Robin waited a moment, peering around at their extra-cheerful surroundings.

Nothing happened.

Robin dropped Starfire’s and Cyborg’s hands in disgust. “We’re still here,” he complained. “You guys aren’t being friendly enough.”

“Surely I am being the friendly!” retorted Starfire.

Cyborg pointed a furious finger at her. “I’m being way friendly!” he yelled. Then he swung his finger to point at Beast Boy. “This is his fault!”

“You’re crazy,” said Beast Boy. “I invented friendship!”

Beast Boy, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire argued with one another about who was a good friend or a bad friend.

Finally, Raven couldn’t take it anymore. “Guys!” she screamed.

Her teammates froze to look at her.

“This is not acceptable behavior in King Jellybean’s candy kingdom,” Raven scolded.

Cyborg nodded, his mechanical eye twinkling. “You’re right,” he said. “Marshal Marshmallow might throw us into the Peppermint Prison.”

“Thank you, Cyborg,” said Raven.

Cyborg looked surprised. “Is that a real guy?” he asked. “I was trying to make fun of you.”

Raven covered her forehead with her hand. “Look,” she said. “This world may seem ridiculous to you, but these cotton candy bushes have gotten me through some dark times. Now, c’mon, if anyone can help us, it’s Butterbean and Sparkleface.”

She led her teammates through the sugary world, following the candy path until they saw the flerd’s village up ahead.

The Teen Titans approached the village cautiously, not wanting to alarm its sweet inhabitants.

Raven felt more and more nervous and excited the closer to the village they walked. “Oh my gosh,” she said when she saw Butterbean and Sparkleface in the village. “There they are! I have to talk to them.” She started to run ahead, but Robin jumped in her way.

“Wait, Raven,” warned Robin. “Making contact with fictional characters could permanently alter their reality.”

“Perhaps Beast Boy can disguise himself as the pegasus?” suggested Starfire.

“Sorry,” replied Beast Boy. “I don’t do mythological creatures.”

Cyborg slapped him on the back. “Bro, it’s just a horse with bird wings,” he said. “You can do it.”

Beast Boy looked unsure. “I guess I could give it a shot,” he said. He closed his eyes and concentrated hard, straining to use his powers in a way they were never meant to be used.

The Titans stepped back as Beast Boy popped into the form of a half-horse, half-bird creature. He was horrifyingly ugly, with a bird beak on a horse head, bird wings, two skinny legs, a long tail, and patchy feathers.

Beast Boy collapsed onto the ground, unable to walk or fly in his newly misshaped body. He crawled a little before flopping down again. “Dude, this is agony,” he moaned. “Like pulling a muscle and having brain freeze at the same time.”

“Just go talk to them,” Robin ordered.

Slowly, painfully, Beast Boy dragged himself into the village.

In the middle of their settlement, Butterbean and Sparkleface pondered the harsh music that thumped in the distance.

“Maybe if we give the unicorns juice and cookies they will stop playing their loud music,” said Butterbean.

“That’s a great idea, Butterbean,” said Sparkleface.

They both gasped when they saw Beast Boy crawling into the clearing.

“Hello, friends,” groaned Beast Boy. His mishmash of a body collapsed in miserable exhaustion.

Sparkleface and Butterbean screamed.