Chapter 16: Tough decision "What did you just say?" Beast Boy mumbled and stood up. The girl in front of him shifted her kunai so now the tip was facing downwards again before she charged. Beast Boy ducked before morphing into rabbit, hopping out from under her. Suddenly, the kunai landed in front of him and he stopped and turned around, only to be lifted by his ears. Beast Boy was a quick thinker however and morphed into a kangaroo, letting his feet collide with her chest which caused her to trip back.
Tezumi quickly caught herself and charged again, letting her fist fly towards him. Beast Boy morphed into a ram, ducking low before jumping upwards, aiming with his horns at her face. But being agile and flexible, Tezumi stopped collision by implanting her foot onto his horns, keeping him on the ground before she grabbed them and easily swung him away.
He turned to a hawk mid-flight and made a turn before he nose-dived at her. The hawk turned to a lion, slamming his paws against her but she just moved with his weight and shot out her feet after she fell, causing the lion to slam against the wall before morphing back to human.
"Why would you attack me?" Beast Boy asked when he managed to get up, evading the knife as it was once again in her hand, relentlessly trying to slash him. Beast Boy jumped backwards so he had enough time to morph, since she was very quick.
But before he could move, the kunai hit his turtle shell and he felt the shell crack a bit from the force she used. "Watashi wa mada imasen yo," the girl said and swung her hand again but Beast Boy morphed into a butterfly to evade.
With a leap, Tezumi managed to snatch the fleeing insect from the air and triumph showed in her expression. She fisted her hand that had the insect before she squeezed so hard, her knuckles turned white.
She opened her palm but was surprised to find a tiny ant crawling on her palm instead of the crushed butterfly. The ant vanished when it changed to a deadly tarantula and Tezumi shook her hand before she decided to crush it with her foot.
The tarantula also vanished as it was replaced with a mouse scurrying away before the foot hit ground. Tezumi narrowed her eyes as she crouched low before she jumped at it with a cat-like leap and his tail got caught in her hand.
A chuckle escaped the girl as she lifted the trashing mouse by its tail before a bear replaced it, managing to strike the girl with his paw. But the girl simply back flipped on the ground until she found her footing again. With a ferocious roar, Beast Boy lunged at the girl who jumped out of the way of his attack and with a quick but strong kick, sent the bear to the ground. Tezumi approached the bear, kunai in hand but the bear vanished to be replaced by a dog that jumped away as the kunai lunged forward. Tezumi frowned at the canine before said animal sprang after the girl only to receive a kick to its belly, sending it back onto the ground. "Watashi wa inu ga kirai. Watashi wa ikite iru sorera ni sukin o tekiyo suru koto ga dekimasu," she spat, hate obvious in her voice.
The dark-haired girl approached the unmoving animal before, all of a sudden it jumped at her arm that held the kunai. She dropped the kunai as the dog's teeth dug into her skin but with a powerful fling, the dog was flying back to the ground. The Asian saw that the dog once again rushed at her but was surprised to see it jump and turn to a hawk before reaching her. Once again did the hawk nose-dive at her before morphing into a jaguar. But before reaching the girl, Tezumi shot out her hand and simply grabbed the neck of the large cat in mid-air, causing the cat to dangle helplessly in the air before morphing back to human.
Tezumi chuckled, seeing the struggling expression of the green Titan. "W-why are you doing this? What do you want from me?" Beast Boy asked the smirking girl and once again he saw the mischief twinkle in her eyes.
Her grip on his neck tightened suddenly and he grabbed her arm, trying to pry her off him. "Anata wa watashi ga ikinokotta ka watashi o motomete iru baai baai wa, node wa naku, subete no inku ga arainagasa to shimashou. Watashi wa ikinokottanode Brushogun no maho wa watashitoisshoni taizai shimashita. Ima, watashi wa watashi no kira o koroshitaidesu. Soshite, watashi wa anata, bisutoboi o shitaidesu."
His hearing worsened by the end of her sentence and his arms began lose the strength to lift themselves. "W-what…do you want?" he choked out.
