"Hey Finn, sorry I had to miss another week, I couldn't call because of some...Flash stuff," Barry whispered. "If it wasn't urgent I would've been here, but there's this...this catastrophe coming...like...larger than multiverse stuff," Barry said as the kids started to shuffle in.
"Damn...that's...big," Finn said.
"So, what did I miss?" asked Barry.
"Well, the kids performed Grease, and introduced Ryder Lynn to the New Directions," Finn said, pointing to a boy in the left corner wearing a blue sweater and jeans. "He's a good kid, but he's not doing to hot in his classes,"
"So...why is K-Marley crying?" Barry asked.
"She's having a crisis so to speak," Finn said. "During the rehearsals for Grease, she would always find that her outfit doesn't fit her. She thinks she's getting...fat,"
"What? That's...why is Kitty here?" Barry asked, pointing over to the young blonde cooing over Jake in the corner.
"Well, she auditioned to get close to Jake, and then she auditioned for Glee. She was good, so…"
"Goddamn it," Barry said, walking up to Kitty before grabbing her by the arm and dragging her and Kara out of the room, and into the empty hallway.
"What the hell meerkat, you can't just manhandle me like that!" Kitty shouted, producing a laugh from Barry. "Ok, first of all, you stole 'meerkat' from Santana, so shut the hell up. And second of all, I came to talk about your secret Kitty Wilde...the fact you've been sewing Marley's costumes tighter to make her think she was fat,"
"How did -"
"WHAT!?" Marley shouter. "It's true?!"
"Well...yeah, it is, but how the hell did you find out meerkat?" Kitty asked.
"I have my ways. And I also know that Marley here has been going into the bathroom in between classes to puke, and she hasn't been eating. So, do you want to lose sectionals?" asked Barry.
"What does that -"
"I ASKED YOU A QUESTION!" Kitty flinched.
"N-No,"
"Good. Because you know what would have happened? Marley would have continued to puke and refuse to eat, to the point she would be starving and thirsty. Then we would have gotten onto that stage, she would have passed out from exhaustion, and then the New Directions would be disqualified because YOU, Kitty Wilde, wanted to be a bitch. So, if I find out you did anything like this again, and I will find out if you do. I will make it my life's mission to make your life a living fucking nightmare,"
"I-I'm not scared of you Barry," Kitty said.
"Oh really?" Barry asked, taking a step forward while she took a step back. "If I find out you did something to Marley, Courtney, Finn, Blaine, or anyone else...I will hunt you down, and break down your very soul," He took another step forward. "But not before I bring it up. You see, you'll walk away from this conversation shooken up, or maybe even scared. But after a few weeks, your pathetic excuse for a social life will continue, other things will arise, and you'll forget about this conversation. Things will work for you. You'll get the guy, the big house, the kids, the amazing job. Your life will be perfect," Another step.
"Then...in five, ten, twenty, or even thirty years, I'll come back...but you still won't remember this conversation, for it will be a far away memory. Then, when you least expect it, everything you love you will lose," He pushed her into the wall. "Your husband. Your kids. Your home. Your job. Your life. All robbed from you because of a simple mistake you made in high school,"
"And when all hope is lost, I'll be there to remind you that you have nothing. That you lost everything you loved because you chose to be a bitch," Barry said, his face inches from her as she shook from...fear? "Are you scared Kitty Wilde. Are you scared that your perfect life here at this fucking school isn't so perfect?"
"I-I-I'm...not…" She trailed off, tears flowing from her eyes as she slid down to the floor. Barry broke down as well, slamming his fist into the opposite wall as Marley and the other New Directions kids, who had showed up minutes ago, stood in awe.
"What the hell was that!?" Finn exclaimed.
"You wouldn't understand Finn. None of you would. You didn't lose everything," Barry said.
"I did," Marley said.
"No you didn't. You didn't lose everything Marley. You still have Clark, and Millie, and Alex, etc. I have no one but...but probably Oliver who remembers. Even then he was dead when I lost it all!" Barry exclaimed.
"What are we talking about?" Jake asked.
"Let the adults talk Jake," Barry said harshly as he made his way down the hallway, with Courtney, Marley, Finn, Tina, Artie, Sam, Brittany, and Blaine in tow. "Look, I didn't tell you all...what are you doing? Go back over to the B team Marley,"
"Why? Shouldn't I get to hear this? Courtney's here," Marley said.
