SORRY FOR THE LONG UPDATE. A FRIEND OF MINE ENLISTED IN THE MARINES AND WILL PROBABLY BE SENT TO IRAQ. GAHH IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH WEEK.
ANYWHO. SORRY TO RANT, HERE'S DA NEXT PART.
I WASN'T SURE HOW TO MAKE BARRY'S PERSONALITY SO HE MIGHT BE OOC. I'M NOT SURE.
Batman muttered to himself and crossed out yet another equation,
" Damn it!" He crumpled the paper and added it to the growing pile,
" Bruce?" A knock sounded at his door, " May I come in?" Batman cursed again and walked over to unlock his door,
" I'm busy." The full figured Amazon did not seem upset by his greeting; she merely smiled and brushed past him.
" I know but," She held up the brown paper bag she had been holding and placed it on the desk, " You have to eat."
" Thanks." He snapped, sitting back down to work out on another paper what had just run through his head,
" Bruce—"
" I said I am busy, Diana. I have to figure out how to direct the portal to the past." She frowned and placed her hands on her hips,
" You still need to eat, Bruce." She flung her hair around and walked out of the room, letting the door slid close behind her.
Batman stared at the door for a moment before going back to the drawing board.
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Flash hissed weakly and attempted to tug his hand away from J'onn,
" Stop." Was all he said, looking up at J'onn.
" Wally…you must keep still." The pleading tone in his voice halted Flash's attempts to resist him.
Superman walked into the infirmary as J'onn was sedating Wally,
" How is he?"
" His condition is deteriorating. He will be gone in three days. How are Batman's attempts?"
" He thinks he has it. We just need to know the exact date." J'onn nodded and walked back to the tray,
" Here. This has everything from the date to the time." Clark took it with a nod.
" You're sure you don't want to come?" J'onn moved back to Flash's side.
" I will keep watch over him."
" Alright. We'll be back soon." J'onn turned away as Superman left the room,
" Hopefully soon enough."
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They stood in the Batcave, watching Batman make the final preparations to the portal.
" The portal will only stay open for a few days. Probably about four or five. If we cannot return in time we'll be stuck in 1994."
" What happens if our past selves show up?"
" Well, we won't have to worry about Diana or Hawkgirl. You didn't even have your ring back then. I barely left Gotham and Clark didn't respond to the meteor threat." The others blinked at the flustered Superman in surprise,
" I was fighting Luthor." Batman shook his head and pushed a few buttons,
" We should land six miles outside of Keystone. Everyone ready? Good. Just remember, keep a low profile we don't want to change the past any more then we need to, got it?" The portal exploded into a dazzling mixture of yellow and green. Batman was the first to walk up to it and step through. The others followed until only John was left. With a sigh and a quick prayer he went through the portal.
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" Stop! Thief!" The worker chased the teenager down the street; holding a broom over his head, " Get back here!"
The teenager ran as fast as he could, clutching the small bag of money to his chest. He continued running before skidding to halt to prevent himself from running into the smaller figure that was blocking his path. The figure was wearing was wearing a yellow jumpsuit that had red gloves and boots. The top half of his mask was cut off, reveling the boy's red hair. The teen took a step back as his eyes fell across the red lighting bolt across the figure's chest.
" Maybe you should give that back." He suggested lightly, holding out a hand to claim the bag. The teen shook his head and pulled out a gun from the back of his pants,
" Get out of the way, kid." He fired the gun and let out a cry of surprise when the younger man dodged it,
" It's not kid," He grabbed the bag and knocked the teen away, " It's Kid Flash." He zipped away for a moment and returned with a pair of handcuffs. Before the teen could finish his blink, the cuffs were on and he was dumped in front of the police station. The owner of the store came up, breathing heavily,
" Thank you…so much…Kid Flash." He ruffled the boy's hair and took the bag.
" You're welcome, Mister." Wally responded while attempting to flatten his hair.
" Somebody! Somebody HELP!" Kid Flash looked around and ran towards the screams.
" What's the matter?" He questioned, looking around at the people,
" There. A flash of light! Over there!" He raised an eyebrow and took off towards the edge of the city.
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John disentangled himself from the pile of heroes and stood up to help the others. He pulled Shayera off of Diana and moved to get Superman to his feet.
