The New Adventures of Krypto the Superdog

The New Adventures of Krypto the Superdog was a side story to the earlier Toon Wars drafts from both 2008 and 2014-2016, much like the Magiswords Trilogy being connected to Toon Wars. It was designed to be a short mini series sequel to the 2005 animated TV show with the same name occurring sometime after the final *Justice League Unlimited* episode and centered around the Dog Stars going to two endangered planets that had been unknowingly invaded by the newly revived Brainiacs. After beaming down to the planets with their respective groups, the patrol gets separated by the Brainiacs and the story focuses solely on Krypto's perspective where he and Brainy Barker's team discover more about their pasts and the history behind Mechanikat's forces and the Brainiacs. This story tries to tie up loose ends left out in the series it follows and delves into the thoughts of Krypto along with his remaining friends; the main ones being Tusky Husky and Brainy.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Krypto the Superdog
* Brainy Barker
* Bathound
* Tusky Husky
* Mammoth Mutt
* Streaky
* Drooly

### Villains

* Mechanikat
* Snooky Wookums
* Brother Wookums
* Delilah
* Isis
* The Brainiacs

### Side Characters

* Superman
* Batman
* Kevin Whitney
* Andrea Sussman
* Bulldog
* Paw Pooch
* Tail Terrier
* Hotdog
* Stretch-O-Mutt

## Plot

### Prelude

Sometime after the events of the Justice League Unlimited episode "Destroyer," the Dogstars and the Justice League had continued to patrol the Earth and the universe in case of any possible threats like Darkseid and the Brainiacs. Eventually, however, two distinct planets the Dogstars had once visited had been attacked by a mysterious force other than Mechanikat's. Superman and Batman let them know of the situation since they have been to said places and recommend that they split into two teams to explore each world. Before they could give them more information, the Justice League's transmission is suddenly cut off due to an interference in their area. Krypto and and Brainy then get each member of the Dogstars including Drooly, Bathound, and Streaky for backup to go split up and explore each world via teleporter on their ship. Krypto's team goes down to the surface of the first endangered planet where they learn that they have landed on Catopia, the homeworld of Mechanikat, which had mysteriously been attacked and left deserted. No signs of life could be detected so they decide to go to the other world to assist the other Dogstars. Unfortunately, before they could return to their ship, multiple Brainiac androids suddenly appear from the sky and blow up their only means of transportation, as well as their Headquarters. Unable to leave the planet, the heroes escape into a large cavern where they discover that there is more to Catopia than meets the eye, starting a short yet life changing chain of events for both them and the Justice League.

### The Underground

As the Dogstars explore the caverns, Krypto and Streaky remember a time where they had been to the planet but do not recognize the underground. It seemed that the tunnels were recently created and used as a service entry for the factories. Before they could go any further, Brainy starts acting strange and stares blankly and specific structures. Tusky Husky asks f she's alright, and she quickly gets herself back together. She later commends Drooly for being so calm and more mature than his first appearance, to which Bathound asks what he was like with Brainy saying he was silly yet eager to help. All of a sudden, another message is transmitted from the JLA Watchtower via Brainy's communicator that has Superman telling them that someone is coming, though the audio was heavily distorted by static. Obviously, he's referring to the Brainiacs that had just arrived on the planet, but the heroes are still left wondering why they had returned and possibly attacked Catopia. Soon, they reach one of the planet's factories and explore it only to find no signs of life yet again. Instead, they discover more Brainiacs, but these in particular are offline and outdated. Nervous, Mammoth Mutt tries not to look at them to much saying that they're creepy. Bathound tells her of a time where he had one day fought one of them in Gotham. This robot was one of Lexcorp's models created by Brainiac but left unused and remotely activated due to Brainiac returning in Justice Unlimited episode "Divided We Fall."

