The Training

Beast Boy woke up to find himself washed up on a beautiful beach.

"You are conscious, little one. Thank the spirits!" The Primal Spirit boomed in his mind.

"Yeah, how am I healed and how did I survive?" Beast Boy replied, puzzled.

"As you lost consciousness, I took over and used your remaining energy to propel us to shore. Your full power, now being unlocked, has allowed you to regenerate." The Primal Spirit replied cheerfully.

"Dude, thats awesome!" Beast Boy exclaimed as he got up and stretched his arms and legs, "Hey, what do I call you?" Beast Boy asked.

"I am Prime, the primal spirit of the west." Prime replied.

"Well, thank you Prime. Can I ask you for a favor?" Beast Boy said.

"Of course, little one." Prime said.

"Can you help me train? I need to go back and help my friends fight Slade. He's much stronger than we thought." Beast Boy said urgently.

"Of course. Let me call my brethren." Prime replied.

"Brethren? There are more spirits?" Beast Boy said, confused.

"Well, I'm only the spirit of the west. I'm sure you can put together the rest." Prime said, laughing.

"Awesome!" Beast Boy replied. All of a sudden, Prime's voice boomed louder and more powerful than before:

"SPIRIT OF THE NORTH, SPIRIT OF THE SOUTH, SPIRIT OF THE EAST, AND MOTHER SPIRIT. WE CALL UPON YOU IN A TIME OF NEED. HEAR MY CALL AND COME TO MY AID." A few moments later, a large gust of wind assaulted Beast Boy and knocked him off his feet. An ethereal, green bird the size of a house then appeared in front of Beast Boy startling him.

"You called? I am the spirit of the north, my name is Windra the Ferocious." Windra introduced.

"Nice to meet you." Beast Boy replied, frightened. Beast Boy then heard a loud roar coming from behind him. He turned around to see an ethereal blue and white tiger the size of a semi-truck walk up to him.

"You have summoned me, young one? I am the spirit of the south. My name is Fernal the Feral." Fernal introduced himself before nodding to Windra.

"Nice to meet you as well." Beast Boy replied, in awe. Beast Boy then felt a spray of mist engulf him from the bay. After a few minutes of constant mists, a three story tall light red ethereal sea serpent appeared in the nearby lake.

"You have awaken me, young one. I am the spirit of the east. My name is Tej the Tenacious." Tej said, smiling. Beast Boy was speechless as he looked up at the massive creature he thought was extinct. He then turned around with a start as he heard sonic boom and saw a figure smash into the concrete. Dust rose up around the figure shielding it from view. When the dust cleared, a beautiful, young woman appeared in the center of the small impact crater. She had silky black hair, tan skin, was wearing an all white robe and had white angel wings appearing out of her back.

"Hello, Beast Boy is it? I am the mother spirit. My name is Alyssa." Alyssa spoke as she extended her hand. Beast Boy took it gingerly, scared and awed at the same time. Getting over his fear he shook her hand and shot her a dopey smile.

"Glad to see you are all here. Thanks for coming on such short notice my brothers and sisters." Prime boomed in the spirit's heads.

"Our pleasure, brother." The spirits, besides Tej, spoke in unison.

"What requires our council," Tej asked, impatiently.

"Beast Boy, needs training to hone his new abilities. At the moment, I, and by extension, him, are the weakest of the spirits. I was hoping you would be able to help." Prime explained.

"Ok," Windra replied, "Let us go to my domain, it is secluded enough to not attract attention from humans." They all nodded. Alyssa smiled and closed her eyes. A whiteish golden energy slowly encased the group before teleporting them to Windra's arctic climate.

Opening their eyes, the spirits and Beast Boy then went to an open space and got ready to train.

"I'll go first because I need to get out of here as fast as possible," Fernal spoke as he shivered. His fiery energy clearly weakened.

"Ok, Im as ready as I'll ever be. Hit me." Beast Boy said, unsure. Fernal ran towards Beast Boy and pounced on him. Beast Boy let his instincts take control and released all his power. He sidestepped Fernal as he turned into a rhino. He charged at Fernal and smashed into the powerful spirit's head knocking it back. They traded blows for hours Beast Boy slowly gaining the upper hand. Beast Boy turned into a rex and slashed at Fernal's face knocking him down. Fernal then vanished and appeared behind Beast Boy crushing his powerful back legs tripping him. Beast Boy turned into a bird to escape and dive bombed Fernal effectively knocking himself out. Fernal fell over shortly after, also unconscious.

Awhile later, Beast Boy awoke in a bed within Windra's domain with Fernal nowhere to be found.

"You have successfully defeated Fernal." Prime boomed excitedly.

"My head feels like lead dude. So not cool." Beast Boy groaned. Prime laughed.

"You will train with me next after you feel better, young one." Wingra said as she prepared for battle.

A few hours later, after breakfast and some medicine, Beast Boy stood before Wingra's powerful winged form and signaled the beginning of the fight. Beast Boy immediately turned into a rhino and tried to charge into Wingra piercing her wings but missed as Wingra took flight and dived into him talons first. She pierced his thick hide and drew blood. Beast Boy instinctually turned into a fly and disappeared. Wingra however, had the eyes of an eagle and could pinpoint Beast Boy's small body and grabbed him

In her claws. She began to crush him. To escape, he turned into a tiger. He broke free of her claw and scratched her wings damaging one of them, effectively grounding her. He then went for the neck as Wingra covered herself with her wings and vanished appearing behind Beast Boy. Surprised but not wanting to fall behind, he then turned into a bird himself and flew away from her. Going for the kill, he flew at Windra as fast as he could. Windra was slow to react but managed to extend her wing at the last second knocking Beast Boy out just as she, herself, was knocked out.

