Total Twist

Author Note: Hello everybody! I just had this really interesting idea so I wrote it down. I hope you all enjoy! If you don't then I can take your flames! Bring 'em on!

Disclaimer: Do you seriously think this is mine?

Nice an easy. That's it. Red X thought as he focused hard on the safe in front of him.

If he messed up the combination to the safe and didn't have the security code, the alarm would go off. It would be really hard to get away when you're hanging upside down on a rope, from the ceiling. It was the only way past the guard dogs that were snoozing peacefully below him.

A bead of sweat ran down his forehead beneath his skull mask.

Click. Click. Click. Ding. The safe lay open before him. Now for the tricky part.

Using a remote control, Red X lowered the rope. He carefully placed his hands on the ground being extremely careful not to touch the dog.

He kept lowering the rope until his feet could touch the ground. Once standing, he cut the rope and proceeded into the safe.

Gold. Jewels. Cash. All that and more waited for him inside that safe. It was even pre-wrapped in bank bags, just for him.

He snatched up a few bags of cash and headed out. He tied the bags onto the rope and held on with his left hand while his other free hand gently pushed the safe closed, and then used the remote to raise the rope again.

After a few minutes of crawling through ventilation shafts, he emerged into the night.

No sirens. No cops in sight, and with luck, no one would even find out it was him. A perfect steal.

He jumped down from the roof and started to walk towards his hideout. He could have teleported there, but it wasn't that far and walking was good for you.

"Where do you think you're going X?" a voice asked from behind him. X sighed. And things were going so well.

"Come on Robin, can't you give a guy a break?" he asked turning around to face the boy wonder.

"No." Robin said before kicking X hard in the chest. He stumbled backward. X really didn't want to fight. He had a headache from hanging upside down and he needed a shower.

And Robin could piss him off any day.

"Robin, could we just skip this and you let me get away?" X asked. His answer was another kick in the chest.

"I didn't think so…" he mumbled. He took out two X shaped blades and threw them at Robin.

One Robin dodged but the other hit him right in the arm. Blood spilt out over his costume.

X smiled at his small victory and prepared to teleport. Before he could, Robin kicked the teleportation module and broke it.

Shit. X thought. So he dropped the bags and got into a fighting stance. All he had to do was hit Robin one on the temple and he would be out cold. Easy... yeah right.

Even with his injured arm, Robin fought hard. He hit X twice and kicked him in the ribs. The kick knocked X on the ground.

Robin stood over him, getting ready to kick X again when a shot rang out.

Robin gasped and fell forward into X. X pushed the boy off and frantically searched for the source of the shot.

All that X saw was a shadow disappearing around a corner. X sighed and looked down at Robin.

The bullet was in his lower back. He could easily die from blood loss if someone didn't help him.

X was a thief. A damn good one too. He didn't know anything about murders and he did not want to be blamed for Robin's death.

The thought of what the other titans would do to him sent shivers down his spine.

So X lifted the injured boy and slung him over his shoulder. With his free hand he grabbed his cash.

Well, he thought, this was unexpected.


Robin woke up feeling like he had been battered. He tried sitting up but couldn't so he just lay there thinking to himself.

He was laying on a king sized bed in a nicely furnished room. Even though the decor was normal, he was reminded of Raven's room.

The curtains were drawn so the room was dark. The only light came from some lamps in the corners of the room.

Where am I? Robin asked himself.

The door to the room opened and Red X walked in.

"Well. Nice to see you're awake." X said in his usual drawl.

"What did you do to me?" Robin asked through gritted teeth. X walked over to him and crossed his arms.

"I saved you you ungrateful jerk. You got shot and I was nice enough to bring you back here. The least you can say is 'thanks'."

Robin felt a pang of guilt. Now he was remembering that Red X was on the ground beneath him before he got shot. Robin tried to sit up again. X put a hand on his shoulder, pushing him back down.

"Rest. Quit trying to be all tough." X said before seating himself on a leather chair.