Later, Brainy begins to suffer from flashbacks concerning her past and origin, and Krypto asks what her history was like. Here, she tells him and the Dogstars that she was shockingly born on Apokolips and inherited her powers based on that of the Brainiacs. She was accidentally sent off the planet using a rocket similar to how Krypto and Superman left Krypton and landed on a planet where dogs and cats rule. The Dogstar Patrol was made there as part of a galactic federation and would later be lead by Brainy after their original leader retired. However, after a few years, they were sent to investigate a doomed planet. But while they were gone, the world they lived on was effortlessly destroyed by the Brainiacs at some point before the events of "The Justice League". Much later, Brainy had used her mind control powers to alter the remaining Dogstars' minds to make them forget about their past so they wouldn't have to suffer the same fate. This saddens Brainy, though, as they may very well be repeating the same mistake here on Catopia; worse since half their team had beamed to the other planet that may already be taken over by the Brainiacs. Krypto and Bathound comfort her by saying that they too have lost someone once, but must learn to let go of the past and move on to do better things. Although they've made a mistake sending their other half of the team in harm's way, they feel that they would've done the same thing knowing they are all superheroes. Suddenly, the Brainiacs activate and try to attack the Dogstars, but Brainy uses her powers to shut them down. She also discovers that the factory doors are open and crawling with newer Brainiac bots. But before the team could make an assumption, they notice via security monitor that the missing citizens of Catopia were transforming into Brainiacs.

### The Accident

Back on Earth, Kevin and Andrea play a video game together at home. Kevin, however, starts wondering where Krypto is since he hadn't arrived home after his departure with the Dogstars and the Justice League. Andrea also wonders if Streaky was alright but their thoughts are immediately interrupted when the game says they lost the match they were in (obviously playing an FPS). They then continue to play the game in frustration and angst. Next, the Dogstars on the other planet try to get into contact with the ones on Catopia but are unable to because of the Brainiac frequency. This hinders their progress and starts to get them concerned, but with motivation from Stretch-O-Mutt and Hotdog, they continue forward to find shelter. Meanwhile, on Catopia, the Dogstars start to panic in confusion before a massive ship in the shape of Mechanikat's lands. Krypto wonders why they've arrived safetly to the surface and Brainy uses her imagery abilities to project what they're doing. Mechanikat steps out of his ship with Snooky Wookums and a taller and slightly more older looking version of him. This "Brother Wookums" tells Mechanikat that landing on the planet now was a terrible idea thinking their ship couldn't handle a trip back to where they came from. But Snooky says that they have a special way of handling their predicament. The Dogstars hear the conversation and go to the other side of the factory where Mechanikat landed. Here, he says that with the power of their new technologies on the planet, they can gather enough energy to make an unlimited amount of trips across the universe. He also says that with it, their ultimate plan to finally beat the Justice League will come to fruition. Confused, Krypto thinks why he would focus his sights on the Justice League, since he was never that big of a threat to them. Eventually, they stop to try and think about whats going on, and Tusky Husky ends up remembering something about Mechanikat that maybe crucial to them. Before Tusk could tell them, the Brainiacs catch up to them and the alarm of the facility is tripped. The defense systems activate and spawn lazers and other weapons around the area while the Dogstars try to avoid them. They escape the attack but are now rumored to be on the planet. Mechanikat overhears the alarm and knows they've arrived.

### The Flashbacks

After being discovered by the Brainiacs, the Dogstars set out in steal to learn more about them and make a plan to escape the planet to warn the JLA. Tusk tries to remember what he was about to say but to no avail. To do this, he tries looking at numerous structures around the planet that resembles Mechanikat's technology, though his teammates find it slightly hilarious to see him do so with his tooth still out. Mammoth Mutt notices him triying his hardest to find answers and goes to him to ask if he's ok. Tusk is worried that he may have the answers but struggles to get them out of his head. She assures him that they'll find what they're looking for, and Tusk immediately has a flashback of an earlier time where someone was looking for him in the arctic after a terrible accident. Tusk is somewhat mortified by what he saw but continues to move forward with his team. Eventually, Bathound and Streaky notice that Mechanikat's ship is dispatching multiple Brainiac drones including both Delilah and Isis. Bathound is unsure why Isis would be with her but it doesn't concern him as much. Meanwhile, Drooly finds something interesting in the nearby Scrapyard; an old JLA Javelin. They start wondering why it is there and find out that it was corrupted by the Brainiacs in one of the league's adventures and left for scrap after it went out of date. Bathound believes they can repair the ship and use it to leave the planet once they learn about the Brainiac ordeal if it's engines and systems had not been thrown out or otherwise fried. Suddenly, Mechanikat's ship makes a loud sound and starts to transform into a skull-faced Brainiac cruiser with tentacle-like appendages that stretch and attach themselves to various objects and buildings throughout the land. Brainy wonders why that is the case but thinks that the answers they need are hidden in the ship. In order to finally discover the truth, Krypto, Brainy, Drooly, and Tusky decide to go to the ship while Bathound, Streaky, and Mammoth Mutt stay behind to try and repair the Javelin.

