In this chapter, the Titans and Alex made it to the Military Complex. But what they found was nothing but a massacre filled with flesh eating zombies, evil security guards, and something very horrific.

Chapter Notes

Zombies and Z-Secs will make their appearance in this chapter. In the beginning of the chapter, it's going to be a cut away scene with the Main Marine heading back up to Mars City just to get to Marine HQ. A character early in the story is going to make another appearance. And there's going to be a scene from the first Halo game and a quickie part from the Doom movie. You'll know it when you read it.

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

Chapter 8: Complex of the Dead

Mars City, Maintenance: November 15, 2145, 2:53 P.M.

Within the Maintenance room, everything was quiet, too quiet. The elevator leading down to the underground junction opened its door and a Marine soldier holding a shotgun exited out of the shaft, still a little shaky of what transpired a while ago.

Main Marine: "Jesus Christ, what was that down there? One minute I was going to retrieve a missing scientist at the Old Com Facility, the next the entire place turned upside down and crewmembers and security personnel tried to kill me. And what were those things shooting fire balls? They were inhuman! Oh how much worse can it possibly get?"

Suddenly he heard a radio transmission from a very familiar voice. That voice was Sergeant Kelly.

Sergeant Kelly: "All remaining Marine units, this is Sergeant Kelly. I am unable to reach Mars City from my current position. Move to Marine HQ to regroup and await further orders."

Main Marine: sigh I had to ask. Well, better head back to HQ, I need all the help I can get.

The Marine was about to get to the Departure Lounge but found out that the stairs leading up to the place had been destroyed.

Main Marine: "Great, so much for the easy way. Better fine another way getting to Marine HQ."

Positioning his shotgun he started looking around the place unaware that there was a figure hiding behind a crate that's human, but not human. It then came out of his hiding place and started to fire.

Maintenance Passage 15: November 15, 2145, 2:55 P.M.

The Titans and Alex kept walking down the Maintenance area of the facility. Alex has his pistol in hand just incase something comes up. He then saw a sign on the metal wall reading "Military Complex" and smiled.

Alex: "All right! We're here!"

Beast Boy: "About time. I think my feet wouldn't take another step."

Raven: "Consider it your first exercise in a long time."

Beast Boy glared at Raven while she was giggling a little bit. Robin smiled a bit too knowing that Raven was right. Beast Boy needs a little exercise once in a while. He then looked at Starfire and noticed that she wasn't smiling, in fact, she haven't been herself since being attacked by a swarm of baby monsters. Robin, knowing the right thing to do, placed his hand on Starfire's shoulder and tried to reason with her.

Robin: "Starfire, is everything O.K.?"

Starfire looked at Robin and saw the concerned look on his face.

Starfire: "Everything's fine friend Robin. I'm just a little shook up."

Robin: "Shook up? I can tell by the look on your face, you're scared."

Starfire: "I'm not!"

Robin: "Yes you are. I know you're scared after your experience lately, but it's O.K. to be scared."

Starfire: "It is?"

Robin: "Yeah. I mean look at me. On the outside, I am a tough brave risk taker, but on the inside, I'm afraid that something bad might happen not only to me, but to you. And when I was Slade's apprentice, when I was fighting my friends, I was afraid that I might hurt them, and especially you. What I'm trying to say is that it's O.K. to be scared, no matter how brave you are."

Starfire smiled when she heard Robin's words, but Alex interrupted the precious moment.

Alex: "Those are lovely words of wisdom there Robin. But whatever attacked Starfire really spooked her out. And since that happens, we have to be more careful on what's going on and try not to get lost."

Robin and Starfire looked at Alex and agreed with him. They continue walking until they reach a metal shutter door that takes them to the complex. Alex then approached a touch pad monitor at the left wall close to the door that said "Open Door" and pushed it. Once the door is opened, Alex walked through it and enters one of the hallways with the Titans following him.

Cyborg: "Well, we're at the complex, where do we begin."

Alex: "First of all we have to get the Central Command. Once we get there we can-"

When Alex turned his head to the hallway, he stopped talking and was shocked for words. The Titans themselves was looking at Alex's direction and they too were speechless. What they saw the a hallway turned into a disaster zone with a few flickering lights, papers scattered all over the floor, four dead bodies, two scientists and two Marine soldiers, on the floor, and blood on the floor and walls. They all just starred at the wreck and were stunned silent.

