I'm back!!! Man is it that long already? Boy time sure flies. Sorry for the long wait, I had a lot of things to do. Like my two-week vacation through Europe (which was fun), other stories I'm doing, and things to do in and around the house. I hope this chapter is good enough for you're wait. I know I enjoyed writing it. But first, time for some updates. As usual, got one review from Rahkshi500, but the hit counter for my last chapter was up to 54 hits. Man people enjoyed this so much while I was away. Let's hope they enjoy chapter twenty-nine of Doomed Titans. With the team in Delta, that would mean that they'd be in a whole lot of trouble. Now they have to survive throughout the sub-level and get out of there in order to reach Gamma. But along the way, Alex has a deep dark secret hidden within himself. Will he be able to keep it that long or will the Titans find out? Read and see.
Chapter Notes
One part of the story will be related to both I-Robot and the first episode of Full Metal Alchemist. Trust me, you'll know what I mean when you read this.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or Doom 3
Chapter Twenty-nine: Wrong Arm
Delta Labs Level 2, Records Office: November 15, 2145, 10:57 P.M.
In the Records office of Delta Level 2, a Z-Sec holding a machine gun was scanning the area, to see if they're any survivors around. What it didn't know was that someone was hiding behind one of the cubicles, waiting for the right moment to take it out. That person was Ian McCormick. Apparently, right after the Marine teleported to the other side of the base, Ian heard monsters coming in to search the entire place for any survivors. Luckily he was able to hide and wait for the right moment to get away from them before they suspect anything. But now it appears to be tougher since the place was crawling with Zombies, Z-Secs and monsters.
Now Ian is hiding behind a cubical wall, waiting for the right moment to attack the Security Zombie. But he knows that a little pistol he was carrying is no match for a MG-88 Enforcer Machine Gun. So he looked down and spotted a fire extinguisher underneath a desk, incase there was a small fire. So he slowly picked it up and waited for the Z-Sec to walk past the cubicle he was in. When it did that, Ian came out of his hiding place and slowly and quietly approached the zombie from behind. Once it stopped, and looked around to see if there were no living beings, it turned around to recheck the area on the other side. But just when it did that, Ian hit the guard upside the head with a fire extinguisher and the Security Zombie lay there unconscious. Quickly, Ian got a hold of the machine gun and an extra clip to upgrade his armory. But after he was done with that, he heard shrieking from behind. So he turned around and saw both an Imp and a Z-Sec holding a shotgun spotting the scientist and started to fire. As the Imp threw a fireball at him, Ian ducked and tossed the fire extinguisher he was carrying. Once the extinguisher was in front of the creature and the zombie, he took his pistol out, aimed it, and fired on it before the two could fire back. The extinguisher exploded, causing the Imp and Z-Sec to fly away from the blast and smashed right through the windows that was displaying the large modems. Just when he thought that was over, he heard more shrieking coming from the door on the other side. So he decided that running is the better valor and ran through the door next to him.
After passing through a curved hallway, he passed through another door and entered the second floor of the main lobby. When he saw the elevator in front of him, he ran towards it and thought that he would get away from them. But just when he pressed the "Call" icon on the monitor, the elevator doors opened up and an Imp was in there waiting for him. Scared at what it might do to him, he pointed the machine gun out, and opened fire, placing bullets into the creature and then killing it. Just when he was done with that, the weapon went on empty, so he quickly reloaded it with a fresh clip. And just in time too, as the door to his right opened and two Vagarys entered through them. When they saw McCormick, they immediately threw green fireballs at him. Ian quickly ducked and used the machine gun on the two bug-like creatures. But just as he pulled the trigger, the two shifted back and forth to avoid the gunfire, then positioned their legs and pounced on him. Thankfully, Ian managed to roll out of the way just before they were about to slash his face. He quickly got up and continued firing, killing the first one and was on the verge of taking out the other. But what he didn't notice was that there was a huge bulking creature with glowing red eyes in the hidden alcove that was bathed in a bloody red light. It grunted and Ian heard it as he turned his head to the left to see what it was. Suddenly, a huge like tentacle came out of one of its arms and used it to knock the scientist off his feet. He went off the floor, crashed through the guardrail; falls down one story, letting the machine slip off his hand, and landed on the cold hard metal floor, on his back. Luckily he's still alive, with a few cuts and a strained back to boot, but still breathing.
He slowly got up, still feeling the effects of the impact but looked up to see the huge creature grunting at him some more and jumped off the ledge of the second floor balcony. Knowing he has no chance against this thing, he choose to fallback as he turned around and headed straight to the door that would take him to the Elevator Lobby with the huge being following him at a running pace. Once he went through the doors, he turned to the right to reach the one of the elevators. But when he's halfway around the hallway, a grating of the ceiling came down and an Imp jumped out from the ceiling. Ian, upon seeing that, ducked and rolled over the same time the Imp was going to slice him with its claws. He then got up and continued to run seconds after the huge being and the Imp collided, blaming each other by attacking one another. While they were doing that, Ian approached the two elevators and saw that, through two doors were opened, one of them has a shaft waiting for him. So without hesitation, he entered the elevator right after he heard a cry of an Imp after it died. Knowing that what ever attacked him is coming this way; he immediately clicked on the floor that said, "Sub-Level, Maintenance." When he heard the sound of running coming closer, he panicked and continued pressing on that level. Finally the doors closed, but a second after the long tentacle stick through the shaft. Ian was fortunate to be at the side next to the panel just a few inches from the tentacle or it could've been worse. The door suddenly closes and cut off the tentacle before it has the chance to be reverted back to its owner. It started to twitch and leap for only a few seconds until it stops moving and dissolves, leaving behind a trail of blood and ash. As the lift begins to descend down into the Sub-level, Ian slowly slid himself down on the wall and went into the fetal position after what he experienced. He then sighed; knowing that worse was yet to come.
Delta Labs Sub-Level, Hall 1A: November 15, 2145, 11:01 P.M.
Down at the sub-levels of Delta, the Teen Titans were walking down one of the hallways with Alex taking the lead. He was holding his Plasma Rifle in his hands and peering his eyes left and right to see if no one inhuman's coming. He also had some new body armor since the last one he had was badly damaged and the air tank he was carried on his back was slashed thanks to the Vagary. He decided after almost loosing his life from no oxygen he gets himself some rest and breath a couple of times from an emergency oxygen tank. This also gave the Titans the moment to remove the environment suits they had on during the trip across the Mars surface and be back in their own uniforms. Even Beast Boy and Cyborg were pleased that they can now use their powers and abilities to help them get through any future attacks. But Cy, though he can now gain access to his weapon system, still held on to his chain gun, just incase things get a little hairy. As they continued walking, they headed into a junction that splits into two different paths. Alex pointed his weapon at the two paths to see if there were no monsters anywhere. When the place is clear, he took his PDA out and finds a way out on his digital map. Robin then approached his guardian and asked him something that got him worried.
