#GottaBeFast

The Teen Titans were in pursuit of a group of criminals after they robbed the Metropolis Central Bank. Deku was running after them from the ground, jumping every once in a while for a chance to pin them down. High from above, Supergirl, Green Lantern, and Zatanna were doing their best to cut them off from above. Diana ran side by side with Izuku with the company of Karen and were ready to make their move.

"Wonder Woman to Batgirl. Do you read me?" asked Diana through the team's communicators.

"Batgirl's here. Ready when you guys are," Batgirl replied through the comm link.

Batgirl sat on top of a building's gargoyle, looking down to the street the bank robbers were driving down, planning out the perfect point to strike.

"We're heading to your position. You may take action, now!" called Diana from the other side of the comm link.

"Awesome! Wish me luck, Goliath," said Batgirl before jumping from the gargoyle onto the escape car of the robbers.

Batgirl glided down to where the car was about to be when suddenly there was an ear-splitting *KKRRRACKAABOOM!*. A red and yellow blur coated with lightning crossed between Batgirl and the robber's car. Barbara lost her balance, making her plummet to the ground. She let out a scream, but then Izuku jumped forwards and caught her just in time.

"You alright, Batgirl?" asked Izuku as Diana and Bumblebee caught up.

"Yeah, what the heck was that?" Barbara replied. "It was like a flash of lightning came out of nowhere." she said just as Kara, Jess and Zatanna landed next to them.

"Well whatever it was, it just did our job for us," said Kara looking at the tied up bank robbers.

"Whoever it was, it was very fast," said Diana

"Um, Deku," said Barbara getting Izuku's attention.

"Yeah?" Izuku asked

"You can put me down now," Barbara said.

Izuku realized that he was still holding up the bat-themed member of the team. He then placed her gently on the ground before his blush could extend or brighten. This of course was caught by the other members of the team, who they each had a similar reaction to the green-haired boy's actions. They all in someway or another wanted to be in the position that Barbara had been.


The next day the team was reading some blog posts made by the Daily Planet about the mysterious blurs. The article didn't say much, only that people had heard the sound of lightning and then in a blur, any criminal or problem had been solved.

"This has been happening all over the city the whole week," said Barbara as the team scrolled over the article.

"Crimes ranging from purse snatchers to bank robberies have been stopped by this mysterious blur. Could this be the work of another hero in this city?" Diana asked, curious as the actions seemed far too specific to be random.

"Maybe. Aside from us, there's Superman," Izuku suggested, causing Kara to grunt. "But this is happening way too fast." He added before pulling out his hero notebook.

The girls looked at the notebook as Izuku kept shifting from page to page until he found the one he was looking for. This of course intrigued the girls as to what that notebook was all about.

"Here it is, Superman usually flies in and stands against any criminal. He makes it so to give everyone a good look at him. He even takes time to talk to people to make sure that they're alright," Izuku explained to the team as best as he could. "The blur, for its part, leaves as fast as he appears."

"Then it isn't Superman, but another hero," deduced Jessica

"If that's the case, then how about we find out who the blur really is," Kara said, hitting her palm with her fist.

"Then it is decided that we will find out who the blur might be, and ask him or her what their intentions might be," said Diana.

"Well, in the meantime, who's up for some ice cream?" Barbara asked, getting some nods of agreement as they got their stuff packed up for later as they exited out the secret back door to the alley behind the sweet shop before re-entering through the front door.

"Hey guys, how's it going? Weren't you just here a little while ago?" Barry asked from where he was wiping down the front counter.

"Uh… Yes, but something came up and we had to leave and now we're back, ha, ha… I should just stop talking," Barbara tried to lie. However, despite how weak it sounded, the charming, fast-talking employee seemed to by it.

"Well that's cool. What can I get you guys? Usuals all round?" He asked, getting nods from the group as he rushed and quickly got their orders quick as a flash.

"Thanks Barry" The team replied, as they left for their table.

As they were eating their respective treats, Barbara began thinking about the mission. On how she was the one that was always being rescued. She was the only one that didn't have powers in one way or another, or that was at least competent with her tools. Her eyes then went to Izuku as she remembered his hero notebook.

"Say, Izuku, what was that notebook of yours?" asked Barbara.

Izuku was slightly caught off guard. But now that he thought about it, he hadn't told them about it.

"Oh, um, it's sorta my record of heroes," said Izuku sheepishly. "I used it to analyze and look into heroes back in Japan. I figured that it could be a good way to prepare myself if I ever became a hero."

"But what exactly are you analyzing anyway?" asked Kara, curious to know if they were in that notebook.

"Anything I can see or catch on to," Izuku said. "Their fighting style, their powers and abilities, costume designs and how they operate. Stuff like that. In case I can use it in my fights or improve my style," He explained, showing some different crude sketches of different heroes, including Superman, All Might, and, surprisingly, them.