His vision blurred for a moment before he saw that she pulled out his titan communicator. "Watashi wa fukushu o shitaidesu," she spoke into the yellow device with hatred in her voice.
She brought the shape-shifter closer to her face and pressed the communicator next to his ear. And his eyes snapped open when hearing her recorded voice speak in a familiar language. "I want revenge."
Revenge?
So all this attraction…was just…fake?
She had just pretended to like him?
Beast Boy shut his eyes, his anger suddenly boiling beneath him like a volcano about to erupt. "H-How…could you?" he rasped, his voice failing him.
Tezumi's eyes opened wide when she saw that his suit began tearing and he gained in size, causing her to drop him. He fell onto his knees, still growing as his skin began to sprout fur and his hands gained claws, ripping through his gloves. He bared his fangs as a menacing growl sounded through the alley.
Tezumi took a step back but that was all the Beast needed to go on a rampage. The large animal swiped against the startled girl, causing her to fly against the wall but the girl recovered from the impact and ripped off an entire metal staircase that led to the roof of a building. The animal already jumped her and she just managed to swing. But she was taken off guard when the animal grabbed the heavy staircase and flung it along with the girl to the wall of the opposite building. Tezumi got back onto her feet, this time grabbing a trashcan. The green monster was already sprinting towards her and she swung it against him. With a mere swing of his hand, the monster managed to hit the large metal can away. He rammed against the girl before he lifted her and threw her against a light post.
A victorious growl escaped the animal. Tezumi slowly managed to stand up however and started laughing. "Watashi wa anata no naibu no yona kimono o motte ita shirimasendeshita. Kore wa, anata o gomon suru koto ga sarani tanoshiku narimasu."
And suddenly, a pink whirlwind surrounded her before it dispersed just as quickly, revealing a pink-cat girl with pink, slanted eyes – Nya-Nya. At the sight of the pink menace, the Beast let out another animalistic howl before charging at her. Nya-Nya managed to jump over it with a flip and lifted a car that was parked at the end of the dead-end. With particular ease, the cat-girl flung the heavy SUV towards the beast that was approaching her with a leap. With a mighty swing of his large hands, the car dented and flew back at her and the pink killer just managed to jump back to avoid collision. The pink cat didn't want to leave an opening and jumped against one of the building's wall, evading another attack at the same time before she jumped off the wall. With a few turns in the air, Nya-Nya stretched out her foot and hit the Beast full-force into his face, causing him to topple over.
But the animal stood up just in time to see her launch another kick at him but this time managed to step aside before grabbing her by the tail.
Taken by surprise, Nya-Nya tried to swipe her other leg at him but was too late. With a quick, powerful swing, the Beast managed to send the cat-girl crashing through a thick metal door of one of the buildings. He followed her inside, slamming his hands against where she lied, but she managed to evade with a large leap backwards. The green animal let out an angered growl, slowly approaching her. The girl took a few steps backwards…but the Beast didn't sense any fear coming from her now – but confidence.
His eyes managed to adjust in the dim light but he knew that the cat still had the advantage. And then he heard her startled voice.
"N-Nani?" she cried before he saw another person aiming a fist at her but was foiled and with a quick punch to the stomach was sent her to the ground. The girl struggled to stand up but was kicked once more like a soccer ball, skidding across the ground. But the girl tried to stand up once more. Unfortunately, a foot to her back sent her back onto the ground. "Anata wa jibun jishin o kaiho suru tame ni kanri shimashita. Watashi wa anata gasubete no nochi ni seijodenai koto o suisoku shi," the cat-girl purred intrigued and forced the girl's face upwards by pulling her blonde hair.
And suddenly the rage inside the Beast vanished and was replaced with pure worry.
The girl gasped when her eyes met the green monster in front of her that kept staring at her with those soulless eyes.
"I-is that you…Beast Boy?" the girl asked in confusion and somehow the girl's voice managed to touch him and the Beast cowered on the floor, his eyes still glued to her bruised face.
It didn't take long for her to realize what had happened and her blue eyes hardened in anger. "What did you do to him?" she shouted angrily, only causing her to chuckle.
