About six Billy Numerous clones run and snatch up your group's eight bags of candy, their bee costumes' abdomens wagging back and forth.
"Actually, Billys," you say as you charge up some starbolts. "That's a very BAD idea!"
*ZING ZING ZING* You open fire on the Billy Bees, and they scatter.
*BOOM BOOM BOOM* The bolts blow up, narrowly missing your collection of candy.
"Saffire!" Blackfire and Flashfire shout at you.
"I know, I know," you say, taking steps towards the Billy Bees and the candy. "Close combat."
The six Billys charge at you all at once, shouting battle cries.
*BAMF* You catch the first with a clothesline
*WHAM* The second with a body blow
*WHOOSH THUD* You throw the second into the third
*POW* Your right hook hits the fourth
You turn around
*BAMF* You hit the fifth and sixth in the head with your elbows
*CLUNK* You knock their heads together
All six Billys fall down, and all six are out cold.
"Too easy."
The remaining dozen Billys look at their defeated copies, then at you. Then at each other, then back at you.
"Every Billy for themselves!!" one cries as the others run away and scream. The Teen Titans quickly round up and knock out any and all Billy Bees, and the clones eventually disappear.
"Hooray for the Teen Titans!" the children cheer as their candy is returned. "Hooray for their friends! Hooray!"
You, Blackfire, Flashfire, and the Titans wave good-bye to the kids as the eight of you continue on down the street.
"Costumes, candy, and an awesome fight," Flashfire recaps. "What a great night. I LOVE Halloween!"
"The night's not over yet," Beastboy says. "C'mon, I bet the rest of these houses still have loads of candy!"
"YAY!!" Flashfire and Starfire cheer as they and Beastboy hurry down the sidewalk.
"Wait for us!" Robin calls as he and Cyborg chase after.
You and Blackfire giggle at the others' enthusiasm as you begin to follow.
"C'mon, Raven," Blackfire calls to the gray skinned vampire. "Don't just stand there, silly."
Raven smirks, and decides to join. As a trio arm in arm, you and the two lovely ladies walk down the sidewalk, following the giggles and laughs of your friends that echo in the night.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Halloween Special, Part 8
The big hairy one (Mammoth) moves forward and catches Beastboy by the horns, and the two skid to a halt.
The cyclops with the helmet (Seemore) jumps onto the big one's shoulders and turns a dial on his helmet. His eye goes from green to red, and a lazer beam charges up.
*BZZZZ* He fires at the group, and everyone but Blackfire and Flashfire scatters.
The little one with the back-pack (Gizmo) jumps in front of the two Tamaranian girls, two little blasters coming out of his pack.
"Hey, sexy robot," he says to Blackfire. "Wait, what the heck is wrong with her? Why's she all twitchy?"
"She had one of those super sour candies," Flashfire explains. "The kind that come individually wrapped."
"Oh yeah," Gizmo says. "Those things are pretty strong... Well, sucks for you!"
Gizmo aims his blasters right at Blackfire's and Flashfire's faces.
*ZING BOOM* You fire a starbolt right at the joint of his back-right robot leg.
"Crud!!" Gizmo yells as he loses balances and falls to the ground.
*ZRK ZRK ZRK* His blasters fire wildly up into the air, and a few hit the nearby tree's branches.
The branches fall and hit the ground, just missing Robin and his opponent, the one with the hexagon shield (Private Hive).
Robin swings his plastic sword, but Private Hive blocks with his shield. Hive punches, but Robin uses his shield to block. Robin spins and back-hands Hive in the head with the butt of his sword.
Robin then swings his shield at Hive, and its plastic edge smacks the side of his head.
Private Hive stumbles back, growling at the pain. He prepares to throw his shield at Robin, but the guy in red (Billy Numerous) is thrown on top of him. The two roll and get tangled up in his silly bee costume.
However, there are about a dozen more of him still fighting Cyborg. Of course, as his name suggests, he has the ability to multiply.
*BZZ BZZ* Cyborg blasts Billy after Billy, and knocks Billy after Billy away with his arms, but their numbers keep increasing.
Starfire and Raven are busy with the sixth member of the Hive Five, the guy in all black (Kyd Wykkyd).
He phases in and out of the shadows, making Starfire's starbolts miss him at every shot. The girls stand back to back as close together as possible. But Kyd just phases underneath them and gets a peek under their skirts.
"HEY!!" the two girls shout.
