WHITMORE-DUGAN'S HOUSE, BLUE VALLEY, EARTH-2

It was morning and Courtney was having breakfast with her family, Cameron, and Barry. Everything seemed normal except the fact that Barry look kind of disgruntled.

"Hey, Barry, you, all right? You look… kinda beaten up," Courtney said curiously.

"Did anything happen again last night?" asked Cameron leaning in to get some bread from the middle of the table.

"We found an eavesdropper outside last night, Barry went after it, and I found in unconscious," Pat explained as Barry opened his mouth.

"No wonder you two were so late," Barbara realized as she was about to sip her coffee.

"Well, I got a look at the speedster though, it's a girl, in her teens I would presume, or her earlier twenties," Barry said.

"So, a teenage girl beat you unconscious?" Cameron asked bemused, earning a light playful nudge from his girlfriend.

"Cam, that's mean…" Courtney quipped.

"I'm on Cameron's side. How exactly did a teenage girl knock you out?" asked Mike as he munched on sandwiches.

"Well, all I felt was a pressure on my neck then everything went black," Barry said, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Wow, this girl must be skilled to do that, the only other person I know who can knock someone out like that is Yolanda," Courtney said in amazement.

"Yolanda can do that?" Cameron asked, surprised.

"Yolanda was expanding her knowledge on fighting skills and self-defense," Courtney explained to the table.

"Wow, that girl is dedicated," Barbara said while Cameron was obviously impressed.

"By the way, did she say anything, Barry? The speedster," asked Cameron.

"Other than demanding me to let her go and telling me she won't tell us anything, no," Barry confessed.

"Hmm… could she be an ISA member?" wondered Cameron.

"No way, the ISA won't do something this risky. Plus, she helped us, Cam, remember?" Courtney replied.

"Oh, yeah," Cameron agreed as he remembered that night.

"I agree with Court, the way the speedster crashed into something and crashed into the garage doors, assuming that was her, shows that she's quite clumsy," Pat said.

"I remember seeing her fall around the woods as she fought against Tigress Jr.," Cameron added.

"Either she is pulling an act, or she is a newbie then," Mike interrupted.

"Quite possible," Barry agreed. "I had trouble controlling my speed when I first got them."

"But why spy on us?" Cameron asked. "And assuming she really caused Yolanda and Henry's accident, why did she do that?"

"Cam, babe, we don't know if she really did cause them to crash," Courtney said.

"But I have to say, Cameron is on to something. Why did she spy on us?" Pat asked confused.

"Seems like we are not getting any answers today. By the way, how's Yolanda?" asked Barbara, changing the subject.

"She's recovering. Need help on her wheelchair occasionally though," Courtney said.

"That's great, that girl is really pitiful," Barbara sympathized. "I hope things get better for her. What about her boyfriend?"

"Coma," Cameron answered. "He is showing sign of movements though."

"I see."

The group continued to chat as they ate breakfast. Talking about news and happenings around the town.

"Oh crap, we got to go," Courtney said after a while as she looked at her phone. "Got to pick Yolanda up."

"Court is right, we got to go," Cameron said as he got up, his hand moving to the dishes.

"Don't worry about the dishes Cameron, we will take care of them," Barbara said.

"Alright then, see you all after school then," Cameron said, smiling and nodding at the adults.

"Bye," Courtney waved before grabbing her bag and following her boyfriend.

MONTEZ'S HOUSE

Yolanda was already on her wheelchair, waiting for Courtney and Cameron to pick her up. Her brother, Alex was keeping her company.

"Mom and Dad seems to be kinder to you these days," Alex observed as he sat down on the bench after closing the door.

"Really? I didn't realize it at all," Yolanda replied, looking at the road.

"Hey, I'm sure they are over the scandal," Alex reassured.

"If they are really over it, they aren't showing it," Yolanda chuckles sarcastically. "By the way, how was yesterday training with Rick?"

"Well, I would say it went fine, he says I'm improving," Alex said. "He also told me to cool down and think things through before doing anything," Alex added.

"Huh, he told you that advice? That's funny, coming from him," Yolanda chuckled.

