I Do Not Own DC Comics, Movies/TV, or Animation
Wedding of the Century...
October 4th, 8 Months Before the Wedding, Two Weeks After the Egyptian God of Chaos, Set Escaped…
Kori was giddy, the engagement ring was gorgeous, and she… Dick!
But there was now there was problem… A problem Kori didn't have a solution for, was finding a wedding planner. One who was in tune with the hero world, secret identities, and could handle the media storm that Dick Grayson's wedding would attract. Which was terrifying to think of because that would be a shit storm for the hero world to be exposed.
Which had her sitting up in the Watch Tower, biting her lip apprehensively as her soon to be father-in-law, and Dick sat with her.
Reluctantly she looked up when the ones they were here to meet walked in, J'onn sat with them and her eyes darted over to the on comers. It was a tall man, huge, he was as tall as her, his suit was glowing, and lightning. Black Lightning.
Black Lightning's known dislike of the Bat family was what had this idea being tentative and not all that great.
Beside Black Lightning was a small, tiny woman in her own suit, her glowing powers had her skin pulsing red, illuminating her veins, and her suit glowed. Kori recognized the girl as Lightning,
"We are here because of a problem," J'onn said softly as Black Lightning and Lightning sat down across the table from each other. Dick's hand touched her knee beneath the table, which had her looking over at her fiancé. "You have the solution, and they have the problem."
"No," Black Lightning snapped. "I won't work with him!"
"It is not about working with him," J'onn said.
"I need help," Kori spoke up then and she smiled at Black Lightning and Lightning.
"With what?" Black Lightning gave her a glare which had her tentatively standing.
"I have a problem, one I was told that only one person in the League had a solution for and… and I would really appreciate the help," Kori said, her long flaming hair was swaying behind her. She toyed with the ring and turned to the table. J'onn nodded and she bit her lip as she slid on the ring, and watched her deep amber skin turn chocolate, and her flames were disguised as her wild black curls now, her eyes no longer glowing and green, she turned from the glass and looked at Black Lightning and Lightning's faces. "I… I'm getting married, I need help."
Dick had taken off his mask and Bruce had his cowl off and that seemed to stun the two sitting heroes. J'onn was sitting there assessing the situation.
Kori knew this was for a mind wipe, just in case, on both sides. Different League members had different identity classifications, and only those selected in on the identity were aware. Kori knew that the Bats were exclusive about their identities being shared, the Titans were so different from the League, but Titans had sort of become more about learning than fighting crime, and the Titans were huge as they were, some were like her and Raven with no other identities to belong to the civilian world. Not that it was true anymore, her being Kori Anders and Raven being Rachel Roth.
And though Bruce probably knew the identities of everyone in the hero world he wasn't likely to spoil it for everyone. J'onn and M'gann also probably knew everyone's identities in the JL, Titans and other heroes.
Lightning's suit flickered, her illuminated pulsing red form faltered for a moment as she turned to Black Lightning who was glaring at them.
"DAD!" Lightning screeched.
"I don't think it's a good idea!" Black Lightning said.
"You do not get to mess this up for me, this is a huge opportunity!" Lightning stated as she stood and her form flickered off. There before Kori was a tiny black woman, about Raven's size but definitely more built, her long black hair was in braids, it swayed to her hips, and her dark eyes flickered red briefly before being dark brown again.
"Jennifer Pierce!" she smiled and held out her hand. "I have been a HUGE fan of yours for forever! Been watching your career since you started and I love Starfire! You are amazing and an inspiration!"
"It is nice to meet you," Kori smiled as she took the smaller woman's hand. "How can you help me though?"
"I'm a wedding planner!"
"Really!" Kori breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, and I heard about your engagement to Richard Grayson, I wanted to plan your wedding so badly, but I just work in Freeland right now," Jennifer said.
"Jennifer!" Black Lightning said.
"Do you not see what an opportunity this is dad!?" Jennifer spun on Black Lightning and Kori watched as the father sighed tiredly. Dick had the amused exasperated look as he stood.
"Jennifer Pierce, Richard Grayson, call me Dick, everyone does," Dick said as he offered her a hand and Jennifer was shaking it as she smiled.
"Nice to meet you, and you really do have the movie star smile," Jennifer said. Dick chuckled then and Kori floated over her lover, he took her hand and she kissed his cheek as she floated around Dick then.
"And you're Bruce Wayne, of course, but it's nice to meet you. You can't be as bad as my dad says," Jennifer said as she spun around and offered a hand to Bruce. Bruce grunted as he took it, but Jennifer didn't seem at all put off by this behavior. "And congrats on your wedding, Selina was stunning in that gown, and you have a gorgeous family!"
"Selina will love her," Dick chuckled in her ear. Kori giggled as she draped herself over Dick.
"Okay, I need details, do you want me to fly up to Gotham for a weekend and we talk about this, or shall we hash it out in the Watch Tower, whatever you're comfortable with, and what are your ideas, what are you looking for in this wedding, what needs to happen? When are you thinking you want it? Bridesmaids, groomsmen, and guest lists. Is this going to be intergaltic? There was that Tamaranean flag ship scare a few weeks ago," Jennifer said.
