Ch.26: A Better World
The idea was given to me by a guest reviewer who named themselves Sakurastar. Thank you!
The Team landed painfully on the ground.
"Ok. That hurt. Can't we land on something soft for once?" Rocket asked her teammates.
"That's too easy. Life says we must be in pain when switching dimensions for the... What dimension is this again?" Zatanna grumbled.
"I think it's number six." Superboy muttered. They were all feeling the burn.
Danny, who was still smoking from their last dimension, groaned pathetically. Robin laughed at him. "Look who's toasty!"
Danny groaned again. "Why does everyone use electricity? Why can't they use something more humane? Like a sledgehammer? A sledgehammer sounds very nice right now."
Robin cackled evilly at his brother, who rolled his eyes in response.
The Team, finally deciding they couldn't be lazy any longer, got up and stretched.
Wally was stretching his hands behind his back when something cracked. "That was painful." He wheezed.
Danny grinned at the speedsters misery.
Aqualad sighed. "I know we are all tired but we have to find out where we are and a safe shelter before we continue. Robin, do you still have the Hopper?"
The Boy Wonder held up the small device. "As usual."
"Where do you keep that?" Megan asked curiously.
Robin pointed at his brother. "In his N-space pocket."
Wally's eyes bulged out of his head. "Danny has an N-space pocket?"
Danny grinned evilly. "All ghosts, and halfa's, have an N-space something. I got a pocket." Danny did a small dance.
Artemis slapped the white-haired teen's head, who uttered an 'ow!'.
"Knock it off! We have bigger fish to fry!" The blonde whisper-yelled.
Danny grumbled as Robin cackled, yet again.
Aqualad looked at Megan and asked her silently to hook them up telepathically. The Martian nodded, letting her eyes glow white.
"Everyone online?"
"Yeppers." (Robin)
"I like banana's." (Wally)
"Yeah." (Superboy)
"Yes." (Aqualad)
"Pickles." (Rocket)
"I'm gonna need a vacation from you all when we get home." (Artemis)
"Whaz up?" (Zatanna)
"Danny, are you online?"
"Sadly. I have to agree with Arty on this one though. I really don't want to hear your voices in my head anytime soon after this."
Robin's cackle echoed throughout their skulls. They all rolled their eyes at that.
"Let's go find out where we are." Aqualad said and began leading them through the various halls. They eventually found a control center. There were a lot of security cameras around and they gaped, because some of their mentors were restrained in starfish positions in separate cells.
Danny stiffened once he saw the way the Leaguers were locked up.
(He strained against the cuffs locking him in place. They burned his skin and he was screaming and he couldn't-)
Robin searched Danny's face for something, an emotion out of place.
What's wrong?
Danny looked away, hiding.
I'd rather not talk about it.
"Who are you?!"
All the teens instantly turned to the door at lightning speeds. There was another Batman. The only difference was his emblem and dark grey cape.
"WHAT?!" All the teens shouted, looking from the monitor with their Batman on it to the dark grey caped Batman.
"Who are you?" The grey-caped Batman questioned again. The teens all looked at each other at the corners of their eyes.
"M'gann, please knock him out." Superboy asked.
"Gladly. This is too creepy for me." The Martian said.
The teens waited for the grey-caped Batman to crumble to the ground but he didn't.
"Annnndddddd he has mind shields." Megan stated glumly.
"We got this." Robin and Danny said at the same time and stepped forward with evil smirks.
"Oh Lord, I feel so bad for whoever that is." Artemis said sympathetically.
Danny and Robin opened their mouths.
"AY, YOU-A PASS THE LASAGNA! A-DON'T YOU GET ANY ON YA, YOU SLOPPY PIG! HAVE-A MORE RAVIOLI! YOU-A GET ROLY POLY, A-NICE-AND-A-BIG! LIKE YOU COUSIN LUIGI! LUIGI, LUIGI, CAPISCE PAISAN! CAPISCE PAISAN, CAPISCE PAISAN! LA-LASAGNA! LA-LASAGNA! LA-LASAGNA! LA-LASAGNA! HEY HEY!"
The boys started laughing but saw that grey-caped Batman was not amused. The two looked at each other from the corners of their eyes and nodded.
They charged.
They caught grey-caped Batman by surprise by hooking their arms in his and slamming his against the wall in the hall. Then they promptly split up, screaming.
"RUN, ROBIN, RRRUUUNNN!"
"THAT WAS A STUPID IDEA! WE'RE GONNA DIE!"
"I KNOW!"
Batman raced after Robin with a furious look on his face.
The Team just stood there in shock before Kid Flash started clapping sarcastically.
"Wow... Just... Wow..." The speedster mumbled.
"Alright, now that that's over, let us go see if those people are our mentors." Aqualad said before they ran off in the direction Batman chased Robin.
They didn't find Robin or Batman but they did find Danny laughing beside a giant elevator, mumbling 'that was too good'.
"Danny? We thought you went the other way!" Rocket said as she and the Team came to a stop by the younger boy.
Danny wiped a tear from his eye as he finished laughing. "I did but Robin and I knew he would go after the person that was heading for the restrained Leaguers. He followed Robin. I phased through a couple walls while Robin continues to lead Batman away from this spot. Last I heard he was singing I'll Sue Ya, really loudly, really obnoxiously."
