Hey there, names Irey and I am totally pumped you are readying the story of how I met my father. It was so crazy and awesome all the same. And then I had to go to the League watchtower... It's not like I've never been there before-heck! I go there everyday if I can. It's quite fun! As I say laughing, remembering the time when I and Uncle Bart ran the whole thing in under five seconds putting a whoopee cushion under each chair cushion... Great times-great times. Well anyways I've got to go and do some trash for mom-gah! I've just got to add that in the past Batman, he scares the crap out of me... I think its that stare of his. He still needs to lighten up a bit here too. Well I'll see you guys later, enjoy!
Bart zoomed off, dumping all of the trays and putting them away somewhere. Artmeis and Wally sat on the other table just across from Black Canary and Irey. Batman chose not to sit and stood behind the open seat between Bart and Black Canary. Flash sat across from Bart, stealing munchies off his tray when he could.
For a moment it was silent and Irey looked over at Wally and Artemis.
"Hey Irey," Artemis said quietly with a small smile.
Irey smiled in return. In the future she and her mother were so close, that it was weird not to be that close with her now. Given it is the past and she doesn't even know for sure if she is pregnant, which of course she is. She just wanted to get back, or would it be go forward? Anyways, she just wanted to go home and meet Wally as her father.
"Not the short version," Batman stated.
Irey smiled shyly. "Right. But it isn't very long either." She coward slightly at the glare he gave her. I'm so glad Dick isn't like him, she thought to herself.
"I call it the Force for short but it is actually called the Speed Force. It is the place where our powers come from." She stated, shrugging. "You can use it to give you a boost of speed. But well, you mostly just use it without even realizing it. We know it's there but it's not like it's a pertinent place we or anyone else goes." She perked up. "Oh and only we speedsters can use it or even touch it. So you," She said gesturing to Black Canary. "Couldn't use it."
Bart smiled. "Crash."
Irey shrugged. After a few personal and international events she didn't much like the Force. A few times, she tried to figure out its mass potential for the speedsters and how to wield it beyond speed, perhaps time travel or something. All she was able to do was open a doorway into it. Luckily for her, Uncle Bart came to her aid. If he hadn't she would have gotten stuck in it herself.
She looked down at the table, unsure what else he wanted to know.
"Powers." Batman stated. "Is there more that Flash can do than run because of the Speed Force?"
Nodding she said, "Oh yes. Well, we haven't exactly figured them all out." She waved her hand around. "See, it's kind of a hit or miss thing with it. And if you miss you could get hurt or someone else could get hurt."
"What can he do?" Batman asked, interrupting her before she began to ramble on.
She shrugged and held up her hand, listing off with her fingers. "Accelerated healing. Decelerated aging. Stealing others speed, the infinite mass punch-that ones not pretty. Phasing, flight… Yeah, I think that's a little bit of what he-" She pointed to Barry. "Can do right now. Or at least what he'll learn how to do." More out of need then want, she thought to herself.
"There is more?" Bart asked, a smile growing on his face.
Irey smirked and nodded. "Yeah. You know the regular things you don't notice but do. "We have increased perception. Self sustenance. Speed reading—"
"—Yeah I know that one." Bart chimed.
"So we-I figure this stuff out in time?" Barry asked. He nodded his head at the thoughts going through his mind.
"You do," Irey said. "Though it takes a while but you slowly figure out how to do more with your speed. It's all about your speed," She smiled.
"What's the infinite mass punch?" Wally asked, a smile pulling at his lips. "It sounds like some kind of video game term."
Irey looked over at him, shaking her head. "No, no, definitely not a game. It's actually really dangerous for everyone. So I'm just going to leave it at that."
Wally was curious to know more about it but he let it go-for now. He looked at Artemis, catching her staring at Irey. She had a look of uncertainty mixed with…was it pride? "What are you thinking about?" Wally asked Artemis in a whisper.
She looked over at him in surprise. "I'm not really sure." She looked back at the group, "Not here, K?" She looked at him out of the corner of her eyes.
Wally nodded.
Elsewhere in Manhatten.
The doors to the warehouse opened up with loud groans of pain and some workmen filtered into the room. They didn't say much and just went about opening the large doors. Other men in suits walked into the warehouse, three in all.
"So this is what it looks like on the inside sir," One of the workmen stated, gesturing into the vast warehouse.
"Big," A suit said. "What was it used for before?" He asked.
The man shrugged. "Steal. Cars. Coal. You name it, it's been in here before." He slapped his hands against his sides as he put them down. "Would you like me to give you the grand tour?" He asked.
The suit nodded and they began a round about tour of the warehouse. The other two dressed in suits stayed by the doors, obviously security for the main suit. The other workman that had opened the doors were huddled in a circle, laughing and talking about their social lives.
"And what is that?" The suit asked, pointing to an odd looking object. They had made it to the far side of the warehouse and if they wanted they could walk straight out the front doors.
The workman frowned, putting his hands on his waist. "Ain't look like nothing I've seen before. Some kids probably come in and play with scraps." He shrugged, following the curious suit to look at it.
It was a dome, egg-like object of metal parts. "Looks like sophisticated work," The suit said, glancing at the workman. "Do children roam the warehouse often?"
He shook his head, kicking the thing with his boot. "Nah, not often. But every now and then I'll catch one on my walks around it. None of them could have built this thing-a-ma-gig."
The suit looked inside of it where what appeared to be a door sat ajar and not smoothly aligned with the rest. He opened it slowly, full of suspicion. "Perhaps it is alien or criminal," He suggested.
The Workman laughed. "Suspicious coot, it's nothing but a heap-o junk." He grabbed the door from the guy and opened it. "See, junk." It appeared to be just a seat inside of it. The workman sat down on the seat. "Though it's a rather comfortable seat," He noted.
"You should get out of there," The suit said. "You have no idea what it could be."
The workman smirked and then pulled the door closed. "It's junk," He laughed, trying to get his point across.
There was a slight rumble as the thing shook. The workman grabbed on to the seat, looking around inside of the thing curiously. "I think it's busted, whatever it is," He commented, changing his tune about it being junk. He put his hand on the side, moving to look back around the seat but there was nothing there.
He readjusted and sat back down on the seat. There was a sudden ruckus and it felt like he was being lifted, mighty fast, off of the ground and catapulted into the sky. He white knuckled the seat and closed his eyes tightly.
"You better not be doing this, Suit!" He growled. "I will not sell you the warehouse if its you! I will not!"
And then it stopped and he relaxed. He let out a deep sigh. "Good god…" He mumbled. "Nearly piss myself and I bet I'm in the same place as I was before."
As he went to open the door, it was opened for him and he gaped in surprise.
"The Flash…?" He asked, looking up at the man in red.
Flash lost his scowl and his mouth opened slightly in horror. "Oh no… Irey…"
I appreciate all the love! I really do! XD
Hope you all liked the Irey snip it. I'll be doing that some more probably just because it is fun!
It's fairly complicated, the Speed Force. And I, myself do not know much about it and what is on the web about it is kind of...minimal. If there is anything I need to explain better, please inform me. I'll try my best to do so in coming chapters!
Thank you and Enjoy!
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