Author Notes: Hopefully chapter two is now fixed. It took me a little while to get around to reposting the chapter. I apologize for the problems with that the document manager caused. This will hopefully not be the last chapter for a while, however, college is starting up again so I will not swear when another chapter will come. But hopefully another chapter will be posted some time in late September.
They have been detained in a quarantine area. There are viruses that they have that we have no exposure to and we have ones they've never had. Once they have passed through quarantine where should we place them, sir? The woman on the phone ignored the security team around her and the group of people from the past that had appeared in the old unused building. Her red hair was held up in a bun. She was wearing a dark gray suit that was designed to intimidate those that worked under her.
Yes sir. The team examining the Viewer that was found with them believes that they can repair it and return these people home, it is just a matter of time. The security team has had some trouble in convincing two of the gentlemen to give up their weapons, however, the woman hesitated at the word gentlemen as if she was not convinced that was what they truly where. Suddenly a small smile quirked her lips and the phone was hung up.
Our boss has been informed of your appearance since the security went off in the building. He would like to remind you both that if you are deemed dangerous he could have you held indefinitely. He has made arrangements for you to stay in his home after quarantine. If you have any problems please speak to one of the doctors. Have a nice week, and the woman was walking away. She was the most human looking that the group had encountered but she didn't breath.
How does your boss know we'll be cooperative?
The woman stopped and turned her head a little to glance over her shoulder at them. The smile was still on her face and didn't look to be going anywhere, Commissioner Gordon, I can assure you my employer knows more about each person in your group than any of you will be comfortable with when you meet. I expect you and Mr. Grayson will stop fighting about your weaponry, no one will cause you harm in this building.
How'd she know your names?
Three days later
The only way she could know our names is...I have no idea, Tim was defeated, he and Bruce had been bouncing ideas with Barbara and Dick at night trying to figure out how that woman had known them. They where no closer and cabin fever was settling in. Tim quickly glanced at the others in the apartment they had been placed in. Static Shock was playing cards with his friend, Gear aka Ritchie Foley, and Commissioner Gordon. The main Justice League members where talking, they had agreed that trying to break out into a new time period would be dangerous, and seemed to be more worried about not making a bad impression then with how that woman had know who they where. If they where as far into the future as they suspected they should be unknowns. Dr. Munch was hiding in one of the bedrooms, mourning the loose of his Viewer.
Dick sighed and glanced at the others in the room. So we're lost on that point. But what about those guards? Even if it was some type of evolution wouldn't it take more than a thousand and forty plus years for those type of changes to be evident? These questions where directed at the rest of the room as much as at the other three.
Wonder Woman looked up, her expression was thoughtful as she spoke to Static, would you know? You have been in the future before, was there something similar happening then?
Static looked annoyed with the question, he knew that the information about the future was supposed to be kept to himself. If he answered he could be creating a very large problem. Static glanced covertly at Bruce, asking if he should answer the question. Gear knew what was going on in his friends mind and made a recommendation about how to answer, while telling off Wonder Woman for her question, Since Static viewed future events, he shouldn't tell us about what he saw. But, if you decide it is in the best interests of getting us home, you could be general, really general about anything you could tell us.
Bruce gave a small inclination of his head as permission for Static to answer. A sign escaped the young man, It was illegal.
Gordon frowned; he understood the type of pressure the kid in front of him was under, but that simple sentence was a little too vague. What was illegal?
It was illegal to manipulate your genetics to give yourself animal parts! Static glared at the floor, he was scared. The future had looked bleak before hand, a wasteland to help make better. But now the future was just confusing. If only they knew what had happened. It could have been a war, another bang but they wouldn't know until they could read some history text or something.
A history text. Reading material. They had been trapped in these apartments for three days and no one had thought to ask for something to read. I don't believe it!
Gear looked around a little confused as Virgil jumped up from his seat to the intercom they had been provided with, Um, Static, what are you doing?
