Cherry and Atticus: Crisis on Two Earths

chapter 8

Later on, they were soon in front of the Whitehouse.

"I hope you appreciate what we do for you." Lady Gothika told Batman as they waited.

"I do..." Batman said to her. "Gothy... I might not ever have children... But I hope that they're like you." he then said with a small smile.

Lady Gothika looked a bit emotional from that as she gave a small smile back before looking over as they had company.

"There's no way to thank you," Slade said as he came towards the group. "You've given us back our world. I've already ordered the national guard to support local law-enforcement teams. We're rounding up the bad guys everywhere."

"Great." Saiya Man smiled.

Wonder Woman soon looked over and made way towards Martian Manhunter as they seemed to be saying goodbye to each other.

"I don't want you to go." Rose pouted.

"I don't want to go either, but I don't belong here." Martian Manhunter told her.

"You could," Rose said as she reached out to touch his face. "You could belong here with me."

"Excuse me, J'onn, but could you stop acting like an idiot?" Wonder Woman asked him.

"What?" Martian Manhunter asked the Amazon.

"This is what we fight for," Wonder Woman told him. "If you love her, stay."

Martian Manhunter gave Rose a very long look as he had a big decision to make, but he knew what he had to do that would be right for him. "I've already lost one home. I made a promise to protect my new one." he then said to the redheaded girl.

"Then this is how we say goodbye." Rose smiled as she kissed Martian Manhunter on the lips.

Wonder Woman decided to turn the other way as they kissed.

"So, uh, just a thought, but when are you gonna tell your parents about you and Lady Gothika?" Bat-Mite asked his crush. "I mean, Atticus's parents know about Saiya Man."

"I just don't know when to tell them," Lady Gothika shrugged. "I guess if The Joker or Harley Quinn ever hold them hostage, I'll save their lives and then tell them. I'm not sure if I should take that risk."

"Well, a hero's secret identity is important." Bat-Mite said.

"Even if my parents know that I'm Saiya Man?" Atticus asked his best friend. "What do your parents think you do in Gotham all the time when you visit Bruce?"

Cherry shrugged nonchalantly. "Piano lessons?"

"That's a clever excuse." Nature Girl said.

"I do my best," Cherry said. "I think this about wraps everything up."

"Yeah," Mo replied. "We should head back home after this. I think we've done all that we could."

"I just hope that Double M will be alright," Bat-Mite said as he gestured to Martian Manhunter. "He kinda had a romantic subplot goin' on."

"Yep." Patch nodded.

And so, the group left this Earth to return to their own back at the outer-space Watchtower where Hego, Mego, and the Wego twins waited for them.

"Hey, guys." Atticus smiled.

"You're back!" Hego said. "Uh, did you happen to see alternate versions of us?"

"More specifically me?" Mego added, a bit self-absorbedly.

"I'm afraid not, but it was quite an experience." Atticus replied.

"Sure was." Mo nodded.

"Ah. It's good to be back home." Superman smiled as they were back in the Watchtower.

Flash came to run off only to hit his head against something invisible.

"Watch your head there, Flash." Mego smirked a bit.

"I can't believe you kept that thing." Flash glared at Wonder Woman.

"The spoils of war... I like it." Wonder Woman told him.

"What do you need a plane for, anyway?" Flash groaned at her. "You can fly."

"You drive a car." Green Lantern retorted.

"That is so not the point." Flash glared as they walked off together.

"You have super-speed and yet you have a car." Patch told him.

"Argh..." Flash groaned from that.

"I owe you an apology about this mission," Superman spoke up to the Dark Knight. "You were right."

"We were both right." Batman told him.

"Still, more help around here wouldn't be a bad idea." Superman then said.

"I'm glad you agree; I've been thinking about a membership drive." Batman said.

Superman looked curious before he and the others smiled as Batman opened the door to show Aquaman, Red Tornado, Firestorm, Black Canary, and Black Lightning.

"Schweet!" Bat-Mite smirked. "How about their versions from my home dimension too?"

"We'll see." Batman playfully rolled his eyes.

"Wahoo!" Bat-Mite cheered.

They soon all came together to get acquainted with each other.

Sometime after, Atticus, Cherry, Mo, Patch, Lionel, and Thor sat together to celebrate with milkshakes as they watched the TV in the corner of the malt shop.

"Who's that?" Lionel asked as he saw a group on the TV.

"Looks like Josie and the Pussycats," Cherry replied with a small shrug. "I sometimes wonder if we'll meet them, but eh."

"Who knows?" Mo shrugged back.

"Exactly," Cherry said. "Thor, I'm still baffled how you were smart enough to get your evil counterpart in trouble like you did."

"I'm full of surprises." Thor smirked.

"That's why I like ya, buddy." Lionel chuckled from that.

"Aw." Thor smiled.

"This is the life..." Cherry said as she sipped her milkshake.

That seemed to be the end for a while as they all chilled out after a very big adventure together, until next time that is.

The End