Suspicions

It was nearing dusk. The sun was only just visible through the trees, but the pink and red tinted sky gave away the secret of the sun's retreat. The crime fighting teens made their way back to the entrance of the facility. Dr. Rogan, having no idea what had just occurred between them, escorted them through the doors with an indifferent air about him. Beast Boy followed willingly, albeit slowly, behind the rest of the group. Being cautious, he made sure to carefully study the sights, smells, and sounds around him.

They were now traveling down a long, brightly lit hallway. The floor, walls, and even the ceiling were covered in white tiles. The hallway contained many heavy duty doors, all with password or key card locks. The smell of noxious cleaning materials stung his sensitive nose. He wrinkled his nose in the hope of keeping out the dreaded odor. He now began to focus on any sounds emanating from beyond the hallway. He cocked his head to one of the many doors in the hallway. Nothing. Twitching his ears, he attempted to concentrate harder on drowning out the sounds of their footsteps. Still nothing. The walls and doors must be sound-proof. A shiver danced along his spine, causing his evergreen colored hairs to stand on end. He wasn't cold, his animal-like metabolism made him even warmer than a normal human being. No, this was unease… fear. But fear of what? He didn't quite know.

Lost in his thoughts, he hadn't realized the team came to a stop and he plowed right into something cold and metallic. Looking up, his emerald eyes met the dark brown eye and red glowing eye of Cyborg. Cyborg turned and raised a brow at the green teen who, in turn, smiled embarrassingly and rubbed his neck. They both turned their heads back to Dr. Rogan who was using a key card to unlock a room. The once red light near the handle turned green and a faint beep was heard. Dr. Rogan opened the door and, with a wave of his hand, ushered the team inside. It seamed to be a meeting room. The walls and floor were no longer tile, but rather cream painted plaster and dark hardwood. In the center of the room was a long black table with several chairs on either side. On the back wall was a high tech smart board. They filed in and took their seats. First Robin at one head of the table, then Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast boy. Dr. Rogan silently walked to the opposite chair of Robin and took a seat.

"As you all know, I have called you in for your assistance in catching a dangerous experiment which is now running amuck in the surrounding forest. This creature could be both harmful to the surrounding ecosystems and to the people living on the edge of the rainforest just a few days away on foot. Now I-"

"Dr. Rogan, sir." said Robin. "I'm sorry to interrupt you, but what is this experiment exactly? I need to know what it is and what makes it dangerous in order for my team and I to safely capture it."

Not liking being interrupted, Dr. Rogan's face turned into a scowl. However he quickly plastered on a smile, in the hope of hiding his disgruntled emotions towards the teen. No one seemed to take notice of his sudden change of demeanor except Beast Boy. He didn't trust this man. "Patience, patience my dear boy. All in good time. This creature is humanistic in features, but don't let it fool you. It's pure beast. It could kill a man in the blink of an eye. It has powers like I've never seen and we have been studying it in the hopes of forever fixing some of the world's greatest atrocities. Now I am unable to tell what exactly we are studying this creature for, but I assure you it is for the greater good of all mankind."

"What powers does it have exactly?" asked Robin.

The man stood with is hands grasping the other. "That I also cannot disclose to you. I apologize for the inconvenience and I do hope you still wish to help us."

Robin, mimicking the man's movements, also stood. "Of course. We can't deny a cry for help, no matter the circumstance." The rest of the group stood up as Robin made his way over to Dr. Rogan and shook his hand.

"Good, good. I am most glad to hear that. Now if you follow me I will take you to your sleeping courters just out back." They began to walk back down the hallway. Instead of taking us through the rear of the facility, he went back through the front door and began to walk around the building.

Dr. Rogan looked down and began searching his white lab coat's pocket for something. Pulling out a cell phone, he pushed a button on his speedial and held the phone to his ear. Still wary of the man, Beast boy cocked his head and began listening intently to hear his conversation. "….We are on our way to the housing courters…. Yes….. Goodbye." Why would he need to take us the long way to our courters and alert someone to their position? Unless he has something to hide…

After a few minutes of walking around the large facility they made it to the back of the building. There was a landing station for a helicopter and several trucks. However, the thing that caught Beast Boy's eye was the large number of workers just standing around. Some were having serious conversations, but most were eyeing the group. Yep, they are definitely hiding something.

A ways back from facility and down a path through the trees, sat rows of simple white buildings. Dr Rogan walked up to one and opened the door before handing Robin the key. The group meandered through the doorway and into a half living room, half kitchen. "You will find a kitchen, bathroom, and all the basic comforts of a home. However, we only have four beds so one of you may have to sleep on the couch." He turned his head to eye the group, waiting for a volunteer. The team all turned to look at Beast Boy who sighed and said, "Fine, I'll sleep on the couch."

Cyborg, hoping to help his buddy understand their reasoning said, "Well we just thought since you can turn into small animals, you might be able to sleep more comfortable than the rest of us would."

"No it's fine, I understand." He gave a small smile to his half-robot friend and made his way to check out the TV. "Cool! We have a game station!"

"Booyah!" yelled out an excited Cyborg.

Robin, being the strict leader he is soon killed their excitement. "No gamestation, we have to have plenty of sleep for the mission ahead so after we eat, we will al go to bed. Is that clear?"

Both Cyborg and Beast Boy, with heads hung low, gave a weak nod.

"Good." replied Robin who turned to search through the fridge. "I called ahead and told them you are a vegetarian Beast Boy so they stock some vegetarian friendly foods in the kitchen.

"What kind of stuff did they get?" inquired Beast Boy as he made his way over to inspect the items himself.

"Soy chicken,….. soy hamburgers,…. soy sausages,….. vegetarian eggs….. and vegetarian milk." replied Robin before he was pushed aside by an eager Beast Boy.

"Nasty plastic meat." mumbled Cyborg.

This did not go unnoticed by the green Teen who replied with, "Hey! At least I don't eat murdered creatures of God!" And so the vegetarian vs. meat eater argument once again ensues while Robin shakes his head and begins preparing fajitas with both soy and real chicken.

A/N: Sorry I keep taking longer to write. I had slight writers block and finally gave in today and made myself write with absolutely no clue what was going to happen in this part of the story. Two hours later this was created. I didn't even pause that often, I just made it up as I went along. lol Also i changed tofu stuff to soy because I myself am a vegitarian and I dislike the texture of tofu. I love soy products though, because you can't tell it's fake. (Except hotdogs and bacon, they are weird!) And one of my favorite vegitarian foods is fajitas. My mom eats the real stuff wile I stick with my fake chicken. Yum. lol