Doomed Titans

by LuisJM

After Terra defeated them, the Titans wake up in the UAC Facility on Mars in the year 2145. Now in order to get back to their own time, they must venture and survive the dark regions of the facility with the help of their guardian. TTDoom3 xover revamp

33. Dr Cray

2008 has just begun and I got the first chapter of the New Year's ready and willing. Sorry about the long wait, again, it was pretty much a long chapter and I have to get the details in. But the real reason I took this long was due to the fact that I got an X-Box 360 for Christmas, complete with Halo 3 and Guitar Hero. I'm beating levels, gaining points, and earning achievements that I never had the time getting the story through. But I hope I could calm down on a 360 and continue with my stories. Before we get to chapter, let's check what happened on the last one. As always I got one review from Rahkshi500 and 44 hits, and so I'm not doing bad for a bunch of short chapters. Ask for the review Rahkshi wondered if the Titans memories of Scath, Trigon, or Hell would disappear when they leave Mars and head back to the past. Just want to let you know Rahk that they won't loose their memories. Like I said before, I'm going to revamp the whole season 4 of Teen Titans by doing a sequel for this story. So their memories of the UAC will remain fresh and it would continue on. Let us begin with chapter 33 of Doomed Titans. The team now has to reach Delta 4 and shut down the main portal before reinforcements show up. Trying to reach it could be a problem. But as they try to reach it, they meet a certain scientist that is in need of a favor. What are his intensions?

Chapter Notes

The Commando zombies will make their official appearance on this chapter. After a long wait like this, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to bring them here. Dr. Cray, the character from the game, Area 51, will appear in this chapter. Also, there are other things that is somewhat connected to Doom 3 Resurrection of Evil. You'll notice them once you read through the chapter.

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

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Chapter Thirty-three: Dr. Cray

Undisclosed Location: November 16, 2145, 12:42 A.M.

Somewhere in a very secretive area, one of the surviving scientists was looking at the security monitors to see if there are any other survivors in Delta. So far, the only thing he saw were dead carcasses, zombies, and demons. While he was looking through them, someone in an automatic wheelchair approached the scientist. When he approached him, he started talking.

Dr. Cray: "Well Dr. Carmack, anything?"

The scientist known as Carmack slouched back on his chair, put his hands behind his head, and sighed.

Dr. Carmack: "No Dr. Cray, nothing. I've been searching through the entire Delta complex and most of the people around there are already dead."

Dr. Cray: "I see… Well then, keep searching."

Carmack looked at the direction of the person called Cray and wondered something.

Dr. Carmack: "Dr. Cray, can I ask you something?"

Cray looked at Carmack and answered him.

Dr. Cray: "Go ahead."

Dr. Carmack: "I was wondering, why are we looking for survivors in this facility? We already know that just about everyone is dead and there's no way anyone would survive in this massacre."

Dr. Cray: "We need someone to help us in our little dilemma. Dr. Cloud is in need of a certain artifact that could be connected what's transpiring right about now."

Dr. Carmack: "But finding any survivors in Delta is impossible. Even if they did survive this Hell and tell them about doing this favor, they won't last five minutes without weapons or protection. Shouldn't we just send the troops in the museum and let them get the artifact?"

Dr. Cray: "We do that, we loose our men and above all else, we will be half defenseless. We can't take that risk."

Dr. Carmack: "Well what are we going to do? I don't think there's anyone who's brave enough, or stupid enough, to do us a favor."

Carmack looked back at the monitors and continued to observe anything different. At first, he thought that it was already too late to find help. But when he looked at one of the monitors, he saw something he didn't expect. In one of the monitors showing a blood soaked hallway, a group of Z-Secs ran down the hallway and headed to a T-junction. When they reached it, they start firing at whatever's trying to reach that junction on the other side. Carmack thought it was just another victim. But oddly enough, he saw whoever was being shot, is fighting back. He saw bullets piercing through some of the guards' armors, green projectiles to soften them up, a blue laser to zap them, and a barrage of exploding disks to finish them off. When he saw that, he alerted Cray about what just occurred.

Dr. Carmack: "Dr. Cray, I think you should see this."

Cray overheard Carmacks concern and decided to head to the terminal with him. He moved the automatic wheelchair to the scientist's side and observed what his partner was seeing. What he saw was the death of an entire squadron of Z-Secs. But after that, he saw something he couldn't believe. Coming out of that mess was a group of people trying to survive. But within that group were a bunch of teens with gifted powers and abilities. Those teens were none other then the Teen Titans. Cray looked at the team, as his tired eyes grew wide of disbelief and his jaw opened up.

Dr. Cray: "My God… It can't be…"

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Delta Lab Level 5, Executive Office Corridor D: November 16, 2145, 12:44 A.M.

Inside one of the corridors in Delta 5, Alex was leading the way while the Titans follow behind. The guardian scanned the area left to right incase they see any hostiles in the hall. When it's all clear, he and the team proceeded to move forward and entered another T-junction. Alex pointed his machine gun at both directions to see if there were any demons walking about. Luckily for them, there were none around. So they turned to the right and walked down another hallway.

Alex: "Stay with me guys, last thing I want is to loose you all. And whatever you do, keep your guard up. Remember we're in Delta, that means we'll be seeing more monsters then before. So be prepared for whatever is coming our way."

They continued to walk down the hallway, keeping their eyes peered on any enemies. As they continued to walk, the team was a little unsure about Alex's motives.

Beast Boy: "Dude, is it me, or has Alex changed his attitude a little?"

Cyborg: "A little? Looks like Alex changed his attitude a lot."

Robin: "Don't push him Cyborg. He already has enough in his hands already. You know he's completely focused on his motives, we can't let him get distracted."

Starfire: "You know, I'm quite surprised at this. He was supposed to take us to Gamma to get us back home. Now he wants to go the Delta 4 and disable the main teleporter. This is strange."

Raven: "Maybe it was because when I read about the Book of Scath, he was concerned about Trigon and the end of the universe. That could be the reason why he changed his objectives."

Cyborg looked at Raven and wondered something.

Cyborg: "Speaking of which, I'm surprised you know so much about Trigon and the invasion Rae. I didn't know about all of that."

Beast Boy looked at the telepath as well and agreed with Cyborg.

Beast Boy: "Yeah Rae, we were all surprised at that. Heck, we didn't even suspect that book came from Azarath, let alone this warrior you talked about."

Raven: "Well, I never thought a book from Azarath was here in Mars in the first place. Didn't expect that, or this warrior that arrived to Mars to defeat Trigon."

Everyone continued to walk until they approached a four-way intersection. In the middle of the intersection, there were bodies splattered around the place and a delivery bot that was ripped in half. Everyone was disturbed about that, but they kept their cool and proceeded. Just as they were about to reach it, Alex gestured to them to stop and wait. He, on the other hand, moved forward a little with his back on the wall and approached the corner of the intersection. When he reached his position, he peeked through the corner to see if there were anything unusual. When he did, he spotted a group of Imps devouring a corpse. He then looked at the other two directions to see if there were any other monsters around. When those two paths were clear, he positioned his machine gun ready to give out the element of surprise. While he was waiting, the team continued to talk to Raven.

Robin: "Raven, this Trigon person. Is he really a bad individual?"

Rae looked at Rob and answered his question.

Raven: "He's not a person Robin, he's a real demon. And he's not bad; he's evil to the core. In fact, the empirical of evil."

Cyborg: "All right, we get it. You don't have to explain it to us."

Raven looked at Cy and explained.

Raven: "This is serious Cyborg. Trigon is the emperor of Hell, the ruler of Hell. He tried to take over the entire universe and destroy every living being in the galaxy. If it wasn't got this warrior that killed Trigon and saved the Mars civilization, then the universe wouldn't have been a real Hell."

Starfire: "But why would Trigon want to escape Hell? I've read that Hell is a place where bad souls go. He can't escape Hell when he has duties to do."

Beast Boy: "Yes well being entrapped in that place for a looooong time, guess he got bored and decided to escape and torture real people."

Robin looked at BB and told him that won't happen.

Robin: "But he won't get out unless someone that shares the same blood as him opens his prison. Finding this person won't be easy because no one doesn't want to bear his offspring and even if he did succeed, the person might be dead already. Either the case, he won't be able to escape Hell, unless…"

The Titan leader looked at Raven and asked her something else.

Robin: "Raven, you think Trigon's army is attacking the UAC because this person that shares his blood is here?"

The telepath looked back at the leader and was a little skeptic.

Raven: "What are you talking about?"

Robin: "Think about it. Trigon wants someone that's related to him by his blood and he's attacking this installation. So from what I could understand is that he knows that his child could be somewhere here in this place and time. Do you know if this offspring he has is here?"

Raven was a little hesitant at first. But before the team gets suspicious, she answered him in the nicest of ways.

Raven: "I don't know. It's not like he would attack everyone without killing them. If he was going to find this person, he would kill everyone and spare his offspring. But trying to find him or her couldn't be that easy, even if it means killing billions of people."

Robin: "I see. Raven, are you all right?"

Raven blinked a few times, knowing Robin's already suspicious. So she tried to calm him down.