There were even little notes about their costumes, such as how Kara's cape helped her turn tight corners while flying as well as possible designs to improve upon some of the girl's gadgets, such as Bumblebee's stingers and what looked like a remote control Batarang from what Barbara saw for a second before Izuku turned the page over.

"This is an amazing chronicle of heroic deeds and abilities. With this information we can improve our abilities and become better heroes," said Diana, looking over Izuku's shoulder at the notes.

"But seriously, greenie, you've got to learn how to draw. Is that really supposed to be me?" asked Kara, pointing to the rough drawing.

"I only had so much time to make a sketch and write down my notes," Izuku defended himself and his drawings. "Most of the notes were taken in the middle of a hero vs villain fight and others when the news covered the events. Besides, I prioritise the notes over the sketches."

Barbara meanwhile was eating up everything that she saw from the notebook. Everything gave her an idea or two.


Later that night, Barbara was putting some of the notes that she saw to use in an effort to improve herself as she sat on the roof of one of the many skyscrapers of the city.

"Alright, suggestion number one: Improve my focus and tracking skills. These high frequency goggles should do the trick. They block sound and help focus in the fight much better," said Barbara as she put on the goggles. "Let's see if the blur can keep up with me while wearing these babies."

Just then a blur of lightning passed through her field of vision. Barbara followed it with her sight.

"Gotcha," said Barbara before firing her grappling hook and swinging after the blur.

Barbara swung through the air, following the path of the blur. She could see everything as clear as day with the goggles. She jumped and leaped over the cars until she found the residue of the blur's path.

"You are so not getting away," said Barbara, unaware of where she was running.

Batgirl continued to run after the blur but was then hit in the side of the head by a basketball. This caused her to fall down and damage the goggles with the concrete.

"Dang it," She groaned, getting up and taking off her goggles. "No bother, I have other things to track down the blur with," She started before pulling out a small, bat-shaped object from her utility belt. "Suggestion number 2: Bat-Tracers! Which I have to put on the blur to follow him or her," She said before realizing something. "I need help from the source."


The next day, Izuku was putting his books back into his locker without a care in the world. Then out of nowhere, Barbara appeared behind the green hero.

"Izuku!" Barabara called out causing the young male hero to jump in fright.

"Barbara, what are you doing?" Izuku asked, holding his chest as if he feared that he was going to have a heart attack from all the jumping he had been doing from the time he had been in Metropolis. "You almost gave me a heart attack."

"Sorry about that. But this is important. I need your help," said Barbara.

"What would you need my help with?" Izuku asked.

"After getting a look at your notes, I wanted to run a few things by you in order to catch the blur," said Barbara, digging into her backpack for a map of the city. "I believe that I have a pretty good idea of how we can find out who the blur is. And I need your help to make sure that we can pull it off."

"Alright, I'll help," said Izuku, nodding his head in agreement. "What's your plan?" he asked, causing her to smile.


An hour later, both heroes found themselves on a rooftop wearing their hero suits. Barbara pulled out the map that she had and showed Izuku all the red marks on it.

"These marks I put down signify points where people 'saw' the blur pass them by along with any traffic cam footage that I managed to find. According to my findings, his most visited spots are here, here, and here," She said, pointing to 2nd Street, the Pier, and Centennial Park.

"So all we have to do is go down there and look around for anything that could give us a clue as to who the blur might be?" Izuku asked inquisitively. "That sounds like a lot of ground to cover. Shouldn't we call the rest of the team to see if they can lend a hand?"

"Not to worry, I have it all planned out," said Batgirl. "All we have to do is look for anyone that has the clear signs of a speedster. Accelerated rhythm, fast talk, and intense appetite. A lot of speed takes a lot of energy. Plus, I've hacked into the the city traffic cameras to alert me when they sense any high speed objects. Throw in the motion sensor on my tablet, and we may just be able to nail this guy."

"Wow, you really thought of everything," Izuku said, honestly impressed by the setup.

"Well I was trained by batman… Don't quote me on that," Batgirl said when she suddenly got an alert on her tablet. "The traffic cams picked up something fast. It's heading for the pier!" She said before reaching into her utility belt and taking out her grappling hook.

"Come on, Deku. We can cut him off if we take Action Street," Barbara called out before swinging with her grappling hook, followed closely by Izuku, leaping from the rooftop and following after.

The two heroes traveled fast and hard until they found themselves in Action Street. At the other end of the street they spotted the blur pass. Izuku and Barbara took after it as fast as they could. Whether it was jumping from building to building or over oncoming cars, they followed behind the blur's trail.

They soon saw it turn a corner into an alleyway. However, when they arrived on the rooftop, they noticed the familiarity of where they stood.

"Wait… Isn't this…" Izuku started before Batgirl finished.

