Angel was exhausted. Spike, Illyria, Gunn and himself had finished beating all that Wolfram and Hart's Senior Partners had to throw at them. He was extremely glad that he destroyed that Dragon. Illyria had been a great help to them she had destroyed half the demons in one shot herself, after that the moral of the demons plummeted and his team walked through the rest of them with ease. The dragon was by far the worst but that did not stop them. They were now headed to the hotel that they used to use as an office.
Gunn's cell phone rang during the drive to the Hyperion Hotel, Angel's had been lost or maybe destroyed in the fight."
"Gunn, yea Buffy he is right here holds on. Angel its Buffy she seems worried."
"Thanks," he said as he took the phone. "Angel."
"Angel thank god you are alright. Something weird is happening here and we where worried that it might have happened there too." Buffy said over the phone.
"Wow, Buffy slow down. Me, Spike, Gunn, and Illyria just got out of a major fight we're not sure of anything, besides that. To top all that off Wesley is dead so tell us what is going on." Angel said as the car pulled into the hotel's underground garage and parked the car.
"Well about two hours ago everyone here became really dizzy and almost blacked out. Then on the TV they're talking about superheroes like they are real. Let me tell you Xander and Andrew are having a major battle over that right now, but the weirdest thing is that Willow and Giles said that our reality has merged with other realities." Buffy said over the phone and then added "What do you mean Wesley is dead? What have you been fighting over there?"
Angel looked at the clock and calculated a few things and then said " did you say two hours ago that cannot be a coincidence, that was about the time the demons appeared. Wesley died in our fight against the Senior Partners. We just got done killing a lot of demons and a dragon."
"DRAGON? Ok, ok is there anything we can do to help you. I am sure Willow would be able transport us all there."
"No. We are through for now. I will call you if we find anything else out."
"Alright keep in touch." Buffy said before she hung up.
After Angel handed the phone back to Gunn he explained what had been discussed so that everyone knew what was going on.
Harry's head was spinning the person before him had just told Harry about all different parallel Universe and how four of those had just merged into one.
"Now Harry let me tell you about me. My name is Ancient over the years I have gone by many names some famous, some not. In all my lives I have made it look like I grew up each time even to goes as far as to make my self a baby again usually I took the place of a still born baby and let the family raise me as their own kid. Now I believe that I am some where around the age of 17,000 years old." When Harry heard this he was torn between believing this man, a state of shock, and laughing out right at the lunacy. "I know this is hard to believe so let me show you something." Then where Ancient had been a baby appeared and this baby begin to grow-up rapidly before Harry's eyes. When Ancient was back to the middle-aged man again, he said "Now you see I just do that at a much slower rate. Recently I decided to remain hidden from the world and just watch. I have been watching you with great interest because you are one of my heirs and a chosen one. I have also been watching another of my heirs. You see Harry you are the next Merlin and he is the next King Arthur. Before you where in separate universes but now you are in the same one. I will explain more when I gather everyone of importance. Now do you questions?"
Do I have any questions? Harry thought where to start. "Who are you? And what the BLOODY HELL DO YOU MEAN YOU ARE OVER 17,000 YEARS OLD?"
At that Ancient laughed "well Harry I told you my name is Ancient but I should tell you some of my other names are Michael Adams, Nostradamus, Marco Polo, Alexander the Great, Thor, Merlin, and Godric Gryffindor."
"Wow, what do you mean Merlin, Godric Gryffindor, Thor it is impossible."
"Harry it is not impossible. I am immortal that is how I am over 17,000 years old. Let me tell you my history, I was born Gorock of the Kazar Clan in the Black Forest in 15128 B.C.E. My clan was a bunch of barbarians. Upon reaching the age of accession I took up the task of hunting a wild bear by myself. It was during this task that I found out that I was a Wizard I killed the very bear that I was hunting but with defensive magic because the bear had attacked me and knocked me out. When I awoke I was not alone the Great God Orion, King of the Norse Gods stood before me and said to me 'You are the first of many to come. You are immortal but more so you are also a wizard of Great Power,' this last part did not surprise me because when ever I got sad or angry magical things seemed to happen. I was known through the whole clan as a sorcerer and was feared by many.