Raven: "I'm fine, why did you ask?"

Robin: "Oh nothing… It's just that you've been acting strange ever since you read that book. It's almost like you know something we don't."

Starfire: "Indeed. There is something about Trigon that makes you feel a little scared."

Rae turned her head to her best friend and was a little annoyed.

Raven: "I'm not scared."

Beast Boy: "Still, you seem to be a little worried. It's not like Ms. No Emotion to be afraid of big all Trigon."

Raven turned her head to the changeling and was giving him a pissed off glare.

Raven: "What was that?!?!?"

Beast Boy knew he got himself in more trouble then with the demons. He had to think quickly before he gets killed by an enraged Goth then an Imp.

Beast Boy: "Uh… Nothing."

Robin: "Look, Beast Boy does have a point. A little off, but does have a point. You've seemed to be hiding something from us. Is there anything you're not telling us?"

Raven now knew that the team is getting suspicious on her. She couldn't escape much longer and she wouldn't keep her secret for very long either. She has to say it now, before they came into a conclusion and makes it worse. But before she could say anything, Alex shushed them and watched what's going on in one of the corners.

Alex: "Be quiet. We don't want to get some attention."

The team looked at Alex and could tell they could have a problem. Leaving Raven for later, Robin approached the guardian and wants to know what's the dilemma. So he asked him very quietly so they won't bring attention to any zombies or demons.

Robin: "What seems to be the situation Alex?"

Alex: "There are a group of Imps down that hallway. Looks like they're eating a dead body, and I don't think they'll be full. If they see us, we'll be their deserts."

Beast Boy heard that and gulped very loudly.

Beast Boy: "That doesn't sound too good."

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

Alex: "I say my best option is to sneak past them without any detection. What we need to do is to wait for them to turn their heads away from this direction, so we can make our get away."

As Alex was discussing about the plan, what none of them didn't know was that there was something crawling towards the team with its hand trying to reach them.

Cyborg: "Why don't we do like we always do? Like charge in and blast them all."

Alex: "Because that will alert everyone in this floor to come here and kill us all. We have to make sure no one knows our presence and we have to do this as quietly as-"

Suddenly, the hand grabbed Alex leg that made him startled. So he pointed his machine gun at whatever got him and thought it was a demon or zombie. But it wasn't neither of them. Instead, it was a damaged deliver bot that was ripped in half. It looked up at the team and tried to warn them about the predicament, like they already know it.

Delivery Bot 3: "Ruuuunnnn…."

The robot immediately shutdown and let go of Alex's leg. Alex immediately looks back at the hallway, to see if the Imps heard that. Unfortunately they did. One of the Imps heard the bot's call, got up and looked behind to see what was all the commotion about. When it saw Alex standing there with a machine gun, it alerted the other Imps that they have company. The Imps got up when they heard the shriek and looked behind them to see him too. They then charged their fireballs and threw them for the attack. Raven quickly created a black wall to defend the guardian from the blasts. When the balls of flame hit the wall, Cyborg joined Alex with his chain gun ready for firing. Then right after Raven removed the black wall, the two pulled the triggers and started firing. The bullets flew out of the weapons and hit the creatures, leaving them little time to avoid the shots. Soon enough, all the Imps were dead and disintegrated out of existence. With all of them dead, Alex looked at the team and started giving orders.

Alex: "Damn, so much for sneaky. All right people; let's get the hell out of here! If those demons don't know we're here, they do now!"

Everyone quickly ran to the hallway where the Imps were and search for a way out. When they make a left, a Vulgar jumped out of a hallway and cling to a wall. It shrieked at the team and jumped off to the floor to charge up a green fireball. It threw the flaming ball at them, but Beast Boy got that covered. He came to the front of the group and targeted the fireball with his Grabber. Once he pulled the trigger, a thin green glow came out of the nozzle and took a hold of the fireball. He then quickly positioned the ball at the Vulgar and fired it back before it had a chance to make a second launch. When it hit the creature, the demon dissolved into nothing. With the path clear, the Titans continued to move on with Alex taking the lead. As they rushed in, two doors in front of them burst open and out of them were two fat zombies. Seeing that, Alex puts his machine gun away and took out his double-barrel shotgun. He pointed the shotgun at the nearest zombie and open fire on it. He quickly reloaded while the second zombie approached the team. With the two shells finally loaded, he pointed the gun at the second one, pulled the trigger and killed the undead being with a hole right through the gut. Though the two zombies are dead, they got other problems to be dealt with. A red cloud appeared at the end of the hallway soon after the undead went dead and a flash of lightning came down. In a flash, a Revenant appeared and grunted when it saw the team. It immediately fired its mini missiles from its mounted rocket launchers as they flew directly at the team. Raven lifted on of her hands up and covered the missiles with black obsidian energy. She then used her magic to turn the missiles around and launched them back at the skeleton soldier. The Revenant saw that and fired another set of missiles so that they would collide and cause a chain reaction between all four. And that did as the rockets collided and creates a big ball of flames, far away from both the skeleton and the Titans thank goodness. But the missile part was only a distraction. As the demon waited for the smoke to clear out and see if they are dead, blue projectiles came through the smoke and hit it a number of times. When the Revenant is dead, the smoke cleared and Alex and the Titans got through it, with the guardian holding a plasma rifle. They then turned to the right at the end of the hallway and went into another corridor. While they were running, Robin wondered where they were going.

Robin: "Alex, you know we're going to Delta 4 to destroy the teleporter. Right?"

Alex: "Right."

Robin: "Then do you know where it is? Have you even checked your PDA to see where an elevator that could take us there is in the first place?"

Alex: "No I haven't. Heck, I don't even know where I'm going."

Robin: "Then why are we running if you don't know where Delta 4 is?"

Alex: "Because we have to find some kind of elevator that will take us down there. Besides, we're in Delta and with this place being fully infested, I don't want to stay here and wait for the demons to come kill us."

They kept running through the hallways until Alex heard something not far from them. He immediately stopped as the team did the same thing. He then gestured the team to be quiet as he tip toed through the corner and see what the noise was coming from. Once the guardian peered to the right corner, he saw a group of Z-Sec guards discussing about their plan. Though he couldn't understand the language they're saying, he understands that it can't be good. So Alex looked at Robin and told him something in a soft and quiet tone.

Alex: "Robin, hand me one of them flash pellets you have in your utility belt. I'm going to take care of some obstacles."

Robin, knowing what Alex was going to do, took some pellets out of his belt and handed them to Alex. Once the guardian got a hold of them, he looked back around the corner and waited for the right moment to attack. Soon enough, the guards turned their backs to the people that were hiding and walked away to scan the area. When the time was right, Alex jumped out of his spot and threw the pellets directly at the guards. When the zombies heard something, they turned around to see what it was. That was when the pellets exploded at their faces and blinded them with a strange bright light. When the Z-Secs were blinded, Alex took his machine gun out and start clipping them all. After all of them were dead, Alex gestured the team to move forward and continued on to their path. But what they didn't notice behind them of something waiting in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to strike. When the team's backs were turned, it got the right moment to attack. So it grunted real loud and charged towards the team. Raven, who was behind the team, heard the loud footsteps clanking on the floor. When she turned around she saw something she didn't expect.

Raven: "Watch out!"

Raven activated her shield to protect them while the Titans turned around to see what she was screaming about. But when Raven was about to complete her shield, a strange tentacle came out of the creature's arm and hurled straight to them. The shield was able to deflect it, but it was shattered in the process and the team got caught in the crossfire. They all flew all the way to the end of the hallway and hit smack dab to the wall, creating a dent on the collision. The team got startled by the attack and wasn't prepared, as they started to stir soon after the impact.

Beast Boy: "Ow… Dudes, what was that?"

Alex: "I have no idea. But what ever it was, wasn't on our side."

Alex looked up to see who attacked the team. What he saw was something he never expects. Starring at the team was some kind of zombie creature that looked like a commando soldier. Its body was completely distorted as its left arm had a long wiggling tentacle attached to the being. He was also sporting a pair of combat pants, a pair of boots, and on top of its head was an army helmet complete with night vision goggle. But in the goggles they weren't glowing green, they were glowing blood red. It was grunting and snarling at them and Alex realized they were in deep trouble.

Alex: "Yep, definitely not on our side."

The zombie like creature immediately ran straight towards the team with its tentacle arm poised ready to give out the final blow. Alex tried to get up so that he could take it down, but with the Titans on top of him, it was getting really hard to stand up. The zombie was getting close to the team and was about to attack them. But Starfire, who was in the front, decided to fight back and fired her green eye beams at the creature, just as it jumped up high in the air and come back down for the kill. The beams blast the zombie in the head and it falls down dead, but unlike all the other zombies that lay on the floor after they die, this one disintegrated just like all the other demons. It landed on the floor in a pile of ash as the team got up and looked at what was a demonic zombie. Alex then got up to look at it too, then looked at Starfire that saved them.

Alex: "Thanks for the save Star. I thought we were going to be goners."

Starfire looked at the guardian and compliment on his gratitude.

