A/N: Halloooo! I got so many happy reviews and thank you so much :D I have more about the story at the bottom authors note, so I will get straight to the story. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own YJ, but I wish I did.
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Everything was on fire. Mounds and mounds of cement and metal, smoke billowing into the air. She climbed over piles of rubble, calling out his name. After a good 15 minutes she saw him. His fiery red hair was the only reason she had spotted him. She stood still for a moment, before calling out to him.
"Wally!" Her voice got stuck in her throat as she scrambled over the piles of wreckage that littered the area. She remembered what had happened just thirty minutes ago.
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'I can hear a bomb! It sounds like it's coming from the middle of the second floor.'
Artemis' eyes grew wide and she shared a look with Robin. They needed to get out as soon as possible.
'Evacuate immediately.' Aqualad's command only confirmed her plan to get out. She ran to the nearest window and shattered it with ease. Shattered glass tumbled to the ground. Artemis stood on the ledge and pulled out a grappling arrow. She fired it at the nearest building, a two story brick building roughly two hundred feet from the window. Both her and Robin used the line as a means of a getaway. She saw a blur of yellow in her peripheral vision, and wondered why he wasn't climbing out with them.
'Wait! Some of the lab workers can't find one of their friends!' Miss Martian's voice wavered with worry.
'Gotcha Miss M. I'm gonna head for the stairs near the east wing. I'll make sure everyone's out.' They didn't have the time to play hero. If that bomb went off with him inside, their speedster was as good as gone. She glanced at Robin and realized he was thinking the same thing.
'Be careful KF. We don't know how much time we have left.' Robin warned.
'Careful is my middle name dude.' Yeah, and clumsy was hers.
Within less than 10 seconds of him uttering that sentence, the building was in flames. He had to already be out. He was out right? Right? She looked at Robin, her eyes wide with panic.
Then, a torrent of pain shot through the mental link. She could feel his pain.
'Wally!' M'gann could feel it too. She bets everyone felt it. How could you not?
Robin was yelling at him to stay awake and Artemis was just screaming at him.
'Wally! You idiot! Kid STUPID! How could you be so careless?' He only groaned through the link. There was silence.
'H-he isn't conscious!' M'gann's voice was the only sound Artemis could hear. He wasn't conscious in a burning building. Wally was trapped.
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"Wallace West you're an idiot!" He only groaned in response. His hair was caked and matted with dirt and dear god, was that blood? His eyes fluttered beneath his eyelids but he made no move to open them. She leaned over his face.
"Kid Flash? More like Kid Idiot! Open your eyes!" Yeah it was a pretty desperate ploy, but she needed to know if he was well enough to get out of here. 'Really Artemis? He's stuck under enough rubble to practically rebuild most of the building.'
Her tactic did work though. His eyes slowly opened into slits. His eyes were the same vivid emerald they had always been. His eyes were the only unscathed part of hum it looks like. She sees his goggle a few feet away from him. They were cracked beyond repair but it looks like they did their job.
"Took y-y-ooo l-oo-ng e-enough h-ha-arpy." His voice was dry and scratchy. His lips were chapped and busted. She felt her eyes start to mist with relief. If he could insult her then he would be fine. She just needed to get the League-THE LEAGUE!
"Shh. Don't talk. I'm signalling M'gann and the rest of the League right now."
'M'GANN! I found him! He's awake and talking but you need to hurry!'
'We're coming Artemis! Tell Wally we're coming as quick as possible!'
"L-l-lea-gue?" She saw the wonder in his eyes.
"Yeah Kid Stupid. Almost the entire Justice League came here to look for your sorry ass." She grinned humorlessly. He grinned that stupid grin right back at her.
"Ar-mis?" His speech was getting worse. She could hear his stomach growl too. He needed to eat soon. She so did not need a repeat of Star City.
"What Wally?" She glared at him. She had told him not to talk.
"No-bo-dy in . ." He coughed twice. "The l-ab. . . Em-p-ty." She nodded at him.
"I know. Apparently they forgot she left earlier in the day. You should've seen the way Batman glared at them. Thought they were gonna crap their pants right there. I think one of 'em did."
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The entire league, save for a few members that were deployed, had showed up once M'gann had sent out the message. Batman instantly demanded a full report of what happened. Kaldur explained that Wally had doubled back after the reports of a missing scientist among other things. The scientists were still at the scene, talking with reporters and field journalists. Batman stalked over towards a group of them and demanded why they had thought one of their own was still in the building.
The scientist that spoke up instantly regretted it. Batman fixed her with a glare so withering, it would have killed Poison Ivy's plants. She explained that the 'missing' scientist had actually clocked out early, forgetting to tell a few technicians that she knew. The technicians believed her to be in the building, so without asking her (she was the supervisor), they immediately explained the situation to Miss Martian.
Batman had instantly set up search parties for the missing teen. Robin had led hers, but she broke away when she thought she saw something.
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"H-how is it?" She grimaced. She hadn't been able to see the full extent of his injuries until she was sitting next to him. He had a deep gash on his forehead, whatever had caused it had ripped through the cowl. Every square inch of exposed skin was covered in gashes, scratches, and bruises. His legs, past the lower thigh were encased within concrete and steel. He wouldn't be running for a while.
"Your condition?" He nodded solemnly. "It-it's not exactly great Wall-man. I mean, I'm sitting in your freaking blood."That was one of the scariest parts. The fact that he had that much blood outside of his body made her panic. She didn't even know where all the blood was coming from to try and stop the bleeding. He seemed to laugh, but it came out as a cough.
