Disclaimer: No, I do not own Young justice, the Rogues, or any references I make, how did you guess?
Mist: Ok, new chappy is here. Once again I'd like to thank everyone for their kind review; it really helps to motivate me to write faster.
Whistle: Which considering how lazy she is, is really saying something.
Mist: Hey! I'm not that lazy!
Whistle: Sure you're not…
Mist: Also, new episode. Where the hell is Wally? THEY BETTER HAVE NOT KILLED HIM!
Whistle: And what the hell is up with the sudden change of timeline? It's so freakin stupid!
Mist: I'm gonna start the story before he gets violent
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Chapter Two: Sleepover pt2: Welcome to the Rogue family
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(Wally/Kid Flash's POV)
I wasn't quite sure what to expect when I arrived at the Rogue's hideout. (This is an abandoned warehouse on the edge of town for the record). So, I guess I wasn't all that surprised when Pied Piper and Trickster led me into the main room and found some of the older members of the Rogue's playing darts.
"We're back!" Trickster declared happily.
The adults in the room turned at the sound of Trickster's loud voice and each had their own unique look of confusion when they saw me.
Looking around I recognized Captain Cold, Heatwave, Captain Boomerang, Weather Wizard, and Mirror Master.
Pied Piper walked over to the adults and whispered something in Captain Cold's ear.
Captain cold nodded at Pied Piper before turning to face the other Rogues. "Kid Flash will be staying over here tonight," he told them.
Mirror Master was the first to respond to this. "Why?" He asked simply.
With that the majority of the Rogues turned to look at me for an explanation. "Well… umm…" I started nervously. "I- Uh… I had a fight with the Flash," I finally managed to say, but the next part slid past so easily, it scared me. "I'm thinking about joining your team. Pied Piper and Trickster suggested I stay here for the night while I thought things over…" I mumbled out.
I expected someone to start laughing at me, but everyone shrugged in understanding.
"Fine enough," Captain Boomerang said, "Just no givin' out the location of our base, got it Kid?"
I nodded at him. "I won't tell a soul," I promised.
"Ok then," Captain Cold smiled at me. "How about the three of you go and hang out in the TV room, we'll call you when it's time for dinner."
"Sounds good," Pied Piper agreed before motioning for Trickster and I to follow him. "This way."
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I wanted to make a joke about how Pied Piper was leading Trickster and I around, but as nice as they were being to me, we were still technically enemies. I don't want to give them a reason to hate me –I do a good enough job of that at the cave when talking to my team.
My team…
I feel like I'm betraying them by being here. But… it's not my fault, right? I mean, if they really cared about me they would have found a way to convince Uncle Berry to let me stay on the team, right? Maybe Klarion was right… maybe I really was the teams weakest link.
Trickster turned to face me, a concerned look on his face. "Are you feeling ok?" He asked me, apparently having picked up on my depression, "You look upset…"
"I was just thinking about my old team," Damn, it was weird to say that…
Trickster nodded in understanding. "It sucks when you are forced to say goodbye to your friends," he agreed with me. "That's why I think it's better if you stay here with us. That way you won't ever have to say goodbye again."
"Until I get arrested," I told him jokingly.
"Nah," he waved it off. "We'll just bust you out then!"
I laughed at his logic, or lack of. "But, don't you ever regret joining the Rogues?" I asked him, "I mean, you just seem so nice. How on earth did you wind up a villain?"
Trickster smiled at me. "These guys are like my family," he told me, happily.
"What happened to your real family?" I asked him, curious of his past.
"They ditched me," Trickster shrugged.
My eyes widened in surprise, "What?"
"They ditched me," Trickster repeated, "I'm to young to remember the details though. Captain Cold found me and brought me to the Rogues and they became my new family."
"That's harsh," I told him sympathetically.
Trickster laughed at me. "Don't worry about my old problems!" He told me, "I'm long over it!"
I was about to say that it still wasn't fair when Pied Piper announced that we had arrived.
I looked around the medium sized room and found a coffee table, two beat up old couches, some books scattered around, and an old-looking TV. Of course there was always the chance that the TV was just poorly maintained.
I tried to imagine some of the Rogues trying to fix a TV, but decided it was more realistic to think they would just kidnap an electrician instead.
Piped Piper and Trickster popped down on either end of a couch, leaving the middle open.
"Take a seat," Pied Piper told me, motioning to the middle seat.
