The four Titans stood around the med station occupied by Terra's body. After bringing her to the med station Cyborg pumped her full of sedatives and inhibitol, which would guarantee that the geomancer would be unable to access her deadly powers. No chances were taken and the blond was immobilized, strapped into her bed. Cyborg wired her to an electro cardiograph and the soft beeps the machine made punctuated the silence that otherwise blanketed the infirmary.

Rage stood with her arms crossed standing next to Beast Boy who saw a subtle smirk on what he thought was Raven's face. Raptor also scrutinized the sleeping blond and her face looked puzzled. The sliding door that separated the infirmary from the lab opened and Cyborg entered, carrying a sheaf of printouts in his hand. Beast Boy turned towards him and raised his eyebrows, inquiring without words as to Terra's condition.

"Nothing … there's nothing wrong with her. She's in perfect health."

"She was physically healthy when she betrayed us." Rage remarked in Raven's monotone.

"So what are you saying, Raven?" The tin man asked.

"That it's too risky to keep her in the Tower. She's obviously progressed into complete dementia … she really believes that she's me. I was unable to sense any deception on her part. She's finally lost it."

"I sensed that she was being truthful as well." Raptor remarked as she cast a glance at her twin. "She is so convinced of it that if I couldn't see that she's Terra I would have believed that she really was Raven."

"She's dangerous; we need to get her out of here." Rage replied.

"But Rae, what are we gonna do with her? We can't just kick her out … she's all messed up, we're her friends … she needs our help." Beast Boy pleaded with her.

Rage exuded a fake sigh.

"I know Gar, and that's not what I'm saying we should do."

"Then what are you proposing … sister?"

Rage turned to face her twin.

"That we send her to Arkham Asylum."

Cyborg and Beast Boy gasped.

"But Raven, Arkham … that's for criminals …" Cyborg replied with a tone of disbelief.

Rage stepped next to Terra's unconscious form.

"I know, she isn't a criminal … but she is very dangerous in her current state and Arkham Asylum is the best place to keep her from hurting herself … not to mention others."

Beast Boy stepped next to the sleeping girl and ran his fingers through her blond hair.

"But Raven, she would be with monsters like The Joker and The Scarecrow … she doesn't belong there … she's our friend …"

"SHE IS NOT OUR FRIEND!" Rage snapped at him. "She's only here because she wants to steal you from me! Isn't it obvious why she thinks she's me?"

Cyborg shook his head.

"Listen Raven, I know Terra has her 'history' with us, but she showed us who she really was when she sacrificed herself to save the city. Sending her off to Arkham is a bad idea."

Rage gave Cyborg a red eyed glare.

"You're a fool Cyborg; you always have been one …"

"Now just a minute!" Cyborg snarled back at her as Rage raised her arms, conjuring spheres of dark energy around her fists.

Beast Boy gently grabbed her wrists and brought them back down to her sides. Rage realized that she slipped up and submitted to him.

"Rae, are you OK?"

Rage turned and wrapped her arms around the changeling, drawing him into a tight embrace.

"I'm sorry Gar; it's just that ever since she returned … I haven't been myself."

"But Rae, you agreed to let her return. Why the sudden change of heart?"

Rage knew that it was the time for some theatrics.

"I'm sorry Gar, she makes me feel so emotionally insecure … I know she was your first love … and when I saw her hug you … I thought that maybe … you might like her more than me."

The changeling gave Rage a tender smile. Even though the rogue emotion was demonic in its nature, she felt a twinge in her heart and understood why her master was so attached to the changeling. She then shook away the human like emotion. She was a demon after all, the daughter of Trigon, and like her father she had no use for such human weakness.

And a demon she was. Raven was right; she couldn't exorcise Rage out of her soul no more than she could extirpate her heart or lungs from her body and survive. Raven was a half demon, and if Rage were to be removed from her she would be only a half person … and she would die.

Of course Raven was now exiled into Terra's body along with Terra's Rage, which was a kitten compared to the Trigonesque monster that now imprisoned Terra in Raven's body.

There was something that Rage had not counted on: she was not a true soul and because of that it was difficult to 'run' Raven's body without Terra's help. Her own face betrayed the fatigue she was feeling.

"Don't say that Rae, you're my fiancée. We even agreed to a wedding day."

"You did?" Raptor asked in surprise.

"Yes, right after Starfire and Robin return from their honeymoon … but Gar is right, I'm not feeling well … I need to rest."

Raptor gave Rage a skeptical look.

"Maybe you should go relax, sister."

Rage nodded and swept her cape around herself, phasing into the floor without saying goodbye.

