"Superman, we've got a problem. An entire army, bigger than the whole Justice League, is invading a faraway planet. There's a wormhole nearby, but we're not sure how long it'll hold up!" an African American man reported, causing the caped superhero to scowl.
"Justice League!" he yelled, causing many flashes of light and other modes of transportation to suddenly appear in the large hall. "We need to go to this planet, and stop this threat. However, we may not be able to get back for a while… Perhaps someone should stay in case of an emergency…"
"There's no time, just call somebody you trust!" a hero towards the back called, and Superman hurriedly typed on his computer. After a few seconds he had a clear picture of a small, blue ghost with a purple cloak.
"Clockwork!" he shouted, causing the toddler to turn around. "We need you to watch the world because-"
"You are going to go to a faraway planet, and you need me to make sure nothing bad happens. Fine," the Master of Time replied.
"A child? You're leaving the world in a child's hands!" the same voice from the back shrieked, although she gasped when the toddler turned into a young man.
"Care to rephrase that last statement?" he asked, raising an eyebrow. "Anyways, I can do that. Although I will require some help…"
"Fine, we have to go. Do whatever, but be sure the world is safe!" Superhero urged, making a motion with his hand. Every hero in the room took off, doing whatever it took to go towards the wormhole.
"Good luck!" the ghost yelled, flashing a rare smile. With that he turned to one of his clocks, opening it up and jumping inside.
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"Titans, GO!" a voice yelled, and five oddly dressed teenagers went into action. Two girls took to the air, their hands crackling with power. A small green guy turned into a cheetah, running alongside a half-robot towards their current enemy. The one who had called out the battle cry took something off his belt, firing it at a nearby building.
They all reached the blue-skinned man at the same time, each on slamming something into him. Dizzy from the attack, he swayed from left to right. "You're magic's run out, Mumbo," the pale-skinned girl announced, wrapping him with some dark energy. In a sudden flash of light, a mysterious figure emerged out of nowhere.
Immediately he threw five time medallions at the superheroes, causing them all to fall. He smiled at their clumsiness, and they took defensive positions. "Who are you?" the obvious leader asked, causing the old man to sigh.
"I am Clockwork, and I am here to make a request. Mind watching over, not your city, but the world?" he asked, his voice smooth as though he had practiced.
"I guess, but with all the villains running around…" Robin started, but Clockwork held up his hand.
"I will be certain that all of your villains are in jail, and remain in jail, in the Ghost Zone. Even there, should they escape, they'd be trapped. I'm going to cut off the two portals between worlds, so they won't be able to escape. So, what do you say?" he asked, and the team smiled at him.
"We're in," four of the five piped up, the last one merely nodding her head in understanding.
"Good," the caped figure said, pointing a staff at them. "Come with me."
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The next stop was one Clockwork was looking forwards to, as it was to someone he knew. Beckoning the Teen Titans to step forward, he waved his staff at a clock. It immediately showed a young boy, probably around 15 years old, walking with his friends to the mall.
"Alright, I'll be right back," the elderly guardian replied, about to step into the portal when Robin stepped forwards.
"How do we know you aren't going to attack us or something. I mean, being left in someone's lair alone isn't exactly smart," Robin announced, his voice using its leader strength.
"Fine then, come with me," he responded, jumping into the small portal. The other four Titans shrugged, all of them following the mysterious ghost.
Immediately they all realized traveling through dimensions wasn't their thing, as the current of passing dimensions pulled at them, trying to convince them to go there.
Finally they arrived in Amity Park, only seconds behind Clockwork. They saw him put a medallion similar to those around their own necks on the boy and his two friends, all three of them looking startled.
"Daniel, I was wondering if you'd do me a favor and fill in for the Justice League. They're in some other dimension not even I can find them at, and I need some people to watch the world. Don't worry, I'll keep all the ghosts in the Ghost Zone," Clockwork, changing from an elderly man into a child, announced.
"Sorry Clockwork, I'd love to but I can't just disappear. My parents, not to mention the whole town, will get suspicious," the raven haired boy pointed out, and Clockwork smiled.
"Wait just a minute," he said, disappearing and reappearing within a few seconds. Next to him stood another Danny, probably only a few months older than the current one. "He can take your place, and when this whole thing is done I'll return back to the exact second he left, so it's like he was never gone."
Smiling, Danny waved to his two best friends. "Bye guys, see you soon. I mean, how long can it take for the JL to come back? They'll be here soon, and you can hang out with… Me. Well, the other me. Alright Clockwork, I think that the Titans and I can handle the world now. No need to wait up," he laughed, making the Master of Time shake his head in amusement.
