"She's using psychological war fair!" Damian accused pointing at Jazz, who just called uno.
"Now, Why would I do that?" Jazz admittedly having much more fun than she should have. She just laid down a red 7, changing the color from yellow to red. She had won the last three rounds, causing the whole group to try and "take her down".
"Same reason you +4 me last round! I had 20 cards!" Danny huffed as he continued to draw, having the worse luck. The second game was the only time he had uno, and it was taken from him by a stack of three +4s.
"Sorry, little brother. Only card I had to play." Jazz chuckling amused as Danny grumbling.
"Danny! Give me something good!" Jason called across the room.
"I'm tryinggggg!"Danny whined as he kept drawing cards, his hand going from seven, the lowest he had since the second round, to double the amount and counting.
"You're making alliances!" Damian hissed.
"Yeah, to take down Jazz!"
"Hey!" Jazz acted playfully offended.
"Even if he did get something good it wouldn't help you." Tim pointed out.
"Make it blue! I got something good for blue!"
"I don't have anything for blue."
"Tough luck for you, Dickie, this is a group effort."
"Whatever you have for blue still wouldn't work! Because Cass is after you!" Tim explained again.
"Right. Want to trade?" Jason holding out his hand of cards to Cass to let her see what she wanted to trade.
Cass leaning over picking out cards, thinking hard.
"That's no fair!" Tim huffed, frustrated. He'll reverse them just to mess with them. Still bitter about Jason calling out Dick and Tim for cheating. :T
"Shhh! Its strategic winning!" Jason was really into it, all of them were. Cass picking out the cards and then offering a couple of hers in return.
"How do you not have a seven or a wild by now?" Damian checking Danny's hand, believing he maybe lying. Plus he was impatient wanting to play his wild card, he had been keeping secretly up his sleeve this whole time.
"Don't look at his hand."
"Its fine, I got nothing."
"...You luck in this game is absolutely abysmal." Damian sitting back down, almost feeling pity for Danny.
Danny jolted, holding up card in his hand celebratory, after pulling half of the deck into his hand. "OH AHHA! Its not a wild or a +4-"
Damian was relieved about the last one.
"But it is blue!"
"Good job glowbug!" Jason grinning as his "plan" was coming to motion as Danny laid down a blue 7.
-It quickly came crashing down as soon Jazz laid down her blue 7 over Danny's, as they were playing with stack clause.
"AH! WHOOHOO! I won!" Jazz buzzing with excitement at her fourth win in a row, loudly celebrating.
Danny looked crushed with defeat as he flopped onto his back, his cards going every where with a dramatic groan.
"I told you she was using mind tricks!" Damian slamming his cards down, pointing at Jazz.
"Ugh! Who the fuck's idea was it to play stack?" Jason tossing his cards, grumbling.
"Your's," Tim groaned folding over his knees tossing his hand in the middle. He then pointed at Danny, "And Danny's."
"Guess the odds weren't stack in your favor-" Dick chuckled as Jason flicked the rest of the deck at him.
Cass was also laying down in disbelief.
"I owe my win to my precious little brother~" Jazz chuckled.
Danny blew a razzberry in response. "Pllbbbbbrtttt..."
"We need to keep real cards in here."
"Yes Jay, we'll stock the batplane with different card games." Dick standing up with a stretch.
"Not until you pick up the mess you made." Batman's dad mode kicking in.
"Fuck you." Jason and the others picking it up anyways, more so Alfred doesn't get on to them.
Dick stretched as he walked over to stand beside Bruce, seeing how far they were. He had a feeling it was close. Leaning on B's chair.
"We'll be landing soon."
"We'll have to get the batmobile tomorrow, I left it at the other hideout." Dick stated, though knowing it was obvious.
"Nn." Batman grunted with a nod.
"Hey. Danny, Jazz. We're flying over Gotham, now." Dick turned back to the Fenton siblings. They both shoving at each other.. Mostly Danny shoving his sister away as he helped pick up cards. Jazz teasing him.
They both paused looking up at Dick, who was pointing at the glass, gesturing for them to come near. Danny handed Jason the cards he picked up, as he and his sister walked over to the windows.
