So...were you guys screaming at the TV this morning too...or am I alone?
Yesterday I went to see Beautiful Creatures and I saw Kyle Gallner who played Impulse in Smallville and will always be who I imagine when I see or think of Bart. He was looking very sexy in the movie and that inspired this chapter.
There will be 3 parts to this section of his story.
so...REVIEW?!
part 1
It isn't something they were trained for. It's not something they were prepared for...and It's not something Jaime was ready to watch or see.
It happened during one of their missions. They were in the middle of some snow covered field in a country Jaime hadn't ever heard of before, fighting off some big villain he'd never seen in his life.
"Blue, behind you!" Robin had screamed in the middle of his own fight with some wanna be bad girl.
"I got it, ese." Jaime had put up a good fight; they all had. But they didn't know it was all part of the trick.
No one noticed when Bart was attacked, and Bart didn't scream for help because he believed himself to be strong enough to take the guy on.
But of course, something went wrong. Something always goes wrong.
Everything had been fine; bad guys were retreating and they had accomplished their mission. And then it happened.
Bart collapsed and screamed...and he didn't stop. Jaime was right there beside him on the snow trying desperately to find the problem...but Bart was too far gone in pain to speak.
"Bart, come on, what's wrong?" Jaime had pleaded at one point only to have his boyfriend arch off of the snowy ground with a high pitched shriek.
"Move aside, give him room." Conner had ordered the rest of the team. The older hero had knelt beside Bart and placed finger on his pulse point before sighing. "His pulse is crazy; it shouldn't be that high."
"What's wrong with him?"
"I'm not sure, we need to calm him down."
Bart had reduced to shouts to soft whimpers as he writhed on the floor.
"Bart, look at me." Jaime mumbled softly.
"He can't hear you. He's unresponsive." Robin had stated with a worried frown.
"Let's get him to the ship." Conner looked at Miss M pointedly with that remark.
"No!" Bart shouted and curled his hand into a fist around the snow.
"Bart?" Jaime's hands hadn't stilled in the redhead's hair.
"Let...me...go!" the speedster shouted.
And then...he was gone.
One moment he was there, screaming his lungs out. And the next, he was gone...only leaving the indent of his body on the now.
"Where did he go?" Jaime demanded with a shocked look.
"We can't follow him; he's too fast." Robin mumbled.
"Nightwing still has a tracking ship on him. Let's get to the cave; we'll see once we're there." Conner directed calmly.
... ...
They didn't find Bart. The chip had left Bart's body, leaving them with no traces of the speedster.
Flash and Kid Flash had searched the country they'd lost Bart in...with no luck.
Jaime had gone on his own...with no progress.
The next time they saw Bart...it was a month later.
Jaime had been called to Central by Barry to help with the night patrol.
The young hero had been flying above the high school when he caught sight of a familiar red head.
"Bart?" Jaime had mumbled to himself as he drifted lower, towards the entrance of the school.
There was a boy sitting on the front step of the old school. His head was down, looking at something in his hands.
The emergency light above him allowed Jaime to see the boy's red hair...and his pale skin.
"Bart?" He had called softly...praying to god that it really was his boyfriend.
"Long time no see, huh Hair-man-oh?" that voice...it made Jaime's heart stutter with every syllable.
"Bart." Jaime had chuckled in disbelief before running to the boy. "Where have you been?"
Jaime had stopped suddenly though...up close, he could see that his boy was not Bart Allen.
The boy was dressed in a grey button up shirt and a black blazer. His hair was gelled into a perfect mess...and his face was contorted into an indifferent stare.
"What's wrong, Jaime? Don't like what you see?" the boy had asked as he stood up with a sigh.
"You aren't Bart." Jaime had dead paned.
"Of course I am. I'm just...a better version of myself." the boy had explained with a smirk.
"Who are you?"
"Bart Allen. Your boyfriend." the boy's eyes were the same green Jaime remembered...but they were different. They were dead and...empty.
"You're not Bart."
The boy scoffed and shook his head before shoving his hands into his blazer pockets and shrugging.
"Believe what you want, man. I don't care."
"Don't talk like that." Jaime barked with a glare.
"What's your problem Jaime?" Bart exploded and glared at the Hispanic.
Jaime gasped when his boyfriend's eyes vibrated before glowing a forest green.
"Shit." the red head growled before pulling out a pair of sunglasses from his pocket and shoving them on.
"What are you?"
"I'm still me!"
"That's bull shit!"
"This is the real me, Jaime!"
Jaime takes this time to take in the boy's appearance.
His shades are tined so darkly, he can't see Bart's eyes at all. His pink lips are pulled down into a frown...and his posture shows that he's pissed off.
"Sorry about the eyes; they act up some times." Bart mumbles softly.
"What happened to you? You are not Bart...so who are you? And tell me the truth!" Jaime growls.
"...Link Uvalle. Nice to meet you, Jaime." the boy finally sighed tiredly.
"What did you do with my boyfriend?" Jaime demands with a glare.
"Relax; he's still in here. He's yelling at me as we speak."
"What do you want?" Jaime demands.
"...a lot of things."
"Let him go; what did he ever do to you?"
"He didn't do anything. But I need a vessel. He's perfect."
"I don't care! Get out of him."
"I can't do that."
"and why not?"
"Because he's the one I want. His powers are amazing! His looks get me whatever I want, whenever I want. And he has a family; people who love him!"
"We love him. Not you."
"He's still here."
"You're not him."
"I can be."
"...I will never love you. I don't know you! I want Bart back; now."
"No can do, Hair-man-oh."
"Bart...you can't just let him do this." Jaime pleads, ready to break down and beg this Link person to give him back his speedster.
"Bart wishes to speak with you."
"Then let him!"
Jaime watches the boy run a hand through his hair before nodding.
"Jaime..." that voice...it's worried and soft. He takes off the shades and Jaime's met with the eyes he remembers.
"Bart."
They hug each other and Jaime kisses Bart as if he's the only thing that will keep the Mexican alive.
"I missed you so much. You have to stay, please."
"I can't. He's strong. He'll just pull me back in."
"You can't let him do that!"
"I don't have a choice."
"How did this happen?"
"That bad guy...he was magic or something. He...he did something. And then Link came in and...I thought I was going crazy because I was hearing a voice and it hurt. He took over and...I could just watch. He ran away from you guys. I didn't have any power. We went somewhere...and we talked. Jaime, he's a good guy; trust me. He just wants to live a little."
"You're on his side?" Jaime asks in shock.
"For now, yes. He promised to let me come back once he's satisfied."
"And you trust him?"
"I have to. It's my only shot at coming back to you."
"What does he want?"
"He just wants to live a normal life."
"What does that mean?!"
"He'll tell you himself, when he's ready. I have to go."
"Bart, don't. You can't just-"
"Give him a chance, Jaime. He's nice and he needs a friend. I'll be here. Promise."
And with that, the green eyes change...and Bart is gone.
Final Name choices:
1) Angel and Logan
2) David and Carlos
3) Michael and Riley