"Look out!" Starfire shouted as she launched a barrage of green bolts over Beastboy's head. The bolts hit Cinderblock with a force that was enough to knock the giant back which angered him more. Robin ran at the stone creature at full speed and used his Bo staff to vault himself up and onto the creature's shoulder. Robin stuck Cinderblock with three sticky bombs and quickly jumped off and was caught by Starfire who placed him onto the ground. The bombs went off and seemed to do some actual damage to the stone giant, pieces of rock crumbling to the ground. Beastboy took the chance to turn into a pterodactyl and fly up to the creature's head, using his talons to scratch at the creature's face. This agitated Cinderblock and he swiped the pterodactyl out of the air and hard into the ground where Beastboy switched back to his human form. Beastboy shook it off and was about to transform into something else when Cyborg knocked him back onto the ground.

"Stay back B, it's about to get real!" Cyborg aimed his sonic canon at Cinderblock and fired a continuous blast that pushed the villain back. Cinderblock then tripped over the wire Robin had set up and Cinderblock hit the ground with a thud. Raven quickly used her telekinesis to wrap a light pole around the villain's legs while Starfire used her strength to bend one around the creature's chest and arms, successfully pinning him down onto the ground. "Booyah!" Cyborg cheered at the team's victory. Beastboy felt less victorious but put a smile on his face anyways as he fist-bumped Cyborg. The police arrived in two helicopters to take Cinderblock back to his prison cell. Robin gave the authorities a statement and the team was on their way back to the tower.

Beastboy slumped his way to his room. The team had defeated Cinderblock but the Changeling was feeling utterly useless. He wasn't strong enough to fight off Cinderblock and his teammates knew it. Beastboy had never felt so weak and useless before in his life. He slid onto his bed where he sat thinking about his career as a Titan. He had always been the "runt" of the group and not quite as strong or intelligent as his teammates. He even began to wonder if he was simply a burden to his teammates; always getting in the way and needing to be rescued. For once in his life Beastboy couldn't cheer himself up. He opened his bedroom window, transformed into a hawk, and flew out heading towards the city.

Once in the city Beastboy transformed back into his human form and began to go for a walk. He just needed to clear his head and it was the perfect time of evening to do it. It was about 10:15 at night and most of the civilians were in their homes. The sun was down and he was guided by the dull orange glow of street lamps. Beastboy kept his head low and hands in his pockets as he strolled down the street doing his best not be noticed which was surprisingly easy as no one paid any mind to him. It wasn't long before Beastboy found himself standing in front of the fence that surrounded Murakami School.

Memories flooded back to when Beastboy saw Terra alive and attending school here. He still didn't know for sure if it was Terra but he couldn't help believing it was. The distraction didn't help Beastboy's mood, in fact he felt even sadder as he remembered Terra and their short time together. He had truly loved her but Slade had snatched her from him and corrupted her. Her final sacrifice was noble but he knew he would never get her back. It had been at least 2 years now and yet he still thought of her sometimes. He placed a hand on one of the bars of the fence and sighed. She was in the past and it did nothing to help his mood to dwell on thoughts of her. He turned to head back towards downtown when out of nowhere he was grabbed from behind. He felt something cold snap around his neck and he was pulled backwards into something completely dark. He panicked and attempted to change into something but found he couldn't.

"Hey! Let me go!" He was pulled backwards and landed on a cold, hard surface, he could still feel the body heat of another person sitting behind him. Beastboy struggled against the hands that held his arms behind his back and kicked out with his legs only to hit something hard and metal. His eyes began to adjust and he realized he must be in some kind of van. The roar of an engine and the shaking of the ground beneath him confirmed this. "Where are you taking me?!" Beastboy shouted. He tried to turn to face his captor but was held tightly, unable to move his upper body. He began to calm down and tried to think logically about how to get out of this. He didn't have much time to think before the van stopped suddenly and a blindfold was wrapped around his eyes and cuffs around his hands. He was led out of the van into a building, eventually being sat into a chair and his hands and legs were strapped down to the chair. "What is going on? Answer me!"

"Beastboy, it's okay." The Changeling's heart dropped at the sound of that voice. He knew exactly who had spoken but he didn't want to believe it. His face began to grow red as anger pulsed through his body. He clenched his fists and kicked forward, attempting to break free of the restraints but to no avail.

"Who are you?! What are you doing with me?!"