Quiet a minute man. Hey you guys out there, any chance of something to read in here? We'll even take a boring as dirt history text book! Static turned back to look at everyone grinning, I can't believe I'm the first one to think of this.
Four days later
Most of the books that had been provided where non-fiction. They didn't make to much sense with out the cultural references, but some had provided a very general history of Gotham. Unfortunately, with out a true historical text the history could be made up. What was obvious that Gothams' break from the US was due to whatever had caused the mutations they had witnessed. The city was completely covered with a dome that stopped anyone from entering or leaving the city. The questions that had come from their semi-research where almost more then when they knew nothing.
Today, though, was the day they got out. The head of Wayne Enterprise in this time was coming to personally bring them to their new lodgings. If all went well they could force the man into telling them what had happened to Gotham, and get any of their other questions out of the way at the same time. Flash stop racing around the room!
The guy is late! We've been locked up for a week, and the guy is late. I don't do well in tight spaces for long periods of time! Flash had been racing around for the last half hour and he had finally gotten on the nerves of Superman.
He is not even ten minutes late, Flash. Have you ever thought that he may be stuck in traffic or that he may be speaking with the doctors that where working to insure our health, Gordon had the no nonsense tone that worked well in stopping Flash. Batman had a similar tone and, well, Flash was a little scared of Batman. So Gordon sounding like him forced Flash to stop what he was doing.
Well, he could at least be on time, Flash began to pout about being forced to sit still.
Maybe the guy is coming right now, Gear rolled his eyes but looked a little hopeful about leaving the apartment. Gear sighed and began to flick through one of the books they had been given.
Barbara was the first to look up when the door was opened. A young looking man stood in the doorway. He looked like he could have been related to Bruce or Tim or Dick. He had short-ish black hair and blue eyes. The cheek bones where high and angular giving the man an almost feminine appearance. Thin lips where pressed together in annoyance as he looked into the room. At his side was a large black dog that looked to be some Great Dane mix. A slight thump made Barbara look behind her in surprise. Static was sitting on the coffee table and was staring in shock at the man, like he had met him before.
the man inclined his head in acknowledgment. This caused most in the room to do a double take as Static returned the nod automatically.
You know each other? Gordon is careful to keep the tone matter-of-fact. He watched a look pass over the face of the man in the doorway, like he was remembering the very far past. The look passed and he smiled politely.
Unless you all would like to stay here longer, I would recommend that we leave. Any questions that you have will have to wait until later this afternoon or evening I have to get back to work.
Everyone stood and followed the man out to the transport; the vehicle did look like it could have been car like. Without tires and with an arrow-dynamic shape that was similar to a plane it didn't look like the cars they where accustomed to. Leaning against another car was the woman they had meet earlier in the week. She offered them a slight smile when she saw them and looked to the man they had followed for instructions. We need to get them settled. Dr. Munch will be allowed to work with our scientists to repair his Viewer. Once everyone is settled I have to return to work. He turned to look over at those behind him. I know that a few of you have the ability to fly in some form or another, I will ask that you take the provided transport. The Dome can be dangerous to fliers if you don't know what your doing or where the Dome is located in the air.
The man headed for the first vehicle with no further instructions, the woman was getting into the other car but paused when Dick spoke up, Who are you?
The man glanced over at him. He seemed to be examining Dick for some thing before he answered the question. I'm Terry McGinnis. With that he got in the car with the dog in the front seat next to him.
Bruce frowned and then he moved to get into the car with Terry. He was followed Tim, Dick, Barbara, and Commissioner Gordon. After a moment to discuss seating in the second car they where joined by Static. The cars where large enough to sit four in the back comfortably but someone was going to have to sit in the front with a very large vicious looking dog. Bruce decided he would take the risk of getting on the dogs bad side and sat up front with Terry. This way he could ask questions, and hopefully find out how Gotham had gotten into its currant state.
I only just reintroduced Terry because I want to bring in a few OCs. The OCs will provide a lot of shock factor for the past people, I hope.
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