Opening File: Dimension List
Dimension C-003
This dimension harbors many powerful beings dubbed 'meta-humans' capable of fairly high destructive capacity, though many of them can be considered weaker to the majority of the warriors in Dimension GF-017, the reality dubbed the 'GrimmFall verse'. However there are few discovered powerful enough to dominate entire worlds and even warp reality itself.
Dimension N-004
This universe consists of many powerful beings, many of them considered ghosts due their ghost-like nature that come from a dimension known as the Ghost Zone. These ghosts have abilities such as invisibility, intangibility, energy manipulation, possession and many more abilities. The most powerful seem to be Human-Ghost Hybrids, a rare and impossible form of existence that allows a being to be both human and ghost, living and dead at the same time.
Dimension Earth-16
This dimension is considered a parallel dimension to Dimension C-003 with many similar beings having the same powers but at the same are considered different, due to possible origins or many other differences. Two subjects that do not exist in Dimension C-003 have been retrieved for further examination.
Dimension E-008
Not too strong, but not too weak the inhabitants of this dimension are lacking in physical feats, although they can augment their striking strength and speed with their elements. They also possess elemental manipulation and are very versatile in their uses of it. In terms of destructive capacity they are for the most part they are capable of levelling entire cities with the right amount of skill. It appears that the elemental benders can enhance their abilities to control the elements through the use of certain celestial bodies such as the moon or a comet.
In addition to the basic elements such as Earth, Water, Air and Fire there are sub-elements such as metal, blood, lava and electricity. Further observation required.
Close File
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"You know what a crossover is?" TOM asked as the file closed. "It describes two or more stories coming together, allowing the characters from different stories to interact and see just how things react between them. That's the challenge of crossover, wondering how people from different worlds will react and interact with each other and what could develop between them. Friendship and romance? Hate and pain?"
TOM leaned back and crossed his legs. "Peace and love? War and death? It takes a lot of creativity to get it right and you don't want to be playing favorites on one side. The worst thing you can do in making story is inconsistent writing which pretty much causes your story to suffer and eventually ruins it all for everyone reading it."
TOM brought his hands up behind his head, looking more relaxed. "You got to ask yourselves what worlds would you like to see come together? How'd you think they'd handle it? It's fun to think about and more fun to find out. And what could come from it all, the people, the places, the many ideas that could form and make even more ideas."
Xxx
Van Kleiss was very pleased.
In the short time he had started his project he had gained six new subjects to experiment on for his new 'Pack'. They each had unique abilities that he wanted to observe, experiment and understand. And he would take the time to bring in more subjects with the potential to join his new Pack and branch out across this new world.
His musings were cut off as he sensed a burst of energy behind him and spun around, watching as a black and red portal appeared in his underground base and from it emerged a familiar face who smiled at him in greetings. "Van Kleiss."
Van Kleiss' eyes widened slightly and fought the urge to clench his fist. "Sammael."
Sammael stepped forward as his portal vanished, taking the time to glance around the underground complex before looking back to Van Kleiss. "You seem…surprised."
"Yes…I did not expect to see you." Van Kleiss admitted as Sammael strolled past him and looking at the pods containing his subjects. "I have a great many things to deal with."
"My apologies." Sammael said, glancing back at Van Kleiss with a polite smile as he gazed down at the pods as he walked around them. "I had only recently heard of the success of your project and decided to come to see the results myself. To be able to glance and observe the many other dimensions that make up the multi-verse, proving how generous the hand of the Creator was to fashion not one world but an infinity of them. You must be very proud. If only if it was for just the wonders of science and gaining knowledge."
Van Kleiss noticed his two subordinates, Biowulf, Skalamander and even Breach looking tense from Sammael's presence but remained still.
A wise choice.
Van Kleiss was more than smart enough to recognize Sammael as someone who was dangerous and he was the one who provided him with the resources to construct the underground lab and bring forth the materials needed for his project.
That did not mean he trusted Sammael.
He may have gained many resources from his agreement with the mysterious man or whatever he was that he couldn't have gained on his own considering the state he and his group had been in when they appeared in this dimension. In addition to the resources came knowledge and protection but Van Kleiss had no doubt in his mind that Sammael thought of him as a mere pawn to be used and disposed of when they were of no more use to him.
