A/N: Hello again guys! Sorry for not updating I feel really bad about it. I hope you enjoy this chapter. Action's in the next one. I hope all of you have had a fantastic start to 2016. Remember... review what you think will happen, or what you want to happen and what you though of the story! I feel great when reading the reviews. :)
The night of the banquet…
Aaliyah was in her room, tying her hair up. She looked at the mirror. Something wasn't right. She pulled a piece of her hair down, letting it loose. There we go. Not too formal. I mean the dress was bad enough, it was a floor length, one shoulder, electric blue dress with lace until the waist. The bottom was silky, separated from the lace by a silver band. She snuck on a pair of flats because come on. If anything happens, she wouldn't be able to run in heels. Walking out, she saw Tim waiting outside her door. "Well, look who finally finished." He said, smirking. Aaliyah rolled her eyes. "You're just lucky I'm not one of those girls who bathe in make up." She said. Tim laughed. He was wearing a classic suit, with a red tie. "Let's go then, Bruce and Dick are in the car."
"You look nice." Alfred said, slightly fixing a part of Tim's hair.
"Thanks Alfred." Aaliyah said, entering the car. Inside the car, Dick and Bruce sat, both looking formal. "Is everyone here?" Bruce asked. Dick, Aaliyah and Tim nodded. As he said that, Alfred started driving off. "Now, remember, don't get stressed and have fun. If anything happens, you're costumes are in the bags in the back of the car." Bruce said, looking back from the front seat. "Please tell me Stacey won't be there…" Dick said. "I heard she is." Tim replied. Dick sighed.
At the cave…
"Guys! Hurry up!" Mika yelled, putting everyone's costume in a black bag. She wore a black, lace dress, which ended just above her knees. With that, she wore her hair in small curls and silver earrings and heels. "Wally and Artemis texted that they're almost here!" She felt a breeze and the smell of cologne.
"Running in this was not a good idea." Matthew said, fixing his suit jacket. Following him was Owen then Jimmy then Dominick, all wearing suits and ties. "You know, you would think that Mika would take the longest, well considering she has to do the most when it comes to getting ready." Dominick said, buttoning up his sleeve.
"I started early." Mika simply replied. "Okay, so if anything happens at the party, everything that we need will be in this bag. Costumes and all." The boys nodded.
"Kid Flash, B02, Artemis, B07." The Zeta beams echoed.
"Are you guys ready to party?!" Wally yelled. Artemis hit him.
"Wally, it's a banquet." Wally's smile faded.
"Right." Artemis looked at the group of teenagers in front of her, silently assessing their outfits. She herself was wearing a simple black dress with heels while Wally was wearing the classic black suit with a yellow bowtie. "You guys actually look good. Let's go?" She asked.
"Yeah." Dominick agreed.
At the banquet…
"Everyone please say a warm welcome to the Waynes!" The host said. The crowd applauded as Bruce, Dick, Tim and Aaliyah walked into the venue. "Hey, nice party." Clark said, approaching the group. "Thanks. Not really a party though." Bruce chuckled. Dick looked around. "Tim, want to hit the food?" He asked. Tim nodded eagerly. "Liyah?" Dick asked.
"Uh I'm going to go around first. Maybe the team's here." She said, fiddling with her dress. Dick nodded. "Remember secret identity." He said, walking away with Tim.
Aaliyah walked through the crowd of people. Every few moments she would say hi or how are you, but all she really wanted was to see her friends. I mean, she had friends outside the team too, but one of them just wanted to get into her pants… "Aaliyah! Hey!" She heard. Looking up, she saw Sasha, Robbie and Margo walking to her. Thank God it wasn't Jack. "Hey, good to see you guys." She said, high-fiving them.
"So which one of your brothers managed to drag you into going this time?" Robbie asked, laughing.
"Dick." Aaliyah replied. "Is Jack here?" Please say no." She whined.
"He is. I saw him earlier." Sasha said, sighing. Sasha looked good, as always. She was wearing a silver dress, which went right above her knees and she didn't have a single blonde, wavy hair out of place. "Remind me why we're 'friends' with him again?" Margo asked. She looked nice as well. She was less of a girly girl than Sasha, but when it came to formal events, she always looked great. She was wearing a black, floor length dress, which was off the shoulder. Her light brown hair was tied up to a ponytail with a small bit hanging loose. "Well Margo, we're kind of stuck with him. Considering that he wants to date Liyah." Robbie said, running a hand through his dark brown hair. "Well if he-" Aaliyah started.