"Kay, well, if you're taking us on as clients we can fly down to Freeland and arrange this…"
May, 2 Weeks Before the Wedding…
Dick smiled as he rolled over to his fiancée who was sleeping in the bed of their cabin, Mar'i was sleeping in a lump with her butt in the air between him and the love of his life and Dick supposed that it was only fitting. After all, these were his girls, and they were his entire world. It was strange to think that two and a half years ago that all of this was a tentative reality, he and Kori were still sorting their relationship out and his family wasn't on the best of terms. Now he had a daughter, and a fiancée, who by the end of these two weeks would be his wife.
Pulling himself over his fiancée, he kissed her bare shoulder then smiled at his kid before he left them in bed alone. Grabbing his sweats he pulled them over his hips and yawned as he walked out of his room scratching his head.
The May morning was still slightly brisk, a mist hung heavily on the Vermont forestry and he smiled as he shoved his hands in his pockets. It was so clean and clear here as opposed to the smog that encased Gotham always. A lean figure of another person in the misty morning had Dick jogging down the steps of his cabin as he walked for the man.
"Hey," he greeted Jason.
"Hm?" he brother rubbed his eyes blearily and Dick grinned.
"I hadn't seen you since other Damian and Raven left with their kid to their universe," Dick said.
"You are getting hitched, not me," Jason yawned hugely scratching his head, his hair was sticking out in odd directions right now.
"Jay," Dick sighed.
"It's too early in the morning for your dramatic sappy shit, so shove it up your ass, and where the fuck is the coffee?" Jason grumbled.
"We are literally standing at a lake, don't you see how pretty it is?" Dick asked.
"Last lake I was at I nearly drowned in," he retorted.
"You just are delightful, come on, coffee is in B's cabin with the rest of the horde."
"Roy fucking snores," Jason grumbled.
"You know this is a good time for us, we never see each other, and I think we should change that."
"I will hurt you if you get between me and coffee," Jason warned tiredly.
"I mean it, I haven't had time to exactly be a big brother to you, and I got two weeks here in the pristine setting of Vermont, so why don't we hang out?" Dick said.
"You're getting hitched, focus on that," Jason grumbled.
"I haven't really seen you this year Jay," Dick sighed as he walked with his brother. B's cabin; despite what Jennifer Pierce had wanted, was the largest at Dick and Kori's insistence; mostly so B could keep all of them together. Except Jason and himself the entire family was booked in one cabin, obviously he was with Kori and Mar'i, but Jason had agreed to bunk with Roy, Garth and Wally, also Artemis of Bana-Mighdall was there.
"That is for the best," Jason said rubbing his hands over his face.
"Seriously." Dick glared at his brother.
"Dickhead focus on getting hitched, this isn't about you and me dude it's about you and Kori, get that through your thick head!" Jason snapped.
"You're ungrateful, and we're hanging out. I'm the groom so you have to do what I want."
"I thought that was the Bride."
"I will allow Damian to set you and Raven up," Dick threatened.
"What do you want to do after I have coffee?" Jason sighed. Dick grinned as he bounced up the stairs to B's main entrance of the cabin.
"What would you normally do in a place like this?"
"I don't know, read a book, drink some booze, clean my armory, maybe target practice and survival training," Jason shrugged.
"For fun Jay!" Dick snapped.
"Who said that wasn't fun, dickhead!?" Jason sputtered.
"Today the girls are doing shit with the kids, and Jen's got the negotiations with our florist, and we have two weeks here prepping for the wedding!" Dick said.
"Read."
"Brother activity!" Dick snapped.
"Shit, fine if you want brotherly bonding let's go find a fucking bear, maybe it'll fucking maul me out of my misery!" Jason snapped.
"That's better, we'll go hiking! Take Duke, Dami, and Tim along."
"I just got off of baby sitting duty!" Jason snapped.
"JAY!" Terry squealed.
"Heyya Duckling," Dick caught his youngest brother then.
"It's too early in the morning, where the coffee!?" Tim slurred stumbling ghost like past them.
"We're going hiking today!" Dick announced.
"Great," Tim waved him off.
"I think someone forgot to plug him in last night," Duke muttered.
"Pathetic Drake," Damian sneered.
"Come on guys!" Dick pleaded.
"How is he awake!?" Duke groaned.
"Fuck if I know," Jason grumbled.
"Language Master Jason!" Alfred said as he walked in.
"Alfie! Thank god! Make the Early Bird stop talking!" Jason pleaded.
"Big brother loud," Cass grumbled shoving her way past him, which had Dick sighing. His family just didn't appreciate the opportunity they had before them to FINALLY be a normal family for a few weeks with no looming doom from Gotham! This was huge!
Granted he was totally getting married but that was happening in two weeks; the first week here was all for Kori and Jen to finish perfecting their vision and the second week was all about the wedding, he knew this. Until next week though he didn't have a lot to do and he was going to finally have his family time! They were going to love it!
Finally they'd be normal for a few weeks!
No JL! No Titans! No Villains! No Bats! No anything! Nothing could go wrong! The universe was finally working with him and he was going to utilize this time to do the normal stuff they missed out on.
"Family hike today!" Dick announced.
"Suck a dick," Jason growled when Dick moved to hug him. Okay, so he'd have to take baby steps still with Jay.
That's all for now folks!
Enjoy Written in the Stars =)