Note: I do not own Teen Titans, nor will I ever. (oh how I wish I could...)

So here's my first fanfiction, starring my favourite character, the adorably charming Beast Boy! I realise I'm probably out of character in most of my dialogue/thoughts/actions, but I've tried my best. I'd really appreciate some feedback, whether its constructive criticism or not. If you feel the need to spout off and tell me it's terrible, feel free ;)

So yeah... I'm finished with my rambling. Please read and review!

A blast of uncontrolled black energy skyrocketed throughout the tower, ripping the roof clean off as she dropped to the ground beside their fallen visitor. Blood had been spewed around the heaving body, and his breaths came out in short gasps. Raven was shaking like a leaf as she reached out to touch the broken body sprawled in front of her. A blue light wavered around her trembling hands, until a weak voice met her ears.

"Don't."

Surprised, the light faded and she stared down at the once familiar face. Now mottled with bruises and cuts, she hardly recognized the boy. "Beast Boy..." The room was pulsing with an energy barely contained by the girl. Behind her, their friends were staring with wide eyes, dull light streaming into the Tower from the non-existent roof. All of them had been frozen solid with shock.

Beast Boy groaned and tried to offer a reassuring smile, but he was slipping in and out of reality. The faces around him looked at him with concern, but he couldn't see them. He was too far off to even feel the persistent shaking from Robin, who had recovered from his initial alarm. A slow realization befell the Titans, and they all snapped back to reality. They all cried and pleaded with him, fear striking deep when he didn't reply to their calls.

Finally, Cyborg stood up with the small changeling in his arms, his face taunt and white, despite the bright yellow suit he adorned. Without waiting for the response of his team, he took off down the hallways, towards the medical room. Beast Boy weakly protested, but was ignored as Starfire shushed him, closely trailed by Robin.

Feeling lost, Raven watched her friends disappear around the corner, her hands numb from disuse of her powers. She couldn't follow them. Her legs were rooted to the spot with sudden shock and fear. And disappointment. Over the past five months she'd harboured a dying hope that he'd turn up and throw himself at her feet, apologizing and trying to crack the hidden smile on her face. Instead, he had shown up, near-dead, but with hardly any recognition of her. Trembling, she huddled close to herself and sobbed dryly. She wasn't being fair to him. She should be with him. She shouldn't feel!

With a start, Raven opened her eyes to a sickening sight, shocked to find she had closed her eyes. The room around her was growing black as her dark energy seeped through her outer layer and slowly scaled up the walls. She stared at the black walls in horror, backing away. This couldn't be happening. She was losing control. Suddenly, the shadows throbbed, like a beating heart, matching her own pulse. It wasn't within her control anymore, and it was threatening to let loose. Fearfully, she tried to flee the dangerous scene, but found her legs literally bound to floor with her own powers. The panic inside her threatened to overwhelm as the force swiftly clambered up her legs and approached her torso. It was wild magic that she couldn't counter. In fact, she couldn't use her powers at all.

So she did the only thing logical; she screamed for the third time she could remember, a terrifying sound of pure panic and horror that could stop a child's beating heart.

The soft whirr of a computer echoed throughout the medical room and outside hallway, it's gentle sound lulling Starfire to sleep as she nodded occasionally in the corner, muttering ancient Tamaranian phrases to herself. She sleepily glanced up as Robin passed by her, an intense look of concentration on his face. Since Cyborg had laid down Beast Boy, there had been nothing for him and Starfire to do, so they had crowded out of the medical room. Now he was outside the door, pacing back and forth in a jagged line.

"Robin, please calm down," shushed Starfire. "You are making it difficult to recite the Tamaranian prayers to cure friend Beast Boy."

Frustrated, he stopped, but took up a loud, irritating tapping. Annoyed, she girl watched his foot pat again the floor, until she hissed and he stopped once again. A brittle silence fell between them, stretching for minutes.

"Look, I..." Robin opened and closed his mouth, unsure of how to say what he wanted to. "Beast Boy... His health..." Irritated, he shut his mouth before he completely embarrassed himself. Starfire looked at him, her expression softening.

