The Acceptance
"Again," Alyssa said to the tired and half asleep Beast Boy.
"Aww. But I don't wanna," Beast Boy whined.
"Just do it." Alyssa said, half-smiling. Beast Boy immediately leaped into action transforming himself into a bird. Once in bird form he flapped his wings together rapidly until he formed a mini tornado. Before the whirlwind could turn into a full force tornado however, Beast Boy lost concentration due to exhaustion. He turned into his normal form as he landed and passed out. Smiling at her student, Alyssa snapped her fingers, waking him up.
"Whoa. Did you just wake me up with a single snap?" Beast Boy asked, surprised.
"Yep. Neat, huh?" Alyssa replied, pleased.
"Yea. Thats's awesome!" Beast Boy replied. He walked back to his starting position and prepared to try again.
A few days later...
Beast Boy strained as he flapped his wings as hard as he could. Slowly but surely, the tornado he was getting bigger. Feeling lightheaded, Beast Boy pushed forward. Closing his eyes he poured as much energy as possible into the growing tornado.
When he opened his eyes, he had successfully created a devastating 200 foot tall tornado.
"You did it!" Alyssa cried ecstatically.
"Finally," Beast Boy replied, exhausted.
"Tomorrow we will start spirit-shifting." Alyssa smiled and hugged Beast Boy before vanishing into the wind. Beast Boy sat, near unconsciousness and contemplating what had just happened.
The next morning, Beast Boy awoke to the smell of burnt tofu. He pinched his nose and tried to find the source of the stench. As he looked around he spotted Alyssa standing next to a stove attempting to make two tofu burgers. He smiled and he walked over to her.
"What's cooking?" Beast Boy asked, trying not to throw up.
"Eat up. I'm only doing this once." Alyssa said, handing him a plate of charred tofu.
"Uhh. Thanks. You okay if I do the cooking from now on?" Beast Boy replied smiling. She spat out her burger and nodded her head causing Beast Boy to burst into laughter.
"Wow. That was awful. Anyway, today you will begin to learn how to shape-shift without actually shapeshifting." Alyssa said.
"Wait, I can do that?!" Beast Boy exclaimed.
"Yes. The first step to learning this skill is to imagine the form you want to be. But your not supposed to change." Alyssa explained. "Let me show you." She stood, legs shoulder width apart, arms at her sides as she began to concentrate on the form of a cheetah. All of a sudden a huge ethereal cheetah encased Alyssa's still form. As she moved, the ten food tall cheetah moved in sync. She then swiped at a near by boulder knocking it out of the way. Then, when she opened her eyes, the ethereal cheetah vanished.
"That was awesome!" Beast Boy shouted.
"Yeah, it is. And, before you know it, you'll be doing it too." Alyssa said smiling. "Now start from the beginning."
Meanwhile...
"What the hell is your problem you little bastard?" Raven roared at Robin as she threw open the door to his room.
"What's the matter Raven?" Robin asked, wearily, as he typed on his supercomputer.
"Your an asshole. Beast Boy is dead and you don't even care. How can you call yourself a good leader?" She yelled as her eyes turned red.
"I am the leader. And as such, I cannot allow us to be caught off guard by Slade. That's what he wants to do." Robin said as he stared into her eyes.
"Have you no feelings?" Raven snapped back.
"I can't afford to have feelings. I'm oblivious like Beast Boy." Robin said in anger.
"Rrraaaarrrrrggghhh!" Raven screamed with rage as she threw herself at the boy wonder. He sidestepped her as he smashed his retractable bow-staff onto her back. She fell with a thud face first into the ground. Quickly getting up she looked around for Robin. She spotted him crouched behind his bed. Throwing the bed aside with her magic, she prepared to blast him. As she was about to shoot him she felt two strong hands pulling her backwards. She turned around to see Cyborg and immediately began to free herself from him. Despite her efforts, the bionic man was much stronger than her and eventually calmed her down.
"Rave, it's not worth it." Cyborg said, solemnly, evidence of tears on his face. "Beast Boy is gone. And no matter how much we miss him, he's not coming back." He finished as he stared at the floor.
"Friend Cyborg is right" Starfire said as she entered the room.
"Raven, you think I like being this harsh?" Robin said staring at her. "I hate it, but I have to. If I don't steer us away from this we will be mourning him forever." He added.
"Is that all you care about? You don't care that he's dead!?" Raven snapped.
"Of course I'm sad he died, but of all ways he died a traitor, Raven." Robin replied. Raven then phased herself into her room angrily.
"Rob, I get it but maybe show a little sympathy? At least for Raven?" Cyborg asked before leaving the room.
"I believe this is not the proper way to honor our lost comrade." Starfire added as she too left the room.
The next morning...
"Alright team, I've located Slade's location. He's in an abandoned warehouse near where we fought him last time." Robin announced.
"Let us go defeat the Slade!" Starfire exclaimed.
"Let's kick his ass." Cyborg added. Raven remained silent.
The team arrived on the scene to see numerous slade-bots. They then heard Slade speak.
"The teen titans. I wonder where the green one is." He said as he laughed. "Have fun against my army of Slade-bots. I'll be plotting if you need me."
"Slade you bastard!" Raven yelled.
"Sorry my dear." He mocked as he laughed manically.