Cherry and Atticus: Crisis on Two Earths

chapter 1

The adventure group was all fast asleep in their own beds. Cherry took that time to visit their dreams, though she found that they all seemed to have the same thing on their minds which was an alternate world that they knew from this one, including what seemed to be villainous versions of themselves working with a Justice League that seemed to be on the bad side as well.

"All right, come over here." Cherry said as she came to round up her friends away from their dreams to talk with them in private.

"Alright, alright." Patch said.

"So... What's up...?" Cherry asked.

"I saw a guy... It looks like me, but a jerk..." Atticus said.

"No, that's how you always look to me." Cherry replied.

"Funny!" Atticus rolled his eyes before he went on from there. "But in all seriousness, he seemed like a cocky, egotistical, and selfish version of me."

"Hmm... That's strange, maybe it has something to do with what Drell's going to show us," Patch said. "And maybe so does my dream."

"What did you see?" Cherry asked Patch.

"I saw something like Atticus saw, only I was a vicious guard dog or something like that," Patch replied. "I pretty much had a spiked collar and I basically bit everybody because Atticus told me to."

"Atticus, how could you?!" Mo glared.

"Hmm... I'm sensing a pattern," Cherry said. "Mo, what was your dream about?"

"Like the boys," Mo sighed a bit. "I saw a version of myself who seemed to hate animals and the world. She could kill plants just by touching them and had a bit of a toxic path in her way."

"That almost reminds me of Hexxus from that time I was in Ferngully without you guys." Cherry commented from Mo's evil counterpart.

"Should we wake up?" Mo asked.

"I guess we could do that," Cherry replied. "This sounds pretty serious."

"Hey, you four, wake up!" Drell's voice shouted.

"Gah!" The group yelped as they all woke up, though they were not back home.

They seemed to be in the office together, all in their pajamas.

"About time." Drell said.

"Why are we in Drell's office in our pajamas?" Mo asked.

"I dunno, but it feels like a nightmare!" Cherry cried out.

"Aww... Did I wake you all and take you from home?" Drell asked. "Good, I had to."

"Does this have anything to do with what you were telling us about Justice League's crisis on two Earths?" Atticus asked.

"As a matter of fact, it is," Drell replied. "Also those other yous that you've been dreaming about are the other yous of that other universe with the other Justice League or should I say The Crime Syndicate of America?"

"Whoa." Atticus said.

"Yes... The heroes you all know are villains and the villains you know are the heroes." Drell stated like it was obvious, but it just felt confusing.

"Probably makes more sense in context." Cherry shrugged.

"Anyway, will we be involved or not involved?" Patch asked.

"Well... Yes and no..." Drell replied. "Right now, you won't be, but I think you should all know what you're in for."

"So, what does that mean?" Cherry asked.