Teen Titans; Foxes Upon Foxes – Snippets and Magical Galore -

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PART ONE; OPERATION SAVE SANTA!

So, this is when the kids are much younger, right before the events of new gen so Aiden is 12, Ami is 7, Ann is 12, ava is 13 – 14 cause she's a fae being duh. Age is not her master. So, this takes place at the outdoor shopping malls in Gotham during the holidays a few days before Christmas. I don't want to make it Cali, that is boring no snow. Jason is around and Dick asks his brothers Tim and Jay to help watch the kids while he's shopping for their gifts last minutes because…Dick is a ditz. We all know it. Kori is finishing her work and won't be flying in till next today but gets who ends up starting trouble while trying to throw off the scent of his client's men? Deathstroke. Yup. So, the kids will meet their unofficial uncle of a sort because he's going to play the hero for the holidays! With dad away, the mice will play and the mall will go into a panic. And it's outdoors the shopping center. Ava is still a part of the family and she is not a fan of running into crooks. Especially when it's her siblings she has to watch. Find out! Also, Jason is a potty mouth. So is Slade but he hides it better. Mostly a Slade Dick's kids and Jason story fic one shot.

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"GOLDIE." Jason stomped up to his goody two shoes big brother with a scowl in his winter coat, and a pair of size ten combat boots. "I. Am. Not. Sitting no – body. So stick that up -

"Todd! The children have ears and brains, thank you." Walking up beside them was Tim Drake, who was here and then out of the house to look after the biggest baby of the bunch.

"Dad? Why is Uncle Jason giving you the lazy eye?" Anna looked to her papa as he let out a heavy sigh while holding Ami in his one arm. Strong, but his mental mindset was only on the one thing he'd let slip this year.

"I have to go talk to Santa, sweetie. If I don't, all of the good toys won't be on your list and I'll have failed you this holiday…"

"PAPA!" Ava stomped her foot, upset with how pitiful even in a joking way her dad was being. "Objects don't represent the holidays. You know that. Why would Santa even need you to tell him? He's like…well, like my Aunt Isa!" She bounded about and pretended to be as royal as her God mother was. Ann shrugged and rubbed her hands together to stay warm. Was it gonna snow?

"Toys are ok, but I want a set of roller shoes. Oh, oh! And a baseball bat…the last one…"

"You threw it, cause I struck you out. Dummy." Snickered the fire - haired blonde, his mischievous eyes trying not to express how funny it was to see a stick tossed like wonder woman had done it. Anna turned red and hit his shoulder with her puffy gloves. "I'm not a sumo; cut it out, flamethrower hair!"

"CRAZY -

"I'm not doing this again! You asked me, and this year… -

"It's Artemis." Tim sighed. "Jay, it's just one shopping trip. Not Armageddon."

"In Gotham, these kids would be perfect targets for some goon to take on a magic sleigh ride, if you catch my drift. Be a spring dad. Don't guilt me, Dickie – bird."

"You too! GOD, SO NEGATIVE!" Dick whined before trying to compose himself. "Look, one evening while I "talk" to good old Nick and get things squared away. Then, we part and you can go court your lady faire or whatever."

Ava batted her eyes at the fairytale image. "Sounds romantic…." ( Marie from aristocats.)

"Daddy?" Ami tugged at Dick's coat collar as the youngest child innocently made her request. "Ask Santa pretty please, if I can have a puppy for Christmas. We never had one before and it should be….like a wolf!" ( Her fox self says otherwise.)

"Or a fox, jeez. Your kids are more inventive than their father with their wishes." Tim chuckled at the thought of Foxes being Ami's new favorite animal. She was as much a Kitsune as her father with the same grin.

"A bat." Aiden hinted and chuckled as Anna pinched him in the arms again.

"HEY!"

" Alright, we got this." Groaned Todd miserably. "I swear though, that you owe me one. If these kids end up on a plane to Chicago -

"Like in the movie?" Dick cocked his head, recalling a crazy flic with a rather clever plot and dangerous characters in it. "Ami? What do you do when a person tries to get up in your personal space? Ave?"

Both smiled as Ava pulled out a whistle from round her neck. "Aiden? Call the police. I got the walkie-talkie you left us. It's in my coat."

