Chapter 20:
"Okay Dick. Tell us what's going on. Now!" Dick and M'gann had found Conner and he had invited them to his apartment for this talk.
"Wally's alive," Dick replied.
"Yeah. We know," Conner's patience was short. Dick's eyebrows twitched in question.
"Mindlink," M'gann said, "He heard everything."
"That's what I've been doing all this time. I've had trouble believing he was dead then I found Zeta and Boom tube radiation in the artic. Factoring in the scarab said cease no died, or incenirated, or destroyed, I've had a hunch Wally was alive. I told Batman but was waved off till a few days later. That's when I met Vibe, he's a hero that can see into alternate universes or possess his alternate's body among other powers. A Vibe from a different world momentarily possessed the Vibe from ours and left a message. We learnt Wally was alive in a different universe."
"So why weren't we told? What happened to no more secrets? You saw what happened last time! M'gann was taken captive! Artemis and Kaldur almost died. Wally actually died," Conner's temper still had limits. He pounded his fist into the table shattering it. Dick didn't blink an eye even though M'gann let out a shriek.
"He's alive, remember that now. And I did promise, this secret I kept on Wally's request. He doesn't want everyone's hopes brought up only to be brought down again. We only told those necessary to bringing him home. The League didn't even know till yesterday. This is our second attempt."
"Second? Dick how long have you known?" M'gann asked gently, resisting the urge to pull all the information out of his mind. She was kind of hurt two of her closest friends didn't trust her enough to tell her that one of them wasn't dead. She couldn't blame them though. They had all developed trust issues since they first met. Dick had always had them according to Wally and Barbara.
"A month and a half. We built a machine on both worlds to bring him home. It failed but now we're attempting a different way. We're gonna artificially recreate the wormhole that made Wally disappear in the first place. Which is why Bart was necessary."
"Fine. You still should tell Artemis though," Conner grunted. He crossed his arms and glared at his pseudo- younger brother.
Dick gave a half hearted smile and raised two fingers, "Yeah, No. One, it's not my choice. Two, she won't listen to me. I don't think we'll be the same for a while if ever."
"She misses you," M'gann's eyes had teared up. "She'll deny it but she misses you."
"M'gann!" Conner looked scandalized realizing how M'gann knew.
"I didn't mean too Conner. I wouldn't! It's just strong emotions are easy to feel. I can't block them out no matter what I do. I wouldn't invade her privacy like that, never again," she sobbed. The tears were falling non-stop now.
"I'm Sorry. I didn't mean too…" Conner's thoughts sought M'gann subconscious out. The emotions were strong enough to grab hold. She gave him a weak smile to show that she forgave him.
"I guess your reasons are logical. I don't like keeping this secret, but you can depend on us to keep it," Conner conceded.
"Asterous!" Dick chuckled.