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Chapter 4 Soggy Damp Sadness

Beast Boy trudged through the stormy Jump City. Rain was coming down in torrents, making his hair as wet as a lawn. Droplets drizzled down his back and dripped off of his nose. It was so wet that his socks were soaked through.

Beast Boy shook his head. He probably should have figured that the trip to the Goofy Dimension would be a disaster. The Goofy versions of the Titans never cared about anyone but themselves. This was reflected in the fact that they were the worst superheroes of all time. Heck, the Joker would probably make a better hero! Perhaps Beast Boy was just stupid. Perhaps he didn't really know how anything worked.

And if that was the case, how could he expect himself to maintain a relationship with Raven?

Beast Boy directed his eyes down toward the ground. His shoulders slumped like steep hills and he shoved his hands into his pockets. He shouldn't have come here.

"Howdy!"

Beast Boy was slightly startled by the jovial voice that fell upon his ears. The howdy that had been formed by the voice was giddy, happy to be alive. Just who had said it?

"Howdy!"

There it was again! Beast Boy looked around, trying to locate the source of the voice. To his right there sat a very pudgy old man wearing a brown, raggedy shirt. His jacket was just as dirty, if not dirtier. The smile he flashed at Beast Boy displayed holes in his teeth.

"Howdy!"

Beast Boy, while still taken aback by the man's appearance and attitude, smiled.

"Hello. How are you doing?"

The man paused, flashing Beast Boy a confused look. The rain pouring down on him only made the twinkling of his eyes that much brighter.

"Howdy!" he hollered. Beast Boy chuckled.

"Are you homeless?" Beast Boy felt a pang strike him in the heart at the mention of the possibility. "Oh man, you're homeless!" He reached into his back pocket and pulled out a ten dollar bill. In the grand scheme of things it wasn't much, but it at least could buy the man something. "Here, take this."

The man stared at the dollar. There was a confused glint in his eyes. It was like he had never seen a dollar Bill before.

"Howdy?"

"Please, I insist," Beast Boy said as he pushed the dollar Bill closer. The man took it carefully and sniffed it. Then he shoved it in his mouth and started to chew on it like it was a fruit gummy. Beast Boy's eyes grew wide.

"What the heck, man! That was a ten dollar Bill! You aren't supposed to eat it!" Beast Boy started to play tug of war with the man's mouth, attempting in vain to get the dollar Bill away. As he was doing this, he heard an all too familiar voice call out to him.

"Yo, BB!"

Beast Boy ceased with his tugging and looked up into the sky. He saw an eagle flying his way. A green eagle.

"Beast Boy?"

Beast Boy's interdimensional landed on the sidewalk. He shook out his feathers, spraying water all over Beast Boy.

"Man. Do you know how hard it is to fly in the rain?" he asked. With that he morphed back into a human and faced his serious counterpart with a stern look. "Whatcha doing all the way out here in the rain, foo?"

"Seriously?" Beast Boy asked. "Did you not see what happened with the other members of your team?"

Beast Boy chuckled, sounding like a mix between a high struck hyena and a happy seal.

"Yeah, I is sorry about what happened." Suddenly, he noticed the homeless man. He grinned brightly. "Yo, Sticky Joe, how's you doing?"

"Howdy!" The man said, his face still stuffed with the dollar bill.

"Wait, his name is Sticky Joe?" Beast Boy asked. Beast Boy laughed again.

"Of course it is! What did you think his name was; Jessica?" He squinted, trying to make out what Sticky Joe had stuffed in his mouth. "Hold up. Is that money?"

"Yeah, it is. I figured that he could use it to…"

"STICKY JOE DON'T WANT NO MONEY!" Beast Boy shouted angrily. His mood shifted, and he put on a smile. "If you're gonna give him anything...give him burritos."

With that, Beast Boy reached into his pocket. For reasons that were unknown to the serious Beast Boy, goofy Beast Boy somehow managed to keep twenty burritos jammed up in his pants. He tossed them over to the homeless man, making the bean burritos mix with the pouring rain.

"Here you go, Sticky Joe! You take these burritos and run with them, you jolly old hobo!"

"Howdy!" Sticky Joe exclaimed. He started to do a backstroke in the pile of burritos. This, admittedly, got a chuckle out of Beast Boy. As he was laughing, Beast Boy turned toward him.

"Now. What do you say about getting yous something to eat?" he asked. Beast Boy grinned.

"I'd say that sounds lovely. Thank you."

Chapter 5 Dinner Date?

The two Beast Boys made their way across the town. As they did, Beast Boy's stomach was growling like a vicious bear. He placed his hand to his belly, groaning as he did so. This caused Beast Boy to laugh.

"Yous seem to be really hungry, my man! But don't you worry! We are already at the diner!"

Beast Boy looked up. He could see an old fashioned diner. Most of the front wall consisted of a very large, very see-through window, allowing him to see that people were chatting and eating away inside. Beast Boy snickered.

"Am I the only one who finds it freaky that we arrived so soon?"

Beast Boy chuckled.

"If yous gonna be in my world, yous gonna have to get used to freakiness." With that, he opened the door and grinned at his interdimensional double. "After you."

Beast Boy reluctantly took a step into the building. When Beast Boy closed the door, he let out a very obnoxious whoop.

"Yo yo yo! What's up, my mans!"

The whole establishment fell silent. People cast nasty looks over toward the goofy Beast Boy. They started to whisper amongst themselves, whispers that were less than sweet. Beast Boy shrunk back a little. Beast Boy just laughed.

"I love how you guys are so welcoming!" He then went up to the bar. He smiled at the waiter with a certain amount of familiarity. "Yo Bryan, what is going on!"

Bryan cast Beast Boy a glare as Beast Boy took a seat.

"Didn't we agree that you wouldn't come here anymore? You know, after what happened last time?"

Beast Boy put on a defiant face.

"Foo. If you didn't want me to go into the kitchen, you should have put up a sign!" He then grabbed the menu. His eyes scanned over it briefly before he smiled. "I'll have the ham and cheese omelet!"

Beast Boy was shocked. Did...did his interdimensional double just order something with meat in it? Didn't he realize how...wrong that was? Seriously, for someone like the Beast Boys, that was on par with cannibalism!

"I'll...I'll have a strawberry pancake," Beast Boy said nervously. Bryan raised an eyebrow at Beast Boy's resemblance to Beast Boy. He looked like he was going to question it, but ducked into the kitchen regardless. Beast Boy turned toward the goofy version of himself once Bryan was gone.

"You do realize that you ordered a dish with meat in it, right?"

Beast Boy's eyes grew wide.

"Oh wow! You right! I did!" He waved his fist up toward the ceiling. "Curse you, inconsistent characterization!"

Beast Boy let out a chuckle, surprising himself. He had never expected himself to be laughing at the goofy Titans. Despite what they preached, they were not funny. At all.

Ah well. It didn't matter; Beast Boy didn't come here to laugh. He came here for a purpose. He cleared his throat after he had finished with his chuckling.

"Listen, Beast Boy," he said. He made sure to use a kind voice, which was actually a lot harder than it sounded. With someone like the goofy Beast Boy, it was nearly impossible to not have an annoyed inflection. Beast Boy was aware of this, which is why he raised an eyebrow at his interdimensional double.

"Yous sounding weird. What's your deal?"

Beast Boy twiddle his thumbs. He directed his eyes down toward the floor. Beast Boy gave him an intrigued look.

"Well...well...you see...I want to…"

"You want to what?"

Beast Boy let out a breath to calm his nerves. He was just asking Beast Boy for some dating advice. It's not like he was asking him to diffuse a nuclear bomb.

Although, that would probably be a lot easier to request.

"I...I didn't come here just to see you. I...kinda came here to ask you for help."

Beast Boy snickered.

"Wait. You came to ask me for help?"

Beast Boy nodded, causing Beast Boy to burst into very loud laughter. This got the duo even more dirty looks from the other customers.

"Wow man," Beast Boy said once he had finished. "You must be really desperate!"

"That's the thing; I am!" Beast Boy protested. "I have nos….I mean, I have no idea what to do! I am stuck between a rock and a hard place!"

Beast Boy put on an authoritative look. He held up his finger, once again trying to communicate his authority to his interdimensional double.

"Well, I'll tell you what to do man! You tell that dirty rock to go back to all the other pet rocks in the garden, and you also tell that hard place to soften up a little! Being too hard is not a good thing for anyone!"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. Now his double was just talking nonsense.

"Was that your words of wisdom for the day?"

Beast Boy snickered.

"Wisdom? Nows you talking gibberish, man." At that point, Bryan came out with the two dishes.

"Okay," he said. "One strawberry pancake for you...and one ham and cheese omelet for you."

"Thank you," Beast Boy said.

"Yeah, thank you," Beast Boy said. "Now why don't you gets back to work, Bry Bread?"

Bryan growled as he turned to aid another customer. Beast Boy cast the other green shapeshifter an incredulous look.

"Bry Bread...you know what? I don't want to know."

"Yeah, you're right. You don't."

Together, the two changelings started to chow down on their meals. Although, it was incredibly hard for Beast Boy to do so, as watching Beast Boy obnoxiously nibble on the meat omelet made him nauseous.

"Anyway," Beast Boy said as he took another gross bite of the omelet. "What is it that you want to ask me?"

Beast Boy took another deep breath, prepared to ask about Raven. However, before he got the chance, he heard Beast Boy's communicator go off. The goofy green changeling sighed and pulled it out in a huff.

"What do you want, Robin?"

"What I want is for you to get your sorry green butt over to the town square! Dr. Light is on the loose!"

Beast Boy groaned.

"Alright, alright, I'm coming." He put his communicator away. "Stupid Robin. Because of him, you can't ask me the question that you wanted to ask!"

Beast Boy nodded. Then he got an idea.

"Hey. If you want, I can help you defeat the villain. Then, as payment, you can answer my question."

Beast Boy gave his interdimensional double a blank stare. Then he grinned.

"That a great idea!" He grabbed hold of Beast Boy's hand. "Come on, foo! Let's go defeat Dr. Light!"

Chapter 6 Blinding

As Beast Boy was being dragged around by his interdimensional double, he could feel his strawberry pancake rising up to his throat. He did his best to swallow it. The last thing that he needed was for Beast Boy to make fun of him for soiling his shirt.

The two weaved through Jump City. Beast Boy had a determined look the whole time, which was a quality that Beast Boy had not been expecting him to showcase. He had expected him to be a goofy, slightly dumb person. Maybe that inconsistent characterization thing that Beast Boy had mentioned earlier actually held a little bit of water.

Finally, the two got to the center of Jump City. Beast Boy saw the other goofy Titans standing in a straight line. They appeared ultra serious as they were practically toe to toe with the super villain, Dr. Light. They were not moving though. They were not engaged in any form of combat nor were they trying to retrieve the money bag that Dr. Light held in his hands. They were just...staring him down.

"Hey," Beast Boy called. The other Goofy Titans did not move. He exchanged a worried look with his interdimensional double. "Guys, why aren't you fighting him?"

"Because," Robin said without turning around. "He so rudely suggested to us that we couldn't beat him in a staring contest! Well, we're proving him wrong!"

Beast Boy gave the team a blank stare.

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Ooh, ooh!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "I's want to get in on this staring contest!"

With that, Beast Boy joined the line and squinted his eyes at Dr. Light. The super villain chuckled once Beast Boy got into position.

"Excellent." He then raised his fist, and Beast Boy saw a glaring light emerge from one of his rings. He shielded his eyes, but the Goofy Titans stayed in their position.

"Dr. Light? What are you doing?" Beast Boy called out. Dr. Light laughed.

"You know what happens when you stare into a light for too long?"

Beast Boy felt a sour flavor fill his mouth.

"You get blinded."

"Exactly. And when these idiots are completely blind, I'll be able to take over Jump City with ease."

Beast Boy felt a sense of dread. Sure, were the citizens of this Jump City living under the best conditions with the Goofy Titans protecting them? Probably not. But Beast Boy knew that living under a Super villain's jurisdiction would be a thousand times worse.

"Guys!" Beast Boy called out. "Turn away from the light now!"

The Goofy Titans did no such thing, despite their watering eyes.

"Must...not...turn…," said Starfire.

"Must….win….the contest…," said Cyborg.

Beast Boy sighed. It looks like this had just turned into a solo mission. He ran out of the way of the light. Thankfully, the Doctor was too focused on the Goofy Titans to notice him. He laughed.

"For superheros," he said. "You guys aren't very bright!"

"We'll see who's bright," Robin said. "After we've won this staring contest!"

"Oh, right. My bad. How could I possibly forget that?"

Rawr!

Dr. Light turned. His expression turned all shades of terrified when he saw Beast Boy in his bear form. He gulped and turned off the light.

"Oh boy."

He sprinted away. Beast Boy ran after him on all fours. Dr. Light turned and shot lasers at him, but Beast Boy managed to dodge by turning into a hornet. He flew over to the Doctor and stung him on the chest.

"Yeow!" Dr. Light yelled.

Beast Boy turned into a kangaroo next. Using his impressively big feet, he kicked Dr. Light in the face. The Doctor, in response to this, used an electricity stream to shock Beast Boy. The changeling fell to the ground, his kangaroo form still intact.

"Nice effort. But it's lights out for you!"

Beast Boy morphed back into a human and smirked.

"We'll see about that." With that, he turned into a goose. He laid an egg and threw it at Dr. Light. It went splat on his suit, garnering a shriek from him. He dropped the money bag and tried wiping the yolks stains off, but to no avail.

"Come on! This is dry clean only! This is going to set me back on this month's rent!" He waved his fist. "I'll get you next time!" With that, he bolted away. Beast Boy was relieved to see that he left the money bag behind.

"Sweet!" He picked up the money bag and went over to the Goofy Titans. "Did you guys see me?"

The Goofy Titans didn't respond. They all had a glassy sheen over their eyes. Beast Boy sighed in frustration.

"Oh great. You guys got blinded."

"Pfft," Robin said. "If we were blind, we wouldn't be aceing this staring contest!"

"Uh, Dr. Light isn't even in front of you anymore."

The Goofy Titans blinked. They turned, trying to locate Beast Boy.

"Hey," Beast Boy said. "Who turned out the lights?"

Suddenly, it occurred to the Goofy Titans what had happened.

"Oh the no!" Starfire shrieked.

"How will I be able to watch the next episode of Pretty Pretty Pegasus!" Raven asked.

"What will we do!" Cyborg screamed.

Beast Boy sighed and shook his head.

"Guys, calm down. Raven can heal you."

The Goofy Titans stopped.

"She can?" They asked.

"I can?" asked Raven.

"Yeah, totally. Raven, you have the ability to absorb the emotional and physical pain of others into your own body."

Raven looked intrigued.

"Woah. I want to try that." She had the others gather around her. They held hands in a circle with their eyes shut. "Azarath Metrion Zinthios!"

Raven's hands started to glow. Beast Boy was delighted to see that the other Goofy Titans seemed to look more relaxed. When they opened their eyes, the glassy sheen was gone.

"Awesome! I can see!" Robin exclaimed.

"Yeah," Raven said. "We're lucky you knew that, Beast Boy. I sure as heck didn't!"

Beast Boy chuckled.

"Well, you're welcome." He picked up the money bag. "Now, you guys get back to your tower. I'll return this to the bank."

Chapter 7 Slapstick

After returning the money to the bank (and getting a decent amount of thank yous in the process), Beast Boy decided to get back to the tower by flying. As he literally got a bird's eye view of Jump City, he had to admit that the colors really popped. He wondered if perhaps he should use these colors to paint a picture for someone. Preferably Raven?

But then again, maybe Raven wouldn't appreciate that. He wanted to get the okay from Beast Boy before he set out to do something for his crush. So, he flapped his grass colored wings and sped up.

Within no time at all, Beast Boy got to Titans Tower. He noticed that the hole from when he had been pushed out of the tower was still there. He zipped through it and landed in the living room. He was weirded out by the fact that it was empty.

"Okay, now to find Beast Boy," Beast Boy said to himself after turning back into a human. He slowly walked through the brightly lit halls. He began to wonder how the Goofy Titans were able to live with every last inch of their tower covered in see through glass. It felt like Beast Boy was walking through a T-shaped fish bowl. He shuddered.

"Beast Boy?" Beast Boy called out. He checked the kitchen, but no one was there. Again, he found this a little weird, as Beast Boy himself thought the kitchen was the best place in his tower. He turned on his heel and walked down the hallways. He noticed that the doors he passed had little icons on the front, icons that resembled the Titans' faces. He assumed that these were the Titans bedrooms. He checked around until he found the icon for Beast Boy. He was relieved to hear sound coming from the other side. This most likely meant Beast Boy was in there.

"Beast Boy?" Beast Boy said as he knocked on the door. No one answered, but he did here a very loud crack. This crack was then succeeded by the sound of Beast Boy screaming in pain. Beast Boy's eyes grew wide as he quickly pushed the bedroom door open.

"Beast Boy? What's going on?"

He immediately got his answer when he saw Raven leaning over the goofy green changeling. She placed her hands on his bruised, bent up face.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven said. Her hands started to glow with a blue light. Before Beast Boy knew what was going on, his interdimensional double's face reverted back to normal. Beast Boy laughed as he stood up.

"That was even faster this time, Mama!"

"I know!" Raven replied excitedly. "I think I'm getting better!"

"Yeah, you are!" Beast Boy said. He grinned. "Nows do it again, and do it hard!"

Raven grinned devilishly.

"With pleasure." All four of her eyes glowed a wicked red, and she sent a telekinetically constructed fist straight toward her teammate. She hit him so hard that he went backwards into the wall.

"Oh yeah," Beast Boy said. "That was nice!"

Now Beast Boy raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, seriously, what is going on?" he asked. Raven turned toward him with a smile.

"I was so impressed by the power that you taught me that I decided to practice it. I even got BB's help!"

Beast Boy's incredulity meter was going off the chart.

"Wait. So you're just hitting him as hard as you can to see how well you can heal him."

Raven chuckled.

"Exactly." she said. Beast Boy groaned happily.

"I thinks my insides are bleeding. I love it!"

For the first time since arriving, Beast Boy facepalmed. This was just...stupid.

"Wow." He said. Really, that was all he could say. Raven immediately healed Beast Boy, and the changeling stood up happily.

"What's you think we should be doing next, Mama?" he mused. "Do yous think we should throw me's out the window?"

Raven grinned again.

"That sounds like a great idea!" She picked up the goofy green changeling using another telekinetically constructed hand. She floated over to the window. Her eyes were glowing again, and her teeth were sharp and refined. "Azarath…"

"Wait!" Beast Boy said. "Don't do that! If you absorb too much physical pain, your body will start to suffer."

Raven hesitated for just a second before groaning.

"Fine." She plopped Beast Boy down on the ground. "You're no fun."

Beast Boy sighed in relief. He approached his interdimensional double. He's ears started to drop, and he started to twiddle his thumbs. "So, uh, Beast Boy. About that payment we discussed…"

Beast Boy smiled again.

"Oh yeah! I remember now! You wanted ask me a question!"

"Yes." Beast Boy took a deep breath. "I was wondering...if you could give me some dating advice."

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow.

"Dating advice?"

"Yeah," Beast Boy said with a nod. "I want...I want to ask out my Raven."

Chapter 8 Best Beast to Date

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. Raven pulled back the hood of her cloak, allowing Beast Boy to see that her eyes were filled with surprise. Her normally grayish white skin was turning as pink as a rose.

"You like your Raven?" she asked.

Beast Boy chuckled wistfully and aimed his eyes away from the two goofy Titans. Like Raven, he could feel that his skin was becoming warm.

"I do like my Raven," he admitted. He slowly turned back toward his interdimensional counterpart. Beast Boy's eyebrow was still as high as the Heavens, which ultimately caused Beast Boy's stomach to gurgle and flip flop. That look was surely a look of judgement! Surely, that look meant that he thought Raven was out of his league! He shrunk down a little bit. "And, like I said, I want some dating advice."

Beast Boy looked between Raven and his interdimensional counterpart. He looked like he was doing his best to comprehend the situation.