"Orion continued 'maybe even the greatest wizard of all. I hereby charge you with the safety of this world and its inhabitants. You are to ensure that this world is not taken over by the forces of Evil or any other Dark Force. You also have within you Powers untapped that over time you will learn to use. I will send a trainer to help you get started. Now go back to your clan and tell them nothing of what you have learned today.'
"When I returned from my challenge I returned with the largest bear ever killed levitated behind me. The whole clan was asleep when I arrived home for the moon was high in the sky. When the clan awoke the next morning they found me standing over the large Bear.
"A few years passed, during which time I trained with the finest warriors that my clan and our allies had. I became a master of the sword, spear, staff and warhammer. I also worked with the clans wizards and witches to ensure that I knew as much magic as possible. I trained late at night on my personnel power with my trainer as well as by myself. I learned and mastered how to become invisible and intangible. I also found out that I had great strength and could run at impossible speeds, my senses where better than anyone and I healed fast. Orion's trainer showed me how to fly on my own power, change my shape and look, he also showed me how to turn into any animal from a beetle to a lion to a Phoenix.
"I soon decided that I had learned all that I could there so I left my clan in search of new ways to fight as well as learn about the world that I was charged to protect. When I left I changed my name as well as my appearance, something I would learn to do often.
"When I was exploring the land I fought and defeated many demons and dark forces. One time I was given a hammer by Orion to help defeat an evil. I used that hammer to defeat many demons. Through my many years I would become known among the Scandinavian Peninsula as a God for when I used the hammer I transformed myself into a great barbarian with great intelligence that was sent by Orion to protect the world. I fashioned my name in this persona after the name engraved on the handle of the hammer THOR.
"After I left Scandinavia I went to Africa where I learned about the Slayer and her job to kill Vampires and Demons so I started what would later be called the Watcher's Council to help train and educate new and potential slayers in their job and history. I later added to this council with other group to watch Pagan Witches and Sorcerers as well as Ghosts.
"After many centuries I left Africa and headed North to Greece there I took two main personas that of Hercules the mortal son of Zeus and that of Odysseus a great warrior. There I received items to keep safe some of which included the Mitus Hand, the Keys to Atlantis, and Pandora's Box.
"After about a century there I left and headed northwest to the British Isles. I stayed in these islands for many centuries for I learned of a great evil that had to be taken care of there. I took many personas the first and most notable was that of Merlin. Later I took the name Godric Gryffindor. Before I became Merlin though I meet the Lady of the Lake and was charged with finding a champion to take control of a great sword and unite all of England under one rule. After a century I found such a person in the form of a young peasant boy named Arthur. I groomed the young peasant into a great man and then took him to see the Lady of the Lake. The Lady gave Arthur Excalibur and told him to unite the clans, which he did and he became one of England's Greatest Kings. As Merlin I stayed and advised Arthur as well as became a member of the Knights of the Round Table. I also started the Order of Merlin for other wizards. During this time I also learned about and taught myself telepathy, telekinesis, and empathy. After Arthur died I took Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake but she told me to retain the mighty sword in my care for it would be needed again.
"Centuries later after assuming the name Godric Gryffindor I started some very well known organizations, Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Sorcerer's Council which was for Pagan Witches and Wizards, the International Confederation of Warlocks, The Order of Phoenix, and what would later become known as the Ministry of Magic.
"After many years in England I went to Rome I took the persona of Julius Caesar and later Alexander the Great. After that I went north for awhile and became Erik the Red. Then south again to become Marco Polo with which I went to the Far East and learned about many new weapons and unarmed combat all of which I mastered. After that I went to the America where I became George Washington, I led the colonies to liberation and became the first President, I also instated the Department of Magic for the U.S. After 'Dying' as Washington, I went to France and became Nostradamus then I went back to America and became Arthur McCarran who helped form the Secret Service. While waiting to be needed again Orion came to me and told me that with the dying of the old faith they changed their names to the Powers That Be. I was also contacted by the Guardians of Oa to be a Green Lantern at this time. I laid low until the 1920's at which time I became James Benjamin Mason and helped start the Central Intelligence Agency as well as it British counter part the Ministry of Intelligence.