Robin: "Alex, what are you doing?"
Alex looked at Robin and answered.
Alex: "Isn't it obvious? Trying to find a way out of Delta."
Robin: "And why are we leaving Delta so soon?"
Alex: "Because, if you haven't heard, this place is ten times more dangerous then all the other places we've been to. We have to get out of here quick before we'll be overwhelmed by monsters."
He went back to his PDA to find an alternative way out of this mess. But Robin couldn't let that answer slip by. So he asked him another question on why they're here.
Robin: "But isn't this the same place where you're dad want us to be."
Al then stopped looking at his map and slowly turned his head to the Titan leader, a bit perplexed.
Alex: "What?"
Robin: "I remember that your dad told us to come to Delta after we send a distress signal to Earth. If he wants us here, then we have to help him and any other survivors in this facility."
Alex: "And even if we do, it will already be too late for a rescue."
Robin: "So you really want to leave everyone behind and let them die? What about your father? Do you want to leave your father to die out there?"
Alex turned his head back and sighed. He knows that he doesn't want to loose his dad. But his main objective is to take the Titans to the Ark in Gamma Labs and send them home. So he looked at the team and gave them his reasons.
Alex: "Look, if it was up to me, I would find my dad and help him out on anything. But what matters to me the most is to get you guys back to your past."
Robin: "So you want your father to die around here."
Alex: "If I know by dad, he knows how to survive in drastic situations like this. I'm sure he can handle himself on his own. Now c'mon, let's get out of this place to we can head to Gamma."
He tucked his PDA away and continued moving forward. But the rest of the team stayed put as Beast Boy approached Robin and came up with a redundant line.
Beast Boy: "Geeze, for a boy that loves his father so much you are certainly cold hearted."
Alex then stopped where he was and turned himself back around and see the team with a sternful look on his face.
Alex: "Cold hearted. You think I'm cold?"
Everyone remained silent when Alex asked them that question.
Alex: "I'll tell you what's cold. Having this installation under attack by these things and Betruger the ringleader of this chaos. That's cold. And in a situation like this, there are two choices, kill or be killed. And I for one don't want to pick the second choice. Now if you wanna talk about cold hearted, you should talk to your traitorous friend Terra."
Upon hearing that, BB stepped in and interrupted him.
Beast Boy: "Oh no. Don't you dare drag Terra into this! She does not have to do with any-"
Quickly, Robin shuts him up by placing his arm next to him and looked at him shaking his head. Alex had a wicked smirk on his face as he approached the changeling and bent down to meet him at his eye level.
Alex: "Tell me something Beast Boy. Why did Terra defeat you guys so easy? Is it because she knew your weaknesses, that you had your backs turned while you were busy, or was it that deep down inside you that you think she was your friend and you were trying to help you?"
Beast Boy turned his head in disgust of what he asked. But Alex smiled a bit as he stood up, turned around, and walked away from them for a few feet.
Alex: "That's what I thought. Making a friend you could trust when the next moment she turns against you destroy you from the inside out. That was the true weakness. It wasn't all about powers or over confidence or anything. It was friendship. No matter what happens friendship is the only thing that can either bring people close together or tear them apart. And that's what Terra did, brought it together and tears it apart. And after all she done to you, you still think she's a friend?"
Everyone was extremely quiet when they heard Alex discussing about why they were defeated by a traitor. Suddenly, the guardian turned around and slammed his left hand on the metal wall that spooked everyone and screamed out loud.
Alex: "IS SHE???"
The Titans were completely surprised that they never seen Alex this angry before. But what was more surprising was that Alex removed his left hand off the wall, yet he didn't felt any pain. That made Robin suspicious because he remember Al using his left hand to get a hold of his weapon when the emergency door was about to close when the toxic fumes were at his level back at the Recycling facility. Not to mention that Cyborg did an analysis on that arm and hand and detected some metal alloy in it. Was it he hiding something very personal? While Rob was thinking about that, Alex calmed himself down before he starts to go crazy.
Alex: "Listen, what I'm trying to say is that there's a difference between me and her. I know it's wrong to leave my dad behind and fend off for himself, but what Terra did was ten times worse then mine. So let me ask you something. Who's your friend and who's you're enemy?"
The team remained silent for a few more seconds until they pointed their weapons and powers at him. Immediately Alex tried to stop before they think about pulling something drastic.
Alex: "Whoa, whoa, whoa… Wait a minute! You shouldn't be shooting at me! You should be shooting at Terra!"
What Alex didn't know was that when he hit the wall with his fist and screamed, something heard him and traced the sound from where he is. Now a shadow figure was behind him, slowly snarling to itself on it's prey. And Alex didn't know it until heard heavy breathing coming down his neck. Once he felt that, he now knew what the Titans were pointing they're weapons at. He slowly turned around to see it and was face to face with a shrieking Imp. Immediately he screamed and ducked low to avoid the creature's claw scratch. That gave the team the opening they needed. Quickly, they threw birdarangs, blues energy blasts, and star bolts at the Imp as it got impaled by them and fall to the floor. Alex slowly got up and sees the monster dissolving into ash. Once it was gone, Alex looked at the Titans and gave them the thumbs up.
Alex: "Glad to see you're still on my side. Thanks."
Robin: "Don't mention it."
They then heard more shrieking and grunts coming from the other end of the hallway they were walking. Alex slowly took his plasma rifle out and positioned it ready for battle.
Cyborg: "Sounds like more of them are coming this way."
Alex: "Yeah, sounds like it. Let's not keep them waiting."
Robin: "Titans Go!"
The entire team ran straight to where the sounds were coming from. They then went through an automatic door and entered Central Maintenance; where they saw hoards of monsters and zombies all over the place. Without hesitation, Alex and the Titans charged in, using everything they have in their arsenal.
Alex: "Hit em' with everything you got! Hold nothing back!!"
UAC Power Plant, SkyTram Boarding: November 15, 2145, 11:07 P.M.
