Beginning Author's Note: The long awaited chapter three… the Justice League are kiddies… along with a few other people… enjoy. So sorry it took me forever to get this chapter out.
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Causeimbrokenandimlonesome: I'm not sure why it said I had two chapters but you weren't able to view Chapter 2. It could have been just your computer or maybe not. Tell me after I post 3 if it does it again. Anyone else can feel free to tell me too…
Sporksareweird: Here's more for ya. Sorry I missed you in the thank-you section in the last chapter. I posted it right after your comment. Terribly sorry.
Anonymous But Eager: Thanks for the information on Giganta. I honestly can't remember that Justice League episode at all (I know its horrible) but as for the information… I thank you very much. She will be somewhere in the story. As for the fight with Grodd and Superman. I really didn't know how to stage it the way I wanted to. I'm not a big Superman fan and hardly know any of his attacks for one and this is my first time using Grodd as a villain (lol if you couldn't tell) so I know it probably sucked bad. I hope to make up for that however later in the story. Perhaps once the Leaguers are restored to their normal ages I can have a show down between Grodd and Superman for you. Thanks for the help and the review. I haven't decided if I'll have Giganta appear later in the story or soon.
OooSupergirlooo: Thank you for your reviews. I'm glad you think it's nicely done.
JuStIcE LeAgUe RoCkS: Thanks for the continual reviews.
UNKNOWN: Glad you're enjoying it.
Draco-luver They're kids now. Yey!
The Uncanny R-Man Thanks. I'm glad you like it so far. You gotta love it when those Bat villains all team up. You know it's trouble. Lol. Also glad you like Hawkgirl and Catwoman's meeting. I don't think Catwoman would eat her… but… you never know. And glad you like the Wonder Woman/Catwoman tension. I mean two ladies, one bat, tension is bound. And I'm not really sure how close Grodd and Giganta are. I normally write Gotham based JL stories… so I'm trying my best with the Grodd/Giganta thing.
Ebony L.: Now it's updated. Only took me a few months. Lol.
Cold Paws Ahhh ha! You did notice the comment GL made to Robin earlier in the story. As a hint I will tell you Robin will be making another roll in this story and shall enjoy the fact that he is older and to his joy, taller than Bruce for once. But, that adventure is for chapter 4 however. As for the other projects… oy. I have too many. So I update this one now.
Night-Owl123 Never fear! The update is here! Lol. I could never stop this story. I like it too much.
Chapter 3: Just-Us Kids
Wonder Woman grabbed her head… she had a throbbing pain going through it, almost as if she had been hit in the head by a truck. She opened her eyes, and let a groggily moan… a moan that sounded much sweeter and lighter than her normal sigh.
Her hand was still clasped into Batman's… but something felt out of place… Batman… his hand… it felt so… so small…
She shot her head up and looked around. All of Batman was small… he looked like a little kid!
"Oh no…" The Amazon whispered.
She grabbed her tiara off her head and looked back at her golden reflection. She wanted to scream… the Time-X-Regulator had turned her into an eight-year-old. The explosion… the Bat-a-rang must have triggered something. Now she was young! But… no… not just her… the whole League was transformed into eight-year-olds as she looked around seeing her young companions.
And to the Princess' shock… the villains were children too!
She stood up and looked around. Everyone seemed to be knocked out from the explosion that had occurred. Bending down, Diana remembered that the bazooka Harley had had hit Batman.
Knowing no one was awake, she was going to use Batman's real name. Diana kneeled down on one knee and gently shook Batman's shoulder.
"Bruce…" she whispered in a gentle little girl voice.
The came no answer… Batman lay on the ground out cold.
Wonder Woman bit her bottom lip, "Please Bruce…" she begged… "Wake up…"
She nudged hum again but still received the same answer… none. Putting on a pouty face, the young Amazon looked around to see if she couldn't wake another League member up.
But… to Diana's displeasure someone was already awake.
"Ouch…" said Catwoman, sitting up and rubbing the back of her head, "What happened?"
Wonder Woman… well who would probably be better known as Wonder Girl right now glared back at her feline companion.
"Look what you did!" Diana shouted.
Catgirl… since she was no longer a woman, looked shocked, "What did I do! What's going on! Why do you look like a kid?" she glanced around, "We all look like kids!"
"The Time-X-Thingy… when it exploded it must have turned us little… I think that Bat-a-rang messed the wires up or something… I'm not a scientist!" said Wonder Girl, not sure how this was all working and resumed her yelling, "And look what you did!"
Catgirl hissed, "I didn't cause the explosion!"
