Looks like we're getting closer to the end of this story! I can feel it. I mean how long has it been since I started this story? 2004? 2005? Got this story posted before, until the website removed cause I was breaking a few rules. I don't want to talk about it. But I least I've come a long way. I hope future readers will take a look at this story and might find it amazing with its deep actions and interesting characters. Now from the last chapter, there were no reviews on it, yet the hit counter is now up to 46 hits. I find this pretty pleasing that you all held on to this story for a long time. You certainly respect me as a unique writer. Let's see if you can enjoy this. Anyways, back to the story. On this next chapter, the Titans finally made it to Gamma labs. The main problem is that there are multiple hoards of demons and zombies are all over the place. Will they be able to reach the Ark in one piece or all their efforts in reaching the place resorted to nothing. This is one chapter you won't miss out on.
Chapter Notes
Just to let all of you know there is going to be a huge fight scene in this chapter. Even though this is just a story and not an actual movie, I would've incorporate the main title song of Doom 3 into the fight and make it longer. That would've been awesome. Another thing you must know is the BFG 10000 I talked about two chapters ago. To give you the heads up, if you see the Doom movie and the BFG they have in it, that's what I think the BFG 10000 should look like. Trust me, it's pretty awesome.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Teen Titans or Doom 3
Chapter Forty-Eight: Doomed Titans
Caverns 2, Main Temple Entrance: November 16, 2145, 1:57 P.M.
At the main entrance to the temple, there was a huge explosion of green energy. There were a couple of Imps and Cacodemons were dead on impact. The only thing that's left was the Hell Knight, who still was alive but was severely wounded from the energy blast. Just then, another projectile appeared and hit the demon. Once it connected, the creature screamed out in pain and dissolved away completely. The object then flew back to the person that threw it. The person was none other then the marine that kept on surviving. He used Campbell's BFG to kill the huge army and threw the Soulcube at Hell Knight to finish it and transfer its life essence to him. Once he placed the cube on his back, he took a deep breath and was glad that was over with.
Main Marine: "Phew… That was too close for comfort."
He then turns around to see where he needs to go next. Standing over him was the entrance into the main temple, where the main excavation is located. This is where the source of the Hellhole is at and where he has to shut it down. He still doesn't know how he would do it, but at least he can get there in time before the fleet reaches Mars. Starring up at the huge structure, he has a confident look on his face and was determined by it.
Main Marine: "So this is the main temple. Very impressive."
As soon as he said that, the Soulcube started to shake violently. Looking back at the device, he knew what it meant.
Main Marine: "Looks like I'm getting close. The gateway to Hell has to be within that temple. Better start searching."
The Marine then entered the temple, beginning his search through the Hellhole.
Gamma Labs, Service Elevator: November 16, 2145, 1:59 P.M.
Around that time, the Teen Titans finally made it to Gamma Labs. When they entered the doors and left the Main Database Hub, they took the service elevator and went up to the main floor. While they were reaching the main floor, their guardian Alex started to check on his weapons. Realizing he lost a few he shook his head and sighed to himself.
Alex: "Shit… Both my machine gun and plasma rifle must've dropped after the fall. And to top it all off, I used up all of my grenades. This day keeps on getting better for me."
Al rubbed the temples of his head and was about to loose it. That is of course Beast Boy decided to intervene.
Beast Boy: "Hey, look on the bright side. At least you still have that shotgun with you."
The guardian looked back at the changeling and retorted back to him.
Alex: "Yeah, well Matilda can only be used in close range combat! It doesn't work at long range!"
BB got back and had his eyes wide in fear. Everyone then looked at Alex and was surprised at his unexpected anger. Al then looked at each and every Titan and couldn't believe what he done. He then took a deep breath and apologized to everyone.
Alex: "Sorry guys. Didn't really mean to act like that. I was a little worked up ever since what happened back there. I mean with the whole Jim incident and…"
He then stopped there and couldn't believe he got tricked and nearly got the team and himself killed. Robin looked at him and could tell he had been through too much. The pain, the betrayal, the confusion, the anger. He's going through the same emotions the entire team been through with Terra. Thinking it was the right thing to do, he placed his hand on the guardian's shoulder and eased him.
Robin: "Don't beat yourself up Al. After what you've been through, you have every right to be upset. But you helped us make it this far and it was quite an experience for all of us. The last thing we want is for you to crash on us."
Alex looked up to him and wiped a few tears away from his face.
Alex: "Really?"
Robin: "Of course. Without you, we wouldn't be here by now. We would be lost and probably get killed along the way. You helped us through this thick and thin and now that we're here in Gamma, we need you now more then ever. Now cheer up."
Alex nodded and decided now wouldn't be the time to moan around what he been through. It's time they get to the Ark and finish this mission.
Alex: "You're right. I helped you out since the start, I'll continue to help you to the end."
Everyone smiled and knew that he will take them to the Ark no matter what. The elevator then made a complete stop and the doors opened up, revealing their way into Gamma Labs. Alex turned to see their way through and smiled to himself.
Alex: "This is it, Gamma Labs. Let's hurry to the Ark at once."
The all left the elevator and entered a hallway that's connected to the main database hub. There was a door in front of them and they went through it. When the doors opened, they entered the transport station for Gamma Labs, the same transport station they were suppose to take from the very start until the invasion started and their train got derailed. How ironic they made to the station after all the unexpected stops they been through. Now that they made it to the station, they have to get back to the task at hand, getting to the Ark and heading back to the past to stop Slade and Terra.
Cyborg: "All right, we're finally here. Now where is the Ark?"
Alex: "Give me a second. Haven't been here myself so I don't know much of this place either."
He checked his PDA to see where this Ark is at. Looking at the digital map, he found the location and looked at the team for answers.
Alex: "Found the Ark. Looks like its on the forth floor of the labs. We might take the elevator in the main lobby that will get us up to that level. We just need to follow the signs and we'll be at the Ark before we know it."
Raven: "There's one problem with that through. This place must be compromised as well. We might encounter the same demons as the other billion times. What are we going to do if we encounter any of them?"
Alex peeked back at his double barrel shotgun and wasn't sure what to do. With his machine gun and plasma rifle gone and using all of his grenades, it won't be that easy. But he knows the others have their weapons and powers so it might be a cakewalk.
Alex: "Let's worry about that when we get to the lobby. C'mon, it's this way."
They all turned to the left and entered the doors that have the sign above it that says, 'Gamma Labs'. They then entered the waiting lounge where there were seats turned over, vending machines destroyed, and a few arcade games completely damaged. All around them were nothing but corpses and skeletons. Just then, the corpses are getting up by themselves and lumbered towards them. Being they are zombies, Alex got his shotgun out and fired a round at the first zombie. Robin then took out a few birdarangs and used them to rip the heads off of the others. Then Cyborg used his chain gun to destroy the rest. With them dead, the group left the area and went upstairs through the next set of doors. As they went upstairs, they heard a welcoming announcement on the video screen showing a presentation.
"Hello and welcome to Gamma Labs. The prime facility for scientific and evolutionary research. This facility is home to the zero-gravity manipulation, cloning experimentation, and Ark transportation. The Ark is the prime aspect in Gamma. With half the resources the Earth need is low; UAC researchers have come up with a way to solve this problem. The Ark is what H.G. Wells would call a Time Machine. Using the best linguistics in studying tablets found in the dig sites of Site 2, they discovered that ancient civilization on mars used the Ark to leave Mars during the invasion. Their location is still unknown. By constructing an Ark of our own and with some reprogramming, we use the Ark to transport diggers to different times, where resources like coal, gas, oil, and other commodities are plentiful. One downside is that in order to transport resources from the past to our time, all employees need to handle this operation in discrete. Meaning if they interact with the past, the consequences could be dire and it will affect our future. All known clearance to the Ark needs to be restrictive at all times. No one must not get involved in any past events."