*ZING BOOM* Starfire fires a starbolt at him, but he phases away before it even gets close.
"Starfire, wait," Raven advises. The two scan the ground and all the shadows cast by the street lights. "There!" she shouts as she uses her magical powers to grab something.
Struggling, Kyd Wykkyd is pulled out from within the shadows.
*WHOOSH* Raven tosses him into the crowd of Billy Numerouses, and he bowls over ten of them.
"Finally!" Blackfires says. "That candy took forever to dissolve."
"Ready?" Flashfire asks.
"Of course."
*WHOOSH* Blackfire and Flashfire take flight and head for Beastboy, Mammoth, and Seemore.
Beastboy shovels the two Hive Five members up and over his head, and tosses them at the incoming pair of Tamaranians.
*POW* Flashfire punches Seemore in his one big eye.
*WHAM* Blackfire hits Mammoth in his big chest.
The two flop to the floor, Seemore on top of Mammoth.
"Quick, Billy!" one Billy Numerous shouts to another. "Grab their bags a candy while they're busy!"
"Good idea, Billy!" the other shouts as he and five more Billys run for your group's eight unprotected pillow cases full of sweet treats.
The cyclops with the helmet (Seemore) jumps onto the big one's shoulders and turns a dial on his helmet. His eye goes from green to red, and a lazer beam charges up.
*BZZZZ* He fires at the group, and everyone but Blackfire and Flashfire scatters.
The little one with the back-pack (Gizmo) jumps in front of the two Tamaranian girls, two little blasters coming out of his pack.
"Hey, sexy robot," he says to Blackfire. "Wait, what the heck is wrong with her? Why's she all twitchy?"
"She had one of those super sour candies," Flashfire explains. "The kind that come individually wrapped."
"Oh yeah," Gizmo says. "Those things are pretty strong... Well, sucks for you!"
Gizmo aims his blasters right at Blackfire's and Flashfire's faces.
*ZING BOOM* You fire a starbolt right at the joint of his back-right robot leg.
"Crud!!" Gizmo yells as he loses balances and falls to the ground.
*ZRK ZRK ZRK* His blasters fire wildly up into the air, and a few hit the nearby tree's branches.
The branches fall and hit the ground, just missing Robin and his opponent, the one with the hexagon shield (Private Hive).
Robin swings his plastic sword, but Private Hive blocks with his shield. Hive punches, but Robin uses his shield to block. Robin spins and back-hands Hive in the head with the butt of his sword.
Robin then swings his shield at Hive, and its plastic edge smacks the side of his head.
Private Hive stumbles back, growling at the pain. He prepares to throw his shield at Robin, but the guy in red (Billy Numerous) is thrown on top of him. The two roll and get tangled up in his silly bee costume.
However, there are about a dozen more of him still fighting Cyborg. Of course, as his name suggests, he has the ability to multiply.
*BZZ BZZ* Cyborg blasts Billy after Billy, and knocks Billy after Billy away with his arms, but their numbers keep increasing.
Starfire and Raven are busy with the sixth member of the Hive Five, the guy in all black (Kyd Wykkyd).
He phases in and out of the shadows, making Starfire's starbolts miss him at every shot. The girls stand back to back as close together as possible. But Kyd just phases underneath them and gets a peek under their skirts.
"HEY!!" the two girls shout.
*ZING BOOM* Starfire fires a starbolt at him, but he phases away before it even gets close.
"Starfire, wait," Raven advises. The two scan the ground and all the shadows cast by the street lights. "There!" she shouts as she uses her magical powers to grab something.
Struggling, Kyd Wykkyd is pulled out from within the shadows.
*WHOOSH* Raven tosses him into the crowd of Billy Numerouses, and he bowls over ten of them.
"Finally!" Blackfires says. "That candy took forever to dissolve."
"Ready?" Flashfire asks.
"Of course."
*WHOOSH* Blackfire and Flashfire take flight and head for Beastboy, Mammoth, and Seemore.
Beastboy shovels the two Hive Five members up and over his head, and tosses them at the incoming pair of Tamaranians.
*POW* Flashfire punches Seemore in his one big eye.
*WHAM* Blackfire hits Mammoth in his big chest.
The two flop to the floor, Seemore on top of Mammoth.
"Quick, Billy!" one Billy Numerous shouts to another. "Grab their bags a candy while they're busy!"
