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Joker's snarky laugh echoes as he slams his fist onto the table. "No offense, Harley-girl! But I know way more and I know my way is far better."
Harley scoffs, "oh you know more? You know so damn much! Why in the hell do you make me do all your dirty work? So what do you know exactly?"
"I'm the boss after all, so I..."
"The boss?" She screams, "the fucking boss?" She growls, "were suppose to be partners. Hear me? Fucking partners!"
"Partners or not, there still needs to be someone more in charge."
Harley screams, "oh, I oughta-"
Suddenly Barry's voice interrupts their argument, "uh, hi?"
Harley questions, "hey Barry, aren't you suppose to be robbing a bank right now?"
Barry confirms, "uh yeah. I am. Well, I'm about to. You see, I have never done this before so I'm sure you can imagine it being pretty difficult already. And the lover spat in my ear is making it even harder. I'll just wait until you are done."
Joker growls, "if we promise to shut up until you're done, will you just rob those motherfuckers blind?"
Barry is silent for just a tiny moment before he smugly answers, "sure will."
As Joker grumbles nonsense, Harley quickly says, "okay but real quick." To Joker, "jack ass." Then before Joker can retort,
"okay Barry, go ahead."
Barry rolls his eyes, but he does smile also. Because, Harley is one of a kind, after all.
But then Barry looks up. He sees the bank that he's about to rob and the smile falls. Butterflies bounce around his stomach.
Remembering what he's about to do makes him silently wonder, 'what the hell am I thinking?'
FLASHBACK
Harley, effortlessly, flips over Barry's shoulders so that she is standing in front of him, "whatcha doing?"
Barry says, "uh, about to leave so that I can go rob a bank for you and your boyfriend. You forget?"
Harley laughs, "you going like that?"
Barry raises a brow, "what?"
Hartley touches his chest with one hand, "it's just- You know."
Barry shakes his head, "no, what?"
Harley continues, "You being dressed like a civilian and all!"
Barry smiles as he softly removes her hand. Finger intertwined as Barry says, "no one is going to see me. What difference does it make what I am wearing?"
Harley says, point blankly, "what if someone does?" She then decides to add, "besides, do you honestly plan to stay speedy during the whole robbery thing?"
Barry mumbles, "not what it's called." But then with a sigh, he asks "should I wear a mask or something?"
Her eyes twinkle. She snaps her fingers, making a gun with her hand. She says "go as Flash!"
Barry firmly says, "no!'
Harley questions, "why not?"
Barry closes his eyes, "Flash is a hero!" Before Hartley can counter, Barry explains, "those assholes didn't tell the world about non of this. So to the public, Flash is still a hero and I want it to re-" He trails off. He soon finds the words that he needs to say, "I want to hold on to that! I need it to stay that way. It reminds me that I'm not what they're making me become."
Hartley understands. She lost who she once was and it's impossible to get it back. "Well okay, but you still need an alias. A new one then."
Barry teases, "you just wanna give me a makeover."
Harley admits, "well duh." Then giggles, "but not like you don't need it."
END FLASHBACK
Barry sneaks a glance at his new appearance in the water at one of the bank's many fountains. Black paint circles each eye and dips down onto each cheek looking like a black blood trail. His blond hair is left along, all but the tips that are now black and red. A black bodysuit with streaks of red dancing throughout like electricity.
Barry shakes his head, 'I look like a freaking zombie.' With a groin, he splashes the water to disrupt the image.
When Barry looks up, he notices a few people staring his way. Barry licks his black, painted lips. "Um, relax?" He then says more surely, "uh, I am not here to hurt anybody!"
A young girl steps forward, with her mother trying to pull her back. She questions, "you're a hero?"
Barry bites his bottom lip, "well..." He squints before repeating, "I won't hurt anybody." He points to the bank. "I'm just here to rob that bank." He speeds up his molecules to appear invisible to those standing near.
Through his earpiece, he hears a dumbfounded Hartley "did you just confess to bystanders that you are about to commit a crime?"
Harley says, "well you are... Uh a villain now!"
Barry argues, "well they were looking at me like I was going to hurt them." Then he mutters, "probably because you made me look like I just crawled out of a grave."
Joker chimes in, "I get that you got some kind of sick moral thing going on where you think that you don't want to hurt people, but..."
