Last Chapter for this story! It's short so sorry. Sorry for taking so long. Senior year in high school just started and so I got a bit distracted. Man am I so over high school. Yuck. Anyways, can you guys please give me some reviews? This is the last chapter for this story and I'm hoping y'all will let me know what kinds of things you're looking for in other Young Justice stories. Just throw me some ideas, any couple, any plot. Any spin offs. Let me hear what you want please!
"You have thirty minutes before the security cameras come back on. You understand?" Batman asked the yellow and red super hero. They had made their way past the security guards, who Batman had smoked. Now they were just outside of Rudolph's cell and it was giving Wally some serious anxiety. He nodded and gripped the pink orb in his hand, trying to stay focused on his mission. Batman didn't say anything else, but unlocked the cell door and Wally stepped inside. His father was awake and sitting up on his cot, surprised to see the super hero.
"Come to stop me from giving your secret away son?" the man snorted, apparent fear in his eyes as Wally stepped closer to him.
"Yes." Was all Wally answered. He was to overwhelmed at the sight of his father that he wasn't sure what else to say. The man he was used to was an image of slacks and tucked in collared shirts with ironed ties. This man was in an orange jumpsuit with messy hair and an unshaven face. It was hard to recognize him at all.
"You gonna kill me? Isn't that against your code or something?" Rudolph asked bitterly, "not that we both don't know how two faced you really are…"
"I'm not here to kill you or hurt you. Why are you so ready to give away mine and Barry's secret? We help people…especially uncle Barry. He doesn't deserve this…" Wally replied.
"Of course he does! He put me here!" Rudolph yelled.
"You were raping me!" Wally exclaimed suddenly, his own eyes widening at his outburst. He couldn't remember the last time he'd ever spoken against his father. He wondered if it had anything to do with how long he'd been free of him. The man started to cackle at his son.
"Rape? It's not rape when you want it Wallace. And I know you did," Rudolph said standing up. Wally found he was paralyzed at the movement of his dad, a familiar feeling. "And…" Rudolph continued, letting one of his hands snake across Wally's crotch, "I bet you still do." And then he cursed his son.
"Please stop…" Wally said quietly, trying to at least stay calm, "stop all of this. It doesn't have to be like this…" and his father pushed him away. Wally, already feeling weak from being overwhelmed from by his emotions, stumbled backwards.
"It does son! You little shit! What do you think the world will think when they learn about their precious hero? You think anyone wants a faggot saving them? It'll be the end for all of you heroes! Including that little boyfriend of yours! What will people say when they find out Wally West is Kid Flash? How can they trust a boy who's been living such a fucked up life?" Rudolph spat out. Wally couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't listen to the cruelty of his father's words because somewhere inside, he knew they were partly true. The world wouldn't accept him as a hero. Wally sped over to his father, apologized, and took a small razor blade to the man's wrist and then his own. He let the pink pearl bathe in the dark colors until it glowed with them. Then he shoved the thing into Rudolph's mouth and made him swallow it.
"I'm sorry dad…" he said as the man's body limped. He felt his own body going still and his limbs got heavy. He sat down, trying to ease his father's down as well. He wasn't sure what was happening, but his eyes closed and he saw himself being rushed through the dark tunnel once again.
Where are we?
Dad?
What the hell did you do to me?
I…don't know…for sure…I can't breathe…
You lousy abomination!
Choking me..wait…
And then Wally could see clear as day his memories. All of them came flooding into the forefront of his mind, and he started to panic because he knew his father's presence was there with him. Whatever he was seeing, Rudolph was too.
It was all there. All of the memories of his father hitting him, raping him, punishing him when he caught him in bed with someone. All of the memories of his father yelling at his mother, all of the memories of her crying, all of the memories of Wally trying to hint to his parents that he was different..that he was interested in boys and not girls. Then there were the times his parents told him to get his head out of the clouds when he created his flash fan club. Wally could feel everything. He could feel the pain, the emotions, each thing he went through, all at once. It hurt and he wanted to scream, but he couldn't.
Then Wally saw Dick. He saw memories of him watching the boy, longing for more than his friendship. There were the times he was jealous, whenever Dick was with Zatanna or another girl. There were the times when he was with Artemis, wishing she was Dick instead. There were the times when Wally had caught himself lusting after the boy, times where he'd have to remember that Dick wasn't just another boy he could lean over and kiss. Dick wasn't a toy for him to flirt with. He remembered when he started falling in love with the boy wonder, positive he was born to suffer because the teen would never be his.
Then Wally saw things he didn't recognize. That's when he realized he was now looking at his father's memories, which definitely frightened him. He was almost positive he didn't want to look and he was definitely positive he didn't want to feel whatever it was his dad was about to feel.
Anger. Betrayal. Bitterness. Resentment. Blame. Hurt. All of these things burned throughout Wally's body. He could feel his physical body trembling. He saw his mother choosing to protect Wally when he was little. This surprised him because he was sure the woman hadn't cared. Then he saw why she'd stopped. He watched his father choke her, in absolute jealousy and resentment. He believed he was right. He honestly thought he was doing the right thing. Putting her in her place. He screamed, she clawed at his arms and it was no use. Out of fear, she never protected Wally again.
How could you?
He wasn't sure if he was saying it to his mother or his father. At that moment, his mind was wrenched apart from Rudolph's, and he went careening down the tunnel again. His eyes tore open and he realized he was being pried from his father's grip around his throat. He gasped for air as he and Batman toppled backwards. He looked at Rudolph, the man looked completely stunned.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" he yelled.