"Good idea, Billy!" the other shouts as he and five more Billys run for your group's eight unprotected pillow cases full of sweet treats.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Halloween Special, Part 7
It takes well over ten minutes for any of you to be at the front of the line, but from what you can tell, this house doesn't seem in any trouble with its supply of sweets.
The eight of you get marvelous handfuls of candy, and you can tell Blackfire is much happier now.
"Oh~!" she says giddily. "I got one of those super, super sour candies!"
She pulls it out of her bag and quickly unwraps the candy. She moves her mask out of the way and pops it into her mouth. Almost immediately, Blackfire tenses up, her feet going pidgeon-toed and her legs squeezing together. You and Starfire giggle at her, and you just know Blackfire's lips are puckered right now.
"Hey!" a little boy shouts. "Gimme my candy back!!"
"Yeah, right, ya scuz munchin' brat!" a small but raspy voice shouts back. "As if we're giving back king sized Reese's!"
You and the Titans turn to see a group of six guys standing off to the side, holding plastic bags and buckets filled with assorted candies high above the heads of little boys and girls, laughing at the children as they desperately jump and grab for their treats. The one with the raspy voice has robotic spider legs coming out of his back-pack.
"The Hive Five!" the Titans growl.
"What're they doing here?" Beastboy asks.
"Wait, 'five'?" you ask. "But they're six of them."
"It shows how stupid and juvenile they are," Raven says.
"Hey, Hive Five!" Robin shouts to the thugs
The thugs and children turn to look at your group.
"Why don't you buzz off and give the kids back the treats."
"Fat chance, cludge head!" the tiny one shouts back.
"Yeah," the big one with the long hair agrees. "This is a prime haul! We've got caramel lollipops, sweet tart candies..."
"And over two dozen Milky Ways!" adds the one with the giant, one-eyed helmet.
"Yeah, so ain't nobody gonna make us return nothin'!" the one in a red jumpsuit chuckles, holding his bags up high.
"Oh really?" Beastboy says as he takes off his Swamp Creature costume. "Because I've got about twenty different animals that say otherwise."
At that moment, Beastboy transforms into an Earth bull and charges in.
The eight of you get marvelous handfuls of candy, and you can tell Blackfire is much happier now.
"Oh~!" she says giddily. "I got one of those super, super sour candies!"
She pulls it out of her bag and quickly unwraps the candy. She moves her mask out of the way and pops it into her mouth. Almost immediately, Blackfire tenses up, her feet going pidgeon-toed and her legs squeezing together. You and Starfire giggle at her, and you just know Blackfire's lips are puckered right now.
"Hey!" a little boy shouts. "Gimme my candy back!!"
"Yeah, right, ya scuz munchin' brat!" a small but raspy voice shouts back. "As if we're giving back king sized Reese's!"
You and the Titans turn to see a group of six guys standing off to the side, holding plastic bags and buckets filled with assorted candies high above the heads of little boys and girls, laughing at the children as they desperately jump and grab for their treats. The one with the raspy voice has robotic spider legs coming out of his back-pack.
"The Hive Five!" the Titans growl.
"What're they doing here?" Beastboy asks.
"Wait, 'five'?" you ask. "But they're six of them."
"It shows how stupid and juvenile they are," Raven says.
"Hey, Hive Five!" Robin shouts to the thugs
The thugs and children turn to look at your group.
"Why don't you buzz off and give the kids back the treats."
"Fat chance, cludge head!" the tiny one shouts back.
"Yeah," the big one with the long hair agrees. "This is a prime haul! We've got caramel lollipops, sweet tart candies..."
"And over two dozen Milky Ways!" adds the one with the giant, one-eyed helmet.
"Yeah, so ain't nobody gonna make us return nothin'!" the one in a red jumpsuit chuckles, holding his bags up high.
"Oh really?" Beastboy says as he takes off his Swamp Creature costume. "Because I've got about twenty different animals that say otherwise."
At that moment, Beastboy transforms into an Earth bull and charges in.
Halloween Special, Part 6
The eight of you walk down the street in two lines of four, your robot princess by your side, a plain white pillow case in each of your hands.
You walk up to the first house, with Princess Flashfire and Beastboy Swamp Creature up first. Beastboy rings the door bell, and a few seconds later an old lady opens the door.
"Oh my," the woman says. "What a big group of such... big children."
"Trick or Treat!" Flashfire says innocently as she and Beastboy hold out their pillow cases.
"Well what a cute princess!" the old woman says as she scoops up a good handful of candy. "Here you are."
