The group took the T-car to their favorite pizza parlor. They got out of the car and Cyborg went inside to order for them.

"Remember to get one with vegan cheese and no meat!" Beast Boy called after him.

Cyborg raised a hand as he disappeared inside. "I make no promises," he replied. Beast Boy grumbled disgruntledly.

Starfire turned to face Megan. "So, you are from another planet? Tell me, from where do you hail?"

"Ma'aleca'andra; or Mars as you would probably call it," Megan answered.

"Oh!" Starfire exclaimed. "I did not know there was other life in this system."

"Well, there's not a lot of us," Megan said. "And historically we weren't the most outgoing race."

"Then perhaps you have not heard of my home planet, Tamaran. It is very far from here," Starfire continued.

Megan smiled. "You're right, I have not heard of that planet, although I have been traveling through space intensively for the past seven years. Of course, it's a pretty big place."

Starfire giggled. "Yes, indeed."

"I do wonder what you've done with my ship?" Megan asked, addressing Robin.

"It wasn't very badly damaged, you can help Cyborg repair it after we finish eating lunch. You don't seem terribly worried about it if you're only thinking of it now," he said pointedly.

Megan laughed. "You're a pretty straightforward guy, Robin. Well, it's a commissioned fleet ship, given to me as part of my assignment. I'm more attached to my Bio-Ship, but you don't exactly want to launch the things you love into space for a seven-year voyage. Besides, a fleet ship is more official, and recognized by other peoples as Earth-based."

Robin nodded. "But you still want it fixed."

"I need to bring it back to League headquarters," she agreed.

"I thought you said you said you left them," Raven spoke up.

Megan shrugged. "Not exactly. I still work with them directly on occasion. It's safer to explore space under their authorization, even if it requires doing some homework."

"Yeah, homework that lasts seven years," Beast Boy said. "Just thinking about it makes my brain hurt."

Megan ruffled his hair. "You haven't changed a bit," she grinned.

Beast Boy swatted her hand away, and Cyborg returned with a couple pizzas.

"One pepperoni-and-olive with five different kinds of cheese and basil sauce," he said, holding up the pizza as if it were holy, "and one pizza with that goop you call cheese," Cyborg added as if it were a side note, setting the pizzas down.

Beast Boy bent over the table to grab his pizza. "Kalamata olives and juicy dates," he drooled. "Thanks, Cy!"

Cyborg smiled, taking a slice of the pepperoni pizza. Megan decided to share with Beast Boy.

"This is actually pretty good," she commented.

"Yeah," Beast Boy said excitedly around a mouthful of food. "This place has loads of vegan options."

"We visit this place quite often!" Starfire added.

Megan sucked vegan cheese and sauce off her fingers. "I can see why," she said.

Beast Boy inhaled an entire slice. "And after we eat, we can play Undead Souls 2—that's the best one—or The Outlands: Return of the Warrior or both, and we could have a movie marathon with popcorn and—"

Megan laughed. "Totally, but only if you don't choke first."

One of the parlor employees stepped outside to clean some of the tables. "You guys enjoying your pizza?" he said with a smile.

"Oh yeah!" Cyborg said, and the others cheered in agreement. "I didn't even know you guys stayed open this late."

"Yep, 24 hours of pizza goodness," the guy chuckled. "You guys sure cleaned up nicely. That's good; I'm glad. That means the drug should have already worked itself nicely into your systems."

The Titans gasped, standing abruptly. Robin groaned with the sudden movement and collapsed back down in his chair, now unconscious.

"Robin!" Starfire cried. "What have you done to him?"

Raven and Cyborg furrowed their eyebrows in pain. "Something is starting to paralyze my human half; I won't be able to maintain consciousness for much longer!"

"No," the parlor employee laughed, much darker this time. "No you will not."

Beast Boy turned into a Tyrannosaurus Rex, trying to nullify the drug's effects by giving it something much harder to overwhelm. Megan's eyes glowed as Cyborg and Raven fell.

"Doesn't seem like you counted on my being here," she growled, and the employee hissed in reply. "Starfire, are you well enough to help?"

"I shall try," Starfire said. "Although I have been weakened."

"Go!" Megan shouted, and attempted to enter the employee's mind. "Buy me some time!"

Starfire threw starbolts at him, but her aim was haphazard, and she nearly blasted Beast Boy, who charged behind the employee to prevent him from making a break for it, though the offender did not seem very worried about getting caught. Instead, he clenched his jaw and glared at Starfire, dodging her starbolts with nimble lunges and dives until he'd built up enough power to fire a stream of energy at the Tamaranean that effectively knocked her out of the game.

Beast Boy let loose an ear-shattering roar and stomped on the pavement, but their strange enemy darted out of the way, only to suddenly go stiff and begin to choke as if he were being strangled. He was brought quivering to his knees, and Megan approached him, seeking out information hidden in his mind.

After a few curious moments, the employee slumped onto the ground with a moan, and Megan's eyes returned to normal. Beast Boy changed back a few yards away.

"How did you do that?" he said in awe.

"I used a combination of my telekinesis and my mind-reading to immobilize him and find out what he wanted with you. Can you call the police? We shouldn't leave him here."

"On it," Beast Boy said. "What about the others?"

Megan looked over at the ragdoll figures. "The drug should wear off. Fortunately he didn't accommodate for my Martian physique."

"Yeah," Beast Boy said, frowning. "What did he want with us?"

"He wanted to hold you for ransom, or sell you to the highest bidder. Whatever got him the biggest buck," Megan said, standing the body.

Beast Boy made a face. "He must have been planning this for a while."

Megan nodded. "He knew where you liked to hang out and everything. What a creep." She rolled him over with her foot so he was eating pavement. "Once the police take care of him, we'll bring your friends back to your tower."

Starfire sat up, a hand on her head. "I shall assist you in whatever way I can."

"Just worry about yourself," Megan said gently. "Gar and I can handle it."

A small squad appeared, lights flashing, and cuffed the villain, nodding their appreciation to the conscious teens. That done, Megan grabbed Robin and Raven in either arm and carried them over the lake to the Tower. Beast Boy shifted into a Pteranodon and flew over with Cyborg. Starfire followed them, looking unwell.

At the Tower, Megan found some medical supplies to shorten the duration of the drug, and the rest of the team was able to recover shortly.

Robin rubbed his arms, which still retained some numbness. "Thanks, Miss...?"

"They call me Miss Martian, but Megan is fine," Megan said. "And of course, it was no problem. Heroes help each other."

"True," Robin said, "but you have our gratitude nonetheless. Do you know what that guy wanted?"

"Money," Megan answered simply.

"Ah," Robin said. "Not surprising, although we're rarely attacked like that."

Cyborg grunted in agreement. "Could be enough to ruin pizza for a guy." Everyone looked at him in disbelief and he smirked. "Not me, though."

Raven shifted her gaze over the rest of her team. "We still have all those plans to eat popcorn and watch crappy movies the rest of the night?"

Robin shook his head. "No, I think some sleep is in order. There's been enough craziness for one night."

"Agreed," Starfire said with a large yawn.

"Glad to hear it," Raven said, and promptly disappeared.

A/N: JFTR, I'm a vegan myself and vegan cheese is the most delicious goop in the world.