The Flash@FastestGrandson "Dude, yes! That's perfect!"
Bart Allen@backinaflash "You'll feel better in no time!"
He runs off in a flash of lightning to the nearest Big Belly Burger.
@FastestGrandson Wally's already there, waiting on Bart.
His silver lightning crackles around him.
"Hey, slowpoke."
His silver lightning crackles around him.
"Hey, slowpoke."
@backinaflash Bart slid to a stop just in front of Wally.
"What?? How did you?? I didn't even see you run past me!"
@FastestGrandson "Leveled up, like you said. I'm on another level, my dude. A very unique level. I think I'm faster than Barry." He chuckled as he vibrated suit into civilian clothes.
@backinaflash Bart spun around to change into his street clothes.
"Then that would make you Top Flash! I wonder how Uncle Jay will feel about this."
@FastestGrandson "I'd wager a mix of pride and a tad bit of envy. Not that he'd say it, of course."
@backinaflash "I can't believe you're *this* fast. That's incredible!"
@FastestGrandson "I can't believe it's not butter!"
@backinaflash "Who says that anymore?"
He walks into the restaurant with a healthy laugh.
@FastestGrandson "Hey, I'm just old-fashioned, man. Give me a break, huh?"
@backinaflash "Pfft, nah, you're not old, I'm just a guy out of time."
He shrugs his shoulders and heads up to the cashier to order.
"Shall we get the usual??"
@FastestGrandson "If it ain't broken, don't fix it, man."
@backinaflash He grins and orders their usual order which consisted of an entire bag of Big Belly Burgers with extra everything.
@FastestGrandson "Once I prove I'm really me to the team, what am I gonna do? Like, do I just resume my retirement from heroism, or do I join the League? I suppose whatever Arty goes with."
@backinaflash "You should do whatever you feel is best. We'll all support you in everything you do."
@FastestGrandson "I can't imagine what my folks are gonna say. Liable to give mom and dad a heart attack."
@backinaflash "Oh I forgot about them. Ohh, this is gonna be a crazy day..."
@FastestGrandson "I mean, we can try to ease into it, if possible. But I don't know how. Or how to prove that I'm really Wally."
@backinaflash "Do you remember what your bedroom looks like?"
@FastestGrandson "Absolutely. Odds are they already packed up and shipped my stuff off, however."
@backinaflash "Odds are they kept it the exact same as you left it. They grieved you, dude."
@FastestGrandson "Oh. Right. Whoops. My bad."
@backinaflash "Nah, it's whatever. Just describe your room in detail when we go talk to them."
He grabs the bag of burgers when they were slid across the counter for them.
"Where to? STAR Labs?"
@FastestGrandson "That would work, yeah. A genetic test would prove conclusively who I am. Oh, Artemis is gonna chew my head off when she finds out!"
@backinaflash "Good luck with that. Cissie and I will watch."
He laughs as he walks towards the front door.
"So how do you want to explain to the crew how you're alive."
@FastestGrandson "I'm not sure. Just kinda jump into it? Yeah, thinking ahead isn't exactly my strong suit sometimes. Can't tell you how many times Arty got onto me for forgetting Valentine's Day. What would you suggest I do?"
@backinaflash "Be Wally. Kiss her ass majorly."
Once they stepped out the door, Bart was gone in another flash of lightning.
When he slid to a stop he was in the main room at STAR Labs. Finally someone decided to invest in paper weights.
@FastestGrandson "Whoa, I was gonna save that kinda stuff for when we got home alone."
@backinaflash "Oh, oh come on, we're about to chow down! Don't ruin it. Also, don't put your mouth near her ass. Gross, dude!"
@FastestGrandson "I'm just messing around, Bart! Jeez." He smirked and chowed down.
His appetite had remained the same as ever.
His appetite had remained the same as ever.
@backinaflash Bart could match Wally's appetite if not surpass it.
"Good, you weirdo. But if we are going there... I hear getting back together happy time is amazing. I wouldn't know. Cause I'm a good little boy and waiting for someone special."
Cissie. He's waiting for Cissie.
@FastestGrandson "What's been going on since I stepped out? Lay it on me."
@backinaflash "Aliens. Lots. And lots of aliens. But not the good kind like Kara and Megan. Bad ones like from that ?*really* old movie Alien."
@FastestGrandson "Oh. Brilliant. Question: they didn't get any of our pals, right?"
@backinaflash "Nah, we all made it out okay, mostly. Alive. Which is the important thing."
@FastestGrandson "Has she been okay? Missing me? Artemis, that is."
@backinaflash "She's always missed you, Wally."
@FastestGrandson "I mean, if she's seeing someone, I don't wanna intrude. I can't stop thinking about her, man."
@backinaflash "No way, she waited. I know. I always always up with her. We were so close to you, y'know? Oh! And Dick. I remember the bromance."
@FastestGrandson "He's probably still a smirking tool."
@backinaflash "Yeah, yeah, he's still Dick. Nightwing now..."
@FastestGrandson "Oh, that's so 90s! What a cornball!"
@backinaflash "...I don't get it."
@FastestGrandson "His hero name is so cheesy! Dick will always be a himbo, man. Mark my words."
@backinaflash "Says the guy who's using Pop's and Uncle Jay's name."
@FastestGrandson "Fair enough. Well, we can figure it out later."
@backinaflash "Either way, you're back, and I can't wait for you to see everyone again."
@FastestGrandson "Gotta say, it kinda makes death seem inconsequential to us."
@backinaflash "Ahh, but you didn't die, did you? You only were absorbed by the Speed Force."
@FastestGrandson "I mean, the point remains. How many of our pals have died only to come back?"
@backinaflash "We're talking about The Batfamily, right?"
@FastestGrandson "Artemis and Kaldur as well. Who HASN'T faked their death?!"
@backinaflash "We're talking about The Batfamily, right?"
@FastestGrandson "I don't know at this point. But it's good. Just thinking out loud, I guess."
@backinaflash "Sure, we'll go with not explicitly talking about the Batfamily."
@FastestGrandson "Let's stop talking and get to stopping crime, huh?"
@backinaflash "Yeah. If anything is actually going on?"
@FastestGrandson "Oh, I think we can find something." Wally had a rather confident look on his face.
@backinaflash "Be my guest. Check the screens."
@FastestGrandson "I'll let YOU take charge of this."
@backinaflash He lets out a long, drawn out, excited gasp before running over to boot up the computers.
"Alright, just gotta wait for an alert!"
@FastestGrandson Wally remains confident. He looks forward to seeing Bart in action.
@backinaflash The screens flashed red and the alert sound started going off.
"Ohh! We got something, follow me!"
He points to the address on the screen.
"Looks like it's Captain Cold!"