"Mama," he said. "Do's you think I should help him?"

Raven cast a look at Beast Boy. While her appearance wasn't the same as the Raven who Beast Boy liked, it still had a very appealing charm. Her eyes were the same violet, the same sparkling indigo. Beast Boy smiled at her, causing her to blush again. She slowly stepped toward him.

"Do you really love your Raven?"

Beast Boy hesitated.

"Well, I don't know if I would say love…"

That statement was cut off by the goofy Beast Boy. He cast his interdimensional counterpart a glare so heated that it would give Trigon a run for his money.

"Foo!" he shouted. "You's can't just go around saying that you don't love the girl you want to ask out!" He wrapped his arms around the blue cloaked sorceress at his side. "If you want to ask your girl out, yous got to love her." He took Raven's hand and cupped them in his. He stared into her face, grinning like he had been struck by cupid. "You want to make sure that you don't want anything to happens to her. Yous got to be there for her when her demon dad is at her door, when she is annoyed and needs to meditate, and when she has run out of toilet paper and can't get it herself!" Beast Boy turned back to his interdimensional counterpart. For the first time since they had meant, Beast Boy actually put on a serious face. "So, I is gonna ask you. Do you love your Raven?"

Beast Boy tried to visualize Raven, which wasn't a hard task at all. Every detail about her was perfect. Her hair, which was the color of violets. Her skin, which was as white as the moon. Her eyes. While she usually cast annoyed looks at anybody and everybody, when she truly felt happy, her eyes really shined.

And that wasn't all that he liked. He liked her personality too. Sure, she wasn't much of a joker. But then again, considering that her father was a demon who tried to take over the universe, that was understandable. She also was really smart. And, above all, she was one of Beast Boy's best friends. So, with these thoughts in mind, Beast Boy put on a smile and said:

"Yes. I do love my Raven. She's...she's perfect."

Raven giggled.

"Aw shucks." She blushed a deep red. "You're going to make my passion emoticlone drool all over you."

Beast Boy cast her a look.

"Hey, I'm your BB, not him!" Raven just chuckled and pulled up her hood. Beast Boy turned back toward his counterpart. "So, if your love is real, then who am I to say no to helping you?"

Beast Boy felt the best form of surprise take over him.

"Oh thank you so much, man!" He gripped Beast Boy's hand and gave it a good shake. "I promise that you won't regret this!"

Beast Boy laughed.

"I don't even know the meaning of that word." He put his contemplative face back on and walked away from the group. He put his hand to his chin. "Okay. If wes want you to impress your Raven, wes got to do something special for her. Something that she will never forget."

"Like what?" asked Beast Boy. Beast Boy turned and chuckled.

"Maybe a note saying she's fat?"

Beast Boy reeled back in horror.

"What? No! You're crazy! I'm not going to do that to her!"

"Yeah," said Raven. "Besides…" her eyes started to glow red again. "No version of me is fat!"

"Right right, apologies Mama," said Beast Boy as he defensively held up his hands. He started pacing around the room. "But that means that we need to think of something else." He snapped his fingers. "I knows! How about a baby demon!"

"A what?" Beast Boy asked.

"A baby demon! It's so perfect! Girls like babies, and Raven's a girl who's half demon! It's the greatest idea, yo!"

Beast Boy shook his head.

"I don't like the way that sounds."

"Oh for the love of Pete!" Beast Boy said as he threw up his hands. "You asked for advice, and I is giving you advice! What more do you want?"

Beast Boy shook his head again. He held his hands behind his back and started to tap his foot.

"I want advice that can actually help me! I want to do something great for Raven! Something special! Something unlike anything that she has ever gotten before!" Beast Boy sighed, his shoulders slumped. "I just want someone to tell me what that could be!"

A silence took over the room as Beast Boy began to think. Maybe this was a bad idea after all. He should have known that his goofy counterpart would never give him some genuinely good advice. He was just about to walk out the room and call it a day when Raven spoke up.

"How about you write her a song?"

Beast Boy cast her a confused look.

"What?"

"Oh yeahs!" Beast Boy said with a grin. "That's a great idea, Mama!" He turned back toward his counterpart. "I wrote a song for my Raven, and that really won her over! I is sure that it could do the same thing for you!"

"Yeah," said Raven. She cast her Beast Boy a glare. "Granted you don't fiddle things up and make the song public." Beast Boy chuckled.

"Girl, you really need to learn how to let things go!" He turned back toward Beast Boy. "So, my interdimensional dude. What do you say?"

Beast Boy considered the idea. As he did, a smile grew on his face.

"I think that sounds like a great idea!"

"Awesome!" Beast Boy exclaimed while jumping into the air. He grabbed hold of Beast Boy's hand. "Come on, dude! We needs to get you some inspiration!"

Chapter 9 Art of the Song

"Okay," Beast Boy said as he kicked his feet up on the bench. The two green changelings were currently sitting in the middle of Jump City Park. Beast Boy made sure to scan over the area, trying to see if anything would activate the songwriting part of his brain. His interdimensional counterpart smiled nonchalantly. "What do's you think you could include in the song?"

Beast Boy hesitated. He continued to look around the bright green park. The colors were popping out, trying to grab his attention (a fitting metaphor for the Goofy Titans themselves). The flowers were saturated with a bright purple, and the birds were displaying their blue wings to anyone who was willing to look at them. Beast Boy smiled when he saw them.

"Well," he said. "I was thinking about something simple. Something direct."

Beast Boy sat up, giving his serious counterpart a raised eyebrow in the process.

"Direct? You's meaning you don't want to include all sorts of wanky symbols and deep meanings and stuff?"

Beast Boy shook his head.

"Considering this will be the first song that I have ever written...well, I'm not sure if I can pull that off."

Beast Boy cackled like a witch brewing a potion.

"I thoughts the whole thing about your universe was that everything had to have a deeper meaning! Everything has to be ultra serious all the time!" Beast Boy gave him a confused look.

"I don't know how you got that idea," he said. "I mean, there are times where I have fun with my friends."

"Really?"

"Yeah. Sometimes, we just kick back and relax. Especially on nights where there isn't as much crime."

A comprehensive, confused look appeared on Beast Boy's face.

"Huh. I never would have guessed that."

"Yeah." Suddenly, Beast Boy noticed a little old lady approaching the bench with a bag full of bird seed. "Let's start walking."

Beast Boy nodded and hopped off the bench. The two changelings started to stroll around the park. Beast Boy noticed that the sun was starting to set, casting a beautiful pink light across the sky as it did. A cool breeze whipped across his cheek, making him think of the time he and his friends went to Siberia. He also saw a flock of blackbirds flying through the sky. Although they were technically grackles, they still made Beast Boy think of the lovely witch in blue.

"Look at those," Beast Boy said as he pointed up toward the grackles. Beast Boy looked up and laughed.

"Dirty birds! They so dumb they can't even fly by themselves!" he giggled. "I bets they scared of the dark like Cyborg is."

For a minute, Beast Boy felt offended on his friend's behalf.

"Cyborg isn't afraid of...oh. You're talking about your Cyborg."

"Yuh huh." Beast Boy looked up at the grackles. "Say, isn't a raven a type of blackbird?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking!" Beast Boy exclaimed with a smile. He looked back up at the grackles. "And, if given the opportunity, I would love to go on a flight with Raven."

A twinkle appeared in Beast Boy's eyes. He grinned like the Joker after just committing the crime of the century.

"You know," he said. "That sounds like something you could include in the song!"

Beast Boy began to think about it. Hmm. Blackbirds. Flying with the black bird. His black bird.

"You're right." He smiled. "You're absolutely right! Beast Boy, you are a genius!"

"Thanks for telling me's what I already know!" Beast Boy chuckled. "In all seriousness, I is glad that we are starting to make progress."

"So am I!" Beast Boy reached into one of his pockets and pulled out a notepad. He started to write down the song ideas. "My black bird...flight..." His face started to fall, his ears started to droop. "Um, that is a good start. But I have no idea what else I can include in the song."

"That's okay, man!" Beast Boy said. "You's don't wants to hurt your brain with this."

Beast Boy considered this statement. While he did want to get the song finished and show it to Raven as soon as possible, he also recognized that his goofy counterpart was right (for once). If he overexerted himself, then the song would not turn out good. Perhaps he needed to sleep on this before returning to the song. After all, it was starting to get late.

"You're right." He put his notepad and pencil away. "Say, why don't we head back to Titans Tower? I'm getting a little sleepy."

Beast Boy yawned.

"Goods idea. Come on, Serious Me!" With that, he turned into a bird. Beast Boy also morphed into a bird and followed after him.

...

The two green changelings flew in through the hole that was still in the window. Beast Boy couldn't help but feel extremely happy when his feet touched the ground. He made this happiness known by smiling at Beast Boy.

"Do you want me to sleep on the couch or something?"

Beast Boy shook his head.

"No way, man! You and I are going to sleep in my room!"

Beast Boy nodded and started to follow his goofy counterpart. His mood was so high, almost as if he had spent time with his head in the clouds. He started to hum a little tune. it was a little incoherent, but it was still enough to raise his spirits even higher. Unfortunately, his mood came crashing back down when he saw Robin standing in the hallway. His arms were crossed, and he was glaring at the two shapeshifters.

"Where have you been?" he asked with venom in his voice. Beast Boy's stomach squirmed.

"Hahaha, nowhere bro!" Beast Boy said. "The twos of us were just hanging out together!"

Robin scoffed.

"Well, the 'twos' of you are now officially thirty minutes passed curfew!" he glared at Beast Boy. "And why are you still here?"

Beast Boy was about to answer, but his counterpart beat him to the punch.

"Duh! He's going to be spending the night in my room!"

Robin's glare got more concentrated. It didn't help that he directed it at Beast Boy.

"You're staying here?"

Beast Boy gulped and nodded slowly.

"Y...yes sir," he squeaked.

Robin continued to glare. Fortunately, he did move out of the way, which helped the two Beast Boys to go through. As Beast Boy was making his way into his counterpart's room, he heard Robin muttering under his breath.

"I don't like that guy. Not one little bit."

Chapter 10 Beastie in Bad Company

As Beast Boy woke up, his senses came back to life and slammed him in the face. He was currently lying on a pile of garbage. As the green changeling sat up, a plastic-sounding crunch echoed through his interdimensional counterpart's bedroom. He yawned, but instantly closed his mouth. The room's stench was so strong that Beast Boy could taste it.

"Man," he said as he turned toward his counterpart. "Beast Boy, do you ever clean this place?"

To his surprise, his goofy counterpart was not in the box he slept in the night before. Beast Boy glanced around the landfill-like room, trying to locate him, but he was nowhere to be seen.

Confused, Beast Boy rose to his feet and exited the room, stepping over a pair of moldy socks in order to get to the door. The smell of the hallway was a relief to his nose, but it was not a relief to his confusion.

"Beast Boy?" Beast Boy called out as he began walking down the hallway. He passed by Robin's room, but when he considered the scene from last night, Beast Boy reasoned that disturbing him wouldn't be the best idea. He then passed by Starfire's room. He opened the door to encounter a sweet scent and bright colors. "Star, have you seen…." Beast Boy's voice trailed off when he saw what the alien Princess was doing. She held her version of Silkie in her arms and licked his back in the most disturbing of ways.

"Oh the yes," Starfire said, drawing her tongue back into her mouth. "That gunk is now the gone."

Beast Boy put his hand to his mouth and closed the door. Spotting a plant at the end of the hallway, he rushed over and vomited into it. Once he was done, he sputtered and coughed.

"Oh man, that is disgusting."

"What's disgusting?"

Beast Boy turned and saw his interdimensional counterpart. He was wearing the pair of purple pajamas that he wore last night. His hand was intertwined with Raven's, who was staring at Beast Boy with a smirk on her face.

"Did you just barf?" she asked, trying to suppress a giggle.

"Oh man," said Beast Boy. "He-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is not going to be happy with you when he finds out what you dids."

"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!" A voice rang out. Standing at the very end of the hallway was Robin, already dressed up in his superhero uniform. He approached the Titans, his teeth gritted tighter than a choker. Beast Boy and Raven turned, causing the former to let out a sigh.

"Oh great. Yous awake."

"Yes, I'm awake!" Robin yelled. He sniffed the air, his nose leading him directly to the plant. He glared at Beast Boy. "You come into my house only to empty the contents of your stomach in my plants?"

Beast Boy gulped. "I'm sorry, man. I'll clean it up."

Robin crossed his arms. "Well, there's no point in doing that now; the vomit has already seeped its way into the soil." He shook his head. "We're gonna have to toss the plant."

"Oh, yes, finally!" Raven exclaimed with a smile.

"Yeah!" said Beast Boy. "That thing was ugly."

Robin glared at his two teammates. He looked like he was just minutes away from punching them in the nose. His face was tomato red.

Beast Boy hastily picked up the plant. "Don't worry, Robin. I'll throw this thing out for you."

"Ooh, ooh!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "I'll come with you!"

…

Outside, the waves were crashing against the rocks of Titan Island. The scent of saltwater washed over Beast Boy as he chucked the plant into the ocean.

"There," he said. "That thing will naturally decompose and provide food for the sea creatures."

Beast Boy laughed. "Man, sea creatures will eat just about anything!"

"Yeah," Beast Boy said as his shoulders slumped. He turned toward his counterpart. "Hey man, I'm sorry about the plant."

"Pfft," Beast Boy said with a wave of the hand. "Please. Robin is just being an overreacting control freak. There's nothing to worry about."

"Are you sure?" Beast Boy shrunk back a little. "I don't think your Robin likes me."

Once again, Beast Boy laughed. "He's hating on everybody! He doesn't like the fact that people have this thing called 'free will.'"

Beast Boy nodded. "I know. But still…"

"Hey, hey. Don't think about Robin; you ain't in love with him. Instead, let's think about Raven. We need to keep working on the song about her, remember?"

Beast Boy smiled, his eyes twinkled. "Of course. How could I forget?"

"I don't know, man." Beast Boy grabbed his serious counterpart's hand. "Come on, serious me. Let's go do some sound mixing!"

…

The two changelings now stood in a studio. Beast Boy stood in front of the sound mixer and its many, many buttons. Beast Boy was tapping on it, adjusting the different sliders to create the perfect audio quality. He laughed once he was done.

"Okay," he said. He turned back to his counterpart. "Sometimes, sound mixing can really help out with finding inspiration. Messing around with different sounds can help you find the sound that you want."

Beast Boy nodded. "I suppose that could help." He pressed a button on the mixer. The sweet, fluttery voice of a flute echoed down the walls of the room. He then pressed another button, this one sounding like a trumpet. Beast Boy grimaced a little. "These aren't the sounds I want."

"That's fine, dude!" Beast Boy said with a grin. "Just allow the music inside to flow through you. Let it fill your brain until you can think of nothing else."

Beast Boy nodded. He closed his eyes and tried to envision the sound he wanted. He imagined it would sound soft like a flute, but also spunky like a trumpet. He tapped on a button, and a sound similar to a piano echoed across the room. He smiled.

"Ooh, I like that!" He tapped the button again and again. "I think that should be my main instrument!"

"Great! Now get your butt in the recording room and start singing!"

A little taken aback by Beast Boy's tone, Beast Boy made his way into the recording studio. Beast Boy smiled at him from outside the window and started to play some background music. Beast Boy hesitated before singing into the microphone in the most clunky manner possible.

"Uhhh...flowers and grackle...fly with you through the night….you are awesome, Raven!"

Beast Boy cringed at the off key singing. Beast Boy felt his stomach drop before he cleared his throat.

"PLEASE GO OUT WITH ME…." Finally, he shook his head. "No, I can't do this! I sound horrible."

Beast Boy shook his head. "You only sound horrible because you aren't singing from your heart, yo!"

"And how am I supposed to do that?" Beast Boy asked.

Beast Boy grinned. "Well, I thinks you might need some vocal lessons! Thankfully, I know just the guy!"

Chapter 11 Ra Ta Tatata

Creak!

The purple door creaked open with an almost eerie sort of sound. Beast Boy felt chills run up and down his spine as the door caused his eardrums to vibrate and shake. He gulped down a very large lump as his interdimensional double lead him into a very dark room. When the door closed, the entirety of the house they had stepped into was plunged into darkness.

"What exactly is this place?" Beast Boy asked.

"This be the place where your singing coach lives!" Beast Boy exclaimed. He marched forward, his face covered by a twinkling smile. "Man, I sure do hopes he be home!"

Beast Boy, not knowing what else to do, followed after Beast Boy. He heard a squeaking noise coupled with the rush of a very swift movement. The green changeling jumped up.

"What was that?"

"Chillax; that be a mouse."

Beast Boy put his hand to his chest and continued following his interdimensional double. He heard a hissing sound from another point in the room.

"And that?" he asked cautiously.

"That be a cockroach."

Beast Boy continued on, albeit with his teeth gritted and sweat trickling down his back like a faucet. He lowered his foot to the ground, and a painful crunch could be heard echoing throughout the room.

"WHAT DID I JUST STEP ON?" Beast Boy shrieked.

Beast Boy let out an ambivalent sigh and approached his serious counterpart.

"That be a tooth, man."

Beast Boy felt a batch of vomit fill his mouth. "A..a tooth?"

"Yeah! Haven't you heard of tooths before?"

As if that was some sort of magic word, the light came on in the room. Beast Boy put his hand to his mouth and swallowed another batch of vomit. The room was filled to the brim with teeth. Mountains upon mountains of the things laid around various corners of the room. The smell of rot and blood filled the air, causing Beast Boy to turn greener than he normally was.

"Oh dear word," he said as his legs wobbled. Beast Boy helped him up, all the while a goofy grin on his face.

"Yo, there's no reason to go fainting on me! You can't sing to Raven if you're unconscious!"

Beast Boy took a deep breath. His interdimensional double...was right. Or, at the very least, Beast Boy hoped that he was right. He had said previously that the singing coach lived here. Well, if that was the case, Beast Boy needed to brave the feelings of disgust and make his way forward.

"Okay," he muttered, more to himself than Beast Boy. The goofy green changeling grinned, took hold of Beast Boy's hand, and led him around the mountains and piles of teeth. Beast Boy made sure to breathe through his mouth as opposed to his nose. "This is fine. So what if the singing coach keeps a hoard of teeth in his home? Sure, it's weird, but this is the goofy universe we're talking about. Honestly, I would be more freaked out if I encountered someone normal here."

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "Whatcha babbling on about, Serious Me?"

Beast Boy shook his head. "Sorry, I'm just talking to myself." He chuckled. "You ever do that?"

Beast Boy returned the laugh. "Of course! I'm like the only person who will listen to me!"

With that, the two changelings finally got to the end of the room. They stood in front of a brown, rickety door. Beast Boy heard the sound of...chewing coming from the other side? That's what it sounded like to him. Beast Boy laid his hand on the door. Beast Boy guessed that he meant to push it open, but the door fell right off of its hinges and crumbled into dust.

"Huh. That wasn't supposed to be happening," said Beast Boy.

"Looks like you'll have to apologize to whoever lives here."

Beast Boy grinned. "Speaking of which..." he took a step forward. "Yo, Tooth Fairy!"

Beast Boy looked forward and gasped out loud. There was a strange creature sitting at the table. It's skin was a teal green, its hair a greasy black. It had a pair of tiny wings jutting out of its back, and those wings were fluttering in a rapid motion. When it turned toward the two Beast Boys, it had a long nose and beady little eyes. Its cheeks were puffed out like the cheeks of a chipmunk. In its hands was a ball of teeth. In fact, it was sitting in front of a table that was coated with teeth.

"What do you want, ra ta tatata?"

When the creature spoke, teeth spilled out of its mouth and bounced on the linoleum floor. Beast Boy stared at the creature with wide eyes, small pupils, and a mouth hanging on its hinges.

"What the heck is that thing?" he asked in horror.

"Duh! It's the Tooth Fairy!" Beast Boy said. "Don't you guys have a tooth fairy in your universe?"

Beast Boy hesitated. "Well...yes..."

"Then there be no reason for you to be freaking out!" He turned toward the tooth fairy and waved. "Yo Tooth Fairy, how you doing my man?"