"Ooo Its pretty dark for a big city, even with all the lights." Jazz chime, barely leaning towards the glass.
"That's because of the buildings, most of them have gothic architecture or are old. Which makes the tops of the buildings stay pretty dark. Really helpful for traveling at night." Dick explained pointing out some buildings.
"Man, can't wait to get a better view." Danny was itching to go for a flight.
"That'll have to wait until we make certain the GIW is out of the area. They're currently popping up every city trying to locate the ecto-batteries." Batman stated.
Danny frowned, shoulders slumped in disappointment, "I hate those guys."
"I say in about a week it be safe," Dick ruffling Danny's head. "Even if not, one sneaky flight shouldn't hurt by then.. right B?"
"nn."
"Oh, Danny. I think they have an observatory in the museum here." Jazz pointing to the glass domed building.
Danny peaking back out, eyes glowing a bright blue against the glass. "Ooo really? We have to go there."
Jazz nodded with a smile.
"There's a good place for burgers near by it too." Jason stated, propping an arm onto Danny's head. Deck of cards tucked in its box in his hand.
"Cass and Steph like going to the shopping center for smoothies." Tim stated, as Cass nodded with a thumbs up. She was craving one now.
"There is a quite high number of swords available in the local pawn shops as well." Damian stated.
"Ooo, I would like a sword. Oh! Oh! Maybe I can ice one myself-"
"Danny, I'd feel better if you did not. We have enough weapons in the house." Jazz crossing her arms.
"But we don't have a sword." Danny pointed out.
"...We have the ghost carving knife." Jazz paused for a moment trying to re-categorize all the known weapons her parents had made or discarded into the vault.
"Not the same-plus I gave it to Skulker."
"Why did you give Skulker, the ghost that wants to and I quote "Mount your pelt on my wall" a knife that CARVES ghost?!" Jazz swore her brother had a death wish sometimes.
All the bats blinking, making sure they heard that right. Batman frowning, keeping a mental note of that.
"That does sound rather idiotic." Damian stated.
"... I had to do something to make sure he doesn't attack Amity or us while we went on vacation!"
"What other deals have you not told me about!?"
"...Its best that you don't to know."
"Danny!" Jazz groaned in frustration.
"I made loopholes! Well Tuck made loopholes.."
Jazz massaged her temples trying not to let it get to her. That was something to deal with later. Future Jazz can give Danny a lecture of why giving an enemy a knife to cut you is a bad idea. The fact that she has to was astounding.
"Well, hopefully we will be equipped to fight them so that we can be the loophole." Dick winked.
"Or I can just punch him."
"He's a ghost in a robotic suit." Danny explained to Jason.
"So hacking?" Tim hummed.
"That can work, but its much easier just to get him to brag about his new weapon and knock off his head. Then stuff him in the thermos."
"That sounds simple enough." Majority of the bats said in unison. Cassandra nodding.
"Another ghost Vlad hires though. Vlad bribes him with upgrades." Danny waved the information off. Glancing back to the window as they were leaving the city, as neighborhoods started to space out into a mass of trees.
"We'll have to figure out a way to deal with him." Batman stated, still planning on trying to find something he can get Vlad jailed for.
"Good luck." Danny sighed, having little hope of ever being free of Vlad. He started to see large fancy homes, making him furrow his brows. They were spaced out by the mass of trees.
"Nn." Batman grunted with a nod and then told everyone. "Now, everyone take a seat, we're preparing to land."
The batkids groaned as everyone piled into seats. "Seat belts too. That includes you, Jason."
Jason grumbling as he buckled Damian and Danny together. Much to Damian's aggravation. Jazz was buckled up with Cass, partially in each others laps. They had to be squished with the others to get enough seats with belts. They still needed to upgrade this plane to add more seating and belts. Another thing added to the list.
The rest buckled up in their seats while Batman prepared for landing. He flicked a few switches and eased the plane into the opening of a secret hanger.
Once the plane was parked, everyone hopped out of it. Damian was first with Danny joking behind him. "I knew my breath stunk, but I didn't think that bad."
