This idea came to me after my younger brother wouldn't shut up about how the government or whatever made a real-life Light Saber that cost $2000 and could actually burn things and kill people or something. It was getting really annoying and then I thought "who would even WANT to buy a Light Saber?" and then for some reason I started thinking about how it would make killing people in their sleep a lot easier and then I started thinking about how Light wouldn't be able to kill L because L hardly ever sleeps and then I got bored and wrote this! –takes deep breath after saying long run-on sentence- And yes, I know I should be working on my L Parody, but…I'll get around to it soon. Promise! Well anyway, enjoy!

[EDIT/REVISION: This story originally ended on 8/07/2010. However, upon reading it over again, I realized that I could add some more stuff to this, and fix a bunch of mistakes. I'm not really gonna be getting rid of anything, but I will be adding some stuff. -4/07/2011]

Light wanted the Light Saber. He wanted to have the force. Because at the moment, the force was not with him. He wasn't even really sure what the force WAS, because his genius brain was turning to blueberry oatmeal, which looked like blueberry barf.

Puking blueberries, he thought, how did my mind get on to that topic? He paused for a moment. Oh right; Misa.

"…and YEAH!" Misa Amane shouted, as if Light had any interest in her story. "I mean, isn't it SOOO gross that there was a WORM in Misa's blueberry? ! I mean, like, Misa is never going blueberry picking like, ever again! Misa suggests that you don't, either, Light."

At the last moment, Light realized that Misa had stopped talking and was now waiting for him to say something.

"Oh, um, yeah. That's interesting, Misa," Light mumbled. "Well, see you later." He walked back into the Task Force HQ, leaving his girlfriend standing there outside.

He wanted to kill her. But he couldn't use a Death Note, for L was watching his every move on surveillance cameras. Light sat down at the computer next to L's and looked up the price of the Light Saber. It was still at $2,000. Light cursed. He only had $700.

That's when he got an idea.

"Ryuzaki."

L looked up from his work. "Yes, Light-kun?"

"I would like to challenge you to a stay-up contest," Light told him, despite his mind telling him that no one could stay awake longer than L could.

"A stay-up contest?" L inquired curiously.

"Uh, yeah," Light explained, "As in, who can stay awake the longest. And the prize for winning is $300. And if the other person falls asleep, $100 is added for every extra hour the remaining person stays up. And no sabotaging the other person's chances by drugging them with sleeping pills or something. Other than that, you can do anything to keep yourself awake. Everything is fair game." Light was attempting to make the contest more winnable for himself; to give him more of a chance against this sugar-crazy-insomniac detective. Not that he had much chance in the first place.

L thought about it for a moment, his finger in his mouth. "Hmmm…" he muttered, "alright, I accept the challenge. But Light-kun better be prepared to pay up."

Thanks for the encouragement, Light thought.

"When does this contest start?" L questioned.

"Tomorrow," Light answered.

"Alright."

Light decided he would go and prepare for the contest because he really wanted the Light Saber.

He went to the store and he purchased anything he thought might come in handy: caffeine pills, energy drinks, an air horn, a taser, a basketball, a rawhide-pig-ear-dog-treat, a stapler, a few horror movies, a laser light, a flashlight, a yoyo, a camera, pocky, a rope, rubber bands, a slingshot, and a fire extinguisher, among other things. He had gotten the money for these items by selling one of Misa's many cell phones.

This was gonna be fun.

Yeah, I know that was short. The next one will be longer! What do you think of it? Any good? Review! –Ratt Kazamata