Beast Boy: "Whoa… Dude…"

Alex put away his pistol, slowly walked towards one of the dead marines, and observed the damage. It was a matter of time when all the Titans walked around and looked at the damage fist hand.

Starfire: "There was a war and we don't know about it?"

Robin: "A war? More like a slaughter around here."

Beast Boy: "Man, this is real sick, even for Slade."

Raven: "Or Terra. Who would've caused something like this?"

Alex: "Don't know, but whoever did this was completely inhuman. You guys better check this out."

All the Titans gathered around Alex looking at the dead Marine. Alex then placed his hand on the armor and moved it across the marks on the plating.

Alex: "Take a look at the markings on the armor's breastplate. Clearly these claw marks came from an animal but nothing I have never seen before. And see those arms? Those look like burn sploshes."

Robin: "Weird. You think there was a friendly fire around here lately."

Alex: "I don't know, but if it was that, it would never do anything like this. All I'm saying is whoever, or whatever did this, showed no remorse and no mercy."

Alex kept looking at the dead soldier and noticed an MG-88 Enforcer Machine Gun and three clips close to the body. He then looked at the other soldier and saw a shotgun and two cases of shells next to him. Realizing what to do, he stood up and picked up the machine gun and clips, then went to the other dead marine and took the shotgun and shells. The Titans noticed what he was doing and thought it was the wrong thing to do.

Robin: "You know that's stealing."

Alex: "I know, but its not stealing if the person is dead. Besides, whatever killed these people would kill us. And if that happens then we have to be prepared for anything."

Cyborg: "He got a point there Robin. By the way this place looks, we have no other choice but to be ready for what's ahead."

With that said, Cyborg activated his sonic blaster cannon. Robin looked at Cyborg and nodded with him on there.

Robin: "You're right on that occasion Cyborg. We have to keep our guard up, no matter what."

Robin checked his belt to see if he has all the weapons he need and then looked at Alex.

Robin: "So Alex, where Central Command?"

Alex took out his PDA and started looking for the place on the digital map.

Alex: "It's not far from where we are. All we have to do is walk through the cafeteria and a couple of hallways. Let's keep moving."

Alex held his shotgun in his hands and his machine gun strapped around his shoulder. He started walking down the bloody hallway with the Titans following him. Unaware to them, they were being watched by a security camera that's still operational.

Military Complex, Security Station 1: November 15, 2145, 2:58 P.M.

In one of the security stations of the complex, a group of Security guards were watching on the security monitor where the Titans and Alex walking down the hallway leading to the cafeteria. Their faces were covered with helmets, mouth protections and red goggles and they were carrying pistols, shotguns, machine guns, and shields. One of the guards looked at the men and gives them the orders, but he talked in a language really unknown. They then went out and were ready for combat.

Military Complex, Cafeteria: November 15, 2145, 2:59 P.M.

The two metal doors automatically opened and Alex and the team entered the cafeteria. The cafeteria had twenty tables with benches, two soda vending machines and a snack dispenser placed from one corner and all the way to the other, and a food delivery service attached to both sides of the wall, where when you push a button next to the choice of meal, the food is brought to you in an instant. Of course the place is entirely a wreck with blood splattered on tables, a few sparks coming out of the food delivery service, three lights blinking one and off, and one of the vending machines that was planted on the floor. Alex, still holding the shotgun carefully walked down the place, being more careful then ever. The Titans were following his every move with Cyborg in the back with his cannon still armed.

Cyborg: "Man, look at this place. I never thought this would be so gruesome."

Beast Boy: "Ugh… I think I'm going to be sick. I've never seen this much blood in my life."

Starfire: "I agree, I've seen battles during my young life but nothing like this."

Alex: "Relax guys, the sooner I get you back home the better."

Alex then noticed a dead body lying in the middle of the floor. He placed his shotgun on the table and gives the body a close inspection of the body. He noticed this body was a scientist and saw his entrails sticking out and an arm cut off. He shook his head sad to see someone die like this.

Alex: "Even the scientists didn't even stand a chance."

Raven: "You know what's weird? There's a lot of blood everywhere, but there's no bodies."

Robin: "You're right Raven. Where have they all go?"

Alex: "Possible guess is that someone took the bodies, or something. Let's not waist anymore time, we should head to Central Command at once."

