Title: The Next Generation
Rating: K+
Pairings: TW/PG, Brainy/Vi, SG/LL
Summary: When the Legion of Superheroes II gets sent into the past, Phantom Canine, Ghost Wolf, Superman XI, Lightning Lad II and Brainiac 6.2 get a chance to meet their teenage parents. Trouble ensues when two of the time-travelers are kidnapped. TW/PG, Brainy/Vi and a little SG/LL
Disclaimer: I do not own anything. This piece of writing is not meant as infringement and LoSH belongs to its respective owners.
Author's Note: When you read this, pretend that Brainiac 6 never appeared at the end of Dark Victory. I hope you like it!
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The Legion of Superheroes had just intercepted a message and was on their way to defeat the Fatal Five II. Five legionnaires exited the spacecraft and prepared to fight the villains. The brawl went on for what seemed like hours until a flash of blinding light sucked in the heroes. The last sound heard was the cackle of the scoundrels.
"Oh," a girl clad in a white, gray and black moaned. Her hair was ebony and when past her shoulders. She had eyes of charcoal that turned amber when her anger rose. The emblem on her chest was ghost overlapped with a wolf. "Where are we?" she quickly realized she was sprawled across her teammate.
"Are you okay, Phantom Canine?" he asked. He was in a sleek, dark blue uniform, with the Superman emblem on his chest. He was the splitting image of Kell, down to the eye color.
"I'm fine, Superman," she grumbled as she got off of him and dusted herself off. "Have you seen Lightning Lad, Brainy or my sister?" she asked. She gave him a hand getting up.
"Nah, I bet those frells transported us to some deserted planet. I still have my powers, no red sun here," he paused as his fixed his hair.
"I don't believe we got transported to a foreign location," a green skinned, petite girl walked from some bushes. She had black hair with blonde highlights and purple eyes. Her costume was green and purple and she had three circles connected together on her forehead. Along her waist was a belt with many small inventions and spare parts, just in case she had to use her 12th level intellect to build something.
Behind her was a blonde man, who was in a dark blue, yellow and white costume. His hair was shaggy and longer than most. At his side was a girl who looked just like Phantom Canine.
"I'm glad you're okay, sis," the girl ran and hugged Phantom Canine.
"Good to see everyone in one piece," the Brainiac girl said. She looked around at her teammates. "Superman, Phantom Canine, Ghost Wolf, Lightning Lad- my calculations have led me to believe that we have been sent 25 years into the past."
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No unusual activity had occurred in the past week, giving the Legion of Superheroes an impromptu vacation. Everyone was taking it easy, some had ventured out of the city in search of something to do.
"I'm so bored," Phantom Girl complained.
"Better get used to it, Princess. There's nothing for us to do," Timber Wolf replied, smirking. He was currently reading a magazine article on 21st century automobiles.
"Bleh-" Phantom Girl frowned. "You read that stuff?" Timber Wolf shrugged.
"You guys, a disturbance has occurred at the park. From what I've collected it seems we have a time-traveler. Come on," Brainy urged.
"Finally," Phantom Girl sighed dramatically. She and Timber Wolf followed Brainy out of Legion HQ.
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"Time travel?" Superman asked. "Joy," he said sarcastically.
"Brainy, can't you build some sort of warp key?" Ghost Wolf inquired. She didn't want to be here longer than she needed to be.
"I can try, but I'm going to need some mechanical parts," Brainy explained. "Parts that I'll only find at Legion HQ."
"No big," Lightning Lad scoffed.
"Yeah big, I'm not the leader of the Legion anymore," Phantom Canine explained. "Our parents are our age right now and they control the Legion. We don't exist-"
"And we run the risk of never existing at all if our parents find out about us. We can't go to HQ without being suspicious. I'm sure dad would sniff us out at an instant or Aunt Irma would sense our presence if we went invisible," Ghost Wolf finished for her twin sister.
"So, what do we do?" Lightning Lad asked.