"Check." Anna grumbled.

"I got it, see!" Aiden sneered at Anna distasteful, sticking out his tongue to annoy her further. "And the rest is….call Superman if it gets bad. Right?" He grinned up at his father, Dick admirably nodding back proud as any papa would be. It was a messy world they lived in. Someone had to take the reins and be realistic. Just like Bruce had taught all of the bat kids to do.

Grinning stupidly, Jason shook his head while Tim face palmed his gaping mouth. "Did you teach them to throw smoke pellets too while their at it?" Seethed the outlaw.

"Not until they learn to drive. Or close enough." Dick replied with a smirk. "Any who, Ava, Anna? Aiden? You are in charge of Ami and….Jason will help. Timmy is here with me right now because….Tolland and the north pole are very, very far –

"Aha!" Jason pointed at Tim as he pulled out Oracle's latest tech. "We wanted a faster route to see "St. NICK." Is that a crime, Todd?"

"YEAH, Todd?" Anna impersonated Tim as both crossed their arms at him until the poor man gave up.

"I give…did they eat yet? Should I…..go to a food court or something?"

"You guys want anything? Uncle Jay is buying."

Jason's head shot up. "Hey! You never said –

"Keep them away from sugar if you can. Anna can get, rowdy, and Ami gets really fired up for anything cute. You might want to bring that helmet."

"For flying bats! Ha!"

"Ow!"

"Just put a sock in it, dope!" Anna jabbed her twin who winced at his arm being continuously hit. "Sorry, gosh…"

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'' The agenda.'' Jason stared into the abysmal, corporate load that he could never afford on his mother's salary in those dark hours…. Not before Bruce took the leap of faith to help out a snub – nosed street rat like –

'' Uncle Jason??"

Toilet trained soldiers to hell –

"Yes, Ami?" He put on a fake smile, when in truth he was nervous someone would have the cops come running since…he didn't look like the baby sitting material. Tim was easy, he could be innocent and even Bruce but him? The thug of the group? That was profiling, and Dick –

"Uncle Jason, can we go to "That" store next??" Ami pulled at his sleeve as the biggest, glowing to the northern lights spectacle of a fun – zone had Jason choking. "What. Store is that, kid?..." Of course! SHE had to know; he was truly stumped by all of that pastel and neon blinding him to death.

"I dunno, but the cat in the window is, so, so….."

Anna and Ava dragged Aiden behind Jason's string back. Puzzles, he saw Ami look ready to drop her first kid at the park – in that context ashe started sweating bullets. "Is she going to explode??"

"Dad warned you…." Anna shook her head and lilited to her uncle. Just like herded, Damn it..

"Ami is kawaii – intolerant, or challenged." Aiden told the outlaw. "It's like sugar smacks for your arms, but with fur and pink. Oh, such much pink…" He groaned. "If you say no to her, she'll run away – or orse! We have to find another store!" Ava concluded. "Tell her no, you have another place. I can go look at directory, over there." She pointed to the big sign that was digital so tourists wouldn't be lost in this big an area. Especially during Christmas break.

"I can'treated you alone. Your dad –

"Two steps doesn't count and Ami will have a meltdown and then Dad won't get totalk to Santa. You'll have ruined Christmas for everybody."

"Blackmail is illegal, kid."

"So is being found with four minors in a mall, no parent in sight." Anna countered. "With your face, nobody would believe you."

"Ohmy – you can't!"

"And assault of a minor is a whole time in the slammer, big time."

"Anna?" Ava bit her lip. "I'll be right back. I swear, just keep Ami from running into that store. Come on. Please? For my dad, Uncle Jason."

Jason had a problem, here; Ava wanted to go a few feet from his eye, while Ami would keep his attention. That was a red flag in this city, he couldn't-

"You…have that whistle?"

Ava pulled it out to show him. "I do."

He took in an inhale. "Okay, so…. really quick. Find…. not too cute."

"Department store. The lamest one they have." Aiden chimed in. "SO, lame that that puts her to sleep."

"Fine, don't worry. One step, that's all." She walked in the spaces where she was likely to spot him, being extremely careful to not make a peep. At the top of the board was Lacy's and below…. feet?