"Why is that so?"

"He was quite reckless," Yolanda answered, smiling as he remembered the events of fighting Tigress and Sportsmaster. "Of course, he is more mature and less reckless now, but it's still funny hearing him give this type of advice."

Then, the siblings saw a car pulling up. It was Cameron's car. "Oh, they are here," Yolanda said brightly. Alex and Cameron helped Yolanda into the car as Courtney held Yolanda's bag. After everything was settled, Cameron then drove towards the school while Courtney and Yolanda chatted.

BLUE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

It was around half an hour before school starts and Beth and Rick were already there, waiting for Courtney and Cameron to arrive with Yolanda.

"Ah- I'm so tired," Rick yawned.

"I know right? Those sleepless nights seemed to be catching up," Beth said yawning too. "Gosh, these yawns are contagious.

"Where are they? They should be here by now. We don't need a crowd to welcome Yolanda back to school," Rick said impatiently as he looked around.

"I'm sure they are arriving soon, don't worry," Beth reassured. "Oh, hey! Artemis!" Beth called out as she spotted the green-attired girl walking.

"Sup, Harris, Chapel," Artemis nodded back before walking into the school.

During the past few weeks, the ice between the group and Artemis slowly melted as she slowly warmed up to them through Jesse as they ate lunch together. Artemis seemed to keep a certain distance from them though.

"Huh, Artemis has definitely become friendlier to us," Rick commented softly.

"Well, that's good, isn't it?" Beth said smilingly.

"Perhaps," Rick frowned.

"What do you mean?" asked Beth as she looked at her boyfriend puzzled.

"Well…" Rick looked around to make sure no one was spying on them, "If Artemis is really part of the ISA, she should know who we are, but she doesn't seem to know about us. Either the adults didn't tell her, or she is playing games with us," Rick theorized.

"Assuming that she is part of the ISA," Beth emphasized. "She seems nice though."

"Found out anything about Isaac yet?" asked Rick.

"He seemed more solemn and quiet these days. Her mother's death must have really affected him," Beth said.

"And there is no hint that he knows about us?" asked Rick, with disbelief in his voice.

"Not that I know of," Beth replied.

"Something doesn't make sense here. The ISA knows our identify. Why they haven't come after us yet?" wondered Rick.

"You're right, Rick. But hey, at least they are not coming after us. Lesser things to worry about," Beth said optimistically.

"Let's hope it stays that way," Rick hoped. "Oh, they are here," Rick said after seeing Cameron's car pulling up.

"Hey guys," Courtney greeted cheerfully as she got down the car.

"Hey Court, need help?" asked Rick as he walked towards Courtney with Beth following him.

"Well, I need help with Yolanda's wheelchair," Courtney said while opening the boot.

"No prob," Rick hauled the wheelchair out before Courtney closed the boot.

"Hey, Yolanda, how is first day back to school feeling?" asked Beth grabbing Yolanda's bag.

"So far so good," Yolanda replied cheerfully as Rick helped Yolanda down the car and onto her wheelchair.

"Got everything?" asked Cameron.

"Yeah, everything is fine," Courtney replied.

"Great then, see you all later, after I parked my car" Cameron said.

Courtney nodded smilingly and shut the car door. She joined the others as Rick pushed Yolanda into the school.

CHAMBER'S HOUSE

Jesse ran down the stairs in a hurry, blaming herself internally as she woke up late. She ran to the pantry and grabbed some bread, eating it while sitting down at the table. She looked at the clock while she munched on food up the bread quickly.

"Morning, Jess, I see that you're finally up," Jesse's father, Harrison Chambers greeted as he came out of the study room and sat down at the table.

"Morning," Jesse said begrudgingly not looking at her father.

"What is it, Jess? Is there a prob…"

"Don't pretend as if you don't know," Jesse interrupted, her voice filled with anger.

"Look, Jess, I know you are still mad at me for…"

"Killing my mother and putting me in a coma? Yes, I am," Jesse retaliated.

"I'm sorry, I really am, Jess but…" Harrison said.

"Look… it doesn't change the fact that you did what you did," Jesse said as she stood up from the table.

