One sunny morning, Raven sat up in bed. She winced and pressed her fingers against her temples. “What a headache,” she groaned.

Moving gingerly, Raven floated toward the door. “I really need peace and quiet today,” she murmured.

Just then, Robin leaped into the doorway. He made a crazy face and an even stranger noise.

Raven yelped and shot backward, startled. She gasped. “What was that?”

“That, Raven,” replied Robin, “was crazy!”

“Oh no,” Raven said, covering her forehead with her hand. “Please don’t tell me today is—”

Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Starfire also leaped into the doorway around Robin. “Crazy Day!” they cheered in unison.

“Okay,” breathed Raven. “Stop right now.”

Robin shook his head, grinning madly. “Not until one of us out-crazies the rest and is named the new Captain Crazy!”

Raven pushed past her teammates and floated into the living room. “You do Crazy Day every year,” she said, “and I still don’t know what the point is.”

“There is no point,” replied Robin, hurrying in front of her. “Isn’t that…”

Starfire, Cyborg, and Beast Boy joined Robin in front of Raven. They all crossed their eyes and lolled their tongues. “Craaaaaazy?” they finished.

Robin suddenly stood up straight and crossed his arms. “But really,” he said seriously, “the point is to just let off some steam. So, as the five-time reigning Captain Crazy of Crazy Day, I want everyone to show me some crazy!”

Beast Boy and Cyborg grabbed bowls heaped with sugared cereal. They started eating messily, but they weren’t using spoons.

“Check it out,” announced Beast Boy. “We’re eating cereal with forks! Whaaat?”

“How does the milk stay on the fork?” asked Cyborg. “It doesn’t!”

“Look!” called Starfire. “I have the big shoes!” She hobbled across the living room in shoes much too large for her feet. “It is enough to drive one crazy!”

Raven rubbed her temples again. “Today’s not the day for this,” she moaned.

Beast Boy turned into a big goose. “Actually,” he said, “today is the day for this. Crazy Day! Remember, Rave?”

“Can you all stop saying ‘crazy’?” pleaded Raven.

Concerned, Starfire peered at Raven. “Why do you never participate in the competition?”

“Maybe because you guys already drive me crazy every day,” Raven replied. She pivoted to return to her room. “I’m going to lie down.”

Robin jumped in front of her again. “On the ceiling?” he asked.

“Crazy!” chanted Beast Boy, Cyborg, and Starfire.

Before she entered her room, Raven shook her head and grimaced. “And thanks for making my headache worse,” she said.

Then she stepped inside and closed the door behind her.