Well, after my trip in Miami at Spring Break, the classes I had at college, and a lot of other crap I had to do, I'm now back and have another chapter for this story. Well, at least ¼ of a chapter. Today, I'm going to do something very different. Since this chapter would be incredibly long, doing it all in one take would be mind-boggling. So I decided to split this up in four parts, just for me to take a rest and start again fresh. I hope you guys would be patient until I get the other three parts done. Now as always, Rahkshi500 gave me a review, saying my last chapter was cool and all, but my hit counter for the last chapter is up to 41 hits. Now that seems a little less then all the other hits I have for the others, but let's hope this next one would give me more hits. With that said, let's start with the first part of the Doomed Titans chapter. Upon surviving the elevator crash, the team has to get to Gamma, fast. But with all the transportation vehicles destroyed, there's only one way to get to their destination, and that's a long walk through the Mars surface. Will they be able to make it without loosing their oxygen?

Chapter Notes

As I said before, being that this chapter would be too long even for me to write, I'm splitting it up into four parts. Also, I'm going to add the HAZMAT suits from the video game, "Area 51". And another Titan's going to get their hands on another weapon from the Doom 3 game.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or Doom 3

Chapter Twenty-Five: Mars Surface

Alex's POV

God damn it, not again. This is the second time I got blacked out. First it was the monorail accident hours ago, now the elevator crash. Can this day get any worse? Oh wait, it does. That crazy mad scientist, Dr. Betruger was behind all this. That main teleporter accident in Delta, caging the Vagary and Fool in restricted area, even trying to stop the Titans and I from heading to Gamma. Not to mention helping these monsters, or children as he like to call them, kill off almost everyone in the installation. I never thought that he would sink to a whole new low, but now I do. That bastard's going to pay for what he did. And me and the Teen Titans will do something about it.

Starfire: "Friend Alex, please awake!"

As I heard Starfire's voice, I realized that she's alive. Heck, the whole team is alive and well. I bet Raven saved us again by teleporting us out of harms way and got us someplace safe. Well, looks like I still have a job to do as I begin to feel conscious. And Dr. Betruger, I got one thing to say before I continue my mission. When the Teen Titans and I find you, we're not giving up without a fight. Believe it!

Recycling Plant, Shipping Hallway 4: November 15, 2145, 8:47 P.M.

Alex slowly opened his eyes, trying to gain some consciousness. When the blurriness was gone, he saw Starfire that looked very worried.

Alex: "Star?"

Starfire sighed in relief when she saw her guardian alive.

Starfire: "Oh thank X'hal your alive. How are you feeling?"

He slowly sat up and rubbed his head while shaking it.

Alex: "I little dizzy, but I'll manage. I guess Raven got us out of another predicament haven't she?"

Starfire: "Indeed, she was able to save us just before the elevator crashed. But when she succeeded, we've ran into a bit of trouble."

It was then that he looked at her and was a little serious at what she said.

Alex: "What kind of trouble?"

Suddenly, a grenade came over a pile of creates and landed between the two. Both Star and Al looked at the grenade and had a blank look on their faces.

Alex: "Oh… That kind of trouble. Get out of the way!"

The two got away from the grenade when it exploded soon after. When they were temporary safe, flying bullets immediately bombarded them. Alex wasn't sure what's going on until he heard Robin's voice.

Robin: "Alex, over here!"

He looked to the left to see Robin in front a few steel crates hiding with Beast Boy next to him. On the other side was Raven and Cyborg taking cover behind a couple of barrels and they were luckily they weren't flammable. Alex scurried to join the Boy Wonder while Starfire, flew low to avoid the bullets and headed to the other side to join Cy and Rae. Upon hiding behind the gunfire, Robin looked at his guardian and asked.

Robin: "Are you all right?"

Alex turned his head and mockingly answered.

Alex: "Well I ain't dead yet."

When he said that, he looked up so his eyes can see who was firing. What he saw was three Z-Sec zombies, two shooting machine guns and one using a mounted gun torrent. He immediately got down while Cyborg charged his cannon, came out of his hiding place, and opened fire. He unfortunately misses and he took cover yet again while Alex was trying to figure out what just happened.

Alex: "I got the funny feeling that Raven got us out of the crash at the worst time."

Robin: "Yeah, when Raven used her powers to get us out of the elevator, these zombies were waiting for us. They surprised us the moment we were at the hallway. You were unconscious the moment we were teleported, so Starfire was able to wake you up."

Alex then looked back at the zombie guards and had a cold stern on his face.

Alex: "Humph… No doubt about it that Betruger planed this just like the elevator crash. Typical of him to let his 'children' do all the dirty work for him."

Robin: "So what are we going to do?"

Al looked back at and spotted a couple of flammable barrels scattered around the three zombies. He then smirked and turned his head back at Robin.

Alex: "I got an idea. There are a couple of exploding barrels gathered around them. If we can throw something that can make them blow up and kill those Z-Secs, we can get a clear opening."

