Gar 10

Chapter 1

It came from outer space

Beast Boy signed as he gazed upon the cloudy night sky rain on the horizon, the Titans came back from stopping the Hive Five from robbing a bank three hours ago, nothing out of the usual. However, for awhile Beast Boy been in a stump. While fighting them he had the unfortunate honor of fighting Mammoth, and like Gizmo fighting him usually meant enduring his taunting.

"Oh, look it's the animal boy; so whatcha going to turn into now, a bear, or maybe a gorilla?" he said laughing and dodging his attacks.

Beast Boy, as a green Grey wolf growled in frustration and morph into a black bear to swipe at him, only for mammoth to dodge his attacks and catch his paws.

"Face the facts pipsqueak, out of all those little hero friends of yours-" Headbutting him in the snout. While Beast Boy covered his snout, Mammoth socked him the gut leaving him to wheeze out and drop to his knees and shifting back to human.

"Your Predictable."

Soon after that, Starfire swooped in to help him after taking out See-More, the mission was successful but still Beast Boy felt it was a hollow victory for not really doing everything. While the rest of the team were able to take out their member, he needed help since the bank building limited his arsenal of what he could become.

Soon after they came back to tower, he thought playing some Mega Monkey 2 with Cyborg would take his mind off it, when that didn't work comics was next, also failed. His last resort was the gym, hoping to burn out his extra energy.

This is where Robin found him as he entered, going at the reinforced punching bag with the intensity of a veteran kangaroo boxer in a boxing ring. Beast Boy was so focus into his battle coordination, he didn't even notice when he walked up to him.

"Beast Boy?" Robin asked.

No answer, he tried again with the same results. Getting annoyed now he yelled out.

"BEAST BOY!"

"GAAHHH! He yelled, jumping ten feet as a Tom cat before morphing back and trying to get his breathing back to normal.

"Dude, you promised all of us this, no Bat-training to sneak up on us." He said while using his towel to swipe off his sweat.

Robin look a little bit sheepish as he rubbed the back of his neck but decided to press forward and get this to try and help his friend. "It's about this morning."

This made Gar pause before signing into the towel. "You don't have to tell me Rob, l know I was the weakest link."

"It's not about that Beast Boy, it's not that at all." Robin said frowning, putting a hand on his shoulder. "We've only been at this team thing for a couple of months, and everyone is still getting into the flow of working with others, myself included. We all still have to discover our own and each others' strengths…" He pauses as he thinks back on how he trick his friends being Red X and became Slade's apprentice. "…and weaknesses."

Beast Boy pondered on what his leader was saying. True, this wasn't his first time working with a big team, but it was a first to work with people closer to his own age. With a leader who actually trust him to help them out and do the job. "I get what your saying Rob, honestly l do, its just…" looking into his open hand and remembering his last mission as a Doom Patroller before clenching it. "Even though knowing that, l feel like I'm holding everybody back, l need to find a way to improve on myself and my powers."

Robin smiled, glad to see Beast boy being serious instead of being the dedicated "funny guy" of the Titans.

"I'm sure you'll find what your looking for soon Beast Boy"

"Thanks Robin"

Beast Boy with a puzzled smile on his face left for the gym showers while Robin started to begin his own afternoon training.

Unknown to the two Titans, a third was hovering behind the entrance to the gym. Raven came down a little earlier after feeling Beast Boy's emotions spiraling around the place, she became a little worried when they started becoming depressive. Her and Beast boy were starting to become real friends, especially after the whole 'Nevermore' incident. As she was working the courage to talk and console him about what happened at the bank, Robin showed up.

She was happy his emotions felt lighter than they were a minute ago and make a choice to talk to him tomorrow and see if she could help him out. The Titans were now her family, and she would help save them and the city if she could.

Before she would cause the end of it.

Later on, Gar went to his rock near the waves with his thoughts and memory swirling in his head; his talk with Robin had helped but like the old saying goes "Talk is cheap", and "Actions speak louder than words''. As his gaze raise up to the darkening sky, he thought of Starfire and her sister Blackfire. Knowing there were aliens up in space meant that there're also many different aliens out there, making him very curious and wondering maybe if he interacted with them, could he also turn into them himself.

Just as the clouds were rolling in with rain, he somehow saw a shooting star shining bright through the night sky of Jump City. The star itself was unique when he took a closer look at it, it had a green tint to it, as it was made just for him.