"I'll go ahead and start working on the warp key. In the mean time, I suggest you guys figure out a way to find to get into the HQ. Ghost Wolf-" Brainy shrunk herself and flew into the earring that Ghost Wolf had removed from her ear.
Brainy had made herself a lab inside one of Ghost Wolf earrings, so she could work inconspicuously in times like this.
"Any ideas?" Lightning Lad asked.
"There's only one thing we can do, Garth," Ghost Wolf told him.
"We have to join the Legion," Phantom Canine said.
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"You smell anything yet, Puppy?" Phantom Girl asked. Timber Wolf growled, but not at her.
"There's a few foreign scents in that direction," he pointed towards the park. He took another deep breath in, analyzed the scents and lead Phantom Girl and Brainy in the right direction.
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"What? I am not joining a team that I'm already a part of! I'm not going to be treated like a rookie by my own parents!" Superman exclaimed.
"Suck up your pride, Kell. Do you think that I want to do this either? I'm the leader of the Legion, for sprock's sake!" Phantom Wolf argued.
"I DON"T CARE!" Kell was about to fly away, but Lighting Lad got his attention.
"Guys, I'm sensing that Uncle Querl, Uncle Brin and Aunt Tinya are near! Kell, Brianna, Tina, we've got to get out of here!" Garth told them. Garth wasn't a fluent mind-reader, but he was an empath and could sense people's presence and emotions.
"We'll have to split up, that'll stall Dad. Work on your Legion identities and we'll meet up at HQ, assuming it's where it is in the future," Phantom Canine said quickly. Ghost Wolf and Lightning Lad flew away in one direction, leaving Phantom Canine and Superman to go in the other.
"Lets go!" Kell said and they flew off.
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"They were right here a minute ago," Timber Wolf scratched his head, confused.
"Oh, well. It was probably a false alarm. Sorry guys," Brainy apologized. The trio went back into the direction they came from, heading back to Legion HQ.
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"I'm bored," Superman complained. Phantom Canine and Superman were flying over the city, looking out for the Legion.
"Hey! It's Superman X and Phantom Girl!" a bystander on the street pointed in their direction. The attention of the whole avenue went towards the heroes as their eyes widened. Phantom Canine grabbed Superman's hand and flew off into an abandoned alley.
"Sprock!" she exclaimed. She took out a light blue button and tossed it in his direction. He attached the button to his shirt and she did the same. Before long, the duo's appearances had changed to a tall, blonde woman with the figure of a supermodel and a tall, brunette man, both clad in the latest fashion.
"Grife! I picked the wrong holo-chip! If you make a single dumb blonde joke I will hurt you!" she threatened.
"It's okay, Brianna. I want my face back too," he frowned at his absolutely gorgeous reflection.
Brianna rolled her eyes. "Come on, Kell. We have to find somewhere to rest."
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Ghost Wolf and Lightning Lad had changed their appearances before they left the park. Ghost Wolf had long, straight platinum blonde hair and Lightning Lad had shaggy black hair. They too wore the latest fashions of the time.
"God, I am so hungry," Lightning Lad complained. His stomach rumbled for effect. Ghost Wolf giggled to herself and walked ahead of him.
"Relax Garth, I think there's a tavern down the road," Ghost Wolf grabbed his hand and ran down the street. "There it is!" she let go of his hand and walked into the restaurant. Garth was confused by her actions, but followed her into the establishment.
They sat down at a table and gave their order. Their drinks arrived first and Ghost Wolf began sipping hers.
"You know, I was just thinking-" Garth started.
"Don't strain yourself," she said sarcastically.
He ignored her comment and continued talking. "As heroic as our parents are, they serious lack imagination."
"How so?" Ghost Wolf was interested. Their meal came and Garth took a bite from his 21st century burger.
"Well, our names- Kell was named after his dad, I was named after mine, Carol's name comes from Uncle Querl's,-"
"I just realized our money isn't worth anything in this time," Ghost Wolf interrupted shocked.
"We can just disguise some of our coins as ones from the past, er present," Lightning Lad said. Ghost Wolf gave a worried look and continued eating her salad. "Don't worry, Tina"
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