*told from Alexa's point of view*
After Pop Pop leaves, Jul, Luke, and I are frozen, seemingly paralyzed by the news. Luke remains perplexed on the sofa and Julia and I are glued to our spots on the floor. The silence is deafening, and it's weight is slowly crushing us.

"Well that's a cheery piece of news." Julia tries to lighten the mood.

"We need to start really diving into our practicing." Luke observes.

"Looks like you won't be seeing Rod much now, Jul." I comment.

"He can help!" Jul defends him.

"No, he can't." I pause. "We need to go talk to the big four."

Luke rises from his seat. "She's right."

"Alright, let's go." Julia heads for the door.

"We should just use the teleportation network. The golf cart is only for leisurely trips." I reason.

Julia shrugs as I recite the incantation. "Ineamus Satanici regni et serviamus diis intrare." We take hands and immediately disappear into thin air. Or that's how it would appear to someone simply watching. In reality, we were taken to the underworld. Instead of flowing through the system of tubes, we thud on the underworld soil as soon as the incantation is finished. We would use this method every time, but it makes you kind of woozy and off kilter, so we just prefer to use the portal in the barn.

"Time to talk to the big four!" Jul exclaims. She takes off like a shot, but before she gets anywhere I grab her by the collar.

"Hold your horses. We should check the office before we go straight to their homes." I advise. Jul grumbles as we walk into the business sector.

"Cheer up, J jams. I bet there'll be doughnuts at the office." Julia loves doughnuts, so this is an easy bribe. She immediately brightens back up to her usual optimistic self.

"I don't think Bill likes me." Luke worries.

I roll my eyes. "Come on Luke, you can't say that. You've only spent time with him like, I don't know, twice. Bill just protective of Jul and me. Bill is kind of like a cool uncle or even dad. Don't get your panties in a twist." I assure him.

"The only supernatural friends of yours that like me are the vamps." Luke complains.

"Boo hoo." Julia interjects.

"She makes a fair point." I observe.

"Boo hoo, boo boo hoo." She continues.

"I'm ignoring you now." Luke says. We hurry into the city commerce office, as they would probably know where the big four are.

I walk up to the front desk. A green woman with purple horns is sitting there, filing her monstrous nails. "Hey Shelly, do you know where the big four are? We need to speak with them."

"They took the day off today, so they should be at home." Shelly replies.

"Thanks!" Jul exclaims, bolting out and towards the hill, but not before she steals a donut from the counter.

I sigh. "We need a leash for that one."

                                                                                        *Julia's point of view*
Out of breath, I knock on Chike and Eli's door.

"Julia? Are you alright, dear?" Eli inquires after opening the door.

"Well," I respond, "Not exactly. Lexa and her boyfriend will be here in a minute."

Eli looks shocked. "Boyfriend? Did I hear you correctly?"

I giggle. "Well, they aren't actually dating. I just call them that to annoy them. It's fun for me."

"Oh, alright. Come on in. I'll leave the door open for Lexa and... What was his name?"

"Luke." I answer, dashing past him into the living room. "Hey Chike. Can you get Osiris and Hades? We need to talk."

"Sure." Chike replies.

I nod and smile. Right as Chike , Lexa and Luke saunter in through the still open front door.

"Come on guys, I sprinted all the way up here. You took a leisurely stroll. I think this is important enough to at least warrant a jog." I complain.

"Eli is the only one here, we came in plenty of time." Luke reasons.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Hades yells while frantically darting around the room.

"Calm down, Hades. I'm sure they will explain in due time." Osiris pulls Hades to the couch so he can sit down and catch his breath.

"I think it'll be best if everybody sits down for this." Lexa suggests. As if it was rehearsed, everyone went to "their spot", whether it be on the three seater couch, the two recliners, or on the floor by the fireplace. Subtlety, Lexa led Luke to a spot on the floor next to hers, so as to mask the fact that he's a newbie. Instead of plopping down in her usual place, however, Lex stands in the middle of the room. She looks ready to give a lecture, which she probably will.

"I bet you're all wondering why I've gathered you all here today." Lexa begins. I roll my eyes at her cliché line and she glares at me. "Pop Pop returned home with grave news that he picked up while traveling the portals. Adramalech has risen. He will report back to us with any news, but it's up to us to stop him from destroying the world."

"I know what we can do, for the moment." Hades offers. "I banished him to a pit similar to the one the Titans were trapped in. We quarantine the area for now. Say it's a virus. We can't let him know we know."

"That's a good way to buy us time. Where is it?" Lexa inquires.

"In the Paris sector. You don't have to travel there, I'll put in a call right away." Hades gets up and goes to his office.

"Adramalech will need to gather strength for a few days of a week, this should be insurance that he stays put during that time. However, I have no doubt in the slightest that he has already sent out minions to gather information and turn other lesser demons to his side." Osiris informs us.

"Oh! Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!" Eli has a sudden realization. "I know where we can find them!"

"Alright, calm down." Julia advises. "Where?"

"Eli organized a lavish party for the demons, workers, and some residents. He keeps calling it a ball, but I refuse to." Chike jumps in, since Eli is still overexcited.

"That's great! Oh, but we're kind of underdressed." Julia exclaims before snapping back into reality.

"I've got just the thing. Follow me!" Eli announces before dashing upstairs. "To the bedroom!"

We follow, unsure of what exactly is going on.

"Voilà!" Eli opens the door with a flourish, revealing the bare bones of our old bedroom.

"They can't wear beds, Eli." Chike remarks.

Eli sighs. "In the closet." He clarifies.

I leap over Alexa's old bed to the closet in the corner, revealing two dresses, one blue and one green. I hastily snatch them off of their hangers and toss them across the room to Alexa.

"Why do you have these?" Alexa inquires, while taking the green dress(obviously her size), and throwing the blue one back to me.

Eli shrugs an Chike rolls his eyes and facepalms.