Chapter Four

A huge shadow fell over Beast Boy. "Oh, yeah? All I see is a scrawny little green punk!" The figure proceeded to kick more sand in the changeling's face and laughed nastily, prompting Terra to speak up.

"Cut it out! Who is this jerk, anyway?" The huge bully turned to her "Butt out, blondie! All of you, get lost! This beach now belongs to Johnny Rancid!" The other Titans stopped to observe the disturbance. Robin gritted his teeth, while Starfire got up from her towel and stared concernedly for her green friend.

Raven shot a look of contempt at Johnny, but shook her head. Just a punk out to make a name for himself. Beast Boy sputtered, shooting sand out of his mouth, then changed into an elephant and sucked up water from his trunk.

He then proceeded to shoot a stream of water at Johnny, knocking him back. The green hero changed back "Dude, you're the one who'd better get off the beach. We just wanna relax here and have a good time!"

Robin joined Beast Boy "Trust us, you'd better do what he said. We don't want any trouble, so just leave quietly while you have the chance."

Johnny got up. "Fine, Bird boy, but I'm not leaving empty handed!" With that, he grabbed Terra and dragged her off, causing her anger to rise. "Stop it…I'm warning you…" He looked at the blonde earth mover "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do about it?"

She gave him a somewhat wicked grin, as her eyes began to glow yellow. "You like kicking sand in people's faces? How'd you like it if the sand kicked YOU in the face?"

She then used her powers to create a mallet shaped formation out of the beach that dealt a powerful blow to the foul street punk known as Johnny Rancid. Terra ran back to the others after Johnny let her go, knocked senseless by the girl's attack.

Beast Boy blushed a little and patted her on the shoulder. "Uh..thanks, Terra. I'm glad you stood up for me." Starfire came over, concerned for her friend. "You are unharmed?"

Terra smiled. "It's okay, Star. I'm fine." She looked at Johnny, who was beginning to stir. "Jerk." He got up and looked at the Titans. "All right, losers. I'll let you off this time, but you're definitely gonna remember the name of Johnny Rancid!" He then laughed and got on a large motorcycle that was waiting, roaring off into the distance.

Robin immediately didn't like this character who had just left. "Johnny Rancid…don't worry, I will remember that name…" Raven put her head back down into her book, hardly concerned about the events that had just occurred.

Starfire spoke to the others, hoping to lighten the mood. "We must forget this unpleasantness and continue with our day of fun, yes? We must not let one horrible person ruin our enjoyment!"

Robin then smiled. "Starfire's right. Besides, everything turned out well. He was just a punk, no big deal." BB grabbed his surfboard. "Yeah! C'mon, Terra, let's do some surfing!" He took the girl's hand and led her to the shore. She laughed and brushed some hair away from her eyes "Sounds cool!"

Cyborg beamed widely and pulled out some food "All right! I'm takin' care of the food! We'll be chowin' down in no time!" Robin and Starfire sat on their towels in anticipation of Cyborg's meal. "Sounds great, Cyborg!" The alien girl clasped her hands happily. "Oh, yes! I am certain it shall be a glorious feast!"

So far, the Titans had had an exciting day, but it was far from over.