He was ssooo tired. His limbs ached from carrying Robin and his cash. All he wanted to do was sleep.

Before he dozed off, X absentmindedly took off his mask. Robin couldn't believe what he saw.

"You're...a girl?" Robin asked. X straitened up looking at Robin.

"What?" He...she asked. With the mask off X did sound like a girl.

"You're a girl?" Robin repeated still in disbelief. X just casually scratched at her long brown hair.

"Uh... yeah. What of it?" She asked him.

"Nothing," Robin said, "It's just, well...uh. You always made it seem like you were a guy."

"I know. It helped put you off." She said softly, slumping back into the chair.

"But...why?" Robin asked. She smiled a sly smile.

"Because I wanted to see if you could figure it out. You always bugged me when you tried to play detective. Your not knowing I was a girl made me feel like I took you down a notch. You kick hard though." She said rubbing her chest where he had kicked her.

Robin blushed slightly. He would have never kicked the girl in the chest if he knew she was a girl. That was just mean.

"I'm sorry." Robin said softly. He felt really guilty now.

"That's ok. I guess I was asking for it." She said before yawning and falling asleep.

Robin watched the sleeping girl. She was very pretty. He couldn't understand why she would want people to think that she was a guy.

His eyes wandered over the suit. The suit sure did make her look like a guy. It showed finely shaped pectorals and a washboard stomach.

Padding maybe? He thought. He just couldn't take his eyes off of her face. She was like...perfect.

"Stop staring at me and get some sleep Robin. It's late." She said suddenly, not opening her eyes.

Robin couldn't help chuckling to himself before slowly falling asleep.


Robin woke up to the sound of Red X's voice. First he thought she was talking to him, but then he heard Starfire's.

His eyes shot open and landed on her talking to Starfire on his communicator.

"Trust me Starfire he's fine...oh wait, he's awake. Here talk to him." She held out the communicator to Robin. "It's for you." She said dully.

Robin took the communicator and saw Starfire's face brighten up as she saw him.

"Robin, are you alright? Victoria says that you have been shot. Is that true?" Starfire asked with concern in her voice. Robin raised an eyebrow.

"Victoria? Who's Vic-" He stopped when he caught X waving and smiling at him from the corner, "Uh. Yeah. Victoria's right. I'm ok."

"When will you be back to the tower."

"I'm pretty sure today."

"Alright. Take care of yourself friend Robin."

"I will." Robin terminated the link and shut the communicator. He looked over to Red X.

"Is Victoria really your name?" He asked. She grinned evily.

"No. I wasn't about to tell that friend of yours my real name. What kind of theif would do that? Victoria is my mothers name."

"So what's your name?"

"I'm not about to tell you either. You just keep on calling me Red X and I'll keep anwsering to it."

Somewhere in the other room, a timer went off. X got up and strolled through the door. A few moments later she came back with a tray with a small stack of homemade waffles on it.

"Here. Breakfast."She said setting the tray down before him and helping him sit up.

"Uh. Thanks." Robin said quietly. She left again and returned with her own plate of waffles. She sat down on the leather sofa putting her feet up on the small coffee table with her plate in her lap.

Robin glanced at her from time to time as he ate. She wasn't wearing the suit now, just regular clothes so he could see that she was very feminine.

Her body was curvy and her breasts were very...noticable. She reminded him of an athlete or a gymnast.

"You should really see someone about your problem Robin." She said after swallowing a mouthful of waffle. Robin raised an eyebrow.

"What problem?" He asked. She smiled her evil smile.

"Your staring problem."

"I'm sorry. It's just that...well...this is so suprising."

"It's not that suprising really. I think you're just not used to female criminals. You deal with guys a lot more."

"I know. You're right. But it's not just that.It's just that it's startling. How you saved me after I tried to throw you in jail. All the times I fought with you.How you welcomed me into your home. How pretty you are-" Wait. That was supposed to stay in his head! Damnit!

