There was light, bright against his eyelids. Opening them, and instantly regretting it, Beastboy groggily sat up. Glancing around his surroundings he noticed he was lying on the ground in the middle of a clearing. It was almost dark, the last orange rays of sunset filtering through the expanse of trees. He was... in the woods? No... he'd been on a date with Raven. Wait, what? That couldn't be right. The green teen hit the side of his head as if to jar out some water from his ear in an attempt to clear the fog from his brain.

No, that was it. Their first date. He took her to that place with the great soy shakes, and he'd nearly shot some out his nose when she gave a chuckle at his joke about Robin. The last thing he could remember was debating whether or not to try to hold her hand as they left (the pro had been she couldn't feel how sweaty his palm was through his glove, the con was that he'd be risking death without even touching her skin for real). Then... darkness.

"Aww, sorry. The first trip can be hard on the weaklings." Spinning towards the voice he was met with the unexpected sight of a certain robotically enhanced villain.

"Adonis?" He questioned, blinking off his surprise. "You did that? How? You can't teleport people."

"Met a new friend," was the offhand response, "Apparently, you spread the word you're dying to take down a Titan, people in high places jump to help."

"What! Like who?" Beastboy demanded shrilly. Adonis merely smirked at the high pitch, making the smaller teen clear his throat ruefully.

"Oh, just some guy. He funded this entire trap, even building this transporting mechanism for me," He said, tapping a finger to where a new gadget rested by his thigh. From what the hero could see it had two input panels for coordinates and several buttons. Suddenly he caught up to his earlier words.

"Trap?" He repeated dumbly. This was just the middle of nowhere, right? That only made the villain grin widen.

"Oh yeah," Adonis drawled smugly. "See, you, little green squirt," The changeling finally stood to face him defiantly. "You ruined me. That whole toxic acid thing totally messed with my life. Do you know how long I was sent away for for breaking out and kidnapping and injuring a Titan? Sure, I escaped, but now every time I get caught they lock me up in the high security vaults! And it's like way harder getting out of those!"

"You know, there wouldn't be a problem if you just stayed in jail." He pointed out helpfully. Adonis glared, so he relented. "But it's cool either way. I always wanted an arch-rival. It's gonna be so much more satisfying kicking your butt." With that he raised his fists and was just about to transform into a kangaroo when he was interrupted.

"Ah, ah, ah. Not so fast. I haven't even told you how I plan to enact my revenge."

"Uh... you mean I'm not just gonna beat you to a pulp?"

"Ha, get real!" Adonis sneered. "My friend and I, we devised an entire course for you, one I've already passed. When you fail, I'll clearly be the best and no one in this town'll be able to bring me down."

"Sure, that's not twisted logic at all." Hmm... Beastboy had been trying to master the subtle humor of sarcasm, but clearly needed more practice.

"Whatever you call it, I call it genius. Get ready for the fight of your life." The metallically ripped adolescent turned to saunter away, but his wiry opponent called out to him.

"What'll I get when I win." Annoyed by his confident tone, Adonis twisted around mid-step.

"Well, you and your girlfriend get to walk outta here alive." That made his emerald eyes narrow menacingly.

"Let her go." He growled.

"Not a chance. See, I wasn't expecting to catch the little birdie, but now I have, this just got way more fun!" The obnoxious idiot actually snarled to himself with a smile. "I do like them feisty. Never actually thought you two'd hook up, thought she'd go for someone a little more... man."

Beastboy was already lunging viciously for him when the world went black.

AN: So... This is the prologue so to speak. Now, I don't have anything else written, this was just a spur of the moment sort of thing.

I do have several ideas for parts of the 'course', such as a room filled with auto-firing guns and a maze, but I welcome suggestions for more! The whole point of this story, besides showing off BB's awesome skills, will be exploring some of his insecurities. There will be short scenes where Raven and Adonis banter, but the majority will be BB. Don't worry, the end will be sufficient BBxRae to justify the category.

Now, I do have a problem with multi-chap stories I haven't completed before hand, so that's why I implore you readers to keep me going. Any feedback is welcomed. Thank you!

~Laury the Latrator