HI! I hope to finish this with 2 more chapters after this one. Maybe 4 more. Can't decide. Please review or PM me to tell me which one you prefer. I'm going to miss this story once it's done. Also, I wrote this while being sick. There might be a couple spelling and grammar issues. yeah. Did you people see Age of Ultron yet? IT'S FABULOUS. One of my ships were attacked by pirates and sunk deep into the ocean, never to be seen again... T.T Trigger Warnings as always
Disclaimer: I don't own Justice League or Flash, or DC Comics.
Once all the commotion had settled down, all 3 superheroes were in their own uncomfortable hospital chairs, and were staring into space. Well, not Dick. He was hacking the Watch Tower database, but who cares? It was silent, except for the whoosh of the ventilator and the beep of the EKG. Dick was grumbling.
"This is a superhero base in space. Why can't we at least have decent chairs?" He started snuggling a blue teddy bear they had brought for Wally. Roy smacked the back of his head. Dick swore and glared at him. Roy glared back. They stayed like that until Batman cleared his throat. Dick went back to snuggling the teddy bear. Roy was fiddling with a bow. Batman stood there, unmoving. Dick looked at him.
"I know I was your protege, but... How are you able to sit like that? Just... Sit?"
"I'm special." Dick looked at the ceiling.
"Why do I even ask?" Batman rolled his eyes. Not that you could see it though.
Diana and John came as soon as they heard. Apparently, Wally was back in the Sick Bay. This was confirmed when they saw Nightwing, Red Arrow, and Batman sitting in little plastic chairs, and an 8 year old red head laying on the bed, with a tube sticking down his throat.
"Why don't you guys take a break and we watch him for a second?" Batman stood up, but Roy and Dick were hesitant. They eventually left. Diana and John sat in the chairs. They sat in silence, the only sounds being the heart monitor and the clicks of the ventilator. They both dozed off. When they woke up, Wally was no longer intubated, just had an oxygen cannula. John stretched, and looked over at the sleeping Amazon. He sighed, diverting his attention to the boy in the bed. He glanced back at the bed, and paled. He quickly shook Diana back awake.
"John! What is wrong with you?" He pointed to the bed. She looked. And immediately pressed the call button. Dick, Roy, Bruce, and two doctors came rushing in. The bed was empty. Dick fainted. Roy burst out laughing. Bruce glared. Once Roy got Dick into a chair, they sat there, Roy chucking.
"What's so funny?" Asked John, angrily. Roy smirked.
"We've known Wally since he was 10. Either he'll hide in a closet, or we'll all be covered in silly string and other things by the end of the day." Dick chose that moment to wake up.
"Silly string?" He mumbled. Roy punched his shoulder.
"Good job passing out like a girl." Diana punched him in the shoulder. Roy started to pout when a security guard came in.
"The cafeteria was just attacked by a ten year old!" Bruce approached him menacingly.
"How do you know he's ten? Flash was eight." The guard gulped.
"I... I used the new p-program that helped identify age..." Bruce grabbed Nightwing and Red Arrow by the ear and dragged them off. They were cursing and struggling the whole time.
"SAVE US!" Yelled Dick as they were dragged away. One of the doctors leaned over to Green Lantern.
"Where is he taking them?" John shrugged, fearing for the two younger heroes.
"I have no clue." Diana stepped forward.
"Hera help them."
As it turns out, the duo didn't need saving. Bruce had just dragged them to the the monitor room. He put them in chairs while he pulled up security videos.
"If what the guard said was correct, and Flash in now ten years old, he should have his powers. You would be able to recognize him?" They nodded. He stepped away from the monitors and they leaned forward to see better. They saw a blur in the corner of the screen. There were cans of shaving cream (How he got that, only he knows) in the corners and all around the room. All of the sudden, a couple seconds after the blurs stopped, all the cans went off, taking all the heroes by surprise. There were a lot of shrieks and screams as all the occupants were covered in shaving cream. Bruce went back and zoomed in on the blur, showing a single frame. It showed a ten year old red head, with only slight bruising on his arms.
"Did his abuse get better when he got older?" Bruce asked. Roy and Dick shared a knowing look and winced.
"Not exactly... Once Rudy found out that Wally was Kid Flash, he discovered he could beat him more often and worse because he healed faster." Dick said hesitantly. Roy looked at his feet as Bruce glared.
"Rudolph West should be so very glad he is dead." He growled.
