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"I think the most obvious thing to do is make a ship-name, then name their kid that."
"We have to find Wally," Clark was doing the debrief. Usually, the League wouldn't get involved in a single kidnapping. But this was different.
Not only were they indebted to the child's father, but the baby himself was also someone close to their hearts. And that wasn't even mentioning costumed teens popping out of some sort of wormhole and taking the child on his first birthday.
Yeah. The entire League was here.
Well, as many as could be here. Which was a lot.
"Flash, where did you lose them?"
Barry walked up to the slightly raised platform in the huge opening of the Watchtower to answer. "Kid and I followed them down here;" he gestured to a road. "We followed them a good ways before losing them in San Francisco."
Clark nodded in thanks as Barry went back to the group of waiting heroes. "According to the people present, the kidnappers appeared to be in their early teens. Both of them in costume. The boy was in some form of Kid Flash uniform with a darker tone-" this caused some murmurings, "And the other a blonde female in a green costume close to the 'Artemis' but varied and with a shadowed hood. The third is in our custody but unconscious."
He further continued. "All seem to be in bad shape, and it is obvious that they had some ordeal before they got here. So I'd like to remind you to detain them gently. They are just kids and we have no idea their purpose or motive. Until we have an understanding, they are to be treated with respect and compassion."
Clark once again beckoned Barry to the front, and the Speedster pulled up several holo-maps. "We have reason to believe they will still be in San Francisco, trying to blend in or hide. We don't know their motives, but the Atom has been able to find that whatever wormhole they fell through has a residual energy note. Since the three passed through it, they will be vaguely traceable for perhaps an hour more, maybe up to a day. Let's pray it doesn't take that long. Anyhow, their signatures remain in the San Francisco area. Now it is just a matter of finding them."
"But how will we do that if we don't know what they look like?" Beast Boy asked.
Barry shrugged, leaving Clark to answer. "We don't know. But we know what Wally looks like, and two young teenagers- a red-head and a blonde, won't be too normal. Alright. Now we separate into teams. Black Canary, Green Arrow, Red Arrow, Cheshire, and Tigress will be Alpha…"
Wally moaned, trying to ignore the pain throbbing throughout as he let Olivia pick out some clothing. She had plenty of emergency cash stashed in her pockets, and was currently trying to decide between some super-expensive black dress and some other super-expensive black dress. Wally couldn't really tell the difference.
Finally, there came a sound like a high-pitched bell as she decided. Currently, the teen's hood and mask were down. She was still a strange sight, but in California, nobody really cared what you wore as long as you weren't annoying them.
Wally watched with a dull and suppressed emotion as his cousin went to buy her clothing. When she came back, she was wearing a flowy sheen black dress that didn't quite reach her knees, a jean jack, ankle boots, and a silver necklace with a matching bracelet. Her dirt appeared to have been washed off, leaving only a couple visible bruises and scrapes. She had bought a hair brush and was brushing out her hair, smiling. "Well, I feel much better."
"Great." Wally sighed. "I just need a T and some jeans and then we can-"
"WHAT?! No! Wally, you might be my cousin and a poor person, but that does NOT mean I'll stand being in public with a dirty, cheap-clothed, crazy-haired red!"
"My hair's not-"
"UGH!"
After another hour (or two), Wally was sent into the bathroom to clean up using a public sink and change. When he came back out, he was still disconcerted by his expensive array of clothing. He wore dark skinny jeans, perfect black Nike's, a dress shirt with a vest, and apparently, because of his "absurd red hair" he needed a fedora.
In the history books let this be foretold: it was not his choice.
"Y'know what…" Olivia pursed her lips as she eyes him conspicuously. "Dressed in some decent clothes, you're not half bad looking."
"Eeeew. No."
Livvy's face darkened. "HEY! Just because I'm your cousin doesn't mean I have to pretend you don't look freaking hot dressed like that!"
Wally sighed, self-conscious. "As freaking hot as Johnny?"
"No. Never. You couldn't beat that set of genes if the world depended on it." The blond flapped her hand. Then her face lit. "But look what I did! You get a mini-me!" she shoved him in his arms… well, baby-him. Looking down at himself, Wally felt a flush. "WHY IS HE DRESSED LIKE ME?"
"It's a mini-me! Duh!" Olivia rolled her eyes as if the answer warranted the baby being dressed in a pair of mini blue skinny jeans, dress shirt, vest, little black sock-shoes, and she'd even somehow found a teeny tiny fedora.
Wally groaned. "Fine. But lose the hat."
Livvy relented after some more pointless arguing. "Now, hold still, I need to put some makeup on you."
"What?! No!"
"Hold still, dolt. Just some concealer for your bruise." Wally relented, letting her cover up his purple splotch. She herself had some serious eye-liner going on, he noticed. "There!" She sat back in relief.
"Now… how do we outsmart the League?"
"I dunno. But it's weird seeing Mom and Dad staring at me like a stranger." Liv sighed.
Wally couldn't help but agree.
Artemis stalked through the streets of the city, eyes wandering, picking up everything in their quest to find Little Wally.
"Okay, so RR just sent in some info," Dinah said, putting a hand on the woman's shoulder.
"What?" Artemis was surprised herself that she didn't get whiplash she turned her head so fast.
"He found security footage with a baby he thinks is Wally and two teens that match the description. He didn't get a good look of their faces and can't run facial recognition software, but they were last seen in a store about seven blocks from here an hour ago."
