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"Aurora? Are you home?" A pair of blue eyes stared at an unopened apartment door and hardened. "Aurora! Open the door right now! You better not be sleeping still!" A sigh filled the air as a red haired woman stood outside of an apartment room on the third floor. Dialing a number on her cell phone, the irritated woman began to mumble to herself.

"I swear, if you're still asleep on a Saturday morning, when you promised we'd go to brunch, I'm going to freak out."

She listened and waited as the sound of the phone ringing on her end filled her ears. She frowned as she received her best friend's voicemail. "Aurora! I'm outside your door, pick up!" As the woman continued with her phone call, she failed to notice a figure quietly approaching behind her. "I'm serious! I'm giving you five…" Noticing the shadow hovering over her, the woman slowly turned around. Her eyes widened.

"AAH!"

GASP

A pair of bright brown eyes snapped open as Aurora tried to catch her breath. She winced and rubbed her neck, slowly sitting up. "Note to self, never spend a night at the office again." Standing up, Aurora sighed and made her way over to her personal coffee maker. She yawned, glancing at the time.

"10:30 already?" she mumbled to herself. Her eyes widened as she quickly remembered her lunch date. "Oh no!" Forgetting about her coffee, Aurora grabbed her purse and jacket, sprinting out the door.

"Christina's going to kill me!" she said to herself as she reached into her bag for her phone. As she grabbed it she frowned. "It's dead, great! Just my luck," she snapped to herself. She continued to sprint down the streets and finally reached her apartment building. She stopped for a moment to catch her breath and sighed, wiping the small drip of sweat from her brow. As she took a step she heard a voice yell out to her.

"Watch out, lady!" Aurora's eyes widened as a man pushed past her, hurrying his way down the street without a second glance at her. She stumbled over her feet and began to fall.

"You watch it, man!"

Aurora's eyes widened as she felt a pair of arms catch her, carefully holding her. She held tightly to an arm and sighed as she rubbed her head, the ache in her temples growing quickly.

"You alr-hey, I know you!"

Aurora raised a brow as the man helped her stand to her feet. She looked over and examined her rescuer. He had familiar red hair and blue eyes, and his smile, it was all too recognizable. "…You…You were the one that helped me the day I was late for work, right?"

"Yup, that's me. So we meet again," the red head said with a grin. Aurora stared at the man for a moment before she smiled, nodding her head.

"Looks like it," she replied back with a smile. Taking a moment to think before she acted, the raven haired girl took a deep breath, feeling as though, for some really odd reason, she could trust this man. Perhaps it was his friendly smile, or the fact that he had helped her twice already. Whatever the reason was, Aurora was taken in by the comfortableness and swallowed whole.

"Aurora Stevenson." She hesitated for a moment before holding her hand out to her new friend. The man blinked before smiling and nodded his head.

"Wally West," he said as he held her hand in his own. The two blinked for a moment as they slowly shook the other's hand. Something about the touch was familiar to them. Perhaps it was because their hands seemed to fit perfectly with each other, or maybe it was the fact that the warmth from the touch was sucking them in.

"Um.." Pulling her hand away as quickly as she could, Aurora ran her fingers through her hair, trying to forget about the strange sensation. "So, what exactly are you doing around here?"

"I was just heading back from work is all, then I saw a damsel in distress and well, you know from there," Wally said playfully as Aurora rolled her eyes, crossing her arms.

"Who said I was a damsel in distress?"

"No need to say it," Wally retorted back playfully. Aurora smirked, tilting her head to the side slightly. Something about their exchange in conversation was familiar as well, something she actually felt slightly comfortable with.

"I-" Aurora's eyes widened as she remembered her forgotten plans once again. "Crap!" She quickly turned around, running into her apartment building, leaving a slightly confused Wally behind.

The man raised a brow, but smiled. He waited for a moment before he watched the door to the complex open and Aurora stick her head out. "Would you like to come in?"

"That's really weird, I'm sure Christina said she'd be here around 10:30." Aurora frowned as she walked into her kitchen, setting her purse and keys on the counter. She sighed and glanced over at her guest and smiled.

"You can sit if you want, I'm going to be right back," she said as she walked down the small hallway and into her room.

Wally stared after the woman for a moment before he started to look around her cozy home. He sighed as he rubbed the back of his head, glancing at a picture frame holding the image of Aurora and a red headed woman. Wally picked the picture up and his eyes softened as he smiled slightly. The Aurora in the picture was a couple years younger and looked like a very happy person. The gleam in her eyes made the picture so much brighter; it was as if she was just full of life.

