Important AN: This takes place on Earth 128 in May of Year 7. That's the same AU as Family Friendship Love. If you put Olympian Blessings and Protective Fathers in Earth 128, this story takes place roughly 6 months later. I don't think you need to read either first but I would love it if you did. :) This probably won't be very long maybe 3-5 chapters of roughly the same length.
Disclaimer: The AU and OCs are mine; the rest belongs to DC Comics.
Alfred opened the front door to a sight that startled even the unflappable Englishman. Standing tall and proud on the front stoop was Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons, flanked by two armed women on both sides.
"Good afternoon, Your Majesty. How may I help you?" Alfred greeted.
"I am here to see my daughter." The Queen declared.
"Of course, right this way, Your Majesty." Alfred said ushering them into the manor and silently escorting them to the formal sitting room.
"May I get you something while you wait for Her Highness?" Alfred asked.
"No." Hippolyta replied and Alfred quickly left the room.
Alfred easily found Diana in the nursery. "Miss Diana?"
"Yes, Alfred?" Diana replied looking up from the book she was reading on the floor with Alexandria.
"Queen Hippolyta and her guard are in the sitting room. She wishes to speak with you."
Diana was momentarily confused. "My mother is here?"
"Indeed, Madam." Alfred replied.
Diana continued to stare at him for a moment.
"Would you like me to stay with Miss Alex while you attend to Her Majesty and her guard?" Alfred asked.
"No, that's alright. I'll take her with me." Diana said picking up Alex and a toy for her to play with.
"Will you require anything, Miss Diana?" Alfred asked following her out of the nursery.
"I think a pot of tea would be good." Diana said after a slight pause.
"One can never go wrong with tea, madam." Alfred replied and went to the kitchen to fetch it.
Diana immediately recognized all five of the Amazons present. Aside from her mother was Phillipus, the general of the Amazon army and probably her mother's best friend; Alexa, a petite red-head with a penchant for books and a dislike for combat; Mala, one of Diana's best friends from the Themyscira and an immensely skilled warrior; and Artemis, the fiercest warrior of the Bana-Mighdall and Diana's chief rival.
"Mother, what do I owe the pleasure?" Diana tried to hold back the sarcasm in her voice.
The Amazons were frozen at the sight of the princess carrying an infant.
Diana looked from the Amazons to her daughter and had to suppress a smile.
"Mother, sisters, this is my daughter Alexandria." Diana said.
"The gods told us you had been blessed with a child but I had to see it for myself." Hippolyta gasped. "She is beautiful."
"Thank you." Diana said placing the infant on the floor in the front of the couch and handing her the toy she had brought with her. "What can I do for you, Mother?" Diana said putting her newly freed hands on her hips. It was a common pose for her but usually she was wearing a much more star-spangley outfit than the casual lilac dress she was currently wearing.
"We are here for a variety of reasons." The Queen replied.
Diana gestured for Amazons to sit and did so as well.
Bruce cleared his desk for the weekend at 2:00 pm and headed out. He quickly made his way through the streets of Gotham City to Gotham Academy. Helena was waiting for him when he got there and surprisingly, so was Dick.
Dick helped Helena into the backseat and climbed in the front.
"Don't you have Mathletes this afternoon?" Bruce asked.
"It was cancelled so we could all start our long weekend." Dick replied.
"Aren't parent-teacher conferences Monday?" Bruce asked.
"Yeah. No class though." Dick replied.
Bruce nodded.
"Guess what I did at school today, Daddy." Helena said
"What, Kitten?" Bruce obliged.
Dick smirked. Wally would die if he ever saw Bruce in "daddy mode".
"I made a card for Diana." She exclaimed.
"That was very nice of you, Helena." Bruce said
"Yeah, that's pretty cool, Lena." Dick added honestly.
"Did you make her a card, Dick?" Helena asked.
"No, I didn't." Dick admitted. "But I should do something."
"Really?" Bruce asked.
"Yeah. I mean it's going to be Diana's first real Mother's Day this year and I am kind of her stepson. I can at least buy her a card or flowers or something." Dick replied with a shrug.
Bruce was oddly touched that Dick and Helena had taken so well to Diana.
"I expected as much." Hippolyta said.
In the background Diana heard the door from the house to the garage open and close followed by familiar footsteps in the hall.
"I know your mind is made up and while I am disappointed, I will not waste any more time arguing with you about it." Hippolyta continued.
Diana nodded and suppressed an eye roll. Her mother's guard tensed hearing the noise in the hall.
"Let's go see if Alfred has any cookies." Dick suggested.
"Yeah!" Lena exclaimed.
"Don't spoil your dinner." Bruce said as the teen led the 6-year-old toward the kitchen and hopefully a sweet treat.
They both looked back at Bruce. Helena vigorously nodded her head but Dick just smirked.
"Excuse me." Diana said and quickly moved to the door. Before stepping through it she glanced back at baby Alex to make sure she was content with her toy for a few seconds.
As expected Bruce was quickly making his way toward the hardly used formal sitting room. Diana stopped only a couple of steps from the door and waited the few seconds for her husband to reach her.
"Alfred's text said we have guests." He said after a brief kiss.
"My mother and a contingent of Amazons arrived unexpectedly not too long ago." Diana replied.
"What do they want?" Bruce asked.
Diana sighed. "Just come take Alex so I can deal with her."
When the couple entered the room, Hippolyta was looking at her granddaughter intently. Phillipus had taken up a guard position behind the queen, Artemis had stationed herself between the queen and the tall windows, and Mala had stationed herself between the queen and the door to the room. Alexa was wondering around taking in the room with fascination. The guards tensed when they spotted Bruce.
"Your Majesty, ladies." Bruce nodded.
"Batman." Hippolyta replied curtly.
"Bruce will suffice while I am in civilian attire." He replied sharply.
Bruce picked up Alexandria with care and ease from lots of practice. He swung her up over his head briefly and she giggled wildly.
"If you'll excuse us." Bruce said in faux politeness and they left.
Bruce and Alex arrived in the kitchen a couple minutes later to find Helena and Dick at the counter chatting with Alfred about their day while he started preparations for dinner.
"Will our guests be staying for dinner?" Alfred asked Bruce.
"I believe so, Alfred." Bruce replied suppressing a very un-Batman like sigh.
"What's going on?" Dick asked.
"Diana's mother and some of her…" He glanced at Helena who didn't know the family secret yet.
"Relatives." Dick suggested.
"Yeah, relatives. Diana's mother and some of her relatives arrived this afternoon."
"Why?" Dick asked. "They've never shown any interest in Diana's life here before."
"I don't know." Bruce replied frustrated.
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