Meanwhile, Mechanikat has a conversation with Delilah and Isis telling them that they are crucial to the mission. Isis shows him a purple jewel she stole from Gotham and Delilah gives her a spare arm cannon like her's. Snooky comes over and asks Mechanikat exactly what his plan is and why they've arrived back on Catopia, to which he replies,"It's time." He briefly winks at him and commands the Brainiacs to continue their operation and be on the lookout for the Dogstars.

### The Answers

Krypto, Brainy, Drooly, and Tusky finally arrive inside the cruiser while it is left unguarded. They try navigating its halls but fail to recognize it's layout from before it transformed. Brainy uses a nearby computer to lead them to the information sector, to which they are brought to thanks to it. Tusk continues to have a hard time remembering what he had to do with the Brainiacs and Mechanikat, but when they reach the central archives, he immediately has another flashback, one that he's not very proud of. In this scenario, he is a puppy playing with his original owner in the arctic beside an igloo. At some point, the owner gets bored and goes back inside, but Tusk still wants to play with him. Eager to do so, he takes his toy and runs back outside, this time further than usual. The owner catches up to him and smiles after he got him to run with him, but before they could return home, a massive Brainiac robot breaks through the ice from the bottom and slams its fist at them. Suddenly, the flashback ends and Tusk is left unhappy about it, but successfully remembers something from it. Questioned by his friends, Tusk tells them that he isn't satisfied with his past because he unknowingly led his owner toward a spot where he got killed by a dormant Brainiac robot that was secretly left behind by Brainiac in one of Superman's adventures to scan for any possible moment to strike. Before his friends could try to help him, the computer gives them the information they need in a physical copy of the document. Suddenly, Delilah arrives with Brother Wookums and they shoot a weapon that catches the heroes in a bubble, similar to the one Snooky has. Only this time, however, it electrocutes them, causing them to briefly pass out. Delilah contacts Mechanikat and asks what they should do with them, and he tells her to execute them, but leave both Krypto and Tusky Husky alone so he can see them. The nearby Brainiac soldiers separate the bubble and prepare to shoot Brainy and Drooly. But before they could, Mammoth Mutt appears from behind and inflates, causing the androids to get crushed and have the two captives bounce out of control (still unconscious from the blast). Bathound catches them with one of his gadgets and Streaky leaps in front of Delilah and Brother Wookums to fire an electric wave. They are pushed back, but Wookums gains the upper hand by pushing the wave back at him, electrocuting Streaky to the point where it strips him of his powers. With Streaky down, they take him with them to the prison bay while Bathound and Mammoth Mutt are forced to return back to the Javelin, which they had managed to get working again. They use the ship to escape the Brainiac cruiser, but without Krypto, Tusk, and Streaky.

