THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FOR THIS STORY. I AM SORRY THAT IT HAS TAKEN ME SO LONG TO GET THIS CHAPTER UP. LIFE REALLY GOT IN THE WAY AND I HAD WRITER'S BLOCK LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE
ALSO I AM SORRY THAT THIS CHAPTER DOES NOT MATCH WHAT I SAID WOULD HAPPEN IN THE LAST CHAPTER. I WRITE WHAT COMES TO MIND JUST THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.
Chapter 1
Eight years had passed since the birth of Ant-Man's and Wasp's daughter who looked very much like her mother but had the intelligence and love of science like her father.
It wasn't unusual for Hank Pym to bring his daughter with him to work at the University. Hank had done that since Mehira was old enough to walk. The students in the classes that Hank taught loved Mehira. They were amazed at how smart a 3 year old was but considering who her father was, it was no surprise that Dr. Pym's daughter would as smart as him.
The Avengers were amazed at how smart their colleague's daughter was. Hawkeye was amazed at how fast his goddaughter learned the how to shoot a bow and arrow. Mehira still needed some more practice but she was showing signs of being a great archer.
Tony Stark, when he was babysitting his goddaughter (Hawkeye and Black Widow got custody of Mehira should anything happen to her parents) found out that Mehira was just as smart as her father when it came to chemicals and molecules.
When Tony was watching Mehira when she was around 8 years old, the young child had gotten doused by accident with chemicals that burned her very badly. It was a miracle that Mehira hadn't been killed although Hank was about to forgo his non violent ways and beat his teammate within a inch of his life for what had happened to his daughter.
Mehira had spent weeks in the SHIELD Headquarters's hospital recovering from her injuries. It was found out that later when she told her parents what had happened was that she had left Uncle Tony's side and went into another room that was off to the side. It was in the room where she had caused that chemicals to spill on her and burn her. It wasn't Tony's fault that she had gotten doused with chemicals but hers.
Needless to say, Mehira was grounded for a long time. She could go anywhere without someone with her and she had to ask permission to leave the room. The punishment lasted for over 3 months but Mehira had learned her lesson on obeying what the adults tell you to do.
But Mehira did not get away from her ordeal scott free. The Avengers began to notice that Mehira seemed to be moving faster and walking faster a few months after her chemical accident. Hank decided to do a blood test on his daughter to find out what was wrong with her. The Biochemist was shocked when he found out what was wrong with his daughter. His daughter seemed to have gained speed powers since she was doused with the chemicals that burned her.
Tony did more research into just what were the chemicals his goddaughter had been doused in, only to find that they were almost the same as the ones that gave Flash of The Justice League his powers.
The Avengers may not have liked The Justice League but they did like Flash who was one of the more down to Earth members of the League. Flash didn't care which superhero team you were on. To him you were a hero and heroes stick together.
The Avengers contacted Flash about what to do with a 8 year old Speedster. Besides laughing up a storm at hearing what Mehira had done to the fridge and its contents. Flash agreed to meet Mehira as long as her parents were also there.
Several days after Flash and the Pyms talked, they agreed to meet at the college where Hank worked. It was the weekend so there were no classes nor students. So they had the room to talk and keep the lookie loos away.
Flash was waiting where he was told to be waiting in his civvies with a pair of shades over his eyes. While he knew that he could trust the Pyms as they were the first to reveal their Identities to him, Flash couldn't completely trust the two shrinking members of the Avengers and they were fine with that.
Flash was leaning against a wall when he felt a hand touch his shoulder. Quickly turning around the speedster came face to face with a young red haired woman that reminded Flash of his wife with the red hair and blue eyes. Flash knew right away that this was Wasp in her civvies.
"I'm sorry for being late." The woman told the speedster with with a smile.
Flash gave a smile to the red haired woman. "That's okay. I wasn't waiting long." Flash replied.
"Come on, my husband and daughter are in his lab waiting for you." Janet replied with a smile of her own.
The two heroes from different teams headed into the College to meet with Hank and Mehira Pym. Flash could have easily picked up Wasp but he didn't. It took a few minutes to get to the lab where Hank and Mehira were waiting.
"I should warn you, Mehira was hyper before her accident but now she's in a few words off the wall." Janet told the speedster in a monotone voice. It was true that since Mehira's accident, she had been unable to sit still for long periods of time and her brain processed information much faster than before.
Flash nodded his head at what was just said. He knew from experience that when someone gains speed powers and they are not used to them, then you would look like you had ADHD which was not the case.
"Okay, are you ready?" The civvies dressed Wasp asked. She knew that Mehira was always well behaved in front of strangers but that was before the accident.
Flash nodded his head as he watched Wasp open the door to the lab. The speedster wasn't surprised when he saw an light brown haired man in his mid thirties with a red haired 8 year old hanging from one of the chairs upside down.
"I told you." Wasp replied as she went over to talk with her daughter.
"Don't worry about it. Let her be a kid. She's not hurting anything." Flash said as he watched the 8 year old still hang from the chair while her father worked on something on the table. The child wasn't misbehaving or causing a ruckus, she was just being a 8 year old child.
