The next morning, the titans gathered around the kitchen table for some breakfast, which Beast Boy was all too willing to serve.

Cyborg took a big gulp of the fluffy white stuff, and then spit it out. Should've guessed: tofu.

"Uhh y'know Beast Boy just 'cause you're a vegetarian doesn't mean we all are!"

Beast Boy laughed nervously.

"He he, sorry. Wrong dish."

Starfire looked around after noticing that a certain someone wasn't in the kitchen with them.

"Where is Robin? Why is he not here with us?"

"Beats me." Cyborg was stuffing his face with the real eggs. "He's been in his room since last night."

How strange, Starfire thought, why has Robin not come for the eating of breakfast? Is he not well?

"Please excuse me for a moment."

With that, she got up and flew toward Robin's room.

"Robin?"

No sooner had she said that than she heard Robin muttering to himself.

"What's happening to me? I can't let the others see me like this!"

Starfire was even more curious with that.

"Robin? Is something wrong?"

Robin sounded fairly nervous.

"I'm fine Starfire. Just go, okay?"

Starfire didn't buy it. She slowly opened the door.

"But you do not sound as if you are fine. Are you certain that- GASP!"

Starfire was shocked at what she saw. She almost didn't recognize Robin.

Robin's skin had black scales all over. Long, sharp claws and talons poked holes in his gloves and shoes, respectively. His teeth were now similar to those of a T-rex, and on top of it all, two tusks grew where his ears should be.

Starfire was quick to rush next to him.

"Robin! What has happened to you??"

Robin simply looked down to the floor.

"I don't know!" A subtle quiver went into his words. "I was just fine last night, but when I woke up this happened!"

At around that time Beast Boy approached the room.

"Hey Star, get a move on, your-!"

He paused when he arrived in the room. Since it was dark he couldn't see Robin's new form.

"Uhh Robin? If you're gonna be all cooped up in your room at least let in some light!"

He opened the blinds, but he soon regret it.

Sizzling noises were heard as the sunlight touched Robin, and Robin yelped in pain and jumped away.

"Oww! Oww! It burns!"

Starfire yelped and quickly closed the blinds.

The noise annoyed Cyborg and Raven, who went upstairs to see what the hell was going on. Now it was their turn to be in shock as Hekata entered the room soon after.

Hekata let out a fake gasp as she rushed toward Robin, trying no doubt to look worried.

"Oh my goodness! What happened here?"

Raven took a closer look at the black scales.

"This kind of transformation could never happen overnight. Something had to have sped up the process. But what?"

Curious, she plucked out one scale and stared at it, occasionally poking it. Soon after, she shuddered and dropped the scale.

"Witchcraft. Those scales are made out of pure dark magic. Robin, did you drink anything that tasted weird?"

Thinking back, Robin remembered the potion.

"If anything, there was that black stuff Kat gave me last night."

Starfire was in total shock as she turned her focus to Raven.

"Are you implying that Robin may have been poisoned??"

"Sort of." Raven turned away.

"But for now it's just a hunch. I'd have to look into it some more, but in the meantime, keep the window closed. Any light at all could prove fatal."

As Raven left, Beast Boy set down some breakfast next to Robin and left as well, followed by Cyborg, a worried Starfire, and lastly, Hekata, who grinned amidst the darkness to see Robin in this form just before leaving.