What a Guy!—Sarfire Gender Bender

Premise: What would happen if Starfire became a man?

Author's Note: Well, it seems I am here again, beginning another story as the mood strikes. This one has actully been sitting in a notebook, then on my computer, for quite some time, not quite sure where the idea came from. I'm hoping that this actually holds my interest, I think I may have an undiagnosed (spelling is wrong i'm sure) case of ADD. In any case, I don't own Teen Titans, for if I did, odds are Raven would be with either Starfire or Cyborg, and Beastboy would have stayed with the Doom Patrol...

P.S: Feed back is always appreciated!

Prologue

"Titans—GO!"

It was just another typical battle against a typical no-name villain trying to make her 'break', pun not intended. Robin was right in the fray, slashing away with his bo staff and yelling furious war cries against this elusive vixen. His traffic inspired costume became a blur as he struggled to catch his latest opponent, but even with his years of training and experience, she seemed to have more agility than he did. He finally pulled back just slightly as the other four Titans joined him on the front line.

Cyborg, the ever-jovial metal-man didn't hesitate before launching blast upon blast of sonic energy from the special weapon that was his right arm.

"Booyah! Take that!" The new villain gasped as the beam of blue force came hurtling toward her, but at the last moment leapt over the beam.

What should have been a simple bank robbery was quickly becoming an all out super-brawl. Cyborg decided to switch tactics as his green buddy, in the form of a velociraptor came into view. The green dinosaur morphed into the much smaller form of BeastBoy whose eyes glinted like Loki's as he called out to his friend.

"Yo, Cyborg! Let's show her the BeastBoy Bombardier!" At Cyborg's hurried nod, the green boy transformed into an elephant and Cyborg leapt on his back.

Starfire flew into view, two unconscious thugs suspended in her arms. One of them started to wake and began struggling, but both were soon encased in a web of black energy.

"Many thanks, friend Raven" The psychic was about to respond when Robin's cry rang through.

"Starfire, Get her!" Eyes glowing a luminous green, she launched herself after the elusive suspect. While flying past, she noticed Beastboy and Cyborg lying unconscious on the floor.

"Please, I'm asking you nicely to stop running and give yourself up!" The villain kept running and Starfire increased her speed to match. Soon enough, the perpetrator found herself in a dead-end alley. She stopped just short of hitting the wall in front of her. Starfire landed behind the girl and she sighed.

"You have nowhere to go. Please give up, I have no wish to hurt you." The girl shook her head, still facing away from Starfire.

"And go to jail? I don't think so Hero." She shuddered suddenly. Starfire gasped as she saw the villain's back expand and her frame grew larger.

"Are you alright?" She grabbed the girl's shoulders hoping to determine what was wrong. The girl chuckled deeply.

"Never better Hero." She grabbed Starfire's arm and flung the heroine into the wall. Dazed, Starfire was helpless as the villain pinned her to the brick behind her. When Starfire looked at the face of her assailant, she was shocked to see that the young woman was now a young man!

"Well Hero, what are you goin' to do?" The newly masculine voice hissed in her ear.

"I believe you have my gender confused, I am a heroine."

"Are you so sure?" The villain dug a fingernail into Starfire's arm. She screamed. It felt as though she had been electrocuted several times over. Slowly, she could feel her consciousness slipping away. As she blacked out, she heard her enemy slipping away down the alley.

Through a thick haze she could hear frantic voices.

"What the hell happened to her?"

"Robin, I have no idea. I've run all the tests I can think of, and I don't know how to change her back."

Starfire, tried to sit up and see her friends, but pain shot through her body as though she had just been run over by a train. So, while the others around her tried to tell her to sit down, she decided to speak instead.

"Ngh. Robin?" her voice was much deeper than it normally sounded, as though from another person entirely

"Welcome back. How do you feel?" She opened her eyes to find Robin's concerned countenance gazing at her.

"I feel as though my head has been traversed upon by a snervian blortworm. How long have I slorvaxed?"

"You've been unconscious for sixteen hours." It was at this time that Raven entered the room, cloak billowing and several large shopping bags floating in black energy trailing behind her.

"These should fit Starfire… Oh, you're awake, good."

"Hello friend Raven. Why do I need new clothes?"

"Because your clothes won't fit you in your present… condition. Robin, haven't you explained yet?" Robin hardened his gaze slightly at Raven's accusing tone.

"Just getting there when you got back."

"Very well. I need to meditate. If you need me, I'll be in my room." And with a slight swirl in the air and a portal on the floor, she was gone. After she was gone, Robin turned back to Starfire.

"She'll never admit it, but she's worried about you." Starfire looked at him with eyes that were at once hers but not hers.

"Robin, you are doing the 'stalling' again. Please, what are you supposed to explain?" Robin sat up straighter in the chair he had set up next to the hospital style bed that resided in the infirmary. He slowly pulled a mirror out of a compartment on his utility belt. Wordlessly he handed it to her, which she took in hands that for the first time she noticed were larger than she remembered. As she lifted the mirror to her face, the person who gazed back at her was not her. This person had a square jaw line lightly dusted with stubble, eyes that were not round, but instead the almond shape that her sister had, and the brow was furrowed in concentration, as hers should have been.

