Chapter 2

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Last Time

Fatality raised her power ring to her battery, "For hearts long lost and full of fright, For those alone in Blackest Night. Accept our ring and join our fight, Love conquers all with violet light!"

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Deep in space, something stirred…restless almost to the point of waking before it grew still again.

Chapter 2

Xander was still gaping at the mirror when he heard someone clearing their throat. Turning he was confronted with a middle-aged man standing in the doorway.

"Um, hello?" said Xander.

The man smiled, "Ah my apologies Miss, my name is Giovanni Zatara."

"Xander Harris," said Xander.

Giovanni Zatara had a faint Italian accent, well Xander took it to be an Italian accent. And the name was familiar, but he couldn't quite place it. Then it hit him, "Hang on Zatara, as in Zatanna Zatara Mistress of magic?"

Zatara nodded, "My daughter, although I've never heard her called the Mistress of Magic."

'Okay,' thought Xander, 'This is cosplay taken too far.'

"Do you know my daughter Miss?" asked Zatara.

"As a comic book character," clarified Xander.

Zatara frowned, "Perhaps you might explain what you remember."

Shrugging Xander did just that.

Zatara listened intently letting Xander finish, "That is quite a story, Xander. Would you mind if I checked you for traces of magic?"

Xander grinned, "Sure knock yourself out."

Zatara raised his hand and chanted a few words as a golden glow formed around his hands.

'What the hell?' thought Xander. 'Was Zatara really a magic user?'

Zatara was peering at Xander in surprise, "Well I must say that is an unexpected result."

"What is?" asked Xander.

"Your entire body is thoroughly infused with chaos magic," answered Zatara.

There was a shimmering behind Zatara, and a green skin figure appeared.

"Oh, my god you are the Martian Manhunter!" exclaimed Xander before he felt himself moving.

J'onn J'onzz smiled as Xander identified him then he felt another personality take over the young woman's body.

"Demon, watch out," warned Xander as he shot forward attempting to disable the newcomer.

"Peels," called out Zatara.

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"There are two distinct minds occupying the one body," J'onn J'onzz explained to the Justice League. "One male and one female, Xander and Amanda."

"So, she's got Multiple Personality Disorder?" asked Green Lantern.

"No, she is effectively two people in one body. They were part of a group that was fighting an ongoing war against a demonic presence in their home dimension. They were unwittingly transported here and somehow combined into the figure we have sleeping in the infirmary."

"I see and is their condition a danger to them?" asked Superman.

Zatara answered for J'onn J'onzz, "Yes, I believe it is. As far as we can determine they are slowly merging minds. If that is allowed to continue it could kill her or drive her insane."

"And are they a danger to us?" asked Batman.

J'onn J'onzz smiled slightly, "No, they are not. However, an insane, mystically empowered warrior might be."

"Can we separate them?" asked Wonder Woman.

Zatara nodded, "I believe so although it might be difficult to balance perfectly, the magic is too chaotic for that. Xander was a twenty-nine-year-old veteran and Amanda a sixteen-year-old newly empowered champion. Will they have their own minds back, yes, they will. But there most likely will be some side effects."

That's not ominous at all," muttered the Flash.

"It is not ideal, but the other choice is insanity and potential death," added J'onn J'onzz.

"Are we sure?" asked Black Canary.

"As sure as we can be," replied Zatara.

"Then let's vote," said Green Arrow.

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Xander opened his eyes and immediately felt for his man parts… 'YES.' He mentally did the Snoopy dance. Wait on…he had two eyes, score.

"Hello, Mister Harris," said Zatara from the doorway to the infirmary.

"Hi…" Xander sat up and stopped. Something was wrong with his voice…majorly wrong.

"Before you panic, perhaps I might explain what has happened," said Zatara.

"Okay, yeah great…so why the hell am I a bloody teenager?"

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Amanda Hayes had no idea who Dinah Lance was, but she let the older woman give her a hug after she explained what had happened.

