In the Previous Chapter...

"So is it true?" Vanessa asked Wally.

"Is what true?"

"All you said about the Alerata flower?" Vanessa fluttered her eyes at him.

Wally nodded, "Mhm. Why?"

"Well" she said. "I was thinking about getting one myself for my crush."

She grinned at him, like a predator might grin at their prey.

Too bad Wally was too busy looking up at the stars to notice.

"Oh?"

"Yes, oh and by the way what's your favorite color?"

Wally laughed "Red. It's the color of love." He grinned, seeming amused by his statement.

"Okay. Got it."

Wally turned serious for a moment, "If you really want to get this flower, you cant go alone. It's too dangerous. Let me get my sword okay?"

She nodded, excited. Her plan was working perfectly.

Oh poor Wally. She thought. Red was her favorite color too- but nor because it was the color of love. Oh no, because it was the color of Blood.

She chuckled to herself before following Wally into the woods.

*Next*

Conner and Megan were quietly laughing in the corner of the camp. It seemed like Wally's scheming worked.

He's an evil little cupid. Roy thought, amused, shaking his head.

Zatanna was cleaning up from dinner. Kaldur was looking at the maps and told Roy he figured the mystic pond was only a day or so away.

Artemis and Robin were testing their aims, determined to beat the other.

And Roy? Roy was looking for his hyper, lovable little brother, who had a knack for getting into trouble. He couldn't find him anywhere. No one was suppose to leave camp alone, and Vanessa sure as heck didn't count.

Roy felt his stomach turn itself into a knot.

Wally. Where are you?

*Next*

Half an hour later Roy was still looking for his brother and Vanessa, since she was sure to be where ever Wally was.

"Hey Rob?" He asked the youngest.

"Yeah?"

"Do you know where Wally is? I haven't seen him in a while."

Robin shook his head.

"No, haven't seen him. Why? Do you think something's wrong?"

But Robin knew the answer even before he asked it. His stomach clenched. He could feel something was wrong. The three always knew when one of the others was in trouble, usually it was Wally, but that was besides the point.

"Is something the matter, dear friends?" Kaldur asked. The others gathered around, wondering what was wrong.

"Something's off..." Robin said. "We think there's something wrong with Wally..."

A scream cut through the air and confirmed their frightful fears.

*Next*

Vanessa came running back to camp, gasping for air. Her clothes were dirty and torn, much like the first time they saw her. She had tears rolling down her cheeks and there was blood on her hands.

She ran to Robin and Roy.

"Hurry! Hurry! They have Wally! They're going to kill him! Hurry!"

The group quickly grabbed their weapons and followed her in till they got to the area where the Alerata flowers grew.

It was a small gathering in the middle of the woods, a small part that wasn't affect by all the evils and wrongness of this place.

It was rather beautiful, Robin thought.

And it was to, except for the fact that the clearing was right next to a waterfall that looked much like a graveyard and a rigged cliff, a cliff that Wally was currently being held over.

Wally had a large cut down the middle of his shirt and his torso. His red shirt made it hard to see how much blood there was but if you looked at the ground beneath him one could see a small pool forming.

And still he smiled. Because he knew his friends needed that smile. Needed to know he was alright. And so that's what he did.

And he smiled even as the assassin, cloaked in black, began to loosen the grip on his shirt.

*Oh no! Dun Dun Dun! 0.0 Now I know why authors are so into cliff hangers :D :P

Review plz n thank you! :D*

REVIEWS:

From eternal mist:

*squeaks*

Wally you dolt! why are you so guillible?

Heehee. Yeah he is, but thats what keeps the story going. :}D

From: Geist1321

I was wondering when this story would make its epic return. I love the way its

going and the "dun dun dun" at the end was great.

Haha. Thank you! Oh I added another Dun Dun Dun at the end just for you! :D

From:MysticSpeedForce (Guest)

Oh Wally..,she's so gonna try and kill u :P Update soon

please :D

Yes! But will she succeed is the question!0.0

From: Guest

:New reviewer! Awesome story! It's a story in a story. *Giggles* And Wally is

putting himself in danger in his own story! Don't follow the creepy girl

Wally! DON"T FOLLOW THE CREEPY GIRL! Gah, don't worry, just a story, just a

story, just a story, just a - But it's too awesome to be just a story! Wally

is very good at storytelling. ;) Update soon! Braces huh? Ouch, feel your

pain, just got mine this year too.

Thank you! That means a lot to me. Yep! Of course! Wally's one of those guys who would put himself in danger to protect his friends, so I thought I'd do the same for his story version. :D

N Ikr? They're no fun, hun? .

Thank you all reviewers! :D