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Notes and replied to comments: (at least as much as I can without giving out spoilers)

Rage would have respect for Beast Boy given he matched her in a fight, and then beat her. Plus there's his willingness to accept her.

Yeah, I'm sure Raven knows it would hurt Starfire. Unfortunately, emotions aren't always reasonable. I'm sure she'll get over it, and listen to Knowledge on how she and Robin aren't suited to each other. (hint: that, in an indirect way, also has something to do with the comment rage made to knowledge.)

He can't absorb the DNA from Starfire, she's female. And him turning into a female Tamaranian would be just weird. Interesting, but weird. Though then Starfire would have someone to talk fashion over with. There will be more animal forms, including one in this chapter.

The beast might be incredibly strong, but it would have the same weakness as the cheetah does in a sparring match. It would be hit by Cyborg's sonic cannon before it got close enough to fight. Remember, Cyborg's reflexes are boosted by the Max-7 chip, so he's a bit faster than in the cartoon. And even there he had a good shot at Beast Boy, which he refused to take. Beating Cyborg will take some thinking on Beast Boy's part.

Time: The next day.

Morning Talk,... New Forms and a Fight Amongst Friends,... Evening Talk,...

Raven opened her eyes, frowning intensely. Despite staying up half the night trying to meditate, sleep had not been peaceful. She would drift of, only to wake up ten minutes later with images of Trigon in her mind. The process had repeated seemingly forever, though she knew it had been a mere four hours. She didn't try to suppress the yawn that overtook her. Slumping back down in her bed, she wondered if there was any use at further attempts to sleep. Deciding there wasn't, she stumbled out of bed, and crashed to the floor, before managing to make her way to washroom to take a shower.

"Morning." She intoned, speaking to Beast Boy. He's become an early riser. She vaguely noted, before aiming her body at a chair which she barely managed to reach. Instead of falling asleep on the floor, her head hit the table.

"Morning." The shape shifter replied to the sleeping girl. Wow, that's different. He noted, unable to ever recall seeing her like that. It was a unique opportunity to watch her, and he took it. She was definitely tired, and he wondered what had caused it; even a late night didn't usually have that sort of affect on a person. Forcing himself to look away, he poured water into the kettle and set it to boil. Then he went about fixing his own breakfast; more tofu eggs and bacon.

The whistle of the kettle woke her. Suppressing a yawn, she watched as Beast Boy placed a mug of hot water in front of her, along with one of her special herbal teabags. There was already a muffin on a plate, along with the cream she liked, sitting before her. "Thanks." She intoned, trying to stay awake.

"Late night?" He inquired, nibbling on some tofu bacon.

"Hmmm. Yeah. Meditating." After placing the teabag in the mug, she managed to cut the muffin in two and apply some cream. Do I tell them about the premonition? She wondered. It's not as though I know anything yet. In the end it came down their being a team. "Trigon is up to something." She finally intoned impassively.

"Oh." He didn't know what to say. "How?" He finally asked.

The violet-haired girl took a tiny bite of her muffin. Without the tea it was a bit too dry. "No idea." She reluctantly admitted. "It's just a vague premonition, but I spoke with my emoticlones last night and Knowledge agrees it's him."

"Oh." The shape shifter picked up another piece of bacon. "But you can always become White Raven, and toss him back in that prison dimension? Right?"

"I doubt it'll be that easy." She took the teabag out of the mug, and took a sip. "He'll be prepared for that this time."

"And here I thought that was one villain we wouldn't see again." He sighed. "Wish someone would make an escape proof jail." He added, taking a sip of tofu milk.

"Me too." Raven agreed. "Catch a villain once, and end of story."

"Would be nice." Beast Boy mused. "If the premonition is so vague, are you sure it's Trigon and not something else?" He asked.

"Knowledge suggested a couple of things it might be. For example Rage stirring up trouble, or ... hrm ... other things." Their debate over Robin and Beast Boy as love interests wasn't something she was going to bring up. "We checked on her, and we're pretty certain it isn't her."

"How's she doing?" The shape shifter asked.

"Given she beat up Brave, pretty good. Didn't get a scratch on her." The violet-haired girl's lips turned down in nearly imperceptible frown. "No idea how she managed that. Brave is my warrior side, and should've put at least a few marks on her."

"Pretty tough." Beast Boy smiled slightly.

"Don't smile." Raven intoned impassively. "She's my evil side and I don't like her being so strong."

He shrugged. "Guess I must like girls who are bad then." He said, teasing her.

"Don't joke." Raven intoned apathetically, with a slight twitch in her left eye. "You're lucky she didn't decide to just kill you when she pulled you into her domain. She could've done it in a snap."

