A hollow clanging erupted in my ears, and I realized that we were here: the Bat Cave. I heard a few flapping noises from above me, squeaking as they passed.
Of course there're bats in here, I told myself impatiently. I dared not move, for everything was pitch-black. Knowing Batman, moving a centimeter would destroy a 1,000 год old relic that would've been important to him. I heard a little whirring noise before Бэтмен started talking again.
"Take off your blindfolds."
I ripped mine off, regretting it instantly when a bright yellow light nearly blinded my green eyes. When I squinted, it looked like it was coming from a giant, circular object.
"This is the Dimensional Transporter," Бэтмен told us, not bothered by the light. "It'll take Ты to any dimension the coordinates tell it to."
"But--" I covered my eyes, trying to shield myself.
"Once I press this button, the portal will suck Ты into the coordinates for the dimension. There, like I сказал(-а) earlier, Robin will tell Ты the plan, which is very straightforward. Ты must be back in 48 hours. Good luck."
"WAIT!" I screamed, but it was too late. I felt a horrible sensation coming from the bottom part of my body as I was being sucked into the dimension Бэтмен was talking about. My ears were deafened by the sounds of people screaming, along with my own. I wanted to vomit, but I couldn't bring myself to Переместить an inch. For some reason, Harry Potter popped up in my mind.
Finally, it was all over. I fell hard to soft grass, retching even though there was nothing inside of me. I took deep breaths and opened my eyes. We were in a forest, surrounded by green everywhere we looked. The altitude was high; I had to get used to that.
"Team, welcome to Xanara," Robin announced, the only one who was standing.
"A forest world?" Artemis choked.
"Nope. This world is exactly like ours, but the opposite." He smiled at me and pulled me onto my feet, where I swayed, my head throbbing.
"That was smart," I admitted. "I didn't even get a glimpse of the Bat Cave, what with all the light shining."
KF groaned. "Me neither!"
"That was the point!" Robin said, kneeling to concentrate on his screen.
"What's the plan Ты were supposed to tell us?" I questioned suddenly. "And what does this have to do with the blast on Earth?"
He seemed awfully chippy, seeing the situation we were in. "This is where the blast came from. Our mission is to find the reason why they'd sent the blast, and figure out how to prevent it from happening again." He looked around. "Batman thinks that the first blast was an attempt at destroying our planet."
A gasp issued from all of our throats; how could a near-destruction of Earth come so close, and we had no idea?
"Maybe we should трещина, сплит up," Aqualad suggested. "We've only got 48 hours, so we need to cover as much ground as possible."
"No," Robin said, standing up. "None of us has ever been to this world, not even me. It'd be safer if we all stuck together."
"I thought Ты сказал(-а) this world was exactly like ours!" Superboy grunted.
"But the opposite!" Robin repeated. He looked annoyed at our confused faces.
"You'll see when we meet the people," he explained, taking my hand and running off into the trees, the others following.
The strength of his grip on my hand almost made me forget that I was angry at him.
Of course there're bats in here, I told myself impatiently. I dared not move, for everything was pitch-black. Knowing Batman, moving a centimeter would destroy a 1,000 год old relic that would've been important to him. I heard a little whirring noise before Бэтмен started talking again.
"Take off your blindfolds."
I ripped mine off, regretting it instantly when a bright yellow light nearly blinded my green eyes. When I squinted, it looked like it was coming from a giant, circular object.
"This is the Dimensional Transporter," Бэтмен told us, not bothered by the light. "It'll take Ты to any dimension the coordinates tell it to."
"But--" I covered my eyes, trying to shield myself.
"Once I press this button, the portal will suck Ты into the coordinates for the dimension. There, like I сказал(-а) earlier, Robin will tell Ты the plan, which is very straightforward. Ты must be back in 48 hours. Good luck."
"WAIT!" I screamed, but it was too late. I felt a horrible sensation coming from the bottom part of my body as I was being sucked into the dimension Бэтмен was talking about. My ears were deafened by the sounds of people screaming, along with my own. I wanted to vomit, but I couldn't bring myself to Переместить an inch. For some reason, Harry Potter popped up in my mind.
Finally, it was all over. I fell hard to soft grass, retching even though there was nothing inside of me. I took deep breaths and opened my eyes. We were in a forest, surrounded by green everywhere we looked. The altitude was high; I had to get used to that.
"Team, welcome to Xanara," Robin announced, the only one who was standing.
"A forest world?" Artemis choked.
"Nope. This world is exactly like ours, but the opposite." He smiled at me and pulled me onto my feet, where I swayed, my head throbbing.
"That was smart," I admitted. "I didn't even get a glimpse of the Bat Cave, what with all the light shining."
KF groaned. "Me neither!"
"That was the point!" Robin said, kneeling to concentrate on his screen.
"What's the plan Ты were supposed to tell us?" I questioned suddenly. "And what does this have to do with the blast on Earth?"
He seemed awfully chippy, seeing the situation we were in. "This is where the blast came from. Our mission is to find the reason why they'd sent the blast, and figure out how to prevent it from happening again." He looked around. "Batman thinks that the first blast was an attempt at destroying our planet."
A gasp issued from all of our throats; how could a near-destruction of Earth come so close, and we had no idea?
"Maybe we should трещина, сплит up," Aqualad suggested. "We've only got 48 hours, so we need to cover as much ground as possible."
"No," Robin said, standing up. "None of us has ever been to this world, not even me. It'd be safer if we all stuck together."
"I thought Ты сказал(-а) this world was exactly like ours!" Superboy grunted.
"But the opposite!" Robin repeated. He looked annoyed at our confused faces.
"You'll see when we meet the people," he explained, taking my hand and running off into the trees, the others following.
The strength of his grip on my hand almost made me forget that I was angry at him.