A/N: Sorry for the long wait on an update! I hope you enjoy this chapter though!

"Is he here yet?!" Robin asked, barely out of the zeta tube before he did a handspring and ran towards the assembled team.

"Not yet," Batman answered, unfazed by the bird's antics.

"Is who here?" Artemis asked Robin, crossing her arms.

"Uh…" He looked at his mentor and Black Canary, unsure of how much they'd told the Team.

"Kid Flash will be joining you in Mount Justice today," Batman explained to their questioning looks.

"Wally is coming?!" M'gann asked excitedly.

"He's finally not busy?" Artemis asked, with a pointed look at the two League members.

Black Canary nodded. "Yes," she said. "Wally is coming here and as I'm sure you're aware our excuses about his absence have been….less than true."

"You don't say."

"Kid Flash's parents were murdered," Batman said bluntly. A silence descended on the Team and they all stilled, except for Robin who still flinched. After a moment of stunned silence, Artemis rounded on the small bird.

"Did you know about this?!" she demanded.

"Yes," Robin replied, not seeing the need to keep secrets.

"You didn't tell the rest of us?!"

"Hey, Wally's parents dying is a personal thing! I don't need to explain my actions to you anyways!"

"You do if we are a team," Kaldur explained to him.

"No-"

"That's enough," Black Canary said sternly. "Wally needs his friends right now, and he doesn't need you to be fighting." Even if Robin was taking after his mentor a little bit too much. "He's going through a lot right now. That means be nice to him," she glanced very pointedly at Artemis, "Just hang out and be his friends while he's here. Understand?" There was nodding from everyone.

"You should also be aware Kid Flash hasn't been talking," Batman informed them. "So if he doesn't reply, don't be surprised and don't push him."

"We understand," Kaldur replied. "We shall all be here for Wally."

"Good."

"B-06, Red Arrow; 08, Green Arrow," the zeta announced.

"Red Arrow, good to see you, my friend," Kaldur said.

"Hey Kal," Roy replied, very pointedly ignoring Robin. Batman and Black Canary noticed, but didn't say anything. Green Arrow opened his mouth, but Canary elbowed him sharply, making him shut it.

"I'll go make cookies for Wally," M'gann said, flying off.

"I'll go…watch her," Conner said.

"Please make sure she doesn't set anything on fire accidentally," Kaldur said as he left. Conner's head inclined slightly to indicate he'd heard.

"I'll go grab Wally's favorite movies," Robin said. As he was walking away, he was acutely aware of someone following him. Sure enough, when he turned a corner, it didn't take long for Red Arrow to grab his arm and pin him against a wall.

"What the hell?!" the archer practically snarled.

"You've got me pinned to a wall, I think that should be my line."

"We both know you could get out of this if you wanted to. Why the hell didn't you tell me about Wally's parents?!"

"Should I have?"

"Yes! I expected something like this from Oliver, but you? The three of us are best friends! Like bro-"

"Like brothers? Ha! That's funny. What kind of brother takes off and doesn't talk to you for months? What kind of brother turns his back on people who've stood by him?"

"We used to tell each other everything!"

"Yeah, we did! But then Oliver made you mad, so you deiced you were too cool to hang out with us! You left us, Roy! You turned your back on Wally and me, so you don't get to decide what we do and don't tell you!" That silenced Red Arrow for a minute.

"No one would understand what he's going through better than us."

"I know, which is why I'm glad you're here. Although it still took Oliver dragging you here-"

"He didn't drag me here. I think he escorted me because he wasn't sure I would come."

"Which should tell you something. If Oliver thinks you're doing a bad job with the people you care about, then you're doing a really bad job." Roy couldn't argue with that. "Whatever's going on between you and him, leave the rest of us out of it. Wally needs us. He needs his older brother to watch his favorite movies with him and make him feel like the world isn't coming down around him. So suck it up and focus on helping Wally."

Roy almost smiled as he let go and stepped back. "Don't forget Monty Python, you know he secretly loves it."

"I know. Just like you know he also loves Robin Hood: Men in Tights."

"Oh, please God, no!"

Robin smiled evilly. "Oh, yes. Consider this your punishment for acting like a terrible brother."

"I was just escorted here by Oliver in front of the entire Team. I think I've been punished enough."

"We'll decide when you've been punished enough."

"After Men in Tights?"

"Maybe. Probably after that and Planet of the Apes. The Tim Burton one."

"You little-" Robin cackled as he backflipped away from Roy and took off running.

