Omg Omg, Omg, Ok. I am SUPER excited to put this story out there as it is not only my FIRST FULLY ORIGINAL TEEN TITAN STORY, it also features my OTP Beast Boy/Terra AND features another one of my fav ships from the series, FLINX! :D I think you guys are really going to enjoy this as I'm pretty sure this is an original idea that has not been put on this site yet! (at least in the BB/T section! Not sure if this has been done with Rob/Star…) I have managed to pack in a BUNCH of little treats for you guys all throughout this thing, little jokes, references to the original DC comics… etc. OH, and btw, the extra back story that Beast Boy explains in this chapter… TOTALLY Canon guys! In fact, that tiny little tidbit is what inspired this entire story. Now I don't know exactly how long this thing is gunna end up being… probably somewhere between five to ten chapters, since, for the first time in my story writing life, I'm just going at it and stopping when I see a good stopping point and feel like I have enough material for a good chapter, so just, humor me and go along with it! Also, this takes place after "Metamorphosis" and "Lame". I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from the DC verse… unfortunately.
"I'm telling you guys! He's like, my future husband!" A young red-headed woman by the name of Amber told her friends as they continued on their walk to their friend's house.
"Oh come on!" the African American Dionne Sanders said "You seriously think that HE'S going to like you!? Really? He's a movie star girl!"
"Yeah well, Teresa's got a celebrity boyfriend, don't you?" Amber grinned at the other girl who was walking with her, Teresa Mitchelson, unknown to her friends as Terra, the "Lost Titan". Teresa groaned.
"I do not!" she said.
"Yeah well, what about that green guy that keeps following you around?" Amber asked.
"Yeah, Beast Brat or whatever!" Dionne stated. Teresa frowned.
"His name is Beast Boy, and he spends a lot of time protecting our city, I think you should respect that. So what if he follows me around sometimes? At least it keeps me safe, right?" Her friends didn't answer as she turned around to see her apartment building with all kinds of security guards and a large limo in front of it…. Teresa frowned once she saw the orangy red colours of the flags on the limo, Markovian. "Uhhh, why don't we go to your house Dionne?" she said, trying to slip away with her friends. It was too late though, one of the security guards had seen her.
"THERE SHE IS!" He yelled. And a group of them ran up to the defenseless Teresa (she was too shocked to use her powers) and grabbed the poor girl by the arms and dragged her into the limo driving away quickly, leaving her two friends just standing there in shock.
About fifteen minutes later both girls were at the entryway to Titans Tower, banging on the door frantically. Luckily for them, Beast Boy was the only one in at the time (Cyborg was spending time with the group of children he and his new girlfriend, Sarah counseled, Raven was visiting her mother for the day and Robin and Starfire were out on a date) The green guy went down the elevator and came to the door surprised to see the two girls standing there.
"Can I help you?" he asked, completely confused.
"They took Teresa!" Amber said worriedly.
"Who took Teresa?" Beast Boy asked, suddenly having attention.
"Uh uh" Dionne started "These people pulled up to her apartment complex in this big ol limo and they-they took her and drove off!"
"Ok, can you tell me anything about the people or the limo?" Beast Boy asked.
"Uhhh, it had these orange and reddish flags on it." Dionne said, grabbing a piece of paper and quickly doodling the flags and showing them to him. Beast Boy's eyes widened, Brion had shown him those flags before.
"I know who took her." He stated. "I'll take it from here girls, I'll let you know when she's safe." The two girls nodded and ran off, and Beast Boy headed back upstairs where he immediately pulled out his computer. He pushed Silkie (who was sitting in BEAST BOY'S spot on the couch thank you very much) to a different spot of the couch and sat down, pressing the button on the couch that made the coffee table come up from the floor, he then pressed a button on the table causing the computer to pop up, logged into the mainframe and immediately began researching how to get to Markovia, as he was confident that someone from there took her, and Brion would be able to help regardless of the situation.
Tara was thrown into a fancy bedroom before she knew it. She was indeed back at the castle in Markovia, and she was NOT happy about it.
"I ran away from here for a reason!" she yelled angrily before her mother came in and gave her a hug.
"Oh, my dear daughter." She said "I was worried for you."
"Mother!" Tara stated, hugging her mom back. "Why am I here?" Her mother looked down sadly and Tara heard a male voice.
"You're to be married." It was her father, the king, along with her two brothers, Gregor, and Brion. Tara stood back.
"M-married?" she asked "Why?"
"It's what princesses do." Gregor replied "They get married off… surely you know that."
"B-but… How did you find me?" she looked at her red-headed brother. "Brion. You-you told them?" Brion looked down sadly.
"I-I'm sorry, they forced it out of me… they… they were going to hurt Denise… you know I lo." He started.