The Tooth Fairy flew over to the two Beast Boys, but not before taking another tooth off of the table and popping it into his mouth.

"I'm doing well, ra ta tatata," he said. He smiled, displaying his own teeth. "I got a lot of juicy canines and a few sweet molers last night ra ta tatata. Those types of teeth are just yummy in my tummy ra ta tatata!"

Beast Boy swallowed another batch of vomit. Beast Boy, by contrast, laughed.

"Awesome! It be nice that you are managing to get some food. The last thing any of us be wanting is for you to starve."

The Tooth Fairy giggled. "Oh yes ra ta tatata. Those little children out there in the world would be despondent if they did not get money under their pillows." He licked his lips. "And I would be despondent if I didn't get some delicious teeth ra ta tatata."

"I knows," Beast Boy said. He wrapped his arm around Beast Boy like he was a prized artifact. "Anyways, have you met my interdimensional double?"

The Tooth Fairy raised an eyebrow and studied Beast Boy, who gave him a nervous little wave.

"Hi," Beast Boy squeaked. "I'm uh...I'm Beast Boy."

"Hmm," said the Tooth Fairy. "Yes, it would appear you are." He took hold of Beast Boy's hand and looked at his palm. He opened up his mouth and examined his teeth. "And I thought one Beast Boy was enough, ra ta tatata."

"Are you kidding me?" Beast Boy said. "There is no such thing as too many Beast Boys!" He grinned. "Anyway, Serious Me has showed up in our universe because he wants some help with learning how to sing!"

The Tooth Fairy eye's lit up.

"Ooh, singing, ra ta tatata!" he exclaimed. "A very fine and very underappreciated art, ra ta tatata!"

Beast Boy nodded. "Yeah, it is. And, I want to be able to learn how to sing so that I can sing for my Raven."

The twinkle in the Tooth Fairy's eyes grew brighter. "Oh, then you've come to the right place, ra ta tatata! Before I took up the role of tooth fairy, I was the fairy of songs! On top of which, I used to work part time under Cupid ra ta tatata!" He giggled. "He was not the best boss; always came to work after a night of downing the ambrosia ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "So...you'll help me?"

"Of course, ra ta tatata! It might have been a while since I was the fairy of songs..." The Tooth Fairy proceeded to sing the rest of the sentence... "but I still know a thing or two about singing ra ta tatata!"

Beast Boy felt his spirits soar. "Oh, thank you sir! When should we start?"

The Tooth Fairy put his hand to his chin. "Well, that depends ra ta tatata. Sing a song for me, will you?"

Beast Boy hesitated. "Um, okay." He stepped forward. "Uh...twinkle twinkle little STAR!"

The Tooth Fairy and Beast Boy put their hands to their ears.

"Oh, no no no no no," said the Tooth Fairy. "We need to get started right away, ra ta tatata."

Chapter 12 Vocal Lessons

Beast Boy wiped dust off of his shirt. Sweat was forming on the back of his neck as the Tooth Fairy went rummaging through his briefcase, trying to locate some of his notes. He let out a breath, one that was supposed to calm his nerves, but just made him ever more jittery.

Why in the world was he nervous? The Tooth Fairy was going to help him! He was going to make it so that he could effectively sing a song! But then again, this was the same person who liked to snack on a mountain of molars. Perhaps the Tooth Fairy would actually do something horrific to him.

Beast Boy almost slapped himself on the face. Come on, man! he thought to himself. There is no reason to be scared! Your counterpart trusts this guy! Shouldn't that be enough for you? I mean, when was the last time Beast Boy did something stupid?

Right at that moment, Beast Boy let out a grunt from across the room. Beast Boy looked over and saw his goofy counterpart sitting in a fraying armchair. He was holding one hand close to his face. he had the pointer finger of his other hand positioned so that the finger would show up behind the hand. Beast Boy pushed his pointer finger up, then tried to grab it (with the exact same hand). He repeated this ritual over and over, the same serious expression on his face.

"Dirty finger," he muttered out loud. "You is going to feel the full force of my wrath when I finally grab you!"

Beast Boy felt a lump form in his throat as he turned away. Never mind; I should run for the hills.

"Uh, you know what?" He said out loud to both Beast Boy and the Tooth Fairy. "I just remembered that I accidentally left one of my video games in Cyborg's computer; don't want his system to catch a virus." He started to make his way toward the door, but his counterpart got in front of him and pushed him back.

"Dude!" said Beast Boy. "What's you think you doing! You need to get vocal lessons from the Tooth Fairy!"

"See, that! That right there! How are you able to say that like it's a completely normal sentence? How do I know I can trust the Tooth Fairy! He admits to sneaking into children's homes in the middle of the night and steals teeth; just so he can eat them! If he's willing to do that, how do I know he won't hurt me?"

Beast Boy, much to Beast Boy's surprise, actually looked a little sympathetic. "Bro," he said. "You don't need to worry about that; the Tooth Fairy ain't gonna hurt you. he might seem creepy at first, but I trust that dude with my life! Besides, don't yous wants to impress your Raven? I don't know a lot dude, but I know that love is something that needs to be fostered. You need to show her that you care about her. You needs to show her that she matters to you!"

Beast Boy blinked as that statement slowly sunk in. He smiled. "You're right." He whistled and turned around. "I need to do this for Raven."

"Exactly, my man. Yous battled giant monsters, humongous demons, and the worst of villains before. What's the Tooth Fairy's vocal lessons in comparison to that?"

Beast Boy grinned. "Thanks, man." He ruffled his counterpart's hair. "You're a lot smarter than you look."

"Yeah!" Beast Boy shook his head from side to side, producing a sort of rattling sound. "I guess I is!"

Right at that moment, the Tooth Fairy reemerged out of the briefcase. He held a pile of bunched up papers in his fist.

"Eureka!" he shouted. "I knew I didn't use these as toilet paper!" He flew over to the two Beast Boys. "So, good sir, are you ready for your vocal lessons ra ta tatata?"

Beast Boy's grin grew brighter. "Yes sir!"

"Great ra ta tatata!" The Tooth Fairy placed his papers on a music stand and cleared his throat. "We will start with one of the most easy musical qualities to master; dynamics ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy blinked. "Dynamics?"

"Also known as volume by the peasant folk ra ta tatata." The Tooth Fairy grinned and waggled his fingers. "You need to learn how to control your volume so you don't deafen people halfway across the globe ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy sighed. "Yeah, I am pretty bad with that hehe." He took a step forward. "Okay, so how do I do that?"

"Simple ra ta tatata. If your voice sounds too loud to you, and if your throat feels all scratchy, then that means that you are singing too loud, ra ta tatata. If you can't hear yourself, then that means you are singing too quietly ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy nodded. "That sounds good."

"Yeah!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "Even I is perfectly understanding that!"

"So then reach inside yourself, Beast Boy ra ta tatata. Reach inside your throat and produce a pleasing melody."

Beast Boy nodded. He closed his eyes and smiled. He was just about to open his mouth and sing when he heard retching coming from his left. He opened his eyes and saw that his goofy counterpart had his arm halfway down his throat.

"Beast Boy!" the Tooth Fairy exclaimed with a glare. "I did not mean you and I did not mean literally, ra ta tatata! I was talking to the tall, handsome fellow." The goofy Beast Boy pulled his sopping wet hand out of his throat. "Good. Now, you, Beast Boy, start singing ra ta tatata!"

Beast Boy nodded, took a deep breath, and...

"ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT!"

"AAGGGH!" The Tooth Fairy yelled he placed his hands on his ears, as did the goofy Beast Boy. "Too loud, too loud, too loud! Lower the volume ra ta tatata!"

Beast Boy needed and sang quieter. Although, it did not appear that way to the others, for while his lips were moving, no sound was coming out.

Beast Boy looked confused. "Dude, are you even singing?"

"Of course I'm singing!" Beast Boy said. "Can't you hear me?'

The Tooth Fairy shook his head and clicked his teeth together. "Oh no no no no no. This is far worse than I thought ra ta tatata. If you can't even control your volume, then you have absolutely no chance at learning how to sing properly ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy's stomach dropped. "So you're dropping me as a student?"

The Tooth Fairy burst into laughter. "Oh no ra ta tatata! I am not nearly as cruel as that ra ta tatata. I do not believe that you can learn how to sing using normal methods, ra ta tatata. However, I do believe you might stand a chance if you use magical methods."

"Magical methods?" Beast Boy asked.

"Oh cools! I love magic!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "If we're going to use magic, does this mean that I'll be able to ride on the back of a dragon?"

The tooth Fairy glared. "I don't know where you got that idea, ra ta tatata." He directed his attention back to Beast Boy. "I know of a potion that I can concoct that wilol give you the most beautiful singing voice; a voice that will make angels hide their faces in shame ra ta tatata! Unfortunately, the ingredients are spread far and wide across the land ra ta tatata. I will take a few days for you two to retrieve them."

Beast Boy hesitated. A few days? Would Robin's excuse of him going on a secret mission be able to cover him for a few more days? He looked over at Beast Boy. He stared back at him with a determined look, as if to tell him: "you need to do this. For Raven."

Beast Boy sighed and took a step toward his singing teacher. "I need to do this. For Raven."

The Tooth Fairy grinned again. "Excellent, ra ta tatata." He reached back into his briefcase and pulled out what looked to be an old, crinkled up map. "This is a map that will direct you to the ingredients for the singing potion, ra ta tatata. Make sure you bring it back, for it contains magic that will not treat the world well if it is released ra ta tatata.l"

Beast Boy nodded and took the map. "Sounds good." He turned toward the door. "Come on, Beast Boy. We're going on a mission."

"A mission?" Beast Boy's eyes lit up. "Can we stop for burritos on the way?"

Beast Boy shrugged. "We'll see."

"Sweet! Count me in!"

Chapter 13 Magic Beans

"You know," Beast Boy said as he took a big bite out of his bean burrito, "this journey that the Tooth Fairy assigned us sounds like it will take a while."

Beast Boy nodded as he drummed his fingers on the table. He stared at the map. What was interesting about this particular piece of parchment was the fact that the ink on it not only glowed with a golden shine, but the pictures also moved. Beast Boy gripped the sides of the map. His eyes darted between one moving picture and another, trying to make sense of what he was seeing.

Beast Boy let out a very loud belch. "Oh mama, that was a big one! I think I finally builts up enough gas to beat Cyborg in a Burp-Off!" He laughed and directed his attention toward his interdimensional double, who was still squinting at the map. "What's you think you be doing?"

Beast Boy leaned in a little closer. "I'm trying to make sense of this."

Beast Boy leaned in and looked at the map. "Woah! It looks like Tooth Fairy gave us a portable TV!"

Beast Boy chuckled. "Yeah, I guess it does." He picked up the map and held it in his hands. The moving pictures did not reveal to him any of the answers he was looking for. If anything, they just gave him a headache. "But how is that supposed to help us find the items the Tooth Fairy wants?" He sighed. "I bet that people like Robin or Raven could figure this out.

"Hmm. I guesses," said Beast Boy. "But that doesn't mean you needs to be giving up! If anythings, that's proof that you need to try even harder!"

Beast Boy slowly put on a smile. "I guess you're right." He stared down at the map, allowing it to draw him into a daze. "But what can we do?"

Beast Boy put his hand to his chin. After about a minute, his eyes lit up and he snapped his fingers. "I gots it! Why don't you ask the map where the items are? After all, it is made out of magic!"

Beast Boy, at first was ready to dismiss that suggestion. However, he figured he might as well. "I guess it's worth a shot." He looked down at the map. "Hey map, can you show us where the first item is?"

As soon as those words escaped from Beast Boy's mouth, the picture stopped moving. The two changelings stared at the map with wide eyes, unsure of what exactly was going to happen. Before long, the pictures reoriented themselves. Beast Boy saw a can of beans appear, etched into the parchment via the golden ink. Words appeared above the drawing. They said: "Magic beans."

Beast Boy's eyes narrowed. "Magic beans?"

"That must be the first item that would need to get!" Beast Boy said as he laid the map back down on the table in awe. "Dude! It seems like this map responds to direct questions people ask it!"

Beast Boy's eyes glittered. "Oh ho ho, that means we can have some fun!" He cleared his throat. "Hey map! Has anyone ever told you that you look ridonkulously ugly?"

The parchment glowed. Beast Boy watched as more words appeared right above the magic beans' picture. He giggled when he saw that the words read "you're one to talk, Greenie."

Beast Boy blinked. "Greenie? Why that dirty map! I have half a brain to tear you apart!"

Beast Boy laughed. "Really, dude? You have half a brain?"

"Shut up," Beast Boy said with a glare. He looked back at the map. "Sos, the first item that wes be needing to get be magic beans. Where exactly could we find those?"

"Don't ask me," said Beast Boy. "Ask the map."

Beast Boy put on a pouty face, crossed his arms, and turned away from his double. "I ain't asking that dirty map anything no more!"

Beast Boy sighed. "Fine then. I'll do it. Hey map, can you show us where to find the magic beans?"

The map shifted once again. Beast Boy watched with his mouth hanging wide open as the map showed a layout view of Jump City. An x appeared right in the middle of an alleyway on the city's south end.

Beast Boy smiled, turned toward Beast Boy, and pointed at the map. "Look! I think this is where we need to go!"

Beast Boy grinned. "Awesome!" He got out of his chair and made his way toward the exit to the diner. "Then lets be going now!"

"Wait! Aren't we gonna pay for your burrito?"

Beast Boy burst into laughter and wiped a tear from his eye. "Oh ho, you be funny." With that, he waltzed out the door. Beast Boy sighed, dug into his pocket, and pulled out a ten dollar bill. He placed that on the counter before heading after his interdimensional double.

...

The two soared over Jump City. Beast Boy flapped his long green wings with excitement and wonder. He could only imagine how beautiful his singing voice would sound after he and Beast Boy gathered the ingredients for the potion. It would probably sound sweeter than a bird's chirps, smoother than a rushing river. He bet that Raven would appreciate it. At the very least, he hoped she would appreciate it.

"Yo yo yo!" Beast Boy said. He pointed his beak downward. "I think that right there be the place where the map wants us to land."

Beast Boy nodded. The two birds zipped down to the ground. When they got there, they both morphed back into their human forms and stared at the sight. It was...unimpressive, to say the least. They were standing next to a dumpster in between two buildings, a dumpster that was filled to the brim with rotting trash. Beast Boy had to take all of his self control to not gag at the smell.

"Blugh!" he said. "Are you sure this is the place, dude?" He looked down at the map. "No, you're right. It is." He lowered the map and stared at the dumpster. "Why would there be magic beans here?"

""Beats me," said Beast Boy. He turned into a dog and sniffed around the dumpster. Before long, he stopped. "Wait a minute!" He made his body go stick straight. "I think the beans be in the dumpster!" With that, he turned into a raccoon and dived into the dumpster. Beast Boy waited on the outside as his double rummaged around. When he finally reemerged, he had a big smile on his face! "Voila!" He morphed back into a human and chuckled. "That was easy!"

Beast Boy stared at the the can of magic beans. It glowed yellow, similar to the sun. There was no doubt in Beast Boy's mind that this was what they were looking for. Despite that, he couldn't help but feel uncertain.

"Too easy."

Beast Boy chortled. "There be no such thing as too easy!" He hopped out of the dumpster. "Come on, Serious Me, let's go find the next item."

Beast Boy nodded hesitantly. However, just as he turned around, he noticed a shadowy figure standing on the other side of the alley. His heart leapt into his throat as the figure approached.

"Ah!" Beast Boy cried. "It's Sticky Joe!"

"Howdy," Sticky Joe said. However, it didn't sound jolly and kind like before. This time, it sounded dark and menacing.

"He wants the beans!" Beast Boy shouted. "Run!"

With that, the two changelings bolted with Sticky Joe following right on their tails.

Chapter 14 Jolly Old Man

The two changelings ran as fast as their legs could carry them. Beast Boy bolted down this alleyway and that alleyway. His breath was shallow and quick, so much so that it actually hurt his lungs. Beast Boy was doing his best to keep up with his interdimensional double, but his short stride wasn't cutting it.

"Yo! Could you slow down, BB?"

"What? Are...you...crazy?" Beast Boy didn't slow down. Beast Boy, with a roll of the eyes and a sharp groan, turned into a peregrine falcon and carried the can of beans in his claws as he flew. Beast Boy stared at him, a smile growing on his face. "Dude, you're a genus!"

"Me? A genius?" asked Beast Boy.

"Yeah!" Beast Boy came to a screeching halt. "Let's see if we can fly away with the beans!" With that, he also morphed into a peregrine falcon and took to the skies.

His counterpart smiled. "Oh. I sees what idea you be cooking up!" With that, he followed Beast Boy up into the air. The two of them soared higher and higher. Jump City now looked like an anthill, and Sticky Joe, an ant. Once they got high enough, Beast Boy laughed.

"Dude! We's totally gonna get away with the beans!" He squinted down at Sticky Joe, who was waving his fist in he air, and stuck out his tongue. "How do you like that, you jolly old man!"

Sticky Joe continued with waving his fist around. Then, much to Beast Boy's surprise, he stopped. While he was too far away to know for sure, Beast Boy swore he saw his face light up. The old man made his way back to the dumpster.

Beast Boy continued with his laughter. "Yeah, that's right, you better be running foo! There is no stopping the Beast Boy Bros!"

Beast Boy didn't know what to make of this, but since he couldn't talk while he was transformed, he couldn't voice his concerns to his counterpart. Beast Boy examined the can of magic beans in his claws.

"You knows," he said. "These look like they's be very delicious. I can see why Sticky Joe would want them."

All Beast Boy could do was nod, but he didn't take his eyes off of their chaser. He was rummaging around in the dumpster, burrowing in it like a star nosed mole. Suddenly, he pulled something out of the dumpster. Something...shiny.

What in the world is that? Beast Boy thought to himself. Before he what was going on, Sticky Joe zipped up into the air. It was then that he realized that the thing he pulled out of the dumpster was a jet pack.

"Squawk! Squawk!" Beast Boy squealed.

Beast Boy gave him a raised eyebrow. "What are you squawking about; is there a frog in your throat?"

"Squawk! Squawk!"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes. "You know, it wouldn't kill you to use your words every once in a while." Before he could say anything more, Sticky Joe zipped past them. "Gah! What's happening!"

The old homeless man zipped through the air with his jet pack, doing loop-de-loops. He came to a stop and gave the two changelings a grin, displaying a hole in his lower teeth. Beast Boy felt shudders run up and down his spine. Gripping the map in his claws, he zipped off at top speed.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Beast Boy called out.

The two zipped around the buildings of Jump City with Sticky Joe right on their tails. Beast Boy's wings flapped at such an incredible speed that feathers flew off of his wings. His heart beat against his chest so fast, almost faster than the speed of his wings. And considering that he and Beast Boy were currently flying at 200 miles an hour...yeah. Beast Boy huffed and puffed, trying to keep himself from passing out.

Beast Boy's brow furrowed. "Dude, are you okay?"

Before Beast Boy could flap his wing again, a wave of fatigue fell on him. He blinked his eyes. I can't. I can't do this. With that, both his wings and his head drooped, causing him to fall.

Beast Boy shrieked. "Serious Me!" He zipped down toward his counterpart, flew underneath him, and lifted up from the underside. "Wake up, Dum Dum! Pilots aren't allowed to be sleeping on the job."

Beast Boy opened his eyes and lifted his head. Thankfully, he hadn't dropped the map during this entire endeavor. He flapped his wings, allowing himself to fly straight once again. Unfortunately, Sticky Joe was not letting up. If anything, he seemed to up the settings on his jet pack, allowing himself to fly faster.

"Dude, Sticky Joe is unstoppable!" Beast Boy said as he allowed himself to move from flying under his counterpart to flying next to him. "What on Earth can we do?"

Beast Boy lowered his head. What could they do? Neither one of them had anyway of fighting back, not while they were in the air. If they transformed into a different animal, they ran the risk of dropping or losing the map or the beans. The most that they could do was hope to out-fly or outsmart Sticky Joe. But how could they do that?

