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Quality Time

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Quality Time
By Invader-Hime

"This show sucks.  Why do you even care about weddings?  It isn't like anyone would ever marry you," a metallic growl interrupted the sound of the television.

A thick, striped tail whacked the arm of the couch that the oversized twelve year old had haphazardly arranged himself on.  Two mismatched eyes looked from the television's screen and his stupid babysitter, Dorkstar.

"Quiet!  I want to see what kind of Karma Valerie receives," Darkstar scolded, his dark eyes not leaving the glowing box.

Within its square frame, a human woman in a white wedding dress screamed something unintelligible and threw a very large, very expensive looking cake on the ground.  

The mutant snarled.

"God, why do you watch this crap?"

Kevin yelped as a small black bolt was shot in his direction...and managed to hit him.  How could Dorkles have such good aim when he wasn't even looking?

"Shhh!  Eat your popcorn!" Darkstar hissed, still not looking away from the plasma screen that was hung on the wall.

Kevin growled, but did as he was told....and was slightly troubled that he didn't know why.

Now the woman on the screen was smashing a chair against a car...a very large, very expensive looking car.

Darkstar gave a somewhat unsettling cackle in delight.

"You're so damn weird," Kevin sniffed.

"Look who's talking.  I've got news, Sumo Slammers: Battle Generation isn't exactly the height of entertainment culture either,"

Kevin's mismatched eyes widened...and if his face wasn't already so red, it would be flushing furiously.

"Wh-What?  That's a stupid kid's show!" he stammered defensively.

"Yeah...and my digital television recorder is full of it.  Twelve hours of it.  And I don't even know how to set the damn thing," Darkstar looked away.  Kevin noticed the program had gone to commercial.

The mutant rearranged himself on the couch and didn't say anything.  There wasn't anything to say...he'd been caught red handed.

"You know...if the next one is a re-run...we could watch one of...yours...and I have an unopened box of Moose Munch in the cupboard," Darkstar offered, eyes not meeting Kevin's.

"Tch.  No you don't," Kevin snorted through his gills.

"Not any of the ones you know about," Darkstar said smoothly.

Kevin actually had to fight to keep his mouth from pulling into a slight smile.  He screwed it into a scowl.

"Whatever you want, Dorkstar," he mumbled, resting his face on his upper arms and fluttering his wings.

"Yes, and don't you forget it," Darkstar said, sounding like he was very aware of it.

The woman was back onscreen, screaming at anyone who would listen.  It hurt Kevin's ears.  Within minutes, she was happily married and the show was over.  Kevin pulled himself into a ball.

"I'll be right back.  Don't go anywhere...or try to," Darkstar told the mutant.

"As if," came the muffled growl.

He heard Darkstar walk away and move something in the other room around.  There were sounds of metal clanking. and the sound of something tearing and shuffling.  then there were heavy footsteps back in his direction.  The television hummed as the channel changed and a familiar, cartoonish theme song started.  Kevin's eyes widened and he sat bolt upright....as much as he could.  He saw that Darkstar was seated in his usual spot in a fancy, spinning padded office chair.  His legs were crossed and he had a bowl in his lap.  Kevin looked down to see that his had been refilled with what looked like carmel covered nuts, popcorn...and globs of chocolate covered somethings.  Kevin looked at the bowl's contents and sniffed them.  Familiar, over enthusiastic cartoon voices flooded his ears.   

"Dark chocolate alright?" Darkstar asked.

Kevin shrugged, feeling a little uncomfortable.

"Yeah, whatever," he mumbled....as his striped tail wagged a little.
OLD FIC.

Well, new here, but old RP CRACK! Fic.

Time displaced 12 Year old Mutant!Kevin 11 is miserable with his babysitter, Darkstar who was appointed by Professor Paradox.

Hilarity ensues.

Ben 10 (c) Cartoon Network
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Mad-Hatter-LCarol's avatar
Gosh, Darkles is such a good babysitter, would've know? Maybe it only works on mutant kids... :XD: