Lucas stood regarding himself in front of the mirror in his quarters, his bed-sheet wrapped around his shoulders like a cape. His hands were balled on his hips in a bad imitation of Babs in her 'Batgirl' persona.
"I... AM... BATMAN!" He cried, throwing his head back and tossing his hair.
Sound from the doorway made him tear the sheet from his shoulders and turn around faster than he would have thought was humanly possible. In the doorframe was Tony Picallo, doubled over in a fit of laughter.
"You... you..." Tony gasped, trying to form words and catch his breath at the same time. "You are so cute!"
"Shut up, Tony." Lucas crossed his arms and slumped down in his desk chair.
Tony straitened and closed the hatch behind him. He chuckled as he pulled up Lucas' discarded cape and draped it around his own shoulders. "I am... Batman..." He could barely get the phrase out before he was overcome with laughter.
"Are you done?" Lucas slumped even farther down in his chair.
"Luke, come on, man. That was one of the funniest things I have ever seen! As your roommate, I reserve the right to make fun of you, as well as spread this around the boat!"
"Oh, come on, Tony! You can't tell anyone about this!"
"Oh yeah? And just how are you going to stop me? Are you gonna use your Bat-memory eraser? Or maybe you can call Robin..." Tony once again slid to the floor, unable to speak through the laughter. Lucas, thoroughly embarrassed, got up from his chair and picked up his discarded cape/ bedsheet.
Tony, having once again gotten himself under control, decided to move in for the kill.
"Look, Luke, I won't tell anyone. Come on, man. Bygones, 'k?" He stood up and moved to the door, knowing that as soon as he relayed his information, he would most likely be in need of a hasty exit. "I came by to see if you wanted to come to Tim's movie night. Everyone's gonna be there. I'll even make you some popcorn. What do you say?"
Lucas, still a little red, refused to turn around, but was curious none the less. "What movie is it?"
"Oh, just some old flick from the 20th century." He paused dramatically, giving him time to open the hatch door. "It's called... Batman Forever!" He slammed the door before Lucas' thrown pillow could reach him.
Lucas smiled to himself. If only he knew...
Kate Questie and Sadistic Questie 9-6-01
Author's Notes: Egad! It's finished! Wow... I just wanted everyone to know that this fic was two years in the making, and only because Sadistic Questie had to go to that stupid smart person's college... damn techies... She wanted to write the ending, but you know what? A girl can only take an unfinished fic for so long... Maybe I can convince her to get her nose out of those books long enough to write the ending she had in mind... ;-) I have to admit, this was probably the most fun I've had writing a fic. Hope y'all had as much fun reading this thing as we had writing it!