Raven hovered down a dirty street slowly. She let her eyes wander across the terrain for any suspicious activity. She saw empty cans and newspaper littered on the sidewalk. Other than a slight whisper from a salty breeze from the seaside, it was a silent street. She felt a building tension in her lower spine and chills running up it. She saw a man closing his windows and locking them before throwing the curtains over them. The blinds were quick to follow.
Raven saw Beast Boy gliding as a hawk over the street. She saw Cyborg walking the rooftops. Robin was in a different part of the city with Starfire keeping him company. Raven saw nothing more than a occasional peek from a window and a tin can that would roll over every few breezes. There was still no sign that of Slade.
Eventually, Raven reached the end of the street when she saw a person sitting on a chair. The person appeared to be a woman. She had her head down and covered by a straw hat. She was wearing overalls and her hands were wrapped around a pitchfork tightly. Raven floated to her and set herself down on the ground gently. She reached her hand out and touched the woman's shoulder. She gave it a gentle shake. The woman didn't look up at her. Raven shook her shoulder again.
"Ma'am, are you okay? We need you to get inside."
The woman still made no attempt to look up. Raven touched her head and the woman suddenly jerked up crazily. It was Terra. She had tape over her mouth and her hands were tied to the pitchfork. There was complete fear in her eyes. Raven grabbed her shoulders to keep her steady. Terra screamed something into her muffler. Raven tore the tape off her mouth.
"Terra, what are you doing?"
She never got her answer. Terra stood up as fast as she could and swung the pitchfork into the side of her head. Raven fell on the ground with a flash of pain. A loud shot was heard and then more followed and were exchanged. Raven looked up at Terra and saw her on the ground. A large blood stain centered around the center of her chest. Raven looked up and saw Slade shooting at Cyborg and Cyborg shooting back. Strarfire was shooting her green orbs and Robin wasn't in sight yet. Beast Boy was running towards a alley as a cheetah. He started to scale the wall as a monkey.
Raven got up as quick as she could went to check on Terra. She was still alive. Raven held her head in her arms. Raven was about to cast a healing spell, but Terra grabbed her hand preventing her from doing so. Raven looked into Terra's eyes, which were scared and looked as if she was a cornered animal. Terra was sweating like crazy.
"Don't..." Terra coughed. One of her lungs were cut off, but she somehow found the strength to talk on a half breath. "Don't try to save me."
"I'm going to help you," Raven said trying to shake Terra's hand off her own. Terra refused to let go.
"No. I don't want to live. Just please, leave me to die. It's the least you can do."
Raven tried once again to shake her loose. This time, Terra let go, but then Raven heard a giant rock lift behind her. She looked behind her. A boulder the size of a small cottage was speeding at her. She had just enough time to roll out of the way before it crushed Terra's head. Raven started to move the rocks as quick as she could, but a shot lodged itself between her feet. She spun around and flew upwards away from ground level. She saw Slade had freshly knocked out Cyborg and had thrown Starfire's unconscious body off the building. Robin abandoned the fight to save her from her untimely death. Raven saw Slade going sword against claw with Beast Boy, who was currently a grizzly bear. He roared violently and swiped at Slade.
Raven landed next to them and started casting curses that would inflict pain, but not death. She threw a dark orb of magic and narrowly missed Slade. Somehow, he had the strength to kick Beast Boy in his bear form down. He faced Raven and drew his pistols. She put up a shield and deflected the bullets. Slade didn't wait to run out of bullets. He charged while shooting. When his clip ran out, Raven put down the shield only to catch a nick of a sword blade. She stumbled back and fell on her back at the edge of the roof. She meant to mutter a ancient swear, but ended up summoning a portal to the underworld. She felt the strain in her gut to keep it open to put Slade through it.
"Raven," Slade said smoothly. "You don't belong to this world. No worries, I will assure you do not stay."
Before she could react, Slade pointed his sword downwards and stabbed her in the stomach. She felt nothing but a pinch at first. Then she felt the profound burn and pain. Beast Boy as a eagle, grabbed Slade by the shoulder and put both of them through the portal as it closed behind them. Raven wanted to summon the portal back, but she was already fading fast. Blood seeped like a gushing river. She could use enough magic to keep herself alive by holding the blood in. The last thing she saw was Cyborg rushing to a stop next to her and crouching over her. He pulled the sword out of her stomach. He pulled out a first aid kit implemented in his stomach and started applying a cream on her wound.
She faded in to a dreamless oblivion that was only grey with a dash of pain.