echoecho-girl, another anon, asked for two fairly unusual requests. The first was something about a toilet, which I'm afraid to say, my dear, you probably won't be getting. Her other request was the guys commenting on an episode of Ben 10 Ultimate Alien, another TV show on Cartoon Network if you're unfamiliar with it (I'm a closet fan, OK? I don't watch it often anymore, but once in a while I watch it for Kevin…mmm), and I combined it slightly with Bluejayz35's request for more pre series pieces. While there will be plenty, I felt this one would best be suited for a pre series setting.

Hope you all enjoy!


That's Not a REAL Power!


Roy sat on the worn couch, wondering how he'd been roped into this. He was squished uncomfortably between Dick, still with his arm in a cast, and an overly-hyper Wally. The thirteen-year-old had flipped the TV to some cartoon, and he and the newly-turned twelve-year-old Dick were animatedly discussing the show.

And they were arguing. Again.

"That guy," Dick said, punctuating his statement with a jab toward the TV with his casted arm, as his good arm was squashed between his and Roy's bodies, "does NOT have legitimate powers! He gets them from a watch!"

"Dude, that's totally a power! It doesn't matter how you get them, they're still powers!"

"Yeah, but he needs the watch to do it!"

"So, you're saying that Green Lantern isn't a real super powered person because he gets his powers from a ring?"

Dick paused, mulling it over. "That's different!" he protested. "Green Lantern exists. This guy doesn't."

"So?" Wally asked, snorting. "It's a cartoon, Dick. It's allowed."

"Well, it shouldn't," Dick said. "He's totally ripping off Green Lantern!"

Oh, not again! Roy though with a groan. He decided to try and nip this argument in the bud. "Dude, hand me the remote."

"No!" Wally said, and a fraction of a second passed before he was on the other side of the room. "It's my house, I'll decide what's on the TV!"

"You two are currently arguing about what's on the TV," Roy said, scooting over to give Dick some room on the couch, as it currently had one less occupant.

"Well, we wouldn't be if there was anything else on," Wally said glumly, walking back over to the couch and wormed his way back between Roy and the edge of the couch, forcing the older boy to sit back in his former position and Dick to find his own comfortable position. Again. The boy ended up with his arm over Roy's shoulder and legs dangling down toward the floor. He wasn't quite tall enough to reach it, however.

"I'm too short," he sighed.

"You just haven't grown yet," Wally said, quick to console the boy he'd been arguing with moments before.

"Wally's right. You just need another couple growth spurts. Until then, though," Roy said, grinning as he said the last part, "I can call you squirt."


Another short drabble. I hope this is OK, echoecho-girl, because I wasn't quite sure what you meant by either of them. I did the best I could!

And now you all know the origin of the nickname squirt! Roy kinda just adopted it to both of them, as they are both shorter than him in the series.