Robin: "And how are we going to do that when one of them is firing a gun torrent at us?"

Alex: "Do you have any more exploding disks with you?"

Robin checked one of his utility belt pockets and found one of them disks. He took it out of his belt and gave it to Alex.

Alex: "Thanks."

He quickly looked back at the Z-Secs and waited for the right moment to throw the disk. Once the undead guards stopped firing within a second, Alex threw the disk on the floor and let it slid straight between the barrels. One of the Z-Secs spotted something sliding past them to the left and looked down to see what it is. When it noticed it was a disk blinking, it freaked out and tried to warn the others a get out of the way. But it was too late as the disk exploded, causing a chain reaction with the other barrels and creating a huge explosion that killed the three guards. Once the smoke was cleared, it gave the team an opening they need.

Alex: "Now the area is clear. Let's go! If Betruger knows where we're going, that means he will pull all the stops."

Everyone quickly left their hiding places and ran down the hallway to reach the garage. They past a couple of corridors leading to different storage rooms, but they were blocked off by debris, firebreaks, and strange growth. It was then they reached the end of the hallway with a T-Junction. Lucky for them there were two signs leading to two directions. One pointed to the left says "Air Pressurizes" while the other pointed to the right says "Docking and Delivering Bay." After looking at the two, Alex made the decision.

Alex: "This way!"

He instinctively turned right with the rest of the Titans following him. After thirty seconds, they finally made it to the garage. But when they were about to approach the door, they heard huge explosions coming from the other side. They all stop when they heard it.

Beast Boy: "Um… What was that?"

Alex: "Something that doesn't sound good."

Alex hurried to the entrance of the garage as the double doors opened automatically. When he made it in, he couldn't believe what he just saw. There were three jeeps in the docking area ready to leave, but now what's left of them is nothing but flames and burning metal. He then spotted a group of Z-Secs hiding behind a set of crates stacked in a row, covering themselves from the blast. Alex knew that they were the ones that destroyed the vehicles and decided to take care of them quick. He took out his machine gun and aimed it at the group. But before he could shoot them, they turned their heads and found him on the platform. They all opened fire with their machine guns and shotguns. Fortunate for Alex, he instinctively hid behind a barrel and did some covering fire of his own. Though he took down one or two, there was still too many of them to dish out. As if his prayers were answered, two exploding disks and six rockets came out of the doorway he went through and went directly to the group of security zombies. All the weapons hit the group and killed them as their bodies flew in different directions. Once the area is cleared, the Titans entered the garage as Robin looked at their guardian. Alex then looked back at them and cocked an eyebrow.

Alex: "Took you long enough."

Robin just smirked.

Robin: "Well you know… We were just waiting for the right moment to strike."

Alex slowly got up and looked back at the jeeps that were on fire. Robin looked at the cars too and sighed in despair.

Robin: "Looks like we're too late."

Alex: "Gee, you think?"

Cyborg walked down the small set of steps and examined the extent of the damage. The rest of the team followed him and joined up with the hybrid.

Robin: "Well Cyborg?"

After checking what the situation is, Cy turned around and gave them a diagnostic.

Cyborg: "It looks bad guys. These jeeps seem completely totaled. Looks like that we're not going to reach Gamma soon."

Beast Boy: "Great… Now how are we going to get there?"

Alex looked around to see if there's another way to get to Gamma Labs. He then spotted a yellow circular access door with a screen in the front. He knew it was an airlock door that leads straight outside and realized that it's the only way to get to Gamma. He then took out his PDA to see if there's a fastest route outside the installation. After scanning through all options, he looked up at the Titans and answered Beast Boy's question.

Alex: "We're taking a walk."

Raven looked at Alex, a little confused of what he said.

Raven: "Uh… Haven't we done enough walking for one day?"

Alex then turned his head to see Raven and said something the team would be ready for.

Alex: "I'm talking about taking a walk outside the UAC."

Immediately, everyone looked at Alex and said the same thing.

Teen Titans: "WHAT!?!"

Alex: "Look, I think I know a way to get to Gamma Labs."

He then showed his PDA to the Titans and gave them the information.

Alex: "I went through my PDA and the schematics states that the quickest way to get to Gamma is a shortcut outside the Mars surface. We have to get off the left side of the driveway, leave the plant, pass through a construction site, enter a dark tunnel, pass a couple of buildings, then reach the garage down in Gamma. It would be a bit rough, but it's the only way we could get to the Ark and send you guys back home."

Everyone listened in on their guardian's plan as Beast Boy intervenes with a question.

Beast Boy: "Isn't there another way getting to Gamma? One where you don't need to go out?"

Alex moved his eyes to see BB and answered.

Alex: "Sorry Beast Boy, but this is the only fast route that can get us there. Besides, if we take any different routes, it can lead us into a road block or possibly a surprise attack from those creatures."

