A/N: Hello All! Here is my new story. I'd like to post a chapter at least once a week. I'd really appreciate reviews! The chapter titles will be song lyrics, so go ahead and try and guess them.

P.S. Chapters 1 and 2 have song lyrics from the same song. Anyway, please enjoy my story!

Chapter 1: No Matter Where You Go

"Just tell them, okay?"

Blinding light. He was running, always running. Pain wracked through his body, but he refused to stop.

Keep running. Don't slow down.

Something in him urged him to run, to keep his speed, but his legs were getting tired and his head was spinning. He couldn't see anything except white. He couldn't feel anything except pain. The pain was getting worse, causing him to stumble.

Then, as Wally ran, he could make out the color blue slowly fading in above his head.

Sky.

Wally pushed his body, desperate to reach the sky. He stumbled again, and then tripped as something caught his foot. He went flying forward, hitting the ground and tumbling across it.

He lay there for a while, attempting to catch his breath. His eyes were screwed shut as he focused on breathing. Finally, Wally could breathe normally again. He could perceive the cold seeping into his skin. He was freezing.

He forced open his eyes and stared up into the cloudless sky. Wally looked across the snowy white plain, and recognized the area. He was in the Arctic, where he had helped stop the Reach invasion of Earth, at the cost of his life.

But he was still alive.

Wally tried to sit up, but instantly his every molecule was on fire. Pain coursed through his body like his blood was made of it. Wally was forced to lay back down, tears springing to his eyes because of the pain. He had never felt anything on this level, and he couldn't do anything other than gasp in pain.

He lay there for what seemed like an eternity, feeling pain pulse through him. It eventually began to fade, and soon became bearable. Wally stood up, shivering from the cold and fatigue that had seeped into his bones. He was starving, his stomach feeling like it was going to start eating itself.

He turned in a circle, looking for anything that might tell him where exactly he was. A fast moving shape caught his eye. It was a blur of red, but Wally knew who it was instantly.

Wally's heart jumped. He wondered what Barry would say. After all, they all probably thought he was dead. Wally had, too. He let the Flash run to him, waiting for Barry to arrive.

The Flash stopped right in front of Wally. Wally recognized the red suit as the Flash's, but the person inside of it was definitely not Barry. Whoever was inside the Flash suit had a huge smile, and put his hands on his hips. The smile faded when he looked down at Wally.

"Uh… Bats, we've got a kid here, who may have been the source of the energy… and he's got the Kid Flash uniform on. Yeah… yeah, I got it. Hands off."

"Who are you?" Wally demanded. "You're not the Flash."

The man in the Flash suit looked confused. "I am the Flash. See? The suit?" He tapped the insignia on the chest.

"Yeah, okay, but you aren't Barry Allen. Where is he?"

The man's eyes darkened at the mention of Barry's name. "How about you tell me who you are and how you got my old costume?"

Wally snorted. "Your costume? This is mine!"

The man opened his mouth to argue when a certain black Batwing dropped out of the sky and landed next to them. Batman hopped out of the aircraft and strode over to them silently. He glanced at the man in Flash's suit briefly before turning and studying Wally.

Wally crossed his arms, used to Batman's scrutinizing gaze and waited for Batman to explain why there was a strange man in place of Barry.

While Batman was studying Wally, all of the core members joined them, flying in and landing next to Batman. Green Lantern and Superman exchanged looks, and Wonder Woman frowned at Wally. Wally wasn't expecting this reaction. He had expected them to come running up, amazed and happy to see him alive. But they all were watching him with mild looks of suspicion.

"Is that…" Martian Manhunter trailed off. He stared at Wally, and then Wally felt a familiar tingle at the back of his head.

"Hey, I don't appreciate you getting in my head without permission, J'onn," Wally said bluntly, throwing up his hands instinctively.

J'onn looked surprised. "My apologies, Wally. I was just taking precautions." Wally nodded in understanding.

"Woah, woah, wait. Did you just call him Wally? As in, Wally West?" The Flash interrupted.

"That's me. Wally West, Kid Flash, the one and only." Wally answered with fake cheer.

The Flash looked completely shocked, staring at Wally with his mouth ajar. Everyone else seemed surprised to hear this, except J'onn and Batman.

Hawkgirl was the first to recover from her shock. "Well, I wouldn't say the 'one and only,' " She chuckled.

"What?" Wally didn't understand. Then the Flash stepped forward, a strange look on his face, and pulled down his cowl.

And standing there, in front of him, was Wally West.