Raptor turned to Cyborg.

"Gar and I will keep an eye on Terra."

Cyborg nodded.

"Thanks, I got some stuff to do … call me if she wakes up." He replied as he left the infirmary.

As soon as the door slid shut Beast Boy turned to face his old lover. He knew her very well, almost as well as he knew Raven, and he could tell that she was disturbed.

"Raptor … what is it?"

She turned to look at Terra's sleeping form.

"I'm not sure … something just seems wrong … very wrong. I just don't know what it might be; I can't put my finger on it."

She then noticed a troubled expression on Beast Boy's face.

"Me too … something's … I don't know … different with Rae."

"What do you mean?"

The changeling sat down on a chair and rubbed his temples.

"You saw what happened last night. Raven had one of her "bad days". When that happens we don't bunk together … I'm used to that … and I'm OK with it. That's how Raven is … but …."

"She came back to you last night."

"Yes, and she NEVER does that. If anything, it usually takes two or three days before we sleep together again."

"So, what changed?"

"I don't know, but it gets weirder still … we had … physical intimacy last night … and … it was incredible."

Raptor became wide eyed as she continued to listen.

"We've only done the deed a few times, so she completely caught me off guard last night … and like I said ... it was incredible … better than anything you and I ever shared … and you're good. I mean … she was completely uninhibited. And while we were doing it, she said that she didn't want to wait any longer to get married."

Raptor was staring into the distance, nodding her head.

"I see what you mean … that is so unlike her … let me guess … you've been showing her the ropes and now she suddenly turned the tables on you?"

"Yeah, it was like the Kama Sutra on steroids. Don't get me wrong, it was awesome, but it was also weird … you know … like it wasn't her … it was more like she was you, but even more."

"You're right Gar. And I've sensed some oddness from Raven too. A lot of anger is simmering in her, I can feel it … and then Terra going off the deep end … you are right, something is wrong."

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Terra wept bitterly, oblivious to the conditions around her. Her cell smelled like a latrine and she was covered in filth. She understood that her surroundings were not real, that there were merely constructs in Raven's brain. Rage had left her abandoned alone for hours and Terra could not free herself from the bonds that imprisoned her.

She had good reason to cry. The night before she had been a passive spectator. It didn't matter that it wasn't her own body for she felt everything. She felt his lips press against her own, she felt her bare chest pressed against his body … she even felt the orgasms that Raven's body, under Rage's control, experienced … it was the most horrifying experience she ever had, and she would unlikely ever forget it.

"Stop crying!"

Terra looked up and saw Rage standing before her and immediately noticed that Rage looked … weak?

"What's the matter, Miss Uncongeniality?"

Rage glared at her.

"I need you to cooperate, Terra."

Terra sneered at her captor.

"You need my 'cooperation'? After you let BB rape me without knowing I was there? Are you frakking nuts?"

Rage stumbled and caught herself before falling.

"I … I can't do this … I thought that if I kept you locked in here that I could possess Raven's body … but I can't … it's too hard … I need you."

"Then free me!"

Rage waved her hand. The cell vanished and they stood in bright meadow.

"Where are we?"

Rage, stumbled again, this time falling to the ground.

"It's a place called Nevermore, we are literally inside of your mind … Terra … you need to take control … if you don't … Raven will return to her body, and we can't allow that."

"Why not? This has been a disaster and I regret it."

Rage turned to Terra and gave her a 4 eyed glare.

"Do you always give up so easily?"

"What!"

"You heard me Terra. You ran away from the Titans just because you were embarrassed about not being able to control your powers. Then you sold out to Slade and betrayed the only friends you even had. Even your heroics in the cave, you really just gave up on Beast Boy and committed suicide …"

"I did not!"

Rage ignored her rebuttal and continued.

"And then when he found you at the school, you gave up on him, because you thought it would be too hard to start over. You ran away from him."

"That's not true!"

"Then why are you willing to give up? You know that you can't just go back. Raven knows what happened. You'll be thrown out, they'll banish you forever. Is that what you want? I thought he was yours?"

Terra fought back the tears.

"I hate you! You lied to me!"

"I did no such thing. After agreeing to our deal you tried to back out. Did you really expect me to let you off the hook, Terra?"

"What do you want from me, Rage?"

"I want us to claim what is ours."

"I don't trust you."

"You don't have to trust me. I am utterly dependent on you, you need to take over Terra, otherwise all is lost."

"I don't want to."

"Just try it Terra, feel the power. You have no idea of just how powerful Raven is, she doesn't know it herself."