"Well, if this isn't a wish opportunity, then l don't know what is." He thought as he close his eyes and thought about what to wish for. "Hmm, what should it be? Something possible but not to crazy." Beast Boy pondered on this for a second before his face bightend up. "I got it; l wish l can be every type of alien out there with just a flip of a switch, it would be like Alien Roulette!" Snickering to himself, he opened his eyes to stare at the star. A look of confusion started to melt on his face has he squinted up at it.

"Dude, is it just me, or is it getting bigger?" He thought as his eyes got wide and leapt up to his feet. "And CLOSER!?

No doubt about it, the green tint star was getting brighter and closer to the Jump City dock at an alarming speed towards the beach in front of the Tower. Getting into action Beast Boy transform to a Peregrine Falcon and races toward the beach and navigating through the intense winds that started to pick up. Heart thundering in his chest, he watch as the star now a meteor flaming down and hitting the beach hard; the sound only muffle due to the timing of thunder and rain. As he drew closer, with his falcon vision, he spotted a guy also on the beach.

"With a fishing rod?" He thought has he touch down and morphed back.

"Did you see that!?" The guy yelled over the rain. He was wearing a typical fisherman attire; on his head was a baseball cap with the logo of Tuna fish winking and the name Jack's Tunarrific seafood restaurant on it, he wore a deep green fisherman jacket which covered his thick navy-blue turtleneck sweater that was being hidden by dark blue long overalls, to finish up he wore stereotypical bright yellow rain boots.

"Man, who didn't!?" He yelled back "And dude, its like 2:00am in the morning, what are you doing so late at night?"

"Night fishing!"

He raised a questionable eyebrow.

"What? Said the now identified Jack. "It's a cut-throat in fish restaurant business, l got to stay in front if I'm going to be number one."

Beast boy wanted to say something but paused as he heard a strange humming sound as he and Jack slowly turn to the faint glowing crater before gulping simultaneously. Glancing at each other before walking towards it in the heavy rain. Heart pumping as the neared the pit and pear into it and found a strange site like it was taken out of any sci-fi movie.

They saw a dark grey sphere that black lines curving all around it, still gently glowing green and being ominous.

"So, you gonna investigate it?" asked Jack

"What, dude that thing came from outer space, for all l know it could be a face hugger ready to plant an egg in me."

"That only happens in the movies."

"Could have based on non-fiction." Beast boy grumbled before thinking of another excuse. "We should wait for the police at least."

Jack already had his phone to make, only to frown at then turn it around so he could see it. "No signal, maybe the storm is blocking the connection."

Beast Boy checked his own communicator and saw even with Robin's (Bat)connections, he also didn't have one.

With a sigh ("I'm doing that a lot lately") he turned towards the sphere. "If l get face hugged, I'm making sure on my dying breath my alien baby eats you first." And with that he started sliding the little slope, leaving a pale face Jack behind.

Once he was face to face with the green glowing sphere, he started to make out strange lettering all around, making him more certain that whatever this was wasn't form this planet. That is when he notice something form the side; a smaller set of circles surrounding a button. "Due or die now Beast Boy" he gulped and with eyes closed pushed it.

The next thing he hears was high pitch hiss of escaping air as the sphere was opening, its latches inclosing on each other until it became a hemi-sphere. Cautiously he inched forward to peered inside, what he found shocked him. What laid was a long black oval design that had two intertwine tubes coming out from the sides and crisscrossing from the back, it also had two green buttons on either side; the faceplate had a grey that was surrounded with smaller green buttons at the compass locations, inline with what look-like a green hourglass.

"A futuristic watch fell from the sky?" He thought with confusion, before breathing out in relief, he wasn't going to be hugged to death. Before taking a closer look and finding it was faintly still glowing green. He suddenly found himself slowly reaching for it. "Curse my bug D.N.A and attraction for shiny thing!" He thought still reaching for it. "Still, it is looking pretty sweet, and just my color too!"

And then the watch twitch.

One second, Beast Boy froze thinking his mind was playing tricks on him, the next the watch was flying towards him, specifically his left wrist that was just in reach as wrap itself around it with its faceplate facing up.

Beast Boy did the sanest thing he could think of in this moment.

