Summary: When Kid Flash and Flash have an argument, it leads to Kid Flash going solo as a hero like Red Arrow/Speedy but the Light have other plans…

From the distance, red and blue sirens wailed as the cars sped across the city to their destination: a bank. Grey, cloudy smoke came out from Central City bank due to the unknown criminal using explosives to open the safes. Soon, the mentioned criminal, Captain Cold, came up holding bags of money.

"Almost too easy" Captain Cold snickered. Soon a blur of red and orange came speeding through and zig-zagged through the rows of police cars and stood in front of the infamous criminal and Rogue member: Captain Cold.

"Well, about time you two showed up! You two are supposed to be super-fast and you're late… Looks like losing your edge, Flash! "Captain Cold taunted. Flash just rolled his eyes in annoyance as a response.

"Can we just cut to the part where you surrender and the cops can lock you up? We have lives to get to!" Kid Flash said impatiently. Wally seriously did not want to deal with Cold right now… Why? He had a life! He loves being a hero but he couldn't be one 24/7. Plus, he wanted to get to the cave to meet Rob…

"Why so impatient, Baby Flash?" Cold menacingly asked. Cold was genuinely surprised at the kid's eagerness to get out of the situations. Normally, the kid arrives here first, acts impulsively and trashes a few things in his battle. Flash finally arrives, has to tell him to "slow down" or something similar, then deal with him…

"Sorry Cold, but I got to agree with the kid on this one" Flash said while smiling and gave Kid Flash a high five.

Now it was Cold's turn to roll his eyes. He was getting nowhere. "Uggh I don't have time for this!"

And with that statement, Captain Cold switched on his freeze gun and started shooting ice while Flash and Kid Flash ran circles around him, attempting to create a vacuum to deprive Captain Cold of his oxygen. Unfortunately, Captain Cold managed to freeze the Flash but Flash sped up his molecules and vibrated right out of the icy prison wrapped around his leg and soon the ice was a puddle. The two different Flash's resumed their fight against Cold. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for Kid Flash when Cold also got him.

Captain Cold thought "If I can't tagged Flash, I'll just tag Baby Flash instead! Flash will want to save him. Allowing my speedy getaway!" and with that thought, he aimed his gun at Kid Flash and sent him hurtling a couple of metres.

"Uh Oh" Kid Flash screamed while his right boot was trapped in a block of ice. That quickly knocked Kid Flash out of the fight. Kid Flash huffed and crossed his arms while waiting for The Flash to come to his rescue.

Before Flash could go help his partner, he had to knock Captain Cold out and wait for the Central City police department to take him to jail.

"Oh yeah… The Flash is fast…" Captain Cold said dryly… He should really have thought this through… Besides, short terms tactics weren't his thing, long term tactics were.

"You're through Cold" Flash said while watching the cops escort him to the back of the van. Cold smiled in response to the scarlet speedster.

"Looks like you finally caught me… See ya next time, Flash!" Flash opened his mouth to respond, but the captain continued on: "Don't kid yourself Flash, we both know that there will be a next time", with that, Cold gave one final smirk as the cops shut the door and the van drove off. The Flash jogged over to his nephew.

Flash vibrated his hand molecules and melted Kid Flash out, who was still shivering. Flash extended his hand and Kid Flash shakily grasped it, still suffering.

"You okay, Kid?" Flash asked worriedly. Wally was his nephew and Barry was supposed to be protecting him, both as an uncle and as a mentor. Getting hypothermia did not help so much with the protecting part. Barry was a forensic scientist and he knew what hypothermia looked like but he wasn't going to risk it with Wally.

"J-j-j ust a little c-c-cold, that's all..." Kid Flash attempted his brave face but Flash wasn't going to buy it, especially as Wally was beginning to look quite blue and pale.

"Let's go to Mt Justice, I'm sure Canary should be able to help you" Flash offered kindly. He knew how much Black Canary had affected his nephew and Wally could see his team mates.

Wally's green eyes instantly lit up: "Sure and besides I could see the team"

"Race you there!"

"You are so on!" With that the two speedsters ran off.