"Jess, we had this conversation like for a bazillion times already… What should I even do for you to forgive me?"

"There is nothing you can do," Jesse said coldly as she looked at her father's face, it was filled with guilt and regret, but Jesse still couldn't forgive him.

"I'm heading to school now," Jesse said before she closed the door and walked out of the house, running in the direction of the school. She wished that she could just teleport or speed right to school right now. "Luckily, I can run," Jesse thought to herself as she sped up her pace.

BLUE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

It was lunch break and Courtney, Cameron, Jesse, and Artemis were eating at their usual table.

"So, you said that it's Yolanda's first day back at school?" asked Jesse.

"Yeah, wait… did you ever meet her?" asked Courtney.

"Nope," answered Jesse.

"Well, you would like her. She's quite athletic too," Courtney said.

"Where are they? They should be here by now," Cameron said as he looked around.

"You're right… oh, I see them," Courtney said as she saw Rick pushing Yolanda as Beth and Yolanda chatted.

"Wow… I didn't expect to see the outcast table grow," Yolanda chuckled.

"Yolanda, meet Artemis and Jesse," introduced Courtney.

"Pleasure to meet you," said Jesse as she walked forward to shake Yolanda's hand.

"Nice to meet you too, Jesse," Yolanda said as she shook Jesse's hand. "Ouch!" Yolanda yelp as she felt a shock from touching Jesse's hand. "Static," Yolanda said shaking her hand. Jesse hand winced back too, seemingly from the static too.

"Welp, bad luck, Montez," Rick quipped.

"Sorry," Jesse apologized. "Bad way to start."

"No prob, Jesse," Yolanda said, smiling as began to dig into her salad. "I heard quite a lot from you, by the way."

"Me too," Jesse replied with an encouraging smile.

"Sup Crock," Yolanda greeted.

"Sup, Montez," Artemis replied.

"Well, I guess we have something in common now," Yolanda joked.

"Huh, I guess we do," Artemis chuckled sarcastically.

"Well, I guess that's all for introductions," Beth said as she and Rick sat down.

The conversation at the table went well. The group mostly discussed about schools and stuff while briefly chatting about Yolanda's and Henry's condition.

"Hey, homecoming is like two weeks away," Rick casually brought the topic up.

"Yeah… we all know, Harris," Artemis said rolling her eyes.

"Well, I know Beth is coming with me," Rick said wrapping his arm around Beth as Beth chuckles. "Isn't that right?"

"Oh, yes, definitely babe," Beth replied, smilingly.

"Oh, you two lovebirds," Courtney said jokingly.

"As if Camney weren't a pair of lovebirds too," Beth replied, chuckling. "You are going with Court, aren't you, Cameron?"

"Of course," Cameron confirmed.

"Hey… guys, I think the real question is, who is Jesse and Artemis going to go with for homecoming," Yolanda said, turning the group attention on the two newcomers.

"Well, I mean, I never had anything for boys in the school, so I don't know," Artemis shrugged.

"What about you, Jesse?" asked Beth.

"Well, I had actually thought of asking someone," revealed Jesse.

"Really?" Artemis said, surprised.

"Oh…Who is the lucky guy?" Beth asked, grinning.

"I would keep that to myself," Jesse answered, smiling. "What about you Yolanda?"

"Well… let's see, if my condition permits it and Henry wakes up by then, maybe we will go. But, if not, I will just accompany him at the hospital," Yolanda replied.

"Aww… That's sweet," Jesse complimented.

As the conversation went on,

Later, after school, Jesse and Artemis were chatting as they walked out of the classroom.

"That test was so easy," Jesse commented.

"I know right? Even for someone who don't study like me, it was so easy," Artemis agreed.

"Really? Don't pull my leg, Artemis. The way you are so competitive, you would have studied for this test," Jesse said doubtfully.

"I am telling you the truth Jess. I really didn't study," Artemis chuckled.

"Oh, I'm sure you didn't," Jesse replied, rolling her eyes.

"So, do you mind telling me who are you planning to ask?" ask Artemis mischievously.

