Disclaimer: The Teen Titans and all DC characters in this fic aren't mine – they all belong to WB.
Status Report
The Batmobile screeched to a halt at the end of the runway. The hatch slid forward obligingly, and Batman jumped out. He spotted Alfred walking towards him, a package in hand.
"This arrived for you today, sir."
Batman pulled back his cowl to reveal the face of Bruce Wayne, and he allowed himself the luxury of a small smile. "From the Titans?"
"It appears so."
Bruce nodded. "I'll have a shower and a change first, then we'll see what Robin's been up to."
Alfred nodded. "Very good sir."
One shower and change later, and a fresh and clean Bruce Wayne was sat before his computer console. Alfred stood behind him, equally eager to see and hear what their young friend had been getting up to in Jump City. Bruce pushed the play button and was greeted by the sight of something purple. Then something green. Bruce squinted, trying to make out what was going on. The green smudge pulled back to reveal the face of Beast Boy.
"Dude! Sweet! It's a camera!"
He looked up at someone else opposite, and the camera was suddenly pulled from his grasp, revealing the face of Cyborg.
"Hmm. This looks like pretty advanced stuff. Maybe I should have a look at it."
"Aww, c'mon dude! You can't say that you don't want to do some filming stuff!"
Cyborg looked over at Beast Boy and grinned. "You know, I think we should."
Bruce groaned and rubbed his forehead, and Alfred smiled. The image cut to the corridors of Titans Tower, the camera jerking from side to side as whomever was holding the camera walked.
"Welcome to Titans Tower. I'm your cameraman, the amazing and excellent Cyborg." The camera turned briefly to look at the smiling face of Cyborg before turning ahead once again. "And on my left is the equally amazing (if not quite as excellent) Beast Boy!"
The camera panned over to Beast Boy, who struck various muscle flexing poses. He looked at the camera. "Oh yes ladies. He's single," he said, raising his eyebrows several times. Cyborg burst out laughing and continued to walk down the corridor.
"Hey!" Beast Boy's voice rang out. "What's so funny?"
The image cut again, this time revealing the lounge area of the Titans Tower. Alfred looked over the lavish furniture and excellent view.
"Have you ever considered building a Bat Tower, sir?"
Bruce looked over at him and scowled. "Look at how amused I am."
Their eyes were once again drawn to the screen by a loud squeal of delight. Starfire had proceeded to almost squash her face into the camera.
"What is this strange device, Cyborg?"
"It's a camera, Star."
"What does a 'camera' do?"
"It records things. See?"
The camera turned around, presumably to show Starfire the lens on the other side that was recording.
"Oh! It is like the VCR, but for real life!" she said excitedly.
"Yeah, that's it."
"We must show Robin!"
The camera suddenly jerked away, as though Cyborg were pulling it from Starfire's reach. "We can't," Cyborg's voice responded, the camera once again trained on the Tamaranian.
"Why?"
Beast Boy interjected. "Because… it's kinda his."
"What is?" Robin's voice asked, coming from the distance. The camera suddenly whirled around, and the world was suddenly at a strange angle. Cyborg was probably putting it behind his back.
"The camera," Starfire said, ignoring Cyborg and Beast Boy's loud objections.
"What camera?" Robin's voice asked, and Cyborg sighed. He was pulling the camera from behind his back when the picture cut out again, suddenly changing to reveal the roof of the tower. The sun was setting in the distance, and someone had obviously elected to show this sight to Bruce and Alfred.
"Quite striking," Alfred said quietly, and Bruce nodded.
There was some faint laughter from the left, and the camera turned to see Starfire walking alongside whoever held the camera.
"Robin, why have you got the camera?"
"Because I wanted to get the sunset," Robin's voice responded, the camera remaining on the young Tamaranian. "With winter coming, it's going to get pretty cloudy, and I wanted to get it before it gets too cold up here. You know, like a keepsake. To remind me of how nice it looks," he said, his voice taking on a slightly different quality as he said the last sentence.
Bruce raised an eyebrow, and looked over at Alfred, who merely had an amused look on his face.
"Something funny, Alfred?"
"Not at all, sir."
Bruce eyed him sceptically, then turned back to the screen. Robin and Starfire had proceeded to sit.
"For whoever's watching this in the future, I'm Robin," he said, turning the camera around to look at his own face. "And this," he said, turning the camera back, "is Starfire. Say hi, Starfire."
Starfire meekly raised a hand. "Um…hello, future persons."
"No, no. Say 'hi'. I've never heard you say 'hi' before."
Starfire laughed slightly. "But why, Robin?"
"Because it'll sound nice."
Bruce groaned and put his head in his hand. "This is absolutely…" Bruce looked for the correct words.
