He snapped out of it a little and looked over at Bruce, trying to figure out how he wanted to say what he had to say.

"There's a village across the world. The dam is going, there's going to be a mudslide. It's starting. I'm not--" he breathed in "I should--" he clenched his hands into fists, his eyes closing tight enough that faint pricks of moisture showed at the corners. "They won't get there in time. Wally's busy, Kyle's off planet-- no one else will get there in time."

He breathed in deep.

"I could get here in time."