Notes: Now it really has been a while.
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans (What? I couldn't think of anything else to say!)
The Journey Home
Chapter three: Meet the Animals
Beast Boy was packing his belongings (rather sloppily of course) into a suitcase. He actually
managed to fit everything he needed into one bag. However, he still wondered how he would
break this to the team. Little did he know, they already knew. The team was in the living room
talking over the situation. "Friend Beast Boy is leaving?" asked Starfire. "Where's he going
anyway?" wondered Cyborg. "I don't know," replied Robin, "But we're gonna find out."
Just then, Beast Boy walked in with Ms. Jay, the social worker, from the hallway. "Uh, hey guys,"
Beast Boy said quietly. "Why are you leaving us, friend?" asked Starfire.
"Well," Beast Boy tried to explain, "I will be getting my own family."
"But Beast Boy, are we not your family?" sobbed Star. "I'd like to give this a try." "Of course
you would, Garfield," chimed in Ms. Jay. "Garfield!" they all shouted. "What kinda name is ...
never mind," said Cyborg. He continued, "BB, if that's really what you want, go ahead. We
support ya." So everyone walked outside to wish Beast Boy farewell. Even Titans East and the
other members of the team were there. "I guess this is goodbye," Beast Boy said.
"Come now, Garfield," said Ms. Jay, "You don't want to miss your plane." "Okay, just a sec."
Beast Boy shook hands with Hot Spot, Wildebeest, Thunder, Lightning, Mas y Menos, Aqualad,
Speedy, and Bumble Bee. He then stopped to give Terra a hug. "Bye, Beast Boy," she said
tearfully, "You're still my best friend." "Bye Terra." Beast Boy then went up to Starfire and was
caught in a bone crushing hug. "I shall miss you, friend!" Star sobbed.
"I know, Star, you don't have to choke me to prove it." "Sorry." "No problem." Then he gave
Robin a hand shake. "See you around, Beast Boy." "See ya, Rob." Then he shook Cyborg's hand
and was pulled into a hug. "I'm gonna miss ya, grass stain!" "Likewise. Take care of my room
while I'm gone, Cy." "You bet, BB." Finally, he walked up to Raven, who had her back to him.
"Well, goodbye, Raven." "That's the best thing you've ever said to me."
Beast Boy started to walk off, but said, "I think I'll miss you most of all, Rae." "Whatever."
Then as he continued to walk he heard a faint reply, "Goodbye, BB." He smiled as he walked up
to the social worker. "Let's go, and don't look back," she said. Beast Boy looked back and
tripped over a rock. "I told you not to look back." Then she stormed off to the boat.
BB got up, gave a wave to the team, and followed. "Adios, Senor Beast Boy!" cried the twins.
The team watched as they reached the mainland and then went inside.
Beast Boy had reached the airport, got on a plane, and was headed for his new home. After
takeoff, he looked out the window and saw Titans Tower. "So long, Titans Tower."
After a while, the plane finally arrived at its destination in Tennessee. "Here's Chaos,
Tennessee the home of my new family, the Animals." Beast Boy made his way off the plane.
Meanwhile, his foster family was having a bit of trouble finding the gate. Attention! The flight
from Jump City is now arriving at gate two. "What gate was that?" asked the father.
"I don't know," said the mother. "Maybe this is the wrong airport," chimed in the son.
"Let's just get a hot dog," suggested the sister. Beast Boy walked in and the family walked up to
him. "Excuse me," asked the dad, "Was there a green skinned teenager on this plane?"
"Only me," replied BB. "Oh, too bad," said the mom, "He must be on the next flight."
"Hey," Beast Boy said, "You must be the Animals." "Yes that's us," replied the dad, "I'm Eddy
Animal." "I'm Mary Animal," added the mom. "I'm Joey." "I'm Alley. Who are you?"
