Alright I never update I know, I had to think of a way to right this, and right now I'm totally sleep deprived (I'm serious I haven't been to bed yet and it's 6am lol) I'm not that tired though, I hope you enjoy the chapter

Disclaimer: I Don't Own Cocoa Puffs......or the devil.....

Chapter 5
Cocoa Puff's Are The Devils Food!

Shayera sat in the dimly lit room, rocking the baby back and forth. Her blue eyes did not close and her crying did not cease. Shayera was clueless; she didn't know what to do.

Poor Wally, his twins wouldn't stop crying. They'd cry for hours and hours on end until they wore themselves out. And at this point, they weren't the only ones getting worn out.

Shayera hadn't had a six-hour sleep in a month; she would catch little naps here and there, but was never totally reenergized. Between helping Wally with his twins and taking care of Johnny, she didn't have time for anything else. She sighed and prayed that the time when the babies would sleep through the night would come fast.

Wally walked into the room and turned on the light, carrying his son and got a surprise to see Shay still up with his daughter.

"Shay, why are you still here?!" he asked surprised, "Man you look beat, go to sleep and I'll take her now."

"Are you sure? I mean won't Desi wake up from her screaming," Shay almost had to yell over Rylee's crying.

"Yeah I guess," he thought about it.

"Why don't I take Desi's crib to my room and put it with Johnny, that way you can work on getting Rylee to sleep and he won't wake up."

"Thanks Shay, for everything. I mean I don't know what I would do if it wasn't for you," he said gratefully.

"Well you helped with Ira remember? It's the least I can do," with that said, she rolled Desi crib out the door, "Good night Wally."

He smiled and closed the door silently behind her, and looked down at the screaming bundle in his arms. What was he supposed to do with her? He had tried singing, which only resulted in more screaming. He had tried rocking her, which resulted in her spitting up. He was fresh out of ideas, so he sat down on the floor and leaned his back against the wall and held her to his chest and rubbed her back.

Rylee's crying became more silent until it was gurgling. Wally looked down at her, and she looked back up at him with her mothers sapphire eyes and he smiled.

"All I needed to do to make you stop crying, was to do what I want someone to do to me. Comfort me, but I guess you kind of do that Sweetheart."

Shayera stopped in front of Ira's room and parked Desi there. She then walked into Ira's room, it was dark, but in the dim light she could see the walls covered in paintings Ira had done. Shay sighed; she'd miss so many of these, and never heard Ira's explanation for why she had drawn them. She would make note to come ask Ira when she was awake.

She walked silently over to Ira's bed and stroked the hair from her face. She missed spending time with her children, but on the other hand she felt obligated-no she wanted to help Wally. Soon he would be able to take care of the twins once they could sleep through the night. Then she could go back to her kids.

Before getting up from the side of Ira's bed, she placed a kiss on her forehead, and walked silently out of the room.

Shayera then walked to the neighboring room and the door slide open. Wren's room was so different from Ira, but then again Wren was a totally different child then Ira.

Her room was almost completely empty, save a bookcase filled with her favorite books. Shay made a habit, that every time she returned to Earth; she'd get Wren a new book to read.

She walked towards Wren's bed and looked at her daughter. She hadn't seen her all day, and she knew that, that wasn't right. She didn't want to have the relationship with Wren that her grandfather had with herself. She bent down and kissed Wren on the head who immediately woke up.

"Mommy?" Wren asked groggily.

"Shh Wren, go back to sleep," she chimed as she stroked her hair.

"Mommy, I didn't see you today," Wren despaired.

"I know Little Bird, Mommy is sorry about that, I promise I'll make it up to you," Shay was holding back tears.

"Will you read me a story then?" Wren asked wide-awake now.

"Right now?" Shay looked down at her watch, it was quarter to three.

"Yeah," Her daughter replied back beaming.

"Well.." She looked at her daughter's face and then looked at her watch. What was she doing? She already knew the answer.

"No, but you can read me a story," she replied with a smile, "You pick out the book, while I bring Desi in here okay?"

"Okay Mommy," Wren ran and got her favorite Dr Seuss book, 'Wacky Wednesday'. She then made her way back to the bed and took a place beside her mom. She began reading the book, and trying to find the problems.

Finally when Wren was done the book and asleep, Shayera covered up her daughter, gave her a kiss, and quickly left the room with Desi.

She finally arrived at her room at quarter to four, she sighed and placed the crib next to Johnny's then got into bed beside John. Who awoke to her entrance.

"Where were you?" he asked shifting to face Shay.

"Well I was with Rylee and she wouldn't shut up, she just kept crying and crying," Shayera explained.

"Well what did you expect, she is Wally's daughter after all."

"Yeah well tomorrow you help him, I'm gonna take care of our kids. I've missed out on so much already," she said gloomily.

