"...And that's how cartoon gravity works." Right now, Jordan was with Diana on the streets of Metropolis, currently discussing with her how gravity in cartoons works.
"So as long as you do not notice that you are hovering over something you will not fall?"
"Exactly!" They kept talking as they approached a construction site. Diana walked around it but Jordan unintentionally proved his point by walking right through it, not noticing the ditch made in the pavement. Diana was impressed.
"I see… So the city is going under some rebuilding, huh?"
"Yeah. I guess some of the city got damaged during that whole 'Super-Collider' incident… but at least Sweet Justice is still open!" The two reached their destination and walked in. It was not as crowded today, seeing that only some of the booths had people in it.
"Hey, guys!" Barry greeted them with a friendly wave.
"Hi, Barry."
"So did you guys see what happened recently? I bet you did because it stretched all across the city! It was like a game because everything was glitching and-"
"Yes, yes, we know! We know everything about it. So anyways, may we have the usual-" Barry already got their usual orders. "-please? You are great at your job!"
"Thanks!" The two got their ice cream and sat at a booth.
"You know, I feel that we don't really get to hang out as much. You know, friend to friend."
"Really?"
"Well, yeah. I feel that most of the time we're either busy battling or preoccupied with other stuff. You know, because these past few weeks have been eventful."
"I see…" The two kept eating for a while until they finished, paying Barry at the front. Then, they activated the entrance to the hideout. Sliding down, they decided to watch the local news to see what's happening. Aside from the general weather and sports, they found out about a robbery underway at Mother May-Eye's, a popular bakery in Metropolis. Seeing this, they sent out a mass text, calling any available girls to help them.
Meanwhile…
Poison Ivy and the Elemental are on the move, having just robbed the bakery.
"Matter Man to Kit Kat, we have secured the pies." The Elemental informed Catwoman of their theft, to her satisfaction.
"Excellent! Head back to our hideout!" The two made their way back to their hideout in Sinister Slum, not noticing that they were being followed by the Toon, Wonder Woman, and Bumblebee.
"Looks like they're heading to Sinister Slum. Makes sense…" The Toon quipped as he went faster on his jetpack, with Wonder Woman hanging on top. Bumblebee increased the speed of her suit to keep up.
One long flight later…
The three villains met in their hideout in Sinister Slum, having accomplished their theft of all the pies.
"Nice job! Now that we have all the pies for the contest, we can try that new pheromone of yours."
"Yes." Poison Ivy conjured a vine, which had a purple bulb. "With this, we can put the whole contest at a standstill…" She slowly but surely opened the bulb, slowly lowering it onto the pie… and then spiked it. "Now we just need a test subject…" As she said this, a rat crawled in, snuggling to Poison Ivy's leg. She immediately picked him up as Catwoman cut a slice of pie. The rat was given the slice, which it nibbled on. It stood for a moment before falling over, asleep.
"Well, how about that? It worked!" The Elemental was impressed with her work. "Hey, did I ever tell you that your pheromones are pretty cool?" She blushed at this compliment.
"Oh, thank you, Elemental." He noticed this and stepped down a bit, afraid of coming too strong.
"Come on. Just be natural and don't come off so strong…" As he was thinking, the other pies were spiked with the same pheromones. They finished just as the three heroes flew in, prepared to fight.
"Drat! We see that you managed to find our hideout…"
"To be fair, we've been here before. Either way, give us back those pies!"
"Oh, you want your pies back?" The Elemental entered a battle stance. "Why don't you come and get it?" He sent a gust of wind towards them, prompting Wonder Woman to use her shield, with Bumblebee hiding behind it and the Toon hanging on to her waist to prevent falling backward, like last time. Awkwardness aside, he used this opportunity to summon a portable hole and get to the other side. And once he did, he took out a frying pan from his hammerspace, smacking the Elemental, leaving him swirly-eyed.
"Not a good idea to have a blustery day indoors…" Thanks to his intervention, the other two heroines were able to make it to the villains, starting a fight. In the midst of this, the Toon was secretly taking all the stolen pies and putting them into a bag, not knowing that they have been spiked.
"Sorry! These pies are properly prepared for the populace and do not belong to you! Quick, let's go!" He got his jetpack, holding the bag full of pies, and flew off with Wonder Woman on top. Bumblebee followed in toe, giving a wave to the villains.
"Well, it looks like they don't know…" They all gave a chuckle, which gave away to laughter.
Later…
The trio arrived back at the bakery with the pies in tow. The owners, who happened to be the same ones who owned Sweet Justice, thanked them.
"Thank you so much!"
"No problem, just doing our job. Hey, are all these pies for something in particular?"
"Well, these pies are actually for an event that we are planning to have at the docks. It's called "Dessert at the Docks" and it's going to be a dessert-eating contest, mainly pies."
"Ah, we see. That's pretty cool!"
"You know what? Why don't you three have a slice? On the house!" The Toon and Bumblebee politely declined, but Wonder Woman immediately took on that offer, having a slice of pie in her hands. She then took a bite, expecting a feeling of pure, delicious bliss. Instead, she stood for a moment before falling over.
"Wonder Woman?" The Toon immediately went sweet-faced as she laid on the floor, asleep.
Moments later…
The rest of the team was called to the lair for an emergency meeting, keeping the pies there as they try to figure out what was wrong with them.
"Okay, so we believe the pies have been spiked with something. When we returned them to the bakery, Diana was offered a slice. One bite and she just… fell asleep. Now, the bakery is already in the process of making more pies for the contest but right now, we have to get Diana awake and make sure the new pies don't get spiked. So any ideas?" The other girls thought over what they should do as Diana laid on the couch, sleeping but still breathing.
