Hello! Since there's going to be a bit of confusion in the next chapters, I have a code for you guys to be able to keep up with the story.

If it's bold, then me, the author is speaking.

If it's italic, then this is Robin as he narrates to the crowd - and occasionally, comments from the kids.

If it's underlined, this is what's happening backstage, and all the heroes are back to normal.

And if it's normal, this is the actual fairytale going on in Robin's story, while the Titan's are acting it out on a stage.

Hope it helped! And thanks for clicking on this! :)

-Start-

Robin's voice lowered to a whisper. "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful kingdom. It was called... Uh... Gothamlandia. Blue skies with little wispy clouds that were picture-perfect. A little stream running through it, with the most delicious and clean fresh water. Well, it was like that before the king died, and the queen took over the throne. She became greedy with all the power, and oppressed the locals and made them her slaves. She loved power and riches. Because the people were too busy satisfying the queen, the land died and became dead, and gloomy.

However, just around the kingdom was a little village that was, technically, under the evil queen's rule. But since it was too far, it hadn't really been affected by the queens rule, and arrogance had made her ignore that small village since it only had a popultion of about one hundred, anyway.

Anyway, in this happy village, little children that ran around and played with each other was friends with each other, the kids played with each other, and the animals were friendly, nowhere near vicious or rabid."

"Did they have bears?"

A pause. Robin smiled at the little kid who had raised her hand. "Yeah. They had bears. But they lived in the woods, just along the outskirts of the village." The girl smiled, contented. "The woods were even considered friendly - just don't go too far in. The rumors said that there was a band of people that lived in there, away from civilization." He paused. "The little village, anyway, weren't aware of how evil the queen was. She didn't even let herself out of the castle."

"Why?"

"I'll get to it," Robin said. "She did, however, let her daughter into the public most of the time."

(*)

Argent knocked gently on the door. "Milady. Your dress is ready."

"Come in."

The little, British lady-in-waiting came in, a long, purple and black gown on her arm. "Your mother suggested that you go out today."

"I'm not... Feeling well."

Argent frowned. The princess was sitting, facing the window and her back facing the door. Now, Argent knew her lady very well, even though they weren't friends. I mean, you couldn't actually serve a girl since she was a baby and not know her. And Argent was sure that the princess was doing fine. "If you wish, milady. I will inform her."

"Just leave the dress on the bed. I'd like to see what Star came up with this time." There was a smile in her voice, although it was kind of... Sad.

"Uhm... Okay, milady. Oh! And... Breakfast is ready." Argent bowed, although the princess could not see her.

"Okay, Argent. Thank you."

Argent exited, leaving the princess to her thoughts.

(*)

"Now, the neighboring kingdom was just happy and perky as Gothamlandia, but the difference was, it was ruled by a loving king and queen and their son and daughter."

(*)

Backstage:

"What?" Kid Flash hissed at Starfire. "I supposedly have a sister? We didn't cast one!"

"Oh, no," Starfire said. "But everyone here is already part of the cast!" she sighed. "I guess than I will have no choice but to-"

"Star! Star!" Beast Boy came running in. "Found someone else who wants in on the fun!" BB was grinning at them.

"That is splendid!" Starfire said, "But, Beast Boy, I am confused! All Titans are here and accounted for."

"You didn't count me in."

"Terra!"

(*)

"... And everyone loved the king and queen. Everyone was aware of Gothamlandia's queen and wished that they could do all that they could do to help. Knowing that his son was up to the task, King Speedy summoned his son to him."

(*)

"Hey, dad!"

Speedy, unamused by his sons over-cheerfulness, sighed. "Prince Kid, you will be ruling the kingdom, one day. Can you be more serious?"

"Speedy, darling," Queen Wondergirl, wearing her crown and golden robes, smiled, and placed an arm on his shoulder. "Don't be so hard on him, he's just a boy."

"A boy who is about to turn eighteen next month, which means that he starts his training to become a king!" Speedy huffed, and crossed his arms. (Though slightly blushing at the contact with Wondergirl)

"Dad, I told you already, I don't think I wanna lead the country. Just let Terra do it. She's-"

"Why Kid," Wondergirl said, eyebrows raised. "Your younger sister? That would be too much to ask from her, don't you think?"

"And why did you call me here, Dad?" Kid Flash interrupted his mother, looking bored but tense.

Speedy gave him a 'we're not finished yet' look, and continued. "We would like to free Gothamlandia from the oppression of he evil queen. I have chosen you to lead the army." He said it with such a finality that he thought Kid Flash wouldn't complain, but he did.

"Don't you think it's better if I take a look first at the situation before bringing in troops?" Prince Kid rose an eyebrow, challenging his father. "Just barging in is nothing intelligent to do. And besides." He grinned. "I heard that the princess herself is pretty cute."