Barry jumps in, "I know that I don't want to hurt anyone!" He slips into the door as someone is leaving. He speeds through the bank to find the safe. He tries the first passcode.
Joker says, "that will wear off." Then continues, "but you should let me think that you'll kill them."
Barry hisses, "clown will you just shut up? A bit busy here." Barry flinches each time he enters the wrong passcode.
Barry stops trying. He places both hands on the safe. 'I need to vibrate.' But that's a no go too. Since the collar has been removed, he hasn't been fast enough to move through solid matter. 'Wish I knew what was wrong with me!'
While he may not be able to go as fast as he once could, he is still faster than the human eye can see.
That is until he just stops.
The next sound he hears, mass screaming. He spins around, eyes widened, "uh hi...?" The screaming continues.
He hears in his ear, "what are you doing?" Joker may be a tiny bit annoyed, but he's more amused than anything else. "You got caught. Just get out of there and you can try another bank."
Barry shouts, "no." He rips the earpiece from his ear so that they don't distract him. Because right there. Next in line. The only one not screaming. With watery eyes and mouth left slightly open. Right there stood Iris. And from that simple gaze, Barry knew, 'she recognizes me.'
It felt like an eternity before Iris broke away first.
Barry watches as she curls her cute, tiny fist. He always enjoyed the way her lips puffed out when she got angry.
Barry ends his reminiscing by shaking his head, quickly.
Barry points to one of the tellers, "I am..."
FLASHBACK
Harley giggles, "looking good." She smirks, "now all you need is a villain name!"
Barry shakes his head, "hell no."
Harley pouts, "but what will people scream when they see you?"
Barry scoffs, "nothing!" With a sigh, "I don't want to make this any more real."
END FLASHBACK
"I am- Nameless! And I need you to open this safe door!"
The teller quickly obliges. And after to door is finally open, he orders her to step away.
Before entering, he looks back at Iris. Momentarily, they share another gaze with one another. Her eyes are opened so wide, it's as if they are shaking. Her head shakes back and forth, ever so slightly. Clearly, she is silently begging him to reconsider. But before he has a second to allow a pure thought to cross his mind, he hears the blaring police sirens.
He looks at all the money. As the sirens draw closer, he smirks, "I just had a great idea."
Heart pounding. Breathing erratically. Then a nervous laugh as Barry comes to terms with, "I just robbed a bank." Barry looks to the passenger seat. And then through the rearview to see the back seat. Both with overflowing bags of cash.
Then the sirens draw closer, reminding him, "and stole a police car." Barry looks back and sees there are three cops cars on his tail.
Barry groins, "I'm pretty fucked here." He rubs his eyes with his hand. "In way over my head. What the hell was I thinking?" Barry sighs, as he pulls the earpiece out from the suit's pocket. He put's the earpiece back in his ear, "you two there?"
Harley, worried, asks "Bare, you okay? I was..."
But Joker growls, "I don't like to be silenced."
Barry snarks, "yeah, no kidding."
Harley asks, "those sirens sound close."
Barry says, "well, I uh stole a police cruiser."
Joker smirks, "really?"
Barry explains, "the best way to carry all this money."
Joker asks, "you want help to rid the police?"
Barry says, "rid, yes. Kill, no!"
Joker chimes, "relax, would you! Check the glove department. There might be a gun."
Barry says, "what did I just say."
Joker rolls his eyes. With a laugh, he says "you don't have to use that glorious weapon for killing." Muttering, "though that may be a waste." Then adding, "you can use it to blow out the tires."
Barry argues, "I never used a gun before. I can't imagine me being a good shot."
Harley says, "just see if there is one. We'll talk you through it."
Barry grumbles, "I can't believe this," as he rummages through the glove department. To his surprise, "I found one."
Harley says, "if you have a seat belt on, take it off."
Barry does as he is told. "Yeah?"
Harley says, "set the car to cruise control and then position yourself partly out the window, facing the pigs!"
Barry questions, "and who will be steering?"
Joker snaps, "don't worry about that."
Barry mutters, "Oh I worry very much about that." Barry breathes in and then out. "He set the car to cruise control and sticks his body out the window. He points the gun, point-blank at the police. They're not shooting at him. Barry looks around. Too many civilians around. Barry holds the gun with a shaking hand. Barry feels the car drifting off course and jumps back into the car, facing the correct way.