"During the 1940's I helped fight the Nazi's as Michael Adams and after World War Two I helped start the Justice Society of America when heroes started to become more predominant. In the 1980's and 1990's I helped many groups get started and restarted including the Justice League of America, Titans, Outsiders, and Young Justice in secret. I also secretly helped started the National Security Agency, S.T.A.R. Labs and the Initiative each organization that I started had it own purpose to combat evil. I also took the name John Patrick Mason during this time.
"Now remember I told that each of the parallel Universe and how I am in each of them. You see I can make myself be more predominate in a different universe at different time that is how I am able to do all of theses things. Also Dumbledore can verify all of this for I feared this would happen some day and I wrote it all down in a book for the Order of Phoenix.
"Now, do you have any other Questions?" Ancient asked.
"How did I get here?" Harry asked.
"Well that is simple. The second your powers fully came in you where teleported here for extensive training. The thing is you where not supposed to be here for another year and Dumbledore was told to expect this at the end of your sixth year. But I think that the merger of the world broke your dam early. But we will cover that tomorrow. I have arranged a room for you here. Tomorrow we will contact some allies then begin your training. Now follow me."
Harry follow but his head was still spinning but at least he had some questions answered.
Chris woke the manor up at seven o'clock in the morning Piper ran into the nursery to see what was wrong. Luckily Chris was just fussy this morning. Piper changed Chris and then went about her daily route of getting Wyatt up changing him. She then went down to the Kitchen and stated making coffee Phoebe and Paige came down together just after the coffee was started and help Piper start Breakfast.
"Where's Leo didn't he stay the night last night?" Paige asked.
"He was called by the Elders in the middle of the night" answered Piper clearly worried about her husband. The Elders did not exactly like Leo right now. Well he did kill two of them Piper thought warily
"I hope it is not anything to serious they don't exactly like him right now" said Phoebe.
After they finished breakfast Leo orbed in "Well I have news. It seems that last night our universe merged with three other parallel universes. We will be getting more information later today. We will be transported to a location that holds a Champion of the Powers that Be. That is all the information I have right now." Leo said then quickly added "I almost forgot they also said that Wyatt will have to be with us because he will be a topic of discussion."
"What do you me a topic of discussion? He is only three years old how can a three year old be a topic of discussion?" asked Piper clearly agitated.
"I don't really know what is going to be discusses but I do know that attendance will be essential." Said Leo
"O.K. When are we supposed to be ready to go?" asked Paige trying to forestall the argument that was coming.
"They said about six o'clock tonight we will be transported to where we have to go. They also said that there are changes to the world so don't be surprised when you are out today and see things that are different. They said must people will think nothing is wrong." Leo said as a word of warning.
After the meeting at the Watchtower Batman, Nightwing, Robin and Black Canary returned to the Batcave. Batgirl, Catwoman, Oracle, Huntress, Onyx, Tarantula, Spoiler, Sasha Bordex, Leslie and Alfred where waiting on them per Batman's request to Oracle.
"Let me begin, there are three reasons that I have requested all of your presence. First let me begin with the recent happening here is Gotham City. The WAR GAMES as I am now calling it was I disaster but it was a disaster waiting to happen because I did not trust everyone in this cave. It has now been a month since those terrible nights and I have not told you all that you all did good work. Spoiler it is good to see you on your feet again. Oracle I am sorry that the Clocktower was destroyed but I understand that you have acquired a new mobile command center for the Birds of Prey. Hopefully that will also help with coordination of the teams.
