'Twas the
night before Christmas, and all throughout the city
Children were
sleeping with the sky ever so pretty
On a rooftop
was Kid Flash, looking at it all
His legs were
held steady so he wouldn't fall.
He loved
Christmas, and the season it brought
Joy in
people, children, and tots
As he gazed
at the city, he twirled on his heel
"Ooo I
love Christmas, thats how I feel!"
He looked at
his invite for the titans festive celebration,
Stating time
and place, that sort of information.
He nodded at
the invite, and spun again with glee,
Taking in the
city as it looked Christmas-y
Realizing he
hadn't bought any gifts,
Then looked
around for an easy fix.
He would buy
his friends gifts, they surely would adore
He imagined
the gifts theyd gotten him sprawled out on the floor.
And with that
thought finished, he sped towards the night
Running past
the city's dim-lit street lights
He was
looking for gifts, for whom he was sure
Needed them
most, the meek and the poor.
And for the
titans, gifts he would bring
He was so
anxious, he might as well sing!
"Jingle
bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg..."
He hummed to
himself, almost tripping his leg
He was
looking for something, a gift for Beast Boy
Perhaps a
video game, or expensive toy
That was when
he heard a sudden yelp,
Then a cry, a
scream, a plead for help.
It came from
an alley way, then he heard a ka-pow,
"Awww
c'mon! It's Christmas! Why now?"
He sped to to
the dark and to the womans feet
"Let go
of the present, or prepare to be beat!"
The mugger
took off with the valuable gift
For which he
had fought, hard yet quick.
He ran and he
ran as fast as he could,
Flash thought
he could catch him, he probably would.
"Flash!"
she cried, looking up from the rot
"He took
the most valuable gift I had bought!
I searched
for weeks, it's something I need!"
He replied
"Dont worry, he cant match my speed!"
With this
said, he ran with a haste
And proceeded
to catch up to and chase,
The mugger
and thief, whose eyes were dark brown
He had big
shoes, as big as a clown.
"Get out
of here Flash! You wont catch me!"
The thief
robber said, almost with glee
"I know
you wont catch me because I've got a plan
So try and
catch me, lets see if you can!"
Kid Flash
said with a ule-tide frown
"This
guy must be nuts! I'm the fastest in town."
He picked up
his pace, rather quickly
Ignoring the
fact that the road was quite sticky
Thats when
Flash noticed the robbers dumb plan
He buried the
street in some...quick sand?
"Ha!"
Kid Flash said. "That the best you can do?"
"I have
the uttmost pity for you.
For
rain, nor snow nor stupid quick sand
will be able to stop the world's fastest man!"
He propeled
his arms through the gunk,
Rotating them
quickly hovering over the junk.
He landed
onto a patch of dry land,
Creating a
gust with the speed of his hands.
The sand
became a wave, thundering speeding towards the fat man,
And now he
himself, trapped in his own sand.
Kid Flash
sped to him, and he stood with a smile.
"Guess
you underestimated me, something that hasnt happened in a while."
That was when
the man started to tear.
"All I
wanted was a present for my daughter this year!"
Kid Flash
shook his head, "But why this way?
Where were
you when they said crime doesn't pay!"
"I'm
sorry! I'm sorry, I know it was wrong!
I was
desperate and knew it was dumb all along!"
"Please
let me go, and I shall pay you back!
Just give me
a chance to get on the right track!"
Kid Flash
mumbled and said with a sigh
"Man,
you are lucky that it's Christmas time..."
So he
propeled the gunk off him, the thief shook his hand.
"Oh
thank you! Thank you! I'll become a new man!
I'll work and
I'll work and earn gifts, you'll see!"
Flash replied
"Good, if not you'll get a visit from me."
The fat
stubby man waved goodbye in his place,
Then Flash
ran off, with a smile on his face.
"Ya did
good Flash!" he said, now with joy.
"I
suppose he learned to behave for his toys."
The woman was
waiting for Flash, it was late at night now,
The yellow
speedster ran, living up to his title 'The fastest in town'
He came to a
stop, holding up her green-wrapped gift.
"I think
this is yours." he said handing it to her quite swift.
"Oh
thank you!" she said, then kissed his cheek.
"Aww
shucks..." he said before giving a chuckle so weak.
"It was
nothin'!". he said, before waving goodbye.
"Catch
ya later!" he said, dissappearing in a blur in the blink of an
eye.
He looked at
his watch, realizing what it said.
"Crud!
All the stores are closed, the shopkeeper's are in bed!"
Then his head
sunk, and he sighed with grief
"Man...can't
a guy get a break; Some relief?!"
The Titans
christmas party had already begun,
Flash heard
the noise, it sounded like fun!
He walked in
the tower, then said with more glee
"HAPPY
HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY!...you started without me!"
The titans
all greeted him, including Menos and Mas,
still
facinated on how fast he was.
They gibbered
in Spanish, and Flash merely shook his head
"Um...right,
thanks" Unsure what they said.
He walked to
the food table, eating most of it all.
He made quite
a mess, some splattered on the wall.
"Um..oops?
My bad." he replied.
Blushing a
bit, with embarrasment in his eyes.
Then the time
came for gifts to be given,
Flash stood
aside, his own feelings were driven.
He had felt
bad that he hadnt had time
To buy gifts
for his friends, but help save 2 lives.
He wondered
about that woman and her confangled gift,
Enjoying the
company of the people she was with.
And what
about the man, how was he?
His daughter
and himself were probably having Christmas, at least to their poor
degree.
Then the
Titans surrounded him with their boxes.
"Merry
Christmas Kid Flash!" and then Kid Flash sniffed.
Then he began
to sob, his secret revealed
After how
hard he had kept it concealed
"I didnt
have time! I dont have anything!
I'm sorry! I
didnt know what to bring!"
"Flash.."
Robin said with a grin.
"We saw
what you did, the situation you were in."
"So,
from all of us to you Kid Flash" Robin and the others cheered.
"Merry
Christmas, and Happy New Year!"
"Awww...guys,
thanks a lot!"
Then Kid
Flash ripped open all the presents and what not.
He held all
of his gifts in his arms.
"Thank's
guys!" He said when he heard some alarms.
His lightning
bolt ear pieces were glowing a bit.
"Aw...I
gotta go, theres something a miss."
"Merry
Christmas you guys! I'll see you real soon!"
Then he sped
out of the tower and to the nights swoon.
After
fighting the battle, another villian in jail,
Kid Flash ran
to his bed, laying down in his grail.
He hung up
his new clothes, made a home for the new
Right next to
his comics, and some old mildew.
Then he
closed his eyes, falling asleep,
He didnt even
need to count any sheep.
He was tired
and he had had a long day.
And to him,
well, he liked it that way.
Being a hero
was better than any gift,
The best
feeling was being with friends and whomever you're with.
With our hero
asleep, our story ends.
With hopes
and dreams of gifts in our heads.
So Merry
Christmas, Happy Hanukka, Happy Kwanza too,
Happy
Holidays, from Kid Flash to you!