[horses whinny]
[animals chittering]
[woman] Hi, there.
You okay, hon?
[sighs]
What's your name?
Garfield Logan.
Garfield? Like the cat?
I love that cat.
My name's Kris. I take care of the gorillas.
[grunts]
Do you like gorillas, Garfield?
Okay. You just sit here and watch them a minute.
[breathing heavily] I don't wanna be alone.
You're gonna have to be, okay?
I need to go make an announcement so we can find your parents.
I'm sure they're as worried as you are.
I'll be right back, sweetie.
[crying]
[gorilla grunts]
[grunting]
[foreboding music playing]
[grunting]
[monitor beeping]
[monkey screeching]
[gorilla growling]
[sobbing]
[growls]
[grunts]
[Dominic] Garfield Logan.
[Rachel] Gar, where are you?
Rachel!
[Dick] Gar!
Dick?
[Dominic] Yes.
Protector of The Red.
[grunts]
[Dominic] I have found you.
[gasps]
[groans]
[fire crackling]
[creature growls]
Whoa! [grunts]
[growling]
[laughing] Welcome.
- [Gar] Who are you? - [laughs]
[creature growls]
What is that?
Some loyal friends working together.
[Gar] "Friends?"
Did he frighten you?
A lion and a bat.
[laughs]
[chuckles nervously]
[grunts]
[growls]
They are hungry, so they go hunt.
Ah, yes. And you? Are you hungry?
[Gar] Who are you?
Where am I?
[Dominic] You are atop Mount Kilimanjaro.
I pulled you here. Out of The Red.
The Red?
The truth. That is what and who I am.
Where are my friends?
Who are you?
[Dominic] I am like you, my friend.
I am one with all beasts who breathe and bleed.
I...
am your freedom.
[theme music playing]
[sighs]
[grunts]
The last thing I remember, I was with my friends,
facing the end, I guess...
Then...
[thrumming]
Take me to The Red.
What happened?
You did what I told you to.
You saved yourself.
Then...
I brought you here.
Where are the Titans?
I do not know.
[mumbles]
Come.
Try some. Mmm.
If you brought me here, you can take me back.
I'm a very good cook.
I need to go home.
[grunts]
Take me to The Red!
[breathing heavily]
[shouts] Take me to The Red!
[grunts]
Why isn't it working?
[sighs] You need your strength.
You are famished.
I can feel it.
Now, sit.
Eat what I offer you.
Send me back.
Only you can find your way back through The Red.
And what exactly is The Red?
It is a force that connects and pervades all animal life
in this universe and many others.
A place fully alive,
one that every beating heart flows into.
Only a chosen few can tap into its raw power.
The Green Plague that killed your parents,
also it changed you.
That disease didn't change me.
A lunatic called the Chief did.
Dr. Niles Caulder...
cured me of the Green Plague.
I was its only survivor.
I know.
Sakutia killed my family, too.
My sister and her children.
I'm sorry.
The outbreak took those we love the most from us.
That is why I brought you here.
Our shared grief fuels us.
I need your help.
[Gar] Listen...
We all have problems these days, man, I--
And I'm sure yours are important.
And if I can help you in the future, I will.
But right now, I need to get back to my friends.
You have no idea the evil we've been up against.
Blood moons, curses, demons. I...
It may be a matter of life and death that I get back to my friends.
Maybe for the entire world.
You do not yet know what truly threatens the world.
[footsteps approaching]
[explosion]
- [security guard yelling] - [gunshots]
[grunts]
[Dominic yells]
[grunting]
- [Gar growls] - [Dominic] No.
Stay.
- [thuds] - [gasps]
- [security guard groans] No! - [bone snaps]
- [grunts] - [security guard 2] Wait!
- [thuds] - [screams]
[Dominic breathing heavily]
Who were those guys?
[Dominic] Men who did not belong in my domain.
They knew I sought to end them,
so they struck first.
When I wear the helmet of The Beast,
I can hear the apes they took from the jungles...
screaming.
[apes screaming]
[door creaking]
[Dominic] Rattling the bars of their cages.
[door opens]
They are infected now.
Dying.