I was tempted to sit on the other couch, but I had the feeling that if I did that Trickster might start crying. I really didn't want to deal with a crying Trickster so I sat down in the middle like they wanted me to.
Pied Piper smiled at me when I sat down and flicked on the TV with a remote and flipped through a few channels before settling on an episode of 'Bones'. I found it kind of ironic for criminals to be watching a crime show. I wonder how they'd react to the Flash being a forensic scientist.
That's when a thought occurred to me. "Damn it!" I exclaimed.
"What's wrong?" Pied Piper and Trickster asked me at the same time.
"I left a note in my room saying I'd be home soon," I told them, "Flash will freak if I don't call him."
Pied Piper gave me a 'You have got to be kidding me, that's what you were freaking out about?' look before saying. "So?"
"I'm gonna be in enough trouble for running off in the first place," I told him, "Maybe I should go home quickly and-"
"No!" Trickster squeaked out. "You can't leave! If you go back he won't let you go!"
"But-"
"Trickster has a point, Kid," Pied Piper interrupted me, "If you go back now he won't ever let you go. That's why we suggested you spend the night here while you're still thinking things over."
"But he's got to be worried sick by now," I objected.
"Then let him worry," Pied Piped told me, arms crossed. "Maybe that will teach him not to try and control you. But why you'd even want to go back to him is beyond me."
Trickster pulled out a psychology book from on the floor and passed it to Pied Piper. "Will this help?" He asked.
Pied Piper laughed at Trickster and patted him on the head before taking the book. "Sure," he told him, "I'll read this later. Ok?"
Trickster nodded, a happy grin on his face, looking pleased with himself for being helpful.
I looked back and forth between the two of them. They were so weird, but they seemed really happy. Were they always like this? Is this why they stay with the Rogues? Maybe I've been misjudging them…
Pied Piper turned to grin at me. "See, Kid?" He asked me, "Isn't this how a family is supposed to act?"
I found myself nodding in agreement.
Trickster started hugging me again. "Yay!" He squeaked. "Baby Flash is a part of our family!"
I opened my mouth to object but Pied Piper interrupted me.
"That he is!" He agreed with Trickster. "But we can't keep calling him 'Kid Flash' then. That's a side kick name."
"So we're permanently changing it to 'Baby Flash'?" Trickster asked hopefully.
"Uh, no," Pied Piper told Trickster. "I was thinking of something without 'Flash' in it."
"Don't I get a say in this?" I asked them, wondering how this went from maybe to 'welcome to the family'.
"Of course," Pied Piper told me, grinning wider. "So what's your suggestion?"
That's not what I meant…
"How about…" Trickster started. "Baby Speedster!"
"No!" Piped Piper and I snapped at the same time.
No way in hell was I going to be called anything with 'Baby' in the name.
Trickster shrank back for a second before bursting into laughter. I didn't know what was so funny, but with Trickster it's better not to ask.
"You both know that there's no guarantee that I'm joining you, right?" I asked them, hoping that my willingness to be here wasn't being mistaken for an 'I wan't to join you'.
"Perhaps," Pied Piper admitted. "But I know you'll make the right decision in the end."
Trickster nodded in agreement with his teammate. "Ya!" He said, "Then we can all go on crime spree's together!"
"Joy," I droned, twirling my finger.
Pied Piper chuckled at me. "I'd like to see that, a violent speedster," Pied Piper grinned. "That gives me idea!"
I raised an eyebrow at him in confusion. "What?" I asked him, both frightened and curious.
"A new name for you," Pied Piper told me.
"What did you come up with?" I asked him, hoping it was actually cool. I know Trickster will agree with whatever he says, so I'll be out voted.
"Tell us, tell us!" Trickster demanded, giggling.
"Blitz," Piped Piper declared. "From now on your criminal name will be Blitz."
"Blitz?" I echoed, feeling the new name on my tongue.
"That's an awesome name!" Trickster declared, "And it starts with a 'B'! Now I can do an alliteration!"
"Excuse me?" I asked him, unsure of what he was even talking about now.
"Baby Blitz!" He giggled, hugging me again.
I face-palmed. "You have got to be kidding me," I groaned in annoyance.
Pied Piper laughed at me. "Welcome to the family, Blitz."
What have I gotten myself into?
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Mist: Ok, another chapter done.
Whistle: Sorry this took so long
Mist: I'll try to be quicker
Whistle: Next chapter will be the rest of the sleepover, this was getting a little long so we decided to divide it into parts.
Both: Please review!