But Van Kleiss was no one's pawn.
"You came just to see only a handful of new subjects? I was prepared to inform you once I had more." Van Kleiss stated. "Seems trivial of you."
"I assure you, none of my time is being wasted." Sammael stopped at the pod containing a girl wearing a blue cloak.
The power he sensed from her was similar to his own.
It seemed Van Kleiss had succeeded even more than Sammael had anticipated. He was now very interested in the potential of this project.
Xxx
He did not know how he arrived here.
It seemed he was back on Earth in some sort of underground lab. He could see several individuals, all of them strange looking for humanoids with two of them resembling mechanical animals, almost mistaking them for human sized Predacons with a four armed girl chained to a giant ring shaped machine. Near the machine were several humanoids in stasis pods while being observed by a strange human. The pale skinned and red haired human wore all black with black and purple veins traveling down his skin and face while his eyes were red with a black sclera. He did know what kind of human this was but he sensed sinister intentions from him and it was likely for the people in the stasis pods.
He needed to do something.
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Sammael narrowed his eyes as he looked over his shoulder. "Kleiss, you did not bring anything else through the portal."
"Yes." Van Kleiss answered, wary of Sammael's sudden change in personality.
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He moved himself into the machinery, hoping he could somehow affect it in any way to disrupt whatever plans these captors had. The machinery started to spark, no doubt from his presence and he used it to his advantage.
Xxx
The portal machine started short-circuiting, causing Breech to cry out in shock and fear, afraid that she was in danger.
"What is happening?!" Van Kleiss shouted to Biowulf who looked over the controls.
"The machine is overloading!"
Sammael remained composed, looking at the machine as it started to break apart and spotted a surge of electricity travel along the wires and into the stasis pods. The surge traveled into the pods and short-circuited them, breaking them open.
"What?!" Van Kleiss spun around, watching as the pods were broken open.
Sammael remained calm even as the captured subjects regained conscious and slowly emerged from the pods.
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When Raven first opened her eyes she knew she was not in Titans Tower.
She stepped out of her pod, readying herself for battle as she sensed a dark and dangerous presence. The last time she sensed a presence like this was in the presence of her father, Trigon the Terrible. She immediately spotted that presence, a human dressed in all black with red luminous hair that trailed down past his ears reached down to his shoulders, skin even more pale than her own with black and purple veins traveling down his face from his red eyes and a dark diamond shaped mark on his forehead. She also sensed several other presences that were different than anything she had sensed before but now was not the time.
"You have questions." The man stepped forward, watching as Raven raised a hand. "There's no need for hostility. I have no interest in harming you."
"Who are you? Where am I?" Raven asked in a demanding tone.
From nearby Dani Phantom looked around, paling when she saw Vlad Plasmius standing up and rubbing his head. "YOU!"
She shot at him, believing he was responsible for her abduction and fired a ghost beam at him. Vlad was still disorientated from just waking up and had no time to react as a ghost beam slammed into him and knocked him into the wall. Dani then slammed into him, both of them slamming through the wall.
"Stop them!" Van Kleiss shouted to Biowulf and Skalamander.
However before any of them could make a move Sammael raised one hand. "Stand down."
Van Kleiss glared at Sammael who focused his attention on Raven, even as another figure emerged from a broken stasis pod. "Where am I? Answer quickly before I lose patience!"
Skulker, the greatest hunter in the Ghost Zone saw that he was in a lab. He was about to threaten anyone nearby again when Dani was blasted back into the lab, skidding across the ground until she stopped next to Raven and Vlad flew back into the lab.
"Vlad! I see this is your doing!" Skulker aimed his wrist blaster at his former employer.
"This is not my doing!" Vlad barked, shaking some dirt of his suit.
"Liar!" Dani shouted, jumping back to her feet.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on?"
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Conner Kent opened his eyes as he heard something above him. He saw smoke and rising above him and the pod he was apparently in.
'What?' Conner sat up and looked around. 'Where-Artemis!'
He spotted Artemis lying face down in a pod next to him. As Conner stood up he realized they were in some kind of laboratory.
"Artemis." Conner was at Artemis's side and shook her. "Artemis?"
The blond archer groaned as she slowly opened her eyes and felt warm sand under her. "Conner?"