"Well I'll help Wally tomorrow, but you'd better take it easy. You look really tired out," John said concerned.

"Thanks and you look lovely too."

"No I mean it, you don't need to collapse or anything."

"Yeah I know," she sighed and John wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close to him.

"Just take it easy okay?" he pleaded.

"Yeah, okay."

"Rylee, you finally decided to fall asleep huh?" Wally asked quietly to his sleeping daughter, "Don't answer that."

He yawned and looked at his digital watch, it was now four thirty in the morning. He sighed and scratched the back of his head. He'd brush his teeth and then off to bed for a good three hour nap. Hey didn't mind his children only sleeping three hours a night, but he disliked the thought that they dragged him into their sleeping habits with them.

He walked to the bathroom and applied some toothpaste to his toothbrush. Well today had been a long day, and so will tomorrow....

At seven in the morning is when the watchtower became alive. All the children woke up and needed breakfast, therefore all the adults had to get up.

While waiting for their Uncle J'onn the cook them breakfast, Ira, Ethanial, and Tomothy went to go check on their Uncle Wally. Whom they found sitting against the wall not moving.

"Is that Uncle Wally?" Tomothy asked leaning in close to get a better look.

"I think so," Ira answered.

"Well what happened to his face?" Tomothy asked in return.

"Ask him, Uncle Wally?" Ethanial asked but received no answer. So reluctantly tried again. "UNCLE WALLY!" but his Uncle barely stirred.

He looked at his brother, then Ira and then walked closer to his uncle. He grabbed his shoulder and shook him while screaming, "UNCLE WALLY!"

At this Flash stirred a little and grunted, as he did the toothpaste foam still in his mouth from the prior night gushed out, and he grunted louder.

"AHHH!" all the kids screamed and ran for the door.

Wally only mumbled inaudible, slurred word at them. After the kids had left he was extremely puzzled. He sat up and looked in the mirror.

"AH!" he screamed, "What happened to my beautiful face?"

His reflection looked him back. He had big bags under his bloodshot eyes, and he was beginning to grow a beard. Stuck in the prickles on his chin was the fast drying foam, which he recently emitted from his mouth.

"Well could be worse, Rylee could be awake," no sooner did he utter the words from his mouth, did his daughter scream.

He sighed and ran to her side, "Guess I shoulda kept my big mouth shut, huh Sweetie?"

"Good morning John, Shayera. What can I get you for breakfast? Eggs? Bacon? Sausage? OJ?" J'onn asked his friends as they each carried a baby to the table.

"Just coffee," they both said at the same time.

"I'm afraid I only have enough coffee for one more cup. Sadly we have not been able to refill because there have been no recent trips to Earth," J'onn explained gravely.

"Well you can't have coffee anyway because you're still nursing Shay, so I guess it's mine," John smiled and Johnny began to stir and whimper, "Speaking of nursing I think it's time, why don't you trade me?" and with that he swapped off the now crying Johnny for the sound asleep Desi.

Shay became extremely peeved at this, "that's right, now I remember I'm the snack cart, the feeding trough, the dairy section..." She continued as she started to walk away.

"I'm surprised my friend that you got off that easy," J'onn divulged.

"So am I."

"Don't think you go off that easy! You get the girls up and get them fed!" Shay yelled from the other room.

"Okay!" John screamed back, but then chuckled lowly, "Jokes on her, the girls have been up for an hour."

"Oh really, then you'd better go find them for breakfast before I pass my best before date," Shay walked up behind John, "And he wasn't hungry, he just crapped his pants, so you can change him to!" Shay almost screamed as she traded babies with John once again. John quickly got up to leave, but not before he took his coffee.

John ran down the hall trying to seize hold of his wailing son. He had to find his daughters and change his son before Shay got mad. He would go change Johnny first to stop the screaming, which was echoing and amplifying in the empty metal hallway.

John swiftly turned the corner when he ran into just what he needed.

"Ira there you are. Go up to the kitchen for breakfast, mom and Uncle J'onn are waiting."

"Okay Daddy," She panted she had flown as far away from Uncle Wally's room as she could get.

"And find your sister," he added beginning to walk away with the screeching bundle.

"But I don't know where she is, and I'm really hungry Daddy."

"All right go get something to eat, I'll find your sister after I change Johnny," he agreed.

"Morning Feathers," Wally greeted as he walked into the kitchen, in his arms he held his daughter who was once again sleeping, and was ecstatic to see his son was doing the same, "I hope you got some sleep last night."

"Well I would have," she began to explain, "But Wren ended up reading me a story and I got to bed pretty late."

"Now that one," Wally explained taking a seat across from Shayera and placing his daughter in a carrier to nap, "She's a special one. Always thinking everything over before she does it. Wren never talks but always watches ya know."

"Yeah, I have no clue where she got that from, John and I are both very outspoken."

"Morning Mommy," Ira smiled as she flew through the door, and then stared at her Uncle Wally.