Back at the Power Plant, Swan and Campbell were at the boarding station of the SkyTram, making their way to Delta. They managed to escape the area around the core before the blast doors close on them. Not only that, but hoards of creatures blocking their way through. Now all they have to do is to enter the Skytram and head to Delta to put a stop to this invasion. But just before they could enter the tram, they have to take care of the hoard of Cacodemons and Revenants that were blocking the way. But of course all their firepower is no match with Jack Campbell's BFG. He charged his weapon up and before the creatures could attack them, Campbell released the trigger and a huge green orb came out of the cannon and destroyed them all in one shot. Now that the path is clear, they can now head into the tram.
Counselor Swan: "Hurry!"
The two ran to the Tram as Swan entered it. But just before Campbell could enter, he heard screeches from behind. He turned around and saw the group of Imps and Vagarys entering through the door and saw the marine. Quickly, Jack aimed his weapon at the group and fired one blast to kill them all. Then another group entered the station and threw fireballs at him. Campbell immediately ducked to avoid them, then got up and launched another blast at them. But just when he thought he took care of them, yet another group came and was about to attack. Upon seeing this, Swan decided to take matters in his own hands and urged Jack to get in.
Counselor Swan: "Forget about them Campbell! We have to get to Delta immediately!"
Campbell looked behind to see Swan then looked back at the hoard that was about to charge their balls of flame. Knowing this is not the time to waste ammo on them, he followed the order.
Jack Campbell: "Yes sir."
Campbell then ran into the tram the same time an Imp threw a fireball at the tram itself. When he got in, he clicked on the "Initiate Startup" icon on the screen and closed the doors, seconds before the ball of flames hit it. The SkyTram started to shake then slowly moved forward while the creatures continued to throw fireballs at the tram. Finally, the tram entered the airlock as the doors behind them close, keeping the creatures out of their hair. While the airlock was beginning to start it's sequence, Jack approached Swan and realized he was in a bit of pain from one of the previous attacks as he clutch his hand tight to the wound on his side.
Jack Campbell: "You're all right."
Swan looked at him and answered.
Counselor Swan: "I'll manage."
When the airlock finished it's sequence, the door in front of them opened up, revealing the vast miles of the Mars surface, hills, and a couple of buildings left and right. While the tram slowly moved forward on the track above them, Campbell looked forward at the view and sighed.
Jack Campbell: "You know, the moment we enter Delta there will be no turning back. That place is fully infected by those creatures."
Counselor Swan: "Does it matter?"
Jack then looked back at Swan, realizing he doesn't care.
Jack Campbell: "Sir?"
Counselor Swan: "Think about it like this Campbell. Even if we do make it to Delta and stop this, do you ever thing that we might not make it out of here alive. You were right Campbell, no matter what happens, we all must sacrifice ourselves to stop it."
Jack Campbell: "Humph… Never expect you to be very patriotic about this."
Counselor Swan: "I'm not being patriotic, I'm being serious. Between you and me, we are already dead. So if heading to Delta and destroying the main portal would fail, then we'll go right into plan D."
Campbell smirked at what he said and knew that it's all true. If the plan to shut down the main portal doesn't work, blowing the entire facility up would be a better option.
Jack Campbell: "Whatever you say sir."
Jack then looked back at the view as the SkyTram slowly pushed forward, making it's way to Delta.
Delta Labs Sub-Level, Lower Maintenance Hall: November 15, 2145, 11:10 P.M.
Meanwhile, Alex and the Titans were making a clean sweep with the creatures and were using all the weapons they have to bring them down. There was a sudden huge explosion from the beginning of the hallway as the team ran away from it, continuing their search. They then turned a corner the same time Star stopped at the corner in mid air and threw a couple of star bolts at the hoard then flew back to her teammates. They kept on running until they reach another door in front of them. They approached the automatic door and entered the Lower Level Access. They then headed to a set of steps and were about to walk up them until they saw a red cloud hovering above the middle section of the stairs. When the lightning flashed, an Imp materialized and threw a fireball at them. Beast Boy pushed everyone aside and aimed his Grabber at the flame. Once he got a hold of it, he threw it back at the creature and it got hit and disintegrated into ash. They immediately ran upstairs to reach the door at the top, with monsters and zombies after them. When they reached the top and approached the door, they've entered the Lower Lift Area where the lift was waiting for him. They were about to approach the lift when two Cherubs appeared on both sides and were approaching the team. Cyborg quickly came into the middle and ripped the two with his chain gun. Once the two were dead, everyone got into the lift as Robin clicked the "Raise Lift" icon. Suddenly, an Imp came out of the door followed by a zombie, all ready to take them out. Luckily, Alex was at the edge of the lift with a plasma rifle in his hand. So he aimed it at the two and fired, sending plasma projectiles at them and killing them. Then a Maggot came out of the doorway followed by two Trites, but he took them out in a couple of shots. After all that, the lift begins to rise up from its foundation and moved them to a safer place. More monsters were coming out of the door, but they were too late, as the lift disappeared into view. As the lift continued to move upwards, Alex lowered his weapon down and gave a deep breath.
Alex: "We're safe."
Beast Boy: "For now. Guess we now know that Delta Labs would be dangerous."
Robin: "Well whatever the case, we have to be extra careful now."
Alex turned his head and agreed with Robin.
Alex: "You're right Robin. Now that we're here, who knows what's going to pop out at us. So we all must stay together, keep our guards up, and don't get lost no matter what. Does anybody understand that?"
Everyone nodded for an answer as the lift kept on going up. As it was doing that, the lift started to clank a little oddly as the lights around them turned off and on for a couple of seconds. Suddenly, when they reached the top, the lift crank to a complete stop and started to shake a little, followed by Betruger's villainess laugh. Knowing what that mean, Alex looked back at the team and alerted them.
Alex: "Everybody out!"
Quickly, the Titan and Alex got out of the lift, seconds before the lift itself detached itself from the track and falls to impending doom. After that experience, Alex, Robin, and Beast Boy looked down at the deep hole where the lift was as the changeling whistled.
Beast Boy: "Now that was close."
Starfire: "Um… I do believe that this Betruger wants us dead."
Raven: "Gee… And what brought you to that conclusion Starfire?"
Robin turned back to see the Titan girls and Cyborg.
Robin: "Starfire is right. If Betruger knows we're here, he won't stop at nothing until he destroys us."
Alex then looked back at the team and agrees with him.
Alex: "Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's not stand around here doing nothing. Let's get out of this place before Betruger pulls something really drastic."