— —

By the time M'gann's slightly burnt cookies were ready and Robin had rounded up all of Wally's favorite movies, the zeta tube was announcing his arrival.

"Kid Flash, B-03; Flash, 04," the automated voice announced. Robin bolted from the living room, only to be stopped by Batman.

"Relax," Batman told him. "Don't overwhelm Wally."

"I won't," Robin defended.

"Don't let the others overwhelm him either."

"Relax, B. I know what I'm doing."

"I know." It was everyone else he was worried about. Robin slipped under his mentor's arm and still made it to the zeta before anyone else. The others clustered behind him. The sight of Wally, while not a surprise for Robin, made some of them gasp quietly, or in Roy and Artemis' cases swearing under their breaths.

Flash cleared his throat awkwardly. "Hey guys," he smiled, "Look who's here."

"Sup Walls?" Robin greeted. "Miss M made cookies and we've got a huge stack of sci-fi movies that need to be watched."

"Sounds like a blast. Have some fun, Kid."

"Let's go, Wally." Robin took his hand and led him away from his uncle. In the living room, Roin sat Wally down on the couch, immediately sitting next to him. Roy took the eat on his other side, Artemis sat as far from them as she could, Conner and Kaldur filed in the gaps.

"What are we watching first?" Kaldur asked.

"Robin Hood: Men in Tights." There was a loud groan from Artemis.

"Why am I not surprised you two like that movie?" she asked.

"You hate that movie?" Roy asked her.

"And if I do?"

"Please do not fight," Kaldur told them. "We do not want to fight, we want to enjoy the movies and cookies as friends."

"Yes, everyone have a cookie!" M'gann cheered. She picked up the platter of cookies and offered them to everyone. They each took one and everyone slowly took a bite.

"How are they both over-cooked and under-cooked?" Roy muttered. Robin snorted.

"He seems to like them," Robin replied, nodding his head at Wally, who was slowly but surely munching away on his cookie.

"Wally has always enjoyed M'gann's cookies," Kaldur explained.

"Glad that hasn't changed," M'gann smiled as she sat on the other side of Conner. "I can make more if he eats them all."

"Can we just get this movie over with so we can move on to another, much better one?" Roy asked.

"Yes," Artemis groaned. "Please."

"What's the next movie?" Conner asked.

"The Day the Earth Stood Still," Robin answered as the movie started.

"I have never heard of either of these movies," Kaldur said.

"Shh! It's starting."

Five minutes into the move, Roy was reminded of why he hated it so much. However, it did remind him of how things used to be. Back when he was Speedy and Robin and Wally were just a couple of annoying kids who couldn't stop hanging off him. Almost like they were back at Oliver's after he'd been bribed $50 to babysit. 'Almost like I can pretend that life isn't completely screwed up.' B the end of the first movie Kaldur looked slightly traumatized like he'd regretted watching it. Artemis and Roy both laughed a little at that, but then realized they were both doing it and stopped. Robin smirked as he put in the next movie. Over the course of this one, Kaldur slowly migrated until he was sitting on the other side of Roy, closer to Wally. Slowly, the haters followed suit.

When Black Canary came to check on them, she stopped in the doorway and smiled. "Hey Flash," she said into her comm, "You should come see-" A rush of wind alerted her to the speedster's arrival. "This."

"What's wrong?" Flash asked. "Is Wally ok-"

"Relax, Flash. He's fine."

Flash looked at the teens, all piled around Wally like a security blanket. He smiled. "They look adorable."

"They do. I told you coming here would be good for him."

"Yeah-" Before Flash could finish, a sound caught his attention. Whatever movie the kids were watching, a loud bang! reverberated around the room. Before anyone could react, Wally went from sitting quietly to shooting across the room and running into the wall. He sat on the floor with his elbow in the wall. His chest was heaving and his air coming out was high-pitched. 'Oh no.' Before even Flash could reach him though, Robin had vaulted from his seat and bolted across the room to his friend.

"Wally," he said calmly, approaching the speedster slowly as he got closer. "Wally it's ok. It's ok dude." He reached out and put his entangled his fingers in his friend's. "Wally, its ok. It's ok, I'm right here. You're safe, it's ok. Focus on my voice."