"Secondly the IDENTITY CRISIS incident all of us have been effected in one way or another by this terrible tragedy, some more than others." As Batman said this he looked at Robin who had his head down. "Because of theses two incidents I believe that we have to work better together and that we cannot have secrets from your selves. As such I propose that all secret identities need to be revealed to each other. Most people here already know each others secret but they do not know mine, Robin's, Nightwing's or Oracle's as such I think I will start this." Slowly Batman removed his cowl and revealed himself to be Bruce Wayne. Nightwing and Robin both removed their masks and Oracle wheeled herself out from her temporary hiding place and command center in the Cave. To say that their was shock in the cave was an understatement but the shock died down quickly and Bruce continued where he left off after everyone removed their masks or cowls. "Now that we all know who each other are we need to help each other out and also help to ensure that events like what happened to Tim's Father does not happen again to anyone else." There was a murmur of agreement through out the cave. "As for my constant complaining about this being my city. I have seen the error of my ways, because we almost lost a great ally in the form of Stephanie, all because of my pride.
"Now let me tell you about the meeting in the Watchtower. Specter and members of the Sentinels of Magic just informed us that our universe has merged with three other universes. Also The Specter said that there is a new evil in the world. What he means by this I have no idea. I an not completely convinces he had nothing to do with it. Right before we left though the Phantom Stranger came to us and told us to be ready at 9 o'clock tonight to be transported somewhere to have more explained to us. He also said people will gain new powers. So I must ask you to go through the training course here in the cave. Stephanie how are you feeling are you up for training right now?" Bruce asked with conviction.
"I am alright Batman. In fact I have been feeling stronger for the last two hours than I ever have."
As they went through the most rigorous training course Batman had they all showed only marginal improvement over their baseline, which Batman could contribute to the recent excitement here in Gotham. All except Stephanie her scores where on par with those of Cassandra's who was only second to Batman himself, it seemed as if she instinctively knew if something was coming at her. Batman asked Batgirl if she had been training Spoiler at all but she said that she had not and was surprised as he was.
"Stephanie have you been training at all since you got hurt." Batman asked
"No, I have not felt well enough to train until a few hours ago." She replied "I am socked at my performance here.
While Batman was turning everyone through the training course Superman was holding a meeting of his own. Superboy, Supergirl, Cel-el, Natasha Irons, John Henry Irons, Powergirl, and Krypto were all in attendance.
"Now I do not think this is going to effect anyone but Natasha and John Henry, seeing as most of are Kryptonian or Atlantian, but there has been a merging of universes and Phantom Stranger said that some people might get new powers. Natasha, John please inform me of anything unusual that happens.
In another part of the country Cassie Sandmark aka Wondergirl sat down with three of her best friends Cissie King Jones, Olympic Medal Winner and former hero Arrowette; Tayna Smith, kid genius and Daughter of Red Tornado; and Greta Roosevelt, former hero called Secret.
"I just got out of a meeting at the Watchtower. I want you girls to tell me if anything weird happens to you. Cissie please think about coming back as Arrowette, Green Arrow said he would help you. Tanya your dad does not know yet what has happened please fill him in after we are done here. Now let me explain what has happened." As Cassie explained everything the girls started understanding why she was so upset.
Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Remus Lupin and Severus Snape where at the Order of Phoenix's Headquarters at 12 Grimmauld Place, they where talking about the wishes of Sirius Black in regards to the house and the Black Fortune. As they were talking Fawks Dumbledore's Phoenix flew into the kitchen in his beak was a letter. Albus took it and read the following.
AlbusHarry just appeared in my hideaway it seem he has came into his powers early. I am informing him of a few things which I will tell you tonight. Please meet me at my hideaway and bring anyone you think should hear important news and about new allies. (McGonagall, Lupin, Moody, and the Weasley at a minimum). Also please inform the Weasley's that Harry is safe.
Ancient
"What is it Albus I have never seen Fawks deliver you a message" McGonagall said.
"Everything will be explained tonight I believe. Minerva will you please contact Alastor and ask him to come here immediately. Remus please do the same for Arthur and also please tell Molly that Harry is no longer with his Aunt and Uncle but is safe. I will be here after I return to Hogwarts to retrieve something of importance."
"What do you mean Harry is no longer at his Aunt and Uncle's? Where is he?" McGonagall said
"Minerva please trust me and contact Alastor everything will be explained. I promise."
With that Minerva and Remus got up and left to see to their tasks.
"Severus will you please go to Voldemort and see if you can find any information on that strange phenomenon earlier today. Thank You." With that Dumbledore got up and left followed shortly by a very confused Snape.