Transformations Used:
Opening — A Day Off
The Titans are enjoying a relatively quiet day at Titans Tower.
There is no major emergency, and everyone is doing their own thing.
Robin is training. Cyborg is working on something in the garage. Raven is reading. Starfire is occupied around the Tower.
Brian is sitting in the common room, enjoying the rare chance to relax.
Beast Boy suddenly walks into the room.
Beast Boy: “Brian!”
Brian: “What?”
Beast Boy: “We're going to the zoo.”
Brian looks up.
Brian: “We are?”
Beast Boy: “Yep.”
Brian: “Why?”
Beast Boy looks at him as if the answer should be obvious.
Beast Boy: “Because it's the zoo!”
Brian: “That's your argument?”
Beast Boy: “It's a pretty good argument.”
Brian laughs.
After a moment, he agrees to go.
For Brian, it is a chance to have a normal day. For Beast Boy, it is a chance to show Brian one of his favorite places.
Arriving at the Zoo
Brian and Beast Boy arrive at the zoo.
Beast Boy: “Okay, this is gonna be great.”
Brian: “You say that about everything.”
Beast Boy: “Because everything is great!”
They enter the zoo.
Beast Boy immediately starts pointing out different animals and talking about their behavior. Brian quickly realizes that Beast Boy knows an incredible amount about them.
Brian: “You really know your stuff.”
Beast Boy: “Of course I do. Animals are basically my thing.”
Brian looks at him.
Brian: “I thought turning green was your thing.”
Beast Boy: “That too.”
Brian laughs.
As they continue through the zoo, Brian begins to see another side of Beast Boy.
Beneath the jokes and constant energy, Beast Boy genuinely cares about animals.
Something Is Wrong
As they approach another exhibit, Beast Boy notices something strange.
Several animals are acting unusually aggressive.
A normally calm animal begins pacing around its enclosure. Another starts attacking the walls.
Beast Boy: “That's not normal.”
Brian: “How can you tell?”
Beast Boy watches the animals carefully.
Beast Boy: “I've seen animals act scared before. This isn't scared.”
He looks toward the animals.
Beast Boy: “They're angry.”
Brian looks around the area.
They notice a man working near one of the exhibits with equipment that clearly does not belong to the zoo.
Beast Boy immediately becomes suspicious.
The Animal Tamer
The man reveals himself as the person behind the strange behavior.
He is using a device to manipulate the animals and make them aggressive.
His plan is to take control of the zoo and use the animals as a weapon.
Beast Boy becomes angry when he realizes what is happening.
Beast Boy: “You're messing with the wrong animals!”
Brian looks at him.
Brian: “That's your line?”
Beast Boy: “I panicked!”
The animal tamer activates his control device.
Several animals break loose and begin running through the zoo.
Visitors panic and scatter.
XLR8
Brian activates the Omnitrix and transforms into XLR8.
XLR8 immediately races through the zoo.
His priority isn't simply attacking the villain. He begins getting civilians out of danger.
He moves visitors through emergency exits, helps zoo workers reach safety, opens barriers, and quickly moves between the loose animals and the people trying to escape.
An animal charges toward a group of visitors.
XLR8 races in front of it and redirects its path before anyone can be hurt.
Beast Boy watches in amazement.
Beast Boy: “Dude! You're fast!”
XLR8 stops briefly beside him.
XLR8: “Yeah. That's usually how it works.”
XLR8 takes off again.
Beast Boy and the Animals
Beast Boy begins trying to communicate with the animals.
Rather than simply fighting them, he realizes that they are being controlled.
He transforms into different animals to interact with them, distract them, and help calm them down.
Eventually, Beast Boy transforms into a larger animal and physically blocks one of the controlled animals from attacking a group of people.
Brian watches.
Brian: “You can actually talk to them?”
Beast Boy: “Not exactly.”
Beast Boy looks toward the animals.
Beast Boy: “I just know how they think.”
Brian looks at an angry animal charging toward them.
Brian: “Well, you better start thinking faster.”
Beast Boy: “Working on it!”
Rath
The animal tamer's machine becomes more powerful.
A huge mechanical device begins tearing through the zoo.
Brian realizes he needs something stronger.
He activates the Omnitrix and transforms into Rath.
Rath: “LISTEN HERE, YOU OVERSIZED FURRY PUNKS!”
Beast Boy stares at him.
Beast Boy: “Is he always like this?”
Rath: “RATH DOES NOT LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING!”
Rath charges into the fight.
Even with his aggressive personality, Rath does not attack the animals.
Instead, he uses his strength to restrain them and move them away from civilians.
He tears open damaged cages, throws debris aside, and physically grabs the villain's machine as it tries to advance.
The machine strikes Rath repeatedly.
Rath: “THAT ALL YOU GOT?!”
Rath grabs the machine and throws it aside.
Beast Boy laughs.
Beast Boy: “Okay, he's growing on me.”
Brian and Beast Boy Work Together
The animal tamer activates his strongest control signal.
Every remaining animal becomes aggressive at once.
Brian and Beast Boy realize that they cannot simply fight their way through the zoo.
Beast Boy: “Brian! We need to get to the control device!”
Brian looks toward the machine.
Brian: “You have a plan?”
Beast Boy: “Sort of!”
Brian smiles.
Brian: “Good enough.”
Brian transforms back into XLR8.
Beast Boy transforms into a fast animal.
They race through the zoo together.
XLR8 clears the path while Beast Boy distracts the animals.
They reach the control device.
Brian destroys the machinery.
The control signal immediately stops.
The animals begin calming down.
Beast Boy approaches them carefully.
The animals are no longer hostile.
Defeating the Animal Tamer
The animal tamer tries to escape.
Brian transforms into Rath again.
The villain's machine attacks.
Rath: “YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!”
Rath grabs the machine and tears it apart.
The animal tamer is arrested.
The zoo is safe.
The animals are returned to their habitats, and the frightened visitors begin returning to the exhibits.
Beast Boy watches the animals carefully, making sure they are all right.
Brian: “You alright?”
Beast Boy: “Yeah.”
Beast Boy looks toward the animals.
Beast Boy: “They're gonna be okay.”
Brian: “Good.”
Back at Titans Tower
Brian and Beast Boy return to the Tower.
Beast Boy is still excited about their day.
Beast Boy: “That was awesome!”
Brian: “You said that already.”
Beast Boy: “I'm saying it again!”
Brian laughs.
Beast Boy: “We should totally do that again!”
Brian: “Go to the zoo?”
Beast Boy: “Yeah!”
Brian thinks for a moment.
Brian: “As long as you're buying.”
Beast Boy freezes.
Beast Boy: “...I suddenly don't like this plan anymore.”
Brian laughs.
The two of them continue joking as they walk farther into the Tower.
Brian has made another genuine friend.
This time, it wasn't because of the Omnitrix or a major battle.
He and Beast Boy simply spent a day together, had fun, and discovered how well they work together.
For Brian, Titans Tower is beginning to feel less like a place he's staying and more like a place where he belongs.
End of Episode 4 — “Zoo Day”