Alex then stood up and was about to leave when he heard grunting and moaning noises coming from a tight shadowed area between the food delivery service walls. It was then that someone came out of his hiding place. He seemed like a total wreck. His mouth was covered with blood, along with his lab coat and shoes, his eyes seem to be glowing reddish yellow, and he was holding a white rat in his right hand. Alex thought he needed some help so he decided to communicate with him.

Alex: "Excuse me sir, are you all right? You look like a total wreck. Do you need any help?"

The scientist didn't say anything; he was just watching the team with those evil looking eyes. Then, without warning, he put the mouse in his mouth and ate it. This made the team speechless and disgusted at the same time.

Alex: "O.K…"

The scientist kept starring at the team as he finished eating the rat. He then picked up a butcher knife on the counter and slowly approached them.

Alex: "Whoa, hold on there bud, we're the good guys right here. We don't mean to hurt you. Just put the butcher knife down and let's talk about this."

But the scientist still didn't listen, he continue to creep further to Alex with the butcher knife ready to slice someone up. Alex took out his pistol and aimed it at the crazy man.

Alex: "Stop right there sir. That's as far as you can go. Put the knife down and relax."

The mad man still continues to walk towards him.

Alex: "I'm ordering you to stop! This is your last warning! One more step and I'll shoot!"

The scientist then took one more step and raised his butcher knife up in the air, ready to kill. Alex quickly aimed the pistol at the knife and started firing at it, shooting off the hand and let the butcher knife spinning in the air. The then landed to the mad man's head with the knife-edge down and gave him a splitting headache. Person staggered around a bit and then fell on his back dead. Alex slowly approached the dead carcass and nudged him with his foot to see if he's still moving. Knowing that he's now dead, Alex then looked at the Titans with frustration.

Alex: "Thanks for helping me."

Robin: "Helping you? What were you thinking? Shooting someone and killing him in an instant."

Alex: "The guy went crazy and tried to kill me. What other choice do I have?"

Raven decided not to listen to the argument, walk towards the dead body, and did a close inspection.

Robin: "Well we should've helped him for one. And two, you should've just took him down removed the knife in his hand."

Alex: "Well maybe if he would've followed orders then we wouldn't be in this mess in the first place. He didn't listen to my orders at all, not to mention that he was eating a live mouse. It's like he was an animal or something."

Raven: "Something is right. Alex did you see this mans face."

Alex turned his head at Raven to answer her question.

Alex: "No I was a little too busy concentrating on the knife he was holding."

Raven: "Well then take a look at this."

Alex went next to Raven and closely looked at the person's face.

Raven: "See the pale complexion on his face, the burning red eyes, the unusual formations on the teeth?"

Alex: "They seem normal to me."

Raven moved her eyes directly at a wrongful Alex.

Raven: "They're not normal Alex. The way this person looks means that he's dead, but the red eyes seem a little different. What I'm saying is that this person has become part of the undead."

Alex then looked at Raven with eyes filled with complete shock.

Alex: "You mean to tell me that this person is really a zombie?"

Raven nodded the same time that the rest of the team stood there silently when hearing the Z word.

Alex: "But that's scientifically impossible! This guy is an honorary scientist with all the academic know how. How can this guy be turned into a zombie?"

Raven: "I don't know, but he turned into one for some strange reason."

Robin: "And I think I know the reason."

Both Alex and Raven looked at Robin for an explanation.

Robin: "That wounded Marine at the Maintenance Passage, he said that people started changing into something, and it happened when flying skulls started appearing."

Alex: "Then if this guy is dead, then that means that everyone in the Complex-"

Suddenly everyone heard groaning and moaning noises all around them. All the doors then went open at the same time as hoard of zombies came out of the doors, seven in each. Few have blood coming out of their mouths, one with its lower jaw missing, two more with their faces ripped off, one eyeless, and another one that's fat with its entrails showing. Alex and the Titans gathered around in a circle looking at the undead getting closer. Beast Boy was close to the first dead body Alex found unaware that its eyes were open and were glowing burning red.

Starfire: "This isn't how I will spend my time in this facility Alex."

Alex: "Don't worry Starfire; these guys are slow so we can escape easily."

Beast Boy: "Let's hope they don't know how to run."