"Why do you always bust out the Weird Al Yankovic songs?" Kid Flash questioned.
"BECAUSE WE CAN." Danny said forcefully before pressing the down arrow on the elevator. "Now are we gonna save our mentors or what?"
They allowed themselves on the elevator, Danny commenting on the lack of music. Superboy smacked him. Danny unleashed the ultimate tantrum that abruptly ended once the elevator doors opened.
The teens rushed out and rushed to their mentors cells.
"Bats?" Danny asked hopefully.
The Dark Knight raised an eyebrow at the teen's eagerness. "Do I know you?"
Danny groaned. "Still the wrong dimension." He called.
"Yeah, we kinda figured that out." Zatanna said with a scowl.
Danny rolled his eyes before turning back to the Caped Crusader. "Do you use the numbers 91939?"
Batman narrowed his eyes. "How do you know that?"
Danny waved him off and punched in the numbers. "My Team and I will explain later. We have bigger fish to fry."
The other teens punched in the code and the doors opened up. The apprentices started undoing the cuffs but Danny stood in place, finally realizing how close he was to the cell and restraints.
(Pull. Strain. Burn. Melting flesh. Sweat. Scream. Pull. Strain. Burn.)
Aqualad laid a hand on Danny's shoulder worriedly. The white-haired teen snapped his head up at his leader, startled.
"Are you alright, Danny?" Aqualad asked.
Danny caught a glimpse of the other teens standing beside Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Martian Manhunter, and Superman. All were giving his (shaking) form worried looks.
The halfa shook his head, trying to shake the memories away too. "I'm fine. Just hoping Rob's ok is all."
Aqualad hesitantly nodded. Danny walked into the cell and towards Batman's prone form.
(Melting flesh. Sweat. Scream. Pull. Strain. Burn.)
Danny grabbed Batman's arm and phased him out quickly, surprising the older male. The white-haired teen quickly walked back out though, followed by the Dark Knight.
"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm ready to kick some serious butt." Superman said angrily.
"Sorry, you're gonna have to wait on that. They have Hawkgirl in a hospital somewhere." Flash said, zooming in front of him.
"You need to find out which one she's in and get her before they hear about this." Batman ordered.
"This is your city. You know the hospitals better than we do." Superman pointed out.
"I've got a portal to find." Batman said.
"I will go with you." Martian Manhunter said back.
"Sorry, I have to do this alone." The Dark Knight said, before taking off.
The Team looked at Danny, who rubbed his neck nervously. "Right... My mentor, I'll follow..."
Danny flew off after his adopted father from another dimension, shouting 'Wait up!'
"Does your buddy have a death wish?" Flash asked the other teens.
Kid Flash started laughing. "Death wish... Oh... Oh the irony...!" He said through his mirth. The rest of the Team rolled their eyes.
"Trust us. If anyone can handle Batman, it's Danny." Aqualad said.
"How do you know?" Superman asked.
The Team shared a knowing look. It was rather comical really.
"Let's just say he's had practice." Artemis said ominously.
"Hey Bats! Wait up!" Danny shouted.
Batman spun on his heel and faced the teen angrily. "Go. Back. Now."
Danny landed and placed his fists on his hips. "Chill, will ya? If this is about compromising the location of the Bat-Cave, it doesn't matter. I already know it. Heck, I practically live there!"
Batman narrowed his eyes. "Explain. Now."
Danny crossed his arms. "You're not the only one in the wrong dimension. My friends and I are from another one too. One where members of the Justice League have protégés. We happen to be the protégés. You made us a Team for recon missions. Which is really funny because almost all of our missions don't end up being recon." Danny explained.
"Which members?" Batman asked.
Danny straightened with a smirk. "Our names are Danny Phantom, Robin, Kid Flash, Superboy, Aqualad, Rocket, Artemis, Miss Martian, and Zatanna. Take a guess."
Batman sighed irritably. "Flash, Superman, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, and the late Zatara. I don't know for you, Rocket, or Artemis, and I don't know this Robin person."
Danny mouthed 'wow' sarcastically. Batman didn't guess he and Robin were his protégés. That deserved sarcastic clapping.
"Rocket's mentor is Icon. Artemis's is Green Arrow's. And Robin and I are yours. Speaking of which, I'm going to go get the little brat. Hold on a sec, please." Danny said, waving as he sunk into the ground, grinning at Batman's startled face.
The Ghost Boy found Robin still running from grey-caped Batman, singing Why Does This Always Happen to Me? as he did. Danny laughed silently before grabbing the Boy Wonder's foot and phasing him into the ground. Robin let out a startled yelp before he saw the ground passing through him.
"Took you long enough!"
"Oh chill, it wasn't that long!"
Danny phased back up from the ground where Batman had been originally.
"That man... So hard to please..." Danny mumbled before taking flight again and flying towards the Bat-Cave with Robin's hand in his own.
"Hospitals... Hospitals..." Flash muttered as he typed 'hospitals in Gotham City' in the search bar. The search engine came up with two possibilities.
"Bats would never send Hawkgirl to those places." Superboy muttered, looking at the two possibilities.
