The group was standing in the lobby of Metropolis High. Zee had requested them to come here for a surprise announcement. When they walked in, they were surprised alright.
"Oh no! Anything but that!"
"I-I can't go! It's too scary!"
"It's okay Karen. We'll get through this together."
"I… feel very conflicted about this right now?"
"Can someone please explain what I am looking at here?"
"Ladies and gentleman, I present you with the best start of summer dance EVER!" Zee stood before her friends, announcing the dance to signify the start of summer, set to take place at Metropolis High's gym. "Brought to you by the head of the decorating committee, yours truly!"
"Congratulations on your leadership, Zee. But specifically, what is this dance for? Is it preparation for a great battle? Is it the kind that Kara likes?"
"Well," said Jess, "kind of, but not exactly."
"Wait, so it is not a battle? Wait, then is it for a sacrifice?"
"No, no, no, no sacrifice!"
"Oh. Then why are the decorations necessary?"
"Because it's, you know, for fun!"
"Ah, I see! And this is another World of Man custom, correct?"
"Yeah, remember that dance back last fall that we were supposed to have but didn't because of that Cheetah attack? It's like that, except more formal, presumably." Jordan remembered when they met the Cheetah last time.
"I see… then we must take it very seriously."
"And the most important part is dressing up!"
"No way am I wearing a dress."
"Well, you're not getting out of this Kara. I'll loan you a tuxedo."
"Ugh, fine… but no one is putting flowers on me or anything."
"So it is official: we are all going to infuse ourselves in teen spirit and attend this dance. What else?" Jordan started to tell her about the most dreadful part.
"Well, there is the most dreadful part of the dance: the wait."
"The wait?"
"Specifically, waiting for someone to notice you enough to ask you to the dance." He started to look a little shy at this. "See, before I moved here, I never really been that social due to… well, you know. In fact, that's the reason I've never been to a dance at all." Diana felt bad at this and took over.
"Jordan, you must not let your past keep you from enjoying your future! You know what? Jordan James, I will attend the dance with you!" To say he was shocked was an understatement.
"Wait… really?"
"Of course! After all, what kind of person wouldn't want to dance with you?" He blushed hard, surprised at this.
"That's literally the nicest thing about a dance that anyone has ever said about me! I'm not gonna cry…" He teared up a bit as Diana continued.
"Do not stress! Anyone shall be bestowed with an opportunity to attend a social function! Karen?"
"Yes?"
"Come with me." As she and Karen left, Jordan squealed.
"Someone's chipper!" Kara noticed his happiness.
"Of course! This is my first dance… with someone I love! I'm gonna call my mom and tell her right away!" He quickly got on his phone and called his mom.
Meanwhile…
"You! Carter Hall!" Diana led Karen to Carter, who was reading a book against the bleachers of the track field in a position like a real hawk. He glanced up hearing her voice. "You are to attend the dance with Karen Beecher. Meet her at the dance at seven and she will bedeck you with dead florals pinned to your chest. Congratulations!" Carter was surprised, but then again, he knew she was great at taking charge. The two stared as Diana walked back to her friends.
"What is next? We must have the perfect typical dance experience!"
"Well," said Babs, "to have a perfect time, we need a perfect DJ… me!"
"Oh, actually, Babs, Leslie Willis is already on the planning committee and she wanted to handle the music-"
"But I've been working on this amazing new gadget! It's a combination music player, laser light machine and popcorn maker!" She went into 'Please!' mode as Zee gave in.
"Well… okay, I'll try to let Leslie down easily, but you have to promise nothing will go wrong."
"Yippee! Oh, thank you! I promise everything will be perfect."
"Well, it's official! We're all going to the dance!"
"Alright, the dance is on Friday! You all have about 3 days to prepare yourselves for the most eventful dance of your lives!"
"Hey, I have a thought. We could all meet up at Jordan's house and ride over there together in Jess's van!"
"That's a great idea!"
3 days later…
Jordan was in the bathroom, preparing to go to the dance. Wanah was in there too, making sure he looked perfect!
"I can't believe it! My special little man going to his first dance!"
