Alrighty then fourth chapter….WHOO HOO! SECOND SEASON IS HERE!

Disclaimer: I do not own legion of superheroes.

Brainy smiled to himself in content as he tinkered with the piece of machinery in his hand. Whatever he was putting together was only about the size of a tennis ball but looked more flat. Judging by the simple tools that lay around him as he sat on the floor cross legged, it must have been time consuming.

Yes, Brainy still had a good mind for technology, a talent that most of the time right now he was only half aware about, thus why he wasn't aloud to use the power tools.

"I don't really need those things anyway….even if they are cool." Brainy mumbled the last part. Timber wolf smirked as he looked at t he young android out of the corner of his eye. It was his turn to watch Brainy, and even thought he had to suffer-

"Hey puppy?" Brainy tugged on the sleeve of his costume.

Timber wolf groaned, it meant he had to suffer being called by his not so dignified nickname several times.

"Yeah?"

"When's big brother getting back?"

Timber wolf blinked, "Big brother….oh! You mean Superman! Not for another couple of hours."

Brainy pouted and went back to his work, "I really wanted to show him this, it's so cool!"

"What are you working on over there anyways?" Timber wolf asked, trying to peer over Brainy' shoulder.

Brainy was about to speak when he stopped, he heard Lightning lad talking outside the door, about to enter. Brainy smirked and signaled for Timber wolf to wait.

A second later Lightning lad walked through the door.

"Hey T-OW!" He cried when brainy swung whatever was his hand and a metallic yoyo smacked him square in the face.

Timber wolf snorted and tried not to laugh by covering his mouth then managed to barely ask through snickers, "What did you need Lightning lad?" while he was courteous enough to try not to laugh, brainy had however collapsed to the floor holding his stomach in laughter.

"Well I'm glad it's so funny that I have to get a splint for my nose now," Brainy just laughed harder, " Timber wolf, Superman wanted me to tell you that there's some information at the post office that could help with our research of that chip we found. Everybody else is busy, could you go pick it up?"

"I've gotta watch Brainy though." Timber wolf pointed at said android who was slowly calming down and fiddling with his new toy.

"Take him with you then, I've gotta go on patrol with Bouncing boy." Lightning lad turned around and Timber wolf smirked.

"You just don't want to get smacked by the yoyo again." He said, Lightning lad scowled then continued out the door .

Timber wolf looked at Brainy who was grinning from ear to ear for his invention, "You should be careful you know Brainy, I'm not sure how much longer Lightning lad's patience will hold."

Brainy smirked, "Pssh, he doesn't scare me, I'll just beat him over the head with my yoyo if he gets angry."

Timber wolf slapped his forehead, everything was going in one ear and out the other with this kid. Nevertheless he stood up.

"Come on, we gotta make a run to the post office."

"Okie doke."

Timber wolf blinked, it was weird hearing such quirky little sayings the android came up with now…when normally he could be pretty anti social.

They started walking out of the room when Timber wolf asked, "What is that thing for anyway?"

Brainy grinned, "Next time if someone decides to kidnap or hurt me, since I'm not sure how I did that thing with my arms last time, I've got my own weapon now!" He smirked, "Plus it's great for revenge."

Timber wolf sighed, guessing that the smack to the face was payback for the noogie Lightning lad had given him.

In Marco's apartment…

Marco sighed irritably, he had o many duties for an old man. His hair had long since turned white and you could tell by the way his face sagged he was not happy.

Teeto had been captured, one of the chips was gone…and Kempler was peeved.

Speak of the devil, an urgent ringing was heard and Marco sighed as he pressed a button to turn on the video transmit. He could see his boss's face was twisted in fury and Marco had to restraint the urge to whimper.

"Marco! You haven't left yet?"

"I-I was just about to sir."

"Teeto is in prison, that idiotic fool! He has cost us a third of the power and now Nexus won't be as powerful!" Marco winced when Kempler slammed a fist on a table next to him.

"He spent too much time wasting the chips power to control those children to fulfill his greed. He should have given the chip to me once he had learned how to use it then give the children to me. We needed them to help build the nexus army."

Kempler glared at the old man, "I swear if you make the same mistake as your brother you will suffer a fate worse than a life in prison. Do I make myself clear?"

Marco gulped and nodded. Kempler scowled at him one last time before ending the transmition. Marco sighed, once again his brothers stupidity had put him in a tough spot.

"Teeto if he doesn't kill you then I sure as heck will." Marco growled under his breath, walked over to a music box and lifted onto hi shoulders. He was dressed very colorfully so he could attract attention. Pointedly children's attention.

"Let's go Carlos." He called and a monkey glared at him from his open cage. Marco growled the pressed a button and the monkey's color sent an electric shock through it.

"I said lets go." Marco said dangerously. Te monkey reluctantly jumped on his shoulder and they walked out of the apartment. Marco intended to bring the family name back to justice.