"That was taken a few years ago." The red headed man looked over his shoulder with a smile, setting the picture frame down back on the table.

"It's a nice picture," Wally commented as Aurora chuckled, walking over to her table. She took a seat and yawned. Her guest joined her, taking a seat across the table from her.

"Would you like something to drink?"

"Hmm, you got any coffee?"

"Coffee it is."

Wally watched as Aurora stood, disappearing into the kitchen. The smile on Wally's face disappeared as a more frantic expression etched itself in its place. 'What the heck am I doing here?'

"How do you like it?"

"Uh, ten packets of sugar should be good."

"Ten?"

"…I like sugar."

Aurora laughed, shaking her head and grabbing ten packs of sugar. 'What a weird guy,'

'Who am I trying to kid here? I'm no Batman!' Wally grabbed a chunk of hair as he pulled, glancing around. 'I'm probably just overreacting about this…actually, I know I am, but...'

"You really do have a way with words."

'I can't stop thinking about it.'

"Here you go."

Wally gained his composure and smiled as he took the mug from the woman's hand. "Thanks."

"No problem," Aurora said as she sat and sighed, feeling a bit more relaxed than she had before.

"Your place is really clean," Wally suddenly commented as he looked around like a child in a candy shop. Aurora laughed as she took a sip of her coffee.

"Thank you, I guess?"

"Your welcome!"

The two immediately broke into a long conversation about what they did, what they liked, things Aurora normally didn't share with anyone. She wasn't used to talking with anyone but Christina, but something about this Wally character made her want to tell him about herself, and it made her want to know more about him.

"I'm not kidding! It was this big!" Holding his arms out as far as he could, Wally tried to demonstrate the length of the supposed 'talking gorilla' he had gotten in a fight with. Aurora laughed as she shook her head. As she went to take a sip of her drink, she stopped, noticing the cup now empty. Raising her brow, she glanced up at the time and her eyes widened.

"Wow, it's already after noon," she pointed out. Wally looked up at the clock hanging on the wall and laughed.

"Well, you know what they say, time goes by when you're having a good time."

"I guess so." Aurora smiled as Wally returned the favor with his own. The two sat in a rather comfortable silence for a few minutes, just enjoying each other's presence. Aurora shook her head as she sighed, catching Wally's full attention.

"What is it?"

"To be honest, I haven't felt this good in awhile," Aurora said as Wally smiled at her. She seemed to be a bit more full of life than she had when they first met.

"We should go out and do something," Wally suddenly decided. Aurora raised a brow as she watched the man stand up with a determined look in his eyes.

"What?"

"You heard me! Lets go out," he said with a grin on his face. Aurora stared with wide eyes before she began to laugh. She shook her head as she smiled up at her guest.

"Well-" The two stopped as they heard the sound of a phone beeping. Aurora sighed as she stood to her feet and walked to her bedroom.

"One second," she called out as she walked into her room. She grabbed her cell phone from the charger and yawned.

"So you did call," she mumbled, referring to her best friend. She dialed the number of her voicemail and waited patiently.

"Aurora! I'm outside your room…"

"Man, I really was worked up for nothing," Wally said to himself as he leaned happily in his chair. He smiled up at the ceiling as he locked his hands behind his head. 'She checks out to me,' he thought to himself as he couldn't help but grin. He was relieved that Aurora hadn't been who he had been expecting. That would have been a damper on his day.

Before he could continue on with his happy thoughts, his eyes widened as he stood to his feet, hearing something fall to the ground. He quickly ran down the hall, trying to refrain himself from running too fast. "Aurora, are you-" His eyes widened as he found the woman on her knees, one hand covering her mouth and the other squeezing tightly to her phone. "Whoa now!" The red head kneeled beside the rather frazzled woman as she trembled.

"Hey, what's wrong?" Wally said, trying to gain the black haired woman's attention. "C'mon, talk to me," he said more frantically, shaking her slightly. Finally gaining her attention, Aurora looked up at Wally, the life in her eyes gone.

"I'm sorry, but I have to go."

"What-"

"I can't explain right now, but I really have to go!" She stood to her feet and quickly ran out of the room, not bothering to grab any of her things. Wally's eyes widened as he followed after her but stopped. She was already way ahead of him and unless he was planning on revealing his true identity to her, he had no choice but to stay behind.

