~Clipped Wings~ A YJ fanfic

«CH~2» First Night

It was still dark when I opened my eyes. It was my first night in the old JL hq. Batman was off world. Normally when this happens, I stay with Barry and Wally in central, but they are doing... whatever speedsters do on vacation. (playing tag?)

I find I can't fall asleep again, so I head to the main area, and turn on the TV to watch some cartoons (I don't do well in silence), and I got some cereal (with plenty of marshmallows) then snuggled into my favorite blanket, and holding Zitka
-my stuffed elephant- on the couch.
Its not as comfortable as my bed at the manor, but at least its familiar. I've never had to stay at the mountain before, so there's nothing in my room except dust and cobwebs.

Al would be so disappointed.

Point is, I'm bored. And can't sleep. So I turn on the TV and log into bat-netflix, (#notspon), and start up a random show on my playlist. Which mainly consists of obnoxious cartoons.

I enjoy them ironically okay!?

Half way through the third episode I hear the zeta-tube call out 'Flashboy B-0-3'

I quietly chuckle to myself at my HILARIOUS name change for Wally.

Then I stop.

'Why would wally be back already?'
In light of this realization, I sneak to the zeta-tube area, only to find Wally in his snow mission gear, typing something into the zeta-tube computer, (probably changing his name back). So I snuck up behind him, (not the best idea, but I wasn't at my best with my, "condition".

"Ugh, again? That litt-"

"Boo."

He let out a satisfying shriek. Which he would later deny.

"Dude." He hisses.
"Yeah?" I say innocently.
"Do you really have to." I know he is talking about my sneaking in general, and not specifically this time.
"Yes. Deal with it."
"Ugh." He says tipping his head back and glaring at the ceiling.
I chuckle a little at that.

"Well, what are you doing here this late?"
"Dude its that again."
"Oh" he says, and I nod my head solemnly. "Well, crap."
"Yeah, it sucks. So, what are you doing here? Weren't you on vacation?"
"Just because we go somewhere that sounds like fun doesn't mean its a vacation. And to answer your question, I'm still on mission. I just needed to get some equipment."
"So you came to the cave?"
"Batman keeps all the equipment we need here. Speaking of which..." a sudden flash and he's Beck with arm fulls of bags filled with gear.
I raise one eyebrow.
"Apparently navigating an icy tundra is harder than we thought."
I laugh at that, but wally looks at me with pity in his eyes.
"...don't look at me like that."
"Oh... sorry."
"Whatever." I snap at him.
"Just go back to your 'mission'."
"Yeah, okay."
He disappears into the zeta.

I hate it when he does that. Just, gets all serious and looks at me like I'm a lost puppy. (No matter how much I feel like one.)