"Not that!" Diana whined, "Look what you did to Batman!"
"I didn't do anything!"
"If you hadn't have needed saving, he'd be awake right now… you're the one who put him at Harley's aim…" Diana pouted, "This is all your fault!"
"My fault! You were supposed to have taken care of Harley!" Catgirl stood up and pushed Wonder Girl backwards.
"How dare you!"
"Shut up stars for underwear!"
"At least it looks better than a skin tight thing…" retorted Diana, "You might as well wear nothing."
"At least I have clothes on you little—"
"ARG!" both children screamed.
As both girls turned their backs on each other, the others started to stir. Superman rubbed his head, "Ouch…" he looked around to see what had happened, "Oh no…" he said looking at his childish body, "Not again!"
"Not again what?" asked Flash, "Woa… I sound weird."
"Everyone sounds weird," Superboy told Flash, "We're little kids."
"Don't insult me!" the mini Scarlet Speedster protested.
"I wasn't… look at yourself… look around…"
Flash did a quick scan of the area then stopped to look at himself. He held out his hands and in shocked shouted, "Woa!" Flash looked back up a Superboy, "But I don't wanna be a little kid!"
"Well neither do I," Superboy told Flash. Standing up, Superboy saw that it wasn't only the heroes that were stirring. The villains were also waking up.
"That wasn't funny Bats… watch where you throw your toys Guano-Man," said a squeaky Joker who seemed to be taking in the situation, "Woa! Ha… I sound like I'm on helium," he said listening to his voice. He started to laugh just to hear his high-pitched cackle. The other villains were just as confused as the Joker and all looked at each other.
Two-Face stood up and ran over to Joker picking him up and slamming him against the wall viciously shouting.
"You stupid clown!" he said in the most threatening voice an eight-year-old could make, "You're stupid plan backfired and now look! I'm a little kid!"
"Not my fault! And not my plan Half and Half! Blame Banana Breath!" Joker said pointing to Grodd… or at least he thought he was pointing at Grodd. There was no one there. Two-Face dropped the Joker.
"Where'd he go?" Two-Face demanded.
Joker laughed, even as a child his laughter was insane, "What am I? His mother? Wasn't my turn to watch him… probably off with that big girlfriend of his… I bet they're K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" he laughed, "They had they're own little secret spot and everything…" he explained to Two-Face.
Superboy turned his head. Of course he had been listening to the conversation, that's what heroes do, "GIGANTA!" Superboy asked.
Joker shrugged, "I guess… ha… I was only in this for the money..."
"What do you know?" Superboy said glaring. Joker obviously wasn't informed that Giganta wasn't his 'girlfriend'. But he wasn't here to press on personal matter. Superboy looked at the Joker angrily as the rest of the Justice League began to stir and stand up still confused about their transformation.
"Don't know a thing. Nadda! Nothing…" Joker lied.
"You're lying!" Diana said in a tattling voice.
"Oh dear me… how horrible of me for lying… why don't you go call my Mommy…" he laughed.
Wonder Girl crossed her arms and glared back at the insane child with displeasure.
"Shut up!" shouted Hawkgirl, mace in her hand, "What do you know about Giganta? Did she help him escape? I don't see him here!"
Joker gave a looked of consideration, thinking that he might actually tell then laughed as Harley bounced next to him.
"You've gotta guess first," Joker teased as Harley laughed besides him.
"I'm not playing your stupid games!" Hawkgirl screamed back.
Joker shook his head, "Then I'm not telling… nope, nope, nope."
Wonder Girl gritted her teeth. How would Batman handle this situation? She was sure he'd have some witty come back… or even better he'd stare the Joker down… no! He'd roughhouse him… Diana smiled slightly… she couldn't help but get butterflies in her stomach as she thought of her Dark Knight.
"Ya gotta guess!" Harley chimed in, the bouncing bells on her hat huge and jingling, "Come on Red," Harley said grabbing a young Poison Ivy who looked upset, "Tell 'em they gotta guess!"
"Hey!" Flash said spotting a blushing Poison Ivy as she looked at the small Scarlet Speedster who was grinning, "It's Poison Oak!"
"Don't call me that!" cried Poison Ivy.
"Poison Oak! Poison Oak! Poison OAK!" Flash teased.
"Stop it!" Poison Ivy said burying her face in her hands.
"Poison Oak!"
"I said… STOP!" Poison Ivy threw her hands up in the air and roots came springing out of the ground and began to slam their way towards the Justice League.
"Way to go dorker," Hawkgirl said to a dumb-founded Flash.
