AN: Hey guys! It's been a while, huh? Well, I finally felt the motivation to write a new chapter for this story! I hope you all enjoy it! :D

Chapter 39 Respect

Laughter carried throughout Titans Tower, in a way that would make one question if the Titans were really as worried as they originally thought. Beast Boy looked upon his double, who stood in front of him. He flashed him a cocky grin, and Beast Boy mirrored the expression perfectly. The goofy Titan stood up to his full height, hoping to make him seem more intimidating than usual. They were, after all, dealing with some very serious business.

"Okay, dude." Beast Boy's grin grew both bigger and cockier. "You ready?"

"Bring it!" Beast Boy responded, the sparkle in his eye impish in the best way possible.

Beast Boy squinted at his double. His double squinted back. "One… two… THREE!" When he yelled the word "three," both changelings transformed at the exact same time. When they did, and when Beast Boy got a look at what his double had transformed into, he let out the loudest gasp in his life. "No way's!" He jumped up and down. "We dids it! We transformed into a kangaroo at the exact same time!" He giggled. "We be perfectly in sync, yo!"

Beast Boy smiled before turning back into a human. "I know! It's like… oh man, it's like we can read each other's minds!"

Beast Boy gasped again, this time even louder than his previous gasp. "Maybe we can!" He turned back into a human, closed his eyes, put his hands to his temples, and hummed. "Mmmm… you be's thinking about… pizza?"

Beast Boy laughed. "I actually am thinking about pizza!" The way his eyes shimmered made Beast Boy think he was looking into a forest-green night sky. "Dude! This is so cool!" He snickered. "It's almost like we're the exact same person or something!"

Beast Boy heard some high, fluttery laughter coming from just behind him. He turned, his face lighting up when he saw the Starfires. The goofy Starfire had Silky, her pet larva, in her hands, and she pet him on the head like he was an ordinary dog or cat. Starfire observed the two Beast Boys with a grin, making her look almost as beautiful as Raven.

"I believe all of us have done excellent when it has come to the bonding." She placed her hand on Starfire's shoulder. "I have learned all about your Goofy dimension from my counterpart, and I must admit it is quite fascinating. The way she describes Tamearan is very different." A wistful look appeared in her eyes. "And yet, so familiar at the exact same time."

Starfire sighed. She too had a wistful look, but there was also some longing and the slightest hint of nostalgia mixed in. "Oh boy, I sure do the missing of Tamearan. I often long to go there, as it is hard to be the only Tamearanian on a time of all humans." She stopped before snickering. "And whatever Robin may be."

"HEY!"

The four Titans' all blinked. While Beast Boy couldn't exactly speak for the others, his heart sank a considerable degree as he saw Robin approaching them. His eyebrows were miles high, and there was such a strong degree of ire in his expression that it could make anyone fear for their life.

"Why do you guys feel the need to disrespect me like that?" He asked. Beast Boy didn't know if it was just his imagination, but he thought he saw… sadness in his face? "You know, I do my absolute best for you. I formed this team, I've led it through some of our toughest battles, AND I stuck my neck out to make sure that we never broke up! So seriously, what is with all the disrespect?"

If Beast Boy only thought he saw sadness in Robin's expression before, he definitely saw it now. Which… okay, seeing that was officially the weirdest thing that had happened to him all week! He didn't even know Robin had the capacity to feel sadness! He thought he came from some sort of alien world where all emotions except cocky arrogance were shunned! Robin actually had sadness? This was like front-page news!

"Dude…" he didn't know what to say. He wanted to sass him, and make fun of Robin in every way possible. Under normal circumstances, that would probably be what he would do. But somehow, it didn't feel appropriate this time around.

Thankfully, Starfire was willing to come to the rescue. She approached the Goofy leader, kneeling down to his height and putting her hand on his shoulder. There were so many emotions packed within her smile, more than Beast Boy could possibly name.

"Robin, maybe it would be best if you do the treating of your team with respect."

Beast Boy had to take all his self-control to not snicker. Robin? Treating his team with respect? What kind of reality would have a Robin ever treating his team with respect?

Well… maybe the Serious Titans' Robin did. This realization helped Beast Boy to keep his mouth shut.

"Respect?" Robin raised an eyebrow. "What good would that do? All my team responds to is yelling and screaming?"

Starfire snickered. "Have you tried the other methods?"

Robin opened his mouth. He was about to say something; it was right on the tip of his tongue. However, much to Beast Boy's surprise (and his delight), Robin just as quickly shut his mouth and scratched the back of his head. "Well… I can't really recall a time when I did…"

"Well then, maybe now would be the time to start?" Starfire rose into the air a little bit while still kneeling in front of him. "Respect is a two-way street, as the people of my dimension have said. If you wish for people to treat you with it, then it is a good idea to treat them with it first. After all, it is easier to be nice when you feel like you are being treated like the actual person."

