The TARDIS was shaking. It did that a lot, and Amy had learned that as long as the Doctor was flying it, it probably would continue to shake frequently. The Doctor told her it was just being difficult. Amy was beginning to wonder if it had something to do with the Doctor's flying abilities. They were supposed to be going to Rio, because the last time the Doctor had promised her Rio, she had been swallowed by the earth.
"She's shorting out!" Called the Doctor, balancing himself against the controls, pressing buttons and pulling levers. Amy watched as he flew around the TARDIS console, in a way that reminded her of a fast dance. It amazed her how quickly she moved, how easily he was able to pilot a ship meant for seven people.
"Well who shorted it out?" Demanded Rory, nearly colliding with Amy. She ducked just in time, managing to push herself out of his way. He was dressed in gladiator armor, a result of a recent tangle with some aliens that called themselves Nymugeal.
The Doctor scowled. "How am I supposed to know?" He asked, yanking on a lever. "You introduce yourself as the Doctor, and people think you know everything!" Gas started pouring into the room and the Doctor scowled once more. "Try not to breath!"
"We're human!" Protested Amy, the words muffled by her hands. "We have to breath!"
"Then don't breath too much!" Shouted the Doctor.
"Why does this happen so much?" Mumbled Rory, mostly to himself.
Empty pizza boxes lay on the table, and six very content teenagers were sprawled around the TV.
"What should we watch?" Asked Wally, staring up at the static.
"We should play video games!" Exclaimed Robin, sitting up suddenly. "We could do a video game tournament!" The boy wonder glanced around at the other teenagers. Wally, Artemis and Robin seemed intrigued by the idea, while M'gann, Kaldur and Superboy just stared at them.
"A video game tournament?" Questioned M'gann.
"I'll kick your butt," Challenged Artemis, smirking at Wally.
"In your dreams," Laughed Wally, rolling his eyes. "I'm the video game king!"
"We could pair up. Like Wally against Arty, Miss M against Kaldur, and Supey and me. We'd duel each other, and whoever won goes with the winner of the previous round. Like, if Wally beats Artemis, Wally would go against Kaldur, who beat Miss M. See?" Robin explained, grinning.
"Hey!" Complained Artemis. "I'm going to beat Wally, not the other way around!"
Robin was about to turn on the game console when a low metallic whirring sound started. All of the teens jumped to their feet, hitting ready position. A faint blue object would seem to materialize and then it would fade a bit, and then become a little more solid. Then, with a clang, the blue object completley materialized. It was a blue police box.
A blue, British, police box.
"What's a British police box doing here?" Asked Wally in a whisper.
"I have no idea," Replied Robin in a whisper.
And then the doors opened and out stumbled a girl with bright red hair, followed by a guy dressed like a roman gladiator, finally a man with a bow tie, a suit coat, and messy hair followed the two former people. They all were covering their mouth with their hands or jackets, and the roman gladiator coughed.
The teens exchanged looks.
"Oh look!" Exclaimed the man in the bow tie. "Not a poisonous planet! See Pond, I told you I'd get us a safe planet."
"It's still not Rio," The girl grumbled back.
"It even looks like it's earth!" Exclaimed the man. "You're earthlings; correct?" He asked, tugging on Robin's cape. Even Robin was gaping, watching the three people.
"Yes," Said Robin cautiously, pulling his cape away.
"Superheroes," He said, studying the group. "Either that or cosplayers. Either way, I love both of them. Saving the earth time and time again. Except for Cosplayers. Cosplayers just walk around in costumes."
"Who are you?" Asked Artemis. "And why are you dressed like a Roman Gladiator?" The last question was directed at Rory.
"It's complicated." Rory said, biting his lip. "I died and turned into a Roman Gladiator. It's kinda distracting sometimes."
"I'm the Doctor!" Announced the man in the bow tie. "This is Amy," He said, pointing to the bright haired girl. "And Rory!" He pointed to the Roman Gladiator.
"Hi," Offered Amy. "Sorry for...um...crash landing in your...um...house."
"This isn't our home," Said Conner stiffly.
Robin nodded in agreement. "How did you get in here anyway? There's no security breach, and this security system was designed by Batman. It's the best security system ever. It wouldn't just go defective."
"Oh," Said the Doctor dismissively, patting his blue box. "My old girl can get in just about anywhere without alerting security. Perception filter-works on other machines too-it's brilliant really. And Batman! Ponds, you'll get to meet Batman!" He announced, grinning. "I promised you an adventure, and I delivered!" The man's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"You know Batman?" Demanded Robin, still working on his wrist computer.
"Yupp!" Announced the Doctor, popping his "P". "We had a crazy adventure last time I was up here. It involved several uncooperative Cybermen-well, I say several. It was more like a whole army."
"Batman-" Stuttered Rory, eyes wide.
"Shh-" Hissed Amy. "Your geek is showing."
"But-"
"Oh," Grinned the Doctor at his two companions. "Did I forget to mention that this is a different universe. Sherlock Holmes is alive-consulting detective, had some crazy times with him too-and Batman too obviously- looks like Superman, Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Flash are alive and well too. Oh, and some demon hunters by the names of Dean and Sam-they're really something! Really a wonderful universe. Amazing."
The proteges glanced between each other, looking lost. "Excuse me-but what are you doing here?" Asked Kaldur finally, not seeing the point of the Doctor's ramblings.
"Crash landing," Explained the Doctor. "Come along Ponds, let's go find Batman!"
