I'm sorry I didn't update sooner. Life's been hectic. Plus, I had a very bad migraine yesterday.
Warnings: Wally sadness and Jason's mouth, censored. Enjoy~
Once Wally and Roy had no more tears to cry, and had been given some food, all of the room's occupants sat down to talk. Wally kept his head down, not looking at Roy as he sat next to Jason on the floor, while Dany and Roy sat on the bed. Dany and Jason looked at each other, Dany having a worried look on her face while Jason was trying his best not to roll his eyes. Wally's theatrics were a bit too much.
"So... uh... Why don't you tell us what happened?" Dany asked awkwardly, breaking the silence.
Roy and Wally looked at her, both of them having fear in their eyes. "What happened to them, Speedy?" Dany asked her trusty horse.
He looked up at her, then told her, "You already know Wally's story, but I think something else happened after he came back. Roy, as you already know, was replaced by Green Arrow, he moved in by himself, and as I found out a few minutes ago, he got addicted to heroin. Other than that, you'll have to ask them yourselves."
Dany frowned at the information, seeing that it was so little, then nodded. She never did like having to deal with her own problems, and now that two of her friends; that know where she is, mind you; were having problems, she didn't really know what to do. Sure, when she was still an orphan she helped the other to cope with their losses or whatever, but she never did so to teenagers. It was something new for her.
Jason looked up at her, understanding her hesitation, then sighed and stood up. "Look, I don't really know what the whole story is, here, but I do know that Roy here is in need of medical help, and Wally over there has some problems. So, how about we talk about your problems so we can get past the awkward stage?" He asked, putting his hands on his hips and looking down at the two red heads.
They both glared up at him, with intensity that could almost match Batman's. But, at least he was used to it, so he did not flinch like a lesser man would. Wally sighed and looked away, raising his hand to scratch the back of his neck, then sighed. "Why do you even want to know? Not like you know either of us that well."
Jason now glared down at him, and plopped down next to the boy. Sitting next to the boy, he crossed his arms and told him, "Look kid, if you have not noticed, I went with Dany over there every single day to the hospital. I heard what your parents have done, and what the 'team' has too. I think I know enough of your screwed up life to be able to help you with your problems."
Wally stared at him wide eyed, then let his head drop. "Maybe you're right." He admitted quietly.
Dany's eyes widened at his confession, then theys softened. Maybe now she would find out what had made him so sad. Wally gulped in a big, shaky breath, then breathed it out.
"W-well... All of the bad things started a little before Dany even arrived. Mom and Dad weren't really communicating with each other, or me. I only had my uncle, and even then, it was usually only when I was patrolling with him. After Dany ran away, she took with her all of the life she had brought in. Mom started to ignore me, my dad started drinking a lot, and the team is too involved with their own problems to help." He started, getting all of the room's attention. "I met a man called Vigilante, you know, that cowboy hero?" He asked, looking up at them.
Jason and Dany both nodded, but Roy only gave him a quizzical look. Wally gave him a sad smile, then told him, "You'll meet him when you go to the cave. He's there for a while because of his injuries."
Roy nodded, then motioned for him to continue. Wally sighed "Well, he took me in when he found me, gave me some warm clothes, water, food, and we just became good friends." He said, making Dany smile. "Well, things just continued on that path, with mom ignoring me, dad drinking, and the team just being... too much like teenagers." He said, then scoffed, "And they call me the immature one."
Dany looked down at him with sympathetic eyes, then sat down next to him and and gave him a own armed hug. Wally gave her a smile, trying to reassure himself that she was there to stay, even if he wasn't going to be able to see her whenever he wanted. "Well, a few days after that, I basically just blew up at Batman and the team, and got myself suspended. That's when I went to help Vigilante with tracking down Siegel, and we ended up getting blown up. About two days after that, I ran away from the cave, fell from that warehouse, and you already know what happened after."
Roy was shocked at the story, to say the least. Out of the whole team, he was supposed to be the normal one. Heck, if you compared his life from before to the ones of Roy and Robin, he was the only normal one, without any family deaths. And now, he guesses that he was right about the team. What he couldn't believe was that Robin actually let it go so far. He would have to have a nice, threatning talk with the team.
Wally's head was still down, and Jason and Dany were already getting a bit mad. What the heck was their problem? Dany knew the team, which meant she knew that they really shouldn't be putting their problems before Wally. He is the glue of the team. Without him, they would most probably be too serious and slowly break apart. Jason just didn't like what he heard. From the little time that he'd have with Wally most recently, he still thought the same from when he first met the speedster. That he was too innocent for the shit that happened to him. Jason was fisting and unfisting his hands, trying to get control of himself.
