Author's note: I am still new at this and I know there were grammar mistakes in the first chapter and I hope to fix that but give this a chance. It is very tight and clean for a fanfiction and my story telling is getting a lot better. I like the heavy science fiction and magic that can only be seen in comic books or movies like The Terminator and StarWars. I think a lot about the space time continuum and stuff and something I find very perplexing was the mask of the sand wraith from the prince of Persia video game. After thinking it over for a long time I came up with the theory that by wearing it you leave the time line itself, thereby allowing you to change THE past instead of YOUR past. But enough about that, I was just going to use a similar paradox to make this story more interesting. Another important rule is to not change any aspect of the characters that aren't mine. I think I haven't gone too far with what I did to ClockWork. Another thing that really isn't a rule but more of an unspoken thing is to not get too involved with telling the story about the original character. I had to though to make more sense of the story so I promise not to get too personal with my own characters again until I reach the showdown chapters towards the end of the villain. Also you have to forgive me because since this is still my first Fanfiction I am not very good at putting in romantic undertones. Some of my sentences are a little too long too. Be prepared for a good long chapter this time. Here is chapter 2. I call it...
Plan 'B'
When life throws you lemons you either make lemonade or keep them. When life throws pointy swordfish you use the lemons you were saving to season them. Or some philosophy like that. In the REALLY good fanfictions I have read most of the chapters break the ice like this but I don't think I am very good at it myself yet. It applies though because the Crusader as you know him has had a lot of lemons in his life. His brutal adventures have given him the experience to be prepared for the worst case scenario of failing to rescue the Titans. Of course he hasn't really come up with the plan, he just knows exactly what needs to be done to carry them out. We open up to a white tunnel with an opening at the end to another world. The Crusader and the Visionary can be seen coming from the other end from the Teen Titans world.
"We need to convince Clockwork to stop time for us in the worlds of our new Teen Titans. If the worlds are left alone while it's guardians are away and time is still moving forward than the villains may take over, or worse, Malice could take over." Said the Visionary. The Crusader shuddered at the thought. Malice was an interdimensional demon who's goal was to take over all worlds.
Malice was so evil and powerful that he was capable of seizing control over other worlds and twisting them into a vision of hell. When the crusader was still a young Devon Smalls he had discovered Malice plotting to take over his own world. Because of his pure heart he had discovered his spiritual powers he needed to beat Malice and he cast the demon into another dimension. But Devon knew that Malice was also still young and growing in power. He would be back.
Long story shortened, Devon Smalls trained his newly acquired powers until he discovered he could cast a spell that allowed him to travel between dimensions. That is when he made the sacrifice of leaving his home.
The only thing he took with him to remember where he came from was the cross he wears on his necklace. This was the beginning of his crusade.
During his adventures constantly hopping from one world to another, chasing Malice, whenever he told his story to the people of whatever world he was in they would give him a new name. It was always a different name but when he started letting others join him on his crusade, like the Visionary, his group called him "The Crusader" and the name stuck. Around this time Malice had also made allies with abominations like the unfeeling android Darkmatter.
What had happened was Malice had a vision while hiding in the Teen Titans world. He prophesied that he was going to be destroyed by the Crusader and Teen Titans, three of them were male, the other two female. And all of them had a pure heart. It was a good thing though for him that he had just discovered his most sinister and malevolent ability yet.
Malice had the power to change destiny and fate. He made a plan to kidnap the Teen Titans and change the prophecy. It would seem that his plan has succeeded but the process of changing destiny itself is a long and complicated one.
For good measure he had kidnaped the other Teen Titans surrounding the globe including the Titans East first. It wasn't too difficult even to capture the ones with spiritual powers or magic because technically he had just come into existence in their world though a portal.
This made it hard to be prepared for a fight when he could sneak up on them from any direction.
He had also kept tabs on Raven during her meditations to see if she was aware of his existence. She was aware but the time he spent using his powers in their world was so infrequent that she couldn't determine wether he was good or evil. It had also confused her that around the time of her last meditation before the alarm went off because the visionary was trying to send her a warning and they were both not from the same world. The Visionary was sending her a message from another dimension which is a little harder to do when a demon is trying to push out your vibes.
