- (One year after she left) -

After I went home and told dad about the expulsion, he immediately tried to find a new school for me.

"Don't bother" I barked, "They'll just kick me out too!" I dropped my backpack onto the table and headed into my room.

I closed the door behind me and plopped on my mattress with my hands behind my head. I grabbed some headphones off the floor and turned on the radio to listen to whatever that was on. I rolled onto my side, facing the window and away from the radio. I listened as it played Rascal Flatts's "Bless the Broken Road" on a station. I didn't bother changing the station because I kind of liked this song. Half-way through the song, there was static to I moved the antenna with my tail but at one point, I heard a familiar voice.

"Hel-zzzzzzzzz-trid-zzzz-elp us-zzzzzzzz-ease, come home-zzzzzz-entists-zzz-captured-zzzz-and Robin!" I heard. I sat up and fixed the antenna in one direction.

"Astrid, please help, oh God, they got us! The scientists, they kidnapped me and Robin. Please, Astrid, I'm begging you to help us!" now I remembered the voice…Wally!

My eyes widened as I threw down the headphones and ran into the kitchen. I startled dad when he was typing on his laptop, looking for a new school.

"Dad, we have to go back, Wally and Dick (she can't say "Robin" around her dad because he doesn't know the Dick Grayson is Robin) were kidnapped by the scientists!" I yelled as I grabbed my coat and rushed on my fake headphones to disguise my ears. I grabbed his keys and tossed them to him but he was still sitting in his chair, confused.

"Come on, get up I'll explain on the way to the airport!" I pulled him by his arms out of the chair. I ran out of the house and stood on the passenger side of the car, waiting for him.

"Hello, puppy, what's going on?" a woman's voice came from the roof above the door.

"Friends of mine are in danger and I have to go save them!" I whirled around with a glare. I glared at the woman in ripped leather so she would know that I wouldn't let her get in the way.

"Ooh, puppy's got some fire…well, I'll just leave you to it!" she leaped off and ran away on all fours, like what I used to do.

"Okay, I'm coming, Astrid" Dad opened the door and zipped up his coat.

He unlocked the doors; we got in and sped off.

"Now, you said that you would explain" dad reminded me.

"When I was in my room, I heard something static-filled on the radio and there was a message in it. It told me, by name, that the scientists kidnapped Wally and Dick Grayson. Also, that I had to go back and help them. I won't just let the first friends I ever had just be tortured and killed!" I nearly yelled the last part.

Dad was silent for a moment, surprised but it was like he was surprised because of the tone I used instead of what I said.

"Also, I don't want you to get hurt so either, you stay here and let me travel alone or you come on the plane and stay with Alfred for a while." I added.

"Who's Alfred?" Dad asked.

"The butler at the Wayne Manor" I answered. "Don't worry, I know Bruce Wayne, I'm sure he'll help me out."

- (Later) -

"No" Bruce crossed his arms.

"Please, I just need him somewhere safe until I can rescue Dick and Wally" I nudged dad forward.

Bruce frowned as I lowered my ears and starred at him with my large chocolate eyes.

"I'm not falling for it" he slightly glared.

"Please" my eyes were starting to fill with water as my lower lip quivered.

He softened his glare but his answer was still no.

"I guess that he'll just have to hide in a box until I rescue Wally and Dick. Even if I might die and he'll lose his only daughter, the last person that truly loves him" I gently grabbed Dad's hand and walked away from the door, crying and trying not to start wailing.

Bruce sighed, still at the door "Wait, he can stay".

I turned back around with a grin, "Thanks, Bruce" I giggled as I gently pushed dad back to the door.

"Uh, what just happened?" Dad asked, still very confused.

"You're daughter's a trickster, when you save Wally, remind me to slap him for teaching her "the guilt-trip"." I heard Bruce say before dad thanked him and I trotted away.

'Well, that's taken care of' I thought as I ran. But after a short while, I crashed into something.

"Hey, watch where you're…Astrid?" I shook my head when I heard the stern voice.

I looked up to see Speedy! I jumped to my feet and was ready to attack if I needed to.

"Relax, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in San Francisco with you're mentor?" he asked.

"I don't have time to explain, I have to go" I said before starting to run but he grabbed my arm.

"Just tell me but shorten it if you really have to go" I knew he wouldn't let me go unless if I told him.

"Robin and Kid Flash have been kidnapped and I have to go save them!" I yanked my arm away and ran as he stood there, almost stunned.

I felt plants brush at my legs as I ran through the greenery. 'I'm coming Wally, just wait' I thought.

(Okay, so that's it, see ya later!)