"Adorable, sir?" Alfred asked in a deadpan voice, his face completely straight. Bruce looked back at him with a deep Bat-glare, which did nothing to remove the smirk from the butler's eyes. Bruce sighed and turned back to the screen, where Starfire was laughing nervously while playing with the end of her hair. She raised a hand in a wave.
"Hi."
"See? That was great."
Starfire laughed nervously again, and looked back to the sunset. The camera lingered on her for a while, and she turned back. "Um… Robin?"
"Yes, Star?"
"If you are here to record the sunset, then why are you recording me?"
"Good question," Bruce muttered irritably, massaging his temples.
"Oh! Right," Robin responded, sounding slightly disappointed as he turned back to the sunset. The camera lingered on the sunset for a few seconds longer, then cut again, this time revealing a grey skinned girl, who was looking at the camera with an eyebrow raised.
"And this," Robin's voice came from behind the camera, "Is Raven. Say hi, Raven."
Raven raised a hand, keeping her face deadpan. "Hi. Go away now."
Bruce turned to Alfred and smiled, pointing at the screen. "Her, I like."
"Why am I not surprised?" Alfred said, an amused smile on his lips.
"Sorry, I just wanted to have some record of you on the camera. You know, since everybody else is on here."
"Okay, so now you've got me. I think you can go now."
The camera jostled slightly and Robin grunted. The camera seemed to fall for a moment, but stopped in mid air.
"Step aside, Robin! This is a job for Beast Boy!" Beast Boy adopted a TV presenter voice as he spoke. "With us today is the creepy and so so so angry Raven! Tell us, Raven, what made you want to become a superheroine?"
Raven glared at the camera.
"Uh, okay… what's your favourite colour?"
Raven glared at the camera.
"Favourite food?"
Raven glared at the camera.
"Favourite drink?"
Raven glared at the camera.
"Favourite Titan?"
Raven glared at the camera.
"Come on, Raven, say something!"
"Azarath, Metrion, Zinthos."
The entire image became black for a spilt second before the image yet again cut away. The camera was being held by Cyborg, who was chuckling behind the camera the entire time. The image was that of the med lab, and Robin and Beast Boy were sat on different beds, Starfire wrapping bandages around their heads. Robin looked over at Beast Boy.
"Moron," he mumbled. Beast Boy just rubbed his head and moaned in pain. The image cut yet again, this time being held by someone else. Raven turned the camera back to face her.
"Since Beast Boy may have given you the wrong impression, I just wanted to take my turn on this thing. I'm actually not that creepy, or angry. Beast Boy makes me angry. I'm not angry all of the time."
There was a knocking on the door, and Raven quickly reached behind the camera, the image cutting to that of the Titans having dinner. Bruce pushed the stop button before he could see any more. He steeped his head in thought.
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Robin walked into his room, examining the broken birdarang that he held in his hand. He didn't realise that Cinderblock was that solid. He ran his fingers down the side, and caught his hand on a jagged piece of the broken weapon. He yelped slightly, and it fell to the floor, bouncing under his bed. He scowled and got down on the floor, trying to find the birdarang underneath the bed. He saw the box that the camera had come in, but noticed something that he hadn't seen before; there was a note hanging out of the box.
He picked up the box and read the note, his eyes widening as he did so.
Robin
I have sent you this camera to show me what you have learnt during your time with the Titans. From what reports I've seen, I'm beginning to have my doubts as to how seriously you and your team take crime fighting.
Incidentally, I've modified the camera so that you can't erase or edit anything.
Batman
A cold sweat was now forming on Robin's forehead.
Oh no… that was from Bruce?
When someone had come to collect the camera, he had reluctantly erased (he thought) what was on there and handed it over. He had assumed that it had merely been sent to the wrong address, or had the wrong label on it. Just as he was about to call Bruce, there was a knock on the door. He opened it to find a confused Beast Boy stood at the door.
"Uh, this came for you dude."
Robin looked at the box that Beast Boy held in his hands. He took it and opened it as fast as he could, prompting Beat Boy to yelp and jump back slightly. Robin opened the box, pulling out the camera that Bruce had sent him. Robin raised an eyebrow and pushed the play button, showing all of the things that the Titans had filmed. Robin's brow creased in confusion, and he spotted a note attached to the box.
He pulled it out and read it.
Robin
I'm going to assume that this was some kind of joke.
Batman
Robin blew out a breath of relief.
"What'd it say, dude?"
Robin turned to see Beast Boy looking at him inquisitively. Robin grinned, and Beast Boy looked even more confused. Robin didn't grin. It just didn't happen. Robin smiled, or smirked. But never grinned.
"It doesn't matter, Beast Boy."
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(A/N: I thought the ending kind of trailed off myself, but… that's the nature of one shots and silly little drabbles, I suppose.
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