AN: Okay guys, I'm gonna be real with you. I have absolutely no idea how well this part of this story is going to go. After all, part of the reason why the alternate dimensions worked in the original movie is because the differences in character designs and animation. Obviously, in fanfiction form, I have neither.
But, on the bright side, since I don't have to worry about the dreaded voice actor budget, I have an opportunity to give more alternate Titans lines! So… well, I guess we'll have to see how this chapter ultimately shapes up.
Enjoy :)
Chapter 44 Dimension Dash
Beast Boy paused. He wasn't dead yet, which was certainly a good sign. Plus, he wasn't in excruciating pain either, so the crossover into this different dimension went at least somewhat well. He slowly opened his eyes, deciding that now was the best time to take in his surroundings.
It was night, first off, and the lot of them were flying over Titans Tower. The building looked absolutely gorgeous like it had its own glow. The city that its island rested on the shore of was pretty dark, with buildings that loomed over everyone and everything. In the moonlight, they cast tremendous shadows over the city, like they were the guardians or maybe even the gods of this strange new dimension.
While Beast Boy dealt with the awe that this sight provided, the Cyborgs steered the ship downwards into the city. They came to a stop in the streets mostly concealed by the darkness created by the aforementioned shadows. The Titans all looked around, scanning the sky. There was no sign of the Santas, at least not yet. They were in the clear, at least for now. He let out a breath he didn't even know he was holding, thankful that his lucky stars still had power even when crossing dimensions.
"Hmm…" Robin stood up, studying this dimension. "This place is… interesting."
"It's really drab, is what it is," said Cyborg, turning his head this way and that. "Not a place where I would want to live."
"I do not find this place livable either," said Starfire. She frowned. "Although… I do wonder what the Titans who reside in a place like this would look like…"
"Hey!"
Every one of the present Titans blinked. They faced ahead, and Beast Boy's jaw dropped at who stood before them. They were other Titans! There was a Beast Boy! There was a Starfire! Ooh, and a Raven! All of them were present, save for Robin (a fact that made Beast Boy feel a little jealous of this team).
Although… who was the guy in black with a blue bird image on the front?
"Woah!" Robin jumped up, wearing a big smile. "These guys look so cool!"
The new Titans exchanged looks. "Uh…" the new Starfire cringed and looked over at the originals. "Have you guys come from another planet or something?"
"Yeah!" said the new Beast Boy. "On top of that, why do you look like us? Are you trying to steal our thunder?"
Beast Boy laughed, as did a lot of the other Titans. "Oh man." He tried his best to get his giggling under control. "You guys haven't seen people from another dimension before, have you?"
The man in black's eyes grew wide. "Another dimension?" He looked at the Robins, a small smile growing on his face. "Well. I guess that explains why you guys look like younger versions of me."
Both of the original Robins's jaws dropped. "Wait. You're a Robin?" asked Robin.
"Well… I was. I go by Nightwing now."
Robin looked like he was going to jump in the air and do a little dance. "Oh my gosh! That's awesome! I didn't know that I would have a counterpart who is this cool!"
"I'll say." Robin turned toward Starfire. "Now that I think about it… Star, does this guy look anything like that Nightwing guy you encountered in the future?"
Starfire gasped. "Oh, my glorbnock! He does!" She giggled. "Wow, that is quite interesting!"
Starfire sent googly eyes towards Nightwing. "Not to mention extremely handsome." She let out a dreamy sigh. "It's really funny how my dimension seems to have the ugliest Robin."
"Hey!" Robin exclaimed.
Suddenly, a light appeared overhead in the sky. All the Titans looked up, and Beast Boy's heart skipped a beat when he saw a warlogog portal. Santa and Megan were coming in through it, zipping towards the Titans with the strongest sense of ire.
"Is that… Santa Claus?" Nightwing asked.
"Dudes!" Beast Boy yelled. "We need to leave!"
"Right," The Cyborgs said in unison. They charged up the warlogog and made the ship rise into the air. Before anyone had the time to wish the new Titans goodbye, the ship zipped off, heading straight to the new portal that had just opened up.
Once they were back in the void, Beast Boy let out a breath of relief. He was about to comment on how lucky they were to avoid the Santas when, much to his disappointment, they exited through the portal and chased after them.
Thankfully, nobody wasted any time. The Cyborgs steered the ship into another portal, one that led to a… very strange place. It looked like it was drawn entirely in crayon. For as far as the eye could see, this sketched-out grass covered the land. The sky also looked like it was the product of a creative child's brain.
"Woah, this place be trippy yo," Beast Boy said.
"Yeah," said Beast Boy. "It kind of reminds me of what the world looked like when Larry broke reality." He rubbed his mouth, frowning as he did.
Suddenly, a treehouse appeared in the Titans way. The Cyborgs gasped, trying their best to pull up, but failing and completely decimating the treehouse. To Beast Boy's surprise, little tiny versions of the Titans fell out of the treehouse's windows. Not only were they also drawn in crayon, but they were also really short and looked to be much younger than anyone of the Titans riding the interdimensional ship.
"Woah dudes, look!" Beast Boy said, pointing right ahead.
Robin gasped. "Woah! They're little baby Titans, with little baby hands and everything!"
"Oh, they are the adorable!" Starfire said while her double smiled at the sight.
Unfortunately, the little baby Titans weren't nearly as happy as they were. In fact, the little Robin actually had tears growing in his eyes. "You twashed our twee house!" He started crying, bawling as a matter of fact. The other baby Titans were quick to join in.
Beast Boy cringed, putting his hands to his ears. "Yeesh. These guys be more annoying that Robin screaming.
"Hey!" Robin huffed. "What is with everyone insulting me on this trip?"
