Not my best work, I must admit :/ I loved Coldhearted, but, for some reason, it didn't really work out the way I hoped.

Oh well. BUT, I am all caught up now ^^ That makes me happy. Time to start the 'real' plot of Secrets!

R&R, I appreciate it!

November 11th, a certain redhead speedster's birthday. I wasn't surprised that yesterday, Robin told me we were throwing a party for Wally at the Cave. I mean, he's been hinting at one for weeks.

So, about fifteen minutes before the party, I locked the door to my house and made my way the phone booth.

Oh great, it's snowing, I looked up into the gray sky. The white fluffy flakes fell all around, coating me in the stuff. I snuggled down in my cream colored parka, and walked around the corner to the alley.

Of course, there was black ice under my foot the minute I took a step. Landing straight on my back with an oof, I was lucky no one from the Team saw me, because they would never let me live it down.

I looked around to make sure no one was watching, then I evaporated all the ice from my house to the phone booth.

"RECOGNIZED: ELEMENT B08" The computer greeted me in the cheery stillness.

"'Bout time you got here," Robin remarked as I shrugged off my coat, revealing a pale blue turtle neck underneath. My hair gets wild when wet, so I contained it with a cute pink hat.

Looks like I wasn't the only one with that problem.

Zatanna smiled hesitantly at me from Robin's side, her black hair lit up by a purple hat.

"Sorry. It was icy," I answered the bird after returning Zatanna's grin.

"Ok everybody, places!" M'gann called after putting a second cake on the table, "I think he's coming!"

Instantly, someone killed the lights. There was a lot of shuffling as people found comfortable positions.

"RECOGNIZED: KID FLASH B03. ZETA TUBE NETWORK NOW OFFLINE DUE TO EXTREME ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS," The computer announced Wally's arrival.

"Woah, I just made it! Be a tragedy, if I missed my own.."

"Now!" The lights flickered on.

"SURPRISE!" We all shouted, goofy smiles on our faces.

Wally feigned surprise, "WHHHAAATTTTT? Oh, you guys! You shouldn't have!"

"Right, not like you've been hinting for days or anything," Robin replied sarcastically.

"We made two cakes!" M'gann said.

"Awesome! What will you guys eat?"

"We'll split the cupcake! Make a wish!"

"Way ahead of you!" Those green eyes closed for a moment, and then Wally blew out all the candles in one breath. A round of applause followed.

M'gann started cutting the cake, handing the first piece to Wally, a second one to me.

"Thanks!" I smiled, then settled down next to Wally.

I took a bite of the sweet frosting, then swallowed, "Happy Birthday, Wally!"

"Thank you, sweet cheeks," He purred, "How's about a sweet sixteen kiss?"

I looked at him for a moment, then leaned over and pressed my lips to his cheek, "There's your kiss."

"It'll do," Wally smiled, then turned his attention to M'gann.

I picked myself from the floor and walked over to where Zatanna, Robin, and Artemis were hanging out.

"What are we talking about?" I asked, unusually giddy.

"How Wally keeps pinning for M'gann, but she's already with Conner," Zatanna explained.

"Should we tell him?" I asked, and we all looked towards the ginger, his flirting face on.

"He is the only one who doesn't know," Robin mused, a smirk on his face.

"Then please, allow me," Artemis smiled evilly, making her way to where Wally was shoving cake into his face.

Artemis sat down on the couch, and whispered something into Wally's ear.

"Awww, man!" Walls' reaction was priceless. Robin, Zatanna and I immediately cracked up.

"Attention, Team, suit up, polar stealth. Mission briefing in five," Bats' voice sounded over the inter-com.

"Where's Flash?" asked Wally, looking around for his Uncle.

"Flash and Red Tornado already have their assignments. A massive ice storm paralyzed North America from coast to coast. Satellite imagery has detected five flying ice fortresses, source unknown, which seem to be responsible and must be stopped."

"But can't the Watch Tower blow them out of the sky or something?"

"What's a Watch Tower?" Zatanna asked, confused.

Bats sighed, clearly annoyed, "The League's orbiting headquarters is not weaponized, and with both Green Lanterns off-world, I need all hands on deck."

"Does that mean what I think it means?" Robin asked.

"We're fighting with the League?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Woah, really?" Wally exclaimed.

"Superboy, use the super-cycle to rendezvous with the Batplane at ice fortress one. You'll drop off Robin and Aqualad, and continue on with Wolf to meet up with Black Canary and Red Tornado at ice fortress two," The Caped Crusader turned to us, "Miss Martian, Artemis, Zatanna, and Element, take the Bio-ship to rendezvous with Green Arrow and Martian Manhunter at ice fortress three. Other Leaguers will deal with fortresses four and five. Sending all coordinates now."

"Uh, Batman? I think you skipped-"

"Kid Flash, a young girl in Seattle is in desperate need of a heart transplant. With all conventional air traffic grounded by the storm, you'll need to pick up the donor heart in Boston, and run it 3,000 miles cross-country."

The disappointment on my friend's face was painful to look at.

"Who is this girl?" Wally cried.

"Does it matter?" Bats narrowed his eyes.

"No, of course not. But can't we zeta-"

"Zeta tubes are offline, sorry," Robin interrupted.

"Right, then how can I say no?" Wally put on a fake smile.

"Guess I won't be needed stealth," The speedster touched his symbol, turning his uniform canary yellow once more.

"Speedy delivery boy, at your service." I half expected him to take a bow.

"Don't worry, Wally, you'll get your chance," I told him softly, just before I entered the Bio-ship.

I landed with a roll on the ice fortress. I smirked as I realized this was my element. My fight. I could totally do this in the snow, since it was a infinite water supply.

Raising my arms out, the snow stopped falling for a moment, then turned into thousands of ice shards. The ice shards moved at my command, and lodged themselves into three cannons. They all burst except one who got a shot on my ankle. I cried out in pain as I felt something break.

"Element!" Miss Martian appeared after plugging one of the snow ports. She wrapped her arm around my shoulders, floating me high into the air.

Angry with the injury, I conjured up three big icicles, all lodging themselves into the fortress, exposing wires and other electronic parts.

Zatanna said a spell, and the whole thing exploded, flames flickering as it went down.

I smiled at the magician, "Nice job!"

"Thanks!" Her eyes expressed concern as I winced in pain.

"We need to get you medical help," Miss Martian's breath tickled my ear, and we floated towards the Bio-ship, our faces red with cold. One look behind me confirmed that the fortress was defeated, and I took pride in the way it belched smoke.

"Dude, I just heard! You saved an entire country! Major kudos." I followed Robin into Wally's souvenir room, where our favorite ginger was looking at a medical backpack.

"What can I say? I'm the man!" Wally turned, and his eyes fixed on my crutches and wrapped ankle.

"Woah, what happened to you?" He asked.

"Got shot in the foot. Don't worry!" I added when I saw his horrified expression, "It's only sprained, and a little blood. I should be up and running by our next mission."

Wally smiled, relieved, but I could tell his mind was somewhere else. And that was ok, because he saved the life of that little girl. Probably the best gift he could get on his birthday.