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Chapter 20
Early the next morning the four Titans, and Sarah, were strapped into their seats within their compartments in the T-ship, ready to leave. Beast Boy stood nearby, watching and getting ready to give them a wave goodbye. He and Raven hadn't been alone since the previous afternoon; they hadn't even said a word to each other. Even now, Raven stared straight ahead through the window of her individual ship. Beast Boy did his best not to make it too apparent that he was staring at her, waiting for her to acknowledge him.
The engines turned on and Beast Boy quickly covered his sensitive ears. The team turned to their beloved green friend and gave him one last wave, which he returned. Of course, one did not come from Raven, who was now looking down sullenly. He waved back and watched as the ship began to crawl across the ground. The thrusters then turned on and the ship was propelled forward. He watched as slowly it began to lift off of the ground and follow the same path it'd taken when crashing.
"See ya, dudes," Beast Boy sighed, placing his hands in his pockets.
The ship flew higher into the air and all seemed well. But that all ended when there came a large explosion from the left engine. The changeling watched in horror as the ship became unstable in the air and quickly fell.
"No!" he screamed and went running after them. Quickly figuring out that he'd never reach them fast enough on foot, he stripped, changed into a pterodactyl, grabbed his clothes in his claws, and flew after the falling T-ship.
As he flew he was relieved to see that it'd passed over the village. At least they were safe. He watched as the ship got closer and closer to the ground until, at last, it began to skid along the flat land. As it did pieces began to fly off and fire erupted. The compartments split off and all five went tumbling along the ground as the rest of the ship shattered. Beast Boy was certain they were all dead.
Once everything finally came to a stop he landed, transformed into his human self, and threw his clothes back on. He ran over to the closest compartment and saw that it was lying on its side. He looked inside and saw that it was Sarah, who was unconscious and covered with cuts. He tried to open the compartment up, but he wasn't strong enough. Again, he stripped his shorts and underwear off, turned into a gorilla, and tore the roof of the compartment clear off. He gently un-strapped her, picked her up, and carried her off to a safe area.
He then ran back, transformed, and threw his clothes back on. He ran over to the next compartment and as he reached it the roof was kicked off. Cyborg pulled himself out and nearly fell over he was so dazed.
"Cyborg, are you okay?" Beast Boy asked.
"I'm fine," Cyborg said, dizzily. "How's everyone else?"
"Sarah's been knocked out, but I got her out of her compartment," said Beast Boy. "She's lying down over there. I haven't gotten to the others yet."
"I'll check on her, you help the others," said Cyborg, running off to make sure his long time girlfriend was alright.
Beast Boy ran over to another compartment and it exploded with a green light. When the light faded Starfire crawled out of the shattered remnants of her compartment, coughing from the smoke.
"Star, you alright?" he asked, helping her to stand up. She had a deep cut on her arm that was bleeding terribly.
"I think so," she said, holding her bleeding arm. "Where is Robin? Is he alright?"
"I don't know," said Beast Boy. "He should be around-"
"Starfire!" Robin's voice called out. The two turned and saw Robin crawling out of his own compartment and beginning to run over to them. His face was covered with blood from a broken nose and he limped on an injured leg.
"Robin!" Starfire cried and ran to him, burying himself in his arms.
"Cyborg and Sarah are over there," said Beast Boy, pointing. "It should be safe."
"Where is Raven?" asked Starfire.
"I haven't found her yet," said Beast Boy, running off. "Just go over to where Cy and Sarah are." They nodded and did as he said.
Beast Boy looked around for the fifth compartment frantically. There was fire speckled across the land as well as pieces of the ship. He called out her name and listened intently for a response, which he didn't get. Finally, he found the last compartment. He ran over to it and, to his shock, she wasn't inside. And the roof had been shattered. She'd been thrown out!
"Oh God," he said to himself and looked around in a panic. He spotted her a few hundred feet away, lying on the ground. He felt his stomach drop and he quickly ran over to her.
She was lying on her back, her limbs spread about awkwardly from being tossed out of her compartment and rolling across the hot ground. He reached her and saw that she was covered with cuts, scrapes, and dirt. He could already tell that her leg was broken as well as her arm.
"Raven?" he said, trying to wake her up. "Can you hear me?" She didn't move and he felt his heart beating even faster. "Oh God, please, Raven! Wake up!" Tears welled up in his eyes and his mind raced. He pushed stray strands of her hair that had settled on her face away so he could see her better. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean what I said yesterday; I was just upset."
"Beast Boy!" called Cyborg. He looked up and saw Cyborg running towards him. He quickly wiped his eyes and tried to compose himself. "Is she okay?"
"No, she's unconscious," he said. "And I think she broke her leg and arm at least."
"You pulled her over here and she's got broken bones?!" said Cyborg.
"No, I found her here," said Beast Boy. "She was thrown out of her compartment."
"Okay, stay with her, I'm gonna go grab something to move her," said Cyborg, leaving them.