Boots, like an army general wore. Or her uncle Jason…She turned to see a strange, dark coat and hat wearing man looking at the board right behind her.

She didn't mind, but he was…was it time to use the whistle (not what you think!!)

"I heard Lacy's has a sale going on."

Was…was he talking –

Ignored! Ignored!

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"Ami, it's OK. That store is too much money. We have all these other places to try out, Uncle Jason said he'll even get you a sweet on the-

"No!!" Mouthed the outlaw, but where…He turned his head. Ava! Who was that?

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"Ah….gotta go –

There was a rumble as she almost fell, the strange man catching her as the background rattled and her ears popped f room the sound of glass shattering down.

"Dick owes me! I knew it!!"

The man helping Ava rolled his eyes as a cackle came from the place where the glass had left the shoppers in shock. Holding their kids, Ami with her mouth wide enough to catch flies or land the bat jet on her tongue.

"NWARN WA WAWAWA!!" The stoutest, boldest little old long nosed clown of all; The Penguin, but he was not alone. In a scraggly voivve, he introduced his crew of misfit action figure rejects.

Ragdoll. (2004 Batman was more fun so look at it!) The contorting terror.

Firefly, the spit fire of the air.

All three. All with one idea in mind.

"AWW, waah, waah, and a ho – ho happy to you all…. but it's no fun when we can't shop till we drop? Is it? WE, are gonna make you rich folks, drop all of your goodies into Santa's sack!"

"But, he's not –

"Shush!" Aiden threw a hand over Ami's mouth,

"Hungh…." The bird man loose from Arkham rubbed his chin when he saw Jason, even if he had no clue who was wearing the jacket either way. "You look familiar. Have we met-

"Nope, can't say I know you personally. Just holiday shopping while their dad is talking to old father winter on this not so silent night. Why don't we say…. have a, happy?"

" No…." Anna groaned.

"The kid knows something!" Ragdoll bounded over as people gasped. "No…. we're not from around here! I haven't - idea what? Hey!"

"ANNIE!!" Aiden tried to lunge at the contortions crook, but he just hung her by the ankles and laughed while the others joined in. "Have a happy, huh? You'd better just hand over your haul now and we can forget about this little… offence."

Aiden broke it all as the man beside Ava soon had his eye widen at the new news from the young blonde's lips.

"JERK! Our dad is a cop. He'd never let you get away with this."

Anna covered her face. "NICE JOB DOOFUS…. You JUST broke another rule!"

"WHAT?"

"Oh, a cop? Hear that, boys?" Snickered Penguin. "This kid thinks we don't deal with the Gotham PD every day a' the week. Where are you from, sonny? Malibu?"

"San…-

"SHUT UP !" Anna swung her legs as she kicked up, her small body latched onto Ragdoll's lanky arm. Her mom's strength did send him to the floor, face first as Jason's weapons were left with a perfect open shot.

" Don't move."

He wasn't the only one as the man also had weapons and wore a mask underneath that large coat beside Jason's niece. "You idiots ruined my cover; if I ever get back to the base in one piece, you're all going on my permanent naughty list. Especially you, Cobblepot."

"Oh, boo hoo, Deathie. We all know how emotionally distraught you are around the holidays, but this is a mean business not to pass up. I'm not going anywhere until these people start calling ME Santa's Lil helper!"

Firefly smugly added in the air via his pack. "We made sure no bats were comin', jammed the signal so nobody but us gets what he wants."

"You…. you who are you??" Ava gasped as Firefly shot out at Ava. Slade grabbed the screaming child to avoid her getting blasted by the hit. He owed Grayson and until then, Nightwing's brat was his responsibility until the Bat dropped in for a surprise visit.

"I'm warning you, Gotham freaks. Don't push it." Slade was intensely disturbed no m9re thanks used to it Jay was. He lived here. Slade was just finishing up a contract. Penguin extended his umbrella to have a tazer at the end of its tip. Directed at Dick's kids.

"I don't card I the kid knows space jutsu; you're not getting' outta this one if I don't get what I came for."

"A, stern talking to?" Ami asked cutely, gulping through her nervous energy.

