The former lion's eyes snap open as he catches the snack, surprised that -

No. No. Why.

"What did I just say?!" Kovu's lack of sleep catches up with him pretty suddenly, and he has to try rather mightily to resist grabbing the Gaomon and using her for a shield. Instead, he simply steps right up against the side of the machine - since it can only spit forward - and then yanks Beastboy after him. The Digimon can handle their own problem, since this is kind of their fault.