Chapter 9 is here! :D (dangit, I've had to go and check to be sure, I thought this was number 10... :P)

Okay, so this chapter may not be very eventful I know but don't worry, some more interesting things are coming in the following ones! ;)

And maybe this story is going to be a bit longer than 15 chapters in the end because I have quite a few ideas that I haven't added yet and I believe they will take some space... :P

I don't have much more to say except that I want to thank you for following this story, and i'll leave you to read the chapter now. Enjoy! ;)


When Cyborg saw his friend start to convulse he didn't know how to react. Then the green teenager started to grow in size and his body covered itself completely in hair. He saw his teeth grow to become long razor sharp fangs and knew what was going on. He had already seen this before and it hadn't turned out well. He was about to do something when his transformed friend had let out a deafening roar, stunning the whole battlefield momentarily. The creature had turned to him and he was sure he had seen it give him a small reassuring look before running off towards the huge building before he could react.

"What the-?" He started but couldn't finish.

He didn't have time to linger and think as he remembered the reason he had shaken Beast Boy out of his daze. He turned around, searching for the alien princess and saw her viciously fighting the rock giant alongside Bumblebee. He quickly checked his systems. Seventy percent had been recovered. Enough to help her out, he thought. The tall Titan started running towards her and took out three of the Slade bots that were about to attack her from behind as she punched Cinderclock once more, with such strength it threw him off his feet and he stayed down

"Wow, nice punch!" He exclaimed with a smile as Starfire touched down on the ground again. She turned towards him and a smile crept up on her face too.

"Oh! Friend Cyborg, you are awake and fine! This is glorious!" She yelled, hugging him tightly.

"Yeah." Said the cyborg; chuckling. "I'm fine awake Star. Not really fine right now, my systems were damaged, but it'll be okay!" He added quickly, seeing a frown replace her smile. An explosion surprised them on the right, they quickly turned around to see what had caused it. They found a smirking Bumblebee tugging her weapons away and half a dozen, or at least what was left of them, lying in pieces on the ground.

"Quite tough these tin men…" She simply commented as she stood next to them. Cyborg laughed slightly. "What was that just now?" Asked the black girl looking at him. The Tamarean princess turned towards the half-machine man too.

"Yes friend Cyborg, was that…" She couldn't finish her sentence, her worry evident.

Cyborg breathed deeply before answering.

"Yeah Star." He sighed. "It was BB… Or at least it was him until he turned…" Starfire shot an anxious look towards where she had last seen the green titan and Bumblebee made it clear she was lost.

"Um… what are you talking about?" Cyborg turned back to her and with a cringe explained the situation.

"It's complicated but to make it short Beast Boy was somehow transformed into a vicious beast, like a werewolf, some time ago. He kept destroying everything on his path. We managed to help him and found a way to transform him back but the Beast is still there, inside him and when he gets angry he lets it loose…And let's say right now he is very angry."

"Oh…" Simply answered, shock evident on her face.

"But… something was different this time…" Said Cyborg, more to himself than for the others, Starfire looked at him with a quizzical look.

"What might you mean?" She asked.

"Well, he transformed right after… well you know, we all heard it…" He explained, his eyes betraying his anger. "But it seemed he somehow had control over it, like if he wasn't completely gone… It's weird really, but I could've sworn he nodded at me before running off…" He added.

"Yes, this is strange indeed…" Muttered Starfire. Bumblebee looked as if she was deep in thoughts.

"So, the… the scream" She started uneasily. "That was Raven?" Cyborg nodded darkly at her, hoping she and Robin were alright.

"And you say Beast Boy only… um… 'turns' when he really is angry?" Cyborg nodded again. Then, something he didn't expect, a small smile crept on the winged girl's face. She quickly hid her smirk but it seemed like she had understood something that he had missed.

"What?" He asked, confused.

"Nothing…" She replied a bit too fast, which made him even more suspicious. But he didn't have time to push her for answer as she whipped around suddenly.

"Well, let's go then!" She exclaimed, giving Cyborg a playful wink. "Our friends need our help and we have lost too much time already!" She took off in direction of Aqualad who was struggling with Overload. Cyborg turned to Starfire once more, about to tell her something, but suddenly stopped himself when he saw tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Star?" He asked. She quickly wiped her tears and hid behind a smile, but the cyborg could clearly see it was fake. "You okay?"

"Yes!" She exclaimed with too much spirit to be real. But she quickly dropped her act as she saw Cyborg's serious look. "No… I don't know friend… I have no physical injury, but it still hurts…" She started sobbing lightly as Cyborg brought her closer into a hug.

"They'll be fine Star, we'll save them. Robin is not our leader for nothing and Raven can defend herself. Plus we're still here to fight aren't we? We can't give up before we even try, girl!" The alien princess hugged him in return, her sobbing slightly fading away. "We'll get them back, I promise! But we need to be strong Star."

"Yes!" She exclaimed, straightening up and wiping away her tears. "I shall be strong, friend Cyborg, for Robin and Raven!" Cyborg gives her a small smile.

"Good, now i want you to go help Beast Boy. He will need your help." He said before wincing slightly as an electrical discharge ran through his body.

"Are you okay friend?" Asked Starfire, a concerned look on her face.

"Yeah. My systems were a bit damaged earlier, though I don't remember how. I have to make some repairs and recharge myself but I'll be fine Star. Meanwhile you have to go to Beast Boy, I'll manage, don't worry!"

could see she was hesitating to leave him alone.

"Go Star, I'll be fine." He smiled reassuringly. "Go!" And so the Tamarean nodded slowly and after another quick hug took off to the green Titan.

Cyborg looked around, trying to suppress the constant beeping he could hear, signaling he was almost about to shut down again. He needed to find a way to charge his batteries and fast, otherwise he wouldn't last long out in the open like that. He felt defenseless. True he was half machine and that could be a great advantage but it also meant he worked like a machine and if he ran low on battery he had to recharge himself immediately, he couldn't afford to push it as far as a normal person. Plus he couldn't use any of his weapon in this situations and it wasn't like his metal skin would protect him for long if Cinderblock woke up again. Looked around and decided he had to get away from the battlefield to get a clear view and maybe, maybe then he would be able to find a solution to his problem. And who knew, he might even come up with a plan. The tall black man covered in electronics sighed as he slowly walked away from the stone giant still lying on the ground, his uncertainty of making it out of this alive growing by the second.