A/N: Hello again!

I'm not typically one for double updates in one day but I walked away from chapter one and just couldn't leave it be without beefing up the plot line a little bit more, you know? Drove me batty TBH, lol.

Anywhoo; here's the next chapter, hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or anything in relation to it. This fanfiction is strictly for entertainment and is not being used for monetary gain.

"Good morning Beast boy, sleep well?" Robin commented as soon as Beast boy walked into the kitchen.

Recalling portions of that nights terrible dreams Beast boy involuntarily paused for a moment before responding. "Pretty good, nothing to complain about." It was only after he had spoken that he remembered his interactions with Raven, who happened to be sitting in the same room. Thankfully she either didn't hear him or didn't care enough to respond because that point went unspoken by the young empath.

Robin smiled slightly before continuing with their conversation, "Well that's good because we have a training session today in the gym."

Raven's eye twitched slightly and Starfire giggled quietly as Beast boy released an exasperated groan that loudly filled the room. "Aww come on Robin! We just beat down Dr. Light yesterday, doesn't that count?!"

Robin's smile quickly diminished and was replaced by his standard stern leader face. "No it doesn't count Beast Boy, crime never stops and neither do we. We need to be prepared and at our peak at all times… besides, Raven basically whooped Dr. Light by just looking at him. I hardly think that counts as physical training."

"Come on B, it's not going to kill you to get a little extra exercise. Tell you what, go through training without whining up a storm and I'll gladly kick your butt at Mega Monkeys later." Cyborg chimed in with a taunting tone in his voice. He had planned on hitting up the Gamestation later anyways, but if it stopped the changeling from complaining about training it was worth a shot.

Beast boy's sudden change in demeanor was an immediate sign that he'd taken Cyborg's bait. "You're on tin man! Don't think for a second I'm taking it easy on you this time either!"

Cyborg laughed as he crammed the remainder of his breakfast in his mouth. "Take it easy huh? Is that why you were sweating up a storm last time I won?" He continued to laugh as he brought his plate to the sink and put it away. He turned to find that the now grumpy changeling had jumped up on the counter was was crouched down to be eye level with Cyborg.

"It's summer time and I was hot! You're going down you bucket of bolts!" Beast boy exclaimed.

A moment later a thin strip of black energy wrapped itself around Cyborg and Beast boy's mouths, effectively silencing them both and halting the argument entirely. Raven spoke calmly from the living room in her usual monotone. "You two really need to learn to calm yourselves or at least learn what volume control is. Robin… what time does training start?"

Watching the two friends struggle against the black bonds, Robin couldn't help but chuckle slightly as he spoke. "We'll start mid-afternoon, Let's say one o'clock in the gym."

Content with his answer, Raven stood up and grasped her floating tome as the black magic dissipated from around it. "I'll be meditating until then, no interruptions." The last two words were obviously pointed directly at Beast boy who immediately shrugged and mumbled something beneath his black mouth binding. Raven simply rolled her eyes and disappeared into a portal that opened beneath her. The black bonds around the boys mouths vanished almost immediately after her departure.

"Friends, why do you yell at each other so often? If you do not enjoy the playing of games then why continue to play?" Starfire asked with genuine curiosity.

"Don't worry Star, we're just being overly competitive… the little grass stain and I are still buddies." Cyborg said as he grabbed his green friend in a gentle headlock and began to ruffle up his hair.

"Gah! Cy! Lemme go!" Despite his best efforts, Beast boy was locked in Cyborg's grip.

Star fire seemed happy with Cyborg's response and began to giggle at the two's friendly battle. The day continued on with lunch being quickly devoured by all and everyone went about their own business until the time for training had finally come. Training sessions were a standard in the Titan's schedule and were rarely repetitive; ranging in activities from sparring to obstacle courses or weight lifting to endurance training. Often times each titan had their own training regiment set to attend to, all thanks to their diligent leader's design. Today was a fairly simple training day for the titans as each member had their own individual task to accomplish. Raven and Starfire were in target practice, Cyborg in weight lifting, Robin was shadow boxing and Beast boy had endurance training on a treadmill.

Each Titan pushed themselves to do their best as usual and before long, their training session was almost complete. Cyborg had finished pumping out his reps and Robin had beaten his training dummy into disrepair. The two stood back and rooted Beast boy on as he morphed into faster and faster creatures to keep up with the treadmills ever increasing speed. Soon enough Raven and Starfire joined the boys in resting; Starfire happily joining in the cheering on of her green companion.

Beast boy was having a rough time today though, and with every transformation his body beckoned him to stop. Again the changeling morphed, and again a sharp pang of pain tore through his body but he continued on after seeing he was mere minutes away from being done. Beast boy kept pushing his body to run, to breathe, to morph… but in his final transformation he felt something snap. Unlike a torn muscle or broken bone, the pain seemed to come from everywhere; as though his blood had caught ablaze. He felt as though his body was a rubber band that had been stretched to it's limit and, much like a rubber band that is finally released from strain, he involuntarily reverted back to his original form… a human. Unfortunately for Beast boy, his already taxed and pained human form couldn't even come close to keeping up with the speeding treadmill below his feet. In one swift motion, the changeling's feet were swept out from beneath him and his body was launched several feet across the room. Beast boy skidded to a stop near an opposing wall and lay there unable to move as the agony within him slowly began to subside.

Almost in perfect unison his teammates cried out in shock at the sudden collapse of their friend and quickly ran to his side. Robin was the first to reach him and immediately began to take charge of the situation. "Beast boy are you alright? Can you move?" Robin asked as panic seeped into his voice. When all he received in response was a slack jawed, pain-filled look from the young titan, Robin swiftly turned to Cyborg. "Cyborg get him down to the med bay now!"

Cyborg gently scooped up his smaller friend's limp form and immediately began to make a break for the medical bay. Raven and Starfire followed closely behind Cyborg, leaving Robin standing in the gym alone and confused about the preceding event. As he pondered over what might have happened to his friend that could cause him to collapse like that, a gentle beeping suddenly caught his attention. Turning towards the sound he noted that the treadmill was slowing down and then stopping altogether. The beeping was the end of the training cycle and quietly he muttered to himself out of habit, but regretted it immediately as a chill ran down his spine…

"Times up Beast boy."

Much better! Now there's a bit more story to cling to. Woot!

Lemme know what you think!

See you next time!

-Mr. Rico