Happy Harbour, Rhode Island

November 23, 2019

10:10 PM

Wally woke on the beach, late at night and blinded by a bright green light. He covered his eyes with his left hand and then when his vision adjusted he saw at the center a man, draped in green robes that were darker than pine, a green hood and a face so dark that only yellow eyes could be seen.

"Wallace West! You are not permitted to falter at this time!"A voice boomed at Wally, soundwaves so harsh that they nearly sent him back a step or two.

"Are you," Wally moaned, "Are you The Spectre, the one who sent me on this mission?"

"Indeed!" The Spectre's voice boomed like a fighter jet taking off from a carrier.

Wally stood up from his crouched position on the beach to see that he was several feet shorter than this Spectre, this powerful and intimidating presence washed over Wally making the former Kid Flash feel smaller than he ever had in his life.

"I'm not the one you should've sent," Wally croaked, his voice broken and meek.

The Spectre's glare set onto Wally's emerald eyes, staring into them as if searching through Wally's very soul to determine whether Wally was right or not.

"No, you are the one for this quest," The Spectre said, it's voice mellowing out and his stature shrinking to meet Wally face to face.

Wally's eyes opened in complete shock and awe. He stumbled back and his heart skipped five beats with each movement of his feet. The Spectre removed the hood to reveal the old and worn face of Kent Nelson.

"What happened to the stubborn and headstrong boy I ment all those years ago," Kent said softly, Wally turned away hoping that the past month of his life was nothing more than a dream and that he was in the afterlife.

"He grew up," Wally murmured.

"He lost his will, his resolve," Kent said, placing a hand on Wally's shoulder, "The thing that made him a hero, no you didn't lose those things you choose to not use them."

Wally turned back to Kent, tears in his eyes he looked at the old man and sighed.

"How are you even here," Wally asked.

"Because Fate couldn't get through to you with his last Spectre, so I have been sent to knock some sense into your head," Kent chuckled.

Wally looked down to his feet and breathed slowly, what good was the stubborn kid he used to be in this situation. There was no need for that.


Queens, NYC, New York

November 23, 2019

10:10 PM

Irma and Kori walked down the crowded and bustling streets of Queens. Blending into the hustle like they weren't even there. Imra listened to Thom's voice through her comlink in her left ear.

"There should be a newspaper stand called The Bugle on your right." Thomas said, he was on the other side of the street with Micheal, the boys watched Kori distract the man at the stand while Irma stole a paper without paying for it and ran across the still street, making it to Thom and Mikey before the light turned green.

She walked up to the boys and held the paper out. The headline, Justice League still MIA.

"League's been missing for months, as well as the Team," Mike whispered.

*I've been scanning for their biosignatures since we arrived in this decade, no sign of them yet, but there is one biosign I think you should be aware of.* Brainiac said over the comm.

"Where?" Irma asked.

*Hunters Point,* Brainiac said.

"We are in that neighborhood," Thomas said, "Why should it concern us."

*It's Kryptonian, pure Kryptonian*

"Get all that Kori?" Irma asked.

*Mike, have Skeets scan for the Kryptonian,* Kori's voice ordered, *I want her to be found.*


Wally shuddered in the cold oceanside air. He felt his heart slow to a frozen standstill as the waves crashed around his feet. He looked up at The Spectre, revealed to be Kent Nelson, the former host of Doctor Fate.

"I have the sense knocked in my head already," Wally muttered, "I can't beat Thawne, I shouldn't even try."

"Kid, I've been watching you this whole time, how you rallied four young heroes to be into a unit, they trust each other now. Thanks to you." Kent said.

"Doesn't make me the one to lead them," Wally sighed.

Kent glared at Wall, this wasn't the boy he met all those years ago. That young, brash and headstrong boy seemed to have faded with age.

"Why do you not think you can defeat Professor Zoom?" Kent asked, "I've granted you speed beyond what you had before."

Wally turned his back on Kent and his gaze onto the ruin of Mount Justice. The night sky above the high mounds of rock, the stars twinkled like embers and the air brushed against his face as if it could blow the scarlet speedster away.

"Still not fast enough," Wally muttered.

"No, that's not it," Kent said, walking up eside Wally, "You've never needed to be fast enough."

Kent waved a hand and their surroundings faded in a cloud of pine green and smoke. When said smoke cleared they were in Central City, broad daylight. People ran past, even through them.

"Why are we here?" Wally asked, a panic coming over his body.

Kent merely pointed at the street ahead, at Kid Flash and Flash fighting The Rouges. Captain Cold, Heatwave, Golden Glider, Top and Mirror Master.

The pair were pinned behind a large truck as Golden Glider and Heatwave with their cannons melted the truck and everything around it away and Captain Cold sneakily went up to the roof to blast the duo into a mound of ice.

Wally watched his younger self. The impulsive Wally. The brave Wally. That Wally noticed Cold before Barry even thought to look up, and before Barry could object or stop him Wally tried to run up the side of the building, to no avail.

