Hours Ago

She walked out of the house, unsure if this was the right thing to do. In her heart she knew it was, and so did her mom. But both of them still had doubts about whether it would work or if she would also get stuck.

A hand gently squeezed her shoulder. "You don't have to go Irey," Artemis said quietly. "It's too much of a risk for you to go."

Irey turned around to face her mom. Artemis' eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her daughter. Irey swallowed the sadness and gave her mother a reassuring smile. "It'll be better if I do go. You'll be so much happier if I can do it. We both will." She pulled her into a tight hug. "Everything will be okay mom."

Artemis sniffled, squeezing her eyes closed. "Just be careful sweetie. I don't want to lose you too."

It hurt to hear her mom say that. It made it harder to leave her, so much harder.

She held Artemis at arms length. Irey was barely taller than her, just the top of her hairs surpassing her mother's lustrous locks. "I'll be back in the flashiest of flashes," She said, hoping to reassure her. "You won't even notice I'm gone. But if you do, tell Uncle Bart not to worry okay. Just tell him…I went on a cruise."

Artemis laughed lightly. "He'll know you didn't Irey. Even if he did, he'd probably track you down to continue your training." She smiled softly. "Just be careful, Irey."

She nodded, hugging her mom one more time. "I will be." And then she left, zooming off into the darkness of the night.

Present

She arrived in a warehouse off the docks of Manhattan. It was nighttime here as well and she was grateful for it. Stepping out, she tapped her flash emblem on her yellow and red suit making it turn grey and black. It was not the same as her fathers or her mothers but she took aspects of both out of love and respect for them.

Like her mother she let her midriff show, though it was only in the front. Her sides were armored and normally red. Her top, normally yellow, cut off at the shoulders, making her arms bare. She wore red pants with a yellow belt and a pair of yellow boots. The flash symbol was on her chest like the other Flash's. And the last thing was the pair of red goggles that her mom had passed down to her when she was fifteen.

Irey turned to look at the time machine. For the past few weeks she and Uncle Bart had been working on it, making it better than the one he had used. It was going to be for Bart, but he didn't actually want to take it and so she took it. He'd have angry words with her later, she knew. That is, if she were able to go back.

"I'm sorry mom," She sighed, having known of the possibility of getting stuck.

She grabbed a picture she had tucked in her side, smiling at the image of her and her mother. They were both smiling and happy, and soon, she hoped, there would be a third in the photo.

"Time to go," She said as she replaced it back in the side of her suit.

Irey grabbed a small bag and took off into the night, running at her top speed. It was as fast, if not faster than Bart's speed, something she prided herself on.

She arrived in the Artic moments later, zooming across the chilly lands to the spot that Kid Flash 'died'. She pulled the goggles up, looking around at the barren, white landscape. "So, Force, what's it going to be?" She asked openly. "Going to be gentle or tough?" She hoped for gentle but knew she'd receive tough.

She held her hand out in front of her and she could feel it, feel the force. Her hand began to blur as it pulled at her, lulling her to enter. "Not yet Force," She grumbled, pulling her hand out. She stared at it momentarily, calculating her best move to make this work. She knew she might be pulled in with it, which would make the whole thing harder but she was going to do whatever it took to get him out.

Emptying the bag on the ground she put a few things together. She pushed a spike into the ground a few yards away, latching a metal line to her belt. It was advanced Luthor-tech, it'd give her a line if she got pulled in to pull herself back out with.

"Okay, lets do this Irey," She stated, sucking in a deep breath to gain courage. Her courage was faltering but she needed to do this. "Alright, here I go." And she put her hands back into the rift of the Force.

Irey focused, vibrating as fast as she could. Her speed helped open the doorway wider, making it easier to enter and or leave it. "H-hello…?" A man called from inside the Force. "Are you? Join us…" His voice was soft and relaxed.

She sneered at the pull she was getting in return. "Wally!" She yelled. Even though she tried to stay in place she was sliding toward the doorway. "Fight it!"

"It's so peaceful though…" He replied. "Join us… You'll be happy you did."

She grabbed on to something inside of the doorway and it grabbed back, pulling her into the Force. "No…" She breathed.

"Don't pull me in Wally! I'm here to pull you out!" She yelled.

"But it wants you in here…" He said, his voice smooth. "It needs you…"

She focused her vibrations, trying to add to her strength to pull Wally out of the Force. "I'm not ready and neither are you Wally!" She yelled as her upper body began to go inside of it. "You want to come out!"

"I do… But I'm trapped in here…" He said. "Neither of us can leave…"

Irey was pulled inside the Force, the line tightening and keeping her just by the door. "Wally…" She said, beginning to really feel the lull of the Force. "We need to leave." She tugged on the line, her strength weakening with every second she stayed in the Force.

"I don't know you…but I do…" He said, looking at her oddly.

She grabbed on to his hand, pulling him up and making him hold onto the line. "You will…" She replied with a smile. "But only if we get out…" She began to run, still pulling on the line. "But you need to run. As fast as you can. Together we can get out."

"It has taken my speed… I was losing it before too… I cannot."

She nodded, smiling as the Force was taking her. "Yes…you can."

There was a pull from the other side of the line, surprising her. She began to run faster, using the Force to empower her against its will. "Now," She ordered. Irey ran in place, running so fast that she was vibrating. Wally tried to do the same, barely able to gain any speed past an average person.

There was another pull, pulling them closer. And then another. It was like the Force was playing tug of war by way of her and Wally with whoever was on the other side. They had to be careful for if they got stuck and were not a speedster…they would not be able to get out unless she or Flash went in for them. And this was tough enough as is.

"Who…?" Wally asked.

"Help," She breathed, a smile pulling at her lips. "Come on…" She pulled herself forward, dragging Wally with her. "They can't do it by themselves…"

"But I…am too slow…"

She glared at the red head. "And the longer we stay, the slower I become as well…I am your only hope to leaving."

He nodded slowly.

There was another tug and they were at the door. Irey wrapped her arm under Wally's arms tightly, his energy drained. She began to push her hand through the door. It was like forcing yourself through a brick wall and it only stretching like cellophane.

A hand grabbed on to hers the moment it went through and they pulled. Within seconds she and Wally were out of the Force and the door closed with a snap behind them. They tumbled onto the cool, fluffy snow, both exhausted and sleepy.

Irey tried to stand, her vision groggy and her body vibrating in and out of view. "We're out…" She breathed, falling to her knees.

"Oh my God," One said.

"Wally!" Another screamed.

"I've got you," One said as arms wrapped around her.

"How did…who did?"

"What was all of that?"

"Who is she? Where'd she come from?"

"Does it matter? Wally's back!"

"Hey babe…I'm so sorry…"