When Dinah released her Amanda quickly jumped in, "So Xander is okay, I mean he looked pretty badly hurt and Willow was doing her mojo and everything. Your Wicca must be pretty kick ass if he fixed everything."

"Well, Giovanni is quite skilled. Amanda, I need to tell you something important," explained Dinah.

"Sure, then can I see Xander?" asked Amanda.

"Of course, Honey the magic that brought you here. Well, we think it transported you through dimensions. This isn't your world."

Amanda considered for a few moments and then shrugged, "Okay, yeah well at least this isn't some manky hell dimension. Xan will work it out or Willow will find us or something."

Dinah was a little shocked at how well the young woman took being a dimensional castaway. She could only hope that she would take the next bit just as well. "Before you see Xander I wanted to warn you that the separation has had a few…side effects for him. It has knocked a few years off his age, so he's a bit younger."

"How much younger?" asked Amanda.

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"You know you look a bit hotter than I thought you would look like as a teenager," said a grinning Amanda.

"Ha ha," replied Xander as he glared at the blond Slayer.

"No really you are…hey is Willow's 'hands off Xander' rule out of play now we are the same age?"

"Very funny," declared Xander in a flat voice before he crossed the room and pulled Amanda into a hug. "You are really okay?"

"Really, really," replied Amanda.

Xander let her go and sat back on his bed motioning for Amanda to sit as well. "So, I guess we actually stepped in the doo-doo this time."

"Yep, do you think Willow will find us here?" asked Amanda.

Xander shrugged, "No idea, Amanda do you have any idea where here is?"

"Um, not really, why?"

"It's the DC Universe," explained Xander.

"Direct current as opposed to what, AC world," replied Amanda.

"No, DC…god how do I explain comics to a neophyte," muttered Xander.

"What have comics got to do with anything?" demanded Amanda.

"We are in the same dimension as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman all the comic book crowd."

"You're shitting me!" exclaimed Amanda.

"I shit you not," replied Xander solemnly as he put his hand on his heart.

"So what do we do?" asked Amanda more seriously. The coven had made sure Slayers and Watchers knew just how hazardous other dimensions could be.

"We wait and we try to find our way home," said Xander.

"Well crap," muttered Amanda, under her breath.

"So," said Xander was slightly more 'pep' in his voice. "You still got all your Slayer powers?"

"I think so, hey so that green guy he's a superhero?" asked Amanda.

"Yeah he is, J'onn J'onzz or as he is known the Martian Manhunter," confirmed Xander.

"And Dinah?"

"Dinah Lance, yep she's called Black Canary. Actually, she's pretty kick ass with the martial arts and her canary scream," said Xander.

"Think they would let me spar with her?" asked Amanda. "Actually, should we be so open about what you and I do?"

Xander shrugged, "All pretty moot, J'onn J'onzz is a telepath and Wonder Woman has her lasso. If we are stuck here for a while, I suspect the League will keep an eye on us."

"Are there vamps here?"

"They are mentioned in the comics so probably. For now, I think we need to worry about ourselves. You still have your powers, I, however, am back to being the Zeppo. I still know what I know but well, teenager."

"I'll look after you Xan," promised Amanda.

"Yes, but who is going to take care of us? I'm no longer a responsible adult here."

"A difficulty that we will assist you with," said Superman from the doorway. "Sorry didn't mean to overhear but it was something we had been discussing."

Amanda stood and positioned herself in front of Xander, "I saw your cartoon so I know you can probably kick my butt, but I'll still fight to stay with Xander."

Superman smiled, "Oh, I don't know you look pretty tough to me."

Xander stood and put a hand on Amanda's shoulder, "Don't encourage her," he warned with a smile. When Amanda relaxed her muscles, he gave her shoulder a pat and stepped forward, holding out his hand, "Alexander Harris, call me Xander Sir."

"Clark Kent," said Superman as he extended his hand to shake Xander's. "Although J'onn tells me that you already knew that."

Xander nodded, "Yes, I did."

"We need to discuss what to do with you while our magically inclined members try and work out how to send you home," explained Superman.