"Howdy!" Sticky Joe cried. Beast Boy looked back and saw that the jolly old man was flying at an incredible speed. The distance between him and them was getting smaller and smaller.

"Yo! Watch out for the building!"

Right in the nick of time, Beast Boy noticed that he was flying straight towards a building. He and Beast Boy zipped straight up, but Sticky Joe just followed them. Beast Boy's heart pumped and pumped and pumped. He looked around, trying to find any part of his surroundings that might be of use. He spotted a glass building right in the middle of Jump City. He smiled and pointed it out to Beast Boy, who looked at it in confusion.

"It's a building. What be so special about a building?"

Beast Boy just grinned harder. He flapped his wings and made his way toward the glass structure. Beast Boy, while confused, still followed after him.

"Dude, whatcha think you be doing?"

Beast Boy, while he couldn't verbally respond, gave his counterpart a look that he hoped would say "Trust me." Thankfully, Beast Boy got the message and nodded. The two sipped right toward the glass building. Beast Boy made sure to slow down so that Sticky Joe would be able to catch up with them a little bit. Closer and closer they got to the building, and closer and closer Sticky Joe got to them. Right when they were an inch away from the window, the two Beast Boys dove straight down. Sticky Joe didn't have nearly enough time to react.

"Howdy!" he screamed.

CRASH!

...

The two changelings sat on the roof of a neighboring building. After Sticky Joe had crashed into the business center, the authorities had been called. Beast Boy watched as the homeless man was dragged into a police car in handcuffs. Admittedly, this made him feel a little bad.

"Man," he said as he morphed back into his human form. "I hope Sticky Joe will be okay."

"Pfft," Beast Boy said as he nonchalantly waved a wing. "He'll be fine." He morphed back into a human and allowed his legs to dangle off the side of the roof. He smiled as he held the beans. "What's important is we got the first ingredient."

Beast Boy smiled. "Yeah. I guess we did. We did a good job."

"Heck yeah we did! Now, ask the map what the next item is!"

Beast Boy nodded and pulled the map out of his pocket. "Hey map, can you show us where the next item is?" The pictures and words morphed once again. Beast Boy was shocked when he read what they said.

"Magical candy canes from the North Pole."

Chapter 15 Snowy Path

Whoosh!

Beast Boy's teeth chittered, chills covered his arms as the wind swept at his clothes. The snow around him and his interdimenisonal double glittered like the sun. Speaking of which, sunlight shone on the two changelings, beating down into Beast Boy's eyes and creating a glare as it bounced off the snow.

Beast Boy sneezed and rubbed his hands together. Why he couldn't have stopped at a Jump City shopping center to get a coat first, he will never know. The tips of his green fingertips were starting to turn an icy blue. He looked over at Beast Boy. His eyes had glazed over with frost, and icicles hang out from his nostrils.

"D d d dude," he said. "If we don't get to Santa soon, I is gonna steal your clothes so I is able to warm up."

Beast Boy grinned. "Not if I steal your clothes first!"

Beast Boy snickered. "You wouldn't do that."

"You wanna bet?" Beast Boy asked, his grin growing wider and goofier. He outstretched his arms and chuckled. "You better make a run for it dude!"

Beast Boy wore a blank expression, seeming to question whether his double was being serious. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Beast Boy lunged at him. Beast Boy shrieked and got out of the way just in the nick of time, causing Beast Boy to topple face first into the snow. Nevertheless, he got up and stared at his double, the grin nowhere close to falling off his face.

Beast Boy's eyebrows rose. "Dude! You's a madman!"

Beast Boy just laughed and got up. He chased after his changeling brethren, his laughter rising into the crisp blue sky. Beast Boy yelled like a loon and continued onward down the path.

"Don't you dare, Serious Me!" He morphed into a cheetah and barreled away. Beast Boy just did the same thing. Despite the fact that cheetahs were not designed to live in the snow, the fur covering Beast Boy's body helped him to warm up just a tad. He followed after Beast Boy, which wasn't difficult to do. Considering that he was bigger, he had a much larger stride. He barreled like a missile through the snow, and when he got to his interdimensional double, he pounced right on top of him.

"Ahh!" Beast Boy screamed. He morphed back into a human and held up his hands in terror. "What's you gonna do?"

Beast Boy also morphed back into a human. "Only the most deplorable and horrific thing imaginable..."

Beast Boy loomed over his double, who had his eyes closed, hands out, and his body shivering. Then, he beamed.

"TICKLE FIGHT!"

Beast Boy blinked. "Wait, what?"

With that, Beast Boy started tickling his double. Beast Boy screeched and giggled like a little baby.

"Okay! Okay dude!" he said with a growing smile. Beast Boy morphed into a dog and licked him in the face. "Dude, stop it! You's gonna make me pee my pants!"

Beast Boy morphed back into a human and joined in on the laughter. "That's what you get dude! You deserved every second of that torturous experiment!"

Beast Boy chortled. "Yeahs, it was torturous." He got up and brushed the snow off of his front. "But nows we need to get back on track."

"Right. Of course," said Beast Boy. he got up and wiped the snow off of his own front and resumed making the way to the North Pole. The two walked in silence for a bit, despite the fact that Beast Boy's face was cherry red from all the laughter and the cold. For a while, the only sound was the crunch of snow underneath their feet.

Finally, Beast Boy spoke up. "You knows, I did nots know you could be funny like that."

"Uh...thanks," said Beast Boy.

"Nos, I's serious," said Beast Boy. He turned toward his double. "Your team was always built up to be the serious ones. You never allowed anyone any room to be breathing, you know?"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "Where on Earth did you get that idea?"

Beast Boy shrugged. "I don't knows. I guess it just popped into my head one day. It also popped into my team's head around the exact same time."

"Ah." Beast Boy snickered. "So I assume Robin went out of his way to reinforce that?"

"Yeah, pretty much. I means, come on, it be Robin! He can't even allow us guys to goes to the bathroom without some kind of time limit."

Beast Boy shook his head. "My Robin would never do that. He's much more chill."

Beast Boy nodded. "Yeah. He's better in everyway." His ears drooped and he let out a sigh.

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "Dude, what's wrong?"

"Well," he said. "Your team is better than us in everyway. You're cooler, tougher, nicer, stronger, funnier, more serious; all that stuff. If you guys' universe be the one where everything is better, and you Titans be the best possible version of the Titans...what be the point of me and my team?"

Beast Boy stared at his interdimensional double. He felt a pang, a sort of stabbing sensation right in the chest. "Woah."

"Yeah. That was something I thought about a while ago. I told Robin about it a while ago. In fact, I told everyone about it. They all be dismissing it. The only one who didn't was Raven. In fact..." Beast Boy sniffled. "She said that she be thinking the exact same thing."

Beast Boy slowly nodded. "I understand."

"No. You don't; you really don't." Beast Boy wiped a tear from his eye. "I mean, everything I do will just be worse than what you do! Everything I has is just a worse version of yours. I might be a Teen Titan, but next to you...I'm just a joke."

Beast Boy stared at his double. He tried to form the right words, but none would come to him. What could he say to that? What could he possibly say to make him feel better? Was he really the right person to speak in this situation?

Well, considering that he was the only person available in this situation...the answer was probably yes. He put on a smile.

"Hey," he said in a reassuring tone. "For what's it's worth...you've been a big help to me."

Beast Boy looked up. "Really?"

"Really. And plus..." he laughed... "You can at least be a funny joke under the right circumstances."

Beast Boy put on a weak smile. "Thanks man."

"Anytime." He got on his knees and gave his double a noogie. "You can count on me to get you out of a rut."

"Yeah. Everyone knows I get into a lot of ruts already." He looked forward and jumped up and down. "Ooh! We're at the North Pole, yo!"

Chapter 16 Candy is Dandy

The North Pole glittered and shone with a bunch of neon lights. The colors of Santa's workshop stuck out like a sore thumb. The villages surrounding the workshop twinkled like a very hot, very visible star. Beast Boy's retinas hurt just by looking at it.

"Funny," he said. "I thought Santa's whole schtick was that he didn't want to be found."

Beast Boy laughed. "Don't worry. He ain't in any danger of being found. Nobody has found him in the last 50 years!"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow and snickered. "Except us, apparently."

Beast Boy waved his hand to dismiss the statement. "Yeah, but we be the main characters, so we don't count." His eyes lit up. "Ooh! Why don't we go find those candy canes now!" With that, he barreled down the hill.

Beast Boy watched his double, his eyebrow still miles high. He hesitantly followed him down into the village. He noticed the gingerbread houses. Icing acted as cement, chocolate bars acted as the shudders to the windows. He also noticed the elves. They were shorter than Beast Boy, which in and of itself seemed like a ludicrous possibility. They were dressed in pointy green hats and green vests, just like any stereotypical elf. Beast Boy focused on one pair of elves as they carried toy boxes across the street. They haven't even noticed him and his double.

"Man," he said. "This is like every little kid's dream."

"I knows! Isn't it awesome!"

Beast Boy sniffed the air, which smelt of melting chocolate, peppermint, and gingerbread. He smiled. "It is."

Beast Boy chortled. Then, his face fell. "But how's we going to find the candy canes?"

Beast Boy looked down at the map. "Well, we can always ask the map to show us the exact location."

"No, no, that be too easy," Beast Boy said. He placed his hand to his chin and tapped his foot. "Hmmm….." suddenly, his eyes lit up. "I gots it! Why don't we's go ask some of the gingerbread people!"

Beast Boy hesitated, his eyes still on the map. "Uh, Beast Boy, we have a magical GPS right here…"

"Yeah, asking the gingerbread people is the greatest idea, yo! I can't believe I of all people thought of such a perfect solution!" With that, Beast Boy made his way toward the nearest gingerbread house.

Beast Boy shook his head. "Is he always this clueless?" He noticed the map rearrange its letters again so that it read how much time do you have? Beast Boy snickered, rolled the map back up, put it in his pocket, and followed his double. If something went wrong, then he could always fall back on the map as a solution.

Beast Boy brimmed with anticipation as he ran to the gingerbread house. He knocked on the door, which Beast Boy was just noticing was made of almond bark. He snickered just as a gingerbread woman came to the door. Her frosting features curved into a smile.

"Wow! We have visitors!" She turned back around. "Isn't that great, Garfield? We have visitors!"

Beast Boy's features lit up. This lady lived with someone named Garfield! That was pretty cool!

Anyway, Garfield came to the door within no time at all. His icing eyes looked at one changeling, then another. He grinned.

"Oh wow, you're right Rachel. That's quite special!"

Rachel nodded enthusiastically and turned toward the two Beast Boys. "I'm Rachel, and this is my husband, Garfield."

"Hi!" Garfield said with a smile and a wave.

Beast Boy's heart soared. Garfield and Rachel were a couple. Was this universe trying to tell him something?

"Well, do come in!" said Rachel. "The forecast says that there is going to be a storm any minute now."

Beast Boy nodded and entered the abode. Beast Boy trailed right behind him. Beast Boy noticed that there was drool in the corner of his mouth, but he decided that it wasn't that big of a deal.

"Well now," said Garfield. He led the two of them to a table in the center of the room and directed them to sit down. Once they did, Rachel pulled some cinnamon rolls out of the oven and placed them on plates.

"Here," she said. "You too look famished."

Beast Boy grinned. "Oh! Thanks so much." He picked up the roll and held it to his mouth while his double did the same thing. They chowed down on the rolls within no time at all.

"That was good! Thank you!" Beast Boy said to Rachel.

"Thank you," she said with a chortle. "I love to bake."

Beast Boy laughed, appreciating the irony of a gingerbread woman liking to bake. He heard Beast Boy's stomach growl.

"Still not full, need more food." He looked over at Garfield, and his mouth began watering again. "Crunchy, delectable food."

Beast Boy cast his double a raised eyebrow before clearing his throat. "Well, Mrs. Rachel, we are happy that you took us in. Would you, by any chance, be able to help us?"

"Of course," Rachel said as she and Garfield took a seat at the table. "What do you need help with dear?"

"Well, my friend and I are looking for these magical candy canes. Would you by any chance know where to find them?"

Garfield laughed. "Oh, you really are not from around here!" He set his hand down on the table. "Magical candy canes grow all around here. However, we can never get our hands on them due to the fact that Santa harvests them. They are converted into peppermint oil, which is used for fuel for his sleigh."

Beast Boy nodded. "Interesting." He leaned forward. "So, would Santa have some magical candy canes in his workshop right now?"

"I suspect so," said Garfield with a nod. "I mean, it is the season."

Beast Boy nodded and let out a breath, all the while doing his best to not stare at his droopy mouthed double. "Thank you. You were a big help."

"You're welcome!" said Rachel with a smile.

Beast Boy smiled back. However, the smile fell from his face when he noticed that Beast Boy was starting to shake. He looked down at him with a furrowed brow.

"Beast Boy? Are you okay?"

Beast Boy shook as his bit his teeth. "So...hungry!" A devilish glint appeared in his eyes as he jumped on the table. He laughed maniacally. "Must...have….FOOD!"

With that, he ran toward the two gingerbread people. Beast Boy gasped as a heavy crunch sound echoed through the house.

"Rachel!" Garfield screamed in horror as he stared at his now headless wife. He turned toward the two changelings with his mouth hanging open. "How...how could you?"

Beast Boy gulped. Without thinking twice, he bolted out the house.

Chapter 17 Naughty Indeed

Beast Boy ran so fast that he didn't even bother to realize that his vision was clouded by the snow. The furious flurries plummeted toward the ground like mini parachuters. The coldness of the air also reflected the storm. It was chilly, painstakingly so. Regardless, Beast Boy continued to run. He didn't even notice that his fingertips were turning blue until he stopped.

But when he did stop….man. He rubbed his hands together and shivered behind a gingerbread house. His teeth chattered and he rubbed his iced over arms. It took him a minute to realize that he should probably morph into something in order to prevent himself freezing to death. Without thinking, he morphed into a penguin. The natural blubber of the penguin's body helped Beast Boy to stand in the cold without catching hypothermia.

Man, he thought to himself. Santa must be crazy if he thinks that living here is a good idea. He looked back the way he came, but because of the snow he couldn't see anything. Although, now that I'm safe this does beg the question. How am I going to get those candy canes?

This was a big problem. Even before his double bit off Rachel's head, he had asked himself this. He recalled when he had last been in Santa's workshop. It had been after he and the Goofy Titans had been forced to compete in a tournament by Trigon. The jolly old elf himself had been….anything but. He had seemed sadistically pleased when he found out the Goofy Titans had come for his warlagog, like he was ready to cover them in chocolate and dunk them in milk.

Beast Boy shuddered. He did not want to run into Santa again. Sure, he was able to outwit him last time, but that was only due to the fact that both teams of Titans were working together. Beast Boy didn't think he could beat Santa by himself. Well, sure, he had Beast Boy to help him out. But A, Beast Boy didn't count as two Teen Titan teams, and B, Beast Boy wasn't exactly….a prodigy, let's say.

Beast Boy shook his head. He thought about his double, as well as the display in Garfield and Rachel's house. His double really didn't have any self control, did he? It made Beast Boy wonder how the two of them had managed to get this far.

"Hey!"

Beast Boy perked up upon hearing his double's voice. He squinted into the snowstorm and saw Beast Boy, who coincidentally also happened to be in a penguin form. He waddled over to his double, clearly trying his best to go as fast as possible. Even still, the sight was very funny to behold, as Beast Boy knew that penguins weren't exactly known for their speed.

Finally, Beast Boy joined his double behind the gingerbread house. He panted as the snow and the wind caused his feathers to ruffle up. He looked into the eyes of his double.

"Man dude," he said. "Garfield called the Santa SWAT team right before I left. That means we are essentially criminals now!"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. Santa had a SWAT team? Okay. Odd.

Beast Boy shook his head. "I is sorry, dude. I really didn't mean to cannibalize Rachel." He sighed and kicked at the snow. "Stupid." Tears welled in his eyes. "I wish I didn't keep screwing up. Seriously. Why can't I's be more like you?"

Beast Boy felt his heart sink. As much as he knew that his double had screwed up, he also knew that he was trying his best. It kind of reminded Beast Boy of himself. Sure, he wasn't nearly as clueless as Beast Boy, but he still made mistakes (one of the biggest being when he had accidentally given Cyborg a virus). Perhaps they weren't as different as everyone liked to make them out to be. With this thought in mind, Beast Boy got in closer to his goofy counterpart and wrapped him in a Penguin hug.

Beast Boy chuckled. "Dude. You's gonna make me start bawling!" Beast Boy, in response to this, held on even more tightly. Beast Boy giggled and sniffled. "Thanks man. You be a good guy."

Beast Boy smiled as let go of his double. Beast Boy used his flipper to wipe the tear from his eye.

"I is glad you be there for me, man." His face fell. "But how's we gonna find the candy canes though? I means, we basically be wanted men! Granted, we weren't exactly on Santa's Nice List before, but still."

Beast Boy nodded. They were certainly in a pickle. He squinted into the snow as he tried to formulate an idea. How could they sneak into Santa's workshop? They would need to get in unnoticed. Perhaps…

Wait a second. Beast Boy brayed at his double, who gave him a raised eyebrow.

"What? Do you have an idea, Serious Me?" Beast Boy asked.

Beast Boy nodded and morphed into a reindeer. Beast Boy smiled.

"Oh. I sees what you sayin'." He also morphed into a reindeer and chuckled. "We can sneak into Santa's workshop undetected now! That be good thinking!"

Beast Boy nodded and grinned. Together, the two of them made their way toward Santa's workshop. When they got there, they searched her around until they found the reindeer pen. Beast Boy was just about to open it when Santa himself opened the door. He stepped out into the cold, grumbling as he did so. He barely noticed the two reindeer.

"Stupid Titans have to come by and eat up my gingerbread people." He shook his head. "When will those guys learn?" He laughed. "Oh ho ho. That's right. They will never learn because they're STUPID BABIES! Huff."

Beast Boy exchanged a nervous look with his double. Before they could move, however, Santa lifted his head and looked at them. Because they were covered in snow, he didn't even see their green fur. He smiled.

"Oh! Comet! Dancer! So glad that you guys managed to get back from the South Pole before the storm hit. Why don't you two sweeties get inside before you freeze to death?"

Both of the Beast Boys nodded and made their way inside. Once safely in the reindeer garage, Santa locked the door. This allowed both of them to morph back into humans.

"Whew," Beast Boy said. "That was easy."

"Yes, it was," Beast Boy responded. He faced his double with a serious expression. "But we can't stand back and celebrate. We need to find those candy canes as soon as possible."

"Roger that," Beast Boy said as he saluted. With that, the two of them made their way into the main portion of the workshop.

Chapter 18 Peppermint Fuel

Just as it had been the last time Beast Boy had been in the workshop, it was dark. Not so dark that he couldn't see anything, but dark enough so that the natural shadows acted as the perfect cover for the two changelings to hide. Beast Boy felt oddly confident sneaking around like this, like a special agent. The darkness helped him to feel safe and secure. If this was the reason why Raven liked to keep her face concealed in shadow half the time, Beast Boy wouldn't blame her in the slightest.

Raven. Ah, Raven. This was the reason he was here in the first place. He was doing this entirely for her. He might as well do his absolute best.

As the two of them crept around in the shadows, Beast Boy kept sneaking glances at Beast Boy. The goofy changeling looked a little nervous, as evidenced by the fact that he was biting his lip. His eyes also kept darting back and forth, and he kept sneaking glances over his shoulder to look at his double. Beast Boy would be lying if he said he didn't know why he was nervous. After all, they engaged in a fight with Santa and Mrs. Claus (oh, sorry, Megan) the last time that they were here, and they barely managed to escape with their lives. Based on his experience with this universe's version of Santa, Beast Boy reasoned that people should stop calling him the jolly old elf and call him the vicious old elf.

"Where's dos you think the candy canes be?" Beast Boy whispered.

Beast Boy looked around, but he did not see the candy canes. All he saw were conveyor belts that stretched from one end of the room to the other and presents wrapped up in colorful wrapping paper and frilly bows. But, then again, he probably shouldn't expect to see the candy canes. After all, they were obviously an important resource to Santa, being fuel for his sleigh. He would want to keep them in a place that was hidden from anyone who potentially wanted to steal them. When he voiced these thoughts to his double, Beast Boy looked at him in awe.

