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

47. The Cyberdemon

Wow… This is an extremely long chapter. It took me like over sixty pages to get this one through. But I had a reason for this anyways. With a chapter as monstrous like this, you have to give a lot of details into it. Hopefully the next chapter will be a tad shorter then this one. Being that I'm reaching the end of this story, the chapters have to be shorter right? Let's see what happened since the last chapter. Finally, I got a review from someone who goes by the name of RazielX and he says that he been reading my stories through his mobile phone. I'm kinda amazed at the fact you to read stories from phones but being that technology is advancing over the years it kinda makes sense if you want to look at something on the go. Anyhow, he said that my story is great so I can't complain about it. Plus the hit counter is on 76 hits, meaning people are getting anxious to see what's going to happen at the end. I just want to let you people know that they have to be patient. Got a few more chapters to finish and it might take me a while to get them all up. Now on this chapter of Doomed Titans, Alex and the Titans encountered Jim, who is now transformed into a dangerous and deadly demon. Will they be able to defeat it and make their way up to Gamma Labs before its too late? Only time will tell.

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

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Chapter Forty-Seven: The Cyberdemon

Database Center, Main Hub: November 16, 2145, 12:42 P.M.

Alex just stood there, scared stiff as to what he just witnessed. A few seconds ago, he encountered his long lost friend Jim, who died in that horrific accident back in Delta Labs ten years ago. And now he had a chance to reunite with him. But then something went wrong, very wrong. Raven was able to stop him and told him that it wasn't Jim. That he was dead a long time ago and this Jim was just a mere illusion. Curious, he turned to his friend and asked him if she was telling the truth. The moment he heard Jim tell of his point of view, that was something strange about him. It sounded like him and acted like him, but he was a little more evil then good. That's when the unthinkable happened. Fire surrounded Jim and engulfed him completely. Within that fire, he changed and grew turning into a hulking half demon half robot. All Alex could do is to watch in awe and horror as the flames disappeared and the huge monster towered over his prone body. The huge beast looked down on him and roared out loud completely. It then raised its foot up and was going to flatten the guardian like a pancake. Alex's first instinct was to get away, but he's too petrified to even move. The demon was about to step on the guardian and end it all. But then, a black energy field covered him up and pulled Alex away from the attack. The demonic hybrid stomped on the ground and missed the guardian by a few inches as a plum of smoke appeared after the impact. Alex flew away from the beast and landed on the ground skidding along the way. He then stopped next to a group of people that didn't want him to die. Al snapped out of the shock and looked up to see who saved him. What he saw, was the Teen Titans, with Raven with her hand glowing black. The group got prepared for the battle while the telepath looked at him and sighed to herself.

Raven: "You know… I guess the words 'I told you so.' just wouldn't cut it for you."

Alex blinked a couple of times and realized she was right for once. But still, he felt like he had been betrayed again. While he was a little depressed, he heard a certain hybrid's voice screaming out loud.

Cyborg: "Yo guys! Get your act together! We got a real big problem in front of us!"

Al looked up and saw the rest of the team trying to stop this huge beast. They hit it with everything they can but they only scratched the surface. It was too big and too strong for them to destroy it. The huge demon turned to them and pointed its rocket-launching arm at the Titans. It then fired a huge rocket as it sped towards them at blinding speed. Raven noticed this and quickly formed a shield to protect her friends. She was able to block that attack, but the power of the rocket was so strong that it caused the shield to explode and send the team flying to the end of the wall. They all hit the wall and were a little dazed. Alex shook his head and looked at the huge monster that was heading towards them. Turning his head to the left, he noticed that the hit caused them to land next to the staircase that would take them through the unknown door. Looking back at the monster that used to be Jim, he realized that they have to get out of there now before they are blown to bits. Looking the others that are trying to get up, he yelled at them.

Alex: "Hurry! Head up to the door! We'll be safe there!"

Everyone looked at their guardian and looked up at the door. Realizing what they need to do, the group ran up the stone steps and hurried through the opened stone door. The huge demon saw them escaping and pointed its rocket launcher at them. The rocket then came out of the open end and headed straight to them. Everyone immediately ran into the passage and was able to get in safely. The doors behind them close at the same time the rocket hit the doors and destroyed them completely, creating debris that blocks it from getting in. The team turned around and breathed in relief.

Beast Boy: "Phew… That was too close for comfort. What was that thing Alex?"

The changeling looked at Alex to get an answer but he saw his face completely scared and confused.

Beast Boy: "Um… Alex?"

Alex just remained where he was and remained completely quiet. BB was about to snap him out of it until Raven placed her hand on his shoulder and told him not to.

Raven: "Don't Beast Boy. He's going through so much right now. Let's try to get out of this place and get to Gamma."

Alex snapped out of his trance and followed Raven's advice.

Alex: "Rae's right. Let's find a way up to the top and get to the elevator. Now, where to go?"

He looked around the place and could tell they are at another cavern created by Hell. It was a cavern like area with small demon skulls around it and candles on the floor. There was a huge path down the way and it leads up to a set of steps. Looking at that path, the guardian decided on where to go.

Alex: "Well, at least we're going one way. Let's hurry."

The group walked down the long hall and headed up the steps where they have little candles on each side. Alex got his shotgun out and was ready if any more monsters decided to come out and attack them. Just because they are away from that big beast, doesn't mean they are out of the woods yet. The moment they reached the first section of steps, an Imp appeared through the summoning cloud and was prepared to attack them. But Alex pointed his shotgun at it and drop a full load on it, killing the monster where it stands. They then turned to the left and walked up another set of stairs, getting higher by the minute. The moment they head on up, they notice another hallway with a door on the other end. They all then ran to that door and hope they were in the clear. As they reached the middle of the hall, they all heard horrendous shrieking on both ends. The Titans immediately stopped and remained where they are, so they could wait for anything to come at them. That's when they heard scampering all around them and no monsters in sight. Alex knew what's coming for them as he waited for them to appear. That's when lightning bolts came down and two Wraiths appeared out of the blue. One was in front of the guardian and the other on the other side where Cyborg was. Alex got his shotgun out and shot the first Wraith in the face, killing it in one headshot. The other one charged to the hybrid and was about to attack him. Cy quickly took his chain gun out and made the drum roll, sending barrage of bullets to maul the other demon. With the two dead, the team ran to the doorway as it opened up with a loud creaking noise. The moment they got through, they were once again at the main database center. And what's waiting for them was the huge demon itself. It pointed the rocket launcher arm at them and opened fire on them. A rocket headed to them and was about to blow. The group immediately ducked down and avoided the incoming projectile, passing them and went through the door that was still opened. The moment they were in the clear, Alex looked at the Titans and told them to run.

Alex: "Move! Don't stop till we get to safety!"

The team ran for their lives as they ascended up a hill like cliff and was heading to another door not far from them. The huge demon turned to them and fired another shot at them. But it wasn't aimed at them. Instead, it was aimed at the loose rocks that were over them. Once the rocket hit them, the rocks went loose and fell to the Titans. Raven looked up and could tell that they were going to get flatten. Quickly, she waved her hands and a black like ceiling umbrella came over them. The rocks hit the shield and bounced to the end of the cliff structure, missing them and falling to the ground floor. The team still ran for it and was about to approach the door. But just as they were reaching it, lightning bolts appeared around them and a group of Lost Souls appeared, completely surrounding them. Alex got his plasma rifle out and cussed to himself.

Alex: "Shit! Knew this was bound to happen. Take them out!"

Al pulled the trigger and fired blue projectiles at the first few. Robin took an exploding disk and threw it at a few more, killing them once it exploded. Star flew up in the air and threw her star bolts at the others. Cy used his sonic cannon to blast more of them. Raven fired her aurora blasts to take care of the remaining flaming skulls. And Beast Boy got his Grabber ready to take down the stragglers that avoided the other's assault. With all the Lost Souls were dead, the team reached the end of the ascending hill they all turned to the right and entered another stone door. Once there, they entered a completely different hallway. There were demonic arches with brick walls around them. At the other end, there was a fire pit that must be used for worshiping. The group continued to run to the end when a cloud hovered behind the pit. When the lightning struck, a Relevant came out and fired its mini rockets at them. Alex, who still has his plasma rifle in his hand, fired a fresh load to hit the rocket, exploding on impact. He used the rest of the ammunition to kill the skeleton soldier. The moment they reached the end of the worshiping fire pit, the team turned to the left and went up the set of spiral staircase. It still had the brick walls around it but had human torsos on fire as torchlights. As they reached up, they encounter an entrance with another set of stone doors. Between the doors, two upside down crosses with two corpses that had their entrails hanging out. The Titans looked on at this and was afraid that something is on the other side waiting for them.

Raven: "Now I don't like to point out the obvious. But by the looks of it, it's nothing good."

Cyborg: "What the door with the message on the crosses, or a demon waiting for us on the other end?"

Raven: "Both."

Alex sighed to himself and got his plasma rifle ready.

Alex: "Well it's the only way through and there are no alternative routes. So we have no other choice in the matter. Let's hurry."

Slowly, they approached the door and it opened up when they got closer. The moment they passed the door, they entered a huge dark room. From the floor to the walls and ceiling, it was all bricks with the exception of some sections faltering and hot lava heat seeping through the cracks. Alex scanned the area with his weapon to see if there were no monsters. Luckily, there were none. But he also noticed there was no other door that would get them out. Lowering his plasma rifle and groaned to himself.

Alex: "Well that's no demons around here. But there's no exit as well. Anyone got some ideas."

Each member looked around and wonders how to get out of this predicament and not walking back to face the huge beast that's in the central hub. Just as they were thinking about it, there was a huge roar coming from around them. Everyone got started and wondered where that came from. Suddenly, they heard the sound of stones moving around. They all turned their heads to the other end to see what's going on. That's when they saw rows of slabs moving in different ways, forming a new kind of opening. That solved the Titans problem. However, a new problem arises. For as the passage opened fully, a Hell Knight stomped into the huge room with a wall of flames behind it. Once the passage closed behind it, the demon roared out loud for a fight. The team got ready and had everything in their arsenal.

Robin: "Well looks like we now know that this is a test created by Betruger. Let's pass it. Titans, GO!"

The group charged in and hit the creature with everything they have. Birdarangs were flying, star bolts were sizzling, bullets were soaring, just about anything they got in their disposal. Sadly though, none of them had little effect on the beast. The Hell Knight threw multiple projectiles of green fireballs just to burn them up. The Titans quickly scattered and avoided the flaming projectiles. They then surrounded the monster and decided to attack on all angles. They continued to take an onslaught to the demon. Still there was no effect on the vicious demon. The Hell Knight, knowing that this was a dangerous situation around it; it lifted both its hands up and slammed them to the ground. This caused a ripple around it and the team stumbled and falls to the floor. Alex, who was down from that move, took out two grenades, armed them, and threw them at the monster, just to give them the chance to recuperate. The grenades were under the creature the moment they exploded. This left the Hell Knight dazed and confused while the others got up on their feet and continued with their attack. Cyborg opened up his shoulder blades and launched his mini rockets at it, all of which made precise hits at the body. Star then flew up in the air with both her hands and eyes glowing crimson green. Immediately, she fired both her star bolts and eye beams just to pierce the beast's skin. So far, she was able to sear it but that wouldn't stop it. It charged a green fireball and threw it at the Tamaranean. Star quickly flew away and avoided the incoming projectile. It was going to follow her and continue the onslaught when it got hit by more projectiles. The monster turned around to see who hit it and saw Alex with his plasma rifle in hand.

Alex: "Hey big guy! Didn't you're mom ever tell you that it's not nice to hit a lady?"

The Hell Knight looked down at the guardian and roared out loud, stomping towards him. Alex got out his machine gun with his other free hand and used both of his weapons to fire on the brute. Still it kept on walking to him and had just subliminal damage. It then stopped and threw a fireball at the human, wanting him to burn to death. But just as the ball of flames was about to reach him, a thin green line appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the fireball while it was in mid air. The Hell Knight noticed that and turned around to see Beast Boy with his Grabber in his hands. He pointed the fireball at the creature and let go of the trigger. From there, the projectile was launched back and hit the demon in the chest. The Hell Knight felt that and stumbled back for a bit. It then looked at the changeling and was extremely pissed off. It threw multiple fireballs at him to kill him in an instant. The green elf then turned into a cheetah and ran as his four legs would carry him, dodging all the incoming projectiles. The demon continued on with its assault, hoping to be rid of him once and for all. BB continued to avoid the oncoming assaults until he was trapped in the corner of the room. The Hell Knight approached the green cheetah and was pleased at where he was. It raised both its hands up and was formed a huge fireball, perfect enough to cook the green individual. But before it could do that, a black shield came up from the ground and formed a barrier around Beast Boy, protecting him completely. The demon looked at that and was startled by it, then turned around to see who caused that to happen. That's when it saw Raven with her eyes glowing white and hands glowing black. Realizing she was the one behind this, it threw the huge fireball at her just to get rid of their defense. Raven saw this but didn't have time to protect herself from the huge projectile. That's where Alex came in. He made a made dash to her and jumped to shove her away from the fireball's path of destruction. Both teens rolled on the ground and away form the attack the same time the huge ball of green flames hit the floor and exploded. This caused the room to shake violently and stone bricks to loosen on the ceiling and fall to the ground. Robin looked up at the falling debris and warned everyone about the impending danger.

Robin: "LOOK OUT!"

He quickly took out his grappling hook and fired it at a loose stone that's on the wall. Once the hook was latched on, he pulled away from his spot seconds before the brick above him fell and hit the floor. Cyborg looked around realized the place is coming down. He didn't realize that a couple of bricks were heading down to him. But Star saw this and took action fast before it was too late. She flew down, picked up the hybrid, and used her incredible strength to lift him off the ground and flew him away from the incoming debris. Beast Boy was able to get out of the corners and was still in his cheetah mode, running away from the falling stones and bricks around him. And for Raven and Alex, the telepath formed a shield and protected both of them from the debris raining down on them. As they were being protected, the guardian noticed something else. As everyone was trying to get away from the ceiling falling apart, the Hell Knight was trying to avoid it. But with its huge bulky body, it was impossible to dodge any of it. It was getting hit by the bricks and stones and had very little time to protect itself. Starring at this, Alex now knows how to defeat this huge demon. Once the place stopped shaking and the ceiling stopped collapsing, the Hell Knight was down and trying to recover while the Titans regrouped and has to come up with a plan fast.

Beast Boy: "This is stupid! We hit it with what we have and it's still standing. We'll never stop it."

Robin: "Yes we will. We just need to put together a plan and make it work."

Alex: "Oh I think I already got a plan for our uninvited guest."

Everyone turned to Al and wondered what he has cooked up in his mind.

Robin: "And what do you have in mind?"

Alex just look up at the nearly destroyed ceiling and told him his thoughts.

Alex: "We destroy the ceiling."

Immediately, everyone's eyes were wide and couldn't believe what he was saying.

Cyborg: "Are you crazy? After what we been though moments ago, you want us to hit the ceiling? We will all be flatten!"

The guardian looked at them and told them to relax.

Alex: "Listen. That Hell Knight is too vulnerable to a collapse like that. If we can hit the roof over it, the debris would crush it completely."

Starfire: "But if we hit the ceiling at the same time, there is a chance that it might collapsed again. We will be crushed from the numerous stones and rock."

Alex: "Don't worry about that. Raven will handle the that problem."

He looked at the creature and realized that it was getting up and was fully healed from the pervious incident. It slowly turned around and looked at the team, roaring at them in anger. The Titans got ready and prepared for battle. But Alex told them not to do what they were thinking.

Alex: "No! Do not hit the demon! Hit the ceiling! It's the only way in ending this fight. Trust me."

The group looked at him and thought he was crazy. But when they turned back to see the Hell Knight approaching them, they realized they have very little choice. They all aimed at the ceiling and open fire on it, sending energy beams, aurora magic, and other random projectiles right over the demon's head. Once they all exploded, the ceiling collapsed completely buried the demonic monster in the process, killing it completely. Ask for the team, Raven created a barrier and protected her friends from the incoming debris raining over them. Once the collapse was all over, Raven removed the shield as the group surveyed the damage. So far, the place was a complete disaster, the floor was messed up with stone bricks and rocks scattered all over the place. They then looked in front of them and notice a huge pile of debris with smoke coming through it and blood all over floor. Realizing that the creature is dead, Alex smiled to himself and shrugged his shoulders.

Alex: "See? What I tell ya. The plan worked like a charm."

Robin looked at him and had his eyebrow risen up behind his mask.

Robin: "Yeah, but it was a little messy. Try to be more careful next time with your plans Alex. We're almost to Gamma and the last thing we want is to get killed along the way."

Alex: "Dully noted."

Just as he said that, they all heard stones moving around. That's when they saw the wall the opened up to let the Hell Knight in before opened up again. This time, it was revealing a much smaller room on the other side. Alex watched it all go down and was glad they have a way through the place.

Alex: "At least we got our way out of this room. Hurry!"

The Titans got out of the mess and passed through the opening. When they got in, they realized that there in a much smaller room, similar then the last one. Nothing but stonewalls and ceiling filled with stones, four small skull columns on each corner, and a lantern above them that give off little light. Everyone looked around realized there were no other exits around here. Alex did a double check and now was getting annoyed.

Alex: "What? Another dead end door? You can't be serious!"

Raven: "Guess Betruger has a sick sense of humor."

The changeling took a good look too and sighed to himself.

Beast Boy: "And we beat a huge demon for nothing. Oh well… Let's head back and find another way through."

