Hahaha...yeah, sorry for not updating lately. March is a busy month for me, but now that's over. I'm not on spring break yet (I'm a senior in high school), but it's only a week away! Woohoo! Anyway, I was originally going to make this chapter into two, but both were really short...like "Catastrophe!" short. I hope you've enjoyed the story so far, and I hope you'll enjoy this chapter. *I do not own anything related to "Meet the Robinsons," "Ninja Turtles" (2012), or "Justice League."
"Splinter found the hideout!" April exclaimed as Carl and I returned to my apartment. "It's at a high school, but he doesn't know which one."
"So he basically did not find the hideout," Jonathan, my dad, grumbled.
"Well, it's better than nothing," I remarked.
"So who was kidnapped from the "Incredibles?" my dad asked.
"Elastigirl. Violet gave me the info behind it."
"Any clues?" Carl asked.
"Another riddle," I replied. "But I don't know this one. I do know it has something to do with superheroes." I handed the note to my dad, and he grinned.
"You used to watch this when you were a young girl," my dad said.
"I did?"
"As a matter of fact, the series inspired you to learn karate."
"Well, what's the series called?" I asked.
"The one with no special abilities, but can do anything is Batman," my dad explained. "The one with wings and a mace came from Thanagar. That was Hawkgirl, or Shayera Hol. The one with the ring was Green Lantern, John Stewart. The Flash was not a foreigner, but he got is incredible speed from an accident. Everyone else was a foreigner...from a different country or planet: Martian Manhunterr from Mars, Superman from Krypton, and Wonder Woman from Themyscira."
"The Justice League!" I exclaimed. "I remember now. Wonder Woman was my favorite."
"We should hurry if we're to find the hideout in time," Carl said with worry. "My world is ceasing to exist after awhile."
"Go back to your world and refresh there," I said. "If you go back for even a moment, everything goes back to normal...kind of." I remembered that the only thing that wouldn't be normal would be the absence of Wilbur Robinson.
"That works," Carl replied. "I'll be back."
"I guess I should go too," April said, but I held my hand up.
"You were just there, and I need your help anyway."
"Good point. So where are we going?" I smirked, and I turned to the redhead.
"The Watchtower." I put the headset on and I gestured to my dad to turn on the vortex...with the Justice League theme playing in the background. Unfortunately for me and April, we landed on the ground on our buttoms, which really hurt.
"Whoa! Who are the ladies?" A man in a red superhero suit and a red mask with a lightning bolt on his chest quickly approached us in lightning speed. I figured he was the Flash, and two other figures approached us. One was a man in a blue superhero suit with a big S on his chest and no mask; he was Superman. The other was a woman...a very tall one with what looks like a superhero bathing suit, but it's her outfit with a golden lasso, silver bracelets, and a golden tiara on her black hair; she was Wonder Woman.
"We're not here to fight," I responded.
"We're here to help," April chimed in, smiling.
"We have it all under control here," Wonder Woman said sternly.
"Thanks for your offer," Superman started to say. "But we have..."
"Karena is right." Everyone turned to see a green-skinned man, a Martian, wearing a blue cape. I wondered how he knew my name, but then I remembered that he can read minds. "She has come to help. She is trying to track down Hawkgirl's kidnapper."
"How did it happen?" I asked.
"You just missed it," Flash answered. "Just ten minutes ago, a magician appeared out of thin air and knocked Hawkgirl out cold."
"The other six of us tried to take hiim down, but he was too powerful," J'onn J'onzz finished. "With his powers, the only one of us who could defeat him is Hawkgirl; her mace can disrupt magic, but it's gone with her."
"Well then, he's gonna have luck winning this one," I spoke up. "Electricity is his weakness, proven by a chargeball weapon a month ago. What's Hawkgirl's mace made of? That could be another clue to his weaknesses."
"It's made of nth metal," J'onn answered. "Can you trace it?"
"No, but I'm sure there's a piece of paper somewhere for the next clue."
"You mean this?" Flash sped off and back with another piece of paper, and he started reading it.
A family of four broke apart and remained hidden for months. The leader in training returns to reunite the family, only to find himself fighting rage. He is captured and taken away by stone, signifying the possible end of the world.
"Man, these riddles just get harder!" I complained.
"Wait," April interrupted. "The hidden family of four sounds familiar; they sound like my friends, but they're already kidnapped."
"Splinter, maybe?" I asked.
"I have been told that the Turtles did fight a stone warrior, but he didn't capture them; they won that fight."
"If the movie the Magician is talking about IS, in fact, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, then it's a different world."
"How can you be sure?" April asked.
"Leonardo's the leader, correct?"
"Yeah."
"And Raphael is known for his rage, am I right?"
April gasped. "Yes! So in that world, Leo fought Raph...literally?"
"He must have." I went to page my dad. "Hey, Dad. Which of the TMNT movies is the one when Leo fights Raph and gets captured by stone?"
"It's not the cartoon?" my dad asked through the headset.
"No, the Turtles we know are already kidnapped," I answered. "Besides, the world wasn't ending in that world, according to April."
"Okay...let's see." There was silence for a couple minutes. "The movie is simply called TMNT, released in 2007. What's the first sentence?"
A family of four broke apart and remained hidden for months.
"Leonardo was training to be a better leader in Central America. April O'Neil, who is an adult, by the way, ran into him during an archaeology mission and convinced him to return to New York, which he didn't do until later. Raphael has been stopping crime as the Nightwatcher in black armor, becoming a menace to criminals. Donatello was working in the sewers as an IT tech support for people who have problems with their technology. And Michelangelo worked as Cowabunga Carl, entertaining children at birthday parties." My dad signed after he said all of that info. I smiled at his hard work.
"Can you take me and April there?" I asked my dad, and the vortex opened. I turned to the Justice League, who were already monitoring at their stations, and I waved. We went into the vortex, and we landed in an apartment, but it wasn't mine.