"There's no security in that one." Megan said, pointing at the first.
"Yeah, and this one doesn't have the right equipment." Artemis said, pointing at the second.
"How would you know about Batman's preference in choice?" Superman asked the teens curiously.
The Team looked at each other again.
"You'd be surprised." Rocket said and turned back to the computers and squinted. "Well, he seems to think you guys are bad." She pointed out.
"After what Rob and Danny did to him, he's gonna hate us." Kid Flash said, remembering the humorous boys that were Danny and Robin.
"So, where would he send an injured bad guy?" Zatanna asked.
The Justice League looked among themselves.
"We know a place." Wonder Woman said.
"But who is this 'Rob' and what did he and Danny do?" Flash asked curiously.
Kid Flash started humming at the memory while the others smirked humorously.
"Rob is another member of out team. To distract and tick off the grey Batman, he and Danny sung a verse from Lasagna, pushed him into a wall, and ran off, gray Bats following Robin as they did. The dude was so ticked." Kid Flash laughed.
The Justice League and the Team landed outside Arkham Asylum.
"Yep. This sounds like somewhere Batman would send an injured bad guy." Superboy said.
"I think that he's already done that. A few dozen times." Aqualad said. The Team nodded in agreement, remembering all the times Danny and Robin excitedly told them how Batman beat the living crap out of his baddies and then sent them to Arkham, giving full detail.
Flash rolled his eyes before walking forward. Superman held him back though.
"Wait here. You're dead, remember?" The Man of Steel said.
The Team looked over at the Justice League in shock.
"Frikkin plot twist!" Kid Flash sang.
Artemis Gibb-slapped him (NCIS reference). "Will you stop with your sarcastic comments?!"
"Come on, you love them. And you love me." Kid Flash said seductively.
Artemis glared. "Don't push it, Boy."
Kid Flash shrunk back.
The Justice League turned away from the exchange with weird expressions before shaking it off. They've seen weirder.
"Ignoring the couple's argument-"
"HEY!"
"-Your costumes will tip them off." Flash said defensively to his friend.
Aqualad stepped forward. "He has a point. It seems in this dimension, you have changed your costumes."
"We'll just say it's a fashion choice." Wonder Woman shrugged.
The Leaguers, minus Flash, got ready to take off, as did the Team.
"Where do you think you're going?" Superman asked them.
"Uh... With you guys. Where else?" Megan asked.
"Stay here." Green Lantern said.
"No." The Team said, all at one time.
"We can't explain your presence." Wonder Woman said.
"You can just say it's an apprentice choice." Zatanna said with an evil smirk on her face. Flash laughed behind the teens.
The other Leaguers were not happy but they allowed the Team to come, excluding Kid Flash, as they could not explain why there was a mini-Flash.
The two speedsters leaned against the stone wall leading to Arkham. Flash picked one of the flowers behind him.
"Uh... Flash?"
"Yeah Kid?"
"There's a sign. It says don't pick the flowers."
"OH CRAP!"
Superman, Martian Manhunter, Wonder Woman, and Green Lantern walked up to the front desk. Superboy was sticking close to Superman, as was Rocket and Aqualad to Green Lantern, Zatanna and Artemis to Wonder Woman, and Megan to Martian Manhunter.
"We need to speak to one of the inmates." Superman said to the figure behind the desk.
"Why certainly Superman."
They were all stunned to see Joker turn around, calm and at peace.
"Right this way." The green-haired man directed and lead them to large, double doors. He opened it and lead the rather large group inside.
Behind the double doors, the inmates all wore the same plain, white suits that the Joker was wearing. They were also quiet and peaceful.
Two-Face was sweeping the floor. Another baddie was staring out the window in deep thought. Other patients were looking at the Leaguers, a little startled at their presence and the presence of the teens.
Joker walked right up to a metal door and punched in a code. Before he opened the door though, he turned back to the ground.
"Oh, one little thing though," He started. "Today's password?"
Superman glanced at Martian Manhunter, who used his telepathy to invade the Joker's mind. He relayed it to Superman, who smiled at the Joker. "Applesauce."
Joker smiled at them. "Right..."
He pointed at the Amazon. "But Wonder Woman was supposed to say it!" He exclaimed and pushed the alarm. He ran off, leaving the heroes annoyed.
"Weasel..." Green Lantern mumbled.
The door which the Joker had put the code in for opened up and Superman, wearing a dark blue and white version of his outfit, walked out.
"You must be stopped." The dark blue Superman said, monotonously.
"A robot." Aqualad clarified.
"Well... We're screwed." Rocket commented, as nine more androids walked out after the first.
Batman landed. He got up and walked towards the portal, which had, as predicted, been in the Bat-Cave.
"Thanks for waiting." Danny said sarcastically as he landed and set Robin down.
The Dark Knight looked back at his protégés-from-another-dimension. "You told me you knew where the Cave was located. I just wanted to see if you told the truth or not."
"What would we get out of lying?" Robin asked.
"I don't know. You tell me." Batman said. The two boys shrugged before walking up behind their mentor-from-another-dimension, who had begun working on the portal.
"So, you two happen to be my apprentices in another dimension? How'd that happen?" The Caped Crusader asked.
