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Spitting Image Chapter 11 (wow 11 already, things go by so fast)
Wally paced anxiously between the hospital beds. Both Artemis and Abby were asleep, the archer looked deathly pale and her heart beat slowly. Abby on the other hand was starting to look better, color was returning to her freckled cheeks and her fast paced heart beat was back to normal. She was now in a hospital gown and there was a bandage on her shoulder. Her orange curly hair was everywhere and she was covered in minor scrapes and bruises, but in the eyes of her father she was absolutely perfect.
Zatanna walked into the room to check on her 'niece' and to tell Wally the news.
"What are you doing here?" He asked wondering why Zatanna of all people was checking on them.
"I came to check on Artemis and Abby. Still no change I see." She said sadly.
"Is she going to live?" the worried speedster asked hoping for the best.
"It's still to soon to know, she barley made it out of surgery. Now only time will tell." She replied as she sat down in the plastic chair next to Abby's bed and added, "The doctor said Abby's going to be ok. Her blood sugar levels have returned to normal and she should be awake anytime now."
Wally gave a slight sigh of relief.
"Wally, quit pacing. You're gonna wear a hole in the floor." The magician ordered wearily. Wally stopped and sat down next to her.
"Oh sorry, so why are you here?" he asked just out of curiosity.
"I thought it would be better if she sees a familiar face when she wakes up." The magician admitted.
"Wait. She knows you?" the speedster asked slightly hurt.
"Yeah. I'm her honorary aunt. And no, Artemis didn't tell me I found out when she was about six years old."
"How did you find out?" Wally wondered looking at his daughter and then back at Zatanna.
The magician took a deep breath and proceeded to tell him the whole story to the anxious father.
Barry (now in civvies) was squirming in his seat at some café in Happy Harbor, he was waiting for his pissed off wife to arrive. He already took the liberties of ordering a coffee for both himself and Iris hoping it will make her less angry.
Five minutes later Iris West-Allen charged into the little café, Barry cringed at how angry she was. He gulped as she sat down and unleashed her furious glare.
"Explain." She ordered simply without even greeting her husband.
"Ok, first of all I'm very sorry for not leaving a note or answering your calls, it was an emergency and Wally really needed my help. And second if I tell you, you can't tell anyone not even Mary and Rudy." He warned.
Iris sat back in the chair and crossed her arms and gave the retired speedster a pointed look. "I'm listening…"
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The redhead reporter was shell-shocked after her husband told her the news. She still couldn't believe it. She was not expecting this, the end of the world maybe, but becoming a great aunt, no way.
"So is she going to be alright?" She asked with worry for her grand niece.
"Yeah Wally said so, but Artemis was still in surgery when I left. They're still not sure if she's going to make it."
"So what does she look like?" Iris asked curiously.
"I'm not really sure I never saw her, Wally was the one who found her. But he said she looked a lot like him." He replied.
"Mary is going to flip." The reporter commented absentmindedly while letting the news still sink in.
"Yeah." Barry said distantly.
"So what do we do now? Should we tell them?" Iris asked in a quiet voice, no longer mad at her husband.
"No. That's Wally's job. I guess we should go back to the cave and see how they're doing." He suggested and the couple walked out of the café. Barry picked Iris up bridal style and carried her to the cave entrance.
"So Artemis told Abby to give the boy a snow wedgie?" Wally asked in an amused and proud tone.
"Yup. And she did it too." Zatanna recounted with a small smile.
"So what's she like?" the speedster mused.
Zatanna took a moment to think, "Well she has Artemis's attitude, but your sense of humor…."
Wally chuckled to himself and noted in the back of his mind that she was going to have to go through the Kid Flash and Robin school of pranking.
"…She loves science and is highly athletic, Artemis wouldn't let her join track but she does karate." The magician continued.
Abby started to groan and then all attention was on her. Wally looked back at Artemis to see that she was no better than before.
Abby started to stir and groan. She felt tired beyond belief and her stomach ached. She opened her green eyes to see her Aunt in her stage costume no less and some strange man looming over her.
"Ugh Aunt Zee. Where am I? The teen asked hoarsely.
"Don't worry Abby, you're safe. You're in Med Bay." She comforted.
"Wait, where's Mom!" The redhead sat up in bed alarmed, tears brimmed her eyes at the last memory of her mom. "Is she dead?" she questioned fearfully.
"No she's not dead. Are you ok?" The magician tried to calm the girl. Abby ignored the question once she saw Artemis lying in the hospital bed next to her.
"Oh my God, Mom." The girl cried as the memory of her mom taking a bullet for her flashed through her head again. Then she also remembered the man that kidnapped her. Zatanna let the girl bury her head into her shoulder and sob.
"Shhhhhhhhh Abby, shhhhhhhh it's going to be ok." She cooed even though she wasn't too sure herself if it was going to be ok. At least Sportsmaster was in prison for now…
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After awhile Abby calmed down and she sat back on the pillow still oblivious to the man in the Flash suit. She looked her Aunt dead straight in the eye and asked in a serious tone.
"Aunt Zee can you honestly tell me she's going to be ok?"
The magician let out a heavy sigh and bowed her head unable to meet the girl's emerald gaze.
"I'm so sorry I can't." she said in a small voice. Then Wally interrupted.
"Don't worry, Artemis is tough, she can pull through anything." He said confidently.
Abby relaxed slightly after hearing those words and then looked at the familiar man.
"Who are you?" she asked forgetting about her mother for a moment. While she waited for the man to answer she grabbed the glass of water and took a sip.