Alex listened to the rules and chuckled to himself.
Alex: "Don't get involved in any past events? I find the highly unlikely."
As they reach the top of the stairs they entered another door the heads to the security checkpoint. Upon reaching it, they encounter more zombies surrounding them. To take care of this quickly, Cy got his chain gun out and took all the undead down. As he reached halfway though, his gun ran on empty and the gun clicked. With his weapon low on ammo, Star decided to help out and use her star bolts to dispose of what's left. One managed to avoid the onslaught and was getting close to Alex. The guardian already saw this and took his shotgun out to blow its brains out. With the entire room cleared, everyone headed to the airlock door that can take them to the main lobby. Unfortunately, the doors were locked up tight.
Raven: "Great… The door is locked up tight. How are we going to get in now?"
Al looked back and spotted a security station within the checkpoint. He then started to wonder if there's a way unlocking the doors through there.
Alex: "Let's check security. They might have a terminal to override the locks."
The group then backtracked and entered the security hub to see if there is a way in. Upon entering, they noticed that the area was huge. There was a monitoring room that has many screens showing all of Gamma, a medical station for the wounded on the right and a door on the left that has weapons storage. Looking around, he approached the monitoring area and checked to see if there's a way to override the entrance. While he was searching Beast Boy looked at his friends and started to wonder about something.
Beast Boy: "Hey guys? Do any of you find it strange that we haven't encounter any dangerous demons and are facing nothing but zombies."
Everyone looked at the changeling and realized he has a point. They all looked at each other and started talking.
Cyborg: "BB's right. We've made to Gamma Labs and we would've seen much tougher enemies then the undead. Maybe Betruger gave up or something."
Robin looked at the hybrid and didn't think that's possible.
Robin: "If Betruger gave up that quickly, you would think he would of let us go with a free pass by now. Something's fishy about all of this."
While they were thinking about it, Alex spotted the security override and clicked on the icon. When the red screen turned green an announcement was heard.
"Security lockdown override. Access to Gamma Labs granted."
The guardian nodded and told everyone the good news.
Alex: "Okay, got the door unlocked. Let's get into the airlock and-"
But he cut himself off shortly when he noticed something on one of the security monitors showing the main lobby of Gamma. Staring at the screen, he soon realized what's going to happen and warned the others about it.
Alex: "Hey guys? I think you need to see this."
The team looked at him curiously and approached the security terminal. When they approached the area, they were shocked at what they saw on the screen. What they were looking at is multiple hoards of Imps, Z-Secs, Commandos, Maggots, Revenants, Wraiths, pretty much every demon they encountered throughout this whole trip. Everyone's mouths were agape as Raven could tell that this wasn't good.
Raven: "Huh… Apparently we now know where the rest of the creatures are."
Starfire: "There must be thousands upon thousands of these demonic entities within the lobby."
Alex gets a closer look at the situation and could tell it wouldn't be easy.
Alex: "Damn it! This looks like a whole army! Betruger must be pulling out all the stops."
The moment he said the, all the monitors went static and the lights were turned off completely. Everyone panicked and got ready incase it was another trap. But then Betruger's face appeared on the screen and with a deviant smile on his face.
Dr. Betruger: "Indeed Alex, I am pulling out all of the stops."
Alex looked at the screens and sighed to himself.
Alex: "Hello there Betruger. Do you ever get tired of stalking us mentally?"
Betruger cocked an eyebrow and was confused by his remark.
Dr. Betruger: "Do you prefer me stalking you more physically? You are already aware that I am everywhere and I control everything. And as you can see, I have taken the liberty in summoning my children to the main lobby just so you won't escape. I don't know why you're in Gamma Labs, but I know you won't survive."
Alex wondered if the doctor knows about them going to the Ark but brushed that aside and continued on with the conversation.
Alex: "After what we've been through, we got use to your army. Don't think we're through yet."
Dr. Betruger: "Oh really? Well before you get all confident on yourself, why don't you take a look at left side of the screen."
Immediately, one of the screens went static and returned with a different view. Alex looked at that screen and noticed it was some kind of temple, apparently its one of the dig sites underneath the facility. Upon closer examination, he noticed a marine journeying through the temple alone. But then he noticed something on the soldier's back that resembled a cube artifact. Upon closer examination, he realized it was the Soulcube, the very artifact that caused the accident at Delta and killed his friend Jim. His eyes were wide in shock the moment he saw this and couldn't believe what he saw.
Alex: "Wait, is that… It couldn't be…"
Dr. Betruger: "Indeed it is Alex. You see, you and your friends aren't the only ones that survived this long. This marine managed to fight off my children since the invasion started and managed to obtain the Soulcube. Now he's on his way to the Hellhole deep within chambers to seal it off completely. But as you can see, it won't be an easy feat."
Then another screen to the right went static then showed another view of something. Al looked at the screen the same time the rest of the team approached him to see what's going on. Upon closer observation, the guardian noticed what looks like a huge hole like structure with flames coming out of it. Seeing that, Alex came to a conclusion.
Alex: "That must be the Hellhole."
Dr. Betruger: "Correct Alex. You are quite the smart one. This place is hidden deep within the archeological dig and growing within the second. And what the tablets said is true, that marine would use the Soulcube to seal off the gate forever."
Al smirked and liked where that was going.
Alex: "Well Betruger, looks like your plan on destroying the world is going to end."
But Betruger laughed lowly and shook his head.
Dr. Betruger: "Don't count on it boy. Keep looking at the screen."
Alex kept on watching and noticed something coming from the top corner. His eyes grew wide when he saw a huge monster with a rocket launcher arm. Robin saw this too and pointed at it.
Robin: "That's the Cyberdemon!"
Dr. Betruger: "Indeed it is. Apparently that fatal move you pulled Alex has brought my little creation down to the Hell Gate itself. Normally I would send it back to you and your friends to finish the job, but being the marine is heading to the gate I decided to leave it there for security reasons. Your weapons show little effect on the creature, but that Soulcube could defeat it."
Al looked at the screen Betruger is on and cocked an eyebrow, wondering why he wouldn't be worried about it.
Alex: "Then why are you calm? Are you afraid that the Soulcube will seal off the passage from Hell and end this nightmare for good?"
Dr. Betruger: "Depends… Well I suggest that you take a look at all of the screens around you."
The moment he said that, the screens all over the security terminals began to flicker and went static. When the screens went back to normal, the team watched on and couldn't believe what they were seeing. On every screen there were swarms upon swarms of demons and zombies throughout the UAC facility. Everywhere from Alpha Labs to the recycling facility, the monorail stations to Delta Labs, the Communications Station to Empro, Beta Labs to the Military Complex, just about any place they were in. They stared at it wide eye while Betruger explained it all.
Dr. Betruger: "As you can see, while you were busy traveling, my army has compromised the entire base, killing any survivors along the way. In fact, they are ready for more once they get to Earth. Even though the Marine might succeed in sealing the Hellhole it's already too late. Millions upon millions of my children have made it through, ready to destroy the universe."
One last screen flicked on and it showed the Earth's fleet approaching the UAC Mars facility.
Dr. Betruger: "Soon, the fleet from Earth will arrive and when they do, my children will devour them all and use their ships to bring this Hell to Earth. Nothing can stop us, not even you…"
There was a bit of a silence in the room until the doctor chuckled lowly. Then that chuckled turned into normal laughter. That laughter soon escalated into something more maniacal. Louder and louder it get as Betruger laughed in victory. Alex was getting annoyed by the doctor's laughter and couldn't take it anymore. He tightens his prosthetic metal and lifts it up high to the air. He then rocketed it down and punched right through the terminal, destroying it completely. All the screens on the monitors went static only to return back to their original phases while the lights went back on. Everyone just looked at each other and found out that it was too late.
Beast Boy: "Oh man… This is bad. This is really bad! This lab is full of demons and we are completely outnumbered. We are so screwed!"
