AN: Here starts the sequel to The New Miracle: Voices From The Past. I do hope you enjoy this story as much as you enjoyed the last one. Some clarifications will be at the end of the story. If you have anymore questions PM me. Remember I do NOT own KnB or The Flash, I only own my character and the plot.
Make sure you read The New Miracle first!
Voices From The Past
Chapter 1
The Next Challenge
Barry Allen adjusted his jacket in the mirror of his room. He made sure he had everything he needed for the day. January was about to end, but the days were still cold and snow piled up everywhere. He heard his foster dad, Joe West, call out his name, saying he as going to miss the bus. Barry quickly picked up his bag and darted down the stairs to the front door were Joe and Iris were waiting.
"Man, you take longer than me to get ready." Iris teased. "I had a hard time looking for my jacket is all." Barry said placing his bag over his shoulders.
"Learn a lot you two." Jose said.
The two teens nodded and exited the house towards the bus stop.
Barry Allen was a 16 year old high schooler. He was in 10th grade, but his features made him look like he was still a middle schooler. He had light brown hair and green-brown eyes, with somewhat pale skin. Meanwhile Iris had darker skin, due to being African-American, and dark brown hair with the same color eyes; like Barry she was also 16 in 10th grade.
They arrived at the bus stop, where the two were greeted by Barry's best friend Cisco. He had dark brown hair that fell to the top of his neck with light brown eyes and a tanner skin tone. He was also in 10th grade but he was still 15.
"Hey, Cisco." Barry said fist bumping his friend. "What's up man? Good morning Iris." Cisco said. "Hello, Cisco." Iris said.
The bus arrived soon after and the three got on board.
"So, did you do the math homework?" Cisco asked Barry. "Yeah. I found it easy though." Barry said. "Same here, math is so simple." Cisco added. "You two are the biggest nerds. If it weren't for the basketball team you two would be easily picked on." Iris teased with a smile. "That hurts Iris." Cisco said placing his hand on his chest.
It was true, Barry and Cisco were members of the Central City High School Basketball Team. Barry played as a small forward and was also the captain. While Cisco was a point guard and was vice-captain. However, they were members of the varsity basketball team despite being 10th graders. This was done because the coach merged both the junior varsity and varsity teams early into the season. Barry had been captain since he was a freshman, succeeding who would have been captain had he stayed in Central City.
The three then got off the bus at their school, where they were greeted by two more people; Caitlin Snow and Ronnie Raymond. Ronnie was also part of the basketball team and played power forward, but he could play every position just as skillfully. Like the other three Caitlin and Ronnie were also in 10th grade with Ronnie being 16 and Caitlin being 15. Caitlin had light brown almost blonde hair and had dark blue eyes. Ronnie had short dark brown hair and light brown eyes.
"Hey guys!" Cisco called out.
The two teens waved to them and gathered together. The three boys began to talk about the basketball season and how the coach seemed eager to tell them something.
"What do you think it's about?" Barry asked. "I hope it's something cool." Cisco said. "Or maybe he just wants to address the team." Ronnie said shrugging. "You know how coach is he never keeps us guessing. It's got to be something big." Cisco said with a smile.
"Boys." Iris and Caitlin said in unison.
All of a sudden a loud screech was heard in the school yard. The five friends turned towards the noise to see what was going on. What they saw was a large crowd of girls cluttering the entrance of the school. The five gave a sigh, they knew what was happening.
"Does this have to happen every time he arrives?" Barry asked. "At this point I'm used to it, but it's annoying at the same time." Ronnie said. "I just want to punch him sometimes." Cisco said making a fist.
Then, just like the Red Sea, the crowd formed a gap and between them walked a a boy with dirty dirty blonde hair. He walked in with a rich boy swagger with all his clothes being expensive and with a brand name. He took off his sunglasses to show is icy blue eyes that somehow radiated warmth. This boy was Oliver Queen, rich boy from Star City, he was studying in Central City because his parents sent him. Like the five friends he was also a 10th grader, be he was older than them at 17. Behind him walked a tall African-American man with short black hair and matching colored eyes. His thick jacket hid his muscular physique. His name was John Diggle
"Come on Dig, take in the popularity." Oliver said. "You're the one who likes the attention, Oliver." Diggle said. "Ladies it's been a pleasure, but I need to get to class." Oliver announced.
He then turned his back to the crowd and walked into the school.
