Disclaimer: I DIS-CLAIM what I am writing. I do not claim Teen Titans. I don't even own the title; it was going to be used as an ep title.

NOTE: Whenever one of the girls is named it is referring to the body being occupied, otherwise the actual person may be specified in (these).

Chapter 7: The Wrong Kind of Recruit

Cyborg made sure to get up before anyone the next morning. He needed to contact the prison warden without worrying about anyone overhearing him.

Carefully, he crept downstairs, passing Raven's glaring door as he went.

The sun had yet to come up, and it made his walking hazardous. One loud sound and either Robin or Raven would be up to investigate.

But he was doing the right thing, he had convinced himself. He couldn't stand Raven's particularly sour attitude, or Starfire's depression any longer. He would get them fixed, even if they protested the method.

He strained his senses as he slowly made his way toward the main computer in the living room. There was nothing beside the far off ticking of a clock.

He sighed, and eased himself into the chair before deactivating the nights security system.

With that, he proceeded to arrange Control Freak to be delivered. He just needed a distraction for the rest of the titans when he was to arrive.

Raven (Starfire) eased her head up from her backwards sleeping position. She felt light headed a moment.

Light was streaming through her pink curtains, accenting the equally pink room.

A bit disoriented, she searched out her mirror.

The image staring back at her was not Starfire, that was to be expected. But it wasn't Raven either.

The serum had long worn off, she was some kind of strange Tameranean-Azarathian crossbreed.

It was for this reason, that alien races never interbred.

Her skin was a murky brown, and her hair a spotty combination of red and violet. Her eyes were a very dark green.

So startling was her image, she immediately twirled around to stalk down Cyborg.

Starfire (Raven) carefully eased herself out of bed. Her stomach was strangely full. Being Starfire, she felt obligated to eat the pizza that Robin had ordered the night before. Whereas usually she only had light snacks with her tea, the pizza was a distinct difference.

Dwelling on this, Starfire moved to grab her brush that was on the floor in front of one of her mirrors.

Smoothing it through the wildfire that was Starfire's hair she studied her complexion.

The shot had just worn off, the effects were not striking, but small distinctions.

Her hair was shorter, her eyes violet once more. Some of her height had left her as well, though Starfire was a little glad for that, it made maneuvering in the ridiculous boots much easier.

When the brush made a clear run through her hair Starfire set it down. Now where was Cyborg…

Cyborg had just cleared his trail off all the systems monitors when Starfire came strolling downstairs.

"Um, morning Raven." He pushed himself out of the chair and headed for the kitchen, trying to act innocent enough.

"Morning." She drawling and followed the mechanic. "I need another shot."

Cyborg paused, and carefully turned. His eye studied her a moment before he nodded. "So you do, I imagine Starfire will too when she wakes up."

And that was her cue. There was a blur that flew down the stairs, and came at them muttering frantically all the while.

Cyborg grabbed her before she could do any damage.

"Please, fix me!" Raven commanded, she was shaking her head ravenously.

Cyborg looked her over, his jaw only shutting when he was finished. Raven was an atrocious mix of breeds, worse than she had been yesterday.

Starfire watched on. The change in her own body was amazing, only not in a good way.

Cyborg seemed to kick himself out of pause, and grabbed Raven's wrist. "C'mon, before Beast Boy sees or you'll never hear the end of it."

And the three of them rushed downstairs to Cyborg's lab in need of a temporary fix.

Robin looked around the table, all the titans had assembled for lunch. Starfire (Raven) sat at his right, and Raven at his left.

Both the girls had already been injected, when he had awoken, he had caught some of the fading effects at the drug kicked in. But the girls were not who he was focusing on…

Cyborg had been acting strange all morning. When Robin had gone to deliver Mad Mod some breakfast, Cyborg couldn't have been quicker to snatch the tray and insist he do it.

That, and the fact he kept looking at the main computer every few minutes as though anxious.

Robin watched him out of the corner of his eye as Raven conversed with him about some matter. He felt kind of guilty he was only half listening, but this was important.

He shoveled some more chips onto his plate before popping one into his mouth.