Unfortunately, the Titans once again didn't get much room to breathe, as Santa and Megan burst through the portal. The Cyborgs got the ship in gear once again, rising into the sky and leaving the Baby Titans in the dust (thank goodness; Beast Boy's ears were starting to bleed).
It didn't take long for them to exit a portal and enter a new one. The second they entered through this particular portal, Beast Boy was forced to hold his breath. Water surrounded them on all sides (Beast Boy wondered if this was the same water dimension that Larry had accidentally taken them to). Right as Beast Boy was worrying that the eight of them would drown, they passed by what was possibly the weirdest sight so far; an underwater Titans Tower. Some mermaid Titans were swimming around it, and when they passed by them, they gawked.
"What the flying fish sticks?" asked merman Robin.
Within no time, they exited that dimension, and Beast Boy was able to breathe once again. As he took in multiple breaths of precious, precious oxygen, the ship flew through yet another portal. The world they saw on the other side was black and white, and Beast Boy saw some Titans that reminded him of those old-timey cartoons from the 1930s. He actually laughed out loud when he saw them; they just moved around in the funniest ways possible.
The Starfire of that universe caught a glimpse of the ship passing by. "Hot diggity domarts, get a load of that everyone!"
The Titans exited the portal right as the old timey Titans gawked at them. The next portal that they went through brought them to a world that looked so stereotypically steampunk that it could have a book written about it. Beast Boy looked over the side of the ship to see the Titans of this universe, smiling when he saw them.
"Yo, Cy, look!"
Cyborg turned to get a look at the Titans. "Woo!" He whooped. "Goggles on top hats; let's go!"
Beast Boy chuckled at his friend's enthusiasm. "So, we saw mermaid Titans and Steampunk Titans. Now all we need are animal Titans and we'll be all set yo!"
Cyborg laughed. "Oh, I hope we run across those guys! Just thinking about them makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside."
"Uh, guys," Robin said. "I hate to interrupt, but we're still not anywhere close to losing the Santas!" He pointed back, and Beast Boy's heart filled with fear. It looked like the Santas were even closer than they had been before!
"You are going on the Naughty List forever, Titans!" Santa shouted. "I don't care how much you beg!"
Beast Boy gulped. "Uh.." he looked at the Titans. "Do we… do we have any idea how we can get these guys off our tail?"
The Titans exchanged worried looks with one another. A few of them opened their mouth, looking ready to suggest a course of action, only to close their mouth and shrink a little bit into the seat. Honestly, this was one of the most worrying things Beast Boy had seen in a while. If nobody had any clue how to deal with this… oh man! This was their only plan; the only way they could possibly get to the Ravens and help them out with the Trigons! If they couldn't get to them… if they were lost in the distant corners of the multiverse…
Oh man, Beast Boy was starting to cry. He wiped the tears from his face, feeling desperation building and building within him. "Guys, please think of something! Please!"
Cyborg pursed his lips. "Hmm…" he thought about this for a little bit before his face lit up. "Oh! I know!" He looked over at the other Titans. "I know how we can lose them!"
"How?" Beast Boy asked, his heart starting to pound.
Cyborg snickered and grinned wickedly. "You see guys, this ole' ship of ours has one thing that Santa doesn't."
Cyborg grinned. "Breaks."
With that, the ship came to a screeching halt. Initially, this just served to fuel Beast Boy's fear more than anything else. How does this help? He wanted to yell at the top of his voice. We're supposed to outrun the Santas, not give them an opening to catch up with us! He began to sweat. Oh man, this is it. This is the end of our journey. He closed his eyes, fearing the worst…
Only for the Santas to fly right over the Titans. Beast Boy gasped when he saw this, watching in amazement as they entered through another warlogog portal. He could just barely see them crashing back into their home dimension, specifically into a parking lot in a mall in Jump City. The portal then turned all white, indicating that the portal had closed and the Titans were safe.
Beast Boy blinked once, then twice. He gawked, unable to speak as the reality of what just happened occurred to him. Then, he grinned and put his fist in the air.
"WOO!" He wasn't the only one who was celebrating, as the other Titans were all exchanging smiles and breathing sighs of relief. "You be a genius, Cyborg!"
Cyborg chuckled. "Well…" he looked up at his double. "I learned from the best." This made Cyborg chuckle, and it even looked like he was blushing a little bit.
"Very good everyone," said Robin. He stood back up. "Now, let's not waste any more time. Let's go find our dimension so that we can help the Ravens."
"Wait!"
Robin blinked, as did everyone else, at that voice in the void. The Serious Leader turned, gawking when he saw Larry once again. "Larry!" He stared at his mini-me. "How did you…?"
Larry laughed. "I've been watching you guys ever since we separated. And I must say…" his eyes twinkled. "You guys were awesome with dealing with the Santas! Like, seriously, you all kicked their butts good"
A smile slowly grew on Robin's face. "Thanks, Larry." He put his serious face back on. "Although, that was the easy part. Finding our home dimension will be a little more tricky."
"Not necessarily," Larry said with the cheekiest grin imaginable. "I can help you guys in that department." He floated closer to Robin. "And… well, I had an idea that might give you an advantage over the Trigons."
Robin leaned in closer as Larry whispered into his ear. When the reality warping double finished, Robin gave him one of the proudest and most impressed looks ever. "That is a good idea!" He sat back down. "Cyborgs… " He grinned as Larry took a seat next to him. "We're going to make a slight detour."
AN: Well... I think that went pretty decently. I mean, there were some details from the original that aren't here, like the comic book Titans. But you know, that would be really hard to replicate. Overall, I'm happy with this chapter.
Well guys, we're approaching the climax! I hope you're all excited! :D