Raven: "And what would happen if those creatures surprise us outside."

He then looked at Raven.

Alex: "Then we have to fend for ourselves. Look, I know it's going to be very risky, but that's a chance we have to take."

The team looked at each other and decided that this long shot might work. Robin then stepped in and wanted to know one more thing.

Robin: "Even if we take this option, how are we going to survive out there? You told us that the air is thin on Mars and any chance of us going outside will kill us instantly."

Alex then looked around to see if there's anything useful for them to breath outside. It was then that he spotted a metal door with the words, "Environment Suits" on the farther end of the room. Upon further inspection, Alex came up with an idea.

Monorail, Recycling Facility Boarding: November 15, 2145, 8:52 P.M.

Back at another Recycling Facility, the marine was at the boarding platform gathering ammo, armor, and health at the waiting area at the corner. After getting some health from a health station and downloading a PDA and the seating area, he suddenly heard strange voices.

"Help me… Lord, deliver us from evil…"

He quickly pointed his gun and tries to see if there's anyone on the platform besides him. But turns out, there was no one to be found. So he lowered his shotgun while sighing and shaking his head.

Main Marine: "Man, I'm not use to this shit."

He then walked directly to the opened door of the monorail and entered the front car. Once he's in, he then approached the terminal with a touch screen that says, "Activate Monorail".

Main Marine: "Well, better get this started if I'm going to be able to reach Delta in time."

He then pressed the icon and in an instant, the monorail doors closed and the train moved automatically.

"Now leaving Environmental Processing Center. Next Stop, Site 2."

The monorail passed through the airlock doors and traveled through the outside of the base while the Marine watched on. But as he was relaxing for a moment, the train door behind him opened up and someone came through it. The soldier thought it was a creature so he turned around and pointing his shotgun at it, but it turns out that it was a UAC employee that looked a little spooked and thought it was a monster as well.

UAC Employee 3: "Who are you? What are you doing?"

The marine lowered his weapon and looked at the scared employee that was concerned.

Main Marine: "Funny, I was going to ask the same thing to you."

Recycling Plant, Docking and Delivering Bay: November 15, 2145, 8:58 P.M.

Heading back to the docking bay, the Titans were standing in a row and were dressed in heavy armored, yellow and lightish green suits from head to toe with air canister attached to their helmet and communication packs on their backs. Robin on the other hand has his utility belt around the waist of his suit so he could get easier access to his weapons. Alex was looking at each of them then gave them the details.

Alex: "What you're wearing are environmental HAZMAT suits built specifically for surviving the Mars surface. The armor is made off anamantium steel that can withstand a couple of land minds while the helmets has unbreakable visors so that the wind won't break them easily and are used to pressurize your regular breathing. Now both the canister and the comm. packs are used for two different things. The canisters have tube connected to your helmets so that it can give you more air as the comm. packs can be used for communication through your helmets. They are all very state of the art and it can help us get through the Mars surface to reach Gamma. Now are there any questions before we begin?"

There was a harsh silence until Robin raised his hand.

Alex: "Yeah Rob?"

Robin asked the question through his helmet, which was a little weird at first, but slowly getting use to it.

Robin: "Yes, I just want to know how much air is there in these tanks?"

Alex: "The max in the canisters could be about three hours worth of air. And since the distance between here and Gamma is about two hours we would have enough oxygen, if we don't run into any trouble. Any other questions?"

Starfire then raised his hand.

Alex: "Star?"

Starfire: "Um… Yes friend Alex, I just want to know one thing. Why am I wearing this heavy, uncomfortable suit to breath? On my planet, we Tamaraneans can breath any air in the galaxy, even if it's thin or no air at all."

Alex: "I can understand that Starfire, but I can't take any chances. You see, even though you can breath in any environment, the high winds and the flying sand would make it impossible for you to see. That's why the visor on your helmet is used for, to protect your eyes from letting sand in your face. Better safe then sorry I always say. Anyone else?"

It was then that Cyborg raised his hand.

Alex: "Cyborg?"

Cyborg: "Yeah, well there seems to be a problem with these suits we have on."

Alex: "Well then what's the problem?"

Cyborg: "You see, it seems that some of us are having a little trouble using either our powers of abilities. I mean Starfire and Raven can use their powers and flight with their suits and Robin has his utility belt wrapped around his suit. But Beast Boy can't change into any animals with what he's wearing and I can't use either my cannons or my mounted shoulder rockets with this thing on."

Beast Boy: "Cy has a point. This suit I'm wearing if so tight, I can't change into the biggest of animals. And even if I change into something smaller, I'm afraid my suit won't follow as well."

Alex just looked at BB and cocked an eyebrow.

Alex: "Well even though you can't change into animals with what you have on, you still have that Grabber with you. You still have a chance taking out monsters with that."

Cyborg: "Then what about me? I can't use anything in my arsenal with this thing on. How the hell am I going to do against a swarm of monsters?"

