A/N: So here I was sitting at my computer, when this great idea for a oneshot came rushing into my mind
A/N: So here I was sitting at my computer, when this great idea for a story came to my mind. This is just something silly that refuses to not be written. Anything that has a number behind it in parenthesis will be either described or defined at the end. Please enjoy
Disclaimer: I don't own either the Titans or anything copyrighted that appears in this oneshot. Just the plot and a few of the character, that may or may not be based off of people that I actually know that do this sort of thing……..
A Roll of the Dice
Chapter One
"AW DUDE! COME ON WHERE ARE THEY??" Beast Boy's yell echoed through the halls of Titan Tower on the bright Saturday afternoon. He then came running through the common room of the tower tearing apart everything, and searching frantically for something.
"Yo BB, what's wrong?" Cyborg spoke up from his seat on the couch. He then waved his hand with the remote at the green changeling, "The remote's right here, you don't have to go searching for it for once."
"I'm not looking for the remote, Cy," Beast Boy grumbled out almost crawling through the cupboards in his quest.
Robin came running into the room after hearing his teammate's shouts with a worried look on his masked features. "What's the trouble Beast Boy?"
"I can't find them, and I'm going to be late!" the changeling growled before transforming into a bloodhound to continue his search.
Starfire then flew into the room and watched the green dog for a few moments before curiously asking, "Late for what friend Beast Boy?"
The green hero changed once more into his human form and began pulling the cushions from the couch while he answered, "I'm meeting up with some friends in like 15 minutes, and I'm going to be late because I can't find something that I have to take along with me!"
"Just tell us what you're looking for, and maybe we can help you find it," Raven stated monotonously, the vein on her forehead standing out prominently showing her irritation.
"It's a small bag that has a green leaf pattern on it and a golden drawstring," Beast Boy's voice was muffled as he began to dig in the closet in the far corner of the common room.
Robin pulled a bag matching Beast Boy's description from a pocket of his utility belt tossing it in the air and catching it a couple of times saying, "Is this what you're looking for, BB? I found it in the refrigerator last night."
"Thanks so much Robin!" Beast Boy yelled running past the other Titans after grabbing the bag, and headed straight out the door with only a faint promise of returning later that evening. The other four heroes looked at each other confusedly before shrugging off the odd behavior as just being Beast Boy, and returned to their former activities believing that Beast Boy would fill them in on his activities after he returned.
That day was quiet, with the alarm not blaring even once throughout the entire day, and it was even quieter in the tower as Beast Boy remained absent until late that night. The green skinned changeling snuck through the common room around midnight that night, as quiet as possible so that he would not wake any of his friends as he grabbed a late night snack. As he grabbed some chips, the light that he had left off when he entered was turned on and he jumped in surprise only to see Robin standing by the light switch wearing a pair of black sweat pants and a bright blue t-shirt. "Welcome back, BB. Did you have fun with your friends?" he asked quietly.
"Yeah, I had a great time," Beast Boy answered, voice the same volume as Robin's.
"What's in that bag that was so important that you couldn't leave without it?" Robin asked sitting down at the table with a glass of water.
Beast Boy's jaw dropped in surprise before he quietly burst out, "You mean you had it all last night and this morning and you didn't look in it even once? How could you stand not knowing what was in what you found?"
Robin smiled at his friend, "I don't make a habit off looking in my friend's things. Besides I have a guess at what's in there, and I want to know if I'm right."
Beast Boy looked down at the table for a moment as if contemplating whether or not to answer the question, but finally decided that even if he didn't answer, Robin would discover the answer in one way or another. "Do you promise not to laugh?"
Robin chuckled before comfortingly saying, "BB, you're looking at the guy that goes around in a uniform that's the same color as a stop light."
Beast Boy still seemed to be a little hesitant, but answered with a slight blush lighting his cheeks, "They're dice."
Robin smiled with a nod, "I thought so. This means you game, right? What did you play that took like twelve hours?"
