Chapter 1
Krysia slowly woke lying on the side of a road in the middle of nowhere.
She didn't remember how she got there or where she even was.
'Where am I? How do I get home?' she thought as she looked around at her surroundings. 'I don't remember what happened.'
She felt the familiar shudder that she always felt when danger was around.
Krysia looked around as she felt for the source of the coming danger.
"Whose there?"
She heard the wind rush past her and turned to see a figure standing behind her.
Krysia gasped as she recognized who it was. "You. No it can't be. You disappeared along with the 'Hero'."
A man dressed in a dark hood stood before Krysia and she took a step away from the menacing figure.
"And yet here I am." The figure chuckled. "It is good to see you my young Heroine. It's been a while. You are a long way from home. Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the year 2016."
Krysia looked around surprised at the news. "2016? How did I get here?"
"I sent you here. I think you know why."
Krysia shook her head. "You're not getting your hands on my Speed Force. I will not be the one that helps you defeat the 'Hero'."
The hooded figure laughed and slowly shook his head. "You don't have a choice. There is no one to help you this time. You are all alone."
Krysia smiled slightly as she tried to swallow her fear. "I will not make it so easy for you."
She turned and sped away from the figure and into the forest that was behind her.
The man laughed. "You never learn. I am much faster than you are." He said as he raced behind her.
Krysia stopped at a clearing in the middle of the forest. 'I can't run forever and he knows that.'
She suddenly cried out as she felt a sharp pain hit her shoulder and looked over to see a small needle sticking out from her shoulder.
The hooded man suddenly appeared in front of her. "That tranquilizer will keep you from getting away from me. It should start working in a minute."
Krysia gasped as she grabbed the small needle from her arm and threw it to the ground.
The man chuckled. "That won't work. It's already running throughout your system. Can you feel it working?"
Krysia felt her knees wobble beneath her as she fell to the ground.
"N-no." she whispered as she fell to her side.
'I can't move.' She thought groggily as she struggled to move.
The hooded man walked over to her and kneeled down beside her.
Krysia felt darkness take over her vision as she fell unconscious.
The man watched as Krysia's eyes rolled to the back of her head as she fell unconscious.
The man chuckled. "Your Speed Force is what's going to help me defeat your 'Hero'. I thank you for giving it to me so freely. You will no longer need it."
He grabbed Krysia and placed her over his shoulder and ran away.
Krysia slowly woke to find that she was strapped to a metal table.
She could still feel that her body was weak from the drug that she was given earlier.
Her arms were strapped tightly above her head and she felt the cool metal press against her bare torso.
Her legs and head were also strapped to the table.
She felt someone laughing coldly beside her.
The Hooded man came into Krysia's view. "I finally have you. You have avoided me for far too long."
"What are you going to do with me?" Krysia asked fearfully.
"I thought you already knew." He chuckled. "I'm going to steal your Speed Force using this." He held up two small metal tube like sticks in his hands. "These will slowly drain you of your Speed Force. Then and only then will I be able to defeat your 'Hero'. All I need to do is inject these into your body."
"You're….. you're going to kill me if you do that."
The man chuckled. "Do not fear. You will not die. You will only go into a deep, deep sleep. It might look and feel like you are dying. I will make you very comfortable if anything goes wrong. Besides my young Heroine. This is why you were born. To give to me you're Speed Force. This is your destiny."
He focused his attention to Krysia's bare torso.
The hooded man grabbed the sharp metal sticks and hovered the first one over Krysia's belly.
Without saying anything he plunged it into her stomach.
Krysia gagged in pain.
The man moved over to Krysia's chest and without pausing plunged the metal stick into her chest making Krysia gag.
The unknown man grabbed two long tubes that were attached to a machine and plugged them into the metal sticks.
Right away the machine started immediately and purple mist started to slowly pump from Krysia's body.
Krysia could feel her strength slowly leaving her body and darkness fill her vision.
As her eyes slowly closed she saw a flash of yellow underneath the man's cloak before she was greeted by darkness.