All right...I'm going to sit down and attempt to write this, but seeing as how I got basically no sleep last night, I might fall asleep on the keyboard. Oh well, I suppose I'll take a stab at it.
soaring-bright-flame: -bows- Thanks...lol glad my first attempt at humor wasn't a total bomb. Well, in my imagination, they were already there...something of a little prank. You do something naughty, you get locked up in the basement...of course the girls don't apply to that. She figured he was going to smack him around, who knows? Robin is a tad bit unpredictable at times. Sorry for the horrendous wait.
Furubafun24: LOL thanks, it sounded like something BB would say. Thanks!
Aeris-Raven: Here I am, taking a second stab at humor. Same here...I get grumpy with people who interrupt my sleep, especially since it doesn't happen much (same with Robin). Thanks...lol amazingly enough, we have seniors that go around singing them... -shakes head in shame-
jambey: LMAO! Yeah I got my fair share in younger years...and every now and then my sister gets bold enough to attempt a stroll down memory lane.
Sinistra250: LOL thank you, thank you...never thought of myself as the comedian type...hmm.
teentitan person: Gah I apollogize for the horrible wait.
Strixvaria: Thanks.
Rose: LOL a mean little trick of mine...-slaps wrist- She was getting beauty rest I suppose.
Niki Dee: LALALALALALA I CAN'T HEAR YOU!
Inferno Wing: Wow thanks! LOL Got Gel...I nearly died. Me neither...that's why it's good that I have no younger siblings. I fear what I would do to them. NO WAY! You're stories are awesome...this was just a bit of nonsense I wrote out of boredom. Can't wait for the next chap of Got Gel? Yep But No Tofu...hilarious. Thanks so much for the review!
dont even think of waking me: LOL -bows- thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week!
Tifereth Kantrishakrim: LOL eloquent? Here I was thinking I was mumbling nosense. -grins insanely- Yay, I chased away the evil block! Ah! What are you going to do to Robin? AH! Yeah, I can understand Raven's side...but I just felt so aweful for Robin...she is doing him no favors by pushing him away. -grins insanely- Yes, write! Write like mad, and I shall do the same! LOL nah, you for sure have that title. Where are you, anyway? -looks under bed, in closet, in sock drawer-
VerticallyxChallenged: LOL no kidding! Yeah...it is Creative Writing, as far as I'm concerned. Oh yes. They are just so well-behaved and adultlike. I think it cut off your review...bummer.
riawolf: -grins like a fool- Well, it looks like I can be funny after all.
Reggie Tuesday: LOL thanks...the things I do when bored...
Ok so here goes...Oh boy are you in for some fun, Robin! (Robin: -glares suspiciously- I know that look...when you grin like that it usually means trouble for me.) -cackles- Read!
"Friends, I have the most marvelous news!"
Cyborg and Beast Boy were oblivious, staring at the screen with red, puffy eyes. They had been playing for five hours straight, and still the score was tied. Both refused to quit, both certain that they were just one game away from victory.
Raven nodded to acknowledge Starfire's presence, then dove back into the pages of her current book, A Wrinkle in Time.
Robin, who seemed to be on the point of falling asleep in his coffee, looked up at her with glazed eyes. "What? Oh...that's great, Star", he mumbled, stifling a yawn. It had been a long night on the computer, digging up history on any new criminals, etc. The coffee was the only thing keeping his eyes open.
"It is much more than great, Robin! But we must get ready, friends, for we are to leave at the four of the clock!" Starfire glanced at the computer console, then squealed in excitement. "Joyous! It is almost time!"
"That's great, Star", mumbled Robin, busy finding patterns in the countertop.
"Wait a second, Starfire. What do you mean 'leave'? We don't have any plans for the rest of the day." Raven raised an eyebrow at the giggling and bouncing teenager.
"True, friend Raven. Before I journeyed to the mall of shopping, we did not have any plans. But now that I have returned from the mall of shopping, we most certainly do have plans!"
"That's great, Star."
"Gah! Tied again!"
"Starfire, what are these 'plans' you keep ranting about?" asked Raven, shutting her book in frustration.
"We are going to assist the kind man at his school for small Earth children, the Care of the Day!" she exclaimed, leaping in the air and clapping her hands in anticipation.
"That's gre...Care of the Day?" The words finally pierced through the cloud around his head, and his face instantly paled as they sunk in. "You mean...a daycare? Starfire, What Did You Do?"
"Oh, Robin, he is a very nice man...he even bears a certain uncanny resemblance to you! Although his pointy hair is of a much different shade..." Starfire pondered over haircolor for a moment, then her face brightened once again. "Friends, we must make haste if we are to be ready when the small finger is on the number 4!" She raced, or rather, swooped out of the room, giggling happily as she disappeared through the sliding doors, leaving a horrified silence in her wake.