"How does Diggle get along with him?" Cisco asked. "I don't have a clue." Ronnie replied. "He's so hard to get along with as well." Barry added. "And he's our teammate." the three said in unison.
Barry then turned back to the girls, who had disappeared. He placed his hand behind his head and wondered where they went.
"Hey, where did Iris and Caitlin go?" Barry asked. "They must've gone inside. It is getting cold." Cisco said rubbing his hands together. "Cisco's right. We should get inside." Ronnie added.
The three boys then entered the school and got ready for the day. The day seemed to pass quickly when the lunch period arrived. Ronnie, Cisco, and Barry got together and ate lunch at the same table. As they ate, Oliver walked over to their table and "spilled" his drink over Barry.
"Sorry, man. Guess my shoes are still wet." Oliver said with a laugh. "You know that was uncalled for." Cisco said standing up to defend Barry. "On the court we're teammates, but here it's a whole different story. Plus you don't have the foreigners to back you up." Oliver said with a smile. "That's enough Oliver." John said placing his hand on Oliver's shoulder.
"He's right. That is enough." a voice said from behind them.
Oliver let out a low grunt before heading to his own table, populated by Oliver's "friends."
"God, he's such a dick." Cisco said sitting down. "Sorry for the trouble he caused." a person said sitting down in front of Barry. "Thanks Jay." Barry said drying himself off.
Jay Garrick was Barry's maternal cousin. He was a year older than him, but he looked even older thanks to his height. He had light brown hair with dark brown eyes. He was an 11th grader and was quite popular. He smiled softly at his cousin.
"If he didn't turn into another person on the court, I would think he does these kinds of things on purpose." Ronnie said picking at his food. "I respect him as a player, but as a person he's the worst." Barry said. "As player? You've got to be kidding me Barry? He doesn't respect you as captain. Not the same way he respected Ry-" Cisco argued before he was stopped by Barry.
"I know that Cisco. I know I'll never be like him as a captain, no one ever will." Barry said standing up.
The three watched as their friend threw away his food and walked towards the bathroom.
"Damn that Oliver." Cisco said slamming his fists onto the table. "Calm down, Cisco. This always happens." Ronnie said. "Even still, Oliver should respect Barry as the captain and as a person." Jay said.
"It's 'cause Queen doesn't see Barry as an equal on the court." a low voice said with a sarcastic tone.
The three looked to the side and saw Leonard Snart sitting with his, probably only, friend Mick Rory. They too were on the basketball team, Snart played power forward while Mick played center. They were 10th graders as well with both of them being 16. Snart had short salt and pepper colored hair with cold blue eyes, while Mick seemed like he was already doing bald with fiery brown eyes.
"What's that supposed to mean Snart?" Ronnie asked. "It's the truth. Oliver respected the old captain back in middle school because he saw him as an equal, someone who could compete with him." Snart explained. "May be one day fleet feet will learn that. Come on Mick."
Mick simply grunted as he stood and followed Snart into a school hallway.
"Man those two could not be anymore different." Jay said running a hand through his hair.
After a little while, the bell rang for the next class to start and the four boys went their separate ways. Classes proceeded like normal and when the final bell rang, everyone quickly got up from their seats and headed towards their lockers. Barry grabbed his second bag from his locker and headed towards the school gym. In the locker room, he took off his school clothes and put on exercise clothes. He then walked into the gym where everyone on the basketball team was gathered.
Along with Cisco, Ronnie, Jay, John, Oliver, Snart, and Mick; there was also Carter Hall, an 11th grader, Ray Palmer, also an 11th grader, Curtis Holt, a 9th grader, along with a few others. Barry highfived Ray and said his hello's to the rest of the team. A few moments later the coach walked in along with an older man. Barry walked over to the man and said hello.
"Good afternoon Coach Wells, Coach Stein." Barry said. "Like was Mr. Allen." Stein said.
The coaches for the team was head coach Harrison Wells and assistant coach Martin Stein. Wells was a middle aged man who had dark hair and light blue eyes. He wore black framed glasses, that made his eyes sharper. Stein had was an older man, with aged white hair and brown eyes. He also wore thick black framed glasses. They both carried clipboards with a stat sheet. Behind them walked the teams manager, Felicity Smoak. She had blonde hair tied in a pony tail. She wore pink framed glasses which made her blue eyes seem sharper. Like the boys, she was a 10th grader. She mostly kept to herself, but she seemed to have a good friendship with Oliver, as well as with the other boys. Felicity turned to be with the group of boys, while Wells addressed the team.