"You know who I am. As soon as you calm down I'll remove the blindfold. We need to talk; the restraints are just to keep you from running and the collar to keep you from shifting; I'm not going to hurt you, I promise." Beastboy breathed deeply, unclenching his fists and realizing the only way out of this was to cooperate. "There you go." Beastboy listened as the captor walked towards him and undid the blindfold. Bright lights flooded Beastboy's vision and it took a moment for him to gather his senses. The first thing he saw was blonde hair and large blue eyes looking at him.

"What's going on?" Beastboy's voice became quiet as he took in his surrounding and who he was speaking to.

"I have a proposition for you. It's hard to be a superhero, don't you ever think about leaving that life behind and living a normal life?" She paused to give Beastboy a chance to think. Of course he thought about what it would be like to be normal, he was certain every hero thought that way at some point. But it was his duty to protect people and to use his ability for good. Yet today he had felt so useless. He wasn't as big and powerful as his teammates, would they even noticed if he was gone? "I can give you a normal life, Beastboy."

"How?"

"There's a cure. It's a pill that you take every day and it suppresses the mutated genes that make you what you are. It makes you normal. That's what I did."

"So it really is you, Terra?"

"It's me. I'm sorry I hurt you but I did what I had to do. I wasn't happy and all I did was cause destruction and pain for everyone around me. He found me and he gave me the cure and now I'm normal. I got a chance to start again. I'm happy, Beastboy. And I'm older now and I realized I can make you happy with me." Beastboy wasn't sure what to do. Could he really abandon his team like that? Just for a chance to be with Terra?

"I don't know…"

"Think about what it could do. You wouldn't have to care about anyone else. No more pressure, no more worries, you'd be just like everyone else going about your normal life."

"But… the Titans…" This seemed to strike a nerve with Terra.

"You don't need them and they really don't need you. What have they done for you Beastboy besides bully you? You've always been the weaker one. They call you stupid and they don't believe in your abilities. You'd be better off without them. Especially that Raven, she's been nothing but mean to you." Beastboy thought back to times when Robin wouldn't let Beastboy help because he didn't think Beastboy was strong enough. He thought of times when Cyborg made fun of his intelligence, even if it was just a joke it still hurt. And Raven; Beastboy always tried to be nice to her and get her to participate and she was always mean to him, even hurt him sometimes. Beastboy began to feel angered, even a little betrayed.

"Alright, I'll do it." Terra smiled but it wasn't the smile Beastboy remembered, in fact it made him a little uneasy.

"Awesome. The first dose is in a shot or else the transformation would take weeks. It's pretty strong but I promise it won't hurt." Terra looked past Beastboy, presumably to someone behind him. He'd been so focused on Terra that he'd forgotten someone had to have driven the van and someone else had been holding him down in the van. The other person walked up and hit something on the back of the chair which lowered it to a position that was horizontal with the floor. He realized it was kind of like a dentist's chair. Beastboy caught a glimpse of two large men behind him, both wearing black masks with slits for the eyes. Beastboy began to feel a bit uneasy but he trusted Terra and knew she wouldn't hurt him. She knelt down next to the chair and grabbed his still restrained hand. "The restraints are just a safety measure. Are you ready?" Beastboy met her eyes and she smiled, her real smile this time, and it put him at easy. She nodded at the men behind him and one of them leaned down and injected a large needle into the side of Beastboy's neck. Beastboy could feel the liquid quickly filling his veins. He tensed up as his body began to feel like it was on fire. He let out a scream as he fought passed the pain. Dots filled his vision and his skin felt like it was crawling with ants.

"I'm sorry Beastboy, it's almost over!" Terra gripped his hand harder but he could barely hear her. He'd never been in so much pain his life. What was happening to him? He began to gasp for air and suddenly the pain won and he passed out, Terra's voice echoing in his ears. "It's gonna be ok, I promise."

A/N: Whew it's been a while since I've written! I've been super busy with school (just finished my second year at college!) and recently purchased a 3ds to play my favorite childhood game Animal Crossing. After reading some fanfic for AC I actually was inspired to write again so came up with this! I want to branch into something a little darker than I'm used to and incorporate some characters I haven't used before. I have an idea what I'm doing with this story but as you all probably know, sometimes stories have a mind of their own and take me places I didn't intend to go! Please let me know what you think and even what you would like to see out of this story, I love your input! I'm going to do my best to keep up with this story since I'm done with school for the summer.

Also, I apologize to those who started reading my other story "Something Within" but I don't think I will be finishing it any time soon. I had a lot of ideas and motivation when I first started and then got really busy and haven't had time to go back to it. I'm going to focus on this story for now and maybe it will inspire me to continue the other story but I don't know for sure. Thank you for taking the time to read this and review it!