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Irey paced back and forth in the room, nervous and sadly kind of scared. She was nervous because some of her biggest idols were here and in their prime and scared because she doesn't want to blurt out something she shouldn't.
After Artemis and Wally told her to come out now that she was fine to talk to everyone and tell her whom she was, she froze. She had thought that she was going to save Wally and then go straight back home. Irey hadn't figured in the possibility of having to talk to the heroes, much less see any. When they realized she wasn't ready, they gave her the night to think on it.
She'd been up all night pacing in the room.
Irey finally figured that if she were to do this, she'd just go and do it, if she blurted anything, so be it. "The future is always changing, perhaps not all will stay the same." She thought aloud to herself as she went to the door.
In seconds she was gone and on command deck. There was a team-debriefing going on. Irey casual stood beside Flash, crossing her arms and acting like everything was normal. "Sorry I'm late," She said, trying not to smile so big. "What's happening?"
Flash didn't look down and crossed his arms over his chest. "Batman is informing the Team on the whereabouts of some members of the Light." He looked down at her. "You better—" He stopped in surprise.
She beamed at his surprised look, waving quickly. "Hi Uncle Barry." She refrained from hugging him though, thinking he may not like that.
The debriefing suddenly stopped, everyone looking over at Flash and her. She clasped her hands together behind her back. Her cheeks turned a light pink color as she looked around at everyone. "Hi," She waved awkwardly. She looked at Batman and then down at the floor due to the glare she received from him. "I-a...didn't mean to interrupt."
"Whoa," Bart said, zooming up in front of her. He looked her up and down quickly, analyzing her outfit and looks. "You do look like them. That's totally crash!" He smiled at her, putting his hands on his waist. "The outfit is totally crash."
Members of the Team looked at Wally and Artemis questioningly.
Both of them smiled awkwardly, going completely silent. After a moment, Wally gave Bart a deadly stare, "Thanks man," He grumbled.
Bart rubbed the back of his hair, shrugging lightly and then suddenly disappeared in the crowd of heroes.
The whole Team was there and so too were a few of the Leaguers. Batman, Black Canary, Green Arrow, Flash, and Green Lantern were standing around with the Team. She was so excited to be seeing them all that she stared around, trying not to make it so obvious that she was staring.
"I am Kaldur, leader of the Team. I wish to thank you for rescuing our friend." He stated as he walked up to her, holding his hand out to shake hers. "We are very grateful for what you have done."
Irey smiled, shaking his hand lightly. "You're welcome?" She said, questioning whether it was a welcome to them or to her. "I 'spose this is where I introduce myself, huh?"
Kaldur nodded.
Irey took a deep breath and as she let it out she was now standing next to Batman, or well, a few steps away. "Sorry for the interruption Batman," She said, careful not to stare at him too long. She looked out at the crowd in front of her. "I know you have more important matters than me right now so I'll just make this quick."
She gestured to herself. "I am Irey West," She then gestured to Wally and Artemis. "The daughter of Wally and Artemis. I came back in time to save my fath-Wally," She corrected herself. That was definitely quick, and she honestly didn't know what to say to them. Irey fiddled with her fingers behind her back, looking down at the floor awkwardly.
"Well that was out their quick," Wally stated, rubbing the back of his neck. Artemis squeezed his hand, looking up at him with a faint smile. "Definitely the quick version." He smirked at Irey.
There was a thick, awkward air on the command deck. Irey moved her foot around impatiently. She looked around at the Team and Leaguers, surprised to see that no one had any questions. Maybe they were just too shocked to ask them or felt awkward asking them. Either way, she felt awkward and she moved over to the side, standing near Artemis and Wally. She didn't want to be in the center anymore.
"Irey," Black Canary said, walking up to her. "Are you hungry?" She asked.
"I could probably eat you out of house and home at the moment," She smirked.
Black Canary nodded to Batman quickly and then looked at Irey. "Come on, I'll show you to the cafeteria. You can eat as much as you like. We're used to the speedsters appetite." She smiled at Irey, leading her toward the cafeteria door. "I don't suppose you are also a fan of chicken whizzies as well."
