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(We open on a destroyed city underneath a cloudy sky, with buildings reduced to rubble, broken windows, and cracked streets. An unseen narrator appears to make light of the situation)
PPG Narrator: The City of Cartoon, a happy and peaceful community that houses some of the most beloved cartoon characters who have even been drawn...or at least it used to be until...HE came along [He hears ominous laughter and laser blasts] Speak of the devil [Cut to a tall, muscular humanoid male masked by a black costume with various red X markings floating over the city blasting things with his cybernetic arm, carrying what looks like a giant pen]
???: Come out, come out, wherever you are. I summoned you heroes so I can claim your powers for myself, and once I've done that, I will DESTROY YOU!!! [After a brief moment of silence, he looks down at his arm] Fine, I'll just have to summon another hero to play with [He scrolls through until he finds the perfect hero to summon] Ooh, this one looks promising (tap)
Computer: summoning hero
(Suddenly a portal opens up in the sky and in drops a kid with a mullet, a red headband, blue vest, white t-shirt)
???: What's going on? What IS this spooky dump? And where are my friends?
Strike: I am Strike, and I summoned you here to take your powers, hero
???: ME?! B-but I'm still just a hero-in-training
Strike: I don't care [aims his arm at the kid who cowers in fear until he's saved in the nick of time by a tall figure with medium red skin, a black cube-shaped afro, wearing a black and crimson bodysuit with cubic shoulder pads one brink pink and one crimson, long elbow-length black gloves that cover her middle fingers, and a pale pink star with a brink pink outline on her chest]
???: Huh? Wha? Who are-?
???: No time for introductions [They are called from across the street by a kid with brown hair, green eyes, and fair skin wearing a white t-shirt with a black stripe running down the middle and black outlines on the sleeves and collar, and green cargo pants]
???: Guys, this way, Come on! (the three heroes run down the street)
Strike: GRRRR!!! If these heroes don't wanna stay, I'll pin them down myself! (chases after the heroes)
???: In there! (they hide out in an alleyway)
???: You guys seem like heroes, but I can't find you anywhere in my Pow Cards
Garnet: I'm a Crystal Gem, I fight off threats from outer space and protect my planet from anything that harms it. The name's Garnet
GARNET: LEADER OF THE CRYSTAL GEMS
???: Amazing! And what do you do, little boy?
???: I'm ten
???: Oh, I'm sorry
Ben: No I mean I'm Ben Ten..nyson. I travel across the country with my grandpa and my cousin, Gwen in an RV
BEN 10: TRANSFORMING SUPER-TWEEN!
???: That's nice. I'm K.O.
???: Destroy heroes (The three turn the corner and spot a squad of robots)
K.O.: That doesn't look good
Ben: Don't worry, I can take them. (turns the dial of his watch) It's hero time! [slams the button down and turns into a giant red creature version of himself with four arms]
Four-Arms: Four-Arms! (smashes some of the robots to bits)
K.O.: Whoa!
Four-Arms: Did I mention my Omnitrix, which lets me turn into ten super-cool aliens?
K.O.: That is so cool! (Suddenly, Strike uses his pen to steal the Omnitrix)
Four-Arms: My Omnitrix! Without it, I'm stuck like this
Garnet: Quit gawping, or it'll do worse [Garnet summons two giant fists and punches the rest of the robots but suddenly the pen blasts her in the face and she sent flying into a wall]
K.O: Garnet! [He comes face-to-face with a robot, He cowers in fear but is saved by Four-Arms] Thanks, Ben, or should I call you Four-Arms? It's kind of confusing
Four-Arms: Don't sweat it [Garnet, now revealed to have three eyes, shakes off her hit and joins Four-Arms and K.O as they become surrounded by Strike's robots]
K.O: There's too many of them!
