Epilogue

"TOM, I'm picking some form of signal."

TOM sat up straight in his chair. "A signal? What is it this time? It's not Control Freak again, is it?"

"Thankfully no. It's coming from Earth but it doesn't seem to be sent any surface stations. It's coming from a town…" SARA brought up a map of the world and zoomed in on the location as she brought up the name 'GRAVITY FALLS'. "Scans are showing some form of…dimensional activity."

"Dimensional activity?" TOM tilted his head.

"As best as I can tell the local area seems be affected by numerous anomalies, including electrical interference. As far as I can tell something is generating a massive amount of power and is transmitting a signal but it's on an extremely powered frequency and is being transmitted as fast no one Earth can receive it. I've barely managed to receive it and have started to decode it." SARA explained before her form fizzled. "Oh my matrix!"

"What is it? SARA?" TOM stood up. "What's wrong?"

"The signal is interfacing with our communications and its broadcasting. I can clear it up now." SARA said. "It's being transmitted…Everywhere."

"Everywhere?" TOM questioned.

"Everyone. Every plant in this universe and is being transmitted to other universes!" SARA exclaimed as the speakers activated.

It wasn't someone trying to speak.

It wasn't a garbled message.

It was…

Music?

It sounded like electronic dance music with synthesized instruments, heavily tuned vocals and according to SARA's scans, four to the bass drums.

And it was being sent everywhere.

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(Jeff Williams I Burn(Yellow Trailer) Starts to Play)

Red like roses fills my dreams and brings me to the place you rest.
White is cold and always yearning, burdened by a royal test.
Black the beast descends from shadows.
Yellow beauty burns gold.

Xxx

"What is this?" TOM asked, nodding his head to the rhythm.

"No idea but we're not the only ones hearing it."

Xxx

Mirror, tell me something,
Tell me who's the loneliest of all?
Fear of what's inside of me,
Tell me can a heart be turned to stone?

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Dimension C-003

Cyborg, during another one of his attempts at refurnishing the Titans' Tower with every modern amenity, was treated to a full blast by the very song TOM and SARA had picked up as soon as he finished installing a new receiver. While initially shocked and disoriented by the sheer volume, turning it down led him, as well as the rest of the team as they gathered around the couch in the command center, that it was…actually quite catchy.

"What a delightful melody!" Starfire crooned, snatching up Robin by the arms and spinning him around through the air.

"Does anybody know what this is called?" Raven asked, finding herself slightly shifting to the tune.

"Who cares?" Beast Boy replied. "Dance party!"

Xxx

Born with no life,
Into subjugation.
Treated like a worthless animal,
Stripped of all rights,
Just a lesser being,
Crushed by cruel ruthless Human rule.

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Dimension N-004

"Is anyone else hearing this?"

Danny Phantom was on patrol of Amity Park when a suddenly a strange but admittedly great song suddenly started playing on his earphones.

"Sure am, dude. It's playing on everything. TV, radio, my PDA." Tucker Foley said, his feet tapping to the tune. "Not a bad beat."

"It is catchy." Sam Manson admitted. "But where is it coming from?"

"No clue. It's not coming from the Ghost Zone, that's for sure." Tucker replied. "The alarm didn't set off."

"I am sure my parents will think this is ghost related all the same." Danny said all the same, landing on top of the Fenton Works in front of his friends. "We better check it out anyway."

Xxx

When it started,
All we wanted was a chance to live our lives.
Now in darkness,
Taking everything we want and we will rise.
We'll rise.
We'll rise.

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Dimension Earth-16

"Um…is it me or is Sphere acting weird…er than usual?" Kid Flash, aka: Wally West, asked as the members of what was known simply as 'the Team' watched the alien sphere shoot across the central cavern of their headquarters.

"It's not you, that's for sure." Robin muttered. "How did this start again?"

"Well, I found that Sphere had his own communicator whenever he turned into a vehicle." Superboy explained, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "I turned it on, tuned into a few local stations, then Sphere…found something else and started doing this."

"Alien jamming signal messing with him?" Wally asked.

"How's about we try finding out after we stop Sphere from breaking anything?" Artemis rolled her eyes. "Sound good?"

"Sounds good." Kaldur looked to Miss Martian. "Hold him."

"On it!" She held out both hands and managed to catch Sphere in a telekinetic hold long enough for Superboy and Kaldur to latch on.

One minute of struggling later, somebody accidentally hit some kind of button or switch. The cavern was filled with whatever it was that Sphere was picking up…and the Team quickly realized that Sphere had not been suffering anyh kind of interference.

He had been trying to dance to the rhythm.

Xxx

From shadows,
We'll descend upon the world.
Take back what you stole.

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Justice League Watchtower (Both C-003 and Earth-16)
Italics for C-003
Underline for Earth-16

"It's on all form communications and nothing we have tried has stopped it." Batman reported to the gathered Justice League.

"It's only a song." The Flash commented, dancing a bit. "One with a really good beat."

"Any idea where it's coming from?" Superman asked.

"None." The Martian Manhunter answered. "It seems to be coming from everywhere."

"Someone able to send something out to take over communications and they only decided to send…music?"

"From shadow we'll descend upon the world." Wonder Woman whispered the lyrics she had just heard.

Xxx

From shadows,
We'll reclaim our destiny,
Set our future free.
And we'll rise.
And we'll rise.

Xxx

Dimension GF-017
Gem Homeworld

"Where is this transmission coming from?" Yellow Diamond barked.

"We're trying to scan the origin, My Diamond." Her Pearl reported, bowing hastily.

Blue Diamond remained silent, deciding to remain sitting on her throne as she listened to the song. "Strange…And yet, sounds so beautiful. I wonder what…Pink would think if she could hear this."

Xxx

Above the darkness and the shame.
Above the torture and the pain.
Above the ridicule and hate.
Above the binding of our fate.

Xxx

TOM and SARA had yet to find out where the signal was coming from but started to feel it wasn't meant to hurt them. The music stylings were changing as if it was actually more than one song with almost each new set of lyrics trying to send a powerful message.

Xxx

Come at me,
And you'll see,
I'm more than meets the eye.

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Dimension C-003

"It's changed over again." Robin murmured as Starfire danced with him.

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You think that,
You'll break me,
You're gonna find in time,
You're standing too close to a flame that's burning,
Hotter than the sun in the middle of July.
Sending out your army, but you still can't win;
Listen up, silly boy, 'cuz I'm gonna tell you why...

Xxx

Dimension Earth-16

"Okay, I am really starting to like this tune." Artemis admitted.

Xxx

I burn!
Can't hold me now,
You got nothing that can stop me.
I burn!
Swing all you want.
Like a fever I will take you down.

(Jeff Williams I Burn(Yellow Trailer) Ends)

And just like that the song ended and the signal vanished, leaving everyone to wonder where it had come from.

Xxx

"Still nothing?" TOM asked, pacing around the bridge.

"Still nothing. Whatever sent this song is long gone and I have no way to trace it. I can't even tell how far it went."

"It seems weirdness is normal in this universe." TOM mused as he sat down. "Everything all right?"

"Yes. I am not sure we'll ever find out who sent that transmission, only that they likely stopped transmitting when it appeared to be sent everywhere."

"So in addition to Control Freak we also have music popping out of the blue." TOM chuckled. "Well, it was catchy at least. Let's be on the lookout. Never know what else might show up."

Xxx

"Well, my job is done." Deadpool put down the radio and looked at the Fourth Wall. "You think anyone out there got the shout-out?"