A/N: Hello everyone.
I've written this story (it will most likely be short), just for a few giggles and because it came to mind – I've always liked the idea of the team but having their gender's switched. Originally, it was going to be Klarion causing some mischief, but I couldn't quite make that one work at the moment, so I thought a different dimension all gender bent would work better.
Comments are much appreciated. I'm experimenting with humor which I've never been good at, so let me know what you think.
Disclaimer: I don't own Young Justice
Cover Art: pin/483362972479709774/ (Not the appearance of my genderbent OCs)
[Note] Don't steal my OCs (all gender-switched characters).
Hope you enjoy.
HAPPY HARBOR
NOVEMBER 14, 12:13 EST
The day had started out normal (heroine-normal anyways). A day had passed since Kid Flash's solo mission to deliver a heart to Queen Perdita. He'd been unbearable, especially in Artemis's opinion - getting him to shut up was like trying to get the Joker to stop laughing at every little thing.
Thankfully, he was keeping his mouth shut at the moment due to a few leaguers, including Batman, who were going over the new information that they had discovered about the Kobra venom.
The Team were all still in their costumes as they stood together examining the holographic screens displayed before them. Wonder Woman, Superman, Flash, and Red Tornado were listening as well, while Batman explained the difference and advantage they had over Kobra with the new information they'd received.
"The remaining venom is being tracked. Some one - most likely a small party of Kobra's henchmen were able to escape Santa Prisca with whatever vials were leftover. Thanks to the efforts of Green Arrow, we were able to get a hit on the cargo ship that landed in Louisiana. The shipment was tracked to New Orleans. Green planted a tracker on the crates." He swipes left and a screen pops up showing a map of the U.S., with three red lines heading in opposite directions. "Each of these represent the travelling route of the trucks carrying the crates. One will pass through Kansas by tomorrow." He pointed to the second, "Another will land in Tennessee, while the third will most likely hit South Carolina, if not North, by tomorrow as well."
"Does this mean we're going to bust them before they get to their locations," Kid Flash asks in a bit of excitement.
"No." Batman says. "The trackers will allow us to track their movement and we'll be notified if their movement stops. We're letting the shipments continue on their routes. We can't afford to compromise them just yet." He swipes another screen which brings up a security footage. "This was eight hours ago, in New Orleans." The screen paused and zoomed in on a few crates.
"The Kobra symbol," Aqualad said simply.
"How," Zatanna asks. "I thought you guys destroyed their base in Santa Prisca a few months ago."
"We did," Kid Flash says indignantly. "We watched the factory blow up."
"It was destroyed without a doubt," Robin adds. "The question is how are they still able to get shipments of it?"
Batman continues off of Robin's words. "That's why the current shipment routes are being allowed to continue on their course."
Wonder Woman picks up on his meaning. "You're allowing them to continue and letting them think they've been undetected. This will allow more shipments to come in until we can successfully interrogate someone who knows where and who are supplying the shipments, and how."
"Yes." Batman says.
Zatanna and Artemis share a smirk glancing at each other. "Gotta love Wonder Woman," Zatanna whispers admirably.
Batman was facing the screen again, "We're going to post a leaguer in New Orleans to keep an eye on the shipment exchanges. We're still narrowing down the docks that could be used to - "
A flash of light appeared across the room from the heroes. Batman turned to face it, his narrowing beneath his cowl. The leaguers looked composed, though tense, while the Team was clearly ready for a potential threat, Aqualad the only one appearing to be as composed as the leaguers. Robin was in a fighting stance with a hand drawn back ready to hurl bird-a-rangs. Kid Flash was ready to dash forward. Superboy was in a fighting stance, hands a little spread but in fists, and Wolf at his side growling, with his ears flattened and lip curled up. Miss Martian was levitating a couple inches above their heads, eyes glowing green. Artemis was in a similar stance as Robin with her bow out and aimed, while Zatanna stood beside her hands raised to perform a spell.
The light died down just as quickly as it came and left behind three figures. Everyone in the room, including the figures stiffened. The Team, at least Artemis and Robin, lowered their weapons and stood up but cautiously, still a bit tense and ready to attack. That is until the appearances of the three figures struck them all as awfully familiar.
