Jason frowned eyes narrowed as he sat at the able with the man they had found in the arctic, of course they hadn't gone back to Gotham or their old hide out so this motel in Canada was the closest thing to one shelter and two, clothes because this guy was completely naked half the trip till now. He still had his hood on and the same uneasy feeling as when Tim asked them to come to young justice for one night, now it wasn't optional.
"Really," The man said scarfing away at his food like he would never eat again, "Thanks."
"No problem, it seem like a good idea to take the person who nearly buried us." Jason growled folding his arms over his chest and leaning back in the chair.
The man frowned, his green eye calculating, "Who are you again, I think I`ve seen the mask before it`s just-"
"That doesn't matter." Jason growled.
"Weren't there two of you, I thought I heard two people before I passed." The man said finishing his food and looking around for more.
"You ask a lot of questions, Wally." Jason said, the man`s whole posture seemed to change in a second, he was completely stiff and his eye wary.
"So, You know me." Wally growled. Jason got up and walked to the sofa picking up his gun, and pocketing it before picking up a few things more and throwing them to Wally, "Here, go change into this and we can leave, and please of the love of god shave your face, you look like a lumber jack."
Wally was still tense as he got up and headed to the restroom closing the door behind him and the second he was out Roy burst in the front door, "This is great isn't it." He growled sarcastically, Jason rolled his eyes, "It`s fine, we can just drop him of at young Justice or better yet he can run there." Jason growled, "We don't need nor have anything to do with him."
"But he knows me," Roy growled, "And even if you took off your helmet he still my recognize you."
Jason sighed, "so either way somebody will try to find us and ask what happened."
"OF course they will." Roy growled.
Jason opened his mouth to say something but ended up pulling his phone from his pocket and putting Talia on the screen. "Did you get it?"
"Yeah I got your shit, debt repaid and now leave me alone." Jason growled. The door behind him opened and Wally walked out and Jason turned back to see her eyes wide, "You know him?" Jason growled, this just kept getting better and better!
"Enough to know his more useful then the serum I want, how's this bring both of them to the café down the street in two hours and I`ll take both off you hands." Talia said.
"No can do-," JAson narrowed his eyes, "How do know where we are."
"I`m not stupid Jason, please hand over Kid Flash, I know you don't want to make this harder than what it`s worth." Talia tried to bargain. But Again Jason shook his head, "No deal, I`ll leave you precious crap on the front step and you can pick it up yourself, Wally`s coming with us back to his team."
"I`m sorry you feel that way." Talia sighed, "Fine, you underestimate the fact of witch side I`m really on. Goodbye."
The phone shut off and Wally narrowed his eyes at the two, glancing to Roy, "What`s happening?"
Jason quickly threw the phone and pulled off the snow jacket and his signature light brown one, Roy handed him a thermal arrow and Jason threw it down burning in all.
"What was that for?" Wally asked still wary of them but the sight of one familiar face was calming enough and his days as a hero helping him not freak.
Talia`s been tracking us since we left Gotham, I don't know how but being the only that's had any direct contact with her this is the only way I can be sure she knows nothing." Jason growled and Roy grabbed Wally by the upper arm and the three walked out the motel door.
"Run, and don't stop we`ll keep them busy." Jason said. Wally raised his hands in panic, "Not that I`m not thrilled to be leaving but who`s them?"
"Talia`s probably desperate to be on her father`s good side right now, hence that's why she wanted to formula she sent me to fetch, he loyalty to Ra`s make`s her insane in a way and she`ll be sending her best to deliver you to her."
"Got it." Wally said his green eyes wide, "Wow, I`m gone for-,"
"Six months." Roy said loading his arm.
"S-six months, and I`m wanted the second I get back." Wally tried to see the humor in it but he was still processing the fact he was still alive and in the hands of the Red hood and Arsenal. he couldn't help but feel bad for the guy.
"Wally, go to a zeta beam and head for watch tower, the team is located there now." Roy informed, "Go!"