Beast Boy then felt something grabbing his leg. When he looked down, he saw a zombie grabbing the changeling's leg and was about to eat it. Scared of being eaten alive, Beast Boy changed into a humming bird seconds before the zombie was about to eat his leg. He landed in between his teammates and changed back to his human form, while the team was being cornered to a wall with an army of zombies surround them. Alex aimed his pistol at one of the zombies but realized that a little p-shooter won't work. And the machine gun won't have enough ammunition to take them all out. So his only option is to use the shotgun to blow them away. The only problem is that when he was looking for his shotgun, he found it at one of the tables, behind the zombies.

Alex: "Damn it… Robin, I'm going to get my shotgun. You and your team do what you do best."

But before Robin could protest on that idea, Alex just rushed towards the zombies, jumped up, did a handstand on the two zombies left and right shoulders, and landed behind the zombies making a dash for the shotgun. Two of the zombies that Alex went over immediately went after him. The Titans were standing there in amazement, since they didn't know that Alex could do that. Robin then shook it all off when he still noticed the rest of the zombies were still getting closer.

Robin: "You heard him team, take them out!"

Robin quickly took out four little silver balls from his utility belt and threw them at the zombies. The balls exploded, causing a bright light that made it hard to see for the undead. Without hesitation, the Titans charged in and attack any zombie they came into contact with. Back to Alex, he was heading towards his shotgun on the table while two zombies went after him. When he was about to make it, another zombie jumped out and over the table to tackle Alex to the ground. But with quick reflexes, Alex grabbed the zombie from midair and slammed him in the metal ground with a T-bone suplex. He quickly got up and did a double clothesline two of the zombies that were about to be right up his face. He then jumped and somersaulted backwards to the other side of the table right at the same time he grabbed the shotgun from the table. Landing on his feet, Alex pointed his shotgun at the three zombies that were slowly getting up and fired each of them in the head. It was then that another zombie was stumbling towards Alex's side but he saw it coming at the corner of his eye, turned to the right, and fired at it, leaving a hole through its body. Robin was beating up zombies with an array of kicks and punches. But then he saw three more zombies surrounding him, ready to kill him. Robin quickly took out his retractable Bo staff from his utility belt, spinned it around, and positioned himself for battle. The first zombie charged right in for first blood but Robin swung his staff at it, hitting it upside the head with blood splattering on the wall. The second one quickly rushed up from the left, using his arms to attempt to beat Robin senseless. Robin blocked the hits with his staff then made a quick slice at its waist, splitting him in half. The last zombie came up from behind ready to choke the boy wonder, but Robin felt it coming as he, without turning, used his staff to stab the zombie in the gut. With all his strength, he lifted the zombie up over his head and slammed it to the floor, incapacitating its head. He removed his staff out of the dead zombie's gut and twisted it around for a finishing pose, then went back on the attack on a couple of more zombies. Starfire was at the other end of the cafeteria, surrounded by five zombies. She charged up her star bolts and readied herself for the attack. Starfire then flew up to the ceiling the same time the zombies jumped up to get her. The Tamaranean quickly fired her star bolts at each of the undead beings, laying them dead on their backs. Just as Starfire thought it was over, one more zombie jumped out of nowhere from behind her and took her down. They both landed on the floor and rolled on top of each other. They stopped as Starfire was on the floor and the zombie was on top of her with its teeth ready to eat her alive. Unaware to the zombie, Starfire's eyes began to glow bright green. Without warning, she fired her eye beams and exploded the zombie's head. Cyborg was punching and hitting zombies left and right. Suddenly, he got rammed from behind by a fat zombie and was implanted by a steel pillar face first. Cyborg was dazed by the impact but quickly shook his head and looked at the fat zombie that was lumbering towards him.

Cyborg: "Don't know how you got back from the dead, but I'll show you the way back!"

