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Artemis arrived at Star Labs promptly the next morning at 9am, Uncle Barry was waiting for her at the entrance.
"So I guess you decided to go through with this?" He asked as they began walking
She nodded "I have to" she said in almost a whisper
Barry nodded in understanding they made their way into a large spacious room where a man about 5 "11" with tan skin and long dark hair was, he was wearing sleek dark sunglasses "Artemis this is Vibe, he is the one who constructed this plan" Barry introduced the man
Vibe turned to her and smiled "Hi there Artemis, Flash has told me a lot about you. It's nice to meet you." he stuck out a hand and she shook it
"You too" she stated
"Come let me show you the plan" Vibe said gesturing for her to follow Artemis followed after him to the computer with Barry behind her "Okay so as you know when Kid Flash was 13 years old he was spending the summer with his Aunt and Uncle AKA The Flash, anyways he loved science and idolized his Uncle since he was a scientist. He knew his uncle was The Flash and asked him to tell him the story of how he got his powers. Barry told him in detail about what experiment he was doing, later that night Barry and Iris left for dinner. Wally opted to stay home, his Aunt and Uncle didn't think much of it but the young teen decided to recreate his uncles experiment resulting in him becoming a speedster" Vibe said
Artemis nodded "Yes I knew all that, so how are we going to stop him?" She asked
Vibe brought up a list on the computer "Well when we go back, this Barry, is going to go back to the day Wally asked him to tell him his story and we are going to knock out his past self, just for a couple hour. Our Barry will take his place, then when Wally asks our Barry to tell him the story, Barry will refuse and make it clear that he doesn't want to talk about it and shouldn't ever ask him to talk about it again" Vibe explained
Artemis read over the plan again "And you think that will work?" She asked looking between Barry and Vibe
Barry shrugged "He'll be a 13 year old boy, if I don't tell him he'll probably lose interest and move on to something else very quickly" he told her. She nodded in agreement, thinking back on when she knew 15 year old Wally and how short his attention span used to be.
"So how are we going to go back in time exactly?" Artemis asked
"Well I can Vibe my way through, Flash can break the speed barrier and go back, and you can hop on his back" Vibe explained Artemis nodded
"I'll be doing most of the work, you and Vibe will be on standby in case there is a problem or we need a distraction "Barry explained
Artemis was nervous, she walked over and hoped on Flashes back. Vibe walked over and stood next to them "Ready?" Barry asked looking over his shoulder at her, she gave a nervous nod and squeezed her eyes shut. When she opened them she was on the street, Flash released her and she set her feet back on the ground.
"Did it work?" She asked looking at the two men
Barry turned and walked over to a newspaper stand, he paid for the paper and walked back over to them, and "Yapp" he smiled and turned the paper for them to see the date.
"Okay, you guys stay here, I'll go to my work and find my past self" Barry told them speeding off, he was back a few minutes later wearing different clothes "Alright, past me is out we have a good 2 hours, let's go to my house" he gestured leading the way when they got there Vibe and Artemis hid in the bushes. While Barry went in
Artemis peered in stealing a glimpse at the younger Wally sitting on the living room couch a big bag of cheetos in his lap. She smiled thinking same old Wally. When the boy heard the front door close he perked up and turned to see his Uncle walking through the doorway
"Hey Uncle Berry your home early" Wally greeted
Barry smiled at his nephew "Yeah, I ummm forgot something for a project I'm working on so I needed to come get it real quick" he made up a story "So what are you watching kid?" He asked gesturing to the T.V.
Wally looked "The science channel, you think I could be a forensic scientist like you someday?" he asked curiously
Barry nodded "Kid you can do whatever you put your mind to" he reached over and ruffled the 13 year olds shaggy red hair.
"Can I ask you a question Uncle Barry?" Wally asked turning around
Barry took a seat next to him "Sure, anything"
"Can you tell me what the experiment was that caused you to become The Flash? You know for scientific purposes." Wally asked the question they had come back to change.
Barry stood up and quickly shook his head "Sorry no I can't, and I never will it's just something I can't do, and don't ever ask me again do you understand." Barry said sternly
Wally looked taken back, he nodded his head " I'm sorry I didn't mean to make you mad" he said a little disappointment in his face"
Barry sat back down next to his nephew and rested a hand on his shoulder "Kid I'm not mad it's just, better for both of us if you don't know okay?" he said softly
Wally nodded his head "Okay, I won't ever ask again I promise"
Barry stood up "Thank you, you can ask me any other science questions and I'll be happy to answer them" he smiled at his nephew and grabbed a random piece of paper of the table "I better get this back to work, by the way you are coming with your aunt and I to dinner tonight right?"
