Disclaimer: Do I really have to repeat myself every chapter? No, I don't own Young Justice.

Mist: Sorry about taking so long to update, I was sick all weekend and I couldn't find it in myself to do anything.

Whistle: She just watched TV for three days straight.

Mist: In any case, a lot of you have been requesting a chapter of what's going on away from Wally, so here it is.

Whistle: This counts as a filler chapter, for the record.

Mist: That it true, oh well. I'll start it now.

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Chapter ten: Where's Wally?

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(Third person POV)

It was a relatively silent day at the cave. Conner, aka Superboy, was content to watch the static on TV. Robin was doing something on the computer. Artemis was sharpening her pointy arrows. Miss Martian and Rocket were in the kitchen, making what they claimed to be cookies; Aqualad was sitting on a chair a little ways away from them, most likely to make sure they didn't blow up the kitchen. Meanwhile Roy (Red Arrow), whom had somehow been convinced to join them for the day, was scowling at everyone from the corner.

Things continued like this for a few more moments, before the calm was broken when the zeta tube activated.

The Flash rushed into the middle of the room, looking around frantically. "Where's Batman?" He asked quickly.

"Out," Robin answered shortly, still annoyed at the speedster for pulling his friend off the team.

"What about Black Canary? Or Red Tornado?" The Flash pressed on.

"Everyone's out!" Conner growled at him.

The Flash gulped, taking a step back from him.

"What do you want?" Aqualad asked him, trying not to sound too angry.

The Flash straightened up, a serious look to his face that was rarely seen. "It's about Wally," He told them gravely.

"Is he ok?" Miss Martian asked worriedly, having left the kitchen when the scarlet speedster had arrived.

The Flash sighed sadly. "Earlier today I got a call that three Rogues were robbing the museum," He told them, walking over to the computer terminal, "The rest… is on this tape."

He passed Robin the security tape, which he wasted no time putting in.

Before the tape started playing the right time Flash stopped it.

"Didn't you want us to see this?" Robin asked, sounding annoyed.

"I do," He told him, "But I think it is only fair I give you a bit of a warning before you see this."

Roy stalked over to him. "Did Wally get hurt?" He growled.

"Not physically," The Flash sighed.

Everyone went quiet at this.

"What's this warning you have for us?" Artemis broke the silence.

The Flash sighed. "A week ago… when Wally first woke up. We got into a huge fight about my decision to pull him off the team," He admitted. "In the middle of our fight I got a phone call, and left. When I came back his door was locked and he refused to answer me. I thought that he was just angry so I left him alone. But in the morning when I tried to talk to him again he still wouldn't answer me. I got worried, so I vibrated my molecules through his door and discovered that he wasn't in it."

"He was kidnapped?" Robin exclaimed.

The Flash shook his head. "Not originally," He told them, "That happened some time after he ran away."

"How do you know?" Artemis asked him, trying not to sound panicked.

"I know because I found a note on his bed in his handwriting," The Flash answered her, "And his room didn't show any sign of a struggle."

"Who took him?" Roy growled, the way he was holding his bow suggested that he intended to beat up whoever had his friend to get him back.

"This is where it's easier to just watch the tape," The Flash sighed as he pressed play.

The screen flickered back to life, showing a museum room with various exhibits, including a collection of gems. Suddenly a bunch of the guards raced out of the room.

"Where are they going?" Miss Martian asked.

"Outside, the Rogue known as the Pied Piper is making a distraction for his teammates," The Flash answered her, straining his voice as he said 'teammates'.

The feed continued and soon revealed a brightly dressed boy running in, soon jumping on and around the remaining guards.

"That's Trickster," Robin informed the others, "Don't be fooled by his clown-like persona, he's dangerous."

"How is this supposed to help us find Wally?" Conner asked, annoyed by all the delaying.

"Wait for it," The Flash told him sadly.

Everyone was confused by his tone, but decided to ignore him.

Suddenly, to their absolute horror, a black and orange blur zoomed in. The figure and the Trickster exchanged waves before continuing their own missions. Trickster went back to 'playing' with the guards, while the figure zoomed over to the gems case.

No one could take his or her eyes off the black and orange speedster.

They'd recognize that red hair anywhere…

"Wally?" Roy muttered in disbelief.

"It gets worse," The Flash muttered back.

A few seconds later the Flash flashed in and grabbed the Trickster, only to drop him when he turned and noticed Wally. Everyone watched in horror as the scene unfolded before them.

For a moment, there was silence.

The Flash then appeared in front of Wally. "Kid Flash?" He asked him, his face filled with horror. "Is –is that you?"

Wally stayed silent for a moment, looking shocked by his mentor's appearance, but when he did speak it sounded like he had been trained to speak these words. "Don't call me by that stupid side kick name," Wally hissed at him half-heartedly, "My name's Blitz now."

The Flash looked taken aback by the words, but he recovered just as quickly. "What have they done to you?" He asked Wally worriedly, "Did they brainwash you?"

