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Chapter 3: Revelation
'What's taking him so long' Argent thought to herself, as she waited for Beast Boy to return from his recon. 'Maybe I should go check, just to be sure he's ok. I mean we did just bust in here with virtually no idea of what the inside looks like. So maybe he's lost, or worse.' Two images then proceeded to enter her mind and she wasn't quite sure which one she disliked more; the first of a green mouse stuck in a mouse trap or a cat with a green tail hanging out of its mouth. These thoughts nearly immediately affected her decision and she started to walk towards the hallway around the corner Beast Boy was last seen scurrying down. Upon entering the next room Argent was met by the sight of two unconscious guards and a green mouse scurrying back into the room.
"There you are what happened?" Argent asked
Morphing back into his regular form Beast Boy replied "After I took out these two I went further, and I got some really bad news. General Immortus is here.
"Who's General Immortus?" Argent asked the confusion evident on her face.
"A member of the Brotherhood of Evil. He somehow has managed to find a way to survive since ancient Egypt, and since then he has had centuries to command the armies of various governments. You name a conflict rather it be in the time of the Romans to the Modern times and chances are he fought in it. Most modern military tactics come based from his ideas or those of his pupils such as; Sun Tzu, Napoleon Bonaparte, Alexander the Great and the list goes on. Somehow following WWII General Immortus managed to avoid persecution by the allied forces and joined forces with the Brain to become one of the four founding members of the Brotherhood. This bad Toni, if the Brain sent him who knows just how many guards there could be throughout the complex since he provides the bulk of the Brotherhood's with all the wealth and resources he has managed to acquire from a lifetime of military service to various governments." Beast Boy replied his face grim.
"Well then what do you think we should?" Argent replied nervousness becoming evident at the normally cheerful changeling's dark mood about this subject.
"We press on be extra careful whatever the Wildebeest Society is planning, it must be bad if the Brotherhood wants in on it."
"Well no duh, why on earth would the Brotherhood of Evil want in on something nice" Argent said her voice laced with sarcasm.
""Like I said before; if we're gonna work together, you need to know that comedy is my thing." Beast Boy replied with a chuckling slightly at her comment, glad he hadn't freaked her out too bad with the revelation that one of the most notorious villainous organizations had sent one of its members to the meeting. Then becoming serious again he continued "Alright the next room is the central chamber most of the Society's leadership and the General are there. So were gonna go in and hit them hard. On the ceiling in there you'll notice several glass panels if things go bad ill need you to break one so we can flee."
"Gotcha boss man" Argent replied with a wink.
"Alright lets go" as he said this Beast Boy morphed into a large Tyrannosaurus Rex and broke down the wall separating the two rooms as he charged in taking out several guards with a swipe of his powerful tail, Argent flew in and brought up a large red flail that she proceeded to swing sending guards and Society leadership flying.
"Hmm… The Green One how amusing, I was expecting the actual Doom Patrol. Tell me, did our last encounter scare Mento so badly he decided to send his ward and your girlfriend to fight me?" General Immortus asked not even looking up from a data pad, seemingly oblivious to the panicking society members around him.
"Don't count on it, if Mento knew you were here he'd be kicking our old butt back to ancient Egypt. And she's not my girlfriend." Beast Boy growled as he stomped towards Immortus knocking over a large pod that had been in the center of the room.
"Well I didn't know the idea was so unappealing to you, maybe we won't go somewhere tomorrow." Argent replied with a hurt tone.
"Aw… come on don't take it like that it's just, ya know we haven't gone out yet. Unless you count lunch or that brawl in the airport a date, wait was lunch a date? "Beast Boy asked as he temporarily stopped to look at Argent who was creating large crimson staples to hold the defeated captive.
"Well… I guess not. Sorry, I guess I over reacted." Argent replied while she took back up the flail and advanced through the guards again.
