Sorry it took so long to get this up, I was out of town so I couldn't post until now. I'd like to thank every one of my wonderful reviewers. You guys are just fantastic. Well enjoy this chapter. (muahahahahahahaha)

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After that day Irey kept moving forward and never looked back. The past wouldn't hold her back anymore. Three years went by in a blink of an eye as she embraced her responsibilities. Now not only was she a successful researcher at Star Labs but the beloved hero of Central and Keystone city.

Irey had her fair share of battles in the mid-western metropolises. The classic rouge gallery usually stirred up trouble for the young heroine. She usually had minimal trouble putting them back in Blackgate where they belonged, or to some other prison. Grodd showed up every now and then to spit in her face and to wreak havoc around the town. The over sized ape was a slightly more difficult challenge; on a few occasions she even had to get assistance to take him down.

But with victory and success come failure, loss and sometimes even disaster. Throughout the years Flash had faced her arch-nemesis Zoom many times. He was as relentless as he was ruthless. Unlike her first battles facing him she did have her fair share of victories over Jai, but sometimes he got the better of her and she would bite the dust.

Over time their encounters intensified, as were the stakes. By now Irey knew that at this point a single mistake on her part in combat with him could very well cost her-her life. The one thing that didn't make sense to the scarlet speedster was the reasons behind his attacks and crimes. Zoom had only committed a few minor bank robberies and vandalism; minor crimes at most if you don't count his many attempts on Flash's life. Jai was always a calculating individual; Irey knew he was up to something. He was planning something big, she could feel it.

It was another hot summer day in Central City Kansas; there was not a cloud in the sky and the sun blazed mercilessly. Irey was at work in the lab setting up the new particle collider avoiding the heat outside like everyone else in the city.

"West! C'mere!" Her supervisor Mr. Everett barked.

"Sir what is it?" Irey asked nervously, she was afraid he was going to confront her about her many disappearances. She didn't want to be demoted.

"You're off the collider project."

"Excuse me? Why? I've been working on it since the blueprint stage." She was put back that they would take her off her project. This experiment was her first solo project she was in charge of. She had dedicated countless hours towards planning and building the miniature particle collider.

"You're wanted in experimental physics." He said bluntly.

"Why?" She was confused. Irey had never even heard of that department before.

"Apparently they want you. Leave your notes and blueprints here. Gonzales will take over."

"When?"

"Now. Leave your things you can get them later. They want you upstairs now."

Suddenly the speedster's pager started going off. Irey sighed. 'As if things couldn't get any worse the universe just has to prove me wrong!'

"Ummm now?" she said as she glanced at her beeper again.

"Yes now! What are you standing there for?" he growled.

"Sir, I'm afraid I'm going to have to take a rain check, family emergency." She excused herself.

"West, you can't keep leaving like this." He warned actually sounding concerned for once.

"I'm sorry, but it's an emergency. I need to leave." She said with urgency.

"Very well, but this is the last time." He sighed and Irey sprinted out the door at human speed as she rounded the corner she was already in costume.

Whoever or what ever was causing trouble was in for it, Irey was already irritated and angry. The speedster was definitely not in the mood for this today. She cursed her bad luck when she made it to Central and saw that Zoom of all people was wreaking havoc around the town. Today was really not her day.

She had a feeling he was just doing this to anger or provoke her. With all that was going on with her job, her career, her life, family or the lack there of and other issues Irey was absolutely one hundred percent done. She was done with her boss; she was done with the league and most of all she was done with Zoom. 'It's time to end this' she thought. Irey was at the end of her rope and it was time to tie up loose ends. One of them was not walking away from this encounter today.

"Well what do you know, you actually made it. I thought I was going to have to destroy the whole town before you showed your ugly face." Zoom pretended to yawn as he teased.

Flash just glared at him and went in for a right hook. She didn't even bother with the witty banter today. Her mind was focused on the fight.

"Looks like someone's not in a good mood. Did I hurt your precious little feelings?" he mocked while a malicious smirk formed on his features.

She stayed silent and sent him another dirty look as she dodged one of his roundhouse kicks.