The team nodded as they left the lift area and entered Processing Unit, where it was loaded with valve controls, steam pipes, and coolants. The team slowly walked down the long hallway as Alex put away his plasma rifle and slowly took out his double barrel shotgun, positioning it for the attack. Just as they were halfway down the hallway, a compartment opened up and a zombie popped right out of the alcove. It was going to attack Alex, but he pushed it back and fired some shells at its torso. When the undead being was really dead, a red cloud hovered in front of him. So he quickly reloaded two shells into his weapon and pumped it ready for the next attack. Within seconds, an Imp appeared and was about to blast them with a fireball. But Alex pointed the shotgun at the creature and pulled the trigger, letting the shells split it in half and dissolving on the floor. Just when he was done, another cloud appeared behind the team for a sneak attack. Cyborg, who was behind the team, turned around to see the cloud and readied his chain gun for whatever is coming through. When another Imp was teleported, Cy let the drum spin and ripped the creature to shreds. When he was done, he noticed on the chain gun's screen that he's almost out of ammo. So he puts it away and armed his sonic cannon at the ready. Once the area's clear, the team proceeded forward. They continued walking until they felt a sudden rumble and within seconds, one of the pipes exploded and flames blocked their path. They then heard Betruger's low chuckle and was sure that he was responsible for that.
Alex: "Great… So much for taking that route"
Alex tries to figure out how to get around this predicament. It was then that he looked to his right and spotted a door that will lead them to engineering. So he smirked and came to a decision.
Alex: "Everybody this way."
Alex entered the automatic door with the Titans following him. Once they've entered Engineering, they noticed a set of steps that moves up to where they should go next. So they headed to the first set of steps and walked on it. But when they reached the top of the first catwalk, all the lights around the area started to turn off and the place was completely dark. So Cyborg turned on his shoulder-mounted flashlight to help see the way. They continued their journey but as they were about to reach the steps, an alcove opened up and a fat zombie slowly lumbered its way out and headed straight to the team. Alex pointed his shotgun at the living corpse and pulled the trigger at it, creating a huge hole through its stomach and killing it in an instant. After it fell on the floor and lay there dead, a green cloud hovered at the top set of the steps. Within seconds green lightning came down and a Vulgar appeared out of thin air, screeching and throwing a green fireball at them. Beast Boy came in with a Grabber in his hand, aimed it quick, and pulled the trigger to grab the fireball. He then fired it back at the creature and it turned into ash the moment the ball of green flame hit it. Once the path was clear, the team headed up the steps and on another platform. This time, instead of going up another set of steps, they approached the two doors with a sign on top that says, "Generator Room". Soon enough, the team entered through the doors that opened sideways and couldn't believe what they were seeing. There were ten huge dam-like generators in a row within a huge room and they were pumping a lot of energy. The team just stared in awe at the generators as Cyborg couldn't help but to feel impressed at it.
Cyborg: "Whoa… Now that's impressive."
Alex: "Don't get too caught up in the moment Cy. Since Delta is the primary lab in the UAC and is home to the main teleporter, they use all these generators to power up the entire place."
Beast Boy: "So, where do we go now?"
The guardian took his PDA out and checks his map to see what's next.
Alex: "Let's see…"
After putting a few clicks on his pen, he found where they are and where they will go next.
Alex: "Here we go… It says here that there's a door within the generator's control room above us. If we can reach it, we can continue our way through the sub-level and out of Delta."
Raven: "And how are we going to get up there?"
Al looked around once again to find a way up. He then spotted a ladder not far from them.
Alex: "We take the ladder. Let's go."
Everyone followed Alex as they approached the ladder. Just when Alex was the first to step onto the ladder, he heard Betruger's voice coming out of nowhere.
Dr. Betruger: "Destroy them!"
Suddenly, multiple clouds hovered above and out of the clouds were groups of Cacodemons ready to attack. Alex and the Titans looked up at them as the guardian cursed and the sight of it.
Alex: "Damn it, another trap. Can somebody take care of them?"
In an instant, Starfire and Raven stepped in and takes the challenge.
Raven: "Let us handle them."
Starfire: "Yes, we'll take care of these bodiless beings once and for all."
The two Titan girls flew up in the air and began their attack against them. Starfire began throwing star bolts at the first group while Raven formed a shield to protect herself from the energy blasts that the floating heads spat out. As the girls were taking care of the Cacodemons, the boys have the opening they needed.
Alex: "C'mon guys, let's head up!"
Quickly, the boys climbed up the ladder and were on the catwalk. They then saw the control room to their right and ran straight to it. But then…
Dr. Betruger: "You cannot escape me!"
After hearing Betruger's voice, a red cloud appeared at the ground floor and strange whispers echoing throughout the area. The boys looked down at the red cloud to see what's coming out and as the lightning struck, a Mancubus appeared and roared at the Titans from above.
Alex: "Jesus Christ, give me a break!!"
The huge creature fired its mounted cannons at the team as highly heated balls of flame headed directly towards them. They all duck their heads to avoid the blasts, then got up and ran straight to the control room for safety. The Mancubus watched them run away from its position and began firing more blasts to block them. It successfully did that as the Titans had no choice to back away from the blasts. So in order for them to get through, they decided to strike back.
Robin: "Titans, take that brute out!"
Robin first jump up in the air and threw a few exploding disks at the huge creature, slowing it down a little bit. Then Cyborg charged two of his sonic cannons and opened his shoulder blades, launching an array of blue lasers and mini rockets at it. After that, Alex stepped in and used his plasma rifle to fire blue projectiles at the Mancubus. But no matter how many shots they put into it, the huge creature was still standing. It went back to firing at them with its mounted cannons as the boys ducked low to avoid the shots. Meanwhile Starfire was flying everywhere to avoid the Cacodemons' energy blasts and launching her own arsenal of blasts. While she was doing that, she overheard another kind of blasts from below her. So she looked down and saw a Mancubus trying to take out the Titans boys on the catwalk taking cover. When she saw that, she was shock at it all, especially seeing Robin in this predicament.
Starfire: "Robin!"
She was then caught offguard when a Cacodemon came up from behind and spat out an energy blast at her. Luckily, Raven saw that from where she was and created a shielded wall to protect her from the blast. When Star turned back to see the floating head in front of her, Rae removed the shield and the Tamaranean fired a few shots at it, killing it in a moment. She then flew down to the huge behemoth and threw more star bolts at it. And since she doesn't have the suit on, she can now use her eye beams to split its arm mounted cannon off. Giving the team the opening they would need, the boys used all they have to deliver the finishing blow. With the Mancubus dead, Alex looked up and gave Star his regards.
Alex: "Thanks for the assist Star."
Starfire smiled and nodded from the thanks, then flew back to aid Raven on the gang of Cacodemons. As she was doing that, Alex and the others ran straight to the doorway. But when they reached it, they discovered that the screen next to the door was glowing red, meaning that it's locked. When they saw that, BB placed his hands on his head and couldn't believe it.