She looked over at him. Her slender eyebrow raised. Then she blushed and looked into her waffles. An uncomfortable silence befell them.

"You really think I'm pretty?" she asked quietly. Robin scratched the back of his head.

"Uh. Well yeah. You...you are." He said. She blushed a bit more then her face turned to it's normal color.

"Well. Thank you. I don't get that alot considering that I'm dressed like a guy all the time." She smiled softly. This time her smile was shy, not sly or evil.

"Hey," Robin said suddenly, "What did you do with that stuff you stole huh?" She pouted at him.

"I saved your life! I deserve a reward don't I?" she complained. Robin crossed his arms and looked at her disappointed. She scowled.

"Just because you're looking at me like that doesn't mean that I'm going to return anything." She said as she finished her waffles.

"You know that that's not right." Robin said. She rolled her eyes.

"I don't care about what's right or wrong. I'll do what I want."She said calmly.

"If you want a reward, I'll give you one. But that cash isn't yours. Return it."

X pondered for a minute.

"Would your reward possibly be cash?" She asked.

"How about I take a few years off of your jail time?"

She looked at him blankly. Robin waited for her to lose it. Three. Two. One. She jumped up knocking the empty plate to the ground.

"What the hell! Listen Bird Boy, if you think you're putting me in jail, you've got another thing coming!" she yelled.

"All I have to do is tell the police where you live. They'll get you."

"No way. I have three different apartments around the city. They'll never find me."

"They might not be able to find you, but I will."

X glared at Robin. Almost seething with anger. She snorted like a bull then ran her fingers through her hair.

"You know what Robin, just shut up. Just shut your mouth. You're really pissing me off and I don't need this right now."

Robin sat back. Quietly satisfied with his small victory. He knew he won because she just gave up like that.

She picked up a remote from the edge of the coffee table and pushed a button.

A portion of wall space slid back revealing a plasma screen TV. She tossed him the remote.

"Preoccupy yourself." She said dully. She picked up his empty tray and her dish and took it back into the other room.

Robin did not turn on the TV. A new thought entered his head; I wonder who shot me and why.

He hadn't really thought about this. He was too busy thinking about Red X and her true identity.

Robin didn't even notice that she was standing in the doorway looking at him.

"You know Robin, there is a button on that remote that actually turns the TV on." She said sarcastically. He glared at her.

"I know! I was just thinking."

"Thinking about who shot you no doubt."

"How did you know?"

"Eh. I know a lot. I don't think the bullet was meant for you. I think that person wanted to shoot me."

"Why would anyone want to shoot you?"

"Because I am an excellent theif and people get jealous. I cover the front page of the newspaper. It's always; RED X STRIKES AGAIN! It's almost never about another villan. Except maybe Slade."

"That does make sense."

"Of course it does," she said moving back to the couch, "But I might be wrong. It's not like you're without enemies."

"Yeah..." Robin said staring off into space.

"So. Think you can walk yet? Cuz if you can, you can go back to the tower." X asked him.

"Yeah. I'm getting pretty restless in this bed."

After a few moments of stuggle, Robin was out of the bed stretching.

"That's better. What's your apartment like?" he asked andstarted to head for the door. She moved forward quickly blocking him.

"Whoa. Wait. I don't think I want you walking around my messy apartment."

"I just want to look around. I don't care if it's messy. And it's probably not. You just don't want me finding the X suit." He said gently pushing her out of the way.

Turns out he was right. The apartment wasn't even that messy. The room he was in was on the second floor. He stepped out into a hallway bordered by a wall with two other doors on it, and a railing that looked over the first floor.

He walked down the stairs. There was a small livingroom with a couch, a loveseat and another plasma screen television.

The kitchen was almost completely stainless steel. He noticed another door downstairs. It was only open a crack, but a green light sneaked out.

"So. Yeah. This is it." X said following him downstairs. She hadn't seen him eyeing the door.

"Do you have like a gym or something?" Robin asked her.

