A/N: And here's another chapter for you guys! I'm sorry if things are moving pretty quick, I've decided this is going to be much shorter than my other full-length fic, that's just how the story's playing out in my head. I'm also trying to spread the events out over a couple days so bear with me on the time skips. I love feedback so keep letting me know what you think. The next few chapter should be longer in length so look forward to that. Anyways, enjoy!

Cyborg opened the door as Beastboy made his way inside, alone. It felt strange to be letting him in through the front door and to see him looking so unlike himself. Cyborg was feeling particularly upset at the abandonment of his friend but had always been good at hiding his emotions. Being half machine allowed him to shut down the human side of himself and hide behind the electronic parts. He still felt the pain inside, though. Beastboy was his little buddy and had been since the day they met. He had always admired the little guy's spirit and vibrancy for life and seeing him now he seemed to have lost all of that. He didn't look happy in this "normal" form, though Cyborg wouldn't call it normal because normal for Beastboy was being green and annoying.

"How ya doin B?" Cyborg asked as the two rode to the main floor in the elevator.

"Alright. Just here to get my stuff." Beastboy's voice lacked the usual enthusiasm. The elevator doors slid open to reveal the main floor. Starfire was on the sofa watching TV and didn't seem to hear the elevator doors open, not that she'd want to see Beastboy at this point. Cyborg walked behind Beastboy to his room, the two remained silent along the way. Beastboy's door slid open and the two walked into. Cyborg was greeted with the familiar yet unpleasant scent of the messy room. Beastboy reached into the closet and pulled out a duffle bag and began tossing clothes in.

"Might be better off buyin some new clothes the way those ones smell." Cyborg attempted a joke but Beastboy pretended not to hear. "Look, uh, are you sure you've made the right decision? You know we care about you bud." Beastboy stood and face Cyborg, he'd grown a few inches over the years but still was not as tall as Cyborg.

"I'm sure."

"Can I help you with your bags?" Cyborg reached a hand down and placed his hand on Beastboy's, unbeknownst to Beastboy one of Cyborg's mechanical fingers had sprouted a small needle and pricked him on the hand to collect some blood. Beastboy pulled back and didn't seem to notice the prick.

"Uh no, I got it." Beastboy pushed past Cyborg and headed back to the main elevator.

"Just… be careful BB. And if you're in trouble you know who to call." The elevator doors closed and Beastboy was sent back to the main floor. Cyborg sighed, he hated seeing his friend like that and couldn't believe Beastboy actually felt he'd made the right decision. Cyborg headed to the medical bay to test the sample of blood he had collected against the old blood samples he had from Beastboy.

Robin made his way to the common area after doing some research on the tower computer. He confirmed Professor Chang was still being held at Jump City Correctional Facility and he would be able to visit his cell. He decided he should share his findings with the team before heading out to the prison. Stepping into the room he saw only Starfire sitting on the sofa watching TV. He walked up behind her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey Star, have you seen Raven and Cyborg?" Starfire looked up at him with a smile on her face.

"I believe friend Raven is in her room. Cyborg was just here with…Beastboy…I do not know where he has gone now." The smile began to fade from her face when talking about Beastboy.

"Oh I wonder if he got a blood sample, I bet he's in the med bay. Will you do me a favor and get Raven out here, I'll go get Cy and we can talk about our findings so far." Robin gave Starfire a small squeeze on the shoulder and headed for the elevator. He arrived in the medical bay and saw Cyborg hovering over a microscope. "Find anything interesting?"

"Oh yeah. Have a look." Robin walked over and peered through the microscope. After a few seconds Cyborg changed out the slide for another. Robin was surprised to see some differences in the appearance of the blood cells. "BB's blood originally was very unique, it had animalistic properties and was pretty close to primate blood. But now his blood looks completely human, he's completely lost the animal characteristics. Basically, we know this "cure" isn't just blocking whatever causes his powers but has actually removed them completely."

"Good work, Cy. Let's meet with the rest of the team downstairs, I've got some ideas to share as well." The two made their way to the main floor where the two girls were sitting patiently on the sofa. Robin and Cyborg stood in front of them. Cyborg relayed to the girls his findings about Beastboy's bloodwork first. "I've been working on figuring out who could possibly develop this cure or whatever it is that has changed Beastboy. The most logical answer this far is Professor Chang. We know he's incredibly intelligent and a skilled chemist and scientist. This "cure" seems right up his alley. He's still in jail, though, so my guess is he sold it to someone else, we just have to find out who. I'm going to head to JCCF and interrogate him, I want the rest of you to continue brainstorming who could be the mastermind behind this all. If possible Cy, see if you can get any more data out of that blood sample. We'll regroup tonight and figure out what we need to do." Robin left without question, he didn't want to waste any time.

Robin arrived at the prison in no time and was being escorted to an interrogation room. His pride swelled knowing so many of these criminals were ones he had put away and gotten off the streets of Jump City. The officer held the door open and let Robin in, Professor Chang was already there, his hands and legs cuffed to the table. Robin sat across from the pale man, his hair was beginning to visibly thin, a sign of his age.

"Robin, so nice to have a visitor for once." Chang's grin was mischievous; it was clear he felt he had the upper hand here.

"You know I don't make leisure visits, I'm here for information. We've been informed of some kind of 'cure' for superpowers that's going around in Jump City, know anything about it?" Change faked a look of surprise.

