Ally continued to phase in and out of human and metal form once the demon went into its rage. It smashed cars and windows, some of the debris hitting Ally as she was mere flesh again. She noticed this affected her titanium form, giving it scuffs and grooves. The demon was now bleeding, something the young woman didn't expect at all. It's almost over! Keep going! she urged herself, and she continued to punch, putting every ounce of strength she had into each strike, regardless the form she put on.

Then, the demon expanded, doing his best to shake her off. She had her legs now wrapped around the torso, doing her best to keep on as she struck it. Before it was too late, she noticed it was about to ram her into the wall! She went titanium and went back human. She was unable to get a punch in before she was flying back to the wall. Again, she went to titanium before hitting the wall and came out of this form before being hit again.

Her energy continued to drain. Each time she phased back into her human form, the deeper she could feel the cuts and scrapes on her back grow. Finally, she found a pattern to continue the attack. Once she was slammed into the wall and fully titanium, she slammed her elbow- often referred to as the body's knife- into the demon's cheek or chin. Come on! Keep going! she urged herself, Just a little longer! If I go human and get hit I'm dead!

Ally hit the demon a few more times, this time in pure human state because she wasn't being slammed into the walls anymore. Now that she had stayed in her human form rather than the constant titanium or constant switching, the pain really began to sink in. The scrapes on her back became for prominent as she struck the demon. She sucked in air through her teeth, trying her best to ignore the stinging and ache of her back.

Then, the demon began to grow in size. Percy began to grow older. Ally didn't know how much longer she could keep the demon distracted- she desperately needed help. She heard pounding footsteps running towards her and thought it might be the day convict, but when she looked up she saw something better. The lizard man was running in her direction. Ally felt relieved to have the help, but then the metal boy began yelling at thr lizard man, who stopped and turned his attention to Percy.

I-is he gonna kill him? Ally thought, almost frantically when the lizard man changed course for Percy. Was that the only way to end the fight? Suddenly the lizard man chomped down on the supernatural cord connecting the two. Ally's jaw dropped, but once her shock dissipated, she attempted to give the demon a few more elbow strikes before momentarily retreating. She was now about fifteen feet away, sitting on her haunches, trying to recover from the major loss of energy. Her breathing was deep, almost gasping, and her arms felt like the heaviest noodles on earth. Despite this, she tried to keep her eyes on the scene in front of her, as ready as she could be to dodge or go back to help, even though she wasn't sure she could go titanium once more.

Ally felt the liquified demon fall onto her. It wasn't nearly as much as Kurt, but it was enough to disgust her. She wiped some of it off, but struggled to find the energy to stand again. Ally looked up at the lizard man who stopped this and smiled. "Finally it's all over!" Ally thought as her head hung down. Then she heard slamming and her head snapped up again. The steel boy was no longer steel! He was being slammed around by the convict!

Ally forced herself up, her muscles burning with the effort. If no one did anything Marcus would die. Ally forced her body to sprint, though, she stumbled every few steps as she gained speed. Right before she reached the huge convict, she turned titanium and using the last ounce of energy she had, she slammed an uppercut into the convict'a stomach.

Immediately after the punch she fell into her hands and knees and began coughing, trying to catch her breath. She was no longer titanium and couldn't push off the ground. She wanted to crawl away, but her arms were even too shaky for that.

Ally heard the intense buzzing and her muscles tensed. She couldn't go back titanium, it just wasn't working. The young woman exhausted every ounce of energy she had and could hardly stand, let alone run away from the mystic insects. Just hold out, she told herself as she braced for the stuns.

Suddenly, the lizard man wrapped himself protectively around her. Not a single bee came close to her, but she did feel guilty as she heard him hissing. She wished she could return to her titanium form and help them out more, but she just couldn't manage. Then the harsh heat warmed her flesh, even from the shielding of her protector. The buzzing ended and her protector released her. She was able to look back in time to see where the fire was coming from. The boy who had ealier been made of metal was now shooting fire from the palm of his hands. "Wow, can I do that?" Ally muttered to herself as she got out of the way of the lizard man and the fat convict.

