Raven cried out as another blow was delivered to her stomach, sending her rolling into the floor and crashing into a wooden crate. She groaned, trying to push herself back onto her feet, but settled for leaning against a crate that hadn't been smashed by her body.
"You have to let me in, Raven." Robin's voice was clear as day and echoed through her mind.
Robin was struggling to stay in her mind for this long. Her thoughts were erratic and she was losing her grip on everything.
"I-I can't see him! He's here, I know he is, but I can't see him!" Her voice was laced with panic and her eyes twitched about the room, trying to locate the man currently pushing her over the edge.
"Raven! You have to let me in." He spoke calmly, trying to soothe her enough so he could help her. "I can help you, but you have to let me in your mind."
"No, Robin, you can't go in my mind. You can't be in here!"
"Oh, Apprentice." Slade's voice caused Raven to return her attention to him. He was walking towards her. "There is no escaping."
"Raven!" Robin could feel her heart rate skyrocketing, and if he didn't help, she would surely have a heart attack.
He made his decision.
Raven fought him as he trained to gain control, but he won out in the end. He opened his eyes and saw what Raven was seeing.
They were in the basement of some warehouse, with tall metal shelves and wooden crates everywhere. He looked for an exit, but as soon as he looked forwards, he caught a glimpse of the mask that had haunted them all, and felt the impact of Slade's fist connect to Raven's eye.
Robin was launched out of her mind and he recovered quickly, alerting his teammates that something was truly wrong. Now that they knew her location, the team raced from the tower to find their leader before it was too late.
Raven kicked out into the dark and scrambled to her feet, trying to put as much distance between her and the maniac trying to kill her.
"There is no escaping me, child." His voice was right behind her and she ran, only to feel something grab her arm and throw her backwards like she was nothing. Her body connected with the wall and she nearly fell over with the impact.
"I am the thing that lurks in the shadows." He said, grabbing her again and punching her square in the chest, effectively knocking the oxygen out of her lungs. She gasped and clutched her chest, desperately trying to breathe.
"I am the thing that haunts every dark corner of your mind."
Something in Raven's brain clicked. The shadows. Dark corners. Her mind.
"It's all in my head." She whispered. "He's not real." She scanned the room, finding the power switch on the wall right beside her.
"Then let's let in some light." She flipped the switch and Slade disappeared.
Sighing with relief, she slid down the wall and breathed. It was all in her mind. Slade was never there. How could he have been? Terra killed him. They watched him fall into the lava.
"Raven!" Robin's voice alerted her that she was no longer alone. She opened her eyes to see her team running towards her. Robin dropped to his knees beside her. "Are you okay? Where's Slade?"
"He wasn't real. It was just all in my head."
The team fell silent as they watched their leader climb to her feet. She almost fell back down, but Robin caught her.
"Come on, let's get you back home."