Chapter 8: Following the Evidence
They docked in the Watchtower loading bay and practically ran to the briefing room. Nightwing brought up the hollo-computer and looked to Dark Eagle. Dark Eagle pushed her sleeve up her arm. There were strips of leather attached to computer systems, wrapped around her lower arm and attached to her glove.
"Now that's future technology," said Static.
Dark Eagle took one of the leather-computer strips, the end was a computer plug, and plugged it into the hollo-computer. She brought up a small hollo-screen above her computer-glove and did some typing on it. Computer codes ran along her hollo-screen and the Watchtower's hollo-computer screen. UPLOAD COMPLETE appeared on Dark Eagle's hollo-screen. DOWNLOAD COMPLETE appeared on the Watchtower hollo-screen. There were over a dozen files. Nightwing opened one. It was the Brain's lab notes.
X Sous réserve s'est avéré capable de résister à des frottements. La possibilité d'augmenter sa vitesse actuelle a fait ses preuves plausibles.
"What the heck does that mean?" The Flash asked.
"If my high school French is right, I think the Brain was trying to increase Wally's speed. That is if Wally's the 'Subject X' these notes mention," said Nightwing.
They scrolled through the note until they came to a stop...
X Domaine tenté sa fuite septième. J'ai conclu que X Sous réserve est dangereux pour de nouvelles expérimentations. Il doit être transféré à un autre, plus capable, installation de demain.
"What does that mean?" Beast Boy asked.
"After 1 week and 2 days of experiments, Wally had tried 7 escape attempts. He was sent to a different facility 2 weeks and 5 days ago," said Dark Eagle.
"Where?" Tigress demanded.
Nightwing clicked through the files.
"In the middle of the Byalian desert," the Bat said "Where Psimon was docked at the time and may still be docked,"
There was a sudden loud crash and everyone turned to look at Tigress. She had punched the concrete wall so hard it had cracked.
"If they've probed Wally's mind..." she growled "they're dead,"
"Okaaaay," said Miss Martian "Let's move you away from the wall before you break something, namely your hand," and she pulled Tigress, by her arm, away from the wall.
"Is there any chance Wally's still there?" The Flash asked.
"Maybe. If he tried to escape again then probably not but there is a chance," said Nightwing.
"Um... guys?" Archeress spoke up.
"What is it?" Speed Arrow asked his protégé.
"What time is it?" the young archer asked.
"It's around 1 pm, why?" the 5th Robin asked.
"No reason. I was wondering where the Kid Flashes were but now I know," Archeress said.
They all looked at her as they also realized what was going on. Bart and K.F had disappeared, looking back no one was sure if they even came into the briefing room.
"Great. Knowing Bart they're both off somewhere doing whatever," said Blue Beetle "After eating everything in the kitchen,"
"We can go find them," said Robin 5.0, standing beside Archeress "Least we could do,"
"I'm coming with," said Blue Beetle "Scarab says it's illogically irresponsible to leave them unsupervised,"
"Okay," said Robin 5.0 "C'mon, Blue,"
They walked around the high corridors of the Watchtower. They passed a few Leaguers as they went. Hawkman and Hawkwoman walked past them and got a few words of their conversation.
"Hawkboy would love the high ceilings in this place," said Robin #5, without thinking.
Hawkwoman turned around.
"Did you just say Hawkboy?" she asked.
Robin#5 blushed with embarrassment. She grabbed Archeress's and Blue Beetle's arms and tugged them along.
"Let's go before I say something else stupid," the Girl Wonder said, pulling her companions around a corner.
The Kid Flashes were in the Watchtower green room, where the memorial hollo-grams were. K.F was telling Bart about the future he created by going back in time. Not the major stuff, just the part where there wasn't an evil Blue Beetle and no Reach Apocalypse. And Bart was telling his fellow time-traveller about the time-line he had destroyed.
"Man, I'm glad you got rid of your future," said K.F "It doesn't sound crash. Not crash at all,"
"It wasn't," said Bart "Everyone was totally feeling the mode,"
"Mode?" K.F questioned "We've only just started using crash. Although the legercy-members of the Team say asterous,"
That was when Robin the Girl Wonder, Blue Beetle and Archeress walked in.
"Watcha talking about?" Archeress asked.
"The future," said Bart.
Robin #5 glared at K.F.
"What? All I said was there was no Reach Apocalypse and Blue Beetle's a good guy," said K.F "If that's wrong then I'm breaking the law,"
Robin 5.0 slapped him over the head. The speedster grimaced and held the back of his head.
"Robin!" said Archeress "You're one to do that since Hawkman and Hawkwoman just learnt about Hawkboy because of you!"
"Who's Hawkboy?" Blue Beetle asked "Their son or something?"
"Don't ask for answers we can't give you," said Archeress "C'mon Kid Flashes, we came to find you,"
Bart and K.F stood up, K.F ran his fingers through his brown hair and the 2 speedsters were gone in a second.
"How are we meant to fight against Psimon?" Archeress asked "If he's supposedly more powerful than Psimon Junior, we're doomed,"
They were in the Bio-ship, heading for the lab that they hoped had Wally. They flew over the Logan Animal Sanctuary, heading for the border, and Beast Boy seemed to turn greener.
"Archeress, Miss Martian will be distracting Psimon with a psychic battle," said Dark Eagle "And if it arrises, stick to the techniqus Man Martian taught you about fighting telepaths,"
"Who's Man Martian?" Wonder Girl asked.
"Miss Martian's future protégé, not the point right now," said Dark Eagle.
"So, what's the plan?" Robin the Boy Wonder asked, turning in his chair to look at the older Bats.
Nightwing, Batgirl and Dark Eagle looked at one another.
"Wonder Girl, Zatanna and Robin the Girl Wonder will be with Miss Martian while she distracts Psimon," the Black Mistress started.
"Why?" Wonder Girl asked.
"To protect Miss Martian while she and Psimon telepathically fight, the files we acquired said Devastation and Shimmer are also docked here and they might try to kill M'gann," Dark Eagle continued "Meanwhile Speed Arrow, The Flash and both Kid Flashes will be doing there thing of running around the place, looking for Wally. Lagoon Boy and Aqualad will stay here, piloting the Bio-ship. Batgirl, Bumblebee, Guardian, Rocket and I are look-outs. Tigress and Superboy, you stay here as back-up, just in case,"
"What about me, Beast Boy, Static, Blue Beetle, Robin #3 and Nightwing?" Archeress asked.
"In the event that Wally isn't here, Nightwing and the Boy Wonder will go in and download copies of all imformation they have on him, you, Static, and Beast Boy will provide cover if needed. Blue Beetle will be our eye-in-the-sky," said Dark Eagle "Any questions?"
"2 actually," said Lagoon Boy "Why are you the one making the plans and why do Kaldur and I have to stay behind?"
"I know these places inside and out, that's why I'm making the plans, La'gann," said the Black Mistress.
"And why do me and Kaldur get left behind?" Lagoon Boy asked.
"Atlantean, desert," Dark Eagle said, weighing the 2 in her hands "Figure it out,"
Lagoon Boy looked sheepish. Atlanteans were susceptible to high temperatures and they were in a desert.
"Okay, point taken," he said.
"Everyone on bored with my plan?" Dark Eagle asked the large group.
They all nodded.
"Alright then, let's get got," said Dark Eagle, smirking a strangely similar smirk to Nightwing's.
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