A/N 1-17-11: Because it only seemed fitting that KF should have some big name superhero fun also.

Chapter 38: Impulse

The reception that greeted Cyborg when he tapped on the door of one the reserved computer labs was the cold, red gaze of Kyd Wykkyd.

"Uh…," Cyborg managed as his internal computer cross-referenced Wykkyd's cold stare with Raven's don't bother me stare. It was a pretty close tie. "Kid said I could come?"

"You can let him in, Wykkyd," said Kid's voice from beyond Wykkyd's closely guarded door. "Ow! Bee, that hurts!"

"If you'd just stay still," echoed back Bumblebee's voice, and Wykkyd opened the door, stepping back to allow Stone through before firmly shutting the door behind him. Stone stepped further into the lab following the sounds of bickering.

"Kid, if you'd just…stop…squirming."

"Oh no, the last time I wore that on a mission you shocked me."

"By accident."

"That's even worse!"

"Uh, hi?" Stone ventured glancing between the two cellmates and promptly stopped to stare at shockingly red hair and freckles. Bumblebee was in her usual getup, but Kid was completely out of uniform and in civilian dress: red basketball shorts, Nike shoes, yellow aviator goggles standing in as a mask, and…

"Is that a Flash hoody?" Cyborg asked.

Indeed, it was. A red zip-up hoody with a yellow lightning bolt borne proudly on Kid's back worn over a canary yellow t-shirt. And of course Kid was grinning like a maniac for confirmation.

"Call me…Impulse," he said, proudly striking a pose.

Bumblebee whacked him upside his red head. "How about Rash," she quipped and glanced between Stone and Kid. Stone felt the room temperature drop.

"I'm supposed to blend in," Kid reminded, and he zipped over to Stone. "The hoops I was telling you about. I'm about to jump through them."

"So that explains the superhero paraphernalia?" Stone gestured at his chest.

Zipping over to one of the computer terminals Kid picked up a comm, stuck it in his ear, patted a stoic Wykkyd on the back, and returned to his place in front of Stone.

"I'll give you the Cliff Notes. Central City. Flash Appreciation Day. Twenty minute speech. One hundred wallets."

"Isn't that a bit," Stone started as his mind processed all likely scenarios involving criminal activity and those cliff notes.

"Suicidal?" Bumblebee interjected.

"I was going to go with ambitious, but crazy works too," Cyborg continued while thinking privately if Bumblebee frowned anymore she'd beat out a cactus for prickliness. "You have to do all that to keep a scholarship?" Stone murmured thoughtfully.

A window filled with folders popped up on the main screen.

"He's run sixteen successful missions to date since the Headmaster took over. He's a highly effective field agent once he commits to the mission," Bumblebee supplemented. Over from his perch manning the computers, Kyd Wykkyd gave what could have been a nod.

"And it's off to the races once more," Kid finished. "And for the record, I still hate Brother Blood."

"Glad to hear it," Bumblebee quipped, sliding in front of a panel of computer readouts. "All's right in the world. Now get out of here. You need twenty minutes to walk into town and mingle with the civilians before the speech starts."

"Roger Bee."

Prompt: Cactus