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Chapter 10

Recognized: Flash 04

The Team turned towards the zeta beam's to see the usually cheerful and laid back superhero come into the cave with an expression that was scarily like Batman's stoic face. After noticing the young heroes, The Flash turned to them.

"Where's Batman?" He asked.

"He's should still be in the briefing room." Kaldur answered carefully. He didn't want the older hero to come back in a rage because they fed him the wrong information. Honestly, it was strange seeing the Fastest Man Alive like that. He was one of the nicest League members and was one of the few that treated them with respect. Whenever the speedster came over, he greeted them all with enthusiasm and an award winning smile and asked them how they were doing, how they were progressing in training, offered advice and told a few jokes to make them laugh. The only other times they had seen him upset was the Cadmus incident and when Miss Martian had mistakenly commented on how great of a dad he must be; the red suited man had stiffened and sorta frowned before telling them he didn't have any children, that was the day they learned the Flash was actually Wally's uncle. Flash didn't come back for awhile after that but when he did, he was back to his old self.

The Flash sped off in the direction of the briefing room.

"He didn't even say hi…" Miss Martian whispered.

"I don't think I've since Flash that mad before." Robin commented.

"It makes you wonder what happened to Baywatch."

"Batman, what happened? You didn't tell me over the comlink. What happened to Kid and why can't I see her?" Flash demanded.

"Kid Flash is currently having a private session with Black Canary. I didn't think you'd want me to tell you something like this over the phone." Batman replied vaguely.

"Something like what?" Flash was usually a patient man but this was something that concerned his daugh-niece; he didn't want to beat around the bush.

This was when Batman started to look uncomfortable though to others his demeanor hadn't changed. Most didn't know it but Barry and Bruce were actually good friends. They sort of had to be with their children being best friends; they saw each other frequently and then their mild toleration of each other soon turned into friendship. It wasn't just he and Bats. Batman, Flash and Green Arrow were a trio of good friends. Green Arrow often came to the two for advice on how to deal with Roy when he was at a loss—which was a lot of time.

"Black Canary believes and has evidence that during the Team's previous mission, Kid Flash was raped." Because it was Batman, he had to be blunt about it though he didn't say it in his usually harsh tone but that didn't stop Barry from feeling like he had just been punched in the stomach.

For the second time that day, a wall had been punched. "Mother fucking shit!" Barry wasn't one to use such foul language but this was an exception. The speedster looked heavily distraught in the eyes of the Batman. He plopped on the ground and held his head in his hands.

"Not again. Not again. Not again." Barry muttered.

Batman laid a hand on the blonde's shoulder as a comforting gesture. "Flash. It'll be okay. Kid Flash is strong."

"That's not it, Bats. Three times. Three damn times. First that poor excuse of a father, then those 3 pedophiles, and now whoever did it this time. Kid's only 16!" Barry voice escalating as he continued only to deflate at the end.

"I should've been able to protect her."

Batman only shook his head. "Barry, you can't be everywhere at once and Kid Flash is almost an adult."

"Almost. Not yet. She's still in my care. God, Bruce, after the experiment, even though I was mad, after she told me why she did it, I thought it would be good for her. The reason I let her train to be a superhero with you and me was because she said she wanted to be able to take care of herself and didn't want anything like that to happen to her again. That she wanted to help so people wouldn't have to be hurt like she was."

Barry was starting to wonder if he ever should have let Wally become a superhero. Batman seemed to know what he was thinking.

"And that was a good decision. Without training, she'd have been even more defenseless and a danger to herself and others. Knowing Wally, she probably would have gone out without your permission anyway."

Flash let out a small smile knowing his niece probably would've done that too.

"Barry, I know this is going to be a hard time for you and your family but you have to stay strong for them. To put it bluntly, Kid Flash is an emotional mess. If her mentor can't keep it together, she won't be able to either."

Flash nodded. "Thanks Bruce."

Batman shot Flash a glare which the Fastest Man alive, waved off. "I know, I know, Bat secrecy and paranoia. No saying the name while you're in the suit. I've heard it all before." Flash said with a roll of the eyes.

"By the way, you're going to have to pay for the wall you just damaged."Batman said.

Flash turned to the wall and saw the huge crater he had created. Enhanced strength plus momentum. Flash cringed.

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