"Thanks Wally, for listening to me." I replied.
"No need to thank me Jinxy, you could always repay me back with something..." He raised his eyebrows suggestively.
"Hey! Pig!" I comically said while playfully punching Wally on his arm.
"Kidding!" He chuckled.
"So is there anyone else you would like to speak about?" He asked.
"Well I did date Cyborg and he betrayed us to take down the H.I.V.E Academy." I answered.
"Wait, wait, wait. Hold the phone. You dated Cyborg?" Wally inquired.
"Yeah I did, but it wasn't serious. I was really pissed that he lied to me, but I understood why he did. It was for his team and he couldn't turn his back on them. He apologized when I switched sides and we're just friends now."
"Oh okay good. I was about to say. The next time I see Cyborg, it's going down between me and him." He stated.
"Wow Wally West, am I sensing jealousy?" I teased.
"Um... N-no..." Wally stuttered.
"You're cute Wally, but you have nothing to worry about. I love you remember?" I reassured him.
"I know, I wanted to see what your reaction was and I got it babe." Wally baited.
"Haha, you're hilarious." I answered ironically.
"Learned from the best." His eyes shifted towards me.
Thinking about what I just told Wally. It made me think about his life. Was it different as mines or did he go through the same way? Curiosity got the better of me and he said he didn't mind me asking the same questions as he did. So I went for it.
"Wally?" I called his name.
"Yea" He quickly answered.
"Would it be okay if I ask you about your life? Since we pretty much covered the significant aspects of mine." I asserted.
"Sure Jinxy, ask me anything." He implied.
"Anything?" I questioned.
"Anything." He reassured.
I took a moment to choose my questions wisely. I didn't want to get to the raunchy stuff first. Kinda ruins the fun.
"How was your life growing up." I asked.
"Well I haven't had the best life growing up. My mom and dad were always pressuring me to do better. Something that makes lot of money. Being happy and choosing my own career wasn't an option for me. My dream was to become the next Flash and my back up plan was to become a Physics Major. I always loved running. The adrenaline rush and energy boost. It was something I was good at. Before I had my powers, I was naturally fast. I always won races and no one had ever beaten me. My parents knew I had a knack towards something, but they thought it wouldn't be a good career choice. So they decided to lock me inside and make me study. I got good grades and I knew I was smart. My grades would be above ninety percent average, but I hated every minute of it. Deep down it was something I didn't want to keep doing."
"Damn Wally... I didn't know and here I thought you had everything you've wanted." I said.
"It wasn't even the worst part, if I ever mentioned about wanting to become the Flash or becoming a Physics Major. They would beat me until I stopped saying it or until I started telling them I wanted to become a doctor or some job career they deemed as successful. It was fucking insane." He added.
"I lived under my parents control until I was about 11. I couldn't take it anymore. I was really unhappy and if I kept living with my parents. Being just a kid, I think I would've lost my mind. So I moved out with my uncle Barry and my Aunt Iris. I told them what happened and they were appalled of why my parents treated me that way. My uncle and aunt confronted my mom and dad, they just flat out denied the accusations. But my Uncle and Aunt knew the truth anyway and asked if they would have the permission raise me instead. The most heartbreaking thing about that was, my parents didn't fight for me. They just gave me up to my Uncle and Aunt with a snap of their fingers. Although, I was happy move in with Uncle Barry and Aunt Iris. It sucks to know that I wasn't worth the fight to my parents."
"I mean it's great to have your Uncle and Aunt supporting you. Have you seen or spoken to your parents since then?" I asked him.
"No, I haven't. I completely cut them out of my life after that. I was really done dealing with the pain. I saw no point of contacting them really. I tried with my parents, but they never tried for me. It defeats the purpose. I'm happy where I'm at with my Uncle, The Flash and Aunt Iris." He stated.
"Wait? Your Uncle is The Flash!?" Shock consumed my face.
"Yeah, I was shocked too. My lifetime idol was actually my Uncle. Go figure." He replied.
"So then how did you get your powers? Did you naturally develop it?" I curiously asked.
"Well, let's say… It was sort of an accident?" Wally carefully inputted.
"Accident?" Jinx quizzically looked at Wally.
*November 21, 2000, 5:30 P.M*
I remember my Aunt Iris taking me back to Central City during the summer where she lived. She said my uncle knew The Flash. I got so excited as I was going to meet my favorite superhero.
"Aunt Iris!" Ten year old Wally excitedly screamed.
"Wally! How's my favorite nephew doing?" She greeted him.
"I'm doing good Aunt Iris and I'm only your favorite nephew because I'm an only child." Wally giggled.
"Don't be so modest Wally, you'll always be my favorite nephew only child or not." Iris reassured him.
"I really missed you Aunt Iris." Wally said while hugging his Aunt.
"I missed you too Wally." She gave him a tight hug.
