Disclaimer: I don't own Batman Beyond, the Flash, or any of the D.C. universe.

Author's Note: Sorry for the delayed update. I've been busy with school.

Recap: In the last chapter, the Green Arrow and Red Tornado went over to Amanda Waller's house with the intention of protecting her. However, little did they know that "Waller" was in fact a disguised Chameleon. Even though nothing appeared wrong on the surface, their instincts told them that something was out of place. The two superheroes are planning to come back and investigate further.

The day after the incident with Waller, David finally managed to ask Max out on a date. While he and Terry were at school, Evan Kae was with Bruce in the batcave. Debray attacked them in an attempt to win Luthor's favor. However, his attack failed and he was rescued by Jon-El. With the half-Kryptonian clone's help, they abducted Bruce and Evan.

Terry and David left the school so that they could help Bruce and Evan. In order to save his uncle, David has donned Wally's old Flash costume.

Resurrecting the Red

Chapter 12: An Old Ally Returns

Max stared down at the cell phone in her hand. How the hell am I supposed to cover for you this time Ter? With a start, she realized that she was going to have to cover for both Terry and David. Terry had just called her to give her a brief rundown of what had happened. Which brought her back to the problems at hand.

Lunch period was nearly over.

Dana was worried.

Dana was asking questions.

Max ducked into the women's restroom as Dana rounded a corner. Hell. How WAS she going to explain this one? Hell, how was she going to explain when neither Terry nor David showed up for class?

It was then that she came up with a brilliant solution. Well, at least a solution to the second part of the problem. It wouldn't solve the Dana situation.

The teenager smirked as she ducked into one of the empty stalls. She took her laptop out of her school bag and was hacked into the school's computer system moments later. Max tapped a few commands into the system and seconds later, all of the power shut off in the school. Well, not all technically. The emergency power system was still on.

So Max decided to also activate the fire alarms. There, that should cancel all classes for the rest of the day.

It paid to have a brilliant mind.

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"So what's the plan McGinnis? You going to call any of your friends in the League?"

Terry's lips tightened beneath his cowl as he flew the batmobile towards the Great Lakes region. The signal had stopped at the northern most part of Michigan.

"No," he said. "We can handle it. I don't need their help."

David shrugged in the backseat. He gave a start as Terry spoke up again.

"I guess," Terry admitted reluctantly. "We could give Barbara Gordon a call."

"The Commissioner? Why?"

"She was Batgirl."

"Seriously?"

Terry hit Barbara's speed dial. Moments later, her voice came on over the speaker. The teenager briefly outlined what had happened, and what they were planning to do. Then to both of their surprise, Gordon asked if David was with him. Apparently she knew more than they had thought.

"Terry, I don't know how much I can help you on this," Barbara admitted.

"I know…"

"But I know someone who can. I'll send him over to the batcave. He can assist you from Bruce's computer."

"Oh yeah?" Terry asked. "And who's that?" Barbara smirked as she stared out her window.

"Dick Grayson," she answered. "Good luck McGinnis…Kae…" She ended the call and immediately hit Dick's speed dial.

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Dick Grayson had been grocery shopping for his wife when the phone call came. In fact, his two seven year old granddaughters had been trying to talk him into buying candy, although blackmail was more like it, when his pocket had vibrated.

"Barbara?" he asked in surprise. The two rarely talked anymore, even though they communicated much more than he did with Tim or Bruce. Something in her tone of voice immediately told him that something was wrong.

His eyes narrowed as he listened to his old friend. The twins quietly put the candy bags back as they sensed their grandfather's change of mood.

"Barbara, I'm not involved in this kind of thing anymore."

"Bruce is missing Dick. Look, I know that the two of you are too damn stubborn to make up, but you can at least help those two kids." Dick gave a start.

"Kids?" he asked.

"Terry McGinnis and David Kae. You know who Terry is because I already told you before. But David…well…he's Wally's grandson. Iris's son."

Dick stopped cold. That wasn't possible…was it? He numbly pushed the shopping cart towards the checkout as he listened to Barbara. The old man rubbed his eyebrows before staring down at his own grandchildren.

"Grandpa?" one dared to ask. "Are you okay?" Dick absently nodded his head as he handed some credits over to the cashier. Finally, he sighed.

"Gotham's a good two hours drive away Babs." This time, a slight tone of wry amusement appeared in Barbara's voice.

"Two hours? That's so twentieth century Dick. I know you've got something stashed around at your house. You could have made it in an hour fifty years ago." Dick smiled weakly as an unexpected tingle of anticipation ran up his spine. He immediately pushed it down.

"Forty-five minutes," he said.

"That's all?"

"I have to take my grandkids home and unpack the groceries, or my wife will kill me."

"Ah."

"Bye Babs."

"Bye Dick."

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Bruce glared at the red haired woman in front of him. Alexandra Luthor smirked as she tapped her left forefinger against her chin. Debray had since disappeared after their arrival, however, that young man was still here. The one that looked like Jonathan Kent.

