The Hybrid

Training at Home

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What's wrong?" Said the Beast in a normal sounding voice. Beast Boy's voice was there, but how could that be? While the entire room was paralyzed with fear, Raven walked up to the Beast and placed her hands on her hips, arrogantly glaring at the green monster. "What?"

"Think," stated Raven very directly and almost sternly.

"About what?" Beast Boy, visibly confused even in his most feral state. Raven rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"When you left, I was taller than you by an inch-"

"Half an inch," Beast Boy stubbornly inserted.

"And now, you're looking down at me," Raven replied. Beast Boy went through several calculations in his head before he finally looked at his furry paw and facepalmed himself.

"BEAST!"

"HAHAHAHA!" The Beast roared in his deep base laughter. "Sorry for making you all panic, but I couldn't help but have a little fun with your dear friend, Beast Boy. See you all later." And like that, Beast Boy changed back into his normal teenage self. The team, save Raven, were all beyond shocked. "I can explain."

"What's to explain?" Raven asked in a matter-of-fact, "You've gained control of your Beast. That's all."

"Right, but... actually, yeah, that explains... all of it," Beast Boy shrugged with a complacent face.

"When did this happen?" Cyborg asked.

"A few months ago," Beast Boy said, "I trained in secret because I didn't want to hurt you guys."

"Okay, but that doesn't explain why it sounds like the Beast is a whole another person inside you, like a split personality," Robin questioned since he was familiar with split personalities.

"Yeah, but Beast is much... smarter than the other animals. He's able to speak and think differently. He actually helps me control the animals," Beast Boy replied. "Sorry to scare you guys and... hello," Beast Boy said, noticing Pura, "Hi! It's nice to meet you." He offered his hand, but Pura ducked behind Cyborg for safety. "Oh, no, no, no, no. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. Beast is very nice. He's just... just..."

"A jerk?" Raven finished.

"I was going to say an overconfident pranking menace to my body that needs to be pushed off a cliff, but your word is more... concise and humane," Beast Boy griped, rubbing his forehead. Pura felt Raven place her hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry, Pura. Beast Boy would never hurt anyone. Not that he could," Raven smirked at the glaring green teen. Pura giggled a bit, making Garfield glad that he wasn't seen as a monster to the blonde anymore.

"So... Pura, was it? What's your superpower?" Beast Boy asked.

"I can perform magic and sorcery," Pura said, extending her hand and lifting Beast Boy into the air.

"Hey!" Beast Boy griped, "Why am I always the test subject?"

"Because you can scream, unlike test subjects," Raven smirked. Garfield grumbled as he was put down.

"And how did you meet our kind Raven," Beast Boy said sarcastically.

"She actually came to the run-down apartment that I was living in. She...um... convinced me to leave my uncle alone and try to use my powers for good."

"Who's your uncle?" Cyborg asked. Pura seemed hurt by the question. Beast Boy gave a warm grin as he walked over to her.

"Don't worry. We all have some kind of history that we don't want to share. Some more than others," He said, staring at Raven's knowing smirk. "You don't have to tell us if you don't want to." Pura smiled.