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The Titans screamed as the trap opened up and they fell through the floor into an underground chamber. All of them landed, hard, on a slab of rock. "Again with the Depths of Hell," Drake muttered, standing.

"Woah," Beast Boy said, looking around.

The rock they were on stood about fifty feet above a sea of boiling lava. Waterfalls of lava poured out of irregular holes in the walls. Almost directly in front of them, a flight of stairs led up from the rock for about five feet, then continued through an underground tunnel before disappearing around a corner. To the left, steps led to a huge, almost mansion-like, house that stretched up to the ceiling. On either side of this stone house, a flight of stairs went up and around to the second story.

"So...all of this is under this guy's floor?" Rorek asked, sitting up.

Drake nodded. "Yes. He installs it in every 'house' he owns. The only difference in this one and the last one I was in, is that staircase that leads into the wall. And, of course, I'm sure that Thorn has equipped that house over there with state-of-the-art technology."

"Really?" Cyborg asked.

"One thing about Thorn," Drake said in answer. "that you can always count on is the fact that he'll always have the best technology." He paused and looked over at the stone house. "If my memory serves me right, he should come through that house's front door with his team."

"Great memory you've got there, Drake," came the taunting, sarcastic voice of Mystery from behind him.

Drake turned swiftly, powering his magic as he did, only to have one of Mystery's boots connect with his chest and throw him backward.

"Face it, Drake," Mystery sneered. "You'll never defeat Thorn now. He has more power than you can ever imagine."

Drake raised his head and lifted himself up on his elbows. "Just because Thorn is a full demon," he said. "does not-" He paused to shoot up a shield as Mystery attempted to shoot him with an energy blast. "-mean that he's more powerful than I am!"

Rorek nodded in agreement. "Totally. I'm only a quarter-demon and I can do this." He raised one hand to Mystery, chanted, and shot a stream of magic around her leg. Before she could move, one of Robin's weapons struck the center of her chest and wrapped around her, pinning her arms to her sides. "Let me go," she snarled.

Drake shook his head and shot his own stream of magic around her other leg.

Mystery opened her mouth to snap at him, only to be hit with a blast from Cyborg's sonic cannon. She was thrown slightly backwards, the magic around her legs saving her from falling into the lava below. Drake noticed this and glanced at Cyborg. "Do that again," he said to him while sending Rorek a message with his mind: When Cyborg shoot her, release your hold on her.

Rorek looked confused, but nodde, and obeyingly followed Drake's command. When the sonic cannon's blue blast struck Mystery's chest, he and Drake released their hold and allowed her to fall into the lava.

"That's one way to get rid of your enemies," Raven commented.

"Great job, Titans," a calm voice drawled behind them. They turned, surprised, and saw Thorn standing in front of the stone house. He was leaning forward on the cane, his hands clasped over the gem on top. The hood of his black cloak was pulled back, revealing his dark hair and young face. A pair of black shades (which had undoubtely come from one of his many cloak pockets) covered his eyes and his insane grin was plastered on his face.

Dayna was standing to his right, although slightly behind him. She was still staring at the Titans happily, but was also still staying close to Thorn. She was yet again fiddling with her necklace and fidgeting restlessly. The rest of his team was no where to be seen.

"But you've forgotten one thing," Thorn continued as a bright light appeared in front of him. "Mystery can teleport."

"Shield your eyes!" Robin ordered. The others listened and guarded their eyes as Mystery appeared in her usual blinding flash of light.

Mystery how stood before them, angry and glaring directly at Drake. Parts of her clothing had been burned, and pieces of rope clung to her arms. Her mask had fallen away, revealing that her dark eyes had a light blue tint to them. "I didn't like that, Drake," Mystery said acidly, pulling the rope tatters off of her. "I really didn't like that."

Thorn barked a laugh as Mystery prepared to shoot an energy blast. "Looks like Mystery wants to fight!" he said, standing up straigh. "So, have at 'em!" he pressed the gem on the cane and four windows on the second story of the house exploded outward. The rest of his team jumped out as Mystery flew straight for Drake. Thorn himself continued to laugh until he spotted Beast Boy coming towards him. "Looks like I have an opponent after all," he said, drawing his sword from his side and turning to Dayna. "Dayna, stay back unless you want a stab wound in your gut. And hold this for me," he added, pushing the cane into her hands and wrapping her fingers around it tightly.

Dayna nodded slowly. "Am I supposed to do anything with it?"

Thorn shook his head and said, "No. Only hold it for now." and swung his sword out, point first, to stop Beast Boy in his tracks.

Beast Boy had charged Thorn in rhino form, meaning to catch him in his side and throw him backwards, and now changed to his human form to avoid having a sword through him. "Let Dayna go!" he growled.

Thorn's insane grin turned instantly to a sneer. "Beast Boy, you fool! You don't get it, do you?" The blank look on Beast Boy's face told Thorn that, no, he did not. "Dayna could leave me any time she wanted to. I'm not holding her; she's not locked up, hasn't been for a while. It's her choice to stay with me."

Beast Boy looked from Thorn to Dayna, who averted her eyes and took a step back. She's...choosing to stay with him?

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