"Save it!" Tara cut him off "You told me you'd keep it a secret, and now look what you've done. I- I won't do it!" she said defiantly, "You can't make me!" her father frowned.
"We can Tara, and we will, we have had this planned since you were born. There will be a contest, fifty princes from all over the world will come and compete for your hand, the winner becomes your betrothed."
"But," Tara started.
"No buts!" her father stated "You will go through with this! I have guards set up all around the castle, you will not leave. Now. Your mother will help you into a dress, and you are to stay in here until I come get you, is that clear?"
"Yes." Tara said angrily as the males left the room.
"I am going to tend to Ilona and the baby." Gregor said, and ran off. Their father headed back to his throne room while Brion ran into his own room and made a call.
Back at Titans Tower, Beast Boy's communicator went off, it was Geo-Force.
"Geo!" Gar said happily, "boy am I glad to see you! Something happened to"
"Tara, I know." Geo-Force said irritatedly.
"You know where she is?" Garfield asked excitedly.
"She's here." Brion replied.
"Well then, bring her back!" Beast Boy explained…. It really couldn't be THAT hard, right? Brion sighed.
"It's not that easy, they tricked me into telling them where she is, threatened the woman I love, the only…" he started.
"But… Terra's the woman I love, Brion… and now she's in trouble because of you! Right?" Beast Boy asked.
"Yes, our parents are setting up a contest for princes to compete for her hand in marriage… the winner gets to marry her. Fifty princes can compete. I doubt you can come up with something to help her." Brion said. Beast Boy thought for a moment, then smiled.
"Sign me up!" he said. Brion looked incredulously into the communicator.
"What?" he asked.
"You heard me!" Beast Boy said. "Sign me up! Get me in the contest!"
"But you're not a" Brion started.
"Upper Lamumba. The green prince of Upper Lamumba, ever heard of him?" Garfield stated. Brion stared.
"uh, no?" he said. Garfield rolled his eyes.
"After my parents died I spent a few days living with an African king, the king of Upper Lamumba, he… he adopted me, made me his prince. I ran off cause I didn't want the princely duties but I still have the title." He said proudly, cracking his knuckles.
"and you never told anyone this because?" Brion asked.
"I never had the reason to! But saving Terra IS a reason to! So, sign me up!" Garfield stated.
"As the green prince?" Brion asked.
"NO! As… as the prince of Upper Lamumba… I'll – I'll come up with something! Just do it!" Beast Boy said frantically. Brion sighed.
"Ok, if this is your plan…" he stated.
"It is, now get going! I have to get ready!" Beast Boy stated. Brion nodded
"You will need an assistant too, not me, someone who can be your 'butler' so to speak!" Brion stated.
"I'll find it, now go!" Beast Boy urged with that Brion signed off the communicator and went to register Beast Boy for the contest. Beast Boy meanwhile began pacing around the main room… frantically coming up with a plan. "I can't just show up like this!" he stated. "She'll know it's me and FLIP! I gotta disguise myself… but how?" He stroked his chin and looked at his computer screen, which for some reason was flashing an ad for engagement rings (Robin HAD been using the mainframe last night, but Beast Boy wasn't about to confront him about it…) and a devious grin came up on his face. Cyborg's hologram rings! Perfect!
He quickly shut down the computer, and snuck over to Cyborg's room. He had looked around for a good ten minutes, unsuccessfully before he heard a voice behind him.
"Yo! What are you doing in my room?" Beast Boy turned around to see Cyborg himself in the doorway, arms crossed, looking at him.
"uhh… Silkie and I were playing hide and seek?" he answered and began 'looking' around the room for Silkie who he was certain was still in the main room, probably chewing on the couch or something. "Here Silkie, c'mon boy! Beast Boy's gotta leave Cy's room now!" Cyborg simply walked in front of his friend, kept his arms crossed and began tapping his foot. Beast Boy immediately went into honesty mode and fell down on his knees in front of Cy.
"Oh please please please! I need your help!" he pleaded.
"With what?" Cy asked, walking past his friend.
"It's Terra! She's in trouble!" the green young man replied.
"Oh?" Cy asked.
"Yeah!" Beast Boy responded. "And I need a disguise to go and save her! And I also need someone else to go with me to help me! PLEEEEEEEZE!" Cyborg rolled his eyes.
"Fine" he stated. "I can help you with the disguise, but I can't go with."
"Why not?" Beast Boy asked. Cyborg grabbed the rings, hooked them up to his computer in a way that Beast Boy didn't understand and began working on a new program to disguise his friend.
"Because, these rings only work for one person, and I have one set. I gotta make some more sometime…" he stated "I assume you're wanting to look normal?"
"Yes please." Garfield replied. "Where am I going to find someone who looks normal who's willing to help me!? Robin's not gunna do it!"
