Entry Two: Beast Boy

Hero Name: Beast Boy

Real Name: Garfield Mark "Gar" Logan

Origins: Upper Lamumba, Africa

Current Base: Titans West Tower, Jump City, California, United States of America

Age When He Joined the Titans: 13

Titans Status: Member of Titans West

Hair: Green

Eyes: Green

Abilities: Can transform into any Earth animal, and occasionally animals of other planets. He can also communicate with said animals while in these forms.

Beast Boy is the youngest member of Titans West, and is the most fun-loving. He considers himself quite suave and funny, and is definitely the jokester of the team. However, Beast Boy's fun personality is sometimes just a mask the youth hides behind to conceal his tragic past.

Transformed!

Born to world-renowned American biologists Mark and Marie Logan, Garfield traveled with his parents during their research trips. During one of their studies in Upper Lamumba, Africa, three- year-old Garfield was bitten by a Chlorocebus Aethiops,a rare green monkey that carries the Sakutia virus, which is deadly in humans. His parents rushed to save their son by throwing together a cocktail of animal antigens in order to counter the virus. However, the antidote also turned the formerly pale, blond-haired, blue-eyed boy into a green-haired, green-eyed and green–skinned lad. Garfield's ability to transform into animals was not revealed until late in his 4th year of life, when his mother was threatened by the deadly Black Mamba snake. The child was so intent on helping his mother that he transformed into a mongoose, the only animal able to withstand the snake's poison, and got rid of the snake. Although his parents were undoubtedly surprised, they still cared for their beloved son. The family traveled around Africa for another year, Garfield tagging along as his parents continued their research. For that year, all was well for the Logan family. But, everyone knows all good things come to an end.

Tragedy Strikes

The serendipity of the Logans was shattered when, while paddling along a deep river and nearing the edge of a waterfall in the jungle of Lower Lamumba, their boat began to sink. Unable to save themselves, Marie and Mark Logan convinced their young son to transfer into a bird and fly away. The child agreed, much to his later regret, and Marie and Mark Logan died as their son escaped to safety. The youth flew for some time, landing only when he felt himself falling out of the sky due to exhaustion. He soon fell asleep in a small clearing, and was luckily discovered by an old friend of the family, the tribal King Tawaba.

Upon learning the news of the Logans' deaths, King Tawaba gladly took in Garfield. The child was raised alongside the king's young son, and would have been adopted by the King as well had the King not been talked out of it by the tribe's witch doctor, Mobu. Mobu had been very much against the Logans' studying the local fauna, and the hatred seemed to spread to the Logans' young son, although he hid it well. For the next two years, the witch doctor planned to do away with Garfield. By the time Garfield was seven, Mobu had developed a plan to get rid of the young shifter.

Escaping Death

Mobu arranged for Garfield to be kidnapped and killed by two American mercenaries. The kidnapping went surprisingly well, but after the mercenaries discovered Garfield's knack for transforming into animals, they forced him to assist them in his crimes. When he refused, they beat him into submission. The six months he was in the custody of the two men were undoubtedly the worst of his short life, and when the two men accidentally killed each other during a drunken argument, Garfield was relieved.

After becoming a ward of the state for another half-a-year, Garfield was put into the care of Attorney Nicholas Galtry, who was managing the Logans' estate. Galtry had been embezzling from the Gar's inheritance after he had learned of the Logans' deaths, assuming that Garfield had died with them. Upon learning that Gar still lived, Galtry made plans to kill the child. However, once he learned of his abilities, Galtry attempted to force Gar back into the life of crime. Gar refused, and a frustrated Galtry neglected the youth for a time while he continued stealing money from the Logans' estate.

A Family Again

Gar took comfort during the lonely year-and-a-half as Galtry's ward by reading about superheroes. One group that always fascinated him was the Doom Patrol, and Gar would occasionally use his powers to try and seek them out. One day, Garfield spotted the team in action, fighting Animal-Mineral-Vegetable man. The ecstatic Garfield asked the Doom Patrol if he could join them, but he was brushed off.

Not to be deterred, Garfield managed to follow the Doom Patrol to their base and broke in later that night. His determination impressed the hero team, and at Elasti-girl's insistence, the young shifter was put under probationary membership. Not long afterwards, Doom Patrol members Elasti-girl and Mento helped the police uncover Galtry's embezzlement and plotting of the Gar's murder was discovered, and Gar was taken out of the lawyer's 'care.' Rita Farr and her husband Steve Dayton, (Elasti-girl and Mento when in their hero uniforms), adopted the almost-ten-year-old. He also became an 'official' part of the Doom Patrol, under the moniker 'Beast Boy.'

To Be a Hero

Being a hero fit the youth well, and Beast Boy enjoyed being part of a family again to the fullest extent. Beast Boy remained with the Doom Patrol for about three years. However, because of his past, Beast Boy had some issues dealing with Mento's somewhat oppressive leadership, causing a rift between him and his adopted father. The rift grew even wider as Beast Boy entered adolescence, and after Beast Boy failing to follow orders in a fight against the Brotherhood of Evil resulted in an argument between Beast Boy and his adopted father, Beast Boy ran away.