Cyborg quickly tuned on his sonic cannon and quickly charged in to attack the zombie. The fat zombie continued staggering and was going to swing its arms to whack him. It made an attempted swinging with the right arm, but Cyborg dodged it. The hybrid then punched his cannon right through its gut. Without a second thought, he twisted his arm upright and fired the cannon, replacing the fat zombie's exploded head with a beam of white and blue light. He quickly removed the cannon of the dead corpse and it was dripping with blood. Two more zombies came out of their hiding place and was about ambush the metallic Titan. But Cyborg detected them from behind, turned around, and fires his cannon at the two zombies, making holes in their chests. Meanwhile Raven was forming a shield to protect herself from the four of the zombies that were attempting to swing their arms at her. She then used her powers to levitate a few forks and knifes from one of the tables and on the floor and flew them straight at the undead. Some of the utensils hit the zombies legs, arms, and bodies, but two forks and two knifes stabbed four of the zombies heads straight to the brain and leaving them dead to the ground. She let go of her shield but sensed two more coming her way. She turned her head to the left and saw the two zombies running towards her holding a wrench and a crowbar in their hands. Raven starting looking for a way to put them all down for the count, when she spotted a soda machine reading Robo Cola and had a small smirk coming out of her emotionless face.

Raven: "Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!"

Raven's eyes were glowing white and her hands were covered in a dark aurora. At the same time, the vending machine was engulfed by the same dark energy, lifted off its foundation, and flew it straight towards her. She then turned back around and saw the two zombies approach her with their weapons ready to knock her out cold. Raven gave a wicked smile as she disappeared into the floor the same time that the floating vending machine flew straight towards the two zombies, leaving them off guard. They were then hit by the soda machine and were crushed between it and the farther wall. Raven appeared out of the ground and looked at the destroyed vending machine with a mixture of blood and soda coming down the wall and onto the floor.

Raven: "Those health doctors were right, caffeine is bad for you."

Raven then left another presence coming to her right. She turned right and formed a barrier when a headless zombie came out of the blue and made an attempted punch at her. Beast Boy, on the other hand, was having a hard time trying to take out the zombies. He was dodging and avoiding any attempted moves those zombies made. They all then huddle together and did a dog pile over the changeling. Unaware to them that Beast Boy morphed into a mouse and slipped out of the dead bodies. He then changed back to his human form the saw the pile of zombies trying their best to get up but they were too clumsy to do so. Beast Boy has the opportunity as he went on the table and jumped flipped over the small undead hill. He quickly to shape of a rhino and slammed them to the ground along with destroying a table behind him and let a pool of blood flowing around him. Beast Boy went back to his original form and looked at his clothes soaked with blood.

Beast Boy: "Oh man… And this uniform is dry clean only."

While he was trying to wipe the blood off his uniform, two zombies were sneaking up behind him. Just as they were about to kill Beast Boy, one of the zombies just got shot with a hole ripping through its chest. The second zombie the looked to where the blast was coming from until it too got shot in the head. Alex, who was the one who took out the two zombies with his shotgun, was thankful to save the changeling's life. He then went back to the shoot zombies all over the place. He then shot one zombie in the arm, then another shot to the heart. He then turned right and shoots another zombie to both its legs, but it kept crawling to him. Alex then shot the zombie to the head, leaving it dead. Three more zombies then approached towards him but Alex aimed the shotgun at them. But when he pulled the trigger the gun didn't fire. He realized that his shotgun was empty, so he scurried to get the shells out of his pocket and load them into the gun. The zombies quickly approached Alex and started swaying their arms as a weapon. Alex quickly used his gun as a defense tool and blocked off the zombies attacks. Then one of the zombies made a hard swing and knock the shotgun out of Alex's hands and landed on the floor underneath the table. Alex quickly avoided the zombies swings but one of them made a punch at Alex's face, knocking him to the ground. The second zombie was about to bend down and was going to eat him, but Alex felt it coming and back kick the zombie's gut. He then jumped his feet off the ground to grab the zombie's head and take it down with a forceful takedown, smashing its head on the floor and splitting its head wide open. He rolled over on his back as the third started to do the same thing. Alex used both feet to push the zombie away from him and jumped back up for the attack. He made a left punch at the chest and then an uppercut at the chin. With anticipation, he jumped on the bench and jumped doing a spinning back kick at the head, knocking it down temporary. Once it was down, he raced to the table to get the shotgun under it. He put his arm underneath the table to reach the gun then looked back and saw the two zombies approaching him. He was able to get the shotgun, took it out under the table, and fired the shotgun and one of the zombies in the stomach. The last zombie was about to choke Alex but he slide under the undead being and shot him right between the legs. He got up and looked at the zombie and same time the zombie looked at him and let out a fierce growl and charged at him. But Alex pointed the shotgun at its head and blast it right off, letting the brains splatter all over the floor.

Alex: "That's it for you."