"So you all must be wondering what the announcement is going to be, so I'll start out with that." Wells said. "This season has been going well. We're on a good path towards the championship and with that I thought it was a good idea to take our abilities to play against teams outside of our area."
"So we're going to be playing out of state?" Ray asked interrupting. "You could say that." Wells said.
"I've made the arrangements and as a team at the end of the season, we're going to be taking a trip to play against high schools in Japan." Wells said.
"Japan?" the team asked in unison.
"Indeed. There has been a growing number of high schools there with exceedingly strong basketball teams. I thought it was best to take our talents out of the country. All the information has been sent to your families both through email and letters. I do hope everyone can come, this will be a once in a life time experience." Wells finished.
"When is this trip happening? The season still hasn't ended." Jay asked. "This will most likely happen mid March. In order to coincide with the Japanese school year, which ends in April, this was the best time to do this. This will also not conflict with our season as well. I have already sent letter to each of the schools we'll be playing against and form what I've received most have agreed to play us." Wells answered.
There was excitement form the team, they seemed eager to play against people from another country. Barry was shaking with excitement at the thought, he had always wanted to visit another country, but to play basketball seemed even better. Then the thought dawned on him, he knew someone in Japan. He began to wonder if that person was playing for one of the teams that were invited.
Flashback
"Wait, you're leaving?" Barry asked the person in front of him. "I'm sorry, it's not my choice." the person answered. "What happened to being there in high school? You are the one who helped realize that I liked basketball this much." Barry said on the verge of tears. "That's not true. You discovered that for yourself, and I know you can lead the team in high school." the person said turing to Barry. "I'm not respected like you are." Barry said hanging his head.
The person walked up to Barry and placed his hand on his shoulder. Barry looked up to see grey hair standing over him and a smile.
"One day we'll meet again. Until then get stronger and surpass me, I want to see that." the person said. "Will you come back?" Barry asked. "Most likely. I'll only be gone for a year, unless things change." the person said smiling.
End Flashback
Barry gripped his shirt and wiped away the tears forming in his eyes. The thought of remembering him, caused him great sadness. Barry then raised his hand to ask a question, the only question that mattered.
"Will we be playing Ryuto's team?"
The gym fell silent, to those who had known Ryuto they knew it was a possibility. Wells let out a sigh before answering.
"I have yet to hear back from his school. However, I know he will play us." Wells said confidently.
Ryuto walked onto the balcony and hesitated before answering his phone. It had been a long time since he last heard his voice, he wondered if his friend had changed. Ryuto let out a breath and put the phone to his ear.
"I never expected to get a call from you." Ryuto said. "Well in order to tell you this calling seemed better than a text." Barry's voice said through the phone. "You haven't changed a bit Barry, you still sound the same." Ryuto said with a laugh. "I guess you're right. How are things over there?" Barry asked. "All good, at a friends birthday party right now actually." Ryuto said. "Sorry to take you away from that." Barry apologized. "It's not a problem. Was there something you wanted to tell me?" Ryuto asked. "Oh right, well the thing is…" Barry began to say.
Ryuto noticed at how he stopped himself. He wonder why it was so difficult just to tell him something. He then remembered that Barry had a difficult time expressing himself, so Ryuto decided to urge him on.
"And?"
"The team is headed to Japan to play basketball." Barry said quickly. "Wait, slow down. All I caught was team and basketball and something about going somewhere." Ryuto said.
Barry took a deep breath before repeating what he said.
"Coach Wells decided to take our skills out of the US. We're headed to Japan to play in exhibition matches against some of the best high schools." Barry said.
"Seriously? That's awesome! Though, I haven't heard anything from my school yet. Who did you guys ask?" Ryuto asked. "Coach Wells gave us a list of the schools he asked. Out of the six only four have answered back. The two we're missing are from a school called Tōō, I think that's how you pronounce it, and Seirin." Barry said. "Well I go to Seirin, so I'll tell you when I get the information." Ryuto said. "Really that's awesome. Sorry to bother you, but this was something I just had to tell you." Barry said. "No need to apologize. I'll text you later. Bye for now." Ryuto said. "Bye, Ryuto." Barry said hanging up.
Ryuto put his phone into his pocket and stared up at the sky. Central City Ryuto thought.
"Whatcha doing out here?" a voice asked.
Ryuto looked back to see Kagami walking outside.