"Don't be it was my fault, I shouldn't have said it like that I'm not that good with words." Beast Boy said as he turned into a gorilla and jumped onto the balcony, where Immortus and a suited man sat staring at the data pad.
"Well as touching as that was I'm afraid neither of you will be in any shape to go anywhere tomorrow." Immortus said and swung his cavalry sabre; which almost as though it sent an invisible signal summoned more guards to the room. The guards advanced firing their weapons causing Argent to through up a shield of red energy for cover, while she and Beast Boy jumped behind the knocked over pod. "Though I'm must say Rita will be most pleased, she thought you were dating that demon on that was on the Titans. Now Mr. Smith would you be so kind as to unleash your little experiment?"
As the man seated next to Immortus turned the data pad towards him and started to furiously type at on it, Beast Boy took the opportunity to ask the question that just sprang to his mind "How do you know what Rita thinks of Raven?"
"I suppose while we wait for your doom I will tell you. You see child, months ago we had captured Elasti-Girl and in a surprising loophole to Mallah's truth serum, she did not reveal any useful information other than nonsense about you Garfield Mark Logan. I must admit I do feel bad for you, with you losing your parents in that boat accident and all. Too bad you weren't there with your shape shifting abilities you might have been able to save them. How long does this take Mr. Smith, the Brotherhood isn't looking for weapons that take longer than muzzle loading cannon to use." Immortus said, causing Beast Boy to tense and the man typing to try and type even faster.
"Don't let him get to you Gar, remember what you said happens if you get to mad?" Argent said as she wrapped Beast Boy in an embrace, holding him tightly against her.
Immortus actually stood up at this and walked to the balcony to hear better over the ringing of the gunfire. "Ooh what's that you say? Somethings happens to young Garfield when he gets mad? Well we wouldn't want that monster to come out now would we? I'm really quite surprised you're willing to be so close to him child. You must actually have feelings for him if you're willing to risk the Beast. Wondering how I know that aren't you, well let's just say that Rita told us all about that discussion Mento and Robin had about that incident; I'll let you in on a little secret since they obviously left you in the dark. O yes it was quite sad really your mentor and father figure and your own leader and supposed friend wanting to call the police on you to put you down, ready to give the order for your death. You really should thank your mechanical friend for giving you more control over it they actually had the paperwork for a warrant to go out."
Hearing Beast Boy start to growl Argent tried to sooth him "Don't listen to him he's just goading you along Gar, stay strong." Then turning to Immortus she angrily spat "You leave him alone or else."
Smiling the general spoke, his tone filled with sarcasm "O no I'm so scared, the mighty Beast Boy might sick his girlfriend on me whatever am I to do?"
"G-get away Toni… please… I d-d-don't kn-know how long I c-can resist it" Beast Boy said with a voice filled with pain while he shook himself out of her embrace.
While Immortus raised his sabre causing the gunfire to stop Argent took towards the sky and rocketed herself at the aged general a crimson blade in hand. As they clashed in the beginning of a deadly duel Immortus spoke "You have quite the choice in women Garfield, Rita merely became subdued when it was clear we won. Sort of like how you are now lying down in pain while others fight on" he had to stop his taunt to thrust back with all his might at one of Argents swing and launched a barrage of light slashes forcing her back, before continuing "Pathetic, you call yourself a hero. Yet here I am and while your girlfriend fights me, you lay on the floor afraid of monsters." If he was going to continue it was cut off by a loud roar. All eyes in the room suddenly turned towards the green monster standing in the center of the room. "Excellent" Immortus said with a smile as knocked Argents blade from her hand and threw the girl and his sabre at Smith. "Don't let him follow me no matter the cost." Was his last gruff order to his men before he grabbed the data pad and fled.
"W-w-what about me?" Smith called after him terrified as he grabbed the sword and held it at Argents throat. The only response he got was a mighty roar as the Beast charged through the remaining guards and stopped before him.
"B-beast Boy? It's me Argent." Argent said doing only a slightly better job of hiding her fear.
