Flash ducked just as a red laser swept over his head.

"Headshots don't count!" He yelled at the giant robot that was currently rampaging through Central City. It wasn't any of his rogue's style, so he briefly wondered who could be behind the mayhem.

He didn't have time to theorize, because the robot was gearing up for another attack.

"Flash! You try to dismantle its feet. Try to keep it off balance. Diana and I will keep it distracted from above," Superman instructed as he flew towards the robot's head, Wonderwoman alongside him. The two of them began punching it, dodging the robot's swipes and eye lasers.

Flash could clearly see that they weren't making any progress. They could barely dent the damn thing.

So it's up to me, he thought.

He went to work on the metal feet, quickly unscrewing the plates and trying to destroy the wires somehow. But no matter what he tried, the robot was still going strong.

"Superman!" Diana called.

Flash looked up just in time to see Clark's body hurtling into a building.

The robot took advantage of Wonderwoman's momentary distraction and seared her with its laser.

She was falling out of the sky fast.

"Don't worry, princess! I gotcha!" Wally yelled. He ran towards Diana and caught her just before she hit the ground.

Unfortunately, he didn't have enough time to dodge the enormous metal foot that was directly above their heads. Flash held his breath and squeezed his eyes shut, hating that he was going to die squashed like a bug underneath a boot.

Miraculously, the boot never fell. Flash opened one eye and watched a yellow blur race up the robot's chest. Then the figure stopped when he got to the middle. His arm vibrated, then the figure pushed it right through the metal.

The robot made an eerie buzzing sound as sparks flew through the air around it. Then the eyes lost its red color and the robot collapsed.

Wally stood, gaping. Diana meanwhile was on her feet and rubbing her temples.

What just happened?

"Nice work, Flash!" Superman praised as he floated towards the speedster. "How did you take that thing down?"

"As much as I'd like to take the credit... I didn't."

Suddenly the yellow figure was next to them, accompanied by a gust of wind, with a sheepish smile. "Sorry to interfere with your battle, comrades. But it looked like you were having trouble and I couldn't stand to just sit back and watch."

Wally was barely listening. He was staring at the man dressed in a nearly identical costume to his own. And the way this guy ran...

"You're a speedster!" He gasped. "That's so cool! Classy suit, by the way. It was so cool how you ran straight up that robot! I haven't seen you around so maybe we could chat and talk about speedster stuff or whatever you'd-"

The man in yellow laughed and held up his hand. "Slow down there! I should introduce myself first." He extended his hand towards Wally. "My name is Zoom. Nice to meet you."

"Flash, and likewise!" Flash eagerly shook his hand, but in doing so, the grin fell from his face. He didn't know what it was, but the other speedster was not giving off friendly vibes. Not directly, at least. Zoom's handshake was cold and stiff, and Wally didn't like the way Zoom's unmasked eyes seemed to glare at him while his mouth was split into a wide smile. Flash instantly distrusted the other speedster.

Zoom pulled away and shook Superman's hand as well. "It's an honor to meet a national hero such as yourself," The man said, and Wally swore the man in yellow was feigning awe.

Clark blushed a little bit. "Just doing what I can." Then his eyes flickered between Wonderwoman (who still looked a little dizzy) and Flash. "Say, why don't you come up to the Watchtower? Considering you just about saved our lives, the least we can do is give you a checkup and a cup of coffee. Plus Batman will want a mission report and he will not be happy if I tell him that none of us know how we beat the giant tin can."

Wally was about to argue against this, but Zoom beat him to the punch.

"Well if it's not too much trouble... I'd love to!"

Superman put a hand to his ear. "Superman to Watchtower. Beam up me, Flash, Diana, and our guest."

next chapter will definitely be longer!

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