"You adopted me when I was nine as Bruce Wayne. My parents were acrobats and their show was sabotaged. Their trapeze bars snapped and they fell and died. I eventually found out about your night-job and you let me help you bring the murderer to justice but after I remained as your partner, even though it was supposed to be a one-time thing." Robin explained.
"My back story is extremely long. So, all I'm going to say is that you found me while I was on the brink of death, as Batman, and brought me back to the Cave before I could die. After doing your research thing, you found out my family was dead, who turned out to be not dead at all but we didn't find that out till much later, and adopted me. You let me become your second apprentice because, hey, I really needed one that wasn't a frootloop." Danny also explained.
"Excuse me?" Batman asked, pausing his work to look at Danny weirdly.
"We'll explain later." Robin and Danny said at the same time.
Without warning, Danny turned around so fast he probably had whiplash and threw up a green shield. A bat-a-rang bounced off. The black-caped Batman turned around, startled at the sound of metal.
Grey-caped Batman (who will now be referenced as Grey Cape) jumped down from one of the rafters in the Cave and tackled Robin, who was then tackled by Danny in a protective-angered way.
Robin got up as Danny used Grey Cape as a launching pad back to his adopted brother.
"You ok, dude?"
"As much as one can be after being tackled by Batman."
"Very true."
The two jumped to the sides as Grey Cape charged at them (He was still embarrassed from their first encounter). They both grabbed the ends of his cape and flung him into a wall. The two boys cackled, sounding much like the other. They both jumped up onto different rock pillars, crouching down on them.
"Na na na na boo boo! You can't get us!" The two sang and cackled again.
Grey Cape got up again and charged for the other Batman (who will be referenced as Black Cape), who was still working on the portal faster, knowing (just knowing) the boys would cover his back.
The two boys made battle cries before Robin got out his grapple gun and Danny made a vine out of ectoplasm. They both jumped off their pillars, swinging from their lines. The two crashed into Grey Cape at the same time.
The two boys let out loud 'OW's' and Grey Cape crumbled to the ground. Robin and Danny leaned on each other.
"That hurt. Let's never do it again." They said to each other at the same time (they had long since fought the power of speaking at the same time).
The Ghost Boy and Boy Wonder backed away as Grey Cape got up and growled. They looked at each other, already knowing what the other would say.
"This is going to take some time..."
The Superman androids attacked the Leaguers and the Team.
One tried to punch Martian Manhunter's head off but the Martian phased through him. Another tried to do the same to Green Lantern but he held up a shield.
Superman faced the androids head on. The android was smarter though and punched the real Superman's head.
"Violent behavior will not be tolerated." Superman Android said in his trademark monotone. He grabbed the original Superman's head and started bashing it into a pillar. Over and over again...
Superboy jumped up from behind and smashed his fist through the android's head.
"You really should worry more about the one with the violent tendencies." Superboy suggested to the downed android.
Superman got up and quickly moved Superboy out of the way of the oncoming fist from another android. Superman did the same as his clone and sent a fist through the metal head.
Superman smiled down at the clone, who smiled (genuinely smiled) at his donor.
Flash and Kid Flash were trying desperately to put the rose back in the bed (why they didn't just throw it away, we will never know) before anyone saw it.
"You're not supposed to pick the flowers."
The two whipped their heads to the side and saw Poison Ivy with a pair of clippers. Really big clippers.
The two looked at the flower and Flash strode forward, handing it to the girl.
"So sorry..." The red-clad super said.
"He just couldn't resist!" Kid Flash said behind him, chuckling nervously.
Poison Ivy took the flower from Flash and held it in her hands. "It's alright."
The two speedsters looked at each other. "It is?" They asked wondrously.
"With me, yes. This kind of thing just doesn't bother me anymore. In fact... Nothing really bothers me anymore. But you might want to watch out for Superman." The green-skinned woman advised.
At that same moment, something busted through the roof of Arkham and landed between Kid Flash, Flash, and Poison Icy.
It was a robotic Superman's head.
"Will you excuse us?" Flash asked.
"Ok." Poison Icy answered but the two speedsters were already gone. The gardener began humming and fixing the rose bushes.
"We are so mean." Danny and Robin said as they watched Grey Cape hang upside down. His ankles were tied together with ectoplasm and he was hanging from the roof, forcibly.
"You two are a bunch of brats."
"We know." They heaved through laughs. It was rather funny because Grey Cape's arms were crossed nonchalantly. He went as far as tapping his fingers against his elbow.
"Who elected you to power anyways?" Danny questioned, standing behind Robin so he could use him as a leaning post. It went both ways because Robin was simultaneously leaning back against Danny.
"No one elected us. We took over so no one would have to feel any pain. No one would have to lose their parents again." Grey Cape said harshly.
Robin and Danny heard Black Cape pause behind them and both narrowed their eyes at the hanging idiot.
"Hey, guess what? Sometimes pain is the only thing telling your brain you're still alive." Robin hissed.
"You can't stop everyone from feeling grief. People have mental illnesses! You'd be surprised how many people cut themselves, burn themselves. A lot of people underestimate how much pain you have to be in to drag a blade across your wrist or hold a lighter to your skin." Danny seethed.
"How would you know?" Grey Cape growled.
