Novemember 9th 2008

Don't limit yourself with other people's limit -Roy Harper*

Wally and Barry are on a mission... wait. No, not Wally and Barry but Kid Flash and the Flash are on a mission.

After the whole Bludhaven Fiasco (Iris' words) or what Wally likes to think of as his superhero debut even if his ''costume'' sucked and he didn't really have a code name but... whatever it still counts. But, yeah after all that. Wally's parents, Barry and Aunt Iris were ticked with a capital T. But somehow by some miracle it was decided Wally would be trained to be Barry's partner, his sidekick.

Later, much later to his surprise he will find out that his dad is the one who approached Barry after discussing everything with his mom. When Wally questions his dad about, all his dad says is ''You needed it. I'm your dad it's my job to provide what you need, if I don't you'll stumble around trying to do it yourself and then who knows what will happen?''

And Wally knows that even though it's never explicitly said that Wally's grandpa was an alcoholic and his dad's older brother, Uncle Russell* had to step up. That his uncle dropped out at 14 and started working at a factory, that dad did lots of odd jobs around the neighborhood and they both tried to keep their mom and Iris safe. He also knows what happened to Uncle Russell, died at 20 in an accident at the factory, his middle name was Wallace.

The Professor gently probes at Wally to return to the memory, Wally does so with a mental sigh.

The mission, Kid Flash and The Flash were on a mission following intel given to them by the Rogues.

Robin thinks it's strange how sometimes it seems the Flash and Wally himself get along with their city criminals. Wally often corrects Robin, just the Rogues... I wouldn't be friends with Grodd, but Piper's pretty cool when he takes his meds and really his parents were just awful to him...

''Sorry sidetracking again.'' Wally projects his thoughts to the Professor.

Captain Cold had given the Flash intel that some smugglers of some drug that supposed to be a 'pure' crystal methamphetamine were heading towards Central City in about a week's time.

The Rogue's do many things but they don't mess around with substance abuse, Barry says he thinks it's because Cold's mom OD'ed when he was a kid and after that he was left with his dad.

Because of the intel even if it's from Cold of all people, Wally and Barry keep an eye on the docks for the week. Wally is whizzing by the dock on the northeast section when he stops because he spots something, a camera a really small spy cam. He leans in to expect it and wishes he had a holo-watch like the one Robin said B's making for him.

When he hears the sound of gravel being stepped on and turns around quickly. Nano-seconds quick. Standing in front of him is a teenager, which really how did he sneak up so close to him without Wally noticing? More importantly he has a bow and arrow, a bow and arrow pointed at Wally.

''Hey Robin Hood how's it going?'' is the first thing that pops out of his mouth because he is notoriously known for giving good first impressions.

''Original.'' The bow and arrow stays up but not as taut so Wally counts it as a win.

They both stare at each other quietly for a beat, before the teenager who Wally guesses is about 16 puts down the bow and the arrow and lifts his right hand to his ear.

No, not his ear, a comm and says ''Huh, it's true so Flash did get himself a partner? Hmm... Doesn't seem like much. Yeah, alright be there in 10.''

''You're Speedy! Green Arrow's partner''

''Just realizing that now huh?''

''What are you doing in Central? And what do you mean I don't seem like much?'' Wally ignores his question it's not like it's much of a question.

''The drugs started appearing in Star City. Me, GA and Black Canary are planning on taking down The Pyre and they're drug ring. The Pyre's a street gang but their influence is growing way too fast. And to answer your second question... you did just attract the unwanted attention of security guards or the Pyre themselves waiting for the shipment. Might want to get a move on, Kid.''

As he stares in Wally's direction slightly to the right.

Wally immediately turns around and sure enough they're three guys heading for him. He scowls and immediately heads for them.

Speedy notches an arrow and mutters ''Idiot.''

When Wally reaches them, it's definitely not security guards.

They're all wearing leather jackets, two are wearing leather masks and criss-crossed belts are their waist, the other is wearing a metal welder's mask with leather straps attached. The whole look is rather steam-punk. Wally takes this information in seconds.

''Dudes, you're totally missing out on comic-con.'' Wally quips, not his best work admittedly.

''Funny, I was thinking the same think Baby Flash. Why don't you run along home?'' says the man in the welder's mask.

Wally is about to respond with something really clever, really he is but all he get's out is ''It's Kid Flash!'' before the other two are whipping out guns and on their belts are explosives. The icing on the cake is Welder-Mask is pulling out a flamethrower.

''Einstein, Tesla, and Da Vinci!'' Wally shouts as he barely misses a blast and then looks back where Speedy was... only to see the arrogant archer isn't even there.

Wally's dodging left and right, trying to think of a solution as his heart pounds and his flight or fight instincts is going off. But Wally can't seem to decide on which of those two options. His instincts say fight but logic says flight at least until he has a plan. Which come on Wally your brain is supposed be fast now, but this is the first time he's been on his own and he's only been heroing with Flash for two months.

Screw it! Fight it is Wally thinks.

Charging for one of the leather masks, and Tesla's coils! that's a freaking stick of dynamite. Dodging a fire blast that seems to deccelerate after it's initial blast is one thing. Moving out of the way of this blast without a counteractive measure is another.

But then leather mask is down for the count and the dynamite is being covered in some sort of solvent solution which is freezing around the dynamite and turning solid like stone.*

He looks to the right of him and leather mask 2.0 is down for the count to.