Raven decided to do what's best and slapped the changeling at the back of his head.
Raven: "Okay… You freaking out under all of this pressure? Really not helping."
Then Starfire came in and ease the trouble of everyone.
Starfire: "Do not fear my friends. We made it to the Gamma Labs and are this much closer to reaching the Ark. All we need to do is get to the Ark. Right Robin?"
She turned to see the Titan leader only to notice him looking a little worried. Cocking an eyebrow, she got closer to the Boy Wonder and asked him again.
Starfire: "Robin?"
After much debating, he turned to Star and had somewhat of a sad expression on his face.
Robin: "I'm sorry Star, but I'm afraid that's not going to happen."
Everyone looked at their leader and was surprised by what he was saying.
Starfire: "What?"
Robin: "You heard me Star. There's no way we're going to get to the Ark. Do you see what all the screens were showing? All the places we've been through are already compromised and judging by what we saw in the main lobby here, we don't know if we're going to reach the Ark in time. We've already lost."
Everyone looked at each other and realized that their leader was right. Betruger is doing whatever he can to prevent them from getting back home. Even if it means killing them in the process. They know it was inevitable and there's nothing they can do to prevent it. Everyone but Alex of course. He heard what the Boy Wonder said and couldn't believe any of it. He slowly turned to him and wanted to know if he's telling the truth.
Alex: "So that's it. Huh? That's it? After all we've been through, the dangers, the turmoil, just about everything that we've put up with, you decided to give up? Just like that?"
Robin looked at the guardian and shook his head.
Robin: "We have no other choice in the matter. This place went to Hell; it already has in the beginning. If we enter Gamma Labs then we will be overrun. I don't think we have much of a choice in the matter."
Alex then had it with this and decided to do something he would never do before. He lifted his hand up and slapped the Titan leader right in the cheek. The team watched it all go down and couldn't believe he would do that. Rob blinked a couple of times, still shocked by the unexpected slap, as Alex talked some sense into him.
Alex: "Snap out of it! Do you know how close we are in reaching our destination? We made it this far to head here and here you are crying over the fact that we are outnumbered? Get a grip man!"
Robin looked at Alex, who was surprised from the slap, and was a little speechless of his actions. The guardian continued to talk to him.
Alex: "Don't you remember what you told me yesterday? That you guys are more then just a team or friends. That you are all family. If I remember correctly, a family sticks together no matter what. Now I must of lost my mother, my father, and my best friend, but I didn't loose all of you. I've protected all of you from the start, saved you countless times, sacrificed everything to get you here, and now you decide to give up! Families don't give up! Now I know we are surrounded right now, but we can't surrender to them now that we made it. We have to stick together and fight through this mess no matter what. Do you understand what I'm saying to you? The time is now! We have to push our way through Hell if we are able to get to your time. We made it this far and we're not going to stop until we reach our goal! Got it?"
Robin just listened to the guardian and could understand the situation he's in. But what Alex said is completely true. Without him, they wouldn't survive through this nightmare, that they would die the moment they face even the biggest of demons. He is the guardian, it's what he does, protect those from dangers right. But the more he protected them, the more he bonded with them. It was almost like he was a part of their family. And they trust him since he found a way getting them back home, and he kept that promise really well. This was a now or never situation. If they don't get to the Ark and get back home as soon as possible, then they're already dead. But the main problem is the many demons and zombies within the lobby. Surely they would use their powers and weapons to dispose of them, but they won't last too long. So he looked at the guardian and told him what he thinks.
Robin: "Guess you have a point. You did help us through this mess from the beginning and kept your promise. I suppose we could still do this. But there's the problem with the hoard at the lobby. There are too many of them to face. I don't think our weapons or powers to take them all down that quick."
Alex nodded and could tell this won't be a cakewalk. He looked around and spotted the door with the sign that says 'Weapon Storage'. He remembered about the PDA he discovered in the security station back at the Database Center, that there was a weapon storage room where there is a lot of weapons and ammo within the room. Not to mention of a BFG 10000 that is much powerful then the 9000. Thinking about this, he smirked and solved their dilemma.
Alex: "Then we're going to have to even the odds. Come with me."
He approached the door to the storage room while the Titans following him, wondering what he's up to. Al noticed a touch screen monitor with a security code on it. Remembering the code on the audio log of the PDA, he typed down the numbers, '852' and the red screen turned green. Within seconds, the door opened up and revealed a dark room. Al checked the place out and found another monitor that activates the lights in the area. He clicked on the icon and the lights flickered on for a few seconds. Once the lights were fully back on, the team couldn't believe in what they saw. All around them were stacks and shelves full of guns and ammo. There was pretty much everything from pistols, shotguns, machine guns, chain guns, grenades, plasma rifles, rocket launchers, shells, clips, bullets, cells, ammo belts, pretty much everything. The Titans looked on and couldn't believe the large amount of hardware within the place. Alex approached one of the racks that have all the Plasma Rifles and skimmed his eyes at each of them. Everyone went to him and was curious by this.
Beast Boy: "Whoa… This is a lot of hardware. What is this place?"
Alex sighed and explained this place to them.
Alex: "It's a weapon storage facility. I retrieved a PDA back at the database center that talked about this place here in Gamma. Whole load of weapons and ammo are stored in this place and were kept here incase of emergencies. Apparently when his invasion started, Gamma Labs security didn't have time to get these weapons. Poor souls. At least this is all for the taking."
Robin: "So what, you're going to take all these weapons for yourself and attack the demons head on? I don't think that evening those odds would work."
The guardian picked up one of the plasma rifles and turned to see the Titan leader.
Alex: "Who says I'm going to take all the weapons for myself?"
He then handed the rifle to Robin. The boy wonder looked down at the weapon and was surprised by this unexpected turn of events.
Robin: "Whoa, whoa, whoa… Hold on a second. You expect us to use these weapons? You must be crazy!"
Alex cocked an eyebrow and thought that was hilarious.
Alex: "Am I? I gave Beast Boy and Cyborg their weapons and they are doing fine with them. I'm pretty sure the rest of you can handle guns of your own. I mean first time for everything right?"
Star then came in and was a little nervous by this.
Starfire: "Are you sure that is wise friend Alex? I can use my star bolts to wipe the cretins out of the way. I do not want to-"
But Alex interrupted her and told her about the situation.
Alex: "No! That won't work. We're talking about a huge hoard of demons and zombies within the lobby, blocking our way through the Ark. We need to use any known resource we got to get through this nightmare."
He then approached the rack filled with shotguns and picked one of them up, turning to others to finish what he was going to say.
Alex: "So check your mouths, get whatever weapon you can use, and get SET for a full frontal assault!"
At the same time, he shoved the shotgun to Raven and left them to make their pick. Raven looked at the shotgun and was a little confident at Alex's plan.
Raven: "Guess we need to arm up."
Robin: "Yeah, and it looks like we have no choice. Let's mount up team."
Everyone start to find the ammo and weapons they might need destroy the demons. Meanwhile, Alex looked around to see if he could get his own weapons back. But then he turned to the left and noticed something that caught his eye. He saw two metal doors in front of him with a sign above it that says, 'Advance Weapons'. He remembered in a PDA he got about an advance weapon called the BFG 10000. He knows that this weapon is much more powerful then the BFG 9000 and can destroy anything in its path. Thinking about it, Alex decided to give this weapon a try. He approached the doors and saw a screen next to it that's red. Looking at it he noticed that he need PDA security clearance. He remembered he scanned his PDA into the other last time and knew the security officer that owned the PDA tried it before. He took out his PDA and begins scanning it. The moment monitor scanned the clearance, the red background changes to green and he heard the doors unlocking themselves. In seconds, the doors slowly opened and revealed the weapon that was locked up tight. When Alex looked at the weapon, he couldn't believe his eyes. What he was looking at right in front of his face was the BFG 10000. The shape of the gun was pretty artistic with the end having three lines, two at the top diagonally and one at the bottom. There were openings at the end of the nozzles from all three lines and one in the middle. At the bottom of the line was an installed flashlight and in the back is a large cartridge that is filled with some sort of substance. The guardian walked around the weapon and was impressed by the look. Yet he wondered how useful it is. Cautious, he placed his hands under the gun and slowly lifts it up. He was surprised then even through the gun was big, it was completely light as a feather. Starring at the gun, he smiled and thought this could do some damage.