"You…don't know me?" Wally asked, nearly forgetting the reason he'd shown up in the first place.
"Do you know why you're here?" Batman asked the man. Rudolph stumbled to his feet.
"I never touched my son! I'm innocent! The brat is a lying fag doomed to hell!" he growled. Wally's heart jumped at the man's words and he wasn't sure he had heard them right. The man still honestly believed he didn't do anything wrong and he wasn't about to let the world tell him otherwise. With that, Batman turned to leave, taking Kid Flash with him.
"Where is he?" Wally asked Maggie calmly as he and Batman stepped through the door. Wally noticed the blonde refused to look up at the dark knight. He remembered then how she'd had such a huge crush on Bruce. He'd thought it was like any of her other "crushes", but now he wondered if he'd been wrong. Had he prevented her from pursuing something she'd actually really wanted? He shook the thought from his head and changed back into his civilian clothes.
"He's asleep…he woke up and I managed to get him to let me look over his burns…they're bad Wally…I'm sorry…I tried a healing spell but…it's just going to take time…" she told him, her blue eyes on the closed bedroom door.
"This is my fault…the spell worked, but…Dick got hurt. Again, he got hurt because of me." Wally cursed himself, speeding to the room where he knelt by Dick's face. As if on cue, the boy's blue orbs opened and he slowly sat up, wincing from the pain. Wally sat down on the edge of the bed and pulled him into a hug, apologizing while he laid out a trail of kisses along the boy wonder's forehead.
"Wally," Dick said horrified, shoving the speedster from him. Wally's eyes widened in shock, not knowing what he'd done to frighten his lover.
"What? What's wrong?" he asked. Dick didn't answer, only bringing the tips of his fingers to Wally's throat, tracing a line down it in answer. Wally winced at the touch and out of confusion, he sped to the bathroom mirror. His jaw dropped at the sight of the purple streaks across his throat and neck. He hadn't realized how much his father had been squeezing him during their mind-meld. He quickly returned to Dick's side and tried to smile.
"It's okay babe. I'll heal fast. I guess I should tell you what happened with dad."
"I really hurt him. I keep doing it and I don't know if I'm good for him. What should I do uncle Barry?" Wally asked. It was the next morning and as far as the two heroes knew, their secret had been kept. Wally kept his promise to Maggie and didn't contact her, even though he wanted to see how she was doing. In the end, she refused the check he offered her. Bruce took Dick home, not letting him do much until his burns healed. Wally still had perfect purple fingerprints around his neck and throat, but he wasn't really concerned with them.
"It was a tough decision you had to make Wally. It wasn't anyone's fault that Dick got hurt, but I see what you mean. The first thing you should do is not make it a point to have sex for a while…" the blonde man told his nephew. Wally felt himself blush and looked at the ground.
"I know that! I mean what do I do about our relationship?" Wally said seriously.
"Well kiddo, I know you two really love each other. The spell wouldn't have worked if you didn't right?" Barry pointed out. Wally thought about it.
"I guess you're right…thanks uncle Barry." He said, putting on a half smile. His uncle put a firm hand on his shoulder, causing Wally to look up.
"Now, let's talk about what's really bothering you. How are you feeling about mind melding with your dad? It was an intimate experience from what you told me…and I'm sure that brought a lot of old and new pain to the surface. Am I right?" Barry asked softly. Wally sighed and nodded.
"It really did hurt, but I feel like I knew all of those things this whole time. Then I was forced to face them. I know…I did the right thing. It was something I needed to face. I'll be okay." He stated with a firm nod and genuine smile. Barry smiled back and pulled Wally into a hug.
The next thing Wally did was deposit the check his mother wrote for him. It was time for him to get serious about going to college and branching out on his own. He decided he would enroll in the next semester and got some information on renting an apartment after putting in some more job applications. Of course Wally wasn't so sure he was ready to quit the hero business, but knew it could be the case if he wanted to pursue a career. Still, he knew in the end it would be worth it as long as he still had his friends and family. As long as he still had the love of his life with him through it all.
1 month later…
Wally stared out at the ocean. He couldn't see any land, only open skies and calm waters. It was near sunset and everything had turned orange and pink. The air was fresh and smelled like salt. He couldn't believe the beauty.
"Dick…I can't believe you did this…it's too awesome…" Wally said, turning his attention to the blue eyed beauty standing next to him. Dick had rented out a private yacht for the next three days as his way of finally taking Wally on a date. It took a lot of convincing to get the die-hard runner away from land, but now Wally was absolutely glad he chose to go.
"I'm glad you like it Wally." Dick said, pushing his ebony hair back and handing Wally a mixed fruit drink.
"Wally," the teen continued, "I love you…more than I ever could have imagined. You deserve the world. You've been through so much, seen and so many terrible things, had so many terrible things happen to you, and in the end…you still have this amazing heart. I feel so lucky that you chose me."
Wally pulled Dick in by his lower back, snapping their waists together.
"I've been in love with you since we you were thirteen and I was fifteen Dick Grayson. I have always loved you and I don't see that ever changing. You're the reason I'm happy, the reason I couldn't feel any luckier. I love you so much." He whispered against the dark hair before drawing in Dick's chin for a kiss as the sky turned to purple.
Wally couldn't be any more happy than when he was allowed moments like this. Moments where there is no pain, no guilt, no one else except him and the boy who kept his heart beating.
