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"Barry Allen," Barry answered his cell phone.
"Barry you have to go out and look for him!" Mary sobbed into the phone
"Mary? Who are you talking about?" Barry asked
"Wally, he ran off in the blizzard! I called the police but I don't know if they'll find him. Please Barry help me get my son back!" Then Mary broke out into a sob.
"Mary of course I'll go help find him, you have nothing to worry about." Barry said as he ran to go get a ring
"Thank you Barry," She said and hung up.
He opened his ring and got into his costume. He quickly left Iris a note and speeded out into the snow.
Wally ran, but at normal speed, just in case someone was watching out their window. Despite what other people think, he is very cautious about his secret identity. The blizzard was so bad Wally could barely see more than a couple feet in front of him. He pulled out his goggles and put them on. Now he could see a little more than a few feet in front of him and the snow isn't in his eyes. Wally kept running and then slipped on some ice. He landed on his arm that he broke. He felt some pain in his arm. He knew it wasn't broken, it would hurt more if it did, but hell it still burned.
He sat there and thought. He was cold, miserable, and just downright pissed. He wasn't running away, no; running away would mean he was wondering aimlessly, he had a place where he wanted to go. Maybe it wasn't the first place on his mind, but he wanted to go there. Problem was, it was a while away and all transportation networks were cut off because of the storm. So he ran and ran, until he heard it.
A police siren
They wouldn't be out here, which means his mother must have called them. If she called the police, then she would've called Barry; he just knew it. He turned right into a ticket of trees. He hid behind them and let the police cars go by. As he sat there, he started to get really cold. He doubted the zeta tubes would work in this weather, but it was worth a shot.
He got up and started walking, because he was beginning to get too stiff to run. He put his hands on his arms and trudged on. He turned into an ally way and came across a door. It was the door into an old joke shop. He got inside, where it was a bit warmer, but it still made him shiver. The shop was small, but it still had all the items from the old shop in them. He went behind the counter where the man used to sell the stuff before he passed away. He felt the surface of the counter and flinched away; it was freezing. He touched the cash register and began typing in all different types of numbers. This was the entrance for the zeta tubes. The great thing about this one was that to operate it, you have to memorize 20 numbers to make the zeta beam work then ten numbers, which varies depending on which place you would want to go.
Recognized: Kid Flash B03
They were working. Now, Wally was transported to his destination. Little did he know, right as the computer said his name, The Flash was running by the place and heard it. The Flash ran into the joke shop to see Wally be transported away. He checked where he was transported too and tried to go there too…but they were just shut down from the storm.
There was a ringing at the door, and Dick was the one closest to the door so he answered it. Who would be here and in such a storm too? He cautiously went to the door and looked through the peep hole. His eyes widened and opened the door immediately and let the speedster in. He led him into the kitchen without a word. The speedster quickly grabbed a couple things to eat before looking at The Boy Wonder. "What's wrong?" he asked
The speedster swallowed his food and spoke, "Wally went here through the zeta tubes, and I thought he was here," said Barry Allen.
There was a ringing at the door, and Paula Crock answered the door. Her eyes widened and let the poor boy in. "Artemis!" she yelled
Wally was shivering like crazy and Paula called again, "Artemis!"
Artemis came running into the room, "What's wrong mom?"
She looked at the scene before her. Wally West was in her house, shivering like his life depended on it. His lips were blue, and he was pale. His cheeks were also red…from crying or the harsh winds, maybe both. Her mother gave her a look, saying she better help him, and she did. She ran over to him and put an arm around him. She guided him to her living room and sat him down on the couch. She took off his jacket and shirt. Her mother came in and gave Artemis old clothes of her father's that he left. He put on the long sleeve shirt, then the sweater, and then a sweatshirt. Both women turned around as he put on pants, which is weird that her father owned sweat pants (considering his occupation) and socks. They turned back around and Artemis went into the kitchen to make soup. Paula got a blanket and put it over him.
They waited there, waiting for Artemis to come back with the soup. "T-Thank y-you," Wally shivered out.
"You're welcome, I owe for taking Artemis home anyway." She said putting a caring hand on his knee.
He reached for his phone, but Paula Crock got it for him and handed it to him. She smiled and left him alone to check it. She went to go help Artemis in the kitchen. He checked all his voice mails. He got sobbing ones from his mother, pleading ones from Aunt Iris, and one screaming at him from his father. Then he checked all his text messages. His mother was pleading him to answer, a few from Uncle Barry telling him he was looking for him, and Aunt Iris saying to come home. He had one from his father, but he ignored it as Artemis came in with the soup.
He ate it gratefully and Artemis sat down next to him on the couch. "How did you know where I lived?" she asked
"Who do you think took you home that one time you got injured?" Wally asked
He wasn't shivering anymore, but he was still cold. "You creep!" She yelled with a smile that Wally noticed
"What? I wanted to find out more about you, so I took the opportunity that I had. Plus I like having you close to me babe," Wally winked.
Artemis blushed but turned away so Wally wouldn't see it, but Paula did from the door frame, watching these two. "Why did you leave home?" Artemis finally asked
Wally stopped eating and paused for a moment. "Things aren't going well at home. Actually my mom got into a fight with my dad, arguing whether I'm useless or not."
Artemis didn't know what to do, but she did know what to say. "You're not useless, you're far from it."
Wally woke up to be sleeping on Artemis's couch. The thing the shocked him the most was that he had his arm around Artemis, who was also sleeping. He blushed, but got up and climbed over her without waking her up. He looked outside to see it wasn't snowing anymore, so he can easily get back home without freezing to death now. He went into the kitchen and saw a notebook and a pen. Next to it was a textbook. Ah, so she goes to Gotham Academy…very interesting…Wally thought. He ripped a blank piece of paper out and wrote a note on it; then went back to Artemis and put it between her hands. He went to where his jacket was and put it on. He reached into his pocket and felt a piece of paper in it.
He smiled at it; it was a picture of him and Artemis sleeping together, courtesy of Artemis's mom. He put it back in his pocket and took out his phone. He looked at the message his father sent him, and gasped. It was a picture of his mother with a bruise on her face, then another of her running out of the house and towards her car. He ran out the door, letting the door close, which woke up Artemis.
She looked around for Wally, but didn't see him. She took the piece of paper between her hands and read it.
Thank you so much for everything beautiful. You made me feel ten times better by just seeing you.
~Wally
