AN: This story will take place throughout the previous DC cannon and will ignore all the plans for the upcoming titles in the rebooted DCnU this month. Some aspects of the cannon will be changed due to the arrival of the new heroes to the DC Universe altering the future from the point of their arrival in the Universe. Just a quick review of the summary, a group of comic loving teenagers get sucked into the world of their favorite comic books in the DC Universe. Once there they must find out where they fit into this new world they're now a part of and find out if they ever want to leave. With their new places' in the DCU aspects of their own lives and personalities may give them clues and make them each extraordinary.
Chapter 1: A Brave New World
It was a warm August day in Gateway City, New York, just a small city in the upper part of the state, the leaves were falling in the city park and children wer playing. Every thing seemed quite peacefull, all the while a young man was rushing down the sidewalk in a hurried sprint, the young man was named Chase Jordan; gymnast, athlete, and comic book nerd. 'Are you kidding, this will be the fourth time I'll be late for work this week. If I'm not careful Nathan's gonna fire me. The comic shop is part of my life, I have to keep my job, guess I'm going to have to resort to desperate measures.' Making sure to pick up his pace, pretty soon the young man was dodging people left and right before deciding to take a shortcut through the back alleys which lead to the use of flips, slides, jumps, and wall runs to get through the obstacles that were in the way of his destination five blocks away. 'Thank god for my crazy parents putting me in gymnastics when I was four it defiantly helps get to work faster.' Emerging from the alley exit on third street right across the street from the shop, and looking at his watch the young man was happy to see that he was only five minutes late for work, a personal best this week. Walking through the door of the shop while at first greeted with the cool air conditioning of his workplace however he was also met with a sharp smack to the back of his head. Turning to the source of the strike he was greeted with voluminous black hair pulled into a ponytail, light blue eyes that looked rather cold, a surprisingly tall yet feminine figure, and the unhappy face of his best friend Mya Nelson.
"Seriously Chase, this is the fifth time this week you've been late for work and I can't keep covering for you. You're so lucky Nathan called to say he wasn't going to be here today. I mean he likes you, he likes that you have a love for comics, but you need to let him know when your gymnastics is going to make you run late or you'll be fired." Mya was a little peeved at her best friend to say the least; she at least called about being late because of soccer practice or track. 'Chase thinks he can just waltz around doing his whole I'm the loveable acrobat act and no one will get mad at him for not taking responsibility. I have news for him, he's wrong'. Heaving a sigh the young woman took in his slightly disheveled appearance; his normally short styled back hair was rather unruly the pitch black color overshadowed by some dust, his black shirt also dusty including the light blue bird on his chest, and there was a new rip in his pants. Fair to say Mya figured out he took his typical shortcut again. "You also need to mix up the shirt you wear to work this is the fourth time this week you've worn the Nightwing shirt, maybe a Robin or Batman would be acceptable as well, because this one is pretty messed up, you may be doing your acrobat thing every day, but you're not quite Dick Grayson especially with your Damian Wayne haircut and Wally West attitude." With a smirk and a gleam in his light blue eyes Chase just shook the dust from his hair and his shirt while taking the seat behind the counter propping his feet on the top as he picked up the latest issue of Red Robin an aloof smile on his face.
"Like you're one to talk Mya, seriously when you don't wear the shirt that looks like Donna Troys' costume you rock the Wonder Woman logo shirt. Of course at least me, you, and Jay wear real heroes shirts, poor Allie wears her Aquaman gear a little to proudly for it to be normal." The two shared a rather loud and boisterous laughing session, attracting the attention of some of the customers that had made their way into the shop but the two friends just continued to enjoy their little joke, when from the back of the store they caught sight of a flash of red making his way from shelf to shelf putting up new stock of the weeks current books. Jay Oliver was a fast young man, two time 400 meter dash state champion, and current contender for the college national title, but as much as Jay loved to run, just like his favorite hero, this is what he liked most about life in the small city he called home, his job with his friends. He could hear Chase and Mya laughing, 'Who couldn't hear those two when they cut up with each other, gotta love those dorks.' the speedy young man thought as he finished up the box of comics he was putting in their place, heading over to the front counter, taking a seat in the beanbag chair he'd put behind just for himself. Running his hand through his dark brown hair and closing his dark green eyes, the fast young man kicked his feet up to relax with his best buds, well two of them anyway.
