Wally run his family to Keystone, his children linked with him per Speedforce, his wife in his arms. It was a short run and as the familiar buildings showed up Wally couldn't help but wonder what had happened. Everything looked normal but something was off. Not bad-off, but off.
It just seemed people were... friendlier than usual. Well, people in Central City and Keystone were generally really friendly. But somehow... it seemed brighter than usual. More smiles, more light in eyes, less dark places, less cold stares, less fear, less mistrust. More trust and, well... peace.
Their house was there just like Wally remembered it. It seemed a bit brighter, a bit newer but surely it was just in his mind... wasn't it? Inside everything looked normal. Maybe a bit tidier than usual, but ordinary enough. There were pictures of him and his family, of friends and places, holidays spend together. There were a few photos of Barry and Iris, of Jay and his wife, of Bart and Max and Jessy, of Roy, Dick and others from the Titans and Justice League.
What puzzled him were the pictures of Roy and Lian. Roy had his arm intact and Lian looked older than... than the age she died. She and Roy looked so happy, Lian with a bow in her Hand, her Dad behind her, looking so proud. There was a picture standing besides this one, Irey, Jay, Lian and... was this Damian? All for or them standing together, each of them had an ice-cone in their hands. Irey had her arm slung around a slightly bewildered looking Damian, Lian and Jay were standing laughing besides them.
How could that be? She was dead. And... there was never a photo like this before. Was that some sort of joke? Some sick, twisted prank?
He looked at the photos. Yes, something was... off. He didn't remember owning so much pictures of so much happy smiling people. What was going on?
"Wally?"
Linda came to him in the living room, two books in her hands, no, more like two folders.
"There are report cards here. Report cards from Jay and Irey. There SHOULDN'T be any of them! They were never this long in a public school."
"And we have photos here that shouldn't exist.", said Wally.
"Alternative Dimension? Another Universe?"
"I don't know, it looks just like our but a bit... brighter. And with report cards..."
"Okay... if we are in another universe... where are the other versions of us?"
"Around, around where we were before or just... not here.", Wally said.
"You know, our life is really strange if we take something like "being in an other universe" so good..."
"Well... you wouldn't had married me if you wanted "just normal"...?"
Linda laughed.
"True, honey."
"Maybe the League could help us... If there IS a League..."
"There should be. There was always a League."
"True."
Wally got his Comm-link out.
"Here is Flash, Watchtower, do you hear me?"
"Loud and clear. What's up, Wally?"
Wally let his Comm-link falling down. Because this voice on the other end... was from somebody he knew was dead.