Alex: "Wow… Now that's what I call a big fucking gun…"
For a while, the group gathered whatever weapons and ammo they need. They also have a lot of snacks and drinks to help them replenish their energy for the fight ahead. Robin held on to the plasma rifle and found a backpack loaded with a large amount of plasma. Starfire has herself a rocket launcher that has ten rounds in them and a couple of grenades around her waistline. Cyborg still held on to his chain gun but found two strips of armor piercing bullets and a box filled with the same ammo belt. Raven got hold of the shotgun Alex gave her and got a strap of shotgun shells wrapped over her shoulder. And Beast Boy, well, he still hangs on to his Grabber being that he had gotten use to it. As for Alex, not only did he has his double barrel shotgun in hand and the new BFG 10000, but he also has two machine guns he can use as duel weapons along with a clip pack for his back for quick reloads. He even has a Class 5 Series Sonic Blast Grenade within the weaponry he obtained incase things get a whole lot worse. He was sitting at a table with all of his weapons there along with his PDA. He had it on recording mode because he needed to say something that was really important.
Alex: "This is the audio log of Alexander Kelly dated November 16th 2145. This is going to be my last log. I would want to talk about the surprises, betrayals, and the near life and death experiences I've encountered on the way to Gamma Labs. But instead, let me just get right to the point. Gamma Labs is completely overwhelmed with demons and zombies and in order to reach the Ark, we have no other choice then to use everything necessary to destroy the demons. But that's not the problem. The problem is that this entire facility is swarming with these bastards. The fleet from Earth will soon arrive and when they do, the demons would swarm on them and kill them. Worse, they will take the fleet's ships and use them to head to Earth, destroying everything in their path. With all other options off the table, there is only one thing left to do. I may not like it, but it's the only way in preventing the inevitable. There is something else I have to get off my chest before this battle begins and it's this."
Alex deeply sighed to himself and didn't know if he wants to say it or not. So he excelled and said it on the PDA…
After five minutes of preparing, the Teen Titans were ready to go. Each of them were in a line formation, almost like they were waiting for someone to give them the order to move. That person was none other than their guardian, Alexander Kelly. He was pacing back and forth, looking at each team member. He could tell that each of them were a little scared, but knew they were confident in their mission. So he took a deep breath and told them what's going to happen.
Alex: "Men, and ladies, the time has finally come. Now I know that all of you have some fear in you on what would happen when we enter the main lobby of Gamma Labs. But right now it's time we put this fear to rest. We've been through so much since this invasion started and now after all the obstacles we've been put through, after all the pain we suffer, after all the lives that were loss, we have made it to this part of the UAC and that much closer to reaching the Ark. But the only thing standing between us and your way back home is the entire hoard of demon and zombies waiting for us to come in. I won't be easy. It won't be peaceful. And it's sure as hell ain't going to be pretty. But I know one thing. We cannot give up on our objective! We need to push our way through Gamma Labs and kill anyone that gets in our way! Nothing won't stop us in getting you guys home. Any questions?"
Everyone listened to what he's saying, but didn't ask any questions. They all knew they have to get to the Ark and raise all levels of Hell on anything in their path. Alex saw each of them drew silent and smiled at their determination.
Alex: "Good… Now let's go. Can't keep those bastards waiting now can we."
They all nodded and left the security station with their weapons poised and ready. They slowly approached the airlock door as Alex clicked on the 'Open Bay Door' icon. The gears spinned around and the airlock doors opened up again. The team then entered airlock and the guardian was about to activate the airlock cycle. But stopped and started to think about the consequences. He knows that there were demons and zombie soldiers on the other side of the door and the moment he opens it, they will be mauled by all of them. Robin looked at him and wondered why he stopped.
Robin: "Alex, what's wrong?"
Al blinked a couple of times and was a little hesitant. He then looked at the Titan leader and told him what he's thinking.
Alex: "It's nothing Robin. It's just that the moment I open the door could mean that we might get a bunch of demons surrounding us. There needs to be a way to attack them without them knowing we're coming…"
He thought of a way to get the upper hand until Raven came up with an idea.
Raven: "I think I got a plan that might surprise them. You can trust me on this one, right?"
The guardian looked at the telepath and smirked very happily.
Alex: "For you Raven, I always trust you."
Gamma Labs, Main Lobby: November 16, 2145, 2:32 P.M.
Down at the main lobby of Gamma Labs, every demon and zombie roamed around the halls of the main lobby, waiting for the time to leave. But while they were waiting, they heard the sound of some gears moving around. They all turned their heads and saw the airlock door beginning to slowly open up. Soon enough, groups of demons and zombies came up in formation. Z-Secs came up in front with their machine guns, Imps were in the middle with their fireballs charged, and Revenants were in the rear with their shoulder mounted rocket launchers ready. Once the airlock door opened up, they thought they were going to kill some fresh meat. But they soon found out that no one was behind the door and the airlock appears to be empty. The group lowered their weapons and had confused looks on their faces. What they didn't know is that a black portal appeared in the middle of the main lobby. Just then, a bunch of grenades came down through the portal and landed on the floor. The Commando Zombie felt one of them landing on its head and looked down to see what it was. When it saw all those grenades on the ground fully armed, it immediately freaked out and warned the others of what's going to happen. But it was all too late as all the grenades exploded, creating a chain reaction for a huge enough blast. All the demons and zombies that were in the blast and were killed on impact, leaving a huge empty floor in the middle of the place. The rest of the hoard freaked out and ran away from the blast. With the smoke cleared, the huge army approached the floor filled with blood and ash, thinking of what just happened. But before they could come to a conclusion, a small team came out of the portal and were falling to the ground. That team was none other then the Teen Titans and their guardian Alex. As they were midway to the ground, Robin started to scream out loud his own catch phrase.
Robin: "Teen Titans, GO!"
They all landed on the floor and used the weapons they have to fire on the enemy. Alex got his two machine guns out and fired multiple bullets at the first few demons. Robin did the same and used his plasma rifle to take out the other demons on his side. Starfire flew up in the air and threw her star bolts and the ones farther away. Since her rocket launcher has a total of ten rockets and she used up all of her grenades, she has to keep her ammunition in check. Cyborg used his chain gun and tear every demon and zombie apart. Beast Boy got his Grabber ready and pulled the trigger to grab the balls of flames the Imps and Vulgars kept on throwing then throwing them to the demons that were close to him. The group continued their immediate onslaught against the hoard, making sure the room was clear. They were able to kill about hundreds to them without breaking a sweat. What they didn't know was that there were more above them. While they were busy taking care of the ground troops, Z-Sec zombies appeared on the balcony area with their machine guns ready to shoot. Raven sensed that from above and looked up to see the guards with the weapons ready to fire. She quickly looked at her friends to told them to watch out.
Raven: "Take cover!"
Everyone ducked down and waiting for the bullets to pass them by. But Rae got her hands up and a bubble shield formed around them, preventing any bullets from hitting the team. Alex looked up to see the guards firing their weapons at them. He quickly looks at Starfire and told her to take care of them.
Alex: "Star, get rid of the those bastards!"