The old woman sprinkles half of the handful into Flashfire's pillow case, then the other into Beastboys. The two say thank you and let Raven and Cyborg have their turn. The process repeats, with Raven and Cyborg saying "Trick or Treat," and the old woman giving them half a handful each. The same goes for Robin and Starfire.
When you and Blackfire get there and do the same, you notice that the handful is not as big as the others'. You turn to go and join the others, but Blackfire merely moves aside to look at her candy. You can tell that she can tell the difference, and though you and Blackfire are both wearing masks, you can just feel her disappointment.
"This isn't fair," Blackfire says. "You didn't give us the same amount!"
"I'm sorry," the old lady replies. "But I don't have all that much. That was all I could give."
"But... but!"
Before Blackfire gets any more upset, you pull her away to where the others are.
"It's okay, Blackfire," you tell her. "We'll get plenty of candy at the other houses."
Together, the eight of you walk further down the street.
"What'd everybody get," Beastboy says, his mask muffling his voice a bit. "I got three chocolate lollipops!"
"I got several boxes of gum drops," Flashfire reports in. "And a few of those fruity gummy twisted things."
"I got a few small Butterfingers," Raven says, pulling them out of her bag.
You and Blackfire don't have much to report in on, since you two didn't get as much candy. Most notably, though, is that you both got a teeny tiny "jawbreaker". You don't understand the name, since Blackfire bit through hers easily.
Everyone stops and marvels at the small, yellow-wrapped bars filled with peanut-buttery wonder. You could feel your lips start to moisten.
After all the checking and marveling is done, the eight of you continue down the stree. Coming up is a very big, very decorated home. There are almost a dozen Jack O' Lantern pumpkins sitting in various places, the glowing candles inside illuminating the comically scary faces carved into them. A few "ghosts" hang and swing from the branches of the large yet bare tree in front. Large groups of children are gathered, and a long line of Trick-or-Treaters stretches from the door and halfway down the long concrete path.
"Well," you think, "maybe we won't get all that much candy from the next house after all."
Halloween Special, Part 5
Days past quickly, and soon, the day was upon you: it was October 31st, "All Hallow's Eve"!
You, Blackfire, and Flashfire arrived in the Titans' hometown, fully dressed in your costumes, and waited for them to arrive.
A few moments pass, the three of you watching all directions.
"Oh, there they are!" Flashfire says as she points and waves to them.
Starfire runs up to Blackfire and gives her a greeting hug. Starfire looks so cute in her blue-and-white plaid skirt and long white socks, and her crisp, white button up shirt and blue tie are a nice touch.
"Blah!" Beastboy blurts from within his swamp creature mask as he waves his webbed-gloved hands.
"So scary!" Flashfire teases as Beastboy removes the mask. "Do you have something to carry the candy and treats in?"
"Yep." Beastboy pulls out a green pillow case from within his costume. "And I brought an extra one for you, m'lady."
Beastboy pulls out a purple pillow case and bows as he presents it to "Princess" Flashfire.
"Thank you, kind swamp boy," she says as she takes it from his webbed hands.
Robin the Knight, Cyborg the Football Player, and Raven the Vampire walk up, with there own pillow cases in hand. Cyborg's helmet just fits over his head, and Robin's plastic shield has a red bird on it. The edge of Raven's cloak is just off the ground, and her imitation fangs just poke out from under her upper lip. It looks rather cute.
"Alright, y'all," Cyborg says, "let's get to Trick or Treatin'!"
You, Blackfire, and Flashfire arrived in the Titans' hometown, fully dressed in your costumes, and waited for them to arrive.
A few moments pass, the three of you watching all directions.
"Oh, there they are!" Flashfire says as she points and waves to them.
Starfire runs up to Blackfire and gives her a greeting hug. Starfire looks so cute in her blue-and-white plaid skirt and long white socks, and her crisp, white button up shirt and blue tie are a nice touch.
"Blah!" Beastboy blurts from within his swamp creature mask as he waves his webbed-gloved hands.
"So scary!" Flashfire teases as Beastboy removes the mask. "Do you have something to carry the candy and treats in?"
"Yep." Beastboy pulls out a green pillow case from within his costume. "And I brought an extra one for you, m'lady."
Beastboy pulls out a purple pillow case and bows as he presents it to "Princess" Flashfire.
"Thank you, kind swamp boy," she says as she takes it from his webbed hands.