"Uhm… not yet, but soon," Jesse replied.

"Hey… at least give me a hint," Artemis said cheekily, nudging her lightly. "Ouch! Static again."

"Alright… in our class," Jesse answered, grinning.

"Really?" Artemis said surprised. "You have a crush on someone in our class?"

"Something like that," Jesse replied.

"Hmm… I like a good mystery," Artemis said as they walked out of the building.

"Good luck finding out then," Jesse said, chuckling. "See you, Art."

"See you, Jess."

As Jesse walked away in the opposite direction, she couldn't help up smile. She has no idea, and perhaps it is for the best. Perhaps, she will truly find out her feelings for her.

BLUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Courtney, Yolanda, and Cameron were visiting Henry, who was still in a coma. His condition had been improving in the past month with his occasional movements getting more and more frequent throughout the day. Yolanda was inside visiting Henry as Courtney and Cameron waited outside the ward to give her some alone space.

"Henry… I still don't know whether you can hear me… but I am fine. The ISA is coming back, all of it, they have a plan… But we are all fine, so don't worry," Yolanda said to a comatose Henry. "Please wake up soon, Henry. I miss you… we all do." Yolanda held Henry's hand as she talked, her voice was filled with emotions.

Courtney and Cameron watched Yolanda from the windows sympathetically as she talked to Henry.

"Poor girl," Courtney commented. "I know I'd said it many times already, but still…"

"Yeah, I get you, Court," Cameron agreed. "None of them deserves this."

"When will this madness all be over?" Courtney wondered aloud.

"I know right? Last year, was already mad enough, and we thought that would be over… now this," Cameron said, sighing.

"Yeah, infinite earths… imagine that… the next thing we know… we will be doing time travel," Courtney joked sarcastically.

"Maybe not that crazy," Cameron said, chuckling softly.

"Well… who knows, at this point… I would believe anything is possible," Courtney answered.

Courtney and Cameron stopped as they saw Yolanda turned subtly and nodded to imply that she has finished and was ready to leave. Cameron and Courtney entered the ward to push Yolanda.

"You're all right?" Courtney asked.

"Yeah… I'm better now," Yolanda said, wiping her eyes.

"Let's go home, girls," Cameron said.

"Yeah, better head home… got tons of work to catch up on," Yolanda agreed as Cameron pushed her out of the ward. As they reached the door, Yolanda could hear whisperings and mutterings.

"Court? Cameron? Did you guys say anything?" Yolanda asked puzzled.

"Uhm, no… why?" asked Courtney confused.

"Don't you hear someone whispering?" asked Yolanda, even more confused.

"Uhm… no," Cameron said, looking at Courtney, both looking bewildered.

"Did you really think … that I was… dead?" Yolanda heard the familiar voice whisper.

"Nothing at all?" Yolanda tried to confirm.

"No, Yolanda. Are you really, all right?" asked Courtney.

"Must be stress," Yolanda said after a short pause. "I had been having nightmares."

"About what particularly?" Cameron asked curiously.

"Still the same… Brainwave," Yolanda said.

"You're still having nightmares of Brainwave?" Courtney asked surprised.

"Should we be worried about it?" asked Cameron.

"Well, I mean, he is dead," Courtney said. "What can he do now?"

"Yeah… It's probably just stress, let's go," Yolanda said.

The three teenagers left the ward, unaware that Henry's hand began to float a little before slumping down on the bed.

MONTEZ'S HOUSE

It was nighttime and Yolanda was sleeping in her bed after a long day. But Yolanda could feel that something was not right, she was feeling weird and unnatural, as if she was somewhere else. Then, Yolanda felt a cold air brushing against her, prompting the brunette to open her eyes. Upon waking up, Yolanda felt her surroundings unfamiliar. She was still lying on her bed, except that her leg was not in a cast. Yolanda looked around puzzled, wondering what was going on? She was obviously dreaming, but it felt so real. Yolanda pinched her right arm to ensure that she wasn't having a dream and could feel pain.