Starfire: "It is nothing really. I do my best protecting my friends. Even if it means sacrificing myself to save them."

Beast Boy: "Um… You guys have any idea on who or what that thing is?"

Alex looks back at the ash and wondered what that was too.

Alex: "Don't know Beast Boy. But by the way it looked before it got killed, I say it almost looked like some kind of commando zombie."

Raven: "Just when you think zombies couldn't be anymore dangerous."

Suddenly, the team heard screams and groans from more creatures coming from the right. They turned their heads to that direction and saw shadows coming down the hallway.

Cyborg: "Sounds like we got company."

Alex: "Let's not wait to find out who's coming out. Let's get out of here before they come and get us. Move out!"

Quickly, the team ran to the opposite direction in order to get away from the creatures coming from the other side. They turned to the left to a long corridor and spotted a passage on the right side. But when they were about to turn there, a Vulgar came out of that spot and grappled on the wall. The team wanted to stop and fight it off, but they can't cause the hoard of demons behind them might catch up. So they continued running while Alex pointed his machine gun at the creature and blare some shots at it. It let go of the wall after a few holes were punched in and lay on the floor dead. The Titans then turned to the right and continued running. But when they entered that hallway, they spotted something they were glad to see. All the way at the end of the hallway there was an elevator door that could take them to wherever they would go.

Alex: "This is it! That's the elevator! Let's hurry before those things get us!"

They all headed to the elevator as fast as they could. When they were in the middle of the hallway, a loud bang came from behind. Cyborg, who was behind the team, turned around to see what it was. What he saw was a wall that burst opened, revealing a dark alcove. But when he heard a low grunt, he realized something was coming out of there. So he took his chain gun out and waited for whatever's coming out of there. He won't wait for it any longer; cause running out of the alcove was a Commando Zombie charging towards him. Without hesitation, the hybrid pulled the trigger and opened fire on the humanoid demon. After a whole load of rounds, the zombie died in an instant. When Cy killed it, he heard his weapon clank a little. So he looked at the gun and noticed that it's on empty, again.

Robin: "C'mon Cyborg, let's go!"

Cy heard Robin's call and decided to worry about ammo later. Right now, his goal is to get the elevator with his teammates. He turned around and rejoined the others. They continued to run straight towards the elevator, hoping nothing won't surprise them. Suddenly, a red cloud appeared close to the front doors and a flash of lightning came down. That was when an Imp appeared and shrieked at the team. It was going to charge a fireball at them, but Alex smirked and was ready for it.

Alex: "Not this time…"

He quickly positioned himself ready and immediately slides on the floor with a machine gun completely poised. With accurate timing and speed, he slid underneath the demon between its legs and commence fire at it. Though he got a few shots in, he didn't kill it yet. So he jumped up when he makes a complete stop and headed to the lift. The Imp turned around to look down at the bullet holes implanted on its chest, then looked up at the guardian with pure anger. It was going to attack, but what it didn't know was that Robin was behind with an R-Sword out, ready for the first strike. He then positioned himself while running and then sliced the Imp halfway up the middle. Its torso was slid off its waist and falls to the floor while the bottom half went down the opposite direction. As the team passed the dissolving corpse, Alex pushed the "Call Lift" icon to summon the elevator. He then turned around to see the team and gave them the next orders.

Alex: "All right. The elevator is coming down now. Once it gets here and we head in, we get down to Delta 4 immediately and head to the main portal to shut it down. Any questions?"

Everyone was silent the whole time, not wanting to ask a question. That was when Beast Boy raised his hand and wanted to know something.

Alex: "Yes Beast Boy. What is it?"

Beast Boy rubbed the back of his head with his hand that was raised and ask him something that could be important.

Beast Boy: "Yes… Uh… I know this might be a bit much, but… How are we going to shut the main teleporter down? I mean, you have a plan for it right?"

Alex: "That I have no idea. But I know one thing, if we get there, we'll do what we do best. Blow shit up!"

Cyborg: "Amen to that."

Just then, the doors opened up, creating an entry way to the elevator.

Alex: "Well, this is it. Let's hurry up and finish this quick. The sooner we destroy the teleporter, the sooner we get to Gamma and-"

Alex turned around and was about to head into the elevator itself. But just before he could get in, he stopped at the edge and found out that the elevator is empty. And when I mean empty, I mean there's no lift period. He immediately tittered over the edge of the empty shaft. Just before he was going to fall to his death, Robin saw that and got out of the group to save him. He immediately grabbed Alex by the shoulder, gripped him tight, and pulled him away from the empty shaft. They both fall back on the opposite direction and landed on the floor. The rest of the group quickly gathered around the two to see if they're all right.

Cyborg: "You guys O.K.?"

Both Alex and Robin looked up at the team as the guardian answered.

Alex: "We're all right Cy. Thanks for asking."

The two quickly got up and dusted themselves up. Once they were done, the two headed to the opened elevator shaft and looked down at the almost seemingly bottomless pit.

Alex: "This is strange… Where the hell's the elevator? There's suppose to be an elevator when the doors open."

Robin: "Well I don't know Al. But from what I could understand, Betruger must've pulled a fast one on you."

Alex turned his head to see Rob and was a little annoyed.

Alex: "Don't be a wise ass about this Robin. This is a very difficult situation we're in now. With no elevator here then that means-"

Just as Alex was going to finish the sentence, another roar came from the end of the hallway where the Titans came in. The team turned their heads and saw shadows lurking down the end. Knowing what this means, the team prepared themselves for a bloody battle.

Robin: "Sounds like you have a point Alex. With the demons coming here and the elevator doors opened with no lift. They would push us off of the shaft and kill us. Guess we're in for a fight for our lives."

Alex, who had a plasma rifle out, could agree with Robin. But he knows they wouldn't stand a chance against an army that would be coming straight towards them. That's when he turned his head to the left and noticed a security station that's next to them and came up with an idea.

Alex: "Or we can try my approach. Everybody into the security station!"

Everyone immediately looked at their guardian and was confused at what he just said.

Robin: "What?"

Alex: "Trust me. Now inside!"

Everyone decided to follow Alex's advice and they all went into the security station. Alex was behind the team as he was about to enter the room as well. But before he could do that, he turned his head to the right and noticed the shadows were getting closer to the hallway and he also heard the moans and screams getting louder. He quickly headed into the room and closed the security door. The guardian then headed to the security terminal and clicked on the icon that stated, "Close Security Door." Soon enough, the security door locked itself as the green lights on the top changed to red. Lastly, he clicked on another icon that says, "Close Security Windows" and in seconds a steel gate closed and lock itself so no one won't see what's on the other side. With the door locked and the window closed, the team was safe, for the moment. Alex turned around and saw the team standing there like it was a stupid idea. Luckily for them, that the security station was big enough to hold like seven or eight people, so they have plenty of elbowroom around them.

Raven: "I don't see why we have to stay in here and wait. Would make the demons find it easier to kill us."

Alex: "Yeah, well it's way better then fighting the hoard off in the hallway, where there's no room to fire. Now keep quiet, the last thing I want is the creatures to find us here and knock the door down."

Immediately, the team remained quiet and heard the demons cries getting closer to their destination. That was when they saw shadows peeking through the bottom part of the door. When they saw that, every one kept their mouth shut so no monster won't hear them. But just for safety, Cyborg approached the door and activated his sonic cannon incase they decided to blow the door open and attack. The place was completely quiet as the demons were lurking around the other side of the hallway. In fact, it was so quiet; you could drop a pin to the floor. After what felt like forever, the team heard the creatures leaving the hallway and left the area. With them gone, the team sighed in relief as Cy lowered his cannon.

Cyborg: "Man that was close."

Robin: "Yeah, a little too close."

The Titan leader turned his head to Alex and was glad about the guardian's idea.

Robin: "Nice plan Alex. Never thought hiding here would make the demons think we're not out there."

Alex: "Well I thought hiding here would make sure the demons won't get us. Sides, I don't want to be the one to fall to his death in an elevator shaft. This would also give us some time to come up with a plan in getting to Delta 4. That way we won't have to spend all night running around the place to find an elevator, one that does have a lift for starters."

Alex looked around and discovered a storage locker sitting at the back end of the wall, next to a health station. Knowing that he needs a combination to open that locker he has to find the right combination. So he headed to the terminal and looked through the E-Mail program to see if there's an E-Mail about combinations. To his luck, there was one E-Mail about a certain password change a few weeks ago. While he clicked on it and read through the message, Robin wanted to know what's the next move.

Robin: "So, what's going to be our next course of action?"

Alex: "Probably, stick with the same plan. Find an elevator that would take us to level four. This time, however, we're going to find a map and locate the nearest elevator from here. Hopefully, it's one that doesn't have an empty shaft.."

He continued to read through the massage and found the combination that says "537".

Robin: "Should you check the map on your PDA to see where the closet elevator is?"

Alex: "I guess I could do that. Hang on for a sec."

Al took his PDA out and checked the map to find the closest elevator. During a couple of clicks on his touch pen, he found the closet spot.

Alex: "All right, here we go. Says here the closest elevator from here is like about around half a mile."

