I don't own Teen Titans! Here's chapter two!

BARCODE

CHAPER 2: BIRTH

16:00 (four in the afternoon)

JUMP CITY BAY

TITAN'S TOWER

Raven felt like she was still settling in to Titan's Tower, even though it had been two weeks since she had moved in. She was sitting in her room, slowly going through the things she'd gotten. Her room was pretty bare, but she'd just come back from a major shopping trip to the local Hot Topic, and a few other gothic stores. Using her powers, she'd coated the room in a special dark blue with black trim, and carefully drawn symbols around the head of her bed. She'd special-ordered her bed to be shaped like her cowl, and the midnight blue sheets were clean and pressed. The bookshelf was pretty bare, but there would be more time for reading later.

Robin and Cyborg seemed nice enough, and they were respecting her privacy. Well, Cyborg had come in without knocking once and she'd… well, no one came into her room anymore without asking, that was for sure. Three seemed kind of short-handed, though. Robin said he was assembling a team of five, maybe six. When asked why, he'd clammed up right away. Cyborg had later told her he'd wanted to lead his own team to get out of a certain caped crusader's shadow. Raven understood that, but had said nothing on the subject since then.

Raven found the bag containing the incense she liked, and set one in the holder. Lavender, it said. The gentle line of smoke had the flower's smell when she lit it. Raven gave a ghost of a smile, pushing a few things aside so she could meditate. She folded her legs into the lotus position and gently hovered into the air. He cape billowed gently, defying gravity as her psychic powers gently spurred in the air around her. "Azerinth… Metrion… Zinthos…" She sank into meditation, the lavender incense swirling around her room. An hour passed… two hours…… three…

BEEEEEN! BEEEEN! BEEEN! Raven gave a start when her whole room started flashing red! "Titans! Trouble!" Robin's voice could be heard throughout the tower, and Raven came to her feet, wondering why on earth he hadn't told her about the red thing in her room. "There's something going on at the cement factory on the outskirts! Some kind of explosion!" Raven arrived in time to hear.

"What's at a cement factory that explodes?" Cyborg's red eye was the dot in a question mark for a moment. "Unless…" Cyborg took the wheel at the computer, running a deep subterranean scan. "An underground military base!"

"Weapons research?" Robin leaned in as Raven got close enough to see the screen.

"Probably." Raven muttered, dryly. "What else are they good for?"

"Looks like bio-tech to me." Cyborg said, straightening up from the computer panel.

"Titans, go!" Robin said, thrusting a finger into the air.

"Uhm… I don't think there's enough of us to say that yet, man." Cyborg said, shaking his head embarassedly.

"Oh… sorry." Robin said, pinkening in the cheeks.

"We can talk later, let's go." The three of them were surrounded with Raven's black aura, and they emerged at the garage of Titan's tower. Piling into the T-car (just pretend they already had it, okay?), they took off!

MEANWHILE –

There were cries of death and destruction as B – 406 ran rampant! They'd tried to destroy it in the ER, but it had woken back up! Scientists were flung against the wall as a giant squid tore things apart with ease! Guards were firing their blasters dead on, but weren't doing enough damage! Blood splattered against the wall as one man was beheaded completely! Tentacles with spiked suckers on the ends stabbed rapidly as the entire creature writhed in a rage!

Screams echoed down the long white hall as Dr. Kathari limped down it. It was coming. Coming his way! Straight for B–407! "I have to… ungh! …Wake him!" He clutched at his bleeding arm. The poison from the barbs on the squid was already taking effect. "B –407! Agh…!" He staggered into the laboratory.

And… he found Garfield Logan standing there with his lighter. Click… pang. Click…… pang. "Dr. Kathari." He said, quite calm considering what was happening not far away.

"Sir! B – 406 has gone mad! She's killing everyone and destroy the facility!" Kathari shouted desperately. "We made her too powerful to control!"

"I know. We won't be getting out alive." He said, not even sounding sad. "Unless of course, you'd like to wake Garfield."

"Garfield… B–407!" Kathari cried, still clutching at his arm. "But he hasn't been conscious in his whole life yet! He may not comprehend walking yet! He's an infant!"

"You said he was complete." Mr. Logan gestured with his silver lighter before pocketing it.

"Physically yes! What're you getting at? All we've programmed him to be capable of is basic reading skills!" Kathari cried desperately.

"We're going to test him against B–406, Doctor." He said, drawing a silenced pistol. Aiming it directly at the tank, he looked carefully down the barrel. Ping! Ping! The glass cracked and liquid began spraying out! Ping! Ping! More holes were made and the life support tube was severed. "I'm cutting the umbilical cord." He smiled at the irony. Ping! Ping! The glass cylinder broke apart altogether, sending the liquid in every direction! Both men were sprayed and they braced against the wave.

There was a loud hissing as the liquid evaporated immiediatly, smoking up the entire room. Kathari coughed heavily, staggering back and forth and collapsing against the control panel. "What have we done…?" He whispered softly, his vision sliding in and out of focus.