He turned around and was about to leave, until the opening sealed itself off and entrapped the team completely. Everyone turned to the now sealed wall and now knew what it was. They all had each other's backs and got themselves ready, thinking it was another trap. But then, the floor and ceiling started to raise itself upwards, ascending to someplace unknown. The group then calmed down and took a deep breath, glad that it wasn't a trap of any kind.

Robin: "Relax everyone. It's just a lift. Nothing to worry about."

Alex looked up and could tell they were going to the right direction.

Alex: "Well we are going to the right direction. I just hope we don't run into any more trouble."

As the lift went upwards, they all heard a dangerous voice they know completely well.

Dr. Betruger: "I see you have already met the Cyberdemon. My latest creation."

Hearing that creepy voice, the guardian knew who it was.

Alex: "Betruger… Should've known that you were the one behind that thing. Why did you create it? And how come it trick me into believing that was Jim?"

There was a deep silence within the lift until the doctor gave him an answer.

Dr. Betruger: "Hmm… Perhaps an explanation should clear things up for you, since you all are going to die. You see, helping out Trigon in taking over the universe gives me a lot of free time on my hands. So being that you destroyed my army multiple times, I thought I should create something that will stop you in your tracks. That's where the Cyberdemon comes to play. Its body is of incredible mass, forged with Military technology that your father gave to me to make it unstoppable. The only problem is that I need to lure to you so you will walk right to it and die in its hands. So I gave it the ability to create any hologram it chooses. What it needs is to exploit you with the deepest weakness of them all. And that is your friend Jim."

Alex lowered his head and had a sudden amount of guilt on his face.

Dr. Betruger: "Yes… I could tell by the look on your face. The sadness, the anger, the guilt. All those types of emotions that made you guilty that the only friend in the world died. I know you all too well Alex. You missed your friend all too much and would do anything to see him again. That's why I let the Cyberdemon form into Jim and led you to its den, so you would be destroyed by your own weakness."

Al's fists tightened and there was anger in his eyes, now knowing that this reunion with Jim was just another trapped formed by Betruger.

Dr. Betruger: "It's a shame that one of your friends found out about it before you would take the bait, but that doesn't matter anymore. My creation will still destroy you and your friends."

Immediately, the guardian looked up at the ceiling and spat out loud with tears streaming down his face.

Alex: "Not unless we destroy it first!"

There was a low cackle echoing in the lift as Betruger thought he was joking.

Dr. Betruger: "Foolish mortal. Do you really think you can stop it? Well you can't! I made this creature indestructible. Nothing can destroy it, not even you… Consider your fate sealed forever.

There was a loud maniacal laughter within the room as the voice of Betruger was silenced. Meanwhile, Alex was now a bit depressed and couldn't believe any of these. He felt betrayed, tricked, and even fooled. Why didn't he see it all coming. Robin slowly approached the guardian and placed his hand on his shoulder and eased him.

Robin: "Don't beat yourself Al. You didn't know of this until it was too late. Just except the fact that Jim's gone and move on with your life. Cause right now, we got to go home and save our city."

Alex took a deep breath and knew the Titan leader has a point. No matter how hard he wished and pray for it, his best friend he used to have will never come back. So he lifted his head up and was ready for battle.

Alex: "You're right Rob. Jim's gone and there's nothing for me to do to bring him back. And even though it was my fault on what happened to him, I'm not going to let the same faith happen to any of you. Now come on. We got an Ark to reach."

The stone lift kept going upwards until it slowed down and made a complete stop. The team knew that they have reached the end of the ride and got ready for a fight. A wall in front of them slowly opened up and revealed a passage through the wall. It was a cavern like structure with a demonic arch entrance and skull torches on each end of the arch. The cave itself was occasionally dark with the exception of candles litted on the floor. Looking at the hall in front of them, Alex prepared his shotgun and told the other to move.

Alex: "Well, no turning back now. Let's go."

The group walked out of the shaft and went into the hall, staying alert at what was going to happen. So far, no surprises came up from anywhere in the place. But just as they reached the middle of the hall, an unknown wind blew past them and extinguished all the candles around them, making the place completely dark. The Titan stopped in an instant and looked around as Cy turned on his shoulder flashlight to illuminate the area. He did a quick scan of the place just to see if it was another trap. But then, everyone heard the sound of scampering all around them. The hybrid continued searching the area, wondering what it was. That is when he noticed a creature with two heads coming down and pointed to it.

Cyborgs: "Maggots!"

Alex looked up and saw the demons crawling down the walls in the spot where Cy's flashlight was pointed at. He took his machine gun out and was prepared for this situation.

Alex: "Shoot them down team!"

Everyone pitched in and went on the attack, throwing everything they have on the two-headed monsters. With bullets, birdarangs, and energy blasts flying, most of the hoard got attacked and were killed, falling away into ash. The rest made it to the ground and charged towards the group, ready to kill them. Robin noticed this and threw a bunch of birdarangs at the ones charging in front, piercing them through their heads. But more continued to come and were growing by the second. Cyborg decided to do a little house cleaning of his own and used his chain gun as his own personal broom. Letting the barrel roll, heavy-duty bullets came out of it and turned most of the demons into a blood salad. But he was taking care of the back. It was the front that's the problem as rows of Maggots came rushing in. Alex looked down to see them and took to the destructive kind. He took a grenade out and armed it to explode, tossing it to the hoard. The device then exploded and killed the creatures at a five-foot radius while smoke engulfed the part of the hallway they want to get through. Even though he took care of the tough part, more Maggots came through the smoke and headed to the guardian, annoyed at the fact that they were attacked. Al then pointed his machine gun out and began to pick them off. Since the explosion caused splash damage on them, it was easy to kill them off with a few shots. So far, the battle was getting more complicated as demons continued to climb down the walls while the Titans continued their assault of them. Starfire and Raven went up to the air and threw their star bolts and aurora blasts at the demons that were clinging on the walls. At the same time, the boys were dishing the ones that have made it on the ground. Alex was in the front using his machine gun to dispose of the creatures that were caught in the blast as Cyborg had his chain gun to remove the hostiles in the back. There were those that were getting close to them and were going to attack the group. Robin then took his R-sword out and began slicing away on the Maggots before they got the chance to strike. Beast Boy decided to join in and turned himself into a gorilla to stomp on others the Titan leader missed. The fight went on and on as more demons kept on appearing. Alex noticed that this isn't helping them succeed and these creatures were just stalling them. He looked at the others and told them to stop and go.

Alex: "Damn it! This isn't getting us anywhere. Keep pushing forward guys. We need to reach the top!"

He takes another grenade out just to arm it and throw it at the hoard in the front again. The moment it exploded and killed the group, a path was formed to let them through.

Alex: "Path's clear! Make a run for it!"

The team ran for their lived as they made their way into the clear path Alex made seconds before it closes up by the demons. The Maggots then scurried after them, making sure their meal won't get away. Robin knew they would follow them and came up with a plan to loose them. He took out a freeze disk and jumped high in the air, turning around and throwing the disk on the ground. Once it hits the ground, it exploded and a wall of ice rise up and covered the entire hall, blocking the Maggots path to them. Once they were in the clear, the team continued their run and was reaching the end of the hall. That's when they noticed two stone doors in their way. They knew it was their way out and reached it. But just as the door opened a rocket came rocketing towards them. Everyone quickly ducked and avoided the incoming projectile. The moment they got up and looked in front of them and realized that the Cyberdemon was in front of them. Everyone was surprised and couldn't believe what they were seeing.

Beast Boy: "Dude, you got to be kidding me! I thought we were away from this thing."

Alex took a closer look and noticed ground escalated up as an elevated pillar. Groaning to himself he told them what he saw.

Alex: "Looks like Betruger wanted to make sure the monster gets us good. We need to keep moving! Now!"

They all turned to the right and ran up another hill. The huge beast saw this and turned to fire another rocket at them. It missed them and the rocket hit the bottom of the hill. But doing that, the hill started to crumble and collapsed in on itself. Beast Boy looked behind and saw the path behind them falling apart.

Beast Boy: "Uh, guys… I think we should run faster!"

Alex turned around and realized that BB was right. The path behind them was crumbling away and it would only be a matter of time before it reaches them. So he screamed to the others to run faster.

Alex: "Pick up the pace!"

Quickly, the boys ran fast as their feet can while the girls took the chance and flew up in the air. They reached the end and turned to another stone door that can get them back to safety. They turned another right and went through the opened doors seconds before the hill was destroyed and debris falling to the ground. They all made it safely as the doors closed behind them. Catching their breath, Raven was the one that didn't like the odds in their favor.

Raven: "Wonderful… Not only that we have to face multiple demons, but now a huge demonic hybrid that will follow us whenever we reach the top. Never expected that to happen."

The guardian looked up to the telepath and pointed the obvious to her.

Alex: "Really? Well none of us didn't expect that to happen either. As long as we are away from that monster, we are safe."

Beast Boy: "Yeah… Until we come back out to the hub and the big dude is waiting for us. Or better yet, the other demons come and hunt us down."

Al then turned to the changeling and told him to shut up.

Alex: "Beast Boy, that's not helping."

Robin, being the leader that he is, looked at his team and told them that this won't stop them.

Robin: "We still can't let this get in our way in reaching home. Let's continue going up to Gamma."

Everyone nodded and dusted themselves up before moving forward. Once they were walking, they all looked around for any monsters wandering about. Of course, there was none, but this gave them a good look at where they are now. It looked like they were in a small room, but it was completely damaged. But being this is the demon's Hell, it's always damaged. There's a huge arch that's twenty feet high and stone bricks that were suppose to be walls at the time. Entering through the arch, they were in a chamber that has loose stones above their feet, a cave like pillar in the middle, and huge chains dangling above their heads. Not to mention that there was hot lava below them so they could feel the hot soot seeping through the floor. The group carefully walked over the stone flooring, making sure none of them sink beneath them. Just as they were about to pass the pillar they all heard loud moans coming from behind it followed by loud stompings. They all stopped and wait for who or what is coming at them. After a few seconds, they all saw two Mancubuses coming from both directions and were ready to take them on. The huge monsters pointed their arm-mounted cannons at the group and fired their plasma blasts at them. Rae created two black walls between her friends to protect them from the incoming projectiles. With them busy, Starfire flew up to the air and tightened her fists charging her star bolt energy in her. Once she did that, she pointed her fists at the two and a stream of green energy came down and hit them. They weren't killed, but it softens them up for the final kill. Raven removed the two walls and the others charged in for finish the monstrosities off. Alex and Robin went left and used the plasma rifle and exploding disks to destroy the first Mancubus. Cy and BB went right and used two sonic cannons, mini missiles, and floating rocks with the Grabber to dispose of the other one. With the two dead, the group got together again and continued their way to the top. They then notice a set of stairs that go up to another stone door that's in their path. They proceeded up the steps and headed to the door. But the moment the door opened, a Pinky came out of it and hit the group in one forceful spear. Everyone flew in many directions and landed on the ground. Robin, Cyborg, and Alex was able to land on their feet, with the exception of Beast Boy hitting the ground and rolling like a rag doll, while the girls stopped in mid air and was floating. They all looked at the entrance and saw the Pinky roaring at them, preparing to spear them once more. The team pointed whatever they have at them and blasted away before it got the chance at striking back. Within seconds the bull like demon was dead and dissolved into ash. Dusting themselves off from the surprised attack, they ran back up to the entrance and through the doorway. Once they entered the room is was a dark cave with the only light was the ambers sparking. Cy got his shoulder flashlight back up and skimmed the area for any more traps. So far, there was none, so the Titan proceeded on their journey. They walk down the narrow cave and up an incline that would take them to their next destination. As they reached up they all heard crying and sequels coming around the corner. So they waited to see what's going to come at them next. Finally, a Cherub appeared at the corner and turned to them, ready to pounce. Alex then got out his machine gun and open fire on the baby monster. The moment he killed it, more of the little cretins came out of the corner and started to swarm towards the team. Alex knew his machine gun wouldn't cut it, so Cyborg joined in and had his chain gun ready for a brutal massacre. Once the two pulled the triggers, more bullets came out of their guns and ripped the demonic babies to shreds. For half a minute the two bloodied the Cherubs up until the last one was dead. As soon as the path was cleared, the hybrid checked the gauge on his chain gun and noticed that he's low.

Cyborg: "Aw man, I'm nearly out."

Alex looked at him and told him it's all right.

Alex: "Don't worry about it. We'll find more ammo belts as we go. Now let's move."

They turned the right corner and kept on going up. Every twist and turn leads them higher and higher to their objective and they didn't see any monsters yet. A temporary relief for now. As they went up, they turn another right and some openings on the left side of the wall. Curious, the guardian approached the spot and noticed the view of the central hub. He was surprised by this cause then never thought they would be this close to the hub. But as he got closer, an explosion appeared in front of them, blowing the opening fully and sending him flying back to his friends. They were able to grab him right before he tumbled on them. After they were shaken by the attack, they got up and check to see what happened. What they saw was the Cyberdemon with its cannon pointed at them.

Alex: "Oh come on! Can we get a rest from this?"

The demonic robot pointed its cannon again and fired another rocket at them. Raven immediately used her powers to create multiple shields. Once the rocket hit them, few of the shields got destroyed, leaving only a few more intact. Trying to keep the other shields intact, the telepath told them to make a run for it.

Raven: "Get moving! Don't think I can hold another blast!"

Everyone nodded and ran for their lives pass the opening. Once everyone was in the clear, Rae removed the other shields and flew away as fast as she can. At the same time, the Cyberdemon fired another rocket at the opening to destroy them. But it missed as the rocket hit a wall and destroyed the cavern completely, sealing it off from where the team came from. Luckily, the Titans were able to get out of there and ran through the cave hoping to reach the end.

Alex: "Okay. On future journey's up, I suggest not going near any opening of the main hub."

Starfire: "Agree…"

As they were navigating through the caverns, an Imp scurried to them and blocks their path. Alex pointed his shotgun at it and blew a hole in the center of its body. As it died, they continue their run. Upon their journey, they notice a light at the end of the tunnel. So they rushed up to it and exited the cave. When they left the cave, they noticed that they were in some kind of chamber. It has multiple pillars all around them and a rough texture on the ceiling and floor. The only thing that is different about it was the lighting wasn't red, but instead green. And all around them were cliffs that would descend them down to the point of nowhere. Everyone looked around and were a little concerned about this.

Cyborg: "Let's see… A dark room with multiple pillars and cliffs that one small trip be the end of us. This will be interesting."

Alex nodded and got his plasma rifle prepared for anything.

Alex: "Keep your eyes opened. We have no idea what's around here."

They slowly walked down through the chamber and looked for a way out. As they reached the middle of the chamber and looked around and notice that there was no exit anywhere. Just the edge at the end of the place with three flat walls around them. Alex scanned the room and was getting tired of all of it.

Alex: "Another dead end? This is getting tiresome."

Robin: "Must be another test to get through. We just need to wait to see what's going to come."

So the team waited for whatever coming to them. Suddenly, a cloud appeared at the front end of the chamber and an Archvile arrived after the lightning bolt. Alex looked at the creature and nodded.

Alex: "Looks like that's our challenge. Let's take the demon out before it could summon more."

They pointed their weapons at it and were about to attack it. But the Archvile raised its hands up and screeched out loud. That is when multiple Imps arrived and surround the Titans. Beast Boy looked at them and was now scared.

Beast Boy: "Too late!"

All the Imps charged their fireballs and threw them at the group. Rae used a bubble shield to deflect the projectiles, protecting her friends. Cyborg came up with an idea on taking them all out and activated his sonic cannons.

Cyborg: "Everyone get down!"

Quickly, everyone ducked low while Raven removed the bubble shield. At the same time, the hybrid fired his cannons while spinning around in a circle. In one swift spin, the Imps were killed from the hit and split them in half from the waist. Ask for the Archvile, it rolled out of the way and hid behind the pillar, avoiding the attack. With the first wave of demons dead, the creature decided to send the second wave. The moment it summoned them, a batch of Vulgars appeared and surrounded the enemy in the center. They threw their green fireballs at them the second they were summoned. Raven once again got her bubble shield up and waited until the balls of green flames hit it. After that, she removed her shield, leaving Starfire to do the same thing Cy did with the first wave. She flew up in the air and had her hands glowing green. She clamped her hands together and concentrated really hard. In a few seconds, she spread her hands out and a bright green light engrossed the entire chamber. The Titans covered their eyes so that way they won't be blinded by the light. But the Vulgars were much unfortunate. As the light eloped the place, the heat was so intense that all the creatures dissolved away. Once more, the Archvile his behind the pillar to protect itself from the light. But now it was more pissed then ever. Knowing the last two hoards won't do, it summoned the third group to dispose of them. And it got the perfect ones for the job. Raising its hands up, multiple Revenants showed up and surrounded the Titans. They then fired their mini rockets at them so they would blow up easily. For the third time, Raven raised another shield and protected her friends yet again. But she was getting tired of this constantly, and wanted to let them know that she can't take it anymore.

Raven: "I hope any of you have a plan in stopping this fiasco. Cause I don't know long how long I can do this."

Alex looked around and realized that this was all too tedious.

Alex: "Rae's right. This is getting too much for us to take. If we're going to end this, we're going to have to find the Archvile and kill it."

Starfire: "But it is being hidden. How can we find it if we are surround by these dangerous skeletons."

Beast Boy looked around and noticed a shadow hiding behind one of the pillars. Knowing that it was the humanoid demon, he came up with a way to get it into the opening, and take care of the Revenants while he's at it.

Beast Boy: "Hey! I think I got an idea. Raven, can you use a portal to transport me over there?"

