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Irey had been back at work for almost a week now. She was still trying to get back into the swing of things and make up for lost time. Damian and Milagro refused to let her patrol for another day or two so Irey could take more time to fully recover no matter how much the speedster insisted she was fine.

During the week she spent in the hospital after she woke up Irey bounced back faster than they expected. Within a day of regaining consciousness the speedster was already up and about. She talked with Damian and Milagro on the most part. It was purely coincidence that the lantern returned from Oa right before the incident. Either way Irey was glad her friend was back. The speedster talked to her mother a couple of times, but she avoided her father completely. She didn't want to talk to him. She couldn't talk to him.

When the doctor told her that she could finally go home Irey could not have left the med wing faster. She hated hospitals. They brought back to many painful memories of her Great Aunt Iris. During her sophomore year of high school Central City General was like a second home until her aunt tragically lost the battle to cancer. After that Irey avoided hospitals as much as possible.

When she got home Irey tried to dive back into work right away. The speedster even almost got away with patrolling Keystone but unfortunately Robin and GL caught her and sent her home after a lecturing her on how she should be resting. The only thing that stopped her from going back out was the fact that they threatened to tell her mother. Irey cringed at the thought of her mother hunting her down after finding that she tried to fight crime against doctor's orders.

Sitting around doing nothing drove Irey absolutely mad. She had to do something. So, after much deliberation, the speedster decided to go back to work early. After all the doctors never said anything about her day job.

Her first few days back were filled with catching up on paperwork and transferring her office up to the experimental physics department. Irey still had no clue why they wanted her there. All she knew was that someone at the top of the food chain recommended her for the position.

Today was supposed to be the day that Irey was going to be introduced to the project. Unfortunately the speedster did not have the best morning. First she missed her alarm clock, and then she missed the bus so instead she had to run to work. Overall most of her coworkers and superiors were very forgiving of her constant tardiness especially recently due to her 'car accident', but every so often her boss would lose his patience with her.

Irey tried to slip into her office without getting caught, sadly today was just not her day.

"Where's West?" Mr. Everett barked from down the hallway.

"Yes sir?" Irey popped her head out of her office.

"Where have you been? You should have been here an hour ago!" he reprimanded.

"I'm sorry sir, it won't happen again." She apologized.

"Don't make promises you can keep Iris." He warned her.

"Sorry sir. I'll try my best to get here earlier." She said. Bob Everett grunted in reply and handed her a thick file.

"Walk with me." He ordered. Irey complied and walked beside him as he made his way to the lab.

Overcome with curiosity Irey took a peek at the file and was absolutely shocked with what she found. She was not expecting to see the words 'Cosmic Treadmill' printed out in bold on the first page. It was the first she'd even heard of the contraption in over a decade. Irey did her best to hide her surprise and anger. The speedster had no idea how Star Labs got ahold of the blueprints in the first place, but she now had a sinking suspicion that the league had something to do with her recent promotion.

"Sir. Where are we going?" She asked. It seemed like they had been walking down the endless hallway for a while now.

"There's someone you need to meet." The large man replied gruffly.

"Who?"

"The joint supervisor for the project."

"Joint supervisor?" Irey inquired as they turned the final corner and came up to a locked door.

"Yes, this project is a collaboration between Wayne Tech and Star Labs." He answered as he unlocked the door.

Anger flashed through the speedster as she inwardly cursed Damian. 'Damn him and his meddling. He just couldn't help himself; he couldn't let me live my life on my own. He just had to intervene. Next time I see him why I outta…' she would've continued but she was interrupted by Mr. Everett as they entered the huge lab.

"West this is Mr. Tim Drake, the head of the project at Wayne Tech." Her boss introduced her.

Irey couldn't help but glare at the man as she came forward to shake his hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you again, Mr. Drake." She said in a forced tone. She sent him a withering look that said 'Thanks for not telling me.'

"It's nice to see you again Irey." He greeted her politely.

"Oh, so you two are already acquainted? That's good to know. Mr. Drake would you be kind enough to give West a tour of the lab and explain what we've done in her absence?"

"I'd be more then glad to." Tim agreed much to Irey's dismay. The speedster was simmering in anger, but she kept her cool.

"Good, I'll be in my office." Mr. Everett huffed as he headed out. Irey waited until he shut the door before she turned to Tim.

"Let's get this over with so I can get back to work." She hissed. The speedster would say more but she had to try to keep it professional.

"Understood." The man nodded.

"Just to let you know, I'm not happy about this. Not one bit. I should have been informed about this." She growled pointing to the file in her hand.

