I altered this one to fit the chronology of my story. This chapter has a little bit of explanation for Daphne's next weapons. Also, it has a cute DaphneXDamian moment in it. Read to find out. :)

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Chapter 21:

It was school day again and Damian was absent. Daphne didn't want to care but she pitied Shirley. She had to answer the questions shot at her from the other girls. Max was itching to ask too, but he didn't want to bother Daphne about it.

"Uh oh…" Max suddenly muttered, tapping the girl's shoulder.

Daphne turned to him. Her bullies were standing right in front of him. She sighed.

"Know where he is?" they asked.

"The last time I saw him was last Friday, after the presentation," she replied calmly.

Damian suddenly entered the class and strolled to his table. Silence filled the classroom as the audience focused on him. He was collecting his belongings. The students were all confused, even Daphne. The class teacher came in. Damian went up to her.

"Do you have everything?" she asked.

"Yes," he replied, not even looking at her.

"Your father called me…and the Principal. He informed that you two are going away for a few days?" she said.

Damian turned to look at Daphne before replying, "Yes. A family trip…"

Daphne was shocked to hear the news. Just as he had said that, her phone vibrated. Dick was calling her. She excused herself to answer the phone call. Miss Briana explained to the class why Damian was leaving.

"What did he do this time?" Daphne asked Dick.

"Whoa…he didn't do anything. Batman was called…" Dick replied, chuckling at her question.

"Called?" the girl was confused.

"By the Justice League," he continued.

Daphne hung up because the mentioned boy was right in front of her. She blinked and tilted her head a bit. Damian sighed.

"Father would love for you to come," he explained, glancing up at the students who were peering through the door and the windows, "Come by after school. We're leaving tonight."

"I'll think about it…" Daphne replied.

Damian nodded. He walked away after that. Daphne looked down, sighed and then, entered the classroom. Miss Briana flashed a smile to her.

"What did he say?" Max asked.

"He invited me to come with him. I need to discuss with my sister first," she explained.

She did just that. Delphinium was not happy with the invitation but she knew her sister wanted to stick with Damian.

"It's just that Justice League is another news for me. I don't have much information about them. Who can I count on to watch over you?" Delphinium groaned.

"I can take care of myself," she insisted.

"You barely know how to fight and you don't carry any weapons," the older sister reasoned.

"You've been teaching me a lot…and if it'll make you feel better, I'll take along a weapon of your choice," Daphne negotiated.

Her sister was still in doubt. "Are you sure?" she asked.

Daphne smiled and said, "Yes. Pick me a weapon and I will take it with me."

Stepping closer to her sister, Delphinium grinned, "You're going to regret ever saying that."

Daphne gulped. Delphinium stood in front of her wardrobe, she opened it and took out a large blue box. She opened it. Daphne widened her eyes at what was inside. Daphne took out the two kukris inside. She was sent to the Batcave when they were about to leave after that.

"How'd you know your way around?" Dick asked Delphinium.

Smirking, she replied, "Intelligence."

Daphne sighed and said, "Just roll with it."

Alfred came up to her with her uniform. "We added a few upgrades based on Master Bruce's and Master Dick's ideas…and Miss Delphinium's insights," he explained.

"Oh…I'll put it on then," she replied, taking it from Alfred.

She went to put it on. Delphinium discussed with Bruce about business while Damian listened in. Dick and Alfred just stood there to wait for the girl. She came back after a few minutes with a frown and busy fixing her shoulder holsters for her kukris.

"A cape? Really?" she asked.

Dick chuckled and explained, "That cape is bullet-proof and it has a hoodie, almost like Robin's cape."

"We made it in red and orange to match your symbol," Bruce pitched in, "I also added dark red metal gauntlets for you so you can protect yourself better."

"The utility belt is also the same as Robin's," Dick continued.

"At least, the outfit is still my design…" she sighed.

"We added kneepads so that you'd have more protections," Alfred interrupted.

"Nice work, guys," Delphinium applauded.

"Wait…what about your insights?" Daphne asked.

Delphinium smiled and replied, "I pitched in the design for the cape and the add-ons… Don't forget to check the belt."

"Well, let's get going," Bruce said, pulling on his mask.

Damian put his mask on and so did Daphne. She jumped into the Batwing, squeezing herself at the back.

"Are you comfortable?" Bruce asked her.

"I'll manage," she replied calmly.

"Are you sure? You can squeeze in with Damian," Bruce insisted.

"No thank you," she muttered.

Damian crossed his arms in disagreement to Bruce's offer. He didn't like the idea of sharing his seat with her. She is a girl after all.

"So…" Daphne started, "Justice League?"

"Yes. We're unveiling our new headquarters tonight," Bruce replied.

"We missed the information about you being in the Justice League," Daphne said.

"Did you know the other members?" Bruce asked.

"Not really… We know Cyborg, but that's all…" she muttered.

"Seems like you should do more studying," Damian remarked.

Daphne rolled her eyes. She sighed at his behavior towards her. He was being mean again.

They soon arrived at their destination. The other members were waiting for them: Superman, Wonder woman, Cyborg and the Flash. Shazam and Green Lantern couldn't make it. Daphne was nervous because she was standing in front of great heroes. Damian was acting almighty like always.

"Thanks for waiting. We have a late addition on my side," Bruce muttered, glancing up at Daphne.

