A/N: Hey guys! I'm back with chapter 4! Enjoy! :)
"White Tiger, Power Man, Nova, and Iron fist, report to Training Room E2, A.S.A.P," echoed Director Fury's voice over the intercom.
Wally shot out of his bed, disoriented for a moment. He then realized where he was, and looked over to the clock on his bedside table.
7:30 A.M. Wally thought, It must be time for training then. If so, why didn't he call my name?
He walked over to his dresser, hoping that he would find some clothes other than his tattered uniform, only to find the drawer empty.
He sighed, trying to figure out what he should do when there was a knock at the door. He sped to the other side of the room in the blink of an eye, eager to use his now unlocked speed. He turned the handle on the metal door and pulled it towards him to see a SHIELD agent standing there.
"Hello, Wally. I'm Agent Coulson, and I'll be your current guide. Director Fury requests your presence in Training Room E2," said an older man wearing a standard SHIELD uniform.
"Oh, uh... yeah okay," Wally said, a bit baffled that this man knew his name already.
He followed the man for a few seconds in silence, before he decided to speak out.
"So, what kind of training do we do here?" he asked excitedly.
Agent Coulson smiled and responded, "That all depends on what Director Fury has in mind."
He had a bit of a mischievous glint in his eyes that Wally hadn't noticed before.
"Umm, okay then?" Wally replied, confusion showing clearly on his face.
They walked for a few more seconds until Wally interrupted the silence yet again, asking, "SHIELD is a part of the government right? It's kind of odd that they train superheroes. It feels all official and stuff."
Agent Coulson turned towards Wally and said, "I'm not sure what it's like in your universe, but in this one we like to recruit superheroes, which allows us to keep an eye on them at all times. And also, I would reccomend learning as much as you can about this universe so that you won't stick out or ask questions that everyone knows the answer to. We'd like to keep this interdimensional travel on the down-low."
"You got it," Wally replied, still excited about training.
"Here we are," Agent Coulson said a few minutes later. They had reached a section of the helicarrier with very high ceilings and even more doors. They were currently stopped in front of the one labeled 'E2.'
"So do I just... walk in?" Wally asked.
"That is correct," Agent Coulson replied as he strode away to some other sector of the helicarrier.
Wally opened the door and sped in to see Fury observing a group of four teenagers dressed in costumes take down SHIELD issued robots.
He looked over at Fury, who was now looking at him, as if silently asking to join in and kick some robot butt. Wait, do robots even have butts?
"Go for it," Director Fury said simply.
Wally grinned and jumped into fray. He sped around, knocking robots down left and right, and ignoring the confused looks of his new team members when they saw a blur of red and yellow helping them destroy the robots.
He slowed down for a moment, considering what he could do with his new speed.
I wonder, he thought, can I vibrate my molecules without getting a nosebleed now?
He began to make his right arm vibrate at incredible speeds, and then ran at one of the few robots left. He swung his still-vibrating arm at where he guessed most of the controls would be, allowing it to pass through and shut down the robot. It fell to the floor with a metallic 'thump.'
"Yeah, woo-hoo! No nosebleed!" Wally exclaimed, earning very odd looks from his team members, who had just finished taking down the last three bots.
"Uhh, normally when I try that trick I just get a nosebleed and then it doesn't work," he explained, putting a hand on his neck in embarrassment.
"Director Fury, if I may ask, who is this?" a girl in a white and gray costume asked.
"This," Fury replied, gesturing towards Wally, "is your new teammate."
"Wait, so there's going to be two new members? We're already going to have to put up with Spidey soon, but now you have a kid on the team too?" a teenager (with what looked like a bucket on his head) exclaimed.
"Hey, I'm only like, what, two or three years younger than you!" Wally blurted out.
"Stop with this foolish argument at once," Director Fury commanded, sighing.
"Listen up. Throughout life, you may work with some people you think are not qualified to do something. However, when it comes to this situation, I'd like you to take a look at the robots over there. You are a team now, and you will act like one, on and off the battlefield," Fury declared.
The new and old team members looked over at the devastating condition of the robots. They were practically scrap metal.
"Okay, so we did do a good job. I guess we were just being a bit silly for our first time meeting a new member," a very muscular teen said, adjusting his sunglasses.
"Good," Fury said, "Now, I'd like White Tiger, Power Man, Iron Fist, and Nova to meet Wally. Wally, meet Ava, Luke, Danny, and Sam."
"Do you not yet have an alias, Wally?" asked Iron Fist, also known as Danny.
Wally looked up at Fury and then responded, "Well, uh, no. Not yet."
"What's with the get-up, then?" Power Man asked.
"We are currently in need of more SHIELD issued uniforms. I found this," Fury said, referring to Wally's costume, "in the laundry facility. It is clearly not very good as a permanent costume, however."
Suddenly, Wally's stomach made a loud, growling sound.
"Hehe," he said, "Didn't have enough time for breakfast before coming here..."
"I haven't had breakfast yet, either," Nova said, "How about we all go get something from the cafeteria?"
Four other heads nodded in agreement.
"Great, 'cause I' starving!" Wally exclaimed.
"Yes," Fury cut in, "I think it would be a great team building exersise. I would hurry before they run out of food, though."
Wally instantly rushed out of the room, before rushing right back. Facing towards Nova, he asked, "Uh so where's the cafeteria, exactly?"
Nova chuckled, then said, "C'mon kid, it's this way," and began flying towards the cafe.
Wally sped off right behind him, leaving the rest of the team and Fury standing awkwardly by the training room door.
"I guess we should-" Power Man started.
"Yes, you should," stated Director Fury simply.
The remaining members of the team barrelled through the hallways after Wally and Nova.