"Why not?" Cy asked as he continued on the program.
"Cause it's kinda a contest to win her hand." Beast Boy muttered. Cy stopped his work on the computer.
"Say WHAT!?" he asked. "You're telling me you're going to join this contest to see if you can win her hand in marriage? Are you crazy!?"
"look, it's the only way Brion and I could figure out to help her, If I win, she doesn't have to marry any of those guys she doesn't like." Beast Boy stated.
"But then she'll have to marry you." Cyborg reminded him. Oh…. OOOOHHHH. Beast Boy hadn't thought of this, he felt like he was going to faint… Cy caught him before he could. "you ok, buddy?"
"She-She'll have to marry me to get out of this…" Beast Boy sat down. "Wh-what if she doesn't want me?" Cyborg shrugged.
"I dunno, but I think she still wants ya man. I mean, after everything you did for her, I'd be surprised if she backed away. Besides, it's either you, or all those other doofuses who are trying to…. Hold up. She's a princess! Is this some kinda princey thing?" he asked looking down at his friend.
"Uhhh… yeah." Beast Boy said shyly… Cyborg frowned at him "But I got it under control!" Beast Boy stated "You see… I'm a prince!" Cy sighed.
"BB…" he started.
"No really! The green prince of Upper Lamumba! It was only for a few days but I still have the title! Seriously!" Cy laughed a bit and shook his head.
"Ok dude, whatever you say." He turned back to his computer and finished up the program. "Here. Try them on." Beast Boy took a quick glance in the mirror at himself before he put the rings on. It had been a few years since he last saw Terra, and he had grown a bit since then… and if he did say so himself he looked good. He was a good six inches taller, His face had lost its chubby boyish shape and had grown longer. His appendages had all developed fine-tuned muscles, as did his chest, and his hair now had grown just a tiny bit longer so it was more styled, and mature, but still the same spiky hair he loved. Not to mention his uniform had changed as well, instead of the purple and black pattern he had, it was now whitish-silver where the purple used to be, short sleeved, no gloves, and purple where the black used to be. His pants were now completely white and his almost knee high boots (with NO heel thankyouverymuch) were purple as well. He quickly put the rings on, put his hands into fists and slammed them together and was surprised at what he saw… he was… he was…
Garfield Logan again.
His skin was now it's original caucasian hue and his hair had regained its yellow tint, his eyes had changed back to their original blue color as well, not to mention his fangs and pointy ears were gone and in their place perfectly normal teeth with normal ears. He was also now wearing normal jean shorts and a white tank top.
"Duuuuude." He said quietly.
"She'll still know it's you, you know that right?" Cy stated after getting over the shock of seeing his friend in his… original state.
"What? How?" Gar asked.
"Your voice, man. It's like, the most distinguishable thing ever." Cy responded. Beast Boy shrugged.
"Doesn't matter if she knows, I'm entering fair and square, they can't kick me out. Besides, I'm just doing this so I don't freak everyone else out. I bet there will be other super princes there too!" he stated, posing and admiring himself in the mirror. Eventually he finished and took off the rings and put them in his uniform pocket, he sighed. "Robin's not gunna let me do this, is he?" he asked.
"Nope. That's why we come up with some other reason you're away." Cyborg answered.
"Uhhhh…. I'm visiting whoever's helping me?" Garfield suggested.
"That works." Cy explained. "Now you just need someone to help you, and no, I can't do it. They see me walking in there, it's over. And plus, I don't have any other disguises." Beast Boy groaned.
"Dude… how am I going to find someone to help me with this, I can't go if I don't have someone as a helper!" Cy shrugged.
"I dunno, who in our organization looks normal, is crazy enough to do this with you, and could be of great use when it comes to running emergency errands which I am SURE are going to need to be done before you guys go over there." The two friends looked at each other and grinned.
"Wally."
Beast Boy immediately pulled out his communicator and called up his friend. Wally's image popped up on the small screen on the gadget.
"Kid Flash here, what can I do for you guys?" he asked.
"Hey Wally." Beast Boy asked. "How would you like to help me with something totally crazy!?"
Ok, so the action has started! Sorry about the lack of Flinx in this chappie guys, I PROMISE they will start showing up in the next chapter and will be VERY heavy starting about halfway through the story. This is going to be SO fun. I can't wait to see what you guys think already! I have the story pretty much planned out, I just don't know how I'm going to space it out and/or what I will focus on. But that will be the fun of it! Well… my same rules as always, I won't start working on the next chapter until a review for this one is put up! So… if you guys want the story to be continued… PLEASE review each chapter! I desperately wanna finish this story. So, see what you all can do! Thanks again for your time in reading this and I can't wait to see ya next time! :D