"It smells a bit like death." Jason joked, making Danny laugh.
"I knew I was always rotten from the inside."
"Gravely, we need to put this convo to rest." Dick grinned gesturing to the cave. "Welcome to the batcave."
"Gloomy." Danny and Jazz said at the same time, after looking around as they were lead down into the cave.
Batman frowned a little at how unimpressed Danny and Jazz were. He really need to look at the Fenton's lab. It couldn't be that interesting.. it was a basement lab.
Dick chuckled as the others snickered at their reaction, mostly knowing B probably was deflated by it.
"I mean its nice.. just why a-wait no a cave makes sense. Um. Is that a dinosaur?" Jazz pointed as they were able to see the other room.
"I'm more interested in that giant penny. Like, why anyone want to make that? Is it real? Like real copper."Danny pointed.
"The dinosaur is part of our security system-"
"Dami.."
"I'm going to be sadly disappointed if that was a lie." Danny frowned.
"The dinosaur is not part of the security system.-" Batman began to explain.
"Shame. It would have been pretty prehistoric!"
Dick slapped a hand to his mouth laughing. Batman grunted, before continuing what he was saying. "And yes, the penny is made of copper. We polish it to keep it from oxidizing."
"Ah, that makes cents." Danny grinned as Dick patted his shoulder.
"Its really WORTH keeping around." Dick grinned cheesily.
"Great, there's two of them." Damian and Jazz said in unison.
"You should be happy about that, Demon Brat." Jason teased flicking Damian's cheek.
"If they keep making awful word play, then I will not." Damian glared, smacking Jason away.
"Aw, he's admitting that he is." Tim joined, then jumped back as Damian threatened to pull out his sword.
Cass chuckling as she put a hand over Damian's making him back down.
"Bout time you guys showed up." Steph chimed in her spoiler costume.
Cass running down and jumping on her to give her a hug.
"Traitor!"Steph called her, frowning, but as Cass looked at her in the face Steph smiled. "Aw, I can't stay mad at you~ Not like I was anyways."
Stephanie hugging Cass back, with a tight squeeze. Happy they made it back. She was getting worried when they all lost contact for a while.
"Hey, No hug for me?" Duke asked arms open, before letting out an "oof!" as Cass hugged him. He chuckled giving her a firm hug back.
"Oh looks like I spy some new kiddos~" Steph cooed looking directly at Danny and Jazz.
Danny and Jazz awkwardly glanced at each other and back at Steph. Batman put a gentle hand on their shoulders, "They'll be staying with us for some time."
"Shocker." Steph chuckled.
"Where's Babs?" Dick asked as he and the others started to take off her masks.
"She went to have dinner with her Dad, apparently some government agents wearing white suits have been hounding the police department for answers. Gordon hadn't been able to leave his office for over twelve hours." Steph explained with a sigh, shaking her head. "You think they realize they're not going to get any information if the police can't leave to investigate."
Danny and Jazz frowned, as they gently took Bruce's hand off their shoulders.
"He just now got them to leave the department, having to catch up on work. So Babs taking him some food Alfred made." Duke continued, "She's planning on planting bugs."
"Excellent. I'll have to call Commissioner Gordon tomorrow," Batman stated, as he took off his cowl.
"I'll hack the security cameras across the city." Tim stated, "At least one of them has to reveal something."
"I can see what information I can get from the small criminals. Little motivation will loosen someones tongue." Jason cracked his knuckles.
"What if they mistake you for a ghost?" Tim asked, "We already know you share similarities to ghost."
"Then I beat the shit out of them and blow up their base."
"Me and Baby bird can handle the criminals, besides Jay-bird, someone needs to watch the kiddos and B." Dick nudged Jason who pushed him back.
"I'm not babysitting Bruce."
"Me and Cass can do the east side." Steph offered as Cass nodded with.
Jazz and Danny felt a bit awkward watching them. Both feeling quite out of their element. Danny especially as this level of planning to stalk the GIW seemed ridiculous.
"Why are you planning this hard just to spy on GIW?" Danny's tongue slipping.
