The T-Ship was in very bad shape.

The Titans had been chasing the mysterious, black, jet-like aircraft for several thousand miles – five minutes ago they had even began to fly over the Pacific Ocean, still in pursuit. But now it seemed the jet had called in some 'friends,' with what seemed like unlimited ammunition. The squadron of black jets wouldn't let up their continuous fire, and it was causing the T-Ship to suffer awfully. The windshield of Robin's cockpit was cracked all over, and Cyborg could feel the main engines taking on a lot of damage.

"I am so sick of being shot at!" shrieked Cyborg in fury, desperately trying to repair whatever was in reach.

Raven turned down her speakers in reply to Cyborg's outburst. "Who are they, anyway?" she mused. "What do they want?"

"Their leader attacked our city," Robin growled. "That's enough for me."

"It's not like he caused much damage," Raven countered.

"Damage or no, his motive was clear. We protect our city, so we'll make sure he'll never do it again by bringing him - and his friends - down." Robin's reply was curt.

"Dude, I dunno if you've noticed but..." Beast Boy gestured at the surrounding jets firing at them. "We're kinda getting our butts kicked." The following silence from Robin's mic told Beast Boy he was being ignored. The changeling sighed and added, "But uh...I'm sure we'll win...eventually."

Any further arguments were stalled by Starfire's shocked gasp. "Oh, no!" she cried. "I just saw the emblem on the wing. These are Tellurian crafts!"

"Tell-her-what?"

"Tellurians are an alien race that has superior technological knowledge to all the planets in my system," explained Starfire worriedly.

"But we've been to your planet," said Cyborg. "No offense, but you guys aren't exactly high-tech."

"Starfire!" Robin called through the mic. "Have you fought them before? Do they have any weak spots?"

Everyone grabbed their seat as the T-Ship shook wildly from another onslaught. Starfire continued in a small voice. "Yes, we have fought them...but...we never won." As she said it, each of the Titans turned to face her, and she grimaced. "The people of Telluria usually keep to themselves unless they wish to obtain more specimens. They are a curious race, but not very polite."

"More...specimens?" Beast Boy gulped audibly. "Like...with probes and stuff?"

"Wait, look!" Robin pointed. The Titans watched as the alien squadron slowed down and began closing in on each other.

"What are they doing?"

"I...I do not know."

"Cyborg, what are you waiting for?" Robin yelled. "Fire!"

"I'm trying, man!" Cyborg yelled back at him, causing the other Titans to wince at the noise. "The controls aren't working; the blasters must be too damaged."

"What about the auxiliary lasers?" Robin snapped. "Hurry up and do something!"

"Dude, calm down!" Beast Boy cut in angrily. "He's doing the best he can!"

"I know we can do better." Robin began unbuckling himself.

"Dude, what...what are you doing? Are you nuts?" The changeling plastered his face and hands against the canopy, watching helplessly as Robin readied to jump ship.

"Robin, we're going too fast for you to pull one of your stupid stunts," Cyborg shouted into the mic. "Don't open the canopy!"

"I'm not-" Robin began, but couldn't finish, as the crowding aircrafts sent one last combined assault straight into the face of the T-Ship. The force of the alien rocket surged right through the underbelly of the ship and straight out the other side. Robin's section of the ship burst from the main body.

CRASH! As soon as it was separated, the reverberation of the rocket caused Robin's canopy to fly straight off, leaving the Titan's leader to the mercy of the open sky while still travelling hundreds of miles an hour. Reacting instantly, Robin sunk as low as he could into the cockpit and shot his most powerful grappling hook at the hulking craft right in front of them, hoping to detonate the birdarang when it made contact. There was no way the birdarang would have made it if it weren't for the jet itself – its fuselage literally opened up and began connecting itself to the surrounding jets, at the same time forming a magnetic force. The birdarang sunk into the craft's lower body.

Robin didn't even have time to let go of the grappling hook's handle, and felt his arm yank itself out of its socket as he was sucked violently after the alien jet. The Titans barely saw any of what was happening, as the T-Ship itself had begun to fall apart.

"Hold on guys, I'm going to land it!" Cyborg cried, but it was too late. The damage caused by the rocket, coupled with the ferocious wind and friction, caused the escape chute in Beast Boy's section to break apart. The changeling was immediately sucked right out of the ship.

It all happened so fast, Beast Boy couldn't even tell what was happening. He fell diagonally several feet before feeling something sharp and painful latch onto his right ankle. "Yeow!" he cried, but it was lost in the wind. Next thing he knew, whatever had grabbed his ankle was now trying to rip it off his leg altogether. Concentrating as hard as he could, he summoned his strength to transform into a woolly mammoth, adding over fifteen thousand pounds to his original bodyweight.

First he heard a loud creaking sound, then a massive explosion. Suddenly, he was hurtling toward the water below, blacking out as it rushed to meet him...

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It's about time I wrote another story, so here you go. I hope this will live up to my own standards, let alone all of yours. ^_^ Please read and review, and I will update as soon as possible.