The next day Wally paced around Barry's crime lab as he tried thinking profusely on the next move he would have to take in order to catch the criminal lurking around at night, hurting people.

That evening he visited the neighborhood where the incidents had been reoccurring the most and kept watch all night but it was all to no avail. He tried again the next night and later that night the sound of a gunshot echoed through the cold night air as he raced to the spot of origin, hiding himself a few meters away from the source. He hoped to catch the vigilante when he showed up to clean up the mess but unfortunately for him that night Tom wasn't feeling motivated to go and educate the miscreant who had the guts to disturb the neighborhood even after hearing about the rumored vigilante who had been keeping every thug around there on their toes.

The shooting took place at some distance away from Tom and it did not seem like a bother to him so he just continued his slumber.

Wally waited but the vigilante never showed up and the crook was getting away after traumatizing and robbing a victim, so he swooped in and captured the thug then handed the wallet and valuables back to the owner before taking the miscreant to the police.

Barry had left the city for official League business and might not return till further notice, Wally needed someone he could ask for help but did not want to call on The Flash because it might be a bother and also seem like he could not handle the one job he was given.

So he picked up his phone in an attempt to call in a favor from a friend, a friend who was always willing to help another friend in need. Someone he could count on and feel the good vibes with.

…

Ring!

A cell phone rang on the table as the young and green individual rolled off the couch, surrounded my pizza boxes and in search of the ringing cell phone.

"Wally?" He asked as he answered the phone call, while still half asleep and rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"Hey Gar, how are you doing mah boy?" Wally responded.

"I'm good bro, it's been a while. How are things over there in Central City?" He bent his head over so he could hold the phone to his ear with his shoulder as he arranged the scattered pizza boxes on the table.

"You know, the usual. Still working on outrunning the literal Flash. Not that I'm getting any closer to doing so, so yeah I'm doing pretty good." Wally replied in an exasperated manner.

"I see you've got it rough man."

"Yeah, I know it's sudden but what do you think about coming over to Central City for a while so we could have bro nights together, have fun and catch up." He suggested in a bubbly tone.

"Sure bro, that'll be great." Gar got excited by the invitation as a wide smile appeared across his face.

"I also need your help with something and you are the only one I can count on right now, when would you be able to make it to the city?" His tone suddenly became a little bit serious as he asked Gar the question.

"When do you want me to come?" Gar replied in a semi-serious tone.

"I know you've got your own shit going on so I'd say anytime that would be more convenient for you this week." He tried considering Gar's schedule and did not sound too desperate for help.

"How about tomorrow?" He responded in a carefree tone like he had nothing planned for the week or was willing to clear his schedule so he could help out his friend.

"Wow, that's great! Are you sure you'll be able to make it tomorrow?" Wally asked as he tried to conceal his excitement.

"Yeah bro. I just need to take care of a few things over here and I'll be headed right there." He snapped his finger as he ended the sentence.

"You're a lifesaver, Gar. Come with your hero suit since you'll definitely need it." He ended the call as he finished making the appointment with Gar.

Central City was a place Gar did not get to visit often as his business was mainly within that City and anywhere else his help was needed, but going to Central City right now seemed like a mini vacation for him even though he was going to continue hero work over there.

The change of scenery and the thought of spending time with the young speedster had him all excited as he started preparing and attending to things so he didn't leave anything unfinished before heading out the day after.

The next morning he packed his luggage and was ready to go after informing his teammates about his sudden vacation plan, wore a pair of sunglasses and headed straight for Central City.

…

A knock at the door woke Wally up, he staggered to it as he wondered who it might be that was knocking at such an early hour. A green and friendly face in sunglasses with a smile on his lips surprised him as he looked through the peephole on the door.

He had been expecting Gar's arrival to be later during the day and not so early, in excitement he opened the door as the smile on the lips of the green fellow grew wider upon seeing him.

"Bro!"

Gar shouted in excitement as they exchanged a bro's handshake and he walked into the apartment.

After a while of catching up with one another, Wally freshened up and took Gar on a short tour around the city. They visited a few tourist attraction sites as Gar kept on taking pictures and hashtagged a few as 'Morning with mah bro.'

As the time slowly passed by, Wally took him to a coffee shop and placed orders for both of them. They took their seats as Wally saw it to be the perfect time to inform Gar about the case he was currently working on, which was also the main reason why he invited him over.

"Hey Gar, I think it's time we talk about the case I need your help with."

"Yeah, you mentioned needing my help with something." Gar puts down his coffee as he turned to Wally.

"There's a vigilante in Central City."