Wally nodded "And say no to a good meal? Why would I turn that down?" he smiled
Barry grinned realizing the effects that the change in history had already made, he sent Wally a wave before speeding off.
Artemis and Vibe met him at the end of the street "So how did it go?" Artemis asked anxiously
Barry nodded "I think it worked" he stated
Vibe nodded "Alright let's get back"
Artemis hoped onto Barry's back and they went back to the future.
After arriving back
As soon as they arrived back, Artemis and Wally went directly to Justice League headquarters so that they could use the computers and determine exactly how much history had been changed.
"Okay so according to this, Flash didn't get a side kick until about a year ago, and it's Impulse" Artemis said showing him the article
Barry nodded "Great, well according to this The Team and The Justice league is basically the same just no history of a Kid Flash, you retired from The Team last year but came back a few months ago and are part of it again." He explained
"Okay what about Wally?" she asked concerned
Barry shook his head "Nothing much to say, he still lives in Central City, he graduated high school and is currently in college majoring in science" he read off the computer
Artemis nodded "I guess he really was always destined to like science…According to this I still live in Palo Alto, but in an apartment, I guess I should be getting back home then" she said writing down her apartment complex name and her apartment number.
Barry nodded "Yeah probably the best idea, the sooner we get adjusted to this new life the less suspicious it'll be for everyone else"
Artemis looked down at the numbers of the apartment doors finally finding the one that was hers, thinking like she knew herself would she found her spare key hidden inside a decorative plant outside the door. A large smile grew on her face when she was greeted by Brucely.
"I'm so glad you're still here!" she said hugging the dog tightly, it made sense since getting the dog was her idea to begin with She had suggested the dog but Wally was the one who suggested getting a Bull Dog.
"I'm not sure how long you've been up. Do you want to go for a walk buddy?" she asked the dogs ears perked up and he ran to the door, Artemis found his leash and hooked it onto him.
As they walked down the street Artemis looked around at her surroundings this was a nice part of the city, she had been here once before for dinner one night. Brucely walked along wagging his tail happily as if this was a normal day for him. Suddenly the big dog stopped in his tracks, Artemis looked to see what had caught his attention "Uh oh" she whispered to herself. If this Brucely was anything like the Brucely she knew when he saw a squirrel there was no stopping him. The dog began barking a big deep bark.
"Brucely stop!" she ordered
This only provoked the dog more he began to pull on his leash, the squirrel took off down the street and Brucely ran after him. Artemis lost her grip on the leash and the dog began to free run down the street, Artemis chased after him.
Finally Artemis caught up to him, she slowed down when she noticed that someone had managed to grab the dog, he was bent down petting Brucely gently and holding onto his collar.
"I'm so sorry about that he hates squirrels and he…." Artemis began to apologize as she made her way closer to the man but stopped mid-sentence when she realized who it was
The man turned to her and smiled "It's alright, I love Bull Dogs" he said standing up and handing her the leash.
Artemis remained speechless
"Wally West" he said reaching out a hand
"Artemis Crock" she said in a shocked tone shaking his hand
Wally looked at her like he found her tone of voice a little odd but quickly brushed it off "Artemis, that's a unique name, in a good way though" he grinned at her
Artemis smiled at the sound of hearing his voice say her name "Thank you" the two began walking down the side walk, Brucely looked between them wagging his tail happily
"So how long have you lived in Palo Alto?" Wally asked
She smiled "Since I was 18 so about 2 years" she told him having read up on the history of this version of herself.
Wally looked at her "Your 20? So am I!" he said with a little more excitement then necessary
Artemis let out a small laugh and nodded her head she was about to speak again when she was interrupted
"Wally! I've been looking all over for you!" they both turned to see a female about their age walking toward them. She had long brown hair and big brown eyes.
"Sorry, I was on my way back to you but then I found her dog so Artemis and I got to talking" Wally explained to the girl who was now standing in front of them
"Artemis this is Lisa Johns my girlfriend, we actually live in Central City but came here for an out of town dinner date" Wally said putting an arm around the girls shoulder
At that moment Artemis felt like the room was spinning and her heart drop to her stomach.