"You two laughing about Allie and her whole Aquaman is just not understood by most of the DC Comics fan base and is actually one of the greatest heroes thing again." Chase was able to calm down enough to give Jay a nod while Mya was still giggling like a ten year old. "Figures, I love that girl to death and I get that Aquaman is important, but still it's weird to hear he's someones' favorite." The three friends continued to laugh and carry on as they checked people out at the counter, helped customers find selections, even having to chase a few rowdier patrons away. The beautiful day soon turned into a thunderstorm, and with the downpour Allie finally made it to the shop, the rain sticking her long platinum blond hair to her face, and leaving a slightly annoyed look in her aquamarine eyes. Seeing her friends grinning at her from behind the counter, she knew they were all thinking up some kind of Aquaman related joke, but she decided to hold her hand up to let them know she was in no mood. Instead she walked behind the counter and flopped down across Jays' lap.
"Swim practice stunk today, and then I had to get wet all over again as I come to work. I love water but not all the time." Allie just sighed as Jay began to stroke her hair as he smiled at his girlfriend and best friend. It wasn't everyday you got both in one, and Jay always considered himself lucky for this, he was Barry Allen and she was his Iris, they just worked. Chase just rolled his eyes at the two, picking up the latest copy of Batgirl to ignore their make-out session, while Mya noticed that the last of the customers had left and flipped the sign to closed, she figured they'd earned getting off an hour early. "It looks like the storms picking up, maybe we should wait it out. I mean hanging out in the shop with my man and our best friends isn't a bad way to wait out a thunderstorm and heavy rain."
"Yeah, however Mya and I aren't so keen on watching you two cozy up while we have to sit here and…" Chase began but the words were suddenly stopped when the four heard a loud crack of thunder and the sound of an electrical discharge, like lighting striking the building, after this the young man decided to continue. "Alright so maybe we should get downstairs into the storage room; it should be safer if this wind keeps going on like this." The three others nodded in agreement but were stopped by the sound of another crash of thunder, only longer and much louder. Stopping in their tracks the four waited to see what would happen next.
"Let's not worry about it guys," Jay began, his hold on Allie tightening just a little as the nerves began to settle in again. "After all, lightning never strikes the same place twice." Just as the words left the young mans' lips they heard another electric like crack, but this time the power was gone and what looked like sparks were flying out of the electrical cables and they seemed to all be traveling to the outlet beside the DC comics wall. The four ducked behind the counter on the off chance an explosion came from it, but it never came, all they saw was a flash of bright light and then a steady glow. Poking his head up from behind the counter Jay was the first one to see it, followed closely by Chase, Allie, and Mya. What the four friends saw was a mystery to them, it looked like light was coming from behind the comics display, but one thing they all knew was that there was nothing but solid wall. "You know lightning is a scary thing guys, maybe we should try to get home after all, I mean I'm so scared I'm seeing light coming from that wall." The fast young man laughed, trying to play off the fact that he was quite frightened by what he was seeing.
Chase wasn't so ready to leave the store yet, the light was scary he would admit, but it was also very interesting. Willing himself up from his knees he took Mya by the hand and hooked Jay underneath the arm, he was going to make sure that the four of them got a closer look at where that light was coming from and more importantly what it was. Moving slowly the other followed the acrobat as he made his way to the front of the shelves. "No way are we leaving yet. Who knows what's causing this, it could be amazing, something we never could have dreamed about." Pushing the single issues and trades off the shelves, Chase saw the light getting brighter and brighter, until he couldn't really look straight into anymore. Mya and Jay were trying to make sense of how this was all happening while Allie made her way to stand beside Chase, the swimmers face in just as much awe as her friends'.