He pointed to the direction of where the shadow was. Raven looked at the shadow while holding her shield together could tell that the changeling has something up his sleeve. Meanwhile, the Archvile was looking on as the demons it summoned continued to fire their rockets at the black dome that's protecting them. It was liking the odds and knew it would be a matter of time before the shield dissolves and kills them. What it didn't know was that a small black portal appeared above it and something was coming out of it. The humanoid demon heard a loud shriek and look up to see what it was. When it saw the portal above, a green spider monkey came out of it and latched onto its head. The demon freaked out and tried to get the animal off of it. It aimlessly walked around and was loosing balance once or twice. After a couple of tries, it was able to unhook the thing from its head and threw to the first line of Revenants. Once he bumped into one of them, the skeleton soldiers turned and saw the little green fiend at their feet. The little monkey looked up to see them, then looked back at the Archvile, who was a little ticked off from the surprise attack. It tightens its fists and had the flames burning hot. It then reached its hands out and threw a line of flames at the little creature. Quickly, the little monkey jumped out of the way with incredible agility. He was able to avoid the flames, but the three skeletons got roasted the moment they come into contact with it. He then climbed on the ceiling and decided to take another approach by landing on one of the Revenant's head. The demon felt that as the monkey covered its face, completely blinding it. It moved around aimlessly, trying to desperately get the animal off of it. At the same time, the monkey toyed around with the rocket launchers on its shoulder armor and used them to fire rockets at just about anything. One by one, every fire hit the demons and anything else that was in their path. The first few missiles hit two of the skeletons, killing them on impact. Then another two hit a pillar, destroying it entirely. The rest of the Revenants noticed that and decided to stop this green creature before he kills them as well. They left the team behind and focused on the monkey that's causing more chaos then normal. As they were leaving, the Titans noticed them and realized now was the chance to get rid of them.

Robin: "Beast Boy got them distracted. Now's our chance to destroy them once and for all."

But Alex lifted his hand up and told them to stop.

Alex: "Wait Robin. Let's see what Beast Boy can do. Can't bust in and ruin all the fun right?"

Robin looked at him and thought he was crazy into letting the changeling do all the work himself. But looking back at the fight, he could tell that he had everything under control. Back to the fight, Beast Boy continued to use the Revenant to blind it and control the rockets attached to it. So far, he had been doing a bang up job, using the missiles to attack anything in their path and killing enemies everywhere. But there were others that were still alive and were ready to eliminate the green monkey for good. Two of them pointed their shoulder-mounted rockets at him and fired away. The changeling knew this was coming and went on the defensive. He latched off the skeleton soldier's skull and used his tail and swing on the spikes on the ceiling. The rockets missed him, but the Revenant was hit from the impact and was destroyed. The others turned their heads to see the green animal and continued to fire away. The changeling avoided all the rockets with the greatest of ease. Even if some of the rockets were heat seeking, he was able to hide behind the pillars to protect himself from the blast. As he was making quick turns, he noticed the Archvile in front of him and was charging its flames again. Realizing what's bound to happen, he made a quick turn and got away before the flames took place. The humanoid demon took the shot but missed him completely. The line of flames however reached the Revenants and some of them rolled away from the attack. The rest got burned to a crisp the moment the fire reached them. Once everyone got back on their feet, they looked around to find this little creature. One Revenant checked the area of where the green spider monkey went to. So far, it didn't see anything. Unfortunately, BB was climbing behind the pillar waiting for the moment to strike. Once he sees his target, he jumped on the monster the moment it turned its back on him. Once he lashed on to the skeleton's back, the Revenant felt that and began thrashing about, trying to get him off it. Beast Boy held on with all his might while finding a way getting into the rocket launchers. Once he got a hold of them, he turned the skeleton soldier around and used them to fire on the rest of the hoard. The mini missiles hit some of them and killed half the breed while the others were injured. The Archvile noticed this and threw another line of flames right at the changeling piloting one of the demons. BB knew it was coming and latched away from the Revenant as the flames kill the creature. He flew high in the air and landed on the ground in front of the first group of the skeleton soldiers. He then danced around and made squeaky noises, trying to get attention from the Archvile. He was successful as the humanoid demon looked at him and launched more flames at him. The green spider monkey jumped out of the way and avoided the attack, leaving the first group to get killed in the blast. Once he landed in front of the second group, he did the exact same thing. The Archvile was now getting more upset then ever and blasted yet another line of flames and him. Once again, the changeling jumped up and was away from the attack as the flames killed the remaining Revenants. He latched on to the pillar and then jumped back down to reach the demonic monster. The Archvile saw this and came up with a way to take it down. It tightened its fist and waited for the right moment to fight back. Once he get to the creature, it slapped him with a back fist. BB flew away from the hit and landed on the floor skidding to a complete stop. After that, he turned back to his old self and was shaking the cobwebs in his head. As he was trying to get up, he felt something hot over his face. He looked up and saw the Archvile looking down at him with a sinister grin on its face. Beast Boy was going to die, but he said something that the humanoid didn't know.

Beast Boy: "Hey freak show, can I ask you something?"

The demon looked at him quizzically and wondered what he wants.

Beast Boy: "You do realize that your boys are gone while my friends are still alive? Right?"

The Archvile listened in and realized what he meant. It then heard a voice in a distance.

Alex: "Now guys! Take it down!"

It turned around and saw the rest of the Titans heading towards it. They then give the humanoid demon everything they can dish out. The Archvile had very little time to defend itself as it was punctured, burned, and was killed during the assault. The moment it was turned into ash, the guardian approached Beast Boy and checked to see if he's okay.

Alex: "You're all right BB?"

The changeling look up at him and told him how he felt.

Beast Boy: "Yeah, I'm fine. I think… Though it would've been more easy if you guys HELPED ME OUT!"

Alex just laughed at that and joked about it.

Alex: "Yeah, well we were about to help you out. But then I thought, he could take care of himself. He doesn't need our assistance."

Beast Boy was steaming and couldn't believe that he would do that.

Beast Boy: "Oh har har… Very Funny… Next time you pull that again, I'm going to go cat on you and use you as a scratching post."

Alex: "Hmm… I'll remember that."

Robin then approached the two and eased them down for a bit.

Robin: "All right you two break it up. At least we were able to get out of this mess. Now we just got to find a way out of this chamber."

Raven looked around and noticed something in the middle of the chamber. She pointed to that spot and told them what she saw.

Raven: "Um… Why not over there?"

Everyone turned to where Raven was pointing at and saw a pentagram glowing red in the middle of the chamber.

Cyborg: "Strange… It didn't see that when we entered this place."

Starfire: "Maybe it could be another way out of this chamber of dark and death."

Robin: "Or, maybe it could be another trap set by Betruger."

Alex walked past the team and looked at it closer. Knowing that there was no other way out, the last thing they want is to go back down and retrace their steps without getting blown off by the Cyberdemon's rockets. Knowing there were little options left, he took a deep breath and told them to press forward.

Alex: "Whatever the case, we have to get out of here. Let's get on that pentagram and see what it can do."

Everyone was a little unsure of this but followed his words anyways. They all approached the green pentagram and stood on it. Once they were on it, they heard a hissing sound beneath their feet. Suddenly, metal bars poke through the floor around them and entrapped them completely. Everyone was alerted by this and prepared themselves, thinking it was a trap. But then moment the ceiling opened up and the floor raised up from the foundation, the group breathed a comforting relief and knew it was just another lift that would take them up. As they were reaching up, they saw nothing but darkness with the exception of the glowing ambers dotted here and there. But during their journey, they heard Betruger's dark echoing voice.

Dr. Betruger: "So you survived the Archvile's chamber. Fascinating. Still, it won't do you much. My Cyberdemon will consume you and there is nothing that can save you from the inevitable."

Alex had an anime vein popping out of his head and couldn't take this taunting anymore. He looked up at the dark hole and told him in a loud booming voice.

Alex: "Hey Betruger! Why don't you do us all a favor and shut the Hell up!"

But there was no answer. Instead, all he heard is nothing but silence. Alex sighed to himself and was completely bummed.

Alex: "Damn it… I hate it when he gets into my head."

The make shift lift continued on going up and reaching where the team needs to be. Just then, the lift immediately stopped and made another hissing sound the same time everything went dark. Everyone remained still and waited for something to happen, getting prepared for anything. After a few moments, a rocky wall in front of them opened up and revealed the path to lead the way. When they look at it, it was another cave with big demonic skulls all around them. Everyone slowly walked through the opening and looked around for any threats. So far they didn't see anything, so they continued to walk down the path in front of them. They then entered another linear corridor that had many twists and turns along the way. On the walls were the same demonic skulls, only smaller then the big ones. The group continued to walk until they noticed something completely off. As they passed each skull, they noticed the eyes were glowing crimson red and remained like that while they were walked by. They all let that slide and move on. But then more skulls had glowing eyes as they pass them. Just as they were walking past another one, the cave went completely dark and no one didn't see anything. But then, the glowing redness of the skulls eyes exploded and lit the place in a deep red environment. Soon after that, they all heard grunting and moaning from all around them. That's when they noticed shadows coming from the front and back end of the passage. Alex got his shotgun ready and waited whatever's attacking them to come. After a few seconds, a huge group of zombies came out and headed to them ready to eat them up. Al pointed his shotgun at the hoard and opened fire on them. The two shells loaded with multiple pellets broke apart and killed the first four zombies' right through the chests. The zombies in the back were going to strike from behind. Cyborg turned on his sonic cannons and fire loads of blue energy lasers right at it, taking down more. Still, that didn't stop them as more and more zombies appeared and trapped the team completely. Alex fired another round with his shotgun but soon realized that this was another time waster.

Alex: "Damn it, this won't get us anywhere. We need to get out of this place. Beast Boy, form a path!"

Beast Boy looked in front where the horde of zombies were and smiled, knowing what to do.

Beast Boy: "Got it!"

He started to rush up to them and turned himself into a bull. In seconds, he rammed all the undead in one blow and made a clear path. Once that's out of the way, the guardian told the others to keep pushing forward.

Alex: "Path's clear! Go, go, go!"

Everyone quickly ran through the path before the zombies got back up and attack. Once they pass the hoard, the zombies lifted themselves up and chased after the Titans. Going through steep caverns and passages, the Titans need to find a way to get out of there without getting eaten. Raven then came up with a plan and pointed both of her hands to the end where the zombies are heading to. That's when a black wall came up and sealed the entire hall up. The undead just approached the wall and hit on it hard, shocked about what happened. They tried to knock down the wall but it was too strong for them to get through. So they continued to hit on the wall while the others got away. Alex just look back at the black wall before it disappeared during the run and was amazed by what Rae did.

Alex: "Nice thinking Rae."

Raven: "Yeah, well don't count on it. It would only be a matter of time before it breaks down. We have to get out of here before they could catch up again."

Alex: "Point taken."

The team continued to run as they turn one corridor to the next. After a long run, they entered a huge room with a door in front of them. All along the walls were bars with inhuman growth in it along with growth pillars on both ends. They knew was bound to happen and were cautious as to what would happen. As they slowly walked along the room and were getting prepared for what's going to come. As predicted, fire burst out of the bars and coming out of it with multiple Lost Souls surrounding them.

Alex: "Here they come! Get ready!"

The flaming skulls then flew towards them and were ready to kill them. The telepath decided to use her bubble shield and protected the others from the attack. Few of the skulls didn't have the time to avoid it and smashed right into the shield, disintegrating into nothing. The others were able to fly up high and avoided the shield. Once they were away for the moment, Raven removed the shield and Alex got his plasma rifle ready.

Alex: "Now! Clip them down!"

The others followed his orders and fired on the flaming skulls before they could attack again. At the same time, the Lost Souls turned around and headed back down to attack them again. Alex used his weapon to fire blue projectiles at the skulls to kill them. Starfire did the same and threw her star bolts at them. Same goes with Cyborg who fired his sonic cannon at them. Though they have gotten some, others were able to avoid the attack. This leaves Beast Boy with handling the rest. He got his Grabber ready and grabbed them; just to let them go a second later, letting them dissolved away to nothingness. They continued to fight on until the last one was taken care of. Once the room cleared, everyone thought it was all over. But then they heard grunting and groaning not far from them. They turned their heads to the path they were through and saw shadows coming from the walls. Realizing who owns those shadows, Alex groaned to himself and couldn't believe this.

Alex: "Oh man, they're back!"

Raven nodded and knew how they escape.

Raven: "Looks like my shield failed to keep them at bay."

Alex: "Well it looks like we have pull some alternative methods."

He took out his grenade from his belt buckle and armed it up. Once he tossed it into the passage, it exploded and caused a collapse, sealing the cavern completely and blocking the zombie's path. Alex smirked and was confident that they won't get through that mess.

Alex: "There… That should buy us some time. Let's get out of here."

They all then headed to the door just to leave this chamber before more Lost Souls show up. But the moment the door opened, the Cyberdemon was facing them in a far angle. It fired another rocket at them once they were through the door. Alex was frightened by this and warned the others to get down.

Alex: "Hit the deck!"

Everyone took cover as the rocket soar passed them over their heads. Once it missed them, everyone got up and noticed that the demon was about to fire another round. Cyborg decided to fight fire with fire and opened his shoulder blades to reveal his openings for his missiles. Soon enough, both of them fired their rocket and missiles as they all headed straight to each other. The moment they collide, there was a huge explosion and a plum of smoke covered the area momentarily. This gave the team a chance to escape. Alex looked around and noticed a set of floating rocks that resemble steps heading up to next part of the hub. He quickly pointed up to the direction of the rocks and told them to get of them.

Alex: "There! Everyone head up to the rocks!"

They all looked up and where their guardian was pointing at and knew it was their only shot out of there. They quickly proceeded in climbing up the rocks. Robin used his grappling hook and launched it at the highest point, then pushing the button to make him fly to the top. Cyborg activated his boasters on his heels and used them to launch off the platform and onto one floating rock followed by another, playing leapfrog. Beast Boy turned into a kangaroo and used his huge feet to jump on one levitating one rock at a time. Both Star and Rae flew up to the top of the platform as quickly as they can. Ask for Alex, he went up the old fashion way, by climbing up the floating steps. It wasn't easy but it does help him build character. As he was midway up, another rocket flew past him from behind and nearly misses him. Alex turned to the left and saw the Cyberdemon starring right at him. The smoke must've faded quickly to let the demon see the group escaping and wanted to attack. But with the others heading up quicker, Alex was the only one left behind. So it used its rockets knock off the kid but failed the first time. The demon tried the second time and fired another rocket. Again it missed as Alex ducked his head low and avoided the rocket assault. Once he got up, he looked up to see the team getting closer to the attached platform. The Cyberdemon did the same and realized that they were reaching to safety. It pointed its rocket launcher at them and was about to fire. But just as it was about to do that, it got attacked by multiple blue projectiles. Feeling a bit stunned, the demonic hybrid looked back at the where it was shooting and saw Alex with his plasma rifle and ready to fire.

Alex: "Sorry, but you're not going to kill any of my friends while I'm around."

The Cyberdemon looked at the guardian and was extremely upset by this. It roared out loud and caused the entire hub center to shake violently. Alex was shaken up a little bit and tried to regain his footing. But then, all the levitating rocks that would take them up started to fall along with the one he was on. Aware of this, Alex ran up to the edge and jumped on the nearest rock that was falling. Then the next one. Then the next one. After all of that jumping he was on the last rock and was going to reach the platform. But there was on little problem. The platform was farther up then before. He tried to jump up to reach it but failed miserably. He then falls to his death and thought his life was going to end too soon. But just as he was thinking about that, someone came down and rescued him. That person was none other then Robin with his grappling hook in hand. He was able to grab him by the hand and retracted upwards to the platform.

Robin: "Hang on! I got you!"

The two got lifted up by the grappler's handle and were going to reach the top. But the Cyberdemon took notice and decided to take them down. It pointed its cannon at the rope and was going to cut it with its missile. As it was about to do that, it was barraged with green and black projectiles followed by streams of blue energy. It looked up and saw Star, Rae, and Cy giving it what they got. As they were attacking it, both Alex and Robin made it up to the platform and on safety for the moment. Taking a deep breath, the guardian looked at Robin and thanked him for the save.

Alex: "Thanks man. I thought I was a goner."

Robin: "Hey, we can't let you die when we're this close in getting home. Right?"

Alex smiled and knew they won't get far without him. As he was getting touched, they heard the hybrid's voice booming out to them.

Cyborg: "Guys we need to get out of here fast!"

Al looked over to Cy and realized he was right. All three of the Titans were fighting the Cyberdemon and weren't getting any luck from it. At the same time, rockets were flying past them and missed them so much. They were fortunate that they ducked down the moment the rockets to heading towards them. But he knows that if the demonic robot tried something like destroying the platform they're on, then it's going to be a huge problem. Thinking fast, he noticed another doorway that can take them back to safety. He turned to the others and told them where to go.

Alex: "Everyone through the doors! We'll be safe there."

Everyone listened to him and they all headed to the next entrance. The Cyberdemon knew they were retreating and decided to prevent them from escaping. It pointed its rocket launcher at the platform and fired one more rocket at it. Once the rocket hit, the platform began to crumble and fall to the ground. Luckily, the team was able to get out of there before the platform crumbled completely and the doors closed behind them. Once they got out of there, they looked around to see where they were. To their surprise, what they saw was an inside of the church, a place to prayer and worshiping. But there isn't anything holy about this place. On the walls are human corpses all decorated in a grotesque fashion, more dead bodies on the benches as if they were alive, and at the alter was a wall with an opening shaped like an upside cross. They all were amazed by it yet horrified at the result.

Beast Boy: "Wow man… Never really thought these monsters we've been fighting were holy."

