Chapter 6: Changes

There was a scream. Robin let out a yell and tried to grab Starfire as she was blasted backwards by a sudden explosion of yellow lightning, breaking through her chest. He missed and felt something wrench him off the ground. Great booms and rumbles shifted rubble, making Robin roll onto his stomach to avoid a large chunk of wall. Starfire was doubled over, pain cascading through her body as the lighting flowed through her fingers and into her limbs. She let out another scream.

"STARFIRE!" Robin cried and he leapt forward. He jumped, reaching out for her when out of nowhere; a great arrow of lightning stuck him in the side. He felt himself crash into the brickwork and heard a sob.

"ROBIN!"

Raven was panicking as the T-car came to a stop outside the huge rubble heap that was the Alien Lab. Her hands shook and she drew her hood over her face, sensing comfort that the boys couldn't see part of her face. Cyborg looked terrified, along with a scared Beast Boy.

"Dude, Star and Robin will be ok, won't they, Cy?" Cyborg didn't answer. He didn't feel the will to tell them his opinion, his calculations. But Raven read his face as though it were a book.

"Come. We must find them."

"It's too risky to split up. I doubt our communicators could get a signal through this." Cyborg said, giving a glance at the rubble.

"Who said we were going to?" Raven's voice was harsh and cold.

"I was just saying…"

"Well don't bother." Raven hissed. "Your dumb idiotic suggestions have already been planned on the way here."

"Raven, c'mon!" Beast Boy said his voice higher than usual. "Like you said, it was just a suggestion."

"A suggestion that is putting me off my positive thoughts, Beast Boy. If we want to see Robin and Starfire alive again, we have to believe that they are still alive."

"Hey, I didn't say anything about that they were dead!" Cyborg cried and then he put a hand over his mouth.

"Just shut it." There was no answer back and the Titans began their search, dread gripping their hearts.

Starfire couldn't break free. The bolts tied her down there, sending charges through her. Robin's unconscious body lay beside the brick work. Suddenly there was a flash and she fell forwards.

(It's not a flash back or a dream. I don't know what it is, so decide for yourself!)

They stood around her, their dark faces looking at her. Her body lay in chains while something drifted out of her. It was the ghost of her, trembling and scared. Suddenly a shadow sucked itself into her heart, it's black dismal form holding her hostage as it began to change her. Red eyes looked down upon her. The chains gave way and the tameranain fell forwards. There was a shrill scream from the ghost and suddenly she dissolved. Starfire looked up at her audience, a lonely sad face returning their gaze. They all laughed and there was a blinding light.

(End of whatever that was) )

Starfire awoke with a start. She shook violently as she pushed herself off the ground. The rubble piles loomed around her and she raised herself to her feet. She tried to fly, but her that had been disabled. Her starbolts were still powerful. Suddenly she heard a groan and whipped round. A boy was stirring sitting up slowly. She darted behind a pile of machinery and tucked herself neatly into a box.

"Starfire?" The voice had spoken her name, but she didn't know him from anywhere. Unless… she had been taken hostage. She saw the metal boots pass her hiding place. She let out a small cry. Blood was streaking down her arm. The kidnapper stopped and she saw a masked face.

"Star, what happened to you? God, your bleeding badly." Robin gasped. He bent down and held out a hand. Starfire raised hers and fired.

Right, who here is confused? (Raise your hand) Ok, let me explian. Starfiire IS NOT turning evil. No, her memory (the ghost thing) has left her and the power of loliness (shadow) has replaced it. All willl be better in the next chapter which I have already written. So if you want to see the next one, I suggest that you review, because after 5, I shall update. MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

From TheNextTitan

PS: I am NOT mad. I just have problems.