How To Guess a Robin's Identity

Hide and Seek Training Exercise

The team has the brilliant idea to play hide 'n' seek as a training exercise.

...I think everyone can guess how it went but please read anyway.

Still set early season 1.

Thanks for reading and please enjoy!

Robyn

When Aqualad suggested an idea for a new training exercise, everyone was excited to have a go at something different (well most of the team were), something aimed to help them practice their stealth skills (as most of their missions were supposed to be stealth based - not that they usually ended that way). Most of the time training was just them beating each up or Black Canary beating them up, so a chance at something new could only be good (they hoped). Kaldur's announcement that the new training would be in the form of hide 'n' seek was met with different reactions from everyone.

M'gann was curious and looking forward to playing this foreign game, Superboy was as passive as ever, Artemis looked mildly annoyed about having to play a 'childish' game, Robin grinned an insanely evil grin and Wally screamed at the top of his voice "NO!"

Wally's unexpected outburst caused everyone to look at him confused.

At everyone's looks, Wally continued. "No offence Kaldur. It's a good idea, but you never play hide 'n' seek with Mr Ninja Bird over there!" He pointed at Robin (who tried to look innocent - with fairly good success) as if there was another so called Ninja Bird in the room.

Kaldur smiled gently, at the explanation. "Thank you Wally but I have already informed me of previous incidents, which is why I thought it would be a wise idea for Robin to be the seeker."

Wally grinned in relief and Robin pouted.

"Robin, are you pouting?" Artemis asked the Bird.

"No!" The Bird answered quickly, changing his expression to a small smile.

"Em...what is hide 'n' seek?"

It took twenty minutes to explain to the alien and clone what hide 'n' seek actually was (twelve times - Wally had kept count) and decide on the rules. The only rules (aside from the normal ones) they had decided on were no hiding in anyone's room, leaving the cave, or excessive use of their powers (M'gann wasn't allowed to go invisible, and the others couldn't use their powers to go places Robin couldn't get them).

Another ten minutes later everyone was spread across the cave, hiding as Robin finished his countdown (they only actually had thirty seconds to hide, it had taken another nine minutes to go over the rules several times again).

"Five Supermen...Four Green Arrows...Three Wonder Women...Two Flashes...One Batman...Coming, ready or not." Robin's voice echoed round the cave. (When Artemis questioned it later he said it was a more exciting version of counting than elephants).

He looked around the entrance hall where he had been counting first, upon finding nothing Robin started moving through the cave. He wandered into the kitchen, positive he had heard someone running in this direction. He looked around and in every cupboard (even the ones that were too small for someone to actually fit into - you never know). Sure enough, true to form, Wally was hiding in a cupboard near the floor eating cookies.

"Em..elho...ont un." Wally tried to say, his mouth full of chocolate chip cookies as he tumbled out of the cupboard. Robin refused the offered cookie and continued the search. One down, four to go.

This time he headed towards the training rooms. There was no one in plain sight, but then again that's the whole point of the game. He moved around the one of the side training rooms (made for long range attacks - so Artemis's favourite room), looking and listening for any signs of his hiding teammate. JAs he was heading around the room he heard a sneeze, coming from the archery range. He quickened his pace moving towards the source of the sound. Robin peered behind an archery target only to find Artemis with her hand over her nose and mouth, trying to hide her sneeze. She grinned a bit sheepishly as she noticed Robin, with a sigh she pulled herself to her feet and headed to the entrance hall (where they had agreed to wait once caught). Two down, three to go.