A/N: Thanks to .d12, SnowboundMermaid, ImperiumWife, nannygirl, adelaidebch, BeneathTheUmbrella, and anyone else I may have forgotten for reviewing the past several chapters! You guys are the ones motivating me to continue writing! So without further ado, here's chapter five!

How My Daughter Changed Me

By ConsultingTimeLordIn221B

Chapter 5 – Baby-be-gone

"Alright squirt, go ahead," said Barney, putting Ellie down on the floor.

The toddler waddled off cheerfully. With a sigh, Barney collapsed onto his sofa and turned the blinding television on. Despite lowering the volume so that he could still hear Ellie in the other room, he must have drifted off at some point because when he awoke, it was dark out and he was extremely disoriented.

"Ellie?" he said, sharply. He sat up quickly. Looking around, he didn't see the toddler anywhere. "Ellie, where are you?"

All of a sudden there was a wail, followed by a whoosh. Barney froze.

"Son of a bitch. ELLIE!"

He ran into his bedroom and halted, nearly falling down in shock. A pristinely covered new bed now replaced where his bed had been in slight disarray this morning. His eyes widened in horror.

"ELLIE!" he screamed.

"Barney, what are you –?" began Marshall but Barney stormed past him. He went straight over to where Lily and Robin were sitting.

"Why the hell have you not answered your phone?" he snapped at Robin.

"It died…" Robin began but he cut her off.

"When I used the Ho-be-gone System on you, how did you get out?"

"What…?"

"How did you get out?"

"It was on a circuit that ended up putting me in the apartment next door. I had to explain to the Johnsons that –" She froze. "Oh, Barney. You didn't."

He had already passed Marshall and was out the door though.

"Ranjit! To my apartment!"

"To your apartment!" Ranjit repeated.

"Don't ever scare me like that again," Barney scolded Ellie as he brought her back into the apartment a little later that evening. "It's a good thing that the Johnson's were out and I had a spare key or we both would have had some explaining to do."

Ellie just smiled blankly up at him. He shook his head amused.

"I'll get it disabled first thing in the morning. The last thing we need is for a repeat of tonight. Come on, let's get you ready for bed."

He then got her ready for bed and when he finally lay down on his bed, he was about to fall asleep when suddenly he felt his bed moving.

His eyes sprang open and he stared at his daughter in shock. Then his face broke into a smile when he saw her giggling.

"I've taught you well," he said, his voice fading as he was drawn backwards and into the wall.

A/N: Not one of my better chapters but I thought it'd be a fun idea and I always wondered how Robin got out of there. Please review!