"Hey. I managed a draw in the first fight, and won the second. I hardly think she would've found it quite that easy." He found her tone, and her implications, insulting.

"Yeah. Right. She was just playing with you." The violet-haired girl insisted.

"If you say so." He rose and tossed his dish in the sink. "Enjoy breakfast." He said, tone unnaturally calm, as he left.

She frowned after him, realizing she must have sounded pretty arrogant. Still, her dark magic made her the most powerful Titan; it wasn't something to either brag about, or deny. Actually, she would've been glad to be rid of her demon side. Looking down at the half eaten muffin, the kitchen seemed empty around her. Wierd that even a couple of days of having him around in the morning would cause that sort of feeling. She sighed, unable to suppress it. After she finished eating, she would talk to him and apologize. He would probably be on the roof like usual.

The shape shifter stood outside of Robin's door and knocked. Inside he heard their leader mutter, annoyed at the disruption. Given the early hour, it was understandable. Ten seconds later the door opened.

"I'm taking the day off." Beast Boy informed the sleepy-eyed leader. Being a part of the team, it was required. When something was happening, Robin needed to know who was around in order to make plans, and respond quickly. It wasn't much use to plan a strategy, only to find someone vital for it was gone for the day.

"Where to? How long?" Robin gave him a worried look.

"An exhibit for snakes, around a hundred miles from here." He shrugged. "So probably til late evening, depending on which way I travel. I'm thinking bird, and using my own two wings."

"Okay." The leader looked relieved.

Beast Boy wondered if he'd though he was leaving for good.

"How're you doing?" Robin asked.

"Okay." He shrugged, recalling the taste of real bacon. Actually it hadn't been any different from the tofu kind. But still the thought made him want to throw up. "I better be going." He turned and headed towards the roof.

"Okay. No rush." Robin called after him.

Soon the shape shifter was free, soaring through the air at eighty miles per hour as a White-throated Needletail. The round trip should take less than three hours. Add in an hour at the exhibit and he could be back in four. But there was no rush. He'd said he would be gone until late evening, and that was quite a ways off. Tilting his wings, he drifted a little ways out to sea. He could afford to take the scenic route.

Flying, he analyzed his feelings, and found he wasn't angry at either Raven or Robin. The violet-haired girl had every right to be confident of her abilities. She could unleash more destruction than even Cyborg could with his sonic cannon. On top of that she could shield herself and teleport. In sparring matches, she always won. Since Rage was, in a way, a part of her, it was to be expected that Rage would win any fights against him. Telling her he'd beaten the emoticlone was like telling her the sky was yellow, and that there were ripe, red, strawberries floating around in the air. Of course she'd expressed disbelief. He'd been very lucky, and had taken risks he wouldn't in a normal fight.

As for Robin, Raven's apology the day before had clearly indicated their leader was sorry as well. Still, he didn't know how to deal being around him, or Cyborg, for that matter. The ocean called, and he let himself drift a little further out. Things, he decided, would work their way out; for now he would just enjoy the wind and the sea and stretching of his wings. It was good to be alive.

Two hours later he dropped down in front of a world renown institute for snakes. It boasted the largest collection of snakes anywhere in the world, and that was what he'd come to see. Brute force by any land animal against a Torkop would've been futile. But a lowly snake had killed one. When he'd started searching for animals to add to the collection of shapes he could use, he'd done a lot of research. The Inland Taipan had been selected based on its venom. Once the species had been chosen, he'd search for the largest one he could find. Back then he'd settled for just half a dozen types of snakes; he was about to change that.

Beast Boy walked through the exhibits, viewing the specimens. Color, he noted would help one hide. So he made selections based on that. Venom was also something he selected for. He hated killing, but with the Torkop it had been necessary. It would be useful to have the potential, just in case.

Snakes that were the color of sand, snakes that were black, snakes that were green, ... He chose more than two dozen different species, and with a touch of their skin, gained enough DNA to learn how to transform into them. Getting that DNA wasn't quite that simple though. The enclosures were sealed, and with good reason. He'd ended up having to turn into an amoeba, and infiltrate through the water system. Things had gotten pretty iffy when one of the snakes drank him. He'd had to turn into a smaller snake, and crawl out.

In all, it took two hours. Outside, he bought an ice cream cone, sat back on a bench, and did some thinking. Where does one draw the line between good and evil, between hero and villain. The though interested him, since he was considering committing a crime. His investigation into snakes had led him to an article about research being done on dinosaur DNA. A mere ten miles away, there was a research organization that had managed to recreate the full genome for a Sarcosuchus. In general terms, they were super crocodiles that were up to forty feet long, and weighed as much as ten to fifteen tons. Not only that, but the research had been done on the remains of a very large specimen. In contrast his T-rex form came from an adolescent creature.

