Wally and Artemis stop at a Big Red Chinese restaurant with a bright neon sign saying "Zen restaurant" they entered the building. The bartender was cleaning the counter as they entered. His eyes never lifted to look at them.
"Kidflash is it? What brings you here?" he asked as he grabbed a beer glass. "You drink?" Wally refused and answered.
"There's been a homiside"
"What? So now your replacing Robin? tsk tsk tsk" he shook his head.
"Robin is working on he case too. More complicated stuff."
"Wondering if you've seen a redhead in her 20s a stamp on one of her arms? Ring any bells?" Artemis lent against he counter.
"Oh yeah Sophie she's a regular!" the bartender replied.
"Was she with anyone?" Wally asked.
"Yeah yeah she was talking to Jared." he points to the far end of the room to a musley guy mopping the floor. "Hey Jared! Some sidekicks wanna see you!" Artemis grabbed his collar.
"Heroes." Wally laughed.
"Oh yeah. Just give me a sec..." Jared steps away from the mop and bolts through the kitchen door.
"Damn! He's getting away!" Artemis cries. Wally runs to the door and turns the knob but it's locked!
"Stand back!" he walks backwards and kicks the door in. The door flies off its hinges. In the distance Jared runs for the rear exit. He turns back to see Artemis just about to shoot an arrow right at him. Jared reaches for a saucepan and hurled it right at Artemis.
"Duck!" Wally cries while pushing Artemis down. The saucepan clatters safe fully behind them. Jared disappears through the back door. The heroes dart after him into a tight alley and into a crowded street.
"Where the hell is he?" Artemis looks around.
"There!" Wally points to a brown haired man taking the first left into another street. Wally grabs Artemis by her hands and pulls her up onto his back and sprints past suvillians into the left street. As the teens turn left a reversing bus is ahead of them. Wally propels right past it just in time. He looks up to see Jared running straight past cars and into the path. He lets go of Artemis.
"I've got this!" Wally sprints for him and seconds later, Jared is tackled onto the curb.
"Ugh. Oh man!" he says. Wally reaches into his pocket and pulls out white tablets.
"What are these? Medication? Or a drug to help you murder innocent girls?!"
"What?! Hey I ain't talking to someone with superpowers. Think your so better than us!" he glares up at the teens. A nearby police spots the heroes and runs up to them.
"Need this man to go to jail?" Wally shakes his head.
"We just need him to talk" the police hand cuffs him and takes him to the car. Wally smiles gleefully at Artemis. She returns the smile and starts heading for the police station.
Jared sits in the intergrigation room quietly, arms crossed on his chest. Wally and Artemis watch him outside the room. A teenager approaches them.
"I tested the drugs Jared was carrying. It's called hydromorphone or hydro. Overdoses cause dizzyness, lightheadedness, blackouts..."
"He could use that on Sophie?" Artemis asks.
"We need the completed tox screen to know for certain, but it's certainly plausible. But he could also be using it to get high"
"Whats with you and these big words?" Wally asked. Robin just smiled and walked away.
"I guess it's time to talk to Jared" the teens sit down across from Jared in the interrogation room. He silently glared at them.
"If you don't wanna talk, just listen. If your wondering why your here this is about murder."
"Murder?! Why is he talking about murder?!" he threw his hands up and looked at Artemis.
"Last night Sophie Mills went to the Zen restaurant then was found dead today. But my partner here was at the crime scene when she suffocated to death. You were the last alive person she saw before her death" Artemis explained.
"Wait your saying Sophie is...dead?" Jared sadly looks down.
"Yes. It's better if you talk now dude. Tell me about Sophie"
"Sophie..." tears well up in Jared's eyes. "She's just a girl that's cute, fun. We even hooked up afew times."
"Last night?"
"She found me, I hooked her up with a drink. That's it! I wouldn't give her anything harder!"
"Why not?"
"She looked unsteady on her feet. The last I saw her was her heading for the exit. Think she bailed."
"Thanks for talking to us" the heroes head out the interrogation room.
"Thank you for getting a suspect. Go home and rest. You'll have a big day tomorrow" the teenagers head out the station and walk together side by side.
"You did a good job, even if we didn't get the right guy" Wally complimented.