Titans Together

Not long after, Beast Boy arrived in Jump City, California, where he met his soon-to-be-teammates while fighting against one of them, the alien powerhouse, Starfire. It was revealed that the fight had been the result of a misunderstanding, and the five teamed up for the first time to fight the real threat- Gordanian bounty hunters, who had been keeping Starfire captive. The teens managed to defeat the Gordanians, and after communication devices had been split amongst them, they parted ways.

Less than a month later, the five banded together again when a S.T.A.R labs escapee threatened to destroy Jump City. When the battle was won, the five had a discussion at a nearby pizza parlor and decided to give working together as an official team a try. Soon after, Titans Tower was built, and a legend was born.

The Titans worked together for the next four years, battling less-than-loving relatives, villainous students of HIVE Academy, and psychopathic criminals, among other things.

Terra

In the beginning of their second year as Titans, the five met Terra, a vivacious blonde of about 14. Beast Boy fell head-over-heels for her almost immediately, and was heartbroken when she left after a misunderstanding caused her to believe that Beast Boy had betrayed an important secret of hers. When Terra returned a few months later, Beast Boy was overjoyed. The two slowly began a relationship, one which came to an abrupt end after it was revealed that Terra was in fact working for the Titans' nemesis, Slade.

The following weeks were difficult for the Titans, particularly Beast Boy, as Terra followed Slade's various orders to bring about the eventual downfall of the Teen Titans. However, the Titans survived Terra's attempts at killing them, and they managed to track Terra and Slade to their underground headquarters. In the fight that followed, Terra discovered that Slade had figured out a way to control her, and after fighting greatly against his control, she managed to break free before he made her kill Beast Boy. However, her powers caused an underground volcano to go off, killing Slade and causing the Titans to flee for their lives. Terra, however decided to remain behind and make up for her past by stopping the volcano. She and Beast Boy parted with a tearful farewell. Terra's death left Beast Boy shattered, but with the help of his friends he managed to get through.

The Plot Thickens

The Titans third year together saw the foundation of a second Titans team- Titans East. The team of the original five Titans was then christened 'Titans West, due to their West-coast location. During this year, Beast Boy also began to develop feelings for another member of the Titans- the empath Raven. When Raven fell in love with a supposed wizard trapped in a book, only to face heartbreak when she learned that said wizard was actually a dragon who had been cursed to remain in the book due to his horrible deeds, Beast Boy was there to comfort her. Later, after a chemical accident caused Beast Boy to turn into a very dangerous creature that he could not control, Raven was there to help the youth deal with his personal demons. The two's relationship remained very touch-and-go due to their large personality differences, but something was beginning to develop beneath the surface.

In the next year, Beast Boy and the other Titans learned that Raven was a half-demon, born solely to be a catalyst for her father's coming to Earth and its subsequent destruction. The Titans banded together against the threat, despite Raven's protests, and when the time came Beast Boy unleashed his inner Beast, which he had tried so hard to keep under control due to his fear of it, in order to protect Raven. The Titans eventually prevailed, and the Earth was soon returned to normal.

The Brotherhood

As the Titans began their fifth year as a team, Beast Boy was contacted by his adopted father and former leader, Mento. His old team, the Doom Patrol, had disappeared during the Amazon rainforest. Still bearing loving feelings for his 'family,' Beast Boy went immediately to help them. The Titans did not want to let one of their own go off on such a dangerous trip, and naturally accompanied him.

The journey led to the discovery that the Doom Patrol's longtime foes, the Brotherhood of Evil, had risen again, in possession of a quantum generator, much like one the Doom Patrol had once destroyed, and that the Doom Patrol's members had been taken prisoner. Beast Boy was determined to find them, and the Titans assisted him. They eventually located the Doom Patrol, and freed them. However, the Brotherhood managed to flee to another area.

Mission Impossible?

The Doom Patrol and the Titans managed to track down the Brotherhood once more, but this time the Titans were forced to remain behind while the Doom Patrol carried on their mission. One by one, the members of the Doom Patrol fell, until it was only Mento and Beast Boy left to carry on the mission. Ready to give their all to defeat the Brotherhood, both Beast Boy and Mento began their fight.

Soon, however, it was clear that the two of them alone would not manage. Just when all hope seemed lost, the other four Teen Titans- along with the Doom Patrol members that both Mento and Beast Boy had thought died- burst into the base of the Brotherhood, quickly joining the fray. However, the Brotherhood's leader, the Brain, turned the quantum generator against Jump City. Determined to protect his new home, Beast Boy managed to hack the Brotherhood system and transfer the coordinates of the quantum generator's attack to that of the Brotherhood's base. Beast Boy, the Titans, and the Doom Patrol managed to escape before the base was destroyed, but it seemed that the Brotherhood had also managed to escape. The Titans vowed to help the Doom Patrol defeat the Brotherhood.