"We were dungeon crawling. Man it was so great! My Halfling rogue (1) managed to sneak attack(2) a goblin lord and I managed to crit(3), so I looted his pockets only to find a bag of holding(4) and a necklace of fireballs(5), and…" Beast Boy raised an eyebrow quizzically, pausing for a moment. "Wait…You know what I'm talking about?"
"Yeah," Robin answered seriously, "I was friends with some gamers back in Gotham. You pick some of the terminology just by hanging out with an enthusiastic group of gamers."
"Have you ever rp'ed?"
"Yeah, there for a while I was in several games a week."
"Did the Bat know?" Beast Boy asked, wondering how the fierce Batman would have reacted to his youthful partner playing in something as frivolous as a Table Top Role Playing Game.
"He suggested it, actually," Robin admitted before seeing the confusion in his friend's eyes, so he explained, "It improved my ability to react to situations not only as Robin, but as my secret identity, and separate them from each other enough as to not inspire suspicion from the press. I never really got as much into the Dungeons and Dragons games, though, there were other systems that I enjoy much better."
At this information Beast Boy perked up and looked rather excited. "Do you want to join our gaming group? I'm sure the others wouldn't be against adding another to our group, it might even make some of the games easier."
Robin paused for a moment, thinking hard enough that it almost seemed like you could see the gears turning beneath the spiky black hair. "You know, let me think about it. I haven't played for a long time." With that he rose from his chair and went to the door before turning to say good-night before leaving Beast Boy to finish his snack.
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Morning dawned bright and early yet again the next day to show that it once again was a pleasant day outside. Since it was the weekend, Robin, Raven and Starfire woke around 7:30 while Cyborg slept until almost 9, and Beast Boy finally dragged his feet to the common room around 10, where he was immediately questioned by Cyborg as to his activities the day before. The green changeling was awake enough to give vague answers along the lines of just hanging out and that he indeed had had a pleasant day with his non-Titan friends. The day once more remained quiet and after lunch Beast Boy managed to corner Robin in the gym to ask him about his proposition from the night before. "Soo…." was his smooth opening sentence. "Have you thought about it?"
Robin remained hitting the punching bag for a few moments before turning to his friend seriously, "I'm sorry Beast Boy, I don't think that I can." He saw the changeling's face fall at this statement and immediately continued, "But I do have a friend that recently moved to Jump that games, and would like to play. Would that be alright?"
Beast Boy looked at the other hero suspiciously for a moment as if contemplating if Robin may be lying to him. After a few moments he answered, "Sure, do you want to let him know that we're meeting again next Saturday to play a game of Scion(6)? And that if he has a character that he has played before, he can remake the character and just fill us in on his back story, since we made characters last night. Otherwise we can help him when he comes. If he wants too, I can meet him on the shore by the tower around 11 and we can head over together."
"Yeah, I'll let him know. I appreciate this BB, he really hasn't made very many friends here yet, and keeps telling me how lonely he's getting without anyone to game with him." The Boy wonder then turned to continue his light workout routine while Beast Boy returned to play some gamestation with Cyborg.
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A/N:
1: Dungeon Crawl: A form of Dungeons and Dragons (A Table Top Role Playing Game) game situation that takes place in gasp a dungeon of all places.
2: Halfling rogue: Think a hobbit (like from Lord of the Rings) that is really sneaky and likes to steal things.
3: Sneak Attack: Any attack that the target does not see coming, generally comes from behind the target.
4: Crit: A critical hit, deals a lot of damage, depending on the hit points of the victim, can be an instant defeat.
5: Bag of Holding: Basically what the name says, it is a small bag…that can hold anything.
6: Necklace of Fireballs: A necklace that grants the ability to cast the spell fireball, it is very useful.
7: Scion: A Table Top Role Playing Game created by White Wolf (a gaming company) where your character is the son/daughter of a Greek/Voodoo/Japanese/Norse/Egyptian/Aztec god/goddess.
OK so this is where I'm leaving it off for right now. Is it any good? I swear, the sentence the BB uses to explain part of his game, truly is like one that a D&D player would use. Trust me, I've done it and heard plenty of people use that kind of speech many times. Let me know what you guys think, do you want more? Do you think that I should call this story quits? Any form of review is welcome, even flames! Thanks!