"Wally, what happened to the team to make them be so ignorant?" Jason asked.
He looked up at her, then shook his head. "I-I don't know the story for all of them. Kaldur is running himself weary with Queen Mera's pregnancy... uh... Rob is working his hardest to find Dany, I don't know what M'gann's problem is, or what Artemis's is, but Superboy has himself some daddy issues." Wally told them, scratching the back of his head.
Roy's and Dany's eyes narrowed, while Jason tried his best to not show his anger. "So, let me try to understand this better." Jason said, voice clipped and strained. "Your family life is bad, the team is ignoring you, and you basically only have one person to talk to?" He asked, getting a nod from the young boy. "And you can't talk to him because his injuries are very serious?" He asked, his whole boy tense.
When Wally nodded, Jason exploded, standing up in a speed that matches Wally's own, and walked stiffly to the wall. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THEM!" He yelled, turning from the wall to Wally.
The three teens flinched at his tone, but Wally only nodded. "I'M GOING TO KILL THEM! AND WHERE THE HELL IS THE BAT IN THIS?" He starts ranting, not noticing the curious gazes of the three. "What is he doing in this, Wally?" He asks, voice low and scary. Wally spluttered, then let Roy answer.
"He's looking for Dany along with the rest of the League." He says, unleashing Jason on another rant.
After Jason was restrained on Speedy, who had been awfully quiet, and had all his knives, guns, and weapons taken away from him, the three teens sat down, panting but smiling. It was good to let their frustrations go while they chased Jason down the street to stop him from trying to hack the zeta beam and going crazy in the cave. It wasn't easy, and Dany and Roy had some fist sized bruises, but they were still okay.
"Jason, while I agree with you in killing the team, you cannot go on a frenzy like that. We need to plan it, to make sure no witnesses are there." Dany told him, sprawled swatting away Wally's hands. He was sitting on the bed with his back against the wall, panting and smiling down at his sister, who had her head on his lap and was sprawled out on the bed. Roy was just leaning against the wall with his arms crossed.
Jason was struggling against the ropes, trying to get off of the horse. But he couldn't even fall off because the little monsters had tied him down to the horse. "When I get out of here you are so dead." He growled.
Dany laughed at him, then cut off, and looked at Roy. "When are you going to tell us what happened to you?" She asked, her eyes wide and innocent.
He glared at her, then grunted and said, "I don't want to talk about it."
Wally looked down at Dany, both of them sharing mischievous smiles. Roy noted this, then pushed away from the wall and stepped back from them. "You will not do that to me." He growled, pointing at Jason who was still trying to get out.
"It's either tell us willingly, or we'll tie you down to some uncomfortable surface." Dany said, sitting up and looking at him through narrowed eyes.
But, before either of the kids could pounce, or Roy could run, the door burst open, showing a panting and worried Benjamin Siegel. "Carmen!" He yelled, running over to her and ignoring the two gingers. "Thank God you're alright." He said, hugging her tightly.
Wally and Roy looked at each other, Wally mouthing 'Who's that?', but Roy only shrugged. He still didn't understand what had happened fully.
"Benny, what happened?" Dany asked, as he held her by the elbows at arms length.
He didn't answer though, and looked at the struggling Jason, then back at the two gingers. "Carmen, we need to get out of here right now. Ivan's men are mad at what happened at the bar." He told her, "Get Red out of there, then take those two others with you. You cannot leave them here." He told her urgently.
Dany and Roy shared wide eyed glances, knowing what happened. She nodded, then ran to Jason, while Roy and Wally ran to them. "What's going on, Roy?" Wally whispered, but only got a silent head shake as the other ran next to him.
Jason got out of his ropes, then told Benny, "Get out of here, Ben. I got the kids covered." He said. Benny only nodded, then ran out of the room. "Okay, Wally, who here can you carry?" He asked, looking directly at the boy.
He stuttered, then said, "Uh, I-I could carry, Dany." He said, eyes wide. Jason nodded, then turned to Roy. "You're coming with me, Red." he said. "Dany, you know where to go, right?" He asked.
Dany nodded, then said, "Yeah, I know." She walked towards both of the young adults, then hugged Roy tightly. "Don't get yourselves killed." She said, then hugged Jason.
Jason nodded, then grabbed Roy's arm. "Let's go." And without even noticing, Roy was thrown on top of Speedy, Jason behind him. In the blink of an eye, the three were gone.
Wally turned to Dany, eyes wide and disbelieving, but she only smiled kindly, ready to tell him everything he had to know.
Sorry it's so rushed, I had to finish this quick. Five reviews and I'll update tomorrow. And if any of you have any advice for migraines, please tell me. My head hurts a whole lot right now.