"Uh. Not really. I've got a Bo Flex. That's all." She pionted to the machine resting in the corner.

Robin just shrugged. He went over to the machine, set the weights in place and started working out. X sat on the couch with a magazine.

A cell phone started ringing. X got up and went over to a kitchen counter picking up a mobile.

"Yeah." she said her voice suddenly sounding like a mans. Robin stopped to listen.

"Ok. Sounds good. Details... alright...ok...ok...any special requests?... Done." She snapped the phone shut.

"What was that about?" Robin asked suspisiously. She looked at him.

"It was nothing." She said calmly, tossing the phone onto the couch.

"It didn't sound like nothing. You're planning something."

"Robin chill. It's just some...business."

"Your business is stealing. What are you going to steal?" He stood up and walked over to the girl.

"Even if I was going to steal something, I wouldn't tell you what it is."

He glared at her.

"Ok.Ok. Yes, I'm going to steal something, but that's all I'm telling you."

"You shouldn't steal. You're smarter than that." She just groaned and rolled her eyes.

"I told you before, I'll do what I want. Besides, stealing stuff provides me with a challenge. And it's really the only thing I can do well. That and fighting."

"There are other things in the world that can challenge you and aren't against the law. And you can always learn-" Robin was inturuppted by a beeping coming from the strange room with the green light. They both looked at it.

"Hold that thought." She said before dashing into the room and slamming the door shut. Robin just sighed.


X. Went over to the large computer.

NEW MESSAGE. Was flashing on the touch srceen. She slipped her skull mask on, turned the picture to a low setting,and opened the video link.

"Hello." She said, her voice sounding again like a mans.

"Hey X. It's me. Calico." The face on the screen said.

"Yeah, I can see that it's you. What do you want?"

"I need a job done. Can you steal me some computer parts?"

"You know I don't do anything for free Calico."

"Hey. You owe me a favor." X rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah. Alright, what do you need?"

"Two thirty G processors and a twelve AM harddrive chip. You might also want to steal some picture enhancers for yourself, I can barely see you this picture's so crappy."

" Yeah, yeah. Alright."

"Thanks X."

"And another thing."

"What?"

"Don't call me."

She terminated the link and pulled the mask off. For some strange reason she always owed Calico a favor. She turned back to the door and opened it. An angry Robin was there to meet her.

"Robin," she said calmly, "Stealing is my business. Just like you said."

Robin pushed his way into the room. His eyes landed on the source of the green light.

The suit. It was hanging neatly in a glass box installed into the wall. A small container of Xynolthium was charging it.

The room also had a desk with X's broken teleportation module resting on it. The whole back wall was lined with crates of Xynolthium.

He glared daggers at the girl who was smiling innocently at him.

"I'm going to-" but before he could get his threat out, she gently kissed him on the lips. Pushing him backwards out of the room in the progress.

When they were back in the livingroom, she pulled their lips apart.

Her idea had worked perfectly. Robin was so startled by the kiss, he pretty much forgot about what he was going to do.

She turned away from him, smiling to herself.

"Come on Robin, we're going to the gym. I'm getting you some normal clothes because you're not going with me in those Boy Blunder pajamas."

He raised an eyebrow looking down at his uniform.

"My uniform doesn't look like pajamas." He mumbled but nevertheless, followed her up stairs.


Robin had never been to the gym she took him to. He usually worked out in the tower. It was in an abandoned warehouse.

As they walked throught the doors Robin spotted at least twenty criminals he had fought before. He glared at X from under the hood of the sweatshirt he was borrowing.

"You love ticking me off, don't you?" He whispered in her ear.

"Yes. Yes I do." she whispered back.

She walked over to the front desk banging on it hard.

"Lee!" she shouted, "Get down here!"

A guy that looked about the same age as her came through a door behind the desk. He made a face when he saw her.

"You know this place is convicts only. Last time I checked, you haven't been to jail. Beat it Rooni."

