Things were slowly spiralling out of control in the West house. Rudy started drinking more; like he used to do when Wally was younger, but now even more heavily; Wally was getting more and more closed off from his parents and the team, even if he did grow closer to Vigilante and the Allen's, and Mary... Mary was the worst out of all of them. She barely came out of her room, and when she did, it was only to make food, look at the news, then go back to her and Rudy's room.

The routine was slowly killing Wally, but not many people around him noticed. And only ones who noticed were Nightwing and Roy, but they didn't dare to do anything, because they only thought they would get cries of his guilt. None were thrilled about that. Batman also took note of the speedster's actions, but didn't do anything until the day Wally he blew up at him.

Yes, Wally started yelling at Batman. It was after a mission that had put him in an arm cast, but he didn't seem to mind. The bags under his eyes were more pronounced, and anyone could tell he was exhausted, but nobody on his team noticed because they were too busy. Kaldur was worrying over Queen Mera's pregnancy, Artemis with her family, Superboy with his daddy issues, M'gann with her image issues, and Robin with Dany's disappearance.

"Kid Flash, what you did was beyond stupid, immature, and you not only put yourself in danger, but also your teammates." Batman scolded, picking Wally out from the whole group.

Wally's hands clutched in fists, a frown settling on his face, while trying to count to ten. It's not like he was the only one that did something wrong, for Pete's sake! Artemis shot an arrow that almost got him in the shoulder, but is she in trouble? Course not. And Robin pulled his ninja act, making the whole team worry about him. But no problem for him.

"Yeah, Kid Dork, you almost killed me out there!" Artemis exclaimed, not noticing how the speedster was reacting.

But, Robin and Batman did. "Uh, Wally, what's wrong?" Robin asked, taking a step forward.

"Nothing." Was the answer of the boy, and everyone could immediately tell something was wrong.

"Kid Flash, I understand that your sister has been missing for almost a week now, but you can't let your personal life get in the way of your responsibilities to the team and the other superheroes." Batman told him, voice hard but still with an undertone of understanding.

"WELL THAT'S EXACTLY IT!" Wally suddenly yelled, catching the whole team off guard. "MY SISTER IS MISSING, MY FAMILY'S FALLING APART, I'M SUCKING AT BEING A SUPERHERO, AND I CAN'T TAKE IT!" He continued, eyes shutting to not let the tears fall.

Everyone only stared at him in worry and shock. Out of all them, he had the most normal family life, well, that was until Dany arrived. But even after that and with her running away, they still looked pretty normal.

Robin took a step forward, going to console his best friend. "Hey, Wally, I understand about what's happening, but you can't possibly think that. Your superheroing is still good because you're still alive and kicking, we're all looking for your sister, and your family seems pretty stable."

That was what did it. Wally didn't want to hear it. His mother was ignoring him, his father was drinking until he was knocked out, and then drank more to soothe the hangover, kids on the street were bullying because of Dany's disappearance, and there was a high chance the girl was with a mobster. No one but the three that were there that fateful night knew this, not even the Bats.

"You're wrong, Rob!" He yelled, his tone a little quieter but he was still yelling. "You're wrong, Speedy's wrong, and I'm hoping Vigilante is too!" He yelled, letting slip two of his most important secrets.

Speedy had somehow formed a connection to Wally, which still surprised him. He thought that they could only have one owner, and Dany was his. But, Speedy explained that Wally was her full brother, and in a way, he could talk with him. Of course, he couldn't control Speedy, but they could speak. What Speedy had been saying was that Dany was happy wherever she was, and that they should stop looking for her.

Everything was silent in the the cave after Wally yelled. His eyes were wide, scared about what would happen now that he had exclaimed that. Batman, of course, was the first to recover and jump him on the issue.

"Wally, what do you mean with what Vigilante said?" He asked, now standing a few feet away from the boy.

Wally now looked at anything but him, only to find the rest of his teammates also looking at him. He frowned, then sighed and let his head drop. "A few days ago, maybe two or three, me, Flash, and Vigilante went to a motel outside of Garden City to check on a lead. When we entered the manager's room, there he was, shot dead by a bullet in the head." He told them.

Batman raised an eyebrow at this. He had heard of Jackson Piovanni's shooting, but he couldn't say he didn't expect it. He was a known pusher and user in Gotham, but he never had evidence. After getting in some trouble with the Falcone's, he was said to leave Gotham, and never heard of again.