The visionary was the only one in the Crusader's crew who could have known what Malice was planning but he was busy protecting his own world from monsters. Malice had set an elaborate distraction for all of the Crusader's allies in an attempt to set his plan into motion. Without going into details, the visionary saved his world just in time to see the prophecy as well.
Under regular circumstances this would be a good thing. Something was wrong with it though, it was foggy... The Visionary doesn't get foggy prophecy reception easily... He used his power to look into the past instead and he could see Malice violating another prophecy where a hero builds a machine to keep his island from sinking.
Malice captured the inventor and put him inside a big birdcage back in the horrible place where Malice was created, for an experiment. He put some kind of magic inscription on the bottom. Eventually the island sank in the water and all of the people living it had drowned. With that point in his life over Malice was finally able to eliminate his prisoner. This was how Malice discovered this terrible ability.
The battle had destroyed the Visionary's communicator so he had to wait for the Crusader to come for him. His communicator also doubles as a device to create portals to other dimensions. Later when the Crusader finally came back to pick him up the Visionary told the story of his vision. The Crusader gave him another communicator and they made a plan. Before the Crusader meets the Titans they send a signal to Titans Tower to set off the alarms so they have a chance to escape before Malice has the chance to sneak up on them.
He would then use as little of his magic as possible to create a portal to the Teen Titan's world but it had to be in a high place to work without draining too much. He immediately headed for the Teen Titans universe and the place where they were supposed to meet. Of course we know how well that plan worked out.
Sorry for the long interruption of the story at hand. Now you know more about the Crusader and the Villain so now I will move on with the story to talk about what they are doing for plan 'B'. "Who are we recruiting from this world?" The Crusader asked in his normal voice. The Visionary answered him without looking at him as they stepped out of the portal. "There is a fourteen year old boy who is half ghost with ghost powers. This means he also has the power to fight other ghosts. He is valiant at times and he will prove to be an invaluable member."
They were in a place with clocks all over the walls and no ground to walk on if they tried to make an exit. ClockWork was looking on with a grin into a green circle with an image in it's center of none other than Danny Phantom fighting Skulker. Danny has been practicing his combat skills a little more lately and it was paying off. The visionary made his presents known, so to speak but he AND ClockWork knew this couldn't be true.
"Salutations! I'm-" at this ClockWork interrupted his greetings. "I know who you are. I have been expecting you. Before you get any ideas about who you want to recruit here I will save you time by telling you that young Danny is the only one powerful enough and pure hearted enough to take with you." The Crusader was awe struck. He then tried to ask his next question but ClockWork started speaking again. "I will also grant you the favor of my ability to stop time so nothing may go wrong here and the worlds of the rest of the new Teen Titans. I am afraid though that Danny will have to not be able to remember this ever happened otherwise the time stream will get a change that is not needed.. The portal into the times stream is through here. Bring these with you."
ClockWork then put time medallions on the both of them and placed a handful more in his cloak so the new Titans can leave with them. The Crusader's face smiled under the bandages covering his face because things were going so well.
They entered Danny Phantom's world and walked up to Danny who was frozen in a fighting stance with a smug face. The Visionary put the medallion on Danny and he said "Can we have a time-out? Your getting your butt kicked and I've got better things to do."
ClockWork started speaking and caught Danny by surprise. "Yes you may have a time-out. In fact that is why we have come to see you."
The visionary introduced himself and explained the story about who the Teen Titans were, that they came from another dimension, about the prophecy, who and what Malice was, and about the Visionary's plan.
Danny scratched his head with a frown and said "So let me get this straight. You want me to be a substitute to fulfill someone else's destiny? How does that make sense? And what makes you think I can fight that... thing. I fight ghosts, I don't think I could be able to go toe to toe with a demon. What makes you think I can?"