Robin: "Great! That means we could get out of here and head to that elevator."

The guardian approached the locker then clicked the code 537 on the panel.

Alex: "It's not going to be that easy."

When he pressed the number seven, the red screen turned green and the storage door opened all the way up. In the storage showed a set of clips and cells on the bottom and on the top, an ammo belt, case of grenades, and a few shards of armor. As Alex started to gather up all the items he needs, the Titan leader was looking a little worried.

Robin: "What do you mean by that?"

Alex: "What I mean that between us and the lift are those demons and zombies waiting for us. And after what happened just now, there's no doubt that Betruger might sabotage the other elevator. So you may never know what Betruger might be cooking when he's a step ahead of us."

After getting all the things he needed, Alex picked up the ammo belt, looked at Cyborg, and threw it to him.

Alex: "Here Cy, something you need for a really good time."

The hybrid grabbed the ammo, took the belt out of the box, and inserted it to the chain gun.

Robin: "So you got another plan?"

The guardian looked at Robin and smiled.

Alex: "I knew you said that."

He took out his PDA again and checked the main map to start his plan. He zoomed it out a little bit to get a full view of Level 5 and showed it to the team.

Alex: "Here's what I came up with. Normally, if we take the one closest to here, Betruger would use that to his advantage and set another trap for us. So in order to get out of Delta 5, we have to trick him. Now there are a couple of elevators all around the complex and if we head to one of them, Betruger would surely use it to his advantage. But if we fool him to think we're taking another elevator, he won't trap us at the one we're really taking. When we get out of the station, we head to the middle of the level, where there's a four-way intersection going to different directions. When we reach there, you Robin would toss a few flash pallets in the air incase the monsters would follow us or surround us. When that happens, one of us would go to the elevator we're going while the rest of us head the elevator Betruger thinks were going."

Everyone looked at the map and listened in to the guardian's plan. Robin rubbed his chin about this and thought it sounds like a good plan.

Robin: "That seems like it's a great idea. But there could be a few flaws on the plan. Like for instance, who going to be one getting to our elevator and how is he going to get there without the demons seeing him."

Alex lowered his PDA and gave him a few more details.

Alex: "That's the reason why we need the flash pellets you have. Once the pellets explode, our insider will make a mad dash to the elevator before the flash fades. Now for the person that's going to do that, I need someone who's fast and agile. Someone that can move fast enough to stay farther away from the monsters. Someone like…"

He slowly turned his head and saw Beast Boy sitting on the floor, catching a breather after all his running. Soon enough, the rest of the team turned their heads to see the changeling as well. And soon enough, BB looked at each of his friends and wasn't sure of something.

Beast Boy: "Um… Why's everybody's starring at me?"

After a few seconds of figuring this out, he finally found out why they were looking at him and didn't like the results. He then lowered his head and sighed.

Beast Boy: "Oh yeah, that's right… I'm the scout for this mission, am I?"

Alex: "You could say that BB. You can change into any animal you think of, and that includes the fastest of creatures. And with your speed, the demonic army won't catch up to you."

Beast Boy: "Can't you just let somebody else take care of it, like Starfire, or Raven?"

Alex: "Sorry Beast Boy. But you're the only option I have for this endeavor. Besides, we need the girls to hold off the hoard incase things get out of control. But I need Raven the most cause of her connection of minds and her teleportation capability. When you are able to make it to the assigned lift, Rae will sense you and she'll get us to that place in a jiffy. Is there any problem with that?"

The changeling stayed silent for a moment and decided whether to not do something as crazy as that, or help his friends out. After some thought, he came up with a decision and sighed.

Beast Boy: "All right fine! I'll do it."

Robin: "Good, then it settled. When we reached the middle of the level, we split. All of us will go down to the elevator where Betruger thinks we're going. While we do that, Beast Boy will go to the elevator we're really going while we distract the demons. Once Beast Boy makes it to the elevator and calls us, Raven will teleport us to that location and we get out of here?"

Raven: "You sure all of this is going to work?"

Robin was about to answer her, but Alex jumped in and interrupted him.

Alex: "Don't feel so worried about this Raven. This is a perfect plan, and it wouldn't fail. What's the worse that could happen?"

Suddenly, a Vid Comm. screen beeped a couple of times and an announcement was made waiting a request for a link up. The team was a little startled when they heard that, but they calmed themselves down and looked at the monitor to see the comm. screen.

Starfire: "Curious, I thought everyone died in Delta. Who would be calling at such a place?"

Cyborg: "Who cares, somebody turn it off quick before those things could hear it."

Upon hearing this, Alex instinctively headed to the comm. center.

Alex: "I'll get it."

When he approached the terminal, he clicked on the button that picks up the response. When he did that, the announcement on the screen said, 'Connection Established' the screen went static for a second and a person's face appeared on the screen. But this person wasn't anyone Alex saw, it was someone else. From what he could tell, it was an older man close to his eighties with messy and thinning white hair. His face looked completely wrinkled and there was a strange tube that's attached to his nose and travels in the back, where an air tank rests behind him. The old man looked closely at the screen with tired green eyes and saw the group.

Dr. Cray: "Ah… Survivors. I never thought that there were so few still struggling through out this predicament."

Alex cocked an eyebrow, not knowing whom he's talking to. So he started to ask some questions.

Alex: "Hold up for a minute. Who are you? What do you want?"

The old man could tell that the guardian wants some answers, so he started out by apologizing.

Dr. Cray: "Oh forgive my abrupt interruption. My name is Dr. Winston Cray. I'm the head scientist in charge of top-secret projects in Delta and one of the founders of Delta Labs. Now might I ask who you are?"

Alex: "Sure. The names Alexander Kelly. I'm the son of master sergeant Thomas Kelly and assigned guardian for the-"

Dr. Cray: "The Teen Titans? Yes, that could explain why you're with them. Never thought a son of a sergeant would be in charge of taking care of them. You've certainly got a lot of heart."

Alex: "Thanks for the compliment. But it wasn't my choice, my dad gave me this assignment and I didn't want to…"

Suddenly, Alex stopped talking when he realized something Cray just said. About the fact he said the Titans before the guardian does was really a shocker.

Alex: "Hold up. You know about the Teen Titans?"

Dr. Cray: "Of course I have. I've been doing extensive research about the team and analyzed their special talents. Robin, mastered in the fine arts of fighting. Starfire, possesses the ability to fly, has incredible strength, and could fire bolts of green energy. Cyborg, a half man, half metal hybrid with indestructible armor and an assortment of weapons. Raven, a half demon with dark telekinetic powers. And Beast Boy, a shape shifter that can change into any animal he chooses. I must say, I am quite impressed with your resumes. Fighting together to fend off any evil that comes your way, including this one we're experiencing right now. You have become valuable assets in this nightmare and I hope you'll do anything you can to survive it."

Robin, hearing Cray's response, approached the terminal and shoved Alex aside to see his elderly face.

Robin: "How do you know so much about us?"

Dr. Cray: "Let's not talk about that at this moment. Right now, I am in need of a small favor and I could use your help to get it for me."

Alex pushed Robin back and responded on Cray's favor.

Alex: "Thanks doctor, but I'm afraid we don't have time for it. We're in the middle of something important and I don't think we could help you what so ever."

Dr. Cray: "Even if it means stopping Betruger from destroying Earth the way he did with the UAC? I guessing you want to destroy the main teleporter, am I correct?"

That made the guardian blink a couple times, surprised at what Cray had to say.

Alex: "How do you know about that?"

Dr. Cray: "Apparently Betruger wasn't the only one that keeps his eyes on everything. You see, I've been watching you and the Titans through the security cameras and I was impressed at your survivor skills. And by the way you all are handling this, it appears like you've been through this longer then anyone else in the entire facility. I was hoping that your talent might be of some good use to me."

Alex: "And how should we trust you?"

Dr. Cray: "If I was Betruger, I should've sent his hoard back to the hall and burst through the security door to feast on your blood. Now do you trust me?"

Alex wasn't sure what to do at first. He knew ever since this invasion started that he wasn't suppose to trust no one. So he doesn't know much about Cray or what he wants from the team. Not to mention their true intention was to reach Delta 4 and shut down the main teleporter. But if he was telling the truth, the demons would've come back and gobble them up. Thinking this through, the guardian decided to trust him for now and see what he wants. Then he and his team will go and take care of some personal business. Piece of cake.

Alex: "All right, tell us what you need."

Dr. Cray smiles when he heard the response and started explaining his dilemma.

Dr. Cray: "Excellent. Here's the situation. One of my associates, Dr. Cloud, was able to put together why this invasion has started. But he needs one thing that would make his assumptions correct. The item is called the Primitive, an ancient relic discovered in the caverns twelve years ago. Unfortunately, he doesn't have it in his possession and he needs it as soon as possible."

Alex: "I see, so what you're trying to say is that your assistant needs this Primitive to determine if what's going on is connected to what's happening right now."

Dr. Cray: "Indeed."

Alex: "O.K. So where is this Primitive?"

Dr. Cray: "The Primitive is secured up one story in the Delta Museum, within the main chamber. It's kept there for both research and observation. But now Dr. Cloud is in need of it so he could get some answers. Now I know this might not be easy, but I need all the help I could get to retrieve it."