Alex: "Yeah? Well when their god is an evil demented demon bent and destroying the universe and killing every known species that inhabit it, they should be worshiping till they die. Now let's get out of this place before we get a little too comfortable."

Robin: "Sounds like a plan, except there's one problem. I don't see anyway out."

Alex looked around the place and realized that the bird wonder was right. There was no exit around here except for the one they got into the first place.

Alex: "You're right Rob. There's no other way out of here. Maybe we missed out on something back at the main hub and were in a hurry getting out of there. We need to find another way out."

Cyborg: "No way we are going back out there."

Robin: "Well let's see how we're going to leave this place. I just hope that we don't get into any more trouble."

Soon after he said that, there were clouds that surrounded them and lightning bolts hitting the floor. All around them, multiple Imps appeared and a Revenant was on center stage like it was the reverend. It ordered the Imps to attack and the group did so by throwing fireballs at them. Everyone immediately ducked down and avoided the incoming projectiles and took cover from the benches. At the same time, the red flames that were intended for the team are now reaching the demons. Some were able to avoid their own attacks while the others got hit and were killed in the process. As the group was down Alex looked at Robin and told him about what he said before.

Alex: "Too late for that one Robin. Guess we have no choice but to fight them."

Robin nodded and told the team what to do.

Robin: "All right guys, let's take em' long and hard!"

Quickly everyone got up and attacked each and every Imp with their arsenal. Robin threw two exploding disks at the two Imps, blowing them up completely. Starfire and Raven flew up in the air and used both their star bolts and aurora blasts and knock down the others. Cyborg got his sonic cannon out and blasted more in his sights. Alex grabbed his machine gun and brings down the remaining Imps. The few Imps that avoided all of the attacks threw their fireballs at the team. Beast Boy got his Grabber ready and caught one of the balls of flames, while the others reached the team. They were able to avoid the attack as the flames reached the alter. The Revenant saw this and rolled out of the way to avoid the line of fire. Some of them missed it while others gave it some splash damage. The changeling look back at the skeleton soldier and came up with a wicked idea. He turned around with his Grabber still holing the projectile and aimed it at the creature. Once he let go of the trigger, the fireball headed straight to the demon. The Revenant saw it and used the remaining strength it had to roll out of the incoming fireball. It then got up and fired its mini rockets at the group. Everyone saw this and knew they can't avoid it, being they have heat-seeking capability. But Raven knew what to do as she waved her hands and a black hole appeared, bringing the team into it. Once she got into the portal, it sealed itself up the same time the rockets missed them. Unfortunately, the Imps didn't see it coming as the rockets hit them all and killed them on impact. The Revenant looked around and wondered what happened to the group that intruded into the church. What it didn't know is there was the same black portal that appeared over its head. After that a grenade came down, completely armed and ready to explode. It landed right in front of it and was inches away from its skeletal feet. The skeleton soldier looked down wondered what landed near it and saw the grenade about ready to explode. It was going to get out of the way, but it blew up, sending it flying to the ceiling got smashed in the process, dissolving away into nothingness. After the church was cleared, the Titans got out of the portal and landed on the alter. Alex looked around the place and saw it was demon free for now. He then looked back at Rae and was glad she saved them.

Alex: "Excellent timing Raven!"

He looked back at the area and smiled to himself.

Alex: "At least we got rid of those creeps."

Beast Boy: "Yeah but we still have no way out of this place. Unless you want to go back out there with the Cyberdemon, that's fine with me."

Al then turned to Beast Boy and sighed to himself.

Alex: "Naw… I think I'll pass on that. There's got to be another way in getting out of here. So, anyone got any ideas?"

Everyone thought about it and wondered how to get out of there. Just as they were thinking about it, they all heard a rumbling from behind them. They all turned around to see what was that sound. That's when they noticed the wall behind them with the upside down cross-hole opening up and revealing a cavern that goes to somewhere. What makes this cave different then the others they just passed was that it had skeletal rib walls around it. Everyone stared at the opening in complete surprise until Raven broke the silence.

Raven: "Why don't we take that path that just opened up?"

The guardian blinked a couple of times and shook off from the surprise opening.

Alex: "Erm… Yeah… That would work. Let's head in there."

He then went into the cavern while the others followed him with still confused looks on their faces. As they were walking they remained cautious. Being that they're in another cavern, they know that there could be another trap waiting for them. So they looked around to see if there's anything out of the ordinary. As they headed up, there was nothing bizarre coming at them. As they went onward, something caught Alex's eye. It was hard to tell but there was a creature in the shadows watching them. Noticing the guardian looking at it, the being scampered away. Alex just watched it scampered and know what it was trying to do. Robin noticed it too and turned to his friend wondering the same thing.

Robin: "Well Alex what is it? Another monster?"

Alex: "Possible… But I know one thing. At least it's not Jim. After it!"

Everyone then ran to the shadow trying to reach it and kill it before it could warn the others. From turn to twist, they ran through the path and followed the shadow as much as their legs could carry them. After all of that running, they made it to another chamber. The chamber had two floors and the ground and walls were all covered in stone. There were four huge pillars with demonic growth tentacles around them and on the ceiling was a growth hole. Alex looked around and couldn't see the creature that had the shadow to begin with. He lowered his head and sighed to himself.

Alex: "Damn… We missed it. This is not good…"

Beast Boy: "What do you mean by that? If we missed the monster, that means we're safe. Right?"

The guardian looked at the changeling and shook his head.

Alex: "I think that's the exact opposite BB. The reason why I was following it is to destroy it before it warned the others. Now we're in this chamber, in the middle of the room, and we didn't kill it. You do the math."

After he told his friend, there were multiple sounds to creatures scampering everywhere. They all lift their heads and looked around at what was going to happen. What they saw were hoards of Maggots surrounding them. Half of them were on the ground floor, the other half were on the second. Alex just looked at all of it and was right once again.

Alex: "What I tell ya? Can't kill the Maggot, it brings the whole family."

He got his machine gun out and started killing the creatures on the second floor. Some of them avoided the gunfire and crawled down to the pillar covered in growth veins. Starfire and Raven flew up and used their powers to take them down. At the same time, the Maggots on the ground charged in to the group. Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy saw them and prepared for a ground assault. Robin got his R-Sword out and swings it around madly, cutting off limbs and heads. Cyborg got both his sonic cannons online and shoots down all the demons from the farther end. Beast Boy then turned into a bear and used his claws to slice up the Maggots in many ways possible. The battle was intense as the group defended themselves against the demons. But more and more of them kept on coming and it was getting harder and harder to hold them back. Alex switched from his machine gun to his plasma rifle, just to get an edge against the threat. Robin then took out some exploding disks and used them to destroy the ones that were farther away. Cy thought the same and used his mini rockets to kill off more. As for the rest, they just did the usual with Star and Rae shooting their projectiles and Beast Boy still in bear mode slashing away. Now the fight is on their side. Within minutes they cleared the room and all the Maggots were dead. All accept one that it. The last Maggot hid behind the pillar and waited for the right moment to attack. Alex put away his weapon and took a deep breath.

Alex: "Well, that takes care of that. Let's find a way out of here."

He turned around and started to search for a way out. He didn't even know that there was one more demon waiting. Once it noticed that the one leading them turned his back, it took the opportunity to attack. It crawled up the wall and turned to revealed itself. It then leapt in the air and was going to use its claws to strike him in the back. Unfortunately, Robin noticed it and warned Alex to duck.

Robin: "Watch out!"

The Titan leader charged in with his R-Sword still in his hands and was ready to save him. Alex heard it and slowly turned around wondering what he meant. When he saw the Maggot in close range, he covered his arms and was prepared to an assault. But before it could kill him, Robin made it and used his sword to slice the creature in half. Both halves past the guardian in inches as ash took over its body and disappeared completely. Alex slowly removed his arms and wondered what happened. When he turned back around, he saw two piles of ash that was on the floor, closely between him. Realizing it was the demon that was going to kill him, he looked back and saw Robin with his sword drenched in blood. Surprised by this he smiled and gave the thumbs up.

Alex: "Thanks for the save man. I didn't think we missed one."

The Boy Wonder put his sword away and gave him a bit of a compliment.

Robin: "Well these bastards are pretty sneaky. You have to be cautious no matter what. Now let's get out of here. Where's the exit?"

Alex looked around and noticed there was none, again.

Alex: "Um… You ask me? I don't see any way out of this area."

But just as he said that, they could feel the ground shaking underneath their feet. They were worried that the chamber might collapsed in on itself and buried them completely. But the moment they look in front of them, they saw the walls opening up like the last time. In seconds it revealed another cavern that could get them through. Unlike all the other caves however, this one was filled with nothing but demonic growth from the walls to floor and ceiling. Beast Boy looked at that and gulped very heavily.

Beast Boy: "I don't know if I want to go through there. With all the slimy stuff in there, I don't know if it could eat us alive."

Alex walked past them just to get a closer look at the growth tunnel. After starring at it for a few seconds, he nodded and told them there was no other way.

Alex: "Well there's no other path to go to. So we have no choice in the matter. Let's head in there!"

Immediately, Beast Boy's color was completely drained out until he was absolutely white. The rest of the team started to walk as the changeling remained stiff as a board. Cyborg noticed this and tried to snap some sense into him.

Cyborg: "Uh BB? If you're done gawking, we have to leave before more of those things show up again."

Quickly, the green elf snapped to his sense and realized if he stayed here longer, then he would be dinner for more carnivorous monsters. Shaking his head from that thought, he breathed deeply and decided to follow his friends into the growth hole.

Beast Boy: "Oh right… Of course… Don't want to stay here for dinner after all."

He caught up with the others as they entered the growth cavern. Now Beast Boy was right on one thing, the growth tunnel is both creepy and disturbing. With the walls moving around aimlessly, sometimes it's hard to tell whether its alive and trying to eat you or it's a path that is taking you someplace temporarily safe. For minutes they went through turns and twists and the like and there was still no end in site. That was until Alex saw some light at the next turn. Knowing that they're almost out, he rushed ahead to get out of the tunnel with the others not far behind. The moment they made the turn they were able to get out of the tunnel. As the left the dark and gooey place, they were surprised as to where they are now. Instead of chambers and stone room and stuff, it was a storage room with metal walls and floors, shelves filled with random things, fully lit ceiling and a locked door in front of them. Around the door were corpses of marine soldiers, half decaying and with blood on the floor and walls. Everyone looked around and was amazed at what they saw.

Cyborg: "Whoa! This was unexpected. One minute we're in some twisted hell world and next we're back in some storage room in the UAC. What's going on around here?"

Robin: "Well its obvious that Hell is merging with the facility. We've already seen it the moment we entered the main hub. So it was a matter of time before we headed up to here."

Alex looked at the dead marines then back to the growth hole that was formed and started to figure something's out.

Alex: "Looks like these marines were trying to hide from the demons. But it seems this growth tunnel was formed to find any survivors. And I got a feeling that everyone is already dead by now."

Everyone looked at each other and realized what he was saying. They then looked at him as Raven asked him what he means.

Raven: "So, if what you say is true, then…"

Alex turned to her and nodded to her sadly.

Alex: "I'm afraid so. We're the only survivors left in this place."

Everyone was completely shocked by this and lowered their heads down in complete sorrow. Alex then looked around and notices that some of the shelves are filled with ammo and armor shards. Looking at all of them, he decided to replenish himself with all the arsenal all around him while trying to ease the Titans minds.

Alex: "Look I know this is bad for us. But we got to look at the big picture here. We're halfway up to the elevator that's going to take us to Gamma and reach the Ark. Getting you guys home is my main concern."

Robin: "But what about this facility? The fleet from Earth will be here soon and when they do, Earth will be taken over by these demons."

Alex immediately stopped what he was doing and thought about it. He remembered what Campbell gave him and told him what to do. He knows that deep down inside, it was a dangerous risk and he knows what would happen when all of this was over. But there was no other way to avoid this and with the fleet getting closer to this place it was the only option left. But first thing's first. He still has to get his friends to the Ark and he must reach it in time. Taking a deep breath, he decided to keep it discrete.

Alex: "Don't worry. I'm sure there is a way to save both this place and Earth. But right now, I need to get you guys back home so you can save your past."

He turned to them and threw Cyborg over another ammo belt for his chain gun. He then approached the corpses and gathered all the clips and shells he needed. Once he got all he needed, he looked up at the locked door and noticed the panel next to it with an icon to override it. Once he clicked on the icon, the red screen turned green and the door made a sound meaning that its unlock. He looked back at the others and told them to keep moving.

Alex: "Well, time to go."

The group looked at each other and was a little worried on what he meant by a way in saving both the UAC and Earth. But they rubbed that off and decided to hurry to Gamma. They all left the storage room and entered a metal hallway. Normally, there was suppose to be a split between two different paths. On the wall there were signs that lead to two different directions. One leads the operating center to the left. The other leads to Gamma Labs on the right. Unfortunately, both the demonic growth and some debris block off the one heading to the operating center. Even a bit of a vein was covering part of the sign. But fortunately, the one leading to Gamma's elevator is cleared. Alex looked right at the path and smiled happily.

Alex: "At least we know where we're going. This way!"

They all turned to the right and ran down the long hallway. As they were approaching the end of the hall, all the lights were turned off all around them and got completely dark. But that was momentarily as the backup lights went on in seconds. They all think it was a power outage and let it slide. Suddenly an alcove burst open and a Pinky came out charging at them. Startled by it, Cybrog came into the front and used his chain gun to fire a full load at the bull like beast. Being that the hall was so narrow, it didn't have time to avoid it. It was soon killed by the first go and disappeared in a plum of ash. They all got through the spot where the Pinky died and turned left to the corner. When they turned to the left, they entered another hallway filled doors that go into terminal services. But at the end of the hall was another door that could take them back to the hub and where the Cyberdemon is waiting for them. But knowing there is no other way through; they had to go to it. So they charged straight to the hall and heading for the door. Just as they got started, all the doors on the side started to open up and a group of commando zombies came in front of them blocking their path and had their own chain guns in hand ready tear them apart. Raven used her powers to form a black wall to protect her friends. Bullets continued to fly as they bounced off the shield and deflected the them all. Normally, they would've attacked the group but with Raven's shield up and the hall being too narrow to avoid any other projectiles, it won't be too easy. So the telepath decided to do something pretty extreme. She started to focus hard and shoved her hands forward. At the same time, the black wall she formed was pushed to the same direction and was heading straight to the commandos. The soldiers tired to get back to the doors, but the wall moved so fast that it swatted them like flies. Once all the zombies were attached to the walls, they all reached the end of the hall and were crushed hard. With all six of them dead, the team was in the clear as they ran straight to the door. As they were getting closer, a few more doors opened up and more Commando Zombies came, this time charging straight towards them with their tentacle arms ready to dissect. Alex got his plasma rifle ready to fire a load of projectiles at their bodies. But he only got half of them while the other half were still standing. That's where Starfire came in and used her eyebeams to rip holes through their chests. Now that all of them were dead, they made it to the door that would take them back out to the main hub. The moment the doors opened, they entered what appears to be a walkway with observation windows showing the entire hub. Alex looked up at the digital sign that says 'Gamma Labs' with an arrow sign pointing to the right again.

Alex: "Follow me!"

They all turned right again and ran through the observation hall. As they were running down the hall, they felt a huge explosion and sent them crashing to the wall. They were still alive and the impact gave them nothing but bruises. Once they shook off the after effects, they got up and approached the broken windows to see what happened. That's when they notice the Cyberdemon with its rocket launcher pointed at them. Alert by this, the guardian told the others to make a break for it.

Alex: "Run!"

Quickly, everyone ran for their lives as the demonic cyborg fired another rocket at them. It indeed missed them as the rocket passed through the broken windows and hit the part of the corridor where they were. The blast also caused the part of the hall to break apart and fall to the main floor. The team felt the impact as they flew away from the blast and skidded to the floor. They quickly got up and ran up a ramp to reach the next floor. The Cyberdemon pointed its weapon at them and fired once more. Again it missed and destroyed the part of the hall they were in as it detaches itself and falls to the ground. The team was lucky enough to avoid that but they have to run faster if they are able to avoid the oncoming assaults and make it to Gamma in one piece. The monster was getting tired of this and realizes that if they continue to reach the end of the hallway, they would get closer to the elevator shaft. So it decided to take the optional approach. Instead of pointing its rocket launcher at the team, it pointed it at the other end of the hallway where they're trying to escape. It fired another rocket at that location and it hit that location with a fiery blast. The group stopped and watched on as the part of the hall collapsed and went down with the rest of the hall's parts. Realizing what has happened, Beast Boy gulped and could tell this was bad.

Beast Boy: "Oh man, we're trapped! This is it. We're done for!"

Alex looked around to see if there was an alternate route to take. He looked behind him and noticed a maintenance door that they could get through.

Alex: "Maybe not. Everyone through here. Quickly!"

Everyone looked at the door and agreed that it was the only way out of this mess. They all ran into the door the opened up and entered the maintenance area. At the same time, the demonic hybrid fired his rocket launcher at the group but missed as the hall exploded and was completely destroyed in the process. Luckily the team was able to get out of there before the blast and was safe from the beast, for the moment at least. As they took a breather, they started to feel a little cold. In fact, there was a chill within the area. They all started to look around and realizing that some of the pipes look a little frozen with icicles above them. Realizing where they are, Robin looked at Alex and asked him.

Robin: "Alex, why is it cold in here?"

The guardian checked his PDA to see where they are and found out in an instant.

Alex: "Huh… Looks like we're in the maintenance areas of one of the cooling sections. It's where the servers need to be cooled constantly to keep it from over heating. We must be above it from what I can tell."

Listening to that, Raven looked at him and was a little worried to what that means.