"They're an unknown government agency that has been harassing not only Gotham but other cities. Its imperative that we find all we can about them while they insist on staying." Bruce explained.
"Okaaayyy, And.. am I suppose to know.. who any of you are? Because I don't and its kind of rude not to introduce yourselves." Danny pointed out to how all the members besides Damian had their masks off.
Jazz's eyes widen as the rest of the batfamily go silent for a moment, making Danny feel very uncomfortable. Was he not suppose to ask that? Seem kind of weird-
"OH SHIT! We forgot to tell him!"
"Oh my god, Danny! I'm so sorry!" Jazz blurted, "I figured out their identities mid-mission and it just slipped my mi-"
"Wait.. WHAT?! Wait.. THAT'S WHAT YOU FIGURED OUT?!" Danny glanced between them all.
Each of the batfamily held a different expression, but all felt mortified. How did they forget. Except for Stephanie who burst out laughing. She couldn't believe.. they forgot. Duke was holding back a laugh that was contagious from Stephanie, but had a hand over his mouth, hiding a grin.
Danny's mind was going a mile a second as it retraced every step and event that happen since the night began. He was still so confused until his eyes popped open, glancing at Bruce and then towards Dick. He narrowed his eyes then widened them again. "OH, OHHHHHHHH! That's why you said... Its THAT Dick?"
Danny began to grin, and then bust out laughing, as his sister had a look of horror on her face. Dick feeling eyes of his siblings on him as he hated what this meant.
"The same one you-"
"NO! No it is not!"
"IT IS!" Danny was stomping his foot as he laughed.
"Danny, I swear if you say one word I'll... I'll-!" Jazz was struggling with her threat thinking quickly, face bright red.
"Uh-huh. That you had a-" Danny paused as Jazz covered Danny's mouth with her hand and whispered into his ear.
The bats only could read the word Halloween.
Danny's eyes popped open, then his brows furrowed. "You wouldn't."
"As long as you don't mention that.. era of my life." Jazz smiled falsely sweet.
"Awwww come on Jazz! This is like the only time I've ever got something good on you!"
"Poor you. Doth does sucketh to be the youngest."
Danny grumbled crossing his arms, as Jazz looked relieved.
Jason snickering as he elbowed Dick, "At this rate the whole Dick Grayson Fan club will find out our identities."
Jazz's face dropped going red again, Tim just glancing away. Danny grinned, looking at Jazz, who was giving him a warning stare.
After an awkward moment, Bruce cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "Well, it seems introductions are in order. I am Bruce Wayne."
"Stephanie Brown, but call me Steph." Stephanie said with a wave.
"Cass." Cassandra smiled at them.
"Well, you know my name already," Dick chuckled.
"Tim Drake." Tim held his hand up.
"Duke Thomas. Nice to meet you." Duke raising his hand up for a brief moment too.
"Jason. Though I'm quit upset you knew Dick before me!"
"Batman-Bruce? Didn't call me Jason." Danny chuckled.
"Damian Wayne." Damian keeping a proper pose.
"And I am Alfred Pennyworth, Butler of Wayne Manor. Its a pleasure to meet you, Miss Jasmine, and Mister Daniel." An older gentleman stood near a staircase, smiling at them. His eyes scanned across the room over everyone. "Welcome home."
"Dinner is ready in the dining hall. I couldn't find any allergen listed, so I do hope you enjoy what I've prepared."
"As long as it doesn't attack me, I'm down for anything." Danny chuckled as his stomach growled. He was starving.
"Same." Jazz couldn't wait to eat, shower, and sleep.
"Well, I can assure you that our food is on the pacifist side." Alfred smiled, though holding a concern look in his eye. "Follow me then. I have also prepared rooms for your stay. I can show you after dinner. I'm certain you two must be exhausted."
"Definitely, Thank you so much, Mr. Pennyworth." Jasmine smiled as her and Danny eagerly followed the butler. The sound of food very alluring.
"Yeah, thanks!"Danny echoed.
-w-
"Soooo who won the bet?" Tim asked as they walked behind the siblings to the dining hall. "Because Danny has green eyes half of the time."
