Disclaimer: I don't own anything, if I did Young Justice would last indefinitely. This Fic, like many Wally Fics, is an AU were Wally is living with Barry and Iris. Also since Young Justice Outsiders had Harper Row living in Happy Harbor I decided to make Kyle Rayner a resident of Central City, mostly because I like his friendship with Wally in the Pre-Flashpoint comics. This story is set one year before Wally becomes Kid Flash.

The Abduction of Wally West

Chapter One: Deception

Central City/Spisak Junor High,

February 16: 2007

When the final bell rang, 12 year old Wally West let out a sigh of relief. It's not that he hated school, but this week had been hell. Wally had to study all week for a math and history test that, for some reason, had been scheduled for the same day! Wally was confident that he aced them, but still it had left him with little to no free time. Fortunately, with the bell rung, Wally and his fellow classmates were now free until Monday.

As Wally begin to gather his backpack and other belongings from his desk, he was approached by his best friend Kyle Rayner.

"Want to hit up the comic shop at the mall on the way home? Hyperion Earth One Vol 1 is finally out, and the early reviews online say it's REALLY good!" said Kyle excitedly.

Wally had met Kyle the year before when they first started Junior High together, the two becoming fast friends. The green eyed, black haired 12 year old LOVED comic books and superheroes as much as Wally loved science and the Flash. Of course, Wally also loved comics, but Kyle was downright obsessed! Wally remembered the first time he had been over to the Rayner's house, the bookshelves in Kyle's bedroom were full of trade paperbacks, omnibus's and manga. There, He and Wally would spends hours reading the various books in Kyle's massive collection, all the while arguing over who was the better superhero, Green Lantern (Kyle's Favorite) or the Flash (Wally's Favorite)?

"Aren't the Earth One books meant for MATURE readers?" Asked Wally raising and eyebrow.

"Come ON Wally! This time next year we're going to be 13! Teenagers! Besides it's not as explicate as Marvel MAX and MOST certainly not as graphic then Kid Hyperion-Prime in Unlimited Crisis!" explained Kyle as Wally rolled his eyes.

"So you coming?" Kyle asked, Wally shook his head.

"I can't, Uncle Barry, Aunt Iris and I are going out to dinner tonight. Maybe we can meet up at the mall tomorrow?" asked Wally and Kyle smiled.

"Sure! See you then Wally!" said Kyle as he turned to leave the classroom.

With his friend and other classmates having now departed, Wally slipped on his backpack and left the classroom, thus beginning the trek home to his Aunt and Uncle…

Wally was about halfway home when he heard the police siren. He turned around to see a black, unmarked police car pull up beside him. A second later a man dressed in a black suit and a police badge strapped to his belt stepped out of the car. Based on his appearance, Wally guessed the man was in his mid to late 30s.

"Wally West?" the man, who had brown eyes and hair, asked as he walked up too Wally.

"Y-yes…?" the 12 year old responded timidly, unsure as to what was going on.

"My name is Nicholas Pike. I'm a detective with the Central City Police Department. I'm friends with your Uncle Barry, he's the one who sent me to get you."

"Why?" Wally asked confused. His uncle had mentioned Pike before. Barry had made him out to be an arrogant pain in the ass who thought he was smarter then everyone. Wally didn't think Barry would ever consider that kind of person his friend.

"I'm sorry son…but there was a terrible accident…" Pike began "45 minutes ago your Aunt's car was hit by a drunk driver who ran a red light. She…was hurt pretty bad…"

"Aunt Iris was in accident?! Is she okay?! She…she's not…?" panic began to overtake Wally.

Three years ago, Wally's parents, Rudy and Mary West, had been killed in car accident when Wally was 9. After their deaths, his Uncle Barry and Aunt Iris, who had been newlyweds at the time, had taken him in without hesitation. It hadn't been easy, but the unconditional love Barry and Iris had for their nephew had helped Wally get through this dark period.

Now here was Detective Pike, telling him that history was repeating itself. Pike put a hand on Wally's shoulder.

"She's stable, but the accident left her in a coma. When your uncle got the call he raced straight to the hospital to be with her. As he was leaving the station he remembered you would be getting out of school. He wanted me to take you straight to him!"

Wally tried to process everything the detective had just told him. If Aunt Iris was truly hurt, Wally knew his uncle would rush to her side. It was plausible that whatever animosity Barry had for Pike would be put aside in a moment of crisis. Plus…Uncle Barry and Aunt Iris had ALWAYS told Wally that he could trust the police. Still…

"Before I go with you, can I see your badge?" asked Wally.

Pike obliged, handing his badge over so the boy could look at it. Wally examined it carefully until he was satisfied it was real.

"Okay, I'll go with you" said Wally as he followed the detective back to his car. Pike holding the passenger door open for him as Wally threw his backpack into the backseat.

"Don't worry kid, I'm sure everything will work out just fine…" said Pike.

