My Super-Story

31: A Dance With The Devil

I was bored, I was sitting on my bed. I was throwing popcorn up into the air and catching them in my mouth.
     That tells you exactly how bored I am, Dick is out with some friends, Jason is out with his friends as well, and Bruce has a meeting with some colleagues. Alfred had the day off, and he was using it to visit some relatives in town. I on the other hand was under home arrest, every door and window is locked. I made popcorn planning on watching a movie to realize that they only had mystery and crime, interesting but boring now.
    Now that I think about it, I haven't explored the house. I went room after room on the second floor, nothing interesting. I walked downstairs and opened some big wooden double doors, when it opened I gasped. It was a huge library, I skimmed through the books and found this giant encyclopedia, it looked interesting enough. I pulled it but I couldn't take it out, I pulled it from the top it started to come out but then I heard a click. I'm in so much trouble, I turn around expecting some guy to have a gun, but there's no one there. I give up and walk to the other side and gasp, there agape stood a tunnel leading downwards.
Yep, I think I'm in even more trouble now, I walk down the steps cautiously. Let's really hope no one's down here. I walk down and find a giant gym, a giant computer and I accidentally turn around and trip on the mat. I look up, there in a container for memorabilia costumes was placed a Batman suit, two different Robin suits, a Batgirl suit and a Nightwing suit. I'm astonished, this has to be the Bat-Cave. I walk around more and find a whole bunch of gadgets I take pictures of me in the batcave, the suits and so much more. The best part was the motorcycles, they were beautiful. I saw the bat mobile, I then heard a zeta-beam announce "Nightwing B01". So yeah, freak out, I run to the exit. Before I go all the way in I look back and see Nightwing. He takes his batons and extends them, he trains against a dummy but then gets annoyed and throws one towards the wall. He leans on the Bat-computer, and puts his hand to his face. He's frustrated and devastated, I don't know why.
-What happened earlier on the mission was when Tula, Aquagirl, died and Aqualad had learnt his father was Black Manta. Nightwing was dividing a plan, but he was worried he'd get someone else hurt.-

I went to a dance studio after making sure I closed the secret passage. I was thinking, I wanted to be able to stop the villains without them knowing it was me. I thought as I danced that I could become my own hero, I don't stop crime but I retrieve stolen goods that my team and villains took. I'd call myself Pixie after the movie Peter Pan I watched last night. Design my costume after Tinker-bell, be like a ballerina design, and it could be all lavender, (design above). I finished my dance, I went out and bought all the materials and jewelry, now all I have to do is work on my stealth.

Meanwhile at Mount Justice.
"I can't believe you let her die! I can't be here with a bunch of people who let Tula die!" Aqualad yelled storming out of Mount Justice.
Nightwing sighed, his plan was officially put into action. Aqualad was to join his father Black Manta on the other side and feed them information slowly, and get on the good side of The Light. He was then to turn when the time came, hopefully that was soon, but then again we didn't know how long that was going to be. Let's just hope Grace and her team don't get into too much trouble.
Back at the manor
That night.
I dressed my self in my costume, I absolutely looked adorable and no one would know it was me, since Audrey had been teaching me about tech and it was really paying off. I knew where they were holding the gauntlets, I just had to get them then bring them back. I changed my hair to a red pixie cut, I kept my green eyes. I had a beautiful lavender and silver masquerade mask with a butterfly at the top, it had black accents. I had on black ballet toe shoes, a lavender ballet practice dress (with shorts underneath obviously). I had a intricately designed ring that was a lavender flower with black accents, a well patterned necklace with lavender metal, and amethysts on it, a clear bangle that had purple flowers in it. I had a bag that was white that said "Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust" with Tinker-bell on it, like the card above and I had inside a pouch filled with glitter bombs. Perfect, I'm ready to go! I walked outside, and jumped off my balcony and went towards the Gotham Docks.
I didn't realize that the gauntlets were in the possession of the Joker, and helping him tonight was the one and only White Cheetah!
