I still don't own Teen Titans…
I sat there, unmoving, unblinking and trying not to feel. I knew why he had done it; I just didn't want to know what the consequences would be for him doing it. Everybody was looking uncomfortable. We all knew and loved Beastboy and everybody in the room knew that most likely he had just lost control of the Beast. But we also all knew that Robin couldn't just let him back on the team without some form of punishment. After all attacking another member of the Titans was a serious matter. Even if what Aqualad had done was the cause of it. The Beast could have and very nearly succeeded in killing Aqualad.
Thoughts were swirling around in my mind. 'What punishment would Robin give him' 'what will happen if he's kicked off the team' 'will he actually ever come back now he has done this' over and over I pondered the answers to these questions. Finally somebody spoke up. It was Cy and he weren't about to let his best friend get into trouble without him being able to at least argue his side of the story.
'The first thing we should do, before we even start thinking about the consequences for Beastboy's actions' At this he looked straight at Robin. 'Is to find him. This isn't going to be easy. Beastboy could be anywhere and he isn't going to want to be found. We're going to need to draw him out.'
I nodded to myself. Cy had a point. My search for him had been pointless so far. However what would draw him out of hiding? It had to be something important as he wasn't responding to the Titan's alarm. It seemed as if Robin and I were thinking along the same lines again as a few seconds later Robin echoed what I was thinking and then took control of the situation.
'Titans East you shall come stay with us so that we can keep an eye on Aqualad until we can find Beastboy. I don't think he would attack again but if he truly has lost control of the Beast then anything is possible. Team on the journey back I want you to be brainstorming ideas on how to attract Beastboy out into the open. I want at least one idea by the time we are back at the tower; team meeting in the front room as soon as we arrive. Titans East pack some essential things for a short trip. Everybody meet on the roof in fifteen minutes.'
I had a hint of a smile playing around my lips. This is why Robin was our leader. He knew exactly how to take control of the situation. The members of Titans East rushed off to their rooms to do some packing while my team members were awkwardly avoiding my eyes. I decided to get out of there; get some space to breathe and think. So I melted through the floor and arrived on the roof.
I sat with my legs dangling over the side of the roof and gently extended my senses. Searching for the slightest hint of a conscious whose was almost as familiar as my own. But as usual I could sense nothing. I was so engrossed in searching the surrounding area that it surprised me when there was a thump as somebody sat down next to me. No surprise however that it was Robin. We sat there in silence for a little while; staring out across the city. Robin spoke,
'We will find him Rae'
'I hope so' I replied.
He spoke again,
'His actions cannot go unpunished you know.'
I did know and I just nodded slightly. So we left it at that and sat in comfortable silence until people began to join us on the roof.
Before I knew it we were back at our tower and sitting down in the living room; the team meeting about to start. Cyborg and Starfire were sitting side by side on the couch. Robin was pacing in front of the couch and I had chosen to sit on the window seat looking out over the city. The Titans East were unpacking their things and settling into the rooms they would call their own over the next few days. Robin began the meeting and asked us to each tell the idea that we had come up with. Starfire went first and suggested we build the biggest vegetarian pizza as Beastboy loved pizza and she was sure that it would 'do the drawing out'. Cyborg suggested we buy all the copies of the newest Mega-Monkey's game that was being released tomorrow and that would force him to come back to the tower if he wanted to play it. Robin suggested that we release a statement telling him that if he didn't come back soon then we were going to auction off the items in his room. Not that anybody in the right minds would want the stuff that belonged to Beastboy. However I knew none of that would work. Beastboy would be angry, upset and doubting himself. None of that would work while he wasn't feeling himself. I knew the one thing that might just work though.
'Me' I spoke up. The rest of the team just stared at me. I repeated myself.
'Me. I'm the only thing that will work to bring Beastboy out of hiding'
As I said it I could see the rest of the team realize and agree with me. But how; that was the question that was on everyone's mind. I could see Robin's face scrunching up and knew that he was working on a plan. He turned to face me. I didn't like the look on his face.
'Raven, I have a plan but you're not going to like it.' He explained the plan to us and he was right. I didn't like the plan. Not even a tiny bit. However I had to agree. It might just work.
Robin wanted to stage a public appearance between me and Aqualad to aggravate Beastboy into attacking Aqualad again. At which point the rest of the Team and I would intervene and hopefully trap Beastboy. We would have to sedate him until we got him to the tower. Then the rest of the Team and I would explain to Beastboy what had actually happened. It seemed like nothing could go wrong…