" Way to program the landing Bruce." Shayera muttered, preening her feathers back into place.
" Let's just get moving." Superman announced, taking a step towards the city.
" Don't move!" The all turned to face the voice. Superman looked over at the yellow and red figure,
" Who the—" He began taking another step.
" I said, 'don't move'!" Kid Flash gulped silently. Even though two of the men looked vaguely familiar, he knew he should have gone to get his uncle before coming out here. The group looked dangerous. One of them, completely dressed in black was muttering something to a tall woman wearing a bathing suit.
The front one, the one with the giant 'S' on his chest, took a small step forward. Kid Flash zoomed around him, punching squarely in the chest. The man took a step back, but other then that he was not fazed. Kid Flash cocked his head to the side and watched the main figure,
" You're Superman." He finally muttered, mostly to himself. Then, as if realizing his mistake he waved a hand, " Uhh…sorry. You seem a lot older then I thought you would be." Superman nodded and pointed to the others,
" That's Batman, Diana, Hawkgirl and Lantern. Who are you?" The child looked baffled,
" Me? I'm Kid Flash." He announced proudly, puffing out his small chest. John held in a laugh and Diana let out an unmistakable 'awww'. Superman smiled at him and placed a hand on the child's shoulder.
" Well, Kid Flash, we—" The next blow he felt sent him reeling. He didn't fall but he was sent away from Kid Flash, who was now located behind an older man, dressed nearly identical to the present day Flash, with the exception of the small wings on his boots. The smaller speedster gripped the back of the older one's leg. The older Flash held his hands up at the ready.
" Stay away from him." He snarled. Kid Flash gazed wide-eyed at the adults,
" No, Flash. They're friends, that one's Superman!" Flash took a step to the left to block Kid Flash's attempts to move past him.
Flash looked back and dropped his hands.
" Prove it." Superman nodded and turned to face a clear path before letting lasers fly from his eyes. Both Flashes took a step back,
" Whoa."
" Hmph. Then who are you guys?"
" I am Diana, and they are John, Hawkgirl and Batman." Batman raised a hand at the mention of his name,
" We need to talk to you." Flash turned his glare onto Batman,
" We can talk at my place." He turned and began walking back to the city, Kid Flash next to him. Faintly they could hear Flash chiding the youngster for going off on his own.
" Wally seems a little upset." Diana remarked, watching the pair,
" Wally's the kid." Wonder Woman blinked and glanced back at Kid Flash, who had his hands up in the air, as Wally would often do when given a lecture.
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Flash turned to face the others.
" We can talk in there." He walked into a red brick building. The Leaguers shrugged and followed. They continued up a flight of stairs before stopping in front of a door. Flash opened it, to revel a small office. He moved to the far side of the room and took a seat behind a desk, motioning for the others to follow suit. Batman looked from Flash to Kid Flash, hoping that the other man would take the hint. Fortunately, he did,
" Kid. Why don't you get something to eat from the diner down on fourth?" He glanced at the Leaguers, " Any of you hungry?" John nodded after glancing at Batman,
" Yeah. I could go for something." Kid Flash grinned and the two left the room. Flash leaned back in his chair and sighed,
" Now, what do you need to talk to me about?" Batman went into the explanation.
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Flash sat in silence for a moment, attempting to gather in all the information,
"Well, now I'm sorry for punching you before. I thought you were going to hurt him." Superman nodded understandingly,
" It's all right."
" I guess I can be a little over-protective of him." Shayera stretched his wing,
" Well, we know that Kid Flash is Wally. But who are you? His father?" Flash shook his head,
" No. Both his mother and father are dead. He lives at an orphanage when I can't look after him." He stared at them,
" Hasn't Wally told you all this already?"
" He doesn't really talk about his past."
" I can't blame him. I tried to apply for full custody, but I was denied."
" Why?"
" After my wife died, my income dropped. Oh, it's enough for one well off man but I guess when they added a kid…you know. He's Iris nephew, so after she died, by law, I was no longer a realitve. I still have weekend custody, though." He reached for the glass on his desk, " It's really tough, knowing I have to keep him at an orphanage. He's a good kid though."
He gazed at the others in thought, " You're sure that he'll be okay as long as he doesn't go near that meteor?"
" That's what caused the sickness. So as long as he doesn't go anywhere near it, he should be fine."
" I hope so."