Wasp looked at the civilian Flash with a slight smile. She could finally see why kids seemed to like the speedster. He wasn't judgmental nor was he jumping to conclusions on people.
"Mom, You're back." Mehira did a somersault of the chair and headed to her mother to welcome her home.
Flash got his first look at the little girl's powers. She was fast! Way faster than she should be even with speed powers. But than again she was the daughter of an genius of Biochemistry. So it was possible that some of the chemicals that were spilled on her could have made her faster than him.
Flash was brought out of his thoughts when he felt something tug on his pant leg. The blond looked down to see Mehira looking at his with a curious look in her eye.
"Are you the Flash?" Mehira asked with a curious tone to her voice. She had never met any other heroes other than those that worked for SHIELD. So this was a new experience for her.
Flash smiled at the young child. "Yes I am. Your parents called me to have help you control your speed which if not controlled properly could dangerous to you and those around you." Flash told the girl who looked like she was in a candy shop.
"Really?! Cool!" Mehira exclaimed loudly and began to run around the lab.
"Mehira Mary Pym! You stop that running this instant! We have a guest!" Wasp yelled at her daughter but not in a scolding way but more of a warning tone in her voice.
"Sorry Mommy." Mehira replied looking guilty.
"It's okay, but just remember how to act when we have a guest." Wasp told her daughter as she petted Mehira's head.
"So what do you say we get something to eat as I know that you must be starving as I know that I am." Flash asked Mehira who nodded her head.
"I've had SHIELD bring us some food here for us." Hank said as he looked at his daughter who was hanging off of Flash. Mehira always seemed to like Flash when she was watching the news. To the Biochemist, Flash was one of the more down to Earth members of the Justice League. Flash always seemed to be chatting with the people and would occasionally talk with a member of SHIELD if they were in the neighborhood. Fury even liked Flash for some reason.
"Thank you, I'm starving and I have a feeling that your daughter is hungry as well." Flash told Hank as he walked over to the table that held the food. Flash actually minded his manners since he was a guest and felt that he needed to make a good impression on the little girl who seemed to idolize him next to her parents.
An hour later,
Flash had his tummy full and was ready to teach Mehira how to control her powers. He started with the basics as he didn't want to get the 8 years to excited to the point that she started to vibrate which could be a problem for someone so young.
Flash began to teach Mehira what to do when you were going to fast and how to stop. Mehira seemed to understand that part but Flash noticed something different about the little girl's speed powers. She was faster than she should be and was able to stop on a dime so to speak. Flash couldn't do what she was doing when he first got his speed powers but then again he was an adult in his early 20s when he received his powers. Perhaps with what was going on with Mehira's power was that since she was still just a child, her powers would grow with her.
A couple of hours later.
Mehira was sleeping in one of her father's chairs. Flash knew that he would need to talk to the young girl's parents about her powers. The speedster knew that it wasn't going to go well considering the fact that Mehira's parents wanted her to be a normal little girl.
"What did you need to talk to us about?" Wasp asked as she put some drinks down on the table before sitting down herself.
"I can tell you right now that Mehira is in no danger but since I was fully matured when I got my powers , I really can't say what will happen when she gets older. But I want you to be able to count on me and another hero who was a member of the Justice Society of America that I know you can trust as he helped me with my powers when I first got them. He could be like a grandfather to Mehira as he is old enough to be one." Flash told the two parents.
"Who would that be?" Hank asked as he played the protective father figure. He didn't want his daughter to be hanging around so many heroes that he didn't know.
"He's the first Flash. He's a lot like me in some ways. But he would never do anything to hurt a child even though he never could have any." Flash explained.
Flash excused himself as he let the two parents talk over what they wanted to do. Flash knew that he needed to call his wife and tell her that he would be late in getting home.
Once he got off the phone with his wife who didn't yell at him much, Flash decided to check up on Mehira who he found was sleeping upside down in the chair. The speedster could understand where The Pyms were coming from. They faced danger and evil every time they became Ant-man and Wasp. They didn't want their daughter to face the same evil as them but Flash had seen how much the little girl had idolized her parents and the speedster knew just how much the little girl wanted to be just like her parents.
Flash turned around as he saw heard the door open thinking he would find the Pyms but instead he saw a blond hair man and red haired woman looking at him as if he was an intruder.
"Who are you and what are doing here?" The Woman asked with a growl as she raised her gun towards the man that was near her goddaughter.
"This is not what it looks like. I was invited here by the Pyms to help with their daughter." Flash replied. He had a feeling that the two people in front of him were Hawkeye and The Black Widow of SHIELD.
"Why would they call you?" The man that Flash assumed was Hawkeye asked as he narrowed his eyes at him.
"Because moron, this is the Flash of Central City. We asked him to come and help Mehira with her new found speed." Wasp's voice was heard from behind them.
10 minutes later,
Everything had been taken care of and Flash was in no danger of getting shot by an arrow or a bullet.
"You should have run this by SHIELD first." Black Widow pointed out.