"Woah, dude. You be smart!"

Beast Boy chuckled as he felt his face grow warm. "Thanks, but I'm not really."

"No, really, you are!" Beast Boy's face fell a little. "Much smarter than me at least."

Once again, Beast Boy felt a pang. However, he brushed off the pang quickly and put on a smile instead. "That's not true."

Beast Boy laughed. "Oh, please. Don't be lying; I can sniff that out almost instantly."

Beast Boy's shoulders slumped. "Well, okay, you might be right on some level." He perked up immediately and grinned at his goofy counterpart. "But you do come up with smart ideas every once in a while. Remember the last time I was in this dimension? Well, you and your teammates were the ones who came up with the idea that Santa might have the warlogog. And hey! You turned out to be right! Also, remember the time where you outsmarted me in the duel by turning into a whale? That be clever, man!"

Beast Boy stared at Beast Boy, his face beginning to light up. "Oh wow. You be right, my man." He puffed out his chest. "I never really thoughts of myself as the big and brainy type! Maybe I should look into a good college!"

Beast Boy chortled. "That wouldn't be a bad idea. However, you've got to remember that being a superhero is a full time gig."

"Eh," Beast Boy said with a wave of the hand. "My team don't really care about that. Besides, any excuse to get away from my Robin!"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes, smiling as he did so. Beast Boy might be different from him in many ways, but at the same time, he was still a person, and he deserved as much respect as any other person. He had his own unique set of skills, talents, and redeeming qualities. Sure, some might dismiss him, saying he had no such thing. Actually, now that he thought about it, that was probably what caused Beast Boy to develop such a low self esteem in the first place. If that was the case….it was probably going to take a long time to truly help him to ovedcome these issues, if he could overcome them at all. That last thought, admittedly, made Beast Boy's heart sink.

Anyway, the two Beast Boys continued sneaking around. The deeper they got into the workshop, the darker it became. While the darkness was originally helpful and welcoming, now it was starting to become dark and sinister, spooky and creepy. Beast Boy felt chills run up and down his spine. Like his goody counterpart, he bit his lip and allowed his eyes to dart back and forth.

"Heys," Beast Boy said. "You said that the candy canes may be in a place where thieves be unlikely to look, right?"

"Right."

"Well, why don't we look in Santa's room? Not many thieves be willing to look there."

Beast Boy smiled. "Good idea, man. Let's se if we can check there."

So, they crept even deeper into the workshop. They snuck around hallways with the gracefulness of snakes. They continued to go deeper and deeper into the place, ignoring the creepy darkness as best as they could. When they got to Santa's room, the first thing that Beast Boy noticed was that it was locked.

"Oh man," he said. "We probably need to find a key somewhere in the…"

Right before Beast Boy could finish his sentence, Beast Boy morphed into a bull, ran at the door at full speed and knocked it clean off of its hinges.

"Or we can do that; that works too."

With that, the two of them made their way into Santa's room. Beast Boy was taken aback by how normal it looked. It kind of looked like his bedroom, save for the fact that it was devoid of a mess.

"Okay," Beast Boy said. "Let's find those candy canes."

The two of them looked all over the place. They looked underneath Santa's bed, in one of his treasure chests, and in his nightstand drawer. They did not find anything, save for some really embarrassing piece of underwear that the vicious old elf probably wanted to keep hidden.

"Darn it," Beast Boy groaned in frustration. "I can't find those candy canes anywhere!"

"Yeah," Beast Boy said as he leaned against the wall. "It be weird."

Right at that moment, the piece of the wall that Beast Boy had been leaning against retracted inward. Both of the Beast Boys gasped as they saw a short passageway open up. And right at the end of the passageway was…

"The candy canes!" Beast Boy gasped.

Beast Boy did a fist pump. "Yay boy! We found them!" He went into the passageway, picked them off the floor, and smiled. "Now, let's get out of here before…" suddenly, his face fell. "Say, did you just feel a draft?"

Once his counterpart mentioned it, Beast Boy did notice that the room felt extra chilly. He rubbed his arms together as his teeth chattered.

"Yeah. What's going…"

A shadow passed over the room. The changelings turned and gasped when they saw Santa standing in the doorway.

Chapter 19 Santa is Evil (Apparently)

Beast Boy had to use all the self control he had at his disposal to not scream in terror. The jolly old elf stared at him with beady, squinted eyes. His breathing was heavy, practically seething. The scent of peppermint, gingerbread, and wet reindeer rested on him, and it was so strong that even Beast Boy could smell it from where he stood.

Beast Boy exchanged a look with his double, who surprisingly did not look frightened. He just looked at Santa with a smug smirk.

"Yo," he said. "Hey, Santa, how you be? Me! I be good; extra good."

Santa snorted. "You may be good," he growled, "but you're still going on the naughty list!"

With that, he pulled what looked like a multicolored gun out of his fluffy red cloak. Both of the Beast Boys shrieked as he pointed it straight at them.

"Ahh!" screamed Beast Boy. "Santa has a gun?"

"Yeah man," said Beast Boy. "Don't you know anything about Santa?"

"I know enough to know that he shouldn't have a gun!" He took a step back, holding up his hands as he did so. "Santa, please put that gun away! There is no reason to fight!"

Santa chuckled. "Ho ho ho. No can do, ole interdimensional chap. I am not going to let you guys steal my candy canes from me. Not after you pulled that nonsense off with my warlogog. Seriously, do you know how expensive those things can be?" He aimed the gun. "Say good night, Titans."

Beast Boy froze, and not just because of the draft. He braced himself for the inevitable bullet that would lodge itself in his forehead. He heard Santa fire a blast.

"Nooo!"

Beast Boy opened his eyes just long enough to see his double jump into the line of fire. His eyes grew wide as Beast Boy fell to the ground, holding onto his bleeding chest.

"Beast Boy!" Beast Boy stooped down toward his double. "Are you okay?"

Beast Boy coughed. "Tell my story." He lifted his hand. "Go on without me, Beast Boy!"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "I'm not going on without you." He put his finger on his double's chest, and it came up with some brown, sticky liquid on the tip. "Especially seeing how Santa shot you with chocolate."

Beast Boy looked confused. "Chocolate?" He put his finger on his chest then stuck it in his mouth. His eyes lit up as he got a taste. "Oh man's, it is chocolate!"

Santa growled. "Foolish Titans! You weren't supposed to figure out what my secret weapon was!" He aimed the gun again. "Say good night."

Beast Boy smirked. "Okay!" He outstretched his arms. "Hit me with everything you've got, man!" When Santa started firing, Beast Boy morphed into a hippo. All the shots flew into his mouth, giving him an extra special treat.

Santa grit his teeth. "Darn it!" The gun jammed up, and he growled again. "Now look what you did; I'm all out of amo!"

Beast Boy laughed. "That's what you be getting man for putting my team on the Naughty List!" He turned toward his double. "Come on Serious Me." He turned into a bird and got on his back. "Let's get out of here."

Beast Boy nodded. Without even bothering to change out of his hippo form, he ran toward the door. Santa's eyes grew wide, his lip drooped like a wilting flower.

"Ho ho uh oh," he said. He didn't even have time to react before Beast Boy ran him over. He lay flattened on the ground, groaning like Control Freak when he was forced to get off the couch. Both Beast Boys morphed back into humans.

"Yeah!" Beast Boy exclaimed as he jumped up. "You're now a jolly old pancake."

Santa gritted his teeth and popped back up out of the flattened condition. He turned toward the changelings, practically seething at this point. His face was red and his eyes glittered with hate.

"You two are gonna get it!" He rushed toward them. Both Beast Boys bolted away. They didn't turn back nor did they stop as they bolted down the corridors. Santa, although he did not have access to his chocolate gun anymore, wasn't going to be stopped for any reason under the sun. He kept throwing explosive ornaments and gingerbread boomerangs at the changelings. It was a miracle that Beast Boy managed to keep a hold of the candy canes during all of this.

When they got to the workshop, the two Beast Boy's bolted for the exit. Before they could exit out into the ferocious snow storm, however, an ornament landed right in front of their feet. When it exploded, it pushed both of them back in a pepperminty smelling explosion.

"Ahh!" Both Beast Boys yelled. They flew all the way across the workshop and landed at Santa' feet.

"Ho ho ho!" Santa took hold of their hands and pinned them behind their backs, all the way taking back the candy canes and putting them in his pocket.

"Hey!" Beast Boy shouted. "Give those back!"

"Sorry," Santa said with a sneer. "You naughty children aren't gonna get any presents this year."

That word set a light bulb off in Beast Boy's head. "Presents!" He turned into a sparrow and flew away from Santa. Beast Boy followed his example.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

The two Beast Boys landed right in front of the conveyor belts and grabbed two presents. Beast Boy grinned at his double. "What do you say we have Christmas early this year?"

"I'd say that sounds like a great idea!" He tore into his present at a lightning fast speed and beamed when he saw what it was. "Sweet! Nun chucks!" He ran toward Santa, brandishing the nun chucks. This made fighting off against him that much easier, as Santa had no real way of fighting back.

"Stop! Stop it!" He tripped and fell on his back, causing the candy canes to fly out of his pocket. Beast Boy grinned and grabbed hold of them.

"Gotcha! Okay Serious Me; time to open your present!"

Beast Boy nodded and did just as he was told. "Sweet!" He chuckled. "Dynamite!"

Beast Boy laughed. "Yeah! We gonna be blow this place up!"

Santa rose to a sitting position. "No! You can't! If you do that, there'll be no more Christmas cheer!"

Beast Boy smirked. "Oh don't worry; I think the kids will manage." He lit the dynamite. "The parents can buy them gifts, after all."

With that, he threw the sticks of dynamite. The two changelings bolted out of the workshop, going as fast as their legs would carry them. They even morphed into cheetahs, just so they would have the guarantee of getting out safely. Explosions echoed in Beast Boy's ears once they managed to successfully run out the door.

"Yeah boy!" Beast Boy whooped. "We did it! And we still managed to get the candy canes!" He morphed into a bird. "Come on, Serious Me! Let's go somewhere where there isn't a storm!"

Beast Boy grinned. Morphing into his own bird form, he followed after his double.

Chapter 20 Forfeited Rights? What?

Once the two changelings reached the sandy beach that was right on the border of Jump City, they landed and changed out of their bird forms. Beast Boy laughed and whooped, the candy canes clutched in his hand.

"We did it man! We got the second ingredient!"

Beast Boy smiled, happy to see his double in this state. A sense of accomplishment and happiness over something good that you have just done isn't a feeling that anyone should mistreat. Beast Boy, unfortunately, had already seen many people do something like that, whether by downplaying it or using it to inflate their already monstrous sense of self.

Plus, it was nice to see that Beast Boy's double was actually proud of himself, given how he expressed that he had an inferiority complex. He came up and put his hand on his couple's shoulder.

"You did good man. I'm proud of you."

Beast Boy looked up, his eyes sparkling. "Really?" When Beast Boy nodded, he whooped even louder. "Yeah boy! I be a good person after all!"

Beast Boy rolled his eyes, smiling as he did so. He then let out a breath and took out the map from his pocket.

"We can't celebrate just yet, though. We have to find the next item on the list."

"Pfft," Beast Boy said as he waved his hand dismissively. "If we survived Santa, wes can survives pretty much anything." He got closer to the map. "Hey mappy doo, what be the next item on our list?"

The letters and pictures on the golden parchment shifted again, forming themselves into a sentence. When it was finally readable, Beast Boy felt his heart sink. His double didn't seem to share the same feeling though, as he just looked at the map with a look of bewilderment.

A lock of demon hair, as white as snow.

"Oh no no no," Beast Boy muttered to himself.

Beast Boy put his hand to his chin. "Hmm. I believes there is only one demon I know whose has white hair. He be…."

"Trigon," Beast Boy finished the sentence. He rolled the map back up, all while goose bumps covered his arms and chills ran up and down his spine. Trigon. The Lord of Madness, the Conquer of Galaxies, and Raven's father. That was not someone who he wanted to talk to, let alone steal a lock of hair from. Granted, he didn't want to steal a lock of hair from anybody, but especially not Trigon.

"Dude," Beast Boy said as he swallowed an especially nasty lump in his throat. "We can't get Trigon's hair! He'll destroy us in an instant!"

Beast Boy put on a determined expression. "We has to man. We has to do it for your girl!"

Beast Boy hesitated, tossing that sentence around in his head. Sure, he had already done a lot of stuff for Raven, but there were just some lines that he wasn't willing to cross. And risking ticking off an interdimensional demon was one of them! He started to do a deep breathing exercise, trying to calm his nerves.

"Come on, man!" Beast Boy said. "Don't back out on me so quickly! We can do this!"

Beast Boy cast his double a raised eyebrow. "And how exactly are we going to do this?"

Beast Boy smiled the goofy smile that he was famous for. "Don't you be worrying, my man. I know exactly what to do. Follow me."

With that, he morphed back into his bird form. Beast Boy, not knowing what else to do, also morphed and flew right after him.

…

When the two got back to Titans Tower, the first obstacle that they had to deal with was Robin. The Boy Wonder had not been happy that Beast Boy had showed up in the first place, and his irritation had only been exacerbated when the two vanished without a trace. Beast Boy gulped down a lump as Robin stared at them with his arms crossed and his face in a scowl.

"And just where have you two been?" he asked, his voice practically dripping with an angry tone.

"That be none yo business, my man," said Beast Boy. He tried to move past his "leader." "Cans you move? We needs to do something?"

Robin squinted his eyes. "You can't! You really expect me to just allow you to waltz back in the Tower unannounced without some sort of punishment?" He laughed. "You're officially grounded."

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I'm serious! I'm known for being extra serious, remember?"

Beast Boy shook his head. "You can't do that, man?"

"Oh ho ho, I can and I have!" He squinted his eyes at the tall green changeling. "And as for you, I want you back in your dimension by sunset this evening! You have been nothing but a bad influence on Beast Boy!"

Beast Boy gawked. "What are you, his Dad? He's allowed to do whatever he wants, Robin!"

"Oh, you think so, huh? Well, the contract he signed when he joined the Teen Titans says otherwise." He pulled out a sheet of paper that looked like it had been written on with crayon. "It says right here that anyone who joins the Teen Titans will forfeit all rights, human, unalienated, or otherwise, to their leader, Robin!"

Beast Boy gawked. This...this was ridiculous!

"Woah woah, wait a second!" Beast Boy grabbed the "contract" from his leader. "I never signed something like this! And this isn't even my signature!"

Robin laughed. "Well, too bad! I still have complete and total control over…."

Suddenly, a black tentacle sprung out form the hallway and coiled itself around Robin's neck. The Boy Wonder struggled and gasped for breath as Raven came into the room, her eyes glowing red underneath the Shadow of her hood and tentacles escaping from the folds of her cloak.

"You leave my Beastie alone, you hear me, Dick Grayson!" She shrieked in a demonic voice. Robin, with his face growing pale, managed to nod. Raven dropped him, allowing him to gasp for breath on the floor with a face as purple as a grape.

Raven sighed, allowing her tentacles to disappear and her eyes to stop glowing. She turned toward the two Beast Boys. "It's nice to see that you two are back." She cast them one of her rare smiles (well, rare from Beast Boy's perspective). "Come with me to my room so we can talk about what you did today."

Chapter 21 Let's Make This Difficult!

When Beast Boy got to Raven's dark, purple walled room, he was expecting the shadowy sorceress to get right to talking to both of them. After all, she did express some form of worry when they were out in the main room; it would only make sense. However, when they got there, that's not at all what Raven did. Instead, she leaned in close and started drenching the shorter of the two changelings.

"Oh yeah," she moaned in a pleased way.

"Yeah, Mama," said Beast Boy. "You give Daddy some sugar, okay?"

Beast Boy cringed at the sight of this. Considering that the two making out were essentially baby versions of the Titans, it really really really did not sit right with him to see both of them kissing each other in such a passionate and, quite frankly, icky way. He took a step forward, but both Raven and Beast Boy were oblivious to him.

"Guys." They did not respond. "Guys!" Still, they did not respond. So, Beast Boy cupped his hands around his mouth. "GUYS!"

This finally got their attention. Both of the Titans turned toward Beast Boy with an annoyed expression.

"Dude," Beast Boy said. "Can you read the room a little bit?"

Beast Boy gawked. "Can you read the room? I'm standing right here!"

Beast Boy and Raven exchanged a look, one that was miffed and annoyed. Seriously, it was like they had completely forgotten the whole point of coming in here in the first place!

Beast Boy shook his head. "Whatever." He took a step toward Raven. "We have so much that we need to tell you."

With that, Beast Boy jumped right into explaining what had happened, not leaving any details out. Raven's face rose and fell as Beast Boy went over the story, ranging from the exposition to the various climaxes. When he mentioned the last detail, how the map wanted them to get a lock of Trigon's hair as the next ingredient, Raven's face fell.

"Wait wait wait. You're telling me that you need a lock of hair from my dad?" When both Beast Boys nodded, she crossed her arms. "I don't believe you."

"Sorry, Mama," Beast Boy said. "I be afraid it be true."

Raven just shook her head. "Prove it. Hand me the map."

Beast Boy hesitated before un-scrolling the map. He gave it to Raven, who made an unimpressed expression at it.

"Ugh. This thing is made of gold. I hate gold. It's too pretty and sparkly; it has absolutely nothing on ruby and obsidian."

Beast Boy just sighed. "Just ask what's going on."

"Ugghhhh," Raven groaned. "Fiiiine." She looked down at the magical piece of parchment. "So, Mr. Map, what exactly is the next ingredient on the list that these two dudes are going on?" She stared at it as the letters shifted. After a minute, her face grew pale. "Oh no. No no no. You've got to be kidding me!" The map must have interpreted that as a question directed toward it specifically, because her eyes glowed red at it. "I AM NOT A MORON, YOU USELESS PIECE OF SCRAP PAPER!" She was just about to rip the thing in half, but Beast Boy stopped her.

"Wait! We be needing that, Mama!" Raven looked back at him, her eyes still glowing a deep scarlet. She reluctantly handed the map back to Beast Boy. As he put it back in his pocket, Beast Boy chuckled and scratched the back of his neck. "So, Mama, do you...do you thinks you can help us?"

Raven scoffed. "In your dreams." She crossed her arms. "I have sworn to never, and I do mean NEVER, to EVER talk with my father again. He's just…" Raven snarled. "He's just so annoying!"

Beast Boy thought about this. Raven was actually making sense. Sure, her main reasoning behind why she wanted to avoid Trigon (him being annoying) was a little….shallow, but it still made sense. After all, Trigon could destroy the dimension if he wanted to.

So maybe they could come up with a viable alternative to seeing Trigon. For example….hmm, actually, now that Beast Boy thought about it, this universe's version of Raven did have the ability to procure anything out of thin air. Maybe she could do something like that?

"Okay," Beast Boy said. "So why don't we spawn his hair out of thin air instead? That could work."

Raven and Beast Boy gave him raised eyebrows. "Do you be crazy man?" Beast Boy said.

"We can't do that," said Raven.

Beast Boy looked at them in confusion. "Why not?"

"Because. We just can't. My power to spawn things is temporarily out of commission."

Beast Boy became even more confused. "What? How?"

Raven sighed. "Robin banned me from using it after I 'accidentally' caused a book to spawn on his head."

Beast Boy blinked. That was it? Seriously? That wasn't that great of a reason. Nothing was preventing Raven from spawning something in secret.

"But Raven…"

"Dude," said Beast Boy. "I wouldn't say what you be thinking if I was you. Robin has eyes and ears all over the Tower."

"This is true!" Robin's voice shouted from down the hall. "Don't even think about it!"

Beast Boy sighed. "Okay. Well, then…" he shuttered. "I guess we have to see Trigon."

Raven crossed her arms again. Even under the shadows created by her hood, Beast Boy could see the scrunched up ridges in her forehead. "Yeah, that's a no way, no how, huh uh."