"Well, maybe I have a spell that can try and wake her up. Whenever I hypnotize people, I typically use one to awaken them from their trance. Maybe that would work here?" The others glanced at each other, thinking this was worth a shot.
"Really hope you're right about this…" As he said this, everyone stood back and let Zee do her thing.
"I won nekawa uoy morf rouy rebmuls!" One spell casting on Diana and she seemed to slowly open her eyes. Everyone was relieved and joyed at the same time, especially Jordan.
"Ugh… what… what happened?"
"The pies. They were spiked with something and when you took a bite, you fell asleep."
"Great Hera, who would spike these delicious pies?!"
"Well, it has to be one of the villains. One who has special types of chemicals, one who would go to this length for a contest, one who… wait…" Then Diana and Jordan talked at the same time.
"Poison Ivy…"
"Of course…"
"Wait," said Babs, "won't she try to pull this stunt again when she finds out?"
"Yeah, she probably will… but I have a plan…"
Later that week…
"Good afternoon Metropolis! This is Lois Lane coming to you live from Metropolis Pier, bringing you live footage from this year's "Dessert at the Docks" contest! Let's meet our contestants: Barry Allen…" He gave a friendly wink to the audience. "...Doris Zeul…" She remembered what happened last time and was more determined to win this time. "...and Diana Prince."
"So this will go well, correct?"
"Yup!" The others were on the sidelines, in hero form. "Just do the contest and we'll keep an eye out for anyone who gets in your way."
"Excellent!"
"And now for the flavor for this contest… wild blueberry pie!" Each of the contestants was given a stack of pies each to start off. Diana was determined to win because of the last time she was in a contest like this, taking a starting stance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's get eating! Ready… steady… go!" An air horn blows, signaling the start of the competition. Diana takes this time to really enjoy the pie, going crazy with it like last time.
"Wow, she really loves her desserts…" The Toon stared at her, watching her eat like a vacuum. One swoon leads to him getting a comforting shoulder touch from Batgirl. He appreciated the comfort as he noticed the Elemental creeping on the roof of the stand that the contest was at. He was holding one of Poison Ivy's bulbs, hoping to infect the two contestants aside from Doris.
"If they're using new pies, we'll make them sleep here…" He gave a chuckle as he felt a tap on his shoulder. One looks behind him and there stands the Toon, holding a button.
"You know, it's not polite to sleep in a competition…" He pressed the button, making the part of the roof he was standing on spring up, launching him far from the contest. Unfortunately, this also attracted the attention of Poison Ivy, who wasn't happy at him.
"You know," she said as she slowly constricted him, "you're lucky that no one can see us right now because the person you launched is one of the few people that I don't despise."
"Aww, you DO care!"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You said the Elemental was one of the few people that you don't show contempt for. I mean, you can call me crazy, but it can't be something you gloss over…"
"Huh. Do you want to know what it feels like to have a vine go through your body?"
"Well…" He stopped as he noticed Batgirl creeping up behind her, making a shushing noise.
"Well, what? Spit it out." Next thing she knew, she was tied up by Batgirl's Bat-Rope.
"Aww, don't be so toungue-tied!" Batgirl's quip was met with the Toon pressing the button again, sending her flying in the same direction as her comrade. The two high-fived convinced that they won't come back since the contest seemed to be reaching its peak.
The eliminations were actually in the same order as the last time, with Doris being eliminated first due to her trying to eat fast like her competitors and Barry being eliminated due to him needing to go to the bathroom despite eating a little slower this time. Diana was finishing up her stack, not going crazy like last time due to the taste being familiar. And then her last pie was eaten.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we have our winner of the "Dessert At The Docks" contest: Diana Prince!" Jordan and Babs, back in their normal forms, rushed over to hug her for winning the contest.
"You did it, Diana! You won!"
"Yes, I did! Thank you for keeping watch for me!"
"No problem!"
"And now for your prize: a lifetime ticket to Sweet Justice! Every single visit is free for you and anyone you decide to bring!" At that point, Diana became so overjoyed at this that she fainted, leaving Jordan and Babs to pick her up.
"She's obviously overjoyed at the prize." Jordan held the ticket for her as he and Babs carried her back to Jordan's house.
As they were walking back, they were unaware of one thing: someone spying on them from the rooftops.
"So THIS is where Diana decided to retreat to. And who's that boy he's with?"
Later…
Jordan relaxed on the couch after putting Diana in her bed.
"So you gonna tell her, huh?"
"About what? ...Oh, that! Well, I'm still not really sure of myself. Besides, a lot has happened recently so I just want to relax and have, you know, less world-threatening adventures."
"Oh, well, take your time. It's not like you have multiple girls swooning over you, no offense."
"None taken. I just hope that I can keep myself in check if you know what I mean..." Jordan and Babs talked, still being spied on by the same woman.
"Hmm… that can be arranged…"
AU: So I actually wanted to take the time to take a breather from more serious episodes and focus on the city of Metropolis after In-Between The Verses. So I just wanted to do a pie-eating contest not unlike the one from #LetThemEatPie.
For that matter, in general, there's going to be more relatively comedic episodes as opposed to the arcing ones… for now… So basically, nothing too serious, just a little fun with the stuff.
Also, important note: college is starting back up for me soon, so I wanted to get that out there just in case I'm not as active as I have been previously…
Well, as always, leave a review! Never hurts to help!