DA POEM ALWAYS, IS MINE. BUT I DON'T OWN JL.
I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON WALLY'S DAD. DA DUDE IS SERIOUSLY LACKING IN DA PARENTAL DEPARTMENT. ANYWHO, DA NEXT CHAPTER WILL GO INTO GREATER DETAIL.
Shayera walked into her room back at the Watchtower with a sob. She couldn't believe that this was happening and she felt partly responsible.
'If I had never come back…none of them would be put through this. Maybe I should leave ' She walked to her bad and sat down on the edge.
" What's this?" A small paper wrapped square was lying across her bed. She picked it up and unwrapped it. Inside was a small brown faded book. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary about, except for the folded piece of paper acting as a bookmark. She opened it with a frown. It was a book of poems and the bookmark was placed on the one she had read to John almost a year before the invasion. She read it with a smile, and then turned to look at piece of paper. Written on it with incredibly neat writing was the word Angel. She opened the paper and read its contents,
ALWAYS
I will always be with you
No matter what you do
Our love will still shine
You will always be mine
No matter how hard the fight
I will make it right
I won't let you leave my arms
I will protect you from harm
It's been so long
I've been lonely since you've gone
No matter what you do
I still want to be with you
They can try everyday
They can't tear us away
As long as you're in my heart
We will never be apart
Don't believe what they say
They can't understand our way
You know I would die for you
Believe when I say it's true
When you are near
I have no reason to fear
There is nothing I can't do
As long as I'm with you
She let another few tears slip from her eyes. She quickly wiped them away when a knock echoed through her room,
" Who is it?"
" Me." She opened her door to allow John access to her room. He waited for her to close the door,
" You okay?" He asked. She watched him in thought for a moment. There was no way Mister Hard Core Marine could have written that poem, or could he? John always did like to keep some secrets.
" Thank you." She held up the book and threw her arms around his neck. He returned the hug,
" Anytime, Angel. Anytime."
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Bruce carefully read each name that was scrolling across his screen at a descent pace. He had managed to get a list of some of the higher Faction members and was hoping that a name would jump out at him,
Thompson, Michel
Franklin, Stewart
Salazar, Paul
West, Rudolph. He stopped for a moment and set down his steaming coffee.
" Computer. Backtrack two names." The machine scrolled back through the names of Terry Winston and Steven Carlton until the correct name appeared,
West, Rudolph. Batman typed the name into the computer. Several articles popped up at him.
' Rudolph West dies in tragic car crash.'
'Mr. West is cleared of all charges of involvement with his wife's death.'
' …She is survived by her husband, Rudolph and only son, Wallace'
He clicked on the first article,
'…Police say that alcohol was not a part of this incident. Although no body was recovered…' Batman stopped there,
" No body recovered?" He continued reading, " They body was apparently disintegrated by flames…but that would still leave some evidence." He frowned and quickly looked up the file he had on Flash.
The Flash aka Wallace 'Wally' West
Age: 23
Height: 6'
Weight: 165 lb
Relatives: Mother, Mary West, Deceased. Father, Rudolph West, Deceased. Uncles, Edgar Rhodes and Barry Allen Deceased. Aunts, Charlotte West Deceased…
The list continued on. The only living member on record was Impulse and he was far from having any connections to the elder West.
Batman thought about just asking Wally. But if Flash had lived in an orphanage for most of his life that would mean that he also thought that his father was dead. His two emotions began conflicting, the detective in him wanted to go question Wally no matter what while the human in him did not want to drop such an emotional bombshell onto the younger man. He decided to do some more digging before approaching Wally.
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" You don't get it do you?" Flash shook his head and gazed at the man in fear, " I wanted to join their side. I wanted to be the one to take you down."
" Why?" The man laughed,
" Because, just like your mother, you're in my way."