Robin the Knight, Cyborg the Football Player, and Raven the Vampire walk up, with there own pillow cases in hand. Cyborg's helmet just fits over his head, and Robin's plastic shield has a red bird on it. The edge of Raven's cloak is just off the ground, and her imitation fangs just poke out from under her upper lip. It looks rather cute.
"Alright, y'all," Cyborg says, "let's get to Trick or Treatin'!"
Halloween Special, Part 4
It doesn't take you three very long to arrive at Titans Tower by flying, and soon Starfire enthusiatically greets you, your sister, and her sister.
Blackfire quickly explains her plans for Halloween to her sister, who then bounces up and down with glee.
"Oh, yes, we must do the 'Trick-or-Treating' together!" Starfire declares. "It shall be glorious fun!"
"I knew you'd want to," Blackfire says. "Now wait right here while we put on our costumes."
"Wait," Beastboy says, "why would you need costumes? You could just go as aliens and no one would question it."
"But Halloween is all about dressing up as something else," Flashfire says. "So instead of just an ordinary alien girl, I shall be..."
Flashfire pulls the pink dress over her head and lets it flow to the floor.
"A beautiful princess!!" Flashfire smiles wide as she puts the toy tiara on her head.
You and Blackfire hurry into the spare bedroom, the one you usually stay in whenever you visit the Titans.
Blackfire removes her costume from the packaging, and finds that the costume are not all one piece, but two: pants and a top, both made from cotton. Upon taking your costume out, you find it is the same as hers.
Blackfire removes her long boots, then slips on the robot costume's pants.
"Ooo~," she giggles, "these are pretty snug."
As you put on your robot pants, you notice just how snug they are. When Blackfire turns and bends to grab up her robot top, you can see that they ride up between her cute butt cheeks. :]
The two of you finish dressing and make a grand entrance as you enter the living room again.
"Cool!" Beastboy compliments.
"Very 'high-tech'," Robin says jokingly.
"I'll say," Cyborg agrees. "Nothing says 'advanced robotics' like holographic foil and reflective plastic."
"Ha ha," Blackfire says back, the helmet adding a reverb sound to your voice. "So they aren't very convincing, but at least they're in our colors."
And in fact, they are. The plastic armor plates on Blackfire's costume are purple, as are the tight fitting cotton pants and top. The sleeves of the shirt have a black stripe running up to the shoulder. Your costume has blue plates, and the cotton of the pants and shirt are a dark blue with a white stripe.
"Now it is our turn to dress in costumes!" Starfire exclaims as she grabs Robin and pulls him out of the living room. Cyborg and Beastboy excitedly follow, with Raven slowly bringing up the rear. About ten minutes later, the Titans return.
"How wonderful!" Blackfire squeals. "Starfire as a school girl, Robin as a knight..."
"With Beastboy as a swamp creature, Cyborg as a football player, and Raven as female vampire!" Flashfire adds. "Our first Halloween is gonna be great!!"
Blackfire quickly explains her plans for Halloween to her sister, who then bounces up and down with glee.
"Oh, yes, we must do the 'Trick-or-Treating' together!" Starfire declares. "It shall be glorious fun!"
"I knew you'd want to," Blackfire says. "Now wait right here while we put on our costumes."
"Wait," Beastboy says, "why would you need costumes? You could just go as aliens and no one would question it."
"But Halloween is all about dressing up as something else," Flashfire says. "So instead of just an ordinary alien girl, I shall be..."
Flashfire pulls the pink dress over her head and lets it flow to the floor.
"A beautiful princess!!" Flashfire smiles wide as she puts the toy tiara on her head.
You and Blackfire hurry into the spare bedroom, the one you usually stay in whenever you visit the Titans.
Blackfire removes her costume from the packaging, and finds that the costume are not all one piece, but two: pants and a top, both made from cotton. Upon taking your costume out, you find it is the same as hers.
Blackfire removes her long boots, then slips on the robot costume's pants.
"Ooo~," she giggles, "these are pretty snug."
As you put on your robot pants, you notice just how snug they are. When Blackfire turns and bends to grab up her robot top, you can see that they ride up between her cute butt cheeks. :]
The two of you finish dressing and make a grand entrance as you enter the living room again.
"Cool!" Beastboy compliments.
"Very 'high-tech'," Robin says jokingly.
"I'll say," Cyborg agrees. "Nothing says 'advanced robotics' like holographic foil and reflective plastic."
"Ha ha," Blackfire says back, the helmet adding a reverb sound to your voice. "So they aren't very convincing, but at least they're in our colors."