Power. This was something Terra was familiar with, and she knew that it was something she desired and savored. Slade taught her to use her powers, to control them. And they were formidable; it took the combined abilities of the Titans to defeat her. But the best memory of all was recovering the control of her powers from Slade and defeating him. There was something appealing about unbridled power.

"And what about you?"

"I will be your humble servant."

"You'll double cross me."

"I can't, if I do Raven will return. I can't control her body. A real soul is needed. Only you can do it."

Terra closed her eyes and gathered her thoughts. Once again she was about to betray her friends. She knew that the charade would go undetected for only so long. That meant that she would have to use Raven's power to conquer the world, if not the whole universe. Beast Boy would not be her spouse; he would be her slave, her plaything, her toy.

This isn't what she wanted.

But there was the power. Terra understood what Rage was saying. With that power, a power that Raven herself feared and kept sealed away, Terra would be a goddess. And if she was truly a goddess … she could make Beast Boy love her.

Terra assented and felt the surge of power flow through her. It was mesmerizing and intoxicating. She finally understood why Raven spent countless hours meditating, struggling to control her powers. But Terra did no such thing. She felt her consciousness fill Raven's body and the power lust permeate her own mind, with an unwavering desire for the green changeling. Terra literally felt Raven's body tingle with the power it contained. Suddenly, it dawned on her. She was now omnipotent and could have anything she desired.

And desire she did.

She closed her eyes and reopened them. She was in Raven's room and turned to the mirror and saw her reflection, Raven's face with a lustful smile pasted on it.

"I want him. I want him now."

He is yours mistress.

Terra used Raven's empathic powers and reached out to find him.

"He's with her!"

We must get rid of her mistress. If anyone can stop us, it's Raptor.

"She wants him for herself, the bitch. She thinks that he belongs to her. He was MINE long before he met her."

You are correct Mistress, what shall we do next?

Terra grinned as she stared into the mirror. Raven's eyes briefly split into 2 crimson red pairs before reverting to their normal indigo color.

"We go and take what belongs to us."

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"You're right Gar. And I've sensed some oddness from Raven too. A lot of anger is simmering in her, I can feel it … and then Terra going off the deep end … you are right, something is wrong."

As Raptor finished speaking the blond girl opened her eyes.

"It's about time the two of you figured it out."

"Terra?" Beast Boy asked.

Raptor only gave the girl who looked like Terra a strange look.

Raven saw that she was restrained in the bed and sighed.

"Why won't you believe me? What could I possibly gain by lying about being Raven?"

"Uh Terra, you do kinda have a track record of doing things that don't make sense."

The blond stared at her fiancé in the eyes.

"Gar, I can prove that it's me."

"How?"

The blond frowned.

"Have you ever told anyone where we first made love?"

"No, I haven't. I would never do that."

"Then only you and I would know."

Raptor crossed her arms and grinned.

"This I gotta hear!"

"Shut up sister, can't you ever be serious?"

Raptor glared at the blond.

"I was, once, when my Gar died."

"Then you understand how much is at stake!"

The blond turned to the changeling.

"I took us to a small island near Costa Rica. It was night time and I already had a place setup for us on the deserted beach. I had almost one hundred candles lit. We had a simple meal of bread, cheese and wine. Then I asked you to undress me, which you did. Then I undressed you, and caressed your …"

Beast Boy placed his fingers over her lips, silencing her.

"Aw, just when she was getting to the good part." Raptor complained with a smirk.

"Raven." Beast Boy said in disbelief. "How?"

"I don't know, just that Rage was somehow behind it. And would you mind untying me? Cyborg already pumped me full of inhibitol, so I can't use Terra's powers."

Beast Boy quickly released her.

"Rae, I don't know what to say …"

"Terra and Rage are in control of my body. As to what their motives are, I can only surmise that they involve you somehow."

A mixed look of shock and disgust spread over the changeling's face.

"What's the matter Gar?"

He swallowed hard.

"Rae, last night …"

"She seduced you … that bitch … she's gonna pay for that."

Raptor said nothing, now understanding what happened the night before.

"So what do we do now?" He asked.

Raven stood up.

"First I get my body back."

"And after that, sister?"

"After that, Raptor, I'm going to teach Terra a lesson she'll never forget!"

The sound of laughter echoed in the room. To everyone's surprise Raven's body, clad in her white leotard and cape, emerged from the shadows.

"You and what army, Raven?" Raven heard her own voice, now minus her signature monotone and speaking in Terra's own lilt. "I fooled you again, witch."

Beast Boy leaped to his feet.

"Terra, have you lost your mind? Why are you doing this?"

The changeling stared in horror as his fiancée's face grinned a very Terra like smile.

