(A.N.: Well, just a couple more chapters till it's all done. thanks again for all the great reviews. Sorry I haven't updated in a couple of weeks, I was on vacation to Universal Studios. Enjoy!)

Chapter 16:

The lights flipped on in the small armory room, as a dozen hands grabbed weapons to attack the beast that now walked the halls of the station. There was not one person who hadn't heard the screams from interrogation as Omahundro was ripped to pieces. Soon after, the throng of officers that came to his aid found nothing more than a room painted in red, with a barely recognizable pile of flesh thrown recklessly under the table. However, the monster that had once been Beast Boy was no where to be found. Meanwhile, a second team looking for the Chief had found him with some very incriminating photographs. Locking him up and joining the others, rumors surfaced as to what had done the damage so far. Some said a young girl with amazing powers who had been seen before Omahundro was murdered, and that she had caused the transformation. Others thought Beast Boy was an unstable organism, and in a slow breaking down process, one animal cell was joining with another, and eventually physically changed him into the beast he was now. Whatever the cause of his radical change, the Jump City Police force knew they had to take him down.

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Raven slipped around one corner and dashed to the next. Her eyes stung from the tears currently running down her face. A million thoughts and questions were running through her head, all asking what would have caused Beast boy's transformation. Was it sheer anger, built up from years of some kind of torment or another, or was it something more?

"Beast Boy," she slumped into a corner for a minute, and sobbed, "What's happened to you?"

Suddenly, a snarling sound could be heard nearby. Raven wiped her face with her sleeve, and stood. She slowly crept down the dark hallway, attempting to find whatever was making the sound. She heard it again, closer this time. Raven searched the hallway, trying to pinpoint the location of the sound. Her hand in front of her searched the darkness for anything that shouldn't have been there. All she found was the cold metal feeling of a doorknob. She guessed this was where the sound was coming from.

Slowly, Raven turned the knob, hoping she would find Beast Boy, and find the means of bringing him back. Her hand shook, her palm began to sweat, and the doorknob creaked as it turned. Slowly, the door slid across the floor until there was just enough room for Raven to squeeze through. The snarling sound became louder as she moved in.

"Beast Boy?" she cried out in the dark.

Her left hand searched the wall for a light switch. Her eyes had adjusted just enough that she could make out shapes in the blackness. Suddenly, one shifted. A clicking noise could be heard as it did. Raven jumped back, and fell onto her back. On the way down, her hand passed the switch. As soon as she hit, she scrambled back up, searching for the switch. Finding it easy enough this time, she flipped it quickly. White light filled the room, blinding Raven for a moment. As soon as her eyes recovered, she realized she was staring into the gleaming jaws of an escaped dog, a German Shepard, trained against criminals in the city.

Raven backed away as far as she could. The dog cautiously came closer, curling its lips, and snapping its jaws. Raven was overcome by fear. She tried to focus the power deep within her, but her fear was too great, and nothing surfaced. The cold tile on the wall pressed hard against her back, as she attempted to stand, and try to run for the door. Before she got even halfway, however, the dog lunged, and jumped high into the air. Raven let out a cry, and dropped to the floor again, covering her head with her hands, and waiting for the dog to land, and sink its jaws into her.

But the bite never came. Three seconds past, and Raven lifted her head to the sound of a thump. The dog landed hard feet away from her. Its chest pumped up and down fast, as the dog took shallow breaths. Raven turned her head away, only to be staring into a large pair of green jaws.

"Beast Boy," she whispered to the beast, hoping for a reaction.

The beast stared at her for a moment, and she could see the eyes she had fallen in love with, but only for a second. The Beast stood, towering more than three feet over her. Raven stared at the hulking monster, unable to move, as a wave of fear washed over her. The Beast then raised it's arms, and began to bring them down to strike a killing blow at Raven.

To be continued…