Suddenly, the outline of a slender figure came into view, seen through the smoke. Wet and slimy as though just born, he stood evenly. Emerald green eyes slowly opened and a single long tooth was jutting out of his lower jaw. He righted himself, standing on two feet and walking slowly to the guardrail where he'd been viewed from. His wet hair hung over his eyes for a moment, and he reached with a green hand to push it to one side. He dripped and got a sudden chill as he climbed over the guard rail, naked, and to the double doors. He peered slowly through one of the little windows, and saw the carnage that was ensuing. More and more soldiers kept coming, and more and more kept dying. The creature B-406 was slowing down but it wasn't dead yet. Not by far. It had become some sort of giant tiger, and was currently tearing men apart as bullets spattered into its side. It was a bloodbath, and a line of blood was slowly inching its way down the hall, from the head of a fallen soldier.

The green teenager watched it with some interest, then became bored and turned away from it. He stopped short when he saw an old man lying against a control panel, staring at him. "You…… are alive." the man whispered, coughing blood. "Garfield…" his white lab coat was red on one sleeve, and that red was rapidly growing. "My… Garfield… Logan…" he slumped to one side, dead.

The green teenager's nose worked itself, then he snorted outwardly to clear the scent of death from his nose. He glanced around the room, taking it all in. There was no one else there. Making his way silently to the old man, he nudged him a few times, then stood erect again.

There was a bright blue blast and the squid writhed in sudden agony! The green teenager turned with sudden interest, peeking through the little windows again. Three new people had arrived. One was masked and had a cape, hitting what was again a squid with exploding capsules. Another seemed metallic, and that's where the blue blast had come from. He arm had become some sort of energy weapon, which he was firing as often as he could to do damage! The third was female, firing blasts of black energy at it while avoiding tentacles with the other two. B-407 tilted his head, and suddenly wanted to join them. Emerging from the laboratory, he watched the blast of smoke accompany him as the dark girl was thrown down the hall by a tentacle attack. She landed only a few feet away from him and skidded, hitting the wall with a grunt. She shook off the blow, standing quickly and – noticed him.

Raven's mouth came open slightly. There was a boy her age standing there, completely naked, and he was green! "Oh my…" she couldn't find a word to finish the sentence, for he'd started walking past her. He was hairless aside from that on his head, and the water or whatever that was dripping off of him left a slight trail as he went forward. As he passed her, she saw a barcode imprinted on his left hand. The number B–407 was on his right hand, in bold black lettering. "B–407?" Raven whispered in awe. He stopped and turned. "What are you?" she said, unsure of what to do.

"Gar… fuh… fuh… field." He said, struggling to make the single word with his tongue.

"Is that your name?" Raven asked him, pulling herself to her feet.

"Raven!" she heard Robin's voice and couldn't delay any longer! She pulled herself into the air, much to B–407's amazement, and flew full tilt back to the battle with the giant squid! Black blasts laced the air as Cyborg struggled with a tentacle that had wrapped itself around his waist!

B–407 started forward to help, but stopped. Something didn't seem right. He looked down at himself. Nothing was hurting at the moment, but something was tugging at the back of his mind telling him he wasn't ready to fight yet. He was too weak. He need claws or teeth or –

He became a green Siberian Tiger.

That's what he needed. He rushed forward to battle with a carnal roar of fury! Green with darker green strips joined the boy wonder, goth, and metal man in a desperate battle with the giant squid! Robin was the first to notice him and hesitated for half a second in shock! "A green tiger!" He cried aloud. A tentacle slapped him aside and he slammed into the wall with a grunt. Picking himself up he saw the tiger literally rip a tentacle to pieces, starting on the next one as it was showered in blood! Roaring fiercely it twisted out of the way as two more tried to attack it! Biting into another sprayed blood, catching Cyborg off guard!

"What in the–?" The metal man wrestled harder and sizzled two or three of the squid's tentacles as Raven went full auto with her dark psychic blasts!

"Titans! Fall back! We can't let it get to the city!" Robin drew a bat bomb and threw it! It clamped onto the squid as all three of them retreated as fast as they could! The mechanical readout said 3……2…… 1……

The green tiger saw something metallic attached to the squid, and let go of the tentacle it was currently tearing apart and –

KA-BLAAAAAAAAM!

A blast tore apart the entire facility! Deafening to all ears within miles, it rocked the ground for miles around! Smoke rushed upward in a plume, dispersing into the air! Then…… there was silence.

Amongst all the rubble was a black dome. After a long time of waiting, it slowly vanished. There stood the three Titans. Robin looked around critically, counting the seven scientists they'd saved to make sure everyone was there. Cyborg surveyed the wreckage, seeing the rock, twisted metal and even signs of the cement factory lying around. Raven's eyes, however, searched for something else entirely. The green boy she'd seen come out of that lab, (naked) wet and slippery as though he'd been swimming or something. She doubted that was the case, but she found it troubling none the less. Was he what that military facility was there for? He'd become a green tiger, just like that. In a snap, his bodily shape and amount of hair, his strength and size had all changed. Was he even still alive? Somehow, she knew he was. What was he, this… B-407? This……Garfield? This… Beast Boy?

Well, that's the end of chapter two! But never fear! Chapter three is coming up in… oh, about a day. Remember, I don't post stuff until it's complete. Then, I submit it day by day! Yay! I hope you guys are enjoying the show as much as I am! This is getting good! See you in chapter three!