Joker teases, "I didn't hear any firing."
Barry says, "I can't do it."
Joker argues, "don't go all weak on me." Barry says, "shut up. I'll figure this out." Barry decides to push the car up to 110. He places the cruise control back on. Speeding up, he jumps out the window, racing towards the police. He places the barrel of the gun against one front tire on all three cars and shoots. He speeds back to the driver's seat. He watches through the rearview as the three cop cars crash into each other, blocking off the road.
Relieved, he sighs "phew," as he wipes his brow.
Harley asks, "so?"
Barry smirks, "they are out of commission."
Joker laughs, "you used the gun."
Barry says, "but I didn't kill anyone."
Joker snorts, "whatever. We'll get you there."
Harley says, "ignore him if you want to."
Barry says, "already was."
Harley explains, "but you better ditch that ride. They'll find you again."
Before Barry can say anything, he sees a glowing green cover the car, "too late. Someone else already has." Then a loud bang on the roof of the car. The part of the roof above Barry is torn off and discarded!
Barry looks upward, sheepishly. "Hey-hey, supes. Long time no see!"
Superman only glares.
Barry says, "guess Iris made a call?"
Superman remains stoic, "so raping the boy wasn't enough. Now you need to rob banks and nearly injure police?"
Barry growls, gripping the steering wheel tightly, "I never touched him."
Barry can hear Green Lantern shout, "we are so done with that pathetic lie!"
Superman says, "come quietly."
Barry nods, seemingly defeated. But when Superman lets his guard down, Barry jumps up and gives a good push, pushing Superman off the roof.
But Superman's quick. He recovers fast, flying back to the roof. Superman tries to throw a punch, but Barry dodges.
With a laugh, Barry says "come on Supes, you know I'm faster than you."
Superman smirks, "but I'm stronger." He tries to strike Barry again, but Barry dodges.
Superman's smile falls when Barry says, "strength can't help you if you can't land a hit."
Batman, from his Batplane above, "just give it up, Barry. You're outmatched here."
Barry growls, "shut up, Bat-dick!"
Martian manhunter holds Barry still with his telekinesis.
Barry shouts, "let go!"
Wonder Woman says, "I'll return the money to the bank." Once Wonder Woman is holding the car from beneath it, Green Lantern drops his orb.
Barry says, "no!" As he watches her fly away. He calls out, "princess, please!" He watches her falter, but just for a second.
Martian Manhunter says, "you have lost."
Flash snorts, "come on Big Guy, you know better than that. If you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra!"
Martian Manhunter turns and says, "I don't hear anything."
Batman says, "ignore it J'onn. It's an expression with no barring."
Barry scoffs, "what you think, Bat's."
Batman adds, "just give up. You'll be returning to prison, where you belong!"
Barry laughs. And laughs some more. His eye twitches as he laughs louder. "I am not going back there."
Green Lantern lands in front of Barry, gripping his face. "Like you have a choice."
From above, Poison Ivy shouts, "but he does." She sends a branch crashing into Martian Manhunter, forcing him to drop Barry. Barry lands on his knees. Ivy approaches him, "Hartley said you could use a hand." She extends a hand for Barry.
Barry smiles as he grabs her hand, and allows her to pull him to his feet. "You came to save me?"
Poison Ivy smirks, as she stands defensively to the League. "Your one of us?"
Green Lantern scoffs, "fitting! Join the villains."
Ivy wraps a branch around Barry's waste. Before she can plot out their escape, Barry orders, "wait!" Ivy drops the branch as Barry speeds toward Batman. Within seconds he returns to Ivy's side. He places his arm around her waist.
Ivy questions, "whatcha snatch?"
Barry smirks, "something useful!" He holds the boom tube up so that the league can see it. He laughs when their eyes bulge from shock. But he's gone before they can grab ahold of either of them or his new prize.
Batman growls, "son of a bitch."
Green Lantern snarls, "can we kill him?"
Superman sighs, "no. Were the good guys!"
Green Lantern shouts, "Yeah, well he's playing a villain and he knows too much! We should have killed him from the get-go."
Batman agrees, "Lantern might be right."
Green Lantern smiles, "See. Even tall, dark, and scary agrees."
Batman adds, "for a change."
