Soon the logistics had been worked out, and after considerable argument from Dick, Flash and his passenger were soon on the roof of the clock tower in Gotham City.

"Dick, for the umpteenth time, I know what I'm doing! Now get your butt in here on the double!"

"All right, all right! Sheesh!" Dick sighed as he directed Wally through the steps necessary to enter Barbara's home via the roof.

Wally was impressed, both by Dick's stubbornness and by Oracle's ability to get him to do what she wanted anyway. As they made their way deeper and deeper into Oracle's lair, he was impressed by her more-than-state-of-the-art defenses. He also began to wonder why one woman should require this much security. When he finally met his "hostess," he thought he understood.

"Hi, Wally."

"Barbara Gordon! Now I understand a whole lot of things!"

"Well, let's get this Boy Wonder settled, and you and I can talk about those 'things,'" she replied, as she swung her wheelchair around and led them to her guest bedroom. No sooner had they installed Dick in the bed, than her doorbell rang. Wally started, unsure whether he needed to stay or go.

"Hold on, Wally. That should be Doctor Thompkins."

Barbara may have been sure of the identity of her guest, but Wally noticed she took no chances and made sure it really was the doctor before she opened the door.

"Doctor Leslie, I'm so glad you could come! He's right in here; oh, by the way, this is the Flash. Flash, this is Dr. Leslie Thompkins," Barbara said in passing as she led the gray-haired woman to Dick.

Soon, Dr. Thompkins had examined Dick, decided he would be just fine, and gave Barbara instructions for his continued care. Essentially those instructions boiled down to (a) make sure he stayed put, and (b) don't let him do anything stupid. Barbara promised to do her best as Wally rolled his eyes in sympathy, at which point the doctor left. Giving Dick a warning glare, Barbara instructed him to get some sleep.

"But Babs," he replied with a small smirk, "don't you think you should check to see if I'm running a fever?"

Wally was perplexed to see the blush that rose on Barbara's cheeks. He saw her look at him, shake her head, and then wheel over to Dick. She swatted him lightly on the shoulder, but then she smiled and kissed him lightly on the forehead.

"Well?" Dick asked.

"Maybe a slight fever, Boy Wonder," she replied. "Which means it's even more important that you get some rest." She patted his hand, and then blushed even more when he captured her hand and brought it up to his mouth to kiss. As he lowered her hand back down again, she reached over to brush his hair back from his forehead, and kissed him again. "Now go to sleep."

She quickly turned her chair around and rolled out of the room, leaving Wally to follow behind her.