Alex thought about how Cy could survive with his weapons system useless at the moment. He then leaned on one of the metal creates to think of someway for the hybrid to defend himself without his arsenal. When he looked down at the crate, he spotted a name on top of it that says, "Chain-Guns". Upon reading the title, he smiled and looks back at Cyborg.

Alex: "I got that covered."

He the searched for something to pry the crate open. When he spotted a crow bar, he picked it up, placed it the end into the top of the crate, and used his strength to pry it open. After a few tries, the top of the crate popped open and the lid flew off the box and onto the floor. He took a peek inside and liked what he saw. When he placed his hands into the box, the Titans looked at him oddly and was concerned what he was doing, especially Cyborg.

Cyborg: "Um… What are you doing?"

Alex: "Cyborg, say hello to the ultimate in home defense."

He then took an item out of the box with two hands and showed it to the team. What the team saw was a long weapon with a handle at one end, and a rotating mechanism with six holes at the other. The entire team was stunned at what this weapon, including Cyborg whose jaw was dropped down to his neck.

Alex: "Allow me to introduce you to the Mach-2 chain gun. This bad boy is perfect for those who wants to get extremely violent. It has armor piercing hollow points with a capacity of six hundred rounds and the drum spins at a rotation of 70 gyros a second. Yep, this baby is perfect for messy situations."

The hybrid remained silent during Alex's weapons lesson until he freaked out.

Cyborg: "Are you kidding me?! You expect me to carry something that big, let alone using it? There's no way I'm using something like that!"

Alex slowly lowered the chain gun he was carrying and decided to give him the bad to worse case scenario.

Alex: "I suppose you can go out there on your own completely defenseless and letting those beasts tear you limb from limb."

Cyborg shut his mouth about what Al said and suddenly had some serious second thoughts.

Cyborg: "On second thought, does that chain gun come with instructions?"

After a few minutes, Cy had the chain gun attached to the side of his waist with the ammo belt that goes around his backside and the ammo storage pack on the other side. He looked down at his weapon and sighed.

Cyborg: "Man, this thing feels so heavy. I swear if this chain gun slows me down, I going to choke your neck till you turn blue."

Alex, who was standing next to the airlock door and holding a helmet between his waist and arm, smirked and chuckled.

Alex: "Well at least on the bright side you got something to defend yourself with."

Robin: "Alex, we've been waiting here for a while. Don't you think we should go now before trouble finds us?"

Al looked at Robin and nodded.

Alex: "You're right. We've been wasting too much time already. We have to get to Gamma Labs fast if I have to get all you home."

Alex took his helmet off his waist and with both hands, placed it on his head, clasping it to his armor and sealing it tight so no air won't escape. He then approached the airlock door and click on the "Cycle Airlock" icon on the touch screen monitor. After a couple of gears twisting and moving from the other side, the yellow airlock doors opened separately, revealing a dark room where the only light is the light above the open doors on the inside and another monitor in the middle. Once the airlock was opened, Alex looked at the Titans and gave them the ordered.

Alex: "All right guys, everyone get in."

The Titans got into the airlock door with their guardian following behind. Once they were all in, Alex moved through the team and approached the monitor. But before he would touch it, he looked at the team and gave them one more piece of advice.

Alex: "Now before I touched this screen, I just want to let you know one more thing. Once the doors on the other side open, you will feel a little impact from the wind. So when we get out, you have to be aware of the high velocity winds. Understand?"

They all nodded. When they agreed, Alex pressed the "Cycle Airlock" icon on the monitor. As soon as he did that, the inner doors closed as the air was depressurizing, matching the environment of Mars. But before the doors to the outside could open, Beast Boy had one more question.

Beast Boy: "Uh Alex, I got a question to ask you. Did you ever go outside the UAC before?"

Alex turned his head to see BB then looked back at the door and answered.

Alex: "Yeah… Once, in a training session."

Beast Boy: "I was afraid you say that."

When all that was said, the doors leading to the outside opened up, letting the rough wind enter the airlock. Everyone felt the rush of wind, but managed to get over it quickly. Lucky for them they have their helmets on and their oxygen tanks on their backs or they would've been in big trouble. After the doors were opened, Alex took his plasma rifle out and went outside first to scan the area. Once it was clear he signal the Titans to come out. The team exited the airlock and joined their guardian as he took his PDA out and to find out where they're going first. After a couple of clicks with the pen, Alex found the alternate path to head to Gamma.

Robin: "So, where do we begin?"

Alex looked at Robin just to tell him what to do first.

Alex: "There's a narrow catwalk not far from here. We have to take this road to head to the service ladder on the right. From there, he go down the catwalk, onto the surface, and head straight for the construction area."

Beast Boy, upon hearing, just lowered his head and sighed.

Beast Boy: "Great, is there anyplace that doesn't involve the word narrow?"