Beast Boy: "Locked?! Oh great!! Now what?"
Alex looked at the control room after seeing that and came up with an idea.
Alex: "Let me check the control room to see if there's a way to override this door. You guys stay here."
He then walked into the control room while the rest of the Titans were standing by. The guardian checked each monitor to see if there's an override switch somewhere. After half a minute of searching, he spotted a screen that says, "Storage Access". He approached the console that had the screen, scrolled the mouse pointer to the icon that said "Override Lock", and clicked on it. Within a moment, the red background changed to green and another title appeared that says, "Storage Access Unlocked". Once he was pleased with the results, he turned around and headed back to the boys. But just before he would reach them, a red cloud appeared close to the balcony showing the generators. When he heard the strange voices, Alex turned his head to the right and saw a flash of lightning. In a few short seconds, an Archvile showed up and started shooting a line of flames at him. Upon seeing that, Alex sidestepped back to avoid the flames and used his plasma rifle to shoot it down. The rest of the Titans saw that and threw disks and fired blue beams from the flank and struck the creature at the side. Even Starfire and Raven, after cleaning up the Cacodemon mess, saw the Archvile trying to attack their guardian, flew down to the balcony, and fired their star bolts and aurora blasts at its back. After all those shots, the humanoid instantly died and fell to the floor dissolving. When it turned into ash, Alex look at all his teammates and smirked while snickering a bit.
Alex: "Maybe next time if I'm going to go and turn on something, I should at least have someone with me incase of an ambush."
Robin simply smirked back and answered.
Robin: "Well when that happens, you let us know."
Alex slowly got up after the fall from the immediate side step and dusted himself up. After he did that, he and the Titans approached the opened door and entered one of the storage rooms. This place was completely filled to the brink with crates and boxes as the shelves were jammed pack with ammo and other smaller crates and boxes. Cyborg approached one of the shelves and spotted an ammo pack with a belt sticking out of the top.
Cyborg: "Now that's what I need."
The hybrid picked the pack up and installed it into the chain gun while Alex searches through the shelves for some shells, clips, and cells for his weapons. While they were doing that, Raven observed the place as she stared at the Emergency Health Station and a couple of big crates between it. That was when she noticed one of the crates on the floor with the words "Mixom" imprinted on it. It was also opened to the side; so she bent down to take a look at what's inside. What she saw was three rectangular boxes that says, "Beavertooth Chainsaws" on them. One of the boxes was opened and the contents that were suppose to be in there was gone. She remembered seeing this before back at the Communication Transfer's cargo bay. She also remembers seeing zombies holding chainsaws that were going to decapitate her and her teammates back there. So if there were chainsaw zombies back at Transfer, then that means…
Raven: "Um Alex, I think you need to see this."
Alex: "Not now Raven, we have to leave now."
Raven: "But I'm serious Alex. I think I've seen something like this before."
Alex: "Not now!"
After gathering all the ammo he needed, both Alex and the Titans left the storage through another door while Raven was left behind. The telepath decided to leave this evidence alone and let Alex find out for himself. She flew through the door and caught up with the others. They all ran and flew through a long hallway loaded with pipes on the ceiling. Suddenly, they stopped and saw a three-way intersection with three paths split in the middle. Looking at the three paths, Alex took his PDA out and check which is the direct route out of there.
Cyborg: "So which way should we go?"
After observing his options, the guardian looked at the one on the right and nodded.
Alex: "This way."
The team entered the path Alex choose and continued running. They then immediately stopped when they saw a hoard of zombies lumbering towards them.
Robin: "Great, a dead end…"
Beast Boy: "Not anymore!"
The changeling pushed away from the group and headed straight to the zombies. And since he no longer has the environment suit on him, he can now change into animals to defend himself. He turned into a rhino and charged right into the group at ramming speed, knocking all the undead people off their feet. The team watched on and cheered for their friend's performance.
Cyborg: "Oh yeah, way to go Beast Boy!"
Starfire: "Yes, you kicked the butt!"
Alex agreed with the others, but notice that the zombie that were down were slowly getting up. So he took his machine gun out and alerted the team of what's happening now.
Alex: "It's not over yet Titans. We got dead beats getting up. Take them down with what you got!"
The Titans nodded as they took out their weapons and charged their powers to be ready for anything. Within a heartbeat, they all ran straight to the hoard and gave them everything they had. Robin had his R-Sword out and was slicing zombie heads off left and right. Starfire flew under the ceiling while shooting her star bolts at the zombies farther away. Cyborg had his chain gun at the ready and ripped the undead people close to them into twos or threes. Raven levitated a couple of tools and loose floorboards that were scattered around and threw them at the zombies by the hands and heads. And Alex sniped what's left of them with his machine gun. At first, they all thought they would get out of this, but they were wrong. Alex was about to take down another zombie that was leaning on the wall to the left, until a blade with a curve top and a chain of sharp triangles penetrated through the wall and impaled the zombie through the head and down its body. The team stopped and watched the undead being getting split through the side. Finally, the wall exploded and the zombie was killed from the impact. What came out of the wall was a zombie holding a chainsaw in its hands. The team watched it all and prepared themselves for this. Even Alex was in disbelief as he pointed his weapon at it.
Alex: "Shit!"
They were about to fire before the chainsaw zombie had the chance to cut them apart. That was until a green spider monkey jumped from behind and got a hold of it by the back of it's head as the undead creep tried its best to get the monkey off of it. The team knew that the monkey was Beast Boy and realized that he was giving them the chance to escape.
Robin: "Beast Boy gave us an opening! Everybody make a run for it!"
Quickly, the Titans and Alex went past the zombie with the chainsaw trying to get the spider monkey off of it and ran fast to get out of the hallway. After a couple of tries, the undead freak had successfully removed the changeling off the back of its head and threw him straight to the team. BB turned back to himself and screamed as he rocketed straight to the Titans. Cyborg, who was behind the team, turned around when he heard the scream and saw Beast Boy heading towards him. The two collided with each other and rolled a few feet away from the zombie. Once that was over, Cyborg looked at Beast Boy, who was on top of him while BB looked at his friend and nervously laughed.
Beast Boy: "Uh… Duck?"
Cyborg was about to teach him a lesson until a shadow hover over them. The two of them looked up and saw the zombie raising its chainsaw high in the air to give off the first blow. The two then panicked and tried to get off each other, but they were having a hard time with that. Just when they through it was all over, a blast from a shotgun was heard and the undead being had a hole through its chest, just before it could kill the two. But after one shot, it was still standing as it looked up to see who shoot it. What it saw was Alex, reloading his double-barrel shotgun and aiming it back at the zombie.
