Over in a Flash
Chapter 21: Alone they stand
Hope you enjoy, this fanfiction probably has around 5 more chapters left then I'll probably retire it. Maybe one day I might visit it again to create a sequel but for now this arcs reaching it's climax.
Wakanda, the sun shone brightly down upon the African nation as the trees blew gently in the wind below as Barry ran past. He was tired and frustrated, he'd failed to stop Zoom and Harry had died, in fact in his haste to chase Zoom he'd left Scott behind in his world with Cisco and co. This was going on too long for Barry, he should have stopped Zoom by now, he should have won, he was the good guy after all and yet the bad guys always seemed to have one up on him. They were always kicking his ass when he should have been kicking theirs.
Eventually Barry arrived at the palace, upon a quick search of all the rooms he found nothing, there was no one home, not even T'Challa. "Where were they?" Barry thought. There had to be some clue of their whereabouts somewhere T'Challa's people surely one of his Dora Miljae would know where their King had gone. Barry zoomed over to one of the guards. "Excuse me, but do you know where King T'Challa and the Avengers went? They kind of left me behind." Said Barry as he pulled his Avengers card out of his pocket to show the ID that he was the Flash.
"No." Said the woman simply, her facial expression not changing in the slightest as though Barry wasn't even worth a second of her time.
"Ah come on, you've got to help me, they're in trouble." Barry said somewhat pleading with her this time.
"I said no." Said the woman, still not caring in the slightest to Barry's annoyance.
"Please?" He asked "It's a matter of urgency, Zoom's going to kill them all otherwise."
"No" Repeated the woman again before turning her back to Barry.
Barry sighed and walked away, guess he'd have to do the long route of checking everywhere he could think of one by one, either that or they were on a mission so he'd have to check back at Wakanda tonight anyways. With that Barry zoomed off in a flash and begun the painful process of running around the world. Eventually after an hour or two of scanning Barry returned to Wakanda tired and exhausted. Of course he was greeted by a plane landing down with the Avengers stepping out one by one.
Barry walked over to them. "Guys, guys, It's Zoom he's come here, we've got too/" Barry was interrupted by a slap to the face from Wanda who just walked off into the Palace without saying a word to him. "Wanda…." Barry mumbled as she walked away, he felt crushed at that, she'd aired him completely.
"We would have come with you." Said Pietro as he slowly ran off after Wanda shaking his head at Barry.
"Where's Tick Tack?" Sam asked Barry not seeing Scott anywhere.
"I-I didn't have time to get him… Zoom is/" Barry was interrupted again by Sam walking off, he clearly had no intention to talk to Barry. This just left Steve and T'Challa.
"Sorry Barry, I've got bigger things to worry about." Said Steve as he walked off after the others, whilst Barry didn't know it Steve was actually had Ultron and the threat that Ultron created on his mind.
"Your Highness?" Barry asked next to T'Challa.
"Yes Mr Allen?" T'Challa replied with calmly.
"You'll help me right?" Barry asked.
"No." Said T'Challa coldly as he too walked past Barry and away to the palace leaving Barry standing there alone with his thoughts. He'd betrayed them and clearly offended them by running off on his own and now none of them knew the threat that was approaching, none but Barry and he'd be waiting for when Zoom came.
Night settled calmly upon Wakanda, the darkness blanketed the sky and the winds calmed creating a cool breeze over the hot air. Of course the change in the sky bought about with it an increase in mosquitoes and other insects that bugged Barry whilst he sat outside the palace waiting for Zoom's eventual arrival, he didn't know how but he knew Zoom would find away here and Barry intended to wait. Barry heard footsteps behind him and spun around to see Pietro approaching him. Pietro lowered himself next to Barry and took a seat on the steps beside him.
"Barry." Said Pietro nodding to him.
"Pietro" Said Barry back, nodding to Pietro. They then proceeded to sit there in silence for a few more minutes before Pietro spoke up.
"Nice night we're having." Said Pietro trying to start up some kind of conversation.
"Yeah, you've got to tell the others Pietro, Zoom's coming he won't stop at anything until he rules all the worlds, He'll kill you and take your speed." Said Barry.
"I believe you Barry, but you've lost everyone's trust, we all only ever want to help each other, pushing them away like that breaks all the bonds you've made over the last year Barry; you've been gone for almost a month now." Said Pietro patting Barry on the back.
"What do I do then Pietro?" Barry asked not knowing what to do.
"There's nothing you can do, give them time and wait, they'll forgive you eventually, after all I don't think Wanda's ever cared for anyone so much before." Said Pietro with a shrug before standing up to walk off back inside.
"Pietro wait!" Shouted Barry. "Are you not afraid? Zoom will come for you."
"No, I've got you and Wanda here to stop him after all." Said Pietro with a smile before walking off inside Barry smiled as Pietro went inside. That had cheered his mood quite a bit, suddenly a blue blur flew out of the palace and over to Barry and disappearing back inside. Barry shot up expecting Zoom instead he was greeted with a glass of wine next to him on the floor, obviously the work of Pietro. Barry laughed lightly and picked up the glass, he then held it up in the air. "To Harry." He said silently as he toasted with himself and took a sip in memory of Wells.
"To Wells." Came the voice of Hunter Zoloman as he appeared as if out of nowhere in front of Barry having zoomed in.
"Zoom!" Barry shouted before dropping the glass and running forward to punch him. Zoom laughed as he moved to the side easily dodging the punch with his newfound speed from the prototype. Barry continued punching and kicking at him with Zoom dodging each attack before Barry threw a final punch. Zoom sidestepped this and grabbed onto Barry's arm, pulling down on the end of his arm until it connected with Zoom's raised knee prompting a painful cracking to be heard as Barry's arm broke. Barry winced and shouted out in pain as Zoom flipped him over using his now limp broken arm. Barry hit the ground hard and without even giving him a chance to recover Zoom zoomed around him punching and kicking Barry until he was broken and bruised. Barry looked across the stairs to see the Avengers run out obviously having heard Barry's cries. Steve and T'Challa held serious expressions on his faces whilst Wanda and the others looked on in horror.
Zoom then proceeded to lift Barry up by the collar with Barry now barely conscious. "One more step and I kill him." Said Zoom now vibrating his vocal chords to produce the menacing voice. "Sokovia City Plaza tomorrow, if you want Barry back. If not, I'll kill him at 12 pm. You have one day Avengers…." Said Zoom before running his hand through Barry's chest prompting a cry from Wanda before disappearing with Barry flung over his shoulder. As Zoom ran Barry began to fade before slowly losing consciousness to the night.