"I can't believe you developed new powers, just like that!" Speedy said as everybody re-entered the tower. "I've never met anybody with that power."
"It's almost like your powers are adaptable to different situations." Bumblebee said, "In other words…"
"You can do anything!" Aqualad cut her off. Sapphire blushed. The twins ran around saying something in Spanish.
"You guys are too nice." Sapphire said. "Are you sure you're all alright?" she asked.
"We're all dandy, thanks to you." Aqualad stated for all of them.
"Well, it's late. I have to get up early tomorrow and go back to Atlantis. I'm going to turn in early." And she walked off into the hallway, "Good night guys." She said.
"Good night." Everybody answered.
"There goes one amazing girl." Bee said and then she went off to her room. Speedy did the same, followed by Mas y Menos. Aqualad went to his room last.
In his room, he plopped down on his bed and turned on his side to look at the book that Sapphire had brought back with her. It looked almost ancient and the title on the cover was wearing off. He picked it up and flipped through the pages for a little bit. He was puzzled as to why the book was so important. Why did his mother wish for him to own the book? There was no note in the pages, and some of the pages were torn. "Maybe it's supposed to be a souvenir." He suggested to himself.
Sapphire was dead asleep in her room. But she awoke when the heard a clatter come from in the hallway. She sat up with a jolt and looked around. "What was that?" she asked herself. Then there was nothing, yet still she had to know what that sound was. So she got up and walked out of the room and into the familiar hallway. There was nothing out there. But she knew something was going on, she could feel it. She hurried to Aqualad's room and lightly knocked on the door. There was no answer. "Something's not right." She said. And then she was taken aback when one of Speedy's arrows hit the door in front of her!
She jumped and spun around to see Speedy standing there with another arrow ready! "Speedy!" and he shot another arrow at her! She jumped out of the way just in time and ducked to miss another one. "Speedy, it's me! Why do you attack me?" she asked him. He just fired more and she dodged them swiftly by doing cartwheels out of the way. She looked and saw Speedy's eyes glowing red! "Oh no." she turned around and saw Bumblebee with her stingers ready! "Bee, it's me, Sapphire!" but she shot anyway, and Sapphire jumped out of the way! "Snap out of it!" and then she saw Aqualad and Mas y Menos walk up next to a man. He had some sort of goggles on, and a tube coming out of his nose. Sapphire grimaced at the ugly man.
"Sapphire…the newest teen titan." He said. "The girl with extraordinary powers. We finally meet." Sapphire had to collect her thoughts to realize who the man was.
"Professor Chang!" she scowled. "What have you done to my friends?" she demanded.
"Oh my darling, I haven't done anything. Just a simple brainwashing." He answered. Sapphire stood up straight.
"Why?"
"Because I heard about this new titan. The one that posses powers beyond imaginable. And nothing has ever puzzled me to this point of fascination. Who are you, where did you come from, where did you get your powers?" he spoke slowly. "It's amazing. How can a being like you exist? Both in water and out. Your legs change to fins within the blink of an eye…how is it possible?"
"You're driven by science."
"I'm driven by you."
"How flattering, but I don't need you to write a book report on me." Sapphire said and took a fighting stance. "I just need you to let my friends go."
"But they're part of my little experiment. They're going to save me the trouble of catching you and then I'm going to go to work."
"What?"
"I'm going to study what makes you so…so powerful."
"If you can catch me!" she said and then she turned and did a flip over Bumblebee and ran off into another part of the tower!
She ran into the main room and looked around for a place to hide. But before she could the door opened and her friends ran in! She gasped and took a fighting stance as they circled her! "Guys, come on! It's me! Sapphire! You're friend! Don't do this! Wake up! Chang is using you!" she tried. But they didn't answer. Mas y Menos charged at her in the speed of light and kicked her out of the circle! She landed with a thud on her back and watched as they came up to her! Speedy readied an arrow and aimed for her face. "Wait! Guys, wake up!" she tired to wake them up as the arrow began to glow. She didn't see any sign of compassion in their faces and narrowed her eyes. "Fine. I will fight if I must." She said and she summoned water to her from the sink and formed the water into a whip! She whipped Speedy with the whip and then formed an aqua bolt in her fist and shot it at him, sending him flying back and hitting the wall!
Mas y Menos charged at her again and she fired another aqua bolt, splitting them up and sending them to opposite directions in the room! She jumped up and landed on her feet. The twins went to link together again but she jumped in between them and kicked Menos away! Then she punched Mas in the face and they went skidding back again! The twins hit their heads and didn't get back up.
She ducked and dodged Bumblebee's punches! "Bee, please, it's me! Snap out of it!" she cried to her friend and she dodged more blows. Sapphire growled and did a spin kick, hitting Bee in the face and knocked her over the couch! "I'm sorry!" she said, but then Bumblebee flew from behind the couch and shot her stingers at Sapphire! Sapphire ran and ducked the shots! She took cover behind the counter and waited for Bumblebee to cease her fire. When she did, she jumped up and shot an aqua bolt into the air, hitting Bee's wing and knocking her to the ground! Bumblebee looked up and shrunk down to fly size. Sapphire grabbed a jar and ran over, taking Bee in the jar and screwing the top on! "Gotcha!"
Then came Aqualad. He stood there in the doorway, looking at her with red glowing eyes. Sapphire didn't want to fight him, but she had to. "Aqualad, I do not wish to fight you!" but then he sent a stream of water at her and she jumped out of the way. "But I will." She said and she ran at him, and they began to spar! She did most of the blocking. "Please wake up, Aqualad! I don't want to fight you!" she spoke to him. But he punched her in the stomach and sent her back onto the floor! She looked up at him as he approached her. "I'm sorry about this, Aqualad." She said and she shot an aqua bolt at him, sending him back and hitting the wall!
Speedy ran forward and grabbed her from behind! She struggled to get free, kicking and fighting him. "Let go of me!" she squirmed around. Then the rest of them came over. She just looked at them and pleaded. "Guys, wake up! Chang is using you! He wants to hurt me! Please don't let him! I'm your friend!" she saw Chang walk in.
"Finish her off!" he said. And Bumblebee walked up to her and punched her in the face, knocking her unconscious. She saw spiraling black and then everything was gone.