Beta'd by: PerseusSlayerofMedusa
Chapter 4:
Wally almost fell back.
"Your…your not flash!" He exclaimed. Flash or whoever it was, grinned weakly. He straightened and looked down at his wrist, which was at a loss for a watch. "OH! Well, look at the time! I better get going!" He smiled weakly again and dashed away.
Kid blinked and shook his head, running after the imposter.
"Zatanna, come on!" Artemis yelled, cocking an arrow and running after the Flash. Of course, the Flash was…fast. Duh. So they had to get him before he got to the Zeta-beams. But the man had run in the opposite direction of them, so it shouldn't be a problem catching him.
Nightwing stood there frozen before he face-palmed and took out a few birdarangs. They had seen Wally's face so he mines-well help catch him. Or tell him to stop. Or blackmail him into stopping. Or attacking him and pinning him to the ground. Whichever chance came first.
Zatanna gave him an apologetic look and ran after the team.
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Barry was going to go and visit the kids.
See how they were doing. Talk with them. Maybe even help 'em train a bit.
That is, until he ran into someone wearing a Flash costume. Both men fell to the ground from the impact.
Wait, that looked way to good to be a store-bought costume. "You should watch where your-" Barry Allen was cut off when he saw the man. His cowl was on so the face was hidden but something was off. Barry was up in an instant and in a fighting stance.
"Who are you?" He growled. The kids ran up behind the Flash imposter with their weapons or, in Connor's and Zatanna's case, hands. Kaldur had his water bearers out and in a defensive position. Once he saw the Flash- Barry Allen -he straightened and put his hand up to stop the team.
Barry would deal with this.
The Flash, or whoever he was, was still on the ground, scowling and grinning slightly.
"Uh, hey! Look, I was just making my way out-"
"Forget it Flash. Mines-well tell them," Nightwing said, coming up behind the kids. Barry's eyes widened behind his cowl as he realized just was in that Flash suit. Nightwing knew him. Nightwing had been Robin. So…this must be…
Flash- Wally Flash -looked up at Nightwing. "Really? I don't know. Don't give me that look. Fine," he said, looking away from the 'bat-glare' given by the man.
"Wait," Robin said, stepping toward Nightwing. "You know him?"
Nightwing nodded. "Oh yeah, we're actually good friends! Isn't that right Wally?"
Miss Martian, who had figured it out, stared down at the man- now dubbed Wally -on the floor. "Your from the future too. Your Wally," she said, and pointed at him. Then, much to his surprise, she walked over and helped him up.
"Yeah, I'm from the future," He spun around on Nightwing. "Whatever happened to 'We must tell Batman and no one else!' I thought we were trying to be discreet!" He exclaimed. Artemis and the rest of the team stared at them. Barry watched his nephew with thoughtful eyes.
"Uh, I never said 'We must tell Batman and no on else!' Actually I said-"
"Nightwing." Older Wally warned.
Nightwing put his hands up in defense but he was grinning. "Sorry, sorry. I just said we have to tell Batman and not the team. Honestly Wally, get with the program. Look, we have a bit of a problem," He rubbed the back of his neck.
Older Wally scowled.
"Yeah, my girlfriend is going to be so mad."
Barry looked impressed. "You have a girlfriend? Oh, do tell!" Barry said as he slung his arm around the younger mans shoulders. Artemis blinked and stared at older Wally wide eyed. He had a girlfriend?
"Yeah, Jinx. And she is going to be mad. Now, if we can get Nightwing and I back to our time, stop Warp speed, save the world and have coffee that'd be great," Older Wally said. Barry frowned. "Save the world? Warp Speed? Isn't that the guy that sent Nightwing here involuntarily?" He asked.
Both men nodded.
"Yeah, he was out attempting-"
"Shut up."
"Whatever. Anyway, he was stopping a robbery in Bludhaven. When, Warp showed up, right?" Older Wally looked over at Nightwing, who nodded. "Yeah, so anyway. Warp showed up. Fight. Still fighting and then-
"BOOM! Nightwing is in the past and then he tries to contact me through Zatanna and then-
BOOM! I'm here after a failed attempt to get rid of the connection and then-"
"Okay Baywatch, pace yourself," Artemis muttered under her breath but she new that older Wally could hear her. He shot her a look but was quiet.
"So, we need Batman and a way to get back," Nightwing said, breaking a silence that had fallen over the team and Barry.
"Alright, lets take this to the living room, it should be easier," Barry said.
"Wait," Kid Flash said. "If your me…then who's Nightwing?" He looked between the two older men. They shared a glance and seemed to be having a silent conversation. "Not important right now-"
"I think it's important!" He argued, getting up in Nightwing's face. Nightwing shot a look toward Flash and older Wally. "No. Living room. Now."
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Jinx screamed in anger as she shot pink bolt after pink bolt at Warp Speed.
"Where is my boyfriend!" She shrieked.
Warp Speed cackled and threw back the back flap of his black trench coat. The mans top hat was situated on top of his head and he grabbed it and lifted it into the air as he dodged another pink blast. His cane had a clock on top of it. The hands of the clock spun rapidly and he shot a swirled beam toward the pink haired girl.
Jinx nimbly dodged it and landed kneeled. She growled.