Strike: [laughs] I've got you right where I want you [All of a sudden, a mysterious figure shrouded in a cloak lands on top of Strike's pen] What the?! [the figure jumps off the pen and pulls out a guitar that sends a shockwave to the remaining robots]
K.O.: Who are YOU? [the figure rips the cloak off, revealing a girl with hot pink hair tied in buns, wearing an orange, yellow, and bubblegum pink go-go dress. K.O. suddenly blushes at the sight of her]
Four-Arms: [waves his hand in front of K.O's face] Uh...K.O., dude, you okay? [K.O. comes out of his trance and blushes in embarrassment]
K.O: Oh golly gosh I'm so sorry about that. It's just I've never seen a girl as cute as you are
Ami: Aw, thanks. My name's Ami. I travel the world as part of a world-famous Japanese rock band
AMI: WORLD-FAMOUS JAPANESE ROCK STAR!
K.O: that's awesome!
Ami: I may not have any special powers, but I still have this (Strike's pen suddenly zap Ami's guitar and she gasps) My musical talent!
Garnet: we need to get a move on before that thing recharges and steals more of our powers
K.O: Your sunglasses were your powers?
Garnet: Not quite. They just gave me the clarity and the focus I need to use my future vision. Also, they're prescription {The four heroes makes a run for it]
Four-Arms: (spots an abandoned warehouse) In there! [They close the door behind them] I think we're all clear, guys [He comes face-to-face with a monster encased in stone] AHHHHH!! It's hideous!
[They soon see that there are other stone statues besides him]
K.O.: Huh? Who are all these guys?
Garnet: They must be the heroes that couldn't escape Strike's...strike. Let's keep moving
Four-Arms: Man, if Strike X'd all of these heroes, he must be more powerful than we thought
K.O.: If all of these heroes couldn't stop him, what can the four of us do?
???: (off-screen) Do what he isn't expecting, and go to his lair
K.O: That's a great idea, Garnet!
Garnet: I didn't say anything
K.O: Ami?
Ami: Don't look at me
K.O.: Ben?
Four-Arms: Dude, did that sound like my voice to you? (They look over to see a girl with a red gem on her forehead, dark grey skin, purple hair, wearing a black leotard with a red gem belt, shrouded by a purple cloak, entrapped in a giant red X)
???: I said it
K.O.: (gasps) A hero!
???: Hi
K.O: (struggling to remove the X from the girl's body) You got X'd by Strike, but you can still talk and stuff?
???: I placed a protection spell right before he X'd me (Garnet destroys the wall surrounding the girl, freeing her from the X) Thanks...you?
Garnet: Garnet
Ami: Ami
K.O.: K.O.
Four-Arms: Four-Arms, and Ben, and like a bunch of other guys, too
Garnet: We need to know who you are and what this place is
Raven: Well, I'm part of a group of superheroes called the Teen Titans. My name's Raven
RAVEN: MAGICIAN
Raven: Uh, excuse me
RAVEN: HALF-AZARATHIAN, HALF-DEMON SORCERESS
Raven: Much better. Before I got X'd out, I learned this used to be a great city of heroes. but Strike appeared and stole everyone's powers.
Ami: She's right. In fact, I was the only one who survived. During Strike's attack, I was almost X'd out myself, until my best friend/bandmate sacrificed herself, becoming one of the many stone statues you see before you
Raven: Anyway, he was still hungry, so he started summoning heroes from other dimensions to destroy. If we don't stop him, there will be no heroes left..anywhere!
K.O.: Why would he do something so cob-darn awful?
Raven: Eh, it's his thing. It's what he does. He's, like, pure evil or whatever
Four-Arms: Seems like this dude always has the element of surprise
Garnet: Maybe we should surprise him and ambush him at his lair
Raven: That was literally the first thing I said
Ami: Raven, do you wanna join us? We could really use your help
Raven: I don't know, I was having such a great time as a lifeless statue-
K.O: (hugging Raven) Ooh, a new friend! You can be the brains of our team!
Raven: As usual
K.O.: Hey, Raven, where is this evil lair anyway?
Raven: (points towards a rock fortress covered in red X's) Over there. That giant fortress just pass this impassible chasm
K.O.: Oh, okay
Raven: Eh, still smarter than Beast Boy [As they walk towards the chasm, K.O. asks Raven an important question]
K.O.: So, what kind of magic can you do?