"Oh come on, Mama," said Beast Boy.

"No! I do not want that demon in my life! He's much more trouble than it's worth!"

Beast Boy took hold of Raven's hand and gave her a warm smile. "Come on, Mama. Please. This boy here really want some love. And the only way he can get that, is by singing a song." He put his shoulder around her. "Can't you at least be sympathetic towards that?"

Raven laughed. "I'm half demon, Beast Boy. I know no such thing as sympathy."

Beast Boy then got in closer to Raven and gave her the biggest, sparkliest served puppy dog eyes anyone had ever seen. Beast Boy felt like swooning just looking at them. He would be willing to do anything for that face, even jump off a cliff.

Raven raised an eyebrow. "Don't give me that look."

Beast Boy turned into an actual puppy this time. The sweetness of his expression was better than ten buckets of sugar. Thankfully, it finally caused Raven to relent by letting out a sigh.

"Fiiiiine." She pulled out a cell phone with skulls on a black case. "You goons will regret this."

Beast Boy laughed as Raven punched in a number. "I don't know the meaning of the word regret. I have no such thing."

Beast Boy laughed as he recalled when his double said that earlier. Raven put the phone to her ear and cleared her throat.

"Hey, Dad. It's Raven." The tone of her voice was an annoyed droll. "Yeah. I was thinking. It's been a while since you and I have seen one another. Why don't you come visit Titan's Tower at some point?" She paused for a moment, blinked out her eyes, and sighed. "No, I don't want you to bring the scrapbook." She paused again. "Or the photo album." She paused a second time before sighing again and pinching her brow. "No! I don't want you to bring anything; just bring yourself!" Trigon babbled away on the other line. "Uh huh. Uh huh. Okay, thanks Dad, see you then." With that, she hung up the phone and turned toward the Changelings. "He'll be here in thirty minutes."

"Yes!" Beast Boy said as he did a fist pump.

"Thanks, Raven," said Beast Boy with a smile.

"Oh ho ho, don't thank me yet." Her eyes grew wide, the lighting in the room seemed to get a smidge darker. "Don't. Thank. Me. Yet."

With that, she teleported away.

Chapter 22 Demon at the Door

Ding Dong!

Beast Boy bounced up, his heart bounced like a beach ball into his throat. He was here; Trigon was actually here. A bit weird that he was using the door, considering that he had teleportation powers. And the power to steal people's souls. And the power to kill, and kill painfully.

Beast Boy gulped. This...he could already tell that this was not going to go well. He recalled the things his double had said as they waited for this universe's Lord of Madness. Beast Boy said that Trigon wasn't all bad; in fact, all he really wanted was a chance to hang out with and bond with Raven. A complete contrast to the Trigon of Beast Boy's universe; kind of seemed like there was a yin and yang thing going on. However, Beast Boy still wasn't willing to trust Trigon for one simple reason.

That being that he was a flipping demon!

Pound Pound Pound!

Beast Boy gulped. No matter what was the case, one simple fact remained. Beast Boy needed to get the lock of Trigon's hair. He had to. He didn't have a choice in the matter. So, swallowing his terror (it tasted of vomit) he slowly made his way forward. He put his hand on the knob and turned it. Sure enough, Trigon was on the other side. Dressed up in a pink vest that even Beast Boy could see clashed with his red skin, the demon cast the green changeling a smile.

"Hello hello!"

Beast Boy returned the smile, albeit nervously. "He...hello."

Trigon smiled down at Beast Boy, all four of his eyes twinkling in delight. "Say, you look familiar. Aren't you the Beast Boy of the universe I tried to conquer with Big Triggy?"

Beast Boy snickered at the nickname. "Ye...yes."

Trigon chuckled. "Ah, yes. Good times; good times." He sighed and looked up at the ceiling with a wistful expression. "Who knew that such a big and monstrous demon could taste so delicious?" He licked his lips. "Kind of tasted like apple pie, now that I think about it."

Beast Boy nodded, trying to swallow the vomit accumulating in his throat. He remembered the transformation Trigon had gone through when he changed to Hexagon. That...yeah, Beast Boy really wished he could unsee that.

"Well, anyway," Trigon said, slapping his hands on his knees. "I sense that you are feeling a little on edge, so I won't stress you out any longer." He floated into the tower, causing the door to magically shut behind him. "Where's my little princess of darkness?"

Beast Boy, not knowing what else to do, followed the demon. His heart pumped and pumped and pumped. Seriously, Beast Boy felt as if he was going to pass out at any minute. He noticed Trigon admired the scenery in the hallway, stopping to wipe some dust off of the window with his finger or even making comments like "this place gets nicer and nicer every time I see it." Admittedly, this display put Beast Boy off a little. Trigon didn't appear to be anything like the Trigon he knew. He just seemed to be a normal suburban dad. Honestly, beast boy didn't know which version of Trigon freaked him out more. After all, he could deal with his universe's version of Trigon. He could barely approach this one.

Anyway, the two of them got to the elevator and entered in at the same time. Trigon smiled and kept his hands folded behind his back as the elevator travelled up to the top floor. Beast Boy eyed him cautiously.

"You know," Trigon finally said. "I haven't seen my little Rae Rae in forever." He sniffled and dried his eyes. "I almost choked on the human soul I was devouring when I heard that she wanted me to come over."

"Uh huh," Beast Boy said, focusing away from Trigon.

Trigon sniffled again and bit down on his finger. "I really do hope that she and I can build a better relationship. Maybe we could even start destroying universes together again."

"Yeah," Beast Boy said, unsure if there was even an appropriate way to respond to this. "Sure."

Thankfully, the elevator arrived at the floor. Trigon once again admired the scenery, taking note of the large, fish bowl like windows that covered the Tower. He then gestured for Beast Boy to enter. "Well, come on in! I promise I don't bite." He chuckled. "Often."

Beast boy chuckled nervously and stepped into the room. Once he was in, a whoop occurred from the kitchen. Both people, curious, followed the sound. The enter the room to find Cyborg and Starfire. The former appeared to be stuffing as many chicken wings into his mouth as possible, while the latter was cheering him on.

"The go, Cyborg, the go!"

Cyborg smiled, or at least did the best he could with a mouth full of chicken parts. Starfire continued cheering him on until Trigo cleared his throat. She turned around and beamed.

"Oh! It is the you, Mr. Trigon!"

Cyborg, in shock, spit out each and every single one of the wings in his mouth into a pile on the floor. He wiped his mouth and stared at the big red demon. "What are you doing here?"

"I am here to see Raven!" Trigon exclaimed.

Starfire clapped her hands. "Oh, joy! I am sure that she will be most delighted to see you!"

Cyborg, on the other hand, didn't look so sure, which mirrored Beast Boy's mood perfectly. "Are you sure Raven wants to see you? I mean, she has been a little distant recently."

Trgon laughed. "Of course she will want to see me! I'm her father! And a lovable one at that!" He made his way toward the hallway.

Beast Boy, despite his previous nervousness, laughed. Trigon, the Lord of Madness, was lovable? Okay, now he had heard everything. He followed Trigon to the bedroom hallway, all while the soul devourer sang a happy tune.

"Oh, happy day!" He sang with his brassy, booming voice. "Ohhh, happy day."

Beast Boy smiled. Maybe he should ease up on the worry just a smidge. Not only was it bad for his poor little heart, but...it also seemed unnecessary. Trigon actually didn't seem all that bad. He really was lovable. Sure, in a dorky dad sort of way, but he was at the very least lovable.

"Ohh, I can't wait to see my little girl!" Trigon exclaimed when he stopped in front of Raven's room. He cleared his throat and opened the door. "Raven, I'm...GASP!" Suddenly, Trigon was surrounded by flames. "WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?"

Beast Boy ran toward the door and let out a gasp of his very own. Before his eyes were his double and Raven. And they were in bed together.

Chapter 23 Apocalypse

Beast Boy and Raven immediately ruffled around the blankets and stared at Trigon. The expressions on their faces made them look like they were completely and utterly surprised to see Trigon here. Which was more than a little backwards, considering that Raven was the one who invited him. Speaking of Raven, she wrapped herself in a blanket for protection. Because she wasn't wearing her hood, Beast Boy could see that she looked beyond terrified.

"D….dad!"

Trigon seethed as he looked at his daughter. "You dare to do this right before I decide to visit you? For that matter, you decide to do that with him!"

Beast Boy sat up and stared at Trigon. His brow scrunched up. "Foo! I have a name you know!"

Trigon pointed a fiery finger at the green changeling. "You dare to not only seduce my daughter, but also insult me? If anything, you're the fool!"

Raven snapped her fingers, and she was dressed up in her blue cloak once again. She looked desperate to appease her father, desperate to keep him from exploding in rage. She took a step forward.

"Dad, Beast Boy isn't a fool!" Her brow scrunched up. "And I'm sixteen! I can make my own decisions, and you shouldn't be able to interfere!"

Trigon laughed. "Oh, you crack me up, daughter." He glared at her, all four of his eyes glowing a bright yellow. "You will pay severely for your insolence!"

With that, he teleported away. Beast Boy looked at the two goofy Titans, fear starting to take him over.

"What...what is he going to do?"

Raven dropped to the floor. She seemed to be trying to grasp onto something, anything for support. Beast Boy got out of bed and put his uniform back on.

"I...I don't knows," said the goofy changeling.

Raven stared at the ground as sweat dripped off of her face. Well, it was either sweat or tears; Beast Boy couldn't exactly tell.

"He...I think he's going to try and destroy the world."

Beast Boy's eyes popped out of their sockets. "I'm sorry, what!"

Suddenly, an explosion occurred somewhere outside. It rocked the room, causing everything to vibrate. Beast Boy almost fell over; he had to keep his arms outstretched to keep his balance. When the rumbling stopped, he looked at the two goofy Titans with a lump forming in his throat.

"What was that?"

Beast Boy went over to the window and gasped. "Holy guacamole!" He pulled the curtain back, and Beast Boy felt sick to his stomach when he saw that the sky was scarlet. Fireballs also rained down. Beast Boy looked at Raven and his counterpart with a determined, serious expression.

"We need to find out where Trigon is. Now!"

Raven nodded. "Okay. Get in a little closer, you two."

The two Beast Boys did just that. With that, Raven snapped her fingers, and they were all teleported away.

…

The scene outside did not bring any comfort to Beast Boy at all. It looked like the sky was bleeding fire, and on the ground, things weren't much better. People screamed as fireballs hit the pavement, creating bubbling pools of lava in their wake. Those who were unfortunate enough to get hit were not burned alive; they were turned to stone.

Beast Boy gulped. This scene was way too similar to the time that the Trigon from his universe tried to destroy the world. Way too similar.

"Oh no!" Beast Boy shrieked. "Bryan!"

Beast Boy ran over to the end of the street, and his two companions followed him. Beast boy had to swerve out of the way of not only the screaming people, but also, the fireballs that decided to randomly spawn. Thankfully, he managed to get to the end of the street without much trouble.

Unfortunately, once he did, he saw that Bryan, the guy who had served them in the restaurant earlier, had been petrified. Beast Boy felt like throwing up just looking at him.

Beast Boy, on the other hand, wrapped his arms around the server and cried. "This is all my fault!"

Raven put her hand on Beast Boy's shoulder. "No, it's not your fault."

"It is! I waa the one who suggested...well, you know." He dried the tears from his eyes. "And now, thanks to me, the whole world is in danger!"

Beast Boy felt a pang. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Trigon's voice boom throughout the town.

"MORTALS! YOUR TIME ON THIS WORLD HAS ENDED! BOW TO THE MIGHT OF TRIGON THE TERRIBLE!"

Beast Boy looked down at his double, who was practically hysterical. He put his hand on his shoulder too. "Don't worry. We will find a way to fix this."

Beast Boy dried the big, pearly tears from his eyes and stared up at his double. "How?"

Beast Boy looked up into the sky. "We need to have a little chat with Trigon."

Raven and Beast Boy's eyes grew wider than the moon.

"What!" Raven shrieked. "Are you crazy?"

"No. But I know the Trigon of this universe well enough to know that brute force won't do a thing when it comes to defeating him." He looked over at Raven. "A conversation with his daughter might though."

Raven's face fell. However, she must have realized that Beast Boy waa right, because she let out a groan. "Ugh. Fine." She looked between the two changelings. "Come on. Let's go find him."

She rose into the air. The two Beast Boys took on bird forms in order to follow her. They weaved around the buildings and fireballs, looking for Trigon. Thankfully, he wasn't difficult to find in the least. He was the size of a skyscraper and just floating around in the sky. The Titans sped up upon seeing him. When they got close enough, Raven cleared her throat.

"Dad?"

"WHAT DO YOU WANT, DAUGHTER?"

"Well, I was just wondering. Could you, like, not destroy the world?"

Trigon growled. "No. I have to teach you a lesson."

Desperation took over Raven's features. "Oh, please Dad! Please don't do it! I'll do anything you want!"

Trigon looked surprised. "Anything?"

"Yes! Anything!"

Trigon thought about this and then smiled. "Well. There is one thing you can do."

Chapter 24 Family Tea Party

Trigon grinned and giggled, which were two actions Beast Boy would have never pictured coming from him. To be fair, he also hadn't imagined that he would ask Raven to join him for a Daddy Daughter Day. It was too absurd. Actually, it was more than absurd; it was downright ridiculous.

Nevertheless, as he drove the trio around in a bus he had stolen from a remote part of the city (or procured out of thin air; Beast Boy wasn't one hundred percent sure), his giggle fits became almost intolerable. They weirded Beast Boy out, made his stomach do three sixties. In all honesty, he had no idea why he was here. Sure, Raven had specifically asked him and Beast Boy to join her ("I value my sanity too much," she said), but why on Earth had Trigon allowed it? Weird.

"Ho hum ho, off to the cafe we go," Trigon sang as he drove through Jump City, which thankfully was no longer infected by a scarlet sky. The people were no longer petrified either, which was both a blessing and a curse. See, one thing about Trigon was that he was a really bad driver, so….

SPLAT!

Trigon laid his hand straight down on the horn. "Stupid pedestrian! That's like….what, the fourth one I ran over."

"Seventh," said Beast Boy. "It's the seventh."

Trigon growled. "They keep getting in the way. Do they have a death wish or something?"

Raven let out a growl of her own. Her eyes slowly turned red, and her extra set appeared. "Well, maybe they wouldn't get in the way if you didn't drive on THE SIDEWALK!"

Beast Boy leaned away from the shadowy sorceress, feeling afraid. Trigon just laughed, as if he found his daughter's demonic outburst adorable.

"But that's half the fun! I love the crunching noise as you run over a person's bones."

Okay, that REALLY made Beast Boy sick. He puffed out his cheeks and put his hand to his mouth as the tangy taste of vomit flooded his tongue. "Ugh. That's...that's…"

Beast Boy flashed his double a sympathetic look. "You not feeling so well, my man?"

"No! This demon is just too much to handle!"

Trigon turned around. "I can hear you, you know." He laughed again. "Thankfully, I am already in a good mood today, and there is nothing that can bring me down."

Raven groaned. "Ugh. I hate it when you're in a good mood."

"Oh, come on, Mavie Ravie. It's not that bad."

"You say that like you aren't prone to doing evil things while in a good mood."

Trigon shrugged. "Eh. I'm a demon; what can I say?" His eyes lit up. "Ooh! Looks like we're here!"

With that, he stopped the bus, right in the middle of the sidewalk. The party got out and looked at the place where Trigon had decided to take them.

"Floral Cafe?" asked Beast Boy.

"Ee Yep!" Trigon said. "This is the perfect place for the Daddy Daughter Date!"

Raven cringed. "Can you….not call it that? It makes me feel like a toddler."

Trigon glared at her. "That's a lot of talk coming from someone who doesn't want me to destroy your world."

Raven flashed him her own glare, putting her hands on her hips as she did so. "You could have asked me to do anything, and you asked me to do this. You really are evil."

Beast Boy snickered. "What else is new?"

Trigon, seemingly sharing Beast Boy's thoughts, raised his eyebrow. "You really don't know me that well, huh?" He then put on his smile again. "Okay. Let's go inside."

So, they did just that. They stepped into the cafe, with dim lighting and plants growing out of fancy golden flower pots all over the place. People screamed at the sight of the massive red demon, bolting toward the back exit and tripping over their feet as they attempted to get away from him. Trigon didn't seem to mind though. He just stole a table and procured some tea for his party.

"Okay, Rae Rae." He sat down and poured the tea. "Drink up." Raven sighed and took a seat. Right before she could drink her tea, Trigon stopped her. "Oh, wait. You need to look your best; this is a fancy tea party after all." With that, he snapped his fingers, and Raven was wearing a pink dress.

Beast Boy grinned. "Ooh. You look smoking, Mama."

Raven, however, just glared at her father. "Pink? Seriously? I hate pink!"

Beast Boy raised his eyebrow. "Isn't...isn't your happy emoticlone pink?"

Raven turned and growled at him. "I'm trying to complain here; don't ruin that for me!"

Beast Boy just held up his hands and took a seat at a table parallel to Trigon and Raven's. His double sat across from him, keeping his eyes on the sorceress in pink.

"Man," he sighed. "She be breathtaking."

Beast Boy looked at her and nodded. The dress she wore was covered in sequins, glittering like the stars. The hem of the dress was dipped in yellow dye, and the whole thing was strapless. It really was beautiful, despite the hatred she had toward the color. It made him wonder; what exactly would his Raven look like in a similar dress? She would probably be gorgeous. Beast Boy's heart fluttered; maybe he should buy one for her when he saw her again.

However, he couldn't see her again until he got the ingredients for and made the singing potion. Realizing this made him feel horrible. He looked at Trigon's milky white locks. How exactly would he get his hands on one of them? It's not like he could just take a pair of scissors to the demon's head.

Anyway, the party sipped their tea, all while Beast Boy kept his eyes glued to Trigon. He had to get his hair. He had to. But how would he do that?

Beast Boy must have noticed him staring, cause he looked at the demon sipping from the tea cup. "Dude," he said. "Why you be staring at Trigon?" He raised an eyebrow. "You be in love with him or something?"

"What! You're crazy, no! You know I love Raven!" He sighed. "I just need to figure out how to get a hold of Trigon's hair."

"Ohhh." Beast Boy nodded. "You be making sense." He looked over at Trigon and Raven, putting his hand to his chin as he considered the possibilities. Eventually, he grinned. "Well, i be no genius, but I think I has an idea."

Beast Boy blinked. "What's that?"

"You'll see," he said with a wink. He got up and went over to Trigon. "Big T?"

Trigon cast him a glare. "What?"

"I be thinking. Your long, silky locks be so well kept. Why don't you be treating yourself by getting them done?"

"Done?" Trigon asked.

"Yeah. By a professional."

Trigon put his hand to his chin before smiling. "That's not a bad idea." He grinned at Raven. "Come on, sweetie! Let's go to the hair salon!"

Raven looked like she was just about to groan, but one little wink from Beast Boy stopped her. She sighed. "Fine."

Beast Boy grinned. His double could be really smart sometimes.

Chapter 25 Horrid Haircuts

Trigon snapped his fingers, causing the party to teleport. The whooshing feeling brought upon by the magic swirling around him made Beast Boy feel...strange. He was miles away from his body, yet at the same time completely grounded. He was sane, yet insane; comfortable, yet squirming. The only real way to describe this feeling was to have it be called a juxtaposition. A juxtaposition of feelings, both physical, and emotional, that never should be juxtaposed.

The feeling lasted for a good thirty seconds. By the time it passed, Beast Boy didn't even know if he was fully human anymore. He looked down at his hands, which proved to be a big mistake. His vision wobbled and became fuzzy. He gripped hold of his stomach as his whole body shook.

"Oh mama," he whispered. "Mama Mia Micheline."

Beast Boy laughed. "I loves that! It makes me feel strange!"

Raven laughed. "You don't need a Teleportation spell for you to be considered strange, Beast Boy."

The goofy green changeling raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean, Mama?"

Right before the shadowy sorceress could answer, Trigon cleared his throat and wore another sparkling, giddy smile. "We can worry about that later, Beast Boy. Right now...we're here!"