"A cure?! Why, is that even possible?" Change began to laugh as Robin grew frustrated. Robin slammed a fist on the metal table, silencing the man.

"I'm not here to play games, I know you created this… whatever it is. I want to know who you made it for and why." Robin couldn't ignore how much he was beginning to sound like his old mentor. Chang leaned across the table to look Robin in the eyes.

"And why would I tell you that?" He smirked. "Everything I do is for a price!" Robin sighed, he very rarely made deals with criminals but he didn't have time to waste here. Chang was not an inherently dangerous criminal, but rather an opportunist looking to make a quick buck where he could no matter who it came from. He could see he was going to have to bargain with the man to make this quicker.

"A reduced sentence for everything you know." Robin set the price. It would not be easy to convince the officials but he had his ways.

"And a better cell." Chang offered, always needing to one-up the bet.

"Sure, and a better cell." Chang leaned back, as much as he could, in the chair and smiled.

"Alright, what would you like to know."

"What is it and who did you give it to?"

"That's all? It's a special serum I developed, actually the prototype was made years ago but I didn't find it useful at the time until someone approached with the need. The serum is injected into the blood stream and attracts the essence of the powers into a 'clump' which is then extracted back out. It's tricky of course, not all powers are created equal you know. I never got to test it before I sold it, though he hasn't complained to me so it must be working fine. As for the who, I don't really know. I don't have deal with clients personally, I have minions for that. All I got was his initials, 'S.W.'." Robin was surprised by how useful the information Chang had given up was.

"Can you reverse it?"

"I suppose you just inject the powers back in?"

"Thanks." Robin stood and exited the room quickly, he had to get back to his team and share his findings. Now that he had a better understanding of what the serum was and that it was reversible, all they had to do was get to Beastboy before it was too late.

"How'd it go?" Terra asked as Garfield got back into the black Mercedes parked outside of the Titans Tower.

"Fine." Garfield was feeling more and more regretful about his decision. Seeing the other Titans made him feel unsure but Terra had a way with words and what she said had seemed true. He was conflicted about which life he wanted to live. Getting his belongings had felt so final though, he wasn't sure he'd be welcomed back at this point anyways. Terra rested a hand on his before starting the engine and heading back into the city. Terra entered the code to the security tunnel once more, Garfield knew it would have to be changed once they left since two 'civilians' now knew the code. The drive through the tunnel was dark and quiet and Garfield was left to his thoughts. They arrived back at the apartment a little while later and Garfield was surprised to see Mr. Wilson in the living room writing in a notebook. Mr. Wilson turned and Garfield saw for the first time that he was wearing an eye patch over his right eye. Garfield couldn't help but gape.

"How…how'd you get that?" Terra gently slapped him on the arm.

"That's a little rude, Gar." Terra whispered, Mr. Wilson just cracked a smile.

"War accident. Not a big deal. I'm glad you're home though, I wanted to talk to you Garfield." Garfield was surprised but moved to sit in the armchair across from Mr. Wilson. "I don't mean to pry, but as Terra may have told you, I'm somewhat of a writer. You…the Titans have always been an interest of mine and I was hoping you could help me understand a bit more about you, specifically your powers. It would really help with the story I'm writing." Garfield was puzzled by the man's request but didn't see any harm in sharing what he knew. Talking about his powers might distract him enough for now anyways.

"Uh, sure, what did you want to know?"

"Well, I'm trying to accurately portray the transformation you, or someone with powers like yours, might undergo when shapeshifting. How does it work exactly?" Gar thought for a moment, using powers had become so natural and fluid he rarely had to think about it anymore.

"Well with the powers I had, I could only turn into animals, and it had to be animals I know about and have seen. It was easy for me because I grew up in Africa with my parents and they studied animals so I saw so many different species as a kid. I read magazines too, and books about animals, and I think that helps with transforming because I can-could visualize what I wanted to become. It was all very fast, just think of the animal and bam I am it., and I mean I really am that animal, my whole body changes, aside from my mind of course. The animal can be extinct though, I used to turn into dinosaurs a lot, you know big and scary-always useful. Fictional creatures too, though those can be tricky because I need a lot of details to become it. And alien creatures. Basically, anything living… well not plants… uh you get it." Mr. Wilson had been taking notes while Garfield talked. Speaking about the powers he no longer had felt odd, and not in a good way.

"Fascinating, thank you so much." Mr. Wilson stood and took his notes to his room and closed the door. Terra made her way to the sofa where Mr. Wilson had just been sitting.

"Terra… I'm not so sure…"

"Shh..." Terra interrupted him. "It's not easy at first, but you'll get used to it. At least you have me to go through this with. Sure, I had Mr. Wilson around, but truthfully, I was alone. I can help you, it's all going to be okay, I promise." Terra stood and walked over to Garfield. She cupped his chin in her hand and kissed him, distracting him if for only moment. "Go unpack your things and I'll order some Chinese food, okay?" Garfield nodded and made his way to the bedroom with his duffle bag but couldn't bring himself to remove the clothes. This wasn't his home and he couldn't make this his home. Tomorrow, he had to let Terra know he was changing his mind. He wanted this opportunity to make things right with her, maybe she would understand and they could still work things out. Or maybe she'd go back to hating him. But he knew he couldn't stand leaving his team the way he did and he was going to find a way to reverse this.