Raven: Uh, all of it? Normally I would use my dimensional magic to send us all home but Strike stole my powers. I can still levitate but, Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS! (sighs) Nothing
K.O: Whippley dip dipple. (They keep walking until K.O realize something) I just realized. We all come from teams of great heroes
Ami: I wouldn't exactly call myself a "hero" persay, but then again, my fans DO look up to me as a hero in a sense
K.O.: Whatever, my point is, maybe the five of us can form a team of our own. How about we call ourselves "Hi Hi Ben Let's Go Universe?" (Sitting at a judge's panel, Raven and Four-Arms give the team name a 0 while Garnet and Ami give the name a 10. Cut to the five of them walking and laughing)
Four-Arms: Yeah, those were good times
K.O.: (sighs) Whoa! (a slab of gravel breaks off and K.O. almost ends up falling)
Ami: K.O., watch out! (pulls K.O to safety) Are you okay?
K.O.: Yeah. (gasps as he looks down to see spiky columns at the bottom of the chasm) So sharp!
Garnet: Must be one of Strike's traps
Raven: You guys all have flight powers, right? (the other four look dumbfounded as it cuts to them riding on Raven)
Four-Arms: You know, one of my other forms can fly, actually
Raven: (sarcastically) Wow, so cool (grumbles) And would be really useful right about now!
Four-Arms: It's not my fault I don't have my Omnitrix!
Garnet: Both of you, stop bickering and pay attention (Four-Arms notices a bunch of red piranhas)
Four-Arms: AHHH, chompy fish!
Raven: Everyone, hold on to my super strong legs (The team grabs tight on to Raven's legs as they start attacking the fish)
Garnet: Get BACK!
K.O: Power fist!
Four-Arms: RAHHH!!
Ami: (notices that they're halfway to Strike's lair) Guys, I think we're gonna make it! (Suddenly, the fish start forming into a humongous wave)
Raven: Nope, we're gonna die
Garnet: Leave it to me (Garnet summons her giant fists) No one hurts my friends (punches through the wave of fish as the group makes it to the other side of the chasm. K.O., Ami, and Four-Arms let go of Raven)
K.O: Wow, thanks, Garnet
Ami: Thanks, Garnet
Four-Arms: Yeah, thanks, Garnet (they look up at the massive fortress)
Raven: This is it. Gotta admit, he's got taste
Four-Arms: What do we do now?
K.O.: Whoa! (barely dodge a laser blast from Strike's pen, which is sentient)
Ami: RUN!!! (They all start running away from the pen until they are backed into a corner)
Four-Arms: What is it waiting for?
Strike: (laughs) Me!
K.O., Ami, Garnet, Raven, and Four-Arms: WHAT?!
Strike: I programmed ol' blasty here to corner you, not destroy you
Four-Arms: Whew!
Strike: (chuckles) I'm gonna do that myself (laughs at the team who gasps) And now for my incredibly long and uninterruptible power-up sequence HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-
Ami: What is he doing?
Garnet: He's channeling dark magic for a single, final blow
Four-Arms: We've got to do something!
Raven: Without our powers? Face it, he's got us pinned
K.O: (thinking) Pin....pen...(looks at Strike's pen) Pen! (out-loud) That's it! Power fist! (punches the pen and grabs it) Ta-da!
Raven: Wha?
K.O.: Well, I noticed that piranha trap back there was red. So I figured this thing can create as well as destroy. Besides, it does kind of look like a big ol' pen
Raven: That's an astonishing logical leap, K.O.
K.O.: (aims the pen at his teammates) And...whoops, can't forget about this (flips the switch to "create") Now hold still
Four-Arms: I'm to young to di- (The Omnitrix is summoned into his hand) My Omnitrix! (puts it on and turns back into Ben)
Ben: Ah, feels so good to be a kid again
Raven: (after being given her magic back) Ah, satisfying
Ami: (after getting her guitar back) Rock and roll!
K.O: Ready, Garnet? (blasts the pen to summon Garnet's glasses and she puts them on)
Garnet: Well, that's our powers restored, but what about yours, K.O.?
K.O.: (chuckles) Well, I never actually lost my powers. The only thing I've been missing is my friends. But I just realized, I have friends right here. And as long as we're together, nothing can stop us
Ben: Good pep talk, bro!
Garnet: OK, K.O. let's be heroes (Strike finishes powering up)
Strike: Ah, fully powered and ready to face some heroes who are powerless. Now..... (looks over to see that the heroes vanishes) Huh?! Where did they go?