Soon enough, the team walked down the cold steel road to get to this service ladder, going through the rough winds and having sand fly directly to their helmet's visors. As they continued to walk, something was watching them in the distance, something inhuman. The strangest thing is that the mysterious creatures were floating in the air and doing nothing, like they were waiting for something or someone. It was then that a certain voice came out of nowhere, Betruger's voice, and ordered the creatures to do his bidding.

Dr. Betruger: "Destroy all who oppose me!"

Immediately, the creatures flew down and began their attack. Meanwhile, the Titans and Alex kept strolling down the road, looking for a service ladder. The only problem was that there's so much sand flying around that it was hard to see from a far away view.

Cyborg: "Man, this is one rough storm. It's so hard to see that even with my red eye is having a hard time. Are you sure we're going to the right place Al?"

Alex: "Positive Cy. According to my PDA, the service ladder in not far from here."

Robin: "Well the sooner we find this ladder, the sooner that we can get cover from this storm."

While they were searching, they all heard a short but loud grunt and a blast coming from somewhere.

Robin: "What was that?"

They all looked around to find out where those noises came from. That was when Alex looked up and saw a comet like fiery ball of energy heading down towards them. He quickly looked back and saw Robin standing in the ball's way and took action.

Alex: "Incoming!"

He rushed to the Boy Wonder and shoved him out of the way. They both got out of the path, seconds before the energy blast hit the spot and exploded. The rest of the team got startled when they saw what happened, but they were glad that both Alex and Robin were alright. The two got up and looked up to see where the shot came from. What they saw was 15 Cacodemons coming down through the clouds and growled at them. Alex, upon seeing them, just smirked and jerked an eyebrow.

Alex: "Humph… Looks like Betruger's rolling out the red carpet for us."

Robin: "So it seems. Well, let's not keep them waiting. Titans, Go!"

The team went to their stances and were ready for a fight while the Cacodemons spat energy blasts out of their mouths and were hurling towards them. Raven stepped into the middle of the group, waved her hands, and a dome appeared around them, covering them from the blasts as the large projectiles hit it and were deflected. Once the telepath let down her dome, the Titans rushed in and attack. Robin was the first to attack as he took out a few homing disks out of belt and threw them directly at the creatures. Though they were all direct hits, it only killed three floating monsters, leaving the others to fire back at them. Luckily, everyone got out of the way from the blasts by rolling, running, and flying away from the very spot. Starfire, who flew up in the air even with her heavy HAZMAT suit on, charged her star bolts and began throwing multiple projectiles at the beasts. Back on the ground, Alex aimed his plasma rifle up in the air and joined in on the assault. Together they killed two Cacodemons, but the third one retaliated by launching a blast straight to the Tamaranean. Star was able to fly out of the way and avoided the flaming ball, but the creature looked down at Alex and fired another blast. It was hurtling straight to the Titan's guardian but Beast Boy came in and pointed his Grabber at the incoming projectile. When he pulled the trigger, the thin green light came out of the pointer and got a hold of the huge ball of energy. The changeling then positioned the energy ball and let go of the trigger, firing the projectile back at the creature and watched it fall and dissolving after the hit. After taking the floating head down, Beast Boy lowered his weapon and smirked.

Beast Boy: "Guess it didn't take the heat huh."

Alex looked down at Beast Boy and sighed.

Alex: "Boy those history records were right. Your jokes are really lame."

He chuckled at it for a second while Beast Boy was a little fuming. But just as Al was smiling about it, he got serious when he heard some roaring behind him and BB, turned around, and saw two more Cacodemons flying towards them. Beast Boy looked behind him too and saw the creatures as they started spitting out balls of heated energy at the two. Once they witnessed that, the two teammates moved out of the way of the spot as the balls of energy hit the metal road and exploded in flames. While everyone else was doing a good job, Cyborg was having a little trouble fighting off these creeps. He was running and dodging the attacks of the creatures but he can't fight back since all his weapons systems are temporarily useless with the suit on him. Just when he was trying to figure out how to stop them without his weapons, he tripped on a loose steel gurter and fell face first on the floor. He turned over to see two Cacodemons heading towards him.

Cyborg: "Oh man! This can't be good!"

Just when he thought it is all over, he looked at the chain gun Alex gave him and decided to give it a try.

Cyborg: "What the hell…"

He quickly positioned his weapon and aimed it at the monsters. When he pulled the trigger, the drum of the chain gun started to spin real fast and in a second, hallow pointed rounds came out of the drum and went soaring straight to the balloon headed monsters. Within a second, they were immediately shredded and turned into falling ash. After staring at the dissolving creeps for a few seconds, the hybrid looked at the weapon he was holding and smiled.

Cyborg: "Oh yeah! Now that's what I'm talking about!"

