Beast Boy clamped his eyes shut and held tight to the Siren bleeding beside him, waiting to be struck down by the bullet speeding towards him. But it never came.

" What" Thought Beast Boy, suddenly aware that his hair was lifting upward. He snapped his eyes open.

Beast Boy was looking through a shield of blue electricity, and there in the shield directly opposite his head was the bullet spinning in air. He looked over at Taloni, her eyes were glowing white and her injured arm was raised, blood spilling onto the floor, her hand was held open, claws glowing blue. She had created a shield just big enough to protect them.

" I can't hold this very long... not with me injured, run... now...I will hold them off" She gasped. She stood on her own and pushed Beast Boy away. " GO, NOW!" She let the shield down and stared towards her shooter. She dug her claws deep into her wound and yanked out the bullet without a flinch as she walked steadily forward. Beast Boy stared at her as she walked to what seemed like her death.

" Who are these guys?" he thought, " And why do they want to kill her" But he suddenly didn't care for a reason, he wasn't leaving her to die.

" NO, you are coming with me or I am staying with you" Cried Beast Boy. He ran to her side and stood fast.

" Would you look at that boys, the monster has got a little monster friend, well if they want to be together than they will die together" said the Attacker with a grin, and three more men in crimson cloaks emerged from the shadows. One carried a long staff with a curved blade on the end, another with iron gauntlets on his hand, and the last stood with his cloak eclipsing every thing but his head.

" Leave Now, Beast Boy, this is my fight, and it's been a long time coming." She said, she eyes wrought with anger. " You will not take me down today Fanari Knights!" she called out to the men, still walking forward. " I have defeated you for years, what makes tonight any different"

" Well my dear, tonight is very special, we have a bargaining chip" Said the knight holding the gun.

" What do you mean? I care for nothing, I am the most dangerous creature you'll ever meet, for I have nothing to lose." She snarled, and crouched down preparing for attack. All the while she was focusing on the speaking knight she had ignored the others, unaware that they had moved behind her. Suddenly she heard the quick movement of cloth and the snick of a gun firing. She spun around to watch Beast Boy collapse to the ground, a dart lodged in his back.

" NO! Leave him be, he has nothing to do with this. he is an innocent." She started cautiously towards Beast Boy. The dart shooting Knight pulled out another gun and stood over beast boy, pointing it down at his head.

" Uh uh ah Siren, I wouldn't take a step more, I can assure you that gun holds no darts." spoke the head knight, walking slowly up behind her as she stared at Beast Boy's face, her own stricken with horror.

" Please, let him go, he is innocent." she pleaded, not taking her eyes off Beast Boy.

" You know" The knight said slyly." You sound so much like your mother, she too was faced with this decision, but you remember that don't you, she gave her life to save yours, quite a sacrifice to make to save an eight year old monster."

" You slaughtered her in front of me, you stole her." Her voice began to shake, tears ran down her blue face, sparking on her electrified skin." You have cursed me with this life of running and loneliness" She cried.

" And now you must decide, give your self up to your inevitable fate and save his life, or will you run, and allow an innocent hero to die." he whispered behind her.

Her eyes returned to their icy blue state, tears falling. She fell to her knees and hung her head.

" You win" she whispered.