" You're the last what?!?" Said Beast Boy, staring at the blue girl that was sitting on the floor in front of him.
" I am the Last Siren, Beast boy" Taloni repeated.
" What is a Sir– Wait how did you know my name?" said Beast Boy, gawking at her with a puzzled look.
" The librarians store old news papers for the archives up here, I have read much about you and your friend's mighty battles against injustices, one of the reasons I choose to help you tonight."She said softly." Now do you want to know what I am or not?' She cooed. Beast Boy for the first time detected a very faint Mediterranean accent in her voice.
" Oh Sorry, go ahead." he said shyly, looking away from her face.
" As I was saying, I am a siren. Do you know what that is?" she asked
" No I...wait yeah I do, those were those girls that like sang to make sailors crash themselves on rocks, but that was like a super long time ago. I saw it on this movie about Greek heros and junk. But does that mean you crash–" But Taloni cut him off
" NO! God I hate that story!" she was now pacing the floor, looking angry and hurt." That is all Sirens have ever been known for, a lie! A lie that started over two thousand years ago that has been paid for in the blood of my people!" She was yelling now and her eyes were glowing white again. Her whole body was surrounded in a shell of blue electricity.
" Whoa, look I am sorry" Beast Boy was standing and trying to calm her down." I didn't mean to upset you." She turned to him and saw the genuine look in his eyes. The electricity died down and her hands unclenched themselves.
" I am sorry, I didn't mean to yell, it's just, when you live your life the way I do, little things can set you off" She said. Taloni walked over to Beast Boy and lay her hand his shoulder. Now that she stood face to face with her he noticed she was actually slightly shorter than him. He lifted his eyes from her arm, and looked in her face, he saw deep dark circles under her eyes, as if she hadn't had a good night sleep in her entire life.
" How is it that she is so powerful and so small, she is thin as a rail, doesn't she eat? What kind a life does she live?" Thought Beast Boy, but before he could ask any more questions a gun shot sounded in the darkness. Taloni cried out in pain and dropped to the floor.
" TALONI!" yelled Beast Boy as he knelt down in front of her. The crimson blood trickled down her arm , soaking the hand that clutched the wound.
" Run...Beast Boy...Get out now!" Her voice was tightened with pain. She slowly staggered to her feet, trying hard to regain her strength. Beast boy held her arm as she rose, looking at the wound and amazed at how she tried so hard to act strong.
" I'm not going anywhere Taloni, If I leave your coming with me!"
" Oh I really doubt that little changeling, she will be leaving with us" The voice belonged to a man in a cloak, he stepped out of the shadows he had been hiding in, he was holding a smoking gun, and his face was fixed with a grin. " But I do thank you for leading us to the siren, couldn't have done it without you."
" Your not taking her!" Beast Boy barked back, holding steadfast to Taloni, keeping her up. The Man raised his gun again and cocked it.
" Fine, have it your way" And he fired a second shot, this time he aimed at Beast Boy.