Ch.77: Liking Wally Is Possible

"Why are we here?" Danny asked, looking over the side of the building. His small arms had his chin rested in them, propped up on the side of the rooftop. His legs were folded under him, supporting his lightweight body. His peridot green eyes were continuously scanning the playground of the building. Whatever it housed inside was a mystery.

The child's mentor was behind him, typing incessantly on the holo-computer. Not looking up from his device, he answered "We're meeting Flash here. Mirror Master-"

"The villain that got away last night?" Danny interrupted, throwing a glance over his shoulder.

Batman hummed an affirmative. "Flash and I are going to try and figure out why he came to Gotham. I have some theories but I'm not as familiar with Mirror Master as Flash is."

Danny noticed his mentor said "not as familiar". He shook his head in amusement.

Looking back over the railing, he saw an African-American woman open the double doors. A flood of kids, ages ranging from five or six year olds to teens, walked or ran out the doors. The smaller children went to the swings, the seesaw, and other playground things. The teens mostly sat under a tree and talked or played with the smaller children.

Danny tilted his head to the side as he watched. Most kids were at home at this time.

"Hey Bats, what is this place?" Danny asked curiously. Batman briefly looked at him before going back to work. "It's Star City's orphanage."

"Oh…" Danny muttered, looking back down at the yard. He was tempted to go down and make some new friends.

Before the child could make up his mind, a red blur zoomed down the street and entered the yard, opening and closing the gate at great speeds. Flash stopped in the middle of the yard with a huge smile. "Hey kiddoes!"

"Flash!" The children yelled and began flocking towards the speedster with bright smiles. The smaller children stood closest with the taller teens behind. All began chattering overtop each other, Flash laughing in the middle. He began trying to calm them so he could talk to them, one at a time.

Danny tilted his head to the side and smiled faintly.

Danny lit his hands with green ectoplasm. Batman and Flash were behind him, the three forming a circle. The three were all glaring at the Mirror Master duplicates that surrounded them. The real Mirror Master was somewhere in the sea of himself, if he didn't retreat that is.

The speedster gave a small, almost inaudible sigh before zooming off and taking out the duplicates with punches. The Gotham heroes easily sprang into action, just as Flash had done.

The Bats' protégé was easily firing his green beams, destroying the duplicates easily. Much to his annoyance, when one was taken down, ten more replaced it. Danny, with his constant firing, easily found himself separated from his mentor and the red-clad speedster.

As Danny took another duplicate down, another one grabbed him from behind and put him in chokehold. The child, struggling in annoyance, tried to angle his head down so he could bite the duplicate's hand off. Not that that would actually work, Danny just liked to think it would because it made him feel better.

The child yelped when the duplicate was shattered and found himself falling. Before he hit the ground, he was scooped up into another's arms and zoomed away. Instinctively, Danny clung to whoever it was. The sensation was very much like when Batman was in a high-speed chase (where he would cling to the Dark Knight's torso), only a lot faster.

Danny was deposited on the ground, away from the fight. Flash was crouched in front of him. "You ok, Buddy?"

The half-ghost gave a sly grin, making Flash laugh. "You ready to kick more of Mirror Master's butt?"

The grin grew.

"Alright, let's do this~!" Flash sung and sprinted back into the fray. Danny eagerly followed with a cackle.

Maybe liking Artemis's fiancé was possible.

But that was a big fat maybe (that's what Danny told himself, at least).

THAT WAS FOR THE KEEPER OF WORLDS, WHO'S BEEN DYING FOR THAT TO HAPPEN SINCE... TWO MONTHS AGO! XD I told him to trust the plan, which must like him!

Kadzait: Says a lot, doesn't it?

*hisses* Shut up, Kad!

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Anime Hotty Lover. 18: Glad I could make you laugh! XD

KainVixenheim: Banter means (I hope that's the word you meant) "the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks". XD

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YumiStar: Eh, I tried. XD

Hylian Mage: Aw, thanks so much! WELCOME TO THE ABUSED FAMILY! XD We all want to drop Jack into something. XD

Arisu Wonder: I shall think about it. I have a plan so... XD

BringbackDannyPhantom: WOOO, I DID SOMETHING RIGHT!

IWasNeverReal: War of the Frying Pans... Has a nice ring to it. XD Thank you!

Guest of Honor: I hope I just made your day. XD WE ALL CHOOSE DANNY'S SIDE! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

JP-Rider: *fist in air* YES.

Scheffelman: Cause I'm already behind in updates that I have GOT to catch up on. 9 to be exact... I'll probably throw in another one... I'll see if I'm up to the Prank War when I'm finished. This is going to be a long and difficult trial... XD

Shadowflaymenyght: COOL! XD I'm not an idiot (yes I am), I'm "special" (that's not it...). His teen years are gonna SUCK. XD

GreenDrkness: No. Frying pan was the first utensil I thought of (I also listen to a band called Skillet so). But it could've been a subconscious nod to Tangled. Who knows? XD