He closed the passenger door as Wally buckled his seat-belt. Pike then returned to the driver's seat, adjusted his mirror, turned on the ignition as he put the car into driver and drove off…

Central City

Suburbs/ Allen Residence

As Iris West-Allen pulled her car into the driveway she let out a loud yawn. It had been a LONG day at GBS. Galaxy Broadcasting had her conduct interviews with both Lex Luthor and Veronica Cale as well as making her fill in for Cat Grant, who was out sick because of food poisoning. Thankfully they had gotten someone else to cover the night shift, leaving Iris free to spend the evening with her husband and nephew. Iris still couldn't believe it had been three years since Wally had started living with her and Barry after Rudy and Mary had been killed in a car accident. Iris missed her older brother and sister-in-law dearly, but she knew that Rudy and Mary would be happy knowing that Wally was in good hands.

Iris exited her car and checked the mailbox. After gathering the mail she went to the front door, pulled out her keys, and let herself into the house.

"Wally? You here?" Iris called out for her nephew but there was no reply. Iris walked up the stairs to Wally's bedroom to see if he was there. As she opened the door, Iris could see that the room, adorned in Flash memorabilia and an unmade bed, was empty. Iris found it amusing that Wally worshiped the Flash, yet was completely oblivious to the fact that his Uncle Barry was the famed superhero.

Barry and Iris both knew that they would have to let Wally in on the secret one day, but for now they thought it would be safer too keep him in the dark.

Strange…He should have been home but now…, Iris thought

The reason Barry and Iris had moved to these suburbs was because to their proximity to the various schools and shopping districts. Because of this closeness to their home and the fact that both Iris and her husband worked relatively long hours in the city at CCPD and GBS News respectively, Wally usually walked himself home from school. Barry and Iris defiantly planned on having kids of their own one day, but the addition of Wally and the long hours had caused the two to put those plans on hold…at least for now…Barry was only 30 and Iris was 24, they had plenty of time.

After leaving her nephew's bedroom Iris made her way to her and Barry's room, picked up the phone on the nightstand and dialed Maura Rayner.

"Hello?" the voice, who Iris recognized as Maura's, asked.

"Maura, its Iris. Is Wally there? He hasn't come home yet"

"Kyle mentioned something about stopping at the mall on the way home, Wally's probably with him…" said Maura as Iris let out an annoyed sigh.

'I hope that kid didn't forget we had dinner plans? Oh well, with Barry's chronic lateness, it won't make any difference. Talk to you tomorrow, okay Maura?"

"Have a good night Iris" said Maura Rayner as she hung up.

Iris then proceeded to change out of her works clothes and get ready for dinner with Barry and Wally…

Van Buren Bridge

"Detective Pike…why are we leaving Central City? Aren't you taking me to Central City General?" asked Wally as Nicholas Pike drove his car across the Van Buren Bridge that connected Central City, Missouri and Keystone City, Kansas. Pike turned to Wally and smiled.

"I'm sorry Wally, I should have specified. Your Aunt Iris isn't at the local hospitals. She had to be taken to a SPECIAL facility in Smallville…"

"You…your taking me to Smallville?" asked Wally wearily and Pike nodded.

"That's right kiddo, the doctor looking after your aunt is a specialist…"

"What…what is his name?" asked Wally, trying suppress the anxiety that was starting to creep into his voice.

"Dr. Osterman, he's originally from Manhattan…" said Pike, his voice sounding calm and natural as he kept his eyes on the road ahead. Wally stared at him suspiciously as he tried to calm himself.

Come on Walls…it CAN'T be what you're thinking. Detective Pike is a police officer, He works with Uncle Barry at CCPD. You saw his Badge, it was defiantly real. He has no reason to hurt you…he's not…he can't possibly be…"

"How about we get something to eat?" Pike asked, interrupting Wally's train of thought "It's going to be awhile before we reach our destination, how does Big Belly Burger sound?"

"I…I suppose that's okay…" said Wally as he looked out the window, taking one last look at Central City as they got off the bridge and crossed into Keystone…

Central City Police Department

CSI Barry Allen, who was also secretly the superhero known as The Flash, was about to head home when his cell phone went off. Looking at the Caller ID, Barry saw that it was his wife Iris.

"Hay Honey..." said Barry he answered is cell "I know…I KNOW…I'm running late AGAIN, but if you give me a second to get out the back door I'll…"

"Barry, Wally is missing!" said Iris, her voice fearful.

Barry's eyes widened

"Missing? What do you mean missing?!" asked Barry, who was now fully alert.

"I don't know where he is! When I got home the house was empty. I…I…called Maura, she said she thought Wally had gone to the mall with Kyle…but…"

Iris took a deep breath, giving herself a moment to calm down.

"Maura called me back five minutes ago when Kyle got home. According to him Wally headed straight home when class ended. Barry…that's only a 10…maybe a 15 minute walk from the school to our house and Wally's been missing for over an hour and a half! What…what if something HAPPENED to him on his way home. What if…what if someone TOOK him? I…Oh GOD Barry…what if one of your enemies figured out who you really are?!"