He got up to look for more Cacodemons to destroy. To his luck, he spotted the next two that was still attacking both Alex and Beast Boy. They were doing their best taking them down with both their plasma rifle and grabber but the creatures avoided their attacks so sudden and fired back. Cy ran to their direction to save the day as he aimed his chain gun up in the air and fired it at the two attackers. Once they died, he joined up with his teammates and checked to see if they're alright.

Cyborg: "You guys cool?"

The two looked at their metallic friend and nodded.

Alex: "We're Okay, thanks to you Cy."

Alex then look down and spotted the chain gun the hybrid was holding.

Alex: "See you're getting use to that beauty."

Cy couldn't help but to chuckle at what his guardian said.

Cyborg: "Yeah, well once you get the hang of it, it can be quite useful for situations like this."

Beast Boy: "Uh dudes? Hate to spoil the fun, but were in the middle of something."

Both Cyborg and Alex looked at the changeling, then up at the windy sky and noticed the last three Cacodemons heading to them. Just when the three teammates were about to aim their weapons at them, Raven came out of nowhere and summoned the dark energies within her.

Raven: "Let me handle them."

Once she said that, she waved her glowing black hands and three flammable barrels on the side of the metal road were covered in the same black energy and lifted off the ground.

Raven: "Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!"

She then threw her hands to the creatures the same time the barrels levitated straight towards them at high speeds. The barrels connected and exploded, causing the monster's heads to fly back and disintegrated into nothing. When the last of the Cacodemons were long gone, Raven landed on the ground around her friends and looked at them.

Alex: "Thanks, but we could've taken care of them out ourselves."

Raven simply smirk and spoke in a monotone voice.

Raven: "True… But I believe that it was a good time for a woman to do a man's job."

Alex laughed a little.

Alex: "Too bad you're not a woman yet."

The three laughed it up, but Raven was sneering with an anime vein popping out the corner of her helmet. The three immediately calmed before they would be clobbered when Robin came and rejoin the group.

Robin: "What are you three laughing about?"

The three immediately looked at Robin then turn their heads back at Raven, who has eyes glowing partially red. Hoping not to get killed by her instead of the creatures, they reverted their heads back to the leader and nervously lied.

Alex: "Nothing… We were just talking about a joke I heard from one of the employees."

He chuckled a little, but Robin had an odd look on his face. When he saw Raven with her fading red eyes, he understood and looked at Alex with a fake expression.

Robin: "Right… Well by the way this looks, I say that's all of those Cacodemons. But who knows when more will show up."

Alex almost forgot about that then looked up in the sky, hoping no more will be coming.

Alex: "You're right Robin. What we've faced might have been the first wave, so there's no idea how many more could be up there in the sky. We have to find the service ladder fast before more of those things show up."

He looked back at the team, but noticed one more missing.

Alex: "Uh… Where's Starfire?"

Starfire: "I am up here!"

Everyone looked up and saw Starfire floating down to the sky and joining the others. Once she landed on the floor, Alex approached her with a questioning look.

Alex: "Where were you Starfire? We thought you got into trouble again."

Starfire: "Forgive me friend Alex. But while you were busy, I think I discovered the ladder of service."

When Alex heard that, he walked closer to Star and had an odd look underneath his helmet.

Alex: "Where?"

After a few minutes of walking, the team discovered the service ladder that goes down to the maintenance catwalks. Beast Boy looked down at the ladder and nervously gulped.

Beast Boy: "Boy, that's a long way down."

Alex: "It is, but we don't have a choice of a matter. Once we get down the ladder, we have to follow the proper path straight down to the surface and continue on from there. Now let's head on down."

Starfire and Raven were the first as they flew down to the catwalk. Then the boys started climbing down the ladder one by one. Once they all made to the catwalk they all proceeded, passing a few tankers and support structures. When they reach to the end, they spotted a split between the path.

Robin: "Which one we're taking Alex?"

Alex checked his PDA real quick to find a proper route. When he was done, he puts away his handheld device and pointed to the left.

Alex: "That way."

But just when they were going to head to the end, a red cloud showed up, followed by a flash of lightning. From out of the blue came a Revenant on the middle of the junction and screamed at them, ready to fight.

Alex: "Ah, give me a break!"

Alex immediately got his plasma rifle ready while the skeleton monster fired its rockets at the team. The guardian quickly fired at the rockets so that they would explode before the impact, then continued blasting shots at the creature. Once it was dead, a couple of more clouds came out up on the sky and ten Lost Souls materialized out of the lightning and rocketed straight to Titans. Alex opened fire at the flaming skulls while Cyborg and Starfire joined in and fired star bolts and hallow points at them. With all of them gone, the team quickly headed to the fork in the road and turned left. They kept running until they saw a few Trites coming down the big steam pipes from above. Alex took his machine gun out and clipped them off before they could strike. But after he done that, a green cloud appeared and out of a green lightning bolt came a Vulgar blocking the path. It immediately hurled a green fire ball directly at the team, but Beast Boy came in and used his Grabber to get a hold of the fire ball, aim it, and launched it back at the creature. With it dead, they continued on and approached another ladder that will take them to a lower level of catwalks. They climb or flew down the ladder and continued walking straight to a sky walkway above their heads. Just as they were over, a couple of shadowy figures clinging to the ceiling came down and landed on the catwalk. They were a bunch of Imps that were waiting for their prey. Cyborg shoved Alex away as he used his chain gun to rip them off one by one. With the path is clear, they kept on running until they reach a curve corner that wraps around a big steel silo. They then walked around it to see where this path takes them. But while they were halfway around, a huge energy blast came for the left and hit the metal wall in front of them, missing them by mere inches. They all turned their heads to the left and spotted five more Cacodemons, with the Lost Souls not trailing behind.

