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Chapter 4

"So, what's with all the whispering?" Roy asked, dropping behind as the Glee club assembled in their usual seats, "Assuming, of course, that it's actually important and not just lovey-dovey stuff." He dodged away as Raven shoved at him, laughing. "Hey, did I hit a nerve?"

"Shut up, Roy," Raven grumped, but she was smiling, "Richard's got some information for you."

"We've experienced what's known as 'universe-hopping,'" Richard explained, keeping his voice low, "Somehow, the Monkey Master managed to get his hands on a machine that transports through universes."

"Which explains why he keeps popping in and out," Roy agreed, "So does that mean we're stuck here?"

"No. Luckily, The fact that Wally's the one who pushed the button means that either he has the machine, or it was transported somewhere else. The Monkey Master won't be able to find it—and neither will we. Sorry, Raven."

Raven stilled. "What do you mean?"

Richard gave her a small smile. "I mean, you might have to forego your revenge on Wally, at least for now, because he's the only one who can find the machine. He was the last one to touch it, remember?"

"Fine." Raven flopped back onto her chair, crossed her arms, and proceeded to purse her lips in an expression that was so like pouting that it made the two boys want to laugh. "So, what's the plan, oh illustrious leader?" she asked, turning to Richard.

"Find Wally. It should be easy enough, considering the fact that all of us materialized in the same building. I wouldn't be surprised if he walked in right—"

The doors flew open and a pale looking Asian girl stumbled in. "You guys have to come help—there's a bleeding boy on the bleachers and he's being attacked by metal things! Mike's over there but he can't—we have to call the police—"

The three were by her side in a heartbeat. "Show us," Richard commanded, the note of authority in this voice clear. The girl turned on her heel and ran, the three dashing after her. The only one who paused was Roy, who shot a brief look inside and ordered them not to move. "Don't open the windows, don't let anyone, or anything in. Wait for us."

Then they were gone.

TGTGTGTGTG

Jinx was furious. She'd survived Brother Blood, Hive Five, and the Teen Titans. She'd defeated Madame Rouge with a snap of her fingers, worked her way to the top of the Teen Villain chain, and single-handedly whooped Cyborg's butt at videogames. She was not going to lose to a bunch of metal monkeys—even if she was suddenly unable to hex.

"Hay-yaa!" she cried, kicking out. The spiked boots she was wearing gave her kicks extra force, and the monkeys shattered on impact. Beside her, she could see Wally's red hair and his pale face. The side of his mouth was bleeding, and he wasn't moving.

The Asian boy next to her had obviously been trained in some kind of civilian school, but he was no match for the monkeys. If he stayed any longer, she'd have to choose between abandoning Wally and watching him die. Glaring in frustration, she grabbed a cup of half drunk coke and threw it at the monkeys closest to her. They screeched as the liquid hit and fled, "skin" smoking.

The brief moment of respite gave her a chance to place herself protectively over Wally's still form. He was slowly waking up now, a bit of color rushing back to his face. "J-jinx?"

"Don't try to talk," she ordered, "Rest up and then get up. We have monkeys to fight." Then she was busy again, trying her best to avoid the metal monkeys' fangs and claws as they hurled themselves at her. Luckily, whatever had taken away her powers seemed to have dulled the monkeys up a bit too, rendering them as nothing more than machinery.

"Mike, run!" she heard someone scream, and then groaned in frustration and indecision as the Asian boy tripped. The monkeys were on him in seconds. Wally, get your butt up, there are civilians in danger!

"Jen, stay with Wally!"

She almost sagged in relief when she saw the other three Titans running towards her. Robin was already pulling Mike out of the danger-zone, and Speedy, who'd grabbed a sturdy branch from somewhere, was making his way towards her, a trail of broken monkeys in his wake.

Raven didn't bother using a weapon. Adopting the same style as Jinx, she simply punched and kicked her way through, eyes blazing. Jinx could have sworn some monkeys died just by looking into her eyes. "He better not be dead," the girl hissed as she made her way to Jinx's side, "Because I want to kill him."

"Don't even joke about that," Jinx snapped, "Can you heal?"

Raven knelt, placed one hand on Wally's face, and concentrated. "Come on, heal," she muttered, reaching for any hint of magic left inside her. Suddenly, as Jinx's bare knee crashed into her shoulder as the other girl kept a team of monkeys from gouging through Raven's back, she felt a spark.

Of course.

"Roy!" Raven called, "I need you to keep the monkeys off us for a couple minutes!"

He vaulted over the monkeys that had been separating them and gave a crooked smile, "Whatever you want, Rae."

She was already pulling Jinx beside her, locking their hands together and using the other to push down on Wally's chest. "We don't have much magic," she said, "But together maybe we can scrounge up enough to get him moving again." Gritting her teeth, she pushed, and the sparks reluctantly left her fingers and traveled into Wally's body.

He opened his eyes and leaped to his feet, effectively knocking both girls backwards. Raven was panting as she pulled herself up. "You…better…freakin' find that machine, Wally," she hissed as the boy, "'Cause then you're going to pay me back for everything I've gone through today because of you."

Wally gulped, turned, and started smashing monkeys. "See? I'm being useful!" he called, and then paused as he got a good look at the school in the distance. "Uh, where are we anyway?"

TGTGTGTGTG

With all five of them fighting, the monkeys soon scattered. Mike and the Asian girl had retreated back into the school, and Raven fervently hoped that they'd followed instructions and hadn't done anything stupid—like call the police. She turned to the others, giving them each a once-over.

Robin had escaped without any injuries, as had Roy. Jinx was favoring her left leg, but it was nothing serious, and Wally had a shallow cut down one cheek that had already stopped bleeding. They were ok. Her shoulders relaxed in relief.

"So," Jinx said, adjusting her skirt and pink-streaked hair that faded to a dirty blonde at the roots, "Care to fill us in?"

"We've been transported to another universe," Robin explained, "The machine that Wally set off can take us home, but Wally's the only one who can find it. Unfortunately, that means the Monkey Master—" Jinx snorted and Wally snickered. "—will try to kill him. He was the one who used the machine before Wally, so he'll be the only one who can find it if Wally's dead."

"Ok, so Mojo-Jojo's got me on his hitlist," Wally said, "Anything else?"

"We're on Earth," Raven's voice was wry, "But on an earth with no powers, hence, I couldn't just blast the cursed monkeys off of us, or teleport us to the machine using your psyche as a guide. We're going by our real-life aliases, so you're Wally, and you're—"

"Jen." Jinx stated flatly. "I'm not going by Jenny, or Jennifer. Too normal."

Raven shrugged, "Roy, Richard, Rachel. Or Raven, as a nickname." She pointed to the bearers of the names respectively, and then turned to Wally. "So, where is it?"

"It's not that simple," Richard said, "He'll be able to feel whether we're close or not, but we'll have to search quite a bit to pinpoint the exact whereabouts. For now, let's just go back into the school, register, establish our stories. Considering the fact that we all landed somewhat near McKinley, I think it's pretty safe to say the machine's somewhere there."

"It is," Wally confirmed. His eyes popped. "Cool!"

"Glad someone's having fun," Raven crossed her arms and stomped off towards the school, "Come on. If the machine's somewhere in this school, we better start looking."