A/N Phyllis, you're right, Harmony needs an adventure of her own, they all do. It would be interesting to see how they react to meeting a counterpart at some point, have to work that into the story.

Syg, your scenario regarding Willow's behavior would explain a lot about Buffy's dismissiveness of Xander's contribution.

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Xander chortled to himself as he went about making supper for himself and Cordelia a couple nights after their lastest adventure. Yes, he did the cooking for them, Cordelia could mess up chips and dip, it was best to keep her away from any appliances.

"What's got you laughing, Doofus?" Cordelia asked as she relaxed at the Sanctum's kitchen table while Xander worked on supper.

"Bruce is watching the sixties Batman show." He told her. "And reacting."

"How's he reacting?" Cordelia asked. "I've never seen the sixties version. I've only seen the movies with Michael Keaton, Val Killer and of course, George Cloony. Not even he could make that one interesting."

"Oh, Bruce is having a little trouble with how campy it is. Everything is bat this and bat that. Although he does like the motorcycle that Batman has, he doesn't like either the batpoles or the shark repellent and he's vowing never to let anyone see any of the episodes because they'd never take Batman seriously again. But he does prefer their Joker to the real deal. And how Batgirl and Catwoman fill out their spandex outfits, but than so does every man who sees them in those outfits."

"If the real Joker is anything like the one in the movies, than he's a scary, crazy kind of human monster, right?"

"That's a good way of putting it." Xander agreed. "I wonder how much the real Joker has to do with Batman's origin story? In the movie with Micheal Keaton, long before the Joker was the Joker, he killed Bruce's parents in a mugging, something Bruce didn't realize until after the Joker became the Joker."

"I remember that, it was so creepy 'did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?' Talk about crazy." Cordelia shivered, what made for a good movie, made for a horrible real life scenario and she prayed it wasn't real for Bruce. "Have the others seen any of their movies or television shows?"

"Diana is enjoying the television show, she thinks the costumes are funny and she commented on how that Wonder Woman is basically smirking at the men and their 'little woman' attitudes, then ignoring them and going out and saving the day herself. The addition of a younger sister is surprising because she's an only child, but she likes the actress and considers her smart and spunky."

"Who played the little sister?"

"Debra Winger."

"Wasn't she in an Officer and a Gentleman with Richard Gere?"

"I don't know, I never saw it."

"I know what we're watching on our next movie night." She smirked at him and he shrugged, they'd spend half the time making out anyway.

"Did you talk to your Dad about double checking all his tax returns in case he ends up in trouble like his counterpart in the last reality?"

"I told him I had a horrible nightmare that the IRS took everything and I had to be a name tag person in a store just to buy a Prom dress on layaway and told him I wouldn't sleep a wink until I know for sure it was just a bad dream and not a vision of my future. He thought I was being overly dramatic but agreed to check."

"For all we know it might have been part of all the manipulation but it's safer to check." Xander agreed and chuckled again. "Now Bruce is complaining about the outfits he and Robin are wearing and saying they look like they belong in a circus. Plus, he wishes his fights could be that easy, bam! pow! and the bad guys practically tie themselves up. Alfred thinks the show seems like a stress reliever for Bruce and approves of it. Bruce mainly is just complaining to hear himself talk according to Alfred. He may never let anyone else ever see the show but he is finding it funny."

"That's good, I imagine running the Justice League, in addition to his businesses and running around Gotham taking out the trash could make him a tad stressed. I wonder what it's like living in a world were everyone just accepts superheros exist and it's no big deal to see them running around catching criminals and fighting superpowered bad guys?"

"Every comic book fans' dream world." Xander answered with a flashing grin as he set the meal on the table and dished up Cordelia's plate. "Superman though, he's having issues with the one movie where he erases Lois' knowledge of Clark Kent being Superman. First, there's the messing with someone's memory, but especially hers and how wrong that is and second, how alone it leaves him. Again. He's hoping the other movies are better."

"He's got a point, it's one of the issues we have with that one Willow who used Magic to do that, erase memories. I suppose if it saves someone's life or sanity, it might be an option. But to do it without knowledge or consent? I've got a problem with that too." Cordelia dug into the plateful of food and changed the subject to something more important. "So, our own Prom is coming up soon, were you planning on asking me officially, Doofus or just assuming I'd go with you?"

"I was thinking of driving us there in the Jaguar." He answered, reminding her of one of the cars he'd inherited that Halloween. "Something befitting the no doubt custom made dress you're planning on wearing. That is, if you'll allow me to escort you, my Valkyrie Queen?"

"Sounds perfect, my Sorcerer Knight."

It's probably a miracle they didn't choke when they broke out laughing at themselves.