Alex: "Carp! We got more incoming coming from the left!"

Alex and the rest of the team position their weapons at the beasts while the floating head spat out their energy blasts. Raven levitated in front of the team and created a huge black barrier to protect them from any hazardous projectiles as the blasts hit the wall but not the victims. Once Raven let the barrier down and got out of her friends way, they begin their assault. Starfire and Cyborg used their star bolts and chain gun to destroy the first three while Robin and Alex threw disks and launched plasma shots at the last two. Beast Boy, on the other hand, was picking off Lost Souls that were sailing towards him and his friends with his Grabber. With no threat in sight, for now, they ran on the curve catwalk to see where it takes them. Turns out that at the end of the path was a lift that can take them down. Once they all entered the left, Alex pressed the "Lower Lift" icon and the lift descended to bottom floor. When they reached the last level of catwalks, they got out of the lifts and continued walking down the path. They left the silo area and were in the maintenance zone where tankers and pipes below their feet are used to pump rich resources from the Mars soil to the recycling plant to be processed.

Alex: "We're almost there. Just a few meters down and will be in the clear."

But just as he said that, an Imp crawled up a catwalk, went through a broken part of the support rail, and looked at the team and screamed. Alex quickly took out his double barrel shotgun and quickly fired at it before it could fire back. Once the creature was dead, a red cloud hovered above the catwalk on the other end and a Wraith materialized from it and shrieked. It then vanished without a trace but Al knew what it was doing. So he reloaded two shells into the gun, cocked it, and waited for the creep to reappear. As luck would have it, it appeared and charged at the team, going to make a slice at the first person it sees. And that first person was Alex. So Al aimed his weapon at the Wraith and fired. Once the creature died and dissolved, the Titans kept moving. They encounter a zig-zag trail and turned both left and right. They then continued straight in order to make it to the corner that goes to the right. But when they were halfway down, a pair of green clouds appeared in both ends of catwalk, green lightning bolts came out of it, and two Vulgars appeared at both ends. They two threw green fireballs at the team but Raven formed another dome around them, deflecting the green balls of flame. Now it was their turn to fire back when Alex put away his shotgun and took out his plasma rifle to take care of the first Vulgar in front of him while Beast Boy took the other one from behind with his Grabber. Once Raven released her shield, the two teammates struck back. Alex pulled the trigger and blasted the first spider skeleton with a helping dose of plasma. The second Vulgar threw another fireball but Beast Boy grabbed it launched it back at the creature. With the two dead, Alex and the Titans approached the corner and turned right. But when they did that, twenty Lost Souls materialized above their heads and circles around them, waiting for the right moment to strike. Everyone looked up to see them but Starfire decided to take care of them.

Starfire: "Keep running, I'll handle them."

She then flew up in the air and launched multiple star bolts at the flaming skulls while the rest of the team kept on running. While they did that, an Imp was teleported but Alex took it out in a second with a shotgun. Then two Maggots crawled up the catwalk and scurried their way towards them, but Cyborg took care of them with his chain gun. When they approached another corner, a Revenant appeared and was ready to kill. Alex quickly got his plasma rifle out and fired at the skeleton soldier. Once it's dead, they all turned left and saw the end of the catwalk.

Alex: "This is it!"

Beast Boy: "Finally!"

They immediately ran toward the end when they were introduced by an Imp, a Vulgar, a Wraith, and a Revenant all formed in a line. Alex was able to take them down with his plasma rifle just before they could attack. At last they've reached a small set of steps to get them off the catwalk and on the Martian soil.

Alex: "Now all we have to do is to go down these steps and we're home free."

Alex was the first to go down the steps, but when his foot touched the red sand a red cloud appeared and a Mancubus appeared out of the strike of red lightning. It grunted at the team as Alex had a nervous sweat drop coming down his head.

Alex: "Maybe not…"

The huge behemoth opened fire with his mounted cannons as Alex ducked down from the blasts. The blasts headed directly to the team but Raven prevented that by creating a black wall to stop them. When the creature stopped firing, Alex, who was lying on the ground, looked up and saw the Mancubus marching towards him and lifted one of its colossal feet to flatten his head. Alex lowered his head to the ground and thought it was all over, but a strange black aurora covered his entire body and moved him away from the monster, a second before the behemoth could do something messy. He landed behind where the Titans were and the aurora disappeared around his body. He then looked up at Raven and knew that she was the one that got him out of harms way.