"I'm Be . . . I mean Garfield Logan." The family looked at each other. "No you're not," replied
Eddy, "You're Garfield Animal." Beast Boy smiled but was thinking, 'Garfield Animal?'
Soon they made their way home in their car. "Look, Garfield this is your new home," said Mary.
The family made its way inside as Eddy opened the door and hit Joey in the head making him
fall. Then Alley tripped over the welcome mat. "Dude," was all Beast Boy could say.
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Back in Jump City, Starfire was sitting on the couch watching Cyborg half heartedly play on the
gamestation , while Raven acted like she was reading a book. Suddenly, Robin burst through the
front door. "Guys, a letter from Beast Boy came in the mail!" Rob shouted. The team jumped up
and listened to Robin read the letter. It was like Beast Boy himself was reading it.
Dear team,
I have arrived at my new home in Chaos, Tennessee. My new family, the Animals, is nice, but a
little strange. Every morning they wake up and chase rabbits, squirrels, birds or whatever is
nearby for breakfast. (They never seem to catch anything though) I tell them I'm a vegetarian
and don't eat meat, so while they run around like a pack of dogs, I go buy me some tofu. Like
they say: Nobody's Perfect. Dudes, they have a pool, but never seem to use it. I go out there to
swim and think about you guys. Luckily, they have all the TV channels you do. Well, I'm going to
bed now. Still, I know I should be happy here, but I'm not. What's wrong with me?
Signed,
Garfield Animal
(Beast Boy to you)
The team was silent for a while after that until Cyborg spoke up, "Hey, let's send him a postcard
asking when we can visit." "Wonderful!" exclaimed Starfire. "I've already got one," added
Robin. Then they all looked at Raven. "Fine. I'll sign it," was her reply.
A day or so went by (you know how long mail takes) when the postcard came in the mail.
The mailman was making his rounds gradually reaching Beast Boy's new home. In the brief
meantime, BB was trying to play a game with his new siblings. "Let's play a guessing game,"
BB suggested, "I'll turn into an animal and you try to guess what it is." Beast Boy the morphed
into a lion. "Um, a cat," said Joey. "Are you sure it's not a dog?" inquired Alley. "Let's just try
another one," replied BB. He then morphed to a hippo. "I know," said Alley, "A pig!"
"Okay," BB said, "Moving on." Then he morphed a zebra. "It's a horse," said Joey.
"No it's a donkey," argued Alley. "One more animal," said a slightly annoyed BB.
Then he morphed a giraffe. "Maybe this one's a horse," said Joey.
"I think it's a tree," said Alley. "A tree isn't even an animal!" exclaimed Beast Boy, "Don't you
know your animals?" "Oh, I know this one, you're our new Animal family member," said Joey.
"Yeah, that's what he is. What's his name again?" chimed in Alley. Beast Boy banged his head
against the wall. Then the doorbell rang. "Get the door Alley." "No you get it Joey." "You!"
"You!" "Never mind!" screamed BB, "I'll get it." Beast Boy answered the door to see it was the
mailman. "Postcard for Beast Boy," he said. "That's me, thanks." Beast Boy ran into the living
room to show his family the postcard from the Titans.
Dear Beast Boy,
We all miss you a lot. (Even Raven, though she won't admit it) Please let us know when we can
come visit you. We'll bring the gamestation.
Signed,
Teen Titans
Robin Starfire Cyborg Raven
"Who are the Titans?" asked Eddy. "They're my best friends," replied BB.
"Oh, Garfield," said Mary, "You'll make plenty of new friends. You don't need your old ones. They are very far away."
"Yes," added Eddy, "Now let's go hunt for lunch." The family then made its way outside.
"I don't hunt animals, especially not for food. And if my friends can't come visit then I don't
wanna be here anymore. I wanna go home." Mary looked back at him. "But, you are home."
Then she joined her family outside.
That night, when everyone was asleep, Beast Boy made a big decision. He was going back to Jump City no matter what.