"How can I help?" she asked herself aloud as she leaned against a pole about ten feel away from the conflict.

The confused whispers that emerged after the shrunken head dissipated invaded the group of teens' ears. Ally found the strength to let go of the pole she was leaning on and cover her ears. Despite this, the whispers still infiltrated through. Like the others, she couldn't really make out the words it said, but it seemed like the words were English. In all honesty, Ally really didn't want to know what it meant.

Marcus had burned the convict, and although it ended the conflict, Ally felt torn. The smell of burning flesh and seeing his skin melt off of his face was extremely hard to watch, but at the same time she struggled to look away. Part of her had wanted to help the convict through the assault, but she knew that Marcus's way of dispatching the convict was completely necessary. Still, she wished it hadn't been so gruesome.

Then, the convict who had moments ago been writhing and screaming in pain glowed a bright blue until he materialized into thin air. Ally's jaw dropped. Then Percy's body did the same until he vanished into thin air.

Kurt's yell pierced hee thoughts as he questioned their safety. Ally threw up a thumbs up and refocused on the materialization.

"They were fake?" Ally murmured, and looked to the ground. She then began to chuckle, which quickly grew into a relieved laugh, "Hey, they were fake! This... No one died!" Her laugh of relief quickly faded as she pondered something else. We were hurt by things that didn't exist?

Ally pushed away from the pole and walked over to Marcus and Kurt, feeling extreme gratitude to both. "Thanks you guys, I would've been a goner if you hadn't shown up."

Ally didn't particularly mind Marcus's rude tone, especially since they had all just risked their lives. Not everyone could be rainbows and sunshine 24/7. That was when the room morphed back into the original room. As Ally hadn't been awake in any of the original rooms and awoke in the false city, she almost had a heart attack. "What the..?" she murmured as a man now stepped out of a blue portal.

The ripped military man gave them applause and congratulated them. Something about him was unnerving, and because Ally hadn't had the introduction from earlier, she wasn't sure she could trust him. Was this another convict? How could they know everything was truly over? At least he gave them news Percy was alive, but what about the fat convict?

"I'm sorry," Ally said, shaking her head, "I'm not sure if it's because I'm barely awake right now, but who are you? And why do you have us here?"

She didn't have a reason to ask the age old question of "Why should we trust you?" because it seemed obvious that he was part of the big power here. They had no choice. But she did want some of her questions answered before she stepped into any kind of portal.

Marcus climbed back up to his feet. He groaned as any slight movement brought pain to his body. His muscles located on his calves and arms were aching badly. The boy didn't know how he was going to sleep at all tonight. Marcus hoped the pain would put him to sleep. The monsters he saw though, those will only bring nightmares.

Walking slowly, he entered the elevator. He chose not to resist or argue. Marcus took on the military guy before and had lost tremendously. There was no way he could take him now during his current condition, even with the help of the titanium chick and lizard boy. Marcus leaned on the guard rail and sighed.



Mr. Russo sucked the air through his teeth. He imagined the lizard hybrid to be more ferocious, but under the green exterior, he was a big softie. Cracking his neck by shifting it side to side, he made eye contact with Kurt. "Let's be real. You know exactly where he is." Mr. Russo then pointed a down to the floor with his index finger. He gave a short whistle signaling that they must be in hell. "The ends justify the means," Mr. Russo began to approach the elevator.

He stopped his footing once he heard the woman speak up. "Shit," he muttered. "I totally forgot about you. Your dumb ass wouldn't wake up. You weren't even supposed to be helping these two." Mr. Russo eyed the two men, Marcus and Kurt. He pinched the stem of his nose and began snickering. Next, he clapped his hands together.

"But I do applaud you for asking questions. You see, boys? She doesn't respond with violence. She knows better," Mr. Russo reminded the two male teenagers about the conflict from before. He waved his hand and excused himself toward Ally. "Sorry, it's an inside joke."

Mr. Russo then cleared his throat. "I will explain in better detail upstairs. You can ask these two for more information. All I can say is forget your old life and welcome to your new one." He then ushered for the remaining two to enter the elevator.[/color]