"This isn't a laughing matter!" Speedy said sourly. "You will treat this with a lot of seriousness, since we are going to make Gothamlandia and Athenia allies."

"I agree with Kid," Princess Terra said, stepping out in a light blue dress. "His tactic is, actually, quite doable and practical."

Speedy stared at Prince Kid and Princess Terra, and groaned. "Alright. Leave immediately for Gothamlandia, Kid. Bring back something we can work on. Okay?"

Kid saluted. "Right, your majesty," he said with a smirk, and dashed away.

(*)

"Kid Flash - ah, Prince Kid, ran off to his room to prepare for his mission. He would be going on foot, since he was a fast runner. Abnormally fast runner. He just had to eat and stuff to keep himself refueled.

So he went off on his way for Gothamlandia, with only a small bag. And zoomed off."

(*)

Prince Kid ran, ran, and ran. He crossed the bridge over the river, passed by some houses, gave flowers and smiles to pretty ladies as he passed them by, just wanting to get away from all the chaos that was his overdemanding father, King Speedy. Concentrating in his thoughts, he barely acknowledged that he had now entered the forest - which would be the only thing between him and Gothamlandia.

The woods was still lit up by sunlight a couple hundred yards in, but once he got into the thick of the forest, it was almost like it was nighttime. He sighed. "Have to go slower," Prince Kid muttered to himself.

He stopped for a while, sitting on an oversized tree root sticking out of the ground, and brought out a sandwich. He chewed on it for a while, and absorbed his surroundings. "Whew." He breathed out nervously. "Creepy."

That's when he noticed the oddest thing.

An arrow sign pointing to his right, with the drawing of a burger under it. He was tempted. Oh, was he tempted. He thought that he was on a mission... Oh, to heck with it. The longer he stayed away from his father, the better.

(*)

"But he's not 'apposed to go there!" a little boy screamed out. "There are weird things there, right? Or people?"

"Yes, yes, but the people in Athenia didn't know the rumors about the forest from Gothamlandia." Robin replied in a conspirational whisper. "Rumors that little people lived in there, and waited to jump unsuspecting travelers."

The children gasped.

(*)

Kid Flash finally met a clearing in the middle of the forest. There was a little house there, with the burger sign above an open window with a counter. Nobody was around. He shrugged. "More for me."

When he reached the counter, there was nobody tending the counter, but a small bell was there. He rang the bell once, and waited patiently. While he was waiting, he leaned against the counter, and looked out at the forest. It was a pretty nice view.

"What do you want?"

"I want to order a-" Kid Flash blanked when he turned around and saw no one. "Uhm. Hello?"

"I'm down here," the voice patiently answered. Kid Flash leaned over the counter and saw...

A dwarf.

"You're small," Kid Flash said.

The dwarf standing behind the counter could only be up to Kid Flash's waist, and had beady black eyes, jet black hair, and blue clothes. "I am a dwarf," he replied patiently. "I'm Aqualad."

"Kid," the prince replied, sensing that it would be good to drop the 'prince' part. "So you guys really serve food here in the middle of the forest?"

"Well, we do, but we haven't really prepared anything yet. You're one of our few customers," Aqualad replied. "But I'll get something cooked. You can come inside, if you want." He walked away from the couter, and opened the little door for Kid.

Kid stepped inside, and saw that Aqualad was not the only dwarf present.

"Uh, Aqualad? Who's this dude?" a weirdly green fangs stared up at Kid Flash. This one was probably even a tad smaller than Aqualad.

"Yo! Don't tell me this is a customer!" A little cyborg whooped, sitting on one of the small couches.

A blond boy with big green eyes stared up at Kid Flash, and waved once.

Kid Flash jumped a bit when he saw flames to his right, but only saw it was also a dwarf, whose head was covered in flames... He'd ask about that later. The dwarf nodded at him cooly, and walked away.

The next to greet him was an Asian-looking guy with a long ponytail, who bowed low in front of him.

The last two dwarves in the room was a pretty, pink-haired girl, and an almost caveman looking guy sitting next to her on the floor. Only the girl acknowledged him.

"Uhm..." Kid Flash looked at everyone.

"Oh. A customer, guys." Aqualad nodded to the green guy. "Beast Boy, then Cyborg, who's, well, the cyborg, Jericho, who doesn't speak, Hot Spot, the flame, Bushido, our ninja, and Kole and Gnarrk."

"But we never get customers-" Beast Boy said.

Aqualad cut him off. "So you don't want one? I'm cooking him something. You guys keep him company.

After Aqualad had walked away, everything continued as if Kid Flash had not walked into the room. Kole, however, decided to call him over. He complied. "Hi. Kole." The little girl grinned. "What's your name?"

"Kid," he replied, and smiled. "So what are you guys doing out so far in the middle of the forest?"

