Chapter 11: Oh Alice!
"Guess who's back? Back again!" Hello everyone! You totally thought I forgot about you guys; didn't you? Well I'm sorry that I made you guys think that but I'm back now sho let's get on with the story!
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed across the hallways. Dixie had searched all over Wayne manor for her two younger brothers; to no avail. "Damian! Tim! Where are you we're supposed to be already on our way to the Gala!?"
"Have you checked the basement," asked Alfred peaking out from a room he was cleaning, "Perhaps they've simply lost track of time."
"Doing what? Crime has practically been non-existent since… Nevermind thanks Alfie!" Dixie raced towards the bat cave as best she could in her emerald floor length dress along with the mountain tall heels to match.
The boys were surrounding the bat computer screen, eyes barely blinking, attempting to find any disturbance to the city of any sort. "There you are," signed Dixie, "why aren't you guys dressed we have a gala to get to."
"But Dixie what if there's-"
"No buts Tim; I told the commissioner that we'd be there and we're going."
At the continued protest of her younger brothers Dixie decided to simply drag them both out of the dark moist cave; with much difficulty. "You two have done nothing but stare at that computer for the past week! Now you're going to get dressed and go to the gala whether you like it or not."
"And the fact that Wallace is going to be there has nothing to do with it," Damian raised his eyebrow.
"Uh no it doesn't besides he already has a girlfriend miss whatsherface." The two boys looked at each other with disbelief that her sister has no emotion for the red headed speedster.
The gala was set up in city hall golden lights sone on its walls and music filled the background of the all the chatter among the people. By the time the trio had arrived at the gala awards were already being given to Gotham's police force, for all their hard work. The undisguised heros couldn't help themselves but roll their eyes knowing that the city's police force were the most corrupted of the nation only rivaled by those in Bludhaven.
Dixie sat alone at a dining table; while Tim and Damian went to be with their own friends, or patrol in Damian's case. Bored, Dixie tilted her chair back leaning it on its hind legs, staring at Wally and ms. whatsherface, until she lost her balance and began to fall back when she was halted in her descend by two sturdy hands. Dixie looked back to see a man in a white mask which concealed his entire face with the exception of a white streak of hair peeking out of his ebony hair.
"Hello nice of you to drop in," said the stranger.
"Oh. Hi, thanks for the save."
"My pleasure."
"My name is Dixie."
"Well Dixie would you like to have a dance with me," the stranger asked with a hand out. Dixie accepted the gesture; allowing the man to take her to the dance floor. As if on cue music began to slow down the lights dimmed playing a song named Far away, by Nickelback.
This time, this place unused, mistakes
By the end of the song Dixie's eyes were filled with tears. "I'm sorry! It's just that," Dixie pulled in a shaking breathe, "that song brings so much memories."
The stranger's eyes curiosity peaked, "Of what?" The stranger's question was never answered due to the sudden crash of glass. People ducked close to the ground, scream at the voice of the mad Hatter, and his men, calling out for Alice.
"Alice! Oh Alice! Where are you? Oh boys won't you help me find my Alice?"
The armed men fanned out in the grand ball room grabbing any women with either blonde hair, blue eyes, or both. A gloved hand snatched Dixie by the shoulder, "Dixie," shouted Damian. One of the men turned at the ten year old pointing his gun not hesitating to shoot him at the calf.
"Damian!" was the last word heard from Dixie as she was taken away, by the mad Hatter and his goons, along with the other girls.
….
Damian tries to get up once more only to be pushed back by Tim. "It's no use Dami; you're too injured."
"Impossible Drake I am a wayne tis merely a flesh wound."
"Don't be an idiot demon brat everyone saw you get shot! If you disappear then there will be questions." The heir of the bat then glared at Tim, which would've made Batman proud if it weren't for Tim, who didn't react to it. Their possibly endless argument was thankfully ended by the arrival of none other than Wally and whatsherface.
"Guys are you okay," asked the red headed speedster.
"We are fine Wallace it's merely a scratch."
"No, he's injured he can't even sit up," Tim responded.
"Alright Tim stay here with the demon brat I'll go see if I can get a word with the police," ordered Wally, "LInda can you stay with them I'll only be a minute." Wally's girlfriend nodded understanding the direness of the situation.
In the Hatter's secret base the villainous scum had sat all the possible Alice's along a rather long table, with pastries and tea trays placed on top the table. The scoundrel had dressed all the captives in blonde wigs and blue knee length gowns. "Welcome Alice," announced the Hatter, "if you're even here… I've looked far and wide to find you. We had much fun in the past but alas it seems that you wish to play hide and seek, a darn good one at that, oh where oh here could my Alice have gone? OH where oh where could she be?"
The short man in the top hat skipped behind the girls seats, singing the tune as if it were a park on the very month of may. His song was broken by the sound of a AK-47 being fired multiple times. The Red Hood in all his glory was standing on a stack of nearby crates. "Hello Hatter."
"Red Hood? What brings you here?"
"I've come looking for something."
"Well I can assure you that whatever it is; it's not here. Just me and my Alice here."
" Well you see that's the problem here." the anti hero hopped onto the ground then sent a punch flying towards the Hatter, "You didn't have to involve MY Alice."
"Your Alice? Don't you mean MY ALICE?" Hatter shouted as he pulled out weapons of all sorts and fired them onto the red masked hero. The warehouse quickly turned into a battlefield one against many. But the villainous gang never stood a chance as the one man army took down the Hatter's goons. When only the two remained Hood walked up to the criminal ringleader watching as his eyes get wider with each passing second. "Don't you ever get near my her ever again," whispered the Anti hero into the ears of the miscreant. Hatter nodded promising to never to cross the path of the drug dealer and hadn't hesitated to scurry away from the building once hood gave him the chance.
"Are you okay," Hood asked untying the feminine captives.
"Yeah we're okay thank you for saving us," replied one woman.
"It was no problem."
"What's your name," asked another.
"Red Hood."
The girls continued to shower the hero with their praises and thanks, but Jason never paid any attention to any of them. Instead the resurrected robin had his eyes on a certain Alice who took off her wig revealing her dark locks of hair. She was staring right back. The eyes were of thanks but there were hints of incompetence at herself for not being able to save everyone. Jason was about to near the fair maiden when the sound of police sirens snatched both his and dixie's attention.
"Well ladies it was a pleasure but it's time for me to be on my way," Red hood then left the room just the way he came in.
Hey everyone I apologize for not updating for forever and a half, but hey here's a chapter next chapter we'll get to see a little more of damian but I need some help please tell me what you guys think should happen next. What do you think of this chapter? Please review send in your love, hate and everything in between some news is better than no news!