Then there!

Cyborg had just turned again to look back at the screen. Robin opened his mouth to draw attention and ask him when Cyborg suddenly looked up and met his eyes.

"Cy-"

"Hey!" Cyborg him off, he seemed overly enthusiastic. "How about we go to the park today? Everyone needs a little time off from all this stress."

"Glorious!" Raven grinned, before downing a helping of mustard.

"Sure, the babes love me there." Beast Boy winked and pushed his half eaten castle of tofu away.

Starfire offered a half-committing shrug.

Robin said nothing.

"Great, I'll bring some food up to Mod and catch up with you guys." Cyborg grinned again took a large bight out of his chicken.

The four of them were walking toward the park. The sun berated down harshly.

Robin searched his mind desperately for an excuse to stop back in at the tower. There was something happening, the last time Cyborg had acted this antsy he had been hiding the Game Station 2 from Beast Boy so he could be the first to play it.

Instinct told him it was something much worse than a Game Station.

"We should have brought an umbrella." Starfire muttered, and shielded her eyes.

Yes, it is very hot." Raven added, trying to brush her cape back.

Robin jumped at his chance. "I could go get something?" He offered, playing it casual.

"Don't bother, we're almost there." Starfire wiped her brow, squinting at the park.

"No, no." Robin smiled. "It's no trouble." And with that, the boy turned to venture back, his feet moving a little too quickly to be convincing.

Starfire was the only one to notice as she watching him quickly fade further away.

"We've been through this, Control Freak won't assist us." Cyborg took a seat at the table across from Mad Mod.

"Chum, he won't assist you goodie-two-shoes maybe, but he owes Moddie a favor." Mad Mod attempted to fix his flying hair, but it was not to be tamed.

"And you're sure he'll cooperate?" Cyborg asked, unconvinced.

"Simmer down boy, be a little more trustin, eh?"

"You're a villain," Cyborg reminded him, incase the mans age had started messing with his mind.

"That dun make me any less trustworthy!" Mad Mod exclaimed.

Cyborg sat back and rolled his eyes. It was too late to change his mind now anyway, the prison guards were delivering Control Freak any minute. He had gotten all the titans out for a good while, or at least enough time to get Control Freak in the tower and hidden.

His eye suddenly beeped, blinking red in sync.

"Elo now, what was that?" Mod asked, looking at Cyborg curiously.

"What you requested is here." Cyborg hauled himself out of the chair. "I'll be right back with him and the rest of the supplies. Then you can work."

"How's about some fresh air first?" The villain raised an eyebrow.

His answer was the resounding noise of the door slamming.

"Pity." He muttered in the silence that followed, he'd just have to fix that himself then.

Robin made it to Titans Island just in time. There was a boat, docked right up to the shore. It was peculiar, because the only civilians to ever visit their island was the newspaper boy, and he delivered early morning under the red lights of the towers security system.

But there was a rather large boat, and there was no identification on the side.

Robin hurried around the backside of the tower, and pulled out a grappling hook from his belt.

Cyborg rushed downstairs. Through the windows he could see the boat, resting just where the land started. It was unmarked, but two guards were getting off.

As he made it outside, they had moved to the cargo hold and were unlocking it.

"Hey!" He heard an indignant cry of the captive, before the two men grabbed him and hauled him out, none too friendly.

Control Freak was in the typical black and white striped uniform, with his number stamped on. He was handcuffed, with a chain around his feet as well. The two burly men stepped forward, dragging the criminal with him.

"You are Cyborg?" Asked the taller man, he wore a permanent sneer.

"Yea." Cyborg responded, the weight of what he was doing falling on him.

"Alright, he's all yours. Contact the warden for pickup." The two let Control Freak go, shoving him forward slightly.

The computer geek groaned, stumbling forward. He turned and quickly shot an angry look at his former captors as they quickly boarded the boat again.

And then there was a silence.

Cyborg leaned forward and grabbed his handcuffed arms. "Hurry up." He ushered the criminal quickly into the tower, glancing around as he went.

Suspicious.