"Amen"
Wally was looking around frantically. He thought he was in the Watch Tower, but couldn't be sure. He had spent about 2 minutes looking for Uncle Barry, until he got an idea. He would just do something that would attract his attention. He wasn't in his Kid Flash costume and had faint bruising on his arms. He could feel a cracked rib painfully knit itself back together. He went to the nearest door and vibrated the lock, causing it to explode with a POP. He looked around quickly, before entering the room. A supplies closet. He grinned and grabbed all the shaving cream cans. This should get his attention. He quickly set everything up. He started the reaction and got out of the cafeteria as fast as he could. He smirked as he heard the yelps and shrieks of the heroes. He went back to the supply closet to wait.
"Uncle Barry will find me in no time. Or at least come look for me." He whispered. He let his mind wander. Where was Uncle Barry? Why was he at the Watch Tower? An awful thought crossed his mind. Did he know?
FLASHBACK
Wally whimpered as he got up from the floor, crawling to the bathroom across the hall. He winced as the welts and cuts on his back stretched painfully. He finally made it and rested on the fluffy bathmat. He sat up slowly. He reached under the sick and grabbed the stitch kit he had put together. He got disinfectant, gauze, bandages, and an ace wrap. There was only one cut that needed to be stitched up. He cleaned the cut, before steeling himself for what was ahead. He shifted and started stitching up the four inch cut on his side. He grimaced, feeling the needle pull in and out of his skin. He bit his lip so hard, it drew blood. Once he was done, he wrapped the cut with bandages and gauze. He then moved to his other wounds. He let out a dry, somewhat hysteric laugh. He probably knew how to take care of cuts and first aid than Robin. He made quick word of the lacerations on his back, before going to his sprained ankle. He expertly wrapped it up and set to work on cleaning up. Dad didn't like it when he left blood everywhere. Luckily, there was tile in the hallway and bathroom. He quickly mopped up the copper liquid, before heading to his bedroom. He was interrupted by a doorknob. He froze. He was going to Uncle Barry's today.
END OF FLASHBACK
He knew. He was sure of it. That's why he was here. He couldn't stay here. He couldn't face Uncle Barry, or any of the other heroes. They'd think he was a coward, and that he always messed up. That's what his dad thought. His dad was right. Wasn't he? He shook his head. Of course dad is right. He wouldn't lie to Wally. He opened the door an inch or two. He looked around. He didn't see anyone, and quickly ran to the closest hiding place. He was nothing but a blur as he ran from hiding place to hiding place. He finally found his way to the main deck where the zeta tubes were. He looked around, before dashing to the zeta tubes. There were no heroes in the room to notice him. However, there were 3 in the monitor room freaking out.
Dick, Roy, and Bruce were staring intently at the monitors displaying live feed of the Watch Tower. All of them had filters that would detect high speed movement. (These had been added to reduce the number of complaining victims of the Scarlet Speedster's pranks.) A couple disgruntled superheroes had made their way there, covered in shaving cream. One just happened to be Green Arrow, who had decided to embarrass Roy, had hugged the man, covering him in shaving cream. He had went away cackling. Only a couple minutes later, Roy shouted out.
"I've got a hit! He just exited a supply closet by the cafeteria and went to the men's room down the hall." Bruce grunted and barked commands into his comm unit.
"He's in the men's restroom by the cafeteria-" He was cut off by Dick raising the alarm.
"He just went to the next hall, on the way to the zeta tubes!" Bruce glared.
"Has Wally been to the Watch Tower? Would he know how to get to the zeta tubes?" Dick and Roy shook their heads in perfect sync.
"This would be his first time..." Roy's eyes widened. Dick's widened as well, and the two shared a knowing glance.
"Wally probably thinks Uncle Barry knows about the abuse. He'll want to get away." The duo ran out of the room and towards the main deck as fast as they could. They were too late. They burst through the doors just as Wally flashed away. Dick's mouth was agape, as he just stared ahead. Roy was stomping around and cursing like a sailor. Batman came in a minute later, followed by the rest of the founders. He approached the tubes and looked at the destination Wally had selected. He cursed, causing Shayera and John to come over.
"What's the matter Ba-" Shayera's feathers ruffled in worry and anxiety.
"He's gone to Blue Valley." Said Dick, not even looking at the screen. Bruce turned around.
"Why would you say that?"
"One, your face is not as emotionless than you like to think, and two, that's where he lived until he was 14 and moved in with Uncle Barry." Roy came over upon hearing this.
"He's going to his dad's house."
Sorry guys! I wasn't planning this when I started writing this chapter, but you know those dang plot bunnies! Jump up at the worst time and smack you in the face until you relent and put it down on paper. (Or in a chapter.) It'll probably be at least 4 more chapters. IT'S THE TENTH CHAPTER! AAHHHHH! I don't care how late and far between these chapters have been, I am happy. Bye!