"I'm actually famished! Let's figure that out after … dinner." Steph chuckled nervously.
"She made some more bets while you guys were gone, and none of them came true." Duke grinned.
"You don't know that! The custody battle might still be a thing!" Stephanie huffed.
"Ok, exclude all the bets made that can't be known today, who won." Tim asked.
Steph sighed, "I bet that the kids had black hair and blue eyes."
"Only one was true. So that's 20 points, but 40 in the pool." Tim counted.
"Also made a bet at least one of you would be punched by them. Which was 10."
"Yeah, that didn't happen so 50 pool." Jason stated.
"She also bet Damian would have brought a ghost animal home." Duke stated.
"I would have, if given the time. But Bullwinkle seemed quite adamant in staying."Damian grumbled.
"Yeah, I'm going to miss the big guy." Jason mentioned.
"How much she bet on that?" Tim asked.
Stephanie slouched her shoulders, "...50 and I do the winners chores."
"I bet 50 that he wouldn't." Duke grinned. "And winners chores."
"Well, you said no way B would let him take it home."
"Yeah, but my bet was that he wouldn't."
"So Steph has 100 in the pool, plus winners chores. Only 20 points?" Tim made sure.
"Yeah. Duke got 50, exempt from doing chores, because he was right. He also bet Danny was a meta, which Babs betrayed me and agreed. :T So like, 70 points and 170 in the pool?" Steph calculated.
"I bet 30 that one of them likes puns!" Dick grinned.
"And 40 with your music rights they didn't have sad backstories." Jason whispering last part. He was happy that Dick's music rights was taken away. At least for a week. "So Dickie got 30 points and 70 in the pool. Which makes it 240."
"Cass got a 100 points for betting they're self-taught and Jazz had red hair. So that brings it to 340." Steph stated.
"Highest." Cass smiled.
"I don't think anyone else got that high, Dami only bet 10 reluctantly." Dick said.
"And I think he was the most impressed out of us." Tim smirked. "Certainly of Jazz."
"...They were not as inferior as I predicted. Daniel could use some work on sharpening the ice and Jasmine was louder than need be." Damian huffed.
Jason ruffled Damian's hair, as Damian tried to smack his hand off. "So pool up to 350. So what we do about Walking Advertisement's bet?"
Tim frowned as Jason pointing at him. Dick scratched his head, "Well Danny's eyes do glow green, especially when in his second form. So maybe half points?"
"Wouldn't that have made Steph's half points?" Tim asked.
"Hmm, No because he had blue eyes before. So majority of his life they were blue." Dick hummed.
"But wouldn't that just suggest Tim's bet was wrong by them rules." Steph asked... mostly just hoping to bring Tim down with her.
They all hummed, trying to think.
"This is dumb." Damian frowned.
"Why don't we give both Tim and Steph the full points then?" Duke asked.
"That would give Tim 60 points and bring the pool to 410." Dick stated.
"No! That pull ahead of me! Ugh." Jason huffed.
"Oh right because you only got 50 that he can fight good." Dick stated.
"Yeah, because Danny and Jazz doesn't seem to hate Bruce so that puts 70 and a cooked meal into the pool, bringing it to 480." Tim calculated, "That was everything right?"
The others all nodded, as they recount to make check.
"Oh Danny did bet 20 Vlad had master bedroom on the top floor." Steph pointed out.
"Hey! I didn't know I was being brought into this. I would have bet on something a lot cooler." Danny hollered back.
"Don't worry, we won't make you pay this time. Just a warning, we take bets very seriously~" Steph said playfully.
"Yeah, I can tell."
"That means Cass won $480 dollars and steph has to do her chores, Jason has to cook her a meal-"
"Eh, I don't mind cooking for Cass." Jason sighed, but perked up as he continued what Tim stated, "Annnnd Dickie can't touch the radio."
Cass bounced, with a little dance as the others make disappointed sighs.
Jazz and Danny glancing back at them then chuckled, this was certainly going to be an experience. Both feeling anxious, but the normalcy of it all was easing their nerves. Even if it was just slightly.
This might be the strangest vacation they've ever been on.