ClockWork answered his question without doubt. "I don't think. I know. I know everything. Besides, you won't be doing it alone and if all goes well you may never have to see Malice because the original Teen Titans will be freed in the best case scenario."
Danny couldn't argue with that kind of logic so he only had one more thing to say. "How long am I going to be gone for? I mean, I don't want to be too unprepared for getting homesick."
The visionary answered his question after a moment to think about the best way to say it. "You can return home afer we defeat Malice. I'm sorry but the sacrifice is necessary because Crusader here doesn't have any power in the world Malice lives in. If we don't stop him he will destroy world after world until... actually I don't know when that monster will be satisfied."
Hearing this sent Danny on a huge guilt trip and he caved in. "Can I at least say goodbye to my friends?" ClockWork answered him. "You may. But make it quick. I have only stopped time in this world. Malice is still a threat in other worlds while time is stopped here.
Danny took two of the time medallions and hesitated. "Could I have a moment alone please?" the three of them became invisible when ClockWork touched his hands on the shoulders of the two crusaders.
Danny placed the time medallions on his friends and they seemed to freak out for a second at first thinking that they were still fighting skulker until they realized that they were wearing the time medallions. "Danny, is ClockWork behind this?" Sam asked.. "What does he want from us this time?" Tucker asked with frustration.
"Look, its not what you think... I just wanted to say goodbye."
His two friends stared at him confusedly and Danny continued. "I'm going to be going away for a while... There is something very, very important I need to do. Its not going to be that long to you because time will be stopped until I come back, thanks to ClockWork.. But for me it could be weeks, maybe even years before I can come home...
"Danny, what are you talking about?" Tucker asked. Danny looked sadly at his two friends and tried his best to explain. "I'm not quite sure myself but... um... well, I um..." at this point he started to make hand gestures to emphasize. "I have to save the world by going to another dimension and stopping some kind of evil monster because of some prophecy that says something about teen titans or something and me having to save them... Guys, I don't know when I'll be back."
Sam didn't understand any of it. She did understand however that Danny would be leaving her and that he would be alone and heartbroken from the way he tried to look away from them. He was clearly upset about this and couldn't bring himself to say anything more on the subject. Spontaneously without saying anything more, with tears in her eyes she ran up to Danny and gave him a hug. Then Tucker hugged them both making it a group hug.
"It's time to get going. We are on a really tight schedule." said ClockWork who had reappeared and was pointing to the clock on the end of his staff.
Danny phased though his friends and when he was facing the other way Tucker said. Kick butt Danny!. Sam was about to stop him so she could tell him one more thing before he left but before she could the time medallions on her and Tucker's neck vanished leaving them frozen in time again.
Looking glum Danny walked into the portal with the crusaders. ClockWork held the time medallions up to his face and said "Sorry miss Manson. But I'm afraid that it isn't the time for that yet. Right now everything is the way its supposed to be." When they reached the other side Danny noticed that the Visionary was no longer with them.
"Hay, where is that visionary guy?" Danny asked. "Oh, he left." answered the Crusader. "He went to make arrangements. You don't need to know what for just yet. All you need to know is that you are trying to make friends with your new team mates and that you make sure that the general public of Jump City recognizes you as a 'Teen Titan'. Besides, my portals can only transport five people at a time."
Danny assumed that the Crusader knew what he was talking about better than Danny did so he just decided to keep his mouth shut before he asks something that will only confuse him more whenever he got an answer.
Danny changed back into his human form and just followed the other two. He couldn't help but listen in their conversation while walking because he new it involved him. "How do you know we are going to find anyone in this world? There is hardly anybody that has super powers here." "Know because I know everything. Robin doesn't have any special powers and there is someone very special here who has the qualities to make a very good Teen Titan. Pure heart and all."
"We're here" said ClockWork as they approached Middleton high school with a sign out front that said "Anything is Possible. Even Graduation." This was of course was a special 'thank you' from the appreciative school board of directors to the one and only Kim Possible, for saving the world.