Recognised Flash 04 Kid Flash B03

Fail: Artemis

"Good Match" Robin said while offering his hand to help her get up.

"Thanks" Artemis said taking his hand. Artemis took a big swing at the bottle of water she had brought with her. Once, Artemis was finished, she gave Robin quite a stiff stare. Robin gave a small chuckle.

"What?" Robin asked playfully. He had caught Artemis staring and was going to be a bit of a troll about it.

"How old did you say you were again?" Artemis asked seriously. She had a vague idea but she wanted to make sure that. Plus, Artemis was kind of hoping she was wrong. Robin smirked once again. Artemis hated that smirk.

"13" Robin replied back. He adjusted his glasses a little bit, playfully teasing Artemis his blue eyes. Artemis eyes widened but she then turned around to M'gann, who watching from the side-lines.

Artemis narrowed her eyes: "I can't believe I got my butt kicked by a 13 year old" Artemis quietly ranted to M'gann, who only shrugged her shoulders' shyly.

"Well… He is trained by Batman…" M'gann comforted. Artemis scoffed slightly, but then felt bad. She knew that M'gann was simply trying to comfort her.

"Thanks for the boost in confidence…" Artemis muttered but she seemed to have been ignored.

Wally walked over to the training stage and tapped Robin lightly on the shoulder.

"KF, you're here! I'm sorry I didn't notice you, I was busy training" Robin apologised, while flushing lightly. Thank god Batman isn't here, he would have my head for not paying attention. Robin didn't know why he jumped slightly… Must have been distracted by something… Kid Flash have a small smile.

"It's cool, Rob" Wally knew his friends being distracted was a one-time thing. Plus he wasn't like a jealous girlfriend thing you see in shows.

"Hey kids, is Canary here? Wally took a blast from Cold and I want to make sure he doesn't catch Hypothermia or something." Flash asked. Black Canary emerged from the shadows and walked towards the centre of the room.

"I'm here Flash and come on Wally, let's go to the infirmary" Canary said. Wally nodded and followed Canary behind her.

Canary paused in her tracks and turned to The Team "Wait, Zatanna and Rocket, you two spar. Aqualad, you can choose the next two as you're team leader and Flash will watch you and don't do anything stupid, Flash" Canary said glaring at him. The Flash wasn't immature in any way but he was less… immature than some of the other leaguers.

"No promises!" Black Canary rolled her eyes and continued to the infirmary.

Meanwhile back at the training stage

Flash watch Zatanna and Rocket spar and watching them, it had led to something in his mind. You know without all this training, Wally wouldn't be in the infirmary right now and even with this training, he still is suffering. Maybe he needs more time training.

"Flash, FLASH!" Canary shouted. She was shocked at the fact that she had to scream to get Flash's attention. Sure, he zoomed out at times, but not this long as his face wasn't really as crumpled as he was showing.

"Oh what! Oh, it's only you Canary." Flash said mildly

"If you're worried about Wally, he is fine and if you want to see him you can. Besides, they're strong kids Barry, they'll survive" Canary whispered the last part quietly. She was aware on how much the mentors (sans Superman) cared for their protégé's, and Barry was no exception.

"I know you're right, Canary" and with that Flash walked over to the infirmary to check up on his nephew.

-LINE BREAK-

Flash peered his head round the infirmary door and walked over to his nephew, who was looking fine and a lot less pale than he found him in. Barry breathed a sigh of relief. He was glad his nephew was looking great again.

"Hey kid, how are you doing?" Flash asked

"I'm feeling great, Uncle Barry, I'm still a bit cold but great!" Kid Flash said gleefully. Flash sighed and rubbed the back of his neck for a couple of seconds. Just, how was he going to explain to Wally his latest decision?

"Uh listen Wally… you're probably not going to like what I am about to say but really… it is in your best interest…I'm going to cut you from the team for a month." Flash said quietly. Wally widened his eyes. Uncle Barry was not serious, if he thought that he could be cut from The Team. Besides, he had no reason to! Wally was doing perfectly fine and hadn't been involved in much major trouble, anyway…

"WHAT?! You can't do that!" Wally protested. Flash took of his mask and soon baby blue eyes met fierce green eyes. Barry had noticed the sting of betrayal that his nephew had obviously felt but Barry wasn't betraying him… He was simply trying to stop him from getting killed.