"I know! And with Diana…" He sighed, imagining how the night is going to go, which he hoped was going to be villainy-free.
"And to think, before we moved, you wouldn't want to step foot in a dance and now…"
"Yeah, things do change, I guess…" They finished talking just as the Girls started to arrive at his house. Knocking on the door, Wanah went down to greet them all.
"Oh my, why don't you all look nice!"
"Thanks, Ms. James!" Karen was flattered at the compliment as they were invited to sit on the couch until Diana and Jordan were ready. As they walked over, they heard footsteps coming down. It was Diana, dressed in a shiny blue dress. It was elegant, which made sense as she was a princess.
"Wow, Diana. You literally look like the ocean right now!"
"That is a compliment, correct?"
"Of course. It means you look pretty."
"Oh thank you. We just have to wait for Jordan to come down. What do you guys think his attire would be?"
"Well, maybe something nice but not too nice." As they finished talking, Diana got up to get herself a glass of water before heading out.
Meanwhile, Jordan prepared to walk down. It was weird. He never dressed up for something this fancy before and was very nervous. But he knew he was going to have a good time, so he took a deep breath and slowly walked down the stairs. As he did, the other girls were shocked by what he was wearing, mainly because he usually dressed casually. For the dance, he was wearing a nice tux, colored blue, and he had his hair shaved and combed. Overall, for a sheltered nerdy type of guy, he sure does know how to clean up.
"Wow," said Zee, shocked, "I gotta admit, you really clean up nicely!"
"Agreed. I don't think we've ever seen you dressed formally!" The other girls agreed as Jordan blushed at the compliments from all the girls.
"Thanks."
"I agree." He stiffed up and turned around to see Diana in her dress and well… he pretty much reached the point where he was so flustered that he didn't feel flustered.
"Wow, Diana, you look so beautiful!"
"Thanks. You also look so beautiful." The girls snickered in secret as the two held hands. "So let us commence with the dance of the summer!" Everyone cheered and went out the door, but not before Jordan gave Wanah a hug goodbye.
"Have fun!"
"I will!"
Later, at the dance…
"Everything is perfect!" Everyone was at the dance doing their respective things: Babs was DJ-ing, Kara was chowing on meatballs, Jess was protesting against meatballs, Karen and Carter were being wallflowers and on the side, Diana and Jordan were on the dance floor, though Jordan was a bit nervous about this for numerous reasons, and Zee was making sure this dance was the best. To show their gratitude for helping them fix Jess's van, Porker was also there, since nothing really happens in his dimension at night.
"You know, Porker. You really know how to dress up."
"Thanks! I may be a pig but I'm not completely uncivilized."
"Oh no, no, no. No one is taking boring photos on my watch!" She was addressing Pam and Parry to her surprise. "Huh. I gotta admit, I didn't think you would be interested in this sort of stuff."
"Oh," said Parry, "we're not. We're just going to be those people that stay off to the side."
"Ah, well, enjoy yourselves anyway, but don't forget to dance at least once." After that dark-sounding comment, she walked off, humming happily to the music.
"What just happened?" Parry only shrugged at Pam's question as Zee went to the food table, where Kara and Jess were. She made the sign AND the meatballs vanish.
"Hey!"
"My sign?! Seriously, what am I supposed to do now?!"
"Um," said Porker, "it's a dance. In other words, dance."
"Sigh. Fine." Kara was getting into it though as Diana and Jordan addressed the two.
"Wait, are you using magic? Come on, we agreed to not use our powers tonight."
"Our plan is to make sure this dance goes off without a hitch! Are you two having fun?"
"I certainly am." Diana's words, as well as her tone, make Jordan temporarily lose himself for a moment, making him act the same way Diana does when she sees Steve Trevor.
"I...think I lost my train of thought."
"Now THAT'S the kind of magic we're talking about! You're welcome!" The two noticed Karen and Carter just sitting off to the side. She made the two get up and dance.
"You know, it's nice to see you up and dancing instead of wall-flowering!"
"Sorry, we were just being ourselves."