Xander grinned, "Br…Batman is having kittens, isn't he?"

"Sure is," replied Superman with a smile. "But don't worry J'onn also filled us in about you. We usually don't read people's minds without their permission but given the circumstances."

Amanda frowned, but Xander nodded, "I understand."

"Black Canary suggested that you might want to live with some people your own age, with supervision of course," explained Superman.

"So, like boarding school?" said Amanda with a look of distaste. "Been there done that before I was called. I didn't like it all that much."

"Oh, I'm sure we can find something better than a boarding school," promised Superman.

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Mount Justice, Happy Harbor Rhode Island

"Spill Robin, what did Batman say exactly?" asked Wally West.

"Just that they had two guests that would be staying here, with us for the time being," explained Robin.

"Houseguests, I mean is this a hotel?" asked Wally.

"I think it unlikely that they would be simple house guests," replied Kaldur'ahm

"You would be correct," said Red Tornado as he walked into the kitchen, "Alexander and Amanda are stranded, dimensional travellers. The League is looking for a way to return them safely to their home dimension. Given their situation, it was decided that they would stay here. Their ages are not dissimilar to this team."

"Won't their presence put our missions at risk?" asked Robin.

"They are both discrete and well aware of your roles. In their own dimension, they were part of a group that fought, quite literally against the forces of darkness," Red Tornado explained.

"Aware of our roles," echoed Superboy. "Why?"

"I will leave them to explain that, it is a complicated but nevertheless true story."

"We need to welcome them properly. I know what is like to be so far from home," added M'gann M'orzz.

"When will they arrive?" asked Robin.

"They should be arriving shortly," replied Red Tornado. "We should make our way to the arrival point."

Artemis shrugged and looked at Kid Flash with a grin, "Okay well guess I'm not the newbie anymore."

"There are no plans for them to join your team at this point," clarified Red Tornado.

The announcement of Black Canary and guests arriving came just as they reached the Zeta Tube.

"Greetings Black Canary, and to you as well Amanda and Alexander," said Red Tornado as he stepped forward.

"We'll have a briefing shortly but for now let me introduce your guests. Amanda Roland," the Young Justice team looked on as the cute blonde girl waved, "And Xander Harris."

Xander grinned and waved, "Hey, nice to meet you."

Red Tornado gestured to his charges, "Alexander, Amanda let me introduce you to the Young Justice team, M'gann M'orzz, Artemis Crock, Kaldur'ahm, Wally West, Kon-El and.."

"and Robin," finished Robin with a frown. "Is there a reason you are exposing our identities?"

Xander stepped forward, "Don't sweat it, Dick. He's not telling us anything we don't know."

"I assume that you knew us in your dimension," said Aqualad.

"You could say that," said Xander with a smile. "Amanda, Robin here is the man to talk to about setting up a sparring session."

"I'm not sure that is a good idea," hedged Robin as he tried to find a way to knock the tiny blonde back without offending her.

"She's capable, more than capable," said Black Canary. "Oh and speaking of sparing you will all be doing some training with me. I'll set up sessions."

Superboy frowned and was about to protest when Amanda walked over and stood in front of him with her hands on her hips. "You're Superboy, Hey Boy Wonder I want to spar with him. I need a challenge."

Aqualad cleared his throat, "Perhaps Artemis might be a good starting place."

Amanda turned to look at Artemis then back at Aqualad, "Nah, I'd break her."

Artemis looked at the tiny blond with narrowed eyes but before she could comment Xander rolled his eyes and grabbed Amanda's hand. "Come on Mandy let's check out our rooms."

"Don't call me Mandy, it makes me sound like a dumb blonde," complained Amanda.

Kid Flash stepped forward, "I'll show her…er you...both."

Once they had disappeared around the corner, the rest of Young Justice turned to look at Black Canary.

"Well, good luck and don't underestimate either of them. I'll talk to you later Red Tornado, for an update," with that Black Canary departed via the Zeta Tube.

"What exactly do we know about these two," a frustrated Robin asked Red Tornado.

Superboy grinned, "I like her."

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