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In Elroy's elementary school, science class finished and all the others went outside for lunch. Elroy stayed and experimented with chemicals, until he finally achieved what he had wanted to do. He invented a formula which could be exploded to open rifts between this dimension and parallel earths. Now at last the boy's insatient thirst for new scientific knowledge could be appeased by entering a parallel dimension. He might even meet another Elroy Jetson there.

The boy genius could not contain his excitement as he went off to afternoon classes, and he ended up telling several people about it on the way home from school. The news of his discovery spread rapidly around the school, and reached the ears of a number of concerned parents and teachers.

Legion of Super-Heroes headquarters….

Cosmic Boy, the current Legion leader called a meeting of the entire team.

"We've been contacted by the Science Police," he said, "Officer Gigi Cusimano said that a boy inventor named Elroy Jetson has let it be known that he can mix up a formula which, when ignited by flame, can tear open rifts into other dimensions, parallel earths."

"It's just as well Superboy's not with us right now," said Bouncing Boy, "He's not supposed to know about his other earth counterparts until the Justice League meets the Justice Society when he's an adult Superman."

"Well the Science Police want us to guard the Jetson family until we can work out what to do about the risks involved. If any criminal got hold of Elroy Jetson (or holds his family for ransom to manipulate the boy), they could go almost anywhere, into worlds where their abilities and methods of operation are not known. Super villains could go into worlds where there are no super heroes to stop them. That's not to mention the unknown menaces that could come through from other parallel worlds onto our side."

"It sounds serious," said Timber Wolf.

"It is," said Cosmic Boy, here are the assignments for today's teams: Triplicate Girl, , Shrinking Violet, Light Lass, Phantom Girl and Dream Girl will guard the entrance to the Jetsons' high rise apartment, as well as the windows in the main lounge area. Meanwhile, Invisible Kid, Element Lad and Sun Boy will guard Elroy himself. He'll be staying home, where he will be home tutored by Brainiac Five until it's safe to send him back to elementary school. Elsewhere, Chameleon Boy will hide the effectiveness of this strategy by attending Elroy's classes. Cham will disguise himself as Elroy, to draw out any kidnappers. Princess Projectra will spread an illusion that enables her and Saturn Girl to blend in with the other students too. Matter Eater Lad, Lightning Lad and Timber Wolf will attend Judy Jetson's high school, wearing civilian clothes, so that they look like ordinairy teenage students of the school. I've gotten the Science Police to give us clearance with the Principal, who'll be the only one in on it. Mon-El and Bouncing Boy will openly guard George Jetson at Spacely Sprockets while he's at work. Ultra Boy and Star Boy will pose as Legionnaire shoppers and follow Jane Jetson around for her own protection while she's on a shopping spree."

The teams headed off to guard the Jetsons, while Cosmic Boy himself stayed behind to liase with the Science Police about finding a long-term solution to the dangerous knowledge floating around in Elroy Jetson's mind.

In the front room of the Jetsons apartment, the 5 designated Legion girls were keeping an eye on the doors and windows.

"I'll bet that the Fatal Five would love to be flies on the wall in Elroy's room right now," said Light Lass, "They could really run amok in a more peaceful unsuspecting parallel universe if they got their hands on his formula."

"If they try at all, it'll be at the school," said Phantom Girl, "With Cham passing himself off as Elroy, nobody would think to come here, while Brainy's tutoring Elroy in his room."

Unfortunately for the Legion and Elroy, there WAS a fly on the wall. It had followed the largest group of Legionnaires from Legion headquarters to the Jetsons' apartment and flown in unnoticed. Now it flew out through an air vent, stopped in the corridor just in front of a girl in her late teens and turned into a Durlan boy. The fly was in fact Chameleon Chief.

"The boy's not at the school," he said, "That's why most of the Legionnaires are here. They're not just guarding the formula. They're guarding the boy."

"I'll take it from here," said the girl.

In Elroy's bedroom, Brainy had just given Elroy some simple maths exercises to do, while Brainy went out into the hall to speak to the 3 Legion boys who were watching the closed door of Elroy's room. In the 40 minutes her was alone, Elroy finished his maths exercises in a few minutes, and then, inspired by Shrinking Violet, proceeded to invent a shrinking formula. When it was time for lunch break, the guys came in to play board games with Elroy, and when one of them accidentally upset the board, it knocked the vial of shrinking formula out of Elroy's shirt pocket, spraying the spillage over all of them. They all shrank to heights of 1 ½ inches, except for Elroy who was only one inch, being younger and smaller to begin with.

"I thought this problem went out with my namesake ancestor," said Brainiac Five, "What will I tell Supergirl next time she comes to the 30th Century to see me? 'Honey, he shrunk the Legion. Elroy, if this keeps up, you're going to make my friend Rond Vidar redundant long before I can even suggest that he take you on as an apprentice."

"I just heard the doorbell," said Elroy, "Maybe Mom's come home."

"We're too small to get there and find out. The girls are meant to send any visitors away today," said Invisible Kid, "Now it's just as well."

Phantom Girl opened the door, while the other 4 girls made ready to use their powers if necessary. However, they opened the door to a girl who then hypnotically commanded them all to stand still and not use any of their powers. Chameleon Chief's partner in crime was Saturn Queen.

She walked confidently down the hall and into Elroy's bedroom, and was surprised to see that four tiny Legionnaires and an equally shrunken Elroy were now standing on a Metropolisopoly board, looking up in shock.

"Now I command all of you to not use your powers either," said Saturn Queen, "I'll soon dispose of you lot, by swallowing you whole, and once I command Elroy to tell me his formula, he'll make a nice dessert. I'll start with you, Invisible Kid."

Saturn Queen picked up Lyle Norg and forced him into her opening mouth.