When I got to the warehouse that the gauntlets were in, I didn't expect to see the worst. I thought since a Joker wasn't up to anything that Batman would have the curtesy of not being here but no, Robin was kidnapped and was strapped to an electronic table, he was to weak to be able to get out, and from the looks of it the Bat wasn't in any position to save himself, let alone Robin. Come to think of it, where was Nightwing? I was peering through the window, and noticed movement in the one opposite me. I saw Nightwing and we locked eyes, I didn't want to draw attention to myself. I was tempted to throw a glitter bomb, but I had an objective. I walked along the wall barely being able to watch through the window at Robin being torchered by the Joker and Batman being forced to watch, you could see it was tearing him apart.
I walked along blocking my ears, I finally found the window that was for the room with the gauntlets. I opened the window and looked around, there stood WC against the far wall staring at an extremely odd picture.
It was the Joker with a woman and a baby in a hospital, that wasn't the odd thing, they were all smiling, even the Joker. It wasn't his creepy smile it was a general happy smile, and the baby looked a little freakishly like me. The woman looked a lot like me except for the hair, I had her eyes and facial features but, I had blonde hair not black. I silently broke the case the gauntlets were in, and walked behind WC and knocked her out swiftly without any pain coming to her. I took the photo as well, wanting to keep it as memorabilia. I put the items in my bag, I went towards the window, but stopped myself.
Robin was still screaming in agony and Batman pleading for Joker to stop, I couldn't leave. I silently opened the door, the Joker had just turned off the electrical table, Harley no where to be seen, he walked over to Batman and taunted him, no one noticed me. I walked slowly towards Robin, I checked his pulse, it was growing faint. I unstrapped him silently, he stared at me and started asking questions. I shushed Robin for fear of someone hearing him, I picked up his limp body, he was heavy but I put extra effort because I wanted to not hurt him. He was about my age, I backed up to the wall with Robin in my arms just as Joker turned around.
"Where did he go!" Joker screamed in outrage.
I walked slowly around the room no one noticed me as I slipped out the door. I stumbled when I was on the other side of the door there was Harley Quinn and Nightwing fighting, I knew Nigthwing would soon win. I placed Robin out of harms way, I created a butterfly, that landed on his nose that would heal him. He roused from his slumber and looked at me, I smiled and kissed his forehead.
"Good luck, I still have business to attend to." I stood up.
There was Nightwing finishing off Harley. I walked up behind him, he turned ready to hit me, I raised my hands as in surrender. He lowered his arms,
"Were you enjoying the show? Because if you weren't you could of at least gotten Robin." He stated crossing his arms.
"Hint, I didn't need to, but I did. Robin's over there, he's safe for now, but I advise seeing serious medical attention. Bat's still in there, and if you want the gauntlets, they'll be in their case in Wayne Enterprises!" I say and I walk past him.
As I'm passing him, he grabs my elbow.
"What, shouldn't you be saving daddy bat?" I say, he smirks.
"Um, thanks. What's your name, I didn't catch it." He said smiling as he walked towards the door with screams echoing from it.
"That's because I didn't drop it, it's Pixie, if you're genuinely concerned what side I'm on, it's yours." I say.
It was my turn to smirk. We both turned at the same time and looked back as we went through the doors in front of us. I grabbed my bike, not shown above, it's black and purple if your wondering. I rode it to Wayne enterprises and put it in its case without setting any alarm off. My job for the night was done, I went back home.
"I'm exhausted!" I said laying down on my bed in my pjs laying my mask in my safe took way too much effort for my liking.
"I wonder why?" Someone said coyly.
I look up displeased,
"Leave me alone Speedy-gonzalas. Can't you tell I'm tired, and desire not be annoyed at the moment." I said turning away from him.
He lay on my bed next to me.
"You have every right to be tired, considering your eventful night tonight. You're a citizen, a villain, and a secret hero? That's a lot on your plate. Don't you think?" He said turning towards me.