The three figures weren't paying attention to their surroundings just yet, at least two of them weren't. "Damn it Robin, what did you do," growled a blonde boy wearing a green outfit, that resembled a mix of Artemis's and Red Arrow's costume.
"Nothing," said a girl with a slightly familiar voice. She was dressed in the exact costume as Robin; the only thing separated her from being his twin asides from her hair were two things on her chest. "At least nothing on purpose," she adds airily.
The boy growled, and lunged for the girl and she did a low back flip in a dodge before jumping and doing a handspring off the boy's back, causing him to grunt. She pivots on her foot and darts behind a tall girl, taller than the boy by just a little.
She scarily resembled Aqualad, outfit and all. Just as scarily, if not unnervingly, she was staring at the Team and leaguers with familiar, calm, pale, silvery-green eyes. "If you're both done, which Apollo the answer should be yes," she says calmly to the boy who was up and spun around glaring at the girl peeking out from behind the taller girl, and sticking out her tongue. "Robin enough - I believe we're intruding," she said her gaze still on the Team and the leaguers.
"What are you talking about," Robin asks hopping out from behind the taller girl. "This is the cave," she said gesturing around before stopping at the sight of the Team and the leaguers. "Sort of..."
Apollo stiffened and in seconds had his bow out and drawn aimed at them and Artemis did the same. "Drop it!" They both froze at the simultaneous shout and their eyes narrow. "I said drop it!" Silence ensues, though the air grows slightly amused. "Stop that!" They both growl and both Robins let out cackles, while Kid Flash and Zatanna laugh.
Both archers glare at each other. The girl resembling Aqualad reaches out with her hand and lowers the boy's arm, lowering his boy at the same time. Aqualad nods to Artemis and she does the same. "Sorry about that - Robin..." The girl Robin was already face to face with her counterpart. "What? This is pretty cool," she says, eyeing her counterpart, who was doing the same.
"Oh please asides from the hair color and costume, she doesn't look anything like Robin," Kid Flash scoffs.
She rolled her eyes. "Well maybe you should just get whelmed and deal with it," she retorts.
Apollo sighs. "Dear god, it might just be possible that you're as annoying as our Kid." His lips press together in a firm tight line, as he realizes he was making too many assumptions.
"I don't understand," Kid Flash cut in impatiently, "what exactly is going on here?"
Apollo was eyeing Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Red Tornado, and Superman. "Obviously a lot...what the hell happened to your mentor Robin?"
"Nothing is wrong with Batman," the male Robin said.
His female counterpart said, "Batman?"
They met each other's masked gaze. Without the difference of a second, they both pulled up their wrist computers and began typing away.
"Yeah...that's not creepy or anything," Kid Flash muttered to Artemis.
"Guys, I think I know what happened," was She-Robin's response stated at the same time as Robin's response of, "Guys, I think I know what's going on".
"Can you both stop it?" Artemis and Apollo said at the same time with matching irritated tones, only one tone was a tad bit deeper.
"Now you're doing it too," Kid groaned.
"Enough," Batman said in a low tone that sent shivers down their spines.
"Robin..." Aqualad started to say, but trailed off realizing both had stated they had assumptions as to what happened.
She-Aqualad continued with a gentle look at her counterpart. "...Robins, please continue." Aqualad gave his counterpart a small smile, of thanks.
"Okay, I think - "
" - As obviously apparent - " She-Robin said interrupting.
" - that they're us...well myself, Aqualad, and Artemis, from another..."
"Dimension," She-Robin offered helpfully with a grin.
Robin returned her grin, "Yeah exactly."
"What?" Apollo scoffed. "That's not possible."
"Hey well look around, it seems likely, though never truly experienced or known of," She-Robin tried to reason. "Plus, look around, it's us, and our mentors," she reasoned, before gesturing around to the cave, "Even the cave is the same."
She-Aqualad was looking up at the ceiling. "This is true, yet nothing is reversed in the cave, everything is the same."
"The beings in this room are not...entirely," Aqualad adds.