Fight for What's Right

Their mission to defeat the Brotherhood caused the Titans to travel extensively, following one lead after another while they assisted in helping fight problems in local areas. Eventually, Robin determined that it may be better for time if the team split up, and the five of them went their separate ways. As they traveled, they helped the Titans beef up their ranks, and the membership drive during the Brotherhood crisis resulted in the near-tripling of the Titans' members. Beast Boy found himself assisting Robin often, a fact he regretted for it caused him to see little of his fellow teammates, most notably Raven. In fact, the communication between the Titans was quite sporadic, and Beast Boy found himself missing his friends and wondering if splitting up was the best idea.

Beast Boy would soon find that his concern about splitting up was well-founded when the Brotherhood began taking down Titans one by one. Having bugged the Titans communications system, the Brotherhood knew the locations of all the Titans until Robin discovered the truth and disconnected the system. However, he found out the truth too late, and most of the Titans had been taken down by the Brotherhood. Beast Boy, however, had managed to defeat his pursuer.

The Final Battle

Beast Boy managed to make his way to the island that was the Titans' top-secret base, where he fixed up his wounds and wondered what his next plan-of-action should be. He soon discovered that he was not alone in his survival against the Brotherhood when he was joined by Más, Pantha, the Herald, and Jericho. Against all odds, the ragtag team, under the leadership of Beast Boy, managed to break into the Brotherhood's headquarters and stage an assault. The five were almost defeated when the sudden arrival of Cyborg, Kole, Raven, Starfire, and Bumblebee, among other Titans, helped them. With Beast Boy giving the rallying cry, the Titans redoubled their attack.

In the midst of the fray, Más managed to make his way over to his frozen brother, Menos, and together they managed to free other heroes who had been cryogenically frozen- Robin included. With Robin unfrozen, the original five were reunited, and they continued to fight. With the help of over two dozen heroes, the Titans managed to defeat the Brotherhood of Evil and put the villains in cryogenic custody.

The Story Continues…

With the villains defeated, the Titans returned to Jump City, and as various groups of Titans returned home little by little, the original five settled back into their home. While wandering the streets the next day, however, they discovered that things had changed in their absence. When they studied a new construction site, they were attacked by a mysterious creature with the ability to take on the properties of almost any material.

Beast Boy was distracted from the fight, however, when he thought he caught a glimpse of his former flame, Terra. He followed the girl, trying to convince her that she was once a part of the Titans, but either the girl was not Terra or, if she was, she didn't want to remember that rather unpleasant fact. Beast Boy was once more devastated, and he soon met back up with his teammates to fight the mysterious creature.

With Beast Boy's help, the creature was soon defeated. Not much later, the Titans encountered the Markovian hero Geo-Force, also Terra's brother, and learned more about Terra's past. Beast Boy took Geo-Force to see the girl he thought was Terra, and his suspicions were confirmed by the other teen's reaction. However, Geo-Force, seeing his younger sister happy, decided to let her be, and Beast Boy reluctantly agreed to the decision himself.

The Titans settled back into taking care of their city, which was now rather peaceful with the defeat of most of their villains during the Brotherhood crisis. Despite the peace, however, Beast Boy's heart is still plagued with questions. He has not heard from the Doom Patrol in some time, and after the recent Brotherhood defeat he wonders at their whereabouts. Also, his feelings for the violet-haired telekinetic seem to be deepening, or at least becoming more complicated, and he begins to wonder if the two of them could ever be something more. These questions and more plague the pranking shifter of the Teen Titans, although he continues to put on his joking façade for the good of his team and family. Will his questions ever be answered? Only Time will tell.


A/N: And there you have it! Beast Boy's story. This one's for you, Raven's Favorite Emotion. :)

As you might've noticed, I took out the Height and Weight details at the beginning for both BB and Aqualad. Height and Weight don't really add much to their respective stories, and I don't really want to add it in for everyone else as well. Seeing how much taller they are than me makes me feel sad. :(

(Nonetheless, I firmly believe short people will rule the world. If you agree with me, say Aye! in your review. :D)

Anyhoo, I've just found out a really cool fact about Argent, who is going to be the first Entry in my girls' Encyclopedia. So now I'm going back and writing that in there. With any luck, however, I'll be able to get the girls' Encyclopedia started within the next week. :D

Hope you enjoyed BB's story. The kid's past in the comics is even more traumatic, but killing off the Doom Patrol like they did would make it difficult for the whole Brotherhood of Evil thing to happen, so that couldn't make it in here. I do hope I did the comic book character (and the TV series character) justice, though! :D

Review if you love the animals of the world- every time someone reads and doesn't review, one of your favorite animals dies of sadness... So review! (No animals were harmed in the making of this Author's Note, the author waives all blame for the death of any animal that dies henceforth.)

Thus, with that long Author's Note, I sign off! :D

~Guardy

Coming up... Entry Three: Bushido