[Dr. Myers] Keep her breathing.
But Dr. Myers--
I need the data. Scalpel.
[Dominic] Dissected while still alive.
[ape growls]
Put some tape over its mouth
- to shut it up, for God's sake. - [ape groans]
I need to free the apes
and burn their lab to the ground.
The disease that killed my sister and her children,
your parents, and dozens of others,
it came from this same lab, Gar.
What?
It is finally time for us to get justice for our families.
This is our sacred mission.
You know so much about me.
Are you gonna tell me something about you?
[grunts]
I was once Dominic Mndawe.
But the day Mike Maxwell gave me this helmet,
there was only Freedom Beast.
Beyond tying me to The Red,
this ancient helm
prolonged my lifespan.
It gave me strength, stamina,
and the ability to fuse two creatures into one super-hybrid.
Weirdest power ever.
The legend of The Beast
goes back as far as the story of Mkunare and Kanyanga.
Each one of us protected our time as best we could
with the tools we were given.
But you need no helmet.
You are different from us.
From Animal Man, or Vixen,
or the others tied to The Red.
You can do more than them, Gar.
Than me.
I brought you here to show you that.
To free your mind of the cage society puts it in.
If I'm more connected to The Red than anybody else,
why is it that I only turn into green animals?
Your favorite color is green, no?
Yeah, I mean, [chuckles] it's been that way ever since I was a kid.
Your influence over The Red is astounding.
Drink this.
[chuckles] What does it do? Make me grow or shrink?
A bit of both.
It destroys you.
See your truth, stop this lab,
and you will travel back
through The Red on your own in moments.
Now.
Let it begin.
[swishes]
[breathing deeply]
[grunts]
[groans]
How long does it take to begin?
[chuckling] How long does it take to begin?
How long is it gonna take to begin?
[shouting] How long does it take to begin?
[crying] How long does it take to begin?
How long does it take to begin?
How long is it gonna take to begin?
[laughs]
[Dominic] Breathe.
[thrumming]
[gasps]
[panting]
[clinking]
[tense music playing]
[Rachel] Where are we going?
[thrumming]
[gags]
[gasping]
[Rachel] Gar?
Earth to Gar.
Where are we going?
I don't know.
[Rachel] Yes, you do.
You are in the driver's seat this time.
No.
Where's Dick?
[beeping]
Now that we're all here,
[chuckles] how about some tunes?
[music playing on radio]
You've always followed everybody else, Gar.
I sure have.
First, your parents,
then Dr. Caulder, then Dick.
Like a lost puppy.
Shut up!
It's time to stop following.
♪ There's a time For us to let go ♪
♪ There's a time For holding on ♪
[thrumming]
♪ Time to speak A time to listen ♪
[footsteps running]
Don't worry about us, Gar.
How can I not?
You're my family.
Return to your breath.
[music continues]
Go deeper.
[thrumming]
[gasps and grunts]
[music fades]
[Gar] Jinx.
Hey.
Am I dreaming?
[Jinx] Ugh.
Still asking the boring questions, I see.
Come on, Gar.
Are you awake or asleep?
Why not both?
[softly] Am I dead?
Mmm. No.
But I am. Again.
Thank you, Titans.
I mean, mostly dead.
This isn't my first funeral
or eve of resurrection.
It takes a while to sort out who you are,
but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier.
It's a long story someone else is writing.
So, this is death?
It's not exactly what I expected from death, initially.
Kinda the same as life.
Gar, it's really important you understand this.
Life isn't about the individual.
It's not a single pool of water that evaporates.
It's a collective.
It's a river that flows forever,
our spirits mixing, healthy or not, as a whole.
As one.
Forget yourself and the Titans, Gar.
This is all so much bigger.
- [thrumming] - [echoing]
[Jinx] Life flows backwards and forwards.
[groans]
All of us...
go into The Red.
Champions, guardians,
protectors of all life,
bound together across the universe.
Intersecting across space...
and time.
[thrumming]
[groans]
[Kris] You just sit here and watch them a minute.
[breathing heavily] I don't wanna be alone.
You're gonna have to be, okay?