"So, this is your son?" Superman asked, looking at Damian.

"Yes. He's name is Damian," the Dark Knight replied.

Wonder woman turned to look at Daphne with a smile. "And who is this precious child?" she asked.

"She's Daphne, Phoenix. She's a great information gatherer. She's been helping me a lot," Bruce explained, smiling proudly at Daphne.

Daphne shook hands with all of the Justice League members. After that, they got ready for what was coming next.

People soon started to gather around them as they stood in front of a building which happened to be the new headquarters for the Justice League. Every one of them stood there proudly as the audience clapped after the announcement was made. The head of the police department shook hands with Superman and Batman. Then, the heroes lined up for their pictures to be taken by the reporters. Daphne stood beside Bruce like how she would always do. Damian did the same, but he looked frustrated. Suddenly, an explosion was heard from behind them. The walls of their headquarters were torn opened. The Legion of Doom made their appearance.

"What are they doing here?" Superman groaned.

"It's been a long time," one of the members of the villains said.

"Uh…I don't like this…" Daphne muttered.

They started to attack. The people were screaming as they ran away from the battlefield. A monstrous being with gray skin and torn black clothing charged at Batman. Damian pulled Daphne out of the way as Bruce defended himself.

"Robin, you're on crowd control!" Bruce ordered.

"What? I want to fight!" Damian protested.

Bruce kicked the grey-skinned monster and turned to his son. "You don't know these guys and their capabilities. Just listen to me!" he said sternly.

There was a pause before Damian replied, "Fine."

He rushed up a building nearby. Bruce turned to Daphne. She forced a smile and nodded.

"I'll watch over him," she muttered.

"Just make sure he's not doing anything reckless," Bruce reminded her.

Daphne nodded. She rushed to catch up with Damian. He was atop a building close by, already making sure that the people escaped safety. However, his methods were not to her liking. She grunted and jumped up to his side.

"You shouldn't be throwing bombs at them!" she said angrily.

"I make sure it didn't explode close to them. My timing is right," Damian replied coldly.

"Your approach is wrong!" Daphne complained.

She caught sight of a couple of people running. She jumped onto the ground before Damian could throw another bomb. She showed them the way. The boy just leaned onto the windows behind him, arms crossed, watching the girl as she urged them towards where she was pointing. After what seemed like forever, Damian landed beside her.

"I don't get it why I'm stuck watching over these people," he muttered.

Daphne sighed. "It is a part our job to make sure they're safe," she reminded him.

He didn't get to reply because a loud explosion was heard from a building that was a few feet away from them. Superman crashed out of it and onto the streets. Damian pulled Daphne and rolled over, away from the crash. It ended up with her being awkwardly on top of Damian. He was looking away from her face. Her face was red in an instant. Superman stared.

"What the hell did he hit me with?" Superman asked.

"Who?" Daphne asked.

"Wizard. Apparently, he got strongly in less than ten minutes," the man replied, getting up.

He turned to Daphne and Robin. They stared at each other. He flew off after that. Damian went off, leaving Daphne alone.

"Hey!" she called.

She turned to the sky to see a red circle forming, with someone in the middle, somewhat charging it. She assumed that was Wizard, but the magic was undefined to her as well. She knew she had to find Damian. Bruce contacted her as she searched for the said boy.

"Stop him from what he is about to do!" he ordered.

"I can't seem to find him!" she replied, jumping onto another roof.

She caught sight of the Batwing. She gulped as she rushed over. Before she could get there, Damian took off.

"He can be so…!" Daphne growled angrily.

As she ran back to the ruined headquarters, an explosion was seen in the ocean. As smoke started to rise as the aftermath of the explosion, Wonder woman caught wizard with her lasso. Daphne got there just in time with Damian's parachute landing. She could see that Bruce didn't look happy. He glared at Damian.

"What? We got him, didn't we?" the boy asked.

Daphne stood beside Wonder woman as she tried to catch her breath. The woman saw a few bruises on the girl's skin.

"What we have is an empty shell with no answers," he gestured towards the Wizard and continued, "If you would follow orders and done what you're told, we'd know more."

Damian crossed his arms and looked away from his father. Superman backed him up.

"Come on, cut him some slack. At least, he was trying to…" his words were cut off when he saw Bruce's glare. "Not that I disagree…" he muttered.

"Master Bruce…" Daphne stepped in. "It may have been my fault. I should've stopped him when I had the chance," she explained.

Damian spoke up, "You buried me into a worthless position to keep me out of the way…and you had her babysit me as well. Still, I solved the entire problem."

"This isn't about you. It's about teamwork," Bruce sternly replied.

"All I see is a lot of ineffectual grandstanding, which is why I prefer to work alone," Damian replied calmly.

Cyborg scoffed. "And my dad thinks I'm difficult," he muttered, getting a glare from Bruce.

Flash asked, "Have you ever considered boarding school?"

He got a glared from Bruce too. Cyborg and Flash turned to look at each other. Daphne sighed and shook her head. Bruce looked at his son. Damian gave out a scowl.

"He'd have a harder time in boarding school," she remarked.

"Daphne," Bruce called.

She rushed up to him. "Yes?"

"I'm going to need you to handle some paperwork," he muttered.

The girl sighed. "I don't like where this is going…" she replied, getting a stern look from Bruce.