Beast Boy looked up at the building they now stood in front of. Jump City Beauty Salon was what it was called. Beast Boy swallowed a lump and stood up. He wobbled so badly that he had to have Beast Boy provide him with support.

"Yous okay, man?"

Beast Boy sucked in a breath. "I will be."

Trigon giggled. "Come on, everyone! Let's get ourselves inside so I can get a mullet!"

Raven cringed. "A mullet? Seriously Dad?"

Trigon shrugged. "What? I want to invoke the feeling of the nineties."

With that, the father and daughter duo entered the salon. The two Beast Boys followed after them, going as slowly as possible to not cause Beast Boy any nausea. Once they got inside, they saw Trigon talking to a horrified receptionist.

"Uhh...don't worry, sir. We'll get you a spot at our salon right away."

"You'd better." Trigon's eyes glowed yellow as he grinned wickedly. "If not, I know of a beautiful place in Azarath that a petrified version of you would look nice in."

Beast Boy felt shivers ringing up and down his spine, reminding him that this was in fact Trigon the Terrible. The receptionist turned as pale as snow and directed the foursome to follow her. They each took seats in front of the mirrors. Beast Boy stared at his reflection crazily.

"Looks! It's another me!" He stuck out his tongue. "Bla haha! You be ugly, Beastie Boy!"

"Don't talk about yourself that way," said Raven. She put her hand on his shoulder. "Sure, you're green and short and have pointy teeth, but you're still attractive enough for me to want to be your girlfriend."

Beast Boy blushed. "Thanks, Mama."

"You're welcome." Raven leaned in close. "I think that you would look really manly with a buzz cut."

Beast Boy bounced up and down in his seat. "Then that's exactly what I will get!"

Beast Boy smiled. Yeah, these two goofy Titans were obviously in love with each other. It wasn't just puppy love either. Well, okay, there was some element of puppy love; there was only so deep you could get with this version of the Titans. However, this love was still...sweet. Surprisingly, it was also...wholesome.

Anyway, the hair stylists came within no time at all. One of them, the one who was doing Trigon's hair, swallowed a lump. "Uh...hello. My name is Trista; I'll be taking care of you today."

"Awesome!" Trigon said. He leaned back and closed his eyes. "I'd like a mullet."

Raven rolled her eyes. "And of course, he doesn't listen to a word I said." Right as she was just about to flash her father a look, her stylist came up to her.

"Hello. I'm Amy. What do you want done to you today?"

Raven blinked before smiling. "Can you dye my hair purple?"

Both Beast Boys exchanged a happy look. Yes. Yes, yes, oh my goodness, yes!

"Hello, I'm Eris," sis the next stylist as she stood over Beast Boy. "What would you like done, sweetheart?"

Beast Boy glared at her. "Hey! You can't goes around calling me sweetheart! I ain't nobody's sweetheart except Mama Raven's!" He turned into a tiger and growled at her.

Eris shrieked and held up her hands. "Sorry, I'm sorry. What...what would you like done...uh, sir?"

Beast Boy turned back into his human form. "I wants to get a buzz cut." He made his eyebrows go up and down. "That would look pretty handsome, don't you believe?"

Beast Boy shook his head and rolled his eyes just as another hair stylist came up. This one was the most beautiful of the lot. Sure, she didn't have that great of a body or face. However, her hair was dyed purple and cut up in a Bob style. She also had very pale skin, almost deathly pale. Beast Boy blinked, unsure if this lady was even his stylist at all. The symbolism was just too blatant.

"Hello, I'm Grace. I'll be your stylist today."

Beast Boy's heart melted. This universe really loved sending him signs, as if it too supported the love he had for the amazing and lovely witch in blue.

"It's nice to meet you, Grace. I'll just have a trim."

Grace blinked before breathing a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank goodness. You aren't giving me a ridiculous task to do like these numbskulls."

"I heard that!" Beast Boy said as an electric razor was taken to his head.

Grace just rolled her eyes, reminding Beast Boy even more of his love. "A trim is certainly something I can do."

With that, she went to work. Beast Boy watched her through the mirror, feeling impressed at the level of skill she displayed. And considering he was just getting a trim, that said a lot.

"You know," Beast Boy said. "You look a lot like a girl I like."

"Really?"

"Yeah. You're really pretty."

Grace blushed, which really complemented her hair color. "Thank you. Is that why you're here today; to impress your crush?"

Beast Boy was about to answer no, but when he thought about it, he realized that no wasn't entirely the truth. He laughed. "Yeah. Sort of. I hope to impress her somehow."

Grace smiled. "Well, I wouldn't worry so much about that. You don't need a stupid haircut or any other silly gimmicks in order to do that. As long as you pour your heart and your soul into expressing your love for her, you'll impress her just fine."

Beast Boy smiled. "I'll remember that. Thank you."

"Anytime." Grace took a comb to his hair. "Before I was a hair stylist, I was a matchmaker."

Beast Boy laughed. "Sounds legit. I think I could use a matchmaker in my life."

Grace laughed. "To hook you up with your crush?"

"Yeah. Exactly." Beast Boy said with a twinkle in his eye.

They mostly stayed silent after that. As Grace finished her work, Beast Boy pondered what she said. Pouring his heart and soul into expressing his love for Raven. He could do that. He needed to. The only question is would Raven accept it?

Oh boy, did he hope so.

Chapter 26 Anticlimactic

"All set!"

Beast Boy smiled at his reflection. Grace had done a great job; an expert craftsman, one could even call her. Sure, all she had done was give him a trim, just like he asked. But she had done so in a way that indicated that she had loved every second of the practice, relished in every follicle of hair that had been chopped off.

"Thanks, Grace."

"Anytime," the Raven doppelganger said. She placed the scissors down on the table and removed the towel that she had draped over Beast Boy's chest. "Maybe you should get your crush to do this for you when you are going out with her."

Beast Boy chuckled. "Raven doesn't like trimming hair. She's more into saving the world."

"Hmm. Fun." Grace let out a breath and curled her hair over her ear. "Well, let's hope that she is more competent at saving the world than those two idiots."

Beast Boy looked over at the goofy Titans before turning to Grace with a glare. "They try their best."

"Yeah," Grace snorted. "Okay."

With that, she walked off. Beast Boy sighed, shook his head and stood up. He went over to Beast Boy, who was being sheared like a sheep. Green clumps fell to the floor, making Beast Boy think of a pile of yardwork. He wondered if that was what the hairdressers on his world thought of whenever he paid them to do his hair. He wondered why they didn't take a lawnmower to his doo.

Snickering, Beast Boy looked at Eris, Beast Boy's stylist. She still looked pretty shaken up after when the goofy green changeling had threatened her with his tiger form, but was otherwise doing the job really well. "Almost done?"

"Yep." She sheared off one last clump, officially making Beast Boy's status as the highest ranking general in the goblin army official. "All set."

"Sweet!" Beast Boy bounced up. "I is the most handsomest dude of all time." He chuckled at Eris. "If my plan wasn't to ultimately get hitched to that lovely girl right there, I would be getting rejected by you right here, right now."

"T...terrific," Eris said. She backed away slowly, allowing Beast Boy sometime to admire himself in the mirror. He chuckled as he swiped his hand over his shiny bald head. "Mans, I look good!"

"Mmhm," said Beast Boy. He cleared his throat. "Now, we just need...uh…"

Beast Boy turned toward Trigon, still getting his snow white locks of hell styled into a mullet. Of course, this wasn't an easy job for his stylist, as she had the burdens of working around his horns and Trigon's horrible temper. She must have realized it too, as beads of sweat rolled down her face.

The two Beast Boys exchanged a look before Beast Boy smirked. "Pfft. I've got this." He waltzed over to the chair and picked up a lock of Trigon's hair off the ground. Smiling like a crook, he made his way back over to his counterpart. "Easy peasy, lemon squeezy."

Beast Boy's still darted around the room nervously. He looked at Trigon, who was humming a tune as his hair got trimmed. He hadn't even noticed Beast Boy being sneaky. Beast Boy almost expected him to lash out at any second, to rain brimstone over the two of them once he turned around and noticed them with his lock of hair. But…

Nothing happened. Absolutely nothing. Trigon still kept the same jovial, oblivious attitude as his hair got styled into the mess to end all messes, the hairstyle that history drinks to forget. "Oh yeah, I can't wait to see when my mullet is finished!" he exclaimed, shutting his eyes as to not ruin the surprise.

His stylist chuckled. "I..certainly hope you like it."

Beast Boy blinked. "That's all we have to do?"

"Yeah man. Where be the problem?"

"Oh, no there is no problem. It's just...it's a little anticlimactic, is all I'm saying."

"Hmm. Yeah, I bes seeing your point. But hey! We have three out of the four ingredient now!" He leaned toward his half demon partner/girlfriend. "Hear that, Mama?"

Raven, who had just finished getting her hair dyed, swept it back as she stood up. Beast Boy stared at her. She looked like his Raven; they were almost identical. Strange how one small change can cause someone to look so different. So...lovely.

"Good job, you two." She stood up and followed the two changelings over to the back of the salon, away from the earshot of Trigon. "Now go ahead and ask the map what the next ingredient is."

"Can do, Mama," said Beast Boy. He pulled out the golden piece of parchment and cleared his throat in a way that made Beast Boy think that he was going to cough up a hairball. "Okay, Mr. Mappy Doo, what's the last ingredient we need?"

The letters rearranged themselves on the map one last time. As they did, Beast Boy couldn't help but feel nervous. After all the trouble of trying to get the last three ingredients, from starting the apocalypse to travelling to the North Pole...this last one was probably going to be something difficult. Like an rock that can only be found on Tamaeran, or the saliva of a powerful monster. Beast Boy could already imagine the scars that he would accumulate by fighting something like that. He shuddered, hoping beyond hope that he wouldn't need to do something too difficult.

"Please, please, oh please," he whispered to himself with his arms crossed.

"SHHH!" Beast Boy said. He smiled when he saw that the map had finished rearranging itself. "Awesome!" He held the map beyond his back and grinned. "Lady and gentleman…" he swept the map out and displayed it, in its full glory, to the other Titans. "The final ingredient!"

Beast Boy whimpered. Oh, he could barely even look. What if it was saliva? What if it was a Tameranian rock? What if it was….

"Tap water?"

Beast Boy blinked. He and Raven stared at the map, unsure if they were seeing it correctly.

"What?" Beast Boy asked. He looked down at the map again. "Is this thing broken are something?" The map must've thought that question was directed at it, as Beast Boy gawked as he stared at its front. "What! You map and your dirty map mouth! How dare you call me a…"

"Tap water?" Raven said as she turned toward Beast Boy. "That's it? That;s really it?"

Beast Boy smiled in relief. "I guess so?"

Raven laughed. "Well then! I guess all you have to do is go into the bathroom, get some water from the sink, and bring all the ingredients back to the Tooth Fairy!"

"Yeah!" Beast Boy turned toward his goofy counterpart. "Dude, we finished our quest!"

Beast Boy blinked. "Huh. I guess we dids." He looked over at Trigon. "But what about him?"

"I'll tell him that you two were called away on urgent Titan business," Raven said. "He'll understand."

"And if he doesn't?" Beast Boy asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, he will!" All four of her eyes glowed red. "Believe me, he will."

Beast Boy felt chills race down his back. "Uh...okay." He turned toward Beast Boy. "Come on, man, let's go get that tap water."

"Yeah boy!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "We's almost done with your journey for true love!" He gave Raven a big wet kiss on the lips. "See you later, Mama."

"See you later," Raven said as the changelings rushed toward the bathroom. She waved and smiled at them. "Say hi to the Tooth Fairy for me!"

Chapter 27 Potion Making

The mountains of teeth still made Beast Boy sick. As he and his double trudged through them, he had to keep himself from vomiting all over the ingredients. Thankfully, he managed to keep his lunch down, which meant that they were able to see the Tooth Fairy without any problems.

"Yo, Tooth Fairy, my man!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "We be back!"

The Tooth Fairy looked up from his plate of teeth (which Beast Boy guessed served as an afternoon snack). He smiled, causing molars to come pouring out of his mouth. Beast Boy's cheeks swelled as vomit filled them.

"Awesome ra ta tatata. I am so pleased to see your lovely green faces ra ta tatata." He looked at the two Beast Boys in wonder. "Did you two get hair cuts?"

Beast Boy laughed and swept his hand over his now shiny bald head. "You know it!"

"We had to. It was the only way to appease the demon whose hair we wanted to steal."

"Ah, yes! That is a one of the ingredients ra ta tatata. I'm surprised that you managed to get it in one piece ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy waved his hand to dismiss the statement. "It was no biggie! The twos of us are tough guys, after all!"

The Tooth Fairy nodded. He flew closer to the green changelings and gestured for them to give him the ingredients. Beast Boy handed over all the ingredients: the magic beans, the candy canes, the lock of Trigon's hair, and of course, the bottle of tap water. The Tooth Fairy grinned.

"It has been so long since I have seen all of these ingredients together in one place ra ta tatata!" He smiled at the Beast Boys. "You two really are tough as teeth ra ta tatata."

"Hehe, yeah," said Beast Boy. "We went through a lot of trouble in order to get all of these things." He smiled down at his double. "I don't think I would've been able to do it without this dude right here."

Beast Boy looked surprised by that compliment before turning tomato red. Beast Boy chuckled. Anything that would help to bring up his double's confidence, he was willing to do. He really was a big help on this journey, and deserved to be compensated for that.

"Well now," said the Tooth Fairy. "Let's get started on the potion ra ta tatata." He snapped his fingers, and the lights went out. He flew over to the center of the room and waved his wand, causing a cauldron full of bubbling, boiling...uh, sludge to appear. The Tooth Fairy took a deep breath. "Let's see if I've got this right ra ta tatata." He held the tap water high above his head. "Water!" He poured that into the cauldron, causing the sludge to turn blue. Beast Boy watched in awe; he had never seen anything like this before. "Candy canes!" The Tooth Fairy dumped the candy canes in, causing the potion to turn red. "Magic beans!" He opened the can and poured its contents in; now the potion was brown. "Demon hair!" He tossed the clump in, and the potion turned white.

"Now," said the Tooth Fairy. "I will chant in the ancient language." He held his arms above the potion. "Heta Marc, Gige Lark, Fallu Mare, Alltuna Hare. Mercy Have, Habby Mook. Thalla fiend, falla Book!"

A torrent of rainbow colored spray and smoke burst out of the cauldron. Beast Boy jumped back, afraid of what could happen if he got splashed. The smoke swirled around the room. It smelt of so many amazing things; vegetarian chili, chocolate chip cookies, vanilla extract… It also sounded amazing, oddly enough. Beautiful, enriching sounds, ranging from a choir to a flute, filled the air. Mixed with the blending and dancing colors, it actually made Beast Boy's knees buckle a little bit. If this was what was required to make the product, he couldn't wait to try it when it was finished.

The smoke began to settle down, the noises began to quiet, and the smells left Beast Boy's nose. He watched as the cauldron bubbled, with the Tooth Fairy leaning over it with a serious expression. When the smoke was all gone, he snapped his fingers, causing the lights to come back on. He went and got a ladle and a vial, dipped the former into the potion, and poured it into the latter. When he put a cap on the rainbow colored liquid, he went over to the two changelings with a smile.

"For you, dear gentleman, ra ta tatata."

Beast boy took the vial in astonishment. "That was…"

"Incredible, yo!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

"Thank you ra ta tatata." The Tooth Fairy put on a serious face. "It would appear that my services as your singing teacher are no longer required. As soon as you take the potion, you will be a master singer."

Beast Boy grinned. "Thank you." He put it in his back pocket. "I guess…." he looked back at Beast Boy. "I guess all that we need to do is complete the work on the song I need to sing."

Beast Boy grinned. "That's what's up!" He giggled. "That will be easy lemon peasy squeezy!" Beast Boy raised an eyebrow at his butchering of the cliche, causing him to chuckle. "You knows what I means." He turned toward the door. "Come on! Lets go back to the recording studio, finish your song, and get you back home so you can serenade your Raven."

"Sounds good!" Beast Boy turned back toward the Tooth Fairy. "Thank you."

"No problem, ra ta tatata."

Beast Boy let out a breath and exited the building. His quest was pretty much over. He only hoped that nothing bad would happen from this point forward. He had been dreaming about going out with his Raven for a long time; a VERY long time. And now, it was so close within his grasp that he could practically taste the reward.

"Hurry up, yo!" Beast Boy shouted.

"I'm coming!" Beast Boy ran toward his double. Maybe he shouldn't worry so much. After all, he was so far along in his mission. What could possibly go wrong at this point?

Chapter 28 Angry Little Bird

Sure enough, the potion had provided Beast Boy with a boatload of musical talent. His voice, while it still sounded unmistakably like his voice, was smooth like butter. It rang out like a thousand tiny bells, twinkling through the air. He was shocked at the sound escaping from his throat; beyond shocked. His voice was...perfect.

Maybe he could do something with this. Maybe he could become a singer, being able to sing for all the world. When he voiced this idea to Beast Boy, however, he was met with disapproval amped up to one hundred.

"Dude! You can'ts do that! You wanted to do this to get in the goods with Raven!"

"I know." Beast Boy smiled. "But I think it could be really cool to sing for huge crowds, to write songs for the masses, and…"

"FOO!" Beast Boy shouted. "You can't do that!"

Beast Boy raised an eyebrow. "Why not?"

A sad look appeared in the goofy Titan's eyes. "I tried that once. I wrote a song for my Raven, and I thought to myself 'Self, how cool would it be to sing it for more than just her?' So I did, and it nearly cost me our relationship."

Beast Boy blinked. "Woah." He rubbed his arm and looked to the side. "Yeah, I don't want to do anything to jeopardize the relationship."

Beast Boy smiled. "And I wouldn't want you to eithers, not after we spent all this time working for it."

Beast Boy nodded. "You're right. I was being selfish. I'm sorry."

"It's okays," Beast Boy said with a wave of the hand. "We all makes mistakes."

With that, they continued on with sound mixing. They tried multiple instruments that could be played in the background of Beast Boy's song before ultimately going with his original choice; the piano. They also tried multiple melodies before they decided on what that was short, snappy, and catchy while still being reserved and meaningful. Beast Boy's eyes twinkled as Beast Boy handed him the CD that had the background track on it.

"Serious Me," he said. "You done did good."

"Thanks." He took the CD. "I really hope she likes it."

"You don't need to stress it. She will see all the effort you put in. That will be the most important part."

Beast Boy nodded. His double really was a big help. He might not see a lot of value in himself, but Beast Boy certainly did.

"You're right." He wrapped his double in a quick embrace. When he let him go, Beast Boy blushed and smiled. The expression was, quite frankly, adorable.

"Okay," Beast Boy said. "Let's get you back to your tower so that I can warlogog home."

"Goods idea."

With that, the exited the recording studio. Beast Boy took a deep breath, embracing the air around him. It was sweet and crisp, and it promised a bright future that lay ahead of him.

"Hey!"

Both Beast Boys blinked and opened their eyes. There, standing on the other side of the street, was Robin. With his hands on his hips, his eyes squinted, and his face in a scowl, he did not look happy to see the Changelings. In fact, Beast Boy actually felt shivers run up and down his spine as he looked at this universe's version of the Boy Wonder.

"Where in the world have you two been!"

Both Beast Boys exchanged a look. "Just...around," said Beast Boy.

"You saw us!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "You saw us when we returned to the Tower!"

'Yes, I did. And I specifically remember telling you that you were officially grounded."

Beast Boy felt a lump form in his throat. He did not like where this was headed. Not one bit.

Beast Boy glared at his leader. "And I thoughts we made it clear that we don't cares what you say."

"Which is all the more reason why you should be grounded!" Robin pinched his brow. "Look, I have put up with your stupidity, your ignorance, your disrespect...I have put up with that for too long! But now that you have decided that your leader is less important than this tall green guy…" He gestured toward Beast Boy… "I can put up with it no longer."

"What are you doing; threatening us?" asked Beast Boy as he crossed his arms.

Robin smirked. "I'm exerting my authority as team leader." He pulled out his staff. "You two are coming with me."

