a/n: probably veering into crackfic mode. you have my sincere apologies.

2. The Warlock.
(JLU)

"Oi, trust me on this one, kid, you'll love it!"

"Are you sure Batman allowed you down here?" said Tim as he pursed his lips in bemusement. The Flash in the meantime had commandeered control of the Bat-computer and was typing away into a search menu.

"Hey, go easy on me. If Ole Bats can search up Hawkgirl webrings, I figure I can do this. Call it expanding your mind, little one. Here." He gave a final tap on the keyboard.

Five minutes later and Tim's eyes were glued to the screen.

Batman had just come back from the Watchtower. There was a case leading into Gotham, and J'onn had insisted on one of the core following along, to preserve his secret identity, should he require changing into it. The last time, it had been Diana. Now, only the Flash was available, and all the disastrous consequences that entailed. Batman sneered at J'onn's consideration, and his unfortunate, developing sense of humour.

Speaking of humour, there was laughter in the cave. Robin. Hysterical, uncontrolled, gasps of riotous laughter. Batman stiffened, hands immediately darting to the spare Joker toxin he kept on hand as he rushed down the cave steps. No, how did the Joker manage to get in? He'd upped the security since the Thanagarian invasion - with Shayera's help, incidentally. And Barbara was on patrol tonight with Dick. Stupid, he should have never left the boy by himself, and Alfred, was he incapacitated too?

He crouched at the corner of the corridor, before it opened out into the expanse of the cave, and calmed himself, slipping on a gas mask as he did so, just in case. He peered around the corner, expecting the worst.

Only to find two shadows laughing uproariously at a paused cartoon on the screen. The Flash. And his protege.

"Aww, man, too funny! What is this?"

"Dude, does Bruce keep you under lock and key or what? I'll open up whole new worlds for you, little chum." The Flash was slapping his thighs as he kept doubled over from laughing. Robin fared no better.

"Wally."

Wally West seemed oblivious to the warning edge in Batman's tone. Robin, for his part, had sobered with such dramatic speed it was a wonder his face didn't get whiplash. "C'mon Bats, you've never seen this before! Richard the Warlock. Brilliant stuff." He reached for the play button again, "hold on, I'll just give you the last bit."

A refrain of 'Slaughter Your World' came floating through the Batcave, resulting in Wally's bursting into giggles again. A ridiculous cartooned figure cloaked and... singing, while causing rampant destruction seemed the cause of Wally West's laughing fit. Batman's brow began to twitch, as his lips narrowed into a singular line of not-impressed. He stalked towards the Speedster who had thrown his arms open and shook his fists in mock dramatics. "I am Richard the Warlock!" He stopped abruptly when he realised that Batman was now breathing down his face, an inch away from him.

"And I'm Batman." The growl emitted from beneath the cowl, eliciting a sheepish grin from the Flash, before his eyes lit up again.

"Heeeyyy... that's a great video series too, you wanna see?"