In
Greek mythology the
Titans were a race of powerful deities, descendants of Gaia that ruled
during the legendary Golden Age.
This
legend is
about the journey to heaven, and the path to darkness.
930 Club
New York, NY
It was hours ago when Wally West left Barry Allen standing in an alley
alone. Wally had taken a quick trip to Florida, he wanted to feel the
sun’s rays on him for awhile certain that they would help him
regain his composure. Before he made it there he had a sensation run up
his spine to go dancing and he changed directions. By the time the sun
was set and all the popular places were begging to fill up he found
himself walking down 21st Street gazing across the roadway at the
pretty girls standing on the corner of Ninth Avenue waiting to get into
the 930 Club. He strutted over to stand in line behind them and say
hello.
Wally was always the ladies man; it just came naturally to him. Before
he had the opportunity to say hello the pretty blond in front of him
turned around and greeted him first. "Don't you just love the Dingos,"
she asked him.
"Of course, who doesn't," he replied hiding the fact that he had no
clue what she was talking about. He gave her his charming smile, which
made her knee's tremble. It was the effect he wanted.
"What's your favorite song by them," she asked him.
"Oh it's the one that goes duh duh duh, duh duh do, duh do duh," Wally
replied making the melody up and smiling at her once more.
"Oh my god mine too!" the girl screamed. The girl turned to her friend
next to her and said, "Tracy this guy likes, Love Me From Behind, too."
While the blonds' head was turned Wally couldn't help but roll his eyes
at how lucky he was. When he heard what the name of the song was he
once again couldn't resist body movement, this time he nodded his head
in agreement before she turned back to look at him. "Huh, I would do
anything just to get in there already," the girl said.
Wally smiled again and said, "Hold my spot," as he patted her on the
shoulder and walked toward the front of the line. He pulled out a small
wad of cash he had been saving up from his allowance. At one point he
tried to get a part time job but being a hero, requests for his time
were too great. Once he got to the front he waved the cash around to
get the doorman's attention. Before the doorman even responded Wally
heard a commotion coming from up the block. Seconds later he saw a gang
of skate boarders rushing down the sidewalk. His unbelievably fast
reflexes kicked in automatically. Suddenly it was like everything was
going in slow motion. He watched as the skaters came by ensuring that
no one was in danger of being seriously hurt when he noticed that one
of the boys in the front looked familiar. It didn't take him long to
realize it was Garth.
Has Garth gone over the edge? Maybe I ought to follow them and make
sure he hasn't switched sides, someone could get hurt, Wally thought to
himself. He sighed because that would mean passing up what he was
certain was going to be a sure thing with the blond at the back of the
line. By the time the skaters had passed the club the slow motion had
stopped. The doorman who was distracted by the skaters noticed Wally
had disappeared.
Minutes later he caught Garth and Dick Grayson ducking in an alley,
they had just broken into a nearby police station. (See All-Star Titans
#2) The two boys knelt over a folder flipping through the files as
Wally slowly crept up behind them unnoticed. "Don't tell me you kids
are looking at a nudie mag," Wally said mockingly.
The boys jumped to attention, it took a moment to realize who it was
standing in front of them. "It's nothing," Dick stammered. "Garth
thanks for the assist but I got it from here." The young Grayson picked
up the folder and started to walk away.
Wally, the speed demon that he is flashed by in a blink of an eye and
snatched the file from Dick. "What's this?" he asked as he flipped
through the folder speed reading all of its pages.
"No way man, you got me involved. Like it or not I'm in it with you,"
explained Garth.
"Not huh," Dick said trying to sound as commanding as his mentor. "This
is mine. I don't need your help." Dick snatched the folder back from
Wally and started to walk away again.
"Does that Bat know you're out here on your own?" Wally asked while
watching the back of Dick's head walk away. Dick stopped and sighed. "I
didn't think so. I bet he doesn't even know where you are. So either
you let us in, or I take a quick trip to Gotham to let daddy know where
you are. After all being the older more mature one here, it wouldn't be
right for me not to tell him."
Dick stood with his back to the other two boys, listening to the sounds
of the cars driving past on the nearby streets. He couldn't tell if
Wally was bluffing or not. He seemed like a cool guy but everyone knew
he had a bit of a hot-headed temper and can be spiteful when he doesn't
get his way. Garth would whine about it too, not to purposely get Dick
in trouble. Probably not for any other purpose at all really. It was
just Garth's personality. He was always a bit of a drama queen. "Fine,"
Dick said as he turned around to face his friends.
"Great, where do we start?" asked Garth. Like history in the making the
three boys stood in a circle looking into each other’s eyes.
A sense that something new was coming overwhelmed them. Wally was the
first to crack a smile, then Garth, Dick holding out trying to follow
his mentor’s example but in the end he couldn't help but
smile too. They weren't sure what was going to happen or even why they
were smiling they just knew it felt right.
This was the first meeting of what would be many more in the
future…
To
be continued in issue #4
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