This chapter takes place when Kor'I goes after Slade. I'm wondering myself what he has to say to her . . . .

Kor'I stayed in the cavern but in the air. She had already unhooked Slade's security cameras and needed the moment to catch her breath. Being in the air helped her to think. It didn't work to well. Her thoughts were still muddled and memories were incomprehensible. All in all being in the air really didn't do her to much good after all. But this way there was a good chance of none of the Titans seeing her.

Honestly they could get pretty annoying. Well most of them could.

FLASHBACK

Speedy was sharpening his bow and talking to Robin. Several of the Teen Titans and Titans East were hovering in the corner whispering about them. Bumble Bee (K), Aqualad, Speedy, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Starfire seemed to be having more fun the Robin and Speedy. Raven was reading and Mas y Menos were out exploring Jump City. "They aren't, are they?" Cy asked Bee.

"What are they Sparky?" she asked annoyed with her sort-of not really boyfriend.

"Gay" Cy hissed. "I mean I know Robin. I don't know Roy as well as I know Robin."

"What d'you think" Bee asked sounding bored.

"Well I think he obsesses with his hair and girly high heeled boots." This forced a small smile over Ravens face.

"Robin and Speedy aren't gay Cyborg" she reminded him

"Whatis the meaning of this gay you speak of?" Star asked and Aqualad burst out laughing.

"Star you know what gay means" the teen Atlantean chuckled. "I've heard you use it".

"From what you are saying you do not mean Friends Robin and Speedy are 'deliriously happy' " Starfire said still sounding puzzled.

"Well . . . " Cy started. "They could be . . . together."

"How could Speedy and Robin be doing the dating? Please- Speedy is Donna's boyfriend, yes?"

"It's just a joke Star" Bee told the Tamaranean trying to find the right words. "There's another meaning to gay. It's when two people of the same gender date each other. Speedy's always talking about his hair so Cyborg calls him gay for a joke."

"Is that not what the tabloids are for?" Star asked with a mischievious grin on her face. The Titans roared with laughter.

"What on earth have you been teachin' 'er? Bee demanded hands on her hips.

"Everything on earth Bee" Cy replied with a grin.

END FLASHBACK

"Gotta love new memories" Kor'I muttered sarcasticly before diving into Slade's cavern. The former Titan was as quiet as it was possible to be when sneaking into a villains lair that was covered with dust. Kor'I was pretty sure Slade wouldn't be there but if he was it would be better to not make her presence known. Better to get backup or wait for the Titans. The Leaguer grinned at herself. She knew if she found Slade she would go after him whether there was someone with her or not.

A shadow menaced over the small pocket of the cavern the JLU member was standing in. Kor'I scanned the cave with her eyes keeping as much of herself as possible hidden in the pocket area she was standing in. It was probably her own shadow, or maybe Raven, but she wasn't going to take any chances.

There was a figure standing in the center of the cavern. It was watching different people on a giant screnn. Roy and Donna was the realization that she came to. If it could see Roy and Donna it could probably see her.

The figure wore (from what she could tell) full body armor, silver shoulders, black around his guts, silver around the legs. It was also wearing a mask, the colors were hard to tell fromt his far away in the dark but it seemed to be half orange and half black.

Slade had noticed the girl enter his cavern throught the security cameras-she had probably procured this idea in her head already- but he had still chosen not to say anything. The idea of this was to get a grasp on what she was like now. Before she had seemed powerful yet naive. Now she had shown the Titans her true self.

Strong, powerful, smart. What Slade had been looking for in an apprentice about five years ago. But now . . .it would be simply easier to kill her and see the affect on Nightwing. It would be just as, if not more amusing. "Hello Starfire. I see that you've returned to the land of the living. How fascinating."

Kor'I stepped out of the shadows and walked into the cavern. "If you know I'm back you already that isn't my name anymore".