"Wait a minute..." Flash interrupts, realization in his eyes. "That's not entirely true." He pauses realizing he was receiving confused looks, "What Robin - er - She-Robin just said, about a different dimension, or dimensions never being experienced."
"We went to a different dimension with a Lex Luthor from an opposite world," Wonder Woman added.
"Groovy," Zatanna remarked.
"I was able to verify what Lex said to be true, because I looked at his internal make-up, everything was reversed. Also, our Lex, was in prison still." Superman explained before eyeing the three teens. "Though, I can't tell with them. It doesn't seem like their lying, but none of their organs are reversed, they're the same."
Batman narrowed his eyes. "Perhaps the dimension is just a simple difference - one that we're all seeing." He remembered the way the female version of his protégé sounded surprised when he was referred to a Batman; the "man", part being the shocker. "If I were to guess, you all wouldn't object to having the Lasso of Truth used on you to verify your stories."
She-Aqualad shook her head as did She-Robin, but with a cheery smile. Apollo just shrugged but added hotly, "Why not - not like you'll trust a thing we say others. Same ole Bat's apparently, just less chest and a- "
An elbow to his side made him grunt. "Watch it!" She-Robin growled. "That's still Batwoman you're talking about."
A laugh escaped Wally's mouth followed by the Flash. "I-I'm sorry," Wally gasped out between his laughter, "D-Did you say Batwoman?" Flash broke into more laughter, but Batman's glare shut him up, but not Wally.
"Are you laughing at my mentor?" Kid Flash immediately stopped laughing as he realized She-Robin was glaring at him, with a glare that wasn't too far off from Batman's, nor was it lacking the icy menace.
Hell must have frozen over as well, because Batman was smiling, even if it was only identifiable by the small curl in the corner of his lips. Or maybe it was smirk - even so, it must be snowing in Hell.
After a short awkward silence Flash cleared his throat, and Superman saw it as his turn to speak. "These three are all the same; their biology, biologic make-up included, is most likely the same as well."
"So the only thing different is our genders," Robin added.
"Asterous!" She-Robin exclaims.
Both Robin's share a look before grinning and then cackling. Wally steps back slightly taking cover behind Artemis. "Okay seriously, am I the only one who finds that disturbing?"
"Turbing, you mean," Robin corrected him, whilst giving his counterpart a sly look, to which she giggles.
Apollo narrowed his eyes, arms crossed over his chest. "Yeah, now it's creepy," he muttered.
"So we've been sent to a different dimension, where we are...us, but just the opposite genders." She-Aqualad concluded.
"This is what we get for being close to that stupid zeta beam," Apollo grunted. "I knew we should have just left it alone."
At the questioning looks from the others, She-Robin explained. "We were in the middle of a mission trying to track Klarion, and we managed to fight him off, but not before we able to find out what he was up to," she said looking a bit rueful. "We explored the warehouse; it was old and abandoned in Central Mexico. We found an old zeta tube there, but it was a lot different, than we'd thought." She glanced around at them and gave them a sheepish smile. "Guess we know why; as well as why Klarion was lurking around there."
Flash zipped around stopping by the three teens, before handing Batman three syringes. He turned to the three teens. "Not that we don't trust you guys, but we need a little more solid proof."
She-Robin just shrugged, and She-Aqualad, looked unbothered, while Apollo looked a bit pissed. "There's such a thing as asking. Some people like their personal space."
Suddenly the same flash of light ensued and four people were left in its place, when it subsided. Two boys and two girls, who shared resemblance in not just outfits, but physical apparel, with Miss Martian, Zatanna, Kid Flash, and Superboy.
Miss Martian looked just as surprised as Zatanna. Kid Flash was looking at his own counterpart awkwardly, while Superboy just seemed a bit...unsettled. "Cool, your counterparts have joined the party too," remarked Robin.
Their counterparts were currently staring at them, before looking to their teammates, as She-Robin explained in rapid excitement. Superboy's counterpart - who was as drop-dead gorgeous as Superboy - walked over to him; they both, without any difference of timing, examined each other.
They looked each other up and down, before crossing their arms over there chest. Their eyes narrowed. "You're not what I expected," Superboy's counterpart grunted.
