Bart Allen slammed against the glass wall of his cell. He couldn't believe it, he'd been captured again. What made it worse that it had been Lex Luthor who caught him both times. Lex smiled from outside the cell.
"I think you know how this goes!" he called out holding up a control. With a sinister smile Lex pressed a button on the control and the floor below Bart lit up with electricity. Bart immediately began to race around the circular cell, desperately avoiding being electrocuted.
Lex left the young speedster running and proceeded to the viewing bay of another room. Inside the room was a large metal cylindrical prism with machinery sticking out of it from almost every angle.
"Ready Mr Luthor," a scientist announced.
"Proceed," Lex replied and the scientist began typing commands into his computer. Bart thought the cell he was in was simply to hold him, however, as he ran the scientist was drawing his energy and using it as fuel.
"We need more energy," the scientist realised. In response Lex dialled up the control. Back in his cell, Bart was forced to run faster as the electricity was becoming more intense. A flash of blinding light flooded the room as the cylindrical prism created a blue portal inside it. From the viewing bay, everyone watched in wander.
In the halls of the facility a security guard was thrown through the air. Clark Kent, Green Arrow and Aquaman ran through, searching for their friend.
"Got him!" Clark announced, scanning the facility with his x-ray vision. Clark raced through the facility and in an instant Clark smashed through Bart's cell, freeing the young speedster.
"You okay?" he asked. Bart nodded, barely conscious, his nose gushing with blood. Suddenly alarms started blaring all throughout the facility.
"What's happening?" Lex demanded as the scientist scanned through his computer.
"The power source has stopped running," he replied, on the brink of panicking.
"If the power source isn't on then how is the portal open?"
"I don't… I think its self sustaining," the scientist answered.
"How do we shut it off?"
"We can't." Lex thought this over for a second.
"Evacuate the facility," he ordered.
"What's happening?" Arthur asked as the team reunited.
"I'm not a hundred percent sure but the room next to you guys is spiking with energy," Cyborg replied from watchtower. The reason he wasn't on the mission was because he'd been injured in a recent fight and his legs were in desperate need of a repair.
"We have to get out of here!" Oliver shouted as scientists and security guards began to evacuate.
"Whatever's spiking could be dangerous. We need to stop it," Clark argued racing towards the room. Knowing he was right the rest of the team followed. As they entered the room they were amazed to see a blue portal. There amazement quickly vanished as they desperately fought the pull of the portal and tried to stand their ground.
"How do we stop that?!" Bart shouted.
"The machinery seems to be fuelling it," Clark noticed. "Destroy it," Clark ordered. Clark blasted it with his heat vision and Oliver shot at it with explosive arrows. Much to their dismay the portal didn't close. It was completely self-sustainable.
"Now what?" Arthur asked. Clark noticed the prism the portal was in and began blasting it. The rest of the team realised what he was doing and began to help. The prism crumbled to the ground and the portal began to shrink. However, as it did bolts of lightning shot out from it.
"Move!" Oliver ordered as he raced for the exit. Just as he reached the door a bolt of lightning struck him and he disappeared.
"Oliver!" They cried. Another bolt of lightning crashed into Arthur followed immediately by Bart. Clark watched in horror as his friends disappeared from existence. Finally, a lightning bolt struck Clark and he was vaporised like his friends. After Clark disappeared the portal continued to shrink until it finally closed completely.
When Clark was zapped by the lightning he didn't have time to think about what would happen. However, if he'd had time he never would have expected what did happen. All around him was blue energy. He felt as though he was falling with no sign of him ever stopping. After what felt like hours there was a sudden flash of blue lightning and Clark was sent crashing into the ground.
Picking himself up from the ground he looked around himself and discovered he was surrounded by forest.
"Clark!" A voice cried. Clark spun around to discover Oliver, Bart and Arthur racing to his side.
"Where are we?" Clark asked, picking himself up off the ground.
"Not sure," Arthur replied.
"Let's see if we can get to higher ground," Oliver suggested. "Try figure out where the hell we are."
A deep growl echoed nearby.
"Ahh, what was that?" Bart asked. Suddenly a giant black bear with spikes sticking out of its back smashed through the trees and attacked them. The team dove to cover as he beast charged for them.
"What the hell it that thing?!" Bart shouted.
"I have no idea!" Oliver replied. "But it sure aint Winnie the Pooh." Oliver drew his bow and began unleashing arrows into the beast. Clark ran up to the monster as it wildly swung its claws. Clark stood form, expecting the animals claws to shatter upon impact with him. However, much to his surprise the beast sliced at him and he fell to the ground. He clutched his chest in unusual pain and was stunned to find he was bleeding.
"Hey ugly!" Arthur shouted. Just as the beast looked at him he hook punched it as hard as he could. The monster, caught off balance was unable to stop bat from delivering hundreds of punches a super speed. Oliver fired an arrow at the beast which exploded upon impact.
The team watched, stunned, as the beast dropped dead before disappearing into smoke.
