Raven watched as the boys fought off the guards, and saw Blackfire's limp body against the ground. Using what little energy she had to spare, Raven prodded the girl's mind with her own and entered, slowly.

Normally she would be more wary but with all of the gore that had appeared in Starfire's mind, there wasn't much time to spare. Blackfire's mind was a forest-a forest full of dark trees with large red leaves, and the light that fell was tainted crimson. Something seemed off-as if the place Raven resided in was a mere shadow of what it had once been. As Raven raced towards the sound of breath in the distance, she soon found her fear confirmed.

A tall glass tube stood in between two of the trees, and banging against the glass with her fists was Blackfire, raging with a purple glow emanating several inches off of her person. The red glow was permeating her energy as well, purple and red flowing through each other; Starfire was in real danger, but she was trapped, too weak to help…listening to her wail, Raven finally clasped her hands over her ears as she swung her leg back and kicked the glass tube with all of her might. It fell over with a crash, and Blackfire's mind warped, the leaves turning to a deep imperial amethyst, the light that flowed around the two girls changing to a more mellow purple. Raven backed away, exiting to black out, but not before whispering to the older girl,

"Wake up. Your sister needs you…"

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Beast boy heard a groan from behind him and saw Raven falling out of her meditative position, all of her black energy dissipating. She was utterly exhausted, and the only thought that came to his still feral mind as he caught her was that she would be safe…

XxXxX

Cyborg heard a primal scream from behind him and turned to see Starfire newly freed from Raven's restraint. She shot a red-and-green starbolt past him that collided throwing three guards back into the wall at the same time, their necks snapped, blood leaking from their foreheads, mouths and eyes. He turned to take on the rest as her eyes fell on the Prince…

XxXxX

Robin lunged at the purple-skinned tyrant, kicking him square in the jaw and rebounding to crouch, his knees bent. The Prince threw himself at the Boy Wonder, only to be knocked back by a very angry Tamaranian. Starfire held him by the neck and pinned him to the dome wall, squeezing the life out of him. Taking one finger and igniting starbolt energy on the tip, she seared his skin, letting the blood fall…

XxXxX

Blackfire looked up in time to see her sister tackle the Prince, his dark blue blood staining the floor. The energy emanating off of her was immense; it simmered only slightly as Blackfire screamed.

"Starfire! STARFIRE, NO!" Rising up into the air, Blackfire took one look at Robin's stunned face before grabbing her sister by her hair and throwing her to the ground. She heard Robin's bird-a-rangs pin the Prince to the wall before her could move-the other Titans (including a normal Beastboy and unconscious Raven) surrounded the two sisters as Blackfire kneeled beside Starfire…

XxXxX

Beast boy noticed how gently Blackfire cradled her sister's head, laying her bloodstained hands to the side, coaxing the red glow out. He had never thought her capable of such care; she was rocking her sister back and forth like a baby. When Starfire was calm enough to speak normally, her anger only showing with a bright green glow at her eyes, the two sisters stood, pushing the other Titans away. Blackfire broke the Prince's restraints with her starbolts, standing at her sister's side.

"It's time to finish this."