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Hey everyone! Here's chapter 1 of Regress! This is the sequel to Childlike, so if you haven't read that story yet, please go read it prior to reading this story! Otherwise, this story may be quite confusing in some parts.

Like with Childlike, I plan on regular uploads! I start school again in 10 days though, but I'll still try to keep a regular upload schedule regardless!

Thanks for checking out this story! Please review! :)

- Hunter

The sun rose up from the horizon, spilling warm light onto the city before it. The city was calm, which was a rare, but a very welcomed, situation. Inside of the T-shaped tower that stood in the ocean off the coast of the city, the teen superheroes were beginning to stir from their nightly slumber. The first to arrive in the Main Ops room was Robin, who had just finished a solo training session in the Gym. He went straight to the kitchen, grabbing himself a glass of water. He was soon joined by Raven, who always got up early as well.

"Good morning, Raven," Robin said to her as she entered the room.

"Good morning," she responded, going straight to the cabinet to get a mug down so that she could brew herself green tea.

The light was filling the Main Ops room more rapidly now, the windows casting pale yellow rectangles onto the floor and over the furniture. Soon, the sun was completely up, and the room was fully illuminated. The doors of the room swooshed open, revealing a joyous Starfire.

"Good morning, friends!" she beamed as she floated down to the kitchen area.

"Morning, Star," Robin said, smiling at the girl.

"Did you both sleep well?" she asked, to which both Robin and Raven nodded.

Just then, the doors of the room swooshed open again, this time revealing Cyborg and Beast Boy.

"C'mon dude, just admit that tofu is better than meat!" Beast Boy teased at Cyborg. This meat vs. tofu debate happened every morning, yet they still couldn't come to an agreement.

"No way, man. Meat always has and always will be better!" Cyborg rebutted, pulling a pack of bacon out of the fridge and getting it ready to fry.

Beast Boy went straight to Raven, who was standing against one of the counters sipping on her still-steaming tea.

"Morning, Rae," he said to her, giving her a peck on the cheek.

"Good morning," she said, blushing and smiling that small, shy smile of hers.

It had been about seven months since the Slade incident. Once they changed Beast Boy back, they decided to keep it a secret as to what had happened to him. It helped them greatly that he had no memory of his experience with Slade. They believed that telling him what had happened regarding the suicide attempt and the knowledge of his past would embarrass him and potentially bring back bad memories, and they wanted to prevent that for as long as possible.

Once they got him back, they were able to return back to their normal lives, or at least as close to it as possible. Beast Boy was the same as he was before the Slade incident; he was still his happy-go-lucky self, cracking jokes and pranking his teammates whenever he got the chance. His teammates, on the other hand, struggled at first. Knowing about his past was a difficult burden on them. Whenever they looked at their smiling friend, it weighed on their minds that he had tried to kill himself, not once, but technically twice. It was still hard to wrap their minds around his attempt, but they had almost come to peace with it.

The biggest change, by far, that the team had experienced since their friend's return was Beast Boy and Raven's budding relationship. Only two short months after the Slade incident, the two of them began seeing one another. They tried to hide it the best that they could, but they could only hide their more-than-just-friendliness for a short period of time before the team started to take notice. Now, they were more open in their relationship, no longer trying to keep it a secret from their teammates.

Cyborg walked to the open window that overlooked the city.

"Ahh, it's gonna be a good day today," he said with a large grin covering his face as the sound of sizzling bacon lingered in the background. Starfire floated over to him and joined him at the window.

"Yes, today will be glorious!" Starfire said as she looked at the sunrise over the city.

Cyborg went back to the kitchen and continued to prepare his bacon. Starfire joined Robin at the kitchen table where they talked and flirted with one another. Raven and Beast Boy sat on the couch together. Raven's back and head was resting on Beast Boy's chest, and they were holding each other's hands.

Raven felt the warmth from Beast Boy's body and allowed herself to calmly sink into his chest. It was hard for her at first to deal with all the emotions that came with a relationship, but she was learning to handle it in a safe and enjoyable way, and it was turning out nicely.

Cyborg's voice boomed from behind them. "Okay, y'all! The bacon-y goodness is finally ready!"

Suddenly, the room flashed red as the alarm rang out.

"Ah man," Cyborg sighed as he sadly set down his plate of freshly fried bacon. The teens gathered behind Robin at the large computer, waiting to hear about the emergency.

"What's the emergency?" Raven asked him.

"It's an out-of-the-country mission," Robin announced, immediately catching his teams full attention. They almost never had out-of-the-country missions, and when they did, they were always big. "There's a serious problem in an area of West Africa called Lamumba. There's an outbreak of a disease in one of the villages."

"Wait, why would we be called to control a disease outbreak? Wouldn't that be the World Health Organization's job?" Cyborg asked, confused about the purpose behind the mission.

"It isn't just a disease outbreak. Looks like there's a scientist named Samuel Register who's purposefully spreading the disease to the citizens around him," Robin explained.

Beast Boy's ears perked up at the name of the scientist, recognizing the name. "What disease is he spreading?" he asked, although he was sure that he already knew the answer.

