A future untold

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chapter 2: trial and error

beast boy walked to the edge of the building looking across the bay towards the old titans tower...it had been redone as a museum a couple of yeas ago... he remembered when it gleamed... holding the safety of the city in it walls...but after...after 'it' happened...it had been so cold...so lonely...he had carried on for a couple of month's there...but it was to much to live there himself...he could have called honorary titans in...they would have been more then happy...but he couldn't...if he did, he would have to do things by the book, and he wasn't sure, with how high, and powerful, crime rate was in the city...that doing things 'by the book' was going to work any more...he was alone...and that's how It had to be...

he looked back at the dull, lifeless tower sitting in the middle of the bay...he remembered back, back to his last weeks as a titan...robin had become so distant from everyone...all he seemed to care about had been training and the alarm...every time it went of, he went into leader mode again...but, other then that...the groups dynamics began to change considerably...

flashback...again...

'it's bloody cold in here' thought beastboy as he walked down the corridor to the meeting room they had set up down stairs...they, as in him and cyborg... raven was meditating, which they understood since she had had to heal robin after he was hurt in a fight down town...again...and starfire...well you didnt need to be raven to know where she was... robin had left to go broad in his room, and star had been outside his door trying to get him to talk for the last half hour...

beastboy looked around the cold hallways...'robin had been off lately... not just normal robin off, though it had started like that... there were some new bad guys in town, and, unfortunately for the titans, robin had been the first to notice them sporting the new 'slade wear'.' He couldn't help smile as his mind conjured up images of a bunch of slade bots in orange and black dresses strutting up and down a catwalk... he shuddered... sometimes his over active imagination was more a curse then anything...

looked out of the window as he passed and stopped, noticing how tired he looked in his reflection...he quickly focused on the ocean outside...robin hadn't been to one of there weekly group meetings in over a month...always saying he's to busy...but they knew what he was doing...they all saw the first signs of obsession when they had gotten home after there first fight against these mystery 'slade' followers...and that was almost two month ago.

It had been hard at first, having to handle themselves without a leader...but they had managed, beastboy had somehow (and non of the titans wanted to believe this when they first realised) gotten into the role of admin...all the reports, financial records, even most of the research seemed to be coming from him now... slowly but surly, and after numerous check ups from cyborg to make sure he had done everything right...they agreed that he was more then capable to be left alone with the paperwork.

'This was what started the others thinking...'

'But even with all the boring parts being filled, the team still needed a leader...even if it was temporary until robin came out of his 'slump'...'

beastboy began walking again...he was early for the meeting anyway...apparently the others organised it this week...for that he was grateful...he had decided to help them sort out the meetings as of late...and it was nice to have them do it themselves for once...

at first cyborg had taken the leader role...not officially, but he started organising the group meetings...and training practice, but everything came apart whenever he tried to actually plan...well, anything... beastboy had helped him on the most part, but only because he was vigorously trained in leadership skills with the patrol...not that he'd ever tell them that. But, as expected...cyborg admitted defeat, and raven took up the position...

now, raven wasn't bad...she pushed them hard, yes, but she always let them brake if they needed...her downfall came when they made a mistake...she may be one for discipline... (which, they found, rivals robin!) but she couldn't show the emotion needed to keep the team together... it actually came down to beastboy of all people, to settle the arguments that arose... especially between her and robin when he occasionally came out of his room...

'that's when the whispered conversations started...'

and that left starfire...who...despite her best efforts, only lasted a couple of days... she had been very good at convincing them that they needed to train, but when it came to the actual training...

beastboy seemed to literally give up and completely took over their third training session with star...not that she minded...if anything she looked overjoyed to get out of it...

'...and that's when I first noticed...'

beastboy was almost at the meeting room now... he sighed, knowing he'd probably be the first one there...is wasn't due to start for another ten minuets... but he had finished all the reports, checks, and planes for the next 5 training sessions...though he still wondered how robin fit all that around leading the team...and his obsessiveness... as beastboy walked up to the door, he stopped...he could hear voices from inside...one of them sounded like...robin!

"i just want to know why I have to be here!...i'm this close to a lead!"

"robin, for azar's sake stop thinking about yourself for once!... this is important, beastboy will be here in a minuet and then we'll start!"

"i have to admit friend raven, I am to, very curious as to why you wish to speak to us all?"

"yeh raven! Man...i ain't with rob disappearing in his room again, but Im seriously curious now"

"look, I promise ill tell you when he gets here!"

beastboy, for all its worth dragged himself from eavesdropping...it was obvious raven hadn't told anyone what she had planned...he really needed to make sure he paid more attention to the team... it was obviously important if raven wants them all there before she tells...'wow' thought beastboy...'i must be channelling old robin or something!' he smirked as he decided not to leave them waiting any more... he entered the room...

beastboy turned from the edge of the roof and began walking back to the other side...to the untrained eye, it would look as if he was merely bored, walking around for the sake of doing so...unfortunately, that had not been the case for many a year...

he sighed as he looked over the edge slightly, down at the ally below...it was now very obvious he was waiting for something...what, was the question... he must not have seen what he was searching for as he sighed, and turned away from the roofs edge...he aloud his mind to wonder...wonder back to the day, which way both his happiest...and most hated...it had been so long...he had hated what had transpired...but if he had to go back In time and do it again, he would...he smiled sadly at the irony that statement had...

he entered the room...