"Neither are you," he grunted in reply. "Are we going to have a problem?"
"Depends," she simply says. A smile cracks on her lips and his do the same with perfect sync. "Friends?" She asked holding out a hand.
"Friends." He says accepting it and giving it a firm shake.
Her gaze slipped to Superman and she noticed the unsettled look in his eye mixed with the "dear in the headlights look". "I see someone hasn't learned to evolve." Superboy followed her gaze before immediately diverting it as Superman did and she focused on Superboy. "He'll get over it don't worry."
"Is yours..."
She shook her head. "Not anymore. At first she was, but eventually we..." she glanced at Batman. "Knocked heads and bonded. We Kryptonians have hard heads ya know." Batman smiled just a little at her words, pleased to know his counterpart probably wasn't much different from him.
Kid Flash and his counterpart both spoke out loud a bit appalled by Superboy's interaction with his counterpart. "What the hell just happened?" They both turned their attention to each other.
She-Kid Flash tilted her head and narrowed his eyes, before sharing a grin with Kid Flash. "Pollo is an annoying idiot" was stated at the same moment, Kid Flash stated "Arty is annoying idiot". Both speedsters started laughing before Apollo slapped his Kid Flash on the back of the head, while Artemis did the same to hers, before they both shared an awkward look and glanced away.
Robin of course, found it amusing and was cackling with his respective counterpart.
She-Aqualad glanced at her team before at the others. "I think now would be good as time as any to introduce ourselves."
"Agreed," Aqualad said. "We are the Team of this dimension. I'm Aqualad, leader of the Team. These are my teammates: Robin (he gave "rock and roll" hand gesture), Kid Flash (he placed his fists on his hips puffing out his chest a bit), Superboy (he kept his arms cross over his chest), Miss Martian (she stood beside her teammates and gave a shy wave), Artemis (she just placed a hand on her hip in a solitary pose), and Zatanna (she waggled her fingers in at them with a smile)." He gestured with a sweep of his hands. "These are our mentors and members of the Justice League: Batman, Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman, and Red Tornado."
She-Aqualad nodded in acknowledgement. "We are the Team from the - "
" - GB Dimension!" She-Robin blurts out. At the looks she receives she shrugs. "Gender-Bent Dimension - come on we need a differentiation between our dimensions."
She-Aqualad eyes the younger girl sternly, before turning her attention back to their counterparts. " - We are the Team from the Gender-Bent Dimension. I'm Aqualass, leader of the Team. These are my teammates: Robin (she gave the same gesture as her counterpart), Kid Flash (she mimicked her counterparts gesture), Supergirl (her arms crossed over her chest but she offered a small smile), Mister Martian (he gave a wave), Apollo (he just crossed his arms over his chest looking unhappy), and Zatara (he gave a Nixon-salute)." She paused a bit and eyed the leaguers. "I believe our counterparts of you, would be Batwoman, Flash, Superwoman, Wonder Man, and Red Tornado."
"Nice to meet you all," Miss Martian said cheerfully.
"Like-wise," Mister Martian added with a smile.
Batman glances at the Team. "Team, keep an eye on them," he said as he followed the other leaguers to where they were going to the zeta tubes. "We're going to find a way to send you back to your dimension." And probably run the blood samples that Flash took from Aqualass, Apollo, and Robin as well.
The sounds of the zeta-beam calling out their designations were signification of them having gone.
The Teams look at each other before Aqualass breaks the silence. "I suggest we all pair off and get to know our counterparts."
"Agreed," Aqualad said.
The members follow their leader's orders and disperse into different areas to talk.
Aqualad and Aqualass disappearing to go to the pool miniature pool area, and hanging out by the steps; both Robins disappearing to who knows where; Kid Flashes went to the kitchen; Superboy and Supergirl went to the library area; the Martians went to Miss Martian's room; Artemis and Apollo went to Artemis's room; Zatanna and Zatara went to Zatanna's room.
"We'll meet in the kitchen for lunch later," were the last words Aqualad called out to the others over his shoulder, before everyone began their little interrogations.