This was years ago, Wally was 14. Kid Flash crashed to the ground and with a thud. He stood back up, now in the crosshairs of Mirror Master, who fired his gun, Wally moved out of the way.

The older Wally, watched as his younger self vibrated his hand through part of a fire hydrant and burst it open, water blasting Mirror Master and Golden Glider with high pressure and force.

Captain Cold above tried to freeze Wally to the ground but Barry ran up the building and pointed Cold's arm at the stream of water, freezing Mirror Master and Glider in ice instead.

The Kid Flash then ran up to top and tackled her to the ground, knocking her out cold. And Barry quickly took care of Snart and Rory.

The scene faded and Wally was back in Happy Harbour.

"Still need more convincing?" Kent asked.


Queens

Kara sat alone in a Starbucks, sipping away at a green tea. She covered her face in her long blonde hair. She wore a loose black hoodie and green leggings, hoping not to be noticed.

Her face was plastered on walls everywhere. The Light was looking for her, she didn't give Vandal exactly what he wanted, The Justice League's demise, she had them sent to a dungeon.

Not to their graves.

And she was to pay the price.

Soon two soldiers walked in, soldiers of Vandal's task force. Searching for the girl who failed him.

For the girl who let Superman live.

So Kara stood up, made sure her face was indeed half covered in messy blonde locks, put a beanie on to ensure that hair wouldn't move. She grabbed her duffel bag and glasses, putting them on she walked out of the coffee shop and onto the crowded New York streets.

The Queens-Midtown tunnel was close, she needed to get there. To Midtown, then through Manhattan. Where would she go after that? She didn't know, she just needed to get the hell out of here.

Out of the state of New York.

Maybe out of the U.S..

"Kara," A voice called out, Kara jumped out of her skin, turned on her heels and ran.

She rammed into people, saying sorry even before she hit them trying to get away from the voice that kept calling out her name.

Looking back over her shoulder every few steps she saw a girl, similar to her in stature and in hair color running after her.

"Shit," Kara muttered, she turned down an ally and jumped onto a trash dumpster and then leaped off of it, clearing the building in one swoop.

"Dammit!" She said, realizing she started to fly. Despite her trying she could get closer to the ground or slow down as she moved higher and further forward into the eyes of New York City.

Suddenly a streak of purple and silver grabbed hold of her and flew her at lightning speed to the Queensboro Bridge. They landed up under the bridge, on a small part of land where no one would see.

Four other figures flew to them and landed there with them.

"Go away!" Kara shouted, her eyes glowing with blue fire.

"Geez, you'd think we cornered a Kryptonian," Thom chuckled, Mike elbowed him in the rib. "Ow"

Kara stepped back, away from Kori and the others, her eyes intent on vaporizing them if they got too close.

"We are only here you ask you about why The Light is searching for you," Kori whispered, Kara's eyes turned back to their normal shade of steel grey.

"Yeah, considering you got rid of all the good guys for them," Thomas said, Mike slapped the back of his neck and Thom sighed, "Obviously under Zoom's control and not of your free will."

Kara turned her gaze to the waters ahead, the sparkling blue and black sea in the city lights and then she looked up at Manhattan, she could see the bright Times Square light from here and she sighed.

"It was of my free will," She said, "I could've not used the spear, I could've- I couldn't let him kill Superboy, I never met him but I knew he was my family from the moment I saw him, I lost my family, couldn't watch it again."

Brainiac approached her and put his cybernetic hand on her shoulder, trying to comfort her, but all she could feel was a cold and metallic feeling.

"Kara, is the League and Team," Brainiac started to ask.

"They are alive, Thawne wanted them dead, I merely had them put in a dungeon on Apokolips, and the villain known as Darskeid and his forces in the Phantom Zone," Kara said, "But I can't free them, I don't know how to get to Apokolips."

Then the six young people shuddered at the maniacal laughter of Eobard Thawne in the distance not too far away.

"I was only looking for the five of you, but Starfire, you gave me my prized Kryptonian," Zoom chuckled.

Kori glared at him, Zoom stood above them on an armored car with Icicle Jr and Mano at his sides. Tharrok and Inertia were on the ground floor sneering at the heroes.

A glare of red light flashed around and beamed at Kori and Kara, the two aliens turned and glared at Komand'r radiating red sun energy, dampening Kara's powers.

"Starboy, Booster Gold the two of take Blackfire down," Starfire whispered behind gritted teeth.

"Yes, take her down," Zoom snickered and in a flash off yellow he ran throughout the heroes and then landed next to Blackfire with his arms crossed and an oily grin upon his face.

Starfire tried to fire a starbolt at him but to no avail, and then a collar around each of the heroes and Kara's necks sent several volts of energy throughout their body's sending all of them to the ground knocking all but Kara out cold.

Zoom strolled to a barely conscious Kara Zor-El and loomed over the girl with a cocky smile on his face.

Kara moaned in pain on the ground, with her face in the grass and hair standing up with static energy she tried to get to her feet but couldn't find the strength to move, she looked up at Zoom who cackled at her and then rose his foot up over her face and then she saw only black.