Raven: "Please don't tell us that we have to head into the cooling area to reach Gamma."

There was a bit of a harsh silence within the area when Alex looked up to her and was spaced out for a second. He then looked back at his PDA and told her very calmly.

Alex: "Okay, I won't tell you."

Raven rolled her eyes around and knew they have to get to the cooling area. Robin shook his head and decided to listen to the guardian.

Robin: "So, where do we go from here?"

Alex tapped his pen a couple of times to find where they need to go and noticed something. Nodding to himself and told the Titans what he was thinking.

Alex: "Well from what I can tell is that there's a maintenance lift not far from here that can take us up to… um… that place. Once we're there, we have to navigate through the fans and blasters in order to reach the exit. I got to warn you though; the fans and blasters are very dangerous. One hit from them and you'll be a human icicle before you know it."

Beast Boy heard this and didn't like where it was going.

Beast Boy: "So that means we have to avoid them or get frozen in place right?"

Alex: "Yep, pretty much."

Beast Boy gulped again and wasn't liking this at all. Alex sighed to himself and told them there wasn't another option to avoid this.

Alex: "Look I know this is a tad risky, but with our other route gone we have not much of a choice. Cold or not, we have to reach Gamma Labs no matter what."

Everyone looked at him and understood what that meant. So without saying any words, the team began their journey through the maintenance passage and heading for the lift that can take them up to the cooling area. Throughout the place it was dimly lit and there were a few twists and turns along the way. During their journey, they encountered something they saw a couple of times. Throughout the pipes and ceiling, there were spider webs dotted all over the place. They looked around and could tell that this is trouble for them.

Cyborg: "Hmm… Déjà vu huh?"

Robin: "Yeah… Apparently something bad is coming this way. And we all know that that means right?"

Alex slowly took his machine gun out and slowly scanned the area.

Alex: "Definitely…"

The group slowly walks down the corridor, looking around to see any uninvited attention. So far there was none, but they still need to keep their guard up. After a few minutes, they heard scampering from the left. Alex pointed his weapon to the left and only found nothing. He cocked an eyebrow and could tell what the sound was.

Alex: "Sounds like they're here. Everyone stay sharp."

They kept their eyes peeled and were prepared to take them on. The group proceeded forward just to reach the lift. After a few more minutes, they finally found the lift that would take them to cooling area. Or what was suppose to be a lift. Instead, there was a spot where the lift was suppose to be. But at least they know they made it without any trouble.

Alex: "There it is. The lift that can take us to the cooling area."

Beast Boy: "So where is the lift? Cause I don't see it anywhere."

Cyborg: "Maybe its already up on the top floor. I'm pretty sure someone went up there before during the whole attack."

Alex approached the panel to see if it's working. Lucky for him, it was online and was waiting for someone to press it.

Alex: "At least its operational. If it was stuck due to the ice then we would've been in some big trouble. Let's get it down."

He pressed on the panel, ordering the lift to come down and pick them up. The moment he clicked on the 'Call Lift' icon, an announcement was made.

"Service lift heading to ground floor. Please stand by while lift goes through airlock cycle."

Knowing this might take awhile, Alex and the others waited for the lift to come. But as they were waiting, they all heard hissing and scurrying behind them. They all turned around and see what was that and saw a huge group of Trites heading towards. Now knowing this was a trap the whole time, Alex got his machine gun out and told everyone to do the same.

Alex: "Knew this was going to happen. Kill them!"

Everyone went on the attack and used what they have to destroy all of the little monsters. Alex picked them off with his machine gun. Robin threw birdarangs at the ones farther away. Starfire and Raven flew up in the air to and used their star bolts and aurora blasts to remove a full wave of spiders. Cyborg got his chain gun at the ready and used it to maul the ones charging at the front. Beast Boy then removed what was left with his grabber. So far the fight was on their side, but more and more Trites keep on coming through the small alcoves. It would only be a matter of time before they get overrun by those creepy insects. Just when they thought that they were running out of ideas, the lift came out of the airlock and locked in place behind them. Alex looked back to see that the lift made it and told the others to get on it.

Alex: "Lift's here. Let's go!"

Everyone heard his cries and entered the lift while holding the hoard at bay at the same time. Alex quickly clicked the 'Ascend Lift' icon as the lift itself raised up and got away from the enemy. But they wouldn't give up just yet as they climbed up pipes and steel girders just to reach them. Beast Boy noticed them heading up and warned his friends quickly.

Beast Boy: "Guys, they're following us!"

Alex looked at them and could tell they could be a problem. He looked at Cyborg and nodded to him to do something drastic. Nodding back, he pushed the group aside and opened his shoulder blades up.

Cyborg: "I got this."

He fired his mini rockets at the pipes and ceilings and they all exploded on impact. Just then, the pipes the spiders were on fell to the ground with them while the ceiling collapsed on top of them. At the same time, broken pipes was spewing coolant and covered all known debris in a sheet of ice and snow. Cy smiled at this and commonly joked about it.

Cyborg: "Now that's what I call a freeze up."

The lift made its way up to the airlock door as it opened up to reveal the linier path up to the cooling area. As they ascend, they all felt chillier then before. That means they were getting closer. Alex took his PDA out and checked where they need to be. He then looked up to the Titans and told them where to go.

Alex: "Okay, here's what I was able to put up. I looked up the map through the cooling area and was able to put together a clear path out of there along with some shortcuts incase we get blocked off. I'll take the lead in our way out. The rest of you will follow me. I'll tell you which direction we will take as we make a break for it. Just remember not to get lost in there or stop for anything. We stay longer then five minutes in that place, we will be frozen completely. Also, it might be possible; some demons might be up there. We see any of them, then we destroy them quickly. No exceptions. You all understand?"

Everyone remained silent by this and nodded after hearing every word from him.

Alex: "Good. Now get ready. This is going to get a little rough."

The lift continued to move upwards as signs of icicles and snow dusting was evident. Finally they reach the next airlock of the lift and were ready to leave. The moment the door was opened, they were completely freezing. Once they made it up, the notice rows of servers that needs to be chilled at all times. But during this invasion, the cooling fans were malfunctioning and the pipes were leaking cold steam. Some of the severs were frozen completely as icicles were coming down the edges. There were a few dead marines around a few parts, if you can call them dead. They thought it would be a good idea to hide in one of the cooling areas just to be safe from the demons. Apparently it was a stupid idea. Due to the fact that the place was cold, they remain there until they froze to death. The team didn't had time to look around, as they have to leave this place before they too froze.

Alex: "Go!"

The team got off the lift and ran as fast as they could to the end of the hall. Upon arriving there, the guardian told them where to turn.

Alex: "Go right!"

The group turned right and enters another hallway filled with servers and frozen bodies. As they were running, a lightning came down and an Imp appeared ready to attack. Alex quickly got his plasma rifle out and fired a full blast on the creature. With it dead, the group continued to run straight. But just as they were doing well, there was huge debris with ice blocking their path. Seeing this Alex told his friends where to go next.

Alex: "Make another right!"

They made another right and entered another row of frozen servers. As they were running, Alex noticed a part of the server that was brought down by someone and did a domino affect on the other one, making it the perfect opening needed. So he told them about the path.

Alex: "There's a knocked down server that's opened up a clear path. That's where we're going. Make a left!"

They went left and got through the gap the broken server has made. The moment they were through, Alex told them to push on.

Alex: "Make a left again!"

They made a left again and ran to the nest row of servers. They were reaching the end of the hall when an alcove opened up and a Commando Zombie appeared, ready to charge. Alex used his plasma rifle to be rid of the creature before it could charge in. He then reloaded the gun with a fresh cell and told them to make another turn.

Alex: "Right!"

They made a right and moved down every row of servers. As they were running, two clanking sounds emanated between them. They then noticed two floor tiles exploding in front and behind them. That's when two Maggots came out and were heading to them, trapping them from their way out. Alex got his rifle held and killed the first one with a barrage of plasma projectiles. Cy, who was in the back, used his chain gun to dissect the second one from the inside out. With them out of the way, the group proceeded to reach the end.

Alex: "There's a door that can take us out of here. Just a bit further."

They were just about to make it to the end and to the door that can get them out. But then, a server terminal tilted and falls to the wall, causing it to block their path. At the same time, an Imp popped out and threw a fireball at them. Everyone got down and avoided the attack, feeling the warmth above their heads momentarily. Alex got his weapon out and blasted more plasma at the demon. With it dead, the Alex looked at the block path and sighed to himself.

Alex: "So much for that path. Let's make another left and see if we could find another way around it."

They went right and ran down the long row of servers. With no other alternative routes, they hope there were no surprises coming their way. But then, a vent above them burst open and other Imp came down it. Alex this time used his machine gun and picks it off one bit at a time. They then passed the pile of ash where the creature was and reached for the end of the room.

Alex: "Left U-turn!"

They made a left and turned around to reach their exit. But they were immediately blocked by more debris and were trapped within the room, waiting to freeze to death.

Raven: "Well so much for our way out. Now what are we going to do?"

Just as Rae asked that question, another alcove opened up and a zombie came out to surprise them. Alex turned to the right and pointed his shotgun at it, shooting two bucks at it and caused its head to explode. With it dead, Alex noticed a pathway through the alcove and came up with a shortcut.

Alex: "We take this pathway. It will take us to another cooling area and hopefully to another exit. Move out!"

The group entered the alcove on the right and snaked through the passage. With it being linear, they could either be sitting ducks or it might give them the advantage on the enemy. Whatever the case, they need to get out of the place before they become human Popsicles themselves. Journeying through the linear corridor surrounded by ice, they encounter a hall with multiple hiding spots on the walls. Knowing that this could be another trap, Alex reloaded his shotgun and slowly sneaked his way through the hall. Just then, the first alcoves opened up and two zombies came out of it, ready to feast on some brains. The guardian lifted his shotgun up and pulled the trigger, killing both the undeads at the same time. Reloading once more, he proceeded forward until two more alcoves opened to reveal two more zombies. He shot another round at them and reloaded once again. So basically there's a pattern going on here as Alex kept on firing his shotgun at the undead monsters that kept popping out four times in a row. Once the last of them were gone, they reached the end and turned left to another passage. Just then, an alcove opened up to reveal a fat zombie lumbering towards them. Alex got his shotgun out and blasts it at its gut. The zombie lumbered around and fell to the floor dead. After that they went midway through the passage and turned right to enter another one. But before they could turn to that direction, they heard the sound of something opening up from behind. Cy turned around to see another fat zombie heading to them, trying to flank them. He activated his sonic cannon and blasted the undead with a dose of blue sonic energy. With it dead, they entered another passage and kept following the path that was leading them. Once again, two more alcoves opened in front and behind them and two more fat zombies came out of them. Again, Alex and Cyborg used their weapons to be rid of them. After that trap failed, the group turned to the left and discovered a door straight ahead. No doubt that's their way out of the passage.

Alex: "That's the door that can take us back out. C'mon!"

They all ran down the hall was reached the door. The moment they got there, they realized it was locked. Alex looked around and noticed a panel that locked the door in the first place. So he clicked on the panel and the red screen turned green. But the moment the door was opened; someone or something was blocking the way. The guardian pointed his shotgun at whatever's there, thinking it was an Imp or a zombie. Instead, all he saw was a dead scientist trapped in ice, trying to pound on the door. Alex lowered his weapon and could tell that he was trying to get into the alcove to get a little warm. Apparently, someone locked it from the other side and left the scientist to freeze to death. Sighing to himself, he thought he could end this ones life by pointing his shotgun at it.

Alex: "Sorry buddy, but my friends and I need to go through. Now if you excuse us."

He pulled the trigger and shot the iced man, shattering him into a thousand pieces. The path was cleared and the team entered another cooling area. Like the last one, this one has half destroyed terminals, ice on most of them, and frozen dead bodies. But right in front of them, on the other side of the door, was another doorway that can take them out of the area. Alex smiled at this and told them where then need to go.

Alex: "There's our way out of this place team. Let's go. I'm already getting frostbite over this cold."

The Titans rushed in just to reach the exit. But just as they were midway from their exit, a cloud appeared at the exit and a lightning bolt came down in front of them. Once the lightning faded, an Archvile appeared and was going to kill the team. But instead of summoning more demons, like all the others, it decided to throw flames at the team. Alex was alerted by this and orders them to get out of the way.

Alex: "Everyone take cover!"

The team quickly split up into two group and hid between openings were more servers used to be. The flames passed them by inches as the warmth of the flames calms the team.

Beast Boy: "Phew… That felt good. At least this guy knows how to keep us warm in this cold place."

Alex looked at him and thought he was joking.

Alex: "How can you think of that when the Archvile is trying to cook us completely? Not only that, but that thing is blocking our way out! We need to destroy it and get out of here quick!"

Robin: "So do you have any ideas in defeating it? Cause with these linear corridors, it won't be easy trying to find a way through."

Alex peeked to see Robin and wondered how to approach this mess. He quickly took a peak at the other row of servers and it looked clear. But then, the Archvile came to that side like the sensed him doing that and formed another line of flames at him. The guardian quickly, removed his head from the incoming flames and was able to get out of it before his head got burned. Taking a deep breath, Alex looked back at the Titan leader and told him that what he said was right.

Alex: "You have a point there Rob. Ain't no way getting near the demon."

The others looked back out of their hiding spots and saw the humanoid firing more flames at them. They went back to their hiding spots and avoided those flames for a while. As they were contemplating a strategy, Beast Boy started to panic.

Beast Boy: "Great, we're done for. I didn't think this was going to happen. Stuck in a cold place with flames around us. And there could be a chance that we could either get burned and frozen. This is not our day."

Rob looked at the changeling and told him to be calm.

Robin: "We're not done for yet Beast Boy. We could still make it. All we need to do is come up with a way out of this mess and destroy the Archvile."

Starfire: "But Robin, how are we able to do that? This Archvile is blocking all of our paths and no matter where we will go, it surprises us and use the hot flame to torch us."

Alex heard this then came up with an idea that might work.

Alex: "That's it! That's what we need to do!"

Everyone looked at him and wondered what he meant by that. So Robin asked him what he was saying.

Robin: "What's it Alex? Do you have a plan?"

Al looked at the Boy Wonder and smiled about it.

Alex: "You could say that. I want all of you to come out of your hiding spots."

There was a harsh silence throughout the room until Cyborg decided to bust in.

Cyborg: "Are you out of your mind? Do you want us to get burned alive by this thing?"

Alex calmed the hybrid down and explained the part of his plan.

Alex: "Relax. Let me explain. The Archvile seems to be shooting flames in one aisle at a time. If any of us were in one of them, it would likely take us all down. But if we are all to separate to different place, then the Archvile would be busy take each of us and be distracted. Long story short, one of us would be the one who will take care of the demon while the others try to keep it entertained."

They listened in on his plan and thought that he was even more crazy. But Robin thinks he was making some sense.

Robin: "So what you're saying is to keep the Archvile distracted while you get close to him. Right?"

Alex nodded on his assumptions.

Alex: "Might sound a little risky, but it will work."

Robin nodded and told his teammates what to do.

Robin: "You heard him Titans. Let's keep this thing distracted."

The Titans, though they didn't like it, had to follow with his plan. So they breathed deep and decided to go with the plan. Each one of the Titans came out of their hiding spots and started to taunt with the Archvile.

Beast Boy: "Hey dude! Over here! Hit me with your best shot!"

The Archvile heard that and headed to the isle where the changeling was. It then fired a line of flames at him as Beast Boy took cover in another hiding spot and avoided the disaster. Then Starfire came out just to get its attention.

Starfire: "Over here you sadistic monster!"

The humanoid demon looked at the Tamaranean on the next isle and decided to throw flames at her too. As it did that, Star flew to the next cover. Robin then came out and threw a birdarang at it. Though it didn't kill it, it sure did have its attention. It turned to the Titan leader and fired more flames at him but he took cover in a different spot like the others. Same goes with Raven and Cyborg as they shoot aurora blasts and sonic energy at it just to get its attention. They succeeded as the demon threw flames at them while the two took cover in different locations. The group continued to get the Archvile's attention as it continued to attack. What it didn't know was that there was a plan in place. Alex looked on as the humanoid demon continued to attack the Titans. Being that it was distracted from all of it, it gave the guardian the chance he needed as he sneaked his way through one isle that the Titans weren't at. The team continued to keep the demon busy as they shoot it with what they got. It was trying to take them out and burned them death but failed a number of times. With them hiding it decided to pull the something out of the ordinary. It raised its hands up and formed a huge fireball, bigger then anything ever. The group could feel the warmth of the flames and knew it was doing something drastic. It was going to throw the huge fireball and end them at once. But then it felt a tap on its shoulder on the right side. It turned its head to that direction and saw Alex with the double barrel shotgun pointed at its head. He smiled at him and winked giving up a childish line.

Alex: "Peek-a-boo."

He then pulled the trigger and shot the demon in the head, causing its brains to explode and blood splattering everywhere. It fell dead on the floor and disintegrated away to nothing. Once it was dead, Alex looked at the isles of servers where the team was hiding and told them it's safe.

Alex: "You all can come out now. The demon is dead."

The group slowly got out of their hiding places and sighed in relief. Beast Boy got out of his hiding spot too and had his hair seared a little off the top.

Beast Boy: "About time to got to that thing. I mean look what it did to my doe! I spent hours to perfect my look and not look at this! How am I going to impress the ladies when I get back?"

He pointed at his hair and imaginary arrows appeared above him, showing the burn marks on his top strands. Alex chuckled about this and joked around.

Alex: "Don't get too choked up BB. It will all grow back, eventually."

That got the changeling fuming through the ears.

Beast Boy: "And what does that suppose to mean?"

