Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN THE TEEN TITANS
CHAPTER 7: Titan Down
All of the titans stood around the girl with a gushing shoulder, trying to fry up a plan.
"There's got to be some way to save her?" Starfire claimed.
"She'll never make it to the tower on time; we'll have to take her to the hospital." Robin said.
"She still won't make it…its rush hour time in the city, every one is on their way home now and that means traffic." Raven reminded.
"Cyborg, the T car it could fly us there couldn't it?" Robin asked.
"…No, I forgot to put rocket fuel in it this morning, there's no way to make it there before…" Cyborg wondered off and looked at Terra lying on the ground. Every one else joined his stare.
"NO! We can still make it!" Beast Boy said stubbornly.
"But how, there's no other way?" Robin said glumly.
"There's still a way…I can take her…" Beast Boy offered.
"Beast Boy, you've lost it! There's no way you could get her to the hospital in time to save her, the trip would be to rough for her to endure." Raven countered.
"Yes there is, I can get her there. I can carry her to the hospital." BB replied.
"Beast Boy…You could not take her by flight, land, nor water." Starfire said sadly.
"Starfire's right. If Terra got wet that would make things worse. By land it would be to rough on her and that put her in a worse case. Flying would put her body in shock and cause her to die." Robin said quizzically.
"Maybe Raven can teleport her to the hospital…"Cyborg suggested
"NO! I won't let you. This is all my fault." Garfield protested.
Every one stared at him like he was nuts. Waiting for his explanation. But when he didn't answer, Raven brought it up again.
"What are you talking about? None of this is your fault." Raven convinced.
"YES IT IS!" He threw back.
"Beast Boy, Slade was the one with the gun. He's the one who shot Terra, it's his fault not yours." Robin comforted.
"YOU DON'T GET IT DO YOU? This is my fault, because if I would have just moved my sorry butt in time, then she wouldn't be laying on the ground dieing right before my eyes…and…heart…" Beast Boy replayed almost on the verge of tears.
There was a long silence that swept over them all, like the solar eclipse. Every one felt so sad as this…predicament was over whelming. Every one could see the tears in Beast Boy's emerald eyes. They could feel a lot of his pain, but they couldn't feel one thing that he was feeling and that was a broken heart. Four of the titans looked over at Terra who was still breathing incredibly hard.
"If I would have just…moved…then she wouldn't have saved me from what she's going through now. She jumped in front of me…to save me. She jumped in front of me…because she cared and wanted me to live, instead of her living a life with out me…She's my best friend…I didn't see any of you jump in front of me to save me…You guys don't owe her, I do! If this is her last few moments on Earth, then I want the world to know…That she died with honor…I want to take her to the hospital personally…not just for repayment, not just for honor, But because I love her." Beast Boy spoke in between sobs.
Every one was touched by his words. The words had true friendship, trust, diligence, and true passionate love. It put tears into every ones eyes and put charm into their hearts. They stared at him with sad eyes. He looked so hurt, yet so strong. His heart had taken a plummet and was badly wounded. But he kept going. All of the titans noticed that now…Beast Boy was crying. Though only two tears escaped his eyes and no sobs came with them.
"You can take her…who knows; maybe you'll make it in time." Robin agreed.
"Besides we haven't tested my teleporting with a wounded person, it could send them into utter shock. If Terra were to wake up during teleportation she would assume she's dead, seeing as its dark and all." Raven wagered.
He didn't smile or any thing at their agreement. He stood there and nodded back at them. He felt honored in a way, because he had the privilege to take the girl he loved to her destination. But he remained serious, for he was her line between life and death.
"Cyborg…You still got that old harness in the T car?" Beast Boy asked with a very, very light smile.
Cyborg nodded and ran out of the cavern and came back with a large black harness.
"Okay, you guys, I'll turn into a horse, and you put the harness onto me and then hook Terra up to it." Beast Boy ordered, then turning into a green horse. He looked pretty handsome. His emerald green coat shined even in the darkest of caverns.
Cyborg and Robin put the harness onto the quarter horse and latched, hooked, and buckled every thing up. Raven and Starfire carefully picked Terra up from the ground and put her on Beast Boy's back. They hooked her up to the harness, so that she wouldn't fall off.
He looked like an army horse. The harness went from his belly to his neck. It looked like a swim suit except for all the compartment areas which made it bulky.
Terra was almost lying down on his back. She was propped up against Beast Boys neck, but she was still out cold.
"Beast Boy, be careful…" Robin warned.
He nodded in reply and braced his self for a full speed run. Then he took off at full gallop.
They all watched him leave the cavern and stood there for a few minutes, trying to digest every thing that had happened. They were all filled with harsh concern. Not just for Terra, but for Garfield. For they were sure his heart was about to crack into two.
Beast Boy sped out of the cavern and into a savanna type area. He had almost run into Cyborg's car, but he ran around it. The savanna had a desert like feeling to it. All he was running on was dirt, it had a lonely sensation to it, and all he could hear was crickets singing they're song.
He looked up at the sky. It was cloudy; it was like the sky was going to cry for the girl on his back. But he only hoped that the sky would retain its tears, for Terra's sake. The sun was also going down. The sun was ready to end this horrid day that had descended upon this Earth. He returned his eyes to the sights in front of him.
He could see the city up ahead of him. All of the lights lit up the gloomy city like candles…to bad they weren't scented candles. He hated the smell of the putrid city, it smelt like rotten eggs and gasoline. He ignored his complaints about the city and continued his quest. He felt like he was in a western, galloping through a desert with a damsel in distress on his back. He didn't have time to play pretend now; it felt like time was racing past him and every second he was losing her.
