It has been a really long time since a last updated the fic. To my surprise it was still being followed, thank you for not losing faith in me! I am rewriting the story at the moment, less plot holes, more details and some things are a bit different now. So please do read it again from the start just to be sure! Thank you, I'll do my best to finish it!

''Kid flash? Is it clear over there?''

''Kid flash please speak up!''

''Wally?!''

''Kf? Are you there?! Say something!''

...

No one answered them.

Megan felt it, she knew she did but at first she didn't want to believe it. Wally was no longer connected to the mind link. Immediately she began fearing the worst.

Did they just send Wally into a high dangerous place, full of villains? Did they kill him? Was Wally, silly flirting lovely Wally..gone? Because of them?

They send him there, to see if the place was clear...it was all their fault...her fault! If she had payed more attention to him! Or..or...

''Megan, it's not your fault!'' Superboy's voice boomed in their heads.

''Superboy?''

''Kid Flash probably passed out or something! That's a possibility as well, right!?'' Robin thought with a nervous but stern tone. He was convincing himself nothing went wrong. They were all just panicking and thinking of the worst case scenario.

''Robin...''

''Team, let's instead concentrate on how to go in there. If they have managed to somehow hit Kid Flash, who has super speed nonetheless, then we need to think this trough!'' Kaldur managed to subdue the panicked and scared thoughts a bit. They needed their minds on the situation they were all in.

''You're right, Kaldur...I'm sorry. How about I'll go first? They won't see me in camouflage mode.''

''Very well. Robin, find away to sneak in and-''

Darkness. He could see nothing but darkness.

Or did that mean he was blind? He couldn't really be sure of anything right now.

It was like he was under water, like he was floating but there was no water around. Just..Nothing.

Everything was less 'clear'. His sound, his vision. Like being in deep black water, but you couldn't swim to the coast. The water was keeping you down, like shadows holding your legs tighter and tighter until-

No matter how much you kicked or struggled. It held you there.

He wasn't really sure on what to do, should he keep struggling? Should he...give up? He supposed he was getting a bit tired after all. He was drowsy, eyes barely open any more. Or were they closed from the start? His perception was all wrong really.

He had no idea.

Robin would know. He'd find a way out with his weird ninja skills. And Kaldur! He would have been able to swim in the water he was currently floating in.

Why was he in the water? Did their mission have a sudden leap to the nearest ocean? Was it even really water?
Maybe it felt more like air. Thick suffocating demanding air.

Was he dead? He couldn't remember much of what happened, nor did he really have the power to try.
He envisioned the afterlife different though. He thought he'd end up in the speedforce or something, To be one with it. To feel the speed and light and utter freedom of running.

Oh how he would do anything to be able to run now. Run with his uncle Barry, feeling the wind against his cheeks, hearing Barry's praises. Doing nothing but stretching his legs and set free. To travel through the whole world, he would be able to anywhere he wanted, all the freedom, all the power all the-

But he was alone in this place.

Robin sat with his hair falling in front of his face a bit, hiding the tragic look he held on his face. He set right next to Wally, he wanted to hold his hand or hug him or anything really! But he didn't want to disturb his best friend either.

Wally was laying there silent, not moving at all which was so strange for him! He'd never really seen that before, he always had to move something, even if just a finger. Even when he slept over at Dick's place at night when they finally actually went to sleep, he always moved around a lot even in bed.
Even the sheet they layed on Wally's body to hide the gruesome sight of his legs wasn't even a bit crinkled. Even with the sheet hiding the legs, he knew how they looked like. He'd seen them with his own two eyes. He stomach grew slightly upset again at the thought but he had to keep calm.

He softly caressed Wally his hand, not wanting to disturb the kid but he did want to have some kind of contact to reassure himself that it would be alright and to try and distract himself perhaps.

But he was too...realistic, too Gotham, to really think that though. He knew it wouldn't be alright.

Wally wouldn't be able to join them anymore. His life would be completely different. It wouldn't be as easy to meet up anymore either. Their secret identities, Richard Grayson and Wally West, they were friends sure but it was easier and they could meet up a lot better when they were their superhero self.
They could easily meet up at the Cave, either after training or just randomly really and dick around in the rooms there.

