Fic: Child's Play: A Real Whodunit, Young Justice, Gen, PG, 1/1
#7 in the Child's Play series, but all parts can stand alone.
Who did it? No one knows, and whoever does isn't talking. But all of YJ is having a very Merry Christmas...
A Real Whodunit
No one knew who had done it. Most people thought Bart, or maybe Cissie. Possibly even Kon, with the help of Cassie. No one thought it was Robin.
The entirety of Young Justice had woken up Christmas morning to find a whole lot of presents underneath their tree. Ones that hadn’t been there the night before. And when no one would own up to having delivered them, speculation ran wild. Everyone from Superman to the actual Santa Claus, and even supervillains pulling a Trojan Horse, was considered.
For all of about ten minutes; then Bart’s impatience to open their presents rubbed off on everyone else and they dove into the pile of brightly colored packages.
Anita got a snake, a venomous one. Well, actually, she got a certificate saying that the new Egyptian asp at the New Orleans State Zoo was named ‘Empress’ and a pass card that let her come by and visit her whenever she wanted.
Bart got a handheld videogame that could actually keep up with how fast he could play. It came complete with an entire gross of batteries, since the game burned through them really fast. Included was a series of games that, apparently came from the thirtieth century. Along with a note from his mother wishing him a Merry Christmas.
No one had ever seen Bart cry before.
Cassie got a book of Amazonian art, along with a traditional Grecian toga. She immediately went to change, and when she got back, Kon cracked a joke about wondering if she wore the toga traditionally: i.e., with no underwear. Cassie promptly smacked him upside the head and told him that was Scottish kilts, worn by men.
Cissie got vouchers for a mother-daughter trip to a spa, and a mix CD to listen to during times her mother became too annoying.
Kon’s present was in a large manila envelope. When he opened it, he just started at the contents for long enough that everyone grew worried about it. The envelope turned out to contain a birth certificate, one issued for Kon-El, AKA Superboy, and declaring him ‘born’ in Metropolis three years previously, but with an addendum that he had had accelerated aging, and so appeared sixteen. Also included were citizenship papers naming him a citizen of the state of Hawaii.
Reddy got a Dads for Dummies book, with relevant passages (Time spent with your children is never wasted…) marked. Every highlighted sentence was something that he already practiced in regards to Traya.
Practically the whole book was outlined in neon blue.
Robin received a bunch of various technological…things. No one else could tell what they were, but he seemed even more pleased with his presents than Kon was with his. If that was possible, which was doubtful.
Slobo got his very own pet: an iguana. He glared at it, and it stared placidly back until Slobo gave up trying to intimidate something cold-blooded. It remained motionless for over an hour, throughout the rest of their Christmas party, only snapping out its tongue to catch flies off the wall, and finally Slobo let Traya name it.
Perversely, Slobo was rather pleased with her choice of ‘Fuzzy.’
Snapper got three new shirts for his fanboy collection: Batman, Arsenal, and Changeling. Also, Flamebird’s autograph.
Secret got half a dozen Disney DVDs. She gasped and squealed over them, hugging them to her like they were more precious than gold. Apparently they were all her favorite movies from when she was alive.
Traya got a set of limited edition superhero beanie babies and an encyclopedia set. She was even more exuberant in her joy than Secret had been, and promptly went around thanking each and every person in the room, since no one had been able to figure out who sent the gifts.
No one thought it was Robin who sent the gifts. Well, ‘Alvin Draper’ had bought the presents, and ‘Tim Drake’ had snuck out of his room at half-past three AM to deliver them, but still, it was Robin.
And no one knew.
Robin smirked into his hot cocoa and basked in the sounds of happy friends. That was just the way he liked it.
Who did it? No one knows, and whoever does isn't talking. But all of YJ is having a very Merry Christmas...
A Real Whodunit
No one knew who had done it. Most people thought Bart, or maybe Cissie. Possibly even Kon, with the help of Cassie. No one thought it was Robin.
The entirety of Young Justice had woken up Christmas morning to find a whole lot of presents underneath their tree. Ones that hadn’t been there the night before. And when no one would own up to having delivered them, speculation ran wild. Everyone from Superman to the actual Santa Claus, and even supervillains pulling a Trojan Horse, was considered.
For all of about ten minutes; then Bart’s impatience to open their presents rubbed off on everyone else and they dove into the pile of brightly colored packages.
Anita got a snake, a venomous one. Well, actually, she got a certificate saying that the new Egyptian asp at the New Orleans State Zoo was named ‘Empress’ and a pass card that let her come by and visit her whenever she wanted.
Bart got a handheld videogame that could actually keep up with how fast he could play. It came complete with an entire gross of batteries, since the game burned through them really fast. Included was a series of games that, apparently came from the thirtieth century. Along with a note from his mother wishing him a Merry Christmas.
No one had ever seen Bart cry before.
Cassie got a book of Amazonian art, along with a traditional Grecian toga. She immediately went to change, and when she got back, Kon cracked a joke about wondering if she wore the toga traditionally: i.e., with no underwear. Cassie promptly smacked him upside the head and told him that was Scottish kilts, worn by men.
Cissie got vouchers for a mother-daughter trip to a spa, and a mix CD to listen to during times her mother became too annoying.
Kon’s present was in a large manila envelope. When he opened it, he just started at the contents for long enough that everyone grew worried about it. The envelope turned out to contain a birth certificate, one issued for Kon-El, AKA Superboy, and declaring him ‘born’ in Metropolis three years previously, but with an addendum that he had had accelerated aging, and so appeared sixteen. Also included were citizenship papers naming him a citizen of the state of Hawaii.
Reddy got a Dads for Dummies book, with relevant passages (Time spent with your children is never wasted…) marked. Every highlighted sentence was something that he already practiced in regards to Traya.
Practically the whole book was outlined in neon blue.
Robin received a bunch of various technological…things. No one else could tell what they were, but he seemed even more pleased with his presents than Kon was with his. If that was possible, which was doubtful.
Slobo got his very own pet: an iguana. He glared at it, and it stared placidly back until Slobo gave up trying to intimidate something cold-blooded. It remained motionless for over an hour, throughout the rest of their Christmas party, only snapping out its tongue to catch flies off the wall, and finally Slobo let Traya name it.
Perversely, Slobo was rather pleased with her choice of ‘Fuzzy.’
Snapper got three new shirts for his fanboy collection: Batman, Arsenal, and Changeling. Also, Flamebird’s autograph.
Secret got half a dozen Disney DVDs. She gasped and squealed over them, hugging them to her like they were more precious than gold. Apparently they were all her favorite movies from when she was alive.
Traya got a set of limited edition superhero beanie babies and an encyclopedia set. She was even more exuberant in her joy than Secret had been, and promptly went around thanking each and every person in the room, since no one had been able to figure out who sent the gifts.
No one thought it was Robin who sent the gifts. Well, ‘Alvin Draper’ had bought the presents, and ‘Tim Drake’ had snuck out of his room at half-past three AM to deliver them, but still, it was Robin.
And no one knew.
Robin smirked into his hot cocoa and basked in the sounds of happy friends. That was just the way he liked it.