The towering Beast growled slightly before tilting its head and then spoke "Let her go" Beast Boy demanded. To which Smith was all too willing to comply throwing Argent at the Beast and dropping the sword before collapsing.
The Beast itself then collapsed and slowly returned back to Beast Boy who then asked "Argent? What happened? I didn't hurt you did I?" freaking out as he saw her slowly recovering from the shock of the encounter with the Beast he continued on "Oh god… I did didn't I? Where did I hurt you are you sure you're ok? I'm so sorry I told you I was dangerous I should've just stayed away from you. God I'm so stupid!"
His rant however was cut off by Argent practically jumping at him into an embrace that nearly knocked them both over. "No Beast Boy, you saved me. In fact if it hadn't been for you I might have actually gotten hurt."
"O" Beast Boy said recovering from the surprise embrace. "Well then, are we still on for tomorrow?" He asked as he returned the embrace and looked straight into her scarlet eyes.
Blushing slightly as his emerald eyes stared into her, she replied "You bet, but uh what do we do about the pod?"
Knock, knock
"Yo BB it's me Cyborg, what have you been doing in there all day? I wanna kick your butt in Stankball." Cyborg said as he knocked on the changeling's door not knowing it was unoccupied.
"He still hasn't come out of there?" Raven asked seeing him standing in front of the door.
"No he hasn't did you two fight again or something?" Cyborg asked
"What? Why do you assume I'm the reason he hasn't come out yet?" Raven asked
"Cause, most of the time he hides, he's usually hiding from you" was Cyborg's reply.
"Come now friends let us not fight and merely see what is troubling friend Beast Boy" Starfire interrupted before her friends could start an argument.
"Alright" Raven said as she used her powers to unlock the door and swing them wide open.
"Grass Stain ya in here?" Cyborg said stepping into the disaster stricken looking room.
"Beast Boy, I merely wish to inform you that we were not aware you are playing the hiding and the seeking" Starfire said as she dug through a pile of junk, as if expecting to find the changeling in it.
"I don't sense him in here or anywhere in the tower in fact." Raven said
"Well that's weird wonder where he could've gone" Cyborg said sitting in the chair at Beast Boy's desk.
"I do not think friend Beast Boy knows either, nor do I believe he intends to return in the close future." Starfire said with tears filling her emerald eyes.
"What makes ya say that Star?' Cyborg asked and took the letter from her before continuing sounding astonished and woeful "I see…"
"What is it" Raven snapped and then snatched the letter from the cyborg angry at being kept in the dark, reading it she said weakly "O" and put up her hood to cover her tears.
"I do not understand, what have we done, are we being punished why did friend Beast Boy leave?" Starfire wailed.
Cyborg put a hand on her shoulder and replied "I really have no idea why he think, we're still mad at him about the incident with Adonis."
"Because he's an idiot and ignored everything we told him again. God, I just wished I had sensed this, I could've knocked him out of thinking this when I talked to him about it." Raven said angrier at herself than the missing Titan.
"How could you say that? Maybe that is why he left friend Raven, because you are so mean to him all the time. Engaging in the most unfriendliest of reactions whenever he tries to cheer you up or get you do the things friends do. "Starfire said angrily at Raven.
"What! You're going blame me for this! I'm the one closest to him, who was there to get him out of Terra's room or after the Beast, actually appeared hmm? That's right me!" Raven snapped back causing a pile of dirty laundry to explode.
"Look, y'all can point fingers at each other all day, but that won't help us find him. Let's act reasonable here and agree that we all had some part to play in his disappearance and go show Robin the letter. That way we can actually come up with a plan about what to do." Cyborg interrupted
"Fine" Raven scowled
"For now that will suffice, until we can get to the underneath of this problem" Starfire said refusing to look at Raven.
AN: Next Time: What is inside the mysterious pod left behind, and what secrets does the Wildebeest Society have? Also the titans come up with a plan to find the missing Beast Boy.