Beast Boy awoke to his face in a pile of mud. He lifted his head suddenly and spluttered.

"Hey," the voice was croaky. Beast Boy sat up and saw Robin sitting next to him. The Boy Wonder's ripped uniform had been replaced by khaki cargo pants and an oversized black muscle shirt. Robin also had a cast-and-sling over his broken arm.

"Hey," Beast Boy grimaced, keeping one hand on the dog's head. "What happened?"

Robin gestured around them, and Beast Boy looked to see they were in some sort of enclosure, fenced with simple wire mesh. There were others in the enclosure, but they sat far away, with their faces hidden in the shadows from the dawn light. "There's at least six guards," Robin murmured. "All armed. They're aliens too. We were brought here. I think this may be where all these people are disappearing."

"H-huh? Here?" Beast Boy struggled to take it all in.

Robin smile seemed dead. "At least your ghost train theory was half-right."

"Wait, wait...aliens? Kidnapped us?"

"The train brings people here."

"For what? Wait...didn't you say the train was on its return journey?"

"I only assumed that because it was empty. I guess they didn't get anyone on that trip."

"Hey, hey! Back up!" Beast Boy jumped up. "We were on a train...that takes people here...to a place with aliens...but the train was totally blown off the tracks. What gives?"

Robin grabbed Beast Boy's hand and yanked him back down. "Don't stand up. They don't like it."

True enough, a guard appeared on the other side of the mesh near to them and pointed a two-handed firearm, before shouting something in an odd language. The guard was dressed in what looked like military khakis, but holes had been purposely made to accommodate spines that poked out in random places. The guard didn't wear boots, and instead had large feet with talons where the toes should be. The guard's skin was blue, but his face was hidden by an oddly-shaped helmet, which covered everything except a slot along the middle of his head. Upon his forehead was a red gem.

"Sorry, didn't get that!" Beast Boy called mischievously.

The guard pressed up to the mesh and made a primal, growling sound, before saying in perfect English, "Stay silent human. You are lucky to be alive." The guard then stalked off, leaving the two boys staring at each other in surprise.

"Tellurians," Robin said. "The emblem on their uniform is the same as on the ship we were chasing before...well, before all of this happened."

"Do you think the other Titans could have followed the ship here?" asked Beast Boy hopefully.

"Can't really say, but I don't think so," Robin replied, crushing the changeling's optimism. "We don't know what happened when we fell, except that the ship began travelling at supersonic speed. The T Ship couldn't have kept up."

"Oh..."

Robin patted the changeling on the back. "I'm sure they're fine, Beast Boy," he lied.

"Yea, of course they are." Beast Boy tried smiling. "So...what's the deal with them? The aliens, I mean."

Robin shrugged. "Well, they gave me clothes and bandaged my arm and leg, so I don't think they plan to kill us. Well...not me, at least. I haven't been awake much longer than you, so I really have no idea what's going on." Robin then nodded toward the rest of the enclosure. "There are five people in here, not including us, and none of them move, or make any attempt to communicate with each other. All of them are male, and adult. So far I think that for whatever reason, the train – or trains – takes people from their respective towns and brings them here. Then from here...I don't know yet. This enclosure is built to hold a lot more people, so wherever they've gone...well, I can't be sure."

Beast Boy hugged his legs and rested his chin on his knees. "Okay...the freaky blue aliens kidnap people and bring them here. They also get annoyed if you stand up. Got it." Beast Boy looked around suspiciously before asking, "So, should we escape?"

Robin's answer was grave. "No. Not yet, at least. I can't do anything like this. And we can't leave these people here."

"But we can't just wait here until they pick us off, one by one and eat us!"

"For the last time, no one is getting eaten! We don't know what will happen." Robin glared at the changeling.

"Exactly, so let's get out of here!"

"No! We don't-"

"Come on, Robin," Beast Boy pleaded. "Normally it's you who wants to kick everyone's butt and save the day."

"Normally I'm not crippled," Robin shot back. "Calm down. Nothing is going to happen to you."

"You said yourself that you don't what will happen!" Beast Boy tried to keep his voice low, but his irritation at Robin's stubbornness was raising it more and more. "I could easily sneak out of here, you know I could! I'll just change into a spider and they'll never even know."