(*)

"When Aquadwarf finished making the burger, he gave it to Kid Flash, and everyone ate with him merrily, having small talk, and Beast Boy sharing the most cheesy jokes. Prince Kid had a great time with them, and, too soon, he had to leave.

He continued on his way to the castle of Gothamlandia, after passing through the first, sunny village. 'How sunny and happy this village is compared to the rest of Gothamlandia,' he thought to himself. And finally, he reached the door of the tall, foreboding castle with tall steeples, gargoyles adorning every corner, and creepy shadows slithering around in the dark.

(*)

"Hello? Anyone here?" Prince Kid called out at the gate. "Hell-ooooo?"

"What is your business with the royal family?"

A very, very tall woman stepped up to the gate, staring down at him. She was very muscle-y, and had a black mask covering half of her face. "I am Pantha. The royal family's guard. I repeat: What is your business with the royal family?"

"Don't look at me so meanly, it takes away potential beauty," Kid Flash said, bowing. Pantha sneered. "But it would be a pleasure if you would so allow me to have a courtesy call to the majesty herself."

"Queen's sick. Who is the one calling, anyway?"

"Tell her Prince Kid of Athenia's here," Kid said with a grin.

(*)

"Athenia was known for a lot of things - one of them its wealth. The minute Pantha heard 'Athenia', she let the prince in right away, and went to inform the queen's lady in waiting, Bee."

(*)

"M-Milady?" Bumblebee's voice trembled as she knocked on the door. (Either really good acting or just stage fright.) "May I come in?"

The door opened.

Bumblebee entered the room. The queen sat in her bed, upright, a shadow covering her face. It was hard not to feel afraid. "You have a request for a courtesy call."

"I don't accept courtesy calls, you know that."

"It's just..." she paused. "You see, the caller's the prince of Athenia."

"...What?" The queen paused. "The prince, mm?" she sighed. "Tell the princess that she shall meet with the prince."

Bee winced behind the queen's back. She already knew that the princess would not like what she was about to be told. The servant bowed low, and backed out of the door.

She quickly went and informed Argent, who gasped, and went to her lady. She knocked gently. "Princess."

"Yes, Argent?" the princess was sketching on her bed, a big sketch pad on her lap and a set of colored pencils on her side.

"Her majesty would like you to take care of a certain courtesy call."

An eyebrow was raised. "I thought we didn't accept courtesy calls?"

Argent coughed. "It's the prince of Athenia, your highness."

"Athenia." The princess groaned. "Fine, fine, mother gets what mother dear wants. I'll be right down."

Meanwhile, Prince Kid was wandering around idly in the throne room. It was very large, very elegant... Very empty. It wasn't like the throne room in Athenia, where there were jesters, and pretty ladies, and tons of random things happening. In here there were just two chairs; one with a taller backrest and made of gold, which was presumably for the queen, and the other made with a slightly smaller backrest and made of silver, possibly the princess'. In the room was only a tall, African-American boy with a blue hood and a large silver trumpet. Prince Kid had learned that the trumpeter's name was Herald.

"So... Is her majesty going to be here anytime soon, or am I going to have to spend the night here?"

A vein popped in Herald's head. One, you did not speak of such disrespect about the queen, and Two, this kid's arrogance was too much. You did not speak like that. At all. "I presume she is getting ready," he said stiffly. "You did come unannounced, Prince Kid."

If Kid Flash was a bit offended by Herald's tone, he didn't let it show. "Hey, cool down," he said, hands up. "No need to get heated up about it."

The door burst open, and Argent entered the room. "She's here," she said softly. "The princess will be doing the courtesy instead of the queen."

Herald nodded, and lifted the trumpet to his lips.

Kid Flash winced and covered his ears. It was the loudest, most deafening noise in the whole wide world. There was a smirk on Herald's face when he was done practically trumpeting a march into Prince Kid's ears. "Everyone, stand at attention! Announcing the arrival of the princess of Gothamlandia, the beautiful, the intelligent, the ever-reigning daughter of the queen of Gothamlandia, Princess Jinx!"

And into the room stepped the most beautiful girl that Prince Kid had ever seen.

(*)

Woo! First chapter done! :D (peeks into backstage) How are we doing, guys?

Starfire: Just glorious, Kaitty! We are going as smooth as blood flows down a battle wound of an-

Beast Boy: We're doing great. *Grins*

Me: And Robin's having fun as narrator, eh?

Raven: He doesn't get to do it often.

Me: Hey... Terra! How did you pop in all of the sudden?

Terra: Let's just say that Beast Boy brought me to my senses. *smiles, and pecks BB on the cheek*

Beast Boy: Waaaaaah~ *faints*

Starfire: No, Beast Boy! You are coming up again in the next act! Wake up!

Read and Review, guys! So grateful to my reviewers :* You may be few, but at least there are people reading it. :)

Ja~