"A vigilante? I thought this city only had heroes, how come a vigilante is entering the scene?"

"That is what we've been trying to figure out."

"What's so bad with a vigilante in Central City, at least you guys now have one more person to help keep the city safe."

"If that was the case, I'm sure we could work something out. But this guy is very violent and leaves his victims severely injured."

"Severely injured?" He asked the young speedster as he cocked up an eyebrow.

"Yes. They usually end up in the hospital after he was done with them."

"Uoo, that's gotta hurt." Gar remarked as he took a sip from his coffee.

"What intel do you guys have on him currently?"

"That's the thing, we don't know anything about him. We don't know how he looks, his whereabouts, not even his name."

"Nothing?"

"Nothing. All we know is that he's a young male who happens to be metahuman."

"Since he's a meta, can't you guys search for anyone with his type of abilities?"

"That's the thing, we don't know what kind of powers he possesses because he never laid a finger on any of the victims or left a trace as to how he hurt them."

"Then how did he get to beat them so badly that they usually end up in hospital beds?" Gar asked him as he wondered how that was even possible.

"The criminals he targeted were able to remember what had happened despite the concoction, and said he tossed them around like ragdolls without even moving close to them."

"So there was no contact?" He mused at the thought.

"Nope none." Wally shaked his head as he took a sip from his hot drink.

"That could mean he uses telekinesis or beats the shit outta them with an invisible hand." Remarked the green fellow as came to realize he was almost done with his drink.

"Here are the pictures of the thugs he had come in contact with over the past few weeks." Wally stretched out his hand as he handed over his phone to his green friend.

"Damn, that's gotta hurt badly. Are you saying all these were done by one person within the last few weeks?" He asked as he had an expression of pity on his face.

"Yes. And the only clue we have on him, is the vicinity where he usually does his hunting for thugs." He said in a defeated tone.

"I'm guessing you must have scouted the area already."

"I scouted the neighborhood on different nights, but came nowhere close to catching a glimpse of him."

"Well, tonight might be different." Gar stood up as he tried cheering Wally up. "It's time to go hunting for a vigilante."

Wally and Gar sat in a brightly lit room as they went through the documents concerning the hospital and police reports. They've been at it for some time now and were planning to track down the so-called vigilante so they could hand him over to the police as a criminal.

"This guy seems like bad news dude." Gar cringed as he read the information they had on the vigilante and saw more pictures of his victims.

"He is bad news." Replied Wally who was just hung up on getting out there and start

searching for him.

"Does the city know about the vigilante?" He asked as he kept flipping through the files.

"No they don't, he's just some neighborhood vigilante who goes after thugs and low life criminals with no relevance to society whatsoever."

"Oh I see, then he hasn't done anything significant that might cause an uproar." Gar responded as he looked at the hanging clock which made him realize it was almost time to get moving.

"It's almost time to go hunting for some vigilante." He said.

"You've got that right. Let's suit up." Wally had a smile on his face as he had the feeling that night would be different from the rest nights he went alone, and there was excitement brewing within him.

They arrived at the part of town the vigilante was reported to operate on the most as they prepared themselves to apprehend him once they got the slightest glimpse of him.

They waited for an hour and Gar was bored out of his mind but he knew stakeouts weren't meant to be fun so he kept to himself and tried to focus, Wally had a serious look on his face as he tried to stay alert and ready to pounce on any suspicious individual.

"Remember, he wears a balaclava mask sometimes but some said he was just a young guy so just keep an eye out for anything suspicious." Wally was as excited as he was nervous, that burst would be huge and he does not want to fuck it up.

"Suspicious..as in 'an alarm going off somewhere around the neighborhood' suspicious?"

"Yes… An alarm? Let's go, Gar. Move out." Wally ran to the spot as Gar transformed into a cheetah and raced over.

On getting there they realized it was a jewelry store which was broken into by some thugs but they were in a bad shape as if beaten to a pulp. They were on the floor with hands behind their backs, the crowbars they had used as the tools for breaking into the store had been used as a man made metal cuffs on them. It was twisted and seemed like the person behind must possess super strength or something.

On seeing this, Wally turned to Gar then asked him to circle around the neighborhood and search the area for any suspicious person moving around it.

"Sure." He ran outside then transformed into a hawk since it had both speed and longer range of sight, so it would be easier to spot anyone who was moving around the block that night.

As he circled around the hood, he spotted someone wearing a black mask, who had just turned around a corner and was heading away from their current location. He flew back to Wally immediately he caught sight of that person.