Alex: "Back off freak!"
He pulled the trigger and fired another shot again, this time shooting him in the arm that's holding the chainsaw. This gave Cy and BB the chance to scamper up and run as fast as they could. As they ran past their guardian, Alex took his last grenade out and armed it while looking at the zombie that's still standing.
Alex: "Have a blast…"
He tossed the grenade to the undead person, turned around and ran the opposite direction. As soon as he left, the grenade tapped on the zombie's foot as it looked down to see what is it. Suddenly, the grenade blew up, causing the undead being to explode along with it. After that happened, Alex ran straight to a door that could get him out of the hallway before more of those chainsaw zombies show up. Once the door opened and he went through it to enter the Middle Level Access Lift, he joined the other Titans that were waiting for him. After taking a breather during all that walking, he tapped his foot and looked at the team.
Alex: "Well this is just grand. It's bad enough we had to fight chainsaw zombies at Transfer, now we have to fight them here in Delta. How did they manage to get chainsaws here?"
Raven: "I think it has something to do with what I found at Storage."
Everyone immediately turned their heads to see Raven with concern looks on their faces.
Alex: "Come again?"
Raven: "Before we left, I spotted something that didn't seem right. There were a few crates containing chainsaws within them. One of the boxes were empty so I'm guessing that some of these zombies might have gotten a hold of some."
Alex: "You mean to tell me that there were chainsaws in Delta as well as in Transfer?"
Raven nodded. Taking that as a yes, Robin looked at each of his teammates and was serious about this.
Robin: "Then if that's the case, we have to keep eyes peeled incase those zombies show up. Let's go."
The rest of the team agreed with their leader as they approached the lift that could take them up. Once Alex called the lift and the doors opened, they all went in and Al clicked the monitor inside to raise the lift. After the doors behind them close, the lift moved up to the next floor of the sublevel. It continued to head up until it reached the top floor. As the door opened up, the team left the lift and left the room. They then entered the hallway entrance that would lead them to Plasma Transfer Control 1. But at the other end of the hallway, the door was locked. Fortunate for them there was a security checkpoint next to the Titans, but the door that was connected to the frame was ripped opened and tossed into the middle of the hallway. Seeing that, Alex took his shotgun out and cocked it ready for whatever's inside the checkpoint. Once he entered the checkpoint, he saw two Imps chewing on what's left of a bloody skeleton. One of the Imps turned its head and saw the guardian at the doorway. It lifted to its feet and shrieked while the other Imp looked at him too and got up. The first Imp charged up a fireball in one hand and threw it at him. Alex immediately ducked down to avoid it while Beast Boy, who was behind him, aimed his Grabber at the ball of flames and got a hold of it. Now it was their turn to strike back. Alex used his shotgun to fire the first creature through the waistline. Once the first Imp was split in the middle and died in an instant, Beast Boy launched the fireball back at the second Imp and killed it before it would fire back. When everything was cleared, Alex got up and approached the security terminal to unlock the doors to Control 1. Once he clicked on the icon to open the doors, he exited to security office and met up with the Titans. But just before they could enter, two metal grates between them burst open and the lights went off in a flash. When the lights went back on, two Maggots came crawling down the opened shafts, grunting and looking at the team for a deserving snack. But Starfire and Cyborg fired their star bolts and blue beams at the two before they had a chance to come to the floor and attack the team. When they died, the team rushed into the control room and was greeted by a chainsaw zombie behind the control terminal. It started up the tool and charged directly to the team to slice some bodies up. But Cy came into the middle and ripped it up with his chain gun, implanting multiple holes into its middle and laying it dead on the floor. With the zombie officially down, the team scanned the area to see if there's any more creatures around here. So far all they see are terminals giving out diagnostics on the plasma storage and an observation window on the right showing what appears to be a storage area filled with cylinders containing stable plasma. The Titans walk to the window to see plasma canisters being moved from their places to the long line of sorting units at the bottom of the place by high tech cranes. Alex approached behind them and checked his PDA to see where they are now while the team watched on to see the machines do their jobs.
Starfire: "Amazing… This is truly wonderful. Tell me, what is this place?"
Alex: "Looks like some kind of plasma storage facility. From what I could understand is that they use this area to house and store plasma coming from both Alpha Labs and the Empro Plant until it's ready for shipment. These Plasma cases are used for various reasons, like more cell ammunition for weapons, powering up a shutdown facility, or battery cases for portable power plants. But most of these plasmas are used as an energy supply to power up Delta's main teleporter."
Robin turned around and got curious with what Alex said.
Robin: "First the generators we saw that powers the labs and the teleporter. Now these plasma canisters are used as the teleporter's main energy source. Why would these people want to use most of these resources for this main portal?"
Alex: "Beats me Rob. But from what I could understand, Dr. Betruger was responsible with putting the main teleporter together. He was using most of the funds that were meant for turning Mars into and new Earth and using half its recourses from that project to piece together the teleporter. Why he wanted to put the main teleporter together is beyond me."
He kept clicking his pen to see where to go next and found where they would go.
Alex: "Hmm… From what I could understand, our way out has to be on the other side of the storage area."
Beast Boy then turned his head and was worried about that as well.
Beast Boy: "You mean we have to walk out there, to the other side of the place, with no place to hide and being vulnerable to an attack."
Alex: "You know any other way in getting out of here? Cause if you do, share it with us."
There was a harsh silence in the room as BB was completely quiet when he heard Alex. After a few seconds, the guardian gave the changeling a stern look and smirked a little.
Alex: "Thought so… All right guys, let's not waist our time in talking! Move out!"
Just when he said that, the team left the control room and entered the plasma storage room. There, they were standing on a metal catwalk that goes around the area like a square. But unfortunately, the small path that goes between the two long catwalks was ripped apart, so you can't go on the other side. That means that the Titans had to take the right catwalk in order to reach the second control room. As they kept walking, they were halfway down the middle. But just when they were about to reach the room on the other side, nine red clouds were hovering above the other catwalk and a flash of lightning appeared. Within seconds, nine Revenants appeared and saw the Titans making their way to their next destination. When they started grunting, the team stopped and turned their heads to the left to see the skeleton soldiers positioning their shoulder mounted launchers at them.
Alex: "Oh fuck!"