Wally nodded and took off but stopped about a few yards away, Jason and Roy ran to his side, "What's...wrong...with me?!" He gasped trying to get his breath back.
"Your having a withdraw of your powers, you cant run for days until it`s over, maybe weeks." Roy growled and Jason
smirked under his mask, "Makes me glad I don't have any."
"That makes two of us."
Jason pulled out his sword and spun around as did the other two behind him, to see Death stroke leaning up against a parked car a few measly yards away.
"I don't usually take request so sudden but when Talia posted the name of the prize I just couldn't resist," Deathstroke chuckled, "Plus, there`s a huge cash prize bigger then all three of your ego`s combined."
Jason took one step towards Deathstroke but Roy grabbed his shoulder, "Red, No, we have to protect Wally while we get him to Young Justice, we have to stick together and Wally cant fight yet."
"I`m not useless." Wally growled, "Black canary taught us how to fight with out powers."
"Yeah but we cant take a chance can we, if you use your power even on accident, your heart will burst into tiny pieces. you still want to try?" Roy growled. Wally shook his head and Jason turned around to see Death stroke was gone. "Shit, get to a car." he growled.
The two team mates kept Wally between them as they made there way to a car, Suddenly death stroke was on top of Jason and they rolled on the ground.
"Stop moving!" Roy yelled, Death stoke pinned Jason to the ground but Red wasn't done he quickly brought his knee up into Deathstroke`s stomach and punched him in the face. He raced for his sword on the floor just barley out of reach but Deathstroke wasn't a wuss and punched Jason in the side and smashed their heads together.
"Ack!" they both yelled in pain. Jason took the moments pause to flips Deathstroke over and sat on his waist and punched him in the face Deathstroke reached at him and they rolled Death stock gaining top back but Jason moved so his feet were on the man`s stomach and hand on his shoulder and pushed him in the air. Jason reached for his blade and jumped up slashing it across the man`s chest but Slade had the same idea and got a good shot on his arm. before either could move Roy shot the laser at Death stoke.
The man flew back into a parked car breaking the side windows on impact before falling to the floor unconscious.
"We don't have time to get carried away!" Roy growled, Jason shook his head and raced after his partner to the car where Wally was waiting biting his lip so hard he was almost bleeding.
Roy jumped into the back while Jason slid in the front seat. Jason was happy to see Roy or Wally had already hot wired it and He swerved the car back around seeing Slade had gotten to his feet and was in their way.
"Don't hit him!" Wally yelled in panic. Slade knew Jason would do it the look int he man`s eyes as he stood in the middle of the street said it all and Jason floored it the smell of burning rubbed entering the car
"Don't!" Wally yelled one foot on the dash board as it that would stop the car. Jason smirked and when he could see every detail of Slade he pulled on the wheel side ways and the car slid on the road side ways. Roy waved out his window and shot his arrow blowing the ground at Slades feet as the man jumped in surprise and Jason hit his foot against the gas against driving threw a dirt road. Mud splattered every inch of the car and the side window as it bounced up and down the uneven road .
Wally took a deep breath before getting in his face, "Who the hell are you!"
Roy pushed Wally back as he climbed into between the two front seats, ""Where to now?"
"Talia`s got operatives every where, so anywhere we go wont be safe." Jason growled, not that they ever were.
"And didn't you hear the guy, Talia posted this crap like they have some evil web page, every villain on the planet will know we have a now well and alive kid flash while hmp, we get zero help from the JLA or their cheer leaders!"
"Why don't you just call the team?" Wally growled, "Don't you have their frequency? he asked Roy.
"No, I ditched it once the team started working in the watch tower, I didn't want them to ask for my help not that they`ve needed it, but now I see it was a bad Idea." Roy sighed.
"You think?" Wally said, "What about some super people, there`s at least one in every city."
Jason gave him a side glance, "And at least ten super villain`s comes with every hero, bedside's were not going to the states, were going somewhere I know Talia wont think we would go."