Starfire blinked as she patted Silky. "Truer words have not been the spoken…"

Robin's jaw dropped. He looked at Star, the disbelief on his face almost comical. "You… you guys think that would work?" Every present Titan nodded, causing Robin to blink. "Huh. Okay." He looked back at Starfire. "Does your Robin treat you with respect?"

"Of course he does!" Starfire exclaimed.

"Woah." Robin bit his lip as he thought about this. "Does… does he act perfectly in any given situation?" Both Starfire and Beast Boy laughed. The sound was probably loud enough to be heard by the Ravens and the Trigons, and it made Robin wrinkle his brow. "What? What I say?"

Starfire got her chuckling back under control. "The answer to that question is no."

"Yeah, no! With an exclamation point!" Beast Boy chuckled. "Robin definitely doesn't act perfect in any given situation! He can be obsessive; wickedly obsessive. He also tends to go in way over his head. And yes, sometimes, he raises his voice louder than he should." The smile on the changeling's face spoke volumes. "Yeah, he can be a lot sometimes."

Now Robin looked confused (and Beast Boy had to admit that he felt confused too). "And yet, you still think of him as a good leader?"

"Of course!" Starfire said. "You don't have to be perfect to be a good leader! All you have to do is put the best foot forward, which is another thing people in my dimension say." There was something about her face. It looked so… warm. This Starfire seemed like someone that Beast Boy could trust with the deepest secrets of his heart, with the most horrible thoughts and the worst traits that he had been trying WAY too hard to hide. She just looked so trustworthy, as well as wise beyond her so few Earth years.

Robin blushed and directed his gaze down toward the floor. "I… I guess I have a lot to learn about being a good leader."

"Maybe. But I have a feeling you can do it." Starfire grinned again. "I have the belief in you, Robin."

The leader's eyes grew wide, and his jaw dropped. "You…" he sniffled, smiling as he did. "That's nice to hear, thank you." He smiled at his teammates, an action that he practically never did. This altered Beast Boy's heartbeat, and actually made him hope for the future. Maybe, with time and practice, Robin could actually turn into a good leader. Maybe he would be someone whom Beast Boy could look up to, as opposed to someone whom Beast Boy despised being in the same room as.

Right at that moment, the door opened, and both Cyborgs walked into the living room. "Guys!" Cyborg exclaimed. "You guys are never going to believe this; Cyborg and I discovered something wicked cool!"

Beast Boy perked up. "Oh! Can you guy read each other's minds too!"

Both Cyborgs blinked. "Uh, no." Cyborg snickered. "I don't think I'd use that power even if I had it." He shuddered before smiling and coming in closer. "No, instead, Cy here and I discovered something about the warlogog!"

Starfire blinked. "The whirl-a-what?"

"The warlogog," Cyborg said. "It was that magical orb that the Trigons used; the one that Larry told us about." He typed something into his arm, and a projection of the warlogog appeared right before everybody. Beast Boy couldn't help but woo at it; even in low resolution, and even while covered in a blue filter, the thing still appeared so tantalizingly beautiful. Forget the pearl of great price; Beast Boy wanted to sell all of his earthly goods in order to get a hold of that!

"Woah, cool!" Beast Boy said this in sync with his double, causing both of them to laugh.

"It is indeed cool!" Cyborg said. "Both of us Cyborgs decided to do research on it. Larry had said that every dimension across the universe has one, and we wanted to see if that checks out!"

Robin took a step forward. "And… did it?"

"It did!" Man, the enthusiasm in Cyborg's grin was unparalleled. "We discovered many legends about warlogogs in this universe!" He pressed a button, and the picture being projected changed to show a plethora of historical documents and pictures. "Apparently, many people have sought to find out the location of it, knowing it has such awesome power!"

"Yeah!" Cyborg exclaimed. "I also found one document that says people believe Santa Claus uses a warlogog!"

"Santa?" Beast Boy gasped. "Wait a second! We know him!"

"You do?" asked the three present Serious Titans.

"We do!" Starfire's eyes were wide as she rose into the air and floated about. "We know him very well. We have had many of the whimsical variety of misadventures when it comes to the Santa Claus!"

Beast Boy did a double take. "So… wait, Santa is real in your universe?" He crossed his arms. "Man, why does this dimension seem to get all the cool stuff?"

Suddenly, Robin gasped. "Hold on a second!" He smiled, which kind of made Beast Boy worry. Smiles from the Titans' leader were almost never a good sign. However, the second Robin opened his mouth, relief washed over Beast Boy's soul. "If Santa has a warlogog… maybe we can get it from him! Maybe, we can use it to hop through the dimensions and save the Ravens!" He laughed. "Oh man, we have to get it from him!"

The Serious Titans exchanged confused looks. "Uh… that seems a little out there," said Cyborg. "But if you guys say you know Santa, I'll count it as a viable lead." He pressed the button on his arm again, and the projection disappeared. "Come on guys; let's go tell Robin!"