But what now? And who would be the one to deliver the news...If not the Doctor it would probably be Barry.
It would be hard to tell his favorite and probably only nephew...thát. But they were family and Barry was always like a second father to Wally. Even if he never voiced it out loud like that it was obvious to Robin and probably to everyone else either.
He knew Wally was like a son to Barry as well.

How were they both going to survive? He thought it was selfish maybe that he thought about himself first, his friendship with Wally. It was going to be harder to The Flash, to Barry.

Barry who was sitting right across him never let his eyes leave from Wally. Obviously looking for signs, any signs of improvement. Of Wally waking up.

Right when Barry seemed to want to say something to Robin he started telling him about their mission and how it had gotten wrong so quickly. He knew that no one probably informed him yet because everyone was too worried, too shocked to talk bout it then.

They were just at a warehouse, he told Barry. They only had to find out about what the Light was scheming in there. The light was dangerous sure but the fact that they weren't going to barge in made it safer.
They were just there to see if they could get any info.

However they had been waiting there in the bushes with their binoculars for so long now that Kid- Wally had defiantly began to grow impatient. He was a speedster after all and couldn't stay still for too long really.

So Wally went and checked it out from a little closer, of course they all protested but Wally was already gone by then.

Wally started to check out a bit of the inside as well and it seemed to be fine for a few seconds until their com stations and mental connection with him stopped working all together.

After arguing with the team they decided to quietly go and check the place out for a sign of Wally. They were as silent and carefully as they could be, they were focused on nothing but Wally though. When they found him and the shock worn off just a tad bit for them to notice their surroundings better, they noticed that there was absolutely nothing there in the warehouse.
Nothing but a injured and unconscious Wally.

This is where he had hooked off for Barry's sake. Barry was already under enough stress and pain, he didn't need Robin's pain as well.

Besides Robin was already musing in his thoughts about what happened further to himself.

Back then the league finally came and the Flash rushed over, scared and chaotic and extremely worried especially when he saw his beloved nephew.

Superboy helped them carry Wally to the ship. Superboy, the boy who had definite anger issues and was always so rough and full with anger suddenly was quiet and gentle.

Robin felt jealous at that point with Superboy being so gentle with Wally, touching him. But he wasn't sure why. Wally showed him the moon though, of course Wally must have mean- must mean a lot to Conner as well.

If they could have just stopped Wally, this wouldn't have happened. They didn't have to watch him all bloody and legs mutilated being carried to the medical bay.

Why was Superboy carrying him though? Sure he was stronger and all...but Wally was his best friend. He wanted to be there, holding him, carrying him to safety.

If he, Robin, was hurt then Wally would have surely be the one who would have been carrying him. So why Superboy? Why couldn't it be...him?

He could think about it later.

Much later.

Right now he could feel himself growing more tired. He tried to resist from closing his eyes but after a while he had lost the battle and fell asleep. It had been a stressful day after all.

After the examination and direct operation Batman told Barry,in a monotone voice that he knew did held some emotion if you learned to listen closely enough, about Wally's condition.
He was glad that it would be Batman to tell him. He wouldn't give him a more softer version of what happened. He appreciated that, he didn't want petty looks, he wanted to know what happened. How bad it may be. The truth.

Before Batman came to him his frantic thoughts were moving around in his head at light speed. It didn't help that he could think of a thousand scenario's about Wally, the worst case scenario's, all in the time a normal person couldn't even think of one.

Thousand scenario's about wally dying, calling his name in pain ran through his head. 'Why aren't you here, uncle Barry? Why couldn't you come to me earleir? Aren't you the fastest man alive? You promised me no one could hurt me anymore! That you would protect me!'

A thousand scenario's about his Wally, crying, dying, struggling to stay alive. From the smallest things to big dramatic scenes.

All in a mere second.

But then Batman explained to him that Wally would live, he was alright. But...He his legs were broken and they couldn't heal as quickly as they normally would anymore because Wally had somehow either lost his powers or they were surpressed. But it was adviced to think of the worst case scenario.
His heartbeat was at a normal non-meta pace instead of the fast thudding of before and his fast healing wasn't working. They didn't think it would come back again either. They also hadn't figured out yet why this had happened either.