"AAAAHHHHH; its on me, its on me getitoffgetitoffgetitOOOFFFF!" he yelled, shaking his hand wildly while Jack was in the background prying, he wouldn't be eaten and gutted like a fish. (Ha, l made a punny…. ahem anyway back to the story)

DEEP WITHIN THE OMNITRIX

Found suitable host for OmnitrixV2. Taking sample to replicate.

Subject: Garfield Logan (Age 14)

Alias: Beast Boy

Blood type: Ab

Analyzing D.N.A compatibility …. Warning subject D.N.A appears to have abnormalities

within D.N.A structure.

Commencing full D.N.A analysis…Scan Complete

Subject (Garfield Logan) D.N.A has appeared to have been altered at a microscopic level, rearranging to compress and combine all human animal life held within to later become said animal.

Proposing theory: Subject maybe able to physically and psychologically merge with D.N.A strands within OmnitrixV2, thus eliminating need for recharge and stability.

Running trail runs of succession…. 95% succession rate, however subject will be high pain and be render unconscious. This will provide time for the rest of the fusion to be mildly painless and acquire OmnitrixV2 in rest mode, this will provide safety for wearer and device while non-operational and non-responsive.

Estimated time for full merging of 10,000 alien strains of D.N.A …1-2.5 months.

Commencing Merger now.

30 seconds.

That's how long Jack has been watching the green shapeshifter running around inside the crater for; half of it in amusement, the other half paranoid that the thing on his wrist would possess him and come after him next. So, he decided to hear the verdict from the horses' mouth himself.

"Hey!" He shouted, snapping the green hero out of his panic state and making him focus on him. "If you're still in control down of yourself down there, then l think we're good."

After hearing Jack's words and calming down his hammering heart, he began to realise that he felt fine; patting himself down and breathing out a sign of relief. "I think your right." Giving out a shaky laugh and raising his left wrist to look at the alien watch. "Man, dude l was so scared for a sec…" That when he started to notice something, and what he noticed terrified him.

Ever since he got his powers, Beast Boy used his instinct and senses of any creature like they were second nature to him, trusted them and his gut to help him out whenever he was in danger, weather it was to eat, sleep, etc. It was part of his way of life.

He couldn't feel them anymore.

It was as if they were suddenly turned off; he could still feel the rain and wind on his skin, but the smell of the ocean, rain, even Jack's tuna smell was gone. His eyes could make out Jack's clothes were, but not as detailed as before.

Like any animal, suddenly losing their senses to everything around them would put them extremely on edge and afraid, just like Garfield was now. But before he could, his senses came back and they came back with a vengeance.

Beast Boy screamed in humongous pain, his senses were suddenly turned to the max, making him disoriented and clutching his head in pain. His heart pounding, head throbbing, trying to access new information that he'd never knew he had before at an alarming rate, if he could focus for a second, he would have notice that it wasn't just his senses that were changing but also his instincts. To fly using his four wings, to use his gills to gather fresh water, to think of a way out of his pain using what was available to him.

"Bigger body, lesser pain"

So, he began to morph, but something was different, his body felt like it was on auto-pilot, as he started to grow, he began to sprout limbs, limbs he couldn't see but feel and it felt like nothing like the animals he ever transformed into before. Four strong arms growing on one side, diamond like crystals on the other, plant life twisting it around him, scales crawling up his body, he felt hot, he felt cold, electrified, fast, slow, he felt he was losing his mind, and he was still growing.

Beast Boy couldn't speak, didn't even know if he still had a mouth, but knew he had to do something before he was consumed by this pain, so he did the only thing an animal could do.

And roar.

Jack was struck still by pure terror and fear. He saw everything that the changeling was going through and felt the need to run but his legs didn't get the message. He was forced to watch Beast Boy's metamorphic transformation. As he raised his head in terrified fascination as he located what he thought was his head, wheezing in what he assumed was agony, its body shadowed in the rain and the darken clouds. Just then it reared its head back to let loose a blood-curling, soul shivering roar, a release of pain beyond its understanding, the undertone mixing of lighting crashing into the ocean.

When suddenly it stopped, frozen for what felt like a lifetime, then slowly its body started to shrink, Jack could hear each bone breaking and reforming from within, making sure to forever stay within his memories and dreams, he stared until he couldn't see him anymore. All he heard for awhile was the rain, thunder, the waves of the ocean and the drumming of his own beating heart.

Once he finally got to the will to move, he cautiously crawled towards the place he last seen Beast Boy and peered over the edge.