Robin then came to Alex's side and joined in on the talk.

Robin: "Stop right there. Why do you want our help? Couldn't you or Cloud do it by yourself?"

Dr. Cray: "I wish we could, but the museum in infested with zombies and demons and in the state we're in, we won't stand a chance. We also got a squad with us to protect us and a few other survivors living here. If we let them get the Primitive, we would be half defenseless. You and your team, with your unique gifts and talent, will get through the museum the retrieve the Primitive for us. There was no option to this. We need the Primitive at once."

Alex moved back to the monitor and accepts the mission.

Alex: "You do not have to feel worried about this Doctor. Rest assure that we will get a hold of the Primitive and bring it to you as soon as possible."

Cray smiled at the fact and nodded in approval.

Dr. Cray: "That's good to know. Once you take the Primitive, take it to my secret lab. I'll be tracking you through the security cameras and try to contact you as soon as I can. Remember to bring it to me as fast as you could. My laboratory is well protective for now, but it will be a matter of time before the demons brake through our defenses. Good luck, and be safe."

The monitor that had Cray's face went back to static and the UAC logo appeared. When the transmission stopped, Robin looked at Alex and was a bit furious.

Robin: "Are you nuts!? Going to find this Primitive and give it to this Dr. Cray person? I thought we were suppose to head to Delta 4 to stop all this from spreading."

The Guardian looked at the Titan Leader and explained.

Alex: "We were. But from what I could tell, this Cray fella needs our help. He and whoever's surviving this chaos needs to know what's going on and we have to help him."

Robin: "Don't you think we already know about this? I mean Raven read it all in the Book of Scath and we could-"

The guardian lifted his hand up and shut him there.

Alex: "We might know about this, but they don't. And if this Dr. Cray needs the Primitive to see if all this is connected, then we have to help them. If they need to know more about all this, we'll let them know our side of the story. Simple as that."

Cyborg: "So, what is this museum Cray was talking about and where is it?"

Alex turned his head to see Cyborg when he realized that they heard the doctor as well. So he brings his PDA out and find the entrance to the museum while giving them the details on what it is.

Alex: "The Delta Museum is a building atop the Delta Complex where all of the history of the Mar's Civilization is kept and analyzed. Mostly it is use to research and storage, but during the time, civilians come there to observe the ancient history and learn about the society. I can tell you about the popular field trips every school has to get here and study the culture, but that would be a waist. Ask for where it is, Cray said it's one floor above us. So that means there's got to be an elevator that could take us up there. Let see…"

He tapped on his touch pen to see where the elevator to the museum is. After a couple of taps, he finally found what he was looking for.

Alex: "Got it. Hmmm… Says here that the elevator entrance to the museum is on the opposite side of the floor."

Cyborg: "The opposite side of the floor. That's where we suppose to be while Beast Boy goes to the other elevator we're going."

Alex looked at Cyborg and agreed with him.

Alex: "That's right. It's where Betruger and the demons think we're going there instead of the one we're really going."

Raven: "Well those are some unexpected change of events."

Beast Boy: "So, now what are we going to do?"

Alex: "The only thing we could do. We follow the same plan we already put together, only this time it will be different. When we reached the middle of Delta, we go to the elevator that would take us to Delta 4 while Beast Boy goes to the elevator that would take us to the Delta Museum. Simple as that."

Robin thought this through and decided it was a one-time deal.

Robin: "Sounds like a good plan. But are you sure this is going to work."

Alex looked at Robin and gave him his deal.

Alex: "This is our one and only shot in pulling this off. If we don't do it, then we have no other option then to fight to our deaths."

Beast Boy groaned when he heard that while rolling his eyes around.

Beast Boy: "Why do I get the feeling I'm not going to like this one bit?"

Just when the plan would go into motion, there was a loud bang, followed by another one twice as louder. Everyone jumped off their seats, or positions for that matter, and looked at the door where the banging came from.

Starfire: "What was that?"

Robin: "Don't know, but I didn't like the sound of it."

Beast Boy: "Oh please don't tell they're back."

Alex: "No, it can't be."

The guardian rushed to the security terminal to see what's making all that noise. Once he used the security monitor to see what's happening, he discovered a hoard of zombies trying to get through. Robin headed to the terminal and see what Al was seeing. He then turned his head to him and was furious.

Robin: "I thought you said Dr. Cray wasn't on Betruger's side!"

Alex looked at Robin and explained.

Alex: "I did. I think it must be Betruger who told them to come back and rechecked everything."

Cyborg: "Well whoever called them, we have to take them out and escape while we still can."

Alex: "Cy right. Plan or no plan, we have to get out of here while the getting's good."

Alex quickly left the terminal and took out his plasma rifle, getting ready for another battle. The rest of the Titans got ready as well, arming their cannons, gadgets, and powers. They all positioned themselves at the door, and waited for something to come out of it. While they waited, the banging at the door grew louder and louder until it started to get all bent and dented. Finally, the door was about to be broken through as Alex and the team saw it.

Alex: "Here they come! Get Ready!"

In a matter of seconds, the security door burst opened and the hoard of zombies barged right in. Just as they rushed right in, the Titans hit them all with everything they got. Plasma projectiles were flying, lasers were blazing, birdarangs spinning, and levitated objects floating, the team hit them with everything they got. After a full frontal assault, the Titans decimated the entire hoard that was coming out of the broke through security door. With all that out of the way, the team left the security office in a hurry and turned left to retrace their steps through the hallway.

Alex: "Let's move it people! We have to reach the middle of Delta 5 at once!"

They immediately ran down the hallway and were about to reach the T-junction they came out of. Just when they were about to reach it, a red cloud hovered above the floor at the junction. When the lightning flash appeared, a Revenant appeared and started attacking the team with a barrage of mini-rockets. Raven immediately shielded the team so they won't get blown up. Then Cyborg jumped out of the shield and ripped the skeleton up with a chain gun. When it was dead, the team made another left turn and quickly headed to the center of the floor. Just then, a group of Z-Secs came out of nowhere and started blasting. Everyone immediately ducked down to take cover from the gunfire. While they were on the ground, Alex looked up and spotted what appeared to be a fire extinguisher next to the group. On instinct, he lifted his plasma rifle up high enough to not get his arm get caught in the crossfire and open some shots on the extinguisher. The extinguisher then exploded, killing two security zombies while the rest were a bit paralyzed. That's when Starfire flew up to the ceiling and shot a couple of star bolts at the rest of them. With all of them dead, the team got up and continued on. They then turned to the right at another passage and spotted a couple of more zombies coming down the hall. Alex quickly took his machine gun out and started to blast them down with Cyborg joining in on the fun with the chain gun in hand. But just as they were about to finish it, the vents exploded and three Imps came down it. That gave the team quite a surprise.

Alex: "Above, they're coming from above!"

One of the Imps was quite close to the team that it was about to slice them up. But Robin took out his Bo staff to block its slashing hand. He then gave a fast pace sidekick at its gut let it fly away from the team. Both Alex and Cyborg then shot the first two imps with their weapons. The last Imp, who was way in the back, charged up a fireball and threw it at the team. Beast Boy jumped right in with his Grabber ready and fired it. Once he got a hold of the ball of red flames, he positioned it and fired it back. The fireball hit the Imp in the chest and it killed the creature in one shot. Once the hallway was cleared, everyone kept running to reach the center of the floor. When they reached halfway, they stopped and discovered the hallway was blocked by fallen debris and strange growth.

Beast Boy: "Great, we're blocked!"

Robin: "There's got to another way through here."

Alex looked around and found double doors to the left leading to another room with a sign above it that says, "Network Control."

Alex: "Found it. This way!"

Alex headed to the doors as the team followed him, hoping for a way through this. When they approach the doors, Alex noticed that they wouldn't open. He looked at the screen and found out that the monitor was offline.

Alex: "You can't be serious?!"

Before he could figure out a way getting in, everyone heard loud clanks and bangs from different directions, followed by shrieks and grunts. Everyone looked around at the three different directions and knows what those sounds mean. With no other option, Alex gave everyone the orders.

Alex: "We got company surrounding us! Robin and Starfire, you take care of the left wing. Beast Boy and Raven, you take right. I'm going to hold them off on the north side. Cyborg, think you can get us in there?"

Cyborg looked back at the door that was lock and smirked.

Cyborg: "No problem."

He headed to the broken monitor and activated his hand held computer on his arm. Within seconds, a few cords burst out of the side of his arm and connected to the monitor. He then started typing away, trying to hack through the security system and open the door. While he was doing that, the team was ready to attack whatever comes their way.

Alex: "Here they come! Everyone get ready!"

As soon as Al said it, the hallways were filled with zombies, Imps, Maggots, Vulgars, Z-Secs, and Commando zombies.

Alex: "Now! ATTACK!!!"