Robin had entered the tower through a higher window, glad Cyborg hadn't activated the alarm system yet. Carefully as he could, he padded down to the lower levels, listening for Cyborg.

He heard the boys footsteps, followed by the sound of chains. Robin backtracked down the hall, to hide against the wall and listen.

"Let's go, hurry up." Cyborg urged. There was the sound of lumbering footsteps on the stairs going up. Robin had chosen a spot he thought less likely of Cyborg to go…at least he hoped.

"Dude, what's the rush?" There was another voice.

It set off alarms in Robin's head. He knew that voice…now who was it?

"R-rush?" Cyborg cleared his throat, there was more rattling of chains. "Well I'd like to get this done as soon as possible."

"What am I doing here anyway?"

Robin strained his ears with the voice. Familiar. So familiar. He was dying to edge closer for a look, but didn't dare. Cyborg would be mad for his intrusion.

"I'll explain it when we get up there."

There were more footsteps, going up past Robin this time. He sighed. Who was it Cyborg was smuggling into the tower?

And then it hit him, like a ton of bricks.

He swallowed hard, trying to figure out what to do.

Raven would not be happy.

"Ah, back are we?" Mad Mod was still in the same chair Cyborg had left him. Cyborg, pulling the criminal with one hand and a box of parts in the other, dropped the box clattering onto the table.

"That's everything." Cyborg pulled Control Freak forward a little before letting him go. "I'll be back in a little while, Mod can explain what you're doing. And there are cameras in this room." He eyed Mod and then Control Freak who both returned placid looks.

"Yo, what about these?" Control Freak jingled his wrists.

"Um," Cyborg rubbed the back of his neck. There was a part of him that screamed bad idea, but there was a stronger sense that reminded him that they would finish quicker.

Anyway, Mad Mod was doing fine without handcuffs.

He stepped closer, and grabbed the chair. Using his perfected strength, he snapped the chain attaching them.

Without another word, Cyborg stalked out of the room, securing the door behind him. His conscious bugged him all the way back to the living room. The room was sealed, and they were being taped.

It would be just fine.

After a while, Robin had left the tower and rejoined the team at the park. He hadn't decided what to do yet. It may have been the way to fix their situation, but was risking criminals in their own house worth it?

And what about Starfire (Raven)?

"Where's the umbrella?" Starfire sat down beside him under the shade of an oak tree. Raven was a little further from the two under a tree, trying to resist the game of catch Beast Boy was having with another group of teenagers. It wasn't very Raven-like to play catch.

"Uhh." Robin had completely forgot. "I couldn't find one."

Starfire gave him a piercing gaze, but said nothing. The tension between them suddenly thickened.

Robin tried to concentrate on Beast Boy goofing off.

But then there was a breeze, it blew her red hair about, brushing against him. It only reminded him of the girl. Which one he wasn't too sure of. Though they were mixing physically Robin felt as though they were mixing in his mind as well.

Raven…Starfire..Starfire…Raven…?

There was something like faint whispering. He chanced a glance at Starfire. She had closed her eyes, and was slowly repeating her mantra under her breath.

And then he knew the answer, he wouldn't tell her.

Cyborg put up the security system, and activated all monitors in the upper parts of the tower.

The last time he had glanced at the monitor, the two had been talking, sorting through the parts he had brought.

Now all he had to do was go to the park and convince the titans to stay out longer. Cake, right?

It was sweltering when he stepped out of the tower. The sun was high, disillusioning everything. He made quick steps to the park.

When he arrived, Robin was the only one to notice. Starfire looked to be mediating, and Raven was watching Beast Boy try to keep up with a group of teenage guys.

"Hey." He greeted a moment stopping beside Robin and Starfire. It took Starfire only a moment before she cracked an eye open.

"Well now that you're here, we can go home." Starfire started to get up, having a little difficulty in a skirt and boots.

Cyborg immediately panicked. "Home?" Robin watched with a tint of amusement.

"Yes, have you seen the massive wave of heat hanging over Jump City?" She barbed, finally standing.