"Okay, I'm not dreaming," Yolanda muttered to herself while looking around. Yolanda could tell that she was in a lab of some sort. She moved down from the bed, her feet touching the ground and stood up before walking towards the end of the room, trying to make sense of where she is. "This is impossible… My leg… healed?" Yolanda thought as she moved her leg.

Yolanda looked around the room she is in. She saw test tubes and sophisticated machinery around her. Suddenly the room shook, the lights in the room began to flicker. Yolanda winced and tried to find an exit. Millions of thoughts were racing through Yolanda's mind as she ran around the room trying to find an exit. Where was she? What was going on? Was she dreaming? If so, why does it feel so real?

Then, Yolanda felt a pain coursing through her body and felt herself floating. Yolanda looked down while trying to ignore the pain. She was floating in the air, seemingly fixed. Yolanda watched as the room shook and things topple over in the room while trying to struggle and break free from whatever thing was keeping her in the air.

"Interesting… isn't it?" Yolanda heard a voice coming from behind her, it sounded so familiar. Yolanda wanted to turn around to see who was speaking but she couldn't. The, her body turned around by itself, as if it was being controlled like a puppet. As Yolanda was turned around by an invisible force, she saw a man. A man that she hated and dreaded so much, cladded in a familiar green suit.

"Brainwave," Yolanda said.

"You're correct, Montez," Brainwave answered.

"I'm dreaming, this is just a dream, it is not real," Yolanda tried to calm herself down internally. "This have to be a nightmare… there is no way… Brainwave died in the destruction of the machine…"

"Or did I?" asked Brainwave as he read Yolanda's thought.

"Stop… reading my mind!" Yolanda said begrudgingly.

"Well, you can't do anything to stop me," Brainwave said as he floated closer to the brunette, who was shaking in fear.

"You're just an imagination of my mind… you can't do anything to me… you're not real," Yolanda confronted the villain who now was floating right in front of her.

"Your mind is pitifully restricted and shallow, Montez… Just because I might be an imagination, that doesn't mean I'm not real," Brainwave said, moving his hand towards Yolanda's head.

"Keep your hands of me!" Yolanda ordered angrily, trying to move away.

"If it was just as simple as a mere dream or nightmare… would you be able to feel this?" Brainwave said as he placed his hand on Yolanda's forehead, causing her to scream and yell from the immerse pain that he was giving her. Brainwave looked at the girl he was torturing and smirked coldly. "Ah… this is indeed fun…"

"Yolanda!"

Yolanda could hear another voice calling her name. But she couldn't focus to make out whose voice it was as the pain she was feeling was too intensive. Yolanda could feel herself about to pass out from the pain as she felt blood trickling from her ears.

Suddenly there was a loud shockwave that sent both Brainwave and Yolanda flying across the room. Yolanda felt herself stop in mid-air before being pulled back by another invisible force.

"Yolanda! Are you all right?" Yolanda opened her eyes to see a face that she thought that she would not see awake, Henry King Jr.

"Henry?" For some reason, Yolanda was even more sure that this had to be a dream, there was no way that Brainwave is alive, and Henry is awake just yet.

"Yolanda… is me… Henry. Please wake up…" Henry pleaded, shaking her a little.

"I'm fine… Henry," Yolanda said, still feeling the aftershocks of Brainwave torture.

"Yolanda you need to listen to me…" Henry began but was interrupted by a loud crashing sound. The duo turned their heads and saw Brainwave walking towards them, levitating two huge debris. Henry lifted his hand and brought the ceiling down on Brainwave, seemingly crushing him.

"Yolanda… we don't have a lot of time… you need to go… this is my battle… I will fix it…" Henry said hurryingly.

"Henry… what is going on? Where are we…" Yolanda asked. She didn't know why she was bothering to ask questions if she thought that it was indeed a nightmare.

"I wish I could answer your question now… but you need to go!" Henry emphasized.

"What about you?" asked Yolanda worryingly.

"Just go! I will hold my father back!"

"Wait… where am I supposed to go…" Yolanda asked before a loud voice interrupted her.

"Did you children really think that you could kill a telepath that easily? My mind has expanded, to being more than a mere human being's mind," Brainwave voice echoed throughout the place.