"I've come for you BB. We're gonna pick up where we left off. I'm your girl, not Raven."

"Terra! You can't be serious!" He shrieked at her.

"I'm very serious BB, but I have some unfinished business with Raven!"

Terra raised her hand and a blast of Raven's white energy came out of it, aimed straight at Terra's original body. The blast was stopped by a dark hemisphere that appeared just in time. Raptor howled in pain but did retaliate, hitting Terra's stolen gray body. Terra fell but quickly got back on her feet. She understood that she wasn't ready to take Raptor on in a direct battle, so she grabbed Beast Boy's wrist and swirling her cape around them she and the changeling phased into the ground and vanished.

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And here is the promised update. That said, you'll have to wait until next weekend for the next update.

And now the mailbag,

Sawsaw - "Oh this is Math! I really enjoy the little

Body swap and as a long time reader

Shy reviewer your M's are better then your T's

Mailbag me my lord!"

Actually, "Beast Boy's Gambit" is my only official "M" story.

The Cretin - ", I'm sorry about the double review but I forgot to mention that I think you should bump this up to a "M" rating. Things look like they're getting dark and turbulent. Once again, sorry about that. My bad. Keep rockin"

That's two votes now!

LordGodsServant - "'sigh' Deals with the Devil never work out good. Terra probably realized that when she got locked up. I wonder if Rage will just decide to leave her in that cell and take over running Raven's body by herself. Probably she doesn't trust Terra enough not to blow their cover.

I wonder how Raven will adjust. This is long term guessing but I wonder if she'll remain in Terra's body in the end and Terra in Raven's body dies or whatever happens. Raven would then be rid of her problems with emotions. Like I said these are just some wild speculations about the future of your story.

I don't think you should make it "M" (as that implies you would raise the ante even further). I'll tolerate what you've put in, but going one step further with all the Sex . . . I'd have a hard time with that.

Just my two cents.

Anyway, nice chapter.

Good Day and God Bless :)

Sincerely, LordGodsServant"

And one vote against the M rating. One thing I'll never do is write a lemon. I think lemons are boring.

The Cretin - "HOLY SH*T!...YOU JUST HIT ME WITH AN UPPERCUT THAT WOULD LAY BALBOA OUT! This chap is probably the best one yet. I did not see that coming. As I said, you never cease to amaze me when you write a twist. You've hit new highs with this plot development. I thought the dialogue was also well written. Yeah. Teen Titans has been around for awhile now. People grow older. Lose interest. Something new comes along. You know how it goes. I read today that Cyborg is the only one in the comics that has his own continuity since the reboot/relaunch. Always remember, I'll be there to read your stuff. You are in my top ten on this website and you're definitely my favorite sci-fi writer here. Can't wait to read the next chap. As always, keep rockin."

I also think that it comes from the show being "dead" for about 5 years now. Hopefully they'll bring it back, to give Young Justice some competition and show them how it's done!

Hairul The Nightrage Beast - "Now that's just royally majorly f***ked up, If Raven gets back to her body and goes back to Nevermore, I think Rage will gonna get a well deserved beating once Raven realised that Terra swap bodies with Raven and being a pawn of Rage. I sense a really fucked up face for Rage when Raven's pounds her face."

Just what will Raven do to Rage?

titanfan45 - "Man! That was a roller coaster ride! I hope that Raven can somehow make things right again. Raptor would seem to be the only chance for the real Raven to get help from someone who believed her. With the real Terra locked away in Rage's dungeon, I'd have to say the Raven's rage pulled off the perfect crime at least for a short while. I can't imagine that Beast Boy would go along with Rage's plan to rule the world. Force, you've outdone yourself with this one."

Thanks! I was worried that maybe it was too intense.

Thowell3 - "I know you have a plan but I have to say, Not a fan of this chapter."

I understand.

WarriorsFan26 - "...you are mean..."

Mean is my specialty. Bwhahahaha!

Densharr - " Damn, you write chapters fast. I haven't even had the chance to review the last one!

Damn, but Rage is sneaky. Be careful of what you wish for indeed.

I wonder how this is going to affect Terra's psyche - she's kinda raping/getting raped (mentally, of course). Actually, maybe body-controlled is more accurate. It's going to hit her, that's for sure.

And I would totally be in favor of an 8 years AE jumping from chapter 20 (absense of the 'original' Titans. There's a lot more fans (AKA people who haven't read the comics) than there are people who read the comics.

Can't wait for the weekend!"

I still haven't made up my mind regarding "8 Years later", maybe I'll finish the original story and then go back and write a different ending.