The Tamaranean lifted her head up to see the enemies and nodded in approval. She then flew up high in the air while Rae opened a part of her shield to let her out. As she reached the balcony area, all the guards aimed at her and were about to fire on her. Quickly, she got her rocket launcher out and fired one rocket on one side and another rocket on the other. Both rockets killed the groups on both balconies and send their bodies flying everywhere. Starfire was pleased that that was taken care of. Unfortunately, a new problem arrived at the scene. The moment she killed all the Z-Secs, multiple lightning bolts flashed in and out and multiple Cacodemons appeared to take the young alien down. Star looked around and saw the bodiless demons surrounding her as they spit out energy blasts at her. She quickly flew out of the way and avoids all the attacks possible. She then threw star bolts at them just to see if she could hit any of them. She managed to take down a few but there were more of them to dish out. Alex looked up at the battle in the air and thought it would be right for her to have some backup. So he turned to Raven and told her to help.
Alex: "Raven, it would seem that Star's in a bit of trouble. See if you can even the odds for her."
The telepath lifted her head up to see her friend in a heap of trouble. But she doesn't want to remove her shield and let the team be sitting ducks. So she look down and wanted to know if it's okay to let down her barrier.
Raven: "What about you? You need me to keep you all safe."
Al smiled and told her it's going to be all right.
Alex: "Don't worry about us Rae. We'll handle the ground forces. You and Star can take care of the air. Now move!"
Raven starred down at him and nodded. Since this is a risk taking chance, she waved her hands and the shield vanished out of existence. She then flew up in the air and assisted Starfire in battle. Meanwhile, the boys looked around and were surrounded by demons and zombies of all kinds. Beast Boy looked at each of them and was getting a little worried.
Beast Boy: "So with Raven not protecting us, what do we do now?"
Al turned to Beast Boy and told him what he's going to not like.
Alex: "Isn't it obvious BB. We split up, take down one part of the group, and stay alive. Simple as that."
The changeling laughed very nervously and was afraid of that.
Beast Boy: "heh, heh… Yeah… Very simple."
The group then prepared themselves for the assault. Every zombie and demon got prepared themselves and waited for them to strike. After a few long seconds, Alex pivots his foot to the side and screamed out loud.
Alex: "Charge!"
They all then charged in and headed straight for the hoard. Immediately, every enemy attacked back and fired what they have at them. Everyone avoided any known projectiles the monsters can throw at them. After the constant attacks, they reached the demons and began to attack their enemies. Alex got both of his machine guns out and started to raise all hell on anyone that gets in his way. Left and right, he bust out round after round after round on every zombie, Z-Sec, Imp, Maggot, Wraith, Commando, Revenant, just about everyone. As he was shooting, both his guns clicked and were empty. He quickly went to the defense and made some kicks to any hostiles close by. He started with one straightforward kick to the zombies gut followed by a sidekick with the same foot to the chest of an Imp. A Maggot came up from behind and wanted to attack the guardian while he was busy. But Alex knew it was coming to him and did a back kick at its two heads. Once they were away from him, he immediately reloaded his guns in a different way. On his back was an ammo pack that distributes a large amount of clips. He quickly opened his machine guns and let two of the empty clips out of their slots. He then pushed two buttons on the topsides of the pack and two fresh clips came out of the bottom. Alex positioned his guns to their proper place and slammed them into the clips with sheer force. With the clips inside the guns, he went back to constantly firing on the demons and zombies around him.
Robin did the same thing as his guardian. He used his plasma rifle to pour plasma shots at the enemies as well. There were a few close calls as well when the zombies and Imps were reaching him just to maul him. Rob fell back on purpose and slid down the floor to avoid the attacks. At the same time, he used his weapon to fire more shots at beasts with what's left of his plasma cartridge. With it empty, he stopped and jumped up with his hands and landed on the ground with his feet. Quickly he took out his Bo staff and used it to take down some zombies, Imps, and Wraiths that were closest to him. With all of them out of the way, he took some flash pellets out of his utility belt and threw them all around. All the pellets exploded and blinded the hoard temporarily. The Boy Wonder was able to shield his eyes with his cape while reloading a fresh cartridge into his gun. With the flash out of their eyes, the monsters went back on the attack. But Robin fired his newly loaded weapon and holds them off as much as he can.
Cyborg was twice as busy as both Al and Rob. With his chain gun in hand, he blew half the hoard into a bloody mess. But then a Commando zombie rushed to him to the right and was going to use its tentacle arm to rip him in half. But being Cy is a hybrid; he could detect any threat from around him. So he turned to the right and armed his sonic cannon just to fire at it. It got struck right in the chest as it flew backwards and fell to the floor with its body disintegrating. He then went back to his attack and continued using his chain gun to rip everything to shreds. The Revenants decided to take the hybrid down and fired their mini rockets at him. The rockets flew high in the air and headed right at the Titan from above. Cyborg looked up to see the rockets moving to him so he needed to retaliate fast. He opened up his shoulder blades and fired his own mini rockets at them. All of the rockets hit each other and created a huge explosion above them. The impact caused all the demons and zombies to fly away from the blast along with the hybrid. He continued with his onslaught with his weapon and won't stop until all of them were dead.
Though the three managed to contain the demons with their guns, Beast Boy's was a different story on its own. With nothing but a Grabber in his hand, he had to try to whole new different approach. So he turned into big and deadly animals just to get a good advantage. First, during the charge, he turned into a rhino to plowed through the hoard. Then, he turned into a gorilla and used his fists to punch and pound any monster close to him. If that didn't work, he would turn himself into a Sasquash and hit the enemies harder. But as they swarm him too fast, the changeling had to come up with another plan. He jumped up in the air and turned into a pterodactyl, flying high in the air. The moment he flies high enough, he started to grow big and turned into a stegosaurus. He plummeted to the ground and landed on the floor in a loud thud. The ground then started to shake as the entire swarm got knocked down from the impact and dropped to the floor hard. Even the others felt that impact and tumbled down as well. Alex turned around and saw BB in his dino form, getting a little pissed off on him.
Alex: "Beast Boy! What the Hell! You're trying to make things worse for us? Careful next time all right!"
BB looked at Alex and realized he almost made a mistake in judgment. He returned to his human form and apologized right on the spot.
Beast Boy: "Sorry dude. Went a little ahead of myself."
He didn't realize that the hoard was slowly starting to get up after his apology. He started to look around and see them standing up and preparing for another attack. The changeling's mouth went agape and immediately went back to his attack. So he changes into a Hippo and used his huge bulk to knock any monster down with one move.
In the air, Starfire and Raven were handling the demons that were in the sky. The Cacodemons continued to spit out energy blasts at the girls. Both Star and Rae have managed to avoid the incoming attacks and struck back with their star bolts and aurora blasts. The demonic heads managed to avoid some of them, but the others weren't fortunate as the blasts hit and killed them on contact. The rest of the hoards were getting tired of all of this and decided to end it. They all immediately surrounded the two and fired their projectiles at the same time. Raven got in the middle with her teammate and waved her hands about. That's when a black bubble shield appeared around them and protected them from the projectiles. As she was protecting her and her friend, Starfire placed her hands together and charged up her green energy. This power grew bigger and bigger up to the point when it's about to blow. Raven looked back at the Tamaranean and knew what she was doing. So she waved her hands down and the shield went down with it. At the same time, Star burst her hands out and the green energy exploded, engulfing the ceiling in a green light. The light was so intense that all the Cacodemons got caught in it and were all dissolved into nothing. Both girls thought they were in the clear, but then their troubles were only beginning. After the Cacodemons were killed from the blast, multiple lightning bolts struck around them and a large number of Lost Souls came out of them. The girls looked around and could tell this have gotten worse.
Raven: "This nightmare never ends does it?"
Starfire: "We can still do this friend Raven. We need to hold on for a little longer."
Star charged her star bolts and had a determined look on her face. Raven then brought her aurora blasts back and had the same look too. The moment they were prepared, the Lost Souls flew towards them with mouths open and shrieking out loud. At that moment, the girls threw everything at the flaming skulls with all they got.