A manly voice called my Aunt from the living room. I always instantly recognize that voice anywhere.
"Honey, I'm home!" His uncle Barry vocalized.
"Wally, there's Uncle Barry. Go say hi." Iris ordered.
"Uncle Barry!" Wally screamed.
"Hey there kiddo, how ya been?" Barry said while ruffling Wally's hair.
"I'm good." He said smiling.
"Uncle Barry, when are we going to meet your friend The Flash?" Wally innocently asked.
"Soon kiddo, after we have breakfast. We can't leave the house on an empty stomach." Barry answered.
"Well, we better start breakfast. The food is getting cold." Iris warned.
With my Aunt's warning, we quickly went to the kitchen and sat down at the dinner table. As soon as I sat down. I noticed my Aunt made my favorites. It didn't matter if it was morning, afternoon, or night time. She never fails to make my favorite meals.
"My favorites! Piles of everything. Toast, bacon, eggs, sausage, waffles, orange juice, and melting butter to smother everything on." Wally exclaimed as he began eating.
Barry chuckled,"Slow down Wally, you don't want to get a stomach ache this early in the day."
"Sawwy" Wally replied with his mouth full."
"Well would you look at the time, we've got to get going. Wally after you're done meet me outside. I'll start up the car." Barry told us.
"I'm done Uncle Barry." Wally exclaimed as he wiped his mouth with his sleeve.
After Uncle Barry and I finished breakfast, we gave a hug and kiss to Aunt Iris before leaving. Then off we went, we were about to go meet my lifelong idol since I was a kid. At least that's what I thought. Uncle Barry pulled up in front of a science laboratory. It was really rainy that day and heavy thunderstorms were expected around 7:00. I was curious to why we would meet the Flash here. He told me he was inside and we came in. The place was huge. It had five floors and we went up to the second floor, it was the first room.
"Uncle Barry? Where's the Flash?" Wally enjoined.
"Well Wally you're looking at him." Barry confessed.
I was dumbstruck and my eyes bulged from learning the truth. I couldn't believe it how and why? I took a second to recollect my thoughts. I just wondered why he never told me and now that I realize that he was waiting for the right time to tell me.
"What? How?" Wally directed.
"I was working in a lab one evening. I was trying to create an antidote for healing purposes. It was a bad night since thunderstorms were rolling in. I couldn't find an ingredient so I walked over to the other side to the room looking for it and I left my station unattended. When I came back, thunder had struck the building and everything was moving. Eventually thunder had struck a cord that was connected my station to the metal wall of the building. I was leaning on my station when my experiments exploded dousing me in chemicals. It knocked me out. When I woke up I didn't think anything of it. I felt fine and I didn't have any wounds. So I continued on and I knew later on something was different with me. The powers started kicking in and I ran abnormally fast without having to put much effort." Barry explained.
"Wow… That seems really cool Uncle Barry. I just wished something like that happened to me. Seems like a dream." Wally expressed.
"It may be Wallace, but it's one out of a billion chance it could happen again." Barry said truthfully.
"Yeah, sadly." Wally disappointedly uttered.
"Hey, cheer up kiddo. You still have time to becoming a great Physics Major going towards a Doctorate Degree. To me that is an awesome career choice." He comfortingly expressed.
"I guess. Thanks Uncle Barry" Wally said.
"Alright kiddo, the storm is kicking in. I need to lock the rooms in this particular hallway. I'll be right back okay?" Barry apprised him.
"Okay." Wally stated.
The moment my Uncle Barry left. I looked around the room and picking up strange chemical my uncle left out. I was mesmerized by the different types of chemicals there were. Then, it happened. The lights shut off and I heard lightening. It was silent for a moment until lightening then struck harder this time. Before I knew it, glass and chemicals were flying everywhere including onto me. I found myself on the floor blacked out. I heard screaming and someone was shaking me. I couldn't see who it was, but I reckoned it was my Uncle Barry.
*November 21, 2000 9:27P.M.*
I started to become conscious again. My eyes fluttered open. I saw my Uncle Barry with panic across his face. I started to realize I was in a room and hooked up to an AV and saw my vital organs on the screen. Everything was abnormally fast, was something happening. Am I okay? Uncle Barry noticed I was awake and started to say.
"Just as I feared, your body processed it much faster than I did." He said calmly.
"Uncle Barry, what are you talking about?" I questioned him.
"Your body evaporated the chemicals when you were struck. Looks like it's just you and I buddy." He informed me.
I couldn't believe it. I'm supposed to be happy right? I mean I am, I'm just completely shocked. I was told becoming the next Flash was impossible and having powers like this is one in a billion. Then this happens? I was speechless.
"I'll train you, but you can reveal your identity. This is what keeps you safe. We can only tell your Aunt Iris and that's it. Everything else you have to keep under wraps." He warned me.
"Okay Uncle Barry. I won't let you down!" I promised him.