"Lee. You know that Ace says I can come whenever I want. I was coming here before you were ever hired. Just pull up my workout regime so I can get started."

"No Rooni. You and your little friend need to get. Now." X just smiled evily.

"Lee. I know you haven't forgotten what happened last June on the docks at midnight. Remember that night?" She asked. He looked at her thoughtfully.

"Nope." He said finally, pulling a cigarette from his pocket and lighting it.

"Come on Lee. Think. It was a cold night. You were waiting for the steamship twenty-two. The one that held all those chemicals. Looking to get high off fumes. Then it showed up and you-"

"Ok. Ok. I remember!" He said cutting her off.

"My regime please." She said sweetly. He reluctantly searched through the computer before printing out her regime on a sheet of paper. She snatched it from him.

"Thank you Lee."

"Shut it Rooni."

She walked away giggling.

"Rooni?" Robin asked.

"Just another name. Not mine."

Robin was suprised to learn that X could easily bench press two-thirty five and could almost tire out the tredmill. He followed her regime and found himself tired and sore after the third excersize machine. Only ten more machines to go. Oh what a joy.

By the time they had finished Robin was about to drop. X had completely tired him out. Strangely, she still seemed to be a bundle of energy.

"Come on Robin! You can't be tired yet! I've only gone through my routine once! We still have to go through it one more time!" She said to him.

Robin paled at the thought. She sighed and smiled.

"Ok. If you're too tired we'll go." She pulled out some cash and went back to the front desk.

"How much Lee?" She asked the smoking teen. He lazily consulted the computer.

"Seventy-five." He said.

"Dollars?" She asked

"No, candy canes. Yeah seventy-five dollars."

"Lee, You know it's not that much."

"Oh yes it is."

"Oh no it's not! You're just sore."

"Hah! From what?"

"From when you asked me out last Friday and I body slammed you into the juice bar, that's what!"

He growled and mumbled something that sounded like; "stinkin little bitch."

"Twenty-five." He murmured. She smiled.

"Now that sounds better."

She handed him the money and walked out. They started walking towards the tower.

"You know Robin, you're no fun. How could you be tired after something easy like that? We've fought harder and longer than that! Truly pathetic."

He pushed her.

"When I'm fighting It's easier."

"Well, I guess it was for the better. Could've been a matter of time before one of those cons recognized you."

"I think they did recognize us. Some were staring."

"No. They didn't recognize us."

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because, first of all, when you were getting dressed I called ahead and told Ace, the owner, that I was bringing a con friend from out of town who looked like Robin. And secondly, no one attacked us in there, so I say we're safe."

"So that's why they were staring. They thought I looked like me?"

"Exactly."

They walked together down to the shore line and stood there looking at the tower.

"You can come in if you want." Robin said breaking the silence. She cocked her head to the side.

"Nah. Too risky."

"I won't tell them who you are."

"Nah, still too risky."

"Alright, suit yourself."

"I will be at eight o'clock tonight when I get ready for my steal."

He glared at her. She smiled.

"Ok. Sorry. But I will be."

"And the titans will be waiting."

She grumbled and started walking away. She suddenly whipped around.

"Hey!...uh...Listen, I'm free tomorrow. You know, if you want to...I don't know...go to the gym or hangout or something." She said scratching the back of her head.

"I don't know," Robin said calmly, "You might be in jail tomorrow if we catch you tonight."

She laughed loudly.

"That's a good one Robin! You know that you can't catch me! I'll be free tomorrow night, trust!"

She continued to walk away, laughing at his insane comment.

Robin just stood there staring after her until he couldn't see her anymore.

A black hole appeared in the ground in front of him and Raven flew out.

"I saw you standing here. What are you doing?" She asked in her monotone.

"Nothing. Just hanging out with a friend."

"Victoria?"

"Yes."

"So, do you want to go inside, or should I leave you standing here?" Raven asked sarcastically.

"It's cold. Yeah, I'm going in."

Raven picked him up and they flew together to the tower.