Author's notes: thank you all for the comments and add's to favorites! Special thanks to the Memoirs of a Lunatic and welcome to the second Chapter of this history!
Chapter two: Mission impossible.
Oh, wow cave!
No, of course, Wally had seen the incredible size of the cave, but this is truly bigest! That there is only one main entrance, where they all are now, waiting for new instructions from Batman, who, having found close to the manhole in the cave of a fragment of a high enough stalagmite, is conveniently located on it, squatting down and looking at the future place of operation.
Wally well sees it a little bent figure, contained only five huge torches that on the perimeter of the hall were nailed to the walls of the fat rusty chains, apparently, the local aboriginal people. Where did they get these same chain, Wally really didn't want to know.
Although Zatanna said that these torches - just a magical illusion, as well as some of the halls of the cave, and even underground maze.
However, the fire burning in flares, the most real. But whatever it was - an illusion or present the coverage of these shamans definitely do not like to sit in the dark. And Wally fully shares their views.
Another would. He did not smile stumble at full speed on some crack in the floor or stepped on a sharp piece of some stalactite or stalagmite, which abound here. «What are they, by the way, are different from each other?.. That's it, what? Damn, just remember that and forgot again! Oh, this is the fastest in the world of intelligence!».
However, Zatanna just informed them that the torches have throughout the cavern, and then, accidents in complete darkness disappear.
Red-orange glow of the flames unclear grow wander around the trained body of Bruce, making it more attractive for Wally. Secretly watching him from the corner, quietly, he rejoices that is not currently runs on any tunnel for the amulet. In the end, he has enough time for it to stretch the pleasure longer, as Bruce not without the help of Zatanna and Superman calculates the location of possible pitfalls. But they are possible. However, Wally there is to them no matter: he closely monitors the hand of Batman, which he craned forward, showing Roy on a shifting pattern, which formed the cracks in the floor. It seems that trap it was there, but he is not looking at it. He looks at a well-defined form of muscles strong hands of Bruce and represents, as strokes her relief biceps, as kisses his hand and the tip of each finger. He is, as Batman an imperious arm round his waist and he whispers something soft. And this is so not like Bruce. More precisely on Batman, which, as is known rather arrogant, buying on the emotions of a bat...
By the way about bats. They are everywhere, or rather, right above him: hang upside down, safe gripping claws in solid rock under the arches of the cave, uneasily, rustle of wings and squeak, and some even fly around Batman.
Ha-ha, it seems, they took him for his congener, but them obviously did not like the presence of other people, although they are no noise, no notice bats and even do not move, for fear of once again even breathe. But Wally can't not nervous. He knows that the bats on the ceiling over a hundred different species, he knows that they won't turn into Dracula (in fact this is all silly superstition), but vampire bats really exist.
They do not turn into Dracula, but they have a small characteristic to their fangs, which cut the skin of the victim, and then lap it up blood from the shallow wounds. They can not only fly, but also to crawl along the ground, creeping to the defenseless victim (as a rule, the sleeping animals), they also are able to feel the blood at a considerable distance, and their subfamily has three insidious kind.
How did he know all this? Thanks to the love Batman Wally read almost all of the scientific literature about bats, and can now be proud of the fact that knows all about them. He even to the forthcoming day of the birth of Bruce own hands built the plush pillow in the form of a bat... but he really does not want to know that in this cave, can be vampire bats. It is them who he is afraid, but wouldn't admit to it or Batman, or whatever it was. And if Roy is now off, and he really was going to do it, then...
Hmm, these bats... Wally lifts her head up allowing himself to forget for some time about Bruce and Roy. The bats is really great to weigh on him, and not only because among them is just vampires. And even not because of a couple of especially curious animals are already flying around him, because it is worth to remember everything he knows about the bats, he will find this logical explanation: the normal temperature his of the body due to its super rapid metabolism is much higher than that of the rest of the people in this cave, and vampire bats especially sensitive to warm-blooded creatures. So even guess it is not worth the vampires of the mouse or not, since have come to Wally, then, exactly they are.
But now he will not pay attention to them, although maybe should ask of Zatanna real are these bats or as a Mirage, as torches? And in vain he is afraid of. However, his mind is not so much the bats themselves, as a sudden silence, in which could heard as swarm of pulling the bow-string. And these Chiroptera species! Wally think or their eyes suddenly flickered ominously, like a hundred embers? As if the Red Arrow gave the signal not only for the heroes of the...
Signal... exactly. You need to warn the others. Irritably brushing aside one of the bats, Wally wants to vocalize John their fears, when suddenly the Red Archer shoots, and then suddenly jumps to the side, almost edging all the body in the wall. Because with the ceiling of the cave immediately fell down, no, not stalactites, which as if nothing had happened stayed in her accustomed place, and thousands of miniature double-edged blades, one of which still hurt his shoulder Flash, before he has time to follow the example of the swarm. The Speedster automatically holds the wounded hand, grimly thankful that found a good asylum - shallow niche in the wall, where well seen almost the entire audience.
Heart beats so fast, even for The Fastest Man on the planet, until Wally anxiously watching for the Green Lantern, which skillfully attack as many blades green shield-umbrella. The same shield John covers the other heroes, who are trying to penetrate into the other room, after Superman the disappeared there.
Wally wants to get out of their temporary shelter, but may not: bats, sensing blood in the water, surrounded the young hero like a wall. Yes and while he watched John and Roy, Batman disappeared from his field of view, however, as the Red Arrow. It seems that he does not need anyone. After all, none of his teammates did not pay attention to the fact that he was in captivity in bats. Yes not simple, as the vampires. Suddenly being a prisoner of the blood-thirsty bats, Wally with horror understands that may not use the SuperSpeed, because trite can't move from the spot: the red eyes of animals like being hypnotized him, making him look up at their murderous muzzle.
And yet he tries to move his hand to scare off of bats from the wound, which has not had time to heal. But this attempt is not successful. He cries, when one of the bats biting him the finger, and then feels like someone has sharply pulling him by the arm, pulling out of the captivity, and unceremoniously lays on his shoulder, as if he sack of potatoes. Wally wants to be indignant, because he may well go himself, but the familiar hand in a black leather glove, roughly clamps his mouth.
Bruce...