"What the hell was that!" Bart cried. "How the hell could it hurt Clark, where the hell are we and and and what happened to the freaking moon?" The team looked up to see a shattered moon shining in the night sky.
"I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore," Oliver mumbled.
Professor Ozpin stood in his office at Beacon Academy, looking out onto the city of Vale. In the distance four lightning bolts shot out of the sky, all seconds after the other. He looked to the skies and discovered there wasn't a cloud in sight. 'Now what could that be?' He wandered.
The team watched in wander as they approached a city.
"Where the hell are we?" Barts asked for the millionth time.
"You'll know as soon as we do," Oliver replied. "So, we've reached the town. Now what?" Arthur asked.
"For starters we need to get out of these outfits," Oliver took charge. "Bart, you recon you can find a clothes store and grab us some clothes?"
"No problemo Robin Hood," Bart replied.
"Wait, we can't just steal clothes," Clark protested.
"Clark we have no idea where we are and from the looks of it we're on another freaking planet. I'm pretty sure it's okay is we borrow a few clothes." Oliver argued. Clark conceded he was right and let Bart run.
A few minutes later Bart appeared in front of them, a pile of clothes in his hands. He also carried duffle bags for them to put their gear into. Oliver wore long black pants, a dark green t-shirt and a brown jacket. Arthur wore an orange and grey shirt and dark blue jeans. Bart wore a long sleeved red top and red jeans. Finally, Clark remained in his usual jeans, blue shirt and red jacket. Dressed and ready to go, they headed out into this unknown world.
They walked down the streets of the city not focusing on where they were going. Every person they passed they starred suspiciously at. Just when they thought things couldn't get any crazier they saw a man with antlers across the street from them.
"I'm not the only one seeing that right?" Bart asked. The team starred stunned, which turned to shock as a group surrounded the antler man and shoved him to the ground.
"We don't want your kind here!" One of the men shouted as he kicked the guy on the ground. Clark immediately ran to the group and through the guys off of him.
"Back off!" He ordered as the rest of his team came to his side. The opposing group, suddenly scared at the opposing threat immediately backed off and walked away.
"You alright?" Clark asked as he helped the man up.
"I'm fine, you get used to it after a while. Thanks for the help," he replied.
"This is a normal thing?" Arthur asked in disbelief.
"It's getting better but there will always be people who think they're superior then others. If there's any way I can repay you guys feel free to ask."
"Not that's really not necessary," Clark insisted. "Although, could you please point us to the nearest library.
Ozpin stood in the forest where Oliver and his team had landed, Glynda Goodwitch by his side. There were obvious signs of a Grim attack and it was obvious that whoever it had fought had won. Then he noticed four sets of foot prints on the ground leading towards the city. He began to follow, wandering what he would find.
The team sat at a table in the library surrounded by piles of books. Arthur and Oliver flipped slowly through a book while Clark and Bart raced through them adding another to the pile every second.
"What've you found out?" Oliver requested.
"The planet we're on is called Remnant. The two species on it are Humans and Faunus. Faunus are like the man we met earlier, they possess physical animal traits. It goes on to say that they've been the victim of racism since the beginning of time. As for this world… it's made up of four kingdoms. Mistral, Atlas, Vacuo and Vale."
"Which are we in?" Oliver asked.
"Vale," Bart replied as he finished another book. "That creature we fought in the forest was called a Grimm. Grimm are basically monsters drawn to feelings of negativity; such as envy, sadness, loneliness and hatred. They also have no soul so they can't use an aura," he revealed.
"And what exactly is an aura?" Oliver asked.
"Oh boy, you guys are in for a treat," Bart smiled as he and Clark continued to explain the world to them.
Professor Ozpin walked down the city streets. Unfortunately, he'd lost the trail once the group arrived in the city. Now he wandered the streets searching for any clues.
"Sir," Glynda called for him. Ozpin spun around as she walked up to him, scroll in hand. "A local shop owner claims he was robbed."
"By who?"
"A red blur." Glynda handed Ozpin her scroll, revealing security footage of a clothes store. The footage showed the clothes store as normal, a lady behind the counter and a couple in the far corner. For less than a second there was a red blip on the screen. Ozpin slowed down the footage and watched it frame by frame. In a single frame was a red streak.
"What do you suppose it was?" Glynda asked. "Someone activating their semblance?"
"It'd have to be a very powerful semblance."
"But what else could it be?"
The team stood on top of a building looking out onto the city.
"How are we going to get home?" Bart asked nervously. The team remained silent. They were all thinking it but none of them wanted to say it. Eventually Clark let out a long sigh.
"We can't. We're trapped here."
Author's Note:
And that's the end of the first chapter for my new Smallville RWBY crossover. There will probably be a time jump between this chapter and the next so I don't have to write about all them getting over the fact that they can't go home. The first few chapters will take place before the events of RWBY Vol 1 and focus on setting up the team in this new world. So yeah, leave your thoughts on the chapter, any ideas you have for future chapters and I hope you enjoy the story.