He rummaged through the wreckage and found an emergency blanket. He ran back to them and together he and Beast Boy carefully moved Raven onto it. Then they carried her over to where the other three were. By then many members of the village, including King Tawaba, had arrived to see what had happened. They all helped the injured Titans back to the village.
Beast Boy stayed behind and searched for the emergency aid kit, hoping it hadn't been destroyed. To his relief, after a half an hour of searching he did find and it and, other than the box being a bit banged up, everything within it was fine. He ran back to the village and handed out the supplies accordingly. By then Raven had placed herself into a trance and was healing herself.
"What the hell happened?" asked Beast Boy, once things calmed down.
"I dunno, B," said Cyborg, who was sitting down and wiping the sweat from his brow. "I must've forgotten to fix something or maybe I hooked up some of the wires wrong. Like I said, I dunno."
"Is Sarah okay?" asked Beast Boy.
"Yeah, she'll be fine," said Cyborg. "Just a concussion, a few bruised ribs, and a sprained wrist. First crash she's ever been in."
"I bet she'll never let you live it down," Beast Boy said with a small smile.
"Got that right," said Cyborg.
Beast Boy walked over to Robin and Starfire. Her arm was in a sling, as to not agitate the bandages that were barely keeping her cut closed. She definitely needed stitches, but this was the best they could do for now until Raven healed herself and could help them. Robin sat with his leg elevated and a cool pack on his swollen nose.
"So, how're you dudes doing?" asked Beast Boy.
"I am happy we are all alive," said Starfire optimistically.
"How's your arm?" he asked.
"Oh, it is alright as long as I do not move it," she said with a smile.
"What about you, Robin?" he asked.
"Jusd a banged up knee," said Robin. "I'm bore ubsed thad we need do pay do fly bag do Jump Cidy."
"Huh?" said Beast Boy.
"He is more upset that we need to pay to fly back to Jump City," Starfire translated.
"Oh," said Beast Boy. "Well, I've made the journey by plane and it's not that bad. Just make sure you get first class seats; it totally makes all the difference."
"I may jusd bide my lib and do thad," said Robin.
"Huh?" Beast Boy said again.
"He may bite his lip and do that," Starfire translated again.
"Ah," said Beast Boy.
He then decided to go see how Raven was doing. He found her hovering above her matt, deep in trance. Already many of her cuts and scrapes had healed. He took a seat on the floor and finally relaxed for a moment.
"Garfield."
He looked up and saw Aiyana standing before him. She was probably the last person he wanted to see right now.
"What?" he asked, frowning.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"I just watched all of my friends nearly die," he said. "I'm not exactly 'okay'."
"Is there anything I can do?" she asked.
"Just leave me alone," he said.
"Garfield, I'm going to be your wife," she said, crouching down in front of him. "I care and I'm here for you. Please, don't turn me away."
"I haven't made up my mind on whether I'm gonna marry you or not," said Beast Boy, looking away from her.
"But, if you don't, you won't be able to live with the tribe anymore!" said Aiyana.
"I know that," he growled. "Now leave me alone."
Aiyana sighed and stood back up. She proceeded to leave but paused to look back at him one last time. He obviously didn't care about her. She fought back tears and went on her way. As she left the hut Karasi entered. She saw Beast Boy sitting on the floor and went to him.
"Hello, Garfield," she said.
"Karasi?" he said. "What're you doing here?"
"I heard about this young woman's healing abilities and I wanted to witness them for myself," she said. "I have to say, the energy exuding from her is astounding."
"Yeah," said Beast Boy, looking up at the floating Raven. "She's pretty great."
"Do you mind if I ask the spirits to tell me a bit about her?" she asked.
"Uh, no, go ahead," he shrugged.
Karasi closed her eyes and placed her hands above Ravens hovering body. She stayed in that position for a few minutes and Beast Boy watched her curiously. After a while she sighed and opened her eyes, placing her hands back by her sides.
"I thought so," she said.
"What?" he asked. "What'd the spirits say?"
Karasi turned to him and smiled. "That's none of your business, my young friend," she said. Beast Boy sighed and looked at the floor. "You seem troubled. Why?"
"I'm just a little overwhelmed at the moment," he said.
"Conflicted on what path to choose, correct?" she chuckled.
"Yeah, that pretty much sums it up," he said. "I don't wanna marry Aiyana and I don't wanna leave the tribe. So I have no idea what to do."
"Well, tell me, do you usually follow your head or your heart?" asked Karasi.
"I don't really use my head all that much, so I guess my heart," said Beast Boy,
"And what does your heart tell you?" asked Karasi.
"It tells me not to marry Aiyana, but it also tells me not to leave the tribe," said Beast Boy. "My heart's being torn in two and I can actually feel it! And my head doesn't give me any better advice. So what am I supposed to do?"
Karasi smiled and said, "Don't do what you're supposed to do. Do what you want to do. That'll make all the difference, my dear Garfield." And with that she turned and left, leaving Beast Boy with even more to think about.