Later, in the prison bay, Krypto and Tusky Husky awaken and notice they've been chained up in one of the prison bays. Mechanikat comes in and greets them in private to his newly redone battle station. Krypto demands answers from him, and the evil-doer gladly gives them to him and explains the origins of Tusky Husky along the way. It turns out that along with Tusky's origins, the giant Brainiac android that appeared in his youth was a less developed copy of the original Brainiac that would've carried on his tasks should he ever be destroyed with no way of coming back. It was made on Catopia, which was originally a planet inhabited by anthropomorphic felines, but was taken over and converted into a mechanical planet with Brainiac troops disguised as civilians. After an unconscious Tusky's owner died from the attack, he was taken by this new Brainiac to Catopia where he performed an experiment on him by protocol. This experiment was meant to see if an animal from Earth could inherit the powers of any superhero but was never conducted up until this point. The Brainiacs tried to see if it would work on Tusky but instead led to them creating a self generating saber tooth that spawn on command, much to their comedic pleasure. Upset and scared, Tusky escaped the planet with his new abilities andused a ship to travel back to Earth where he crashed and forgot his past due to head trauma. Eventually the Dogstars would meet him on the planet during one of their travels and took him in because of his potential as a superhero. As for Copy Brainiac himself, he remained in secret as the central computer of Catopia, While Mechanikat, one of his world's inhabitants, was not actually born on the planet. In reality, he was born on the same planet Brainy crash landed on when she was little and traveled to Catopia where he called it his home and became it's leader. The reason being because he felt that felines were more superior than canines and all other species, and was often criticized for it, eventually having him leave the planet. On Catopia, he was injured from an accident involving an explosion that went off as a result of a gas fire and was taken to a hospital where he was rebuilt into the cyborg he appears as today. But while he was there, Copy Brainiac heard about him and realized his potential as the heir to the original. For a while, he stayed silent while Mechanikat would go on to be the everyday supervillain against the Dogstars and Krypto, and meet Snooky Wookums and Delilah on Earth, who happened to have the same ideologies as him. By the time he returned to Catopia in the episode with the same name in Krypto the Superdog, he was contacted by Copy Brainiac after Krypto and Streaky had left the planet. Brainiac explains his origins and that of the world and Mechanikat believes that they can merge to become the new Brainiac. Unfortunately, this meant that once this happens he technically would no longer be the same person. Instead, he would act as a hoax to fool the Dogstars and Justice League into thinking he's Mechanikat but really isn't; though he still gets to keep his memories. Mechanikat then accepted it and merged with copy Brainiac to become the new Brainiac Air.

To start his second coming, Brainiac Air plans on taking over the universe starting with the elimination of the Earth's Meta Human alliances. To dispose of the JLA, he sent a fake JLA recruit to the Watchtower before it could travel to an undisclosed part of the galaxy where all the superheroes would meet up. The recruit would then take an inter dimensional rift module in the station and destroy it, causing the facility and it's people to get sucked into another place where they'll be trapped in for good. Along with that, Brainiac Air used another planet he already occupied to have the Dogstars think that it's under attack, along with Catopia, which they still didn't know was fake. By the time the team on the other planet learned what was going on, the Brainiacs arrived and attacked them, with the Dogstars dying because of their own power (in detail, Hotdog died because he got so heated he literally exploded in an effort to destroy the Brainiacs, Bulldog accidentally charged into a metal that was stronger than the ones in the galaxy, Tail Terrior's tail got caught in a turbine, Paw Pooch dug into the interior of the mechanical planet's furnace, and Stretch-O-Mutt was melted). Sadly, Brainiac Air's plan did not come easy as planned and didn't intend both Krypto and Brainy to be the ones to get to Catopia instead of one of them going to the other, but he was still satisfied with the results. Angry, Tusky threatens to destroy him for good, but Brainiac simply tells him that he's too weak and kid-friendly to be able to do so. He then leaves the room, but not before leaving a Kryptonite shard near Krypto so he can't use his powers. Meanwhile, the other team members briefly travel to the other planet to find their friends and get their help, only to discover that they have in fact been killed.