He came to the entry of the city and kept running for a dear life. Most of the cars near the first block were motionless and quiet. But like Raven said it was rush hour was near. Them misty air tainted his long face. He heard a ripple of thunder strip through the sky, this worried Beast Boy even more. If Terra got wet, that could leave her in bad condition.
He turned a couple more blocks and came to the main street of Jump city, which was full of rampaging cars. He came to a halt for a brief moment and looked at the car formations. There were gaps in between some cars; he figured he could pull it off if he put out some effort. But before he launched himself into his crazy plan, he looked over at the side walk. That was a no go. The side walk was full of people, he didn't want to risk hurting any one else. He took off into the street and hoped for the best.
Running through the gaps was easy; as long as no one jetted in front of him he would get her to the hospital in time. Beast Boy took a sharp turn and came face to face with a car. Neither one of them had time to stop, so Beast Boy pulled a trick. He jumped on top of the car and leaped off with extreme force.
The man who owned the now dented car stuck his head out of his window. He was about to yell his guts out at the titan who had ruined his car roof, but the n he saw some thing on Beast Boy's back. At first he couldn't see what it was, but then he realized what it was. He could see the bleeding girl that the city knew only as Terra. The man felt utter shock of the rare and unbelievable sight. Not one, not no one had ever witnessed a wounded titan. Every one in the city needed to be informed of this horrible event and he only knew one way to spread it around.
"TITAN DOWN!" The man shouted.
Beast Boy heard the man's shout, but didn't care he had a mission and the mission didn't involve the man.
People on the side walks turned there attention to the streets to see what the man was talking about. Some of the people gasped in shock of the fallen titan. Constant conversations began to spread, yells came to ears, and hearts soon broke.
Beast Boy only ignored them, for they were nothing of his concern, this event wasn't any of their business and they should keep their noses out of it. He was more concerned about Terra. He could feel her blood leak out onto his emerald coat and he could feel her rough breathing through the harness. He was trying to run faster than her blood, but it seemed they were evenly matched.
He felt faint coming to his heals and he felt weaker with each step. He was about to fall down in defeat, but a voice in the wind whistled to him. The voice sounded oh so familiar and this is what it said: 'Keep going. Don't give up when you've come so far. The girl on your back needs you and only you can save her.' Beast Boy listened intently and realized who was sending him this message.
Beast Boy looked up into the sky for his answer. He felt a ray of hope shine down on him, even though there was no sun out. He felt warm, even though it was cold and cloudy. Now he felt stronger at each step he took and he felt hope consume him.
'Whatever you say God, whatever you say. I will continue on to save her.' Beast Boythought.
He let out a loud and powerful nay to the sky to thank God for his supportive message. Beast Boy's normal pace was now increasing as he felt his heart and soul guide him to the hospital. He was going far more faster than a horse was supposed to go, but he just ran as fast as God would let him. It almost felt like his hooves were on fire and was leaving a steam trail behind him. He felt so powerful and full of hope, confidence, and care…The list could go on forever. But he didn't want to waste time thinking of a list he wanted to get Terra to the hospital.
He turned another corner and there it was the hospital. He picked up the pace even more, but he wasn't full of happiness now. He was full of grief and sorrow and now that he was starting to feel this way, he felt his speed drop and he began to feel extremely weak.
He ran into the parking lot through the crowds of cars. He came up to the hospital's glass doors and tried to gain attention. He reared on his back legs and rammed his front hooves into the glass. The door almost shattered, but held strong. He nay a pleading cry.
The nurse at the front counter raised her somber head, to see a horse at the entry. This puzzled her, but when she saw the girl on his back, it became clear. She picked up her phone and called some one in the other sections of the hospital, within minute's paramedics came rushing down stairs and out the door.
As they approached the door Beast Boy put his front hooves on the ground and back away.
The paramedics came out of the buildings with a stretcher at hand, stethoscopes, and a breathing mask.
Beast Boy stood completely still as the unhooked Terra from the harness. He watched carefully as to what they were doing to his love. When they unhooked her they carefully moved her to the stretcher and hooked her up to the breathing mask. They then used the stethoscope to listen to her heart beat. One off the paramedics shook his head, but continued on. Then two of the paramedics picked up the stretcher along with Terra and rushed back inside the hospital.
The horse stood there for a few more depressing moments. His legs could barely support him for his exhaustion was over whelming. He turned back into his natural human self and still continued to stand. The harness slipped off of him, because of it was to lose for his human form. It fell down to his feet, but he could care less about the blood soaked harness and his blood soaked uniform all he wanted was to wake up from this nightmare.
He slowly limped over to the hospital door and weakly pushed it open. He went inside of the hectic building and found it empty. Apparently visiting hours were over and patients were being treated. The only people that were walking around were nurses and few patients slowly recovering. He didn't see the people who took Terra in. He looked over at the front counter nurse. She shook her head sadly at him in reply. Beast Boy was about to ask her if he could go in and be with her but apparently she had mind reading powers.
"I'm sorry sir. But she's being treated now; you can't go in with her." The nurse said softly.
Beast Boy felt disappointed at that answer. He felt consciousness slipping away from him and he felt weaker than ever. He slowly made his way to the hospital sofa. As soon as he hit that cushion, he was out cold.
'My mission is complete…' Beast Boy thought to himself before he drifted off into a deep dark sleep.
Though Garfield didn't know it the mission was far from over. Terra wasn't a titan before she got shot. Yet his heart was screaming Titan Down.
WEEEE, I love writing this. Ah man I had the worst sugar rush last night. I was running around the house making air plane noises and laughing for no reason what so ever. I guess it was so sad it was funny. I drove my parents insane. During a sugar rush I talk like 95 miles per hour or some thing. Oh well no more sugar for me. lol. Plz R&R