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SCHOOL.
Flash crashed into the wall with a yelp. He landed onto the floor, clutching his limp wrist.
" Please, Superman…I—" He let out a scream as lasers pierced his shoulder, " PLEASE! I'M S-SORRY!" His good hand went from gripping his broken wrist to covering the bleeding holes in his shoulder. The pain was sending him into unconsciousness. He dropped his hand and resigned himself to his fate. His hearing went dimmer, but he could still see Batman rushing into the room. He placed himself in front of the younger man,
" Enough Clark. You made your point." He snarled. Superman took a step back and Flash felt his heart rise, Superman would never hit Batman. Never. Instead, he shrugged his shoulders and turned to walk out of the room,
" Whatever, Bruce." Batman waited until the door had slid shut before kneeling down next to Wally,
" I'm sorry, Flash." Batman's costume began to grow darker. The door slid open again and Superman returned, this time aiming for Batman.
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Flash woke up with a scream that all on the Watchtower heard. Batman was the first to run into the guest quarters, he had been up collecting some more papers for research on the dimensional portal. He ran into the room, his hand reaching into his belt, ready to pull a weapon if needed. Instead, he slid to halt and stood at the foot of Flash's bed. The younger man was sobbing and shaking horribly. He did not turn to face Diana as she entered the room. She paused for a moment to shoot Bruce a glare before wrapping her arms around Wally,
"Shhh… it's okay…it's okay…" She whispered, rocking him back and forth until he fell back into a troubled sleep. She gently placed him down onto the bed. Batman raised an eyebrow at her,
" It takes a woman's touch." She walked back out with Batman following her, " Did you find anything?"
Batman gazed back down at the papers in his hand and quickly did the mental calculations.
" No." She stopped and turned to face him, worry clear on her face,
" No, what?"
" That rift that initially switched the Flash's was part of a cosmic event that only occurs three times every two thousand years."
" So the Lord's did not open their portal?"
" No. If this Flash is from an earlier time line, they might not even have the portal yet."
" So what does this mean?"
" It means that if our Flash does not get to the same location he landed at in three days, he'll have to wait another week for the last portal to open."
" But we have no way of informing him."
" I know." He moved away, leaving Diana standing in the hallway.
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Lantern raised his eyebrows, " You're sure?" Batman nodded, obviously tired of pointing out the equation to his teammate.
" Yes. If we can get him back to that spot in three days, he'll be sent home." He looked around for a moment, " He didn't want to come back to the Tower?" Lantern shook his head, miming the word, 'Superman'.
" At least we can get him out of here. What about our Flash?" Batman sighed and went back to his calculations,
" Where ever he is, I'm sure he's better off." Lantern took the hint and moved to the door,
" I hope so."
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Flash shivered and walked down the alleyway. He was still in a daze about what had just transpired. He had thought that the first Lord Superman he had met was bad, but this guy was the beginnings of a psycho.
And beginner psycho are a lot more dangerous then experienced ones. The weather had taken a dark turn, now storm clouds were swirling together and they clashed often emitting low rolls of thunder.
Flash usually loved storms. He enjoyed racing the lighting and dodging it at the last moment. It always gave him the chance to keep his skills sharp and ready.
But now, the coming rain did not offer comfort; it wasn't the rain he knew. It was a different rain, just like there was a different Superman and Lantern. He sat down next to the least smelling garbage can he could find and for the first time, realized how good he had it.
A raging lunatic didn't divide the team and they were always there for each other. It has taken a trip to a different universe to bring Flash back to reality. He wanted to go home.