They then fired their missiles at the team and they were flying straight to them at incredible speed. Just then they thought they were goners, Raven came in and made a black barrier to stop the missiles from hitting them. When the rockets hit the shield, Beast Boy looked at the others and reminded them one more time.
Beast Boy: "What I told you? We got no place to hide and we're vulnerable to attack."
Alex: "Then shut up and fire back damn it!"
Raven then open up her barrier just for the team to strike back at the creatures. Alex pointed his plasma rifle at them and started shooting projectiles at them while the skeleton soldiers fired more rockets. Soon enough, the plasma projectiles hit the missiles and exploded, causing a huge explosion in between. When that happened, Starfire came out of the cloud and began shooting star bolts at the Revenants. But the Revenants quickly avoided the shots continued their assault, this time on Star. Rae quickly formed a bubble shield around her friend to protect her from the rockets. But what that was, was a distraction. Cyborg activated his own version of shoulder mounted rocket launchers and fired his own set of missiles at them. Some of the skeletons saw that and got out of the way, but the three in the middle were still busy from attacking the Tamaranean. When they looked down to see the missiles heading towards them, it was too late. Cy's rockets hit the skeletons and they were killed in an instant. Once the rest of the soldiers saw that, they looked back at the Titans and screamed for revenge. They immediately fired their missiles at them while both Alex and Cyborg fired their sonic blasters and plasma rifle at the incoming projectiles, causing all three elements to blow up in the middle. While they were doing that, all Robin and Beast Boy could do is to sit back and watch the battle. That was when they heard whispers from both ends. Beast Boy looked to his left while Robin looked to his right and saw a couple of more clouds hovering above the catwalk between them. When the red lightning flashed, two groups of Cherubs shrieked and fluttered towards them. Seeing that, they quickly alerted the rest of the team.
Robin: "Titans, we got trouble on the right!"
Beast Boy: "You got trouble? I have more trouble on the left!"
Alex stopped firing and looked at the Cherubs coming at them in both directions. When he realized what just happened he cursed the loudest of voices.
Alex: "God damn it, they're trying to flank us! Robin, take my place and hold off the Revenants! Cyborg, take on the Cherubs on the left! I'll get the ones on the right! Move it, move it!"
Quickly, Robin came in to take Alex's place and took out a bunch of disks from his belt. Then he tossed them at the skeletons and hits them, but they didn't went down. They launched their missiles back at the team, but Raven managed to bring the barrier back up to deflect the oncoming projectiles. Meanwhile, Alex and Cyborg were taking out the mutated babies that were heading towards them. Alex had his machine gun out to mow them down while Cyborg had his chain gun to do more damage. But the Cherubs were moving around a lot and it was hard for the two to take them out. So far, they killed one or two of them, but the rest were flying fast, avoiding the rest of the shots. While everyone was busy doing their own thing, Beast Boy was in the middle of it watching on. He couldn't do anything cause his choice of weapon is the Grabber he had and it won't do any good with the missiles. Also he can't change into any animal around his surroundings, cause the last thing he want is to hurt his friends or destroy the catwalk. After seeing the mess they were in, he had to do something to end this. After looking around at his options, he looked up to see one of the plasma canisters above their head. It was then that he came up with an idea. He rushed to the wall and turned into a gorilla to climb up it. Once he reached the level of the canister, he banged it a couple of times until it feels completely loose. When he was done with that, he turned back into his normal self and looked at Raven who was still creating shields to protect her friends.
Beast Boy: "Raven!"
The telepath turned her head to get a quick glimpse of BB still hanging onto the wall.
Beast Boy: "Can you give me a hand here?"
She then spotted the loose canister below him and realized what he's trying to do.
Raven: "With pleasure. Azarath, Metrion, ZINTHOS!!!"
She used her powers to cover the canisters in obsidian energy and took it off its foundation. Once she had it floating, she waved her hands to toss it to the other side and it flew past her and headed to the skeleton soldiers at incredible speed. The Revenants avoided the flying canister as it hit the huge wall. When the rest of the team saw what just happened, Raven turned around to see Starfire and Robin close to each other.
Raven: "Robin, Starfire, now's our chance to finish this. Strike!"
Star and Rob looked at Rae, then looked back at the canister resting between the remaining Revenants. When they saw it, they knew what to do.
Robin: "Got it."
The Boy Wonder took out one disk while Starfire had her star bolt ready. Together, they threw their projectiles at the canister and connected it. The plasma canister suddenly exploded, destroying most of the catwalk and incinerating what's left of the Revenants. When all the smoke and plasma debris was cleared Alex looked at what happened and was surprised at what some of the team did.
Alex: "Wow… Nice shot…"
He then went back to taking out the rest of the Cherubs that were heading towards him. Once the last of them were dead thanks to Al and Cy, he looked at the team gave them the next order.
Alex: "Area's secured, I think. Move out!"
At once, the Titans resumed their mission and exited plasma storage. Once they entered Plasma Transfer Control 2, they saw another chainsaw zombie waiting for them. It charged in but LM took his shotgun out and blast it in the head, letting blood, brains, and skull fragments scattered around. After he reloaded two more shells in his gun, the team turned left and went through another door. From there they entered a stairway that can take them down to the next room. They walked down the first set of steps when an alcove opened up in front of them and they saw a Wraith screeching. Alex quickly shot it before it could attack, but right after it turned to ash, another alcove from the left opened up and another Wraith appeared from it. When it saw the team, a lightning bolt flashed on top of it and it disappeared. Since he now knows what it was doing, Al reloaded two more shells and cocked his weapon, waiting for the right moment to reveal itself. He didn't have to wait much longer, for in a few seconds the creature appeared in front of him as soon as the lightning bolt struck again. He pointed his shotgun at the Wraith's head and opened fire before it could attack him and his friends. Now that the ghost is clear, they all continued downstairs until they reached the two doors in front of them. Suddenly, an Imp materialized in front of them and Alex didn't have any time to put in some more ammo. It charged up a ball of flames and threw it at them. So the team ducked low to avoid the blast and Cyborg stood up and blasted it with his cannon. When it's dead, the rest got up and Alex looked at the hybrid with a pleasant response.
Alex: "Thanks."
Cyborg gestured a salute for 'you're welcome.' They went through another automatic door and entered a hallway, this time with pipes on the walls between them. As they were walking, Beast Boy wondered something that seems out of place.
Beast Boy: "Um… Do we even know how far is our exit point?"
Alex: "Not far BB. Just four more areas to go to and we're out of here."
That made the changeling completely freak out.
Beast Boy: "Four more!?!? Dude!!! We've been walking for a long time! We should've been out of here by now!"
