Chapter Forty-Five: "Generate or not to Generate"

The day went by rather quickly. By the time everyone was actually enjoying the semi-day off, night crept up and surprised them.

Starfire and Robin slept together, mainly because Robin didn't want to be alone; for fear that Terra may sneak up on him.

Beast Boy slept in Raven's room as a kitten. Raven was getting use to him sleeping in her bed; she liked it because, even though Beast Boy wasn't that strong, she still felt a sense of safeness when he was around. Like he could protect her with the sound of his voice, or the touch of his hand. She loved the feeling, but never mentioned it or showed it.

Terra spent the day in her room, trying to figure out what was going on. She fell asleep on her couch, again.

Keyda was in Cyborg's room. They were just talking.

Keyda sighed, but forced a small smile, "I can't stay."

Cyborg looked at her with utter concern, "I understand why." Although he didn't really, he tried to relate all the same.

Keyda frowned, he doesn't like me the way I like him. She thought. A small bright blue sparkling drop formed on her eye and dripped down her face. If Cyborg was looking at her, he would have seen it, but she wiped it away quickly.

"When will you go back to the Shadow Realm?" Cyborg asked, trying to hide his disappointment.

Keyda looked up at him, "I don't know. Maybe in a few days." She lied.

"Well, that'll give us some time to hang out. I can show you more of the tower or something." He blushed.

Keyda smiled, "Ya." She looked around his room, "You should get some sleep."

Cyborg looked at his arm, "Ya I should. I'll see you in the morning." He got onto his flat surfaced bed and plugged himself in. "Night." He said before he shut down.

"Good night." Keyda whispered. "Good bye." Another blue sparkling drop fell down her cheek.

Keyda chanted something and she was home in a matter of seconds. She went to her usual chambers and chanted another saying. She was now in Cyborg's dreams.

Cyborg was looking in the mirror. He was human, fully and completely human, but only in the mirror. He looked at his hands, they were metal.

Keyda retreated, not wanting him to see her in his dreams. She went to her books and looked for a special incantation. An hour on Earth passed by before she found what she was looking for. She chanted something and reappeared in Cyborg's room.

She picked Cyborg up, with the help of her powers, and took him to the main operations room and sat him down in the middle of the floor. After doing so, she took out some dark purple powder and poured it around him, tossing some on his body too. She read an incantation out loud, but not to loud. She didn't want to wake him up. A purple light formed around Cyborg and minutes later he was transformed. She picked him back up, and sat him on the couch. She didn't have to clean anything up, the powder had disappeared when the light came. She walked over to him.

"I love you, but I can't take you away from here. It's not right. My cultures rules are strict; I can't take you away from your duties. And I can't live here. Good bye Cyborg." She whispered, and kissed him on the cheek. Another tear fell down her cheek. She allowed it to drop off her chin, into her balm. It turned into a crystal like substance. She took it and put it in the palm of Cyborg's hand. "Remember me always."

Keyda chanted again and she was home. This time, going directly to her duties.

Morning came and Robin and Starfire walked into the main room as Cyborg was getting up.

"Hey Cyborg." Robin gave a confused look, "Did you stay up messin' with the holographic generators again?"

"No, why?" Cyborg asked, then looking at his left hand. "No way." He whispered, and then he opened his right hand. He found a crystal tear. He jumped up and looked at himself, "No." Was all he could mouth. At least I'm wearing boxers. That was the only other thought running through his mind.

Cyborg jumped off the couch and ran out the door. One the way to the infirmary he passed by Beast Boy, who was still trying to wake himself up.

"AAAHHH!" he cried as Cyborg wizzed by him. Robin and Starfire were right behind him. "What's goin' on?" Beast Boy asked dazed.

"Cyborg is not half machine anymore." Starfire told him as they ran after Cyborg.

Cyborg rushed into the infirmary and found Raven meditating on one of the beds. She opened her eyes to find Cyborg frantically hooking himself up with different types of wires.

Starfire, Robin and Beast Boy came into the infirmary, twice as confused as Cyborg. Raven couldn't help but smile.

Cyborg shook his head, "How?"

"Dude, what's going on?" Beast Boy asked, afraid to approach Cyborg.

Cyborg opened his mouth to speak, but no words, no sound came out. Raven walked up to him and glanced down at his closed palm. She, tenderly, took his hand in hers and slowly opened his hand to reveal a bright blue tear drop shaped crystal. She looked up into Cyborg's eyes.

Beast Boy began to feel jealous, but decided not to act on it.

Raven took the crystal tear drop and brought it to eye level, she examined it, satisfied with her findings she lowered it down into Cyborg's opened hand. She looked back up at him and smiled, "You're human again."

Cyborg felt so many emotions go through his body to a point where Raven began feeling them. "How?" he asked, barely over a whisper.

"Keyda didn't want to leave you empty handed. She loves you Cyborg, but she knows that you can't be with her because of her culture's rules and laws. So, instead of saying good bye and causing a scene, she gave you something to remember her by. She saw your deepest desire and gave it to you. And that crystal you hold in your hand is one of her tears. It's unbreakable and holds powers all its own. I've never actually seen a Shadow's tear before; to be honest I thought that they couldn't cry. I thought it was a myth, I guess not." Raven informed him, her voice soft and gentle.

The other titans couldn't believe it. Not only was Cyborg human, but Raven, actually talking like a caring human being, that was enough to make them all emotional.

"I don't understand, why didn't she say goodbye?" Cyborg asked, finding his voice.

"This was her way of saying it. She didn't want you to get emotional, even though she probably knew you didn't like her to begin with, so she replaced herself with one of your deepest desires." She touched his arm, "You're human body."

Starfire couldn't contain herself, she walked over to Cyborg. She extended her arm and began poking him.

"Ow!" Cyborg shouted. "Star, knock it off!" he half laughed, half demanded.

Starfire smiled, "Glorious!" She exclaimed in a loud, happy voice. "This calls for a celebration!"

Robin laughed, "Welcome back Victor Stone."