"It was a top secret project. You didn't have the clearance to know about it until now." He argued as they walked towards the machine.

"Clearance? I didn't have the clearance? I have more than enough clearance when it comes to this and you know it." Her voice dropped to a dead whisper, "How dare you try to rebuild the treadmill without my permission."

"Irey, you need to understand that this was out of my control. I'm just supervising the project. I didn't come up with it. I didn't know you were a part of it until today when you walked through the door." Tim replied.

"That is not the point I'm trying to get at. It's the fact you knew about the damn project and didn't even try to tell me. Does the league know?" she asked.

"Yes."

"Son of a bitch! This whole fucking time they didn't tell me!" She cursed. "I've seen enough of it right now, I know more than enough about the whole project. Next time you see Clark tell him next time the league builds a cosmic treadmill to make sure he has a speedster to run it. And tell Everett I'm taking the rest of the day off."

And with that she was out the door. The speedster felt so betrayed as she angrily dug through her pocket for her Flash ring. She was going to go up to the Watchtower and give them a piece of her mind. She would not stand for this. They still thought of her as some kid in a costume. Irey knew she had done more than enough to deserve the title of Flash, but to them she would always be the kid. Nothing angered her more than this. She barely got into her suit before she zeta-ed to the tower. As soon as she appeared through the tunnel she made her presence known.

"WHERE THE HELL IS THAT SON OF A BITCH SUPERMAN?" The livid Flash roared as she tore down the hall in search of Clark.

0o0o0o0

"This place looks almost exactly the same." Wally whispered as they pulled up to their house. The former Flash had finally been allowed to leave the watchtower.

"Not much has really changed Baywatch." Artemis smiled as she parked.

"It's good to be home." The redhead sighed.

"I agree." The archer sighed as she unlocked the front door. Wally stood in the entryway just to take it all in for a moment. Suddenly a thundering howl was heard from the second floor and a large rust colored labradoodle bounded down the stairs.

"Who's this?" The speedster asked as Artemis greeted her dog.

"Skippy, adopted him a few years ago from the shelter. He kept me company." She answered.

Wally tried to pet the dog but instead was met by a growl and teeth. "I don't think he likes me."

"He just has to get used to you." The archer assured her husband.

"Yeah, hopefully." Wally was pretty sure the dog was glaring at him.

"Let's go find your stuff in the attic, I kept most of it." Artemis suggested.

"Sounds like a plan, I'd rather wear my own clothes anyway." Wally smiled and followed Artemis up the stairs.

The couple spent the next hour or so sorting through all of the clothes until the phone rang.

"Hello?" Artemis answered. Wally listened in carefully.

"What happened?"

"Irey did what?"

"Is she ok?"

"Is Clark ok?"

"So you have it all under control?"

"Ok, that's good."

"Ok, thanks for letting me know Conner. I'll try to call her later when she calms down. Ok bye." Artemis put the phone down and sighed.

"What was that all about?" Wally asked.

"Well apparently Irey just found out that they were rebuilding the cosmic treadmill at work today and she wasn't happy about it."

"Wait what? Where does she work?" The father hated the fact he knew so little about his daughter anymore.

"Star Labs."

"Wow." Wally smiled proudly before getting back on task. "But shouldn't have she known if they were doing such a thing, I mean she is the Flash."

"That's what I thought, but apparently not. According to Conner she rushed in about an hour ago and confronted Clark about it." Artemis continued. Even though her daughter had her father's looks she had her mother's temper.

"She really did that?" The former flash was stunned that someone would do that to the head of the league.

"She does it all the time. She and Clark don't get along. It's probably the reason she wont join the league." Artemis answered.

"She's not in the league?" Wally was shocked at this.

"Nope, she wants nothing to do with the league. It's sad too. They really could use a speedster."

"Speaking of things our daughter wants nothing to do with, it's not hard to tell that she's avoiding me." The father sighed sadly. "Artemis, what do I do?"

"Give her time Wally. She needs to come to term with it all fist before you talk to her." The archer advised.

"How do you do it Artemis?" he whispered.

"How do I do what?" She asked.

"How do you bear seeing our children like this?" The speedster was at a loss.

"Everyday is a struggle, but somehow I make it through. We're going to get through this together." The archer welcomed her husband's embrace.

"I love you Artemis." He whispered into her ear.

"I love you too Wally, don't worry. We're going to figure this out some how." She assured him again.

Wally gave the portrait of his daughter on the wall a longing glance. "I hope so…"

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