For minutes, the fight between the Titans and the demon hoards was both brutal and deadly. Everyone had use just about anything to take down the army. Alex still had both of his machine guns in his hands and kept on blasting away the demons that were around him. That's when he noticed his guns were empty again. He was going to quickly reload them but was caught off guard completely. A Commando Zombie popped out of the group and knocked the guardian over with its tentacle arm. He falls to the floor back first and skidded a foot. Once he shook the attack off of him, he looked up to see the Commando stomping towards him with its tentacle arm ready to strike. Al looked around and saw his machine guns left inches from him. But being that he has very little time in getting them, he tried the next best thing. He took out his double barrel shotgun and aimed it at the undead soldier. It was about to slam its tentacle into his chest but the guardian pulled the trigger and shot the zombie in its own chest. It got kill and blood and ash rain down on the others. Alex then looked up and saw a Wraith approach him getting ready to chop off his head. Alex quickly rolled out of the way just seconds before the blade like arm cut the metal floor. He rolled at the direction of the machine guns and grabbed them along the way. He got up and still knew his guns were empty and he has to reload it fast. The same wraith rushed to him and was about to make another strike. Alex quickly turned around and performed a roundhouse kick to the monster's face, knocking it out for a moment. He then reloaded one of the machine guns and open fire at the creature. With it dead, he reloaded his other machine gun and went back to attacking all the others around him.
Robin had his hands full as well. He continued to take down each demon and zombie with his plasma rifle and having a good time with it. The problem is that with too many of the creatures, he needs to find another way to rid of them all. One of the Imps rushed to him and was about to kill him head on. The Boy Wonder turned to see it and found a really good opportunity to handle the rest of them. He ran towards it and jumped in mere inches, using his foot and hit the Imp in the face and jumping off of it. He flew high in the air and took out many exploding disks, throwing them at the huge group. Every disk hit them all and exploded via impact, killing most of them and injuring others. Though he didn't destroy all of them, he diminished the number of them by hundreds. He went to the ground and landed on top of a wounded Maggot. He then used his free hand to take out his R-Sword and cut the Maggot's two heads. After that he then went back on the attack with his plasma rifle on one hand and the sword on the other.
Back to Cyborg, he was having a great time with his own trouble. With his chain gun, he kept on shooting and killing all the enemies in one go. But then, he heard some huge stomps coming from in front of him. At the same time, multiple demons and zombies were being knocked down, or flying from the unknown threat. Finally, after knocking down a few more demons, the creature that made the stomping noise was in fact a Macubus roaring at the hybrid. Cy's mouth went agape as he ran for his life while the huge creature fired its mounted cannon arms at him. Blast after blast, it tried to destroy the Titan but he was quick enough to avoid all the gunfire. But the demons and zombies weren't that fortunate as the blasts hit them and kill them all in an instant. Cyborg has to figure out a way to destroy it fast before it destroys him. He then spotted what appeared to be stacks of flammable barrels that were suppose to be put into storage. Looking at that the hybrid got an idea in taking the huge beast down. He ran to it as fast as he could while at the same time avoiding the hot plasma blasts. The Macubus tried desperately to hit its target but he moved too fast for it to attack. So it decided to use all of its full power and finished the Titan once and for all. It charged up both of its cannons and fired a full load at its target. Cy saw this and had to act fast before he gets burned to a crisp. So and activated his boosters on his feet and made a long jump to the barrels. He was able to avoid the huge blasts in seconds while the zombies and monsters got the worse for ware and were all killed in the blast. Once he reached the barrels, he used his foot to kick the pulley that was holding them and let them roll to the huge demon. He then activated his sonic cannon at the barrels and opened fire on it. The blast caused the barrels to explode simultaneously and awfully close to the Macubus. The demonic creature felt the blast and was blown back a bit. Even if the blast didn't kill it, they did weaken the creature enough to finish it off. Cyborg quickly got his chain gun out and used what he got on the weakened creature. After a full load of bullets, the creature immediately died and vanishes into ash. He smirked and was glad that was over with. But he knew there were more around him. Luckily, the Macubus took care of most of them and it would make things a whole lot easier. So with his chain gun at the ready, he used it to destroy more demonic creatures.
Now to Beast Boy and the problem he has. With the fact that he doesn't have much of weaponry when it comes to the Grabber, he had to do his next best thing, shape shifting. He used his powers to change his body into many dangerous animals just to defend himself from the hoard. He turned into a tiger and lion to claw his way though some of them that were close to him. He then went to monkey mode and used his quick agility to avoid the others attacking him. Once he was in a safe place, he turned into a jaguar and pounced on one of the Vulgars just to maul its face off. Just then, two Z-Sec zombies came up behind him and aimed their machine-guns him. The changeling turned around and saw the two about to fire on him. Quickly he turned into an elephant and uses his trunk to knock the two out of the way. He then swung his trunk around many other zombies and demons that caused them to fly around like crazy. But still, more of them continued to surround him so he has to use something bigger. So he grew big and turned himself into a tyrannosaurus rex and used both his head and tail to knock everyone around, letting them hit walls, ceilings, and even themselves. Some of the demons flew up high in the air and remained there, giving two more Titans the perfect time to take them out.
Those two were Starfire and Raven as they used any known power to take them down. Along the way, they have been busy destroying the Lost Souls as well. The problem is that the flaming skulls move to fast and they can't kill all of them. And even though they killed just a few, it still wasn't enough. Rae then formed a black wall and deflected the demon's charges that would've killed the two and was getting ticked off over this.
Raven: "This is ridiculous! How can we defeat them all if they keep on moving around so fast?"
Star thought this through until she came up with a really good idea.
Starfire: "I think I know a way in disposing the skulls for good. But I need you to get down. It might get a little of the messing up."
The telepath looked at the young Tamaranean and understood what she wants to do. So she levitated herself lower and let her do the messy work. With her out of the way, Star began to concentrate with her eyes closed as the Lost Souls completely surround her. Noticing that she was standing there in the air and completely vulnerable, they decided to attack her at once. They all charged at her with their jaws opened wide and were prepared for an attack of epic proportions. But just as they were about to reach her, her eyes snapped open and glowed brightly green. Her eyes suddenly exploded and her eyebeams came out of it and killed the first batch of Lost Souls. She then spinned in a circle and still had her eyebeams charged, destroying every floating demonic skull that came into contact. Within seconds, the Lost Souls were killed and there was nothing in the air. Star's eyes went back to normal and she smiled with glee.
Starfire: "Yes! I am victorious!"
Unfortunately, as she was celebrating, more red clouds appeared over the balconies that the Z-Secs were on and bolts of lightning came down unexpectedly. Within moments, a group of Commando Zombies surrounds her and pointed their chain guns at her. Starfire looked around and noticed that she was in trouble. She immediately flew away the same time the commandos fired their weapons. They kept on firing as Raven kept on watching, fearing what would happen if they hit her.
Raven: "Starfire! No!"
She looked back and saw the shotgun that Alex gave her. Taking it out, she wasn't sure if she could use something like that. But by looking up in the air and seeing Star trying to make it out on her own, she soon realized that she had no choice in the matter. At the same time, Star was trying to avoid the incoming firepower all around her. She used her star bolts to weaken them but with too many bullets flying all over her it wasn't an easy feat. So her only option was to fly around and use her agility to avoid any nearby projectile. One of the Commando Zombies had its head in the air and its chain gun up high, trying to shoot the young Tamaranean down. It didn't even notice someone else was heading straight towards it. That is of course until this someone screamed out loud and the zombie looked down to see who screamed in front of it. It then noticed the telepath flying straight towards it with her shotgun poised and ready. She slammed the shotgun to the zombie's face with the front end of the shotgun and pulled the trigger, causing the blast to blow up the Commando's head. Everyone else heard the blast and turned to see Raven with the shotgun in her hands, along with a dead zombie disintegrating away to nothing. They all immediately pointed their chain guns at her and were ready to rip her to shreds. Raven just starred at them and realized that she made a bit of a mistake.
