Chapter 4: Asleep/Awake
Robin and Cyborg worked over the young being for a long time. It was four in the morning when they finally stopped.
"So, what the hell do you think he is?" asked Cyborg.
"I don't know Cy... just look at this." Robin turned the screen he was looking at towards Cyborg. It showed a multi-layered DNA strand.
"What the hell? How many Helix's does this kid have?" asked the half-metal teenager.
"By this count, 36. The normal human DNA chain has eight."
"But that would mean..."
"He's definitely not human" Robin said flatly. He didn't know what this... being was, but he wasn't about to let it wander around Jump City unattended.
"BB, Raven, Starfire, get down here" Robin said into his communicator, the three other Titans soon getting to the infirmary. Beast Boy was still half asleep and was wearing only a pair of boxer shorts and a threadbare tank top, while Starfire was in a pink nightgown, and it didn't look like Raven had changed, or even slept.
"What is it, friend Robin?" Starfire asked in her usual bubbly tone. Robin didn't even look up from his computer screen as he spoke.
"Cyborg and I are going to need to run more tests on this kid, but we need to keep a watch on him. Cyborg and I need to rest, you three are going to watch him. Beast Boy, your taking the first watch... Beast boy?" Robin stopped for a second and looked up. Beast Boy was leaning against the wall and snoring loudly, a drool bubble expanding and contracting with every breath from his mouth.
Robin stood up and walked over to the sleeping green teen. He poked Beast Boy in the shoulder, tipping him just off balance and causing him to collapse to the floor in a heap, waking him in the process.
"Huh! What-the! Oh.. eh-heh... sorry... bad night" said the green teen, standing and brushing himself off.
"Beast Boy, your on first shift. Star, your second, and Raven, your third" Robin said as he stifled a yawn and he began to walk out of the room, moving towards his own bed, Cyborg following him out of the room and making a left turn towards his own.
Beast Boy looked at his two other teammates.
"So, what do we call him?" he asked. Beast Boy furrowed his brow at his two other teammates. They were looking past him, towards the young kid they brought in.
Beast Boy turned and looked for himself. The young kid they had brought in was sitting up in the infirmary bed, looking at the three remaining Titans.
"Tengu?" it said, it's head cocked to one side, its voice high and nasal.