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"Don't move Wally! I don't know if anything's broken." God! Why is everyone so concerned? Flash screamed in his head.
"I. Am. Fine!" he stressed, getting up and brushing his bleeding arms. Superman sighed and looked once more at Flash.
"Okay." He said holding up his hands. "What happened?" he asked. Flash waited till everyone was in the room before he began. He told them all about the Horsemen and their new recruit.
"He was there. No longer eight years old." He said to Shayera and John.
"What?!" the both cried out.
"He said some sort of...magic spell. Aging thing." He paused. "He's back for revenge...and he deserves his revenge." He said before trying to walk out the room.
"No!" Batman commanded, stepping between Wally and the door. "You're going to tell us everything. It includes Earth and us now. We have a right to know!" he said, folding his arms. Flash stared at Bruce, his eyes dull and emotionless.
"Fine!" he said, defeated. "Deaths back." He said turning to the others. Everyone's jaw dropped and they stared back at Flash. "Her son wants revenge because I left him without a mother. His uncles used an aging spell so he could come for revenge." He glanced down at the floor, guilt the only emotion left inside him. "And I'm not going to stop him." He added quietly.
"What?" John exploded; jumping forward and grabbing Wally round the arm, ripping off his mask. He grabbed hold round the cuts on his arm and ignored the hissed response to the brutal force. "Wally...you can't...say that! You're a hero...you can't give up...because one guy lost his mother. Who would have destroyed Earth and moved onto other planets. He would have turned out evil either way." He shrieked into Wally's face.
Wally looked at the floor, shoved John out the way and shook his head. "You don't understand." He muttered to the floor and then pushed everyone out of the way to the door. "How could you understand?" He went to the door, leaving everyone dumbfounded in his wake.
"Wally." Diana whispered to him as he stopped. "What happened to you?"
"She finally convinced me of something." And he left.
Death turned, moaning slightly. She opened her eyes slowly and let her light eyes sweep the room. Slowly she turned on her back and sat propped up on the pillows, carefully studying the room. "Plague?" she asked uncertainly.
"I'm here sis. I'm here." He strode out of the shadow and stopped at her bedside. She smiled and threw her arms round his neck, pulling him down and choking him.
"I knew it was you! Oh Bro! Thank God you brought me out." She squeezed his throat even tighter. After an awkward moment he returned the hug just as tight until she pulled back. "How long have I been gone?"
"Six month." He smiled, brushing a stray lock out of her face. "It's good to have you back sis. I can feel our power returning."
"But who was that other guy?" she asked, turning at the sound of the door opening.
"Your son D!" he stated in surprise, pointing to the young man who entered the room. "We aged him with a spell." He added to her shocked face.
"Muerte?" she sobbed, covering her mouth and holding out a shaky hand as if to stroke his face. He rushed over and hugged his mother, who stared over his shoulder and took some shaky breaths.
"I knew it would work! You're back mum, I was lost for so long." He said, tears leaking out the corner of his eyes as he buried his face in his mother's hair. Death suddenly snapped out of her daze and widened her smile.
"I have my son back." She whispered, hugging him in return. She pulled back and held him at arms length. "Let me take a look at you." She said, sniffing slightly. "You really are my son." She said, staring into his bonny face. "You've grown so beautifully. I'm so proud!" she said, hugging him once more.
"I'll get you a drink mum." He said, pulling her off and dashing out the door. She smiled and wiped at her eyes, then her smile faded as the memories came back.
"Why? Why did you make him grow up?" she said sadly, staring at the door, realization coming to light.
"D?" Plague sat down next to her and turned her face to look at his. "He wanted you back. He wanted revenge! He deserves revenge!" he said.
"I don't want him to go where I went bro. We have to send him back!" she begged.
"No!" he snapped, grabbing her face. "He can defeat the League, he's strong. Don't send him off." He growled, causing Death to flinch.
"Okay. Okay!" she whispered. He stood up, a grim line on his face.
"Get some sleep D, and then we'll set out the plan." he commanded and left. She rolled over and pulled the quilt over her head.
You don't know where I went Plague! She sobbed in her head, lost in the darkness. You don't know how much I want him never to go there! Don't make me do this! Please! And she nodded off, the plead still in the air. Please!
They don't understand what it's like to know you've done something to make someone want to become that. He thought out to his friends. But I can't tell you.
Flash? He jumped at the invader in his head. Wally? Please open the door.
J'ohn? Why?
Please we just want to talk. We're down in the meeting room. Flash opened his eyes and glared in the general direction of the meeting room.
Fine! He said, getting up and ignoring the creak of his protesting ankle he limped his way down to the room.
"What?" he asked quietly and softly to the somber room.
"Wally we need to talk. We can't let them go...innocent people will get killed by them." Superman tried to reason with the younger member. Flash sighed and nodded silently. "Good." Clark said quietly, taking his seat at the head of the table and waited for Flash to sit. Instead he walked to the window and sat on the ledge, legs spread up on top and his back against the side of the frame.
Well at least he's come down. He thought to the group.
Indeed! J'ohn agreed.
Now what? Shayera asked, giving Superman a questioned look. Wally never noticed as he stared out into space.
Well we try to find them. He paused for a second. What was he thinking J'ohn?
All I heard was 'someone want to become that' I don't understand it much, but it's a step closer.
Lets find them first; they caused a lot of trouble last time. Batman butted in, receiving a glare form John for the interruption.
"So where do we search?" Diana asked out loud so as not to raise suspicion with Wally.
"They could be anywhere." Wally stated, still looking down on Earth.
"I'll go check with some informants to see if anyone has seen anything suspicious." Batman said, standing up. "The best we can do is track the general direction they went and keep a watch out for anything odd."
"Right we'll take shifts between monitor duty, resting and research. A fresh pair of eyes every tow hours or so might pull up some idea." Diana suggested. Everyone nodded and began dividing up.
"John and Shayera, if you two take the monitor, I'll start on research with Wally and J'ohn and Diana can get some rest." Everyone glanced at Clark, all thinking about why Wally shouldn't be resting up.
I want to get him to talk. He thought out to J'ohn who transmitted the message. Everyone nodded again and left, leaving Wally and Clark to make their way next door to the monitor room.
Great! Two hours of questions. Well I suppose it could be worse. It could be Bruce! Wally shuddered slightly as he walked into the room and sat down.
I've got more action in the next two chapters! Death's thoughts and her new plan!