For Somewhere In Time. Thanks for the idea. I kept laughing every time I thought about how to go about writing this one. This is what ended up being settled on. Hope everyone likes it. Sorry it took so long to update!
What do I own, you ask? Well, dear friend, the answer starts with a "N" and ends with an "ot the Titans".
Starfire knew that humans had many different methods of entertainment.
There was the Television which displayed the images of far-away places, some of which did not even exist. The Radio, Computer, and many other non-electrically powered forms of media also served to provide the masses with a suitable way to pass the time. On Tamaran, they had the technology to create such devices. However much they enjoyed music and culture, they were a warrior race and had no need (or time) for expending unnecessary time on such activities. Any honorable Tamaranean spent extra time preparing for battle and conflict. Many of their recreational activities were simplistic and for the most part, non-life threatening exercises.
Earth also used such games. However, in current times there was no real need for every one of the Earth's citizens to practice such activities to preparation for battle. Now these sports were little more than a way for people to exhibit their athletic prowess.
Friends Beast Boy and Cyborg had introduced her to a few of the many different forms of physical recreation Earth offered, such as the flat disc they called the Frisbee which served a purpose as a projectile. The flimsy disc was to be hurled great distances to a partner, who would then catch the Frisbee and proceed to toss it back. There was also the Dodgeball, whose name described itself with great accuracy. Football, Soccer, and Basketball were slightly more difficult to understand. She was still uncertain as to the point of the Volleyball. In between the scoring of points, talking of trash, and generally having of fun, she noticed something about the two.
They were unsatisfied to simply play the game as the rules stated. Often the original ordinances would remain in place for a single round. By that time, one or both of them would have thought of a new method of play that would enhance the difficulty of the game or make it more amusing to participate. She understood their thinking. As Titans, they were capable of achieving much greater physical feats than the average human. Very often, their playground games would be changed to reflect their super human status.
Instead of one pigskin, there would instead be four, along with an additional challenge of scoring with all four at the same time, which would give the successful player twenty extra points. The dodging of the ball would be performed blindfolded or restrained to a very small area, which forced them to use their senses to a much greater degree and put them under a greater amount of pressure. Then of course, there was the semi-disaster that occurred when they performed the game using three automatic serving machines and an inordinate amount of tennis balls. The incident had caused Robin to place a ban on any balls used for any activities that were not reported and cleared by him beforehand. This, for some unexplained reason, had generated great laughter from the two guilty parties as they went about collecting all eight hundred tennis balls from the island and surrounding bay area.
However, their lack of access to playthings led them to create their own game: Stankball.
She had to applaud their ingenuity, even if the result was unhygienic. The game lent itself to the level of difficulty. They had intentionally made it very difficult to score, but had been equally deliberate in leaving out any specific discouragers to employing aides such as powers and headlocks. Very often, it came down to which party could manage to keep possession of the ball long enough, which was a difficult task. The stench that the object gave off was atrocious. When they had first begun to play, both of them had passed out from the simple smell of the ball. Eventually they had either grown accustomed to the smell or simply fought through it. It was a difficult game to follow, but extremely amusing to observe. The highlights of the short-lived sports phenomenon included Raven's brief period of time playing. She was crowned "Ultimate Champion of the Entire Universe" in under ten minutes.
Stankball was brought to a halt when a misaimed throw connected with Robin's head. After their leader came to, Robin quickly reversed his previous ban on balls on the condition that they never invented such a disgusting pastime again, along with an agreement that they would limit themselves to only using a single automatic serving machine at a time.
Somewhere In Time, I hope you don't mind it wasn't exclusively focused on Stankball. This was just what made sense when I started writing.
Anyone else with ideas, just let me know and I'll do my best not to suck.