And in fact, they are. The plastic armor plates on Blackfire's costume are purple, as are the tight fitting cotton pants and top. The sleeves of the shirt have a black stripe running up to the shoulder. Your costume has blue plates, and the cotton of the pants and shirt are a dark blue with a white stripe.
"Now it is our turn to dress in costumes!" Starfire exclaims as she grabs Robin and pulls him out of the living room. Cyborg and Beastboy excitedly follow, with Raven slowly bringing up the rear. About ten minutes later, the Titans return.
"How wonderful!" Blackfire squeals. "Starfire as a school girl, Robin as a knight..."
"With Beastboy as a swamp creature, Cyborg as a football player, and Raven as female vampire!" Flashfire adds. "Our first Halloween is gonna be great!!"
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Halloween Special, Part 3
You walk over to the girls' side, robot costume slung on your shoulder, when you hear the girls arguing over something.
"I want to be the princess!!" Your sister, Flashfire.
"But I am a princess!" Your wife, Blackfire.
"Not anymore!"
You get closer and closer, and you can tell the other customers have taken notice. You reach your girls and find they're having a tug-o-war with what must be a "Princess" costume, which is really just a pink dress with frills and a plastic tiara.
"Girls, girls," you shout over their growling. "It's just a costume, don't fight over it!"
Simultaneously, the two shout, "But I want to be a princess for Halloween!!"
"Well," you say, "a princess costume doesn't really match my awesome robot costume!"
With those words, you fling your costume over your shoulder, and hold it out to show Blackfire and Flashfire, a big grin on your face.
"A robot?" Your sister doesn't seem impressed. "We've seen robots of all kinds, why would you want to be--"
"Ohhh!" Blackfire marvels. "Such detail!" She releases her grip on the Princess costume and approaches you. She examines it up and down with her eyes. "It even has a little rocket pack on the back~! Let's see if we can find a female robot costume!"
Blackfire takes you by the hand and leads you deeper down the aisle of costumes.
"So wait," Flashfire asks, "does that mean I get to be the princess?"
"Yes," Blackfire answers. "Because I am going to be a robot princess~!"
"Are there even such things?" Flashfire asks as she follows after.
Blackfire looks up and down the aisle, up and down the racks and shelves, but doesn't see a robot costume.
"No fair..." Blackfire whines. "I want to be a robot princess...!"
"Now now," you say to her soothingly. "We can always check out another costume store."
The three of you head to the front, and stand in line for a register. Just two people ahead is a teen girl about Blackfire's size and age holding what appears to be a female robot costume.
Blackfire lets out such a loud gasp that the girl and the person between them turn to look at her.
"That's a robot princess costume!!" Blackfire shouts, staring directly at it.
"Yeah," the teen human says. "So?"
"Can I have it?" Blackfire pleads. "Please?"
"No," the human girl says. "I'm going to buy it!"
The girl turns around, and the line moves forward.
"But, but!" Blackfire stammers. "I... I can pay you for it!"
The girl turns around again, and thinks for a moment.
"Well..." The girl pauses, and takes a look at the costume. The she looks at Blackfire. "Alright."
Blackfire practically jumps for joy as she hands over $20 to the human girl. The teen moves out of line to go find a different costume. The three of you make it to the front, and pay for your three costumes.
"Happy, Princess?" you ask Blackfire sarcastically. "We got you your robot princess costume by paying for it twice."
"Come on!" Blackfire says cheerfully, ignoring what you said. "We can visit Starfire and the Titans, and try these costumes on as well!"
*WHOOSH* Costumes in hand, the three of you take flight and head to Titans Tower.
"I want to be the princess!!" Your sister, Flashfire.
"But I am a princess!" Your wife, Blackfire.
"Not anymore!"
You get closer and closer, and you can tell the other customers have taken notice. You reach your girls and find they're having a tug-o-war with what must be a "Princess" costume, which is really just a pink dress with frills and a plastic tiara.
"Girls, girls," you shout over their growling. "It's just a costume, don't fight over it!"
Simultaneously, the two shout, "But I want to be a princess for Halloween!!"
"Well," you say, "a princess costume doesn't really match my awesome robot costume!"
With those words, you fling your costume over your shoulder, and hold it out to show Blackfire and Flashfire, a big grin on your face.