Raven: "Okay… That was really a stupid idea."
She quickly formed a shield to protect herself from the barrage of bullets while the Commando Zombies opened fire on her. The shield held on but it was starting to crack from the pressure. Star saw this and fought back by throwing more star bolts at them. After a bunch of hits, few of the zombies were killed, which diverted the attention of the others from Rae to Star. So half of them concentrated on the one that's flying and the other half concentrated on the one that's holding her shield together.
After what appears to be five minutes of fighting, the battle was nearly over. Just a few more hoards to dish out and the place will be cleared. Alex kept on firing his machine guns right at any demon that comes to him and was almost out of the woods. But then, he heard a loud roar coming from nearby. He turned around to the direction of the roar to see what it was. What he saw was a Pinky busting through the crowd of zombies and creatures and heading straight towards the guardian. Al panicked as he jumped out of the way and rolled back up to avoid the monster's full frontal attack. The Pinky stopped and turned around to get another shot at Alex. Alex thought he could use his shotgun to destroy the beast, but that would be too easy. He has to come up with a way destroying all the others while using the Pinky as some kind of weapon. Looking around, he noticed a cut cable lying on the floor, long enough to be of some use. Looking up at the huge creature, he smiled and came up with an idea. Slowly, he bent down to pick up the cable and got back up, ready for the creature to come. He then lifted his hand up and gestured to the Pinky to come to him.
Alex: "Well… What are you waiting for? Come and get me!"
The beast roared and headed straight to the guardian again. But Alex was fully prepared for it this time. Instead of avoiding the creature, he just stood there, waiting for his chance to strike. The Pinky charged in and was inches away from the human, ready to attack at a moment's notice. Then without warning, Alex jumped up high in the air and was over the demon, letting it miss him by an inch. Once he was over the beast's head, he landed on it and used the cable to wrap around its opened jaws. The Pinky freaked out and wanted the guardian to get off of it. Fortunately, Alex managed to control the Pinky and maneuvered it to the remaining demons and zombies that were all around him. Using the beast's power, he flattens and destroys multiple threats within minutes. With all of them gone, Alex took his shotgun out and pointed it at the Pinky's dome.
Alex: "Thanks for the lift."
He pulled the trigger and blew the beast's brains out. At the same time, he got off the dying Pinky and landed on the ground by rolling and stopping on his feet. He looked around the place and could tell that he took care of one part of the hoard. He just hopes the others are fairing any better.
With Robin, he was just about finished with the other hoard as well. He kept on using his plasma rifle on those that were father away from him and performed an arsenal of kicks for those who were getting too close. Though with everything in his possession, it still wasn't enough. He has to find a way in killing them all before they kill him. He then came up with a very good idea and put his hands into both compartments of his utility belt. What he took out were disks of both kinds, ones that were freeze disks in one hand and the others, which are exploding disk in another. With both objects in his possession, he waited for the right moment to pull this off. Just then, multiple Imps, Maggots, Wraiths, and Vulgars rushed to him wanting to use their claws to rip him up. That's when the Boy Wonder jumped up high in the air and over the hoard. Everyone immediately stopped and looked up to see the boy high in the air. As he was in the air, he started to throw the freeze disks first and then the exploding disk next. The freeze disks hit first and formed ice all around group, sealing them up completely. Then the exploding disks hit the huge ice on top of them and blew them up. In nano seconds, the ice exploded into multiple shards and killed all the demons and zombies that were entrap in them. Robin then laded back on the ground and surveys the damage. All he saw was nothing but crystal shards, and body parts of demons and the undead. He smiled at what he did and was glad that was over with.
Three more hoards to take care of and Cyborg's the next person to take care of them. He was going in every direction using his chain gun to get rid of the rest of the army of demonic creatures. He was almost done with them until he felt something completely hot and it was right behind him, getting awfully close. He jumped out of the way and the line of flames passed him a few feet away. The flames then hit some of the demons that were in the way and were burned completely. Cy looked back at that mess and was glad he wasn't in the crossfire, then turned his head to the direction of where the line of flames came from. What he saw was an Archvile with its hands glowing fiery and a sinister grin on its face. The hybrid starred at the creature and wondered if the same fate is going to be for him. But as he look back at the smoldering ash that were the demons it attacked by accident, he got himself a plan to take care of all of what's left of the hoard. Turning back to the demonic hybrid, he stood where he was and gestured the demon to attack him again.
Cyborg: "Nice shot… But it looks like you missed completely."
The demon just glared at him and tightened its hands for the flames to glow brighter. It then pushed its hands forward and sent more flames at the metallic hybrid's direction. Cy smiled and activated his boot boosters again. He then jumped up while the boosters made him go high in the air. The flames missed him by centimeters as they reached the next line of demons and were burned in an instant. The hybrid landed on the ground to the left and continued on taunting.
Cyborg: "What's wrong? Can't hit a movable target like me?"
The Archvile was getting more upset by the second and used its powers to throw yet another line of fire at him. Once more, he jumped up with his booster on and avoided the attack again, and once more, more monsters and zombies got killed from the attack. He landed on the right and went back to his insults.
Cyborg: "Is that all you got? My grandmother can shoot flames better then you."
The demonic humanoid blasted the hybrid with another wall of flames and he dodged it with his jump boost. This went on over and over again as the Archvile throw flames at the Titan and Cyborg kept on avoiding it while the rest of the demons get burned to a crisp. Finally, after all that mess, the demonic humanoid killed the last of the hoard by accident. Cyborg landed on the floor and looked around to see the whole group dead from the flames. He then looked back at the demon and smiled to it.
Cyborg: "Thank you for taking care of those bastards for me. Now it's time I end yours."
The demon shrieked and fired another line of flames at the Titan, hoping to finish him off once and for all. For the last time, the hybrid flew up high in the air with his boosters on his feet and avoided the ongoing attack. While in the air, he activated both his sonic cannons and shoulder blade rocket launchers to perform the final blow. Quickly, he pointed his arsenal to his target and fired both his blue lasers and mini rockets at it. The Archvile tried its best to avoid all that firepower but it was little use. All the projectiles hit it and killed it within seconds. Cy landed on the ground and deactivated his weaponry system. Just looking around huge circle of ash that's around him, he shrugged his shoulders and glad that was over. That means that three team members have took them down, but three more are left in taking care of the rest.
Beast Boy's the next and he went all out on all the enemies around him. Still in his T-Rex from, he spinned and swing around, using both his head and tail to knock anyone nearby. For minutes, every demon and zombie were being tossed around like rag dolls. After a while, the monsters were getting smarter and came up with a way to take him down. First, a group of Pinkys lined up in the row and waited for an opening. When the changeling made an attempted swing, his side was revealed and completely vulnerable. They all rushed up to him and rammed the Titan by his green foot. Though BB wasn't hurt, he was stunned and kneeled down on the floor. This gives the next group of Revenants the next phase of the plan. They all grouped together and fired their missiles directly at the Titan's green body. Beast Boy roared out in pain and was down for the count. Now a group of Commando Zombies, Macubuses, and Hell Knights joined to together and were going to deliver the hitting blow. They all rushed towards him and used their tentacles, head butts, and punches to hit his body in one blow. The use of the multiple same hits caused the changeling fly midway in the air, heading to the wall only to hit a bunch of demons in the way as well. He smashed right through the wall and multiple objects rain down on him. As the smoke cleared and the chaos was done, Beast Boy slowly got up and returned to his human form rubbing the top of his head from the pain and had his leg over one of the barrels that was strewn around him.
Beast Boy: "Ow… Guess it was a bad idea going T-Rex on everyone for too long."