"Where." the two asked.
"Hope you guys like Chinese's food." Jason chuckled.
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Jason pushed to door to the suit open and walked inside throwing the keys on the side table by the tiny fake desk bush. Roy and a tired, jet lag, Wally walked in. Roy looked around the room and instantly noticed the multiple plants and bushes on the deck outside not to mention a few in the room.
"Never took you for a green thumb kinda guy J-Red." They looked over at Wally who ran a hand threw his own red hair and didn't seem to notice the almost slip up.
"I`m not," Jason said walking over to one of the plants and pulling out a small gun, "Each has something in it, well not all of them."
"Great is there any food in them?" Wally asked, Jason and Roy shared a look but, Wally was right, everyone was hungry, and no that Wally wasn't using up all his food at once he got less hungry. Jason walked over to the fridge and pulled out some fresh food tossing something to Roy them Wally and walked away into the kitchen to take his mask off and eat a small apple, and to fix his hat hair.
"Who is this guy Roy, seriously?" Wally whispered from the living room couch.
"A good friend." Roy said some where further off probably looking at one of the guns in the plants.
"Your a team?" Wally asked, "God, why else have I missed."
"Um, Robin and Cassie are dating, Impulse took your name as Kid Flash and Artemis had your child she never told you about." Roy said calmly.
"WHAT!?" Wally gasped, Roy laughed, "I`m joking about the last part."
"That still doesn't tell me who this guy is." Wally growled, "Why should I trust him, not to turn me in for the money?"
"I trust him and that's all you need to worry about, besides were saving your life, a little gratitude would be nice." Roy hissed.
"Oh, my god your right, thank you for bringing me to Hong Kong because after I come back from god knows where I`d much rather go sigh seeing with two complete whack jobs then go and see my family." Wally said sarcastically. Jason put his helmet back on and walked back into the room as he tightened his helmet, Wally saw this and blinked curiously. he wanted to know.
"I know how you must feel Wally but going to them will be Talia`s and everyone`s first guest. staying away for now will only do them good, now," JAson said sitting down, "can you tell us where you were the past six months?"
"I don't know." Wally said leaning forward, "there was all this stuff around like, from different times, I kept running and everything and when I ran I felt this thing pulling on my chest telling me to run faster but I couldn't until I let go I felt more powerful and I was faster to and suddenly I was buried in snow and couldn't breath so where I was, your guess was as good as mine."
The room was silent for a moment before Roy spoke up, "I think you were in the speed force, Flash described the same thing after fighting a rouge there, but he was able to control it because he was faster from the start."
"How do you know that?" Jason asked raising a eye brow, Roy smirked leaning against a table, "Oliver never kept his mouth shut about what went on int hat floating bee hive of the leagues so when flash told the league he told me."
"Great," Wally sighed, "Nice to know our secrets are for all ears."
"There shouldn't be any secrets-," Jason snapped but wally interrupted.
"Says the man in a mask." Wally said.
"You know full well why I wear one, why you used to." Jason snapped back coldly.
"Okay, lets settle down, the objective is to live." Roy said walking over to them. Jason leaned back to his seat as Wally did the same, they stared at each other eyes narrowed. Roy sighed and pulled on Jason`s shoulder and he got up walking into the kitchen.
"Why are you fighting with him? there`s no need for it!" Roy growled crossing his arms over his chest. Jason rolled his eyes, "Pfft, please, if he didn't already know you then you`d be doing the same thing."
"I`m just saying It`s been at least six years that he last saw you as what, a fifteen year old he wont remember you. even if he does well tell him not to tell, he`s not Oliver." Roy pointed out.
"No he`s wally west the biggest mouth in the world, I tell him and he`ll tell everyone and who knows what`ll happen." Jason spat.
Roy and Jason had their own staring contest for a minute before Roy sighed, "How long are we going to be here?"