"A robot?" Your sister doesn't seem impressed. "We've seen robots of all kinds, why would you want to be--"
"Ohhh!" Blackfire marvels. "Such detail!" She releases her grip on the Princess costume and approaches you. She examines it up and down with her eyes. "It even has a little rocket pack on the back~! Let's see if we can find a female robot costume!"
Blackfire takes you by the hand and leads you deeper down the aisle of costumes.
"So wait," Flashfire asks, "does that mean I get to be the princess?"
"Yes," Blackfire answers. "Because I am going to be a robot princess~!"
"Are there even such things?" Flashfire asks as she follows after.
Blackfire looks up and down the aisle, up and down the racks and shelves, but doesn't see a robot costume.
"No fair..." Blackfire whines. "I want to be a robot princess...!"
"Now now," you say to her soothingly. "We can always check out another costume store."
The three of you head to the front, and stand in line for a register. Just two people ahead is a teen girl about Blackfire's size and age holding what appears to be a female robot costume.
Blackfire lets out such a loud gasp that the girl and the person between them turn to look at her.
"That's a robot princess costume!!" Blackfire shouts, staring directly at it.
"Yeah," the teen human says. "So?"
"Can I have it?" Blackfire pleads. "Please?"
"No," the human girl says. "I'm going to buy it!"
The girl turns around, and the line moves forward.
"But, but!" Blackfire stammers. "I... I can pay you for it!"
The girl turns around again, and thinks for a moment.
"Well..." The girl pauses, and takes a look at the costume. The she looks at Blackfire. "Alright."
Blackfire practically jumps for joy as she hands over $20 to the human girl. The teen moves out of line to go find a different costume. The three of you make it to the front, and pay for your three costumes.
"Happy, Princess?" you ask Blackfire sarcastically. "We got you your robot princess costume by paying for it twice."
"Come on!" Blackfire says cheerfully, ignoring what you said. "We can visit Starfire and the Titans, and try these costumes on as well!"
*WHOOSH* Costumes in hand, the three of you take flight and head to Titans Tower.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Halloween Special, Part 2
The three of you fly over the southern states of the country known as The United States of America, and land in the hometown of your friends, the Teen Titans.
Flashfire looks around at all the Halloween decorations, her eyes bright with wonder. You, however, aren't that impressed.
"Why do they have faces carved into those vegetables?"
"Those are called 'Jack o' Lanterns'," Blackfire explains. "They're made from the vegetables called 'pumpkins', and are a popular motif for Halloween."
"Why?"
"It has to do with some old folk tale about a man named Jack and his pumpkin lantern," Blackfire explains again. "I forget the details."
"There!" Flashfire squeals as she takes your hand and Blackfire's by the hand. She leads you two to a store with a giant orange banner hung over the door.
The three of you enter, and immediately you see aisles and aisles of costumes.
"Oh oh oh!" Blackfire says, pointing. "Flashfire, girls' costumes are over there! Come on!"
Blackfire and Flashfire go off to the right, giggling and frolicing.
"Saffire," Blackfire calls to you as she is walking away, "go find some costumes you like and meet us over by the girls' side!"
You do as she says and walk over to the left, where boys' and mens' costumes are.
"Hmm..." You scratch your chin as you look at the different costumes in your size. "Earth policeman, Earth doctor... lame."
You pick up a costume labeled, "Alien." The costume consists of only a shiny silver robe, matching gloves, and a green mask with big shiny plastic eyes.
"Unbelievably lame," you grumble as you put it back on the rack. "Wait, what's this?"
You pick up a pair of costumes. One is labeled "Soldier", the other is labeled "Robot". The soldier's costume has a camoflauge uniform, a helmet, and a toy rifle. The robot costume is very detailed and well-done, with a mask that is more like a helmet and plates of plastic attached to stand in for armor.
"Now this costume is impressive."
You put down the soldier costume and bring the robot one with you as you walk over to the girls' side.
Flashfire looks around at all the Halloween decorations, her eyes bright with wonder. You, however, aren't that impressed.
"Why do they have faces carved into those vegetables?"
"Those are called 'Jack o' Lanterns'," Blackfire explains. "They're made from the vegetables called 'pumpkins', and are a popular motif for Halloween."
"Why?"
"It has to do with some old folk tale about a man named Jack and his pumpkin lantern," Blackfire explains again. "I forget the details."
"There!" Flashfire squeals as she takes your hand and Blackfire's by the hand. She leads you two to a store with a giant orange banner hung over the door.
The three of you enter, and immediately you see aisles and aisles of costumes.