Robin sighed. "I'm pretty sure they know you have the ability to transform, but they don't think you're stupid enough to try and escape."

"Why do you think that the idea of escaping is stupid?" Beast Boy growled. "In what universe is that a bad idea? Seriously, Robin, why don't you trust me? I got rid of those wolves, didn't I?"

Robin suddenly lost it. "Beast Boy, I don't give orders to make myself feel important!" he raged. "Believe it or not, I care about your safety and I'm certain that escaping – at least right now - would be a bad idea! Why don't I trust you? You haven't given me any reason to trust you! You could have died leading off those wolves – and where would that leave me? I would have died eventually too. You're far too impulsive and irresponsible to make the imperative choices here!"

Beast Boy had fallen silent, but Robin was on a roll. "You're insane if you think I should trust you! What have you done – ever – that would warrant me to trust you with important decisions? You're lazy, rude, annoying and you complain at every opportunity! It's a wonder Cyborg can deal with you for so long!"

Both boys were standing now, face to face. Beast Boy lowered his head and clenched his fists so hard that they began to shake. Robin blinked and gasped, as if he'd just realised what he'd said.

"Beast Boy, I didn't mean-"

"SHUT UP!" The changeling seemed to stand taller, and his eyes glowed intensely with rage. "JUST SHUT UP! EVERYTHING YOU SAY, EVERYTHING YOU DO; I HATE IT! YOU'VE NEVER LIKED ME, YOU'VE NEVER BEEN NICE TO ME AND YOU'RE ALWAYS SUCH A JERK! I HATE YOU! I WISH YOU'D JUST DIE!" The changeling grabbed his head as if in pain and screamed. As he did, his body transformed unlike it ever did; it bulged and metamorphosed slowly, agonizingly. Huge muscles grew out of nowhere splitting the uniform, hair sprouted all over his body and claws extended out of his fingers. Robin backed away in horror as Beast Boy finished transforming into his primal form; the man-beast.

It howled into the sky before slamming a closed fist right into the Boy Wonder's gut – Robin didn't even have time to think about fighting back. He grunted on impact and then gasped for breath, bending over in pain. Suddenly the creature that had been Beast Boy was everywhere at once – claws were slashing his skin open, fists were sending him flying right and left. Robin wasn't sure if he could fight back even if his arm wasn't broken, as he still knew his friend was somewhere inside the horrific beast.

POW! POW! Laser-like discs slammed into the giant creature, forcing it onto the ground. Robin looked up through one eye to see the alien guards finally taking action against the offending duo. Six of them stood in a circle around the man-beast and pelted him with their strange laser bullets, until it finally lost consciousness.

Once out cold, the creature returned to its real form – Beast Boy, so helpless and tiny compared to his inner demon. Robin could only stare, aghast at what he'd done. "Beast Boy..." he croaked. One of the guards grabbed him by his shirt, flung him to the ground and put one clawed foot on his back, before shouting to the others in their guttural language.

While they squabbled incomprehensibly, Robin stared at Beast Boy's face, which was right next to his own. It was the very picture of utter rage, frozen in time, the anger still alive after he had blacked out. Even in the changeling's unconsciousness, he was still raging away at Robin. The Titans' leader sighed softly, and bit his lip. "I'm sorry..." he whispered.

The guards seemed to come to an agreement, because two of them holstered their guns and picked Beast Boy up, before carrying him away. Robin couldn't see where because another guard blocked his vision on purpose by crouching down and shoving its helmeted, unreadable face right up to his own.

"Something fun for once," it said in perfect English. It sounded as if it were smiling. "This will be interesting to see."

"What-" Robin began, but stopped when the alien slapped him across the face, leaving scratches over his cheek. It then called to the others, and they too began dragging him away.

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Hate how I wrote this chapter...XD Not enough action, STILL! Guys, if you want action, go and read my "The Beast Within" story! (No, it isn't about Beast Boy. XD) Y'know, to make up for the lack of it in this story. I was hoping for an action story, but it is turning out to be more emotional than anything else. Ah well, as long as you guys are happy (and write reviews!) I am happy too. So, tell me what you think so far!