Wally stood there listening to this future version of his best friend talking about the time machine that had taken Bart into the past to help change it. They had built most of it but after this Wally's future's self died they had abandoned the idea because only the speedster knew what science to unlock the key to traveling back to stop the end of the world.
As he spoke Wally would frown each time he said something with bit and it was clearly aimed at Bart who was in his arms. The youngest speedster was trembling, arms wrapped tightly around his waist and head hiding his Wally's chest and the grip was out of fear.
Wally held Bart back trying to bring both comfort and protection. This version of Dick, Wally frowned and decided her would just call him Richard, wasn't anything like the best friend he knew. He was very brute with his words. Cutting deep and not caring if it hurt or if it made someone uncomfortable.
"You can thank Bart for your new life in hell."
Wally glared at him as he felt Bart tremble more and that his baby cousin whimper. "Say one more thing about Bart, I freaking dare you."
Richard snorted. "You need to stop getting attached to kids. It'll just get you killed. Doesn't it Bart?"
Within a one thousand of a second Wally punched Richard and sent him hard to the ground. "I warned you and now look at what you made me do? Stop blaming this on him!"
"Wally!" Bart hurried over to him. "It's okay... I'm used to it."
"You shouldn't have to be!" Wally growled before pulling Bart to his side. "Come on, let's figure away home."
"And how are you getting there?" A voice mocked and soon Jason appeared from the shadows. "And you know the reason your dead here and because of him?"
"I will beat you." Wally growled still pulling Bart along. "Come on let's head up to the Manor."
"There is no Manor."
"WHAT?!"
Damian watched as they hooked up an iv Tim as he lay passed out cold. Looking over at the older version of himself who was standing there watching. He had given them something that had somehow gotten rid of Project Stray inside Drake.
He had said that that the only reason that his Tim Drake/Stray couldn't use it was because that their souls had fused together. It was lucky for them that Older Damian had just kept the antidote all the years because he just didn't see a reason to get rid of it.
Stray was purring watching before jumping down from Older Damian shoulder and trotted of and stood up on his hind legs looking at Tim before hopping up onto the bed and curled up close laying his head down on Tim's stomach before going to sleep.
"Is it safe to leave Stray lone with Tim?" Dick asked looking at him. "He won't kill him will he?"
"No." Older Damian said. "Stray always wanted to met Tim as he was before they were fused together and that Stray can talk to Tim in his mind."
"So, like a voice in the back of your heard?" Jason raised an eyebrow.
"Think of it more like the little voice that tells your right from wrong." Older Damian took out the portal opener before looking it over. "I need tools in the cave so we can return to our time."
"We are going to have talk about your timeline." Bruce said his face hard. "Now."
Older Damian looked up at him, eyes hard like they had lived and seen such hard times before his nodded and put away the portal opener before he turned and left out heading right for the study.
"I can tell what has happened since our timelines are no longer connected..." Older Damian trailed off spotting the little blond toddler speedster who looked so sad and was just laying there on a sofa. "Is that Thaddeus Thawne?"
"Yeah."
"What the hell did you do?!" Older Damian sneered at them. "How long has he been here?"
"Uh, for a few years now." Dick said looking at Bruce and Jason. "Right?"
They nodded and Older Damian frowned. "Allen's clone never left our time. Something happened and we need to figure it out soon so I can get back to my team."
"You have a team?" Ten year old Damian said surprise. "Who?"
"Kona and Irey."
"Damn it."
"Do not think so low of them. They are my greatest allies and dearest friends."
A disgruntled Damian followed the older version of himself into the study as the Bat Family heading down to the Cave to hear what happened in the future.
"Wally, it's dangerous out there!" Bart said trying to pull his cousin back but was just getting pulled along. "This is the sagest place for miles around!"
"Well, than we'll go to the next safest place!"
"Wally, stop!" Bart cried. "We can't leave... you need to go home... somehow."
"I'm not leaving without you. Come on, let's head somewhere else in the cave and you call tell me what's going on."
"Alright... but Wally?"
"Yeah?"
"...D-don't leave m-me okay?"
Wally looked back to see Bart's eyes stinging with tears so he pulled him close and held his baby cosine tight.
"Hey, I ain't leaving, Bart." He said with meaning. "Never."
Before Bart could response there was a loud boom and soon Thaddeus Thawne aka Kid Zoom was there and his face was twisted before he lunged at them.
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Okay, so I admit I did make more Bat Family future things using Stray but I wanted to start a story with Stray it it leading from this. I also want to write a few chapters for a new stories for the Flash Family.
Someone asked me if I would be doing a Flash Family stories and I'm considering it.
For now it is like 3:30 am where I am and I'm dead tired. Please leave a review and let me know what you think of this update, I really would enjoy it and it gives me ideas for new chapters.
Lacking I know but thank you to Girl-luvs-manga, DragonsintheMoonlight (Your words bring great enjoyment for my version of Stray 8D) jasdevi-s-secret-sissy, Guest one and Guest two.
For now I must sleep. I need it so bad.