"Oh sorry about the foaming this morning Ira, just some toothpaste," he chuckled at her, and Shay just rolled her eyes.

"Okay Uncle Wally," the soon to be nine year now focused her attention on the food provider, "Hiya Uncle J'onn."

"Good morning Ira, I assume that Cocoa Puffs is to your liking," He questioned.

She nodded and took a seat beside her mom

"Where's your sister?" Shay asked taking a sip of her tea.

"Daddy said he'd find her after he changed Johnny."

"Hey J'onn can I get a cup of Joe over here?" Wally asked as he read the comics in the paper.

"I'm sorry, but we are all out of coffee. There have been no runs to Earth recently," The Martian apologized.

"You mean there is no coffee? None? Like not even one cup?" The Martian shook his head gravely and Wally replied with, "How did we get today's newspaper if no one has been down to Earth recently?"

They were interrupted by the Wayne family, which had come to eat. Bruce was walking with his boys in front of Diana who was holding her daughter, and screaming at the boys.

"Now I don't want you eating any of the sugar cereal? Do you understand me? That's just straight sugar, and you'll be off the wall and that's the last thing we need," she told her sons.

"But Mom," Tomothy began.

"NO BUTS!" She replied loud and clear.

"But Dad," Ethanial whined.

"We really should just let them have what they want for breakfast, I mean it's the most important meal of the day after all," Bruce began.

"No, I will not have my sons bouncing off the wall with cavities," She told while adjusting her daughter.

Bruce looked at his boys and shrugged.

"Look, Ira gets to eat Cocoa Puffs," Ethanial pointed to his cousin who was quietly eating.

"Yes and look at how wired she is!" Diana fumed.

Wally and Shay looked at Ira who was politely eating her breakfast.

"Oh look, now I have to change Chandalice. I'll be right back," Diana explained as she left the room.

J'onn looked at his 'nephews' and then at Bruce and asked two simple words, "Cocoa Puffs?" Bruce nodded in acceptance and the boys cheered quietly.

Amazingly 'the twins' as they were referred to, had slept through the entire ordeal, until John came barging back into the room.

"Man I'm starved," he complained with his son in his arms, with his causal voice the twins awoke and started their terror. Each screaming at unfathomable decibels trying to mute out each other and all other sounds.

"Aw John," Shay sighed as she picked up Desi who was closest to her and started rocking him.

"Sorry," he said apologetically as he watched the hysteria he had created.

Shay looked at him angrily and then noticed something; actually she noticed that something wasn't there, "Where's Wren?" She asked as Desmond finally settled down.

"Oh I knew I forgot something," John said snapping his fingers.

"You forgot our daughter?" Shayera asked sternly after she had placed the child into the carrier once again.

"Oh boy," Wally said horrified as he grabbed the handle on both his children's carriers and darted out of there quickly.

"John it's almost ten o'clock and she hasn't eaten yet, have you even seen her all day?" Shayera asked as she crossed her arms.

"Have you?" John asked harshly back.

"Don't you even try to blame this on me John...." Shayera started.

"Come on guys get your cereal we can go watch TV," Bruce told them quietly.

"Yeah, Uncle John and Aunt Shay should fight more often," Tomothy, stated.

"I'm not blaming it on you," John defended himself, "I'm just saying that everyone's a bit to busy as it is..."

At this point Shay didn't feel like arguing anymore, "Ira have you seen your sister all morning?"

"No mom the last time I saw her was yesterday at lunch," her older concerned sister replied back.

"I saw her after that, but something's not right. Wren maybe quiet but she knows to come up here," Shay was now getting worried.

"Settle down Shay," John said as he came closer, he pawned his son off to his daughter.

Shayera interrupted him once again, "J'onn where is she?" she asked her voice shaking.

The Martian put down the frying pan he had been cleaning and his vibrant orange eyes shot open as he scanned the ship. She's in her room, but something isn't right.

As J'onn refocused his eyes on the room he noticed Shay was gone. She had left as soon as she knew the whereabouts of her daughter. J'onn looked at the only other adult in the room and became translucent and explained to John, "She might need help."

J'onn fell through the floor and John turned to Ira, "Go to the TV room with Uncle Bruce okay Honey?" his voice was unsteady, "Everything's going to be fine, just watch after Johnny," he kissed her on the head and flew out of the room.

Ira just sat in bewilderment as her father flew out of the room. She sat trying to comprehend what had happened after she had finished her cereal.

Diana came back into the room and looked at Ira, "Where did everyone go?" she asked.

Her niece continued to be unresponsive and stare. Diana sighed furiously and mumbled, "See what that cereal will do to kids minds?" to Chandalice who giggled.

There you have it, another cliff hanger. I'll get writing that soon, but I'm also starting another story right now, it's pretty interesting, so please tell me what you think about this one....