"You okay?" Conner asked.
"Yeah…What happened? How did we get here?" Artemis asked.
"We…You fell through the portal and I came after to save you." Conner answered as he pieced together what had happened.
"Really?" Artemis asked, surprised he would do something like that for her.
Both watched as a girl attacked some sort of vampire looking guy, blasting him through a wall only to be blasted next to a girl in a blue cloak.
"Can someone please tell me what's going on?" Artemis spoke up.
"Skalamander!" Van Kleiss shouted.
The lizard EVO fired his crystal shards at them, shooting past Sammael who remained still. Raven quickly raised a hand, conjuring a dark barrier that blocked the crystals. Sammael stepped forward and a placed a hand on the barrier, touching it and the dark veins in his skin pulsed just before he started to phase through it. Raven's eyes widened, her senses telling her this man was very dangerous.
Superboy rushed forward, aiming a punch at Sammael who quickly blocked. Superboy attacked again but Sammael easily blocked and parried his punches before grabbing his arm, twisting it and kicked Superboy's legs out from under him and then kicked Superboy in the face. Artemis quickly aimed and fired an arrow at Sammael who released Superboy and moved with such speed he grabbed the arrow and dropped it on the ground. Sammael then moved with blurring speed, appearing in front of Artemis as she moved to grab another arrow, grabbing her bow and snapping it in half.
"I'd rather not kill any of you, given how useful you appear to be." Sammael smirked, blocking a punch from Artemis. "But you should not overestimate your worth."
Artemis quickly noticed the black veins on the arm Sammael used to block her fist pulsing as he blocked.
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven shouted, a pillar of dark energy surrounding her that she launched at Sammael while Artemis quickly jumped out of the way.
Sammael turned around and raised one hand…
Easily catching the dark energy and clenching down on it.
Raven gasped, stepping back in surprise at how easily her attack had been brushed aside.
"You are confused. That is understandable. You may be powerful but our powers come from a similar source and thus your power is like food to me." Sammael explained as he faced Raven and the other escaped subjects.
"Enough of this!" Vlad said, aiming and firing a purple ghost beam at Sammael who raised his hand and unleased a blast of dark energy that cancelled out the ghost beam.
Sammael's outstretched hand was engulfed in a dark substance and his fingers turned into tendrils that shot out and crashed into the escaped subjects, slamming them into the wall. Superboy grunted as he struggled to pull the tendril off of him. Dani, Skulker and Vlad tried to turn intangible but to their shock the tendrils held onto them even as they turned intangible while Raven tried to use her powers but the tendrils simply absorbed them.
"Van Kleiss, I believe these subjects are proving to very interesting." Sammael stated, smiling in satisfaction. "They can be very useful."
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He watched as the prisoners tried to escape but were quickly defeated by the red eye human that showed to have abilities no ordinary human should have.
He needed to do something to something quick.
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Sammael's eyes shot up to the ceiling, sensing the same presence from just before the portal machine was overloaded. The wires along the ceiling short circuited and exploded, causing debris to fall down on him. He only scowled and created another tendril from his free hand, lashing out with it and swatting away any falling debris. While Sammael was distracted Superboy quickly used the chance to smash the wall behind him, causing it to crack open and debris to fall on the tendrils holding him and the others.
Skulker unsheathed a hidden ecto-blade and cut at the tendril holding him, managing to get free. Vlad managed to create an ecto-sword and cut the tendril holding him. He then shot up to the ceiling, turning intangible as he flew up through the ceiling with Skulker doing the same a second later.
"Thanks for helping!" Dani shouted angrily, still bound with the other three left behind.
Raven struggled to find some way to fight back against the tendril holding her. The darkness she was sensing from Sammael's presence felt ancient and powerful, rivaling even her father. If this being was of the same nature as her father than only a force of pure goodness could stand against it. She closed her eyes and concentrated, tapping into the same source of power she used against her father.
Sammael looked back at Raven, sensing a hidden power. "What is this?"
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" Raven's eyes shot open, glowing white before a white light engulfed her, disintegrating the tendrils holding her and the others.
