeing with him.

"Raven go with him." Said Cyborg pulling out his communicator and clicking it on.

Raven rolled her eyes but silently thanked him for letting her go, maybe she could talk him out of staying, although it would be hard…seeing how she couldn't talk.

Raven looked over at him nervously. What's he going to do…he's going to go along with it I just know it. Tears stung her eyes as some plants and trees blew up near her.

"Ummm…Raven?" Asked Beast Boy looking at her confused. "I wanted to tell you that I'm-."

"Garfield." Said a voice behind him.

"Dude." Said Beast Boy jumping. "Oh…umm it's you." He said.

Philip smiled. "I thought you'd come." He said. Philip looked over at Raven a bit surprised. "And you brought your friend along…marvelous." He said not exactly sounding happy about it.

"Yeah…you remember Raven." Said Beast Boy.

"Yes." Said Philip.

Raven shot him a glare.

"Well follow me." He said leading the two through the jungle.

"Wait." Said Beast Boy. "Look, I'm not sure if I should do this, I was up all night last night thinking about this and…I don't think I should do it."

Raven smirked to herself.

"I love my parents and miss them but…I don't think I could live without my friends." Said Beast Boy looking at Raven quickly.

Philip didn't seem to like this very much. "It's your decision…but maybe it would be better if you saw them first."

"What?" Asked Beast Boy confused.

"They found your parent's bodies in the river. I've been preserving them." Said Philip.

What! Fumed Raven in her mind. That's impossible Beast Boy's parents were in a boating accident there's no way their bodies could be perfectly preserved.

"True, it did take a while to make them look the same as they did but I finally perfected it." Said Philip.

Beast Boy stood there dumbfounded. "Well…I guess we could just go look." He said.

Philip smirked. "Good come inside." He said leading them behind the trees to a large lab-like place.

Raven grabbed Beast Boy's arm pulling him back and shooting him a look that was pleading him not to go.

"Come on Rae…Pleeeeeeease." He said.

Raven sighed following him inside.

Inside the lab was filled with different types of tubes and liquids. Raven continued to glare at Philip walking in front of them.

"Here we are Garfield." Said Philip pressing a button. The wall opened up revealing two people a man and a woman inside of large tubes.

Beast Boy stood there blinking unable to speak. "It's…it's actually them." he said.

Raven looked around a light reflecting in the back catching her eye. She turned around walking over towards it.

Suddenly she felt a hand grasp around her wrist. She looked up to see Philip glaring down at her. "I wouldn't go venturing around, it might be dangerous." He said.

Raven glared back at him.

"Dude." Said Beast Boy in awe. "You really…I mean it's…"

"Do we have a deal Garfield?" Asked Philip.

Beast Boy quickly nodded. "You bet dude." He said.

"Good." Said Philip. "Then be here tomorrow by noon." He said.

"You got it." He said. "Come on Rae." Said Beast Boy walking out of the lab.

Raven followed behind him fuming. Something's not right…I just know it. Raven turned around to see Philip walk over to a small device and flick it off. Raven looked over to where Beast Boy's parents were…they were gone.

I knew it, it was a hologram all along. She thought to herself.

"Raven you coming?" Yelled Beast Boy.

Raven turned away from the lab and walked up to him. How can I tell him? He has to know something's going to happen tomorrow and he's not going to be getting his parents back.

Beast Boy turned to her with the biggest smile on his face that she'd ever seen. "You know Raven, I didn't believe this guy at first, but now…I can't believe I'm getting my parents back." He said.

Raven gave him a weak smile. Maybe I should tell him tomorrow…that is if I can talk. Thought Raven.

Beast Boy continued to smirk like an idiot.

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When they reached the campsite Cyborg was sitting there just waiting for them. "Hey guys how'd it go?" Asked Cyborg seeing them come through the patch of trees.

Beast Boy bounced up to him. "I'm getting my parents back." He said.

Cyborg smiled. "That's great B." He said. "Oh I talked to Robin, he wants us home by morning tomorrow, and-."

"What?" Asked Beast Boy. "I can't go now." He said.

"Well Robin said sense there's no real mission that we-."

"I'm not going." Said Beast Boy.

"But B we have to go home-."

"I'm staying here." He stated walking into Cyborg and his tent.

Raven looked at Cyborg eyes fearful.

"Don't worry Rae he'll come around." He said smiling down at her.

Raven shook her head 'no' and walked into her tent leaving Cyborg alone.

Cyborg groaned picking up his communicator and calling home. "Robin… do you think you could give us any more time, Beast Boy won't come." He said.

"Sorry Cyborg, I can't get another flight I already got you guys booked for this one. Besides we need you home." Said Robin.

Cyborg sighed. "Okay but I'm just warning you, if we come home tomorrow you're going to be missing a member and have a seriously unhappy half-demon." Said Cyborg.

"Try to talk to Beast Boy, you're his best friend, he'll listen to you." Said Robin.

Cyborg sighed. "I hope you're right man…I hope you're right." He clicked off his communicator and sighed walking over to his tent. "Beast Boy open up." He said.

The changeling stuck his head out. "Yeah?" He asked.

"You don't really want to stay here…do you?" Asked Cyborg.

"Why not…I've lived here before." Said Beast Boy shrugging.

"What about all of the people you'll be leaving?" Asked Cyborg.

"Raven." Whispered Beast Boy.

"She's really going to miss you BB." Said Cyborg. "That girl's just realized that she liked you, maybe even loved you, and you're just going to walk away from her?" Asked Cyborg.

Beast Boy didn't speak.

"You're doing the same thing to her that Terra did too you." Said Cyborg.

"No, I'm not." Whispered Beast Boy.

"Yes, you are." Said Cyborg.

Beast Boy looked up at him. "It's different." He whispered.

"Oh…and how's that?" Asked Cyborg.

"I love Raven, Terra never loved me like I love Raven." Said Beast Boy.

Cyborg sighed. "Then why are you leaving her?" Asked Cyborg.

Beast Boy sighed. "I don't know…I always wanted to talk to my parents again Cyborg." Said Beast Boy.

Cyborg sighed. "I know B." Said Cyborg. "I know."

So…what's Beast Boy going to do? Review and you'll find out.

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