With brainy and timber wolf.

Timber wolf glanced out of the corner of his eye to check up on brainy. He sighed inwardly when he aw him holding his arms out like an airplane. Apparently spending his childhood as a serious Coluan was finally catching up with him.

Both landed shortly after in front of the inter galactic post office. It was quite large but thank goodness the legion of superheroes mail box was closer to the door than others. He took a moment and thought about what he should do with brainy….did he really want to chance something going wrong in the post office?

"Brainy, I'll be in there what five minutes? Just stay out here don't touch anything, don't go anywhere don't…hit people with your yoyo….I'll be right back okay?"

Brainy gave him a cheerful thumbs up and timber wolf walked inside quickly. Brainy stood there for a momnet, just playing with his yoyo. He blinked and looked up when he heard a strange almost wiry sounding music and just down the street was a man with a small monkey. The man was pulling a small crank on the side of a box the music was coming out of. The monkey danced almost like it was being forced to on puppet strings, it as a real unusual color, it was almost snow white and it had fluffy brown paws.

Brainy looked at the monkey, then at the door 'puppy' would be walking out of soon.

"….I'll only be gone a minute, he won't even notice I was gone." With that Brainy ran off in the direction of the monkey. He skidded to a halt in a small opening in a crowd of kids and he watched interested as the monkey jumped around. He clapped with the other kids when it was finished.

"Did you like my monkey's dancing young man?" Marco asked brainy, he knew this was the child they had stolen the power chips from and was the reason why his embarrassment of a brother was in jail. He had caused much trouble for the development of Nexus, finishing him off would please his boss.

But not here, not with everyone watching, I'll try and use the chips owner to control him and when I'm done shipping these kids off to Kempler I'll get rid of him once and for all.

"Uh huh….but, he doesn't seem very happy." Brainy knelt by the small monkey, his large black eyes looked glassy and droopy, like he hadn't slept for years and someone had dragged him through a pit of banana peels with none of the fruit.

"Oh he's just tired, he'll be fine after e has his lunch." Marco responded.

Brainy glanced down at the monkey again, he held his hand out ad the monkey took it and shook It up and down.

"What's his name?"

"Carlos."

Brainy grinned, "Hi Carlos, I'm Brainy." He stopped smiling when the monkey looked up at him sadly. The strange monkey turned Brainy's hand over so his palm was facing upward, he started tracing strange shapes and seemed like he was concentrating real hard to get whatever he was drawing right. Brainy blinked a couple of times and was about to pull his hand away when he noticed the monkey tighten his grip and trace whatever he was trying to say more urgently. Brainy's eyes widened when he realized they were words.

The….children….are…in…danger… Brainy deciphered through the small letters the monkey was tracing into his hand. His eyes widened and the monkey's eyes brightened, it was the first time anyone had taken the time to see what he was spelling and not just pull away.

Man….with…box…bad…control….children….with…music….help…please…

Brainy's eyes narrowed, he knew that he probably couldn't take this guy down with just his yoyo…no matter how cool it is…

But big brother and the others could help too! Brainy concluded.

"I'll try." He muttered to the monkey.

"What was that sonny?" Marco asked whirling around,

"What was what?"

"you said something."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did I heard you."

"Nuh uh."

"…Are you sure?"

"Positive."

Marco narrowed his eyes at the young android and turned away. Brainy smirked 'I knew using all that practice messing with Mr. Ego's head would come in handy.'

A few minute earlier, timber wolf had come out of the post office, research in hand but surprise, surprise, there was no Brainy waiting for him.

Timber wolf slapped his forehead I can't believe I lost him again!

He looked around, he had been gone for five minutes he couldn't have gotten far right? He looked around then saw a small speck of green and yellow. Either it's a lemon…or brainy.

"Brainy!" Timber wolf shouted at the youngest legionnaire to get his attention. Brainy flinched, he didn't sound happy.

Timber wolf crossed his arms, "I thought I told you to wait outside."

"But I am outside." Brainy pointed above him indicating the sky and what not.

"You know what I mean, at the post office, could you try and listen to people when they talk to you….other than superman?" He added before Brainy could say another word.

Brainy looked down, "I'm sorry, but I really need to tell big brother something it's-" Brainy was cut off when he felt Carlos tug on his pant leg and shake his head ever so slightly so Marco wouldn't notice. He climbed up onto Brainy's shoulder and held on for dear life, going back with Marco would be almost unbearable.

Marco frowned, "Carlos stop that, we have to go now.." He yanked the small monkey but it clung to Brainy, Brainy wanted desperately t hold onto the monkey as well so he wouldn't have to go back. He gave Carlos an apologetic look as he watched the monkey get dragged away.

Carlos was screeching in protest but he also sounded like he was trying to form words, Brainy listened carefully.

