I DON'T OWN NUTHIN'!!! 'CEPT FOR A PAIR OF TUBE SOCKS…

Same stuff as before, blah blah blah blah Death blah blah Flash skip ahead skip ahead No Hope blah blah blah.

Superman leaned back into his chair as he watched his friends file into the room, slowly, each face wore its own expression; confusion, concern, weariness, and a few he couldn't identify, he waited until the other five had taken their respective seats before clearing his throat and beginning,

" I'm sorry to call all of you so early, but we have a matter that needs to be discussed, " His eyes flashed over at Batman, who was sitting with his arms folded and a scowl on his face, the same look when Clark had first brought up the subject.  Flashback" When don't know if it'll even happen in our reality, Clark. " Batman argued for the thousandth time, " AND we don't know if it won't happen. " Superman countered. Batman sighed and folded his arms, eyeing the red cd player that was lying on the chair next to him, " Maybe we should tell him? " " And then what? What will that accomplish, besides getting him worked up over something that might not even happen? " " He could be more careful…and—" He stopped and locked gazes with Bruce, shifting his eyesight when a knock echoed in the room, " Come in. " The young Wally West stepped into the room, grinning at the two, " Hey guys, just came to get my player. " He reached down for the device, " Is something wrong? " The two older males both shook their heads and Flash smiled again, " Ok see you guys at diner then. " With that he sped out of the room, " You're right, Bruce, we can't tell him. "

 " I'm sure that all of you remember our ' clones ' from the other reality? " Most of the team nodded in agreement, " And we all know what happened to their version of Flash…before we left, the alternate Batman told us on what day the event occurred…and unfortunely that day is seven days away. "

" Why would he tell us that? After the way he acted—"

" He told us, Hawkgirl, because he hoped we can prevent what they couldn't. " 

" Did he mention how—how it happened? "

" No, he didn't at that time the portal was beginning to activate, we had to go. "

Diana began fiddling with a strand of her long, black hair, " Are we going to tell Flash? "

Superman turned his back and faced the large glass window, " I already discussed this with Batman, and he thinks we shouldn't. "

" And what do you think? " J'onn asked simply, staring at the back of the Man of Steel.

" I think we should tell him. " He answered moving back to his seat, " I was thinking we could vote on it. " John clenched his fist slightly,

" This is his life we may be dealing with, how can we vote on that?!? " Superman looked down at his hands, " Your right, John, your right, but I don't want him to go around without a warning, nor do I want him to over-react. " He added, seeing Batman's glare.

Hawkgirl shifted her large wings, " So let's vote, the sooner the better. "  The others nodded in agreement; Superman raised a hand, " All in favor of telling Flash? "

Diana and Hawkgirl both raised their hands, John stared at them, " What? " Hawgirl asked, " He already knows that his alternate died, he should have an idea that it could happen to him, give the kid some credit. " Batman scowled again, " The circumstances are completely different, Luthor isn't President, Superman hasn't killed anyone…no similar instances. "

" The date – " A loud alarm went off drawing everyone one's attention. J'onn went ghost and phased down into the main control room, the others taking longer in the elevator.

" It's an S.O.S from Central City, Flash seems to have his hands full; it looks like two, class A villains have begun attacking the city plaza. "

" Does Flash think it's a trap? "

J'onn's eyes closed, " He suspects since he has never seen this pair together be—"

" J'onn? What happened? " Batman questioned, grabbing the Martian by the arm,

" A blast landed near Flash's position, it jolted his mind, breaking my contact for a moment…he is unharmed. "

Diana made a move towards the door, " We don't have time for this, he needs our help! "

Superman threw out a hand to stall her, " For now everyone, we'll keep what we know to ourselves. "

    Clark landed the Javelin on the outskirts of Central City, so none of the villains would spot them coming to Flash's aid. Blasts were raining down onto one centralized location: a blur of red, which was expertly dodging all the blasts. " Flash? " John activated his ear

Com piece, " G.L.? " a relieved voice answered, " I could use a little help! "

" We're on our way, buddy, just keep moving. " " No problem there! "

Lantern formed an orb around Batman and followed the others who had already started to fly towards the battle zone. Sinestro launched a yellow colored beam at Flash while Grodd threw a chunk of wall at his enemy. Flash dodged the beam but failed to notice the wall, until it crashed against G.L.'s protective shield. " Hey, Thanks! " He smiled and sped off towards a pile of rubble while, Lantern, Hawkgirl, and Diana went after Sinestro and J'onn and Superman chased Grodd.

" Bats! I need a little help, there's some kids under here!! " Batman nodded and headed to where Flash was trying to shift the rocks.

The two dug furiously not seeing the Joker on the roof across the way, he hefted a lethal looking gun and took aim, using all the will he had not to aim at the Bat,

" Perfect! Hold that pose! " He shrieked before pulling the trigger. Batman heard the hiss of air and saw the look of surprise that crossed his friend's face, before he let out a groan and slumped over

" Flash? FLASH!! " Batman yelled turning the speeder over, knocking over some extra rocks in the process, revealing an old tape recorder that was playing the sounds of children's pleas for help, ' Setup '  Joker howled with laughter and picked up a walkie-talkie,

" Groddsy! Sinestro! I got'em!! Let's get outta here!! " Sinestro picked up Grodd and moved towards the building Joker was waiting at. He expanded the orb and the three flew off with Hawkgirl giving chase until she was called back. She landed next to John and gasped at the sight of Batman checking Flash's pulse while the younger man was shaking uncontrollably, Batman stood up and John formed a platform under their fallen teammate, " Any ideas? " Batman checked Flash's pulse one more time

" Poison. " He stated.