   "Don't forget, I have school, I live in the house of the greatest detectives, and only one person knows absolutely everything about me. So I have only one person to confide in, who is by the way, like I don't know, like three cities away?" I said laughing at the face Wally gave me.
"I'm touched that I'm the only person who knows everything about you." He said, putting his hand on his heart and wiping away fake tears.
"It's not you, it's my dad." I say absolutely serious.
"What, Bruce knows all this?" Wally asks, I laugh.
"Well actually I was just joking, but I was thinking my biological father." I said looking away.
"Who is..." Wally said.
I laughed, "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." I said, he smiled kindly.
"Trust me, with you it's hard to believe anything, but alas I live a similar life, well without all the complications. Just tell me, you've got me on the edge of my seat!" He said turning eagerly towards me.
I sighed. "Fine, but first of all, your lying down, you can't be on the edge of the seat. Anyway, when I got the gauntlets, WC was there ignoring everything around her and looking at a picture," I say as I get up and head over to my safe.
I open it and grab the photo of Joker, the woman, and baby. "here it is, the Joker happy, for once. Him, a woman and a baby." I say handing it to him.
He gasps, and looks from me to the picture. He opens the frame and pulls out the photo, behind it are numerous photos, but he looks at the one on the front.
"'Me, Jasmine and our baby Grace Kylee Hunter. The day of her birth is March 7 2002. My name is James Hunter, my wife is Jasmine Kyle, and this is my beginning family.' With a little heart at the end." Wally says reading the back.
I smile. Maybe he wasn't crazy all his life, I think. He hands me the frame with all the pictures, I remember seeing a journal, maybe it will tell me what happened to my mom.
"Wally, can you speed me to the warehouse Joker was in earlier tonight?" I ask thinking about how to get the journal. "Um, no. I think bats still scouring the area." Wally says looking downwards.
   "Could you go into the gauntlet room, it's hidden by the outside room where Batman is looking, you have to go by window. At the far wall, there is a journal, leather bound, brown, it's in the top drawer. Could you please get it for me? It might tell me of the fate of my mom!" I say pleadingly, he smirks.
   "Will I get a kiss if I do this?"he asks raising an eyebrow, I hit him in the shoulder.
"You could, but I see you as more of a brother than love interests. Anyway, I'll kiss you if you get the journal." I say, then a breeze leaves the room, there he goes.
I'm going to regret this but I need to know. Five minutes passed before mr breeze returned, he bowed handing me the journal.
"Milady." I take the journal and giggle at how he's acting.
"I require payment for my good deed." He says standing in a soldier position.
"Do you ask that from all the people you save?" I ask walking closer to Wally.
He chuckles, "Only you, Milady." He says.
"Oh, thanks, what an honour." I grumble, he smirks.
He definitely heard me, I lean in to kiss him on the cheek, he superspeeds so he's lips connect with mine as soon as I'm close enough. I push him away.
"Ew, bro. Dude that was not cool." I say while whipping my lips.
"Wait till Artemis hears about this!" I say.
Wally's face instantly contorts from amusement to worry.
"No! Don't tell her! It's bad enough that I hit on you when we first met. I already have Dick blackmailing me, if you want me to do your bidding, you can as well." He says sighing at the end of the sentence.
I laugh, "Wally I'm not going to blackmail you, even though that sounds intriguing. You owe me that's all. Artemis, will probably never know about this. Unless, well there's that problem with my personal stalkers." I say pointing to the corner of my room.
Wally looks confused and twists around to see what I'm pointing at, then a look of realization crosses his face.
"I should probably edit that." He says pointing to the door.
I nod, he starts speeding away. "Bye Wally, until the next unexpected visit happens." I call after his retreating speeding self.
I take everything on my blood family and put it in the safe. Wait a second does that mean that I was living in a future world, because my birthday was always 3002 March 7, but this year it's... October 2014, that means I'll turn thirteen in six months. I go to bed exhausted, I just danced. A dance with the devil! Is my last thought as a drift slowly to sleep.