Wally rolled his eyes at him. "No, idiot," He spat at him. "I switched sides on my own."

The Flash's eyes widened in horror before narrowing. "I don't believe that," He told Wally, "I don't believe that for a second. There is no way you would ever betray me."

"Well then I guess you're just stupid then," Wally told him looking around nervously.

"Leave Baby Blitz alone!" Trickster snapped at the Flash as he ran over to stand beside Wally.

The Flash ignored him, keeping his attention on Wally. "This isn't funny Kid Flash," He told him, frowning at his attire.

"Then it's a good thing I'm not joking then, isn't it?" Wally told him smugly.

The flash grabbed Wally's arm. "You're coming with me," He told him as he began to drag him away from the danger.

Wally glared at him and pulled out of his grip. "I'm not going anywhere with you!" he snapped at him.

A look of horror filled the Flash's face as he looked down at Wally.

Wally didn't give the Flash a time to respond. "Who would even want to stay with you?" He asked him viciously. "All you ever did was boss me around and control me! I'm not some stupid sidekick! I'm sick and tired of you running my life!"

The Flash took a step back at the vicious tone in Wally's voice. "They really have brainwashed you," he said just above a whisper.

"Keep dreaming!" Wally hissed at him as he zoomed over to Trickster.

Suddenly the two of them nodded at each other, as though they had just received a secret code.

Wally turned to face the Flash one last time. "Wish we could stay and fight!" he hissed at him. "But it's time to go! The Pied Piper's playing our tune!"

Before the Flash had a chance to respond, Wally grabbed Trickster and speeded the two of them out of there.

Robin stopped the video. "This can't be happening…" He muttered. "How could Wally betray us?"

"Don't blame Wally," The Flash told him, "I wasn't being naïve when I declared he was being brainwashed."

"Of course," Roy stated, "The Pied Piper specializes in hypnotism and brainwashing. They must have found a way to do a more permanent form of control."

The Flash nodded in agreement. "My thoughts exactly," He said.

"So how do we get Wally back?" Artemis asked him.

"If Wally is being controlled I should be able to go in his mind and correct it," Miss Martian offered, "But we have to capture him first."

"He won't come quietly," The Flash told her. "He's completely under the Rogues control."

"For how long, though?" Roy asked him. "This level of hypnotic control would take a long time to sink in too far. Wally has a strong will. I refuse to believe that they just snapped their fingers and he fell into their hands."

The Flash shook his head. "I had contact with Wally the day after he left," He admitted, "I heard the Pied Piper trying to impose his will on him. And I heard Wally trying to fight back."

"Why didn't you help him?" Artemis growled at him.

"I tried!" He told her, "But I only had contact with him on a cell phone."

"Care to explain this one?" Roy asked him.

With a sigh the Flash quickly explained how he had called his work friend to ask for his help finding Wally (AKA he was freaking out) and had been forced to listen as his nephew was being brainwashed.

"So their gimmick is pretending to care about him?" Roy asked, "All the while forcing it into his mind that you're a jerk and were 'abusing' him."

"Well you have to hand it to them, they certainly aren't subtle with their attempts," Robin tried to joke.

No one laughed.

Robin gulped. "Ok, back to the matter at hand," He said, "How do we get Wally back?"

"First we should tell the league what has happened," Aqualad told the others.

"No!" The Flash objected.

"But weren't you originally looking for Batman and the others?" Robin asked, confused.

"I wanted to make sure they weren't here," Flash corrected. "If they find out about this, they wont trust Wally anymore. They may even give him a criminal record."

"Is that why you stole the tape?" Roy asked him.

The Flash nodded. "You're our covert team," He reminded them, "And I need you to covertly help me rescue Wally."

"Fine," Aqualad agreed, "But on one condition."

"Anything," The Flash promised.

"When we get him back," Aqualad told him, "You have to let him back on the team."

The Flash hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Alright," He agreed, "If it gets Wally back I'm willing to do anything."

They shook on it.

"I'm going to gather information on the strengths and weaknesses of the Rogues," Robin told the others as he pulled out some files.

"And I'm going to go sharpen my pointy arrows," Roy told them before stalking away.

"Thank you," The Flash thanked them.

"You can thank us when Wally's back here, safe, where he belongs," Aqualad told them.

"So how is this going to work?" Miss Martian asked the others. "How are we going to find their hideout?"

"We'll wait for them to strike again," The Flash suggested. "Then you'll follow them to their base."

"I'm guessing that's all you have so far," Robin muttered.

"Unfortunately, yes," The Flash admitted. "But at the moment it's a start."

"We'll get Wally back," Aqualad promised him. "I just hope he isn't too far in their control."

They all did.

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Mist: So… everyone happy now?

Whistle: They have been requesting this for quite some time.

Mist: I even made it extra long for everyone

Whistle: That you did.

Mist: Ok, so everyone. What do you think of the teams reaction? Also. How far in control do YOU think Wally is? Yes I am asking you all a question.

Whistle: She's hyper right now.

Both: Please review! Bye!