Hey, hey, hey! Sooo, it's been FOREVER since the last time I've updated this story. Way too long actually. I really do love The Flash/Wally as a character and am kind of disappointed in myself for sort of neglecting this story as a whole! Thanks for all of the reviews and messages while I've been gone and no updating. I'm glad to hear that you guys like this story and enjoy reading it! Makes writing better for me ^_^ Here is the next chapter to this story! I'm not sure when the next time I'll be updating is going to be, but hopefully it won't be too far from now! Thanks for everything everyone! And I hope you guys really do like reading this!

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The dark abyss surrounding the Watch Tower was nothing new to the seven founding members of the Justice League. Four of the seven members sat in the tower, waiting for anything or anyone that would need their assistance. Superman and Wonder Woman were working on saving a few people from a nasty Earthquake in Chile while J'onn aided those in need of safety from a few minor gunman at a bank in Metropolis. That left Batman, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Flash to watch the tower.

Batman sat at the control table alone as he analyzed a bit of data from their last mission while Hawkgirl and Green Lantern sparred in the gym they had specially built. As for Flash, he was busy staring out at the space around them, no particular thoughts in his mind.

The Flash sighed as he frowned at his reflection in the glass window of the cafeteria of the tower. He stared at himself for a long moment before he leaned back in his chair and stared up at the ceiling. He was utterly bored. There wasn't anything else to explain his feelings. There hadn't been much for him to do since the last big job that he had had. He was happy people were safe and sound, but sometimes he wanted more than the life of waiting for someone who needed help. He wanted something else, but he just wasn't sure what.

Time ticked by normally, but for the fastest man alive, time couldn't have been moving more slowly. It felt as if the seconds were taking hours to go by and he knew that no one else would ever truly understand the agony he felt whenever he got into one of those moods. It was the kind of mood where he felt out of whack with himself. It was the type of mood that made him wish he wasn't so fast, because sometimes he felt so alone and felt like no one would ever be able to keep up with him. His body and soul were at a different pace than everyone else's and in the back of his mind, it scared him.

Suddenly, after what felt like years of sitting and waiting for something, anything to happen, Batman's voice came over the intercom, catching Flash's attention with ease. He smiled widely as the inexplicable man demanded for his presence in the Batman sort of way. He quickly stood to his feet and in a matter of seconds ran into the control room. He smiled a bit more as he watched his colleague look at him from over his shoulder.

"You called?" The Flash asked curiously, trying to hide the fact he was ecstatic by the request. Batman nodded as he turned to the computer screen, the red and yellow hero doing the same.

"Looks like there's a jewel heist going on in your home town."

"Central City?" Flash stated as he tilted his head innocently to the side. His partner nodded as the two watched the screen zoom in on the location of the robbery.

"Looks like there's six people breaking in," Batman explained as he looked up at the speedster. "Grab Green Lantern and head there now."

"You got it!" Flash said with a grin as he turned and began to walk away.

"Don't mess around, Flash," Batman warned. The other hero in the room chuckled as he waved over his shoulder, heeding the man's warning.

"Don't worry! When do I ever?"

"Don't make me count the times," the man from Gotham mumbled under his breath as he watched Flash laugh and walk out of the room. He watched the doors slide shut behind the fastest man before he turned back to the computer screen. He tapped a few keys on the keyboard before a picture of one of the thieves at the heist appeared on his screen. He shook his head and began to question his judgment.

"You better not let her get away this time."

Jinx was in a terrible mood to say the least.

She knew that she had terrible luck; she had known that her entire life. The day had only proven that more. She had been an hour late to work, which caused her to almost get fired from her only stable source of income. Then she broke the heel of her shoe, causing her to fall and rip her favorite pair of pants at the knee. After all of that was said and done, she discovered that Christina was seeing someone.

Now, don't get the woman wrong. She was excited for her best friend, but when she had been told the news of her friend's new boyfriend, she couldn't help but feel…alone. The more and more she thought about it, the more she began to worry. Was she always going to be alone? Was she always going to have to depend on herself for everything? Out of all the abnormal things in her life, couldn't she just have one decent, certain someone by her side to keep her grounded and herself when she felt out of place and lonely?

Since day one, Jinx, or rather Aurora, was never the type to depend on others for anything. She had always been able to do things herself-for the most part-and she was happy that way. She was strong enough to stand on her own feet, but sometimes she was tired and needed someone to lean on. She couldn't forever stand alone.

