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Chapter seven: Control

The silence of Beast Boy's room was pierced by a long yawn, drawn from the shape shifter's mouth. He opened his eyes, adjusting them to the new state of light and shade that surrounded him, his brain, also awakened, adjusted itself to this situation. Inside it, a little astronaut was flipping switches labeled after bodily functions and systems

"Respiratory systems engaged, activating sight and sensing systems, muscles at eighty percent activity" Beast Boy could now feel the rhythmic bursts of hot air, brushing against the back of his head. He turned his head aside and came face to face with Raven; she was still sleeping, a small smile on her face and an all around calm expression on her face, a bit of her violet hair brushed against her mouth and she blew it away every time she exhaled, it was then when Beast Boy noticed his left arm was trapped under Raven's body, he tried bulling it away and on it's way, his arm brushed against something, something warm which had a round solid and yet soft structure. It was when he realized what he touched when disaster struck

"I'm detecting a major blood rush! Blood is leaving all major organs and is heading for the legs!" another astronaut, sitting next to the first one had an expression of shock on his face "I don't think it's heading for the legs" he said with a worried tone. Beast Boy looked down on his body and his eyes widened, looks shifting from down on his body and Raven

"Uh, Huston, we have a problem"

"What? What's wrong?!" replied a terrified voice.

The astronaut's answer was a single word that made the voice called "Huston" to gasp in shock

"Puberty"

Raven opened her eyes and yawned, making Beast Boy squeal and quickly flip, now lying on his stomach, he turned his head towards her and smiled a shameful smile

"Uh…hi?" he said, bushing. Raven looked at his face, which had a strange green-reddish color to it

"Morning, how're you doing?" she replied

"Oh…just…just fine and you?" he answered, wiggling from side to side, trying to make himself comfortable

"Better than last night" she said, putting her arm around him. Beast Boy smiled, but inside his head, a voice cried "Curse you puberty! Curse you!"

"How's that flu of yours going?" he shot blindly

"Fine…I guess and yours?"

"Ah, I'm as healthy as a bull!" he jumped out of bed and morphed into a bull. Turning his head, he saw Raven's face was now as red as a fine tomato and a wide smile on her face, he quickly changed back

"What's so funny?" he demanded

"Well…it's just that….it looks more like you're as healthy as a stud" replied Raven laughed silently. Beast Boy looked down and ran towards the bathroom. He came out a few seconds later, his face dripping with cold water

"Better?" he asked

"Much better" replied the half-demon

"Um…how's a little breakfast sounds? I mean, you look a little hungry"

"To tell you the truth, I am, after all, you didn't get me any last night. C'mon, let's go get some food"

"Sounds good Rae"

Both got out of the room and walked to the kitchen. When they got there, they noticed the fridge door was already open. Lisa's head rose above the fridge's door

"Morning B, and…"

"Raven" replied the Goth

"Right, as I was saying, morning B, Rae, I mean I CAN call you Rae right?"

"Sure, so…you've been thinking about joining the Teen Titans right?" asked Raven

"Well sugar, yesterday, it didn't even cross my mind but the way things are now, sure! I mean, if that's okay with you. Beast Boy told me you have a little problem with outsiders" Raven seemed a little confused at start

"Oh, you mean HER" in the living room, the remote control exploded, shooting the sleeping Starfire into the air with a yelp

"…And that's why we have nine remotes" explained Beast Boy. Starfire floated slowly into the kitchen and poured herself a bowl of cereal

"Good morning friends, and how are you feeling today?"

"Fine" they all replied

"Hey Star, where's Robin?" asked Beast Boy while cooking a large tofu pancake

"Friend Robin has been battling the Red-X all night long" she replied while taking a spoon load of cereal and milk into her mouth

"WHAT?!" screamed Beast Boy and Raven in unison "You mean Red-X is here?"

"Pardon my misleading friends; Robin is battling the Red-X's mirror image in the training room" all the people present drew a sigh of relief

"Who's this Red-X guy anyway?" asked Lisa while sipping on a cup of coffee. The living room's door opened and Robin walked in, he was barely standing and walked like he was about to drop right on the carpet

"Whoa, night of the living Robin" said Raven, making the rest of the people present burst in laughter, save Starfire who asked "But what is funny about Robin being alive at night? Is it not normal to be alive at any time of the day?"

"Must…keep…going….must…take down…X" he said while barely making it to the table

"Must…you…talk…like…this?" said Beast Boy, sending the room into a second wave of laughter. Robin ignored him and poured himself a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee, or at least, that's what he thought he was doing, in reality; the bowl was now half filled with grinded coffee and the cup was overloaded with chocolate flavored cereal.