"It seems that this other gangster, by the name of Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, heard some yelling in his room, found something he didn't like, and shot him. What happened, or at least what Vig and Flash say, is that Jackson found Dany sleeping in the back of the motel, decided she was good for something, and tried to rape her." He finished.

The team was silent, too shocked to say anything. Dany, being raped? Gangsters shooting gangsters? What the hell is going on? Robin stepped up, and asked, "Wally, how do you know this? I mean, do you even have any evidence of Dany even being there?"

Wally scowled at him, then nodded. "Yeah, Vig found a picture that means a lot to her on the bed. And, and the bullet that was used to shoot him had a B.S engraved on it. What we're hoping for is that he still has a soft spot for kids and he didn't use her, then shoot her." He answered darkly.

Batman scowled at this. He had heard of Bugsy Siegel, but he had the good luck to never have to apprehend him. He had seen photos of what he did to people he didn't like, and he certainly didn't want something like that happening to Danielle.

"Wally, I think the stress is getting to your head." Artemis spoke up, getting the attention of the whole team. "I mean, are you really saying that your sister could have somehow gotten caught up in gangs? Kidnapped by a mobster? Baywatch, you've finally lost it."

Wally glared at her, then started vibrating. He was getting mad. Who was she to say this? Was she there the day they found the evidence? Did she even care about him or Dany? Sure, she was sad when Dany went missing, but she was the happiest and least affected, even Superboy and Kaldur seemed sadder.

"I'm going for a run." He announced after some intense minutes of staring her down. Then, without hearing whatever Kaldur had said, he took off running.


The first destination he thought of was his home, but he didn't want to go back to silence and sadness. Another one was Uncle Barry's home, but the team knew that was one of the places he would go. So, he ended up going to Vigilante's. The cowboy was surprised to see the soaked red head on his door step, but quickly recovered, let him enter, and went to fetch a towel and a change of clothes.

The boy had been coming here almost five times a week, and he had left a change of clothes for times like these. Flash had also left a change of clothes for himself, even if Wally didn't think he would need it. After having changed into a dry set of clothing, and being given a mug of hot cocoa, Wally and Greg sat down, and they only stared at each other.

"What happened, Wally?" Greg asked in a tired voice.

Wally quirked an eyebrow, and said, "Greg, you've been here for me this whole time and helping me look for my sister, so I think that it would be common logic for me to ask what's wrong with you."

Greg's eyes were wide at how Wally had talked to him, then he smiled sadly, set his cup down on the coffee table, then passed a hand through his hair. "What isn't wrong, Wally?" He asked, looking away from the teen and a picture of his grandfather and grandmother on the wall. "Danielle's missing, Stuff's dead an' Ah'm lookin' fer his killer, the people from Hollywood are chewin' me up, an' to add ta the list, there have been sightin's of the Dummy."

Wally's eyes widened at the news, for he already knew of Vigilante's history with the psychopath. The Dummy was much like the Joker, but smaller, looked even less kid friendly, and took jobs for a lot of money. He's a known gangster, and Vigilante's most dangerous foe. "God, Greg, I'm so sorry..." Wally said, sighing and also putting his cup down. "Here you are with all those problems, not saying a word, and I'm moping and angsting about mine."

Greg gave him a sad smile, then shook his head. "C'mon Walls, yer only a teen, Ah'm a grown man that's seen too many things. Now, how's about we watcha Clint Eastwood movie, then yuh go get some shut eye?" Greg asked, getting up and taking the cups to the kitchen.

Wally got up and stretched, then nodded. "Can I stay here?"

"Sure thing, just call yer parents!"

After having watched the movie 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly', Wally was sent to bed, and Greg stayed cleaning up the mess they had made with a popcorn fight. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a shadow right next to his grandfather clock, and straightened up.

"Now what might yuh be doin' here?" Greg asked, crossing his arms and glaring at the shadow.

Slowly, Batman materialized out of the shadow, a frown clear on his features, then said, "I'm here to talk about Bugsy Siegel."

Thank you for being such awesome people and reviewing. I couldn't update yesterday cause I was in Culebra, an island close to Puerto Rico, and I didn't have access to my computer. Okay, I have two very important questions: Do you still not know how Dany looks like? and Do you think I should put mentions of slash? Because I really like a certain pairing, and I'd like to put them in.

And, the name I chose for her comes from the Lana del Rey song 'Carmen'. Three reviews and I'll update tomorrow.