But I wonder what they would think if they knew of Limbo? Of the Bloodstones, of the beings that live there, of all that I learned there...Sam knows a little. He's been there a few times with the New Mutants...but the rest of them...I wonder...maybe sometime they'll find out.

Gathered around the team's briefing room table were most of the members. Robin, the team's leader, had called a meeting due to recent discoveries made at the Hellfire Club.* Impulse, Wonder Girl, Cannonball, Jade, Superboy and Arrowette sat down to learn about Robin's mission.

*(last issue)

"First, let me tell you about the Hellfire Club and what I saw," Robin started. "Sneaking in with my...civilian identity--"

"Which none of us know," Cissie added.

"--I was able to get access to the club's computer system," he continued. "I downloaded a good portion of all their database onto a disc. Though it was encrypted, I've had Oracle working on getting it decoded."

"Oracle?" Impulse asked.

"I think it's his bat computer," Superboy shrugged.

Ignoring the comments, Robin continued. "As soon as they're all decoded, I'll look it over and see what I can find that's useful. While we don't know all that much about their activities yet, we know that they're definitely not on the up and up."

"Linda," Sam nodded.

Superboy frowned.

"While there, I bumped into someone claiming to be Martinique Wyngarde. I instantly figured she's a relative of this Jason Wyngarde figure Sam told us about...the one we've seen with Linda. But she seemed to know who I was. She didn't report me to anyone, and she even seemed to be trying to help me. At the end, she made some comments that...lead me to believe she might have known I was Robin."

"If she knows who you are outside of costume and even we don't, then something has got to be up," Jade replied.

"Hellfire Club is plenty thorough," Sam replied. "If they were trying to find out information on YJ, Ah wouldn't be surprised if they'd figured out all our civilian identities...well, those of us that have 'em, anyway."

Robin nodded. "That's why I'm hoping that disc will contain all the information we need to know about them. With Red Tornado back in Chicago with his family, I will be leaving everything up to Oracle. But just so you're not worried, Batman won't be brought in on this. I don't want to bother him with Young Justice business."

"Maybe we should try making a move against them," Cissie proposed. "Instead of sitting around and waiting for them to do something, like sic their Hellions on us again...maybe we should hit them."

"Not a smart idea," Sam responded. "The last thing we need is to have YJ caught on camera busting into a popular and private club for the wealthy and powerful...we don't have any reasons that we could explain to people and get them to understand."

Robin frowned. "He's right. For now our best bet is to just keep an eye on them, let them make the first move."

"Rob, what about word on Sam's condition?" Jen asked. "I mean, he's fine and all...but we still don't know what really happened."

"And we're not closer to finding out for sure," Robin replied. "I've got Oracle looking into that one, too...but so far, no luck."

"Any other points of discussion?" Superboy asked.

"Yeah," Impulse replied. "If hot dogs come in packages of eight...why do hot dog buns come in packages of ten?"

In the middle of the briefing table, before anyone could slap their heads (well, except Robin...he's fast), a stepping disk suddenly appeared, and Illyana Rasputin materialized atop it.

"'Yana?" Sam asked.

But she didn't reply. In another instant, all eight members of the team found their bodies being teleported away by one big stepping disk.

Instantaneously, the eight members reappeared elsewhere.

"Oh, Lordy," Sam smacked his head.

"What is it?" Jade asked.

"What kind of twisted place is this?" Superboy asked.

"Young Justice," Magik said, "welcome to Limbo!"

"Limbo?" Robin asked. He and the rest of the team began to look around at their surroundings.

"Funny, it's how I always pictured hell," Cissie commented. "All the rock, the reddish color...looks like a lot of fire around..."

"It only looks a little frightening," Sam said. "But in reality, it's infinitely worse."

"Sam, no one's in any danger here," Illyana replied.

"How many times did Ah hear that line when we were New Mutants?" Sam asked. "Come on, girl...take us outta here. No one wants to be here."

"How bad can this place actually be?" Superboy asked. "You make it sound so terrible Sam. I figure there's nothing anywhere that we can't handle."

"Someone want to explain what I'm missing here?" Arrowette questioned. "What is this...Limbo?"

"It's where I grew up," Illyana shrugged. "This is where I learned of my mutant powers...where I got my Soulsword...where I learned how to survive. It was my home for a long time."

"An' it's also the home to a lot of scary demons and monsters that want nothing else but to see us dead," Sam frowned. "What were you hopin' to do by bringin' us here?"

"I...dunno," she shrugged. "I guess I just wanted to show everyone where I came from..."

"Where's the harm, Sam?" Jade asked. "It's just gonna be a quick tour...besides, like Kon said, I'm sure we can handle anything that's thrown our way."

"Right," Superboy agreed.

"Oh, are you so sure...?"

The team, caught unawares, suddenly found their senses assaulted by intense light, blaring noise and incredible heat. The air smelled of burning flesh and tasted of bile.