I need to go make an announcement so we can find your parents.
I'm sure they're as worried as you are.
I'll be right back, sweetie.
[crying]
[thrumming]
[Dominic] I know it is painful to realize
you are unlike anyone else in this world.
That you are absolutely alone.
[young Gar groaning]
But this is your path.
[fire crackling]
The heartbeats.
Can you hear them?
[hearts beating]
Yes.
Good.
Then we can go.
Come. Our mission awaits.
[Dominic] The Red is under attack, now more than ever.
It needs its champions.
You've been one a long time.
Decades.
Living alone in that cave by yourself?
When you become one with The Red,
individual relationships lose their meaning.
Like a bee with its hive.
We are...
above such things.
[birds chirping]
It looks closed.
They do their worst work at night.
Can you hear them screaming inside?
[apes screaming]
I can feel them, too.
The men inside profit off pain.
Predators no longer. Tonight, they are prey.
The helmet demands their freedom.
[alarm blaring]
[security guard screams]
[grunting]
[growls]
[roaring]
[groans]
[grunts]
[screeching]
[groans]
- [growls] - [screaming]
[scientists clamoring]
[Dr. Myers] Who are you?
[growling softly]
This is a restricted area.
They're all dead.
Not all of them.
[Dr. Myers] You need to leave right now.
Djuba is coming home.
No, this animal isn't going anywhere.
It's highly contagious.
Because of you. Now, go.
You need to listen to reason.
It is carrying a mutant Anthrax bacillus.
What did you do to her?
She is a test subject.
Are you familiar with the symptoms of anthrax infections?
[Dr. Myers] Mmm.
They usually begin with red swelling at the site
where the bacillus gains entry into the body.
This is followed by listlessness, headaches, ulcers,
internal bleeding, convulsions, and ultimately, of course, death.
You release this animal and every other living creature
that comes into contact with it is in serious danger.
This could spread across the continent in weeks.
We can't take her out of here.
[Dr. Myers] That's right.
It is dying right here on this table.
Dominic...
I am The Beast.
And you are correct, Dr. Myers.
This ape, my friend.
She is going to die here.
But you will die with her.
No. Wait. No, no!
[Dr. Myers grunts]
You're going to be together.
[Dr. Myers groans]
[Dr. Myers] No.
[gagging]
[grunts]
This was his lab?
No.
Dr. Myers worked for someone else.
[Gar sighs]
[Dominic] It was his lab.
Dr. Niles Caulder.
You knew all of this?
[breathing heavily]
He released Sakutia on purpose.
[thrumming]
[Gar] What happened?
You have been in The Red up until this very moment.
What?
[Dominic] Everything here already happened.
I destroyed this lab.
Years ago.
Then, what has all of this been?
The cave? The men with guns?
An illusion?
An echo of the past.
To show you.
That the man who saved my life killed my mother and father?
And many others, justified by his quest to unlock eternal life.
What does immortality have to do with re-engineering a virus?
Mmm.
All life is tied to The Red.
Dr. Caulder attempted to tap into it.
He released the virus knowing dozens would die.
But he only needed one to live.
Another test subject for his Doom Patrol.
Then why not just tell me all of this?
People in your life are never who you think them to be.
They can be destructive at worst, like Dr. Caulder,
or a distraction at best, like the Titans.
You... are so much more
than their Beast Boy, Gar.
You are the changeling.
The true protector of The Red,
ready to release me from my duties.
I have sought you out for many years...
and now you are here.
At last.
I'm leaving.
No.
You have a responsibility.
I know I do.
You've wasted my time. My friends' lives, they might be in danger.
Maybe the whole world. You have no idea the evil we're up against.
Protecting The Red is your destiny!
You know that, Gar. You saw it.
You are meant to fight alone, to be alone.
The avatar of The Red is above family or friends.
You have sought them out,
but you cannot have them.
Your role in this world is too great, too important.
- Stop. - I speak only the truth.
The truth you saw and see.
I know...
how lonely a life of solitude is,
but you must give your heart to it all.
Stop talking, please.
To The Red and no one else.
The Red is supposed to connect me to every single living creature
on Earth, right?