"Uh, dude…you don't want to…" started Beast Boy, but Raven quickly put a hand to his face. Robin poured hot water into the bowl and drank its contents in a single gulp; he then took the cup and unloaded it into his mouth, swallowing it instantly. Sirens broke inside the room, which was now flashing red. Robin gained a state of full awareness and sprinted towards the main computer, meanwhile, Cyborg arrived from behind the garage door, his face was a sign he also hasn't awakened completely

"Titans, Kitten and Fang are rampaging through the clothing district, GO!" ordered Robin, pointing at the door. They all raced towards it when a loud crashing noise was heard, Lisa was the first to turn and see the amusing yet painful scene, Robin's body finally caved in due its situation. The Boy Wonder crashed on the floor and was fast asleep.

"Star, you stay and watch Boy Blunder over here. We'll take care of the dynamic dual" ordered Cyborg "Titans! GO!"

-

"Where is she?" roared Red-X's voice, his fist slammed against the coffee table, smashing it to bits. The underground cavern caused his voice to echo between one wall and another, shaking the entire complex

"Where's who my dear X?" pretended Slade

"Don't play dumb with me Slade. We had a deal, I'll free cat girl and that Fang thing and you'll bring Starfire here, now where is she?!"

"I don't recall having that sort of a deal with you, Red-X" replied the madman coldly

Red-X's eyes narrowed to two slits in his mask "I am not a common thief Slade, fool with me and-"

"Is that a threat I hear in your tone?" said Slade while stepping forward, emphasizing the difference of height between him and Red-X. He was much taller and the criminal was at the height of his neck, looking up to his one eye.

"What if it is?" he shot. Without a word, Slade buried his right fist into Red-X's stomach, sending him flying towards the wall of the little cavern. The vigilante was caught off guard and rammed his back against the wall and fell on his knees. He got up, grunting and extended the two X shaped blades on the back of his arms, in response; Slade pulled out his Bo-staff and pointed it forward

"What is it with you people and Bo staffs?" said X and charged ahead, the light from the little light bulb above made the blades shine red as he swung them towards Slade's body. Slade slammed his pole against Red-X's blades and was surprised to hit a black shimmer, he quickly turned around and blocked a series of punches and kicks delivered by Red-X. The criminal swung his fist and Slade grabbed it millimeters from his face, Red-X's palm opened and Slade was blasted back by a red X shaped beam. As he landed, Slade hit a small table and quickly got up

"I see you have your Xinothium powered weapons back" he said

"Never leave home without 'em" replied X and pounced into a roundhouse kick. Slade grabbed his leg and smashed the dark vigilante against the wall, allowing him to fall on the floor; Red-X got up and clenched his fists

"What makes you think you can beat me?" taunted Slade "The only one who came close to beating me was Robin and obviously, you are in a different league than his"

"You're right about that one" said Red-X when 5 steel X's appeared in his right hand "I'm better" he threw them towards the criminal mastermind and started sprinting in the same direction. Slade deflected the five throwing stars with ease but was surprised to see X's leg, diving towards his face; he raised his hand to block the blow and was surprised when he felt the smashing kick to the backside of his right knee. Slade fell down backwards but he was still fighting, he grabbed Red-X's underarms and tossed him towards the wall. X twisted in midair and hit the wall legs first, propelling him to another takedown attack, in response, Slade jabbed his staff in the ground and used it to take a spinning kick at Red-X's Ribs, while in midair. His attack was successful and Red-X was blown back, teleporting onto a crate, he launched a salvo of exploding X's. Slade dodged them all with incredible agility and resumed his posture, it was then when he looked down and was horrified to discover one X jabbed into his belt's buckle, he looked back up to see Red-X, who regained his mocking position, waving him goodbye. The explosive went off, blasting Slade into a wall. He could barely stand and in front of him, Red-X had his usual mocking position, with his arms around his waist and his mask, giving his face a cocky smile expression

"Ya'Know something Slade? You're a pretty wise man and I have to admit, you've got a really cool mystery villain thing going on, but you made one fatal mistake. You decided to fool me"

"And now what? Are you going to kill me?" replied Slade, still supporting himself with a nearby crate. His voice still had the powerful tine to it and it made Red-X hesitate "What is he up to? I practically wiped the floor with him, what does he still have on me?"