"Widow, with all do respect, my daughter may be under the protection of SHIELD but she, unlike us is NOT a SHIELD member. Also she is our daughter and know what is safe for her. Flash is one of the few members of the Justice League that SHIELD puts up with do to him not acting all high and mighty like Superman does. We don't even know who he is under the mask and we want to keep it that way." Hank told his teammates. "We are doing this for Mehira's safety. No one on the Avengers has superspeed. Flash was the only choice and Mehira seems to like him and surprising Wasp and I like him. So he will be welcome at my home anytime and if SHIELD had a problem with that. They can just kiss my Ass" Hank told his teammates who he knew were shocked that he had swore in the manner that he did.
"The one question I would like to know is how were you able to control her speed when she first got it if you lived in a tiny area which I know due to a paranoid member of the League who knows about the SHIELD base being a flying fortress." Flash spoke up from his spot near Mehira who was still out like a light in the chair.
"Thor would take her to Asgard where the Asgardians are fond of her. Sif and The Warriors Three were assigned to watch her and they lost her her do to her having speed powers. Luckily, Queen Freya found Mehira who was talking with the Frost Giant Ambassador who for some reason was getting along with my daughter." Wasp told the speedster. "We hope and plan to keep Mehira out of the public for a while do to what we face on a almost daily basis."
"I know the feeling. I don't have any kids but I am married and my wife likes to rush into danger to get a story. That makes me so mad at times as I worry about her but there is nothing that I can do to stop her from doing what she does." Flash told the insect themed Avengers. He could see the love that Ant-man and Wasp had for their daughter and how they wanted to keep her out of danger. But Flash knew that wouldn't last long as the speedster had seen the determination in the 8 year old's eyes. She really wanted to be a hero like her parents.
"I have an idea that I would like to run by you. The villain gallery in Central City isn't like what you think. They call themselves The Rogues for a reason. They don't kill, hurt woman or children and have been known to help out the police and fire department from time to time. I also know that this is not something that you would want to here but I've seen the look in Mehira's eyes. She's not going to stay hidden away for long. She going to want to be a hero like her parents. My idea is this. I could pass her off as my protegee. I would train her on how to control her powers in public. She would need to do patrol at least once a week and I know for a fact that The Rogues won't hurt her." Flash told the Avengers in front of him.
"Can you be sure that the Rogues won't hurt Mehira?" Hank asked.
Flash smiled at the Biochemist. Flash knew that he was just concerned for his daughter. "Yes, I can be sure that The Rogues won't hurt Mehira. Although Trickster and Pied Piper who are around Mehira's age were taken in by The Rogues last year would hug her to death. But that's the worst of any physical touching that she would receive. Mehira may not be related to me by blood but I do want you to know that speedster do take care of their own no matter who they are. Mehira would be taken care of and welcomed anytime in my house and I know that the First Flash would welcome her as well. He did me and I'm not related to him at all. But really the choice is up to you. I am not going to tell you what you should do with your daughter but I just want you to know that you can count on me to help you. Here's the first sign that you can trust me." Flash said as he took off his shades to reveal his Blue eyes and face. "My name is Barry Allen and I work as a CSI for the Central City Police Department which I know doesn't sit well with you Ant-man being that you are a pacifist but like I said I would never do anything to put your daughter in danger. You have my word as a founder of the Justice League."
Hank's jaw hit the floor. He never would have thought that the Justice League member that he liked would reveal who he was under the mask to members of the Avengers. And it seemed that Flash's civilian identity was in to science like him.
"Let me talk with my wife and I will get back to you in a few days. This is a hard choice for us to make." Hank told Barry who had put his shades back on.
"No problem. Here's the number you can reach me at when you make the choice. Just so you know I plan on passing her off as a distant relative of my wife since they both have red hair if someone should ask who Mehira is." Flash replied as he headed to the door to leave but not before he gave Hank a piece of paper with a number on it. "Just a word of advice. Keep a lot of energy bars on hand as Mehira will need to eat more than she normally should. When she says that she is hungry, get her something to eat."
"So what are you two going to do?" Hawkeye asked as he knew it would be a hard choice for his friends to have their daughter be in the care of someone else that wasn't a member of SHIELD or the Avengers. But the archer could tell that Flash had a good heart as was willing to work with them concerning Mehira.
"I really don't want to asked Flash for his help but he did tell us who he was under the mask. That proves how much he is willing to help with Mehira with her powers. She needs to have the training and Flash is one of the few Justice League members that I will trust with her. Plus, Mehira seems to like Flash. She always did even before she got her powers." Hank told his teammates.
"I can tell that Flash will not do anything to hurt Mehira. He just has that feeling." Black Widow told her friends. It was true that she didn't sense anything evil or bad about the older speedster. He screamed friendly. Even SHIELD didn't consider him a threat.
"So it's agreed that Mehira will go under the training with Flash as soon as possible. Hank or I will be in the vicinity just in case something should happen." Janet replied.
"I'll have Fury do a background check on Flash and his wife but something tells me that if someone is willing to reveal his civilian Identity than he and his wife can't be that bad." Black Widow told the Pyms.
Next chapter: Mehira begins her training with Flash and meets Robin.
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