"I know you don't like it and I was debating it in my head the whole time Canary's been with you but it's for the best. Seeing Rocket and Zatanna spar reminded me of how much you need this training and… you barely survived cold with your training and without it… I wouldn't be taking to you right now" Flash whispered the last part. He couldn't imagine a world where he didn't have his nephew with him. Barry loved Wally like a son and Iris had told him that Wally certainly looked up to him like a dad. Heck, he was a president of The Flash's fan club at one time.

"I did survive and I'm perfectly fine." Wally said in his defence. "And you want me off because Cold tagged me?" Wally had failed to see his uncle's logic. It was Captain freakin' Cold! The worst Cold does is take hostages. He wasn't a murderer like Gorilla Grodd or a complete sociopath like Professor Zoom…

"Sure Cold's just your average bank robber but tomorrow you could be going against someone totally different… Someone with a little more speed than you…" Barry placed his hands on Wally's shoulder. Wally face slightly softened at that. He knew exactly who Uncle Barry was talking about.

"Maybe someone like Professor Zoom…" Wally wasn't scared of Zoom… It's just that their last encounter had left Wally a little shaken physically. However, Wally wasn't going to give his uncle the satisfaction of him winning without a say in this.

"I can handle Professor "Zero"… Sure he gave me a broken rib and a broken arm the last time with fought" Wally's confidence levels dropped when he learnt the extent of his injuries, but soon his voice rose up again in attempted confidence "But I am pretty sure I gave him a black eye!" Barry sighed. This was not going to be easy…

"You know what, forget I mentioned Zoom… Sorry kid but my decisions final. If you're getting tagged easily by Captain Cold, then maybe you're not exactly ready to fight the big league villains." Now Wally widened his eyes. His uncle and mentor was just going to drop him from The Team (which he rightfully earned his place on) because Cold got a lucky shot in?

"I CAN survive Captain Cold and if this is your version of saying, I'm not as good as you, then you don't have to sugar-coat it" Wally huffed in anger. What kind of game was his uncle playing at with? Now it was Barry's turn as his eyes widened.

It struck Barry that his conversation was a lot worse than he thought it would be due to him not wording his words carefully: "What? No, Kid, I'm not trying to say you're worse than me and besides you will be allowed to come to the cave but not go on missions and when the team are on missions, you'll be here, training with Black Canary" Flash fully explained himself now, hoping his nephew would be satisfied. He looked at Wally's face. He wasn't.

"I need some air" Wally whispered hoarsely. Giving one last glare at his uncle and mentor, Wally got up. Wally needed a chance to think clearly about what his uncle had said. Maybe his angry mind was clouding his judgment? Barry sat in silence besides the now unoccupied bed. Putting on his mask, Wally briskly walked out of the Med Bay and towards the zeta beam. He was greeted by his smiling team mates, painfully unaware that he was kicked of The Team.

Barry ran at normal speed into The Cave and called out: "Kid, wait!" Robin walked up to his best friend.

"KF, you're look great now! M'gann baked you some cookies." Robin happily informed his best friend, but quickly noticed his angered demeanour and dropped his signature smirk. Robin winced in a twinge of sadness. How could he not notice his best friend was clearly very angry at a conversation him and The Flash had in the infirmary?

"Not in the mood, Rob" Wally said venomously as walked past all of his team mates and towards the zeta beams. He hated being rude to his team mates but right now he needed some space. Urgently.

Recognised Kid Flash B03 and soon the zeta beams were soon empty.

"What's up with Baywatch?" Artemis asked. It was really unlike Wally to stomp off angrily, without a word of explanation. They all turned to the Flash who was standing silently and rubbing the back of his neck, awkwardly. The Team waited for red clad speedster to give his explanation.

Black Canary spoke up and said what they all wanted to ask: "What happened in there Flash?" Black Canary asked. She and The Team were desperate for some answers and right now, The Flash was the only one who could give them answers…