Knowing she'd be in a sour mood for the rest of the night, there was only one solution to her problem.

"Jinx, you sure about this one?" Rob a jewelry store.

The villainess smirked to herself as she pressed herself against the wall of the large diamond company she and her accomplices had successfully broke into. She glanced around and noticed two guards making their way down the echoing hall. She looked over at a rather larger built man and nodded, the pale blue man nodding his head and making his way into the hall. He swiftly swung his arm around, hitting the two guards and knocking them out in one motion. Before they could hit the ground, a dark shadow caught the two, gently setting them down without a sound.

"Nice work, you two," Jinx stated as she turned to her temporary teammates.

"Now, Star Sapphire, Copper Head, you two take care of these two and make sure that anyone else that comes down this hall way is taken out," the elemental witch commanded. "This is going to be our only way out, and we need to make sure that it stays clear after I take the gem," the woman with the pink streak in her hair explained. Her two teammates nodded as they smirked.

"You can count on us," the lizard like man stated as his leader nodded.

"As for you three," Jinx said as she looked at Shade, Grundy and Sakuri. "You'll follow me and help me carry the goods out."

"Right."

"Alright, lets go."

The four quickly ran down the hall, leaving the other two thieves to man the hall. Jinx smirked to herself, her adrenaline pumping and her past worries forgotten by the thrill of the pinch. The four approached the large, metal door and the leader of the pack chuckled as she shook her head. She placed her palm in the center of the door and the other three watched as a pulse of pink energy surged through it. Their eyes widened as it rusted over completely and began to crumble slightly.

"Too easy." Jinx raised her foot up and kicked the door in with ease. She then glanced around the room and stared.

"What are we waiting for?" Shade asked as he moved to take a step forward. The woman in front stopped him as he raised a brow in confusion. "Why-"

"Sakuri, do me a favor and disable the traps in the room." Said warrior nodded, the red blindfold resting over her eyes. The three watched as the woman leaped into the air and pulled her sword out. Shade and Grundy stared in awe as the smaller woman gracefully sliced through the almost invisible laser beams. Jinx glanced over at Shade and smirked.

"You're welcome."

The four wasted no time in piling whatever they could into bags. Jinx watched them and shook her head; she wasn't interested in any of that. There was only one thing she wanted, and it was right in front of her.

"This must be worth a fortune," she mumbled to herself as the other three continued filling their sacs up. She smirked as she concentrated on the metal barred case protecting the large diamond from anyone who would try and steal it; too bad it didn't stand a chance against bad luck. The witch smirked as she lightly tapped the tip of her finger against the metal, the case crumbling into dust, leaving the diamond for the taking.

"Wait a second." Jinx closed her eyes and forced herself to stop the groan from escaping her lips as she turned around to face the other three in the room. "That has to be the most valuable thing in this entire vault."

"What's your point, Shade?" Jinx asked, almost snapping a bit as the wielder of the staff narrowed his eyes at her.

"You were holding out on us."

"You've got your fair share, what does it matter to you?" Jinx asked as she glared at the man, Sakuri and Grundy standing behind him. "I got you what you wanted."

"No, we got you what you wanted. This isn't close to fair," Shade stated as Jinx stared for a second. She smirked before she chuckled and shook her head. If the truth was what the man wanted, then the truth was what she was going to give him.

"Fine," she began. "You're right. I couldn't care less about you five. You're all a bunch of no good twits who can't do a good job by yourselves." She wasn't sure if it was because of the terrible mood she was in, but Jinx was especially honest at that moment.

"You are not my problem. I'm only loyal to two people," she said as she grabbed the gem behind her and listened to the alarms ringing in the air. "I was going to help you guys out and let you escape with me, but seeing as you just made my bad mood worse, I don't think I'll be doing that." Jinx raised her hand into the air and aimed her palm at the three. A pink horizontal beam raced forward, knocking the thieves to the ground. She quickly leaped over them and began to run out of the room, leaving them behind.

'Shouldn't have pissed me off,' the witch said to herself as she sprinted down the halls. She skidded to a stop and her eyes widened as she approached the point where she had left Star Sapphire and Copper Head. She blinked, staring at the two, who were bound by a green energy force.

"I had a feeling you'd be here." Jinx slowly looked over her shoulder and smirked as The Flash and Green Lantern stood before her.

Her day couldn't have gotten any worse.

