09/25/14

Sept 25: Crossover Thursday: Suggested by Jack3Dragon.

Idea suggested by Dracophile.

Double the slash, double the fun.

Crossover Thursday

Bouncing Boy once compared the Time Bubble to the "teleporter" from Star Trek. If something crazy or bad was happening the Time Bubble was usually to blame.

On the one hand Brainy could understand the confusion in blaming the Time Bubble. The Time Bubble was usually involved when weird things happened. But in reality it wasn't the Time Bubble's fault. Really the blame rested on whoever spilled soda onto a Time Bubble remote and thought they could fix it by wiping it down and ignoring it. If whoever spilled the drink onto the remote believed in a higher power, Brainy hoped they were praying for if Brainy found them they were going to die.

At least Brainy wasn't alone in this. The Time Bubble worked properly on Brainy's trip to the past to pick up Superman but sparked and skidded somewhere other than their known future on the return trip.

Now they were stuck in what looked like Ancient Asia with a bunch of teenagers and a couple of younger children that could "bend" the elements using martial art movements. Admittedly not everyone here could bend, the boy with the ponytail made that quite clear, and if you could bend what element you got depended on what nation you were born in. There was one person, however, whom could bend all elements for they were a keeper of balance in this world known as the Avatar.

Shockingly that great power was held in the youngest boy of the group, a bald, tattooed monk from a group called the Air Nomads. Worse yet, he was expected to end a war that had been going on for over a hundred years.

His name was Aang and despite the pressure upon him he was mostly a bright, cheerful boy, whom obviously cared very much for his friends and had a great respect for life. The boy had been so excited to see the wonders Superman could do, at first thinking Superman was the manifestation of one of Aang's previous lives, another Avatar, but learning the truth didn't dampen Aang's spirit, still asking Superman a million questions a nano second and smiling in delight at each answer that Superman was happy to give. Oddly Aang made Brainy think Clark would have been similar to him as a child, if he hadn't had to hide his powers from the world. It could be part of why they got along so well.

Speaking of spirits, that's what the group had confused Brainy for at first, due to his green skin and magenta eyes. Again the ponytail one kept poking Brainy with his boomerang to prove his solidity until Brainy threatened to give the Water Tribe boy, Sokka, a permanent out of body experience.

When things calmed down and after proper introductions, the group started to work on how to get Brainy and Superman to their own world. Their technology was far behind that of their 31st century but Sokka, surprisingly had a lot of good suggestions. That is, once Brainy took the boomerang away from him.

As they discussed matters, Brainy noticed that one of the Avatar's group of friends stood a bit apart from the rest, on his own accord. He was the oldest of the group, already scarred, physically and otherwise, from the war and the only one to wear the enemy nation's colors. In fact he was the prince of the Fire Nation and Aang's fire bending teacher; Zuko.

Before Brainy could question the distance, Aang excused himself and went over to the older boy, talking to him in an excited manner, though different than the way he had spoken to Superman. They stood a bit away so only Superman could hear if he listened in, though Brainy could read lips if they weren't turned the wrong way.

That night as Brainy and Superman explored the Western Air Temple, after the others had gone to bed, Superman commented that Zuko reminded him a little of Brainy.

"Really, Sokka is the only one here with a mind for science; I thought he'd be a more accurate comparison," Brainy mildly protested.

"Maybe but he's a lot more outgoing for you though you both have a flare for sarcasm," Superman admitted. "But I meant more in personality, or maybe persona would be better. You both keep your distance from people for the most part, there's stuff in your past you don't like to talk about, you," Superman looked like he was trying not to laugh, "like to educate people like how Zuko is teaching Aang fire bending."

"I think you mean I like to yell at people when they're being stupid," Brainy smiled when Superman could not contain a chuckle, "But I get your point. Aang reminds me of you; always looking for the good in others and trying to force people to be social."

"I don't force you to be social," Superman protested.

"Picking me up and carrying me out of the lab to the meeting room for a movie is a method of coercion Clark," Brainy pointed out and Superman smiled softly at him.

They happened upon Zuko and Aang out and about in the courtyard and just as Superman was in the middle of saying, "speak of the devil" Zuko placed his hands on Aang's shoulders and Aang lifted himself onto his tip toes to kiss the older boy, wrapping his arms around Zuko's neck.

Immediately, Superman and Brainy ducked behind a wall to keep from being spotted.

"They're more like us then I thought," Superman commented, making Brainy blush and tell him to shut up.