Alex: "Hey, not my fault. There were a few dead ends that got us stuck in the first place. I have to trust my PDA to get us out of here."
Robin: "Beast Boy does have a point there Alex. We can't just walk around all day with no idea where we're going. We have to rest up and come up with a strategy."
Alex then stopped and turned around to see Robin.
Alex: "If we stop, we're dead. Did you not see what's been going around here lately? We have to keep moving before more trouble finds us."
When he said that, the lights around them started to fizzle and explode in an array of sparks. In seconds, the entire hallway went completely dark. That made the team feel startled by it. Just when they thought they would be walking in the dark, another light appeared, only this time, the light was the strange orange color with odd symbols embedded on the walls.
Starfire: "I think they found us."
After Starfire said it, a bolt of lightning appeared and an Archvile appeared, behind them. Once they heard the shriek, they turned around and saw the humanoid shooting a line of flames at them. Raven quickly got a shield up just in time. After that, Robin gave the command.
Robin: "Titans, take it down now!"
The team immediately fired their weapons, disks, and powers at the creature, trying to take it down with all their might. But that too was another diversion, for behind them something was slowly busting through the pipes to make its way to them. Alex, who was behind the team as well, was reloading his plasma rifle until he heard a roar coming from behind. So he turned around to see what it is. Unfortunately, it was a Pinky, trying to get out of the wall. He quickly looked back at the team, still busy with the Archvile, and realized that it will be too late for them to turn around and take it out. That's when he decided it's up to him to take care of this. He quickly looked back and saw the Pinky almost getting through the pipes. So he put away his rifle and took out his double barrel shotgun, since it's a close range weapon for something like this. Just when he was about to shoot it down, he saw the bull monster breaking free from the pipes and was heading straight towards him. Knowing there was no time to strike, he had no choice but to move up to Plan B. As the Pinky headed close to him with jaws opened wide, Alex used his left arm to block it and instead has it bitten by the creature. To his response, Al screamed out loud and was pinned by the bull beast. Beast Boy heard the scream and turned around to see his guardian pinned, with the Pinky trying to chew off his arm. The shock of it, made him yell out his name in despair.
Beast Boy: "Alex!!! No!!!!"
Robin, who also heard BB's yell looked back and saw the same thing.
Robin: "Shit!"
Thinking of finishing this quick, Robin looked back at the Archvile and took out a freeze disk. Once he threw it at the creature, the humanoid then launched another line of flames. Once the two collided with each other, the disk exploded freezing the flames and the humanoid at the same time. Being this is the only opening they have, Cyborg fire his cannon and in seconds destroyed the Archvile, leaving chunks of ice scattered all over the floor. With that out of the way, they all looked back to see Alex still fighting off the Pinky and rushed in to aid him, unaware of what he's really planning. Alex was cringing to the pain of his arm while the bull creature was trying its best to bite it off of his body. But for some strange reason, it couldn't bite the arm off. That's when Alex stopped screaming in pain, playing it out the whole time, lifted his right arm holding the shotgun at the Pinky's dome, and said something that could even confuse anyone, even the creature.
Alex: "Hey buddy, wrong arm…"
He then pulled the trigger and fired a precise shot at the bull's head. It died and dissolved in an instant the same time Alex falls on the floor with his back on it and an opened shotgun next to him. After that, all the strange symbols were gone and the place was dark. So Starfire turned on a star bolt to light the way. The Titans rushed to him seconds after the Pinky died and helped him out.
Robin: "Alex, are you all right?"
Alex groaned as he slowly got himself up without the Titans help and placed his hand on the wound of his left arm.
Alex: "Yeah… I'm fine. That thing got me real good though. Good thing it was just a little flesh wound or it would've been serious."
Beast Boy: "Little? Dude, that thing took a big bite at your arm! It might be lifeless by now."
Al then turned around calmed the team down.
Alex: "It's nothing really."
Robin: "Doesn't look like nothing. Raven, think you can heal his arm?"
Raven: "The bite looks pretty deep, but I'll try."
She approached Alex in order to start the healing process.
Raven: "Remove your hand please."
Alex then looked back at his wound and sighed.
Alex: "I don't think you would like it."
Raven: "Please Alex, I'm only trying to help. I can't heal you unless your hand's out of the way. Now remove it."
Alex realizing that there's no way escaping this; let his hand go of the wound to let Raven heal it.
Raven: "Okay, now I want you to not move while I-"
But just before she could heal it, she noticed something not right. What she saw made her jaw open in shock. She then look back at the team told them something wasn't right.
Raven: "Guys, I think there's something here you might want to see."
The rest of the team looked at each other, thinking this could be a serious wound. But when they approached Alex and Raven and inspected the wound, they gasped in shock and surprise at what they saw. On the bite there was a tear at the skin, but the inside was a different story. Inside the arm was some strange metal alloy that was ripped to shreds and wires with half of them cut and sparking. There was also some leaking down the arm but it wasn't blood, it was oil. They also saw his fingers twitching a bit. That came to the conclusion that the arm wasn't no ordinary arm, it was a robotic one. As they were staring at the bizarre arm, Alex looked at them and sighed once again.
Alex: "Like I said, it's nothing to worry about."
He then stick his working hand into his pocket, took his PDA out, and show it to the team.
Alex: "Robin, you mind checking to see if there's a work station around here somewhere? I can't do it without the other hand."
Robin was staring at the destroyed arm and looked back at the PDA, knowing Alex can't do it on his own. He got his PDA, took out the touch pen, and checked the map to see if there's a workstation. Finally, he found the spot and told Alex what he saw.
Robin: "There's a workstation in a locker room not for from us."
Alex: "Good. Let's go."
Alex then turned around, picked up his opened shotgun, and headed to the direction to where he thinks the locker room is. But as he was walking, the Titan just watched on, a little confuse at what they just saw. Cyborg then looked at Robin and was completely confused.
Cyborg: "Did I saw what you saw?"
Robin: "Just go…"
The team decided to follow their leader's advice and followed Alex. As they walked, Robin was still shocked when he saw Alex's arm look robotic, like Cyborg only more advanced. That got Robin thinking, where did Alex got that arm and how he got it. He'll have to find out sooner or later.
End of chapter twenty-nine. Man this is exhaustive. You can imagine how hard it was to write this story. With all these long chapters, it's enough to drive someone crazy. Well hopefully, the next chapter would be shorter. On the next chapter, we begin Alex story. What happened in his past? What's with the robotic arm? How did he get it? And how did he loose his own arm? All these questions will be answered and more on the next chapter. Please Review.