Barry shuddered at the thought. Barry knew that one of the dangers to being a superhero was that it could potentially put his friends and family at risk. It's was why secret identities were considered a necessity in his line of work, for even someone as fast as the Flash couldn't be EVERYWHERE at once! If his identity had been made public, Barry knew there would be no shortage of criminals who would try to get at him through Iris and Wally.

For the moment though, Barry forced these thoughts out his head as he came up with a plan of action.

"Iris, listen to me. We WILL find Wally! I'm going to start looking from him right after I talk to Singh. We may not see eye to eye on certain things, but the second I tell my Captain that our nephew is missing, I have no doubt he will have every cop in Central City looking high and low for Wally!" Said Barry, is confidence raising Iris's spirts a little.

"Do…you want me to call the Garrick's?" Iris asked.

Barry thought for second.

"No point. Jay and Joan are on a cruise in the middle of the Atlantic, the chance to successfully reaching them…Wait! In the nightstand next to my side of the bed, there are emergency numbers for Hal, Bruce and Oliver!"

"I'll call them! Barry…Barry please…" Barry could hear Iris starting to sob "He's…ALL I have left of my brother, if I…if we lose him…" Her voice cracked.

Barry wished that he could stay on the line to comfort his wife, but he needed to start looking for Wally, every second counted.

"Iris…I'm sorry but I have to go now. I promise you, as soon as I inform Singh the Flash will turn Central and Keystone City…NO…the whole STATE upside-down until Wally is found!"

With that Barry hung up. It took him only a minute to find Captain David Singh and inform him of the situation. Then Barry slipped out the back of the station and found a deserted alley. Confident that no one was around, Barry Allen pulled out his Flash Ring and pressed the button that released his compressed costume. With a quick dash of super speed, Barry Allen changed into his iconic red suit, becoming the Flash, defender of Central City and the fastest man alive...

3 Miles Outside of Keystone City

As he thought about it over and over again, 12 year old Wally West realized that Detective Pike's story didn't add up. If Aunt Iris was really hurt, Uncle Barry would have called the school and had him pulled from class! Also, Pike had claimed that Aunt Iris had been taken to Smallville, but that didn't make any sense! Both Central and Keystone City had top of the of the line hospitals, Smallville was just a small farm town, there was NO reason to take her there! Despite his attempts to convince himself otherwise, Wally West had, inevitably, come to realize exactly what was happening to him…

I'm being KIDNAPPED! , Wally thought, frightened.

Worse, his abductor wasn't a random stranger, but rather a POLICE OFFICER! A person who worked WITH and KNEW his uncle! Someone who had used his knowledge of Wally's family to get the red headed 12 year old into his car!

Then, as they pulled into the Big Belly Burger drive thru, Pike put his hand on Wally knee…

Wally bite his lower lip, suppressing the urge to scream.

"Know what you want kiddo?" Pike asked as if everything about this was completely normal. Wally shook his head no.

"Not hunger? Oh well suit yourself…" said Pike as he pulled his car up to the order window.

Wally paid no mind to whatever food Pike was ordering. Instead, he quickly took in his surroundings. They were in the outskirts of Keystone, aka the middle of nowhere! If Wally was going to make a move he needed to do it now. There was no other cars in line for the drive thru and the parking lot was mostly empty, Wally assumed that the few cars that were there belonged to employees. For a moment Wally thought about running into Big Belly Burger…but decided against it, he wanted to get as far away from Pike as possible! Also he was afraid that the staff wouldn't believe him, after all Pike was a member of the CCPD, and he was just a kid! And then…Pike would have him cornered!

As Pike moved his car up to the pickup window, Wally carefully undid his seat-belt and moved himself closer to Pike, putting the boy in reaching distance of the steering wheel.

As Pike pulled out his wallet to pay for his food, Wally lunged forward and reached for the car keys, pulling them out of the ignition! Unfortunately Pike noticed this and quickly grabbed Wally's right wrist! Pike's face was red with anger…

"What do you think…?"

Before Nicholas Pike could finish his sentence, Wally re-positioned himself and, as hard as he could, kicked the detective right in the face! The force of the kick breaking Pike's nose!

"FUCK! You little shit!"

As Pike tried to stop the bleeding to his nose, Wally opened the passenger side door and bolted, throwing Pike's keys into a nearby storm drain as he made a break for the open road, preying he would see a passing car. But it was getting dark and the road was empty. With no other alternative, Wally started screaming as pure adrenaline carried him away from Pike and Big Belly Burger.

"Help! Someone help me! I've been kidnapped!" Wally cried, praying to God that someone…ANYONE…would come to his rescue!

As Wally continued to gain distance, Pike had recovered from his injury. He went to the glove compartment on the passenger's side of his car an opened it, revealing his standard issue CCPD pistol.

"You just HAD to make this difficult didn't kid?! I was hoping to have some FUN with you before I had to use this…" Pike said as he turned off his gun's safety "…but now you've left me no choice…"

With his gun in hand, Nicholas Pike stepped out of the car and began to pursue his prey into the dark Kansas night…