Wally frowned. All he could hear was his own wheezing. Every muscle in his body felt like it was electrified, ready to bolt at any given minute. He was vibrating, shaking like his arms and legs wanted to come free from his body. HIs brain was running around on treadmill with the sound of gunshots echoing, booing out everything but his own hyperventilating. Then he could feel something solid pushing against his hands. It was…nice. One of his hands was used against something. It was moving. Up, down, up, down. Slowly, but surely. "-ally. Wally breathe." Breathe? Oh, yeah, that was a good thing. Breathing was important. That's what the chest was doing. Breathing. He wanted to breathe, but the muscles in his chest didn't want to cooperate. There were more hands now. On his chest and his arms. His muscles started to relax a little bit, falling into the warmth of their embraces.

'I-I like this…' he decided, the gunshots getting a little quieter. The hands were all over his body, but they were like ropes, tying down his vibrating muscles. Pulling his arms and legs back onto his body. With his muscles starting to calm down a little bit. The hands on his chest allowed this brain to focus on something besides the gunshots. He forcefully pulled air into his lungs, much slower than he had been. Once he did it as easier to keep doing it. 'Where…where am I?' he wondered. He recognized the living room of the cave. 'Mount Justice….I'm at the mountain. Uncle B said we were going to see the Team…' He looked around slowly. There was the Team. Robin and Roy were directly in front of him, hands on his chest. Conner was on his left, the clone's hand on his shoulder. M'gann was rubbing his back, smiling calmly. Kaldur was sitting on the ground, hands on his knee, firmly, yet gently. Artemis' hands were on his other shoulder, a concerned look on his face. 'They're here. I'm not…It's not…then… My friends are here. Good. I like my friends.'

There was nothing Flash wanted more than to bolt over to Wally and calm him down. However, once Robin had taken the lead, the rest of the Team had, albeit hesitantly, followed. Roy went first, sitting next to Robin, followed by M'gann, then Kaldur, then Conner, and finally Artemis. Flash had tried to step forward to talk to him, but Black Canary held him back and shook her head at him. So Barry was stuck watching as the Team slowly coaxed Wally out of his panic attack. Thankfully, they were successful and the young speedster eventually calmed down. Slowly, they backed away, giving him space to breathe. "Maybe we should go-"

"No, don't leave," Robin said, suddenly appearing in front of them.

"Robin-"

"It was my fault, I wasn't paying attention to what was in the movies."

"I know you want to spend time with him, but I don't want to cause him more stress."

"We'll do something else. It won't cause him more stress. I swear."

Flash sighed. "Fine. Another couple of hours, but that's it. Got it?"

"Got it!"

"Come on, Flash," Back Canary said, gently grabbing his arm. "Wally will be fine."

"They caused him to have a panic attack-"

"They accidentally exposed him to a trigger. They didn't know would happen, and I'm willing to bet they, Robin especially, will be careful not to do it again."

"That's the first panic attack he's had-"

"And it definitely won't be the last."

"Unfortunately."

"The emotional support of his friends, who he trusts and loves, will be good for him, Barry."

"I know. It's just hard."

"It is, but try to relax a bit. Your tension won't help him."

"I'll try."

Back in the living room, everyone was tense and quiet and Robin led Wally to sit on the couch again. "What should we do now?" M'gann asked carefully.

"I believe before…Wally was having acrobat lessons with Robin, was he not?" Kaldur asked.

"Yeah," Robin confirmed, "but I don't think he's up for acrobatics."

"No, but I think if you were to show us what you were teaching him, it might relax him or even give him some entertainment."

"How about it Wally? What to watch Roy fall on his face?" Wally nodded and Robin grinned broadly. "Yes! Let's do it!" He gently grabbed Wally's hand and led him from the room. They went to the gym and he sat Wally down on a bench. "Let's start off easy. Handstand." He threw himself forward and turned in a circle on his hands so he could look at the Team. Artemis smirked as she easily did one. M'gann followed suit using her telekinesis to keep herself upright. Roy did one as well, as did Kaldur, who fell over, toppling Roy. They both fell over and Robin cackled before dropping ball onto his feet. "I think we're ready for a flip."

"I think some of us are," Roy replied wearily, helping Kaldur to his feet.

"Watch and learn." Without needing any kind of running start, he did a backflip, straight from where he was standing. "Now try." Artemis tried to do a flip from a standing position, like Robin, only to fall and stumble into M'gann. Roy snorted, but his enjoyment was short lived when Kaldur ran into him again. They fell on the ground and Artemis smirked at him. Robin looked back at Wally, who didn't smile, but he also wasn't having a panic attack, so he figured it was going ok.

"Give us a real challenge, Boy Wonder," Artemis said.

"Says the person who missed the landing," Roy muttered from behind her.

"No fighting," Kaldur reminded them as Artemis turned around with her fist pulled back.

