For our first duology of Dark Multiverse nightmares, we'll try and make things quick. As in, the Flash. Spyro and Cynder will now get their dark iterations when mixed with the Fastest Man Alive. Let's get right to it then. Since Spyro went first in the Injustice Intros, Cynder will go first here.

Earth -6

I used to like Central City. It feels like Chicago but without the madness of the larger city. But then I lost everything here, and it became a prison. Now… I'm hunting the man responsible for it all.

(Now we see Barry Allen, the Flash, running away from a flying shadow, a familiar one. Once he runs around a corner and hides, the shadow reveals its true form. It's Cynder.

Cynder: (In a terrifyingly sing-song voice) Barry… come out and play…

You're probably wondering why I'm doing this. Why I'm using the Rogues' gear, and why I'm trying to kill the Flash. It's a long and tragic story. It all started about a month ago. Spyro and I regularly helped out the Flash when things got too rough for one speedster to handle. It was a good life, and we were relatively happy. But then everything went wrong.

While Barry was distracted with the Rogues, and I was caught in a Trickster trap, Spyro had managed to find the mastermind behind it all, Reverse Flash. I did manage to escape the Trickster and heard Spyro's cry for aid over my emergency frequency. I rushed to Spyro's location, hoping I wasn't too late. But when I arrived… I saw… I saw… I saw Thawne's fist through Spyro's chest. He was dead before I could even get there. After I saw that horrible sight, I just got angry… so much so that I don't entirely remember what happened. But when Barry finally arrived, Thawne was dead. My latest victim.

Barry couldn't answer Spyro's plea for help, I could and I was too late. My heart just couldn't take losing the only dragon I've ever loved. I left Central City that day, and I swore I would kill all of those who cost Spyro his life. Reverse Flash was easy enough. I spent the next week planning how to kill the Rogues. And once I did, they fell like nine-pins, and I took their gear. Why? To kill the Flash.

(Present day)

Cynder: I know you're here, Barry. I'm not going to hurt you, I just want to talk.

That's not entirely a lie, I do just want to talk to Barry, talk about our future. And once I see him come around the corner, trying to escape, I freeze him in his tracks with Captain Cold's gun.

Cynder: You're a very hard man to track down, Barry.

Flash: Cynder, what's gotten into you!? You killed the Rogues!

Cynder: They were in the way. I wouldn't let anyone stop me from getting to you.

Flash: What do you want anyway?

Cynder: I'm here to let you know, you are not fit to wield the Speedforce anymore. It's time you handed it over to someone who can.

Flash: If this is about Spyro, I've apologized all I can… there was nothing I could do.

Cynder: STOP LYING TO ME, BARRY! THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO! You have broken the time barrier before. You could have saved Spyro by just running.

Flash: I have done that before, and the results were disastrous. I swore I would never do that again!

Cynder: (Pulling out Heatwave's gun) You won't do it again, or are you just too scared?

Flash: You don't know what repercussions messing with the past has!

Cynder: I DON'T CARE! AS LONG AS SPYRO ISN'T DEAD!

Little did I know Flash had taken advantage of my monologuing to vibrate out of the ice, and off he goes, running away again. He won't escape me. Not again. I use one of Mirror Master's trick mirrors to throw him into a corner, and then deploy something I'd hoped never to use, Trickster's net. Specially modified for my purposes. And Barry runs right into my trap

Flash: What is this?!

Cynder: The same net Trickster trapped me in the night Spyro died. Modified with a bit of my own Shadow element. This net slowly drains your energy, soon you'll be all but asleep and my revenge can truly commence.

Within moments Barry is asleep, so I take him down from the net, and bring him somewhere special. Now when he comes too, he's really in for the shock of his life.

Flash: (Groggily) Where… where am I?

Cynder: Can't you tell, Barry? Welcome back to STAR Labs.

Flash: (Realizing he's chained down to something) What are you trying to do, Cynder?!

Cynder: Since you won't use the Speedforce to save Spyro, I'm going to take it from you. (Reveals she's chained herself to the Flash, and both to the Cosmic Treadmill) I've modified your Cosmic Treadmill to do just that.

Flash: Are you crazy?! The sheer amount of energy will rip us apart!

Cynder: So long as I can save my beloved, I don't care. (Activates the Cosmic Treadmill) Now prepare yourself, Barry Allen, we're going on a little trip.

As the Cosmic Treadmill activates, I can see the Speedforce and I can almost hear Spyro's voice again, muffled a bit due to Barry's cries.

Flash: Cynder, you have to stop this! This is suicide!

Cynder: No, Barry, this is destiny.

Flash: NO!

And just like that, I can feel the warmth of the Speedforce, or maybe that's just the heat obliterating Barry and myself. But I don't mind, it's worth it. I can almost see Spyro again. I'm coming for you… my love…

(A few months later: Chaos reigns in Central City. With Flash gone and the Rogues dead, the speedster's little known villains emerge to have their moment. As one couple tries to evacuate, the 64th century "Magician" known as Abra Kadabra appears to terrorize them, but before he can cast his "spells", an armored claw appears and comes straight through him, almost like a speedster's hand would)

Abra Kadabra: Impossible… Flash is gone!

Cynder: (In a new demonic voice) I'm no Flash.

Flash is indeed gone, magician. But in his place, I have come. I've returned from the Speedforce to carry on my work. I will ensure nobody has to go through what I did again. I am Cynder, The Dark Racer. And all who oppose me will fall…

There we have it, the first Dark Multiverse tale. Cynder, The Dark Racer. Yes, I am aware that name is really close to another DC character, The Black Racer. Call it an homage. If you want an idea of what this form looks like, Try stenciling The Black Racer as he appears in Darkseid War onto Cynder with Flash's lightning bolts sticking off the armor. Bonus points if you can guess the hidden reference in the number I chose for what world this is. Now how will Spyro fuse with Flash? Tune in next time for that…