"Starfire…where are you?" She mumbled, dodging another blast of energy.
Warp Speed cackled and he removed the spectacles from his eyes. "Oh, waiting for your friend?" He laughed and threw his head his back. Jinx scowled and narrowed her cat-like eyes. "Oh, she's a bit preoccupied at the moment and can't make it to your appointment. Would you like to reschedule?" He cackled again.
Jinx shook her head and hoped Starfire was okay.
Suddenly a neon green beam shot the nicely dressed man. Warp speed was shot back and hit against a box of crates. The warehouse they were fighting shook with the force the man had been thrown back in. Jinx looked up in surprise to see Starfire floating there; her eyes radiating green energy.
"I would not like to reschedule," She growled and shot another beam at him.
Warp speed was blown back.
Jinx grinned. "Oh yeah. I'm feeling boss," She growled and shot on more beam.
One last beam to take. Him. Out.
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The team and older Wally and Barry watched as Nightwing paced, stroking his chin. "Alright. We need to contact Jinx and Starfire somehow. If we can get them to get Future Zatanna and then get Raven. They could make a temporary portal to get us back and deal with Warp Speed-"
Suddenly a bright light appeared and a girl was standing there. Her form flickered, stating that it was only a message.
"Jinx!" Older Wally yelled. The girl, Jinx, blinked. "Flash? Wally? Is that you? Is this even working?" She looked around, inspecting the room.
"Oh, hey Nightwing," she said cheerfully.
Nightwing grinned, "Hey Jinx."
"Wait," Older Wally said. "How are you sending the message? Is Zatanna of Raven there?" He asked. Jinx grinned. "Nope! With this baby!" He pulled her hand over so the team, Nightwing, Older Wally and Barry could see it. It was Warp Speed's staff with the clock on top. "How-" Nightwing began but Jinx laughed.
"Starfire and I- Say 'hi' Star!"
A girl with red hair and green eyes popped up behind Jinx. "Hello! Nightwing!" She squealed and smiled in his direction. "Hey Star." He replied. She grinned and then moved from the screen.
"Well, anyway, Star and I totally kicked some bad guy butt! So, we have the staff and were able to set up a type of messaging connection. Did you know that each number sets up a different connection? Number 2 is for MacDonald's!" Jinx grinned and spun the staff in her hands.
"That's awesome and we'll use that when we get back. But you need to set up a connection to get us back." Older Wally said. Jinx rolled her eyes. "Kaykay. I can do that just wait. Starfire?" Jinx looked off of the hologram video arena, as if looking off a camera's viewpoint so you would be of screen.
"Yes?"
"Wake Warp Stupid up. I need to know which number can open a time portal," Jinx grinned when she got a positive response. "Of course!"
"Cool beans," She turned back toward the team. "This might take a while- GET UP YOU IDIOT! YOU NEED TO GIVE US INFORMATION!" Jinx suddenly yelled turning away.
"What is going on?"
And they turned to see Batman standing there.
(I was going to end it there.)
Nightwing and rubbed the back of his neck. "Uh, hey Batman!" He laughed weakly. "Look who decided to join us! Future Wally and a visit from his girlfriend Jinx and-"
"Quiet," The Dark Knight growled. "How did he get here and Flash, why did you not inform me of this?"
"Caught up in the moment?" Was the weak response.
Batman's eyes narrowed and he turned toward Jinx who was frozen.
"Who are you?"
"Jinx, girlfriend of Flash. Wally West Flash not that Flash," She pointed toward Barry Allen Flash and grinned weakly. Batman nodded. "Do you have a way to get them back?" he asked. Jinx nodded and showed him the staff. "We can create a temporary portal that will be stable enough for use more than once. If Warp Idiot can GET HIS HEAD OUT OF HIS BUTT AND GET UP!" She had promptly spun around and began yelling until Starfire appeared and told her to calm down. "Friend Jinx! Please, calm down! I will-" She froze as if staring at something.
"Robin?" She asked, staring at the thirteen year old as if she hadn't noticed him before. Nightwing mentally face palmed.
Robin blinked. "Do I know you?"
She turned toward Nightwing and it was evident that she was slightly confused and angry. Nightwing smiled. "Oh yeah. You see Star. That's me-"
"What?"
"-when I'm thirteen and we just have to get back so before they ask questions please proceed and help Warp Speed get his head out of his butt and get up, that's be great."
"We shall talk about this later," She said. Nightwing sighed and nodded. Starfire disappeared from the screen.
Robin walked forward and stared at Nightwing. "You…you're me. Really?"
Nightwing nodded. "Yeah, sorry I didn't tell. Didn't want to mess with the time screen." He spun around and slipped off his domino mask and slid on sunglasses. Older Wally shrugged and took of the cowl.
"I graciously present to you Wally West." He grinned, spreading his arms out. Artemis rolled her eyes. Kaldur, Connor were, however, staring at Nightwing. Zatanna stared at Older Wally and shook her head.
"Your tall." Connor finally said to Nightwing.
Nightwing scowled. "Seriously, is that all that comes to mind? Really?"
"Yes."
Nightwing scowled but shook his head. Then, suddenly, Jinx's form flickered. "Gu-guys!" And then she disappeared and the laugh of Warp Speed hung in the air.