"Time out." said ClockWork as he pushed a button on the clock ornament of his scepter. Everybody at school that day was inside for classes so they weren't noticed before time was stopped and they entered the school. Kim however was still in the hall talking to wade on the screen in her locker with Ron standing next to her when they came up to her and placed the medallions on her and Ron. Kim asked "What's the sitch Wade?" To the unmoving image.
ClockWork broke in. "The 'sitch' is that there is an interdimensional demon amuck who has kidnaped five teenagers in an act of self preservation and we need another five super teenagers to take their place and save everyone."
Team Possible turned to see who the new voice belonged to. "Okay, who are you three?" Kim asked "And why can you float?" Ron added looking at the ground beneath ClockWork.
"My name is ClockWork and these two here are Danny Phantom and the Crusader. As for everything else I believe that I have already just finished explaining." Kim and Ron just stared for a second and then Ron asked "Rufus do you think these guys are for real?... Rufus?" He checked his pocket and found Rufus stiff as a board.
Ron fell onto his knees and raised his fists in the air and shouted "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUS! (sob) I knew his tiny metabolism couldn't handle the new GRANDE grande size. Why, why, WHY didn't I try to stop him!... You were my best friend... besides Kim. " and Ron continued to cry.
"He's not dead." Said Danny. "What did you do to Rufus!" Ron shouted. "I didn't do anything! We only stopped time!... Okay, so its hard to believe I know but its true. We need you to-" ClockWork interrupted. "Actually we came here to ask for Kim Possible's help." ClockWork turned away from Danny to continue. "Those medallions you are wearing are what allows you to move about even though time has stopped."
"This is too weird, and coming from me that's saying something. Could you explain to me again who you are and why you're here?" They gave her virtually the same speech they gave Danny. She just stood there for a minute and said "If this guy is so dangerous than why have you come to ask for the help of someone that doesn't have any special powers?" Ron broke in "Duh! You're Kim Possible! You can do anything!"
Kim smiled at him and said "Thanks. Okay, I guess that I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be, so lets get going. Come on Ron." There was a pause among them with ClockWork's face was indifferent and Danny was curious. Danny and Kim looked at them and in unison asked the same question. "What's wrong?"
The Crusader knew it was his place to give her the bad news before she leaves for parts unknown. "Ron isn't coming with us..."the Crusader lowered his head. Kim gave him an angry look and asked in a voice that matched her expression "What? Why not? I can't fight crime without Ron! He has always been there for me and whenever he isn't with me I get totally off balance and I start to slip up when I'm supposed to be catching the bad guys!"
Danny knew exactly what she was talking about. Without his friends, ghost fighting was very difficult and sometimes it was impossible. He could sympathize with her but he knew it would be unethical if he had just stayed home.
ClockWork wasn't effected by her outburst in the least and continued for them. "There is a prophecy involved and it says that there are supposed to be five Teen Titans and only three of them can be male. There are other young men more qualified for the job." Kim was still angry and she asks "What makes you so sure? I happen to know that Ron is very qualified." ClockWork continues. "I happen to know that if he did come with you than the violent world of Malice's creation would surely destroy him."
Kim was surprised. "I thought that you said that I was going to the world with Jump City in it." ClockWork still answered her questions. "I said that you were going to be a Teen Titan. Only the Teen Titans can destroy Malice with the help of the Crusader and for you that may require going to his world for the showdown."
Kim thought about what he said for a minute and said "I'm not going."
This shocked everybody except ClockWork. The Crusader got angry and said his piece. "Listen up! Every world including yours is in danger! We came to you because we need two and there aren't any other qualified teen female heroines who have what it takes. We traveled through time and space to another plane of existence and halted the flow of time in no less than TWO other worlds not including your own to get you, and you don't want to help because you feel insecure without your boyfriend!"
Kim was taken aback and before her anger could be refreshed Ron interrupted her train of thoughts. "It's okay... I'll stay here. You go save the world again like you always do..." ClockWork smiled and Kim turned to him. "But Ron..." Ron shook his head. "Sometimes it doesn't matter who's responsibility it is as long as the job gets done... I read that in a fortune naco."
