Holy Not Updating Chapters, Batman! I haven't written anything in forever. Yeah, so, in case you were wondering I'm not dead… yet. I finally got some inspiration of the Beast Boy prompt. Maybe my creativity is mad about the hiatus Young Justice has been taking. BUT, It's ALMOST over. I'm so excited about Saturday, despite my hate for Greg at the moment. If fact, the new episodes are the reason I didn't want to write today. T.T I saw the trailer for the new episodes! Excuse me while I go cry, but please enjoy the chapter as I do so. *cries* (p.s. I know I'm weird)
Gar sighed sadly. He had once again been left behind while the others got to go on a mission. The green boy hadn't even been invited to the debriefing. His tail fell to the ground as he looked around the main hall. Normally, he would have love to have the cave all to himself but he was so tired of being left because he was too young. "This stinks," he muttered, turning towards the kitchen. At least he'd be able to watch TV in peace. That brought a smile to his face.
However, that smile disappeared when he saw who else had been left home. Two forms sat in front of the screen as a racing game played on it. Both were dressed in civvies but, because of Batman's rule, Robin was wearing sunglasses. It hardly seemed necessary since the boy next to him, Bart Allen, already knew the boy wonder's identity and had shared it with Gar. Bart had almost immediately latched on to Robin, forming a friendship nobody thought possible. Bart was already notoriously childish and everyone, with an exception of probably Nightwing and Batman, had thought Robin was super serious just like his mentor. Within an hour of hanging out with the speedster, though, the Bat's new partner had show a rather lighthearted side.
Despite their friendship, they never hung out with Beast Boy, ever. Gar's shoulders slumped, now he didn't even have the cave to himself. This day had just begun and already BB wanted it over. He made his way the fridge, looking for something to snack on while he debated what to do. Before the boy had a chance to grab something, another person entered the room. The two boys playing video games didn't even look up at the newcomer. Gar saw who it was though.
Superboy stood in the doorway somewhat uncomfortably. The green boy uncertainly raised his eyebrows, conveying a silent question. "I'm stuck babysitting you three while Red's busy," Conner said quickly. Robin nodded while still playing.
On the screen, the race was finished. "Con," the boy wonder began, picking up an extra remote. "Do you want to join?" He threw the remote at the clone, who caught it without a thought. He shook his head with an indifferent look plastered onto his face, but sat down next to the two boys anyway. Robin and Bart exchanged glances of confusion before shrugging and turning back to the screen. Gar's attention shifted back to finding something to eat. The sounds of the game began again.
"Why is my screen so weird?" Conner asked suddenly.
"Your screen's wider because we only have three players," Robin explained impatiently.
Gar shrugged and grabbed handful of M'gann's cookies. "I agree with Con," Bart spoke up. Beast Boy poured himself a glass of milk and, with his snacks in hand, turned to leave.
"We could always kick you off, Bart."
"No way!"
"Hey, BB!" Robin called, startling the green boy. Garfield slowly turned around to meet Rob's eyes, well, shades. "Wanna play? We need four players." Before the shocked boy could answer Bart was behind him, guiding him to the couch and sitting him down. Tim handed him a controller as Gar notice his snack was missing. Bart plopped down on the couch, stuffing a cookie in his mouth and taking a drink of milk.
"Dude!" he exclaimed.
Tim ignored him and pointed to the controller. "This button makes you go. This one makes you stop," he explained pointing to the various buttons. "You steer with this and this button makes your car shoot. The point of the game is to win." They gave BB no time to process this information. The game started, giving them a count down before the race actually started. Gar had never really gotten a chance to play video games when he lived with his mother in Qurac. Even when he moved to the cave, where the other boys were often play some game or another, his time was spent mostly studying with Snapper Carr or training.
"So," Bart began as Gar's car crashed into a wall… again. "BB, have you met Raven yet?"
"Um, who?" Conner's car came up behind Gar's and blew it to bits.
"Guess not." Impulse laughed awkwardly. "Spoilers." Robin's elbow jammed into the redhead's ribs causing him to shout in pain. "What was that for?" Gar laughed unexpectedly. Maybe these guys weren't so bad after all.
"Enough with the spoilers. You already gave away my secret ID," Tim snapped. "I thought you said giving up too much information from the future was bad for the time stream, or the mode or whatever it is you're always talking about."
Bart laughed again. "That's right! Your name is Tim and Nightwing is Dick," BB exclaimed, his laughter joining the speedster's. He could feel Tim's glares through his sunglasses, which only made him laugh harder. Bart threw his arm around Gar's shoulders, giving him a lopsided grin. Meanwhile, the game was forgotten and Conner was staring at them. His face a mask of utter confusion.
"Tim?" He murmured. "And Dick?" Tim sighed defeatedly.
"And Dude," Impulse said, growing completely serious. "I'm here to crash the mode, not ruin the time stream. There's a HUGE difference." He stopped to think before an even bigger grin grew on his face. "Spoiler. Not a bad name but, I wouldn't want to steal Stephanie's thunder." The ginger didn't even wait for them to ask the question they all knew was coming. "Don't worry. She's not far into the future. You're gonna like her. Well, not at first- Ow." Another elbow to the ribs.
"Just shut up already."
Bart's shoulder's slumped and he sighed sadly. "But, Barbara…" he muttered before catching himself and throwing a hand over his mouth. "Sorry," he whispered through his fingers. However, what he had said caught Tim's attention.
"What about Babs?" Tim demanded. His face full of worry. Gar glanced towards Conner, seeing that SuperBoy had the same confused look on his face. Another name neither of them knew. Con mouthed a word that the younger boy didn't catch. His eyebrows knit together. The word was mouthed again, "Batgirl?". BB shrugged. It was possible that Barbara was Batgirl but unless one of the other boys came out and said it there was no way of confirming it. After all, Nightwing made Gar swear he'd never speak of his and Robin's secret identities. Although, he technically had already spoke of it today.
"No. No more," Bart said completely serious for the first time. "Let's just go back to the game." Tim sighed and nodded. When all four boys looked back the race was over. One of the CPU's had won. The game was restarted and the silence was broken by loud noises of the video game. No one talked for a while. It wasn't until the race was over that someone actually made any noise.
All cars had crossed the finish line. Gar groaned softly. He had, of course, lost to all of them. Bart and Tim turned to look at him in shock. "Why are you so upset?" Tim asked. The red head's mouth hung open. "You won."
"I did?"
Bart laughed loudly. "You seriously need to hang out with us more. M'gann's rotted your brains." Impulse knocked on BB's head. He turned to Robin. "Ten buck's says he's never pulled a prank on Miss M." Gar bit his lip. If that was an actual bet then Bart had won. The tone of the ginger's voice implied that they were going to change that. The two boys, who before today had completely ignored him, where now gazing at him with a mischievous look on their faces. They grabbed his arms and began to drag him towards the innards of the cave. "We have so much to teach you, Young Grasshopper!"
I'm not really sure what I feel about this chapter. I think the character's are a little OOC but that's just cause I don't know these guy's as well as some of the others so I guess. Oh well, I'm keeping it because I love Tim, Bart and Kon/Con and Gar's adorable. Anywhos, Please tell me what you think, as always. I also want to stress the need for prompts because I like the challenge (promise I'm working on May the Farce) and it gives me more of a reason to write. Review, because I'm a review w****. ;)
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