"Yeah, anyone who fights has to stand in the corner!" Robin added.

Roy rolled his eyes. "Yeah right," he muttered, turning away, but then he saw the look on Kaldur's face and stopped. "You're not serious!?"

"Indeed I am," the Atlantean nodded. "Anyone who starts fighting with someone will be delegated to a corner of the room." M'gann giggled that. "Now, let us continue."

"Since Artie wants something a bit more difficult…" Robin said slowly, a trolling smirk spreading across his face. Roy and Kaldur both felt dread at the look on the bird's face; the former also feel a twinge of annoyance at Artemis for bringing this up. Robin did a series for three hand-springs and a cartwheel. "Go ahead."

"Doesn't teaching people involve something other than just showing them what they want to do?" Roy asked as he did the hand-springs as well. "I feel like there should be some kind of instruction involved." He did fine on the hand-springs, but missed the cartwheel, resulting in him falling on top of Artemis.

"Not a word," the younger archer growled at him as he got up.

"Wasn't planning on it." As fun as picking a fight with Artemis sounded, he didn't want Kaldur to send him to the corner. Kaldur tried to hand-springs and managed two before he lost his momentum and fell over. M'gann once again used her telekinesis to complete it and Connor refused to participate by choosing to stand next to Wally. While there was no external indication Wally was aware of what his friends were doing, there was some internal recognition. He watched them tumbling and falling, laughing and poking fun at each other, making him want to feel warm. It didn't exactly fill him with though. It still felt nothing could.

Their antics continued for a while, with mostly everyone falling over and ending up in piles all over the gym. Even Robin was taken out at one point, from a result of Kaldur taking down Roy, who may or may not have purposefully false on top of Robin. By the time Flash came to retrieve his nephew, he had to smile a little bit at the pile of teenagers in the middle of the floor.

"Sorry to break up the fun," he said as he approached them. "but I need to get Wally home."

"Do you have to?" Robin asked from the bottom of the pile, peeking up at the speedster.

"I do, it's dinner time. However…" He glanced at Wally. "Wally can come back next weekend and spend the night with you guys."

"Really?!" Robin squirmed his way out of the pile. "Sweet! Sleepover!"

"Just…screen any movies for guns, please?"

"Absolutely."

"Ok. Come on Wally." Wally stood up without needing to be prodded. "Say good-bye."

"Bye Walls." Robin hugged Wally, earning him a hug in return. "We'll see you next weekend."

"I'll have lots of cookies," Mgann promised, hugging him as well. She briefly sent a wave of reassurance and love to his mind telepathically. Wally didn't really react, but his body relaxed a little bit.

"Have a good week, my friend," Kaldur said, not hugging him, but smiling warmly. "We shall see you soon."

"Later, Kid Mouth," Artemis said, also not hugging him. "We'll see you later."

"Bye," Connor mumbled awkwardly, clearly unsure of what to do or say.

"See you next week," Roy said, hugging Wally tightly.

"Come on, Kid." Flash put his arm around his nephew as they left. Once they were gone, Robin turned to Roy.

"So you're coming next week?" he asked.

"Yes, I'll be here."

"Good. Wally needs you and I'd hate to have to keep pushing you."

"I'd also hate that."

"The rest of us should get home for dinner as well," Artemis said.

"Absolutely," Black Canary said, walling in. "Robin, Batman is looking for you."

"Later," Robin called as he ran out of the room.

"Roy, Artemis, Oliver wants you two to come over for dinner."

"Uh…" Artemis stalled.

"No-" Roy began at the same time, but a glare from Black Canary silenced them.

"We'll see you both at dinner," she said, leaving no room for argument.

"Yes, Canary," the two archers said in unison.

'And I keep getting punished,' Roy thought as he followed Artemis and Canary to where Green Arrow was waiting for them. 'Just as long as Ollie didn't make chili, I should be fine.'

— —

After dinner, Barry stretched out on the couch next to Iris, feet propped up on the coffee table. "How was Wally's trip?" Iris asked.

"….Better than I thought," Barry replied. "He had a panic attack after the movie they watched had a gun going off but…other than that it was a success. The Team was happy to see him."

"That's good. I'm glad it was a success because I've been thinking that it's time we send him back to school."

"School? Are sure?"

"At this rate, we're running the risk of him repeating the 10th grade."

"….you're right."

"We can talk to the school and start him off with half days to ease him back in."

"That's probably for the best."

"He'll be fine, Barry. It's just school. I'm sure he can handle it."

"Yeah. You're probably right."