This caused the girl to struggle before she hit the floor once again as the pink feline increased her pressure on her back. Tears began to form in the girl's blue eyes as she saw that Beast Boy was still cringing on the floor before she shut them, unable to look at that horrible sight any longer. "I…don't want to use it. I don't want to hurt anyone. But…you leave me…no other choice!"
Cracks began to form on the walls and the floor, creeping towards the pink feline who still had her hair in her grip.
The blonde-haired girl opened her eyes which revealed a yellow glow. "Leave Beast Boy alone!" she cried and her hands gained a yellow glow as well.
"Terra!"
The girl gasped at hearing her name called and the glow vanished as her eyes met green ones.
"You don't have to use your powers! I can defeat her just by myself."
"No, I have to-"Terra said, her hands lifting before a sudden pull back, sent her against the wall. Terra struggled to get up, only to receive another blow to her face, bringing her back down. The girl lifted Terra by her neck, pressing her against the wall and sent her fist into the girl's stomach that caused her to lurch forward.
"Terra!" the shape-shifter cried and lashed out at the cat-girl but with a skillful turn, the cat girl sent her foot into the green Titan's chest, causing him to tumble back onto the floor.
And as he sat up, his eyes made out the yellow communicator in her hand and she spoke in her strange language before she threw the device between her and the shape-shifter. Her recorded voice echoed through the warehouse. "Make a wrong move…and she will die. The pink cat-girl tightened her grip on Terra's throat, eliciting a struggled groan from her. "Let her go!" the shape-shifter said, taking a careful step forward before she muttered something else, causing him to stop immediately.
"Try to trick me and your other friends will be blown into the sea and swim with the fishes," the recorded voice echoed.
"You're bluffing!" Beast Boy shouted angrily, taking another step forward.
Her eyes narrowed at him as Terra grunted once more, and Beast Boy realized that she had been choking her while they were talking. "Try me," came the recorded voice and the shape-shifter saw with horror that Terra's eyes glowed yellow before they closed and her head fell limply to the side.
"Stop!" he cried and the pink feline grinned at him. "You won," he muttered in defeat and the cat-girl dropped the unconscious blonde.
Her eyes sparked with malice. "Gochiso suru jikan…"
Tezumi quickly caught herself and charged again, letting her fist fly towards him. Beast Boy morphed into a ram, ducking low before jumping upwards, aiming with his horns at her face. But being agile and flexible, Tezumi stopped collision by implanting her foot onto his horns, keeping him on the ground before she grabbed them and easily swung him away.
He turned to a hawk mid-flight and made a turn before he nose-dived at her. The hawk turned to a lion, slamming his paws against her but she just moved with his weight and shot out her feet after she fell, causing the lion to slam against the wall before morphing back to human.
"Why would you attack me?" Beast Boy asked when he managed to get up, evading the knife as it was once again in her hand, relentlessly trying to slash him. Beast Boy jumped backwards so he had enough time to morph, since she was very quick.
But before he could move, the kunai hit his turtle shell and he felt the shell crack a bit from the force she used. "Watashi wa mada imasen yo," the girl said and swung her hand again but Beast Boy morphed into a butterfly to evade.
With a leap, Tezumi managed to snatch the fleeing insect from the air and triumph showed in her expression. She fisted her hand that had the insect before she squeezed so hard, her knuckles turned white.
She opened her palm but was surprised to find a tiny ant crawling on her palm instead of the crushed butterfly. The ant vanished when it changed to a deadly tarantula and Tezumi shook her hand before she decided to crush it with her foot.
The tarantula also vanished as it was replaced with a mouse scurrying away before the foot hit ground. Tezumi narrowed her eyes as she crouched low before she jumped at it with a cat-like leap and his tail got caught in her hand.
