It's wet. Very wet. Rose opened her squinted eyes to the sky. It was wet, yes. Raining, but that didn't stop the sun. No, he just kept on making her back sweat and her eyes squint. The Doctor, as usual, was feigning optimism for Rose's sake, and though she knew that none of the jollity he gave off was real, it was sweet to know he'd try, and it actually made it easier. If he could try to have a good time, then so could she. They climbed over the hill embedded with stones and pebbles and then stood before a rain-drenched sign.

"Welcome to Metropolis!" The sign welcomed kindly. Rose's face brightened as The Doctor slumped.

"I've heard of Metropolis!" Rose said gleefully. "I don't recall where, but at least we aren't in some fake dimension, right? Like last time?" Rose sighed with a nostalgic smile. "Those alternate-dimension folks were nice, though." She paused. "What year do you think it is?" The Doctor hadn't responded at all, Rose realized. "Something wrong?" He turned to her.

"I'm sorry." He said simply. "But we're not out of the woods yet." Surprised to hear him say that, Rose gulped, then inquired,

"What'cha mean? I've heard of Metropolis; I know I have." The Doctor's face darkened.

"Lots of people have." Rose was still confused.

"What- you mean it's a widely known fact that it's dangerous, or somethin'?" He shook his head.

"Can you just be blunt?" Rose complained.

"He's faster then a speeding bullet..." He began in an announcers voice, bouncing back into his optimistic-for-you phase. "He can leap tall buildings in a single bound, and he protects the belief of Truth, Justice and the American Way!" Rose raised an eyebrow. "It's superman." He snapped.

"What?" He sighed.

"Superman. He lives here."

"Who?" Rose couldn't grasp the situation. She paused and went pale. "Superman!" She shouted and the Doctor nodded, pleased, but confused by the sudden change in complexion. "Look!" She commanded. The Man of Steel landed beside the Doctor.

"I was told..." The Kryptonian man began. "There was a ship landing here. But you don't look like an alien."

"Neither do you," The Doctor replied indignantly. An accepting shrug was the response to this. Rose stared.

"You- You're Superman..." She said, trailing off. The man before her nodded, looking awkward. She gazed around and had a coughing spasm from the shock, as the Doctor turned to the caped man beside him.

"Might as well start with the formalities." Superman glanced at Rose.

"Will she be all right?" The Doctor shrugged.

"Yea. Now, I know who you are..."

"So, who are you?" Superman finished with a nod.

"Fine over here!" Rose called sarcastically. The Doctor paled.

"Oh- Rose!" He said, as if finally comprehending. "Sorry-" He whispered to her. "But... I'm a little confused. I've crossed dimensions before, but..."

"Never into comic books..." She finished with another cough. "You go talk to captain underpants over there. I'm fine." He gave her a skeptical look. "Really." He sighed.

"Fine." He returned to Kal-El. "I'm the Doctor, and that is Rose Tyler."

"A pleasure to meet you?" Superman replied. He didn't question the simple title 'The Doctor'.

"Now..." The Doctor paused. "Um... do you know Batman?" He decided to figure out where he was, dimension-wise. A superman comic, a Superman show, Superfriends or, if he was lucky, the Justice League dimension. Superman nodded.

"He's on my team." The Doctor grinned.

"League or Friends?" He asked. Superman raised an eyebrow.

"I like to think of myself as a friend to him, as well as another League member." The Doctor slammed his fists into the air.

"Yes!" He turned to Rose. "The Batman here is really smart. He can help us."

"The batman here?" Superman asked suspiciously. The Doctor shrugged.

"Well, Some batmen are rather-" He paused. "Reliant on Batcheatscodes." Superman shrugged off the strange statement.

"So- Are you an alien or not?" The Doctor laughed.

"You know already." Superman sighed.

"I need to take you to the tower, then." He grinned.

"Great."

"What's going on over here?" Flash asked, nearing Green Lantern.

"Time Lord." The Green Lantern replied, awed. "They died out. Long ago." Flash shrugged.

"So where'd he come from then?"

"That's the question, hotshot." Flash shrugged.

"Heading down to the pizza place... wanna slice?" John Stewart shook his head.

"How can I eat?"

"Fine- What's so damn impressive about a Time Lord?" The Green Lantern laughed.

"Can't you tell from the name?" Flash stiffened.

"A Justice Lord member?" Green Lantern laughed.

"No. He can go to any planet, or any time, whenever he wants." Flash's grin began to spread. Then it faltered and a look John had never seen crossed his eyes.

"What's wrong?" He asked. Flash smiled at him and shrugged.

"Nothing."

The meeting was held three hours after they'd arrived. Batman reluctantly agreed to come in for this. Now, the seven members of the league sat in front of the dark haired man, and the very pretty MISS Rose Tyler. Flash sent her a smile and she blushed. The man with dark hair continued the story Wally hadn't been listening to, and Green Lantern jabbed him in the ribs with his elbow.

"Ow!" Flash whispered in exagerration.

"Pay attention." He scolded. Flash conceded and turned his attention from the hottie to the dull guy in the suit. "-then the TARDIS fell-" Flash burst out laughed.

"TARDIS?" He proclaimed, his face turning red. The girl glared at him.

"Anything funny?" She asked. His face went to a serious frown and he shook his head quickly.

"Only an idiot would find that funny..."

"About right." He heard Hawk Girl mutter. He heard his teammates, and the girl, chuckle lightly as his cheeks burned. The man, though, did not. He simply sat waiting, patiently, for the others to stop mocking their teammate. And of course, the ever solemn Batman sat quietly as well, glaring at the table.

"Not funny." Wally muttered.