Chapter 5

Disclaimer: This will likely upset fans of Jesse as it won't exactly have her in a great light. Also, happy (belated) Thanksgiving folks!

"Now where are you goin'?" Wondered a sweaty Wally as he sat up in Jesse's bed in her room on Earth-2.

Liking the fact she was clearly taking her time with putting back on her clothes. "Well, I've had a really good breather thanks to you and now its back to protecting the city." Jesse told him while putting on a baby blue bra that she knew he liked after a quick shower.

"Jess, I think the city'll be fine without you a bit longer. So why don't you just come back to bed?" He replied with an amused smile on his face.

"Sorry, can't do. Besides… What point is there in cuddling when we're not even together anymore?"

That threw Wally considerably as he had thought with their little moment in bed, especially with her landing one Hell of a kiss on him after he had gotten there that she had changed her mind. "But… What was with the kiss and the sex then?" He asked in confusion.

Once she had her suit's top on, she looked his way as she zipped it up with a shrug. "Well, I had a pretty good belief you would make your way here after my dad showed up with the break up cube and used it to my advantage. Besides, I thought it'd be a great way to really end things between us with one last time in bed for us." Jesse told him, not realizing how horrible that sounded thanks to her growing arrogance.

Wally himself could hardly believe his ears over what he was hearing. And the expression on his face must have told Jesse the trouble he was having in believing what she had told him. Even letting out a sigh of exasperation as she figured he would have understood where she's coming from! "Look, Wally, we're both really busy, right? Not to mention, from two different Earths, so a relationship between us just really wouldn't work."

"It could if both are willing to put in the effort."

"I can't, not right now. Not with the new team and ensuring the rest of STAR is running smoothly in addition to protecting the city. This is for the best, okay? Besides, I thought you would have liked being with me one last time before we go our separate ways for now. Do they not do this kind of thing on your Earth?"

As surely they would have, right? "I… I guess you're right. I mean, I'm still doin' my Engineer classes on top of Kid Flash stuff." Came his quiet words with a heavy heart.

Jesse smiled at him, happy that he was finally getting what she was saying. "See what I mean? This is for the best." She told him as she leaned down and pecked him on the lips.

"Yeah, guess so." Wally replied with a smile that didn't reach his eyes.

"Time I got goin', be sure to lock up when you're done, okay?"

"You got it."

And with that, she was gone. Leaving Wally alone in her apartment and feeling lower then dirt and hating every bit of it. Wally then woke up with a pained gasp and panicked at first as he didn't recognize where he was until his vision cleared up and realized he's in his room at the Elkins household with light pouring in from the window. "Damn, brother, had me and pops worried there!" Came the voice of Tommy Elkins as he got up from his chair with a look of relief and concern on his face.

"Tommy?"

"Yep!"

"How, how I get here?" Asked the hurting Speedster with his eyes closed as there was a slight throbbing in his skull.

"I found ya in the bathroom in your Flash suit, buddy. Scared the bejeezus outta me and pops with how bad off you looked!"

"Don' guess you believe if said was 'arty thin'?" Mumbled Wally tiredly while feeling his stomach rumbling.

Knowing he was gonna need a lot of food to fuel his healing. Tommy chuckled. "Nope! Sorry buddy. But ya don't gotta worry about me and pops sayin' anything. Heck, pops even patched ya up best he could!"

"Relief… Tell ya that."

"Figured as much but damn, brother, what happened to ya to get all wrecked up like?"

"Went t' stop all tha' shootin' at this… This thing that was goin' 'fter dem. Had fur an' looked like Alligat'r or somefin'."

Tommy's eyebrows went wide at that. "Brother, you tellin' me you went up against the Mugwump!?"

As with that description, it was the only thing he could think of after living in Blue Valley for so long! "Guess… So..." Mumbled Wally while his stomach rumbled loudly.

Causing his friend to whistle. "Damn, you MUST be hungry!"

"Yeah… Need lots f'r healin'..."

"I hate to tell ya this, but that's gonna take time."

"Not, not wit' Speed 'Orce in, in me." Wally told him and making his friend's eyebrows raise up.

"Right, not even gonna pretend to understand that. But I'll run over to Judy's and get ya some of her specials."

Wally nodded tiredly as he laid his head down. "Take… Take STAR card… Wallet."