"You didn't truly believe you were the only people I'd choose, did you? You're in charge of the whole world now, you're going to need a lot more help. Come now, we have to go to…" he trailed off, glancing down at a list in his hands. "Middleton High, where a Ms. Kimberly Possible and Ronald Stoppable are at cheer practice. Come now, let's be off."
With another sweep of his staff, the six teens disappeared, leaving behind two very surprised, average teenagers.
And one overly-excited one.
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"Alright guys, great practice. I think we're ready for the big game tomorrow," a fiery haired girl announced to her group of cheerleaders, and they all nodded. "Although, Tara, I think you need… To… AAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she yelled, immediately taking up a defensive position.
Turning around, they found six oddly dressed people (and they used that term rather loosely) standing or floating there. There was also a rather normal looking teenager standing there, his blue eyes looking rather bored with the whole thing.
Most of the cheerleaders stood frozen in shock or horror, only a few running and taking cover behind Kim. "What do you want?" she demanded, her strong voice covering her fear. Bonnie, finally spotting Danny, walked up to the surprised boy.
"Hey," she said, batting her eyelashes furiously. The boy blushed, scooting behind one of the Teen Titans. "Oh, somebody's shy." She giggled girlishly, trying to lure the boy out, but he wouldn't budge.
"Hello friend! Would you like to join us in our attempt to protect the Earth?" a girl with hair much like hers asked, and Kim lowered her hands a bit
"What do you mean?" she asked, her voice showing just the tiniest bit of curiosity.
"Long story short, the Justice League went on a mission, left Clockwork in charge, Clockwork gathered the Titans, he and the Titans came for me, and now we're here for you. It's a superhero thing," he added, seeing the blank stares of more than half the squad.
"What kind of superhero are you? I mean, you don't even have any cool powers, or a cool outfit by what I see," Ron, always jumping to conclusions, challenged, causing the boy to cast a hateful glance his way.
"Look who's talking," he shot back, Kim standing between the two before a fight broke out. 'They'll know soon enough,' Danny thought, no liking the idea of a whole cheer squad knowing his secret. So he'd just bide his time.
"So what do you say?" Clockwork asked, and the two teens huddled together.
"Kim!" the same girl who had flirted with Danny shouted, her voice like nails on a blackboard. "The big game! You can't just leave!"
Clockwork sighed, knowing what he had to do. Disappearing into thin air yet again, he returned a few seconds later with another Kim. This one was only a few months older than the current Kim, much like Danny's time buddy had been.
"Woah, that's like totally weird," one cheerleader piped up, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"Alright Kim, will you come with me now? I've got a time-traveling Ron here too, but he lost his pants, so he's trying to find them in the time stream. In fact, he should arrive… Now," the blue ghost proclaimed, and a small portal appeared, a more mature looking blonde haired boy falling through it.
Then again, looks could be deceiving.
"Awesome, time traveling again!" he yelled, snatching up his pants and pulling them on.
"Ronald, mind taking Ron's place while he protects the world?" Clockwork asked, and the boy nodded enthusiastically. "Alright, next we have to go to… Heather field. You guys ready?"
The small group nodded, all of them jumping as one into a portal and disappearing.
"That was totally WEIRD!" Bonnie announced, breaking the awkward silence.
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In the basement of a small restaurant, six teenagers were discussing their plans for the day. Five were known as the Guardians of the Veil, while one was an annoying geek who kept pestering a nearby girl.
"Martin, you're practically a stalker. Couldn't you just, like, leave?" she asked, her eye twitching in an uncomfortable way.
"But then I wouldn't be able to express my love my dearest!" he shouted, his voice echoing around the nearly empty room. Four other teenage girls snickered, going silent at the sight of a swirling green vortex.
"Since when do people travel by portals?" a beautiful blonde whispered, flipping her hair over her shoulder.
"I don't know, but… Oh no, MARTIN!" another, obviously the leader, exclaimed, jumping towards the boy. But the damage was already done.
"WHAT IS THAT?" he asked, amazement covering up fear. As nine figures tumbled out of the opening through space, he jumped up.
"Guardians," an elderly man announced, his voice thick with wisdom. "We require your assistance. You see, the Justice League is…"
"Woah, Guardians? What the heck is a Guardian?" a girl with very long pigtails asked, her grey eyes sparkling with fear.
