A/N: Huh, just realized I only ever posted this chapter on Spacebattles. Well, here it is for those of you who don't check that. Not my best chapter, unfortunately, and sorry, I'm not starting to write this again either.

Suddenly I wasn't in the street talking to New Wave anymore. I was back in my civilian clothes, sitting in my seat at Winslow High. What the hell? I nearly ran out of the room right then, but I didn't want to make a scene, and a quick glance at the wall clock showed that it was only five minutes until lunchtime. I tuned out what the teacher was saying and tried to figure out what to do.

My first thought, and accepted procedure for a Ward in a strange situation, was to call in to the Wards, but I really didn't think there was anything my team could do. When did I start thinking of the Wards as my team, anyway? But as annoying as she was, Tattletale was probably my best bet for figuring out what the hell was happening. So as soon as the bell rang for lunch, I grabbed my bag and booked it. Apparently my phone I used for contact with Brian and the Undersiders wasn't at school with me, so I decided to just head over to their lair in person.

As I made my way up the stairs in the lair, I could hear Alec and Brian talking. I went into the loft and said, "Hey bro, what the hell is going on? I was out on the street and then suddenly, bam! I'm in school!"

"Sophia? What are you do…oh, you're from an alternate universe too?"
"Alternate what now?"

"Yeah, apparently a bunch of us time travelled or came from an alternate universe or something. So far we know about me, Lisa…uh, Lisa's a friend of mine…Lisa's boss, and a friend of Lisa's. And I guess you now."

"Yeah, yeah, I know who Lisa is, dork. So time travel, huh? What's the date anyway?"

"April 8, 2011."

"Sweet! It's before the clusterfuck at the bank! Wait, should we really be talking about this with him here? Won't it mess up the space-time cont… cont… what was it?"

Alec supplied the word. "Continuum."
"Right. Won't it fuck up the space-time continuum or some shit?"

"Nah, it's fine, I've been helping Brian figure out what he missed, and the world's still here," Alec drawled, leaning his head back on his arms as he lounged on the couch.

"That's good. Wait, what does he mean, figure out what you missed?"

"I came from 2009, so I missed a lot of stuff. He's been filling me in."

"Wow, that sucks. I should be able to help you out."

Alec cut in. "Wait, hold on a second. How do you know Brian if you think you can help him out? I've never even met you!"

"You haven't? That must be one difference, I guess he never introduced you to me." I stepped closer to Brian, put an arm around his shoulder, and squeezed. "This big lug's my brother."
"What?!" Brian backed away quickly.

"Whoa, did not see that one coming. Brian, you've been holding out on me. Never told me you had a hot sister." I turned a death glare on Alec, but he was infuriatingly unafraid, as usual.

"You're my sister? But…I only know you from Grant's Gym, which apparently doesn't even exist here."

"What? How could I not be your sister? Is Aisha still your sister at least? Dad's a hardass, Mom's always got shitty boyfriends?"

"Yes! How do you know all that?"
"Because I'm your sister, idiot!"

Brian got quieter. "I'm sorry, but you're not my sister. Maybe your version of Brian's sister, but I hardly know you."
"So I guess you didn't have me infiltrate the Wards for you then?" Another chorus of "What?"s rang out.

"You're a cape?" Brian asked. I just shifted to my shadow state for a second. "You're Huntress?!"

"Shit, you're Shadow Stalker?" Alec scrambled over the back of the couch and tripped to the floor in his sudden haste to get away from me.

Brian spoke to Alec. "Calm down, so what if she's a hero? I'm a hero, and I haven't arrested you yet."

It was my turn to be surprised. "Wait, you're a hero?"

"Yeah, I'm the Batman. And you've worked with me as Huntress for months, but I never knew you were Huntress."
"Well I'm Shadow Stalker, and I've been your spy in the Wards."

"Oh, you have got to tell us about that, I bet it's a great story, you're practically nemesises here," Alec said, now standing and relaxed again. "Hey, wait, did you still shoot Brian and make him bleed all over the new couch?"
I grit my teeth and glared. "Yes. It was an accident. Shut up."

…..

The three of us talked for a while about the similarities and differences in our universes. Brian was determined to become a hero like he had in his own universe, even over my arguments that without the Waynes there would be nobody to get him custody of Aisha if he turned hero. I guess he was too used to being a hero to give it up, and he was convinced that trusting a villain to honor his word and actually get Brian custody was begging to be betrayed or used. I could see his point, but at least working for his mysterious boss he had some chance of getting Aisha out of our mom's home, instead of no chance if he became a hero. He also had backup as an Undersider. Brian thought he would have Lisa helping him still, which I hoped was true, but even then he wouldn't have any extra muscle or the Tinkertech gear he had in his own universe. There wasn't much I could do to help him out since I was a Ward and was only allowed to use my powers on official patrols. That thought reminded me of something.

"I should probably go to the PRT. They'll want to put me in Master/Stranger protocols, which is gonna suck, but it will be worse if I don't go now. And anyway, that's the best way to figure out if any of the Wards or Protectorate had the same thing happen to them."
"You're right. Thanks for the help, and make sure you call me again as soon as you can so we can swap information."

"Sure thing, bro. Take care of yourself. I don't want to hear that Grue, or Batman, whatever, got himself killed while I'm in Master/Stranger protocols and can't keep an eye on you."

"Will do. Be safe yourself."