Sammael held up one hand to cover his eyes from the bright light, recognizing it as a dangerous power. Sure enough Raven reappeared, now wearing an all-white version of her cloak and leotard. She held out her hand and fired a burst of pure light at Sammael who retaliated by firing beams of red light from his eyes, colliding with Raven's attack and cancelling both attacks out. Sammael held out one hand, summoning a red flame that morphed into a broadsword and moved at high speed, aiming to impale his sword through Raven's heart.
Raven quickly summoned an aura of light, morphing into her namesake that blinded almost everyone. She shot at Sammael who dodged her attack and from under his feet came dark veins, resembling the ones on his skin that spread and formed a barrier just as Raven moved to attack again. She collided with the barrier and actually broke through it. However Sammael smirked as more veins shot out from the ground and latched onto Raven, pushing through the her aura and crawling up her body.
"You have a great power. Tapping into a source of purity that could harm even me. Fortunately for me I've dealt with beings with similar powers in the past." Sammael said as the veins reached up to Raven's face. "I can use the dark substance inside me to spread out in any form to infect and consume anything I wish. And against a being that relies on a source of purity for their power it quickly becomes toxic."
Raven felt herself quickly getting weaker as the veins absorbed her energy at a very fast rate and struggled in vain to break free.
"Not so fast!" Dani shouted as she fired a ghost beam at Sammael.
However more veins shot up and formed a wall that blocked Dani's ghost beam.
Superboy was ready to charge but Artemis grabbed his shoulder. "Don't! You'll be grabbed by those things too!"
"Such an interesting power you have." Sammael commented, ignoring the other three as he spoke to Raven. "I wish to learn much more about it."
Raven grunted as she continued to struggle but she felt herself losing more strength as the seconds went by.
"You are not entirely human. I see…" Sammael grinned as the dark substance allowed him to instantly learn more about Raven as she became more infected. "This explains why our powers are similar. The source that created us evidently comes from the same primordial force. I therefore offer a chance to join me and my own family."
Raven glared at Sammael. "I'd rather die."
Sammael's red eyes glinted. "Very well. But leave something for me as you depart…Your powers."
Raven grunted and started to cry out as the dark substance inside her began draining her of her powers which was incredibly painful. It felt like she was being ripped apart slowly from the inside which technically she was.
"Stop it!" Dani gathered a huge amount of eco-energy in her hands and fired it right at Sammael.
However the veins traveled along the ground and lashed out, creating another barrier that blocked Dani's attack. Superboy picked a large piece of machinery and threw it at the barrier but it shattered on impact. Artemis grabbed an arrow and threw it at the barrier, watching as the explosive she placed on it detonated on impact but it was as futile as the previous attacks.
It was all futile.
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He needed to hurry.
The girl only had a short time left before she died.
There was no choice now.
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Sammael narrowed his eyes as from the out of the ground shot a burst of red light that collided with his tendrils holding Raven. He grunted as he felt a great source of power that fought against the dark substance that gave him his strength and actually freed Raven from his grasp. She fell to the ground on her knees as the barrier around them collapsed, panting heavily and on the edge of losing consciousness. The light then shot at Sammael, slamming into his chest and released a burst of energy that actually caused him to feel pain as he was knocked back.
"What is that?" Superboy asked.
"Who cares? Let's get out of here!" Artemis said quickly.
Dani flew at Raven, grabbing her and turning them both intangible and flew back to Superboy and Artemis. "Grab on!"
She turned her arm tangible for them to grab on, turning them both intangible and shot up through the ceiling.
"Stop them!" Van Kleiss shouted but it was too late.
They were gone.
Sammael was silent as he stared up at the ceiling where they had disappeared. Someone else had been here and had helped them escape from their pods and again just he was almost finished draining the girl of her powers.
Whatever it was it was immensely powerful.
"Van Kleiss." Sammael spoke up, earning the Pack leader's attention. "Once you have rebuilt your lab continue your work and find more subjects."
"And what about the ones that just escaped?" Van Kleiss asked spitefully.
"Where can they escape to?" Sammael asked rhetorically. "They will soon find themselves literally in the middle of nowhere."
It didn't matter that they escaped in the long run and even if they did find the few settlements nearby he already had a plan to track them down.
"And what happens if and when they find someone and tells them what happened and about this place." Van Kleiss questioned, angered that the newest potential recruits for his Pack escaped.
