Raven POV

"so why are we hiding again?" Raven asked. Her deep purple eyes scanned the city carefully. Cyborg and Beastboy sat further inside the abandoned building.

"because if we leave we could be attacked by Valior, you heard the lady, we can't fight him," Cyborg said. "and why did you break your communicator earlier anyway?" he added. Raven raised and lowered her eyebrows and used her powers to hit Cyborg with a random stick.

"because you moron, we need to make sure we can't be tracked, don't you think Valior would be smart enough to use our central computer to find us?" she snapped. Beastboy rolled his eyes.

"why are you so superstitious Raven?" he asked. Raven glared at him.

"I don't want anyone getting hurt," she said quietly. "now, hand me your communicators."

Robin POV

Robin skidded to a stop on his motorbike. The signal blinked out. He raised an eyebrow. He looked around. He was close to where the signal had been anyway. Quickly, he jumped off his motorbike and ran in the general direction of where the signal had been. It had been close to the old candy store, probably high up. He hoped he would find them soon. It was one thing to have to separate just two of them, but all five was too much for him to handle without being a little worried. If you dare get yourselves hurt, he thought, I'll kill you. A euphemism he knew, but it would still be too much to bear. He couldn't wait any longer. Slowly he ran his tongue over his lips. He lifted his communicator.

"Star? Found her?" he asked.

"not yet, Robin, I will continue searching, notify me please if you discover their whereabouts," the alien chimed worriedly. "I wonder why they left the tower anyway?" she wondered. She stopped talking for a while, and then Robin heard a loud scream and what seemed like some form of muffled growl.

"Starfire!" he shouted and ran back to his motorbike. He leapt onto it and then stopped. He felt his mind ripped in two. He gritted his teeth. They others may be in big danger, but this thing that attacked Starfire might hurt them anyway if he didn't get rid of it first. The others can wait, he convinced himself and revved up the engine of his motorbike.

Starfire POV

What is happening? Oh, this hurts so much, Starfire thought. There was nothing but darknes surrounding her, she was sure that by now she should have fallen to the floor. But strangely she was still airbourne. But how she longed for this pain to disappear, to be able to fall the floor and have the pain go forever. But that was obviously impossible. It felt just the same as before, like someone was trying to take something away, Something trying to take something away from her that was inside her. Like an ability, or a knowledge. Either way it hurt more than broken ribs. Robin, where are you? She could barely even manage that in her own mind. As soon as she thought of her friends, or of her family it felt like someone stabbing her with a dagger in her guts. Something trying to take something away...she thought hazily, cannot think about my...friends...then it hit her. She screamed out no. As she spoke this the darkness engulfed her. She screamed in pain. It hurt so much she couldn't even summon up words to describe it. the pain continued to drag on, as if it was biting at her and trying to make her suffer. She felt herself flying around in distress, though she hadn't tried to at all. It was like something was controlling her. she felt like she had died and come back from the dead.

"Starfire!" called a voice.

Robin POV

Robin stared up at his friend. She was screaming in pain from something that wasn't there. Like she had been poisoned or something. She jerked about lifelessly, clutching her head as she screamed with pain. There were tears in her strong eyes that fell like rain down her cheeks. Robin could barely move. He was so afraid. There was nothing he could do. He heard loud laughing and suddenly, out of nowhere, Valior appeared. He looked smug and powerful. He was staring vengefully down at Robin. His face then turned to Starfire and back down to Robin. He put his hands to his face with mock horror.

"oh whatever can you do?" he mocked, "oh wait, nothing!" he spat. Robin glared up at him and threw a bomb up at him.

"what did you do to her?" he yelled, jumping into the air and pole vaulting on a rooftop. Valior looked at Starfire with a proud gaze. She seemed to have stopped screaming now, more just moans. It was as if the pain was disappearing.

"just watch, Robin, I've given a few modifications to our good friend Troqqy here," Valior said. Robin raised an eyebrow, confused. He looked at Starfire. Her back was slumped as if something was holding her up in the air. By now the moans had stopped as well, she was just floating there, with her eyes squeezed shut.

"Starfire?" Robin asked anxiously. He was prepared for whatever happened. Starfire lifted her head up. She straightened out her back, but yet she still didn't open her eyes.

"hey, why won't she open her eyes? what's happening?" Robin demanded. Valior raised and lowered his eyebrows. Then he winked.

"you'll see," he said. he turned to Starfire and lifted her chin, "Memphis, Sarlet, Kumiko," he said as if he were calling something young and primitive. Robin narrowed his gaze. Valior flew back, out of Starfire's way. Robin watched Valior with anxiety in the pit of his stomach. Starfire's eyelids squinted and then flickered open. Robin gasped in horror. Starfire's eyes were completely black. It was like something was covering them. they looked like pools of black water. There seemed to be no emotion in them. she just stared blankly around, instead of her usual curiosity. Robin stepped backwards in shock. He glared at Valior.

"what did you do to her?" he shouted. Valior looked at him innocently.

"emotions are useless, they hold people back, the thing inside Starfire is holding onto her emotions so that she may fight with the upmost of power, no holding back," he explained as if he was finding an excuse for forgetting homework. Robin blinked.

"fight who?" he asked. Valior looked at him in slight shock.

"oh, you don't know? It's not obvious?" he responded, "why you of course," he cooed darkly. Robin spun round to Starfire.

"fight me?" he exclaimed. Starfire stared at him blankly. It was as if she didn't recognise him. "she wouldn't fight me, she always says she's worried she'll hurt me," he tried to assure himself. Starfire blinked.

"I must fight, I am, a fighter," she said to herself as if it was an order. Her hands began to glow green, along with her eyes and she raised a hand up. She pointed her hand at Robin.

"Starfire, no, bad girl," Robin stuttered, he was actually terrified.

"I must fight," Starfire said. and with that, she shot a starbolt.