"No" replied the criminal "I'm a thief, not a killer and I joined you to steal something, one girl's heart"

"And that's where you made your mistake" said Slade while slowly pacing towards him "If there's one thing that can destroy and corrupt your mind, its love. Your biggest mistake was to join me in the cause of love Red-X; I saw that and took advantage of your situation and now, you're going to pay for attacking me, now, SIT!" Slade pushed a button on his wrist and a sharp pain went through Red-X's head. He gave out a tortured moan and collapsed to his knees but came back up and slowly walked towards Slade who grinned under his mask and turned a dial next to the button on his wrist. Red-X collapsed again; he was screaming in pain but still didn't give up

"Are you willing to play nice now, my apprentice?" asked Slade with a powerful tone

"Not in your lifetime I won't" replied Red-X, in his right hand appeared one lone X shaped throwing star and he winded his arm, preparing to throw the razor sharp projectile.

"Fine, have it your way" said the villain and twisted the dial to its highest position. Red-X gave a short pain riddled scream and fainted, the lone X dropping from his opened hand.

-

"Get them Fangy-Wangy! Hit 'em hard!" screamed Kitten. Five stories above the ground, Fang was battling the three Titans, Beast Boy took the shape of a hawk and flew at top speed towards the half-arachnid when he saw the large wad of web flying towards him

"Not this time you won't" he thought and flew above the large ball, only to be hit by the purple paralyzing venom the Fang's fangs produced, he was now human again and was diving towards the ground at a mind blowing speed

"Mayday! Mayday!" screamed the changeling as he dived closer and closer to the grey cement. Inches before impact, he slowed down because of a negative black barrier and was caught by Cyborg, who then looked at Kitten which was screaming all sorts of different slogans that involved Fang

"I'll probably hate myself in the morning for doing this" he said "Hey Kitten! Think fast!" Cyborg threw Beast Boy like a football towards the surprised Kitten who failed to catch the shape shifter, causing both him and her to crash into the ground

"Thanks Cy, all those screams made concentrating a bit too hard for me" said Raven while pulling her blue hood down with two fingers

"Azerath, Metrion, Zinthos!" she chanted. Glowing negative energy surrounded her hands and a piece of the building was knocked into Fang's head, sending him crashing towards the ground. He landed on all four spider legs but collapsed seconds later.

"How the heck did those two break loose?" asked Beast Boy while he, Raven and Cyborg watched Kitten and Fang being pulled into the large police car

"For once, B said something smart. How did those two get out? They're too weak to get out by themselves"

"Maybe someone freed them" suggested Beast Boy

"But why? I mean, how someone can gain from having Kitten and Fang loose?" asked Raven bluntly.

"Maybe it's a set-up, you know, a distraction?" suggested Lisa

"I sure hope not" said Raven "'cause if it is, we just fell for it. Hook line and sinker"

-

"X, you seriously messed up this time" said Red-X to himself. He looked around and scanned his surroundings. It was a laboratory of some sort, test tubes, syringes, computers and technicians that ran from one place to another, typing numbers into the computer. X looked down on himself and noticed his belt has been removed "typical" he thought and gave the room one more glance, on the far side of the room, his belt lied on a table with probes buzzing all around it.

"Belt or no belt, I ain't nobody's science project" he thought and looked at his restrains, Titanium restraining straps made sure he could do nothing more than to move his head, palms and feet. "Hope there's still a little juice in the system" he said to himself as his right hand began to produce a red X throwing star. He started picking the lock on his wrist and sonly freed himself. Red-X crept slowly to the other side of the complex, moving hidden in the shadows and under desks, he finally made it to the other end. Wearing his belt, the criminal sneaked out of the room. The moment he left the room, he saw Slade, gazing from the shadows

"Better luck next time Slade" he said and tried to teleport, without success.

"What the-" X's eyes widened when he realized it wasn't the belt that didn't respond to his command, it was his arm. His arms were still in the same position as they were when he left the laboratory.

"Yes my dear apprentice, I decided to have you no matter what and now, I do" said Slade calmly, his body still hidden in the shadows

"What have you done to me?" demanded the dark vigilante, but his voice no longer had the all so familiar mocking tone, his voice was filled with panic

"Did you really think I just knocked you out and strapped you to a lab table just for the sake fun of it? Feel the back of your neck" Red-X's hand moved slowly and detected the small round object

"What is that thing?"

"That. my friend is a neural-governor. With it, I can control all of your movement skills, you see my dear X, you are now a pawn in my hands"

"I hate chess" said Red-X and charged ahead. Slade turned the dial on his wrist and Red-X collapsed again with screams of pain.

"Don't you understand? We are as one now!" Slade clenched his fist and at the same time, so did Red-X

"And what do you want from me?" Red-X's voice was now consumed with rage

"I want you to destroy the Teen Titans!" said Slade and pushed the center of his belt

"No! you can't force me to-" the criminal vanished into a black shimmer, before even finishing his sentence.

Author notes:

Was that a cliff-hanger? I think it was! Hooray! My first clifffie! Anyway, stay tuned for the next chapter and review, review, review!