He wrapped the shotgun around his back and proceeded to get his machine gun, which was dropped on the floor at the beginning of the battle. When he picked it up he looked at the Titans that were finished with their battle with the hoard of zombies. The place was more of a mess then before and the Titans uniforms were covered with blood, mostly. Alex then approached Robin who was wiping the blood off his staff.

Alex: "Nice job guys, a bit messy but nice."

Robin looked at Alex and put away his staff into his utility belt.

Robin: "Thanks, it's our specialty. Speaking of which, those are some moves you put on those things."

The rest of the Titans joined Robin and Alex on the conversation they're having.

Cyborg: "Yeah man, I never seen someone with skills as good as yours. When did you learn to do all that?"

Alex couldn't help but smile.

Alex: "Well, when you're the son of a legendary sergeant, you have to train long and hard to be prepared for anything. Sometimes, I always think I'm following my father's footsteps."

Raven: "As the old saying goes, "Like father like son.""

Alex: "Yeah, that's what everyone says to me."

Beast Boy: "Hello? Can we at least get out of here and perhaps find a laundry room around here. Look at my uniform! It's once of a kind uniform straight from the Doom Patrol and I can't spend the rest of my time cleaning all this blood off."

Alex: "Hold on a sec. Whose idea was it to squish a pile load of zombies in an animal twice their size?"

Beast Boy: "Well I thought I could take them all out while they're down. You know, kill two birds with one stone, except its kill a bunch of deadbeats with a rhino."

Alex: "Next time you want to do something like that, just think first before doing it."

Beast Boy: "Should've warned me about it earlier. I mean look at this man! I'm going to spend hours cleaning this shit up."

Alex: "Just give it some time and I'm pretty sure that it will fade in with all the purple and black your sporting."

Alex started laughing a bit but Beast Boy didn't like it at all, even if he's a funny guy himself. Robin decided to ignore them but noticed something at the other end of the cafeteria exit that doesn't look good.

Beast Boy: "Real funny. Ha ha… Let's see if it's funny when I shove my foot up your-"

Robin: "TAKE COVER!"

Alex and Beast Boy looked at Robin with a confused expression, not sure what he's talking about. That was until there were gunshots all around them. Everyone immediately ducked behind the bench tables for immediate cover. Alex took a quick peak to see who's firing and saw fifteen security guards firing their shotguns and machine guns. Four of them saw Alex's head and started firing. Alex put his head back down as bullets hit the table's stainless steel surface as sparks keep flying. The guards stopped firing and waited for them to come out. Still hiding, Alex then looked at the Titans not knowing what to do.

Alex: "They look like security officers, but why the hell are they firing at us? Should they be on our side?"

Raven: "Maybe, unless they're working for the zombies."

Alex: "Huh?"

Raven: "The marine said that security turned against them and started killing everyone."

Alex: "That means that they're zombies too. But how do they know how to use our weaponry?"

Raven: "Don't know. Maybe the knowledge they obtained or something."

Alex: sigh "Terrific…"

Cyborg: "So how are we going to stop them? They are firing heavy-duty weapons at us."

Alex looked at the other side of the cafeteria where the dead guards under the table and spotted a fire extinguisher laying on the floor. With a smirk smile on his face he took out his pistol.

Alex: "When I give the word, we charge in and take them out."

The Teen Titans: "What!"

Alex: "Just trust me on this O.K."

Alex then looked at the extinguisher and aimed it with his pistol. He pulled the trigger and fired a bullet straight at it. When the bullet hit the fire extinguisher, it caused an explosion, sending seven of the guards flying all over the cafeteria, all burned to death. Once the exit is clear, Alex looked at the Titans to give them the word.

Alex: "NOW! MOVE IT!"

Alex and the Titans got out of their hiding places and hurried to the exit. The rest of the undead guards that were down for the moment slowly got up and were about to fire on the team. Alex took out his machine gun and fired three guards, killing them. Cyborg aimed his Sonic cannon and blasted an undead officer. Starfire fired her star bolts at two more. Raven was levitating more utensils and stabbed the next security zombie. Now there's only one dead guard standing there aiming its machine gun at the team. Robin took out his birdarang and threw it straight at the gun, knocking it off the zombie's hands. Robin then jumped up and performs a torpedo kick straight to the head, but oddly enough, the undead guard swiftly avoided the kick. It then did a number of punches and kicks at Robin but he blocked and ducked them all, with a face in shock. The zombie guard then did a straight punch at Robin's face, but the boy wonder avoided the punch, grabbed the arm, and arm dragged him straight into the floor. Still holding on to the arm and without a second thought, Robin took out another birdarang and stabbed the guard in the head, penetrating through the helmet and piercing the brain. With the zombie dead, Robin removed the birdarang, let go of the lifeless arm, and looked at Alex, where he and the rest of the team were in awe as to what just happened.