Nick Fury smiled slightly. They will be a good team, he thought, Now if I could only get Spiderman not to hate the idea of working with other people.
He began walking towards the cafeteria himself. Even the all-powerful Director of SHIELD had to eat.
When he turned the last corner, he overheard the conversation the team was having.
"So, where are you from, Wally?" White Tiger's voice asked.
Fury walked a few more steps towards them and cut in before Wally could say anything. "He's from a small town in Missouri. Bellflower, right kid?"
"Yup! Not many people there," Wally said, catching on to what Fury was doing.
"Well, I'm going to get something to eat. Don't get into too much trouble," Fury said, and walked off towards the breakfast line.
"So, what do you say we all hang out in the city today? I heard there's a new pizza joint opening that we could go to for lunch," Power Man suggested.
"Sounds awesome," Nova said, smirking, "We can show Wally here how big city life goes."
"Hey, just because I'm from a small town it doesn't mean I've never been into a city before!" Wally exclaimed.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm just kidding with you. C'mon, we need to get you some real clothes first though," Nova said.
"Yeah, this uniform isn't exactly fit for me to walk around in in public," Wally admitted.
"I probably have something you could wear in my dresser," Nova replied, "At least for today."
The team dumped any leftovers they had on their trays into the garbage cans (excluding Wally, as he had eaten all of his food and then some) and began walking towards the living quarters.
Nova dug through his dresser drawers and grabbed a blue t-shirt and jeans for Wally to wear, and found some old tennis shoes under his bed. The rest of the team began to change into their civilian clothing and they were all ready to go in about two minutes.
With Fury's permission, they had the day to do as they pleased.
First, they went to a lazer-tag place, a suggestion from Sam.
After that, a library, then a sporting goods store, the mall, and an electronics store.
They all had an allowance of $100 each month, yet didn't use it very often.
They ended up getting Wally some new clothes and a phone as a welcome gift for joining the team. As Wally had been made aware of Spiderman's affiliation with the team, he figured that he would get him a handheld gaming device, because what teenage boy in his right mind wouldn't want one if those?
By lunchtime, they had all gathered at the pizza place, and were chowing down when the tv in the restaurant changed to the news channel.
A reporter flashed on screen and announced, "Four villains calling themselves the Frightful Four have just broken into Midtown High, allegedly looking for a fight with Spiderman. There have been no casualties, yet it would seem that are some injured students," she paused, "Spiderman has arrived and is now fighting the Frightful Four."
Ava turned back towards the other team members, "We should probably go help Spiderman," she said quickly.
"I agree. It would seem as if he needs assistance at the moment," Danny replied.
They all rushed to the helicarrier to grab their costumes, and had Nova fly each one of them up.
Wally then realized that he didn't have a new costume, and he couldn't use his old one because it was essentially torn to shreds. He would probably have to stay behind. Man, sitting out for my first real fight in this universe, he thought.
"Guys, I don't exactly have a costume yet," he said after everyone was suited up, his face turning red.
"It's cool Wally. We'll be able to handle this," Power Man said.
"Okay, but bring back a souvenir!" Wally called out with a smile as they left.
As it turned out, Spiderman had defeated the Frightful Four before the team could even leave the helicarrier.
"Well this sucks," complained Nova as he walked back to his room.
"Talk about it," Power Man replied.
Wally walked out of his room once he had heard their voices. "No Frightful Four I'm guessing?" he asked.
"Nope," they all said at once.
"That's disappointing," he said, "But hey, I guess we have time to ask Director Fury about my costume now."
"Yeah, you can do that Wally. I'm gonna go take a nap," Nova said.
"Okay, see ya Nova!" Wally said as he practically flew down the hallway searching for Fury.
He had accidentally bumped into him once he reached a normal walking pace. "Hey, Director Fury! I was just looking for you! Do you have any ideas for my costume or my superhero name yet?" he asked, almost shaking in excitement.
"Well, kid. Your costume is ready, but I would reccomend that you make up a name for yourself," Fury responded.
"Awesome! So where's the costume?" Wally asked.
"Follow me. It's just down this hallway," he replied.
They walked down the hallway, eventually stopping in front of a door marked 'Custom Suits.'
Fury opened the door to reveal a red and yellow costume, similar to his previous one, but it did have some major differences. The mask was pretty much the same, but instead of the normal yellow, it was a deep red, paired with yellow goggles. Most of the suit was the same red color, excluding the gloves, shoes, elbow pads, knee pads, and lightning bolt symbol on his chest, which were yellow.
Wally had to admit, he kind of missed his old design, but this was still a cool suit.
As for his name, he had no ideas. Sure, he could do something like Blur, or Speedy, or Bolt, but none of those really sounded right. He didn't want to call himself Flash, because he hadn't taken up the mantle yet, but that may be his only option. He would go with that.
"You know, kid," Fury said abruptly, "I really do not like that red and yellow, but it would seem like our designers thought otherwise after seeing your old suit. Here you go," he said, handing the suit to Wally.
"Thanks, Director Fury," Wally said, and sped back to his room to try the costume on.
"Huh. Funny how much this looks like the Flash's costume," Wally said to himself, suddenly feeling homesick. He sat there for a few more minutes thinking about how Uncle Barry must feel when he heard an announcement over the intercom.
"Team, Spiderman requires assistance against the Frightful Four. Report to the following location..."
Wally, now calling himself Flash, ran out of his room to follow his teammates.
"Nice costume, Wally. What name are you going by in it?" Nova asked.
"Flash," Wally smirked as they jumped down from the helicarrier and onto the buildings it had been 'parked' just above.
A/N: Thanks for reading! I apologize for the second half of the chapter being a bit rushed, I had to finish it before a certain time because I have a lot to do today. Ugh cx Oh well! Please review, and I'll see you again tomorrow!