Before he could explode, Raven pushed beside him and asked if it's time to leave.

Raven: "So… Can we go now? I'm already getting hypothermia with the cold around here."

Alex shrugged his shoulder and knew Rae was right.

Alex: "Guess you have a point."

He then approached the door that would take them out and clicked on the 'unlock' icon on the panel, which of sealed by some survivors to keep themselves safe from the enemy. But the moment the door opened, he got caught by an unexpected surprise. A long tentacle, came out of the doorway and hit him straight on. He flew from the tentacle and slid through the middle of the server. Everyone looked at that and was shocked at what happened.

Robin: "Alex!"

Everyone turned back to the opening and saw a Commando Zombie coming through looking at the rest of the team. It was going to attack them until Cyborg took out his chain gun and shredded it to bits. Once it was dead, the group approached the down guardian and checked to see if he's okay.

Robin: "Alex, are you all right? Speak to us."

Alex groaned a little and shook off the effects from the hit. Coughing up a bit of blood he responded to the Titan leader's plea.

Alex: "Yeah, I'm all right. Just caught by surprise it all. Oh man… That hit almost ripped my guts out."

Robin chuckled about this and shook his head as Alex started to get up.

Robin: "Best walk it off Al. You'll feel better."

Alex nodded and was able to stand up fully, stretching a little bit. He looked at the open door and realized it was their chance in escaping.

Alex: "At least we got our way out of here. Everyone through that door! We have to get out of the cold and into the warm."

They all then rushed through the door and exit the cooling area. Once they were through, they entered a hallway with pipes on the walls that have labels saying 'Liquid Nitrogen'. Alex thinks they were used for cooling all the servers and has to be very careful. One accidental shot to one of them and they will be all frozen into place. He looked around and notices a sign above the pipes that says, 'Gamma Labs' with an arrow pointing left.

Alex: "This way!"

They all turned to the left and ran down the hallway. They approached a corner that turned to the right and were going to take it. But then a few grenades came out of the corner and skidded to the floor, all completely armed. Everyone stopped completely and backed away enough to avoid the blast. Once the grenades exploded, a group of Z-Sec guards came out of the smoke and started to attack the group with machine guns and shotguns. Raven created yet another black barrier to protect her friends from the incoming bullets. Alex then got his plasma rifle ready and waited for the moment to strike back. The moment the zombies started to reload, Raven let down his barrier and the guardian started to come out of the blue to shoot them all with a full plasma cell. Few of the guards managed to reload their arsenal and fired back. Alex was able to duck down and avoided the shot while Raven got her barrier up again. Alex quickly got his grenade out, armed it, and rolled it to the group. Everyone was busy firing not realizing what Al did. But the moment the grenade touched one of the zombie's feet; it looked down to see what it was. As it saw the grenade it looked at the others and tried to warn them to run. But it was too late as the grenade exploded and killed all the Z-Secs on impact. Alex was able to get down and covered himself from the blast, making sure he doesn't get blown away from the explosion. Once the smoked was cleared, all the security zombies were dead and the path was clear. Al quickly got up while Raven removed her shield after the blast.

Alex: "Path's clear. Let's get going."

Everyone quickly turned to the right and went on straight to the reach their exit. They also saw another group of Z-Secs blocking their path. The team was about to attack them, but something strange happened. Instead of the guards shooting at them, they started to shoot at the pipes. Some of the bullets hit the pipes as they spewed out a white mist in front of them. Alex saw this and ordered his friends to stop.

Alex: "Whoa!"

Everyone stopped running as their feet skidded on the floor. When they were immobile, Alex slowly approached the mist and threw an unarmed grenade at it. Seconds the grenade reach the mist, it froze completely into a block of jagged ice. Alex sighed to himself and figured this was bad.

Alex: "This is just dandy… The damn bastards are using the nitro glycerin to block out path. Very clever…"

Cyborg: "So how are we going to get out of here?"

Alex thought about this and wondered how to get out of this mess. But after Cy asked that question, two walls burst opened and two Imps came out of the alcove to strike the group. Alex went to the left and shot a load of shells at the first one while Robin, who was closest to the second demons, got his R-Sword out and cut the creature in pieces. With the two dead, Alex looked at both openings and came up with an idea.

Alex: "I say we take the alcoves. Split up!"

So the group split up and went to separate alcoves. Cyborg, Raven, and Beast Boy went to the left while Robin, Starfire, and Alex went to the right. The two separate groups went through the dimly litted corridors and to pass the white mist that might freeze them to death. Once they passed it, the groups then looked for a way getting out of there. They all then approached a wall that looked a little loose around the edges. Approaching the loose wall, they waited for the right moment to attack. That's when Alex screamed out loud so the other three on the other side could listen.

Alex: "Now! Kill them all in one shot!"

Both Al and Cy kick the walls down and the team attacks the security zombies on both sides with everything in their arsenal. The undead weren't prepared for that as they've been killed by all known projectiles. With them all dead, the team got out of the alcoves and grouped together. They then made their way through the hall and made a left at the next corner. They then noticed a door in front of them that might be their way out of there. But they also noticed more doors on both walls that go to other cooling areas. They knew that more monsters or zombies will be coming out of there, so they went to a slow pace and were being extremely careful on all of it. As they reached the first doors, they opened up and two Imps came out of them. Alex got his machine gun out and sprayed both of them with bullets. The two of them were dead and the team went to the next set of doors. They too opened up and two maggots came out of there to charged at the group. Alex used his machine gun to take out the first creature but he ran out of ammo.

Alex: "I need to reload!"

Robin nodded and threw a few birdarangs at the Maggot. The two projectiles hit the creature in both its heads and killed it on the spot. The guardian was able to get a fresh clip in and the group continued to walk cautiously. When they approached the next doors, they opened as well and to Vulgars scampered out and threw green fireballs at them. The team ducked down but Beast Boy didn't. He took his Grabber out and grabbed one fireball with the line of light green energy. He then aimed it at the first creature and threw it right back at it. The Vulgar that tossed the projectile got hit and was dissolved completely. The other one noticed this and decided to throw multiple flames at the changeling. He saw this and couldn't take them all with his weapon, so he to start to duck down and avoided and attack. Alex then decided to finish this and used his machine gun to shoot down the Vulgar. After a couple of attempted shots and mere missed, he was able to kill it before it strikes back. With it dead, they got up and proceeded and next and last set of doors. As the doors opened up in front of them, two Revenants came out of there and fired their mini rockets at them. Raven came up in front of the group and raised another black wall to protect them. After the rockets hit the wall, Cyborg got next to the telepath and readied his chain gun. Soon after the smoke it cleared, Cy pulled the trigger and went the huge load of rounds to dispose of the two. Once they are all dead, the group proceeded to the door in front of them and entered through it. But when the doors opened, a rocket came hurtling towards them. They immediately ducked down as the rocket went over their heads. Alex took a peek and saw the Cyberdemon ready and willing to fire another rocket.

Beast Boy: "Dude, this monster doesn't give up now does it?"

Alex looked around to see where they need to go. He noticed a pathway with a curve on the right that can take them to a lift that goes up, but that's been locked out. He turned left and noticed a security station that gives any and all access to the CPU hub. He thought about it and came up with a plan.

Alex: "There's a way to get out of here. We can take the support bridge that can get us to the lift on the right end. It's locked though. So I have to gain access through the security office just so we can pass."

Robin: "And what about the Cyberdemon? The moment we get on the lift, we'll be sitting ducks."

Alex thought for a moment and wondered if there's anything useful in the security station. He then looked at Robin and told him what he thinks.

Alex: "I think I got some ideas. Just stay here and remain in cover. I'll handle this mess."

Without revealing himself, he entered the security station and looked for a terminal that operates the bridge. He was able to find one, but he still has a problem with the demonic hybrid that's outside. If he activates the bridge, it would know where they are going to shoot it down in the process. He has to find a way in keeping it distracted so the others will have time to escape. After much searching, he noticed a terminal that operates the gun torrents. He quickly approached the terminal to see if it's operational. Turns out it was as the red screen says, 'Activate Torrents'. Thinking this would work, he clicked on the icon and the red screen turned green. At the same time, an announcement was heard through the speakers.

"Attention: Security torrents are now active."

A total of six gun torrents came out of the walls and started their scan. Since the Cyberdemon was surrounded by the torrents they detected it as the intruder and started to open fire on it. Rounds upon rounds of bullets kept on hitting the demon as it tries to defend itself. Alex looked at the hybrid that's being attack and liked where it was going. Quickly he headed to the other terminal and clicked on the icon that says 'Extend Bridge'. Another announcement was made after he pressed the icon.

"Extending maintenance bridge. Please stand by."

In seconds, the maintenance bride started to unfold through the walls one bit at a time and was ready for someone to walk on. Satisfied, Alex headed back to the others and told them what he did.

Alex: "All right, the bridge is up and running. Let's get out of here and find another area that will keep us safe."

Everyone got up and were about to leave. But Beast Boy was a bit worried about the huge problem they have right now.

Beast Boy: "Um… Shouldn't we be worry about that Cyberdemon that would kill us the moment we get out of cover?"

Alex looks back at the demonic hybrid and noticed it was still being bombarded with multiple waves of bullets from the torrents. He smirked and responded to the changeling with the enthusiasm he has.

Alex: "Don't worry about that thing. It's a little preoccupied at the moment. Let's get out of here before it can catch us."

Quickly everyone ran on the maintenance bridge that would take them to the lift. They made a turn to the right since it was on a curve and saw the lift not far from them. At the same time, the Cyberdemon was getting hit in many directions from the torrent's fire. Getting fed up, it pointed its cannon to one of the torrents and fired a rocket at it. The speeding projectile made contact with the gun and exploded into a thousand pieces, shutting down the gun completely. Satisfied, it moved to the next torrent and fired on that too. Alex head to blasts and turned around to see what was happening. When he saw the Cyberdemon taking out the torrents with the rocket launcher, he knew it was inevitable. He turned to the others and told them to move faster.

Alex: "Hurry! Get on the lift!"

Everyone rushed to the lift as the guardian pressed the icon to raise the lift. The lift started to rise up and was reaching the next part of the hub. Meanwhile, the Cyberdemon destroyed four of the torrents and were about to finish the rest. One by one, it used its rocket launcher to dispose of each security gun that's firing the creature. Once the group reached the top they hurried to the next doorway that can get them away from the hybrid demon. At the same time, the huge monster took care of the last torrent and looked up to see the Titans getting away. Making sure they don't escape, it aimed at the group and fired a rocket at them. The projectile hurtled towards them and was about to kill them. Raven sensed it however and raised her hand behind her to form a small barrier at it. The rocket hit the barrier and exploded taking the black shield with it. Thankfully, the barrier was far away from them so they were perfectly safe. So the group entered the next room while the Cyberdemon waited patiently for them to come out again. Back in the room, the team sighed in relief and was glad they were out of there.

Cyborg: "Wow… That was too close for comfort."

Robin: "Let's hope we don't get attacked by that beast again."

Alex: "Under this experience Robin, I don't think that would be possible."

The moment they caught their breaths, they begin to look around to see where they were.

Starfire: "Where are we though?"

Alex checked the place around them and noticed terminals with databanks information screens. So he realized where they were.

Alex: "Looks like one of the data storages. This is where most of the information is stored. There's got to be a way to get out of here."

He looked back to his PDA and sees where they need to be. Looking through the map, he made a discovery and told the others about it.

Alex: "All right, here's what I got. There's like three full floors of this place and two separate elevators on two floors. On the third floor is a door that can take us back out to the hub. And the good news is that our elevator that will take us to Gamma is there. We just need to take the two lifts and reach the exit. I'll give you a quick brief when we get to the exit. Everyone ready?"

Everyone nodded, knowing they were getting close.

Alex: "Then let's get on up there."

The group ran down the long corridor, taking some twist and turns, reaching to the first elevator. As they were running, they stopped the moment they heard a strange sound.

Beast Boy: "What was that?"

Alex looked around as he heard some baby squeals soon after. Listening to that, he knew what it was.

Alex: "Something bad. Very bad."

The group slowly walked down the corridor this time, already prepared on what would come to them. After a cautious walk, they spotted an elevator on the right side of the terminals. Alex approached the door and clicked on the 'Call' icon to bring the elevator to them. When they heard the hum in the shaft, they know it was coming down towards them. But at the same time, something unexpected happened. All around them, tiles, terminal platings, and vents opened up and revealed a large number of Cherubs heading towards them. Alex pointed his machine gun at one of them and realized it was another trap.

Alex: "Shit! Cherubs! Hit em' hard and fast!"

Everyone quickly attacked the demonic babies with what they have. Star and Rae flew up to the ceiling and used their powers to kill the creatures at a farther range. Cyborg used his chain gun to tear the little cretins apart in the front. While Alex used his machine gun to pick off the rest of them. As for Robin and Beast Boy, they stood behind them, waiting for the right moment and help incase things get really hairy. And things were just about to get hairy as more Cherubs came out of the openings and surrounded the team completely. At first they thought it was all over. But then they heard the doors opening behind them and revealed the elevator itself. Robin looked back at the opening and returned to Alex telling him that the elevator has arrived.

Robin: "It's here!"

Alex looked back to see the elevator and turned to the others to tell them to go.

Alex: "Elevator's just arrived! Everyone should head on in now!"

The team then rushed to the elevator with Alex behind them taking out some of the Cherubs with his machine gun. With everyone in, Cyborg clicked on the second icon and the doors closed before the monster babies could get in. As the lift went up Alex took a deep breath and was glad they were out of there.

Alex: "Man that was too close for comfort. At least we're not going back down there again."

The elevator made an abrupt stop and reach the second floor. Alex then got his machine gun loaded with another clip and was getting ready.

Alex: "But the second floor we should be worried about."

As the doors opened, the Titans slowly got out and checked the area just incase there were surprises in any corner. But all they saw around the place were servers and databanks.

Alex: "Hmm… Place looks empty. But it's best we stay alert on all of this. Move out."

The group walked down the corridor and turned left at the corner. They then walked down a long hall with terminals with a split at the end. They walked cautiously just to make sure they were alert. As they got to the middle, they all heard shrieks but there were no monsters to be found. Alex could guess what type of demons are there so his got his shotgun out and waited for them to show themselves. After a few seconds, the group heard scampering on both ends. Alex was in the front of them while Robin was in the back with his R-Sword at the ready. Waiting for anyone to come, two lightning bolts came down and two Wraiths appeared ready to kill at close range. Alex pulled the trigger and fired two bucks at the first monster with its head blasted off its body. The second one lunged at Robin and used his razor arm to strike. Rob used his sword to block off the attack. He then lifts his foot up and used it to push the demon away from him. The Wraith slid away and stopped instantly, ready to attack again. But before it was able to do that, Cyborg armed his sonic cannon and blasted the demons to next week. With the two dead, the team pushed forward until the made a stop at the split. Alex looked left and right, wondering where the next elevator would go. Checking out his PDA he was surprised of the result.

Alex: "Interesting… Looks like there are two different paths that take the same elevator. This should be fun. Let's split up. Robin, you take Raven and Cyborg to the west corridor. Starfire, Beast Boy, and I will take the east. Let's see if ether of the paths would take us to the same place or any of them will be blocked. Let's go."

Both teams split up and started reaching the same destination. Rob, Rae, and Cy were in the west corridor heading to their destination. The corridor had a row of databanks on the left side and a few workstations on the right. As they approached the area, a few things happened. First, the walls on the left side exploded, then out of the blue a group of Z-Secs came out of both the openings and the workstations carrying machine guns and shotguns. They all took aim and opened fire on them. Raven formed a wall and blocked off all the projectiles heading towards them. Though defending them is one thing, fighting back is another. With the guards firing on team constantly, there's no way Robin or Cyborg could attack the zombies. But for Raven, she had a trick of her own. With her eyes still glowing, a few loose terminals in the middle turned black and levitated off the foundations. The guards didn't know it because all of it was behind them. Focusing on the terminals, the telepath used her powers to fling the terminals with incredible force. Some of the undead security turned their heads behind after hearing a strange sound. They saw the terminals heading to them but didn't have any time avoiding them. For the terminals hit and flatten the entire group, killing them all in one move. With all of them dead, Raven removed her shield and got the three kept on running.

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Roughly around that time, Al, Star, and BB were in the east corridor. And unlike the west side, which was an open area, this one is enclosed and has very little space. So it could be trouble either the team or the demons. Cautious about this, the team walked slowly, hoping to not be surprised by any traps. As they started, they heard clanking sounds coming from above. That's when the ceiling tiles fell to the ground and three Imps came down to the floor, expecting their prey to come to them. Alex got his shotgun up and fired the first shot, killing the first Imp in the process. The second Imp saw this and was going to throw a fireball at them. Star on the other hand charged one of her star bolts and threw it at the other fireball. Both projectiles connected and created a small explosion. After the blast, Star fired another blast of green energy while the Imp and dazed and confused. When the second one got killed, the third one was the only one left to take care of. Unfortunate for the group, the demon already charged a fireball and threw it at them. Both Alex and Starfire ducked down to avoid the attack. But Beast Boy had an idea of his own. He pointed his Grabber at the fireball and bulled the trigger. The thin green light came out of it and grabbed the flaming ball in the air, levitating for a few seconds. After that the changeling positioned it to the target and let go of the trigger. The fireball then flew back to the Imp and hit it without the creature realizing it. When it died by its own projectile, the three and a break for it and run down the linear hall before more monsters start to show up. They then turned to the left after reaching the end and saw the elevator the same time Rob, Cy, and Rae turned to the right after their attack. They all looked at each other and remained silent. That was until Alex started to say something.