"No one would bother journeying to a location this remote nor would they believe what the escaped subjects might have to say regarding their arrival." Sammael faced Van Kleiss, glaring darkly at the Pack leader. "In the meantime you have to work on your ability to survey all new arrivals."
Van Kleiss was genuinely confused. "What does that mean?"
Sammael slowly approached him, causing him along with Biowulf and Skalamander to tense up but fortunately it seemed Sammael was not going to attack. "The presence I felt as it freed those subjects and saved them came through the very portal you used. Evidently someone took notice of your work."
"Impossible." Van Kleiss denied.
"Not from what I saw." Sammael scoffed. "So I suggest you improve your ability to detect anything that comes in or out of that portal and work to ensure nothing that you may collect compromises any of our operations."
Sammael brushed past Van Kleiss who trembled in anger at how Sammael addressed him and clenched his gauntlet.
He so wanted to lash out and rip Sammael's heart out of his chest and crush it in his bare hands.
So much his gauntlet extended out…
Only for black veins to travel up his feet and reached up to his neck, causing him to choke. Biowulf moved to attack Sammael but a quick blast from Sammael's eyes stopped any thoughts of further attacks.
"You don't like me very much do you, Van Kleiss?" Sammael asked calmly, his back facing Van Kleiss as the Pack Leader fell to his knees. "Strange since I never received complaints from any of my other associates. Is it something I've done to offend you or do you just dislike any form of authority, other than your own?"
The black veins receded, allowing Van Kleiss to breathe.
"Don't forget, Van Kleiss. I came and offered you sanctuary. I was impressed by your intellect and abilities and I made sure to be as fair as reasonably possible in our agreement. All I ask for in return is you extending the same courtesy." Sammael said as a portal appeared in front of him. "I am not one for enjoying conflict with my own allies."
Van Kleiss remained silent as Sammael vanished into the portal as quickly as he had appeared. It was only after he was gone did Van Kleiss allow himself the chance to give into his rage and vow revenge one day.
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Once Dani finally reached the surface with Conner, Artemis and Raven she became tangible with the others, sitting on a warm sandy ground.
Artemis sighed as she sat down, having felt strange since Dani made her intangible. "That was-GAH!"
The sand quickly warmed up, or perhaps Artemis realized that it was a lot hotter than she thought. She hastily stood and shook the sand off her.
"You okay?" Conner asked.
"Yeah…" Artemis looked at Dani. "Thanks. Nice power."
"Your welcome." Dani smiled but frowned as she looked down at Raven. "Is she going to be okay?"
"I'm not sure." Artemis knelt down and felt Raven's pulse. "She's still alive. We need to find help."
"That's going to be hard." Conner said, looking around and seeing they were on a mountain surrounded by other mountains and overlooking a desolate landscape with a hot sun. "I can't see any nearby settlements.
"Great, just what we need." Artemis said as Conner picked up the unconscious Raven, placed her on his back and they started walking down the mountain. "By the way I'm Artemis and this is Superboy."
"Superboy?" Dani raised an eyebrow at Conner who shrugged.
"It's a code name."
"Well, it's not like I am in a position to judge. I'm Dani Phantom." Dani introduced herself.
"Let me guess, the Phantom because you phased through the ceiling like a ghost." Artemis guessed.
"Not like a ghost. I'm literally a ghost." Dani replied with a smile.
Artemis raised an eyebrow. "Seriously?"
"Yeah, it's a very long story." Dani sighed.
"Well as you can see, Dani we've got plenty of time." Artemis said, gesturing to the open landscape they were now in.
It was at least better than the lab they woke up in.
"Fair point." Dani conceded. "And what about you two? Got any stories for me?"
"Got plenty of that too." Artemis answered with a small smile. "Besides, something tells me we're going to be out here and alone for a while with those psychos chasing after us. Might as well take the time to know each other."
"Yeah. I got the feeling two."
The three began their long walk, trading stories back and forth. They didn't know where they were or how they were going to get back to their homes but at least for the moment they were safe.
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He didn't know where he was or why he was here but he did know that the people who he helped escape were just as lost as he was and were being hunted by someone dangerous.
Perhaps it was best he traveled with them, even if they couldn't sense his presence.
At the very least for now they were safe.