Alex: "Thanks for the help Rae. I needed that."

Cyborg then gave Alex a hand as Alex took his hand and lifted himself up. He and others looked at the Mancubus and it was getting closer with its cannons ready to fire another round.

Robin: "Any plans?"

Cyborg: "You're asking me? If I had my rockets ready, I would've took it down in an instant."

Alex: "Well whatever we do, we gotta do it fast cause it looks like that thing means business."

The monster positioned its arm mounted cannons ready while Alex and the Titans prepared themselves for what would be their final stand. But just before the creature could attack, it was bombarded by a wave of star bolts from above. The team was surprised at what they just witnessed, so they look up and saw Starfire in the air throwing star bolts at the Mancubus.

Starfire: "You will not harm my friends!"

She kept on shooting a few more star bolts and had a couple of hits on the thing. The Mancubus looked to see the Tamaranean, grunted at her, and fired its cannons at her. She was able to fly away from the hot projectiles but the behemoth followed her every move and continued blasting her. But what she was really doing was distracting it. The team noticed the opening and took it.

Alex: "Now, while it's distracted! Hit it with everything we got!"

Immediately, everyone gave the Mancubus hell. Alex blast it with his plasma rifle, Robin threw a bunch of exploding disks at it, Cyborg ripped it apart with the chain gun, Raven levitated a flammable barrel next to her and threw at the creature, and Beast Boy used his Grabber to lift another barrel next to him and did the same thing. They all connected and within seconds, the behemoth of a monster died and disintegrated into ash. Once that was all over, Starfire floated back down to the ground at the spot where the Mancubus was and the rest of the Titans and Alex joined her.

Robin: "Nice going Starfire!"

Beast Boy: "Yeah, you go girl!"

Star simply blushed as she rubbed the back of her head with her hand.

Starfire: "Please… You are all embarrassing me. I was only trying to help."

Alex: "What you did when you were distracting the Mancubus, you saved our lives. If you weren't here, we would've been doomed from the start. We're proud of you."

Starfire smiled a little more and blushed and little more. But just when they were getting use to this moment, Raven butted in.

Raven: "Um… I hate to ruin this warm and touchy feeling, but we have to get going before we're killed or die of no air."

Alex snapped out of it and went back to business.

Alex: "Raven's right. We have to keep moving if we are able to get to Gamma."

He then took out his PDA and checked his digital map to find their next destination, the construction sight. With a few clicks of the pen, he found the location.

Alex: "All right, the map says that the construction site is three miles east of here. We should start walking."

Beast Boy: "Three miles east? Aren't there like some shortcuts that can get us there quicker?"

Alex looked at Beast Boy and shook his head.

Alex: "Sorry BB, but if we take any shortcuts, we could be walking into a trap. We have to take the long road if we were to survive."

Beast Boy: "Well you go ahead and walk if you want to. I'm going to stay right here and rest for a minute. I'll take a shortcut to Gamma by myself and that's it."

And with that said, Beast Boy sat on the steps and turned his head away from the team. Robin was about to tell him something, but Alex place his hand on the Boy Wonder's shoulder and shook his head.

Alex: "Let me try."

He then approached the changeling and sighed.

Alex: "You know what? You're right Beast Boy. You should stay and rest while we go ahead. Sure taking a shortcut could be a quick yet risky way to reach Gamma, but without a digital map to guide you, you would be lost without a clue. Not to mention that you'll be out of air if you waste it all in that tank you have back there. And who knows, even if you find an airlock and catch a breather, there would be monsters waiting for. And without us to help you and the only weapon you have is that puny Grabber you're carrying, you're chances of getting out of here in one piece is mighty slim. But hey, it's your choice so you do it your way. Ask for us, we're leaving. See ya BB, and good luck."

When all is said and done, Alex and the team left their joking changeling behind while they start walking to the construction site. While they were doing that, BB gave what Alex said some thought. Sure a shortcut was the way to go, but he won't know where Gamma is since he's still new to the installation and he'll be out of air before he could find it. And even if he does find an airlock and get inside, he would still be monster chow. Finally coming to a conclusion, he decided to hell with his plan, look straight to see his friends still visible from the sand storm, got up, and ran to them with his hands flapping wildly and his voice yelling like a girl.

Beast Boy: "Hey, don't leave me alone! I don't want to die all by myself! Wait for me!"

And that's the end of the first part of Mars Surface. I'm sorry if some of the sentences sounded the same at the beginning, but I ran out of words. So I hope this is good enough. On the next chapter, the team headed into the construction area to see if they could get through it. But with a major ambush in their way, they have to survive in order to get out of there. Please Review.