A/N: 09.06.2018

SYNOPSIS: The Dark Knights get a night off from their vigilance and, after dealing with a crazed metahuman and Max's father, Terry, Max, Sally, and Basem decide to spend it quietly, watching a movie together. Shades of Sally/Basem.

This story takes places between Chapters 16 & 17 of "All This Time". I just wanted to do a quick, small story for my favorite group of people. Seriously, I really love Terry, Max, Sally, and Basem. It's also why it's hard to do a sequel to "City Fall" because Sally and Basem aren't there. Also, I wanted to do another story of Sal and B before they officially got together. They are so fun and cute. I may do another that I'll post to "Chronicles" some day.

I hope you guys like it! Enjoy!


Movie Night

Terry and Max were making popcorn in Terry's apartment. They were waiting for Basem and Sally to arrive so they could all watch a movie together. It was one of the few nights off that Bruce had given both Basem and Terry so they all decided to take advantage of it. Considering all the drama with Max's father, Joe, and the danger with Ket, they needed a pleasant night off. They had a series of movies to decide on, but they were waiting for all of their participants to arrive before making their selection.

Sally showed up first, knocking on Terry's door. Max opened it to find Sally with her usual smile on her face.

"Hey, love birds!" Sally greeted.

"What's up, Sally?" Max asked.

Sally walked in, "Nothing much. Just bein' awesome."

Terry laughed, lightly.

"Nothing ever wrong with your ego," Max said.

"Why should there be?" Sally asked. "So, what's up? We ready to do this?"

"We're just waitin' on Basem."

"Oh!" Sally said, surprised. Her eyes darted back and forth until she looked at Max, a little disappointed, "He's, uh, he's not here yet?"

"Not yet," Max replied.

"Did he have some kind of emergency?"

"Nah, he's just a few minutes out. He's almost here."

"Okay," Sally said, relieved. She went over and sat down on the couch. "No sense in starting 'til he gets here."

"Right," Max agreed. She looked at Terry, giving him a quick, knowing glance.

He gave the briefest of nods in return.

A few minutes later, a knock came to the door. Max was in the kitchen with Terry and asked, "Sally, can you get it? It's probably B."

Without another word, Sally hopped up and rushed to the door. She threw it open and smiled the second she saw Basem on the other side.

"Hey, B," Sally said, happily.

Basem smiled right back at her. "My dear Sally, bonsoir."

"Glad you could make it."

"Same." Basem walked inside and looked toward the kitchen, "Hey, guys." Sally closed the door behind him.

"Yo!" Terry said.

"Hey, B," Max said.

"So, what did you guys decide on?" Basem asked.

"We were waiting on you for the final verdict," Terry said.

"You know I tend not to care, right? American movies are hit-and-miss with me, sometimes."

"This is doesn't cover John Wick or almost anything James Bond in it, though."

"Of course not," Basem said. "Classics are classics."

"You've got great taste, B," Sally said.

"I do my best," Basem replied.

"Alright, you nuts!" Terry said, walked in carrying a bowl of popcorn. He set the bowl down on the coffee table. "We finally have a night off! What are we watching?"

"Well, we've down to a select few choices," Max said. "Let's start with my least favorite. Maleficent."

"I like that movie!" Terry said.

"Whatever!"

"It's not bad," Basem said.

"I'm indifferent," Sally said.

"Annabelle: Creation," Max said, sneering.

"HELL NO!" Sally shouted, while Max burst into laughter. "No! Uh-uh! We are never watching that scary-ass movie again!" She shivered, "I, legit, didn't sleep for two days because of that damn movie."

"All kids feel like that," Basem said.

"I was 20!"

Basem put his hand on her back, soothing her.

"I sound like a loser, don't I?" Sally asked.

"Nope," Terry said. "I couldn't watch It when I was a kid."

"For real?"

"It's one reason that I don't like sewers."

"Aside from the number of times we have to spend down there?" Basem asked.

"That doesn't help," Terry said.

"The Raid: Redemption," Max continued.

"A solid contender," Basem said.

"Yeah," Sally said.

"Yup," Terry added.

"And one last one that's my personal favorite," Max said. "The Princess Bride."

"Yes," Terry, Basem, and Sally said, simultaneously.

Max laughed. "Glad we have a consensus."

"Stop showing off and put it in," Terry said.

Sally started snickering, trying to stop herself from laughing. She failed and erupted into raucous laughter. Basem laughed a little bit, too, while Terry rolled his eyes.

"Oh, God, Sally!" Max said. "Grow up!"

Sally tried to get ahold of herself, "But he said…"

"We heard him!"

Sally laughed harder.

After a few minutes and once everyone was settled, Max selected the movie and, while she and Terry sat in their love seat, Sally and Basem sat on the couch, very close to one another.

Slyly smirking at her best friend so close to her crush, Max picked up the remote, "Alright. Showtime!" She hit play.

Just over an hour and a half later, they were all staring at the screen as the credits rolled.

Sally shook her head, "This… is… the… greatest… movie… of all… time."

"No kidding," Terry agreed.

"For sure," Max added.

"No possible way to argue that," Basem said.

Terry looked at everyone. "You guys wanna watch it again?"

"Yes!" Max, Sally, and Basem said, simultaneously.

Terry grabbed the remote, returned the movie to the beginning, and hit play.

By the time the movie came back to the credits, the four had all fallen asleep at different times. Not that any of them saw this as a bad thing. A peaceful night with friends, watching a great movie, was one of the most relaxing things ever.

Terry woke up first, Max laying her head on his chest. He looked over to see Sally asleep on top of Basem. He smiled. 'Yeah, we need to do something about this.' He went back to sleep.


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