Beast Boy and Robin locked eyes for a time, staring each other down. Robin finally spoke first. "Step away from her Beast Boy, she's dangerous."
"You certainly seem to have made up your mind about that," Beast Boy said, holding up the disk. "Nth-metal exterior, smoothed to perfection, making ALMOST silent flight. Primed to explode upon impact with anything magical. Payload is a mixture of iron and blessed silver. The mix of metals would weaken a full demon's grip on this world, possibly forcing it to flee. But on a half demon, it would cut them off completely from their demon power, leaving a large wound. ...I know Batman would have taught you that supers sometimes go abd, and to know how to neutralize your own teammates, just in case...but I'm pretty sure he never would ahve taught you to kill."
Raven's eyes widened. Cyborg gasped. Starfire stared at Robin in shock.
Robin glared at Beast Boy. "You know what she's done-"
"I do...but do you? Tell me, what exactly has she done that warrants taking her down like this?"
"What she did to that guy-"
"After he pulled a knife on her, which I'm pretty sure makes what happened legally self-defense."
"She went to eat him!"
"But she didn't."
"She ate a cow!"
"Cows are tofu!"
Robin's eye twitched as he tried to make sense of what Beast Boy just said. CYborg spoke up. "BB...did you hit your head or something?"
Beast Boy shook his head. "The predators inside me crave meat and the fresh kill, the thrill of the hunt. But I also become prey animals, which makes eating animal meat wrong to me. So to satisfy the cravings for meat, I eat meat-flavored tofu. To satisfy the urge to hunt, I fight bad guys and play violent video games." Cyborg stared, shocked at this revelation about his best friend's nature. "Raven's demon blood has awakened, yes, changing her. She now craves human flesh, as ell as the emotions of pain and fear. But she's part human, and doesn't want to lose herself. So she eats a cow while it still lives, satisfying the hunger for flesh and blood, as well as the hunger for pain and fear. Cows are Raven's tofu, her substitute for the craving she is unwilling to indulge in."
Robin sarted to speak again, but Beast Boy silenced him. "RObin, for once in your life, you're going to shut up and listen to me. Did it ever occur to you HOW I knew this weapon was crafted to kill Raven...and the plans existed even before we went to Tokyo?"
THere was dead silence as everyone stared at Robin. Since Robin didn't answer, Beast Boy continued.
"Of course, it's not the only one. That file was extensive. A genetic destabilizer; one shot would cause my genetic code to break down, leaving me a puddle of organic green goop. The electro-static rifle: one shot permanently short out all circuitry, as well as hard erasing all hard drives in the range of the shot." Best Boy gestured towards Cyborg. "In fact, there was one prepped for every single Titan on our rosters...except one." He smiled, shaking his head. "When I first read the file, I was angry. Then when I noticed the absence, I was confused. Then I read the bit at the end, and could no longer hate you for making these weapons." He grinned at Robin. "It said, 'I pray I never have to use any of these, but for her they must exist. Should they ever be needed, she will never forgive me...but the alternative I cannot risk.'" He pointed at Starfire. "You planned these weapons in case we went rogue...but not to protect the city, or the world. These weapons were only there...if we became a threat to Starfire, the one Titan you didn't make a 'kill-switch' for. The one you can't live without." Beast boy shrugged his shoulders. "I can't hate you for making these weapons to protect the woman you love...I know I'd do the same."
Robin stood there, looking - for the first time - vulnerable. His tough act, his fierce expression, his merciless demeanor...all had been stripped away. Beast Boy's words had bared Robin's soul for all to see. His mask barely had meaning now. "Beast Boy..."
"And that's why you should know," Beast Boy siad, glaring now. "I know you have two more of these disks in your belt. What you do now determines everything. But if you throw even one more at Raven, I will rip out your heart and feed it to you."
Everyone stepped backwards in shock at these words...except Raven, who found herself curling against Beast Boy's back, almost purring.
Robin gazed at the two of them for a time, clearly lost in thought. THen, glancing towards Starfire, he pulled out the two disks and dropped them on the ground. He crushed them beneath his boots. He turned to Cyborg. "Cyborg, in my personal files is a blueprint set labeled Last Resort. When we get back to the TOwer, I want you to hard erase it. The password is 'Princess of my Heart'. Don't leave any trace."
Cyborg nodded. "Got it, Robin."
Robin turned back to Beast Boy and Raven. "I...I made a terrible mistake."
Beast Boy nodded. "You were afraid." Beast Boy crushed the disk in his hand. "The question is...what now?"
Robin gazed at them for a while, then reached into his belt. He pulled out two communicators. "Now...I'd like you both to come home...if it's still home to you."
Raven floated the communicators over to them. They stared at them for a while, then at each other. Beast Boy smiled at Robin. "We'll get back to you on that." The two of them vanished into shadow.