"Robin, what is this? I do not understand, who is this person?" Robin reached over and took her hand in his own.

"Starfire, I'm sorry, but when you were fighting with the bank robber, she somehow turned you into a man." Starfire shot upwards, his head ringing in protest at the sudden movement. He reached out and grabbed both of Robin's arms in a furious grip.

"Where is she? Robin, we must have her change me again!"

"I-I don't know, we haven't been able to find her. It's like she vanished. And we don't even know if this was temporary or not." He grimaced as Starfire's grip tightened. "We're just going to have to try and pull through this, together."

(3 weeks Later)

Starfire braced himself against the edge of the roof and stared over, his green eyes soulful.

"You know, this may not be a bad thing." He jumped at the voice from behind him. Raven stood there, her arms folded, hood down, and just the slightest hint of a smile playing on her normally neutral lips. Starfire shook his head, his rich baritone voice full of sorrow.

"Friend Raven, I do not understand how this situation is a good thing. I may never be normal again! I may never be able to tell Robin…" Raven's smile faded to nothing.

"Tell him what?" Starfire sighed heavily and stared out at the waters of Jump City Bay once more.

"It is of no importance." He sighed again, "Do not concern yourself with it." Raven smiled after concentrating for a moment.

"You still have a crush on him." Starfire bowed his head, his long hair falling into his face.

"Indeed I do." Unseen by Starfire, a flutter of emotion crossed Raven's pale face, almost imperceptible.

"Tell him. See how it goes."

"Raven I do not believe that is a wise idea."

"It's up to you." She turned to go but was stopped by a pair of strong arms hugging her from behind, and a low voice whispering in her ear.

"Thank you Raven, you are a true friend." Starfire released his much shorter companion, who pulled up her cowl in order to hide the beginnings of a blush.

"Y-You'e welcome, Sunfire."

He quirked an eyebrow at her, "Sunfire?"

"I think a new name for a new you is in order."

"I think that it may work." He smiled broadly and watched as Raven nodded stiffly and melted into the roof, presumably to go to her room.

"I suppose that I should say something to him. Why is she always correct in such things?"

The next day, Sunfire entered the training room at the top of the tower, and had to dodge a piece of a training dummy that Robin had shattered with the force of his blows. He blinked and found that Robin was now hammering a punching bag.

"Ah, friend Robin, may I speak with you?" Robin looked up from his punching bag, breathing heavily and wiping sweat off of his brow.

"Of course Star-"

"Sunfire." He said quickly. Robin hesitated before he continued.

"Of course Sunfire, what is it?" Sunfire fidgeted with the of the purple dress shirt that Raven had purchased for him.

"Robin, I have enjoyed your company from the time I first learned your language," Robin flushed slightly at the memory of the kiss flashing through his mind, "Before my… change… I felt that I would like to know you better, perhaps as more than just a friend and partner, and even now, I still feel the same way." Robin held up his hand, and instantly Sunfire ceased his chatter.

"Star… Kori, I'm sorry. But I just… don't think I can be in a relationship, a romantic relationship with another man. If we can figure out how to change you back to normal, then maybe-"Sunfire cut him off with an angry wave of his hand.

"And what if we do not succeed in changing me back? What if I remain a man forever, what am I to do then?"

"I'm sorry Sunfire." The Tameranian's eyes filled with tears as he fled the room. Sunfire ran with no destination in mind, just a mind numbing need to get away, to find comfort from someone who understood. Cyborg stared as he ran past the ops center, and BeastBoy was entranced by his video games and noticed nothing. Raven however, dropped her book with a resounding thud and levitated after him.

"Sunfire!"

Sunfire ran into his room, not comprehending the words Raven was calling after him. His sobs echoed throughout the chamber as he collapsed on his round and decidedly pink bed. Raven followed quietly and placed a cool hand on his heaving shoulders. Instantly the waves of sadness and betrayal coursed through the empath and were projected into oblivion. As Sunfire's distress lessened Raven sat down next to him, visibly shaken.

"I take it that Robin did not give a favorable reaction."

"I fear that may be a… below statement."

"Kori, if Robin won't have you as you are, then you must at least attempt to move on."

Sunfire flipped over so that he was now lying on his back, staring at the ceiling. "But friend Raven, I love him! I cannot simply ignore my feelings for him." Raven nodded softly.

"True, but perhaps this change has affected more than your physique, it may have also altered your hormone levels. You never mentioned love before."

"I am so very confused. I cannot even use my powers in this state. Even yesterday, I could not summon a single starbolt, I had never been more incensed in all my life, and yet nothing happened." His voice became choked with tears as he continued, "Raven, I may have to leave the team if this persists."

"While I know that only you and your sister can use starbolts, could it be possible that tameranian men feel something other than the 'joy of flight' in order to fly?" At this moment, the Titan Alarm sounded, its grating tone causing both friends to flinch. "I'm sorry Sunfire, we'll talk later."