"Yeah thanks" they stop at the end of the street. "I'll just get a lift from Bats"
"Nah I can run you home" Wally said.
"No. I've had enough piggybacks today. And you better get back to Barry. It's getting late" she looks up at the dark sky, stars twinkling.
"Well I won't argue. Be safe" Wally waves goodbye and runs off.
Wally arrives home, the kitchen light on, he gets changed in his room. On purpose, he falls face first onto his bed and groaned.
"Rough night?" Wally turns his head to see Barry leaning on the door.
"Oh hey. Yeah. Girls dying, going all over the place to find suspects, man I haven't used my brain that much in like, never!" Wally groans again.
"We you better get a good night sleep" Barry begins to walk out.
"Uncle Barry," Barry stops and turns around. "Could I have a 2 hot chocolates please"
"Anything"
"So could I have a car?"
"Don't push it" Barry heads for the kitchen. Wally slumps his head onto his pillow. Seconds later Barry comes in with 2 hot chocolates. Wally drinks them slowly and then, he snores sleeplessly. Barry grins and closes the door.
"Thanks Bats" Artemis said as she came out of the Batmobile into Mount justice.
"You better get in bed. Though if you could help me..." he points to a young boy his hand over the end of the couch sleeping.
"The Batman asking for help. I thought that was impossible!" she walks quickly into her room. Bruce sighs and approaches Robin.
"Here we go" he picks him up, amazed how light he was, and puts him over his right shoulder. Robin's hands hang down his back, mouth open and his dark sunglasses on. Bats heads to the Batmobile and drives off, after laying Robin in the back seat and putting a blanket over him.
Artemis was exhausted and threw herself on her bed. Not as easy as Wally, sleep didn't come easily to her.
"Kidflash is it? What brings you here?" he asked as he grabbed a beer glass. "You drink?" Wally refused and answered.
"There's been a homiside"
"What? So now your replacing Robin? tsk tsk tsk" he shook his head.
"Robin is working on he case too. More complicated stuff."
"Wondering if you've seen a redhead in her 20s a stamp on one of her arms? Ring any bells?" Artemis lent against he counter.
"Oh yeah Sophie she's a regular!" the bartender replied.
"Was she with anyone?" Wally asked.
"Yeah yeah she was talking to Jared." he points to the far end of the room to a musley guy mopping the floor. "Hey Jared! Some sidekicks wanna see you!" Artemis grabbed his collar.
"Heroes." Wally laughed.
"Oh yeah. Just give me a sec..." Jared steps away from the mop and bolts through the kitchen door.
"Damn! He's getting away!" Artemis cries. Wally runs to the door and turns the knob but it's locked!
"Stand back!" he walks backwards and kicks the door in. The door flies off its hinges. In the distance Jared runs for the rear exit. He turns back to see Artemis just about to shoot an arrow right at him. Jared reaches for a saucepan and hurled it right at Artemis.
"Duck!" Wally cries while pushing Artemis down. The saucepan clatters safe fully behind them. Jared disappears through the back door. The heroes dart after him into a tight alley and into a crowded street.
"Where the hell is he?" Artemis looks around.
"There!" Wally points to a brown haired man taking the first left into another street. Wally grabs Artemis by her hands and pulls her up onto his back and sprints past suvillians into the left street. As the teens turn left a reversing bus is ahead of them. Wally propels right past it just in time. He looks up to see Jared running straight past cars and into the path. He lets go of Artemis.
"I've got this!" Wally sprints for him and seconds later, Jared is tackled onto the curb.
"Ugh. Oh man!" he says. Wally reaches into his pocket and pulls out white tablets.
"What are these? Medication? Or a drug to help you murder innocent girls?!"
"What?! Hey I ain't talking to someone with superpowers. Think your so better than us!" he glares up at the teens. A nearby police spots the heroes and runs up to them.
"Need this man to go to jail?" Wally shakes his head.
"We just need him to talk" the police hand cuffs him and takes him to the car. Wally smiles gleefully at Artemis. She returns the smile and starts heading for the police station.
Jared sits in the intergrigation room quietly, arms crossed on his chest. Wally and Artemis watch him outside the room. A teenager approaches them.