"This is a dance! You don't have to be yourselves, you have to look like Pinstachat version of yourselves! Now get on it!" Yup, the two were determined to make the night go swell! It seemed to be working as the two got up and danced slowly.
"Wow, this is… is…"
"...Nice?"
"Oh, maybe it's time for a slow dance?" She then tried to change the music but it didn't. It started electrocuting. "Wait, that's not supposed to happen..."
"Don't worry," said Porker, "I can help you fix it. The old-fashioned way…" He got on the turntable, took his mallet out… but before he could whack it, the two were blasted away, while a different type of music was playing. And everyone, even the ones that weren't, started to dance.
"Um… I'm not sure how this is happening…" Jordan got his answer as a familiar figure came on the table.
"What up, Metropolis?!"
"Livewire…"
"Yeah, me. Now I know things have been slow, but don't worry. Now that you've got a real DJ on the scene, things are sure to liven up!"
"Hey, that's my stuff!" Babs was silenced by Livewire throwing popcorn into her mouth as she was dancing.
"Not anymore! Oh, and you guys can't stop dancing thanks to a special frequency I've acquired from a… special source. Now, let's floss!" This, naturally, got Jordan scared as he flossed uncontrollably.
"My body is flossing! I didn't think I knew how to do this!" Porker, while flossing, tried to escape but…
"I wouldn't recommend trying any escapes. I've got enough electricity flowing through the windows and doors to knock out the entire football team."
"Dang it…"
"Good instinct. We need to meet with our friends."
"Right. Also, I thought of a plan just now, but we need to make sure we are unseen."
"Okay." All of the group grouped together, still flossing.
"Okay, listen. We need to get behind there and suit up, but I have an idea that may require me to dimension hop." He pointed towards the backdrop that Pam and Parry were standing at earlier.
"Agreed! Now quickly, we must make haste!"
Kara did the Charleston and turned into Supergirl.
Karen did a tap dance and turned into Bumblebee.
Zee did a model dance and turned into Zatanna.
Porker did a cartoon dance and turned into Spider-Ham.
Jessica did a ballet dance and turned into Green Lantern.
Barbara did the robot and turned into Batgirl.
Jordan did an electro-swing dance and turned into the Toon.
Diana did a twirl and turned into Wonder Woman.
"Okay," said the Toon, setting his coordinates and opening a portal, "now that our transformation sequence is done, I'm gonna go and get help defeating her. Be right back!" The Toon jumped in, traveling through the vortex until he landed at his destination, right in front of the person he had to meet.
"Hey, so you fight en electric dancing villain, right?"
"Come sisters! Let us unplug this Livewire!" The rest of the girls did battle with Livewire until the Toon came back.
"Eeeek! I always wanted to do a dance battle!"
"May I have this dance?" Supergirl landed the first hit, bumping her in the hip. The impact sent her to a wall, but it didn't faze her.
"Nah. I prefer the electric slide myself." Livewire shocked her back as Bumblebee tried to aim. She was still affected by the music so she couldn't stop twirling enough to aim. Livewire tried to take advantage but Green Lantern was one step ahead, covering her in a cage. Everyone was still dancing, so the Girls had to try and get that frequency out.
"Zatanna, I need you to create a distraction."
"Batgirl, there is literally nothing I'm better at than stealing the spotlight!" Zatanna and Spider-Ham kicklined her, keeping her busy as Batgirl snuck her way over to the turntable, trying to turn it off.
"Stop chorus-lining!" Livewire managed to shock them away as she noticed Batgirl at the turntable. "Oh no you don't!" She sent her electricity her way, sending her from the table, leaving enough time for Livewire to dash over there. "Little did you Super Hero Girls know that I have another ace up my sleeve…" She took out a disk and inserted it. As soon as it did, ska music began blasting out of the speakers. The girls were nonpulsed.
"So your secret weapon is ska music?" Batgirl was confused as to how ska music can defeat them… until she turned around, noticing everyone changing.