"Oh oh oh!" Blackfire says, pointing. "Flashfire, girls' costumes are over there! Come on!"
Blackfire and Flashfire go off to the right, giggling and frolicing.
"Saffire," Blackfire calls to you as she is walking away, "go find some costumes you like and meet us over by the girls' side!"
You do as she says and walk over to the left, where boys' and mens' costumes are.
"Hmm..." You scratch your chin as you look at the different costumes in your size. "Earth policeman, Earth doctor... lame."
You pick up a costume labeled, "Alien." The costume consists of only a shiny silver robe, matching gloves, and a green mask with big shiny plastic eyes.
"Unbelievably lame," you grumble as you put it back on the rack. "Wait, what's this?"
You pick up a pair of costumes. One is labeled "Soldier", the other is labeled "Robot". The soldier's costume has a camoflauge uniform, a helmet, and a toy rifle. The robot costume is very detailed and well-done, with a mask that is more like a helmet and plates of plastic attached to stand in for armor.
"Now this costume is impressive."
You put down the soldier costume and bring the robot one with you as you walk over to the girls' side.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Halloween Special, Part 1
"Saffire, Saffire, Saffire!" Flashfire shouts as she runs down the hall.
"What is it?" you ask. "Something wrong?"
"No, I wanted to ask you something," she replies. "Can we 'Trick or Treat' on Halloween?"
"Do what on what?" you ask.
"Halloween," Blackfire explains from her seat on your lap. "It's an Earth holiday in which people dress up in costumes and get together. To 'trick or treat' means to go house to house asking for candy."
"How do you know this?" you ask your lovely wife.
"I saw a Halloween movie on television," she answers. "Halloween is at the end of the month, and many of the television channels play Halloween themed programming. It looks like quite a bit of fun."
"C'mon, Saffire," Flashfire pleads. "We can all go together, and even celebrate with the Teen Titans in California!"
"If you two really want to," you say, "I suppose we can 'Trick or Treat' with the Titans."
Flashfire lets out a cheer, and Blackfire gives you a quick kiss on the lips.
"Now, let us go costume shopping!" Blackfire exclaims.
"YAY!!" Flashfire cheers.
"What?" you ask. "Shopping? Can't we make our costumes ourselves?"
"No," Blackfire scolds. "Earth television shows that those who make their own costumes are either poor or just inferior to those who bought their costumes. And I, for one, Saffire, am not inferior to anything!"
With those words, Blackfire stands up and crosses her arms, nose up and head turned to one side.
"Alright, alright," you say, chuckling at Blackfire's snooty pose, "we'll buy costumes. Just let me gather up some of our cash."
You fly into your bedroom, grab up a stack of American dollars, and fly back out.
"Let's go!" you shout as you fly out the door.
*WHOOSH* The girls follow after, smiling and laughing as the three of you head to the continent of North America.
"What is it?" you ask. "Something wrong?"
"No, I wanted to ask you something," she replies. "Can we 'Trick or Treat' on Halloween?"
"Do what on what?" you ask.
"Halloween," Blackfire explains from her seat on your lap. "It's an Earth holiday in which people dress up in costumes and get together. To 'trick or treat' means to go house to house asking for candy."
"How do you know this?" you ask your lovely wife.
"I saw a Halloween movie on television," she answers. "Halloween is at the end of the month, and many of the television channels play Halloween themed programming. It looks like quite a bit of fun."
"C'mon, Saffire," Flashfire pleads. "We can all go together, and even celebrate with the Teen Titans in California!"
"If you two really want to," you say, "I suppose we can 'Trick or Treat' with the Titans."
Flashfire lets out a cheer, and Blackfire gives you a quick kiss on the lips.
"Now, let us go costume shopping!" Blackfire exclaims.
"YAY!!" Flashfire cheers.
"What?" you ask. "Shopping? Can't we make our costumes ourselves?"
"No," Blackfire scolds. "Earth television shows that those who make their own costumes are either poor or just inferior to those who bought their costumes. And I, for one, Saffire, am not inferior to anything!"
With those words, Blackfire stands up and crosses her arms, nose up and head turned to one side.
"Alright, alright," you say, chuckling at Blackfire's snooty pose, "we'll buy costumes. Just let me gather up some of our cash."
You fly into your bedroom, grab up a stack of American dollars, and fly back out.
"Let's go!" you shout as you fly out the door.
*WHOOSH* The girls follow after, smiling and laughing as the three of you head to the continent of North America.
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