Doing as told, Tommy quickly got it. "Alright, brother, hang tight and I'll be back as soon as I can!"

"Kay..."

Closing his eyes for some more sleep as his friend left the room, the last thing Wally heard was Tommy's voice yelling out. "HEY DAD! WALLY'S AWAKE! I'M GOIN' TO JUDY'S TO GET HIM SOME FOOD!"

Meanwhile, Outside The Police Station

"Alright, Head, now what the Hell happened?" Demanded to know Tamara once she and Headhunter got in her family car while his boys took cabs back to Pellek Development to keep an eye on the place.

She was also fairly annoyed that the Dimwits in Blue threatened to throw HER in jail for attempted bribery of them and she had had to resort to threatening blackmail against them to get her way. Making her quite unliked by the Dimwits but Tamara didn't give a damn as what she wanted, she got. "For starters, most of my boys are dead, Tam."

"Yes, that was rather hard to miss." Replied Tamara a bit dryly.

Not at all bothered by the loss of some of Headhunter's men since they were nothing more then street trash in her view. Even if she had ran with some of them back in the day. Head narrowed his eyes at her but went on. "They're dead cause of that damn thing that's been attackin' your place. And it AIN'T no human either."

"Explain."

"It looked like some kinda humanoid Gator with fur on it."

Tamara hissed. "Mugwumps!"

"Gesundheit."

She shot him a look over that one but he just gave her a cheeky smile. "A Mugwump. Sort of a… Local myth around here. A Crocodile like creature with fur on it and its said there's only one left. Those damned things are one of the reasons my family wasn't able to take that forested area years ago!" Hissed the woman unhappily.

"Well you're really gonna be pissed when I tell that fine ass that Central's own Kid Speedster is in the area. Hell, if it wasn't for him showin' up. I'd probably be the only one left alive."

If anything, his information made Tamara rather red in the face. "AND YOU DIDN'T SHOOT HIM!?" She screamed out angrily.

Gaining a shrug from him. "Hey, the dude saved me and my boys' asses and got that thing to chase after him. For all I know, the two killed one another." He told her calmly.

Narrowing her eyes at him, she spoke up. "You'd best pray that's the case, Head. For I will NOT let the Speedster or that damned creature stop me from taking that forested area! It has remained outside of my family's hands for far too damned long!"

"Hey, I get it. I totally do. But you seriously need to relax, Tam, especially before that fine ass has a stroke." An annoyed look came his way but he paid it no mind.

Headhunter then leaned in. "If it helps though, it seems some fella named Mark McMurray has some sway over this… Mugwump of yours."

"Really? And how is it you know this?" Tamara asked curiously with narrowed eyes.

"Cause, babe, while yours truly and his boys were in the slammer, some brother showed up and told the Police what was goin' on. Didn't really seem like they believed him all that much though."

A scoff escaped her. "Or perhaps the Dimwits just didn't want to do anything about it." She said with a sneer.

"Maybe."

"Hmm… McMurray has been something of a thorn in my family's side so it would only make sense he'd be causing me problems." Mused the woman thoughtfully as Headhunter didn't hide the fact he was checking her out as her driver continued to drive them away from the Police Station.

"Want me to take care of him for ya?"

"No, I want you to take care my gardening for me. YES, I WANT YOU TO TAKE CARE OF HIM!"

Chuckling, Headhunter put his hands in front of him. "Whoa, easy! No need to yell, I am right next to ya after all!"

Taking a deep breath as she closed her eyes and counted to ten, she let it out and then opened her eyes to stare at him. "Yes, take care of him, please. But do so QUIETLY and DISCRETELY. Do you think you can manage that?"

Headhunter just grinned at her. "I can definitely handle that just fine." He told her with a wiggle of his eyebrows that had her shaking her head at him.

"Now… Why not give me a little 'reimbursement' for my losses last night?"

Tamara stared at him for a moment as he eyed her in a hungry manner and just rolled her eyes. "Oh, very well. I suppose I can do this bit of charity." She told him dryly while beginning to unbutton her dark green v-neck blouse.

"Ohh Hell yeah!"

The driver would helpfully raise up the barrier window so he wouldn't have to hear them. Along with turning on the radio and having the volume quite high so he wouldn't be able to hear much.

Author's Notes: Well now, seems like bad tidings for Mark! And as for Wally's current state? That will be explained in the next chapter! R and R good buddies!