Sorry it's been so long, started working at a bar, the hours have been long lol! But I'm back to try and pick up this thred again.
They all sat out in the fixed control room and marked out the basic plans. Throughout the day and night of clearing Wally had distanced himself from the whole group. The Team sat on one side of the table with John and Diana on either side of them. Superman sat across from the professor and they slowly plucked through plans.
Wally had moved from his central seat, to the side wall and then over to the control panel.
J'ohn and Anyanka slowly followed his movements; he'd managed to move away from the group without any one else from either team noticing. However these two were connected in tracing his movements and emotions.
When Superman had suggested using the core League members to district Asesino while the team moved the block and the other league members protected Anyanka while she reinstalled the spell with the help of other magic members.
The Team however wanted to protect Anyanka themselves and some of the league core members wanted to help move the block. Batman eventually suggested that the stronger league members such as Superman, Diana, and Supergirl moved the block, while the team and the league members stopped any of Asesino's back up team. Carlen and the Sergent both jumped at the chance to have a pot shot at Luthor's group, while the professor wanted to help protect Anyanka. It was at this point that Shayera and John both agreed to protect the young witch with the professor.
Batman and J'ohn and both opted to help district Asesino with some other league members.
As soon as this was suggested both J'ohn and Anyanka jumped up from their seats and turned to face Wally. He had both hands on either side of the control panel, his head hanging so his face was shaded away, but his body was tense and the emotion of anger was rising. Shayera was next to get up from her seat as all faces turned to Wally.
"Wally?" she asked.
"I'm ok." He hissed, hands clenching the side panel. She carefully approached him and bent slightly to look into his face. His eyes had gone white, with only a slight tinge of blue.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
He removed on hand and pulled out the orb, a black trail of smoke was stretching from the orb into the very heart of Wally.
"I don't think it likes that idea." He said, straining against some invisible force. He dropped the orb and stumbled away from the panel, hands coming to the side of his head as he fell down to one knee.
"Fight it!" Anyanka shouted, appearing at his side, hands hovering over his shoulder.
He snarled and his eyes flashed red, fangs growing longer. In a swift move he shot up from the floor, jumped till his feet hit the wall, leapt off, over the orb with its energy still rising and made for the door. He left he room and hit the wall, sliding down it and turning so he sat with his back to it, staring at the now closed door.
Diana and Superman appeared through the door and crouched down one on either side.
"It sensed how I felt, told me it could give me power to protect you all." He whispered, his eyes still tinged red. "I wanted that power so badly…" he trailed off. "Oh God." He muttered.
"Wally?" Diana asked, placing a calming hand on his shoulder. His eyes dropped to her hand and then up to her face.
"The rage, the urge to kill…the darkness." He sighed and rubbed his face with his hands. "I wanted that power so much, but all I could think of was pain and blood." Taking a shaky breath he looked up into the face of his role model. "What have I become?"
"A hero. You've become nothing more, for you're always a hero." He held out a hand for Wally. "What do you want to do?"
"I don't want anyone fighting Asesino. His powers are rising, I can feel them. He may not have the full power," he stood up. "But he has enough in reserve."
"So what do you suggest?" Diana asked.
"That power from the orb would be enough o keep him busy, but I can't handle it all. I want to find a spell to unlock some power, but for me to have a clear mind to control it with." He muttered, still staring at the door. "And I want to fight him alone."
Superman turned Wally to face him. "Are you sure?"
"No." he laughed. "But that's how I feel, and I trust my instincts these days."
"Then let's unlock it." He answered, leading Wally back into the room.
Superman explained what Wally had suggested and Anyanka suggested a linking spell.
"It unlocks spells and turns them into tunnels. If I can get it right you can form a gate that will slow the power or open it, but allowing you to have complete control."
Wally approached the orb but didn't pick it up. "Do it." He muttered.
Anyanka sat with J'ohn and Batman and began talking through some ideas on spells while Shayera sat Wally down in one of the chairs.
"When did you become so knowledgeable with magic?" she asked him lightly.
"A friend I met, kind of taught me to control my 'beast'." He said, rubbing his forehead. "He told me once that everyone has access to magic and that it was naturally a part of us, inside our souls. A kind of magic aura that all beings have." At this he dropped one hand and held it open towards the orb on the other side of the room. The orb twisted and rolled across the floor into his open hand.