And there he was, laying on his side in the mud, eyes blank to the world around him, to Jack it looked like he was dead if it wasn't for his chest slowly raising and falling.

Jack knew he should leave, he didn't want any part of what was going on, he was only fish restaurant owner for god's sake. He finch violently when his phone vibrated and beep in his pocket, he lifted it to find that his wife sent a message to him to hurry home soon. He slowly turned back to the sphere, knowing now that it was the thing causing the interference earlier.

He could call the police for an ambulance, but that would lead to questions, question he had no idea what the answers were. But; looking at the fallen hero and thinking on how he literally put himself at risk to do what he did. He signed; first things first though, he needed to get both out of them out of the rain.

Raven woke up in the middle of the shivering, wondering if she had imagined that giant emotional cloud of pain and despair, she'd just sense, for as just as she awoken it was gone from her radar. She decided to bring it up with Robin tomorrow first thing in the morning. However, she couldn't quite shake off the sense of forbearing in the near future.

Omntrix merger complete, subject appearing stable and ready for awakening.

Now rebooting to regular learning functions until further notice.

The first thing Beast Boy heard when he woke was beeping, not just any beeping but that of a hearts monitor going. Opening his eyes were hard to do, everything looked like a blur for awhile before they started to focus more. His neck felt sore and hard to move; as if he hadn't move it for quite some time, groaning in tense pain, he tried to lift his upper body up at least, it took longer than he had like but he could finally sit up straight and try to remember how he got there.

"Let me see, l remember being outside during a thunderstorm, and l saw a bright green…" Eyes widening as his thoughts connected, only now feeling the slight weight on his left wrist. Raising it he found himself staring right at the cause of his misfortune. The faceplate staring right back at him with his reflection, and that was when he notice something else that puzzled him more.

"Dude, did my hair grow longer?" Running his hand through his hair, he find out that it was now down to the upper part of his neck. Upon closer inspection on his face, he saw that he lost weight judging by his hollowed-out cheeks and around his eyes. He wouldn't recognized himself if he wasn't forest green. "Just what happened to me?"

Just then he felt a cold chill entering the room, and the scent of old books and tea came along with it. Turning toward the corner near the window, Raven manifested herself into the room, she was in what look like her sleepwear if what he could see from inside her cloak was right; a light blue tank top and loose-fitting booty shorts. But what caught his attention was the look on her face; even though she didn't really show emotions due to her powers, it was her eyes that gave away to the worried, anxious and relief from seeing him. Before he could ask her about that, frantic loud stomping was rapidly approaching, and he could guess who that could be.

Sure enough, Cyborg burst into the room looking frantically around before looking straight at him in shock and wonderment, kind of like how Raven looked at him. "BB, is that really you?" He said with the starting of tears forming in his working human eye.

"The one and only." He said, only now feeling how dry his throat was after not being in use for awhile. Raven silently floated over to the tap and magically brought a plastic cup over to her to fill it. She then walked over to Beast boy and handed it to him. Beast boy blinked and carefully took it from her, giving her a small smile in appreciation. "Thanks." And started taking sips of it.

While he was doing that, Cyborg was checking his vitals, making sure that he was awake and not about to sleep again. Raven just kept on staring at him, as if looking at an illusion of the shapeshifter. After clearing his throat making sure it wouldn't sound like he had a frog in it, he voice his option.

"So, guys how long was l out for, l feel like I've sleeping for days."

He didn't expect them to both freeze at his question, looking at each other, silently begging the other to start a conversation they didn't want to start.

"How much do you remember about what happen to you?' Cyborg asked.

"I remember seeing this bright green something falling from of the sky in the thunder and lighting storm, flying through the winds to the shore where it crash and finding some guy there." Furrowing his brow while stroking his chin. "…Jake? No that's not it, Johnsons? No that's colder…Jack!"

Suddenly a bedpan flew across the room engulfed in black and hitting the door, with Raven breathing slightly heavier than normal with fist clench and covered in her magic while glaring daggers at nothing, scaring Beast Boy.

"Dude, whats' been happening?" Very much confused.

"Well, you weren't just out of it for a while BB." Cyborg stated, wearing his 'doctor' face in this serious situation. "You were in a coma."

"In a coma" These words rattled in Beast Boy head. At first, he thought his friends were joking, but one look at Raven; who did not show her emotions unless something extreme happened around her, and that something this time was him.

"How…how long?" He asked, wanting to know and not wanting to know.

"Three months."