"The roof of Sweet Justice? Why would the blur come here?" She asked before looking down into the alley, only to see a red-suited person standing in the alley. Suddenly, the person spun in a tight circle, creating a small whirlwind before it dissipated, revealing the person under the suit, causing Barbara to quietly gasp at who it was.

The blonde hair, that friendly smile, and those blue eyes that welcomed her and her friends whenever they came here.

"I don't believe it… Barry Allen is the blur!" Barbara exclaimed in a loud whisper.

"It kinda makes sense since he's always moving at a crazy speed, " said Izuku, thinking back at the waiter's speed while on the job. "Although, I always thought that he was in a sugar rush of some kind."

Barbara jumped down to see what Barry was up to. She kept to the shadows as Barry went on his way. Izuku looked from the top of the restaurant as Barry entered from the back door. Just then, Izuku spotted a group of people wearing animal masks. One of them had a horse mask, another one had a pink bunny mask and the last member had a panda mask.

"Who are these guys?" asked Izuku before they went for the door of Sweet Justice before kicking the door open.

"Alright, nobody move! This is a robbery!" The leader of the small group yelled, pointing some manner of high-tech laser pistol around the restaurant, aimed at the patrons.

Batgirl pulled back and Izuku pulled her back onto the rooftop to formulate a plan.

"We have to stop these guys," siad Barbara, wanting to jump into action.

"But we can't just do that. We have to take them down without getting their attention," said Izuku calming down Barbara. "Barry can't use his speed since everyone is watching, we have to play this smarter."

Barbara wanted to go in but Izuku kept pushing her down as to not give away their position. It was a battle of wills, they both wanted to go in and fight but they couldn't be hasty. Barbara was running through several ideas in her mind but none were useful in this situation.

"We're wasting time, we need to act now," said Barbara before Izuku pulled her back. "What now?"

"We can't just go like that. What would Batman do?" Izuku asked looking at the power box.

"Well, he'd-oh I see what you're going on about," said Batgirl.


Inside the restaurant, the criminals were holding the people hostage and the one wearing the horse mask held his laser pistol at Barry's face. Barry, for his part, was about to turn the situation on its head, but suddenly the entire place went dark. Everyone wasn't sure about what was going on since the other lights on the pier were still on.

"Don't tell me someone forgot to pay the lights," said the Panda criminal.

"This is like Jumbo Cupcakes all over again," said the Bunny-masked criminal, getting a little nervous.

Just then, the Horse-masked criminal was kicked in the side of the head, sending him to the ground. The other two looked to where their partner was, but found no trace of what had hit him. The Bunny-masked crook heard a disturbance to his left, causing him to aim in that direction, resisting the urge to open fire.

They heard something metal clink before the Bunny's weapon was knocked from his hands, a Batarang embedded in its side. Before he could react, a metal claw flew from the shadows and grabbed him, pulling him back into the shadows like he was a feather.

The Panda was now in a panic as he aimed all around him, looking for anything to open fire at.

"Where are you!?" He shouted into the darkness.

"Here," A female voice whispered behind him. Just as he turned to look, a bat wing-covered fist collided with his face, breaking what felt like his nose and knocking a couple teeth loose.

The lights came back on showing that the criminals were now tied up and huddled together in the middle of the room. Standing next to the downed criminals were both Deku and Batgirl, striking a superhero pose. The crowd of people cheered for the heroes as Barry let out a sigh of relief.

A short time later, the criminals were taken away by the police. Both heroes had turned back to their regular clothes and joined up with the rest of the crowd. Izuku and Barbara looked at Barry as he went back to doing his job.

"Should we?" asked Izuku looking at Barbara.

"Wouldn't hurt. I mean if you don't know who has your back, then who can you trust?" Barbara replied as she walked up to the counter.

"Hey guys, small one on one time? What can I get you?" asked Barry.

"Actually Barry, someone told us to give you a message," said Barbara giggling.

"Oh cool, what's the message? Wait, if it's Mr. Duncan's history report tell him that I'm almost done with it and he'll have it tomorrow morning," Barry said before whipping up a couple of milkshakes.

"No, it's not that. But one of the heroes said that they know you serve some super sundaes," said Barbara giggling to herself. "Whatever that means? Wink wink."

"Um...Huh?" replied Barry completely lost.

"We didn't get it either, but they said that if a fast blur needs help they'll be there to help," Izuku said with a smile.

Barry finally seemed to get the gist of it before giving a big 'Oh'.

"In that case, tell them that if they ever need a quick hand or two then the blur will help them, in a Flash," Barry said as he then went to attend other customers.

The two teen heroes left the place that was secretly their lair. As they reached a crosswalk, Barbara looked down at the pavement before deciding to do what she's been wanting to for a while. She quickly leaned up to Izuku and delivered a quick peck to his left cheek.

"See you tomorrow, Izuku!" She said just as the light turned green and she ran ahead of the green-haired boy, leaving him to wonder what exactly happened.