"Aaliyah, Margo, Rob, Sasha hey!" Jack said, running to them. Aaliyah sighed.
"Spoke too soon." She put on a fake smile. "Hi Jack." Jack caught up them and fixed his blonde hair. "So Aaliyah, you look gorgeous." He said, eyeing her in a way that made her very uncomfortable. "Thanks…" She replied, slowly backing away towards Robbie and Sasha. "Why don't we go and get some drinks?" Jack asked.
"Maybe later bud. It's still the start of the night." Robbie said. Jack nodded.
"Babe, why don't we talk for a bit." Jack asked Aaliyah. She glared at him.
"Don't call me babe." She said. Right then, Tim walked up to the group.
"Aaliyah, there's some people I want you to meet. Are you busy?" Tim asked, staring at Jack. "Uh no. See you later guys?" Aaliyah said, walking towards Tim.
"See you." Sasha said back.
Aaliyah and Tim walked away from the teens. "Thanks for that." Aaliyah said, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "It's alright. I don't like Jack anyways. Too bad Matt doesn't know who you really are." Tim said, biting into a cookie.
"Right?" Aaliyah said. "So who did I have to meet?"
"Oh no one new. The team's here. You should say hi. I'm going to go and see if they have anymore brownies." Tim said. Alaiyah laughed as he walked away. Now to look for the team.
It wasn't hard to see them actually. I mean how could you miss them? Aaliyah walked up to the teens. "Hey. Welcome to the banquet." She said, trying not to laugh at how clueless they were that she was Delta. Jimmy and Dominick were the first to react. "H-hey. I've always wanted to meet you. You're gorgeous." Jimmy said, grinning. Mika hit him. "Seriously?" She said. She turned to Aaliyah. "Hi I'm Mika, nice to meet you." Aaliyah nodded.
"Nice to meet you too."
"I'm Dominick, this is Owen, that's Matthew and you've met Jimmy." Dominick said, laughing at Jimmy. Aaliyah laughed. "So are you guys enjoying yourselves?"
"Yeah. For sure." Owen said. Before Aaliyah could reply, Jack walked up to her.
"Hey, I got you a drink." Jack said, handing a glass to Aaliyah. He was laughing and swaying. Probably had too much to drink… again. "Jack, you're drunk. Why don't you go and get some water. I'll drink this if you leave." Aaliyah said, pushing him away from her. "Fine babe, you owe me one later." He said, walking away.
"Your boyfriend?" Matthew asked.
"Oh no. He's just a really annoying guy." Aaliyah said, sipping her drink. "You have a girlfriend?" She asked Matthew.
"Yeah. She's my best friend. Pretty lucky to have her." He said, looking up. Aaliyah took another sip of her drink, hiding her smile. Owen coughed. "Well, I'm going to go get a drink. Care to join?" He asked the group. They nodded.
"I've got a drink, but sure I'll tag along because if I don't Jack will come back…" Aaliyah said. As the group walked off, Dominick whispered to Jimmy. "Dude, she's so hot!" He whispered. Jimmy nodded and high-fived him.
Outside the banquet hall…
Joker, Riddler, Poison Ivy and Psimon stood outside in the shadows of the building. "So you know the plan Psimon?" Joker asked. Psimon nodded.
"So we enter… Ivy and Riddler will pretend that it is a hostage… Delta and her little friends show up… we get Delta mad… I take her mind and knock her out when she is at her weakest… we leave." Psimon said, a smirk on his face.
"Yes." Joker said. The four villains slowly made their way to the entrance.
"Security." Poison Ivy said, seeing five security guards outside the building.
"My specialty. Get ready kids, for a rude awakening." Riddler said. He took two smoke bombs out of his pockets and threw them in front of the security. As they went off, Joker and Ivy jumped into action, quickly knocking out all of the security officers. "Going quite smoothly." Psimon said, walking through the smoke. Ivy and Riddler opened the door. "I'm finally going to get one of the Bats…" Joker muttered, walking into the hallway to the banquet.