"Hey there, Quickster and Ring Man," the dark haired thief said sarcastically, which brought a smirk upon Flash's lips and a not-so-please expression on John's face. She held tightly to the diamond in her hand as she glanced back at the two captured villains. 'I knew 'I should've just waited until Gizmo and Mammoth came back.'

"Aw, you got me a diamond? You shouldn't have," the hero in red said with a wide smile. That caused Jinx to roll her eyes as she held the diamond up. She tossed it into the air and caught it as she smirked.

"I was actually thinking about keeping this for myself, what do you think?"

"I think you've got to be off your rocker if you think we're going to let you get away with that jewel," the Green Lantern stated as Flash quickly nodded, remembering why he had originally been sent on the mission. He also understood why Batman had told him to bring John along with him. If he hadn't, he would've surely accidentally let the female thief go again.

Jinx held her hand up and the other two watched as it began to glow with a pink hue. "I-" Before she could strike, a black, ominous cloud formed around her, incasing her in a ball. Her eyes widened as she sat in darkness, a set of chills running down her spine.

The Flash and Green Lantern blinked, looking over their shoulder and watching Shade approach them with his staff held in the air. He smirked at the captured woman as he glanced at the two heroes. "She's got something that belongs to me."

"I don't think so." John's eyes began to glow green as he aimed his ring at the magician, a green fist hitting him and knocking him to his back. The black ball disappeared from Jinx and she fell to the ground, blinking a few times to adjust to the light. She winced, her eyes a bit sore from the sudden lighting change, but her eyes widened as she recalled where exactly she was and who she was with.

Jinx stood to her feet and quickly turned to run but as she did, she felt a gust of wind make her stumble back, a man now standing in the way of her only escape path. She narrowed her eyes as she stared at a grinning Flash, his hands on his hips as if that were going to scare her.

"There's a fee you've got to pay in order to pass!"

"Looks like I'm all out of money."

"What about that jewel?"

"It's not for sale!" Jinx slammed her fist against the wall and watched as it began to crumble. The Flash quickly dodged the chunks of concrete, avoiding many blows to the head. He frowned as he looked back to where the elemental witch had been standing and saw that she was gone. He looked down the hall and smirked to himself.

Jinx leaned against the wall and took a few breaths in order to even out her breathing. She sighed as she stared down the hall. She knew running was pointless, especially from The Flash, but she still did it anyways. She still showed up to stores and shops and robbed anyways, knowing there was a possibility that the hero would arrive at the scene. She was beginning to question why.

"Tired out?" Jinx watched as Flash stopped and stood beside her, leaning against the wall with a smirk. She rolled her eyes as she shook her head.

"You just don't know when to quit."

"Some people say it's a redeeming quality I have," Flash said playfully as Jinx smirked shaking her head. She sighed as she stood up from the wall and placed her free hand on her hip.

"Are you this annoying with other girls?"

"Actually, not really," Flash answered honestly. When it came to girls he was interested in…well, lets just say he wasn't the most skilled in swooning someone over.

"You're just-" Before he could finish the joke, the superhero winced as he fell forward, something knocking him over from behind. He hit the ground, surprising Jinx as she jumped and looked up.

"Give it up."

"Shade." Jinx narrowed her eyes as her eyes began to glow pink. She raised her arm up, aiming a ball of energy at the man. Releasing the ball, Shade dodged it, but gave her the perfect time to get away from both hero and villain. She smirked at that as she continued down the hall.

The magician growled, tired of always having to follow someone else's orders and having to do someone else's dirty work for less. He was a super villain, he deserved more than that, right? The man quickly followed after Jinx, leaving The Flash on the ground. He didn't bother looking back; the heroes were the least of his problems.

"Flash!" Said hero winced as he sat up, the Green Lantern helping him stand to his feet. He rubbed his head and sighed as he looked to see both villains gone.

"Looks like they're not going to make this easy," John stated as Flash sighed before smirking.

"They never do."

Jinx stood outside in the empty lot as she tried to catch her breath. She frowned as she listened to the alarm going off and she knew the police would arrive in a matter of seconds. She turned to run but as she did, a dark wall appeared before her, stopping her from going anywhere. She growled before turning to meet the enemy at hand.

"Shade, let me go."

"Give me the diamond," he commanded as the woman laughed.

"Last time I checked, you were the one taking orders from me," she snapped as the man narrowed his eyes at her.

"Not anymore."