"But-uh, I just got here, couldn't we go out for ice cream or something?" Cyborg wiped a hand across his sweaty forehead.

Starfire narrowed her eyes, and Cyborg swallowed hard. Robin took his chance to innocently intervene. "Sounds good, I could use something to cool me down." He pulled himself to his feet, fixing his cape.

"Couldn't it wait until when it's not heatstroke hot?" Starfire groaned, looking across to Beast Boy melting out in the sunshine.

"Nah," Robin brushed her off and moved toward Raven to inform her. Cyborg shot the boy a curious look, but Robin was oblivious.

Through the tower there were echoing sounds of mechanics, mingling with muted talking.

Control Freak, upon Cyborg's dismissal, had immediately gotten a battery pack and stuck it into the remote that was sitting in the middle of the table. "Ah, how I missed you…" He purred, stroking the sleek black tool.

Mad Mod looked on with something between bewilderment and disgust. "Fancy we getting a start on this?"

Control Freak looked up. "Mind explaining what 'this' is?" He pulled up a chair and sat down, the remote gripped tightly in his fingers.

"Your remote managed to switch two of the titans into opposite bodies, chap. Good show it was too, they keep merging physically as well."

"And I'm here because…?"

"Your expected to help me recreate a cane to switch them back."

It was Control Freak's turn to look disgusted. "Are they.." He made the crazy motion next to his head.

"Possibly, but Moddie proposes we help the little snots."

Control Freak narrowed his eyes. "Why should we?"

"This about it, they desperately need a cure. They're reckless…"

And slowly, a devilish grin spread across Control Freak's face.

"Right then," Mad Mod composed himself once more. "Go grab that tele looking thing." He motioned to the computer that sat disassembled near the doorway.

Cyborg huffed, rushing back to the tower. He was almost positive Robin knew, Robin had given him a perfectly liable excuse to get back to the tower early.

"Why don't you go and check up on Mod, we want to make sure he isn't wasting our time." And then he smiled, that knowing secret smile.

Cyborg put in the code, unlocking the door hurriedly. They would be finishing up their ice cream and be heading back soon.

He rushed upstairs, heading for the interrogation room. His fingers slipped over the keys, unlocking the door.

There was an array of wires every which way. Cyborg followed the trail with his eyes. Mad Mod and Control Freak were hunched over the table working on something. They had pulled the computer and the generator to the table, the remote laid off to the side.

"Time's up." He called.

The two made no motion they had heard him. Aggravating quickly, the boy stalked across the room. "C'mon Control Freak, Mod will have to work on it a bit by himself."

The criminal made a grumbling voice but didn't speak to Cyborg. He turned to give a last glance at Mad Mod. "Just remember to reconnect the fiber wire and don't cross the copper wires. And never forget to tighten the change valve."

Mad Mod had looked up a second, nodding before he pushed his glasses back up and returned to his work.

That evening, Raven had proposed a movie night, trouncing into the living room with an arm-full of movies and snacks.

Cyborg had stashed Control Freak away in secure quarters where no one would find him and given Raven her six-hour shot. He plopped down on the couch beside Starfire, readily agreeing to something that required little to no brain power.

Robin had given him a look again before sitting on the other side of Starfire. Raven, with snacks a plenty sat on Robin's other side.

"Dude!" Beast Boy threw his hands up looking across the four of them, "where am I supposed to sit?"

The four looked down the couch line. They were taking up all the room.

"Here," Cyborg shuffled away from Starfire to make a bit of room between them. Beast Boy grinned and jumped onto the couch, making Starfire mutter angrily being pushed against Robin.

Robin tried not to think as Raven got up to pop a movie in. He should have not taken a spot between the two of them…

The lights dimmed, and the movie started. There was popcorn passed down.

It was a movie about treacherous villains and betrayal…

This is an I'm-so-sorry-it's-been-a-month-please-don't-kill-me chapter. So sorry everyone, got caught up with exams, a job, and I'm 16!

Ahem…point is, it's summer so updates will come MUCH faster. I wanted to get this out quick, so grammatical errors bad on me.

Now I'm just going to go cower in this corner…

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