Disclaimer: Um, yeah, I don't own the Teen Titans. I think this is where I type this, but I'm sort of new, so I don't really know... but a new person wouldn't own an old show, would they? Just a thought. 

Captive

Prologue: Captured

"Titans, there's a warning down by the docks," Robin said calmly through the intercom. "Some kind of animal enemy... I'm not sure what. Come on down."

As the Titans walked toward him, all kinds of emotions came up. Beastboy shuddered angrily when he saw Raven, and vice versa (they had just gotten into a fight). Cyborg looked at Robin with envy, as he always did, because he wanted to be the Titans leader. Robin looked at Starfire longingly, because of his deep feelings of love for her. Starfire simply looked at everyone happily.

"So, who is this person at the docks?" Starfire asked Robin delightfully. She loved asking Robin questions and getting those serious, take-charge answers. She didn't know why, but she loved it when Robin was bossy to her.

"I don't know," he replied easily. He wasn't scared, because he knew it wasn't anyone especially bad (like Slade coming back). "Like I said, he's sort of like an animal, but I'm not sure. Let's go to find out."

As they left – Cyborg in his car, Robin in his bike, Raven and Starfire flying, and Beastboy as a pterodactyl – they weren't very prepared or scared. They were pretty much lazy at the moment and, thanks to their fights and lack of sleep, very off-guard.

"Ah, at last, the Teen Titans," said their latest enemy when they arrived. "Welcome to the docks. I am the Rough Coyote – and I do play rough." His catch phrase wasn't exactly threatening, but he looked extremely menacing. He really did look like a coyote, but he stood upright and was wearing a uniform with RC engraved upon it. His back legs were long and more like a man's, as were his front legs. His arms hung by his sides, with sharp claws that looked dangerous.

"We are not afraid of you," Starfire said in her angry voice, although she basically could care less. "However, we wish to know what it is that you want."

"What she said," Beastboy echoed. As usual, no one laughed.

"I don't really know what I want," he said after considering the question. "To be evil, I suppose. I was bored, you see, with just being normal. So I made a potion that turned me into this, and now my first task is to have the fame of having defeated the Teen Titans."

"So basically you want to kill us and have fame for doing it?" Robin asked.

"Basically, yes," he replied with a sinister smile. "And I will succeed. Because I play rough. Rough bullies always get their way, and I intend to."

"We shall not let you," Star said fiercely, becoming a little frightened by his flat plan. She struck some starbolts at him, but he dodged them easily. She glanced at Robin cluelessly, knowing her powers wouldn't work well.

"Don't worry, I've got him," Robin said with a reassuring smile. He dashed at Rough Coyote, and hit him with some bird-o-rangs. Rough Coyote stumbled, but he definitely wasn't down for good.

"Dude, why don't you just die?" Beastboy asked, clearly bored. "You remind me of this dumb, persistent animal dude from my video game."

"I see that the Teen Titans don't take me seriously," the coyote said easily. "That is quite easy to understand. But I need something that will show you just how powerful and dangerous I am..." he looked at each of the Teen Titans with a frown – what could he do? When his eyes met Starfire and Robin, he instantly saw the connection between them.

"And I have the perfect plan," he said with a sinister grin. He lashed at them with his claws creating a terrible red glow that knocked them all down and momentarily blinded them. Then he lassoed Starfire into his grip and darted off into the distance.

"He is a threat," Cyborg said pointlessly. "Dude, he took our girl."