Aero *Completed Story*

Chapter 3

"Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time.
If you can see I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see"

"It appears this is more than just a coincidence now." Martian Manhunter looked at the computer screen from behind where Batman was sitting.

"My thoughts exactly." Batman pushed a few buttons on the keyboard in front of him and a new image appeared on the screen. "This makes 3 superheroes in 2 months."

"Yes." Martian Manhunter looked closer at the profiles on the screen. "Have you noticed anything they may have in common?"

Batman brought up each profile individually and spent a few seconds glancing at them all before responding. "Except that they all have powers, I haven't been able to find a link between them. I have even checked their home base, nothing seems to stand out."

" I have also investigated the disappearances and found nothing. I feel this now warrants a deeper search."

Batman turned around to face his associate. "I agree. However until we know for sure what this is, let's keep this just between us."

"Agreed, "Martian Manhunter nodded to Batman and slowly exited the computer room. Batman turned back toward the screen and checked over the information again, with a slight tinge of worry in his face.

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Aero glanced up at the clock on the other side of the room. 12:00 am. Ten more minutes until Flash would arrive. She was so nervous about seeing him, she didn't know how she was going to act. How do you act towards someone who you realize you are in love with but who is with someone else?

She had asked Dinah that question earlier in the day, glad to finally be able to get a chance to talk about it. When Aero was expressing her feelings Dinah just smiled like she knew everything that Aero was going to say.

"If I was a better person I wouldn't do this but, I told you so," Dinah laughed, a bit too heartily. She put her hand on Aero's shoulder to steady herself. "Sorry, ahem. Look, don't try to push the feelings aside, because trust me they will keep coming up. Do yourself a favor and enjoy the time you have with him. You may not be able to be with him the way you want to be, but at least you have him as friend and that is worth more. So if you start to get nervous, and I know you will, just take a deep breath and just focus on your training."

"You really think taking deep breaths will help that much?"

"You have no idea, "Dinah smirked like she was remembering something funny. "Trust me."

Aero shook her head and took a deep breath doing what Dinah told her to do. She looked up at the clock again. She had about eight minutes until he got there. She needed to run off some of this nervousness.

Aero was still running laps when Flash walked into the room. He watched her for a few seconds then ran up beside her, "Are you trying to impress your trainer by starting before he gets here?" He smirked and ran faster until he was passing her every ten seconds. "On your left," he said with a sarcastic tone in his voice.

She finally slowed down and walked to the middle of the room, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath.

"Everything ok Aero? You look nervous. Are you worried about using your wings? "

"Sure am," She lied and hoped he would buy it.

"That's what I thought. And you are right to be nervous this won't be easy." He looked her in the eyes. "I have faith in you though."

His last comment and look made her cheeks warm. She took another deep breath. "Let's just get started already."

"In a hurry, there's a girl after my own heart. First things first, I want you to take your wings out any chance you get and just walk around. Since it's so late and there is just a skeleton crew here, we are going to walk around the Watchtower tonight. It will help you get used to having them out, that way you can get more use to how they feel, their width and height and any other things you might be worried about."

With anxiety nipping at her, Aero pushed her wings out. Flash opened the training room door and motioned for her to go outside it. The two of them walked through the halls of the Watchtower for over an hour. They passed a few people and Aero tried to gracefully move her wings out of the way so she wouldn't injure anyone. She was successful for the most part, but the last person who passed her, she leaned a little too into her turn and the tip of her wing hit a wall that sent her stumbling backwards. She was a little annoyed until she heard Flash laughing. She couldn't help but laugh too.

"Takes these accidents and make light of them. It isn't the end of the world and all you can do is learn from them." Flash put his hand on her back and grabbed her hand with his other hand and pulled her back up. When she was standing again she quickly pulled her arm away from him and rubbed the goosebumps away as quickly as she could. He didn't seem to notice. "Well it's about 2am and I have the early shift tomorrow. I need to head home." He looked at Aero, a hint of pride in his eyes. "I will see you tomorrow same time." He gave her a quick hug then turned and walked down the hallway.

Aero sighed. "One night down and who knows how many to go, "she thought as she turned and went the other way.