Wally's brain was going a million miles a minute; he was having a hard time answering her question. There was no easy way to put it.
"I'm your father." He stated nervously.
Abby's eyes were as wide as saucers and she spit out the water she had in her mouth.
"You-you're my what?" she asked in utter shock wondering if she heard him right.
"Your Father." He repeated slowly not believing the words were coming out of his mouth himself.
Abby just stood there slack jawed for a minute or two soaking in the news. The redhead had no clue how she was suppose to react. She turned to the man who was eying her slightly fearfully. The teen had a small flash back of what her mother's father did to her mom. She turned to her 'father' and asked in a small voice.
"Do you love me?" She knew it was corny and something a little kid would say, but she had to know.
"Of course I do…" Wally was then cut off by the crushing hug Abby was giving him. She didn't care how awkward it was; she just needed the comfort of a hug after all she had been through.
Zatanna smiled at their father daughter moment and looked back at the blonde lying on the next bed. Artemis's chest rose and fell slowly; her olive skin was now an ashy pale.
So many thoughts and emotions were going through Wally's head. He was wondering if this was how Roy felt when he found out about Lian. He knew he missed her growing up or it least of most of it, like holding her after she was born, like teaching her how to walk or ride a bike, watching her go off to school for the first time, or even just watching her get older. He vowed he would always be there for Abby, no matter what. Wally had no clue how to be a father, but he knew from the moment he laid eyes on Abby; he loved her.
After awhile Abby let Wally go, her stomach was moaning angrily. She gave Wally a small smile and asked shyly.
"Can I get something to eat, I'm starving."
Wally smiled (she's her father's daughter when it comes to food) and said. "Sure, I'll be back in a minute." And with that he sped out of the room to go get some food.
Abby turned to Zatanna and asked. "He has super speed too?"
"Yup." The magician was glad that Abby was returning to her normal self, well semi-normal, but normal enough when her mother was inches from death lying on the hospital bed next to her and she just met her father. She could tell that her 'niece' was trying to look on the bright side.
"So does that mean he's a superhero too?" She mused remembering her encounter with the Flash earlier.
"He's the Flash." Zatanna answered. Abby's face fell a little and the magician realized what she was thinking.
"He was the guy I stabbed in the knee. Oh gosh I thought he was a bad guy." She apologized.
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Wally ran into the kitchen to grab some food for Abby. He saw his aunt talking to Dinah and Barry chatting with Ollie while eating the mountain of waffles in front of him. The younger speedster grabbed his uncle's plate and ran out of the room.
"What the…Hey! Get your own damn waffles!" He yelled at his nephew.
Wally smirked at his uncle's antics and headed back to med bay. He arrived to find Abby sitting up in bed talking to Zatanna.
"So you're a superhero too?" She asked her aunt.
"Yeah." Zatanna said realizing Wally was back.
"Here ya go kid." He said and handed his daughter the huge plate of waffles. Abby's face visibly brightened at the sight of food. She eagerly took the plate and started scarfing the waffles down as quickly as she could, her speed eating could give Wally's atrocious eating habits a run for their money.
Zatanna left to go get a few of Abby's things from Artemis's house since the teen was going to stay at the mountain for a while.
"Sorry for stabbing you in the knee." She apologized to her father who had changed out of his Flash costume into the civvies his uncle brought him.
"Don't worry about it, that's not as half as bad as some of the things your mother has done to me. I can't count the number of times she's broken my nose." He said with a smile.
"Oh, ok. I just didn't know who was who. I thought you were another bad guy and my instincts kicked in. That Cat lady was so scary, but for some reason she seemed so familiar and she knew mom." Abby rambled. Wally visibly stiffened at the mention of Cheshire. He thought it was completely horrible that her blood aunt was trying to kill her.
"Don't worry you're safe now." He assured.
"But who was she?"
Wally considered telling her that her mother's sister was trying to kill her, but the poor girl had been through enough in the past 24 hours.
"Cheshire." He hissed. When he had the chance he would be paying the assassin a visit.
Abby could tell by the look on her father's face that she should not bother to ask who Cheshire was even though it nagged her. She placed the empty plate on the table next to her bed and shakily stood up. Her bare feet were freezing against the cold concrete floors.
"Is there anywhere I can find some clothes." She asked changing the subject." Because I can't exactly wear these." She added holding up the bloody and tattered remains of fabric.
"Sure, I think Zatanna's going to take a little longer, maybe we can find some of your mother's old clothes." He suggested.
Abby nodded and tossed her old clothes in the trash can then spotted her sneakers. They were no longer bran new looking and the soles were so worn they were beyond saving.
"Damn." She muttered as she tossed them in the garbage too.
"What?" Wally asked confused.
"Those were my last pair of running shoes." She explained.
"Then we'll just have to get you another pair of running shoes, maybe we can get some reinforced rubber too if you're going to be running at super speeds." He replied in a cheery voice. With a final glance at Artemis the elder redhead guided Abby out of Med bay and down to Artemis's room. He grinned to himself as he led his daughter down the hall and she smiled back at him.
Abby was finally feeling whole standing next to her father. She didn't know what it was but she felt like the missing pieces in her life were finally there. She looked back at the hospital bed behind her; the teen prayed her mother would be ok. She still felt the guilt even though it wasn't her fault, but somewhere deep down she prayed that everything would be ok.
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Hey I hoped you liked this chapter, I know there are many mistakes but I tried to find all of them but I know I missed a few. Please review or I will go on strike, Just review it will make the writing process go faster. Just do it. Well I gotta go to bed now. REVIEW!
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