Danny threw his hands out. "I've done it before! I still have the scars to prove it, fool!"
Robin shuddered when he remembered the First Month. That was a horrible time for the Bat-Family.
Grey Cape shut his trap but remained simmering.
Danny and Robin both smirked and 'hmphed' before walking over to Batman's side.
"You done yet?" Danny asked.
"No."
"Can't you, like, I don't know, hurry up!" Robin pressured.
"Unless I want to fail, then no."
Danny and Robin both frowned in annoyance. They instantly perked when they heard the alarm go off on the Bat-computer and rushed to it. They both cracked up.
"Hey Bats, our team and your buddies are kinda destroying Arkham." The two sang. Batman whipped his head over to them and sighed. He turned around, leaving his work, and headed for the Bat-mobile.
"Let's go stop them..."
Danny and Robin cackled after him.
The Justice League and the Team were still fighting off the Superman androids. Most of the guys were separated and fighting their own androids but Artemis, Zatanna, Rocket, and Megan had ganged up with each other, saying something along the lines of 'Girl Power'.
Green Lantern had taken off the down the hall to find Hawkgirl, with Aqualad searching by his side.
Flash and Kid Flash had both joined the fight and it seemed to be a contest between Girl Power and Flash Power. So far, girls were winning.
Kid Flash dodged every hit the robot sent at him. He had a smirk on his face and was eating a granola bar. He waved at the android before dodging another fist and ran behind the robot. Superman Android turned around in time for Flash's fist to meet his face.
Robin and Danny were staring out the windows in total and utter dismay.
"Where's the litter?"
"And the thugs?"
"And the petty pickpockets?"
"And the inappropriate graffiti?"
"And the kids that sold weed on Fourth Street?"
"And the parking lot bar fights at ten in the morning?"
"And everything that made Gotham beautiful?"
Batman rolled his eyes from the front. "Are you two hearing yourselves?"
The two glared at him from their gawking out the windows. "Of course we can! And if you haven't noticed, we're devastated!"
Batman sighed and looked to the ceiling of the car. "Of course I get stuck with the two most random teens in America."
"Actually, I was born in Romania."
"So the two most random teens in the world."
"We've told you this: we're from another dimension."
"The two most random teens known to every dimension. Are you happy?"
"Very much so." The two boys answered with smirks because irritating their mentor (even if he was from another dimension) was one of their favorite pass times.
Batman stopped at a stoplight, as the light was red. The two boys were looking out the window Danny was originally at with giant smiles. "Ooo, a fight's about to go down!"
A customer at a restaurant was complaining about the check, the food, and the service to the manager, who was trying to calm him down.
Danny and Robin rubbed their hands together in anticipation.
A police van showed up and took the customer away, who tried his best to get out of custody. The van drove away only a few seconds later.
Danny's and Robin's mouths dropped open before they fell back in their seats. "Well that was a bummer..."
Green Lantern busted down, yet another, door and saw Hawkgirl lying on the bed in restraints. She was unconscious and she had a breathing mask over her nose. Suction cups were hooked to her chest and the monitors beeped in a steady rhythm.
The dark-skinned man stroked the unconscious woman's cheek. Aqualad walked in, ready to tell his comrade that he had not found Hawkgirl, when he saw the woman-in-question. The Atlantian walked forward and undid the restraints. Green Lantern picked Hawkgirl up with a hard face, mirrored by Aqualad.
The two met up with the others and the two teams ran for the exit. Once they had busted through the doors, they were met with an army of soldiers.
"Awesome..." Rocket mumbled sarcastically.
"Don't make any sudden moves or we'll vaporize the entire lot of you." The head army guy said.
The Team and Leaguers got into defense positions.
"Hold it, you fools!"
Everyone was surprised when Danny walked right up to the dark-skinned man in charge and got in his face. "What do you think you're doing?"
"And you would be?" The lieutenant questioned right back.
Danny glared at the military man. "I'm Batman's new protégé, Danny Phantom. Got a problem with that? These are his prisoners and the other Justice Lord's protégés. They're rookies and were easily tricked into believing any lies these traitors told. I vouch for them."
The lieutenant narrowed his eyes at the teen.
"We were tricked?" Megan asked, hand over her mouth as she floated away from Martian Manhunter. Danny nodded. The other teens backed away with glares.
The dark-skinned military man held up his hand to his troops. "Hold your fire. The teens are the real deal."
Danny hmphed and turned to the group. "Robin," The teen shot a glare at the glaring military man, who had become suspicious of the name 'Robin'. "Batman's other protégé, is waiting for us out back. Let's go."
Danny took the lead and began walking through the thoroughly damaged building. He smirked once the guards were out of sight.
"Idiots..." He said to the others as they saw Robin waiting for them with Batman by the door. The younger of the two was smirking.
Danny and Robin were smirking in front of Grey Cape in the Bat-Cave. The others were getting ready to go through the portal that led back to Black Cape and the other's dimension.
Grey Cape was glaring at them. With a Bat-Glare.
"You so scary when you hanging upside-down." Robin teased. Grey Cape growled.
Aqualad rubbed his face. "Danny, Robin, let's go."
The two boys whined and trudged to the portal. They went through, followed by an exaggerated Aqualad.