"Ah, wait a second…" With a sweep of Clockwork's hand, the nerdy boy was frozen in time. "Better?" he asked, and they nodded numbly. "Anyways, we need you to fill in for the Justice League. You see, they're… Oh, why am I explaining this again? We need your help to protect the world. You want to help?"
They glanced at each other, ready to raise protests, when they realized they had none. They had already arranged to go with Ms. Lin on a trip for the summer, so they were expected to be missing. Hay Lin could easily contact her grandma if she needed to, and tell her the situation.
"Alright, I guess we'll go with you…" yet another girl agreed, shifting her glasses nervously up her nose.
"Good, this was much shorter than past visits. Come now, we've still got a few more stops," he curtly announced, beckoning for everyone to step into the portal and following closely behind.
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"Mom! Dad!" a small, blue eyed teen called to his parents.
"Yes?" they chorused as one, and Timmy continued on in his unhappy tone.
"Why is Vicky babysitting?" he asked, and the parents glanced at each other.
"Uhh… Gotta go bye!" they suddenly announced, rushing outside and into the car. As it drove out of sight, Vicky picked up the poor ten-year-old, glaring at him.
"Let's get this straight. You are to go to bed and not disturb me. Now, BED!" she shouted, causing Timmy to wonder why he wasn't deaf yet.
As she dropped him to the floor, he hustled up the stairs to the sanctuary of his bedroom.
"Cosmo! Wanda!" he whispered to the fishbowl. His two fairies poofed beside him, ready to ask what was wrong when a lone teenager popped into his room. Gazing quizzically at the raven-haired boy, he watched in amazement as many others appeared, curiosity peaking when finally a young, floating figure appeared.
"Hello Timmy, Cosmo, and Wanda?" he asked, causing the three to be broken out of their trance. "Would you like to come protect the world from evil?" Oh, yes, Clockwork was definitely getting sick of that speech.
"Well, I don't know…" he started, trailing off as a shrill voice called his name. "Ok, sure. C'mon, let's go before Vicky decides to come upstairs." He walked up to the small group, Cosmo and Wanda winking at each other. Jorgen had told them something about a blue ghost coming to pick them up some time, and they only hoped it would be fine with Jorgen that they had also shown fairies exist to total strangers.
As yet another green portal appeared, the group of assembled teens jumped through it, and towards their last destination: New York City.
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"HIYA!" a ninja-looking figure exclaimed, her blue staff glowing green. She jumped towards the red dragon, missing him by the smallest possible amount.
"Give it up baby, can't touch the Am-Drag!" he yelled, winking at her when he had his back to the Huntsman. She smiled beneath her mask, but kept up the façade. They exchanged blows, each one missing the other.
"HUNTSGIRL! FINISH HIM!" yelled her master, and she nodded. However, when she turned to her enemy, she had a twinkle in her eye. They both knew that neither would be harmed, and Huntsgirl raised her staff. She was about to let loose a green stream of energy when a green portal appeared, causing her to pause.
The Hunstmaster, however, wasn't please. "What are you waiting for?" he asked, stopping only when a well-sized group of people fell out, each one grabbing for something to stand up by. As they all stood in a line, Clockwork floated forward. He grabbed both the dragon and the girl, dragging them into the portal. He didn't even bother with an explanation, knowing she wouldn't talk in front of her supposed 'master.'
But as the portal opened up in Clockwork's lair, many bodies tumbling out, he realized that many looked like regular people.
"Hey, what's going on?" Huntsgirl demanded, growing silent when she found a small clock showing a slideshow of pictures. Some were of her, while others were of Jake. "Who are you?" Her voice was daring, but she was feeling a little fear beneath the surface."
"I am Clockwork, and I have gathered you and Mr. Long to request you protect the world. If you give me a second, I'll explain the details.
"Everyone, I have replaced you all with doubles. I originally only intended to do this with some of you, but I may as well do it with you all. Therefore, it will be just like you never left, and only those who know of your identity will know you're not really there. Ms. Possible, this means everyone will know it isn't really you, while only Danny's two best friends and his sister will know about him.
"They have also had their minds cleared up to the point I took you of future events, thus they will not do anything to change it. However, they will know they are from the future, so it's not like they think they're you. The reason I'm going through all this trouble is I need to have you all watch over the world.
"It pains me to admit it, but I have too much to do to protect the world. In addition, the Observants are already furious that I've even interfered this much, so be grateful. Unfortunately, if any enemies come your way, I won't be able to stop them. That's why I've gathered you all. You each posses a different skill, which will come in handy.
"Together, you are the Justice Teens."
