Glass shattered, people were screaming - chaos was ensuing, to be put simply. Raven froze, then whipped around to look behind her at the entrance, where the two main windows in the front had been broken through. Beast Boy had his arms around Raven's shoulders, holding her to his chest, protective now with this unknown danger upon them. Then a call rung out. "Raven! Beast Boy!" Robin. He, Cyborg, and Starfire came rushing towards them, the alien Starfire actually having the presence of mind to run on her feet rather than fly. Without looking back Beast Boy asked firmly, "What's going on?" It was impossible to see what had broken the windows past the frantic crowd here in the middle of the floor. "No idea," Robin admitted. "Scanners are picking up radioactivity," Cyborg said, looking down at his arms, lines spiking. "They're similar to Starfire." The alien gasped, both hands over her mouth. "My sister?!" She asked, shocked at the very idea. "Seems the most logical answer," Raven pulled free of Beast Boy and levitated a moment before taking off flying through the crowds towards the source of the mayhem. Except that the mayhem had already spread. In the back, the roof was tore open as strange, dark creates fell through the stone-built roof of the building. Raven stopped and turned around, seeing nothing but black masses. What was happening? "Cyborg! What are those things?" The levitating empath called down to the male. "Radioactive, that's all I know!" Cyborg called back up to Raven. "Don't touch them!" Raven only nodded. She turned around, seeing the same black creatures crawling in through the windows by the dozen. They looked half human and half dog, like Beast Boy mid-shift into a wolf. Their legs were long and oddly angled, and though it appeared they were four-legged creatures, they seemed briefly able to stand on two as they struck an innocent citizen. Raven's eyes glew white and she shot a blast of energy at that particular beast, and though it earned the beast's attention, it didn't seem to cause any damage. "What in the world...?" It hadn't even been moved by the sheer force of her attack! It was standing strong like a biped, it's red-yellow eyes staring at her. She couldn't look away.

"Raven!" The empath was entranced, it seemed, and wasn't moving. Beast Boy tried calling out to her, but when it failed he realized he had no choice but to abandon his new clothes. Turning to Cyborg, the metal man handed Beast Boy his unfirom, which he had made Cyborg store for an emergency. Changing quickly, Beast Boy then transformed into a great lion and barreled through the crowds to then leap and knock Raven out of the air, catching the falling girl on his back. He looked back at her worridly, terrified to see her grey skin was turning black. He transformed back and knelt down, holding Raven close, who's eyes had dialated and were blank. "Raven! Raven! What's wrong?!" Robin and Starfire were at his side. "Dude! What are those things?!" Beast Boy snapped. "Don't look in their eyes." Robin said. "That's all I've got." Starfire was now flying, green starbolts prepared to fire, her eyes glowing a solid green. "Radioactivity can not harm me!" With that she was in battle mode despite the beautiful dress that was surely about to be ruined, shooting starbolts at the beasts. None were effected. Each only turned to Starfire and struck out, but the alien's brute strength was on her side. The numbers were great, but at least they couldn't over-power her so long as she kept the numbers low and didn't get surrounded fully. Either way, Robin was ready with his bow staff, trying to fight the beasts off of Starfire. Cyborg was shooting his cannon, but found that, though it broke off the spikes along their spines, their body was over-all unscathed. Beast Boy still was kneeling on one knee with Raven in his arms, her grey skin turning black slowly, crawling up, her veins the first to succumb to whatever was happening, swelling. "Raven..." A gloved hand gently touched the half-blood's face, her eyes still open. He leaned down and tried to get her to make eye contact. "Cy!" Cyborg turned his head. "What, B.B.?"
"What's happening to her?"
"I'm running a scan, hang on." The cyborg told his friend, trying to keep the mass of mysterious creatures at bay from both the people of the city and his team. The scan was simply taking too long, and this fight was going nowhere fast.

Only seven of the hundreds of beasts had been struck dead within a half hour, all thanks to Cyborg, who took a DNA sample and found their weakness was human blood. It was like acid to the... whatever they were, and if swallowed was like poison. But what was happening to Raven? Beast Boy had carried her back to that familiar corner, holding her close as she lied limply, her skin still darkening. Finally, Robin reached Beast Boy with a message from Cyborg. The young boy wonder came to a halt in front of Beast Boy and pant, saying, "She's being turned into one of them."
"What, like a zombie?!" Beast Boy was horrified. "More or less," Robin admitted. "It's some alien eye-contact thing, I guess. If you stare at their eyes long enough they're like basilisks, except that's how they breed."
"Basi-what?" The green-skinned boy was confused, obviously. Robin shook his head, "Cyborg's working on a cure while we're fighting. Keep her safe, and don't get cut. Human blood is poisonous to them, but if they cut you they inject you with the radioactive cells on their claws." With an understanding nod, Robin took his sword and began to fight the creatures, doing his best with the lack of blood he had to offer without weakening himself. Beast Boy looked down at Raven. Radioactivity... she was suffering silently? Beast Boy's eyes snapped open wide and the young boy rested Raven down on her back, transforming into his true beast. He let out a roar and attacked nearby enemies, evading their claws as best as he could, merciless as he slit their throats or dug his clawed hands into their weakly protected stomachs. He was furious - Raven was turning into one of these things! That was impossible! It couldn't happen! Maybe if he could find the specific one that had done this to her, he could reverse it somehow. Beast Boy had said it before; he wasn't smart enough to do everything, but he was dumb enough to try anything. And that's just what he was doing now - trying anything. Raven was safely behind his back the whole while.

