Title:
Don't Forget to Crow
Author:
Brendan Storm
Rating: G
Continuity:Comic
Characters:
, Nightwing, Arsenal and Lian; Superman, Batman
Warnings:
Sap Warning: Extreme sappiness ahead.
"Daddy! I wanna watch it again!"
"Sure honey, let daddy rewind it first."
"Again Again Again!!!"
"Good grief. We only saw it seven times
already. Can't we watch Barney?" Dick Grayson stepped out of
the kitchen in the sub basement of Titans Tower. "I have more
popcorn ready."
"You brought it. Where'd you get this
anyway?"
"Would you believe the JLA gave it to me?"
"You're kidding."
"Superman said I should give it to Batman. He
said it would be relevant to his and my current situation."
"The movie Hook, relevant?"
"Yeah, I don't get it either. I suppose he's
trying to tell him to be a kid once in a while."
"Again!" The little girl shouts just as the
tape finishes rewinding.
"So you brought it to me. Why?"
"Because if anyone can appreciate it, it'd be
you. You're a dad, and you love your kid, you can crow, and I wanted to
let you know how proud I am of you."
"You know," Roy put an arm around his
friend. "Every time I think you're hangin around with *him* too
much, you pull a fast one on me. Want to stay and watch it again?"
"What the heck. I'll buy another copy for
him."
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"Is he home?" The dark voice issuing through
the speakerphone could only belong to one man.
"I'll get him," Lois turned and called
out. "Clark! It's for you!"
"I heard hon.. I'll take
it." The wind whooshed through the balcony, and Clark appeared.
"Hook?" Batman had a quizzical sound in his
voice.
"Think back to your childhood, Bruce. Didn't your
mother read Peter Pan to you?"
"Yes, she did."
"And did you ever read it to Dick?"
"No, I was too busy. So was he."
"Now you know why I picked it." Clark smiled
and hugged his wife. "Your turn to pick next week?"
"Fine." Batman sighed softly.
"Next week then."
"Ok, talk to you then." Clark put the phone
down on the cradle, but not before he heard Bruce's last muttered words.
"Bang-o-rang."
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Fin
Author's
Note: Short short stories kick around my head all the time, and if
anybody wants to pick up where I left off, I think the idea of the Worlds
Finest trading their top ten favorite films should be explored
more.