Black Cape met Grey Cape's eyes, who held nothing but contempt for him and his team. Black Cape walked through the portal, and it shut down behind him.
"They're just as strong as us, and just as smart. But they're willing to kill." Batman said as he left the portal behind and exited the alley with the others.
"What are you saying?" Superman questioned. "That we have to be willing to kill too? I won't cross that line."
"How else can we stop them?" Batman asked. Only Danny and Robin saw that he did not mean to kill anyone.
"You're the smart one. You figure it out." Superman said harshly (says the person with heightened knowledge...).
"We can't. Not unless we cross some kind of line." Batman said defensively.
Danny and Robin decided to gasp dramatically at that point.
"We're line-crossers now!" Danny said, feigning devastation.
Robin sighed in dismay and comically fell back into his brother's waiting arms.
The Team and the Justice League sighed in annoyance as the boys cackled again.
"But," Aqualad started, waving the two boy's off. "You also have us. My team can be wild cards."
The Leaguers shared a look.
Justice Lord Martian Manhunter received an alert. Lex Luthor had escaped.
He phased through the floor and met up with Justice Lord Superman and Justice Lord Hawkgirl.
"It's Luthor." Martian Manhunter said.
"Escaped again?" Superman asked in a bored tone.
"Yes. He has taken a hostage and-"
"Don't do it." Hawkgirl interrupted.
"Why not? It worked pretty well back home." Superman questioned.
Hawkgirl straightened. "But here they're not ready for it."
Superman narrowed his eyes. "We'll see about that." He said and began walking away.
Wonder Woman and Green Lantern cut him off in his path.
"Maybe we should all go." Green Lantern commented.
Superman smiled at his comrades. "Alright. I'm patient."
Lex Luthor, with a gun ready at his disposal, looked anxiously at the door. He turned around when the room rumbled. Dust was kicked up and when it cleared, Justice Lord Superman was floating in a gaping hole. Luthor dropped his gun when Justice Lords Wonder Woman and Green Lantern appeared behind him, as well as Martian Manhunter and Hawkgirl.
They all entered and Superman grabbed Luthor's jacket. "Where's the hostage?"
"There never was one." Luthor said plainly. Superman let go and Luthor transformed into Martian Manhunter, who smirked at them. "Sorry."
Superman, eyes wide, tried punching Martian Manhunter, who phased through it and into the ground. Immediately as he left, electricity began shocking the Justice Lords. It brought them all to their knees, except for Hawkgirl. She let her mace absorb the electricity, with much strain against her part, and noticed how a blockade flew over the hole in the wall.
Batman tried controlling the voltage to the room to make it higher but Justice Lord Hawkgirl used her electrified mace to break down the door. She leaned against the railing and saw Justice Leaguer Green Lantern. He pointed his ring at her and shot a green blast.
Hawkgirl flew into the air and dodged. She threw her mace at Batman and only managed to destroy the electricity station, as the Dark Knight had jumped away.
Green Lantern shot more blasts at the Justice Lord but it was Aqualad, who was hiding the shadows, that struck her.
Hawkgirl plummeted and crashed into a wall. She tried getting up but Martian Manhunter restrained her.
Justice Lord Martian Manhunter exited the cell in the form of a snake with a humanoid upper torso and head, much in the fashion of a lamia. Justice Leaguer Martian Manhunter transformed into the same thing and began fighting his counterpart. Megan transformed into a dragon and began fighting the Justice Lord alongside the Justice Leaguer.
The three Martians crashed through the roof and headed outside to fight their battle.
Batman ran away from the falling rubble and was saved by Robin, who tackled him out of the way of a rather big chunk.
The two Green Lantern's fought each other as well. The Justice Leaguer, though, had Rocket and Aqualad backing him up in their fight.
Wonder Woman had help from Artemis and Zatanna as well. Taking down her counterpart was a lot more fun than she had anticipated.
Flash and Kid Flash were speedily throwing rocks at Justice Lord Superman. They did, eventually, run out and gave each other helpless looks.
"Oh crap..."
Superman glared at the two and charged. They both ducked and began dodging every move Superman threw at them. They both looked like they were having fun and were teasing the Justice Lord.
The two speedsters grabbed the Man of Steel, spun him around a few times, and then threw him out the windows on the roof. Superman crashed into the warden's office and then promptly had a bookcase fall on him.
The two speedster's smirked at each other, high-fiving before running off.
Justice Lord Green Lantern threw another punch at his counterpart, who dodged, and then received a pink blast to the gut. He was thrown backwards, into the wall.
Justice Lord Wonder Woman crashed Justice League Wonder Woman into the ground. She got up and stood over her counterpart but an arrow hit her arm and blew up, sending her into a wall.
Zatanna and Artemis stood off to the side with stony faces.
Justice Lord Wonder Woman got up from the rubble with a growl. Zatanna muttered a spell and, almost immediately, Wonder Woman collapsed to the ground. Artemis held up her hand to Zatanna, who high-fived it with a smirk.
"Nice..." Danny commented walking up. Robin appeared at his side. "Very nice indeed."
The girls rolled their eyes.
Flash and Kid Flash walked into the warden's office and surveyed the gaping in the roof.