"IP! CIP! ISIC! ISIC!" the clever monkey screeched as Marco walked away.

Brainy concentrated as hard as he could, which was not easy when you currently had the brain of a hyperactive small child, but finally he too a wild guess and filled in the blanks to Carlo's screeches.

Chip!! chip!! Music! Music!

A few hours later…

"So let me get this straight….you saw this old guy playing music with a dancing monkey….and the dancing monkey told you that the old guy was plotting to do something bad to the kids, is that what you're trying to tell us Brainy?" Lighting lad asked, not believing a word.

"Ugh, for the last time yes, Carlos told me that the old guy had something planned for the other kids that were there, I have no idea what though, The old guy wouldn't let Carlos write on my hand anymore when he left. But, I think he tried to give me one more clue…" Brainy trailed off, not sure if what he was about to say would sound stupid or not.

"and what would that be? All I saw when I got there was the monkey screeching it's head off as it was leaving." Timber wolf questioned.

"Well that's the thing, I think he was trying to talk. Those screeches sounded a lot like he was saying 'chip' and 'music'."

Superman had been quite through all of Brainy's explanation, true it seemed crazy but…then again he was the one who had thought coming to the future to be some famous superhero he didn't know he would be was crazy. Brainy at least deserved a chance to be heard out….even if he was talking about freedom fighting monkeys O.O

"Brainy….do you think that, erm, Carlos was talking about one of those power chips that your missing? Is it somehow connected to the music he was playing?" Superman asked and Brainy shrugged.

"I dunno, that's just what I thought he said and what he told me…but I gotta help him and the other kids, from the way he was screaming the old guy must be real mean t him." Brainy said worriedly. Superman patted him on the back reassuringly.

"Don't worry we will, but we have to figure out just what he's planning and how he'll do it."

Saturn girl thought long and hard, last time there was plans of children being used it was with Teeto using the chips power to control them….what if this man was trying the same thing only in a more disguised way!

"Brainy, did this man's music box sound wiry and out of tune? Like it was being forced through something?"

Brainy thought for a moment and his head bobbed up and down childishly.

Saturn girl narrowed her eyes, "This old man is using one of Brainy's chips to control children…only this time he's used the box to disguise it!"

Later that night, outside of an old warehouse…

Marco smirked smugly as he watched patiently for the children….why spend so much precious time trying to kidnap them when they could just come to him?

Speak of the devil, children of all sizes and ages drowsily made their way toward the warehouse, all with the same glassy and dazed expression hey had as the children controlled by Teeto. Marco waited until all the children he had seen that day came slowly in front of him…all except for the android boy.

Marco frowned No matter, he'll be here soon. He smirked, he pulled a remote control from behind him and pressed a small red button. The large door opened to the warehouse and a large truck backed out, the logo NEXUS was printed across it.

"alright brats get I the truck, Kempler will be waiting….and your training will begin."

The children stood for a moment the began single finally boarding into the truck, Marco whirled around when he heard the sound of metallic footsteps coming down the alley. He smirked to see Brainy with the same distant expression in his purple and pink eyes.

"Bout time you're here brat, you just wait over by that wall until I'm done then I can finish off what my idiot of a brother started. Brainy slowly walked over to the wall Marco had pointed to and stood there.

Carlos, had meanwhile been watching the whole thing helplessly from atop a lamppost, looked at brainy desperately, thinking he had been brainwashed as well….there'd be no hope for the poor children!

…Guess Again…

Brainy's eyes moved ever so slightly in Carlos's direction, they made eye contact and as soon as Marco wasn't looking brainy winked signaling everything was okay. Carlo's mouth widened in a huge monkey grin, brainy put a finger to his lips telling him not yet and resumed his dazed look.

Marco frowned when he saw that not all of the kids would fit into the truck, "alright, some of you will have to wait until tomorrow night…now where can I put you to keep you from going home until then.

Brainy narrowed his eyes , "NOW!" He shouted, suddenly the truck went speeding in the opposite direction it was supposed to be going in with Timber wolf at the wheel looking smug at Marco's bewildered expression. Marco whirled around furiously to see brainy and the other legionnaires running into battle.

Briny pulled out his yoyo and swung it around showing he meant business. The other legionnaires got into an attack stance and Marco desperately felt around his pockets.

"You! You're the ones who sent Teeto to prison…well you aren't taking me!" He finally pulled out the little yellow chip and pressed the middle button, immediately the remaining children started to move in menacingly.

"Attack!" Marco shouted and the children lunged, what he didn't expect is for Carlos to do the same. He jumped from his lamp post and started scratching and biting Marco in whichever way could. Marco screamed in fury and tried to shock Carlos with the collar again. Marco finally threw the monkey off of him wondering why it wasn't working then growled when he saw brainy waving the detached cola at him smirking.

