Notes: it's sci-fi and/or horror movie time
Disclaimer: I still don't own Teen Titans
That's Not Normal
Ch. 7: Unleash the Beast
The Titans were relaxing today. The five of them were playing video games, and arguing, as usual, when the alarm went off.
"Trouble," Robin said.
"What's going on?" questioned Cyborg.
"It's just Gizmo, again," Raven answered.
"He most be stopped, nonetheless," Starfire said.
"Well, let's make it quick so we can get back and eat," Beast Boy replied.
Soon
"Crud!"
"That's about the only thing you can say," Cy replied.
"Just try and catch me," Gizmo taunted.
A black tendril wrapped around him.
"Gotcha," Raven said.
"That's what you think."
Gizmo pressed a button on a remote and a giant robot came out from behind a building.
"Titans, we've got trouble," Robin said.
Raven hurled Gizmo away.
"You win this time," she said.
"More than you think," he said to himself.
He then shot a dart as Beast Boy and it stuck to the back of his neck.
"Ouch!"
"What is it, friend?" Star asked.
"Just an itch," he replied, "Let's go."
The dart fell off, but a computer chip was left in its place.
Later
The sun was setting as the Titans arrived home.
"That was a pain," Cy said.
"We'll be ready next time he shows up," Robin reassured the team.
"Yes, let us not despair," Star chimed in.
Beast Boy was in dog morph scratching himself.
"Don't do that near the couch," Cy told him.
"Sorry."
"May we go to the mall of shopping for awhile?" Star asked.
"Sure, it'll help pass the time," Rob replied.
"I'm in," Cy said.
"I'm going to stay here and take a nap," Rae said.
"Me too. Right after I find something to eat," BB said.
"See you two later then," Rob said.
The three went out to the garage and took the T-Car.
"You think they'll make out while we're gone?" Cy asked.
"I don't want to know," Robin replied.
"That gives me the idea for later, Robin," Star said with a wink.
"Now it's awkward. Let's go!" Cy said loudly.
Meanwhile
Hidden in an abandoned building, Gizmo decided now was the time to put his invention to the test.
"The sound worked perfectly. I could hear everything they said as long as they were near this stupid green kid. Now for the main attraction."
Beast Boy was rummaging through the fridge at the time.
"I think this is expired," he said as he sniffed the contents of a container.
Gizmo cranked up the power. BB's eyes went blank.
"Turn off the power, elf boy."
BB silently walked to the main power grid and shut everything down.
"Now to deal with that Goth girl."
BB turned and started for Raven's room. Raven had a brief nap and awoke to see the moon already out. She reached over to turn on her lamp, but found it wouldn't turn on.
"What's the deal?"
She headed for the hall, but the door wouldn't open. She had to phase through it. As she got to the living room, she saw that every room was dark and the power was out.
"I wonder where Beast Boy is."
A low growling sound came from the darkness as an answer.
"Beast Boy?"
The growling became louder as a green leopard emerged from the shadows and stepped into the moonlight.
"Beast Boy," Raven said, "This joke isn't funny."
A loud roar was her response.
"He's being serious," she said quietly to herself, "But there's something wrong."
The leopard broke into a run straight at her. Just as it pounced, she dodged and ran.
"I couldn't use my powers to get away."
She avoided her pursuer and was hiding in the kitchen. A loud clang told her he figured out where she was. Now he was a large Raptor-like dinosaur.
He sniffed around and growled. He lifted his head and snorted. Then he began to bellow and bark.
"I can't let him see or hear me," she thought, "I have to be careful."
She made her way through the dark, but BB smelled her. He let out a shriek as he leapt towards her. She put up her shield before he could make it.
He snarled at the barrier and morphed into a gorilla. He began pounding on the barrier to no avail. After he pounded on his chest, he morphed a grizzly bear and continued the assault.
"If this keeps up I'll be too weak."
Raven suddenly made her defense push BB away and she headed for her room. She phased through the door and sighed.
"The still work, but not so much when Beast Boy is nearby."
She then heard scraping on the door. Beast Boy was an angry Doberman. The sound stopped. He crept under the door as a spider and then morphed into a very large tarantula.
"That's just stupid."
Raven backed away and used her powers to open the window and kicked the arachnid out. She then sat down to think things through. Not for long, though, because a crow was now perched on the windowsill. After letting out a caw, it shifted into a wolf. It snarled at Raven and went toward her.
She maneuvered her way past, avoiding the snapping jaws, and leapt out of the window. As she levitated to the roof, she heard his bone-chilling howl.
She reached the top and tried to think as a mist came through temporarily. She then heard a loud thump on the other side of the roof. Then a clicking as something made its way towards her. It was big and, even worse, it had wings. It was a Pteranodon. It shrieked at her as she ran.
It took flight and grabbed her with its powerful claws. She struggled as he took her above the ocean. With all her strength, she pried herself from his grip, ripping pieces of her leotard. He dove after her.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
A large boulder was sent flying at the Pterosaur and it fell past her to sink beneath the waves. Raven managed to slow her decent, but still fell into the cold water as well.
"Please be okay, Beast Boy."
A group of tentacles emerged from the water and tried to grab her. She swam as fast as she could to avoid the giant squid as it rose and snapped at her with its beak.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!"
Another large boulder crashed down on the leviathan. The arms sank back down and were replaced with a single long fin. Raven swam faster and harder as she knew a great white shark was coming. She reached the shallow water and the shark became a crocodile.