"I understand Robin," she said. She stood up and walked over beside him. "He will be alright. You must be believing in that. You must."

"But I-"

"You must Robin."

"He's almost dea-"

"Robin."

With barely suppressed trembles, the Boy Wonder regarded his friend, trying to squash the rising fear. "I've failed my team," he protested miserably. "What if Beast Boy does d-"

Suddenly, a heart-wrenching scream broke through his sentence, causing the two Titans to look up in alarm. "Titans go!" Robin was already running out of the hallway as he cried out the favoured phrase. Hearts pounding, they ran towards the scream.

Screaming, as though her life depended on it, Raven struggled to free herself from her black bonds of uncontrolled energy. It was scaling up her chest, meeting her shoulders and flowing down her arms. She looked around wildly, her face now drenched in salt tears of pure fear, but saw no salvation. She only saw something worse.

The fire that had formerly been trapped within Beast Boy's room was steadily pulling itself down the staircase, it's greedy flames licking the walls, taunting her. The orange-red sparks were the colour she could see throughout the blackened room, and it wasn't a welcoming picture.

"Help!" She was struggling more violently now, her body wracked with quivering terror and her throat raw from screaming. "Somebody please help me!"

Hardly twenty feet away, Robin and Starfire were running to the control room. As they neared the doorway, they shared a confused glance, then dove into a dark disaster. They banked sharply, horrified at the sight in front of their eyes. Everything was covered in Black magic, tinged with blinding white, and in the midst of it, Raven stood struggling with her corrupted powers as it threatened to choke her to death. Springing into action, the two free Titans lunged into the dangerous scene and headed to Rae.

Angry, black tendrils rose up from the floor and shot towards Robin and Starfire, going for their throats. Letting their reflexes take control, they dodged them. Eyes glowing, the alien girl rose up into the air and shot green lightning bolts to the attacking ribbons, cheering as they hit their mark. Raven screamed louder as the green energy sent shocks through her body. She was attached to dangerous force striking at the two Titans.

At the same time, Robin had taken out a freeze bird-a-rang from his belt and thrown it at his own assailant. A frosty sheen spread along the black surface, preserving it in place. Numb with the shock of a sudden attack, both Starfire and her black-haired friend stood still in the room, hardly daring to breathe. Was it over?

In the middle of the room, Raven was standing was standing motionless, her blank face glittering with an icy shine. Her entire body had taken on a translucent ghostly appearance, the colour of her clothes, skin and hair washed out looking. Tentatively, Starfire stepped forwards and tapped her arm, reeling back in shock as a clear bell-like sound rung out. She stared at Raven, then at Robin helplessly. "What will happen to friend Raven?"

Robin swore loudly, pacing up and down, stealthily hiding the off-balance way he walked. The ice was slippery, except for... Robin looked up from his wet shoes, his mask contorting in bleak rage. The fire was skating across the ice, melting it as it approached him and Star. Suddenly, an alarm went off, and the black room throbbed with a deep red colour. He looked up, brow furrowing in an annoyed concentration. "You're fucking kidding me," he muttered. The city was calling for the Teen Titans.

In the medical room, Cyborg was pouring over the computer screens, his mechanical fingers flying away on the keyboard. A worried expression had taken over his features, accented with the white-blue glow from the electronic equipment. Once in a while, he'd glance over his shoulder to reassure himself that Beast Boy was still lying on the sterile bed, alive. A loud beeping echoed throughout the room, causing the half-man, half-robot to look up in alarm. The screens in front of him flashed in an instant, panicking.

Cyborg flipped open his communicator and rushed over to his friend's side. "Robin!" He fumbled with a serum infector, trying to control the trembling of his hands. Beast Boy couldn't die. "He's reacting to the alarm! His stress level is climbing. Robin, he's going to die! Robin!" No response came from the yellow walkie-talkie as it was dropped to floor and Cy injected the shaking needle into Beast Boy's arm.

I know this chapter is short, but I hit such a block o.O I kept skipping this and going to write other parts of the fanfiction, lol. I dunno how long it will be before the next chapter comes out- sorry!

Please review! Thanks, Greenbird