Yes.
Then not only am I not alone,
but I'm connected to everybody on the planet.
The Red chose me to be its protector, fine.
I'm in. I'll do it.
[chuckles]
But I will not abandon the people I love most.
I'm going to them now,
and then we're gonna save the world together.
You cannot traverse The Red like this yet.
Time and space.
You are not ready.
For the first time in my life, I know I am.
- [thrumming] - [Dominic] Wait!
[yelps]
[grunts]
[young Gar crying]
I don't wanna be alone. [sobs]
No.
You're not. You're gonna find friends.
You're gonna find family...
and they are going to love you as much as you love them.
Okay? You are never, ever going to be alone again.
I promise.
["Superheroes" playing]
♪ All her life she has seen Oh, the meanest side of me ♪
Everything is going to be okay.
♪ For a profit on the street ♪
♪ Now she's stronger Than you know ♪
♪ A heart of steel starts To grow ♪
♪ When you've been fighting For it all your life ♪
♪ You've been struggling To make things right ♪
♪ That's how a superhero Learns to fly ♪
♪ Every day, every hour Turn that pain into power ♪
♪ When you've been fighting For it all your life ♪
♪ You've been working Every day and night ♪
♪ That's how a superhero Learns to fly ♪
I like green.
[thrumming]
♪ All the hurt, all the lies All the tears that they cried ♪
[Dominic] The Red is a force that connects and pervades all animal life...
in this universe,
and many others.
[music continues]
- [gasps] - [thrumming continues]
[grunts]
[groans]
[gasps]
[Gar] Oh, ow.
[whimpering]
Hello?
[yelps]
Huh?
Are you all right?
[whispers] Where am I?
You're in Blue Valley. Nebraska.
[in normal voice] Nebraska? Oh! North America.
Yeah, you came from nowhere. Just a light in the sky.
I saw it.
[Cosmic Staff thrumming]
Cosmo!
Sorry. [chuckles]
[grunts]
Do you need help?
[chuckles]
[laughing]
[gasps]
I need to get to my family.
Well, I know how important family is.
I get the sense that you do.
I need to get to them.
Where are they?
Uh, good question.
[exhales]
Take me to my family!
[softly] Who are you talking to?
[shouts] Take me!
- [thrumming] - Oh! Whoa!
[grunts]
[animals chittering]
[growling]
[whooshing]
[Shazam shouting] Get down!
[footsteps echoing]
♪ There's a time For us to let go ♪
♪ There's a time For holding on ♪
I can see you.
Do you see me?
♪ A time to speak A time to listen ♪
[digital beep]
[music continues]
Waffles, waffles, waffles.
[Harley Quinn] Party's over, you pieces of shit.
[Joker laughing]
[Doctor Fate] Your fate is utterly binding.
[Jonathan Kent] There's one thing I do know, son,
and that is you are here for a reason.
[Joker] Citizens of Gotham City, this is the Joker.
[laughs maniacally]
[Dominic] Beast Boy.
- [thrumming] - [grunts]
[groans]
[screaming] Whoa!
[Gar] Take me to my family!
[grunts]
[Beast Boy] Waffles, waffles, waffles.
[groans]
[whimpers]
[music fades]
["If You Don't Like the Effects, Don't Produce the Cause" playing]
♪ If you don't like The effects ♪
♪ Don't produce the cause ♪
♪ You say you don't like What your country's about ♪
Shit.
[music continues]
Beast Boy.
Cliff! Guys! I think we got a problem.
A big green one.
Fuck.
♪ If you don't like The effects ♪
♪ Don't produce the cause ♪
♪ If you don't like The effects ♪
♪ Don't produce the cause ♪
♪ If you don't like The effects ♪
♪ Don't produce the cause ♪
♪ If you don't like The effects ♪
♪ Don't produce the cause ♪
♪ You say you don't like What your country's about ♪
♪ Ain't you deep ♪
♪ In your semi First-class seat? ♪
♪ You picket this And protest that ♪
♪ And eat yourself fat ♪
♪ Ain't you deep ♪
♪ In your semi First-class seat? ♪
[theme music playing]