Alex: "I take it you had a run in as well."

Robin sighed to himself and explained.

Robin: "Well let's just say that security didn't want us to pass. You?"

Alex: "Imps in a linear corridor. As always… At least we made to the elevator in one piece. Let's head in there."

Everyone headed to the elevator as Alex pushed the 'Call Lift' icon. When the door opened, the team headed in and the guardian selected the third level on the touch screen monitor. The elevator then made its ascend upwards as it reaches the third floor. In seconds, the elevator stopped and the doors open while the Titans got out of there. But as they left the elevator, they approached a door with a sign that says, 'Main Databanks'. Alex looked at this and knew what it meant.

Alex: "Looks like we're going to enter the main databank room. This is where most of the sensitive storage is being kept. No doubt the way out has to be through there. Everyone keep your eyes peeled. There's no telling what's waiting for us on the other side."

Everyone slowly approached the doors as it opened up in front of them. As they entered, they noticed the place was surrounded by servers, all of which and keeping anything that's important in the UAC. On the other side is a door that can get them out but it's locked from the inside. The only way to open is to use a keycard. Everyone saw the door and knew this was too good to be true.

Raven: "Well that's something you don't see everyday."

Alex's eyes were very wide and couldn't believe it. He quickly stomped his foot on the floor and cussed to himself.

Alex: "Shit, shit, SHIT! You can't be serious! A door locked and no other way out? This is ridiculous!"

Star tired to calm him down and make him look on the bright side.

Starfire: "Do not fear friend Alex. We shall find the key that will unlock the door and we will continue our quest home."

Alex turned his head to the Tamaranean and still upset.

Alex: "How? It's obvious that the keycard could be back downstairs and it could either be the second or first floor. If we get back down there, there could be more monsters waiting for us. There is no way I'm going down there and get killed by any demons. Forget it!"

Star was shocked by his expression but could understand how upset he is. But before Alex could have the mother of all meltdowns, Beast Boy noticed something in the middle of the floor and pointed to it.

Beast Boy: "Hey Alex?"

Alex looked at the changeling and still has that sour look on his face.

Alex: "What?"

Hesitant for the moment, he told the guardian on what he found.

Beast Boy: "I think I found our key."

Confused, Alex looked at what BB was pointing at and couldn't believe his eyes. In the middle of the floor was a corpse of a maintenance worker that had a keycard in his hand. He was amazed that a key was there, let alone in the middle of the databank area. Yet it's strange that what they need to get out of there would be conveniently placed there of all places. Pondering all of this, Beast Boy it would be wise to grab the key.

Beast Boy: "Well, it doesn't look like this guy would be using it anytime soon. We'll get the card from him and we'll be on our way."

He approached the dead body and was going to grab the keycard. At the same time, Alex now realized why the key was in the middle of the room. Seeing his friend getting the key, he tried to stop him.

Alex: "Wait Beast Boy! Don't get that keycard! It could be a-"

But it was too little, too late. Beast Boy got the keycard before Alex could warn him on the impending danger. BB smiled by this and thought it was too easy.

Beast Boy: "Humph… Piece of cake. Now we can leave."

He turned around to see the others only to notice that they had their mouths agape and couldn't believe what the changeling had done. Beast Boy on the other hand was a little confused at their looks.

Beast Boy: "Uh… Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Before any of them could answer him, they all heard loud clanks all around them. Metal walls started to fall to the floor to reveal alcoves and within these alcoves; multiple numbers of zombies came out and lumbered towards the group. The team ran to the middle and went around a perimeter, preparing for a fight. Alex then looked down at Beast Boy and had a scornful look on his face. The green elf just looks back at him and knew what he had done. He then laughed nervously and rubbed the backside of his head.

Beast Boy: "heh, heh… My bad?"

Alex: "Oh yes, your bad Beast Boy. Very Bad."

He looked up at all the zombies around them and could tell it would be difficult. There were many different types of zombies. Headless zombies, fat zombies, zombies that were on fire, any type of zombie your could think of. Realizing this was bad, he got both his machine gun and plasma rifle out and used them as dueling weapons. He then screamed out loud to let the Titans know what to do.

Alex: "All right guys, LET THEM HAVE IT!"

They all immediately fire on the huge hoard with what they have. With both his weapons, Alex tore off most of the undead with ease. With the others, well that's a different story. Robin had his R-Sword out to slice off the zombie's limbs if they get too close. Starfire flew up in the air and used both her star bolts and eyebeams to take out the freaks farther away. Cyborg used his chain gun and turned all of the undead beings into mushes of meat. But then, his weapon ran out of ammo and used the alternative method by blasting his sonic cannons at the zombies. Raven used her dark magic and levitated each zombie in the air and hurled them at their mates, causing a bit of panic around the place. Ask for Beast Boy however, it's the exact opposite of what the others are doing. He was in the middle of the group holding on to the keycard he grabbed from the corpse. Being that he has a Grabber that doesn't do much but grab things in the air, all he can do is stand by and wait until this threat is all over. But then, he remembered the key he has in his hands. He looked at the door that can take them out and was blocked by multiple zombies. Thinking it's now or never, he took a deep breath and decided to head straight for the door and unlock it before it's too late. He quickly pushed aside the others and ran straight to the hoard. Alex noticed this in the corner of his eye and tried to stop him.

Alex: "Beast Boy stop! Don't go there yet! It's too dangerous!"

But the changeling didn't listen. He then turned into a bull and rammed through all the undead that's blocking the way, crushing their heads with his hooves. Once he cleared the path and approached the door, he returned to being human and inserted the card in the slot above the monitor. When the door was unlocked a glowed green, BB smiled and was glad he was able to reach it. He turned to the others and told them what he did.

Beast Boy: "Got it open!"

Saying that out loud, all the zombies turned their heads and looked at him straight away. Realizing what he did, the green Titan looked at them nervously and swallowed really hard.

Beast Boy: 'Opss… Uh… Hi?"

All the zombies then rushed up to him and were around to eat him alive. BB covered himself and was prepared for the inevitable. But then, two separate walls came between the hordes and spread them part, forming a clearing. It was obvious that the person that did that was Raven with her black magic. With the path cleared, the group rushed in to Beast Boy and headed straight to the door.

Alex: "Go, go, go! Move, move, move!"

They all rushed to the door and entered through it once it opened. They then ran down a long corridor with server walls just to get away from the zombies. But then, four alcoves opened up in the walls on both ends and four more zombies came out trapping them. Robin came up in front of the others a tossed a disk at them. When it connects, it exploded, killing all the undead on impact. With the path clear, the group continued running as they heard gruntings of zombies from behind. They then turned to the right on a corner and entered another door. This one this time leads them to a catwalk and observes the entire databank area. Knowing that they're high on top, they have to keep moving before more come and cause them to fall to their death. As they ran they notice another door in front of them. That means that they're almost out of this dangerous place. As they were heading towards it, two Imps jumped over the railings and trapped them as well. Alex got in front of everyone and shot the first one with his double barrel shotgun. The second threw a fireball at them but Beast Boy grabbed the projectile with his Grabber. He launched it back and hit the creature square on. After the two died in a plum of ash, the Titans continued to get closer and closer to the exit. But then a vent near the exit blew open and a Vulgar came out and hurled multiple green fireballs at them. Rae got her shield up to protect her friends from the oncoming assault. Cy then jumped up and armed his sonic cannons to tear apart the demon. Once their exit is cleared, they headed to the door and entered it. But before most of them could enter, Alex looked back to see if they are still being followed. Turns out they were as more zombies came out of the door they left and headed straight towards them. Looking up at all the support cables that are connected to the catwalk, Alex came up with a really good idea. He looked at Robin and told him what he needs to do.

Alex: "Robin, think you can cut the support wires that hold the catwalk together?"

Robin looks at the cables and had a sly grin on his face.

Robin: "Not a problem."

He took out a birdarang and threw it up to the cables. One by one, each cable snapped by the sharp projectile and caused the catwalk to jerk around a bit. With all the cables cut, the bridge like walkway started to fall, with some of the zombies plummeting to their second deaths. Both Alex and Robin were lucky enough to be at the frame of the door or they would've suffered the same fate. The birdarang flew back to Robin and he was able to grab it. Once that was over with, the joined the others and headed down the hallway. They passed a door and entered the upper offices of the databank storage. Alex got his PDA out and checked to see if they were close. Turns out they are.

Alex: "Well it looks like we're almost there. Our exit to Gamma is on this floor. Not far from here is a rotating security bridge outside the hub. The elevator to the Gamma is on the other side. We're that much closer to getting you guys home."

Everyone just listened in and could understand that this was the most important thing they have in their lifetime. But Beast Boy was a little skeptic and raised his hand.

Alex: "Yeah Beast Boy? What is it?"

BB got a little hesitant to ask but decided to say it anyways.

Beast Boy: "Uh, yeah about that. You said that we have to go back to the hub right?"

Alex: "Yeah, the rotating bridge is at the main hub. Why you ask?"

Beast Boy: "Well, outside is where the Cyberdemon is at. And the moment we get out there, we would all be vulnerable targets."

Everyone looked at the changeling and understood what he meant. They then turned to Alex and wanted to know what to do now. Al just sighed to himself and could tell that this is a dozy.

Alex: "The service bridge is in the middle of the room and is attached to the ceiling. And the best part is that the Cyberdemon would be beneath it and us as well. It won't be able to reach us."

Rob, being the leader that he is knows of the risks in something like that.

Robin: "Even if it won't reach us, its rockets would hit the bridge."

Alex nodded and understands what he meant. Indeed the Cyberdemon won't reach them, but its rockets might. And the last thing he wants is to have that moving bridge destroyed and let his team fall to the ground. He has to find a way to keep the brute distracted while they make an escape. He then looked at the girls and an idea popped into his head.

Alex: "Hmm… I think I have a plan."

The boys looked at him then looked at the girls and could tell what he was planning. Both Starfire and Raven noticed them starring and slowly realized what Alex's plan is.

Starfire: "Raven?"

Raven: "Yeah."

Starfire: "I do not like how our friends are looking at us like that."

Raven: "You and me both Starfire. You and me both."

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Outside, the Cyberdemon was at the appropriate height to reach the team and kill them. Problem is that it won't reach them fully because the rotating bridge is blocking its assent. Which means that it won't be able to reach them from that level. But at least it still had its rockets. Once the group gets out of there, it will take them all down in one blast. After a while in waiting the doors from the databank storage opened up and someone was coming out. Thinking who it is, the demon pointed its rocket launcher at the spot and waited until they came out. Just then, two streaks came out of the door and flew towards the huge beast firing multiple projectiles. The Cyberdemon turned to the side to uses its cannon to deflect the blast. When that was over with, it turned back to see who fired at it. Turns out it was Starfire and Raven with their hands covered in green and black energy. The two looked down at the hybrid and had stern looks on their faces.

Starfire: "You will not harm our friends you deviant monster!"

The demonic being looked at them and roared out loud. It then pointed its cannon at them and fired a rocket. The two flew in separate directions and avoided the rocket. Thankfully the rocket isn't a heat seeker cause if it was, then there will be no escape. Both girls then threw their star bolts and aurora blasts at the demons as much as they could but it proved to be little effect. The Cyberdemon then turned and fire more missiles at them, but they dodged that attack yet again. The two on one assault continued on within the hub. As it went on, Alex watched on and saw his plan working. Nodding in approval, he turned to the others and told them to come.

Alex: "The girls are keeping it busy. Let's roll."

The boys got out of the door and approached the rotating bridge that goes from one spot to another. When they reach the end, there was a monitor and let the person can select from. There were four destinations they can choose from, one of which they have already been. But the one Alex was looking for is the door leading to Gamma Labs. When he saw the title on the screen, he smiled and was glad that they have a chance to get out of this place. An announcement came on the screen before he was able to touch it.

"Select Bridge Destination."

Al shook his head and knows where he's going.

Alex: "Oh I don't need a computer to tell me where to go."

He clicked on the icon to see if the bridge would take them there. But just as he pressed it a message appeared that says 'Security Clearance Needed' and another announcement followed.

"Access Denied."

When reading and hearing it, the guardian sighed to himself and knew this was all too good to be true.

Alex: "Then again…"

Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy noticed this and were getting worried as well. The Titan leader approached him and wondered what happened.

Robin: "Anything the matter?"

Alex sighed to himself and turned to the others for an explanation.

Alex: "I'm afraid so. Looks like we won't reach Gamma unless we have some security clearance."

All three of them were shocked and couldn't believe this.

Beast Boy: "You can't be serious! You mean we went through all this trouble going up only to realize we need some sort of clearance?"

The guardian glared at the changeling and retorted back to him.

Alex: "Hey, I didn't expect this as well Beast Boy. Don't come blaming me for this mess as well."

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

Alex looked back at the screen to see what to do. When he noticed one of the options that says 'Security Offices' he came up with an idea.

Alex: "I think there is something in the security offices that could get us through. Let's check that out quick."

Robin: "And what about Starfire and Raven?"

Alex looked down and saw the girls were still busy fighting off the Cyberdemon. Knowing that they're still doing okay, he decided to keep the demon busy.

Alex: "I think they can hold it their own. But we have to hurry before it's too late."

He then turned to the monitor and pushed the security icon on the screen. The bridge then rotated to the right and made another announcement.

"Please stand by. Service bridge in motion."

The bridge then made a stop and the boys headed straight to the security offices. At the same time, the girls were fending off against the demonic hybrid and were attacking it with everything they got. That is until Starfire looked up and spotted the rest of the team heading to the wrong door. She looks back to Raven and tell her about what she saw.

Starfire: "Raven, the boys are going through the wrong door. You think there's something wrong?"

Rae looks behind to see the leave and was curious. But knowing that they are trying to get through, she looked at Star and told her that everything is going to be okay.

Raven: "Looks that way Star. But I'm sure they are trying to fix the problem."

Raven then sensed another rocket heading towards them and warned her friend of the danger.

Raven: "Watch out!"

Quickly the two flew away from the rockets that were coming to them and avoided from being blown to bits. They then returned fire by shooting their projectiles at it.

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While the fight goes on at the main hub, the Titan boys entered the security offices. When they passed through the doors, they went into the security checkpoint. Once they got in, Alex told the others what to do.

Alex: "All right, look around the area. I'm sure there is a PDA around here that has security clearance to Gamma."

They all nodded and proceeded forward to begin the search. They all turned a corner and were about to enter another door. But then a lightning bolt appeared in front of them and an Imp came out of the blue. Then another Imp came out from behind and the two trapped them instantly. The group looked back and forth and could tell it won't be an easy feat. Both Imps charged their fireballs and threw them at the team simultaneously. Knowing this Alex told his friends one word.

Alex: "Duck!"

They all lowered their heads as the flaming projectiles went over them. The two Imps didn't realize this and had no time to dodge it. The fireballs hits the two creatures and they died and turned to ash. The group got back up as the guardian smiled at that stunt.

Alex: "Man these creatures are completely dumb."

Once that's out of the way, the group entered another door and were in another hallway with a security station on the right. They then heard a strange language coming from the station and could tell that it wasn't good. Two Z-Sec guards came out of the door and aimed their machine guns at them. Robin took out two birdarangs and threw them at the two. The sharp blades of the projectiles went up to their necks and cut off their heads. As the two undead security fell to the ground like trees, Alex decided to check the security station and see if there's anything useful. He saw racks that were filled with clips, shells, and armor shards. Next to the rack was a crate containing an ammo belt. He took the ammo and shards for his armor and slid the ammo belt to Cyborg. Cy got hold of it and inserted the belt to his chain gun. After he got the clips from the dead guards, they all proceeded through the next set of doors and entered a corridor. The corridor has a few offices for reports and confidential information. Each office looks as though it was in shambles with turned over furniture, destroyed computers, and flickering lights. As they walk down the corridor, they heard more voices coming from not far from them. That's when more Z-Secs came out and fired the four with machinegun fire. The team took cover in the offices and waited for the right moment to attack. The zombie guards kept on firing until they ran out of ammo and were about to reload. This gave Alex the chance to fight back as he got out of his spot and used his own machine gun to fire rounds of bullets at the guards. As the guards died, a wall exploded in front of them and a Commando Zombie charged in with its tentacle arm ready to strike. Cy then got out of his hiding spot and started blasting the thing with his chain gun. The creature got its chest filled with bloody holes until it fell to the ground and disintegrate away. Now that the path is clear, the group left their place of hiding and began to journey further into the Security Offices. They turned to the right and went up a small flight of stairs to reach another corridor. This corridor has a T-junction indicating the split between the path. Above them was a sign that goes to two different areas. One heads to Office B on the right the other the Conference Room on the left. Luckily, they don't need to take Office B because that path was blocked off by debris. So Alex looked up at the sign and has an interesting assumption.

Alex: "Let's check the conference room. I'm sure someone left a PDA there."

They turned to the left and proceeded down the hall. As they reach the door that goes to the conference room, doors left to right opened up and groups of Imps came out and were ready to attack them. Cy led the way and had his chain gun ready for an assault. As the drum rolled around and around, the bullets kept on flying and mauled all the creatures in one go. With all of them dead, the Titans approached the door and entered the conference room. Once they were in the room, the noticed that the place was a battlefield. There were many dead marines all around the place with weapons, ammo, and shards scattered around the place. Everyone looked at each corpse and could tell that it wasn't good.

Beast Boy: "Wow dude… Looks like they were getting ready for their last stand."

Cyborg: "Or they were ordered to remain where they are until backup arrives. Apart of which never came."

Alex looked around at this mess and could agree with them under a few occasions. He then decided to grab some more ammo and shards left over being the marines no longer needs them. After gathering them up, he noticed a PDA next to another dead body and wondered if that is has the security clearance necessary. Looking into the device he noticed clearance to enter Gamma Labs.