Kim laughed on the inside and asked "Fortune naco?" The Crusader and Danny looked at each other and asked at the same time "What's a naco?" Ron giggled sheepishly and said "Would you believe Bueno Nacho had a Chinese new year special once? Not many people know about it really..." Every body but ClockWork had question marks hovering over their heads. The Crusader noticed this phenomenon and concluded it was because they had spent too much time in this world.
The Crusader said "Okay, it's time to go. Say goodbye Kim." Ron said "Goodbye Kim." The Crusader slapped his forhead and stepped through the portal he had just created. The others followed suit leaving Kim with Ron, and she said "Goodbye Ron. I'm going to miss you." Ron's time medallion vanished and Kim kissed him on the face and followed the others.
When they got to the other side of the portal, Kim and the Crusader had to dash for the side-walk because they were in the middle of a street. Danny and ClockWork became intangible to avoid getting hit.
They were all in a huge city now. ClockWork stopped time again quickly enough before anyone could start wondering what they were seeing.
The Crusader could sense a lot of magic emanating from every nook and cranny of this world. He wouldn't be surprised if this was one of those weird worlds where the tooth fairy actually existed, after all, they came here to find a dragon of all things.
The Crusader lead the way to a little antique shop. He could sense a magical creature here and thought that is was the best place to look for a first stop. When they went inside they found a lad about thirteen who was on the short side for his age mopping the floor. Kim said "This is the so called 'better qualified' person?" ClockWork answered "He will surprise you. This one is actually very powerful."
ClockWork went through the motions and Jake Long could move again, still mopping the floors. He then noticed the group looking at him and he said "Um... Can I help you?" with no surprise of their appearances and getting into the shop even though it was closed. ClockWork Started talking before anyone had a chance to explain. "Yes. We have come here to tell you that your grandpa wants you to know that he has gone to meet an old friend for the rest of the day and that you have to run the shop." Jake whined. "Aw, maaan."
For an instant everybody looked at both ClockWork who had sucked in his lips to keep himself from laughing. Jake just looked on with confusion, then ClockWork pressed a secret button on his staff that shut off all the time medallions. ClockWork laughed out loud and slapped his 'knee'. "HA HA! I never get tired of hearing that! Reset." He pressed another button on his staff.
".pohs eht nur ot evah uoy taht (you know the drill. I'm not typing the whole thing backwards.) "Um... Can I help you? Wow. Serious deja vu." Everybody in the room had the same feeling but ClockWork didn't mind.
The story was told again and Jake agreed immediately. He was used to exactly this kind of thing by now he thought, and it also meant hanging out with new people and a vacation from having to run his Grandpa's shop. Why he thought his Grandpa would want him to run the shop he didn't know and he was too afraid of risking it. Jake ran to the next room in the back with Trixie and Spud who were carrying boxes.
"Guys! You are not going to believe this! Guys?" "Ahem" Jake turned around to see ClockWork holding time medallions to his face. Jake noticed a minute later that everybody including himself was wearing one and remembered the part about stopping time. He took the boxes from his friends and put them away before turning them back to normal.
"Wow! Where did the boxes go?" asked Trixie. "Do you think there is, like some kind of box ghost or something?" asked Spud. Danny laughed. This sound brought their attention on the group before them.
"Hay Jake, did you like make our boxes disappear?" asked Spud. "Yes. Wait. What?" "Dude! You should have used that as a magic trick for the talent show instead of using Fu Dog as a puppet. That would have been way cooler." Jake tried to explain himself. "Look, I just thought it would be nice to put the boxes away for you." Trixie was confused so she asked "If you could have put those boxes away as a magic trick than why did you have us do it?" Jake tried again. "It's not a magic trick! Time was stopped so I-" "Woah, you can stop time?"