The shape shifter munched on the ice cream, and drooled at getting his hands on that Sarcosuchus DNA. It wasn't as if he would be stealing anything, just a few strands of DNA that they'd made dozens of copies of. It wouldn't cost them anything. Forty feet long. He mused to himself. Ten tons. And I wouldn't be hurting anything. He sat there for an hour, and continued to drool. It was irresistible.

The building had security that was meaningless to the shape shifter. He flew over the ten foot fence as a humming bird, and sought out a window. He entered as a mouse, and proceeded to search the whole building. Eventually he found what he'd come for. The DNA was stored in several canisters that were kept close to zero degrees celsius. He only needed one. Still drooling, he waited on the wall in the form of an amoeba. Eventually someone came along, and punched in the code for the refrigeration unit where the canisters were being stored. When they left, he reverted to his human form and went to punch in the numbers.

"See Flash. I told you it wasn't a glitch in the computer system." He heard a familiar voice say. Turning around he saw Jinx and Kid Flash watching him. He was glad of the robe he wore, picked up just in case a camera got a view of him.

"Hold it right there." Kid Flash ordered.

He took a deep breath. "Hiya Flash, hiya Jinx." He said, trying to disguise his voice. "Fancy meeting you here."

"Do we know you?" Jinx demanded. "You aren't from the Brotherhood of Evil are you?"

His eyes glanced at the fridge. A few more minutes and he would've been out of there, safe. It's either give myself up, and get a criminal record. Which I'm sure Raven will no doubt love to make sarcastic comments about... Oh wait... I wouldn't even be a Titan, so I wouldn't be around to hear them. Or get out somehow. But how do I beat someone who can move faster than I can blink my eyes. He thought on the problem. Just escaping, he decided, would be easy; change into an amoeba again, which would make it appear as if he'd just vanished. But he really wanted that DNA. If it hadn't meant removing the hood, he would have wiped away the drool that was on his mouth.

Kid Flashed moved with the speed he was renown for, and several circles of rope appeared around him. "One villain all wrapped up." He said, sounding pleased. The boy reached for the hood Beast Boy was wearing.

He switched into an amoeba, vanishing from their sight; the coils of rope dropped to the floor around him. The ventilation system created enough draft to move him several feet, and he return to his human form.

"Magic?" Flash asked Jinx?

"I didn't sense anything." She replied, focusing on the cloaked shape shifter. She moved her hands, and a barrier rose to surround him. "It'll stop anyone inside from using magic, unless they're really powerful."

He studied the barrier. There was a small breeze blowing through it, so it wasn't solid. He switched to an amoeba again, and once more the air currents carried him a short distance. The barrier, he saw, was actually made of a series of fibers woven together. Outside of it, he returned to his human form, still wondering how he could get access to that DNA. He couldn't even fight. If he used anything other than the amoeba or his human form, it would give away who he was.

"I don't want to fight." He told them. "I didn't come here to hurt anything." He knew it was a futile gesture. Heros didn't negotiate with villains. At least not normally. They arrested them.

"Sure." Kid Flash responded. "What were you going to do? Make an army of dinosaurs and take over the world with them?"

"Wouldn't dream of it." The shape shifter replied.

"Terrorize a city and demand they pay you ransom?" The boy asked.

"No."

"Flash. Stop giving the villain ideas." Jinx ordered.

"So. What are you doing here? With a cute girl like that, why aren't you out enjoying a movie or something?" He wondered out loud. "I know I would be."

"Cute?" Jinx asked.

"And let a villain go free. Not a chance." Kid Flash responded.

He shrugged. Jinx's hands, he noticed were starting to rise. Slowly, as if she was trying to hide the gesture. She uses hand magic. He recalled, a bit worried. And she's about to try something. He placed himself directly between her and Kid Flash. Having fought her a few times, he knew just when to vanish back into the form of an amoeba. He felt something pass him, and hit the boy standing behind him.

"Flash. Are you okay?" Jinx yelled, rushing to his side.

The superhero nodded, looking like he was in a daze. "Just what did you hit me with?" He asked.

"A bad luck curse. I'm so sorry." She held her boyfriend.

Beast Boy recalled his conversation with Rage, that he wasn't just an animal, and that he had human cunning on his side. He smiled.

"You're going to pay big time for that." Jinx turned on him in a fury. For all her being cute with pink hair, she looked scary.

"Too late." He replied, still trying to disguise his voice.

"What do you mean?" She asked, prowling towards him, hands raised.

He shrugged. "I just realized how easy it'll be to beat both of you. You could just let me take what I came for. No one needs to get hurt."

"You're bluffing." She replied. "And no one hurts Flash." She growled the later part.