Barry nodded grim and moved to Wally's room in top speed. But on the way he couldn't keep the thoughts out of his head that Wally wouldn't be able to run like this anymore, next him.

He opened the door.

Back at present it almost seemed as if Robin was sleeping there in the chair, it was late after all the eximantion took a long time but he could see his hand moving over Wally's.

He was glad Wally had such great friends.

He remembered that time where Wally didn't have any friends. President of The Flash fanclub but it had no other members. Wally thought and still does that Barry didn't know but he had known. Not at first but Iris figured it out and told him.

He felt so sad for the kid, but he always looked so happy though and then when he had gained his powers Barry was mad first. Not mad at Wally perse but at himself.
But when he got his powers, he got a friend as well. Robin. And then later a team! Gaining his power had been good for him after all.

But he didn't have them now. Would he...losse his friends as well?

No one held the anwsers really.

Wally was laying there, in the hospital like bed. His eyes closed, soft red hair ruffled on the pillow beneath his head. The sheets stopped by his chest, his arms above the sheet. To keep him warm and hide his legs from sight. They had cast and wrapped them up of course but it felt nicer this way if he didn't have to look at them for now.

He still had to call Iris.

He was too worried at first to call and tell her about this but now after some hours had passed he realised he really should do it now.

She didn't know yet that Wally was hurt, she probably guessed it though they still haven't come back after all.

It didn't take much of a investigation reporter to know that something was up.

He would have to call Wally's parents as well though, to tell their only child was laying so silently in the medical bay. He didn't look forward to it all.

He was about to ask Robin about what happened, he needed to know if not for the phone calls he had to make but for himsel, Robin beat him to it and told him.

After the explination Barry was a bit surprised and annoyed at the fact that no one seemed to know why it had happened at all. Apparantley no one but Wally and the attacker(s?) knew but it would take a while for Wally to wake up.

It took a few moments until it fully settled within him. Wally was hurt his speed was gone, no one knew why even or how.
he won't be able to even walk for a few months...They won't run together anymore, side by side, wind blowing against them, going faster and faster and-

He gripped onto the railing of the bed tightly. He had to be strong now, for Robin for Wally and his family.

He had to go now, he had to tell Iris and Wally's parents.

He suddenly had a hart time breathing.

''I'll leave you alone.'' He suddenly heard Batman say somewhere in the off distance, he must he sneaked in the room so quietly. He noticed Batman picking upthe now sleeping Robin and walking out the door. Probably to atleast put him in a bed here somewhere, if he wasn't bringing him back to Gotham. He must have known Robin must have preffered to stay close to Wally.

He took a breath as he held his phone in his hands.

Wally won't be able to stay on the team anymore. He won't be able to be Kid flash anymore.

Wally longed to be his sidekick for years when he was younger. His biggest dream had become reality, now it was shattered.

He will have to run alone now. It would be lonely again. It was lonely running on your own. No could follow you in any way whatsoever. No thought or saw things at the same speed, no one lived at the same speed as him.
Of course there was Jay, but it really wasn't the same as all.

You always appreciate things more after you lost them.

Though perhaps, this could be a good thing as well. Wally wouldn't have every second dragging on like hours. He wouldn't have to see everything in slow motion.

Time would go on a normal pace for him. Nothing around him will be slow anymore. He won't have to be patient anymore,talking slowly, moving slowly, trying to always stay slow. Nobody around him would be slow.

He would be at the same pace as everyone now.

That was something Barry had longed for years after the experiment. After he had become this way.

To be able to just speak to someone and not having to slow down. To even listen to people talking without growing irritated because they were too slow. Like they dragged every single letter out on purpose. Every blink taking hours.

To be able to just stay still. Not having to always move. To just life normally again.

Though after Wally came, he turned more accepting of it. He was feeling the freedom again, the adrediline it gave him after he lost them. He wasn't the only one anymore who experience everything like speedsters do, besides the first Flash of course but he wasn't his sidekick. They weren't even thát close until Wally came.

But now he was alone again. Alone in a world of slow motion. Where no one can understand you, hear you, or even see you. Because you are simply. too. fast.

''Iris? Something happened to Wally.''