CLOSING ACT
That evening, the Titans had a big party to celebrate, as well as a chance to let Twilight have some fun before the moon came out and she’d have to go back to Equestria.
There was big music playing, and Robin, Starfire and Cyborg were booging on the floor with Twilight. “Got some pretty neat moves for a horse.” said Cyborg.
“Ha! Wait until I get going…” said Twilight, and she began to cut really loose on the dance floor, doing incredible moves almost like that of another human.
“You are amazing.” commented Starfire “I do wish you could stay with us a little longer.”
“I wish I could too,” said Twilight “But I really should get back to Equestria. My friends are there, and I have my duties to perform. Plus, I was supposed to go off on social visit too.”
“We understand…” said Robin “But we’re still grateful to everything you’ve done for us, especially for Beast Boy.”
“Where is Beast Boy?” Twilight asked, and it was then that the others realized he wasn’t there, nor was Raven.
Beast Boy was on the roof, watching the sun go down. He had a rather downhearted expression on his face, and in his hands he clutched the heart-shaped mirror box he had made for Terra.
He opened it and looked at her reflection, and for a moment he swore he could see Terra right beside him and smiling at him, but he snapped himself to his senses.
Then he could see Raven’s reflection, she was standing at the doorway. “How come you’re not at the party?” Beast Boy asked.
“You know I’m not that fond of parties.”
She slowly walked up to him. “Why aren’t you at the party yourself?”
Beast Boy couldn’t keep it from anyone. “I’m going to move on, but…” he paused and looked at his reflection again “I still miss her a lot, and memories don’t just disappear. Even Terra knows this. She’s just trying to put it all behind her.”
Raven felt worried that he was a relapse of his depression. Then again she knew that such feelings didn’t just go away overnight… and sometimes they just didn’t go away.
“You’re allowed to have those emotions.” she said to him “No one can tell you how to feel, and sometimes you just can’t help how you feel. They’re part of what makes you human.”
Beast Boy gawked at her in shock. “How do you know all this? You barely show that much emotion yourself.
No offense.”
Raven didn’t mind “Just because I can’t or don’t show much emotion that often doesn’t mean I don’t have any. It’s what I DO with them that matters.
You have emotions, but don’t let them rule you. Don’t do things that can harm you, or others, and no matter what happens you can always count on your friends to help you.”
She was sounded much like Twilight, but her words really meant to him, and though it was somewhat regrettable of what he did next…
He took the mirror box and gave it a huge throw off the roof, sending it into the ocean, never to be seen again.
“You didn’t have to do that?” Raven said.
“I know... but like you said: don’t do anything that harms you… like hanging on.”
Raven didn’t smile, at least not visibly, but she was proud of him.
They were both about to head back inside… when suddenly…!
POW!! It sounded like a shot, “A’UHN!!” Beast Boy shouted as she shot went right through his chest and out through his back.
Raven gasped in horror!
POW!! POW!! POW!!
More shots were fired from out of nowhere, and struck Beast Boy hard all over, and he fell over backwards groaning in pain.
“BEAST BOY…!!!!!”
The Titans heard her scream, while the music was stopped, and they and Twilight rushed to the roof, only to see the terrible sight of Beast Boy, wounded and drenched in blood, in Raven’s arms.
Everyone gawked in extreme horror and ran up to Raven.
“What happened?!” asked Robin.
Raven looked up with tears in her eyes, “He… he was shot.”
Cyborg quickly scanned the area, but his readings showed absolutely no one within a hundred mile radius of the tower. “Whoever it was must’ve got away!”
Starfire frantically panicked at Twilight “Please! Can you not help him?!” but Twilight tearfully shook her head “There’s nothing I can do. My magic doesn’t work on these kinds of things.”
With his last bit of strength, Beast Boy reached up and grabbed Raven’s collar with his bloody hand. In a fading, raspy, dying voice he said to her, “Don’t… do… anything harmful.
You’ll… have friends… to help you through!”
He coughed a whole lot of blood through his mouth, and then he expired. Raven’s mouth was twitching as her tears fell hard, splashing on his dead face.
“Ah, man…!” sobbed Cyborg.
“Beast Boy…!” wept Starfire.