Green Lantern gasps, "I heard that."
Batman says, "said it out loud."
Superman helps Martian Manhunter to his feet. "You really think we should cross that line?"
Batman does a curt nod. "He's angry and he's coming back. Like Lantern said, he knows way too much."
Green Lantern shouts, near tears in his eyes, pointing towards where Barry once stood. "He has no right to be angry."
Batman growls, "well he is. And he was always dangerous but he was on our side. But now he's on the other side and we have to stop him no matter the cost!"
Barry and Ivy crash to the ground in front of Joker and Hartley with a thud.
Barry moans as he pushes himself up. He apologizes, "Sorry, been a while since I used one of these." He helps Ivy to her feet.
Harley snatches it from his hand, "what is it?"
Barry grabs it back, "it's called a boom tube." He continues, "they come from the planet Apocalypse."
Joker says, "and you got this one...?"
Barry smirks, "saw it on Batman's belt and snagged it." He moves it out of Joker's reach, "we used this technology to power our Zeta tubes."
Barry chuckles, "and now we have one!"
Barry grips Joker's collar and with a glare, asks "wanna take the league down?" He releases Joker, "let's take them all down! Destroy them!"
Joker licks his lips, seductively, "think I'm in love."
Barry steps back, disgusted.
Joker laughs. "Crazy thoughts. I'd be on board, but greater villains have tried to take those showboating do-gooders out. Each of them failed."
Harley places a hand on Barry's shoulder, "Barry?"
Barry takes a deep breath and offers her a smile. He calmly states, "other villains lacked one thing!"
Joker snorts, "and what is that?"
Barry smirks, "me?"
Joker laughs hard. "And you are so special, why?"
Barry snarls, "my speed and my brain! I'm as smart as you are psychotic! Together we can take those assholes out!"
Joker stands still, for a moment. Surprised. But that soon fades. Joker extends his hand for Barry, "oh, this could be fun!"
Barry grabs a hold of Joker's hand. A small shake before they separate!
Ivy smiles, "well, I'm in too."
Harley plants a kiss on Joker, who pulls away.
Harley pouts, "didn't I bring home the best... ain't you happy?"
Joker nods, his smile growing larger as he grabs a hold of Hartley. "Indeed I am." Fixing her so that she is bridal style in his arms. "You gave me the Flash."
Barry was shocked, "you knew."
Joker smirks, "wasn't hard to figure out." Joker chuckles, "the scarlet speedster disappears and you stand before me with the same powers. A normie meta in prison! In Arkham, yeah right. Besides, your com was on. I heard Batman use a real name to the Martian. In front of you, how unlikely. And all the precious pet names you had for the leaguers. They meant something to you! How can I be sure you with us!"
Barry growls, "I'm with Hartley! First! Second, those assholes betrayed me. I want them to pay for that. I want that brat you fucking lied to see what his lie caused. Make him watch those motherfuckers who were dumb enough to believe him die!"
Harley gasps. "Barry?"
Barry looks at her, tears freely roaming down his cheek.
Joker smacks his lips. "thought you weren't a killer!"
Barry shouts, "don't turn this around. I won't kill innocent civilians. I won't kill the innocent, period. But these doochbags betrayed me. Left me to rot. Ruined my whole fucking life!" He punches a wall. "It's not fair their lives are intact. It's not fair mine is in shambles. I didn't do anything." Barry holds two wobbly fists at his sides. "So?" His breathing is heavy. "You wanna destroy the League or not? Wanna take Batman down?"
Joker says, "been trying to get at the Bat for years and it could finally happen!"
Barry laughs, "yeah. I can make that happen for you."
Joker's eyes gleam, "so surreal!"
Barry says, "and here is the thing. I know how much it means to you. Batman you can have! I'll let you kill that son of a bitch. But the rest are mine!" Then he adds, "especially Green Lantern, that smug, fake motherfucking piece of shit!"
Then he breathes out, with a smile. "I can't believe I haven't been swearing this whole time. It's relaxing."
Ivy smirks, "and fucking cleansing, right?"
Barry laughs, "haha, and fuck, it makes you feel fucking great."
Oh my fuck! Is Barry savable at this point? Will, there be any redemption? Barry, what are doing? And that sneaky League. They were his friends! What the fuck is going on?
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