"Its more a matter of the persons access to that power. Being mostly human before, I had no access unless I had been taught from a young age. However, having a unlocked a darkness that's naturally in everyone soul and increasing that power, I also unlocked the minimum field to that magic aura. So my friend taught me how to control my basic powers."
"So you've been taught a lot then?" Shayera asked, laughing slightly.
"Yeah." Wally smiled. "Basic powers with elements, telekinesis and shadow powers. But I'm not fantastic with it, I'll never be as strong as some."
"But you've come a long way." Shayera said, raising his head to look at her. "The control you have so far is astounding. And its good to see you smiling, its good to have you back." She whispered, pulling him into a hug.
"I missed you guys too." He replied, nuzzling her hair.
"Wally?" he looked up at Anyanka. "Ready when you are."
"Lets do this thing." He laughed, standing up. "Just tell me where to stand!"
She directed him to stand in a crudely drawn circle and to place the orb at the top point of the circle and for him to stand in the centre.
"You have to connect your mind and soul to the orb and then feed your power into the orb. Beyond that, you must face the tests that the orb will challenge you to. If you pass then it will allow you access to the power." She instructed.
"So nice and easy." He muttered, standing in the circle.
Wally stood still for a few moments and breathed deeply, eyes closed. Anyanka started chanting softly and an orb of energy grew from the circle edges. His eyes suddenly snapped open as he locked into the orbs darkness and felt himself connect to the power. Everyone outside the circle gathered around a watched as a strand of light flowed from Wally's chest and into the orb, and then all were blown back by a power blast.
Looking up from her seat on the floor, Shayera gave a start when she saw Wally hanging in mid-air like a doll held by a child, head thrown back, arms and legs hanging limp. The orb was pulsing with power and a cloud of black smoke curled around the edges and swirled inwards and past Wally.
His eyes had gone white and his breathing came in short gasps.
Wally saw his soul strand enter the orb and he closed his eyes to concentrate on his link, when he next opened them he was stood in a white room, so bright he dropped his sunglasses down and was still dazzled by the light. He was slightly shaken because the normal (or what was the norm now) ability to sense living beings and power ranges was completely cut off. Either he could not sense anybody, or there was no one there to sense.
"How would you use this power?" he jumped and turned around. Seeing no one he frowned and looked above him. "I ask again. How would you use this power?"
"To…to help my friends." He stuttered, glancing around.
"And would you keep it?" came another question, ringing around the chamber.
"No. I don't need power, I don't want more." He barked back. "Show yourself!"
"If you enjoyed the blood lust, and the power, would you keep it?"
"No…never." He answered and then turned around again to face a young woman. She was dressed in a white suit, her black hair handing loose to her shoulders. "Who are you?"
"I created the orb and used my powers to lock up his. You must be aware that by using his powers to fight him, he could try to control you." She stated waling slowly forward, her heeled boots clicking on the marble flooring.
"I think it's a risk I have to take." He told her as she stopped before him.
"I realise that." She said, smiling up at him, she stepped into his space and pressed her lips to his.
His eyes shot open and he gave a yell as the power ripped through him. The orb shimmered with dark power and blasted through his soul strand and into him, the black smoke whipping around him and closing onto his body. The bubble shield shattered into glass fragments and dissipated.
The smoke slowly cleared and John leapt through it, groping at the floor to find the body of his friend, fearing the worst.
He heard a sudden cough off to his left and looked over as Wally rose from the smoke, the orb clutched in one hand. Shaking his head he glanced up to see John holding his hand out to help him up.
"Well that hurt like a bitch!" Wally muttered. John laughed and studied his friend. Wally's eyes were a light blue again, cold and sharp, something he was unnerved about from the original green eyes.
"You ok?" he asked, seeing no visible injuries.
"I think so." He muttered, looking at the orb.
"Did you pass?" Anyanka asked.
Wally turned his gaze upon her and his eyes clouded to black orbs; he looked down at his hand and saw the flames that crackled on his open palm. "Oh I think so." He growled, a sharp toothed smile carved across his face.
wel what do you think? I won't be back for a while because I'm off on holiday today, but I'll update when I get back next week...if people like it!