"Only a hour or so, I`ve go things here we can use, we`ll head back to the states. We`ll need to get changed and hide some things are faces arnt included so I`m counting on him not remembering me." Jason said taking a deep breath.
"That means I wont get past security." Roy snickered holding up his arm, Jason smirked and shock his head, "Wrong, I`ve got a private ride we can sneak in but there are still camera`s and even if Talia doesn't have and groupies here someone will be watching for us. so civilian up." Jason walked over to the wall and pulled out a secret compartment, Roy whistled with a smile, "Shit, you do come prepared."
Jason smirked, "Every knife, gun and armor I could fit in here. This is where I stored some shit after I left the All-Caste and I was ready for a fight and Gotham just wasn't close enough, I still get a few bucks from the richest crime bosses here."
"How much?" Roy smirked, "I have to ask."
"where 10% gets me all this, you have no idea how much I have left." Jason smirked, "seriously don't ask."
He put most of the weaponry in a duffle bag and pulled out some civilian clothes but on the way his all-caste uniform fell out. Jason smiled and picked it up looking over it, "good times."
"Was that like some assassin school?" Roy asked.
"You could say that, but the way I look at it," Jason said, "They made me better then Batman ever could."
Wally walked in, "Batman? Your from Gotham, great, no wonder your crazy."
Jason surprisingly didn't taking that as a bad thing you had to be crazy to survive those lunatics. He handed him a different pair of Jeans and a shirt while Jason pulled out a leather jacket and a black T-shirt with black jeans. All three quickly got dressed in different rooms and walked out, he let wally get a good look at his face but there was not recognition in his green eyes.
Jason strapped the duffle bag over his shoulder ignoring the fact Wally kept looking at his face. "We ready."
"Yep." Roy nodded they looked at Wally who sighed, "Yeah."
They headed to the door and Jason opened it and growled at the appearance of a tall man, Jason blinked narrowing his eyes, "You`ve got the wrong room."
The man`s eyes shot to wally who took a step back, "I thin not."
"Sportsmaster." as they muttered. The man grabbed Jason but the shirt and pulled him into the hall and hit Roy in the nose with his lower arm before stopping in front of Wally, "Your not going back to Artemis, I`m not having a quitter for a daughter. She`s in this game I don't care what side."
Wally smirked, "You`ll never be able to control her." The speedster jumped up and summersaulted hitting Sports master in the jaw with each heal before touching the ground a few feet away from the man, "Stop trying."
Jason pulled out a hand full of ninja stars and threw them at Sports Masters feet, Smoke covered the room and Roy and Wally ran out shoving the man to the floor.
"Go!" Roy growled shoving Wally in front of them.
Roy spun around running back wards as Sports master ran out of the room and Roy shot the ceiling above his head and it acted as a quick flash bang, but the man was barley affected and threw a knife Jason looked as it headed of Wally and moved in the way shooting the knife with good aim and making it break and redirect in other directions.
"Cowards!" Sportsmaster yelled, They three ran to the stairs and started down them as fast as they could. they tried to run faster as they heard the door at the top slab open and Sports master laughed and threw a hand full of Javelins down the stairs, they blew half way down threw the air.
"Faster!" Jason gasped as they stair way started to break apart and crumble with each explosion. Wally started to growl and gasp and Jason new he was struggling to keep from using his powers he probably never ran without them. But right now he couldn't or good by Wally west...again.
Jason growled and leapt at the two as one of the walls broke open enough for them to jump out. Jason, Wally and Roy landed on one car in unison even though it was a good landing their joints still took most of the tension and weight, The three started to run down the street and Jason stopped turning around and pulling out a explosive similar to a batarag and threw it at the hole in the building where Sportsmaster was jumping out. The explosion that followed made the man unbalanced and Sports master landed on the road. Jason got up and ran after Roy and Wally who were already down the street and jumped on the roof of a truck riding it, Roy shot him a lead a Jason jumped off a car roof to catch it and swung around landing on the top behind the two.