"Had to take a phone call." Ryuto said switching to Japanese. "With who? If you don't mind me asking." Kagami asked. "With, uh, Barry." Ryuto said. "Wait seriously? Why didn't you tell me? He never calls me." Kagami said.
Ryuto let out a laugh before answering.
"It was kind of spur of the moment." Ryuto said. "What did he tell you?" Kagami asked. "Not much, just updates on how Central City is." Ryuto said. "And how is everyone?" Kagami asked. "The same. Cisco is still Cisco. Ronnie is still Ronnie. Barry is still Barry. Oliver is still Oliver." Ryuto said. "I never liked Oliver." Kagami said with distaste. "Neither did I, but his skills were impressive." Ryuto said. "Yeah they were. Anyways, you should come back inside, there's still a party going on." Kagami said. "In a minute." Ryuto said.
Barry put his phone away as he walked into Iron Heights Prison. He had yet to see his dad after last time and Barry had to tell him he was traveling to Japan. He given permission to enter and was led into a room where he sat down in front of a glass window with his father stood in front of. They looked at each other for a moment before each taking a phone.
"Hey, Dad." Barry said happily. "What's up Slugger? You have that look in your eye like you want to tell me something." Henry Allen said. "Dad, I play basketball not baseball." Barry said with a smile. "I know, son. So, what is it you want to tell me." Henry said. "Well, to make a long story short, I'm headed to Japan to play basketball." Barry said with an excited smile.
Henry remained silent for a moment, taking in what his son had just told him. He then gave his son a smile of his own.
"That's great, I never knew you would like a sport this much that you would be this happy to go, God-knows-how-many-miles away just to play." Henry said. "I hope you can somehow watch the games." Barry said. "I'll figure something out." Henry said.
Barry wanted to say something, but he could not get the words out of his mouth. Henry, however, realized what he wanted to say and said it for him.
"Did something happen between you and your Japanese friend? What was his name? Started with an "R" I think." Henry said.
Barry let out a small laugh before answering.
"His name was Ryuto. How did you know that was what I was going to say?" Barry asked. "Well, your going to Japan and you came to me one time very upset that he was leaving, so the idea came into my head. Is he going to be one of your opponents?" Henry asked. "Yeah, he is." Barry said with a nod. "People can be both friends and rivals you know." Henry said softly. "He told me that the next time we would meet he wanted me to surpass him, and I don't know if I have." Barry said. "That's something you need to show him, I believe." Henry said. "Thanks, Dad." Barry said. "Good luck in Japan." Henry said.
Father and son gazed at each other for a moment before each hanging up the phone and standing up. Barry made his way back to his foster home, where Joe was standing at the door waiting for him.
"Were you out practicing?" Joe asked. "No, I went to go see my Dad. I had to tell him that I'm going to Japan." Barry said.
Joe then opened the door and let Barry in. After he walked in Joe followed him.
"Are you going to be playing against Ryuto?" Joe asked sitting on the couch. "I would hope so." Barry said. "I know you look up to him, but I believe you have gotten stronger than him." Joe said. "Thanks Joe. I'm going to head up to my room." Barry said.
Barry walked up the stairs and entered his room. He quickly closed the door and jumped on his bed. He looked over at his desk, where the photo of them winning in middle school sat. Barry began to stare at it remembering when he first met Ryuto.
Ryuto looked through his photos and found the one of when they won the championships in their last year of middle school. He then began to remember when he first met everyone on that team.
AN: Here comes to a close the first chapter to this story, I hope you enjoyed it. To clarify, certain events of the Flash have happened, but some things are entirely not canon, as you can tell. I'm also changing the canon to KnB a bit for this story as well, Kagami will not have lived in LA, as well as Himuro, they both lived in Central City. This is essentially an Arrowverse crossover, due to the presence of many characters throughout their series. I tried my best to translate each characters powers into an ability for basketball, you can call the team an American version of the GoMs. I realized to make this story flow better I had to change certain things form the previous story, for example: in The New Miracle, Ryuto becomes captain in middle school in his last year, I'm changing that to his second year.
Finally, I'm not going to be adapting Last Game. This is because I could not find a way to have Ryuto fit into the story without changing the story as a whole. I wanted to see my character take part in that story, but there's no way I can do that. If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me.
With all that out of the way, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope you will enjoy the story. Remember to follow, favorite, and/or review if you haven't.
One final thing, due to the damages of hurricane Maria where I live, updates will be slow. I do not have power or wifi and will not have for at least a month. I hope you all can understand.