"…What just happened?"

"Aurora Stevenson, you said?"

"Yup, this is her place."

"And you said she just collapsed and then ran out."

"Exactly."

Flash stood inside of the empty apartment of Aurora as he and his teammate looked around the empty place.

"You think something serious is going on?"

"I don't know, what do you think, Bats?" Said superhero narrowed his eyes at the Scarlett Speedster, not appreciating his nickname very much. Flash smiled sheepishly as he cleared his throat, walking towards the empty bedroom.

"Hey, J'onn. You find anything yet?"

"Perhaps," the Martian said as Flash quickly appeared beside the man.

"What is it?" Flash asked curiously as J'onn glanced at him.

"I am getting a strong emotion from this." He held up Aurora's forgotten cell phone and Flash's eyes brightened as he snapped his fingers.

"That makes sense!" he said as J'onn held the phone in his hands. He concentrated on the phone, pushing his surroundings out, and took a deep breath.

"I'm guessing you've got something?" Flash turned around as he watched Batman walk into the room. The masked man glanced at his green friend and nodded his head, receiving his answer. The two stood in silence as J'onn continued his analysis on the cell phone. His eyes continued to glow for a few more minutes before the glow faded back.

"Her friend is in danger," he explained, surprising the other two heroes.

"Who?"

"Christina Alexandrova."

"Do you think that's where Aurora went?" Flash asked as J'onn shook his head.

"It is a possibility."

"Alright, lets-"

"Flash."

Said man stopped in his tracks as he quirked an eyebrow up and looked back at Batman. "What's up?"

"Before we do anything," he started, "Why are we doing this?"

Flash's eyes widened as he stared at the question as he blinked. "What do you mean, why?"

"Exactly what I said."

Flash thought for a moment, glancing at J'onn for some sort of assistance. The man glanced at Batman before handing the cell phone the man in red.

"Answer him," J'onn said gently. Flash smiled at his teammate as he looked back at Batman.

"Why else? You heard the big guy, someone's in trouble," Flash stated as he smirked confidently. "And it's the Justice League's job to protect and serve, right?"

Batman stared for a moment before smirking a bit and walking out of the room. "Lets get going then."

'I can't believe you abandoned them.' A rather confused woman stood in an old condemned building, leaning against the boarded up wall. She frowned to herself as she shook her head, squeezing tightly to the test tube in one hand, a shining diamond in the other. She looked up to the sky and frowned. 'I wonder if they're ok...'

"Ah, I see you're right on time, Jinx." Said woman glared as she looked over at the shadow in the room.

"Psimon."

"No need to be so hostile, woman," he said with a smirk as he stepped out of the darkness. The two stood at the far ends of the room, not knowing whether to approach the other or to stand their ground.

"…I've brought you what you wanted, now-"

"Ah, ah. Lets not be hasty," the telepath said snidely as the dark haired woman growled. Though her eyes were hidden, anyone could have seen the intent to kill seeping through her mask.

"Come now, lets talk somewhere more…private."

"I'm telling you! We don't know anything and even if we did, we wouldn't tell you!"

Batman narrowed his eyes as he stood across a metal table from the small man he had managed to arrest a few days before. "Is that your final answer?"

"Man, even Bats can't break the little guy," Flash pointed out as he stood on the other side of the two way mirror. He glanced over at J'onn and raised a brow as he saw the Martian smirk. Turning back to the mirror, his eyes widened as he watched Batman walking away from the table, a quivering Gizmo hugging himself. The fastest man alive blinked and watched as Batman walked into the room, glancing over at the officers. They nodded and quickly walked into the interrogation room, cuffing the slightly shaken up thief.

"He's agreed to help us."

"H-How did you…but!" Flash looked over once more at Gizmo and shook his head with a smirk plastered on his face. "Nice."

"Here's the next one." The three raised a brow as the looked over at the office door.

"Who's next?" Flash asked as the officer moved out of the way of the door and walked in,

"Mammoth?" The three stared, slightly surprised as the larger man avoided their gaze.

"This one came up to us on his own," the man in uniform explained as he motioned for the villain to walk into the interrogation room. Batman glanced at Flash as he nodded and followed his teammate into the room. The three heroes sat in the room and a very stiff silence, the tension not bad, but very strange. Flash raised a brow as he glanced from Mammoth to Batman, before deciding to take things into his own hands.