"Kid Flash, I saw a dude with a mask on, and he turned around a corner a few paces back." He flapped his wings as he stayed midair while he informed Wally about the suspicious person.

"A dude with a mask, did you say he was heading around a corner not too far from here?" He asked Beast Boy, it seemed he has found the person he had been searching for.

"What direction?" He asked as he looked at Beast Boy who just pointed in the direction using his beak.

He immediately ran in the direction he was pointed to and caught up with the stranger who was wearing a mask that night, so he ran in front of him. He stood in his front blocking his path and with both hands crossed.

"Not so fast buddy." He halted the stranger who seemed a bit surprised at his sudden presence.

"Where are you coming from, this time of the night? Don't you know there's been a break in around here?" He asked the stranger who didn't seem the least interested in his question.

"It's not a matter of where I'm coming from but where I'm heading to, and that is to catch what little sleep I can before morning." Tom responded while he yawned as a result of tiredness.

"That does not answer my question but once you do, I'll let you go and you can be on your way to get that sleep you seem adamant on catching up on. But if you can't provide an answer regarding your previous whereabouts, then I'd have to assume you are the vigilante who has been operating around this neighborhood." He spoke louder so Beast Boy who was on the roof of the building they were next to could hear that stranger was a potential suspect and keep at alert incase of any sudden move.

"Vigilante?" Tom asked as the term amused him a little.

"Did something I said intrigue you?" Kid Flash was starting to get a little bit irritated by the long and ignorant game the stranger seemed to be playing with him.

"Wait, first you'd have to tell me what you meant by terrorizing the neighborhood?" He crooked his eyes then pointed at him while he asked the question out of curiosity.

"I meant the person who has been going around playing hero while landing multiple victims in the hospital." His tone suddenly sounded a little bit more serious than it previously was.

"Playing hero? Then that means his victims are actually bad guys right? If so, then why not just let him be as he cleans up the mess the heroes and the police seem to have neglected around this parts." He spoke as he continued to feign ignorance to Kid Flash's claims.

"It seems you're trying to defend the actions of the vigilante and make it justifiable, but what he's doing isn't right." He dropped his arms and waited to see Tom's reaction to his claims and far fetched accusations.

"I don't think he is a vigilante. If you asked me I'd say he's just a garbage man who's cleaning up the dirt around these parts and taking out the trash when it's called for. Mind you, there is a lot of trash in need of cleaning up." He looked Kid Flash in the eyes as he spoke without a hint of intimidation from the young hero.

"You speak like you know what's going on in his mind, almost as if you were talking about yourself. Also, you are the only suspicious person who matches the description we were given. Come with me peacefully and you can explain your fucked up crusade at the police station." Kid Flash took a step forward and hoped for a peaceful surrender but he knew better and was prepared for anything Tom might want to throw at him.

Beast Boy was still on the roof and he wanted to get involved in what was going on down there so badly but it wasn't his mission, he was there to act as support for Kid Flash and he wouldn't want to screw things up for him. So he stood there in wait of Kid Flash's signal to engage while he watched Tom's every move, just in case he had anything up his sleeves then he'll be prepared for it and not taken by surprise.

"Oh, well I don't have time for this. Maybe some other night we could sit down and discuss it over a drink like civilized men. I don't think you are old enough to drink yet, so we could have soda if you wish. But right now I'm tired and in need of some sleep before the morning sun comes to drive the night away." Tom tried walking around Kid Flash but was stopped by a hand to his chest which halted his movements.

"Where do you think you are going? We aren't done talking yet, you are coming with me and that's final." Kid Flash sounded like Tom was coming with him no matter what and Tom wasn't going to let him have his way.

"Or what? You and the kid up there are going to stop me?" Tom tilted his head a little to look at the stunned Kid Flash who was surprised he knew about Beast Boy's presence.

Over the course of the past few weeks Tom had started to become aware of the vectors around him as he exploited his powers and practiced on criminals, his range in use of his powers had improved a little.

He could barely notice the vibrations Beast Boy was making with each twitch of his feet up there, he wouldn't have been able to notice him if he wasn't as alert as he was right now and was ready to engage the young speedster who didn't seem to understand that all he wanted to do that night was to get back home and have some sleep.

Tom attempted to continue with his advancement but was obstructed by the young speedster who was hell bent on not letting him go.

"You ain't going anywhere buddy, except with us and the destination is…you guessed it right, the police station." Kid Flash said as he tightened his grip on Tom's shoulder.

He looked at the hand on his shoulder and slowly spoke with a slightly riled up tone. "Mind getting your hands off of me?"