A chuckle escaped the girl as she lifted the trashing mouse by its tail before a bear replaced it, managing to strike the girl with his paw. But the girl simply back flipped on the ground until she found her footing again. With a ferocious roar, Beast Boy lunged at the girl who jumped out of the way of his attack and with a quick but strong kick, sent the bear to the ground. Tezumi approached the bear, kunai in hand but the bear vanished to be replaced by a dog that jumped away as the kunai lunged forward. Tezumi frowned at the canine before said animal sprang after the girl only to receive a kick to its belly, sending it back onto the ground. "Watashi wa inu ga kirai. Watashi wa ikite iru sorera ni sukin o tekiyo suru koto ga dekimasu," she spat, hate obvious in her voice.
The dark-haired girl approached the unmoving animal before, all of a sudden it jumped at her arm that held the kunai. She dropped the kunai as the dog's teeth dug into her skin but with a powerful fling, the dog was flying back to the ground. The Asian saw that the dog once again rushed at her but was surprised to see it jump and turn to a hawk before reaching her. Once again did the hawk nose-dive at her before morphing into a jaguar. But before reaching the girl, Tezumi shot out her hand and simply grabbed the neck of the large cat in mid-air, causing the cat to dangle helplessly in the air before morphing back to human.
Tezumi chuckled, seeing the struggling expression of the green Titan. "W-why are you doing this? What do you want from me?" Beast Boy asked the smirking girl and once again he saw the mischief twinkle in her eyes.
Her grip on his neck tightened suddenly and he grabbed her arm, trying to pry her off him. "Anata wa watashi ga ikinokotta ka watashi o motomete iru baai baai wa, node wa naku, subete no inku ga arainagasa to shimashou. Watashi wa ikinokottanode Brushogun no maho wa watashitoisshoni taizai shimashita. Ima, watashi wa watashi no kira o koroshitaidesu. Soshite, watashi wa anata, bisutoboi o shitaidesu."
His hearing worsened by the end of her sentence and his arms began lose the strength to lift themselves. "W-what…do you want?" he choked out.
His vision blurred for a moment before he saw that she pulled out his titan communicator. "Watashi wa fukushu o shitaidesu," she spoke into the yellow device with hatred in her voice.
She brought the shape-shifter closer to her face and pressed the communicator next to his ear. And his eyes snapped open when hearing her recorded voice speak in a familiar language. "I want revenge."
Revenge?
So all this attraction…was just…fake?
She had just pretended to like him?
Beast Boy shut his eyes, his anger suddenly boiling beneath him like a volcano about to erupt. "H-How…could you?" he rasped, his voice failing him.
Tezumi's eyes opened wide when she saw that his suit began tearing and he gained in size, causing her to drop him. He fell onto his knees, still growing as his skin began to sprout fur and his hands gained claws, ripping through his gloves. He bared his fangs as a menacing growl sounded through the alley.
Tezumi took a step back but that was all the Beast needed to go on a rampage. The large animal swiped against the startled girl, causing her to fly against the wall but the girl recovered from the impact and ripped off an entire metal staircase that led to the roof of a building. The animal already jumped her and she just managed to swing. But she was taken off guard when the animal grabbed the heavy staircase and flung it along with the girl to the wall of the opposite building. Tezumi got back onto her feet, this time grabbing a trashcan. The green monster was already sprinting towards her and she swung it against him. With a mere swing of his hand, the monster managed to hit the large metal can away. He rammed against the girl before he lifted her and threw her against a light post.
A victorious growl escaped the animal. Tezumi slowly managed to stand up however and started laughing. "Watashi wa anata no naibu no yona kimono o motte ita shirimasendeshita. Kore wa, anata o gomon suru koto ga sarani tanoshiku narimasu."
And suddenly, a pink whirlwind surrounded her before it dispersed just as quickly, revealing a pink-cat girl with pink, slanted eyes – Nya-Nya. At the sight of the pink menace, the Beast let out another animalistic howl before charging at her. Nya-Nya managed to jump over it with a flip and lifted a car that was parked at the end of the dead-end. With particular ease, the cat-girl flung the heavy SUV towards the beast that was approaching her with a leap. With a mighty swing of his large hands, the car dented and flew back at her and the pink killer just managed to jump back to avoid collision. The pink cat didn't want to leave an opening and jumped against one of the building's wall, evading another attack at the same time before she jumped off the wall. With a few turns in the air, Nya-Nya stretched out her foot and hit the Beast full-force into his face, causing him to topple over.