Superman groaned under the bookcase.
"Wow, Supes, you really know how to bring down the house." Flash commented, earning a laugh from his protégé-from-another-dimension.
Superman pushed the bookcase off of him and threw it at the two speedsters. Both were smashed into a wall. They scrambled back when Superman landed on the bookcase and, promptly, picked Flash up by his collar. He drew back a fist but didn't punch.
"Can't do it, can you? I'm the last piece of your conscience. And this is the one thing you can't do." Flash said.
Superman narrowed his eyes. "I've done a lot of things I thought I'd never do in these past two years. One more won't hurt."
"But-But in front of a kid! Supes, you can't be serious!" Flash said, gesturing to a panic-stricken Kid Flash on the ground.
"He'll see this soon anyways. Bette to get it out of the way." Superman said and drew his fist back a little further.
"Wait!"
The Justice Lord, Justice Leaguer, and the Team member looked up and saw Justice Leaguer Superman and Superboy standing side by side. Luthor walked up beside them, holding a large ray gun.
"Nice company you're keeping. Must be your true colors." Justice Lord Superman said and threw Flash into the smaller one.
"It's just one of the hard choices I've had to make today. Go for it." Superman said to Luthor.
"My pleasure." He mumbled. As Superman charged, Luthor shot a beam at Superman, which slowed him and then crashed him into the floor.
They turned around as Hawkgirl came flying at them but Luthor struck her with the ray too. She plummeted and landed on the ground with a thump.
Luthor did the same to the other Justice Lords.
Superman flew down and landed in front of his counterpart. Superboy jumped down beside him. Both crossed their arms.
"It's a power disruptor. Yours are now gone." Superboy informed with a smirk. Justice Lord Superman tried reaching for his counterpart but collapsed. Batman walked up behind and cuffed the Man of Steel.
Luthor walked into the room with a smirk, pointing the ray at the Justice Leaguer Superman.
"This would be so sweet." He said, but let the ray fall. "But, a deal's a deal."
He gave the ray to Superman and walked off.
"DANG IT!" Danny shouted from the doorway, Robin next to him.
"I really wanted to hit him!" The Ghost Boy exclaimed.
The Team and the Justice Leaguers sighed, yet again.
"What deal?" Green Lantern asked as he and his helpers flew into the room.
"Full pardon in exchange for his help." Superman explained.
Justice Lord Superman got in his counterparts face but was abruptly pushed back by Superboy. That didn't stop him from yelling "Everything he does is now your fault!" though.
Superman turned to him. "It's a high price but it's better than the alternative."
The other Justice League members dragged the Justice Lords away, leaving Kid Flash, Flash, Superboy, and Superman.
Robin walked up to his friends and gestured for them to follow. The speedster and clone did so willingly.
"I knew you wouldn't be able to change his mind." Superman said.
"Yeah. How?" Flash asked.
"Because I've felt the same temptations he has. They're pretty strong." Superman explained.
Flash smirked at his comrade. "So you're not such a boy-scout after all."
Superman smiled at his friend. "Never even made it to my first merit badge."
The two walked after the others but Superman paused to pick up the American flag that had fallen down before continuing.
The Justice League stared at the Team in shock.
"You've done all that... In a year?" Hawkgirl asked, shocked.
The Team nodded proudly, looking at each other fondly.
They had told the Justice League of their adventures. They had been through a lot in a year and were proud with what they had accomplished.
"Now we just kinda want to go home." Megan said, her teammates agreeing.
"If your mentors don't figure it out before we do, we'll get you home." Batman promised.
The Team nodded at him gratefully.
As the Leaguers started asking various questions to individual Team members, Robin took Danny aside.
"Yeah Rob, what is it?" Danny asked.
Robin straightened in front of his adopted brother. "When we got here, you seemed to have become a little tense when you saw the Leaguers condition. You were distant. What happened?"
Danny sighed and seemed to slump. "It's nothing, Rob. When we're away from Bruce for longer periods of time than normal, I get antsy. The Leaguer's condition triggered some flashbacks. It honestly could've been a lot worse."
Robin was still worried. "Are you sure you're ok though?"
Danny nodded. "Yeah, once we get back, I'll be back to normal. Don't worry your pretty head too much about it."
The Boy Wonder punched his brother playfully as the older teen laughed. They heard a sound similar to the one Danny made when he called the halo around his waist. They rushed back into the main control room of the Watchtower and saw a portal opening up.
Icon, Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Superman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, and Flash all tumbled out of the portal and landed on the group with a crash. Batman followed suit, only landing on his feet gracefully. Which was promptly thrown out the window when Robin and Danny tackled him to the ground.
His 'I'm-scowling-to-hide-any-signs-of-a-smile-and-any-affection' scowl was on full force as Danny and Robin smothered him.
The other Team members laughed and rushed forward to help their mentors off the ground, while Poor Bats remained on the ground with Danny and Robin on top of him.
"Boys, get. Off."
The two shook their heads at him with smirks. Batman sighed.
"Five. Four. Three. Two. Don't let me get to one."
The two boys scrambled to get off their mentor and help him up. Once that was done, they hung off his arms. Batman rolled his eyes but didn't tell them to get off.