"Technically you're the one who hurt him." Beast Boy pointed out. It didn't seem to help matters; her eyes practically glowed with rage, and he vanished back into the form of an amoeba.

She rushed to the spot where he'd been, and he landed on her back. It took but a second for him to turn into an electric eel, shock her into unconsciousness, and return his amoeba form. Even any cameras wouldn't have seen him, given he'd used the back of her uniform to camouflage himself. Extending appendages, he let the breeze lift him onto Kid Flash, who'd appeared over his girlfriends unmoving form with a worried expression. Once again he became an electric eel. And the battle was over. Who knew that form would be so useful. Beast Boy silently mused.

Returning to his human form, he checked on the two fallen honorary Titans before taking one of the canisters from the fridge. He would have to wait for it to warm up before using it. Placing it in his cloak, he left the building, sighing as he did so. Given the circumstances, there was no way he would be able to use the new shape. It would point the finger for this crime right at him. Such is the life of a villain. He mused. Crime really doesn't pay.

The shape shifter took to the skies, and two hours later set down on the roof of the tower. Along the way he'd stopped and absorbed the DNA of the Sarcosuchus. The canister he'd dropped in a river where he hoped it would never be found. Not that it could lead back to him, but he preferred to put the whole event behind him. He didn't know which was scarier. Prison, or that Jinx might find out he'd been the one to shock her boyfriend. Both together would be intolerable.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." The weary, violet-haired, girl intoned. After breakfast she'd searched for Beast Boy, only to find he'd asked for a day off. A trickle of fear nibble at the back of mind, wondering if he would be back. "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." She intoned once again. She slapped her face, and nearly screamed. Between wondering if the shape shifter was going to be back and worrying what that accursed Trigon was up to, she was unable to meditate. It had always come so easy to her, and now she couldn't remain focused for five minutes.

A knock came at her door, and she reached out to open it. At least her lack of tranquility didn't seem to be affecting her use of magic too much.

"Evening." Beast Boy greeted her.

"Evening." She replied, not knowing whether to be angry she'd worried so much over him or not. "What have you been up to?" She intoned impassively.

"Looking for more animals I can change into." He replied, studying her. She looked really tired.

"Find any?" She intoned.

"Yeah. Added about two dozen different types of snakes."

"Snakes? Why?"

He shrugged. "Why not? There're nearly three thousand species of them, and some are quite useful."

"Oh." She suppressed a yawn.

"Still have that premonition?"

The violet-haired girl wearily nodded. "I'm not going to get any sleep tonight." She replied. "I told the others about it." She informed him.

"Good. It'll work out." The shape shifter reassured her with a smile. "You beat him once, and it can be done again."

"Hope so." She mused, looking at him. He didn't seem angry. "Sorry I sounded so arrogant this morning." The violet-haired girl simply said, sounding apathetic.

"I can see why you would have the view you do. There's no reason for either of us to get angry over it. Besides, I used up a lifetime of luck during that fight, so it's not something I can repeat. For that matter it's not something I want to repeat. Next time I'll just ask her to settle it with a game of rock-paper-scissors." He rubbed his shoulder, recalling the arm he'd had to regenerate in the form of worm. Fighting Rage was definitely not something he cared to try again.

"I'm sure she'll agree to that." Raven replied sarcastically.

He smiled, that was her old tone; his heart started beating a little faster.

"What're you so nervous about?" She asked with a yawn.

"Me nervous? No way." He smiled, but his eyes were twitching.

"You're so horrible at lying." She replied, suppressing a small grin.

"Guess I'm a little nervous." He admitted. "Could use something to calm down my nerves." He kept seeing Jinx's face, and not in a good way. He shuddered.

"Meditation?" She suggested. "Thought it's not doing me much good right now."

"Sure. Why not." He sat down in a lotus position across from her, and looked at her expectantly.

"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos." She intoned, and he repeated it.

For some reason she found the tranquility she'd been seeking all day.

An hour later he opened his eyes and slapped his forehead. "I know how I can beat Cyborg in those matches." He said, smiling. Looking around, he noticed Raven was peacefully sleeping, and hadn't heard a single word of what he'd said.

End of Chapter.

That's got to bother him. A new form and he can't use it. Not only that, but if he used it right, he could beat Cyborg. No wonder he's willing to try meditation.

Between them, Beast Boy and Raven, have got to be the two most interesting characters in the show. With his animals forms the only limit to what he can do is that set by the imagination. I'm sure Raven's magic can be applied in a similar way. The rest are constricted by the limits of their forms.

It's certainly interesting to read up a little on possible animal forms for Beast Boy to use. And often scary. If I didn't have a fear of snakes before I started this story, I will after I've completed it.

Thanks to those who read and review.