Bruce suspected that he was a clone.

"Hmmm…" Luthor murmured. "You, I was expecting," she said to Bruce. Then she turned to look at Evan Kae. "You however, I was not."

"Sorry to disappoint you," Evan muttered. Luthor's smile widened as she walked back to her desk as Jon-El stood guard behind the two men. Her heeled boots clicked against the marble flooring as she glided gracefully across the room. Moments later, she was back with a file.

She opened it up and pulled out a single photo. Then she held it in front of Evan. He hid a grimace at the photo of David and Terry ducking into Bruce's limousine.

"Care to explain this?" she asked. Evan's brown eyes met hers boldly, but he said nothing. Alexandra considered him a moment before turning the photo around to examine it.

"Curious," she said. "I do not know why, but this boy's face seems strangely familiar to me." Evan's eyes flashed dangerously, but he again stayed silent. Luthor regarded him and the equally obstinate Bruce before walking away.

"Fine. However, I will discover your secret. Jon-El, put them in the chamber for now."

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David hopped out of the batmobile as Terry checked some coordinates. They were still nearly three hundred miles away, but the two had decided to land. David's speed would more than make up for it.

It had been nearly forty minutes since they called the Commissioner. They hadn't heard back from her or this Dick Grayson yet. Terry knew who he was, but the two had never met.

"So which way Mc….Batman?" David asked. He really needed to get into the habit of calling him that now. Terry looked around the small, empty valley they had landed in before placing the batmobile in camouflage mode.

"East," Terry said. "But let's not get too close. They'll have tough security."

"Why Lake Huron? Wouldn't there be better places…oh yeah. I guess they wouldn't expect anyone to be looking for them there." He caught Terry studying his suit.

"What?" he asked.

"I'm trying to figure out how you're going to sneak around in a red suit."

"Who cares? I've got speed. No one's going to see me."

"Still, we need to be careful," Terry said. David nodded his head. After all, Terry was far more experienced than he was at this. The two teenagers nodded at each other before David grabbed onto Terry's arm and raced off into the distance.

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Dick stared around him as he descended the familiar staircase. It had been decades since he had stepped into the cave, but nothing had changed. There were some minor changes, yes. But the smells, the bats, Bruce's museum…another small shiver of expectation ran up his spine and was immediately shoved down.

He'd given up this life a long time ago. He didn't want it back.

A small, weak growl met him by Bruce's computer. An irate, but immobile dog was glaring from his spot on the floor. Dick paused and studied him. The black furred dog was lying on a pile of blankets, with a water dish and a rawhide bone sitting nearby. The dog was obviously injured, as he couldn't bring up the energy to stand up.

Deciding that the mutt wasn't currently any threat, Dick walked over the computer and sat down. The dog glared at him. Dick sighed and turned to face the agitated animal.

"Look mutt, I'm not here to hurt anything. I used to live here." A long time ago. The dog continued to glare at him. He's definitely Bruce's dog. Dick very slowly inched his hand forward and paused just outside of the dog's reach. His black nose twitched as he sniffed the hand twice before staring back up at Dick. Then the dog relaxed as he put his head back down on his paws.

Now that their truce had been called, Dick turned back to the computer and searched through Bruce's files. Knowing the old man, he probably had a radiolink in the kid's batsuit. Now where was…ah.

"This is Dick Grayson. Can you hear me?" A few moments passed before a young man's voice came over the speaker.

"Yeah, I hear you. This is Terry McGinnis."

"Good. Is…where is…"

"I'm right here Mr. Grayson," another voice said. Dick gave a start in surprise.

"I found an extra radiolink that we put in David's mask," Terry McGinnis replied.

"Ahh…mask?" Dick asked.

"The old man's got a vidlink in my cowl," Terry said. "You can use it to see what I'm seeing." Dick searched the computer and found what the boy was talking about. Seconds later, he had the vidlink open on his computer. He saw that Terry was standing somewhere out in the wilderness.

"Where…" he started to ask. He saw the camera turn to focus on another figure. Dick froze briefly as the Flash grinned and waved to him. Wally…

No. Not Wally.

"Tell me what exactly you two are planning to do and we'll go from there," Dick said. "We need to make sure we don't do anything reckless." Otherwise known as stupid.

"So storming the enemy's territory in a bloody jihad doesn't count?" Terry asked. Dick's eyes widened as he opened as mouth, and paused.

"He's joking," David said.

"A Batman with a sense of humor, just what I need," Dick muttered dryly.

"I try," Terry answered. "My day isn't complete unless I drive Bruce up the wall."

Dick blinked. Then he laughed. And laughed. And laughed some more. Then he wiped his eyes and turned back to the task at hand.

"All right gentlemen," he said seriously. "Let's get to work."

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Author's Note: I know this was a short chapter, but I promise there will be more in the next. I just thought it would be good to get Dick in on the action.

Also, I promise I will describe the new Flash suit in the near future. It will mostly be the same, but there will be some changes, and some added features.