"What is going on?"

"Yolanda, listen to me!" Henry pleaded. Yolanda stopped and looked at Henry, nodding subtly. "You must go back and warn our friends…" Henry's voice began to fade out as the scenario around Yolanda began to fade into black while Brainwave voice echoed inside Yolanda's head.

"I will see you again… Yolanda Montez…" Brainwave said, cackling evilly.

Yolanda opened her eyes. She was relieved to find herself back in her bed and her cast still on her leg. As she turned to grab her phone, she was surprised to see her brother sitting on a chair besides her bed.

"Alex!" Yolanda exclaimed. "What are you doing here? I locked my door…"

"The whole house heard you screaming and yelling. Mom asked me to check on you," Alex said, looking concerned.

"It was nothing… just a nightmare…" Yolanda said, as she grabbed her phone, it was 1.00am.

"Was it? Your ears were bleeding and you screamed," Alex said.

"Wait… what?"

"I came in your room after I managed to unlock your door. I saw you screaming and shouting, as if you were in pain as your ears bleed," Alex said. "I've cleaned your ears, by the way."

"Maybe it was just an infection," Yolanda said, not wanting to worry her brother. "Thanks, Alex. I'm fine now," Yolanda said.

"It's another nightmare of him… right?" asked Alex.

"How… yes, it is," Yolanda answered.

"You know… you should really go for therapy if these nightmares continue disturbing you," Alex advised.

"Don't worry, Alex. I'm sure the nightmares will go away in time," Yolanda assured.

"Alright then, I'm off to bed," Alex said, he didn't look too convinced. "Goodnight sis."

"Goodnight," Yolanda said, trying to sound as well as possible. In Yolanda's heart, she had got a feeling that it was more than a mere nightmare as Yolanda drifted back into an uneasy slumber.

CHAMBER'S HOUSE

Jesse's phone alarm went off. Jesse tossed and turned in her bed before moving her hand to off the alarm, waking up tiredly. She looked at her phone, it was 4.00am. Then a reminder on her phone popped up. The reminder was three words, "Zoom Mission Report", it immediately shook Jesse up as she remembers something. Jesse got up from the bed and quickly walked towards her bag and took out a small device that resembled a small drive from it. It was blinking rapidly. Jesse plugged it into her phone. Then, Jesse's phone buzzed as an unknown number was calling her. Jesse answered it.

"Jesse?" a voice asked.

"Yes, it's me," Jesse answered, trying to be as soft as possible.

"How did it go?"

"I gave them two hints about my existence already, Zoom. But I still don't see the purpose of it," Jesse said puzzled.

"Trust me. Have I not taught you how to navigate the powers that you bore from the accident?" asked the voice.

"Yes, you did," Jesse answered. "But I'm getting concerned here, these threats have been turning up in Blue Valley and…"

"I'm aware of that, and I'm trying to help you," Zoom emphasized.

"I know… but I can't help but feel that this whole situation is… just strange," Jesse said. "It's not that I don't trust you, Zoom."

"Welcome to a heroine's life then," Zoom quipped, making Jesse chuckle.

"You still have the mood to joke, I see," Jesse joked sarcastically.

"In all seriousness though… You must be ready, Jesse," Zoom advised. "Things are only going to get more serious and dangerous from now on."

"Why can't I just reveal myself to them right now? Perhaps it would be better, things might be easier," asked Jesse.

"I studied them. This group of teenagers has good motivations, but they won't get far. You will accomplish more things if you work alone," Zoom said.

"I understand now," Jesse said. "So… what next?"

"You will go to the school homecoming next week. I fear something big might be going down there," Zoom informed.

"Noted," Jesse said.

"I will call again two weeks later, same time same day," Zoom said. "Bye."

"Bye," Jesse answered before she hung up.

Jesse unplugged the device from her phone and place it inside a compartment in her bag before zipping it. Jesse mind was thinking about a lot of stuff now. She knew that she could always trust Zoom, the man who approached her and taught her how to control her speed, the man who coached her from time to time during his call. She had never seen Zoom in real-life, but Jesse was still positive that she could trust him.