"Scatter!" Superboy ordered. He began to fly when a giant root came slamming across his past. He stopped right in the middle of his flight as the root hit him into the ground.
Joker jumped up and down, "Ha!"
"Ow…" Superboy groaned as he rubbed the back of his head. He shook his head to wear off the shock when he heard Wonder Girl cry out.
"Look out!" she shouted. She flew over as fast she could and grabbed him as a root slammed down, smashing the floor.
"Thanks…" Superboy said thanking the young Amazon Princess.
"Where to?" she asked, landing down in a spot the roots had not yet destroyed.
Superboy scanned the area. The gang of villains started to move towards them and he watched Hawkgirl fly over near him and Diana carrying Batman with Green Lantern sloppily flying, Flash telling him to go left or right and Catgirl running over.
The Boy of Steel noticed the tense look Wonder Girl gave Catgirl as she ran next to them.
"What are you doing here?" Diana asked coldly.
Catgirl hissed, "Coming with you guys."
"Why?" The Princess spat out.
"'Cause I'm not a villain and—" Diana thought she flashed a smile in Batman's direction as she stopped herself, "Well I'm not a good guy but now is a good time to start."
Wonder Girl looked like she was about to retort but Superboy cut her off, "Okay. Besides, we could use your help. Since Batman is out we could use you to help us get through Gotham."
Flash and Green Lantern came up. Flash was almost laughing, "Did you see GL trip?" he giggled.
"Hey! I need glasses!" Green Lantern told him angrily.
"Shut up Flash," Hawkgirl told him bitterly, "Haven't you caused enough trouble already?"
Flash looked a bit taken back, "Jeez… who died and made you God?"
"Will you shut up!" Hawkgirl barked.
Flash turned to Green Lantern who was squinting, "You know… I think your girlfriend is too bossy."
"She's not my girlfriend! And Batman's is way more bossier than mine," Green Lantern said pointing to Diana.
"GET THEM!" Poison Ivy shouted as her roots came flying towards the young Justice League. The other villain came charging to the scene… children or not.
The Justice League looked at the roots and charging evil children wide-eyed, "All in favor of running… say I," said Flash.
"I!" the rest of the League said as they turned to run away from Poison Ivy's thundering roots that were sure to crush them if caught in the way.
"But I need my glasses!" Green Lantern told them.
Superboy grabbed him by the hands, "Hold on tight!" he told him as he began to fly.
As fast as the young Kryptonian could fly, he held onto Green Lantern tight hearing the Lantern say, "Any time ya wanna slow down is fine with me!"
Flash took off quickly and darted towards the exit with great speed. Hawkgirl flew as fast as her small wings would allow her to carry her weight and Batman's. She was starting to struggle. Her wings were very small… Wonder Girl took notice.
"I'll carry him…" Wonder Girl said grabbing Batman by the waist and putting him over her shoulder. Again, her butterfly feeling returned as she got a hold of the Dark Knight.
Hawkgirl sighed in relief, "Thanks…"
Wonder Girl smiled and looked straight a head as she tightened her grip on Batman.
-The Other Side of Town-
After a good work out of running (flying for some) and dodging villainous attacks, the League found an alley to hide out in. Catgirl agreed to check it out, since she knew Gotham the best.
Carefully she slinked around for a good five minutes.
"Any day now…" moaned the Fastest Boy alive.
Catgirl looked around, "All clear."
They all entered the alleyway looking around just to double check.. Catgirl was grinning and opened a abandoned building basement cellar door, "I found this… figured we could use it." She held it open for the League. Well most of the League. The door 'mysteriously' hit Wonder Girl on the back of the head as she went down.
After the League got all settled in Green Lantern began to make his glasses. Again, they became a rather dorky looking set which made Flash laugh.
"I didn't make those!" Green Lantern told his laughing friends. He quickly focused making a uniquely childish, cool set of glasses.
Flash grinned, "I sure hope not…" he snorted when he laughed.
"Ew!" Wonder Girl said giving Flash a look of disgust as she heard him snort, "That's so gross! Don't do that… it's really gross…"
"Oh come on Princess," Flash said snorting really loud up his nose.
Diana looked horrified when she heard a sniffling sound, meaning his nose was stuffy and occupied with something. Which meant he was, "EW! Don't do THAT! You're snorting up your SNOT!"
"I know…" Flash smiled proudly, "Isn't cool?"
"No…"
"Alright League," Superboy said getting the attention of the little League, "We need a plan!"
Green Lantern raised his hand, "Oh! I say we storm on up with a bunch of commandos and blast their heads—"
"That's stupid!" said Hawkgirl.
"You didn't even let me finish!" wined Green Lantern.
