The 12 Days of Christmas
By
Angelina
A/N This is a collection of 12 Christmas themed Young Justice one-shots.
Jingle Bells
By
Angelina
Robin walked noiselessly through the halls of Mount Justice, his attention absorbed by the holographic computer rising out of his gauntlet. He absently hummed 'Carol of the Bells' as he trudged along.
He was stopped, however, outside the door to the training room when he heard a familiar tune being sung. The deep base of Kaldur's voice sung out the chorus to Jingle Bells. Robin smiled and paused in the shadows of the doorway as he listened.
Halfway through the song he heard a commotion in the room and Kaldur's singing was cut off in the middle of a word.
"I can do you one better," the jovial voice of Wally rung out.
Robin sighed, this ought to be interesting.
"Ahem," Wally cleared his throat and launched into his song. "Jingle Bells, Batman smells, Robin laid an egg."
Oh he was not going there!
"The Batmobile lost its wheel and Joker got away, Hey!"
Robin could just imagine the comical bow that Wally was giving as he finished with his rendition. Vaguely, Robin registered the laughter of Megan and Kaldur. The young acrobat grinned evilly as a plan quickly formed in his mind.
"That was very amusing my friend."
"Thanks Kal, came up with it myself" The speedster announced proudly. Wally was vaguely aware of a whirring noise before his feet were no longer under him and he was swinging back and forth in the air. He called out in surprise as he found himself bound from shoulder to knees in a bat-rope, suspended from a rafter. He looked up at the ceiling ten feet away and then down at the ground twenty feet below. An eerie cackle floated down to him as he began to struggle against his bonds. "Not cool Rob!"
The laughter increased and the young acrobat flipped off of the rafter to land softly on the ground thirty feet below. Before the rest of the team had a chance to close their gaping mouths, Robin had Kaldur and Megan trussed up in a similar fashion.
Robin laughed again and shot his grappling gun into the rafters. He used his momentum to propel himself past the three tied heroes, stealing Kaldur's water-bearers as he passed by.
He landed nimbly on the floor below and turned to the dumbfounded Artemis and Conner. He shot his most deadly Bat-glare at the two. "Anyone else think Wally's song was funny?"
Artemis shook her head rapidly and stumbled over her own feet as she ran as fast as she could to the Zeta beam and teleported back to Gotham. Conner muttered a quiet 'no' before whistling to Wolf and fleeing the mountain as well.
Robin took a moment to congratulate himself over the three tied heroes and two scared teens before stalking out of the room towards the Zeta beams.
"What did you think?" the young acrobat addressed the shadows.
"When are you planning on cutting them down?" Batman stepped out from the corner where he had been lurking.
Robin checked his watch. "Eh, Flash is coming to pick Wally up in three hours. They can wait 'til then."
Batman shrugged and placed a hand on his partner's shoulder and they left in a companionable silence that could only be understood by them and them alone.
The computer announced their departure.
"Uh Rob? You're going to get us down now, right? … Rob? Robin! ... Ah nuts!"
A/N Not my best work, but it was fun to write :) The next chapter should be a little more serious.