Ami: Hey, jerkface!
Strike: WHAT!?
All 5: Hi Hi Ben Let's Go Universe!
Strike: Oh, there you are (slashes at them, but they dodge) Goodie. Now Perish! (Garnet uses her future vision to see the oncoming attack and blocks it with her giant fists)
Raven: Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS! (blasts at Strike)
Strike: Ugh...
Ami: Are you ready to rock out Puffy-style? (strums a chord which sends a shockwave at Strike blasting him into the side of the mountain)
Ben: Gotta find the right alien for the job (slams his Omnitrix but ends up turning into a yellow dog)
Jake The Dog: What? For reals? (slams it again but turns into a blue cat)
Gumball Watterson: What the WHAT?! (slams it again but turns into an Asian man wielding a katana and swings it around before slamming the Omnitrix again but turning into a human carrying a sword that's shaped like a dolphin. turns back into Ben)
Ben: My Omnitrix! Why isn't this thing WORKING?!
K.O: Ben, it's okay! Your Omni-thingy was made with Strike's power. HE has the power to summon ANY hero into this world
Ben: Ha-ha, I see where you're going with this. It's hero time! (gets on K.O's back)
K.O.: You just need a...Power FIST! (launches Ben directly at Strike. Ben transforms into different heroes from across the Cartoon Network universe)
Robot Jones: HA-HA-HA-HA
Festro: Yeah yeah! spring break!
Uncle Grandpa: Good morning! (Ben rapidly changes heroes to give Strike a powerful punch)
Strike: NOOOOOOOOO!!!! (gets obliterated leaving nothing but his arm. Ben changes back into himself)
K.O: Wow, Ben, you were incredible!
Ben: WE were incredible (The other heroes solemnly agree) No, I meant all the dudes in my Omnitrix, but you guys are okay, too, I guess
(They look down at the now powered-down pen)
Ami: So, what do you think we should do with this thing?
Raven: Must be lost without its master's commands
Garnet: Then let's give it some of our own. This should reprogram it to make the world as good as new
K.O.: Let's make it better than new! (they use their combined powers to reprogram the pen)
Garnet: Done
Pen: Rebuilding (The pen flies over CN City restoring it to its former glory and bringing the toon heroes back to life one by one)
Bubbles: Hey, we're alive!
Buttercup: Of course we're alive, Bubbles
Festro: Dudes, we're back!
Weasel: I Am Weasel!
Robot Jones: What happened to me?
Jack: The evil that is Strike has been vanquished
Double D: What's going on?
Eddy: Beats me, but I bet I can make some quarters over this
Ed: Buttered toast
(Looking over the now restored city, the team of heroes feel proud at what they've accomplished)
Garnet: Hmm, that's settled
K.O: But how are we getting home?
Raven: Leave that to me. Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS! (summons four portals each leading four of the heroes back to their dimensions)
Ami: Well, I guess it's time for you to go (K.O. starts crying as he hugs Garnet, Raven, and Ben)
K.O.: Will I ever see you guys again?
Garnet: I don't know, but whatever happens, we're not gonna forget you
(K.O. smiles as he hugs the three departing heroes and Garnet enters her portal)
Ben: Well, time to get going. Gwen is gonna FLIP when she hears about this (enters his portal)
Raven: See ya. Finally, this crossover is over (notices the sign saying "Teen Titans") Wait a minute. Zinthos! (changes it to "Teen Titans GO!") Phew. close call (enters her portal, leaving only K.O. and Ami)
Ami: K.O., thanks for letting me tag along with you and for saving this city. You don't know how much this place means to me
K.O.: Hey, I'm always there to help out a friend (is about to head inside his portal)
Ami: Wait, before you go, I wanted to give you something...as a token of my appreciation (walks up to K.O. and kisses him on the cheek and he blushes beet red as he enters his portal and wakes up in Gar's Hero Supply & Bodega)
K.O.: Ugh, what happened? Did I just fall asleep? (gasps) I hope Mr. Gar didn't see- Huh? (gasps as he sees several Pow Cards of his new inter-dimensional friends in his hands) Wooow.