"Who cares…" Hawkgirl raised her mace, which hadn't shrunken in size like herself. She started to trip when she raised it up, "I say we give them some shock therapy."
"No way man," Green Lantern argued. He turned to Superboy excitedly, "Oh! I could make a lawn-mower and chew 'em all up!"
"NO WAY!" shouted Hawkgirl, "That's even dumber than my idea…" she said using her mace as a lean-to.
"Alright guys just—" Superboy started to say.
Flash began to chirp in his ideas, "I could spin like… really, really, really fast and make a giant tornado and blow them all to kingdom come!"
"Along with everything else stupid," growled Hawkgirl.
"You know," started Flash, "I'm getting tired of you calling me names! Stop!"
Hawkgirl flew up right in Flash's face with both her fists raised, "Make me stop and I will!" she swung one fist in air.
Flash looked horrified, "Ummm… pass…"
"GUYS!" shouted Superboy, "Lets all be quiet and work on a plan together."
"I guess…" grumbled Flash.
Green Lantern grinned, "Well I say we work together to make my lawn mower idea work!"
"NO!" shouted Hawkgirl, Superboy and Flash.
-In the Corner of the Abandoned Building-
Wonder Girl sat holding her knees watching Batman intently. She was waiting for him to wake up. She wanted to talk to him. No… she didn't just want to… she needed to. She wanted to hear his voice, even if it did sound like a eight year old squeak… it would make her happy and give her that butterfly effect in her stomach she got whenever around him.
"Uhhh…"
Diana's ears perked up to the sound. It was Bruce all right. He was rubbing his head and let out a soft moan.
"Bruce!" Diana said excitedly bending down next to her partner, "You're okay!"
"Diana?" he said groggily trying to get up, "What happened? What's going—" he started to fall back to the ground and Diana caught him.
"It's okay," she told him, "I've got you."
Batman nodded and then squinted hard, "Oh no… this didn't just happened."
"What?"
"Tell me this didn't just happen!"
"What?"
"If you haven't noticed… you're a kid," he said stating the obvious now.
Wonder Girl helped him up, "I know, and so are you. Your Bat-a-rang… it must have did something weird to the Time-X-Regulator."
Batman leaned on Wonder Girl's arm for support. He needed it too. His mind began to race. They were children now. He was thinking hard now. If Grodd's time machine was using vortex technology to travel, Bruce was figuring the Bat-a-rang he threw had created and interference in the wave and changed it to an ageing process, or in the League's case, a de-ageing process thanks to the time wave pattern becoming interfered.
Great… Bruce thought, Just great…
He shivered at the thought. The last time this had happened, the child transformation had brought back all the feelings and emotions a child goes through. He could already see it in Diana. It wouldn't be too long before it got himself.
Great… I hate this…
The good thing was he'd retain all his memories and intelligence… for the most part. He was just going to have a childish outlook on everything now…
This stinks…
"Bruce?"
Batman pushed Diana off him, "Ewww…"
"What? I don't have cooties!"
"I don't know that…" Batman said taking a step back from an angry Diana.
Yea… those kid feelings are kicking in… he told himself. The last bit of adult in him.
"I don't!" shouted Wonder Girl, "Honest!" she grinned a sly grin and put her hand in front of Bruce, "You can even check…"
"Whatever…"
"Hey Batboy!" said Flash zooming over, the rest of the League following him at a normal walking pace, "You're awake."
"Despite the fact that I've been turned into a kid… you are NOT to call me 'Batboy'," growled Batman.
"Oookay…" said a scared Flash, "I promise not to…" a sly grin painted on his face, "Batboy…"
"Shut up…" mumbled Batman.
Superboy rolled his eyes, "Guys, no fighting."
"So where exactly are we?" Batman questioned.
"Some… where… in… Gotham?" Superboy said answering not sure himself.
Batman rolled his eyes, "That was helpful…"
"Were at Grant Street," said Catgirl walking up to Batman who grinned, "The warehouse that we once played in… you, me… a moonlit stroll on the roof my love…"
"Whatever…" Batman said ignoring the fact as what Catgirl was hinting at. He clearly wasn't happy with this. With any of this. He could already see the childish emotions effecting everyone around him and even himself. This was doing no one any good. He turned to Clark, "We need a plan."
"I've been trying to do that!" Superboy moaned, "But Green Lantern, Hawkgirl and Flash can't get along…"
Hawkgirl protested angrily, "Hey… if Zippo over there would just slow—"
"Slow isn't in my vocabulary!" Flash bellowed, "If Bird-for-Brains would just—"
"Don't even insult me like that or I'll beat you up so good you'll—"
"So scared…." Flash turned around and stuck his butt out in front of Hawkgirl. She stepped back, wide eyed at Wally's actions, "Go on Hawky! Hit me!"