She smiled, nodding her head. "Un- Bart got me hooked."
Bart joined her at her side, smiling widely. "Really?" He asked. "So I never left this time?"
"Bart." Batman growled. "When the debriefing is done you may ask her whatever you like. Until then, you stay here."
Bart frowned, making Irey laugh lightly. He ran back to the group, slouching. When it started again, he quickly stood straight, paying attention to what was being said.
Irey zoomed around excitedly as Canary took a seat at one of the long tables. Plates began to just appear at the table in front of Canary and she smirked. "I can make you a plate too," Irey said while she dashed around.
"No thank you," She replied.
After a few more trips, she finally sat down with a tray of sweets. Black Canary had a moment of jealousy for the girls' large appetite and ability to eat so many sweets at once. "Are you sure you'll be able to finish all of this?" She asked, eyeing the five trays of food.
Irey nodded, beginning to chow down on some cake. Vanilla cake with chocolate frosting. Her favorite. "This is so good," She stated between bites. "Mom makes it so much better though. She adds an extra layer of frosting just for me." She smiled, finishing the cake and going to another. "And sometimes she even puts strawberries on top of it too. You have to try that sometime. It's so good!"
Black Canary smiled, crossing her arms on the table. She found it odd to hear her call Artemis mom… "How old are you Irey?" She asked.
Irey swallowed her bite of mashed potatoes, having finished her sweets tray quickly. "Almost eighteen. Back home I've got only two more months yet. Here…" Well here it'd be pretty obvious that she'd have about nine months until her birth-day.
Black Canary nodded. Irey finished her second tray of food, going to begin her third. "I never planned for this to happen," She began. "I mean I did. But not this." She gestured between her and Black Canary. "I wasn't planning on meeting any of you."
"So you had wanted to rescue Wally and then return to your time after you did?"
Irey nodded, taking a bite of chicken.
"And how did you plan on getting back home?"
"Uncle Bart and I built a time machine in the future. Like the one he did to get to this time, only better in that it didn't have a one way trip stamped on it and I could actually go back." She played around with the food on her tray for a moment. "I am sorry about calling everyone—"
"—You can call them by what you know them by. That is nothing to be sorry for Irey. Artemis is your mother, Wally your father." She smiled softly, putting her hand on Irey's. "They may not exactly accept it yet but when they are not around, talk how you feel comfortable, okay?"
Irey smiled, "Thanks Black Canary. It's an-" She stopped herself quickly and quickly changed what she was about to say. "It's nice to meet you in your prime." She waved her hands. "Not that you aren't still in your prime in my time. You're just-older." She smirked awkwardly, taking a nervous bite of her food.
Black Canary caught her slip up but said nothing about it. "It's alright," She laughed lightly. "Everyone gets old. Nothing to be ashamed of."
Irey nodded with a small smile, looking down at her tray of food and filling her mouth so she didn't say anything else.
Flash zoomed into the room, taking a seat next to Irey and eating some of her food from a tray she hadn't started yet. "You sure do eat like us," He noted.
Bart came into the room also, taking and eating her stuffing. "Hey," She growled. "I was going to eat that."
He ate it quickly and then laughed. "Too slow."
Irey glared at him. She had a snappy comeback that'd work in the future but she didn't know if it'd work in this time. He was younger than her here, barely, but still was.
Bart and Flash munched off of a tray of food, disregarding her look of horror that they were eating her food. "Both of you are going to get a kick in the butt when I get back to my time and you're going to wonder what that was for and I'll just smile and walk away." She smiled at her little plan, quickly finishing off her third tray of food.
Batman walked into the cafeteria followed by Artemis and Wally. Batman looked down at the speedsters who shoveled in the food, it suddenly becoming a game of who could finish before Irey. She barely finished her fourth plate before the other two finished it for her. Bart had even gone up to grab his own plate of sweets, hoarding it away from Flash.
"If you're finished," Batman growled, looking between the speedsters. "There are some things we need explained." He turned his glare on Irey. "Such as what it was you had rescued Wally from."