Forest: Chapter One; The Commander, aka Will's Dad

Notes:Yeah, I dunno. Just some (hopefully?) humorous bits for those of us in the fandom who still like Sky high, or even know what the hell it is. Also: Will's dad knows; he just doesn't care so much. He just likes to drop protective, pointed hints at the boys, much to Wills' embarrassment and Warrens' chagrin. (And to my imaginations' amusement.)

Enjoy!

"Ohmygod, Warren....ngh..."

"Shutup, Stronghold, d'you want your parents to hear...? Oh, jeez.."

"Warren, what'd you hear--"

"Somebody -- on the stairs -- shit, where'd my shirt go--?"

"Here, next to my lamp--damn, where's my belt--?"

"I tossed it into your cloest- forget about it! Act natural!"

"Oh, hello, boys."

"Dad!"

"Mr. Stronghold."

"Enjoying your video game?"

"Yes, sir."

"Yup."

"What are you playing?"

"Lost Raiders'--"

"Attack of the--"

"Hmm?"

"Uh...Attack of the Lost Raiders....?"

"...Yeah."

"Mm-hmm. Never heard of that one, but I haven't played those games since I was a few years older than you boys. Well, have fun."

"Thanks, dad."

"We will, Mr. Stronghold."

"And...be careful, boys. Don't get too carried away."

"Uh...y-yes, sir."

"Got it."

"I'm glad; see to it that you both remember that in the future."

"Got ya."

"Yup."

"Have a good night, boys - Will, me and your mother are going out, so we probably won't be back til the early hours. Don't do anything stupid, okay?"

"Uh, yeah, dad. No parties, I promise."

"Good. See you later, boys."

"Bye, dad. Have fun."

"Bye, Mr. Stronghold."

"..."

"..."

"They gone?"

"Hold on...yeah, just pulled out of the driveway."

"Jesus, Stronghold, what the hell was up with that? 'Attack of the Lost Raiders'? You lie worse than plant girl!"

"Warren, it's--"

"I know it's Layla, Stronghold; not the point. The point is that your lame-ass lying skills are going to get our asses caught, probably red-handed."

"Chill out, Warr. My dad didn't suspect anything."

"Pff. I knew you were stupid, but really?"

"What? You think he did?"

"What the hell else would he be talking about, 'don't get carried away' and 'be careful'?"

"I...thought he was talking about the game or something. You know, it's violent."

"He's a superhero, Will- He sees more violent things than whatever lame-ass game we were playing before he even has his lunch."

'Then why hasn't he said anything? You know my dad doesn't beat around the bush, at all."

"I'm not a god damned psychic, Stronghold, I don't know. If you're so worried, why don't you suck it up and go ask him?"

"Yeah, I'll just ask my dad why he hasn't said anything about his only son being gay with his arch-rivals' only son. That conversation will go really well."

"Bitch."

"Jerk."

"..."

"..."

"Love you."

"Yeah, you too."