### Superman Heeds the Call

Saddened, the last of the Dogstars try to plan what they'll do next to save Krypto and Tusky after seeing their friends killed and reading the information they got from the computer. Luckily, at the nick of time, Superman instantaneously appears flying towards them. He meets the Dogstars face-to-face and tells them that the Justice League and the Watchtower had suddenly been sent through a rift between dimensions. He was the only one who made it out successfully and alive, and wants to know if the same thing happened to the Dogstars after he tried to send a message to them earlier about a possible threat. Brainy lets him know what happened and he helps them form a plan on saving their captured friends. Meanwhile, in the cruiser, Brother Wookums and Snooky have a heart-to-heart about working with the Brainiacs. Knowing that Mechanikat is technically no longer with them, and that their missions will likely have them killed, Snooky decides to leave the legion. Brother Wookums, on the other hand, wishes to stay feeling it has a place for him, but supports his decision for wanting to leave. He wishes Snooky a good life on Earth as his brother blasts off from the cruiser. Delilah then enters the scene and admits that she thought Snooky was pretty cute. Back at the prison bay, Tusky is very upset about his backstory and what the Brainiacs did to their team. Krypto, though, says that even though the situation is grim, there is always hope. Soon, a Brainiac robot arrives and says its time for their execution and takes them outside near a place where they won't be seen. Krypto wonders why they've arrived outside, and the Brainiac shuts down and falls to pieces. Brainy arrives and reveals that she was controlling it thanks to a radio wave being broadcasted by Superman's super hearing. Thankful, Krypto tells him about Brainiac Air's ultimate plan and they continue onto their next objective: detonating the planet. Thanks to their knowledge on how to get to the planet's core, the heroes travel back into the caverns and enter the underground factory. In the facility, they find the central computer that originally powered Copy Brainiac. Knowing that the Brainiacs will most likely try to find them, they plant a bomb they got from the Javelin underneath the terminal and set it for 45 minutes, giving them enough time to leave the facility and the planet. They make their way back to the surface in less than 15 minutes and are cornered by the Brainiacs as planned. With Superman around, Brainiac Air speaks to him as though he were the real one, but they automatically know he isn't based on how similar he is to other villains. He explains that they knew they were planning on leaving the planet and set Tusk and Krypto free, so when they went into the caverns, they found the Javelin and destroyed it, preventing them from escaping. This was not part of the plan, and they are forced to fight against the Brainiacs and find another way off the planet in less than 30 minutes. Superman easily destroys half the robots while Bathound battles Isis and Delilah. Streaky, Drooly, and Tusky take on Brother Wookums and Krypto, Brainy, and Mammoth Mutt fight against Brainiac Air. The enemies are temporarily defeated after Brainy accidentally sets off a shockwave from one of Superman's heat blasts. Eventually, Isis is beaten because of the explosion and Delilah gets knocked into Wookums while Brainiac Air gets punched square in the face by Superman and Krypto. With only six minutes left, the heroes look around for a mean of escape and Superman sees that the cruiser is still in tact. Although a number of Brainiacs are still inside, they decide to enter the vessel, but Streaky warns that it could take to long to get there. Quickly, Superman uses his super speed to bring them to the bridge of the ship while taking Wookums, Isis, and Delilah and putting them in the prison cells. Superman then starts the cruiser and they blast off the planet as it explodes in the background. However, just before the explosion, Brainiac Air could be heard laughing maniacally.

### Brainiac Rising and The Legendary Superdog

When the heroes return back to Earth in Metropolis with the cruiser in a safe distance away from the public, they meet Kevin and Andrea in the city where they were looking for Krypto and Streaky to see if they were fighting crime. Honored, Andrea meets Superman and asks where the rest of the Justice League and Dogstars went. Sadly, they tell them what happened and Kevin says though that even though they've lost a lot of lives, they are still together and can protect the universe with each other like family. Tusky Husky, however, is still slightly unhappy about what the Brainiacs did to him and his friends, and what Brainiac Air called him in the prison cell; "not a real hero." Suddenly, a large explosion goes off in the city and the skies start to turn dark with stormy clouds covering them and digital beams of lightning striking the buildings. Drooly nicknames the mysterious phenomenon "cyberspace" and Mammoth Mutt wonders what it could mean, which Bathound believes to be Brainiac yet again. Brainiac's logo starts to appear across the skies and more holographic beams and symbols start infesting the Earth. Worse, numerous robots from CADMUS and Lexcorp suddenly activate and terrorize the world, destroying several cities in seconds. Even more beams of digitized lightning shoot to the surface, this time more potent than before. Superman, Krypto, and Bathound try to protect Metropolis from the blasts, but are unable to as they are more powerful than they are. One of the beams hits them and sends them falling onto a highway where Brainiac Air warps down to.

