A/N: Sorry about the really delayed update. Good news is that I will probably have a few more chapters updated before the weekend is over.
Chapter 2
Somewhere in orbit around Earth.
The Watchtower.
"Have you tried the communicator to reach him, again." The Flash asked for the what seemed like the hundredth time to J'onn J'onzz, who was the only one on watch with the Flash. J'onn J'onzz, with his monotone voice and impassive face, answered the Flash without looking over his shoulder from his work at the console relying important areas of interest in the world. "Wally, his signal is coming from his Fortress-" "Yeah, but, I mean how much solitude can one guy take-" the Flash sped across the room picking up random objects, then rushing to the other side so fast all one could see was a streak of color. "I mean what is he doing? Contemplating the meaning of life-" Again another dash of color as Wally runs to another object. "Wally-" "I mean we could totally handle everything ourselves without him, but would it kill him to call!" Wally pauses only long enough to strike an indignant pose, then started continuously pacing across the room without stopping and increasing his speed. The Martian got up and blocked the Flash's path. "Wally..." "Your right J'onn, we should all go and surprise him, maybe throw him a party, maybe even have Hawkgirl and Wonder women jump out of a cake for him, I'm sure that would cheer up even Batman, yeah I like the way you-" "Wally," the Martian grabbed the Flash by the shoulders until Wally stopped his nervous rambling and gave J'onn his attention. "We are all worried about him but when he is ready to come back you can talk to him and make sure he is all right." "-but what about the news, it's all about him being missing," the Flash finishes quietly. J'onn's emotionless face gave nothing away but his own suspicions and fears were playing in his head over and over again until he came to a decision.
Wally saw the moment something flickered in the Martians eyes. He knew that J'onn was using his mental powers to find Superman. A wave of relief washed over the Flash in seeing that not only was he not the only one worrying but that J'onn was taking a more proactive approach to finding Superman, an approach that was not taken lightly by either of them. Going into another person's mind, especially a friend such as Superman, was an immense invasion of privacy, even if it was done to find out if the person was safe or not. But desperate times call for desperate measures. As the Martian expanded his senses across the Earth, the Flash mused 'This would not be the first time that Superman had gotten himself in a jam and could not get out of for various reasons, whether it be krytonite or blackmail or just some random alien seeking his demise. But it will be okay because we will be able to get him out of whatever mess he is in.' When J'onn J'onzz seemed to come back to himself Wally was practically shaking the Martian's head off his body when he yelled, "Well what did you find? Is he coming back soon? Is he okay? Is he just in the doghouse from Lois? Was it Darkseid again? I'm telling you that guy just wont stay down. Maybe he is just visiting old superfriends?..." A million questions rushed past the Flash's mouth. Amongst the sea of questions coming from the Flash, J'onn managed to raise his gaze to Wally's, and the latter knew that something was wrong. J'onn said one thing before he phased out and went down into the floor. It echoed in the Flash's ears. For ages that is all that he could hear and all the implications were swarming his head to the brink. A short phrase, but not one that would have heralded good news.
"Get Batman."