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HERE IT IS THE CHAPTER WE WERE ALL WAITING FOR. WALLY AND HIS DAD HAVE A LIL CHAT.

CAN YOU SAY, 'NOT GOOD.'

ANYWHO HERE WE GO….

Wally pulled against the chair in shock. His father was standing right in front of him, smiling, alive.

"It is true…" He whispered to himself. Despite how many times he had been told, somewhere deep inside he did not, could not, believe his father was still alive.

"How are you, son?" He asked in an almost paternal way, " I hope you've been good."

"Do the words super hero not mean anything to you?" Rudolph walked closer to him,

"Leave us." He muttered. Diego nodded and he and Butch left the room. He walked forward and gripped the top of Wally's mask. He pulled it back to reveal his son's face.

"Well, you still look like a ten year old. I was hoping being with the League would toughen you up." He sighed, "But no, I was wrong…" He ruffled Wally's messy hair and dragged a seat in front of Wally, so close their knees touched.

"How…how did you survive?"

"Wally, I know that you were never a bright kid, but I never knew you were stupid."

Something deep inside Wally tightened as his father continued, "The car accident was staged so I could begin my work with the A.M.H.F."

"But why?"

"I couldn't take you with me, I mean look at you, you're an embarrassment to the name West."

"So that's why you left me…" Rudolph laughed,

"My god. Mr. Sensitivity aren't we? Grow up Wallace. I'm surprised life hasn't already chewed you up."

"Yeah, well…you don't know me that well, do you?"

"It's not like I want to know you. But unfortunately I do, so we'll just have to make the best of it, shall we?"

"Go to hell." The elder West slapped him across the face,

"That is enough, boy." Wally's eyes were wide, fear and anger was mixed in them.

"Mom was right about you. She knew you were a no good scum bag."

"Which is exactly why I had to get rid of her." Wally stopped breathing and he moved his head back to its original spot,

"What?" Rudolph smiled.

"I've been waiting for years to tell you, but I knew that if I tried to communicate with you, your League friends would have stopped me."

"Huh?"

"I sent you a letter once. Just once. It was returned with a note that I was never to contact you again,"

"Who—"

"Frankly I'm not sure and I don't care, but now you're here." He smiled again, "Your mother was a very smart woman, did you know that? She knew that I had never liked meta- humans. She also knew that I was working with some…less then respectable people and she said that she would leave if I didn't stop." He stretched his hands up,

"I needed your mother's money, so one day I put a huge life insurance account on her then two months later, I had her killed."

Wally's body went rigid, the fact that his father had actually killed his mother was shocking but the fact that he talked about her without any emotion was infuriating,

"YOU GOD DAMN BASTARD!" He burst out, trying to slip out of the chains. Rudolph laughed,

"I figured you would feel like that, son."

"Don't you dare call me that." Rudolph reached forward and gripped Wally's chin painfully,

"Listen to me, you're going to be our helper with rounding up the last of the Leaguers."

Wally scoffed, "And how would I do that?"

"You'll be our bait."

"Never."

"You will, because that is all a mistake like you is good for." Wally turned his head out of his father's grip.

"What…what did you call me?"

"You heard me. I may be a god damn bastard, but you're an unwanted mistake."

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From the other cell, John was having a hard time keeping himself in control,

"That mother fuc—"

"John. Did you hear that?"

"I heard that alright."

"Not that," Batman snapped. His voice wavered slightly. For some reason his right hand was twitching, "I was the one who got the letter. I thought it was a sick joke. If I had known…"

"I know Bruce. I know."

Without thinking John raised his hand to his head and gave the headband a tug. It was stuck.

"Damn it." Batman watched him a moment before leaning back to listen as the conversation started up again. Flash's voice sounded hallow and choked, like he was ready to cry at any moment. Batman made a vow to himself, when they got out of here he would find Flash's father and he would only need five minutes with the maniac to get his point across.

"Come now Wally. Is that any way for a hero to act?"

He was going to make him pay.

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Hawkgirl walked back to the large window and stared down at Earth. She had betrayed all those people, and now they were fighting back.

'John.' He, Flash and Batman had been missing for four days now and with each passing day, she was growing more and more fearful for their safety. From an adjoining room, J'onn came in.

"Shayera. You should be resting at this hour."

"J'onn…I'm sorry. I can't." He walked next to her and nodded,

"I understand."

"You haven't found any trace of them, have you?"

"No. I have been trying every three hours. I am sorry to say but it seems unlikely that they would alone be unconscious for this amount of time."

Hawkgirl nodded but still her stomach did flips. Why did Flash always get the sugar coated stories? It'll be okay Flash. They aren't going to kill us Flash. Nothing can tear us apart Flash.

For once she wanted the sugarcoated truth. She wanted someone to tell her that everything was alright, that the others were fine and that things would returned to how they were almost a year ago.

"I am sorry."

"J'onn? What?"

"I should have understood John's message better. It is my fault that we have not yet located them."

Hawkgirl looked over at him in surprise. The normally passive Martian was slouching and his hand was on the glass.

"I can feel their hatred Shayera. Towards me, towards you, some of it is even directed at Superman. I cannot block it out it is so strong. I feel that if this is not resolved soon…this may be the end of the League…"

He stared down at Earth until he felt Hawkgirl's arms around him,

"J'onn. You did your best. You're the only reason we even know to look in New Mexico. Whatever those people are feeling…I know that we can change their minds. We save people J'onn. Soon they will realize that."

J'onn gave her a rare smile,

"Thank you, Hawkgirl. I think I'll go back and try again." He nodded and walked back into his room. Hawkgirl shivered,

she had lied to another Leaguer, AGAIN. She looked back down at Earth and began to think. Was she lying to her friends to make them feel better or was it that deep down inside, she really believed that everything was going to turn out fine.

"John, Wally, Bruce…stay strong. We're coming."

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MAN I HATE WALLY'S DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HE'S SUCH A JERK, WHY IS HE SUCH A---OH YEAH…NEVERMIND.

STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER. MORE OF THE GUY WE ALL LOVE TO HATE. WALLY'S DAD!!