''I got you kid!'' is shouted and Wally quickly turns to his left above some shipping containers is Speedy.

Wally turns and grins, maybe that guy's not so bad after all.

It's the sound that alerts Wally. First a hiss similar to that of Aunt Iris' kettle and the gears in the model trains that Wally used to build with his dad.

Wally turns and Welding-Mask's flamethrower just got seriously upgraded, and there's a blast headed straight past Wally. It'll hit Speedy in seconds... Wally moves.

Theoretically Wally's harebrained plan should work like this, run in place for 0.5 five seconds gaining enough friction to throw his body at the nearby shipping container.

Use the momentum and practice that flip Robin told him about, hit his feet against the shipping container, twisting off at the same time to gain further momentum, and windmill his arms fast enough to stay airborne, grab onto the nearby street light swing on it two or three times and twist his body and keep twisting and try to copy Red Tornado to make a Kid Flash Tornado and hopefully somehow, vortex all the fire's oxygen into him. Robin's right he needs to work out more and maybe keep more snacks on him...

But since, this is Wally and he's only been heroing for 2 months and while he has training using the speed force, he doesn't have much training in the gymnastics stuff and because the plan is pretty harebrained. It proceeds like this:

Wally does run in place for 0.5 seconds and manages to throw his body at the shipping container he does not however manage to do the flip which makes sense since Robin has never actually had the chance to teach it to him.

Instead Wally hits the shipping container with his hands uses the momentum to do some weird version of a burpee. It works out okay and Wally manages to windmill his arms fast enough to stay airborne and reach the street light. Wally doesn't know if it's old or if he just didn't factor in that street lights aren't really supposed to be use this way.

But he ends up only being able to swing on it once before it starts to strain. How do Batman and Robin do this? Somehow Wally manages to make himself a Kid Flash Tornado. However, it's not as fast as he would like and he's not too sure of his plan but flight or fight, do or die. Galileo and Newton, maybe it would have been a better idea to move Speedy. Fight or Flight.

Wally reaches the flame in nano-seconds and he can feel it's working, kind of. The flames are dissipating but... crap they're also getting on him. After he rams into Welding-Mask, he quickly goes into stop, drop and roll.

When he stops rolling, he's laying down on the pavement, breathing heavily. Red hair and masked face in view. Speedy... his vision is fading.

When Wally comes to it's to the sound of muffled voices. His eyes open slowly, and he sees Green Arrow and Flash talking to each other. They don't look too happy, Speedy's sitting next to him.

''Mmrgh.'' Wally mumbles out.

Speedy turns towards him and helps Wally get into a seating position.

''Hey, Kid. Just look at them talking about us like we ain't here.''

''Mm... About what?'' Wally asks groggily

''How it was irresponsible for us to do our jobs.''

''Hmm...''

''Come on, Kid, I thought you're supposed to be fast not slow. They're pissed we took on the Pyre* gang's enforcers on our own.''

''Why? We did alright didn't we?''

Wally must be louder than he thought because Flash is over there in seconds and starts hovering immediately. Green Arrow standing behind arms crossed. When Flash is done, he tosses him a nutrient bar, which Wally chews greedily.

That's when they start their lecture when Wally's mouth is full. It's start with 'You reckless, impulsive, numbskull' (Flash) and 'You should take your safety more seriously, you can run use that' (Green Arrow).

Wally just nods when it's appropriates and wheedles for two more bars.

Speedy, snorts and rolls his eyes mostly.

When Green Arrow heads off, calling for Speedy to follow.

Speedy walks over to him and tells him, looking him in the eye, voice steady and for once not cocky or sarcastic 'You did good... just don't listen to them, don't limit yourself with other people's limits... Only you can decide those.' For a second he looks like he wants to say more but Green Arrow is already calling him again.

Those words stick with Wally. They stick with him as Wally and his uncle race home. They stick with him as Aunt Iris and his mom fuss at his barely there burns. They stick with him as Dad questions Uncle Barry about what happened? They stick with him as his Dad looks him over, chooses eventually to give his left hand a warm squeeze.

They stick with him as his Dad looks him in the eyes and says 'You did alright, but stopping giving your mom reasons to cry.'

Wally has limits everyone does, but he will always remember to push past the perceived limits to find the true one. He stopped a blazing fire from happening, doing something he's never done before.

That's good, that's alright, in the future he'll do better. Maybe he won't make his mom cry either.

And in the future he does.

Those words stick with Wally as he races towards the Chrysalis. They stick with him as he slows down behind Barry and Bart. He knows his limits.

He did better.

But his mom probably cried, Artemis too even though she'd never admit it.

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'Author's note: I'm BAACK!

OK...

*So,,,, I only found this out after I picked the name Russell but apparently in one universe Iris is from the future sent to the past by her parents Eric and Fran Russell.

*I made up the Pyre

*I know nothing of science but Trick arrows, right?

So I think this was the closest thing I have gotten to a fight scene. I know it wasn't the best guys, you can say it. It won't hurt my feelings. I tried to proof-read but I'm pretty sure there are errors here and there.

I really wanted to write Roy's chapter like really good, so I tried hard. Because I mean Wally in the show seems pretty attached to Roy but the Roy we see in the beginning is a jerk. So... I wanted to do something to show why Roy means a lot to Wally.