"A holiday in handcuffs?" Growled Anna as she spoke with a curl to her lip. Still as rabid as any feral animal. Had to be a Tameran - thing.

"Peace to all of your enemies and frenemies?" Aiden shrugged.

Ava actually chuckled at the last one, as did the people all watching.

"Oh…this is new?" Jason scratched his skull at the response from these…. complete strangers. Slade let his aim keep despite the underrated distraction. "They have their father's sense of humor, go figure."

Ava blinked up at her savior. "Wait, you know my –

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At the far end of the shopping district, Dick was stuck waiting for Santa, and waiting….

Tim had even started to doze off until he was nudged awake by his anxious older brother. "Eh, what? Did we miss the tree lighting, Bern –

"AGH, YOU TOO?" Dick stomped his foot then grumbled and tapped it impatiently. "An hour in, and look at the line!" He exclaimed, trying to not have a panic attack. All because he didn't put the gifts and items on his to do list at the very top.

BESIDES; Stopping Black Mask with B and Timmy.

Going over a briefing at the safe house with Oracle.

Teaming up with Cass and Kate to go on patrol.

Finishing his paperwork and coffee; an all-nighter at his desk back home to add to the bloodshot eyed man's day.

Going over the bills before they ended up with a very dreary not so lit Christmas.

Celebrating a winter holiday like –

Ha… but anyway!

This. Would be a problem.

"I can –

"Please…" Tim dragged Dick to whisper I'm his ear. "I will tattle to Bruce if you do quadruple flip-flop those kids to get a spot in line up front. Don't be a damn idiot. For once …"

"We could be-

~ ATTENTION ALL SHOPPERS, AN EMERGENCY HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IN THE WEST SEC –

"NO, NONONO!! HE DIDN'T !"

"I'm calling Babs. Dick?" Tim lost him, the man suited in his gear in case things got ugly enough. Tim though…he was trapped, as dozens of kids wailed and distraught parents scrambled to control said kids.

Tim wailed out, feeling like the biggest kid in the line, so…. demoralized!

" Diiick!! Get back here!! What am I –

He saw the line open, as if …the seas had friken parted.

"OH, JEEZ…. FINE!!" Tim moved to a capitalist death march but the kids…. what was it Dick said to ask the big man in red? And he was an Atheist! God! "Oh, holy night indeed, Batman!!" He barked out before making his way to the fat man's throne. Crying kids as the man's flock. Well. Tim was the turned into a drone by this holiday. He'd take the man on like Ra's and chess, yeah. No –

It wasn't until he wanted to scream that he saw the one who really should not have been here closest to the holly jolly winter king.

"Master Drake!" Alf, and Damian. The hellion- child with an all-out hatred of this greedy saint' s name.

Tim swallowed. "Is….the kid going first?"

"I believe he must, the announcement is being analyzed by the Batman."

"He has an app now to alert the people." Dami brought out his cell and a signal that was…

"HOW??? ISN'T THAT tracable??"

"The people already know that father funds the dark knight as a separate individual." Damian huffed, unimpressed by Tim's shock. "But, that's….the holidays -is it only until after new years?"

"The bugs are still being worked around, Master Bruce has somewhat explained, whi h –

"B is going after the threat; I should be there." Tim turned to go, until Dami called him out. "Hey, why are you here anyway, Drake?"

"AH…. errand, for D…. Todd!" He lied. "We are working with a foster care center to see if we can think up ideas for them this season, all part pf the charity of our new foundation…. heh."

" Ahum…. well, then we'll be here." Alfred sighed a bit; the little he knew, the better. "Trying to decode the truth of the true Saint Nicholas and his many doppelgangers."

Tim held his breath and nodded, y- yeah! Dami was young, he was at that age. Sure…go with that.

Dami however frowned at Timothy's lie. Tim was too pointlessly lost in his other endeavors to pull that off…there was something fishy about this Christmas event…(word pun in there. Fishy Christmas is Italian, so much bakala.) He'd pull it from the narcoleptic techie's lips. One way or another. His brothers AND the fat red clown he'd have his tush the pleasure of warming. Dami coughed at the last part. What??

(Poor Dami.) Part two is on the way! More bat - nanigans in a few!