Robin scrolled down the screen trying to find the answer. When he found it, he announced it to the team. "Sakutia."

Beast Boy's face paled when Robin read it out loud, confirming his fears. Raven, who was standing next to him, noticed this immediately.

"Beast Boy, are you okay?" she asked concerned.

Beast Boy's wide eyes met hers, and his mouth parted slightly, but only mumbled sounds came out.

"I, uh, gotta go real quick. I just, um, remembered something I need to, uh, do?" he said slowly before transforming into a hummingbird and quickly flying out.

"That was weird," Cyborg stated, alarmed and confused about what just happened.

"I'll go check on him," Raven announced before phasing out of the room, leaving just Robin, Starfire, and Cyborg.

"Robin," Starfire started, "what is this Sakutia disease?"

Robin looked back to the computer for the answer. When he saw it, he felt a numbness take over.

"Ah man, you're not going to believe this," Robin started, catching Starfire and Cyborg's full attention, "It says here that this virus is a fatal virus that latches onto its host's DNA and kills them within 48 hours. You get the virus by being bitten by the West African Green Monkey…"

It took a moment for Robin's words to fully sink in for the teens.

"Wait," Cyborg started, remembering what Beast Boy had said after his attempt, "didn't Beast Boy say that he was bitten by a green monkey when he was a child, and that he got really sick from it?"

Robin nodded. "Yeah, he did. He didn't say what the disease he got was though, but I think it's a safe bet that it was Sakutia."

"That would explain why friend Beast Boy left the room so hastily," Starfire said, "it must sadden him. Shall we go check on him?"

"No, he doesn't need all of us approaching him on the issue right now. Besides, Raven is with him, so he'll be fine," Cyborg reassured her.

Meanwhile, Raven searched for Beast Boy, and instinctively checked his room first. She phased into the hallway in front of his door. Behind the door, she heard muffled panic coming from the boy. She knocked on the door, which caused a brief pause in his audible anxiety.

"Who is it?" he asked quietly after a moment.

"It's Raven," she responded, "may I come in?"

"Uh, one sec," he said to her. She heard a small commotion in the room before he opened the door. He didn't make eye contact with her; he just looked at the floor. He moved out of the way, and she walked in as he closed the door behind her. She made her way to his bed and sat down, motioning for him to do the same, to which he obeyed.

When he sat down next to her, they were silent for a moment. Beast Boy stared at the floor in front of him while Raven studied his face. After a moment, she spoke.

"You've been crying," she told him.

"No..no I haven't," Beast Boy responded.

"Your eyes are red and puffy, and you have dried tear marks on the side of your eyes. You've been crying. Don't lie to me," she stated. His jaw clenched at the stress he felt when she made this observation. "So tell me what's going on."

"Nothing. Everything's fine," he said, still trying to convince her that he was okay.

"If everything was fine, you wouldn't have ran out of the Main Ops room and you wouldn't have cried. Now, seriously, tell me what's going on," she said.

Beast Boy brought in a deep breath before slowly letting it out.

"The mission, where it's located, is where I grew up," he started explaining slowly. It was painful for him, and Raven could sense that. She put her hand on his back and started rubbing it slowly. He looked at her and smiled lightly, appreciating her touch. "When I was a child, I was bitten by a West African Green Monkey and I contracted Sakutia. It almost killed me, but I was given medicine to survive. That's the only reason why I'm still alive. It should have killed me," he explained, pausing briefly before continuing, "Samuel Register, the scientist that Robin mentioned, worked with my parents when I got sick. He disappeared though after I got better. I encountered him again a few years later, and some…stuff….happened. After that, never heard about him again, not until now."

"Thank you for telling me," Raven said, appreciating his raw honesty. She knew it was hard for him, and she could feel a deep pain coming from inside him because of the memories. "Are you going to be okay, on this mission?"

Beast Boy thought for a moment before responding.

"I should be. It's not about me; it's about the mission. We'll do our job and soon it'll be over," he said.

"Okay. We're here for you. You know that, right?" she asked, to which he nodded. "And you know I'm definitely here for you," she said as she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Beast Boy turned his face towards her and kissed her, this time on the lips, grinning as he did so.

"I know," he said between kisses. They sat there and held each other for a few moments, enjoying each other's silent company before Raven spoke up.

"C'mon. Let's go back to the Main Ops room and have some breakfast, okay?" Raven said. She stood up and extended her hand to Beast Boy, who took it graciously. They exited his room and headed down to Main Ops to finish their previously interrupted breakfast.

Hope you liked the first chapter! Please remember to send in your reviews!

Also, throughout the story, bits and pieces of Beast Boy's (altered) history will be talked about. I couldn't find a whole lot of information on his history when I researched him on the internet, so most of my knowledge of his background is through the many, many fanfics I've read about him. While keeping in mind that I've altered his past to fit in with my story, if anything is just really unrealistic or anything like that, please let me know! I want to keep my stories as realistic and plausible as possible.

Thank you! :)