The Hybrid

The Hybrid Journey

Beast Boy was more than a little... well, jealous. Grootslang had always given Beast Boy a bit of a hard time. He knew the large snake was this way on him because Garfield was growing, but that didn't mean that Grootslang could just drop the tough guy act for Raven. "It really is a pleasure for you to be here, Ms. Raven," Grootslang hissed as he used his large tail to sip his tea. Raven was enjoying the comfort from the large snake and his daughter, who seemed much happier. Kleinslang, Grootslang's humanoid daughter, was very peppery and cheerful, making Beast Boy's sulking a little more bearable. "And, of course, I have the spell you've been looking for."

"(Thank you, Great Snake. Although I must ask: how did you know who I was?)" Raven asked in his native tongue. Grootslang smiled.

"(A snake has many ways of finding things out. Corinth and Animalia are closer in link than you think.)" Grootslang replied.

"What about the time there?" Beast Boy asked, jumping back into the conversation, "Has any time passed?" Grootslang rubbed the bottom of his snake mouth with the tip of his tail.

"(I've heard recently about the story of a human coming to that world. That used to be my home, actually.)" This greatly surprised both Raven and Garfield, "(Actually, after being chosen to house and search the magic dark, light, and in-between, I was the one that allowed them to have magic according to their species.)"

"Wait, are you telling me that you created the Animalists?" Garfield asked.

"(Not... intentionally. When I lived there, the animals were just normal as you and I are, but corruption, chaos, and greed were everywhere. When I was chosen, I found a magical resource deep inside the earth there. I was young so I, of course, made the mistake, or the blessing in disguise, of releasing the magic. It exploded all over the world and gave the animals their powers, coincidentally giving it to all the good ones.)"

"So you're saying, the planet gave them their powers. You just accidentally started the process," Garfield cooly chided. Grootslang coughed a bit in embarrassment.

"(Well, yes. And from that point on, the planet chooses by processes unknown to me, what powers to give the animals and who has the powers.)" Raven sighed in relief.

"Now I know the magic of the planet is safe. In order to stop it, you would have to destroy the planet," Raven said.

"Which humans in our world are stupid enough to do," Beast Boy reminded her, making her worry again. Grootslang chuckled humorously.

"(Do not worry. By the sound of your adventures, they are still in ancient times. The advancement of technology and knowledge won't happen yet, even in your extended lifetime. There's only about a year difference between your world and theirs)" Beast Boy stood up and stretched.

"Well, it was nice seeing you, Grootslang, but Raven and I should really be going," He said, grabbing Raven's arm and pulling her over. Beast Boy used the magic given to them by the large snake before the snake could say anything smart. But his hopes were dashed when Grootslang yelled through the portal.

"Have fun, lovebirds." Raven softy giggled at Beast Boy's embarrassed reddened face. Garfield sulked as they went through the portal. However, the portal didn't end up in the way Beast Boy thought.

"What the?" Garfield yelped as fell down to the grassy ground while Raven gently touched down on the floor. "Huh, that's weird."

"You get used to it," Raven smiled, helping Garfield up. "So... what did Grootslang mean by, lovebirds?" Beast Boy gulped and shook his worry off as Raven laughed again. "So where are we?"

"You've been here before, I would think-" Before Garfield could finish, he looked at the familiar mountain. "Africa."

"How do you know?"