Chapter 10:

Officer Phillips slammed his car door. Looking back at Jason, he turned toward the apartment building, which housed the room Beast Boy, the city's new hero, lived in.

"Jason, wait here. I'll radio for help if needed," he said, walking toward the door.

"Sure. From what I hear, don't make this kid angry. He could rip you to pieces as any animal if he wanted to. Lucky he's a good guy," Officer Omahundro replied, a look of boredom on his face.

Terry didn't hear him, though, as he was already shutting the door behind him. The room was lit by some small lights in rounded bowls all down the wall. The carpet on the floor was a random floral design.

"Hello?" Terry called.

He then noticed the BACK IN 5 MINUTES sign sitting on the counter. Terry sighed, and decided to use some of his "authority", and walked behind the counter, to the book of tenants and rooms. He scanned each page with his finger, until he stopped on one name, the one he'd hoped to find.

"Room 302. Hopefully a fine hero such as him wouldn't be involved in kidnapping, or act of hiding her from someone," Terry said, putting the book neatly away.

He rose his head, to be facing a rifle barrel.

"What the hell are you doing?" said a tall, slender man, holding an old Winchester rifle.

"I needed some information. I assume you are the manager? You weren't here, so I…"

"So you thought you'd use your "big" police badge, and just waltz in and take whatever you could. Well, fat chance Officer."

"Please, I am sorry. Don't do anything hasty. I just needed one name, and wanted to find out where the person was, for questioning," Terry confessed.

The manager sighed. "Fine, I'm sorry for overreacting, but so many young kids try to steal stuff, break things, it makes me damn sick."

"Yes, I know."

"Alright, go on up," the manager said, lowering the rifle.

"Thank you," Terry smiled, and headed on up.

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Terra was now standing at B.B.'s door, with Jynx. She licked her lips with hopeful anticipation, and got ready to knock. Suddenly, a police officer of medium size, with a muscular shape, walked up the stairs towards them.

"Sorry girls, but I need to see someone in that room. Come back later," Officer Phillips said.

"Excuse me?" Terra laughed, "But I was here first. Get in line, and come back in a few hours, when we are done."

Flashing his badge at them again, he began telling them how resisting police could land them in a lot of trouble. Jynx just fingered through her purse, and Terra rolled her eyes. Terra turned before he finished, and knocked on the door.

"Beast Boy!" she yelled, "Come out here. There's this idiot cop out here, who wants to speak to you! Hurry up, so we can get down to some real fun!"

"What the… idiot, hey!" Terry yelled at them. "That's it, I'm taking you to the car and calling your parents."

Jynx quickly reached up with a bottle of pepper spray, and shot a blast into his eyes. He cried out in pain, and Terra and Jynx took off. Looking up with burning, bloodshot eyes, Terry gave chase after him down the stairs. Terra gave a quick yell out, "Sorry Beast Boy, we'll come back later! Get ready for the night for your life!"

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Inside, Raven slept through all of it. After her dream last night, she hadn't slept well until almost four in the morning, so she was sleeping in today. It was near noon. Beast Boy had gone to the store at the time, and missed all the excitement as well. All was quiet in the house. A sound in Raven's house that was rarely heard, because of her father's drunken ranting. A sound Raven hoped to hear for long periods of time forever. Somewhere inside her though, it told her she wouldn't get her wish. She hoped that feeling wasn't right.