When we last left our heroes, Batman was being strangled to death by a mysterious figure in the Phantasms clothes, whilst elsewhere Saito was beginning to recover after his run in with the clown prince of crime, The Joker. Meanwhile in another world Green Lantern and Static had come into contact Louise's father, who essentially told two African American super heroes that they were slaves. And now, the thrilling continuation.

Home?

Saito dried off. That bath had done wonders for him. He was just glad that Alfred had gotten him away from the girls bickering so he could take it. He put his clothes on, and walked out. What a nice day, he noted.

Batman struggled for breath against the tentacles of blood as Phantasm stood with his arms outstretched, observing the defeat of one the world's most beloved heroes.

"I can't believe so many others have actually had difficulty with such a pitiful…"

"BOSS NO!"

Phantasm turned around and looked at his henchman. "Don't what?"

"Every time someone says somethin' like that he manages to pull something!"

Unbeknownst to them, Batman had managed to get his right hand free, and grab a Batarang.

"Preposterous! Do you honestly think there is some curse attached to such words as, 'You are no match for my power?'"

Batman threw his batarang, and severed the tentacles, leaping up, and kicking his adversary in the head.

Phantasm stumbled back, feeling grateful that he was wearing a metal mask, as opposed to a clothe one.

"Very well. I shall never utter anything like, 'you are no match for my power' again."

Suddenly, he took a punch from his right, but this time by an ungloved hand rather than the one of Batman.

Phantasm was launched threw the banks wall, and into the streets of Gotham. He glanced up, and found a man in red and blue, with an S symbol on his chest.

"Ah! So this is Superman!" he said, lunging at him with his axe. He slashed at him with and… it broke off.

"…" the two stared at each other no less than eight seconds. "… I'm new at this," He stated in a self disappointed voice.

"Even the Joker was at some point," Superman said.

Another punch to the head and he was on the ground. One could practically see the stars circling around his head.


"You know I didn't ask for your help," Batman told his savior.

"You didn't, but Wayne did," Superman shot back grinning.

"Okay, that's the last of them," Robin said, having finished tying up the last of Phantasms henchmen.

"Wait… where's Phantasm?" Batman asked.

"I thought Superman had him."

"I thought you had him," Superman told Batman.

Suddenly the ropes around the henchmen were snapped by an invisible force, and one by one, they disappeared.

"My god!" Superman shouted.


"Bruce are you sure you don't need my help?" Superman asked.

"I think this will be best," Batman answered over the radio. "As he said, he's new at this. He's bound to leave a trail behind. Besides, you'll only be gone a few hours."

"Okay, but if you have any trouble, call me or anyone else, and we'll be there."

Superman had this conversation as he walked up to Wayne mansion and knocked on the door.

"Hello Alfred," he said to the old butler.

"Good day Mr. Kent."

Saito had finished explaining what a comic book was to the three girls, and how he only really knew about Batman and the Joker when Superman had walked in. After introductions were exchanged, the man of steel explained what he was doing there.

"So Batman tells me that your," he said indicating Saito, "actually from some variant of this world. So he suggested that I take you to your hometown. It's a five minute trip for me, and he thought it might do you some good. He left me some cash to give to you."

Saito stared at him. See… home? His lips quivered, and he wiped his eyes.

"I'll be right back," he said, voice cracking.

Saito left the room headed for the bathroom. In the meantime, an idea was playing through Kirche's head. Tabitha sat completely quietly reading her book.

"What's it take be a super hero?" she suddenly asked.

Everyone (except Superman who wasn't aware of how strange a question this was coming from her) gave her a look of surprise.

"If you've got power you have to swear to only use it to protect the weak," he answered simply. "No questions asked, no money gained and no one is any less important than anyone else."

Tabitha stared at him for a moment, before returning to her book, though unbeknownst to anyone, she wasn't really seeing it at the moment.

"Yeah," said Saito, suddenly returning, "that sounds great!"

"Great, we'll just have to make a quick stop though, Batman gave me a check to give to you so you could have a little fun while you were there…"

"HANG ON!" Kirche cried suddenly. "You've got two arms haven't you?"

Louise, who had been sitting patiently, suddenly leapt up.

"What are you saying!" she demanded in a huff.

"Just that walking around his town by himself with money to spend would probably be dull," Kirche stated, grabbing Saito suddenly and pulling his cheek to her own, "So I thought, I should go with him so he has a beautiful girl to show off."

Louise gritted her teeth. "He's my familiar so if anyone should go it should be ME!"

"I said he should have a BEAUTIFUL girl, not a flat one."

"Why you…!"

"It's my home country too!" Siesta suddenly burst out.

Everyone looked at her. She looked incredibly nervous having to compete with nobles, yet determined.

"I…" she stuttered, "I w-want to see Japan! I w-want to see my great-grandfathers home country!"

Saito thought about that for a second. He thought about how if he took anyone who wasn't Louise, she'd kill him. If he took Kirche he'd probably be happy in… SOME ways… but it just didn't feel right somehow. Siesta... he knew what it was like to not be where you belong. Louise is going to kill me, he grimaced.

