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So this takes place before KF, Speedy, and Aqualad.
Zatara felt his eye twitch, how did he end up with this boy? He was called to an all-important mission, but instead he was landed with this kid. Zatara knew about kids, he did, he had a daughter himself, just not a bouncing boy… Zatara thought back to that morning…
Zatara was beamed up to Watchtower because Superman needed him for a mission, a very important one. So grudgingly Zatara got a babysitter and left to help the league. Arriving he glared at Superman, who was unfazed because of the regular Bat-glares.
"How's Zatanna?" Superman asked.
"Well, fine when I left," Zatara glared. "You know I had to find her a babysitter," he added. "So this 'mission' better be important."
"Oh…" Superman said obviously trying to think of the right words. "Well, we need you to watch the Bat's kid…" anger flooded Zatara. He had to leave his kid to watch someone else's?
"No, I am going home," Zatara snapped.
"Zatara… We need your help," Flash suddenly said speeding next to the two other League members.
"No! I left my own daughter to come here, if there is no real reason then I am going home to my daughter," Zatara snapped.
"Look, we would do it ourselves, but everyone is busy," Superman explained. "And I am needed o the moon, and Flash is needed back in Central City… You were the only one aside from Captain Marvel that we could think of…"
"And we didn't want to leave him with Captain Marvel," Flash added. "Don't know why but that guy seems a bit out of place at times…"
"Right… Okay," Zatara said rubbing his eyes. "Oh hard can one boy be?" the two heroes exchanged a look and then looked at the poor sacrificial lamb ready to be feed to the Boy Wonder.
"Right, well here is the list of do's and don'ts. So if you follow that you should be golden!" Flash said handing Zatara what seemed to be a book. "Good luck!" and the two heroes were gone.
X
Zatara looked down at the boy and sighed. Robin's big blue eyes looked up at Zatara in awe and wonder.
"What are you curious about?" Zatara finally asked in as nice a voice as any.
"You can do magic," Robin stated, not questioned.
"Yes, I can," Zatara answered back.
"Do something!" the nine year old yelled in delight.
"Um…"
"Make me fly!" Robin begged.
"Fly?" that was an odd request from Robin. Zatanna enjoyed watching her dad perform the magic and then try it herself. She was getting better, but she still couldn't change her hair color back from blue to black… Zatara laughed when she successfully changed her hair color and then couldn't change it back. When Zatara offered to help Zee said "No I can do it myself!"
"Fly!" Robin repeated.
"Why would you like to fly?" Zatara asked.
"So I… can be like my parents…" Robin whispered. "Please let me fly for a little bit!"
"Um… okay…" Zatara had read the book of what Robin could and couldn't do and using magic on Robin wasn't on it… so he figured it couldn't hurt.
"Yeppie!" the boy yelled happily smiling. Zatara felt himself smile with the boy. "Make me fly Uncle Zatara!"
"Uncle?' Zatara muttered, he liked this boy for some reason… Now if he meet Zatanna and had a crush on her… The story might be different.
"Fly!"
"Okay then," Zatara looked at Robin and focused. "Yksehthcuotdnasgniwylfyobsih ttel!" Zatara declared. Suddenly Robin glowed and was turned into a tiny Robin. "Batman is going to kill me," Zatara moaned as the bird took off in flight around the Watchtower.
X
"Robin!" Zatara yelled looking around the Watchtower. Zatara heard the fluttering of wings and rushed towards the sound. Robin, the Robin Wonder was in the entertainment room flying around running into the walls and the t.v. screen. "Robin come down here right now!" Zatara yelled instantly worrying about the safety of the literal little bird. The robin looked down at Zatara for a moment and flew off. "ROBIN!"
X
It was another ten minutes until Zatara found Robin again locked somehow in the med lab. Robin was still running into stuff. However there were sharp objects around this time. Rushing into the room Zatara watched as Robin rammed into a wall and the dived into a tray with surgical tools. "Robin!" Zatara rushed over as the small bird flailed around in the tray. "Raeppasidslootehtekam!" Zatara yelled in desperation. The tools disappeared and Robin lay on the table breathing heavily. Unsure what to do, and if changing Robin back would hurt the boy even more Zatara carefully scooped the little bird into his hands. The spell would ware off, but he didn't know when. The robin looked at him with his blue eyes and chirped. Zatara noticed blood on his hands, too much blood for such a small creature. Making up his mind he placed the bird on a bed. This time he carefully chose his words.
"Dribasaweherofebsawehyobehto tnikcabniborsihtnrut!" Zatara said. Slowly the robin began to change back into a boy. The once fatal wounds to a robin were turning into mere scrapes and cuts for a boy. Robin looked at Zatara and smiled.
"Thank you for letting me fly!" Robin said tiredly. Zatara smiled at the boy and sat down next to him.
"You should get some rest," Zatara suggested. "You've had a long day," he added.
"Okay, could you tell me a story Uncle Zatara?" Robin asked hopefully.
"Okay, sure…" he racked his mind for a moment and chose a story. "Let me tell you about King Arthur and the mighty wizard Merlin."
X
Superman returned and found Robin sleeping in the med lab, with Zatara snoozing next to Robin in the chair next to the bed.
"Hey," Superman said nudging Zatara. Zatara moved, and looked at Superman.
"Hello," Zatara said tiredly.
"What happened? Is Robin hurt? Why are you in the med lab?" Superman asked.
"Robin is fine, he had an accident, but it's all okay now," Zatara smiled. "Anyways, I need to get home, the kid is all yours," Zatara handed the book of do's and don'ts back to the boy scout.
"Okay, thanks," Superman said. Zatara nodded and left. Looking at the book in book curious because people tended to add to it… Don't let him convince you to let him fly using magic! What happened?
X
Three weeks later Batman walked through the Watchtower. "ZATARA!?"
A/N:
Thunder_girl6: Now that I have some muse, here you guys go!
Batman: …
Thunder_girl6: Well, Robin do your thing… I am going to go. NIGHTWING SAVE ME FROM YOU CRAZY FATHER!
Nightwing: Spoilers! *but still takes Thunder_girl6 a safe distance away give her a kiss too*
Thunder_girl6: *Squeals*
Robin: That was strange… Anyways… Thunder_girl6 likes reviews! She actually loves them. So please review, and if you are apart of the Robin Fan Club that is a rule, you have to review! So anyways, as I am that cute I order you to review!
