Dark was wandering past the detention cell. Life had been like his worst nightmare recently and he expected Slade to be waiting for him around every corner. Not that it would matter. He had already lost a hand, not much else could be worse. The only thing that might hurt more, he was sure Slade would do. Silver, Bumble Bee's gray house cat, walked by and purred as it rubbed up against leg. He smiled and bent down to scratch it's neck. As he lowered himself, he caught the angle at which he could see the ceiling of the detention cell through the narrow window. Dark looked at it quietly. The hallway seemed to become longer and darker. He was farther away from the titans then he would have like. It was in that moment that Dark saw Slade slam up against the window grinning. The door flew open and off its hinges.

"Holy shit!" Dark screamed as his persecutor stepped from the rubble and right in front of him.

The cat screeched and hissed before running. Slade peered down at Dark who scrambled to his feet.

"Well, well, well, Mr. Darkened Master. It appears you escaped me. I'd hate to hear that something happened to you. Why don't you come with me," Slade asked stepping forward.

It was that moment where Dark wanted to yell 'Trinity!' and dive backwards as bullets flew overhead. However, this was not a Hollywood blockbuster and Slade was a psychotic killer.

Down the hall Robin came flying around a corner followed by Starfire and Raven. The rest of the titans must have been running up behind Slade because Dark could hear them coming. Slade grabbed Dark by the shirt, hurling him into Robin and tackling Cyborg. Robin jumped up and Starfire helped Dark up. Raven kept her distance from Dark and sent a sheet of metal from the wall to wrap around Slade. Slade ducked and the metal hit Beast Boy who fell to the ground. Slade flipped back over to Starfire and Dark, taking initiative, and attempting to use powers he didn't have, kicked Slade in the back of the knee. Slade fell and Dark punched him in the neck. Slade coughed and grabbed Dark's arm twisting it and using it as leverage to pull himself up.

Slade was on one side of the hallway and the titans on another. Dark was in the front of the titans, lying on the ground. The air was quiet; everyone sat in silence, awaiting each other's next move.

Slade moved up to Dark and deflected a kick from Robin. He kicked Dark in the side breaking to ribs and falling to the Floor as Cyborg sought his revenge by leaping onto Slade. The mad man kicked Cyborg off and heaved for breath, exhausted.

Slade pulled a gun. It was over if Slade had a chance to use it. He did. The bullet flew for Dark's heart. Raven leaped forward putting up a shield. The bullet went straight through it and her. She bled and landed on Dark who had tacked the final hit from the bullet. Their hearts bled into each other. Dark awoke for his last moments of life. Raven coughed and looked him in the eyes from her compromising position. "I'm sorry," she whispered, tears running down her cheeks, partially from regret, some from pain. Dark looked at her, his blood seeping out, little left.
His voice rasped and then cut short; unable to speak he did only what he could do. He kissed her tenderly on the lips, and spoke no more.
(A/N those of you who have finished this I thank you. Now for the surprise, if you haven't already noticed, I am Darkened master, I call myself Dark. This story was a nightmare I had not so long ago. I felt every bit of pain Dark did and I was sore for three days. When I died at the end, I woke up and could go back to sleep. In the dream I was called by my real name, but I hid that here. Thanks for reading, r&r)