"How silly of me to forget. Koriand'r". That shocked the hybrid. She had told no one of what Kor'I stood for. Well actually she had told Shayera but that didn't really matter because Shayera wouldn't tell Slade something like that. Even if she did betray the team (which she had) that was an extremely trivial and useless bit of information. "You're surprised. Pity. I thought that you'd be smarter then that."

"What're you doing back here? You ran when Trigon was defeated. Why come back to where you'll be hunted?" She knew to be very careful about questions. Wing and Cy had told her about Slade's way of turning the tables to his advantage. Turning an innocent comment into a way to wreak havoc on your emotions.

"Well I see you're a quick one-" Slade smirked as he walked closer to her. "You're more like yourself then you've been in years. You never were turly Starfire. A clever ruse to fool those aliens into not coming after you. You figured to leave this planet as soon as you got here. But . . . " his eyes traveled over to the security cameras to where he could see Nightwing, Cyborg and Beast Boy. "You met them. Him. I thought you had potential to be something genius. Something dark and twisted. Now I see that you already are. I've been monitoring your watchtower. You'll never find my eyes and ears don't bother looking for them. I've seen what you can do. It was a smart move of mine to kill you. It turned you back to what you are. It broke the Titans. . . the former boy wonder especially. If he had arrived a few seconds earlier he could've saved you."

FLASHBACK

"STAR!" Donna yelled as the alien princess was thrown through the air. Donna soared further up into the air. She knew this would be a difficult catch. Starfire was heading full force for the ground. The Amazon princess dipped lower, Star was headed for the ground. Donna wasn't going to make it! "Raven you better get here" she murmured as a black piece of metal shot across the ground. Donna noticed the metal and zipped towards it.

Nightwing swung his cycle and managed to grab Star before she hit the ground. "You okay?" he murmured into her ear. Star made the slightest shake of her head. "What happened?"

"Wing!" Donna yelled after the cycle but decided it was no use. She would have to resort to desperate measures. "Nightwing" she barked from behing the bike imitating Batman as well as she could.

Wing swung around to see Donna. "What happened?" he yelled hopeing she could hear him. Donna pushed on the air waves and managed to catch up to the cycle. She could hear Wing but as he wasn't a meta she had no idea if he could have a whole conversation with her.

"Slade hit her with some sort of gun" she explained as calmly as possible landing on the bike. Wing had no idea if the tear streaks around her eyes were from her crying because of Star or if flying so fast had gotten to her. "I think he shot a bomb into her brain."

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU THINK HE SHOT A BOMB INTO HER BRAIN!" Wing roared as he braked the bike.

"Richard, when a bomb . . ." Donna started to say with the Amazon in her dominant as Kor'I flashed back to the current time.

END FLASHBACK

Nightwing, Cyborg, Beast Boy and Raven tore towards Slade. Beast Boy assumed the shape of a velaciraptor as he took snaps at Slade. Raven sorrounded Slade with her energy and threw him towards Beast Boy who took swipes at Slade with his mouth, tail and fingers while Cyborg and Nightwing whipped out a sonic cannon and batarang, ran across the ceiling crossing paths as they hurled the weapons at him. Beast Boy ducked out of the way (which was probably a smart idea because he did not want to be anywhere near Slade when Nightwing got anywhere near him) as Nightwing whipped out his bo staff and rushed at Slade just as Raven released as much of her life essence as possible and threw it all at Slade, Beast Boy shifted into a liger (he loved Napoleon Dynamite), Cyborg when into his weapons mode as his shoulders, feet, arms and even robotic eye opened up to shoot lasers and sonics.

And then something very odd happened. The room exploded with energy as Kor'I sank down to the ground. She had used the energy inside of herself to blow through the room. "I got 'im" she murmured before sinking down to the ground.

Starfire's death is very important and there is lot's more of it coming your way. Just her dying is not all that hapens. Slade said Wing could've saved her if he had been a bit faster but as it's Slade it's definitely not entirely true. Or maybe it's a all a lie. But we'll also see the other Titans, Star pre-death, during death, and the Titans after her death, how the DCU reacts.

Only a few chapters to go so it's all action, no more stalling from here on out!