"What do you want?" Flash demanded angrily.

"To ruin your dignity and the Flash legacy." Zoom shrugged nonchalantly. Irey was slightly put off by such a straightforward answer at first, but then she knew it was a trick.

"Why are you doing this?" Irey interrogated, they were now circling each other in the middle of the street.

"Why not?" Jai smirked. It was almost like this was a game to him.

"What do you hope to accomplish by some minor property damage?"

"Why would I tell you?" The villain replied.

"Ok, so now you're the big mean bad guy, but that's all you are. You have no mission, no purpose." Flash snarled.

"Everything I do has a reason." Jai responded this time actually sounding serious.

"Bullshit." Irey sneered.

"You see Flash, I have this thing called patience and a little bit of foresight. Unlike you, little miss live-in-the-moment I actually plan ahead." He boasted.

"For what?" She scrutinized.

"To achieve what the other Zoom's failed to do." He said with pride and confidence.

"Kill the Flash?" she guessed and landed a punch in his jaw.

"No you bitch." Zoom spat blood onto the pavement. "I'm going to take the power that's rightfully mine. Nations will bow before me."

Irey ducked a second too late and his fist planted into her face shattering the lens over her left eye. "How do you expect to do that, I'll always be there to stop you." She snarled while she brushed the plastic shards out of her face.

"I have one thing that the others didn't"

"That is?"

"I know how to stop you, your weaknesses. I know how to break you." He gloated.

"You know nothing about me anymore! You think you do, but you're wrong. I'm not the person I was three years ago." She hissed lividly.

"Some things never change Flash." he patronized. Irey ignored him for a moment as she quickly glanced around., the growing crowd of spectators started to worry her.

Flash glanced around, she knew she needed to lead Zoom away from the civilians she didn't want any collateral damage. Quickly she improvised a plan.

"Everything changes. You don't know me at all so don't even try to get into my head. It won't work."

"I don't need to get into your head to beat you."

"But you can't beat me if you can't catch me." Irey replied and hoped he took the bait as she sprinted out of the city limits.

A smirk lit up her masked face when she glanced back to see him on her tail, right where she wanted him. Soon enough Jai caught up with her but that didn't matter he fell right into her trap.

Irey watched her surroundings become a blur as she and Zoom accelerated. Soon she realized that her plan wasn't going to work as well as she first thought. There was too much risk and with risk came loose ends; something the speedster couldn't afford. This had to end at all costs.

This time Irey didn't even flinch when they broke the sound barrier. She didn't hesitate when the friction started to wear on her suit and her legs felt like they were on fire. Determination was clearly shown in her hardened green eyes as she kept on running. The speedster was sure of what she had to do.

As she ran Irey glanced sideways at her enemy, her brother, her twin and for the first time in years it hurt. Her heart almost shattered. A small question of uncertainty bubbled up and completely undermined her confidence.

What am I doing?

Flash knew what was going to happen. She knew what she had to do, but as she looked at the man next to her she now had doubts. The speedster couldn't find it within herself to actually hate him.

He's my brother.

Irey tried to ignore all the memories of him when they were growing up. She tried to convince herself that the old Jai was dead, but she couldn't. She couldn't do this. She just couldn't.

Flash looked over at Zoom again. She saw the panicked look in his eyes that he was fighting not to show. Jai no longer had control over his speed and soon she wouldn't either. Irey had always feared of going past the point of no return. The speedster had a small window of opportunity to avoid facing the same fate as her brother, but instead of slowing down and leaving Jai to face the inevitable she made a split second decision.

The heroine pushed on forward so that she was slightly ahead of her brother. Irey turned backwards and grabbed her brother's torso. Briefly their eyes met and she gave him one last glance before she thrust him back with all her might.

"Goodbye Jai…" Her voice whispered softly through the harsh wind. Irey remained calm as she became aware of the fact that she no longer could slow down. The speedster gave Jai her only chance.

Irey felt numb as she kept on running, accelerating by the second. The wind stung her face and her feet burned, but that didn't matter now. Soon she became one with the lightning like her father and uncle and slowly faded out of existence into the speed force.

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