Immediately, every Titan was hitting the hoard with everything they got. Robin threw birdarangs and exploding disks at the creatures at the left side while those that get too close, he use his R-Sword to slice them all up. Starfire was next to him, gunning them down with her star bolts and mow them all down with her eye beams. Raven and Beast Boy levitated barrels and pieces of debris at the others on the right, using both their powers and Grabber. Alex was killing what's left of the demons with both his plasma rifle and machine gun. When they were shooting every monster that was coming straight towards them, Cyborg frantically hacked into the security system just to open the door. But after a couple of attempted shots, it still wouldn't open. A minute had passed and the situation has gotten a whole lot worse. The group of demons and zombies continually grow, leaving the team little option to hold back.

Robin: "God damn it, they just keep on coming! We need to think of another plan, and fast!"

Alex: "No! We'll stay here until Cy manages to open the doors. If we don't get in there soon, we got no choice but to die trying!"

Everyone kept hitting the hoard with everything they got. At the same time, Cyborg was trying his best gaining access to the system. So after one final attempt, the doors beeped and the lights on the doors changed from red to green in seconds. When the doors finally opened, Cy couldn't help but to celebrate his accomplishment.

Cyborg: "Booya! We're in!"

Alex looked at the passage Cyborg opened up and was pleased with the results. He then looked at the team and told them to retreat.

Alex: "Everyone fallback to the networking center!"

Quickly, the team left their positions and ran to Network Control. But for Alex, before heading to the doorway, he armed three grenades and threw each of them in the three hallways where the creatures and zombies are. Once they explode and killed some of them, he immediately entered the networking center. When he entered, he looked at Cyborg, who was already inside, and demanded him something quickly.

Alex: "Lock the doors!"

In an instant, Cyborg hit the door panel hard and the doors locked up in seconds. Once the doors were sealed up tight, the team looked around and knows that this was a real networking station. The place was filled with servers and cooling units. On the walls were terminals and monitors, half of them still working. The team looked around the room, wondering where to go next.

Cyborg: "All right, we're in. Now what do we do?"

Alex: "We have to find an exit around here. If I'm correct, there's a door that can take us to the middle of Delta 5 not far from our position. If we had there, we could reach that area and begin our plan."

Robin: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's find that exit and-"

Just as soon as he said that, the Boy Wonder stopped and heard something up on the ceiling. From what he could understand, it almost sounded like wings flapping really fast, followed by babyish grunts.

Robin: "Wait… You guys here that?"

The team listened in at what Rob was hearing and nodded for a response.

Starfire: "Indeed Robin, we are hearing what you are hearing. What is that noise?"

Alex: "Don't know Star, but it doesn't sound too good."

Then, without warning, the vent ducts exploded out of the ceiling and landed on the ground. The team heard that and looked up to see what made that noise. That was when a Cherub came down one of the open vents, followed by another one and another one. Soon enough, they were all surrounded by humanoid bug babies coming out of every vent openings.

Alex: "Damn it! We got Cherubs surrounding us! Everyone take them out and make an opening! We have to get out of here at all costs."

As he was about to give the order, a Cherub leapt up from behind and was about to gnaw his face. But Alex felt that coming as he turned around, took his double barrel shotgun out, and open fire right at its head. The little demon fell down headless and dissolved away, while the team looked at what's left of its body. They all looked up quickly and noticed more Cherubs all around them. They then looked at Alex that was putting away his shotgun and taking out his machine gun.

Alex: "Now, take them all out!"

Just as soon as he said that, the hoard of bug babies all leapt at the same time, hoping to get in on the feast that's in front of them. Robin, quickly on both instinct and survival, took his R-Sword out of his belt and went in a straight circle to slice every single creature out. When the group around them was dead, more came down through the vents and went on the attack. The Titans and Alex looked at the hoard and started attacking them with whatever way possible. Robin used his swords to cut every baby monster up while running, making a clear path for the team to follow. Starfire and Alex were close behind Rob, using their star bolts and machine gun to kill the Cherubs from the sides. Beast Boy and Raven were behind those two, but didn't do anything, yet. Ask for Cyborg, he was in the rear, ripping the pesky creatures apart with his chain gun. Everyone kept on running in order to find the exit. But while they were doing that, a few Cherubs were resting on the servers, waiting for the right moment to strike. When the team reached that area, the bug babies jumped off the severs and went on with the attack. Raven sensed that coming and used her powers to create a bubble shield to deflect the group. When the creatures flew back from the impact of the shield, Alex and Cyborg looked at the flying critters and shot them down with their weapons. They continued their quest in finding a way out. After running for two minutes, turning different directions, and killing off Cherubs, Robin looked straight and found the networking's exit.

Robin: "I found it!"

Alex looked at the exit and could tell that's the exit they need.

Alex: "This might be it. Everyone to the doors!"

They then ran straight to the doors, inching closer to freedom. But a small group of Cherubs block their one and only exit out of there. So Robin tossed a few birdarangs at them and each of them hit their heads. With all of them dead, they all approached the doors and hoped it's unlocked. Unfortunately, it's not unlocked, the lights on the doors were red, and the screen next to the doors was completely smashed.

Alex: "Great, completely locked."

They all looked back and saw the army of Cherubs heading their way. Alex, Starfire, and Raven started to blast them all with whatever they have while Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg were at the doors, trying to figure out how to open it.

Robin: "What do you think Cyborg? Think you can hack this door like the last one?"

Cy took a close look at the screen that was completely off and shattered and shook his head.

Cyborg: "No can do. This security system is completely thrashed. There's no way I'm going to break through."

Beast Boy: "I know a way through there. You two get back!"

The two Titans looked at Beast Boy and noticed he was turning into a Sasquash and roared very loudly. The two of them back away from the doors as the green Sasquash approached it, and hit it as hard as he could. As he was doing that, the other three were holding the Cherubs back as fast as they could. Alex looked back quick to see the changeling breaking through the doors then looked back at the humanoid bug babies.

Alex: "Good thinking Beast Boy. Just hurry up as fast as you could. We can't hold them off forever."

BB nodded as he kept hitting the doors with all his might the same time Star, Rae, and Alex were trying to keep the Cherubs back. But the more they shoot them down, the more the little demons just keep coming. Robin and Cyborg decided to join in the attack the creature with their Birdarangs and chain gun. While the entire team was busy, Beast Boy continued to hit the doors as much as he could. After ten or fifteen attempts, the doors exploded open and hit the walls really hard, all dented and what not. The changeling changed back to his human self and turned to his teammates with good news.

Beast Boy: "It's opened!"

Alex and the others look at the open door and look back at each other for their next course of action.

Alex: "Everyone get out of here now!"

Everyone ran for their lives and exited the Network Control. Alex once again stayed behind and did the same thing he did when he entered the area in the first place. He took a grenade out, armed it, threw it at the hoard, and left the room before it detonated. Once the grenade hits one of the Cherubs, it exploded, destroying the networking servers around it and killing the entire group. Fortunately everyone got out in time or they would be goners by now. Instead of being toasted, they were away from the blast and were heading to their destination.

Alex: "Let's hurry before more of those buggers show up!"

They all ran down the hallway and turned a corner. That's when they spotted a group of zombies coming towards them. Alex lifted his machine gun up and started firing while Robin, who was next to him, sliced the zombies up piece by piece with his R-Sword. With that out of the way, they continued their chance in getting to their point. When they reached to the middle of the hallway, a door not far from them opened up and a Commando Zombie ran out of it, ready to attack. Cyborg had his chain gun in his hands and started busting some rounds into the super soldier. When it died, the team turned left at another T-Junction and headed straight to what appeared to be a four-way intersection. Alex looked at it and knew what it was.

Alex: "There it is! That's the center of the Delta 5. Hurry! We have to reach there so that way we can start putting our plan to action."

They all headed to the center to get their plan ready. But before they were able to do that, a red cloud showed up above the center and struck it with red lightning. In an instant, and Archvile appeared and shot out a line of fire at the team. Raven created a black wall to keep the flames out of reach from her teammates. After she removed the wall when the flames dissipated, Alex took his plasma rifle out and open fire at the humanoid before it could attack the team again. As soon as it died and dissolved away, everyone headed to the level's center and looked around in case more monsters appeared. Beast Boy looked down and saw a lot of blood on the floor with a few fragments of bones. Seeing that made the changeling swallowed a heavy lump in his throat.

Beast Boy: "Okay, something tells me I don't like the looks of this and I don't want to find out what happened."

When the place looks cleared, Alex looked at the team and gave out the order.

Alex: "All right, we're here. Now, you guys know the plan?"

They all looked at their guardian and nodded at the same time.

Alex: "All right, then let's go over this again. There is a possibility that Betruger might surround us with demons when we are here so here's what we need to do. When the creatures get close to us, Robin will throw as many flash pellets as he can, blinding them for a few brief moments. When that happens, Beast Boy will make a mad dash to the elevator that will take us up to the museum. While he does that, the rest of us will head to the elevator Betruger thinks we're going. This will keep him distracted to not knowing we're going someplace else. Now are there any questions before we begin?"

Everyone shook their heads for a no, meaning that they're ready. Alex then looked at Beast Boy and asked him something else.

Alex: "What about you Beast Boy? Any second thoughts?"

