Those Darn Dogooders

5

Jinx

I think…I'm getting...sick…

Hold it in, Jinx, you can barf on him later in revenge if you have to, just hold it in for another minute…

I can't even count how many times Kid Flash has picked me up and whisked me off in the last 24 hours. Or, maybe I can…let's see now, when he first found me in the alley…then twice on our way to 'Lightning Alley'…and now…

4 times! That's it; I'm keeping a tally from now on. He wants to run me around at the speed of light? Fine by me, but he's paying me a buck for every time he does. So, run, Kid Flash, but do so at the risk of your bank account folding.

And then, just as we get to our destination, he just stops really fast, and we've slowed down enough so that I can actually see somewhat again, although there are two of everything that I look at. But I don't see any robberies in progress, until I realize that we haven't completely stopped, we're just skidding for like, 50 yards. And that's when I see it. There's a small building with a neon diamond hanging above the doorpost, alongwith a sign that says, "Star City Fine Jewelry and Watches," and there are about 3 police cars parked outside, the chief yelling through a megaphone to let the hostage go. There aren't a lot of other people there, maybe 4 or 5 civilian cars parked outside, hoping to get a front-row seat of the drama. Then Kid Flash ducks into an alley that looks like it just popped up out of nowhere, about 20 feet from the jewelry shop.

He puts me down, and grabs a hold of my shoulders. I guess he can tell that I'm a little disoriented, first from him spinning me around like a freaking ballerina, then just grabbing me and running off again.

I put a hand up to my head to try to keep it from falling off. I feel like a bobblehead, or something. I look up, and there are two Kid Flashes in front of me, smiling.

...Ok...2 Kid Flashes? I could barely deal with one! I can feel my sanity slipping from my grasp...oh, the horror!

"You really need to stop doing that," I tell him, irritated, as I hold my head in place to keep it from shaking.

"And you really need to loosen up a little," he says with a small chuckle. "It's hard to carry you when you're squirming around."

"Really? I'm so sorry to have inconvenienced you," I snap at him sarcastically. But he ignores me nd he switches into game mode, right then and there. I swear, the guy's bipolar. First he's laughing, and then he's issuing orders like a drill sargeant.

"Ok, Jinx, I know what you're thinking right now-"

"Oh, really? Enlighten me," I say coldly. I'm not exactly happy with him about how he tricked me into….into…

It's so bad that I can't even say it out loud. But maybe if I whisper it…

...I can't believe he tricked me into doing a good deed. Jerk.

But, because Kid Flash is a boy, he doesn't give a second thought about what I really am thinking, so he completely misses the mark.

"I know that that was the most thrilling and self-fulfilling experience you've probably ever had-"

That was one step too far.

"It was NOT!" I yell at him, readying myself to make something explode, but he smirks and ignores me anyway.

"-but right now we've got to stop this robbery. There are maybe 5 or 6 guys, but they're all heavily armed and they've taken a hostage. It's a jewelry store, so all of the glass in the place is bulletproof, but we're not taking any chances. Same procedure as last time…well, except for the part where you came in 10 seconds sooner than you should've…"