This went on for another five minutes and Jake had finally told them about what he was going to do. Trixie and Spud thought what he was doing was very cool. Trixie cooed "I know a dragon AND Teen Titan whatever that is!" Spud said "Cool. Hay when you see that demon guy you should use that disappearing magic trick to get rid of him."
When Jake finished talking to his friends he asked to see his grandpa to talk with him and Fu Dog to say his goodbyes.
Jake Found his grandpa and Fu Dog who were actually behind the counter. Being so short hid them from view so ClockWork could play his prank earlier.
Jake put Trixie and Spud's Time medallions on them and explained everything. Danny introduced himself but Kim was too freaked out by the talking dog. Jake's grandpa was very proud of what he has been chosen for and that he had a pure heart.
Fu Dog was exited because he knew he had found a bet he couldn't lose because a prophecy was involved. He pulled out his cell phone and called Ernie's number. He then discovered that Ernie couldn't pick up his phone while time is stopped and he cried.
Another portal was opened and all of them stepped through.
"Okay. After this I am going to send all of you to Jump City where ClockWork will brief all of you. I'm going to get the last new Titan on my own. He will be harder to convince and Jump City has been left unprotected for too long." instructed the Crusader. 'I also sense that Malice was already here too.'
Without having to stop time ClockWork headed directly for the Wakeman residence. He rang the bell and when the door opened Nora Wakeman screams at ClockWork's appearance of a ghost. ClockWork pulled ear plugs out of his ears he had been wearing since they arrived in this dimension. He said "Excuse me but is your interdimensional portal running?"
Nora slammed the door on him. Some panicked screaming was heard inside the house as well as the pitter patter of climbing stairs. What happened next was Jenny crashing through the roof. She started soaring towards ClockWork saying "I don't care if you are a ghost! You scare my mom and now you are going to have to go through me!
"Time out." He phased his hand into Jenny with a disk in it. He moved out of the way and started time again.
Jenny crashed into the ground making a crater. She stood up again and the disk ClockWork had inserted into her hard drive completed a data transfer. Jenny was suddenly aware of why he had come because of the information on the disc which had all of the information about Malice and the Teen Titans complete with a pop-up offer to Fenton Works technologies with a big close-up of Jack Fenton's face..
Jenny looked at ClockWork and said "Hold on. There are some things I need to do first. And no I don't want to buy anything." She went back inside the house and hugged her mother so hard that somewhere in another dimension Starfire was smiling in her sleep. She continued to Brad's house and gave him a goodbye hug as well as the Tucker of her world. She flew back inside her own house and started packing a tool bag for her trip to Jump City.
Meanwhile, Danny, Kim and Jake attempted small talk. Well, it would have been small if it were any other group of kids."
"So let me get this straight. You... are a dragon?" Kim asked Jake. "Scaly hide and wings to glide!" Yes Jake's dialog was absolutely lame. 'Maybe Danny would be more interesting.' "And you can turn into a ghost?" Danny shrugged and said "Pretty much. I also have some really cool powers and some that I didn't even know ghosts have."
Jenny arrived an instant later. "Are you guys supposed to be the Teen Titans?" The group nodded and introduced themselves. Jake was amazed at his new teammate. "Wow! You're a robot!" Jenny sweatdropped, then wondered why. She always got this kind of reaction from people when they meet her for the first time.
It was very strange to her. Sweat drops don't get that big and without skin she didn't sweat.
All of them, save for the Crusader, followed ClockWork in their last portal to Jump City. The Crusader had some unfinished business collecting the last new Teen Titan and investigating the possibility that Malice may have already come to this world and finally making preparations with the Visionary.
After note: Hope all of you... um... it seems I still only have two reviewers. I hope you liked the second chapter anyway. In the next one I am going to introduce Chiro. I was hoping to make this funnier but my sense of humor wasn't strong enough for my own taste and I think I have the potential to do better. I still need to know who should the leader be so make your votes. This will get better and I plan for it to be one of those good ffs that you don't regret reading when you finish it. The forth chapter will tell you how all of the Titans are adjusting, not only the new ones in Jump City, but also the ones that have been captured.
