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Another month passed by. Cyborg and Starfire had yet to pinpoint the dimension Beast Boy was trapped in, but they were closing in. There had been no sign of the Hive-5 or Evil Gar during that time, and the Titans were anticipating the inevitable showdown. It was going to be challenging, as they were going to be heavily outnumbered by the team of criminals. Jinx, Gizmo, Mammoth, See-more, Billy Numerous, and Kyd-Wykkyd were going to be joined by Beast Boy's evil twin, while the Titans would be short a teammate.
As had become her new routine, Raven was bringing a tray full of sandwiches to the basement for her teammates to consume while they searched for Beast Boy. As she prepared to walk down the long flight of stairs the Tower's klaxons began to blare. Raven turned and ran back to the common room with the tray still in her hands.
It's about time.
As Raven reached the common room Cyborg and Starfire had finally caught up with her.
"Oh yeah! We're gonna kick some bad guy butt!" The tin man crowed with delight.
As the sliding doors opened they revealed Robin's erudite figure sitting at the mission console, typing away furiously.
"Is it them?" Raven asked.
Robin nodded.
"They're robbing a bank. Titans, let's be extra careful out there, this has to be a trap."
The other three nodded in agreement.
"Cyborg! You take Mammoth and See-more. Starfire, you take Kyd Wykkyd and Billy Numerous. I'll take Gizmo and Evil Gar. Raven, you'll take Jinx!"
"No! "Raven barked at him. "I want to take Evil Gar."
Robin shook his head.
"Bad idea Raven, that guy knows how to push your buttons. Plus I need you to fight Jinx."
"But…"
"Sorry Raven, but that's an order."
The sorceress frowned at the Boy Wonder.
"Fine, but once I beat her I'm going after him."
Robin sighed.
"Titans Go!"
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Beast Boy was sitting on the Tower roof, his legs dangling over the edge. It had been a busy month for him with the alternate universe Titans. Other than the reversal between the Titans and the Hive-5 most other things were normal, and that included the list of villains: Control Freak, Mumbo Jumbo, Dr. Light., Plasmus, Cinderblock, etc. The Titans had been busy subduing the usual roster of Jump City villains and for the first time in weeks they caught a break.
Beast Boy was watching the sunset as its warm rays bathed the city's skyline in an amber glow. He heard the access door open, turned around and smiled.
"Hey BB." The geomancer called out to him. "What's shakin'?"
He smiled back at her. In some ways it was hard to believe she really was Terra. The last time he had seen her in his universe she had scorned him and sent him away with the admonition that 'things change', which suddenly rang in his ears as the blue eyed blond sat down next to him.
"Things changed." He murmured to himself.
"What'd you say BB? I didn't catch that."
He looked her in the eyes.
"Things change." He said out loud.
"What do you mean?"
He sighed.
"It's the last thing you told me in our universe. And now I'm stuck here and I can't get home." He replied despondently.
Terra draped an arm around his shoulder.
"Can I see those pictures again, the ones from the amusement park?"
Beast Boy nodded as he reached for a compartment in his belt. He handed the photo booth pictures to her. Terra cradled them carefully in her hand as she examined them.
"It's weird. I see myself with you in these pictures, smiling, having fun and yet I have no memory of it. It's a true story that never happened."
"It did for me."
Terra gave him a squeeze.
"I'm sorry; I guess I'm just dredging up painful memories."
He shook his head.
"No, it's more like unfulfilled dreams."
"Were you in love with her?"
He nodded.
"Yeah, I was." He said as he took one of the photos back from her and admired it. "It was a long time ago and I was still a kid, but I was head over heels for you … sorry, I mean her."
Before Terra could say anything both hers and Beast Boy's communicators chirped. They flipped them open simultaneously and Gizmos mug appeared in their screens.
"It's show time sludge suckers! The Hive is breaking into LuthorCorp's downtown headquarters."
"They're going to steal the quantum blasters?" Terra asked.
"Duh!" Was his only reply.
"We'll meet everyone there. Terra out."
Terra and Beast Boy slammed their communicators shut as a large boulder floated up to them.
"Wanna ride?" She asked. Beast Boy had a flash back to when he had crashed onto one of Raven's dark disks.
Do you think this is a taxi?
"Sure Terra, thanks!"
He hopped onto her boulder and to his surprise she took his hand in her own.
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The battle at the downtown bank was fierce. Robin had been correct in assuming there was an ulterior motive for the robbery. The Hive had not come to rob the bank.
They came to smash the Titans.
Everyone had their hands full and Raven understood why Robin had assigned her a single opponent. She was struggling with Jinx, which was unexpected, at least for Raven. Part of the reason was because she couldn't take her eyes off of evil Garfield. Every time she saw him her blood began to boil with anger and fury and she kept losing focus of her showdown with Jinx. Halfway through the battle he began to blow kisses at her when she looked at him, which unnerved her to no end.
"What's the matter Raven? You seem out of sorts." Jinx taunted her in her own monotone. "You aren't upset that Garfield would rather play with us, are you?"
"Don't be ridiculous." Raven snarled back at her as she shot a blast of her obsidian light at the pink haired enchantress. The attack had been clearly telegraphed and Jinx easily dodged the volley with a grin on her face. Raven snarled at her, preparing another attack when she was side swiped by a dinosaur's tail which slammed her into a wall. Still seeing stars she managed to get back on her feet. Once her vision cleared she saw him standing before her, his arms crossed in a mocking gesture.
"So the virgin ice queen can be distracted!" He gloated.
"Shut up, you idiot" Raven hissed at him.
"What say you and I blow this Popsicle stand and find a nice quiet place where I can make you a woman?"
Raven's eyes glowed red.
"In your dreams loser." She snarled back at him.
"You might as well say yes." He continued to taunt her as he and Jinx dodged her uncoordinated attacks. "I know that Raptor is probably having her way with your boyfriend. Why not have your way with me? I promise to be gentle."
Raven's eye s had now split into 2 pairs.
"Gar, knock it off!" Jinx chided him. "I've never seen her like this before."
Ignoring Jinx's warning he continued his taunting.
"But I suppose I'm wasting my time with you, but I'm not surprised. You're no Raptor."
Jinx watched in horror as Raven assumed her demonic form. As the tendrils emerged from under her cloak Jinx fled in a panic, signaling her team to retreat, which everyone did except for evil Gar who was now trapped in her tendrils. Raven picked him up and slammed him against the ground, knocking him out as the rest of the Hive fled to safety.
She resumed her normal human form and approached the changeling's supine form.
"And you're no Beast Boy." She growled.
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OK, this is a short update, but I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer. But you know me, I will update soon.