"Your legs are completely covered by concrete, you have a pretty nasty head wound that has not stopped bleeding, and geez Wally, your suit is almost all red. I know that The Flash is on an offworld mission but you don't have to take up his mantle while he's away." Her awful attempt at a joke makes him smile even bigger.
The Flash had freaked out when Batman had called him. She could feel the panic radiating off of the hologram. In fact, most of the call was fuzzy because he was vibrating so much. The look in his eyes when Batman had told him that his beloved sidekick was missing was haunting. He left for earth right away.
"La-dies l-love The Fl-ashhh b-eau-ti-ful." He coughs again and a stream of blood trickles out of the side of his mouth. Where was all of this blood coming from?
"H-how'd the suit h-ho-ld up?" She laughed, although it came out as a choked sob.
"Better than you did Flash Boy." Her voice cracks. She notices that his breathing is irregular and shallow. So very shallow. 'Hurry M'gann.'
"Sweeeet." A fit of coughs wracked his body and she sees his legs spasm. The rubble creaks and moans on top of Wally, his face scrunching up in agony. "Art-Mis?" His voice is so much quieter than usual.
"What Wally?"
"I can't feel my legs any mooore." She curses. Losing feeling is never good. She see his eyelids droop.
"Wally! Stay with me!" Her voice grows frantic. What happens if he closes his eyes? Nothing good.
"I'm not gonna make i-it, am-m I b-eau-t-tiful?" Her breath catches in her throat and she knows that he probably won't be that lucky. A tear slips from his eye.
"I don't know Wally. Just stay awake. Can you do that?" She's crying a lot and it feels like a river is streaming down her face. She never cries, so why is she crying now?
"I'm sooo tired." His eyelids keep closing and opening. His pupils are dilated and she positive that he can't see her. His eyes flutter shut and this time they don't reopen. She hasn't cried this much in a long time. 'M'GANN! HURRY!'
"WALLY! Open your eyes stupid! Don't leave me! Please don't leave me!"
He exhales softly. Slowly he stops twitching, but she can still feel his pulse when she lays her head on his chest. She hits his chest, she shakes his shoulders, she even goes so far as kissing him. It's light and salty and he doesn't even respond and she's so lost.
The team soon arrives to see Artemis crying over his body. Everything is soaked in red and the puddle that surrounds them is so big. The league isn't far behind. Black Canary looks ready to cry. Green Arrow pulls Artemis up and away from Wally. Superman and Wonder Woman stand in silence as one of the Green Lanterns (Hal Jordan she thinks. The one that's like Wally's second Uncle. She can tell he's horrified by Wally's current condition) lifts the rubble pile.
As the pile is lifted, they see his legs. Metal scraps are digging into his legs and the bones. Bones are not meant to look like that. Even the toughest members of the league look sick. Gasps of horror are heard on everyone's lips. Batman kneels next to Wally and gently slides an arm beneath his head and an arm beneath his legs. As Batman slowly rises, Wally has one more flicker of consciousness and he screams. The sound is terrible and raw. They can feel his pain. His cries fade into the night and he slowly loses consciousness. Artemis runs to him and holds his head as the rest of the superheroes look on. She runs her hands through his hair and she swears she sees him smile faintly before his head lolls to the side and he gives out a quiet exhale.
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HELLO! OMG you guys made me so HAPPY! I got like a bunch of reviews and compliments and thank you so much! So I got a few questions about Artemis so I decided to write her POV. I hope you liked it ;D Next I will probably do a positive outcome on the situation, and after that, if you guys still want it, an alternate reality that is a negative outcome. (I'M WriTinG tHiS At 3 A.M. So pls forgive my bad grammar!)
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Lefanfictionnoob -That was really good and kinda sad. I'd like if u continued where he wakes up or its someone else 's pov after they pull him out. I just really want to know what the aftermath it
AWW Thank you! I have spent many many years reading sad fanfics so hopefully this was good enough to give you feels :D I'll probably do one of them on the watchtower or in the medbay so we can figure out just how everything turned out.
Smile-I'mTheEndOfAllThatYouSee -I would like to see the aftermath especially Flash's reaction when he finds out that his nephew died while he was off planet
Hopefully this chapter gave you a little tidbit about Barry's reaction, but if you want a more in-depth reaction, I would love to give it to you. :)
Lucy-Alverse-Evolution -Wake up pow, like that a lot more.
Sure thing :) I'm thinking I'll do two endings so It can be happy but at the same time, it doesn't have to be like all the other fanfics :) thx
Kiwisan13 -This is so wonderful, even though it hurts my heart! I would so love it if you continued!
Thank you! I would love to continue :D (I LOVE LOVE LOVE that people like my stories so as long as there's a crowd, there's a story :D)
Guest -Noooo! Wally! Could we have Artemis' POV? Is Wally staying dead or waking up?
Hopefully this chapter is good enough for what you wanted for Artemis' POV :D, and Wally shall both wake up and well, not wake up. I've already got both endings planned, I just need to write them LOL
jody black -whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? did i just read? so awesome tho! you really kept him in character, and i feel like the whole thing was realistic. i would looove to see another chapter! please update, ill keep looking for it!
Im so glad that you think his character was well portrayed :D That's my goal as a writer and I thank you for reading my story :)
Guest -You should totally make a chapter on when he wakes up and an alternate one where he doesn't (love the way you wrote this btw, I love the emotions shown throughout).
Awh I'm blushing :3 Thanks for reading it! I would love to do to alternate ending chapters!
Thanks again!
~Emerald Grey
(Or Kitty)