"What do you think it is?" The swimmer asked before reaching her hand out to touch the wall behind the shelf, but once her hand entered the light she felt pulled in. Reacting fast the others grabbed onto Allie to pull her back in, but instead were pulled into light right along with her. To say that the four were uncomfortable would be an understatement, they felt like they were being stretched paper thin, yet they still held on to each other. For the longest time the struggled to keep their grip, but eventually it was too much and the friends felt themselves falling four different direction, away from each other, into the light…
Chase:
Chase could feel himself falling through the light and the acrobat couldn't help but be terrified, one thing he hadn't expected from that storm was this. It felt like an eternity of falling into nothing but blinding light for the young man, and to make matters worse his friends weren't even with him anymore. For the first time in a long time he was scared to death, he was scared because he could die, scared that he could die alone. However the eternity of falling was soon over for the acrobat as he now saw he was falling over the top of a skyscraper, about ten feet above the roof. With a dull thud he landed on the concrete. Feeling disoriented he saw five sets of feet moving towards him, and a voice say something about him.
"Tim, get him down to the penthouse and let Alfred take a look at him." Looking up at the voice, Chase saw five blurry figures, one with two points sticking up from their head. 'Man, if this wasn't a dream I'd be pretty excited. I'm being saved by Dick Grayson, too bad it's a dream.' Then without anytime for more thought, Chase blacked out.
Mya:
The only thing that Mya could feel beneath her at the moment was a rough, coarse, soft substance and warm water licking at her feet. She remembered falling through the light coming from the wall in the comic shop, with her friends but they were gone now. Looking around her the young woman knew she was dreaming now, she looked like she'd just landed in paradise. Even though she was disoriented Mya could clearly see a beach and an ocean, and she thought that this had to be a dream. Feeling faint she laid back onto the warm sand, waiting for the dream to be over and to wake up in her bed or wherever she'd fallen asleep.
"Sisters, come quick there's someone on the shore and she seems injured." A voice called through the silence, rousing Mya from her daze. Looking to the source of the sound she saw three women approaching, two with pitch black hair and one with bright blonde, but all three had stunning blue eyes. 'Huh I'm being rescued by the Wonder Women, not a bad dream.' Then Mya gave into her fatigue and her world also became black.
Jay:
Feeling the discomfort of falling through the endless light leave him, Jay was glad to be anywhere else; until he saw he was falling through the air straight towards the pavement of a large city. The runner really didn't know what to do, and he could feel tears coming to his eyes, he didn't get to say goodbye to his family or friends, and Allie was somewhere else in, the same thing happening to her and he wasn't there to help her. Seeing the pavement getting closer and closer, Jay closed his eyes, preparing for the coming impact. However it never came. Opening his eyes, Jay came face to face with a man clad in scarlet and gold travelling at inhuman speed. "Flash, no way it's not possible. It's just a really cool dream.' With that last thought the runner fainted, leaving a smirking speedster smiling down at the boy.
Allie:
Exiting the tunnel of light Allie saw that she was deposited not on land, but in water, or more like underwater. Trying to swim to the surface was difficult, even for the top class swimmer. The water was rough, throwing her to and fro, but she didn't stop swimming. Continuing to push farther to the surface, Allie couldn't help but feel like it was hopeless; she could die, and even worse, do it alone. Feeling her arms tire, Allie simply stopped struggling and just let herself be tossed by the water. Feeling like she was running out of air she opened her mouth, to simply have it end faster, but instead it felt natural, like she could breath. Even though she felt air return to her lungs she was still tired, faint even. As she was about to fall asleep she saw a figure swimming towards her, grabbing her hand and taking her deeper in the ocean. Before she blacked out completely, Allie saw a flash of orange and green and one thought went through her mind. 'Aquaman…'
AN: Please leave some reviews and tell me what you thought, maybe see if its worth continuing. Thank you for reading.