"Insolent brat, You'll pay!"

The legionaries were meanwhile having a hard time with the children, they couldn't hurt them so how the heck were they supposed to defend themselves from them. They blinked when brainy jumped in the middle of the legionnaires and the children immediately began to circle around him, before they could go any farther though he grinned childishly.

"Hey guys! Watch this wicked cool trick I learned! By the way sorry for this…"

Brainy knelt on one knee and swung his yoyo around his head in a huge circle, nailing the kids in the head and knocking them unconscious temporarily.

"AROUND THE WORLD!!"

The others were like O.O

Brainy got up and grinned, "They should wake up and be back to their old selves by morning."

"…so just a bump on the noggin and their back to normal?" bouncing boy guessed and Brainy nodded. He shrugged, "works for me."

Superman used his super speed to grab Marco and hold him up just as he did his brother.

"Teeto didn't get the chance to tell us what's going on here…we have a lot of questions and you better answer, your not going back to your boss or to prison until they are answered."

Marco stared wide eyed at him, he feared his boss more than anything but he hated the idea of being in jail….but if he was in jail he would be safe from Kempler…but if Kempler ever got a hold of him…

Superman tightened his grip, "Now!"

"alright! alright! I'll answer anything, but please don't turn me over to Kempler!"

"To who?" Lighting Lad asked.

"My boss, he's the one who wanted the androids power in the first place…he's the one who stole it, he's the one who wants to use children for an army!" Marco exclaimed at their angry faces.

"Why would he do something like that1 They're only kids!" Phantom girl shouted angrily and Marco stared at her for a moment.

He smirked, "No one would dare hurt children….even if children were hurting them now would they?"

Superman pushed Marco against the wall painfully but not enough to knock him out.

"Where. is. he?" He asked, dragging out each word to show he wasn't joking around.

"Not even I know, he would just contact me by transmitions but I couldn't see where he was however my idiot of a brother…"

"Where's your brother?" Lighting Lad asked, Marco smirked again.

"I believe you've met him…he was recently sent to prison for kidnapping children and using them to steal."

"Teeto? Teeto's your idiot brother?" Saturn girl asked wide eyed.

"Unfortunately, I'm sure he is aware of Kempler's ware bouts but I doubt he'll tell you. Have you any more questions before this old man is sent to jail, or do you just want to see me suffer more at the hands of my boss?"

Superman glared at him then punched him out, but not enough to really hurt him…just make him shut up for a while until he woke up in his new jail cell.

Marco lay on the floor and Carlos jumped onto Brainy's head and ran around his shoulders happily.

"whoa whoa your welcome!" Brainy cried out laughing, The small monkey jumped to the floor again but took Brainy's hand and started writing again.

Brainy waited patiently until he finished then took his hand away as Carlos started to exit the alley. The small monkey turned back and waved. Brainy waved back and watched the small monkey hop away.

"What did he say?" Lightning lad asked.

"He said he's going home."

"What else did he say?" He asked exasperatedly, he had defiantly said more than that.

Brainy turned around and stuck his tongue out at him, "Nothing you need to know."

Lightning lad snapped and he started grinding his knuckles into both sides of the androids head, "Revenge! Sweet revenge!"

"WAGG! Nyagg! I'm telling! BIG BROTER MAKE HIM STOP!" Brainy whined.

Superman sighed, Saturn girl would be with timber wolf and running mind probes on all the kids to find where they live and take them home. They were in charge of getting the rest home then calling it a night but superman knew it would be restless night for him. They finally knew who was responsible for Brainy's lack of…erm…maturity and apparently who was behind all this kidnapping.

He looked down at the chip, they only needed one more and brainy could go back to normal right? Everything would be fixed and back to normal…but were they prepared to defeat the final boss?

With Carlos…

Carlos ran as fast as he could and skidded around a corner. He knew exactly where he was going, he could finally go home and see his girl again.

He banged on the back door of the small city house and it opened cautiously.

"Meeko!" A little girls voice cried out and the monkey jumped into the arms of…Janey!

"You came back1 I thought I'd never see you again!" She cried and hugged the monkey. "Where did you go? How'd you get back?"

The monkey knew he couldn't tell her…at least not yet, she wasn't ready to know her monkey could spell and understand the human language, it would confuse the people around her too much.

That and….she couldn't read yet.

Didn't expect that didja? Sorry the chapter is so a little and I'm sorry if it sucked really bad this time, the middle chapter is always the hardest for me T-T. by the way, you know how Carlos / Meeko is white and brown? Well I've read online that in the original comic Brainy had a white pet monkey named Koko. Just thought that would be an interesting tidbit for you. By the way…it's hinted there….There might be more to Janey than just a normal little girl. Perhaps when she's older some interesting Talents will come up….of the superhero kind. I dunno, it depends if I ever finish my other fics.