Robin: "I guess they're not only they know how to fire weapons, they also know how to use their fighting techniques."

Alex: "You guessed correctly. But let's not wait to find out what other tricks these things have up their sleeves. Let's keep moving!"

The Titans and Alex left the dead body behind and exited the cafeteria. They then entered the cafeteria corridor that is littered with boxes, metal crates, papers, and dead bodies. They then raced down to the hallway in the middle of the corridor only to see zombie security officers blocking the middle holding machine guns in one hand and shields in another. Alex fired his machine gun at them but the shields blocked the bullets. The zombies then fired back as the team took cover at the corner walls. Alex quickly removed the empty clip out of the gun, reloaded a full clip, and started to cuss.

Alex: "Shit! Now they have shields! This is getting a lot more complicated then I expected."

Robin: "I think I can take them all out with my exploding disks. If I can time it just right-"

Alex: "Then you'll be Swiss cheese in a matter of seconds. Sorry Robin, but I don't want to see you die under their hands."

Robin: "You got any better ideas."

Alex looked down to his right and saw a dead marine with a small cylinder like object next to it. Alex smirked when he saw this object.

Alex: "You could say that."

Alex then picked up the object and placed his hand at the top.

Beast Boy: "Uh… Exactly what is that?"

Alex: "Oh… Just a little something incase of an emergency. If I were you I would stay clear."

Alex twisted the top and the red light inside the object started to blink and a sound that was coming out of it grows louder and higher. He quickly got out of his cover, threw the object at the zombie guards holding their shields and went back to his cover zone when the guards started firing again. Once the object went close to the them it exploded, killing all the undead guards, sending one to the corridor where the Titans are and hit straight to a wall, breaking the helmet in two, but leaving the head intact. Once the smoke is clears the Titans looked at the hallway and saw piles of zombies burnt to a crisp. Alex on the other hand was behind them smiling at the massacre.

Cyborg: "Man, that's quite an explosion. Was that a grenade you threw Alex?"

Alex: "Yep. It's not the grenades your military in the past had. These types of grenades are a class five model. With a twist of the nozzle, it has a three second fuse before it explodes. Think of it as a last resort for the people on the other side."

Robin: "That's really impressive, you should give me some of those grenades for my utility belt. I bet they can pack quite a punch in the past."

Alex: "I like the idea, but of coarse protocol states future weapons cannot be allowed in the past. The last thing we want is an altered future because someone's firing a plasma rifle in World War 2."

Unaware to Alex, the dead security guard was standing up with its glazy white eyes looking at Alex. Alex heard a groan behind him, but when he turned around, the zombie guard tackled him down to the ground. The Titans turned around at saw Alex on the ground with the zombie on top of him with its mouth watering for hunger. They poised their birdarangs, star bolts, sonic cannon, telekinetic powers, and claws at the undead guard, but afraid that they will hurt Alex as well. Alex was trying his best to hold the zombie with one hand on its throat and the other on its shoulder. The zombie gave out a loud roar as it going to eat him while Alex closed his eyes knowing that it's too late. Suddenly, there was a bang coming out of nowhere and the zombie's head exploded and the brain flew out. With the zombie dead and laying on top of Alex, he removed the dead carcass off of him and stood up, wiping the blood off his face.

T. Washington: "Well, well, well. So there is a reason where the explosion came from."

The Titans and Alex looked at the other end of the hallway and saw a marine soldier walking through the burnt zombie flesh, carrying a shotgun of his own. When he joined the team, he put down his shotgun and removed his helmet, revealing a black man's head. It is to Alex's surprise that the person standing before him is Travis Washington.

T. Washington: "I'm quite surprised to see you here Al."

Alex: "Washington?"

And there you have it, a long and very productive chapter eight of Doomed Titans. The next chapter is going to be brutal as Alex and the Titans reach Central Command with Imps chasing them everywhere. Please Review and Save the Titans!