Artemis nodded solemnly, trekking forward towards the location. "Dinah…?" she whispered eventually. Her friend, late trainer, and aunt-like figure smiled at her.
"Do… do you and Ollie plan to have kids?"
It was obvious the siren was caught off-guard by the question, but with a sigh, she looked ahead, thinking about it carefully. "Well, I don't know. Even now, Oliver has plenty of money to finance it, but… I don't know about mentally. We're trying to get Queen Consolidated back up and running, and he and I are so busy- not to mention our night lives."
"Yeah, but one day?"
Dinah thought about it a moment longer. "I guess I'd maybe like it. I don't know about Ollie. He seems to think he's fulfilled his fatherly capacity with you and both Roys."
Artemis, somehow through the heavy situation, found herself snickering. "If Ollie thinks he succeeded there, then he really hasn't spent much time around the three of us."
Dinah let out a chuckle. "Well, you all turned out great people, right?"
"I dunno. I mean, Roy- my brother-in-law- is an Anti-Hero married to an assassin, and the other Roy is an Anti-hero… I've no idea what he's up to but I do know that on chili night he's a pain."
"But you turned out fine."
"That, Dinah, is because of you and my mother."
"You're making me rethink. I don't know if I can trust Ollie with a baby." Dinah was only half joking.
"Well then, you'll have to get Dick to teach him." Artemis smiled, thinking about how much Dick had grown. Not only that, but now he was taking care of a little girl- and she was pretty amazing. Not to mention those rumors that there was another Wayne boy at the manor. It would also explain the different Robin personality reported, and Tim's disgruntled corrections that he was Red Robin.
Dinah laughed. "Yes. I still can't believe that the ridiculously tiny baby bird I met all those years ago has grown into Batman of all people. Not just Batman, but let's face it. He's better than Bruce ever was."
"And a Dad, don't forget." Artemis added.
Dinah groaned good-naturedly. "Nooo. I can't think about that. He's still that cackling Robin to me. Jason, Tim, they just breezed past because DICK is Robin. Y'know?"
Artemis nodded in agreement, slowing as they reached the store Red Robin had specified. They entered, asking for the three. They were pointed out of the store and further, asking people along the way. Eventually, as the day turned to night, Artemis fell on a bench, sighing with frustration. "We'll never find them!" She yelled.
"Found them." Dinah said.
Artemis threw her shocked eyes on Dinah, who was looking down at her phone. "WHAT?!"
"Barry and Bart just found them. They're calling in backup. They haven't engaged yet, but they want to be careful. We don't have any idea what the two are capable of."
By the time the two blondes reached the location, now in uniform, many others were already in wait. It was just outside of a motel, and they were quickly informed which room the targets were in.
"Come on, let's go." Artemis lead, running up and smashing a window in her haste. The other heroes were surprised by her quick action, but followed nonetheless.
Artemis burst into the room, her eyes blazing with fury. She had woken all three occupants, and was surprised by their appearances. Before, their meeting had been too quick, and their masks had done their job in obscuring their features. Now, she could see clearly.
The girl was… a mini-Dinah. With green eyes and an adorable box-shaped little nose that reminded her of Oliver's, but feminine. She was at ready with a bow, sheltering behind her… oh goodness. Artemis was sure she was crazy if not for the other heroes' similar reaction as they flooded into the room.
It was such a perfect balance that even someone with OCD would be pleased. The pure abnormal balance was like a carefully crafted weigh, somehow the delicate balance not too weighted on one side or the other.
It was Wally.
It was Artemis.
It was… "Holy crap, is that Waltermis?!"
Thanks, Bart.
Hi and goodbye!
So, as some of you may know, on Monday I'm taking a hiatus from FanFiction. I have been really sick, and I need to focus on getting better. A lot of you have been asking if I'm okay, and although I'd like to say yes, I'm not. I hurt all over and am sick all the time. I need to leave FF. I don't know when I'll be back to writing and betaing, but I'm going to try and respond to PMs again somewhere in Novemeber, I dunno. But I'm going to be a ghost for a month. Sorry guys. You have all been so amazing, and it's awesome to read all your amazing reviews. Thanks once again!
~Universe
Responses:
Princess0Bunny: WOW... you're right and I'm not even IN drama!
ColouredKittens:Yeah, it is a wee confusing sometimes but I love it! Thanks so much! Have a great... everything too!
Poksie:Thanks so much! And sorry that I'm gonna make y'all wait so long until part 3...
shauna flynn:Thanks! Also- thanks so much for being such an awesome reviewer! It means a lot!
Rocker on: XD Know who the girl is now? Also, I'd generally just like to say I try my best to avoid making OCs. I realized AFTER I'd created Wally that there actually are some canon kids of Wally West. But I'd already drawn fanart of Wally Jr, and Iris and Jai were Wally and LINDA'S kids, so yeah. Forgettaboutit. But the girl is actually a canon character. That was kinda the point of this whole thing.
I was a weird baby, a lot of babies kind of are just... cute babies but you could still tell it was me by looking at my baby pictures. I think it's my eyes and face-shape. Hmm...
I actually hate tomatoes. But Wally doesn't so hey, whatever works for him, right? XD Thanks so much for the review and sorry I have to be gone so long! BYE!
BYE EVERYONE! THANKS SO MUCH!
~WhenUniversesCollide~
ps- review 100 will still be rewarded when I get back ;D