THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT FOR THIS STORY. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT EXCATLY WHAT I SAID WAS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE LAST CHAPTER BUT I DON'T HAVE A SET KNOW HOW OF WHAT THE NEXT CHAPTER IS GOING TO BE. I JUST WRITE WHAT COMES TO MIND. SO THE PREVIEW OF THE NEXT CHAPTER MAY CHANGE FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. JUST THOUGHT THAT I LET MY READERS KNOW THIS.
I TRIED TO GET BATMAN PERSONA RIGHT BUT THAT WAS A PAIN IN THE RUMP. AS I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING SOME CHARATERS'S PERSONA RIGHT. BATMAN IS ONE OF THEM.
Chapter 6
Several weeks had passed since the appearance of the new Dr. Fate. The Justice League were trying to find out just who the new Lady of Order was but were having no luck. Not even Zatana who had checked up on Wally after her ordeal with The Helmet of Fate was able to find the sorceress.
Based on what Robin had told the League, Dalia as she liked to be called when she wasn't fighting anyone was just a teenager and had no desire to join the League but would help out when the time was needed.
"We need Dr. Fate on the League." Superman pointed out at a meeting.
"You can't force someone to be in the League, Superman and from what I was told Dalia has no desire to be a part of the League. Also we need to keep in mind that the new Dr. Fate is just a teen and has her whole life ahead of her." Batman pointed out. He wasn't going to force anyone to be in the League. The Non powered hero wanted Dalia to want to be in the League of her own free will. To Batman, Dalia wasn't ready to be in the League even if she had the Helmet of Fate as there was some thing about the young Lady of Order that Batman couldn't place. Something very familiar.
"But with Dr. Fate on the League..." Superman didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as he was Bat-glared.
"We are not going to force Dalia to join the League and that is final." Batman growled. Sometimes it paid to be the leader of the Justice League.
The League left the room as they knew not to make Batman mad when he growled at anyone. Batman asked for Zatara to remain.
"What do you need to talk to me about my friend?" The magician asked. The Italian knew that Batman wanted to talk to him about Dr. Fate and what had happened to Wally. Zatara knew that someone who didn't believe in magic were exposed to a powerful form of magic, there were bound to be side effects.
"Tell me the truth, when you talked with Wally, did she seem alright?" Batman asked. He was concerned for the young speedster. There was something about Wally that made Batman treat the girl like she was his own. Much to Flash's dismay in a good way.
Zatara looked at the bat themed hero and knew that he was just concerned for Wally as was most of the League. If wasn't everyday that you had a 15 year old that was a believer is science suddenly become a host to one of the most power sources of magic in the world even if was only for a little bit suddenly be okay. But Batman's concerned ran on a more than just an mentor's level. Batman was very protected of Wally much like he was of Robin.
"I'll will be truthful Batman. When I talked to her after having Robin tie her to a chair to get her to talk to me. I discovered that there were traces of magic left over. Not a lot but enough that she could do some spells." Zatara told the man in front of him.
"So in other words, she could be a target for Klarion based on this magic residue?" Batman asked not really for once knowing that answer. Magic was never really his strong point. He respected magic as there was both good and bad magic just like there was both good and bad people.
"Possibly but from what I have heard, Dalia has become very close to Young Justice but has yet to meet Wally. Now this is just in my option, Perhaps Dalia is keeping her distance from Wally to protect her due them both having the Power of Fate and if two sources of the same magic meet in the same place it may cause a fracture of some sort in the magical community." Zatara told his long time friend.
"Or perhaps there is more than what Wally is telling us. Remember Wally not one to let others know about her problems. Look how long it took her to tell the League that her father had hit her when she was younger." Batman replied. Not even he had known that Rudolph West had hit his daughter up until the age of 5 when Flash and his wife who was Rudolph's younger sister had seen the nasty bruises on the young child. Flash wasted no time in getting custody of Wally. Batman knew also that Flash treated Wally as if she was his own.
"Maybe my friend, maybe. If you would please excuse me, I have to pick up Zatanna from school." The Italian magician told the bat themed hero and left the room.
Batman decided that he needed to do more research on what had happened to Wally. The Dark Knight had a suspicion about Dalia but couldn't prove it as Dalia had been with the Team when Wally was at school but that didn't rule out what he was thinking.
Batman even though he had not met Dalia yet had some respect for the young wearer of the Helmet of Fate. Most teenagers would die to be in the Justice League but Dalia wanted to prove herself before accepting any invite. Batman also knew that Dalia was still only a teenager and still had her life ahead of her. She didn't want to be tied down with other things.
Batman was aware that Dalia was going to be there for the team when that team needed help. But how was the new Lady of Order going to know when the team needed help?"
"I have a strange bond with the young speedster." A female voice wasw heard behind Batman who grabed a batarang and turned around. There standing a few feet away was the new Dr. Fate only smaller, younger and very much female.
"You know you really need to upgrade your shielding. If I could get into your WatchTower, what makes you think that brat Klarion can't?" Dr. Fate said and Batman could hear that smirk behind the mask.