Beast Boy woke up injured and tired and said:

"Deja vu bro. Did I win Prime?"

"Yes young one, you beat Wingra. You now have two more tests before the real training begins" Prime replied happily.

"Wait...what?!" Beast Boy exclaimed. "I have more training?!"

"Yes, after these tests the mother spirit will teach you the skills she knows and further expand yours." Prime replied.

"Ugh. I'm beginning to regret this" Beast Boy said, angrily.

"You'll be fine young one." Prime boomed laughing.

Moments later, Beast Boy walked out of the small tent he was in and saw Tej waiting for him in the water.

"Beast Boy, you shall now fight me. I am quite a bit stronger than my brethren so be warned." Tej said as he moved to the edge ofthe shore within his beautiful ocean domain.

"Bring it on snakeyman!" Beast Boy taunted as he turned into a bird. He lunged at Tej missing. Tej than thrust his mouth towards Beast Boy trying to bite him. Beast Boy evaded and flew behind Tej. Tej then grabbed Beast Boy's right wing and held him underwater. Beast Boy was about to drown as he turned into a tadpole. He swam up to the surface and turned into a tiger. He slashed and clawed at Tej scratching deep marks into his scaly hide. Beast Boy roared as he went into a frenzy, ripping and tearing at Tej's weakening scales. Tej than quickly sank into the water getting ready to sneak attack Beast Boy. Beast Boy's rage subsided as he returned to his normal form, exhausted. He than turned into a shark and grudgingly followed Tej into the water. Once he got in Tej wrapped his long tail around Beast Boy's torso and constricted him. Beast Boy thrashed, smacking Tej multiple times on the weak part of his armor. He finally broke free of Tej's grasp and head-butted his weak spot. Tej immediately groaned in pain as his scales were broken near his torso. In a final attempt to beat Beast Boy, Tej bit his tail. Beast Boy once again passed out. When he woke up he was temporarily paralyzed as his instincts were dulled from battle.

"You have won again. This feels like deja vu." Prime boomed in Beast Boy's mind.

"No kidding. Why can't I win a battle without getting knocked out?" Beast Boy replied slowly getting up.

"Good question, young one. Im not disturbing you am I?" Alyssa entered.

"I...I'm fine" Beast Boy answered still in awe."

"I am the next one you must fight. Beware, I won't go easy on you as the other spirits have." Alyssa smiled. "I sense you have a few questions?"

"Yeah...How'd u know?" Beast Boy asked puzzled.

"I have a sixth sense like all those before me" Alyssa replied.

"All those before you? There were other mother spirits?" Beast Boy questioned.

"Yes. When a mother spirit's host dies, she has the choice to take another host or go without one" Alyssa explained.

"So I'm Prime's host right?" Beast Boy asked.

"Yes. And when, or if, you pass away, he will have to find another host if he wishes. Same goes with the other spirits" Alyssa added.

"If? I can possibly be immortal?" Beast Boy asked shocked.

"Yes. At the moment you are biologically immortal. However, Prime can detach from you at any time. That will return your ability to age and take away most of your power" Alyssa continued.

"Dude, that is so cool!" Beast Boy exclaimed.

"Yes it is, ready to fight?" Alyssa chuckled.

"Now or never baby" Beast Boy said with a dopey smile.

"I'm far too old for that." Alyssa said, smiling. Beast Boy sprang into action, trying to catch her off guard, pouncing on her while in tiger form and attempting to cut her neck. Alyssa retaliated by pushing him off sending him flying into a nearby boulder. He was temporarily stunned and Alyssa took this moment to surround herself with clouds hiding her from view. Beast Boy got up off the boulder and began to look around for his opponent. He sensed her nearby and turned into a bird. He then flapped his wings blowing all the fog and clouds away to reveal Alyssa flying in front of him with her giant angel wings extended.

"Good job. But not good enough" she said as she flew straight at him insanely fast. Her fist made contact with his stomach as she sent him flying into yet another boulder. She then flew above him and landed with her right foot on his chest and her left foot on the boulder. She smiled at him as she retracted her wings thinking he had lost.

All of a sudden he turned into a tiger and let his instincts take over. He swiped at Alyssa knocking her off of him and onto the ground. He then got up and got ready to hit her once again. He swiped once more as she got up but missed as she flew up into the air. She then dive-bombed him and landed on top of him. He quickly slipped out from under her and swiped her once more. She flew towards a boulder but extended her wings avoiding contact. She then flew at him once again throwing him into a boulder. He laid there tired as she walked up to him. She punched him in the head as he shakily tried to get up knocking him out.

"Perhaps I went a bit too hard on him Prime" Alyssa telepathically communicated to Beast Boy's spirit.

"No kidding, he is barely breathing. You're lucky you can mend wounds" Prime responded angrily.

"Relax, old friend, he will be fixed in no time." Alyssa replied as she crouched down and began to heal Beast Boy's wounds.