Alex: "Bingo…"

He took the PDA and downloaded the data into his own. He got up and was glad that they got something.

Alex: "Well we found security clearance to Gamma. That's good news. Now we have to head on back and gain access to the labs."

Robin looked at him and was starting to get a little worried.

Robin: "Well we better hurry. Don't know if the girls and fend themselves against the Cyberdemon."

Alex nodded as he was finished downloading the clearance he needed. After he got his PDA out they all started to backtrack back through the security offices. But just as they were getting out of the conference room, the door opened and stopped as sparks came out and screeched it to a complete halt. Then the lights around them were shut off in an instant, leaving the backup lights to turn on. Alex looked around and realized it wasn't anything good.

Alex: "Oh great… Just when we thought we're in the clear."

That second, multiple walls exploded and groups of Maggots came out of the openings to destroy them. The boys got together and were prepared for an onslaught like this.

Alex: "A trap! Take them down quick!"

Like that, everyone started they're assault. Robin tossed some exploding disks and blew up the first few. Alex used his machine gun and to pick off the others. Beast Boy turned into a Lion and attacked anything that was close in range. As for Cyborg, he used his chain gun and tears the creatures apart bit by bit. After a minute, all the Maggots were dead and left nothing but pools of blood and ash. After that mess, Alex lowered his weapon and looked around to see where they need to go next. With the doors closed, he looked at the opened alcoves and came up with an idea.

Alex: "At lease we have a shortcut. Everyone through the alcove! Let's find out where it takes us to."

The team entered through one of the opened walls on the right and made their way straight to the path out of the conference room. They went through some turns from corners as the dim lights guide them to the right of way. Alex, still leading the group, got his shotgun and his helm incase any surprises in front of them. Walking down a hallway, he noticed a few walls opening up and a few zombies coming out of it. He fired his weapon at the zombie closest to him and killed it in point blank range. He quickly reloaded and fired another round at the second. Then the third and fourth. Soon after the fifth one was dead, the group proceeded down the linear path. When they turned to the left, they spotted a fat zombie lumbering towards them. Once more Alex got his shotgun and fired two shells at it. After it died, the team saw an opening in the tunnel, meaning that it must be an exit. They all ran to it and made it out of the alcove. As they left the alcove, they entered another storage room with more supplies and ammo. Beast Boy looked around and could tell it wasn't much.

Beast Boy: "Another storage room. How many times have we been through this?"

Alex: "Don't know. Must've lost count when it reached to eight."

He looked into his PDA to find out where they are now. After checking it out, he sighed and looked at the others.

Alex: "Got some good and bad news. Good news is that we are in the storage room in Office B, meaning we can get back to where we belong.

Robin listened and realized something else he already knows.

Robin: "But the bad news is that that way is blocked off and there's no way in reaching it."

Al rolled his eyes around and knew he would catch on eventually.

Alex: "Yeah, you could say that."

Cyborg: "So, how are we going to get out of here if our path is blocked?"

Alex thought about this and wondered how to get out of there. He then looked down at a box what was labeled 'Charges' and wondered about something. He approached the box and pried it open with a crowbar close by. He looked into the box and saw multiple charges with timers on them. Starring at all the contents, he gave off a grin on his face.

Alex: "Oh I think I got a plan to get through. Everyone take out some charges and a find a bag for them."

Everyone nodded as Beast Boy grabbed a duffer bag and Robin helped Alex empting the box and putting it in the bag. Cy on the other hand found an ammo belt and used it to reload his chain gun that is half empty. Once they got everything they need, the exit the storage room and entered a corridor filled with offices. They started to follow the signs that could take them back to the hub and make a clear path through the debris. As they were racing to their exit, groups of Z-Sec guards came out and fired their weapons at the intruders. The Titans took cover in the offices and waited for the right moment a fire back. But Alex couldn't wait that long because he had to get back to the hub quickly. So he took a grenade out and armed it to explode. After he armed it, he tossed the grenade out and let it roll to the guards. But these zombies seem to be smarter and alerted the other guards holding shield to come to their aid. The Z-Secs with shields came in front of them and use their shields to deflect the blast. The grenade exploded and killed the undead guards with the shields but the rest survived the blast. A mild sacrifice to save others, even if they're already dead. With the shield zombies dead the rest of the Z-Secs might have a chance in killing the Titans. But as the smoke cleared the way, multiple disks came out of nowhere and flew straight to the group. Each one of the disks exploded causing a huge enough blast to kill off every single Z-Sec in the way. Apparently these undead security guards aren't as smart as they thought. What they didn't know was that Robin was following his guardian's advice and took out some of his exploding disks to did the same. With all the guards dead, the group proceeded through the hall to reach the blocked passage. They turned right and entered a hallway filled with doors. Just as they were in the middle, the doors opened up an a couple of Imps came out of greet them with fireballs. The group got down to avoid the flames and went on the attack on their own. Alex got both his machine gun and plasma rifle ready and bullets and plasma projectiles at the demons in the front. Cyborg used his chain gun to take out the rest of the creatures in the back. With all of them dead, the boys left the hallway through a door that was in front of them. As they passed the door, they were back at the T-Junction with the debris in front of them. BB approached the blocked mess and wondered what to do now.

Beast Boy: "Okay, we made it back. Now how do we get through this?"

Alex unzipped the buffer bag he held since leaving the storage room and took out one of the charges.

Alex: "Just stand back and let me take care of this."

The changeling turned around to see Al and decided to back away. The guardian then approached the debris and place the charge on the twisted metal. As he was configuring the charge, he explained it to the others.

Alex: "These charges are used to form openings within the caverns below us. In an event of a cave in or hidden areas, the archeologists use these to get to where they want to go. Hell, a single charge to knock down blocked debris like this one here."

Cyborg: "Then why do we need that many charges when you can use just the one?"

There was a bit of silence as Alex was about to finish calculating the charge. He then answered them very boldly.

Alex: "Let's just say we're going to give our little friend out at the hub a special present."

The guys eyes were wide and now knew what he's going to do with all of those charges. After a few more pushes on the keypad, Alex got the charged up and ready to blow.

Alex: "Charge is armed and ready. Everyone take cover, unless you want to get caught in the blast."

The Titans ran and hid behind the borders of the doorway back at the corridor. They waited until they heard the beeping growing faster and louder by the second. Finally, after a short moment, the charger detonated creating a huge explosion sent debris flying everywhere. When the blast past and the smoke cleared, the group left their covering positions and noticed their path was cleared away. Alex smirked and was pleased with the results.

Alex: "Path's cleared! Let's hurry back to the data hub ASAP!"

They were about to leave until they spotted two Commando Zombies charging towards them with tentacle arms at the ready. Alex took his plasma rifle out and fired away while Cy joined him and used his chain gun to take care of the second demonic soldier. The two are immediately dead and the Cyborg and Alex sighed in relief.

Cyborg: "Looks like that blast got the attention of those demons."

Alex: "Looks that way. Let's get back quick before we get more of them coming at us."

Everyone ran past the opened debris and turned left to head down the steps. They made another left and returned to the office corridor they been through. But just as they were heading back to the hub, the vents above the ceiling exploded and a couple of Vulgars came out approached the team. The guardian got his machine gun out and groaned to himself.

Alex: "This will take a while."

He pulled the trigger and fired away.

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Back at the database hub, Star and Rae were still busy with the Cyberdemon. They were firing star bolts and aurora blasts at the demonic hybrid but none of their attacks didn't do much. It then fired its rockets at them but the flew fast and agile just to avoid those huge projectiles. As they continue their ariel moves, Raven looked up at the door the boys went in and was a little worried.

Raven: "What's taking those guys so long? They should be out by now."

Starfire looked at her feeling completely nervous and tried to calm her down.

Starfire: "Fear not Raven. Our friends will arrive momentarily. We have to keep fighting until they get here."

Rae looked at her and nodded in agreement. They then noticed another rocket heading towards them and flew away from it before it could hit them. The creature was getting tired from all this and decided to try an optional approach. It reprogrammed its rocket launcher and now fired multiple rockets all around the hub. The girls were caught by surprise as they did all they could to avoid the shots. Rae, realizing there was no way to avoid this, grabbed Star in a big hug as her blue cape covered both of them up. The cape turned black and expanded, turning into a black Raven flying high in the air and phasing into the wall. The Cyberdemon didn't know they disappeared and continued on firing. At the same time, the door to the security offices opened up and the boys came out, ready to finish the job. They didn't realize until they saw so many rockets flying all over the place. There was one notion that a rocket hit the bottom of the bridge, making a huge explosion and rocket the team for a moment. The team got frazzled for a moment but got back to up to observe the onslaught going on around there.

Beast Boy: "Why do I get the feeling that the girls pissed off the Cyberdemon?"

Alex: "More like the Cyberdemon couldn't take their antics. If this keeps up, the entire bridge will break apart! Where are the girls anyways?"

Raven: "Above you."

The boys looked up and saw a huge black raven coming down to them. When it landed on the ground, it shrank and shaped into a blue sphere. The sphere then opened up and revealed both Starfire and Raven coming out of the telepath's cape. The boys were glad that they are all right and reunite together to put the plan together and asked what happened.

Alex: "Thought you guys would handle this thing."

Raven: "We had. Until it decided to go on an onslaught and started to fire its rockets more then ever."

Starfire: "Indeed. We tried all we could to defeat it, but our powers will not do any good."

Alex: "Then I think it's time we kick it up a notch."

He removed the bag's strap from his shoulder and opened the bag up. The girls look down at the contents of the bag and were a little confused about what's in it. Star then pointed down to them and asked what's in the bag.

Starfire: "What are those?"

Al looked up to the Tamaranean and told her what they are.

Alex: "They're time charges Starfire. If we can't destroy the Cyberdemon, then we have to do the next best thing. Bury it."

Everyone looked at each other and could tell that the guardian was serious at what he was doing. Alex continued explaining.

Alex: "Maybe you didn't notice, but we're miles above the ground floor. A fall like this would instantly kill a man. If the Cyberdemon falls, then it would be the end of it. We need to get it off the podium and fast. And what better way to cause a fall then to use the security bridge itself."

Everyone remained silenced until Robin asked him a question of his own.

Robin: "Don't you think it's a little overkill Alex?"

Al looked at him and answered his question as well.

Alex: "Well we don't have much of a choice in the matter. Would we?"

Soon as he said that, there a another explosion beneath them. Apparently another rocket hit the bridge and shook it from its foundation. Once more the team got rattled as the bridge shook. After that huge blast, Alex told them that they were running out of time.

Alex: "Damn, this bastard's rockets are trying to get us down. If this keeps up then it's all over for us! We have to act now! Starfire, Raven, take this bag and place the charges at the top of the service bridge's rotator. The rest of use will head back to the monitor and get the clearance we need. Let's hurry!"

Quickly, Starfire got the duffer bag and she and Raven flew up in the air to reach the top of the bridge's rotator. The boys ran straight to the middle of the bridge and approached the touch screen monitor. Alex got his PDA out with his newly owned clearance and scanned it into the monitor. Once it scanned, another announcement was heard.

"Access Granted."

He then clicked on the icon that says 'Gamma Labs' and the bridge started to turn another sixty degrees. Finally, they made it to the entrance to Gamma Labs and were getting closer to their goal. Alex nodded and told the boys to make a run for it.

Alex: "There it is! Everybody rush to the door!"

The boys ran straight to their destination while the girls finished up with the charges. As they were running, multiple clouds appeared and swarms of Lost Souls and Cacodemons surround the group. Everyone skidded to a stop and observed the multiple swarms as Beast Boy lay off a huge groan.

Beast Boy: "And it got worse…"

Everyone got ready to attack them all. But the rockets were just about everywhere that all the demons were caught in the crossfire. Most of the creatures got blasted to the point of dying and dissolved away to nothing. The guardian observed all this and was quite relieved.

Alex: "At least the Cyberdemon has us covered, even if it's trying to destroy us. Let's get going before we get blasted as well."

They continued to run, getting closer to the doors. At the same time most of the floating creatures continued to get blown up by the cybernetic monster's rockets. The rest managed to avoid those fast projectiles and watched at the intruders were heading to the exit. They all flew towards them to make sure they won't make it out of there alive. What they didn't know was that green and black energy came out from behind them and hit them all, turning them into ash. The energy blasts came from Starfire and Raven. They were able to place all the charges around the top of the rotator and flew down to join the others. Once they took care of the enemies that were chasing the team, they regrouped and told them the good news.

Raven: "All the charges are in place and ready to blow."

Alex: "How much time did you put them?"

The girls looked at each other and didn't realize they didn't put the exact time. Star then decided to answer, wondering what his reaction would be.

Starfire: "Um… Perhaps we should not tell you about that."

Alex's eyes were wide at he realized what that meant. He then turned to the others and told them to hurry it up.

Alex: "Guys, run faster!"

So the team ran and flew faster then ever before the detonators start to explode. As they were running, multiple plasma blasts rain down around them. Alex turned around and saw more Cacodemons and Lost Souls surviving the Cyberdemon's onslaught and heading towards the team. Cussing to himself, he took out both his machine gun and plasma rifle and told the others to keep going.

Alex: "Go! Get to the exit! I'll hold them off as long as I could!"

Robin looked back as Alex started to fire away at the demons. Knowing it's vital they get to Gamma quick, the leader turned to his friends and told them the same.

Robin: "You heard him team! Push on to Gamma Labs!"

The team continued to reach their destination while Alex used both of his weapons to take out whatever's heading towards them. At the same time, he was running backwards in an attempt to catch up to the others. The team was able to make it to the platform where the entrance to Gamma Labs is and turned to see their guardian getting closer to them. They tried to will him to get closer.

Robin: "Alex we made it! Get over here quick!"

Cyborg: "We need you man! Get to us now!"

Alex looked back and saw the team waiting for him to come. Thinking about the charges that might explode any moment now, he ran straight to them and hoped that he can make it in time. He was moments away in getting to safety but then something unexpected happened. A few more rockets hit the bridge and created another shake on the bridge. The guardian lost his balance and fell on the metal floor, sliding to the right edge. The team was shocked by this and didn't know what to do.

Robin: "Alex! NO!"

Alex went off the bridge and started to fall to his death. The cause of the fall made him drop both his machine gun and plasma rifle, but his double barrel shotgun is still attached on his back. At first his life was all over. But then something grabbed him and tightened him. That something was they Cyberdemon itself. Alex looked up at the hybrid's face and it roared at him. It then started to say something in the voice of Al's once dead friend Jim.

"Alex, please don't fight me. I'm your best friend. Do you want to hurt your best friend? Stop this at once and we could be together again. Just like before…"

Alex started to listen to this and couldn't believe a lick of it. This monstrosity he's looking at couldn't be Jim. Jim died in that horrible accident a long time ago. This was a trick just like before. Luckily, one of his hands was free from the grip and he took his shotgun out. Positioning it at the demon's wrist he started to say something.

Alex: "Hate to break it to you, but you're not my friend!"

He immediately pulled the trigger and fired too shots at the skin. The Cyberdemon roared in pain and let go of the guardian. At the same time, the charges at the top of the rotating cylinder exploded and caused the bridge itself to fall to the demon. The demonic hybrid looked up and saw the structure racing down towards it with impactful speed. Alex watched on as the whole event took place and was glad it worked. At the same time, a portal opened up beneath him and sucked him right into it. Meanwhile, the Cyberdemon got hit hard and it caused the column it was on top of to break apart and fall with it. All three of them plummeted deeper down to the ground floor until there was a loud crash. In a matter of seconds the battle was over and the Cyberdemon was no more. Meanwhile, another portal opened up and within the entrance to Gamma Labs and over the Titans. From there, Alex exits the portal and landed hard on the ground. Shaking off from the hit, he got up and looked around at the team all sighing in luck. The guardian then looked at Raven, who formed that portal in the first place and smiled.

Alex: "Now that was a close one. Thanks again Rae. You really are a lifesaver."

Raven nodded and smirked at the same time. Beast Boy then looked at the edge of the database hub and wondered about the huge creature they encounter.

Beast Boy: "Are you sure that thing is dead?"

The guardian turned his head and told him it was all right.

Alex: "That fall was miles down. There's no way the Cyberdemon could survive that fall. Now let's get going. We've been delayed long enough."

Everyone nodded and headed to the entrance to Gamma Labs. What they didn't know was that the demonic hybrid didn't die from the fall, not yet at least.

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Unknown Location, November 16, 2145, 1:55 P.M.

The Cyberdemon, went though the floor and into rocks and stones, only to emerge from an unknown cavern. After it crashed on the floor, it slowly got up to look at its surroundings. There it noticed a huge opening in the middle with a burned pentagram on top. It knew that it was in Hellhole. Upon observing it, the demonic hybrid heard the voice a Dr. Betruger.

Dr. Betruger: "You failed me my creation! You were suppose to prevent the Titans from reaching Gamma Labs, yet you didn't. Rest assure I will handle those teenage rascals. But I need you to do a special favor for me. A marine is about to enter the temple in the cavers. He has the Soulcube in his procession. If he uses it to close off the gate, then all of my children won't leave Hell. You need to stop him at all costs!"

The Cyberdemon heard it all and gave off a huge roar. All it can do now is wait until the marine comes, and then the fun really begins.

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Finished with this one. Longerst chapter ever. At least this story will be finished sooner, if I don't get backed up with all the other stuff I'm doing. On the next chapter, the Titans finally made it to Gamma Labs. Now all they have to do is reach the Ark. But with armies of demons all around them will they be able to make it there. This is one chapter you don't want to miss. Please Review.