(a/n: Here we go, a new story. First off, i just want to say that i might not be able to finish the story. Pretty soon i might go on a long, long break from writing because i really need one. If and when i do, I will continue the story, but at a later point. But i'll try and get as far as i can. Also, i'll be making some changes to the 'Bioshock Infinite' part of the story, just little ones. Anyway, Please enjoy and review!)
Ch.1: Awake
Wally's eyes snapped open and he bolted up right breathing heavily.
He looked around for Flash and Impulse. The speedster didn't see his friends. Instead, he saw two men dressed in matching police uniforms that looked rather old. They eyed Wally suspiciously, which made the speedster a little uneasy.
He glanced around and saw that he wasn't in the Arctic anymore but rather in a busy street. People went about their business, buying things from nearby shops and talking with friends.
The street itself was cobblestone and across from Wally were a pair of towering buildings.
Everything, the people, the buildings, even the policemen's uniforms all looked like they came from a picture New York from the early late eighteen hundreds to early twentieth century.
Wally frowned in confusion, trying to remember on how he got here.
He remembered that the League and the Team had defeated the Light and the Reach but the Reach had activated devices that could destroy Earth's magnetic field and ultimately the planet itself. With Lex Luthor's help, the League and the Team disabled twenty of them.
However, Blue Beetle discovered one in the Arctic. Flash and Impulse tried to stop it but the device went into chrysalis mode. The two speedsters tried to use their speed to create a vortex to draw off the massive amount of power that the device had built up but they needed help.
Which is where Wally came in. Wally arrived and added his speed to theirs, which helped draw off more energy than before.
Unfortunately Wally's slower speed made him a target for stray energy discharges. Each shot of energy hurt Wally badly but he carried on regardless. When he heard that they had done it, that the device had shut down, Wally felt his entire being slip away. He saw the world around him fade and all physical sensation like pain and fatigue vanished.
At first Wally thought he had died but oddly enough, he didn't.
He could hear whispers and he caught flashes of images, a man in grey glaring at him with icy blue eyes, a calm ocean dotted with thousands of identical lighthouses and a city on fire.
When Wally felt all physical sensations return, he opened his eyes and he found himself sitting on a park bench.
The speedster rose from the park bench, his wobbled a little and he steadied himself.
Wally noticed that he wasn't wearing his costume. Instead he was wearing a plain grey suit. "What the?" muttered Wally.
He suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. Wally glanced at the hand then to the person who owned it. It was one of the policemen who were giving him the evil eye. The man had short black hair and blue eyes.
The policeman looked Wally in the eye and asked, "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine thanks" said Wally politely.
The policeman's eyes narrowed a little and he asked, "May I see some identification?"
"Huh?" said Wally.
The policeman held out a hand and asked, "May I see some identification?"
Wally stared at the policeman in surprise. He searched through his pockets but he found that they were empty. The policeman frowned "Well?"
"I…uh…" stammered Wally. The policeman shook his head "Well, if you don't have identification, then I'm afraid that I have to arrest you"
"What?" exclaimed Wally "What for?"
"For being a member of the Vox Populi" said the policeman. He grabbed Wally and he forced the speedster to the ground. The policeman pinned Wally's arms behind his back and he tried to handcuff him while Wally sputtered "W-what? I'm not a member of the Vox whatever it is?"
"That's what they all say" said the policeman
"I'm innocent" pleaded Wally
"If you are, then you have nothing to worry about son" said the policeman's comrade who appeared beside his comrade.
When Wally was in handcuffs, the policemen pulled Wally to his feet.
They were about to drag the speedster away when suddenly a woman shouted, "There you are!"
Wally and the two policemen looked over and saw a woman approach them. She was pale, had blue eyes and red hair. The woman was dressed in a cream-colored jacket, red skirt, a suit vest, a white shirt and a green necktie. She walked right up to the three and she scowled at Wally.
The woman scolded Wally "Do you have any idea how worried I've been? I sent you out on an errand and you didn't return all night. Where did you go if I may ask?" she sniffed and here eyes widened "You've been drinking again, have you?"
"No, I haven't" said Wally.
The two policemen looked at the woman and asked, "Can we help you ma'am?" "Yes, can you let him go" said the woman.
The first policeman shook his head saying "No can do, he's a suspected member of the Vox Populi"
the woman rolled her eyes "Oh please. He couldn't possibly be one of their agents, he's too incompetent"
"Hey!" said Wally in a wounded tone.
The second policeman said, "He didn't have his identification papers".
The woman sighed and she shook her head in disappointment muttered "Honestly Wally, I taught you better than this" she reached into her jacket and pulled out some papers.
The two policemen and Wally looked at the papers. They saw Wally's picture with some personal information. To Wally's surprise, it had every little detail on him right down to his blood type and weight.
The only mistake was his last name. It was changed from West to Lutece.
The woman tapped her foot impatiently and she said irritably "Now will you let him go?"
"Right, sorry" said the first policeman. He unlocked Wally's handcuffs and he apologized.
The second policeman apologized as well "Sorry for the mix up Mrs. Lutece, this is our first day on patrol"
"Yes, well I'll make sure that he's more careful" said the woman placing an arm on Wally's shoulder.
The first policeman nodded and said "Good. Next time ma'am, make sure your son has his papers or else we'll put him away"
"Don't worry, I will" assured the woman. The two policemen turned and left.
Once the policemen were out of sight, the woman glanced at Wally and warned, "Be more careful next time Wally"
"Yeah, I will" muttered the speedster.
He glanced at the woman and asked, "How did you know my name? Actually, how did you get all that information on me?"
The woman shrugged and said nonchalantly "From your file"
"What file?" asked Wally. The woman didn't answer. She glanced around the street then handed Wally his papers "Here, you might need these"
"Thanks" muttered Wally, accepting the papers.
The speedster asked, "Where exactly am I?" "Columbia" answered the woman.
Wally frowned and was about to ask another question but he saw something in the corner of his eyes. He spun around but saw nothing but another street that led somewhere else in the city. Wally turned to ask the woman his question but he saw that she was gone.
He sighed and muttered "Weird".
The speedster trudged down the street, passing stores and stalls that were decorated with red white and blue banners.
Big band music played loudly as people went about their business. Wally heard a man and woman talking about a lamb and a prophet.
He saw some people carrying the American flag, cheering about a man named Comstock and the founding fathers.
Children played in the streets, playing games and setting off firecrackers.
Wally had no idea where he was. At first he thought that he had somehow ended up back in time to early twentieth century New York but something in his gut told him that he was somewhere entirely different.
When Wally reached the end of the street, his gut feeling was confirmed.
The speedster stood there behind a small police barricade, watching a parade of airships drift by in-between the two floating sections of the city. In the gap between streets, Wally saw that there was nothing beneath the city, nothing but a sea of clouds.
The only thing that came to the speedsters mind were the words "Where the hell am I?"
Meanwhile, in the middle of the crowd who watched the parade of airships, a man dressed in grey watched the redheaded boy intently.
His icy blue eyes narrowed and he muttered "Anomaly located. Adjustment, in progress".
End of chapter
(a/n: Well what do you think? Please review!)