"In coming!" Roy yelled pointing up and Jason cured under his breath and reached into the duffle bag at his side and pulled out his gun as three man bats, obviously sent by Talia dropped down on them. Roy Shot a shock arrow and Jason hit another with a flare gun, it hit the other one and two of them crashed into a near by building while the other one Roy electrocuted with enough power to fry a elephant fell over them, The three had not choice but to hit the road and they rolled painfully, Roy rolled and had to jumped to him feet and flip over a car that would have hit him.
Jason was lucky enough to hit close to the side walk but he growled as Wally landed in the middle of the road with a semi headed for him, Quickly He ran forward and grabbed Wally and grappled to the closest roof.
They hit the roof almost harder than they had the road making the two gasp for air. Jason flipped on his side as a loud screech came from above and another Man bat came out at the two. He pulled out his Ak-47 and held it with both hands shooting the beast square in the chest multiple times before it cried out. Roy seemed to come out of no where and landed on the creature's back, in sink Jason threw Roy a blade and Roy raised his arms and stabbed the creature in the head before jumping off and flipping onto the roof beside them.
Two stared with narrowed eyes as the man bat cried out and fell from the sky. Jason fell onto his back and ran a hand threw his hair sighing, his face contorted when he saw that blood ran from the side of his head and it was only then he realized he hand hit his head and the others had wounds as well.
Roy raised his hand as he collapsed beside him, "We do good Jay-bird." Jason chuckled and gave him a weak high five, "Yeah."
"Jay-bird?" Wally frowned, then his eyes got wide, "Jay, Jay, Jason, Robin, or then old-,"
"Robin, not anymore as you can see." Jason said.
"Oh I can see." Wally said his eyes wide, "Shit, this, what happened to you!"
"The Jok- never mind." Jason sighed, "It`s a long story, one you don't need to hear."
XXXXXX
"Jason?" Wally asked looking out the window of the plane. Jason looked up taking the ice pack off of his head. "Yeah?"
"Thanks," Wally said, looking over to Roy who was sewing a wound in his own shoulder getting blood on the plane`s seats. "Both of you, I would of been dead if you guys hadn't been there to help me."
"You wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for us." Roy chuckled.
"I still would have froze in the artic or worse Freeze would have gotten out and eventually turned me in." Wally pointed out. "So where are we going?"
Roy finished the stitch and put a white patch to him wound, "Were headed to Happy harbor."
"Why, It`s...gone." Wally said.
"IT`s also the closest zeta beam we`ve got." Jason said. "IT`s just out side of the town. Once we land there should be a car waiting for us and at most a thirty minute drive." Jason said.
Jason took a deep breath as the plane touched the ground and Roy patted Wally on the back as they stood up. "Ready to go home Wally?"
"You have no idea." Wally smiled and his eyes seemed lost in thought, Jason tossed Roy his mask and put on his own eye mask, it was easier to hide then his red hood.
Jason took a deep breath this would be easy they would send wally into the Zeta beam, without them, they would only be counted as a threat in the watch tower and the team would only be a nuisance in his and Roy`s lives. He was happy to be ride of Wally but first things first, "Hey Wally," Jason said grabbing his shoulder and spinning the red head around to face him, Wally blinked in question and Jason stared the red head straight in the eyes, "IF you tell anyone about this I will run you over, no hesitation."
"Got it." Wally smirked, "Now lets go, I have a curtain blond in green I need to see."
"Oliver." Roy asked smiling in amusement.
"Shut up." Wally growled pushing him threw the closed door. Jason stepped down into the pavement only to see Talia, Deathstroke and Sportsmaster standing a few yards away It was only a second before two man bats landed behind the group of assassins.
Talia smiled, "I think you might want to reconsider weather you`d want to die for this man, again if I might add."
Jason looked at Roy who nodded his approval and smiled darkly at Talia and pulled out two sword, "I wouldn't have it any other way."
A/N: Wow long chapter. Surprised I put wally back in? How could I leave him out :)