"Having fun over there, Batman?" Superman asked, a hand placed on Superboy's shoulder.
The Dark Knight glared at the Man of Steel. "I will DJ at your funeral if you keep that up."
The teens started laughing because, hey, it was funny. Even the Leaguers, both sets of Leaguers, were laughing (excluding the Batman's).
The League that originally had the teen's under their guidance turned to look at the Leaguers who had no protégés.
"Thank you for taking care of our apprentices. Hope they didn't cause too much trouble." Batman said. The two boys gasped at their mentor.
"Good God, is that... sincerity in his voice, Robby?"
"My Dear Brother, I think it is!"
"He does care!"
"And his heart, which was three sizes too small, grew three sizes that day!"
The teens broke into loud laughter, slapping their knees and all.
"Actually, they helped solve a crisis in our world." Superman informed, chuckling himself.
"That sounds like something they would do." Black Canary joked, Zatanna's arm linked with her own. All the Leaguers chuckled.
"Hate to end this little gathering but we have patrol in an hour." Batman said (seething) and gestured to his apprentices, who were still hanging off his arms.
"Same here." The other Batman agreed.
The other Leaguers rolled their eyes at that. Typical Batman(s).
Batman brought out a device. He pressed the green button and the Leaguers and Team were sucked into a portal and promptly disappeared.
"Hope they got back to their dimension ok." Hawkgirl commented.
"Of frikkin course..."
You viewers upset me yesterday.
Kadzait: You really did.
NO ONE took the challenge except for TWO people... *shakes head at you people*
Virtual cookies go to KuriMaster13 and IWasNeverReal!
The songs were, in order and with artists: "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" (does that have an artist?), "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls, "Ghostbusters Theme Song", "Lumberjack Song" by Monty Python, "The Baddest of Them All" by Krispy Kreme, "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" by Disney, "Die Young (Parody)" by Midnight Beast, "The Plagues" from Prince of Egypt, "Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred, "Barney's Dead" by someone out there with no life, "They're Coming To Take Me Away, Ha Ha!" by possibly Jerry Samuels, "I'll Be There" by Steeldrivers, "Undone" by FFH, "Railyard" by Balto, "In Shallow Seas We Sail" by Emery, "Battlefield" by Blind Guardian, "On The Floor" by Ice JJ Fish, and "The Noose" by The Offspring.
Kadzait: Says a lot about her taste in music, doesn't it?
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Reviews:
BringbackDannyPhantom: I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter so much! XD Random Friday was so much fun to write. GIVE ME THE COOKIE! *devours cookie*
Lee: I'm glad you loved the last chapter so much! I'm glad you think I'm a genius! XD
KuriMaster13: You were the first person to guess ANY songs. Congrats on taking on the challenge. And, thinking about the situation logically, the kids don't know who took them (you have super-powered teenagers, don't tell them who you are till they're under your thumb XD), the Justice League doesn't even know where they were (neither does the Team...). So yeah... (Kadzait: She uses logic when she doesn't want to do something. Me: WILL SHUT UP AND STOP TELLING PEOPLE MY STRATEGIES!?)
Azorawing: Hahahaha! Glad you loved it and took the time to write everything I did in one chapter in one review! XD
Breyannia: As I said, I was bored. XD And hahaha! Joker would be proud! And Bruce probably wants to kick Vlad's butt all the way to Asia. (Kadzait: Why Asia? Me: WHY NOT?!)
EternalMadameBlaze: Oh my gosh... That idea most likely will show up soon at this rate...
Supaherolena02: I'm glad you loved Random Friday. I did too. XD
IWasNeverReal: I had a feeling you would enjoy the Amethyst Ocean. I have big idea coming soon that you're gonna love. HEHEHEHEHEHE... Hahahaha! Glad you enjoyed the last chapter as much as you did! XDDDDDDD
Bibbledoo: HAHA! You were the only one to catch the small x-over thing going on. :D Good job! And come on... That line is awesome... It deserves to be in more than one fic. :D GIVE THE GUN AND LET'S DO THIS. Give me a cookie first. XD
Heather: YES! I DID USE SOME OF YOUR IDEAS! I'm glad you loved!
Anonymous: Gotta love pineapples. XD (Kadzait: M-M-My L-L-Little P-Pony? *screeches like a banshee before convulsing on the ground* Me: O.O *taps Kad with foot* That can't be healthy... I think you just killed my imaginary crush...)
DannyPhantom619: ...YOU JUST UNINTENTIONALLY HELPED ME WITH SOMETHING! THANK YOU!
ShadowNox: DON'T FAIL SCHOOL, DUDE! This story ain't going anywhere! Chill! XD And thanks so much for loving this as much as you do! Makes me a chipper, happy person! (Kadzait: Shoot me...) Oh... And Season 2 ain't coming anytime soon. That season irritated me for some reason. The chapters I'm writing now are like Season 2! XD
Sina Xiel: HAHAHAHAHAHA! Your school sounds fun! And I'm pretty sure Dick and Danny have boundaries they NEVER cross. Bro code. :D
Skymuse: THE GIRLS COME EASY AND THE DRUGS COME CHEAP! WE'LL ALL STAY SKINNY AS WE JUST WON'T EAT! Do you know that song? XD