As the chaos is ensuing, Brother Wookums, Delilah, and Isis are set free thanks to one of the robots reactivating from Brainiac Air's return. Seeing the amount of destruction in Metropolis, Delilah and Isis immediately agree that they should go, while Brother Wookums stays behind to see things through. Back on the highway, Brainiac Air tells them that before he left Earth when Tusky was a pup, he had a small sample of his data transferred into CADMUS and Lexcorp's computers. He was fortunate that their past experiences with the original Brainiac and Darkseid had made him even more powerful, having him spawn on Earth when Catopia was destroyed. Tusky sees the heroes in the distance and runs over to the highway, though Mutt and Brainy fear that he'll get himself killed. Brainiac Air is given a sense of honor as he gets to destroy Superman, Krypto, and Bathound easily. Superman and Krypto try attacking him from both ends, while Bathound uses one of his gadgets to shoot him, but neither of their attacks work, and Brainiac takes a digitized kryptonite shard and slashes both Superman and Krypto before throwing it at Bathound, stabbing him through the shoulder. Brainiac Air prepares to bring one final blow to the three heroes, but Tusky charges at him and pushes him back just in time. Brainiac gets frustrated at him and proceeds to beat him heavily. Tusky is left bruised and bleeding on the side of the highway with Krypto begging Brainiac not to kill him. Brainiac Air then insults Tusky for being weak and not mature enough to handle what the Justice League can do, calling the Dogstars "a bunch of kid friendly wannabes." What really sets off Tusky, however, is when Brainiac Air reminds him that his owner had died only because of him. Suddenly, Tusky Husky starts to glow a golden color and releases a shockwave of energy that distorts the cyberspace and Brainiac Air as well. He gets up from the ground slowly shifts into a tall and more anthropomorphic version of himself that stands even with Superman. Tusky starts screaming in rage and attacks Brainiac Air to the point where one of his arms falls off. Brainiac Air tries to keep his composure, but Tusky pushes him to the limit. The cyberspace begins to fade away and Brainiac tries his best to defeat the new hero and continues to antagonize him by calling him a powerless being. Tusky tells him that he did give him a superpower, but also more than just his tooth. Tusky suddenly releases another wave of energy, but this time with attacks within the wave that mimic almost the entire Justice League's. They greatly damage Brainiac Air, and he starts to realize that like the Dogstars and the JLA, he had made a grave mistake as well: experimenting on Tusky Husky when he was a puppy. Brainiac desperately tries to destroy the monster he created by digitizing himself and merging with the sky, but Tusky's tooth blocks one of the villain's beams and absorbs it. He then removes his tooth and flies into the sky and stabs the visible humanoid Mechanikat-like face of Brainiac Air, causing him to scream in pain, explode, and have his life force expelled from CADMUS and Lexcorp for good. The day skies clear up and an exhausted Tusky Husky falls back to the city where it's many civilians run over and catch him with Superman and Brainy. Everyone around him cheers for him and thanks him for all he and his team have done. Mammoth Mutt then arrives to him and lovingly kiss him. Brainy and Krypto then do the same while the other remaining Dogstars look at each other as though they were supposed to do it too but instead say,"yyAACK!" In the beach, however, the Brainiac cruiser suddenly blasts off into outer space, implying that Brainiac Air is still alive. Superman monologues and says that in the future, when Brainiac returns, they will be ready for him. Everyone including the civilians asks how they will do that without the Justice League. Superman tells them that there's another team of heroes in another universe called the Avengers and X-Men, but he remembers that he can't get to them either due to the accident involving the dimensions and the JLA from earlier. But to his and everyone else's amazement, a square yellow guy walks up to the heroes with almost a hundred other characters with him. The story then ends with Spongebob Squarepants saying,"We have a problem."

## Trivia

* This fanfiction takes place after the events of Justice League Unlimited and Krypto the Superdog respectively.
* The ending of the story coincides with that of The Toon Wars during Spongebob's Arc. In essence, due to the rift between dimensions forcefully being opened by the Brainiacs, it tore into multiple realities, causing the dimension of the Toon Wars and the Justice League to merge with one another. This explains why The Toon Force and multiple other cartoons are later a part of the New Justice League during future events in How to train your Hero and help fight alongside them against Brainiac Air for a few years.