Chapter 2. Charity and Tax Day

I don't own Teen Titans

Each man ran home to his wife, except Roy and Wally who went to prepare some tools.

With Dick

"Kori?" Dick called as he walked into the house. "Are you home?"

"Yes, love," Kori called. "I am in here with Silkie."

Dick smiled as he walked into the room. Kori was feeding their daughter, Sally or Silkie as they called her, due to her soft hair and skin.

"Are you too busy?"

"No, why?"

"How does sweet charity sound?"

Kori's eyes widen. "That sounds good. Rouge came around today and collects nearly every penny we had." Kori started giggling. "She is very angry at you boys."

Dick shrugged. "We weren't doing anything wrong. We were just swimming."

"Right. You go back to the forest and I will drop Silkie at Rachel and Gar's place." Dick nodded, kissed his two favourite girls and ran back to the forest.

With Garth

Garth walked out into Tara's garden. Her back was to him so he decided to play a little trick.

"Hey mud-girl," he called. Tara turned and mock-frowned.

"Since when can fish talk?" she smirked. Garth placed his hand over his chest and pretended to suffocate.

"Please," he chocked out. "Someone save me." Tara rolled her eyes, got up and kissed her husband. Garth smiled.

"I love getting what I want," Garth said. "By the way, guess what day it is?"

"Tax day," Tara sighed. "Rouge rang us dry of our money."

"Well, good thing it's Charity day!" Garth cried as he picked up Tara and carried her towards the forest.

With Mal

Mal walked into his house. It was empty. Mal frowned and then his eyes lit up.

"Bee, Bee, Bumblebee," Mal called, using Karen's favourite nickname. "Can you sing your name for me?"

"Papa!" The next thing Mal knew, he was pinned to the ground by Matthew and Michael, his twin sons.

"Hola, papa," Matthew said.

"Guess what papa?" Michael said. "Rosabelle been teaching Spanish!"

"That's brilliant, you two," Mal smiled. "Now where's your mother?"

"I'm here," Karen called. Mal looked at her. She looked like she had been crying. Mal looked at her with sympathy.

"Rouge?" Karen nodded.

"How much?"

"Nearly every cent."

"Up for charity?"

Karen smiled. "I'll drop off the twins and meet you in the forest."

With Joey

Joey held his fingers to his lips and whistled. As if by magic, Nikki appeared. She was holding an empty jar. Joey grit his teeth. Kissing her quickly, he took the jar, put it down and then took her hand. Then together they ran into the forest.

With Vic

Vic walked into his house to find Sara, sobbing.

"Darling?" Sara looked up and held out a box. It was empty again. Vic placed his hand gently on her stomach. So many tries and so many losses due to the taxes, causing Sara to have stillborns and miscarriages.

"You're going to have this child Sara," Vic promised. "Even if it kills me."

"No more money," Sara cried. "We've lost the house."

"Don't worry," Vic reassured her. "We'll stay with Rachel and Gar. They won't mind."

Sara nodded. "Charity day?"

Vic nodded. "I know you can't help due to the baby but can you lend your old clothes for the girls to borrow."

Sara nodded and pointed to a bag. Vic picked it up, put it on his back and then picked Sara up, bridal-style. Then the two of them headed towards the forest.

With Isiah

"Hey Toni?" Isiah called as he walked into his house. The place was a mess, which meant Rouge had come, leading to tax collection, leading to a very angry wife.

"Hey sweet heart?" Isiah called again. "Where are you?"

"Back here," Toni called. Isiah went to the back of the house to find his wife washing dishes.

"Let me guess; Rouge came, rung us dry of our money and now you're furious because you thought you had hidden it safely."

"Yep, anything to cheer me up?" Toni asked.

"How does charity day sound?"

Toni's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Let's go. I'll fix the house later." Then together they walked to the forest.

Walking through the forest, was the Prince Jonathan and his counsellor Mallah in a carriage filled with gold.

"Ah," the Prince said as he ran his fingers through the gold. "Beautiful taxes!"

"Sire," Mallah smirked. "You have such a way to collect gold from the poor."

"Well my dear counsellor," the Prince said. "It's called 'robbing the poor to feed the rich'. Now Mallah, where is our next location?"

Mallah flicked through his maps and grinned. "It's Jump village, your Majesty."

"One of the richest towns in America, Jump Village." The Prince chuckled as he placed his crown on his head. "I love taxes, being in charge and having this crown. It gives me great power."

"Your Highness," Mallah said with uncertainty. "Madame Rouge wrote to me to say that Roy Harper and his friends are being very annoying for the past few weeks with taking from the rich."

"Don't fret dear counsellor," The Prince smiled. "There's a law against robbing against royalty. I'm certain that those boys are not that stupid."

Meanwhile , nearby, Sara was helping the girls place their costumes on and Victor was helping Wally and Roy into their costumes.

"Ouch!" Tara shrieked. "The top is a bit tight."

"Sorry," Sara said as she readjusted the straps. "It's been a while since I used these."

"Well, I am pleased you did not get rid of them," Kori said as she spun around, causing her skirt to fly. "They are most exquisite."

"Hey Dick," Roy called out cheekily. "You look like you've just seen Kori in her underwear. Try rolling your tongue back into your mouth!"

Dick rolled his eyes and then looked up the tree where Isiah and Mal were watching for the on coming coach. "Has there been any sighting yet?"

"Coming up," Isiah called as he and Mal slid down the tree.

"Guess what?" Mal said with excitement. "It's the royal coach! It's Prince Jonathan himself!"

"The Prince?" Vic shouted. "Wait a minute, there's a serious law in robbing royalty. Come on Sara, lets head over to..."

"WHAT?" Roy laughed as he stepped in front of Victor, stopping him in his tracks. "And miss this chance to perform in front of royalty?"

"Well," Vic sighed. "Here we go again."

The boys, except Roy and Wally, who were dressed like merchants, raced up the tree. Vic took Sara and the two of them hid in the bushes as Sara couldn't climb trees.

The other girls walked out on to the road and stared to belly-dance, which Karen and Sara had taught them.

Roy and Wally started to play flutes as the girls spun and wiggled their hips. The Prince spotted them and ordered the carriage to stop so he could watch.

"Wow," the Prince murmured. "Aren't those women gorgeous, counsellor?"

"Yes, your Majesty," Mallah responded.

As the girls twirled in the scarves and skirts, Mal held on to Joey's legs and hung him over the carriage ceiling. Using his dagger, Joey cut a hole. Working carefully and quietly, Joey swung himself back into the tree and lowered Dick into the hole.

After quickly scanning the place, his eyes fell on the bag of gold that was left unprotected. Carefully, he pick the bag up and then pushed it through the hole in the ceiling. Joey swung down again, grabbed the gold and swung up, placing the gold into Isiah's arms. Then Joey swung back down and helped Dick out of the hole.

Dick then signalled to Wally to let him know that they had the gold. Wally nodded and then stood up.

"And now, gentlemen," Wally said. "Watch as we magically disappear." Dick quickly threw down one of his home-made smoke bombs, making smoke and giving everyone enough time to disappear into the forest. The Prince and Mallah clapped enthusiastically and then ordered the carriage to continue to the castle, without realising they had been robbed by Roy Harper and the Titans.

In case you are wondering; Sally (Silkie) is Silkie. I don't know if Silkie's a boy or girl so I put him or her as Dick and Kori's daughter. Matthew and Michael are Mas and Menos. Also Bumblebee really cares for them so I put them as her sons and the Prince is actually the Brain. I thought it would be funny. Please review. It always helps. Love sunset.