"Look, I don't have time for this," Barry phased his hand, displaying it to a surprised Kara before stopping. "Happy? I'm the Flash. That's beside the point. The point is, I lost everying because of that stupid fucking slushie. Brittany's kid set off this nuke in the city, killing everyone but...but Kara. She was my wife. We had three kids. All killed in the explosion. He then murdered her in front of me, and then killed himself,"
"W-Wait. We were...were married? When? How?" Kara asked.
"I'm from another set of universes called a Multiverse. In that Multiverse, everything was affected by that slushie, and the Crisis on Infinite Earths. When I travelled back in time, I shattered that Multiverses reality beyond the breaking point. It shattered, erasing the Multiverse as I know it," Barry said.
"Wait, I'm sorry. So, you threw a slushie, which led to Brittany's kid destroying your home, and killing a future me and...our...kids. In anger? You went back in time and destroyed the Multiverse?" Kara asked. Barry nodded. "That's...a lot,"
"Yeah, I know," Barry said. "So...I think we need to go inside," he motioned to the choir room. The entire group nodded, and led the B team in as well.
"So...what now?" Ryder asked. Barry motioned for Finn to take over, and took a seat in the back corner. Finn sighed, and moved to the board, where he wrote 'Dynamic Duo's'. "Individually, they all have amazing powers, but as a team, they cannot be stopped. Right now, we're a bunch of individuals with great powers and talents, but we're not a team. Some of you even have mortal enemies in this very room, allowing the Dark Side to turn us against each other, when we should be focused on the Warblers. Nightbird is handling the missing trophy,"
"Great. Thank you, Blaine," Artie commented.
"Jake will pair up with Barry. Marley will join Kitty to perform the duets. The rest of you, start preparing to fight an epic battle against the forces of evil at Sectionals," Finn said.
"Fuck," Barry and Jake said at the same time, staring at each other with hate and anger. "Umm...Finn, not to pull a Rachel Berry here or anything...but...can I possible have a partner that isn't a manwhore?" Barry asked.
"HEY!" Jake shouted, rushing towards Barry only to be restrained by Sam and Ryder. "Take that back! Take that BACK!"
"Yeah...no. You even broke up with Marley when she refused your probably broken dick. You've been here for two months, and you've already fucked every girl in this school besides Marley, Kitty, and Unique twice!" Barry exclaimed.
"Enough!" Finn shouted, gathering the two's attention. "You two need to reconcile your differences!"
"Which ones?" Artie asked. "As far as I'm concerned, Barry and Jake are complete polar opposites,"
"Thanks for the input, Artie," Finn said sarcastically. "Anyway, you two are going to sit in a room. Together. And act civilized as you come up with a song,"
"No can do, Finno," Jake said as he placed an arm around Marley, who quickly slid into another chair. "Ok. Anyway, I got a hot date tonight with Bree. So, uh, sorry Bar-Bar. But, uh...you're on your own,"
"Mmm, I don't think so," Barry pulled out his phone, and moved to his contacts, where he found Bree's number, among many other students. 'Hey Bree. I hope you don't mind, but Jake's gonna have to postpone your guys' date. I'll make it up to you by doing that Advanced Chemistry packet due tomorrow, k?'
After a minute, Barry's phone lit up in response. 'K, Bar. Hope you have a good day, nighty-night ;)' He grinned, and showed Jake the messages. "I have connections in all places Jake. You're not skating out of the work this time,"
"Ooo" The kids said as one as Jake crossed his arms and glared at the floor. "Nice one dude," Ryder commented as Barry stuffed his phone in his pocket.
"Hey Barry," He turned to Courtney, who was sitting directly behind him. "Wanna go out tomorrow night?"
"Sure," Barry said. "I'll pick you up for the movies," Barry grinned, one hundred percent noticing the sad look on Kara's face as Finn wrapped up the lesson.
CHOIR ROOM, EIGHT HOURS LATER
"Okay, Allen. What have we got?" Jake asked as he threw his backpack on the ground, and took a seat next to Barry, who was erasing a list of songs.
"Well...first off...I wanted to apologize," Barry said as he turned to Jake, who stared at him suspiciously. "I judged you for your actions, which is something I don't usually do nowadays, and I'm sorry," he held out his hand in peace, and was genuinely surprised when Jake grabbed it and shook it. "O-kay...now that that's over with, I've got two songs we can sing,"
ONE DAY LATER, LIMA OHIO
Barry sped through the city of Lima, Courtney in his arms bridal style as he sped her to the nearest movie theater. He ran around the back, and slowly phased through the walls, getting them free seats to the...Notebook. The two sat there for the next two hours, occasionally making out, or just watching the movie as they ate popcorn.