Just a bit above at the roof Starfire was firing starbolts at the beasts as they tried to come in through the hole, desperate to protect her friends. She even shot blasts from her eyes, a more concentrated attack. That was strong enough to burn their black skin. Finally! A breakthrough! Below, Cyborg and Robin were fighting with their backs to each other, trying to defend each other and any citizens that had yet to get out. "Where are they all coming from?" Robin asked aloud. "I wanna know what they are!" Cyborg scowled. "They're not of Earth."
"More aliens?" Robin scoffed.
"How offensive."

Starfire's gaze on the beasts was broken as she turned, as did the other Titans, to see the familiar enemy Blackfire walking in through the broken front door to the building. She was smiling, her purple eyes glowing brightly. "Sister!" Starfire cried out in horror and anger. "Is this your doing?!" Beast Boy was standing over Raven, still his beast, baring his teeth at the familiar foe. Blackfire always meant trouble. "Me? Take credit for an invasion?" Blackfire placed a hand on her chest with wide, innocent eyes. But it was all a facade; her hand fell to her side and a glare took over her face. "You banished me, remember? And I found these creatures; the Coorikates. Hm, seems they got that spy." She noticed as she caught sight of Raven. Beast Boy turned back to his humanoid form and yelled, "Fix her! Now!"

"Can't," the eldest Tameranean sister said with a fake pout. "Not unless you can find the one who infected her."
"Then I'll destroy all of them!" Beast Boy yelled. "How barbaric. Your name suits you." The black-haired alien smiled. "I thought we were friends, Beast Boy?"
"You tried to trick us, Blackfire. We'll-"
"Hey guys," Cyborg said, noticing that the beasts, the "Coorikates", had stopped fighting. "Let's be reasonable. Whether or not she's a traitor, she's got control over these guys." Cyborg pointed out. Robin took stock of their surroundings. It seemed true; Blackfire had somehow dominated these beasts, and they were her willing warriors. "What do you want?" Cyborg asked. Blackfire smirked. "To be the ruler again. The ruler of Earth." She raised a hand and shot a starbolt at Robin, sending him back into the crowd of beasts that attacked him like a pack of wolves.

"ROBIN!" All three remaining (consciously) Titans screamed in terror as their leader was fed to Blackfire's beasts. The smell of blood was sickening. Starfire tackled her sister, an all-out fight ensuing, a free-for-all. Beast Boy had transformed again and was wiping out enemies faster than before. When he cut across one beasts' stomach, he heard a gasp from behind him. Turning around, the young male saw Raven sitting up, her violet eyes wide, and grey skin perhaps just a tad paler than normal. But it wasn't black anymore. He had found the creature! Turning back, Beast Boy ran over to Raven and grabbed her in a tight hug. The empath was looking at him warily. "Beast Boy... what's happening?" As he pulled away, the seventeen-year-old boy pulled away, looking at the half-blood sorrowfully. "Robin's dead, Raven. It's Blackfire. She brought an army, she's trying to take over Earth."
"Robin is... dead?" Raven asked, her eyes widening. Her eyes began to glow a bright white and she was in the air, throwing out her hands as a dozen of the beasts tackled Cyborg, encasing them in a circle of her energy. Beast Boy looked away. Cyborg turned to see that Raven was up and quite well enough to keep fighting, smiling sadly, yet at the same time glad to see her alive and well. "Glad you're okay, Rave." He called back. "This 'rave' is about to end," Raven sneered, veering off and heading straight for Blackfire, who was in combat with Starfire. But now the elder alien was out-numbered with both female Titans attacking her relentlessly. She dodged most of their attacks skillfully, but took a few blows as well. She shot starbolts at Raven, aware they would be most effective on the half-blood, who's skin burned like she was touching something radioactive at the wounded area. Raven quickly realized this was why Starfire never used her powers in training with her teammates; she could kill them with the poisonous weapon that was her starbolt energy. Things were starting to make sense. Slowly, but surely. Raven eventually left Blackfire to Starfire's merciless attacks, and went after the masses around them. Beast Boy and Cyborg were fighting bravely, but were horribly out-numbered. She tried her best to offer aid, but the creatures seemed to never stop coming. "Beast Boy!" Raven called, earning the younger's attention. "How many of these things are there?"
"They breed by turning humans into their own kind!" Beast Boy explained, and Raven's eyes were filled with horror. The people of Jump City... were being turned into these creatures? How many innocent people had they destroyed in the past... however long she had been unconscious? This was awful, even to her, who was usually uneffected by morbid realities and truths. This was sickening. The worst part of it all was that she couldn't tell them apart. They all looked the same, they were all going berserk; how could she pick and choose? Simple. She couldn't. Casting away her emotions, Raven killed as many of the beasts as possible, filled with rage and sadness. When Cyborg called up that Robin had been eaten by the beasts, however, her eyes flashed red and darkness consumed the room. Everyone stopped and looked up at Raven in awe as a spectral raven took form behind her, screeching loudly. "This is enough!" The half-demon yelled at the top of her lungs. Blackfire had been sent to the ground with a painful blow to her jaw, and Starfire then turned to see her friend, who's eye color suggested she had lost control. "Friend Raven!" She called. "Please, you must calm down!" But her words fell on deaf ears.