"I tested the drugs Jared was carrying. It's called hydromorphone or hydro. Overdoses cause dizzyness, lightheadedness, blackouts..."
"He could use that on Sophie?" Artemis asks.
"We need the completed tox screen to know for certain, but it's certainly plausible. But he could also be using it to get high"
"Whats with you and these big words?" Wally asked. Robin just smiled and walked away.
"I guess it's time to talk to Jared" the teens sit down across from Jared in the interrogation room. He silently glared at them.
"If you don't wanna talk, just listen. If your wondering why your here this is about murder."
"Murder?! Why is he talking about murder?!" he threw his hands up and looked at Artemis.
"Last night Sophie Mills went to the Zen restaurant then was found dead today. But my partner here was at the crime scene when she suffocated to death. You were the last alive person she saw before her death" Artemis explained.
"Wait your saying Sophie is...dead?" Jared sadly looks down.
"Yes. It's better if you talk now dude. Tell me about Sophie"
"Sophie..." tears well up in Jared's eyes. "She's just a girl that's cute, fun. We even hooked up afew times."
"Last night?"
"She found me, I hooked her up with a drink. That's it! I wouldn't give her anything harder!"
"Why not?"
"She looked unsteady on her feet. The last I saw her was her heading for the exit. Think she bailed."
"Thanks for talking to us" the heroes head out the interrogation room.
"Thank you for getting a suspect. Go home and rest. You'll have a big day tomorrow" the teenagers head out the station and walk together side by side.
"You did a good job, even if we didn't get the right guy" Wally complimented.
"Yeah thanks" they stop at the end of the street. "I'll just get a lift from Bats"
"Nah I can run you home" Wally said.
"No. I've had enough piggybacks today. And you better get back to Barry. It's getting late" she looks up at the dark sky, stars twinkling.
"Well I won't argue. Be safe" Wally waves goodbye and runs off.
Wally arrives home, the kitchen light on, he gets changed in his room. On purpose, he falls face first onto his bed and groaned.
"Rough night?" Wally turns his head to see Barry leaning on the door.
"Oh hey. Yeah. Girls dying, going all over the place to find suspects, man I haven't used my brain that much in like, never!" Wally groans again.
"We you better get a good night sleep" Barry begins to walk out.
"Uncle Barry," Barry stops and turns around. "Could I have a 2 hot chocolates please"
"Anything"
"So could I have a car?"
"Don't push it" Barry heads for the kitchen. Wally slumps his head onto his pillow. Seconds later Barry comes in with 2 hot chocolates. Wally drinks them slowly and then, he snores sleeplessly. Barry grins and closes the door.
"Thanks Bats" Artemis said as she came out of the Batmobile into Mount justice.
"You better get in bed. Though if you could help me..." he points to a young boy his hand over the end of the couch sleeping.
"The Batman asking for help. I thought that was impossible!" she walks quickly into her room. Bruce sighs and approaches Robin.
"Here we go" he picks him up, amazed how light he was, and puts him over his right shoulder. Robin's hands hang down his back, mouth open and his dark sunglasses on. Bats heads to the Batmobile and drives off, after laying Robin in the back seat and putting a blanket over him.
Artemis was exhausted and threw herself on her bed. Not as easy as Wally, sleep didn't come easily to her.
The Clash-
SNEAK PEEK
"A biological attack has affected the greater part of New York City. A green fog rose from the streets this morning in downtown New York. Despite interventions of the Justice League & Young Justice, New York has been stranded from all help. Monsters are being formed from what we are told is 'Gamma Radiation'. But the main question everyone is asking is not "How will we save those who have been affected" Rather the question is: Where is New York's protector? Where is the Spiderman? And did he truly end the masked vigilante Red Revenge, now known as Samuel Grant?"
Should I publish?
SNEAK PEEK
"A biological attack has affected the greater part of New York City. A green fog rose from the streets this morning in downtown New York. Despite interventions of the Justice League & Young Justice, New York has been stranded from all help. Monsters are being formed from what we are told is 'Gamma Radiation'. But the main question everyone is asking is not "How will we save those who have been affected" Rather the question is: Where is New York's protector? Where is the Spiderman? And did he truly end the masked vigilante Red Revenge, now known as Samuel Grant?"
Should I publish?