"So, you actually wanted to talk to us?" he asked curiously, catching both Batman and Mammoth's attention. The man in red gave Mammoth a soft expression as the villain sat in his chair for a moment, mulling his thoughts over. He glanced up at the scarier man of the two and then at the more friendly looking one.

"…It's Psimon."

The two raised a brow as they exchanged curious glances

"Who's Psimon?" Batman asked as Mammoth looked up at him.

"He's the reason why Jinx came back."

"How do you know that?" Flash asked as the bigger man shook his head.

"She didn't have to say it, but I knew. She's been out of it for too long, not to mention the reason she quit was because of Psimon, and Superman." At the mention of their colleague, the two paid close attention.

"How so?" the dark man asked as Mammoth glanced at the mirror on the wall facing him.

"Psimon and Jinx never got along. He was out for the bigger picture, Jinx was just lookin' to get by day to day," Mammoth explained. "She was never really about gaining control of the world or whatever," he said as Flash's eyes softened.

"Whether she wanted to conquer the world or steal her fair share of jewels, she's still-"

"Wait."

Batman raised a brow as he examined the humorless expression on Flash's face. "Let him finish," he said as Batman glanced over at Mammoth and nodded. The relaxed man cracked his neck as he sighed, shaking his head.

"By the time Jinx disappeared, her and Psimon were at each other's throats," he explained. "Fearsome Five, what we used to be, was breaking up because those two just couldn't stay on the same page."

"What happened?" Flash asked as he took a seat at the table, his interest in the story growing more with each passing second.

"Psimon wanted to move on to more 'bigger and better' things, we all knew what that meant, and Jinx didn't," he stated as he shrugged. "Most of us sided with Jinx, she was right. I mean sure, what we do ain't right, but it's not like taking over the world completely," he said as Flash's eyes softened.

"Even if I wanted to be a hero, it's too late for me."

It was strange, though Jinx was a villain, she wasn't all at the same time. She was a baffling character to Flash.

"You're telling me that none of the Fearsome Five members wanted to go along with this Psimon?" Batman asked, not able to buy the story just yet. Mammoth shook his head as he stared at his cuffed hands.

"I mean, yeah, world domination sounded pretty good, wouldn't it to you?" Mammoth asked honestly as he looked up at Batman. The man thought for a moment before looking away from the confessing man. "I mean, me and Gizmo were all for it, until Jinx talked us out of it."

"Why did she?"

Mammoth looked over at Flash as he gave the man a sincere, earnest gaze. The thief's eyes softened for a moment, quite the change for the usually angry and frustrated man.

"I don't know, to be honest, I was pretty surprised when she said she wasn't for the whole plan," Mammoth started. "She loved stealing and robbing and causing trouble, that was her thing, she was Jinx for a reason."

"How did you two end up helping her with the three robberies?" Batman asked as Mammoth looked over at the hero.

"She showed up one day, not a warning or anything, and with that same smirk she disappeared with, she asked if we wanted to pull a heist for old time's sake," Mammoth explained.

"And you think this is all because of Psimon, then?" Batman asked, wanting to get his facts straight. Mammoth nodded his head as Flash stood up, meeting Batman's gaze.

"How do you know Jinx didn't have a change of heart and decided to work with Psimon?"

"She wouldn't," Flash suddenly said, surprising both, Batman and Mammoth. The runner blinked as he smiled sheepishly. "Trust me on this one."

"…I don't have a choice."

Flash was positive that Jinx hadn't just suddenly joined forces with Psimon, that was out of the question. He wouldn't listen to anyone, no matter what.

"I got a question," Flash said as Mammoth looked over at him. "Why did you decide to help us?"

"I'm not helping you," Mammoth said bluntly.

"Ouch."

"I'm doing this because Jinx needs me," he said as Flash and Batman glanced at each other. "She's had my back for a long time, I got hers. Simple as that," Mammoth stated as Flash smirked.

"Good enough for me," he said as he placed his hands on his hips, looking over at Batman. "What do you think?" he asked curiously as Batman stared at his current prisoner. He hid his frown as he kept his usual, stoic expression. He was never one to go easy on his enemies, especially those who deserved their punishment, but could he really argue?

He stared for one more moment before he looked over at Flash and nodded his head. The two looked at Mammoth and smirked.

"How would you like to meet an old friend?"