Five minutes later, they were miles above the ground, and flying high speeds towards Saito's home town.

(AN: Since the series never actually mentions Saito's home town, as far as I know, I'm not going to say the destination.)


Lex Luthor was a lot of things. Businessman. Genius. Criminal mastermind. But one thing he was not, was ready for a hulking figure in a metal mask, to materialize out of thin air, holding the Joker.

"Hey Lexy!" the clown declared. "Me and the missus here just had to WHOA!"

Joker was tossed aside by the hulking figure into the nearest wall.

"I hear you're the one to talk to about weapons against the Justice League," Phantasm said, in a grim voice.

Several hours later, Lex was unveiling everything he'd created for his new "friend." Phantasm was sitting cross legged on his chair, with a coffee table with the weapons laid out on it. Joker eyed them with glee.

"Your battle axe," he started, "coated with liquid Kryptonite, and then dried. Should Superman even approach you, you won't even have to strike him with it before he's weak at the knees. And this," he said, smacking a white hand away from the weapons table, and scowling at who it belonged to, "Is something very special. An energy weapon that I made after doing research on the energy generated from the Green Lantern's ring. It's designed specifically to cut through his energy, and it should do plenty of damage to ANYONE else."

Phantasm looked at the rest of the equipment.

"The equipment for my men I presume?"

"I'm sure they all know what to do with a gun. Just give it to them, and tell them they don't have to reload."

"You've done well Luthor. Once I rule, you are guaranteed a high position."

"I'm flattered," Lex said sarcastically.

"Come clown, we're returning to Gotham so Batman can find me."


Louise was walking back and forth throughout the mansion, ranting and raving about how the "dog was going to pay for this." Tabitha simply read her book, and Alfred brought her tea, before going to Louise.

"If I may be so bold," he interrupted, "how exactly are you going to punish him?"

"With this!" she steamed, pulling out a horse whip. "Fortunately I had it on me when… Alfred?"

Alfred was walking towards the door.

"Begging your pardon Miss Louise, but there is something rather urgent I really must attend to. It's just come up you see."

Louise watched him leave, and then went back to her ranting and raving.


"That's what she said Master Bruce," said Alfred to an image of his boss on the computer.

"Thank you Alfred. Oh! And tell those three that I found a friend of theirs while I was out."

"I'll put dinner on immediately s- MASTER DRAKE, PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE BAT-JET!"

"You're no fun!"


The person Batman happened to pick up was Louise's sister, Eléonore, who was telling them all an intriguing story about two nobles, one with wind magic, which she knew because he used electricity, the other with a strange magical ring, that he used to unleash a strange green light.

"Static and Lantern," Batman stated.

"Who?" Eléonore asked.

"Friends of mine."

"At any rate, the letter I received told me about your friends attack on my father, and so I packed up and was just about to head out when I arrived in this, "Gaa-thum,"" she stated. "Louise, where is that dog? I happen to still have my bags, and I need to unpack."

"Actually, I've been meaning to have a word with you about…"

At that precise moment, Saito and Siesta walked in.

"Ah perfec-," the blonde girl began reaching for her bags.

"Did you enjoy your day dog?" Louise asked sweetly, bending the whip between her hands, and a vein throbbing in her temple.

"Leave me alone," he said. He looked depressed.

"Excuse me?!" Louise cried furiously. "Your off wagging your tail for some maid, showing her your…"

"I said SHUT UP!" he yelled at her.

Louise was stunned for a brief moment, then regained her senses.

"Y-y-you DOG! HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO YOUR MISSTRESS THAT WAY!" she screamed, waving her wand. Everybody (or at least those who knew what was about to happen) took cover.

"OW!" everyone heard.

Saito had grabbed her wrist, and forcibly pulled the wand out of her hand. He then held it right in front of her face, before snapping it. He threw the pieces to the ground, and then glared at Louise.

"Get this through your head, you stuck up brat. I have my own life… No… nevermind. I HAD my own life. But you… you…"

He spun around and walked back out the door, SLAMMING it as hard as he could. Louise blinked. She turned to the others, tears welling up in her eyes.

"W-what was that about?" she sobbed.

Siesta cleared her throat.

"I think I can explain," she said sadly.

"Do it quickly, they're leaving soon."

"What do you mean?"

Bruce Wayne walked over to the door. He opened it to reveal Hawkgirl, the Flash, and J'onn.

"They're going to take you to live at the Watchtower until we can figure out what's going on. And in the meantime I'm going to try and figure out how to get Saito and Siesta back to THERE earth."

"What? Why are you…"

"Confused? Let me tell you straight up," Flash said, not his usual chipper self. He zipped behind the pink haired girl and snatched her whip away from her, dangling it in front of her face. "In this country, we really, really, REALLY hate slavery."

"Slave?"

Louise looked at the heroes surrounding them. Was that what they thought of her here? A slave driver? Was that all she really was?

She trembled, fell to the floor, and started crying.


Well, SOMETHING happened in Japan, but WHAT? What will become of Saito on his stroll through Gotham? What is the Phantasm's final goal? And most importantly, WHO or WHAT is causing these shifts in time and space? These are questions that time alone can answer.