The Titans took advantage of Cinder Block's distraction to attack. Cinder Block went down in a crash of bricks and stayed down.
Beast Boy saw it first. It was standing over Cinder Block, regarding him through green eyes. He yelled, "Guys, look, it's a tiger." The others turned around. "Hobbes?" Calvin asked hesitantly. The tiger sprang off Cinder Block and padded toward Calvin. He pushed his head under Calvin's hand. He almost purred as Calvin hugged him.
"Is that yours?" Robin asked. Calvin jumped, startled. Once he'd seen Hobbes, everything else had faded into the background. He replied, "Hobbes's himself. He's my pal."
"Robin," Raven called, "I think Cinder Block's starting to wake up!"
Robin sighed. "Look, could you come to the Tower after school? We've got to get Cinder Block back to jail."
Calvin grinned. "I'll be there."
"Great," Robin said.
"Oh wait," Calvin called, grinning sheepishly. "Can you guys take Hobbes?"
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"Robin, this is really dangerous," Raven warned. "I really don't think Calvin is Titan material, even with a supernatural pet."
Beast Boy chimed in, "Yeah. Remember Terra? And the time you made Gizmo an honorary Titan?"
"Who said I'm a pet?" a voice growled from the floor. Five pairs of eyes fixed on Hobbes. "No way," Beast Boy said in disbelief. "Did you just talk?"
"Yep," Hobbes said. "Would you like to see me tap dance, too?
