I-Pod

"Wally, did you really invite super villains to your children's birthday party?" Barry asked.

Wally looked around at the crowd. "Did I? If I did, it wasn't intentional-oh! You mean Piper and James, right? Uncle Barry, they're not villains anymore."

"According to the records at work they are. Although the records do seem to be a bit outdated. I thought Trickster was dead."

"Me too. Huh. Well I said Piper could bring a guest. I'm gonna go ask him when James was res'd. Did you get cake yet?"

Barry couldn't help but feel like he was being brushed off.

"Guys, it's time for presents!" Linda announced.

"PRESENTS!" Irey and Jai dove for the present table and fidgeted eagerly in front of it until the guests gathered around them. Linda picked up two identically wrapped gifts and handed them to the appropriate twin.

"Make sure you read the cards," She intructed.

"To Irey...love Uncle Barry and Auntie Iris," Irey rattled dutifully, while Jai crumbled his and threw it over his shoulder. Linda was going to say something, but Wally was already laughing and they'd agreed to present a unified front of discipline to the kids.

"Present-present-pre...what the heck's this?" Jai asked.

"Jai, be nice!" Linda hissed.

"It's an ant farm," Barry explained. He shrugged. "I had one when I was a kid."

"Sea monkeys?" Irey read the label of her box confusedly. "Neat...are they really tiny monkeys?"

Iris rolled her eyes. "We'll take you kids to the toy store when you sleep over next weekend, how's that?"

"Works for me. Mom, gimme the next present!" Jai said eagerly.

"Can you at least throw in a please? Alright, I'm guessing these ones are from James based on the color scheme..." Linda pulled the striped packages off of the table, and Barry hissed in a quick breath.

"They're from me and Piper. Sorry kids, we went in halfsies on your presents."

"That's okay," Irey said sweetly. Jai was scowling though, mumbling about how small the boxes were.

"Two super villains bought those gifts and Wally's really going to let the kids open them?" Barry hissed. Iris elbowed him. "Rathaway's a hypnotist and Jesse's a pro with explosions."

"Barry, really-"

And then in a blur of movement he grabbed both of the presents.

"HEY!" The twins yelled.

"I'm just going to make sure these are safe first-"

"Barry, I know you mean well-" Linda was cut off by an indignant Piper.

"Will you get the stick out? They're I-Pods, not weapons of mass destruction!"

"And just what in the world is an I-Pod?" Barry asked suspiciously.

Irey was crying. "Only the best present ever. Can I have it please?"

"Uncle Barry, you can't pick on Piper and Tricks just because their presents are better than yours!" Jai snapped. "Now gimme my I-Pod!"

Startled, Barry gave the kids the presents back.