At first, Beast Boy was a little scared about this. But since this is the only option left, he has to do it or he and his teammates will die on this floor. So with a bit of confidence in him, he looked up at Alex and answered.

Beast Boy: "No, I'm ready to go."

Alex smiled at the fact that BB's ready to do this. But that smile quickly faded when everyone heard shrieks from the distance, and in all directions. The team looked around again when they saw shadows coming down the halls. Soon enough, groups of Imps, Maggots, and Vulgars came down the hallways and headed straight to the group. Alex saw that and smirked for a moment.

Alex: "Here they come."

The team prepared themselves for this and positioned themselves for an attack. Even Robin took out a pocket full of flash pellets in his hand so he could be ready for the plan. As the demons get closer, Alex repeatedly said to the team to remain where they are until they're ready.

Alex: "Steady… Steady…"

Everyone kept calm, as the hoard got closer to them. It wasn't that long until the four Imps in the four hallways positioned themselves and lunged straight towards them. When Al saw that, he knew it was time to put their plan to action.

Alex: "NOW!"

As if on cue, Robin threw the pellets all the way up to the ceiling and they all exploded at the same time. The light was so bright that every creature in the hallway was completely blinded. Even the Imps that were halfway at their lunge fell completely off their faces and were blind beyond words. Luckily, the Teen Titans managed to cover their eyes so that way they won't be blinded like the hoard of demons. While the creatures were blinded, Alex gave Beast Boy his orders.

Alex: "Beast Boy, now is your chance! Head to the museum's elevator! We'll keep them busy. Go!"

Quickly, Beast Boy turned into a snake and slithered himself through the legs of the zombies and creatures in the hallway he's going to. As he did that, everyone else decided to shot the demons that were blocking their path. BB managed to get out through the group and turned into a cheetah to run as fast as he could before any one of those things sees him. Soon as he leaves, the flashes disappeared and the team cleared the path they're going.

Alex: "Move out!"

Quickly, the team ran through their path while the hoards were trying to rub the spots out of their eyes. When they were able to see, they finally realized that they're all gone. That made them shriek out loud enough to that their master could hear. And of course, that worked.

Dr. Betruger: "Fear not my children. They can't escape my wrath!"

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Not far from the hall, the Titans ran as fast as they could just so they could reach the elevator Betruger will booby trap. When they heard the screams from afar, they knew what it means.

Cyborg: "Sounds like they aren't happy."

Alex: "Let's not wait to find out. We have to get the elevator fast as we could."

Of course, Alex was lying completely so that Betruger won't know they have someone else taking care of the real elevator, and that person was none other then Beast Boy.

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And speaking of Beast Boy, he continued to run through the other hallway in his cheetah form and was reaching for the other lift. When he heard the shrieks from the demons, he made a complete stop and looked back at where the middle of Delta 5 is. Hearing that, he talked to himself in thought so he won't talk in his animal shapes.

Beast Boy: "Oh man… That didn't sound too good. Okay… I gotta do this. Your friends are counting on you. Gotta head to the elevator quick and get out of here. And between me is an army of creatures and zombies trying to rip me apart. How hard could that be?"

Just as soon as he asked himself that question, he heard footsteps coming from the left corner of the hall. He turned his feline head at the corner and saw shadows coming down that.

Beast Boy: "Uh oh…"

Soon enough, two Z-Secs armed with shotguns were at the area where Beast Boy is. But the moment they turned the corner, he wasn't there at all. It was like he disappeared out of thin air. But that wasn't the case. As the two security zombies walked away from the spot, BB was, there was in a little cracked hole on the bottom wall that the two passed. In that hole, a green mouse was hiding, not getting detected by the undead troops, that mouse was also Beast Boy in disguise. He saw the two walked by and sighed in relief.

Beast Boy: "That was too close for comfort. Looks like I better keep myself hidden if I'm ever going to get to the elevator in one piece."

The green mouse positioned its small body to the left and scampered off through the dark passage where he could get to his point.

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Back to the team, Alex and the Titans ran down hallway after hallway to reach their destination, mowing down groups and zombies and creatures after another. That was when they were in what appeared to be some kind of lounge. There were a few tables and chairs scattered about, a small kitchen for cooking and hanging out, a vending machine that fell to the side, and dimly lit ceiling that were fading in and out. In this area, there were a few bodies laid mangled on the floor and a few ceiling tiles had fallen off a while ago, showing off some of the strange growth above. At the top right corner of lounge was a television set, showing some kind of red pentagram that kept showing itself constantly and the same strange growth growing around the television. The team looked around the area, noticing the mess that happened and was a bit concerned.

Robin: "Alex, you sure this is the way to the elevator?"

Alex: "Positive Rob. My PDA says that this is the only place we have to go through to reach the lift. We have to pass through the lounge and enter the next hallway to make it to the lift."

Robin: "You sure there is no other way to reach the elevator?"

Alex: "Nope, there's no other way. This is the only route."

Robin: "Then I guess we have no other choice but to go through here. C'mon team, we're wasting time."

The team entered the lounge and was about to reach the next hallway. But before they do that, a few green clouds appeared and a flash of green lightning came down to the floor. Soon enough, three Vulgars appeared and surround the group.

Alex: "Shit! We got Vulgars at 10 o' clock! Take them out in one shot!"

The three bug-like skeletons then charged their green fireballs and threw them at the team. Raven quickly summoned a black bubble shield to help protect her friends from any threats. Once the green fireballs hit the shield, Raven lowered it and the team fought back. Starfire attacked the first Vulgar with her eye beams. Cyborg armed his sonic cannon to destroy the second one. Lastly, Alex took his plasma rifle out and bust some shots at the last skeleton bug. When the Vulgars are all dead, the team proceeded to leave the lounge and headed to the hallway. They ran down a small set of steps and approached a door leading to the bathroom. When they were about to make a right turn, the door was about to open, but then short circuited, opening and closing a little bit back and forth. At first they all thought that a zombie or monster was coming out of that door, but they were relieved that the restroom door was busted. They turned to the right and reached another set of steps that goes up. When they reached another junction, they all heard the sound of Z-Secs communicating with each other in a strange language. The group then leaned on the wall and sneaked down to the end of the wall. When they were there, Alex took a grenade out of his belt and placed his hand on the knob to arm it.

Alex: "I'm going to use a grenade. Stay clear."

He slowly armed it and threw it down the hallway. In a matter of seconds, the grenade exploded and debris and zombies came flying out of the hall.

Alex: "Now! Take them down!"

They all came out of the corner and shot down the remaining group with anything they have in their possession.

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As they were busy, Beast Boy was crawling around the innards of the walls as a rat, looking for the elevator to the museum. He was moving one place to another looking for a way through. But wherever he goes lead to one dead end after another. After another failed attempt in getting through, the changeling lowered his mouse head and sighed in thought.

Beast Boy: "Man this is taking too long. There's no way I'm going to find this lift like this. Heck at this rate, my friends might be dead by now. There's got to be another way to get to the elevator in time."

Trying to figure this out soon, he heard a few taps coming not far from him. He scurried back to a small opening for hiding, waiting for whatever was coming. A few seconds later, he saw a Trite scurrying around innards of the labs. Beast Boy knows that a spider won't detect a rat as a serious threat, but if a rat is green, it could get suspicious. Once the mutated spider was away, BB got out of the hiding place and could tell this won't be easy.

Beast Boy: "Jeez, I'm not safe in here either. Got think of a way soon before I become an appetizer."

The changeling tried to figure all this out as fast as he could. When he turned his rodent like head to the left, he noticed a cockroach scampering away. Looking at the insect, he came up with an idea.

Beast Boy: "That's it!"

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Back with the others, they were running down the hallways, trying to reach their elevator as fast as they could. They headed down to a set of doors leading to a computer stations, since the part of the hallway they were suppose to go to was blocked off. When they entered the doors they looked around the area to make sure there were no signs of any demons. So far, there was nothing but mini cubicles that have computers, fallen chairs, and other necessities, and small severs to power the computers.

Alex: "We're almost there! All we have to do is pass through here and we're a couple of yards away from the lift. Let's go!"

The team started to run to the other side of the room where the next doors are. Suddenly, two alcoves opened up, and two zombies came rushing in between Alex. The guardian saw the first one on the right and shot it down with his shotgun, but didn't had time to take the other one behind him. That's when Robin took a birdarang out and threw it straight to the undead's head, seconds before it could bite Alex's neck. It latched onto the zombie's head for a moment and it fell down dead in an instant. The guardian looked back at the dead zombie with a birdarang attached to its head, then looked straight at Robin while reloading.

Alex: "Thanks again for the assist."

Robin approached the dead zombie and took his birdarang out of the side of its head and placed it back into his utility belt. When he was done with that, he looked at Alex and said back to him.

Robin: "Don't mention it."

