The room was so dark when Geo woke up, he questioned whether he really had woken up. He could still sense people were there, but it was too dark to even see them. Then it clicked. He had been dragged down to a demon layer.

"I see you're awake," Dek said. His baritone echoed throughout the room.

Geo tried to talk, but all he did was pollute the air around him. Suddenly the room felt much bigger than it really was.

"We've removed your ability to talk. Didn't know about that one did you? Yeah, there's a reason we don't tell low ranking members everything," Dek explained.

Geo tried to move, but he felt constrained. He was standing up with nothing attached, but couldn't do anything. Must be another spell.

"But since you're here, we're going to have to kill you," he took a slight pause. "Or we'd have to convert you back."

Geo's eyes grew wide like a deer in headlights. He did not want to go back to being a demon. His life after joining the Titans had been fantastic. For the first time he actually felt like a human being. And it was all going to be taken away from him in the blink of an eye.

He felt a rage surge within his body. His power was increasing at ten-percent every second. Enough for Dek to respond to him maybe. Geo was hoping for it.

As soon as Dek turned around, Geo kicked him in the head. His body felt heavy, but he had enough energy to move around the room. Dek tried to strike back, but Geo shot a huge energy beam straight through his chest. Dek didn't dissolve, but he wouldn't be moving for quite a while.

Geo raced out of the room, and he felt everything return to normal. The next step would be to get his com back, and let everyone know where he was. Memories of this place came flooding back to him. He had been there twice as a younger kid. They kept captives things inside a safe.

He got to the safe without any hassle. The area was mostly deserted, and he could hide his power so he'd be invisible. The hard part would be to open the safe. He didn't know what the room looked like, but his old teacher had said the safe is the hardest thing in the multiverse to open. Now whether he was telling the truth, or bluffing so no one would be curious to go check, Geo didn't know. He was most likely bluffing, but he wouldn't be sure until he opened it.

Geo put his hand up against the door. Immediately he pulled it back. There could have been a secret trigger that alerted guards someone was trying to steal whatever was in there. With the help of the Force, he sense for any traps. To his shock there were none. Geo searched even more, this time peering through to the inside. Then he saw why there was no trap at the door.

The moment he stepped foot into the vault, every demon within a fifty mile radius would be notified of his presence. There was a pressure plate that once triggered, would force every pure blooded demon towards him. The mother of all traps. And his com was inside that room.

He could try dimension hopping. Though that runs the risk of alerting guards because of his higher power level. Anything's better than nothing.

Geo prepared his mind for the transition. The technique requires a large amount of focus. If for even a moment he slips up, then his body would be torn to shreds.

The transition through the door was easy enough. He figured he had around five minutes before his focus would break. Geo phased through the traps easily enough. The hardest part would be cracking the safe. There were triggers all over the box. And he couldn't just phase through the box. Only the Dark Lord's right hand could do that.

He had to unphase, and use the Force to find out the code in a split second, and phase back in. After succeeding in getting the code, Geo finally grasped what he came there after. The most tense three minutes of his life were now over, and he silently made his way out of the labyrinth.

Com in hand, he called the main channel.

"Geo! Where did they take you?" Said Robin. He was in a state of panic.

"It's okay guys, I found my com! And as to where I am: there is a demon portal just beyond the North side of Jump. I don't know anything about what they're doing, but once we meet up I'm sure we could find out. I'm also pretty sure its where Dek and Zek entered the city from too."

"Great! The portal's only ten minutes away. Can we enter in, or do you have to lead us down there?" Asked Robin.

"I'll have to lead you all down, but Raven should be able to sense my aura so you guys won't be too lost," explained Geo. "However, be prepared for a lot of guards."

"We'll do the best we can to bring our A game! Robin out."

With the click of Robin's link, Geo felt himself all alone again.

There was a hallway up ahead leading towards a main dining area. If Geo could just avoid that, it'd be smooth sailing the rest of the way. He remembered a small corredor sandwiched between the mess hall and kitchen. If only he could squeeze through.

Phaseshifting would be even more dangerous. He was exhausted, and would like to stay at a constant power level. With hundreds of demons in one place, any slight change would set all of them off.

He hid a safe enough distance away to where he wouldn't be seen. Studying the door's pattern was his top priority. After a few minutes, he figured it out, and slipped through without a trace. He would have just enough time to reach the Titans. Right as he neared the gates, he heard a loud roar.

No. No. No.

Anything but the gatekeeper. Geo replayed the events leading up towards their meeting, but couldn't find anything he did wrong. Still, his mind worked as fast as his legs. There must have been something that alerted the dog.

Geo turned on his com. "Hey guys, is anyone on this line," he ran as hard as he could towards the portal.

"Yeah, Geo what is it?" Asked Robin.

"I forgot one very important detail," said Geo. The monster roared as if to confirm his statement. "We're going to need to bring more than our A game for this one. Forget about the other demons, this thing is the real problem."

Just as the gatekeeper was about to eat Geo, he escaped back into reality, and immediately into Starfire's arms.

"Geo, what happened! Look at your clothes!" Gasped Starfire.

Geo looked down and saw his tee-shirt and shorts were indiscriminately tattered. He was lucky that he made it out alive.

"So what's the plan G?" Asked Beast Boy.

"The plan is we need someway to close down that portal. If their right outside the city, it must mean an attack is only like a week away. Robin, you got any idea on how we should stop it?" Asked Geo.

"This is your area of expertise, Geo. Take a deep breath, and come up with a plan for us," said Robin.

Geo took one huge breath, but still couldn't think of anything. "The monster dog that was chasing me is only known to a select group of people. I imagine Dek released him to try and get back at while after escaping," explained Geo.

"So what just use brute force over strategy then?" Asked Cyborg.

Geo nodded. They got in formation and waited for the monster. Everyone charged once they heard the roar.

Geo never had gotten a good look at the beast until it climbed out of the portal. The thing reminded him of Cerberus. Now that he thought about it, that thing was Cerberus. When did demons have connections with Hades?

"There's a good chance I didn't see his whole body," said Geo as he was backing up. The team had one singular thought: get enough space in between them before attacking.

They brushed up against the city limits, and charged head first into the beast. Their combined force was enough to push it back just enough for another attack. After the second one, they all had to split up. Two Titans were to take on one head.

Multiple blows weren't enough to take the thing out. It didn't help that Beast Boy's flying animals were very weak, and Robin's jet pack was very useless as a utility weapon. Yet somehow they finally managed to make it disintegrate after what felt like forever.

"Now there's the problem with closing the portal," explained Geo. "I'm going to have to be the one to do it, but I need someone else to come with me as for cover."

"I will go," said Starfire stepping up. "I can raise my power higher than anyone else. You other four can stay outside and wait for any demons."

Robin nodded. "Good luck you two,"