BOOM!! Robin smashed his fists on the ground, and he was quivering painfully with woe and trying not to show his own tears behind his mask.
As for Twilight, she never felt so devastated before. Never before had she actually helped someone overcome their friendship problems, and they didn’t live to go on.
Beast Boy’s bod was cleaned of blood, and he was placed in a casket for everyone to mourn over. It was truly a painful moment for them all.
Then, right in the middle of the night, the full moon was shining brightly, and Raven had her mirror ready to send Twilight home to Equestria.
Though the Titans were going through a sad moment, and Twilight herself felt sorry for Beast Boy’s death, even she agreed it was best for her to go now while she had the chance, or risk being stuck in the Titan’s World for an undetermined amount of time.
“I can’t stop saying how sorry I Am.” she said to her friends.
“It’s not your fault.” said Cyborg “At least you were able to help him so he didn’t die thinking he was a wimp.” He stopped before he felt he would say something inappropriate that would hurt everyone even more. “I’m sorry, I’m just so upset!”
“We all feel the same!” sobbed Starfire “He was our friend, and he was there for us, just as we were there for him.
We will miss him, but…” she paused and wiped her eyes “We will try to be brave, and live on.” She was quivering hard trying to not burst out and cry again, not when they wanted to try to send Twilight off in peace.
Robin went up to Twilight, and shook her hoof in his hand “Thank you, for everything, and please come back to visit sometime.”
Twilight nodded feeling that was a definite promise, “That’s what friends do.”
She looked over at Raven, who sadly nodded back at her.
The moonlight then shone brightly on the mirror making it glow. It was time. Twilight stepped in a position directly over it, and Raven cast her magic…!
In a bright flash, Twilight was gone, and the titans were left to once again grieve over the loss of their friend.
Twilight appeared safely within the chambers of her home castle.
“Twilight…!” Spike cried, and he ran over and hugged her leg “Oh, I thought I’d never see you again! Do you have any idea how worried I’ve been?! I…” he stopped when he noticed how sad she looked.
She began to walk sadly off to her room, not saying a thing.
“Twilight…? Are you alright?”
Twilight didn’t look at him, and she didn’t have to as he could see the tears in her eyes. “I will be, Spike. I will be.”
She used her magic to softly lift him off her, and she disappeared into her room to have a small cry, much to Spike’s concern.
Worse than that, he noticed Twilight’s message book was glowing with a message from her friends at Canterlot High wondering why she hadn’t come for her usual visit, and he answered back.
“This is Spike… Twilight’s not feeling very well right now. She’ll visit when she feels better.”
He just hoped it wouldn’t be too long.
Back in the Titans’ world,
The papers had the front page covered about Beast Boy’s mysterious and shocking murder, which was to alert the city not to expect to see him anymore.
The entire city was in shock, and many of people were very horrified and upset to hear the news.
The Titans received many messages from sympathetic people, offering their apologies and heartfelt wishes.
The Titans had also buried Beast Boy in a cemetery, and gave him a special monument stone.
“GARFIELD LOGAN/BEAST BOY”
“A Beloved Hero
A Teen Titan
A True Friend”
Every day, or whenever they had a chance, they would visit, and pray for the soul of their dear friend. Starfire brought a flower to the grave every day.
It was always heartbreaking for them.
Robin still wanted to know who it was that shot and killed Beast Boy. “When I find out who it is… I’ll make them sorry!” he grumbled to himself.
The others all felt the same way, and they left the grave in peace.
No sooner had they left did one other person show up; Terra… who had just come from school, and had been waiting for the Titans to leave, not wanting them to see her.
When she heard of Beast Boy’s death, she was most devastated, but didn’t let any of her friends or her schoolmates know this.
She approached the grave, and placed a huge bouquet of flowers by it. Her tears were falling sharply, and she fell to her knees and wept, “Beast Boy… I’m sorry. I’m so sorry.”
That was all she could say, while deeply in her mind, she couldn’t help but wonder who in the world would want to kill an innocent boy.
Still, there wasn’t much else she could do. Things Changed after all, and she had to live with it, just like everyone else.
“Rest in Peace, Beast Boy.”