Jinx quickly somersaulted to the right, avoiding a ball of darkness aimed at her. She slammed her hand against the ground and watched as a large crack began to form, causing Shade to lose his footing. He quickly leaped to the left as he ran forward and swung his staff around, aiming for the woman's head. She quickly ducked and grit her teeth, irritated with the situation. Thinking fast, the witch flew forward, thrusting her fist into her former accomplice's stomach. She smirked at his grunt of pain and let a beat of energy run through her fist. She watched as the man flew forward and into the air, landing a few feet away from her.

"Give it up, Shade," she called out as she stood her ground, all the while holding tightly to the diamond in her hand. "This is over."

"Not until we get that back." Jinx's eyes widened as she looked and watched as the two heroes appeared before her, giving her a hard stare. She sighed as she shook her head. 'They really just don't know when to give up.'

Shade was growing tired of the games. He was tired of being over looked and he was tired of being manipulated. He was a powerful man, yet no one seemed to notice. He wasn't going to take the abuse anymore. He was going to live up to the expectations and he was going to make sure people started knowing his name. He stood to his feet and smirked.

He'd start with the Justice League.

"Excuse me, boys." The Flash and John blinked as they looked over and watched as Shade raised his staff. He smirked as the end of his staff began to glow, causing both heroes to blink with shock. "This is between two villains."

"Stop!" Jinx quickly sprinted up to Shade and swung her leg back, hitting him in the face. He fell back, his staff falling from his hand as the woman glared down at him. "They're not your enemies."

"Oh, I see someone's suddenly protecting the other side," Shade commented as he wiped his mouth and glared, standing to his feet. Jinx glared back as she ignored the urge to look back at The Flash. He had done too much for her to get hurt by some second rate villain. She would never tell anyone that, but she owed him a lot, and though she continued to steal and rob, putting Flash in danger was not on her to do list.

"You leave them to me," the witch snapped as she watched Shade stand to his feet.

The two heroes watched as the villains argued with each other. They had both been shocked that Jinx had stepped in before the battle could start. They were both capable fighters, but that wasn't the point. The point was Jinx wanted to keep them safe, actually, John knew that wasn't fully true.

The Green Lantern glanced over at his partner as the man in red watched the woman intently.

She only wanted to keep Flash safe.

"Shade! Don't make this harder on yourself!" Jinx snapped as she and the man of shadows fought gracefully. She watched as the man laughed and shook his head, swinging his staff and just missing her head.

"I'd like to say the same to you!"

"Uh, guys?" The two froze as they looked over at the heroes from the Justice League, both watching them. "Sorry to cut in, but we're going to have to take that diamond back now!"

Before anyone could react, Jinx was knocked down in the face, causing both John and Flash to jump, eyes wide. They watched as the diamond fell from the villainess' hand, Shade picking it up with a smirk. He tossed it up and gently caught it, looking up at the heroes. "If you'll excuse me."

"I don't think so!" Jinx snarled as she sat up, grabbing a hold of the end of Shade's staff. His eyes widened as his shadow's began to appear from his staff but as they did, a pink spark appeared around it. He looked down to see Jinx using her power on his staff.

"No!" he exclaimed as the woman raised a brow at the gleam of fear in his eyes. Her own eyes widened as she began to feel suffocated, the shadow engulfing her and Shade. She began to cough, feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

"Jinx!" Flash exclaimed from the distance as his eyes widened. Without a second thought, the hero ran into the cloud of darkness at his own speed, John too slow to react. He reached out for his friend and teammate, cursing under his breath. Pressing his finger against the ear piece he had, he called out for the others in the Watch Tower.

"Batman! Do you read me?"

"What's going on?" Said hero asked as Green Lantern began to sprint toward the growing cloud.

"We've got a situation down here. We need back up!" John called out as he held his fist up, ring aimed toward the cloud. As he ran into the darkness, connection with the Watch Tower was lost, the man immediately falling to his knees and the green light from his ring going out.

A large explosion went off, but nothing was destroyed. The police cars all began to file into the empty lot, the smoke and the black cloud disappearing. The officers quickly climbed out of their vehicles, holding their guns up and waiting for the robber's next move.

"Don't move!" the chief of the division called out as he took a few careful steps forward. "Put your hands in the air where we can see them!"

A groan filled their the air as the cloud disappeared. They blinked watching one lone man stand to his feet. He rubbed the back of his head and winced as he looked around. His eyes widened as he found himself alone, his staff trembling slightly, a few pink sparks running down from end to end. He picked it up and frowned at that.

"This isn't good."