He then placed his hand on one of the barrel and slowly felt it. Steadily he opened his eyes and wondered what he was sitting on. He looked at one of the barrels and noticed the lettering on the side that says, 'Flammable'. Realizing what it has, he looked around and found out that he was sitting on flammable barrels.
Beast Boy: "Oh great… Just to make matters worse, I landed on top of barrels that might explode the moment they get hit."
But just as he said that, BB got an idea popped right out of his head. He knows he had the Grabber in his hands, meaning that he can grab things and throw them right back at anything and everything. So thinking about it, and smiled to himself and had his eyes gleaming.
Beast Boy: "But it might have some advantage."
While he was getting ready, the remaining hoard slowly approached the spot where Beast Boy is and waited for the smoke to clear. All of them have their weapons poised, the fireballs charged, and their teeth glistening just to kill the little green elf. But just as they were about to get ready, a barrel of flammable liquid came out of the dust and blew up on one of the Imps, killing it and a few others along the way. Everyone else looked at the devastation and knew that it was bad. They immediately pointed whatever they have in their possession and were about to open fire. But then more barrels came out of there and blew them up one by one. No one wasn't prepared for this unexpected onslaught, even the bigger demons, though they weren't killed, were weaken by the attacks. At the other side, Beast Boy used his Grabber to continually toss exploding barrels right at the hoard. He got so excited that he started to taunt the demons and zombies mercifully.
Beast Boy: "Yeah! You like that? I got plenty more where that came from! Come and get me! I'll take you ALL ON!"
Beast Boy continued to blow up everything with his barrel throwing technique while the hoards continued to get smaller and smaller by the second.
As he was finishing up the battle, the girls were busy taking care of the rest. They were flying around trying to avoid the gunfire from the Commando Zombies while attacking them if there's an opening. They managed to take care of a few of them, but there were more on the balconies and they won't give up until they took down the two Titans flying about. Starfire charged her star bolts and throw them at a few more Commandos. But still, there were too many of the zombies all around them. Quickly, Rae formed a bubble shield to protect her and Star from any attacks while the commandos fired their chain guns at them, letting the bullets deflect from the shield. The telepath looked around and didn't like where this was going.
Raven: "This is getting really annoying! What are we going to do with all of them? It's like they're coming in every direction!"
Star looked on and wondered about the supports of the catwalk. She turned to Raven and told her about the catwalks.
Starfire: "Friend Raven, how about the walking cats supports? Do you think we can destroy them to kill the undead commandos?"
Raven looked back to her best friend, cocking an eyebrow and was confused at what she's saying. She then lowered her head down to see the balconies the commandos were standing on. Figuring out what Star was saying and nodded in her plan.
Raven: "I think that sounds like a really good idea Starfire. Hang on!"
She started to concentrate hard and the black sphere she created shaped and turned into a bird as it flew up in the air with the girls in it. At that moment, they phases through the ceiling and disappeared out of the blue. The Commando Zombies ceased fire and lowered their weapons, wondering what just happened and where they went to. What they didn't know was that the same bird came out of the wall beneath them and approached the support beams that hold the catwalk together. Raven, who was in the bird with Starfire, waves her hands around and made the wings sharp like an axe. With one swift move, she sliced the supports like bread and flew away quickly. The commandos saw the black bird flying away and were about to fire on it. But then, they all felt some shake beneath them. They looked down and soon realized that the supports for the balconies they're on were starting to fall apart. Looking at each other, they soon realized that they were complete goners from the start. In a matter of seconds, the walkways fell apart, sending all the Commando Zombies along with them, crashing and killing them in a matter of seconds. Everyone heard a loud banging noise and turned their heads to the direction of the unexpected crash. They all saw the twisted metal of what use to be the catwalks along with dead carcasses of super zombie soldiers dissolving away. Alex saw this and was completely in awe.
Alex: "Wow… That was pretty impressive. Who did that?"
Both Robin and Cyborg looked at each other and responded to the guardian.
Robin: "Don't look at us. We were too busy handling the hoards that were around us."
Just then, they all heard a voice from above.
Raven: "That would be me."
They all looked up and saw a black bird flying down to them. Once it landed on the ground, it then melted away in a bizarre black energy. Emerging from that black energy was both Raven and Starfire, completely unhurt. The three boys looked on in amazement and couldn't believe that they did that. They then regrouped and were talking.
Robin: "Nice job Raven. Never really thought you could pull something like that."
Rae shrugged her shoulders and sighed to herself.
Raven: "Yeah? Well, when you have a army of Commando Zombies with chain guns, sometimes you need to improvise."
As they were talking, Cyborg noticed something that's missing. Looking at each of his teammates, he soon realized they are missing a certain green shape-shifting elf.
Cyborg: "Hey, did anyone know what happened to Beast Boy? I don't see him anywhere."
Star looked around too and wondered what happened to one of friends. That's when she spotted explosions coming from one part of the main lobby. So she pointed to it and told them she found their friend.
Starfire: "I think I found him."
They all turned their heads to that direction and saw the explosions as well. They also saw the remaining army of demons and zombies being blown apart piece by piece. With the last of them dead and the smoke cleared, Beast Boy came out of the debris and was victorious on his attack.
Beast Boy: "Woo Who! Yeah! How you like that? Who's the man? Yeah, I'm the man!"
He continued to celebrate his victory and was enjoying every minute of it. The group just watched on and had sweat drops coming down their heads.
Robin: "Shouldn't we stop him before he gets too worked up on success?"
Alex: "Just give him a few minutes until he cools his own head. I'm sure he can calm down after that."
But just as he said that, they all heard a roar coming from nowhere. BB stopped dancing and approached the group to see what happened. They all turned to the hallway that goes to another part of the lobby. Coming through it were not one, not two, but three Hell Knights coming to the team ready to finish them off in a big way. The group got into position and was about to fend for themselves.
Robin: "Get ready Titans! We're about to get heavy right now!"
As they were about to attack, Alex lifted his hand out and told them not to.
Alex: "Save your energy guys. It's time I give my new toy a bit of a test drive."
He placed his machine guns to the side of his pants and slowly took out the BFG10000. Pointing it to the direction of the Hell Knight, he pulled the trigger and began charging it. In a matter of seconds, the rifle began to pulse a blue glowy energy, primed and ready for the final blast. One of the Hell Knights noticed that and charged a green fireball, wanting to kill them all. Before it could attack, Alex smirked to himself and pulled the trigger, sending a huge blast of bluish gooey energy right at the three. In fact, the blast was so intense that it made Alex to fly back and landed on the ground. The blast then headed to the three and connects with them with sheer force. In seconds, the blast disintegrated all of them and melted the walls and ceiling in the process. Alex started to wriggle around and tried to get back up, so his friends approached him and helped him up. Once he got up he observed the damage that he done. All he saw was a part of the hallway melting away in a blue energy liquid and the three demons dead on contact. The others looked on and just couldn't believe it as well. Alex looked at his new BFG then back at the destruction it caused. He then said something that would be both that of surprise and confusion.
Alex: "Holy shit…"
Raven: "You could say that again."
After experiencing that bizarre part of his life, he regained his composure and went on with his mission.
Alex: "Um… At least this area's cleared. Let's get out of here before more of them show up."
The group nodded and approached the elevator that would take them to the fourth floor where the Ark is. It was good that the elevator was working properly or there would've been some problems. Once the doors opened up and the group got in it, the doors closed and the lift went up. All around them, there was nothing but debris and blood, leaving the place completely quiet and devoid of life.
One down, two more to go. Man we're getting close to the end of this story. I'm nervous just writing it. The next chapter, the Titans journey through Gamma to get to the Ark that would take them home and an explosive ending you just don't want to miss. And on an interesting note, someone will die. Take a good guess who it is. C'mon, take one guess. I'll get back to you when I'm down writing the next one. Please Review.