Dick Grayson's POV
Dick navigated his way through the crowd, taking care to avoid the old ladies who would pinch his cheeks and tell him how he "grew up to be such a handsome boy."
He ended up with his brothers in a corner of the hall. Tim was hiding there and the rest of them had gravitated towards it. Jason was the last to come, finding it difficult to free himself from a girl in a crop top and miniskirt three sizes too small. When he was finally able to escape and join them, Dick couldn't resist making a customary cheeky comment. "The Great Red Hood can't make it through a dinner party?"
"...I hate you."
"I know you love me."
"Unfortunately." It just went back and forth like that for the next five minutes, with Barbara joining then in their hidey hole.
Suddenly the lights flickered and went out. Alarmed cries rang throughout the pitch black room. They abruptly turned on again, then off. Dick could sense people coming towards him and he tensed when someone grabbed him and covered his mouth, preventing him from shouting out. He could hear the faked cries coming from Jason, Barbara, Tim, and Damian, all acting as if they were the rich kids they were supposed to be, not secret superheroes who could take down the thugs in seconds. Dick struggled the appropriate amount to not seem suspicious, and the others did the same, Barbara having a bit more leeway as she was the daughter of the police commissioner.
He was dragged onto the raised platform that Bruce used to give his speech and shoved roughly onto his knees. There were thumps and muffled grunts as the others did the same.
Dick was about to try to edge closer to Jason on his left when he heard a familiar click. The sound of a gun's safety being flipped off. He froze three inches from Jason when he felt the touch of cool metal against his head.
The lights flicked on as a cackle rang throughout the room. A cackle that all of Gotham recognized.
The cackle of the Joker.
Oh! I'm sorry. Did I just write a cliffhanger? Yeah, have fun with that.
Bye Bookworms!- Wild_Dragon_Girl
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