WIth that, he jumped in the air and pounced. Both Beast Boys bolted out of the way just before he could hit them square in the face. In response to this, Robin growled.

"You think you guys are funny. Well…" he pulled out a birdarang… "I'm sorry to tell you that I've heard that joke before."

He threw the birdarang at Beast Boy, who dodged it by turning into a mosquito. He flew over to Beast Boy, concern painted all over his bug face.

"Dude!" he said. "You needs to use the warlogog to get out of here!"

It didn't even take a long amount of time to think about what he wanted to do next, but it wasn't using the warlogog. Instead, Beast Boy bolted down the street.

"Dudes!" Beast Boy said. "What are you doing?"

"I'm getting you out of here. You helped me so much, the least I can do is make sure you're safe."

With that, he turned into a falcon and took to the skies. He looked down at Robin, furiously waving his fist at them from down below. Then, to Beast Boy's shock, he went into a store and got...were those avocados?

"Oh nos!" Beast Boy shrieked. He turned into a falcon too and got in front of his double. "We need to gets out of here?"

While Beast Boy couldn't talk, he did question that command by tilting his head. His double got the message.

"Robin has unlocked the secret of avocados! If he eats too much, he could become…"

The ground started to rumble. Beast Boy turned his head and gawked when he saw that Robin was growing. But not only was he growing, he was morphing too; his body was changing shape into what was quite frankly a disturbing design. Both Beast Boys gawked as "Robin" stood over them, cackling up a storm.

"I am the Avagodo once again!" He said. He looked down at the Beast Boys with an evil grin. "And I am going to squash you into guacamole."

Not even thinking about their destination, both Beast Boys flew away. The Avogodo smashed buildings trying to get them. When that didn't work, he shot avocado pits at them. They just barely missed, uselessly rolling down onto the rooftops.

"Dude!" Beast Boy yelped at the eldritch abomination that had previously been his leader. "Why are you doing this?"

"Because! I am sick and tired of always being disrespected! You are useless, and you should know that! You are nothing more than a sheep, and I am the wise and caring shepherd." His glare got stronger. "Or at least I would be if you didn't MESS EVERYTHING UP!"

Beast Boy's eyes filled with tears. He lowered his head to the ground, clearly struck hard by the words that his leader was saying. Unfortunately, this gave the Avogodo and opening. He snatched up the goofy green changeling, squeezing him with all of his might.

Beast Boy! No, Robin couldn't do this! He had no right to exploit the changeling's insecurities like that! That was not how a leader acted! It wasn't!

Beast Boy looked over at the Titans Tower. It was a bit of a longshot, but maybe if he could get there…

I need back up. With that, he flew away.

Chapter 29 Special Heroes

Luckily for Beast Boy, the hole in the window still had not been repaired, allowing him easy access into the tower. He hadn't expected that the goofy Titan's laziness would actually be useful to him, but he was thankful regardless.

As soon as his feet touched the floor, he morphed back into a human. Panic coursing through every vein in his body, he ran through the tower. "Guys!" he shouted. "Starfire! Cyborg! I need your help!"

His feet pounded against the floor. He checked the kitchen, but neither one of the Titans who he was looking for was in there. He checked the living room, but they weren't there either The only thing that was was a TV showing the Avogodo closing in on Titans Tower.

This sight caused Beast Boy to gulp and speed up the search.

He checked the hallway that housed their bedrooms. Still, they weren't there. Feeling hopeless, Beast Boy pressed his hands on his knees as he stood near the wall at the end of the hallway, panting up a storm.

"Where are they?" he asked.

"BOW DOWN TO THE AVOGODO!"

Beast Boy's heart leapt into his throat. The ground rumbled, causing him to bounce into the air. The Avogodo was getting closer and closer. He would destroy the tower if he did not find Starfire and Cyborg in time.

"Seriously, guys!" He shouted. "Your teammate is in danger! He needs your help!" When no one answered, he groaned and pressed his hand against the wall. "They're a fiery haired alien and a man made of metal; how are they this hard to…"

"Access granted. Welcome, Beast Boy."

Beast Boy shrieked and bounced away from the wall. Layers upon layers of it pulled away, revealing a secret room on the other side. Not sure what else to do, Beast Boy took a step forward. He didn't immediately blow up, so that was a good sign.

"A secret room?" he asked himself. "This is…" he didn't know whether or not he should say cool or weird. Either way, it was different. "Oh man."

He made his way through the room. He noticed a collection of weapons resting within glass cases set up on pedestals. Some of them, like a birdarang and a Tameranian spear, were normal enough. However, others, like a rubber chicken and a pair of clown shoes...well, he supposed those were also normal enough. For the goofy Titans, of course.

"This is like the relic vault I have back at my tower," Beast Boy said out loud. He smiled. "It's cool!"

"Achoo!"

Beast Boy perked up. That sneeze meant that someone else was in here. And considering that this was Titans Tower, there were only two people who could possibly be present.

"Starfire! Cyborg!" When no one moved, he spoke again. "It's me; the Serious Beast Boy! I need your help!"

Shuffling and rustling could be heard on the other side of the room. Beast Boy turned and felt giddiness rise up within him when he saw Starfire and Cyborg stepping out from behind one of the relics.

"Guys! You're here!"

The two goofy Titans nodded, fear present in their eyes. Starfire flew forward, nodding as she did so. "Yes. We are the here."

Beast Boy breathed a sigh of relief. "Good. I could really use your help. Robin has turned into the Avogodo! And now he has a hold of Beast Boy!"

Cyborg, to Beast Boy's surprise, didn't look shocked by this news at all. Rather, he looked saddened. "We know."

Beast Boy blinked. "You know?"

"The yes," said Starfire. "And there is nothing that we can the do about it."

Beast Boy's jaw dropped. "What? But...you guys are superheroes!"

Cyborg shook his head. "We aren't. Not really." He let out a hollow chuckle. "We're just two idiots who happen to have superpowers. At least, that's what Robin says."

Beast Boy felt bile rise to his throat. So Robin had been exploiting the insecurities of his whole team, not just Beast Boy. He gripped his hands into fists.

"Well, he's wrong!" he exclaimed.

"No, he's the not!" Starfire said. "He knows us better than anyone. He knows that we are the inferior to you guys and your team." She sighed. "And he tells us that everyday."

Beast Boy shook his head rapidly. No way was he going to leave these guys to revel in their misery. He had already seen the horrible feelings that his double had to experience. It wasn't fair that these guys had to experience that. Just because they were different from his team didn't make them any less valuable.

"No." He got down on his knees and placed his hands on Starfire's shoulders. "You don't understand. You guys may be different from my team, but you're still Teen Titans at your core. You can be brave when you desire, help people with your unique gifts when the time is right. If Robin can't see that, then he is just ungrateful."

Cyborg blinked. "Ungrateful?"

"Heck yeah! You're his team! You guys are the ones with the powers! Without you guys, he wouldn't be anyone's leader. Without you guys, he would be nothing."

The two goofy Titans exchanged a look. Beast Boy could see in their eyes that what he was saying was making sense to them, but they still weren't ready to believe it fully. So, he put on his serious face.

"You guys...you guys are more than what Robin says you are. You're Teen Titans. Thousands of people all over the world look up to you. Thousands of people see you as heroes. So what if you guys aren't exactly the same as me and my team? I don't see that as a bad thing. If anything, it's a wonderful thing. You can bring your own unique contributions to the table." He smiled. "You can inspire others in ways that my team can't."

The Titans' eyes grew wide, and sparkled like the sun. "That's…" before Beast Boy knew what was going on, Starfire had him wrapped up in a very tight hug. "Thank you, Beast Boy."

"Yeah," said Cyborg. He too wrapped Beast Boy in a hug. "We're special. We just needed you to show us that."

Beast Boy chuckled. "You're welcome."

Unfortunately, they couldn't stay in the hug for long. The ground rumbled again, and rumbled even harder than it had before.

"The Avogodo," Beast Boy said. He released the Titans from the hug. "He's outside. We need to stop him!"

"And we will," said Starfire.

"Yeah!" Cyborg exclaimed. He grinned as he got his sonic cannons ready, and Starfire wore a similar expression as her hands were surrounded by starbolts. "That big egomaniac won't know what hit him."

Chapter 30 Let's Rescue BB!

"YAAAHHHH!"

Beast Boy smiled. The goofy Titans were on his side. They were ready to fight, and fight valiantly at that. He flapped his grass colored wings as Cyborg and Starfire each flew to the Avogodo. When they were close enough to him, their former leader chuckled maniacally at them.

"Oh ho ho," The Avogodo said. "Looks like the pathetic baby Titans are going to use their pathetic baby attacks to try and take me down. How deliciously…"

"SHUT YOUR TRAP, AVOGODO!" Cyborg shouted. He shot a barrage of missiles into the Avogodo's mouth, causing the super villain to shriek and hold his stomach.

"Ohhh. I think those missiles are going to give me indigestion."

"THE GOOD!" Starfire shouted. "YOU DO THE DESERVING OF IT!" She shot a barrage of star bolts at him.

The Avogodo, despite being hit by the starbolts, just chortled and stood up. "Oh, you humorless hooligans. Have you forgotten that I have something very important in my possession?" He opened his hand, and in his palm was…

"BEAST BOY!" Beast Boy was so shocked that he transformed back into his human form. In midair. He would have fallen to his doom if Starfire wasn't there to catch him.

"Dudes!" Beast Boy yelled. "Help me! This guy's hands smell like moldy guacamole!"

"Shut your mouth or you become my lunch," The Avogodo said. He closed his fingers around the goofy green changeling once again. "Now, prepare to feel the full wrath of the mighty superfood!" He took in a deep breath and spat a barrage of avocado pits at the Titans. Starfire and Cyborg flew out of the way and hid behind a building, just in the nick of time.

"We need to be careful," Beast Boy said as he was held by Starfire. "The first priority we should have is rescuing Beast Boy. We do that, and we should be golden."

"Agreed," Cyborg said. "Titans, Go!"

They shot upward. The Avogodo shot a vine toward the team, but he missed all of them. Unfortunately, that wasn't the only practical use of the vine that he had. Gripping the end in his right hand, he used it as a humongous whip. It crashed into the buildings, and he chuckled as the roofs of said buildings collapsed in on themselves.

"He's destroying the city!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

"Not for long!" Cyborg said, determination showing in every single one of his round features. He zipped toward the Avogodo, his sonic cannon at the ready. "Eat sonic blasts, Fatty!"

Sonic blasts, electric blue and loaded with power, shot toward the Avogodo. They barely made a dent in his hard, fruity shell. He laughed and shot the whip toward Cyborg, causing him to fall out of the sky.

"AAHHH!"

He landed on a roof, causing a cloud of dust to spring up upon impact. Beast Boy gasped. "What do we do?"

Starfire thought about this before smiling. "I have the idea. You turn into a fly and try to get to the Beast Boy. I will provide the Avogodo with the distraction."

Beast Boy's eyes lit up. "That's a great idea!" He did as Starfire told, flying over to the Avogodo at a rapid rate. Starfire shot toward the Avogodo, who leaned over Cyborg with an evil grin.

"AVOGODO!"

The Avogodo turned toward the alien princess. Annoyance was present in every single one of his features. "Ugh. Must you yell? Your voice is irritating enough when it is at a normal volume."

Starfire tensed up, causing Beast Boy to stop. No! The Avogodo couldn't do this! Not now!

Unfortunately, the Avogodo went on a tangent. A very mean, egotistical tangent. "You two...no, you three.." He looked down at Beast Boy in his hand…" Are the worst superheroes to ever live. Heck, probably the worst people to ever live! You can't do anything right; nothing at all! You can't even defeat me! You are all nothing!"

Beast Boy felt like his soul was screaming. No! This...oh man, he hoped and prayed to the good Lord above that the goofy Titans would be able to maintain their resolve. Their mission depended on it. The life of Beast Boy depended on it.

Starfire bowed her head. "You're right…"

Beast Boy froze. NO! He was halfway tempted to turn back into a human to give Starfire a pep talk. Sure was so much more than what Robin said! She didn't have to bow to the lies.

"NO!"

Beast Boy perked up. Was that...Cyborg?

The half robot teen stood up. "That is quite enough out of you, Robin! You have lied to us one time too many!" He shot up into the air with the use of his rocket shoes. "We are worth something! We are good heroes! The only bad hero that I see right in front of me right now is not Star, or BB! It's you! Even when you aren't the Avogodo, you're still evil!"

Beast Boy smiled. Yes! That was all the truth. His confidence restored, he shot toward the Avogodo's closed hand.

"Pff," the Avogodo scoffed. "Please. I am the most awesome person to ever exist. If anything…GAAHH!"

That GAAHH occurred because Beast Boy, who had managed to sneak between the cracks of his fingers, had turned into a T-Rex. The Changeling roared as he held his counterpart in his tiny arms, sending spittle flying into the supervillain's face.

"Im...impossible!"

Starfire and Cyborg cheered. "Go, Beastie! Get Beast Boy to safety!"

Beast Boy nodded and stomped away. When he was a good distance away, he morphed back into a human, and with Beast Boy in his arms, bolted down the streets. After a while, he stopped, caught his breath, and set his counterpart down on the ground.

"You okay?"

Beast Boy nodded. "I is." He tried to sit up, but winced. There was a cut, a deep cut, right in his belly.

"You're hurt!" Beast Boy gasped. "Oh, what can I do?"

"Nothing."

Beast Boy blinked. "Nothing?"

Beast Boy smiled despite the pain. "BB, you already done so much for me. What's important now is that you get back to your dimension."

"WHAT!" Beast Boy shook his head. "No! I..I can't!"

"Yes, you can." Beast Boy looked at him seriously. "Your Raven is waiting for you, and has been for days. You need to sing for her. That's why you came here in the first place. Not for me, for her."

Beast Boy felt a tear welling in his eye. "Beast Boy…"

"It be okay, man. I can handle myself." He smiled, genuinely smiled. "This journey we go'd on showed me so much. It showed me that, above all else, I'm a Teen Titan. I'm supposed to do what's best for others. And right now…that's helping you escape." He stood up, wobbling as he did so. "You go. My Raven can heal me later." He turned into a bird and started flying away.

"You...you promise?"

Beast Boy nodded. "I promise. Go get your girl, tiger!"

With that, he zipped off. Beast Boy stood in one place for a little bit before sighing and getting out the warlogog.

"I promise I'll come back." With that, he opened the portal...

Chapter 31 A Song for Her

The portal opened up, spitting Beast Boy out onto the couch in the common room of his Tower. The green superhero put his hand to his stomach. It ached; it really ached. It was like he had twisted into a tight knot, a knot that would take hours to come undone.

"Uggghhh," he groaned. He put his other hand to his head, for that hurt too. Not nearly as bad as his stomach, but still. It was a form of pain, therefore it was not welcome.

"Beast Boy!"

Beast Boy turned his head at the sound of Robin's voice, which proved to be a humongous mistake. He winced as a sharp pain broke through his skull. It was so intense that tears sprung up in his eyes. The leaked out onto his cheeks as his teammates all came over.

"Bro, where have you been?" asked Cyborg.

"I…" Beast Boy couldn't even say the word without grunting in pain.

"You are in need of the medical attention!" Starfire exclaimed with a gasp. She flew in front of him and grabbed his cheeks. "I know of a special medical technique utilized on Tameran. It will require me to do the snapping of your neck though…"

"Star, no!" Robin exclaimed. He placed his hand on Beast Boy's shoulder, looking at him with a furrowed brow. "How'd your 'mission' go."

Beast Boy took deep breaths, not able to do any talking. After the pain cleared a little bit, he did a thumbs up sign. "It went well."

Robin's face burst into a smile. "That's great!"

"What's great?"

Beast Boy's heart leapt for joy. "Raven!" He bounced up, this time not caring about the pain. He had never been this excited to see Raven before, standing in the doorway to the common room. Her violet hair, milky white skin, her curvaceous figure…oh, he hoped she would accept his gift.

Raven stared at him with a raised eyebrow. "Beast Boy? You're back?"

"Yes." He pulled the CD out of his pocket. "And I have something for you."

Raven blinked. "Um…okay?"

Beast Boy grinned, holding his left hand to his aching stomach. He handed the CD to Cyborg. "Cy, can you play this please?"

"Uh…sure." Cyborg took it and inserted it into a disc holder on his chest. When the first few chords of the music started to play, Beast Boy kept aiming his grin at the beautiful witch in blue.

"Raven," he said. "I've traveled all across an alternate universe just to be able to sing you this song." He took a deep breath and began to sing, completely ignoring his aching stomach and head.

Recently

I've been thinking

About you

And how you

Light up the world

With your smile.

.

I would like

If we could go

On a date

And if you would

Be my mate

For a while.

.

Raven, oh hear my song

And stretch your wings

To fly with me

You're my blackbird

You're my girl

And I think it is meant to be.

.

All this time

I was caught head

Over heels

For your beauty

And your wit

And your wisdom.

.

I just did

Not realize it

Til right now

And I'm sorry

For being blind

And so dumb

.

Raven, you're amazing

Together we can fly

Raven, you're perfect

And I want to show you why!

.

You beat up Plasmus

You took down Slade

Your Dad's a goner

Cause you played your part

.

You beat up bad guys

And now you have

Committed the crime

Of stealing my heart!

.

I know I'm not the handsomest

The tallest, or the best,

But please, can you at least consider

My request?

With that, Beast Boy took a deep breath and stared into Raven's big, wide, indigo eyes. He got down on his knees and took the hand of the gawking, taken aback witch. "Will you go out with me?"

All the Titans were silent, Beast Boy because he was giving Raven a sweet smile and the others because they were shocked. For a while, there was no sound. No sound whatsoever.

Then, Raven spoke up, fumbling over her words. "Beast Boy? You…you wrote that…for me?"

Beast Boy nodded his head. "Yes, I did." It was when he said that that the pain became overwhelming. His eyes rolled back in his head, and he immediately collapsed to the ground with a groan.

"Beast Boy!" The Titans called out. Raven sounded the most concerned out of all of them.

…

Beast Boy's eyes fluttered open. The ceiling above looked different then the ceiling of the common room. It also felt like he was lying on a bed as opposed to a floor.

He turned his head, and there was Raven. Her eyes met his for a little bit, prompting her to give him one of her rare smiles. She then focused back down on his arm. Based on the blue glow surrounding her hand, he suspected that she was healing him.

"Am I…in the medical ward?"

"Mmhm." She sighed and removed her hand. "You really did a number on yourself."

Beast Boy chuckled. "Yeah. I don't think warlogog travel is good for me."

Raven's eyes grew wide. "You...you used the warlogog?"

"Yep." Beast Boy sat up, this time being able to do it painlessly. "I went to the Goofy Titans' dimension. I wanted to be able to ask their Beast Boy about what I could do to ask you out."

Raven stared at him. "So you really weren't kidding when you said you went to an alternate universe."

"Nope. I was not."

Raven was silent for a little bit before she let out a chuckle. "The Goofy Titans must have driven you crazy."

"Nah, they were actually okay." Beast Boy took Raven's hand. "And even if they had, it would be worth it if that meant I got to sing to you in the end."

Raven's face turned pink. The corners of her eyes shimmered, much to Beast Boy's shock. Were those…tears? Was she going to cry?

"Are you okay?" Beast Boy asked, concern nibbling at the corners of his heart.

Raven nodded, this time smiling. "I'm great. I..can't believe that you did all that…for me."

Beast Boy nodded. "Of course. You're more than worth all that."

Raven curled a strand of her hair over her left ear. "Yes."

"Huh?" Beast Boy said as he blinked.

"You asked if I wanted to go out with you earlier. The answer…is yes."

Beast Boy's heart soared. "You…you mean it? For real?"

"Mmhm," Raven said with a nod.

Beast Boy was so excited that he wrapped her in a hug. He held on tighter than ever, tighter than he had any right to. "Thank you, Raven," he said. Tears poured down his cheeks, tears of pure and utter joy. "You just made me the happiest beast in the multiverse."

AN: Don't go away! There's one chapter after this, so stay tuned!