Chapter 3

Artemis heard a loud THUDDDDD coming from the other side of the wall.

"Come on." Conner had already ran ahead, Robin jumping over him, and Artemis ran behind the two. Perfect way to spend a Friday night.

"Well, Wally. I think I have something to take back. You can vibrate through walls." Robin smirked. He and Conner took an arm and helped Wally off the ground.

"Ow-w-w-w-w-w-w-w." Wally's voice warbled. "My head hurts."

"Dude. You vibrated. Through a wall. And you aren't bleeding." Robin said, though it came out like a question that he needed confirmation with.

"Yeah. I think it did." He looked around. He was surrounded by pieces of charred wood, floating paper, glass and other debris. "Hurts so good." He mumbled, rubbing his head.

"You also destroyed the table. And the remote." Conner picked up the tiny remains of the cordless technology.

Artemis pinched the bridge of her nose and offered Wally a hand. He flinched for a second and then took her hand. Robin put his tiny body under Wally's armpit and the two of them help up the speedster.

"Thanks." He muttered. He pushed himself off of Robin and away from Artemis and started walking to the couch. Just as Artemis had started to quip: "Nice going Kid-" then Wally fell through the couch.

"HEY! ROBIN! NOT COOL! Putthecouchback!" Wally yelled, not angrily, but in his usually excited manor.

"Um…Wally." Conner piped up. "He didn't move the couch. It's still there. You went through the couch."

Wally stood up and walked out of it. "No way." He shook his hands in front of his body, vibrating ever so slightly.

"Is everything okay?" M'gann's voice drifted from her room. Artemis turned to the green skinned girl. She looked skinnier and somewhat frail. "I wasn't intruding, but I felt you- Wally- in my head." She trailed off. She looked at the situation. "Wally, you're shaking."

"M'gann, call Flash." Robin told her, keeping his voice steady, but not calm. Thankfully, she got the hint and floated out of the room.

"Wait. What?" Wally stuttered.

"Just- take a breath Wally. Artemis, can you keep an eye on him while I fill in Batman and Flash."

"Why Batman?" Conner asked.

"Cause Batman- he just- it's probably best that Batman knows." Robin looked and sounded uncomfortable. Artemis stifled a laugh. Batman just had to know everything. Because…he's Batman. He walked out of the room.

"Are you okay, Wally?" Conner asked. The boy was pale, looking around confusedly. He was standing in the middle of the living room.

"I just feel a little weird." Wally muttered. He sat down suddenly, hard on the ground.

"Wally?" Artemis asked loudly. "KALDUR! Get out here!"

Kaldur, it seemed, didn't waste a second of time a BAM of a door being kicked down and Kaldur kneeling next to Wally, Artemis and Conner. Conner laid Wally down on the floor gently.

"Con- Arte, Kaldur: I'm o- I'm decent." He smiled sheepishly, before letting off a series of small convulsions.

"Black Canary is coming." Robin ran back. "Oh crud."

Artemis took hold of Wally's wrist. "Wally, just try to keep calm, okay."

"Thanks. Only problem is, I AM CALM."

"Artemis, let go of W-" the warning came too late as a vibration, bigger and longer than the others moved through Artemis' arm through her body.

"NUHHHH-UHHH-UHHHH-UGHHHH!" Artemis screamed unintelligently, biting down on her lip.

Artemis and Wally hadn't noticed that her grip had moved into the form of hand holding. As a result, Wally and Artemis shook for two minutes straight while Conner tried to separate them without injuring the two humans to no avail.

"Artemis!" Wally yelled as she cried out, finally able to separate them.

She scootched back an inch. She felt okay, in fact she felt better than she had in a while, like the first time she drank coffee.

"Artemis, are you okay?" Kaldur asked slowly, kindly taking her arm.

"Yeah. I'm okay. Where's Canary?" She tried to sound non-chalant, but it came out quickly.

"Say that again?" Robin asked, eyebrow arched.

"I'm. Fine. Where's Black Canary?" She asked again.

"She's coming." M'gann answered, floating over. "Wally, you look much better."

It was true. Wally's colour had returned to his cheeks. His real smile had even returned. "I'm feeling whelmed." He snickered at Robin's expression.

"Dude. Not cool." Robin pursed his lips, biting back a smile. "Batman and Black Canary should be here soon. G.A. said he was coming too."

"Green Arrow?" Conner asked.

"He likes her." Artemis snickered. "He moons like a puppy every time I'm- I mean- she's over."

The rest of the team's eyes widened comically.

"What? What are you all staring at?" She asked defensively.

The speedster looked up at her. "I think I'm the only one who understood that, right?"

The others nodded.

"What are you saying? I'm talking at super-speed?" She scoffed.

Wally nodded and shuddered. "Ow."