But the animal stood up just in time to see her launch another kick at him but this time managed to step aside before grabbing her by the tail.
Taken by surprise, Nya-Nya tried to swipe her other leg at him but was too late. With a quick, powerful swing, the Beast managed to send the cat-girl crashing through a thick metal door of one of the buildings. He followed her inside, slamming his hands against where she lied, but she managed to evade with a large leap backwards. The green animal let out an angered growl, slowly approaching her. The girl took a few steps backwards…but the Beast didn't sense any fear coming from her now – but confidence.
His eyes managed to adjust in the dim light but he knew that the cat still had the advantage. And then he heard her startled voice.
"N-Nani?" she cried before he saw another person aiming a fist at her but was foiled and with a quick punch to the stomach was sent her to the ground. The girl struggled to stand up but was kicked once more like a soccer ball, skidding across the ground. But the girl tried to stand up once more. Unfortunately, a foot to her back sent her back onto the ground. "Anata wa jibun jishin o kaiho suru tame ni kanri shimashita. Watashi wa anata gasubete no nochi ni seijodenai koto o suisoku shi," the cat-girl purred intrigued and forced the girl's face upwards by pulling her blonde hair.
And suddenly the rage inside the Beast vanished and was replaced with pure worry.
The girl gasped when her eyes met the green monster in front of her that kept staring at her with those soulless eyes.
"I-is that you…Beast Boy?" the girl asked in confusion and somehow the girl's voice managed to touch him and the Beast cowered on the floor, his eyes still glued to her bruised face.
It didn't take long for her to realize what had happened and her blue eyes hardened in anger. "What did you do to him?" she shouted angrily, only causing her to chuckle.
This caused the girl to struggle before she hit the floor once again as the pink feline increased her pressure on her back. Tears began to form in the girl's blue eyes as she saw that Beast Boy was still cringing on the floor before she shut them, unable to look at that horrible sight any longer. "I…don't want to use it. I don't want to hurt anyone. But…you leave me…no other choice!"
Cracks began to form on the walls and the floor, creeping towards the pink feline who still had her hair in her grip.
The blonde-haired girl opened her eyes which revealed a yellow glow. "Leave Beast Boy alone!" she cried and her hands gained a yellow glow as well.
"Terra!"
The girl gasped at hearing her name called and the glow vanished as her eyes met green ones.
"You don't have to use your powers! I can defeat her just by myself."
"No, I have to-"Terra said, her hands lifting before a sudden pull back, sent her against the wall. Terra struggled to get up, only to receive another blow to her face, bringing her back down. The girl lifted Terra by her neck, pressing her against the wall and sent her fist into the girl's stomach that caused her to lurch forward.
"Terra!" the shape-shifter cried and lashed out at the cat-girl but with a skillful turn, the cat girl sent her foot into the green Titan's chest, causing him to tumble back onto the floor.
And as he sat up, his eyes made out the yellow communicator in her hand and she spoke in her strange language before she threw the device between her and the shape-shifter. Her recorded voice echoed through the warehouse. "Make a wrong move…and she will die. The pink cat-girl tightened her grip on Terra's throat, eliciting a struggled groan from her. "Let her go!" the shape-shifter said, taking a careful step forward before she muttered something else, causing him to stop immediately.
"Try to trick me and your other friends will be blown into the sea and swim with the fishes," the recorded voice echoed.
"You're bluffing!" Beast Boy shouted angrily, taking another step forward.
Her eyes narrowed at him as Terra grunted once more, and Beast Boy realized that she had been choking her while they were talking. "Try me," came the recorded voice and the shape-shifter saw with horror that Terra's eyes glowed yellow before they closed and her head fell limply to the side.
"Stop!" he cried and the pink feline grinned at him. "You won," he muttered in defeat and the cat-girl dropped the unconscious blonde.
Her eyes sparked with malice. "Gochiso suru jikan…"