Raven moved as fast as possible as it lunged at her with a row of teeth. She was almost there when an anaconda tried to wrap its coils around her. She jumped and broke into a run. Now an elephant was charging after her. She managed to hide behind a rock. The pachyderm was replaced by a Tyrannosaurus Rex. It sniffed around as Rae crept to the other side of the beach.
She was about to make her way to the tower when a sound of thunder came from across the way. It was the T-Rex roaring at his prey. It came with unnatural speed towards her. She saw some rocks that were very closely wedged together and dove between them. The Rex's massive head couldn't get through, not even when using his tongue. It growled in frustration as it stormed off. It was suddenly quiet. Raven moved slightly to see what was going on, when a Spinosaurus stuck its croc-like jaws into the crevasse. It snagged her by her cloak and pulled her out. She quickly took off, shredding part of the cloak in the process.
The Spino loudly roared in anger and took off after her. However, she was now floating above him where he couldn't reach. The dinosaur realized this and disappeared around the other side of the tower.
"What could he possibly turn into that's worse?"
A massive wingbeat came in reply. She turned around fast to see a dark green Hungarian Horntail dragon staring at her with a mixture of anger and hunger.
"I should've known. He had to watch that movie."
She flew away fast so as to keep her distance.
"I wonder. If Beast Boy can recreate a snake's venom then does that mean he can breathe fire as well?"
She had to duck as a jetstream of flames came her way.
"That answers my question."
The dragon quickly caught up, but Raven used her soul self to pass through the tower. The dragon stopped quickly and grabbed onto the tower with its wing claws. It maneuvered its way up the tower to catch the prey. Raven was waiting on the other side of the tower. It got quiet, so she made her move.
Just then, the dragon screeched and lashed out with his tail. Raven managed to put up her shield before the blow, but was still knock away. The great beast followed suite as it flew down to her position.
"This has to stop now!"
She sent several rocks flying at the dragon, but he merely shrugged them off. He then retaliated with another breath of fire. Raven dodged this.
"I sense something bad about this. I need to get closer to him."
She flew back up to the roof with the oversized lizard at her heels. As she passed the top of the tower she phased through the roof. The dragon landed on the ground and began crawling around like a giant bat. He kept twitching his spike studded tail and snapping his jaws.
He scanned the entire rooftop and areas around it with his sharp eyes. Raven phased back onto the roof and levitated herself over the dragon. She then dropped herself onto his back. He roared as he spread his mighty wings and took off.
"All I can do now is hold on. I hope I know what I'm doing."
The dragon flew this way and that trying to shake off the annoyance. It made its way towards the city until it came to an old abandoned building.
"This stupid thing isn't working right," Gizmo complained, "He's heading straight for me! I've gotta hide."
The dragon smashed through the decrepit wall with its great tail. Raven jumped off at last. She then looked straight into the empty eyes of the beast.
"Beast Boy, stop it right now."
The dragon only roared in response. She used her powers to cause a tall stack of crates to pin down the dragon. It writhed and squirmed to free itself.
"Give it up, loser," Gizmo's voice rang out from seemingly everywhere, "He's under my control now. You can't beat my technology."
Raven ignored him and walked right up to the dragon. It seemed to grow quiet as she came close. She then gently placed her hand on his face.
"Garfield," she whispered, "I know you can hear me in there. I thought you were stronger than this. Fight it. I know you won't hurt me."
She then wrapped her arms around his neck.
"I love you."
The dragon shuddered and started to purr. The computer chip crackled and popped off and slowly the dragon changed back into Beast Boy. Raven's arms were still around his neck as he looked at her.
"Thanks, Rae."
"Don't mention it."
As they kissed, Gizmo made a run for it. He wasn't looking and slammed into something hard and hairy. He looked up to see Beast Boy in his were-beast form.
"I'm sorry?" he offered.
BB replied with a spine-tingling howl. Gizmo freaked and ran for it. He skidded to a halt upon seeing a creepier than usual Raven looming over him.
"Going somewhere?"
"Jail please."
Later
The pair was finally resting at home. The other three came back as well.
"We got held up by some other H.I.V.E. members," Rob explained.
"Yeah, so what happened?" asked Cy.
Raven and Beast Boy gave both sides of their story.
"That is an awful thing to do," Star said.
"Hey, everything turned out all right, Star," BB reassured her.
"He won't be causing any trouble for a while," Raven said.
"Who wouldn't if you looked at them like that," BB replied.
"What?"
"I'm just saying, Rae."
The two stared bickering.
"I don't like where this is going," Cy said to the others.
"Let's back out quietly," Rob said.
"Agreed," Star said.
The trio slowly made their way to the hallway and bolted through the door. Once they were gone, the two stopped.
"Hey, it worked," BB said.
"Naturally," Rae replied.
"You're brilliant, you know that?"
"It helps if you say it."
She pulled him onto the couch.
"Now come here, you animal."
BB growled in reply.
On the other side of the door, the others came back and were listening.
"It sounds too quiet," Cy said, "You think they left?"
"Maybe they knocked each other out," Rob suggested.
"We must find out," Star said.
She slid the door open by a fraction. She then turned away smiling.
"What is it?" asked Robin.
"You do not want to know."
"Tell us," Cy pleaded.
"I believe they are doing what you call the wrestling."
"This I gotta see," Cy said.
He looked only to turn right around.
"What the…?"
"With their tongues," Star added.
"All in favor of going back out?" Rob asked.
Everyone raised their hand.
"Let's go before it gets really animalistic."
They broke into a run, while Star was trying not to laugh too loud.