"What do you mean that you have a bond with Kid Flash?" Batman asked as he put away his weapon. He couldn't place it but it was like he had met the new Dr. Fate.
"When Wally put on the Helmet, it created a bond with me. Because she became Dr. Fate even for only a short time, she formed a bond with the Helmet of Fate. Think of it as twins who share a physic link with each other. Like when one twin know that there is something going on with the other twin. That is the link that I have with Wally." Dalia explained to Batman.
"Will the bond go away?" Batman asked as he wanted Wally to be safe from harm.
"To be truthful, I do not really know. I'm still new to being Dr. Fate and discovering my powers as I wasn't much of a user of magic but for some reason the Helmet choose me. A reason I'm still trying to figure out." Dalia told the Bat themed hero. She had to keep up her appearance but at the same time not lie as Batman could tell if anyone was lying by their voice.
Batman narrowed his eyes behind his cowl. Once again there was something about Dalia that The Dark Knight couldn't place. He could tell just by the voice that the young sorceress wasn't lying but she wasn't telling the truth either.
It wasn't until Batman got a good look at the Dalia's eyes did he realized that they were an unique shade of green. This shade of green he had only seen once and that was on Kid Flash. It was then that he knew why Dalia seemed familiar.
"You and I need to talk NOW." Batman told Dalia with the Now being said in a growl that meant business.
Dalia let out a sigh. She knew that she couldn't keep who she was a secret for long against the World's Greatest Detective.
"I have the perfect place we can talk. A place away from prying eyes and Ears if you get my drift." Dalia told Batman.
Batman nodded his head as he knew that Superman wouldn't not be able to hear what was going on even if he didn't want to with his super hearing.
Dalia opened a ankh shaped portal much like the one she had used on with Superboy a week before.
Batman once again narrowed his eyes, this time at the Portal that was appearing. He sent a message to the League that he would be talking with Dr. Fate and going with her to discuss some matters before he stepped into the portal followed by Dalia.
A few seconds later, Batman found himself at the Batcave with Alfred looking at him strangly.
"I told you that I would take us to a place where no one would bother us. What better place than the Batcave." Dalia told Batman as she once again smirked under the helmet.
Batman just glared that Lady of Order. He was now convinced that he knew who was under the helmet.
"So when do you plan on telling everyone who you really are, Wally?" Batman asked as he did a rare friendly glare as he removed his cowl.
"I knew that I couldn't keep who I was under the helmet for long." Dalia replied as she removed the Helmet of Fate and became Wally West who was dressed in a simple pair of jeans and button down shirt with sneakers. The Helmet of Fate had shrunk down to a ring that Wally put on her finger.
"That didn't answer my question." Batman pointed out as he looked at the teen red head.
"I don't really know that answer to that question Bats. I knew that you would figure out who Dr. Fate really was the first time you had met me as the new Lady of Order. That was why I met you at the Watchtower so that you would come with me and not reveal who I was. But I can't reveal to the team or the League who I am when wearing the helmet for their safety. Superboy is the only one that know who I am as he used his sense of smell to figure out who I was. He promised not to reveal who I am until it's needed." Wally explained. "And to answer the question that you are going to ask. It called a doppelganger. It's me as a clone. It acts like me, thinks like me and can even use my powers when needed. I can use the doppelganger to go to school or train with the team while I'm learning how to use my powers which let me tell my trainers are just as much as taskmaster as Black Canary." Wally explained to Batman what she had told Conner.
"So in other words, you can be in two places at the same time and know what is going on at both places." Batman said knowing the answer.
"Yes. Also the nest question you are going to ask is I willing let the Power of Fate and the Helmet choose me. I saw that love that Kent had for his wife and saw the same kind of love my aunt and uncle have for each other. Kent would have to wait far longer than he deserved to wait to be reunited with his beloved Inza. I may not have been a believer in magic but I did respect Zatara and what he stood for. I think now I can use both science and magic to fight as Dr. Fate." Wally once again explained to another person she could trust with her secret. Batman no doubt thought that she was forced to become the new Dr. Fate but that wasn't true.
Batman looked at the teen that he was fond of. She had grown up very much in the few short weeks since she had become Dr. Fate. She had changed from the hyperactive teen that wanted to be in the Justice League to a mature young lady who knew what was more important. Who was willing to become a host to something that she didn't believe in so that an former hero could be reunited with his wife.
Batman looked at his loyal butler who just nodded his head before leaving the room to get something for Wally to eat as her stomach was starting to growl. That was that sign that Alfred was not going to reveal anything that was said in the BatCave.
"We still need to talk about other things." Batman told the speedster.
"Understood but can we eat now? I'm starving. When I'm Dr. Fate I'm not hungry but once I take the Helmet off and become Wally West, my metabolism kicks in like you wouldn't believe." Wally said with a sheepish grin as her stomach once again growled.
Batman just sighed. Even now that Wally was one of the most powerful user of magic in the world, she still was just a teenager with a large appetite. But the Dark Knight was still glad that some of Wally West was still alive so to speak.
Next chapter: Apollo says something nasty to Wally which cause Wally to lose it on the Archer. Big time
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