"I'd rather not…" Hawkgirl said crossing her arms, "Loser…" escaped her lips as a whisper.
"Hey! I heard—"
"SHUT UP!" Batman screamed as loud as his eight-year-old lungs could manage. Glaring he looked at the League, "Your stupid arguing isn't going to help anyone! So if you two would just shut up and help us think of a plan… it'd be really helpful!"
Flash spoke up, "What if we don't stay quiet?" he asked in a sly childish way. And considering he was a child, it played over smoother than normal.
But to Batman, it was rockier than ever. He balled up his fists and looked Flash right in the eye and was going to use the same threat he used when he was younger when someone made fun of his best friend Tommy, "If you don't shut up right now I'll rip your tongue out and tie it around your neck and then I'll kick you so hard that it'll send you flying right into the wall and—"
"Okay! I think he got it!" Superboy said grabbing Batman by the shoulder and pulling him away from the wide-eyed, terrified Flash who was shaking with fear.
"Like you said," began Superboy to Batman, "Arguing gets us no where."
Jerking his arm free from Superboy's grip, Batman mumbled, "Whatever." His classic trade mark.
"Well, we need to do something," Wonder Girl brought up, "Remember, we're not the only one's who were turned into children… Harley and them have been turned into children too. And who knows what they could be doing."
"Then let's find out…" Batman said with a sly smirk as he began to exit their hide out.
-Gotham Main Street, Halloween Eve-
The plan was simple, as Batman had told. They were going to round up the villains and turn them into Commissioner Gordon explaining the situation. But first, they decided to go get Commissioner Gordon incase they needed help. They might still be the Justice League, but they were only eight year olds.
"Trick or treat!" cried some children dressed up and running down the sidewalks with candy.
Flash's stomach growled, "Can we please go trick or treating for like, five minutes!"
"No!" Batman told him, "We'd be wasting time!"
"But—"
"I said no," Bruce growled angrily.
Flash sighed as he continued to walk along Gotham. Personally, he thought the city was down right creepy on any regular night, but on Halloween it seemed particularly creepier than ever. Haunted pumpkin faces and laughing ghouls. A cop on every corner and a thug in every alley. Not your normal safe trick or treating neighbor hood.
"I promise I'll be fast!" Flash begged with a desperate attempt, "PLEASE!"
"NO!" hissed Batman in a threatening deadly tone, "And remember we agreed on no powers? We don't need the public knowing we've been turned into children."
Diana walked along the street next to Catgirl who was looking at Bruce in an affectionate way. The wench… she though bitterly. With a sly smirk gracing her lips, Wonder Girl placed a high-heeled boot in front of the night prowler.
"OUF—!" cried Catgirl as she fell flat on her face.
Superboy looked down and offered her a hand, pulling her up in no time. A irritated looked rippled across his face towards Diana.
"What?" Diana said trying to sound innocent.
Catgirl hissed and glared through her mask, "You'll pay…"
"Oh yea?" Diana said cockily.
"Yea!" screeched Catgirl.
"Yea right!"
"YOU WILL!"
"NOT UH!"
Batman rolled his eyes and let a grunt escape him. Girls… he thought, They fight too much.
Making their way along the block, Batman stopped, "There! The police station! We can go tell Commissioner Gordon!"
The children all looked up and started to race over. Green Lantern yanked Flash back, reminding him of the no powers rule, as they jogged up the steps and opened the big door free.
Diana took in the sight. The building was of all brick and has lit up windows with Halloween festive decorations and a bowl of candy with a small note reading, "Please take one." The building had a general dark appearance, just like anything in Gotham, but it also created a shiver own anyone's spine thinking that this building held some dangerous criminals inside. As frightening as it might be however, it was no Arkham Asylum though. But that building is for another time.
Being too short to reach the doorknocker, Batman pulled the heavy door open. The mini League all ran inside and came to a stop once they reached the front desk where Batman had stopped catching his breath, "Where's Police Commissioner Go—"
But unfortunately for Batman, and the League's luck, they were looking back at a donut-eating policeman, Harvey Bullock with a raised eyebrow and a donut crumb on his chin.
Catgirl let out a hiss of frustration and Batman wanted to slap his head out of pure emotional displeasure.
"Just great…" Batman said with a sigh as the large police man started to walk around the desk. Out of all the cops to be on duty, Harvey Bullock was the one.
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