"So...Starfire met some wacko at the mall who managed to rope her, or rather, us into working at some kind of daycare? Well I certainly didn't see this coming," Raven remarked dryly, laying aside her book resignedly.
Robin just blinked, staring at the spot where Starfire had been as though he was engaged in a staring match with Satan himself. "We...I can't...a daycare!...there has to be some way out of this!" Before he could begin formulating an escape plan, however, the moniter clicked on behind him, and he whirled around to face one of the scariest creatures he had ever come in contact with.
"Sup, dawg? So, you're like the Titans, right? Starflower said you guys are like gonna watch the brats for me."
Pink...bright, neon, eye-searing pink. Robin averted his eyes, blinking to clear the horrible color from his vision, mumbling something to the affect of, "It burns...sssss." With a great deal of bravery, our masked hero chanced another glance at the...unique individual before him. He looked something like a walking fridge: covered in various bits of twisted metal shoved through the strangest places with odds and ends of "art" displayed here and there on what was visible of his skin. By the looks of his outfit, he had either gotten dressed in the dark or was completely colorblind. His gravity-defying pink spikey hair clashed horribly with the lime green, lemon, and maroon of his clothing, if it could be called that. Starfire's words echoed in his head as he looked the thing up and down.
"Don't worry. I don't see the resemblance", whispered Raven, leaning in towards him though her eyes were still fixed upon their surprise caller.
"So...uh, do you wanna like talk or what, dudes?" The It mumbled, eyes half-mast as he stared back at the Titans blankly.
Beast Boy, having been about an inch from the screen when the It called, seemed to be convulsing with fear, pain, or both. Cyborg stared open-mouthed, his eyebrow twitching slightly. They were clearly not going to offer any assistance, so Robin felt it was his duty to be...courteous. After all, he was pretty sure it was a human being, and as such, it deserved some semblance of decency. "H...i. I'm uh Robin...and yeah we're the Teen Titans. Can I help you...?"
"Dude, can anyone really help anything anymore?" This question seemed to send him into a very painful process of thought, as he seemed to be drooling, eyes completely blank.
"Riiiiiiight. Well, uh, it was...interesting talking to you." Robin's hand inched towards the monitor to terminate the call, as though afraid that any sudden moves might startle the It.
The It came to Earth with a start. "Oh uh yeah, sorry about that, man. So you're, like, coming at 4, right?"
Robin cringed inwardly. He had almost forgotten...the "Care of Day." "Uh...about that...see, um we were just about to..." he racked his brain for some way out of this situation, "go to a meeting...with the uh Justice League." He cleared his throat importantly, puffing out his chest ever so slightly. "So, as much as we would like to help, we really need to get going for that. You know how Batman gets." He laughed weakly, looking around at his teammates for support...but none came. BB and Cy were too stunned to speak, and Raven was having too much fun watching him stutter.
The It showed the first bit of emotion he had displayed in a good long while: disappointment. "Aw...the kids'll be so bummed, man! They were totally looking forward to your little visit." He heaved a great, dramatic sigh. "Really sorry little dudes...looks like they can't come."
The screen was suddenly filled with the faces of children of more toddlers than Robin could count. It took a minute for the words to sink in, and when they did, all Hell broke loose.
"WHY?" "I'M TELLING MOMMY!" "NO FAIR!" "But...but I WANNA SEE ROBIN!" Next came the tears, huge crocodile ones pouring from their eyes as lips quivered and faces turned red. One little girl seemed to be nearly hysterical. It was, to say the least, an unpleasant sight.
When the wailing reached an unbearable pitch, Robin yelled, "ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT! WE'LL DO IT! JUST PLEASE...MAKE IT STOP...make it stop..." He was hunched over in a standing version of the fetal position, hands pressed over his ears and eyes squeezed shut. When silence reigned for a few moments, he cracked one eye open, peering cautiously at the screen. The whaling infants had disappeared, to be replaced once again by the It. He never would have believed it, but compared to what they had before, the It looked almost beautiful.
"Uh...what about your meeting, dude?" asked the It, with something that might have been classified as a smug look if his face wasn't tattooed beyond recognition.
"It…uh…it can wait. So…I…guess I'll uh see you at…" his eyebrow twitched furiously, "4?"
"Right on, dude. See ya then." The It disappeared abruptly, leaving a stunned silence among the Teen Titans. None of them had ever been so afraid in their lives.
All righty then, there will be a part 2 and a part 3 if necessary. Tell me what you think…I hope it was funny. If it wasn't, I promise the next one will be oodles better, cuz this is pretty much just the introduction. Laters, everybody! -Dusty