"Oh, you don't know about this special form of music? Well, legend has it that a band used voodoo magic to help with their ska music career. Among the voodoo magic included a special enharmonic chord that made its victims want to keep dancing… forever…"
As she described this, everyone on the dance floor looked different, having spirals in their eyes, and dancing in a catatonic-looking state. The other girls were forced to cover their ears and not give in, knowing they have to keep surviving until the Toon came back. But one by one, they gave in, starting with Green Lantern, then moving on to Batgirl, Bumblebee, Supergirl, Zatanna, Spider-Ham, and, finally, Wonder Woman, but not before she hoped that the Toon would come back soon.
"I win! And there's nothing you or anyone else can do about it!" Just as she said this the Toon reappeared… but he wasn't dancing. "What the-? How are you not hypnotized by the music?"
"Headphones. Also, I wanted to introduce you to a friend of mine, but first, we need a change in music…" He dashed to the turntable and planted a Super Phat Beets. Doing this made everyone slowly regain consciousness, including the Girls, as it inserted a new song to dance to: Stayin' Alive. While everyone did regain consciousness, they still couldn't stop dancing thanks to that frequency.
"So you're the one they call Livewire?" She looked to see what looked like a human-plant hybrid, bouncing to the beat. She ended up getting a pretty good laugh out of this until they assumed a fighting pose. "Oh, so you dare challenge me? Bring it on!" The song really started playing as the Girls looked on to see the Toon back and with a spare passenger.
"So you finally made it back."
"Yeah, sorry it took a while, he had to knock Neptuna back to the sea."
"Ah."
"Wow," said Green Lantern, watching him dance, "look at them go." Spider-Vine was not only dancing to the song but also attacking Livewire at the same time.
"Thanks to his experience fighting Electric Boogaloo, I figured he would be perfect in case things go south!"
"Well, that is an excellent idea, Toon."
"Thank you!"
"So would tonight be remembered as Dance 2: Electric Boogaloo?" The others found the pun to be actually pretty funny as Spider-Vine danced up to them, blocking her attacks with a Juggernut.
"Green Lantern! Get ready to get something rubbery ready! And Batgirl? Get ready to turn off that table!" Green Lantern got her ring ready as Batgirl did the robot and went to the turntable. "Almost…" Spider-Vine almost has her on the ropes, jumping in and coming for the knockout. They were successful as she was knocked to the ground swirly-eyed. Spider-Vine then picked her up, whistling towards Green Lantern.
"Hey, Green Lantern! Coming in hot!" They tossed her towards the Girls, allowing Green Lantern to wrap her in a constructed tire. And Batgirl unplugged the turntable, finally letting everyone stop… and drop to the floor, exhausted.
"Well, it's gonna be a while before I want to dance again."
"I fear that we did not have the typical dance experience."
"Well, it was definitely atypical but, eh, it's Metropolis. What are you gonna do?"
"Hey, how about we roll this super villain over to the precinct and then get some ice cream?" Everyone cheered and rolled her to the police station as Zatanna wondered how tonight was gonna be topped, while Ham drove their van right behind them.
Later…
Once everyone was finished with their ice cream, Jessica dropped them off back at their homes. Jordan and Diana appeared back at theirs, leading Wanah to open the door, seeing them a bit tired.
"Wow, the dance was eventful, huh?"
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. I'm pretty danced out for a while. I think I'm gonna go straight to bed okay?"
"Wait, Jordan!" Diana stopped him, wanting to tell him something. "I wanted to say that I had a really nice time tonight… aside from the can't-stop-dancing part."
They both chuckled before they both bid each other goodnight, doing a hug before going to their rooms. As they both got into bed, they had one thing on their minds:
"You've got to tell him/her eventually."
AU: THE SHIPPPSSS! So I've been wanting to do this episode, like, forever! So if you read the Giant #1 issue, you may have noticed that I took many cues from that story? Well, I used it as a template, and I think it was worth it.
Also, you may have noticed the abundance of other-dimensional characters? Well, I am basically doing this to demonstrate that these characters can see each other at any time. I'm also trying to get as many episodes as possible because I wanted to do something else that's big soon.
Well, as always, leave a review! Never hurts to help!