They went back to running, almost reaching the doors. Suddenly, a red cloud appeared and struck red lightning, summoning a Commando Zombie out of the blue. It started charging straight to the group, hoping to take them all out in one strike. But Cyborg took his chain gun out and tore the undead soldier in two. Though the Commando was now dead, Cy's weapon was back on empty once again. So now he has to wait until he find some more ammo to add. In the mean time, his sonic cannon is the only weapon of choice incase of an emergency. The team proceeded forward to the doors, hoping that that was the last of the creatures. But just when they think they're in the clear, the doors opened up and a Pinky appeared, making a loud roar that could shake the foundation. It then rushed at the team with jaws wide open. Alex then took both his plasma rifle and machine gun out and used them both to kill the bull demon. And low and behold, they did do the job, as the Pinky fell to the ground and dissolved away. Once again, everyone ran to the doors and exited the Computer Station. When they did, they turned to the right and headed down the hallway. As they reached the end of the intersection, they saw a digital sign above that points to different directions. In one of the options, it said "Delta Level 4" and it's pointed to the left. Looking at that, Alex smiled and was quite pleased at what he saw.

Alex: "This is it. That's our ticket out of here! Hurry, we have to get out of here fast before Betruger traps us again!"

Both Alex and the Titans turned left and headed to the direction of the elevator. Though they know the real elevator their going to is being taken care of.

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Back to Beast Boy, he was coming down another hallway looking for the elevator to the museum. But he wasn't in his human form, instead, he was in a form nearly invisible to the human eye, a fly. He was buzzing about, passing every zombie and monster he comes across. And remarkably enough, no one was noticing the changeling, just ignoring it and moving along. BB was pretty relived by all this and was proud of his strategy.

Beast Boy: "Yeah, this is so sweet! I can fly around and the creeps won't do nothing. Oh Beast Boy you're a genius! Okay, no time enjoying this. I have to reach the elevator at once."

So the green fly flew around the halls, looking for a way to get to the museum's lift. As if luck has it, he flew up to a sign that had many names in many directions. One of the names was "Delta Museum" and it was pointing up, or north in some cases. Upon observing the sign, Beast Boy was pretty relieved.

Beast Boy: "Well, at least I won't have to look long."

Beast Boy quickly zipped his way north and head to the lift.

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Meanwhile, the Titans were getting close to the elevator leading to Delta 4. They were running down the hallway that leads to the lift and shooting every zombie and demon that blocks their way. After going through all those obstacles, they all saw the elevator that will take them down.

Alex: "Keep moving guys! We're just seconds away from getting out of here."

They were just about to reach the lift when another Archvile was summoned close to the elevator and fired a flaming line at them. Everyone jumped away from the flames and had their bodies on the walls on both sides. When the flames were cleared, Robin came out of cover fire and threw a freeze disk straight at the humanoid. The Archvile saw that and fired another wall of flames at it. It did explode, but what it didn't know was that a trail of ice covered the flames and froze the humanoid completely. With the demon turned into ice, Alex took that opportunity by running straight to the demonic Popsicle, got his double barrel shotgun out, and open fire at it, exploding the ice sculpture and shatter it in a million pieces. Soon enough, Alex was at the elevator and approached the touch-screen monitor while the team headed to his position. When he pressed the 'Call Lift' icon, he waited for the lift to come. When the elevator doors opened up, Alex looked at the inside of the doors and discovered that there was no lift what so ever, second time in a row. The guardian looked down at the empty shaft he smiled a little and shook his head.

Alex: "Just as I thought. Betruger set another trap for us."

Just then, everyone heard a variety of shrieks and screams coming from behind. They all then turned around and saw the demons and zombies heading straight towards them.

Alex: "Here they come!"

They immediately ready everything they have and raised some hell of their own. While they do that, Al looked at Rae and asked her something quietly so no one won't here it.

Alex: "Raven, you can mind link with other people right? Can you mind link with Beast Boy and see if he made to the museum's elevator?"

Raven looked at her guardian and nodded.

Raven: "I could try, but I need to concentrate."

Alex: "Then do it!"

Alex looked back at the hoard and started blasting them away with his plasma rifle. As everyone was completely busy, Raven closed her eyes and started to focus, pinpointing Beast Boy's brain waves.

Raven: "Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos…"

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In the other area of the floor, Beast Boy was flying about, looking for the elevator. When he was searching for it, he found the doors to the lift.

Beast Boy: "There you are."

He flew around the waiting area to see if there were any hostiles. When the ghost is clear, he landed on the floor and changed to his old human self. As he got up, he looked at the elevator doors and took a deep breath.

Beast Boy: "Well, here goes nothing."

He approached the door and headed to the monitor to call the lift. When he pushed on the icon, the sound of the lift going down was being heard.

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At the same time, Raven's eyes snapped opened as she felt the changeling's presence.

Raven: "He did it, he's in!"

Alex looked at the telepath while the rest of the team was busy taking care of the creatures that were heading towards them. When he heard the news, he gave her the next order.

Alex: "Excellent. On my signal, teleport us to BB's location."

Raven: "Got it."

Alex looked back and continued firing on the hoard charging in. They kept on shooting and hitting everything that was coming to get them. But it would only be a matter of time before they ran out of options. While they were completely busy, Alex waited for the right moment.

Alex: "Wait for it…"

That was when he saw a Commando Zombie pushing its comrades aside and charged in for the final blow. When it jumped up high with its tentacle arm ready to strike, Alex gave out the command way loud.

Alex: "NOW!"

On cue, Raven's eyes grew bright white and a huge ball of black energy engulfed everyone. Within seconds, the ball faded through the ground and the team disappeared in a flash. At the same time, the Commando Zombie missed them, and unfortunately, went through the opened elevator doors and fell through the empty shaft to its death. The rest of the hoard stopped and saw nothing at the empty doors, confused at what just happened. Even Betruger had the same expression as his voice was in his questionable tone.

Dr. Betruger: "Where did they go?"

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As every creature was wondering what just happened, Beast Boy was at the elevator, waiting for it to open. He tapped his foot over and over, hoping it would come.

Beast Boy: "C'mon, c'mon… Hurry up… Can't this thing go faster?"

While he was waiting for the lift to arrive, something was crawling on the ceiling, looking at some innocent pray to feast on. When it saw its dish, it unlatched itself off the ceiling and landed on the floor. The changeling was about to give up when suddenly the doors finally opened and at last, a lift was waiting for him. Meaning that Alex's plan has officially worked. Beast Boy's sudden reaction was a jump for joy and a yelp of delight.

Beast Boy: "YES!!!"

But when he turned around, he saw in Imp looking at him and shrieked. That was when his expression went from being excited to that of being scared.

Beast Boy: "No…"

The demons positioned itself and the pounced on the green human while Beast Boy stood there in fear. It was about to rip his face off when suddenly, a black hole appeared in front of BB and Alex came out with his shotgun out and pointing at the creature. He quickly pulled the trigger and shot the Imp down, letting it fly away from the changeling and landed all the way at the end. When that's out of the way, the rest of the Teen Titans emerged out of the hole and the black hole disappeared. Watching his team appear out of nowhere, Beast Boy was completely relieved as he gave out a pleasant sigh.

Beast Boy: "Boy am I glad to see you guys. I thought I was dead for sure."

But no one didn't look at the changeling, as they were starring at the creature that was dead, or so they thought. BB wasn't sure why they weren't looking at him.

Beast Boy: "Uh, guys…"

Alex: "It's not over yet. Everyone in the lift at once."

What just happened was that the Imp that Alex shot isn't dead yet. It slowly got up with its side was torn off and blood was oozing out of the ripped appendage. It looked at the team and shrieked even louder, making everyone knew it was their cue to leave now.

Alex: "NOW!!!"

Soon enough, everyone ran to the elevator, as Alex looked back over and over to see the Imp running straight to them. It then crouched down again and was ready for another leap. Once everyone was in the elevator, Alex looked at Cyborg that was next to the elevator monitor.

Alex: "Punch it!"

Cy instantly clicked on the icon that could take them to the museum and the doors automatically closes. As the doors closed, the Imp made a huge leap of faith and flew straight to the elevator. But the doors were closed the moment it got there and hit its head at the doors surface, smearing blood on the way down and disintegrated to its death. Back in the elevator, the team looked straight at the doors and thought they were in for it. But when the doors closed and the elevator moved up, everyone was calmed soon after. Robin put his R-Sword away and took a real deep breath.

Robin: "That was too close for comfort."

Starfire: "At least we are safe from those demonic creatures."

Alex: "For the moment."

Everyone looked at Alex and wondered what he means.

Alex: "We fooled Betruger into thinking we're going to another lift instead of this. If he finds out we tricked him, he would be really pissed off and try to kill us with and army then a group."

Cyborg: "So, what are we going to do?"

Alex: "We do what we have to do, survive. All we need to do is to head to the Delta Museum, get the Primitive, and bring it to this Dr. Cray person. And the quicker we do that, the sooner we get to Delta 4 and stop this invasion once and for all."

Everyone was silent after hearing Alex's words as the elevator heads up to its destination. All the way up to their own doom.

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Done with chapter 33. To bad I'm back to the long grueling chapters. At least I'm glad this was all worth the write and wait. On the next chapter, the team made it to the museum and search for the Primitive. But with monsters and zombies at every corner, how will they get out of this one? Wait and see my friends, wait and see. Please Review, and I know it's a little late, but Happy New Year!!!