After the movie, Barry and Courtney walked to Breadstix, where the two of them sat at a booth. "So..." Courtney trailed off as she ate one of the crunchy Breadsticks.
"I don't think this is gonna work," Both said simultaneously. Barry sighed. "It's just...we really don't have much to talk about. We know everything about each other's past. We have seven of eight classes together, and we're in glee club together,"
"Yeah, I mean. I really like you. Like a lot. But...you can't have a relationship if you don't have anything in common, or even conversations," Courtney said.
"So...this is the end?" Barry asked.
"Yeah...I think it is," Courtney cried, wiping away her tears before standing up. "I, uh...I think I'm gonna go home. Thanks for the movie Barry," She placed some money on the table, and quickly left the restaurant, leaving Barry to his thoughts.
NEXT DAY
Barry and Jake stood in the middle of the choir room. Barry in a store-bought Flash costume, and Jake in a Superman costume. "Hello everyone. As you can see, I am representing Lima's resident hero The Flash, while Jake represents Metropolis' hero Superman. We've settled our differences privately, and have two songs that fit us perfectly,"
Jake nodded, as he and Barry caught two thrown guitars as they sat down at a nearby stool. They both grinned at the New Directions, and launched into their first song, which Jake led.
(Jake, Barry)
Flash! (a-ah)
Savior of the Universe
Flash! (a-a)
He'll save every one of us
(Seemingly there is no reason for these extraordinary intergalactical upsets)
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha. What's happening Flash?
(Only Doctor Hans Zarkhov, formerly at NASA, has provided any explanation)
Flash! (a-ah)
He's a miracle
(This morning's unprecedented solar eclipse is no cause for alarm)
Flash! (a-ah)
King of the impossible
He's for every one of us
Stand for every one of us
He save with a mighty hand
Every man, every woman
Every child, with a mighty
Flash!
(General Kala, Flash Gordon approaching.)
What do you mean Flash Gordon approaching? Open fire! All weapons!
(Dispatch war rocket Ajax to bring back his body)
Flash! (a-ah)
(Gordon's alive!)
Flash (a-ah)
He'll save every one of us
He's for every one of us
Stand for every one of us
He save with a mighty hand
Every man, every woman
Every child, with a mighty...
Flash!
Just a man
With a man's courage
You know he's
Nothing but a man
And he can never fail
No one but the pure at heart
May find the Golden Grail
...Oh..Oh...Oh..Oh...
(Flash, Flash, I love you, but we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!)
Flash!
The original group; Artie, Blaine, Finn, Brittany, Sam, Courtney, and Tina, were all laughing and clapping at the clearly hidden message behind the song, while Unique, Ryder, Kitty, and Marley merely clapped. Jake and Barry fist-bumped before Jake spoke. "This next song describes the both of us...sort of," Jake said, as he, Barry, and the band suddenly started to play their second song.
Barry stood up from his stool, casually pacing the room as he led the song.
(Barry, Jake, New Directions, All)
Out the door
Just in time
Head down the 4-0-5
Gotta meet the new boss by 8 am
The phone rings in the car
The wife is working hard
She's running late tonight again
Well I know what I've been told
You gotta work to feed the soul
But I can't do this all on my own
No I'm-I'm no superman
The instrumental kicked up once again as Barry looked across the room. I'm no superman. He smiled as he looked at Courtney and Kara.
And you've got your love online
You think you're doing fine
But you're just plugged into the wall
And that deck of tarot cards
Won't get you very far
There ain't no hand to break your fall
Well I know what I've been told
You gotta know just when to fold
But I can't do this all on my own
I know
I'm no superman
I'm no superman (That's right)
You've crossed the finish line
Won the race but you lost your mind
Was it worth it after all?
I need you here with me
Cause love is all we need
Just take a hold of the hand that breaks the fall
Well I know what I've been told
Gotta break free to break the mold
But I can't do this all on my own
No I can't do this all on my own
I'm no-Then I'm no Superman
I'm no superman
I'm no superman
Someday we'll be together
I'm no superman
Someday
Someday we'll be together
Someday
I'm no superman