A/N: It has definitely been a while since I last updated A New Dawn. Last time I updated was around 6 months ago now and now with the whole quarantine I thought of returning to continue where the last part of A New Dawn left of. I hope you guys enjoy this story arc and are staying safe at home from Covid-19.
Previously on 'A New Dawn'
"No Barry I'm not. You're coming with me" Once Bruce finished he pressed a button and it started to pull Dad towards a machine.
"Dad!" I yell. I try to move towards him.
"No Nora. Don't come any closer. You could get stuck in this too" Dad gets pulled into this container.
"What are you doing Bruce?" I yell.
"Something I should have done long ago" The two containers spark and both of them disappeared.
"Dad!" I scream
"Alfred did it work?"
"Yes sir. You would have seemed that you have successfully merged yourself with Barry Allen and gained his abilities"
"What have you done to my father?"
"I don't know and I don't really care. I have his powers now"
And now the continuation...
"Dad!" I yell. Bruce speeds off while I fall on my knees. August speeds in and runs over to me.
"Nora, what happened?"
"Bruce... he... he took me father. He somehow merged with him"
"How is that possible?" He asked
"I don't know. But we need to stop him"
Team Flash HQ, Central City, Missouri
"How are we going to stop Bruce now? It was hard enough before with his billions of dollars but now with Barry's powers..." Kara complained
"What if we subject him to absolute zero temperatures?" Uncle Cisco suggested "Like maybe from a walking refrigerator"
Uncle Cisco looks at Mom who it currently be consoled by Ruby.
"Maybe we should address something first Cisco?" Dig asks
"Right" He responds "We have decided that we must remove some members from the Justice League"
"And who would those be Uncle Cisco?" I ask
"You, Francine, Dante, Josh, Ruby, Mia and Daren"
"What?! Why?" We all yelled
"Because Bruce is very dangerous and we can't afford losing all of you to him"
"Wally you have to convince him to let us stay on the team" Daren says
"I can't Daren because it was my idea. Now with Barry being gone we can't take any chances. However you seven will be part of a new team. The Young Justice"
"That's right. And your first assignment is to locate Bruce Wayne's sons. Damien Wayne and Dick Grayson. They used to operate in Gotham under the aliases Robin and Nightwing but since Bruce went on this rampage, they've disappeared"
"What about you guys?"
"We will be going on a manhunt for our so called friend named Bruce Wayne" They started to walk outside until we heard something land outside of the building. Once we heard the sound we all started to run outside. Once we got outside we saw the Waverider. The Legends walked out of the ship.
"We heard about Barry. We're so sorry. This wasn't supposed to happen" Ray said
"What do you mean this wasn't supposed to happen" I ask
"We've double checked with our Gideon and Barry was not supposed to merge with Bruce Wayne. This... Red Death, shouldn't exist"
"That's a good name" Uncle Cisco said
"Not now Cisco!" Dig yelled "We could use all the help we could get"
May 28th, 2034
Gotham City, New Jersey
"Recon Team, anything?" Mia asks
"City's subway is clear. They aren't hiding down here" Dante says
"Nothing downtown" I say while searching the city.
"Wait I think I found something" Daren reports
"Where?" Mia asks
"Wayne Tower. 39th floor. I'm detecting two heat signatures at the south-west side. They are small enough to be them."
"Why haven't we seen those signatures before?" Ruby asks
"I don't know"
"I'm on it!" I yell. I run as fast as I can to the building and up to the 39th floor. When I arrive a see a breach open. "I've got this Breacher"
"You never leave the open without backup" We head towards the south-west side of the building and we see the two kids however, they don't look like they are coming quietly.
"Just leave us alone" Damien yells
"I'm sorry but we need you to find your father" I say
"We don't want to find our father. It's not him anymore" He throws a mine against the wall and it drags me to it. It was a kinetic mine.
"Now leave us alone" They run out, jump through the window.
"Dammit, they're gone" Dante says "Inferno anything?"
"No nothing. We lost them"
"Rendezvous at HQ" Mia says
A few hours later
Iron Heights, Keystone City, Missouri
Ever since August surrendered himself to the authorities and was sent to Iron Heights, I try to see him every couple of weeks. I also get Francine with the help of Uncle Cisco to disable any audio and video footage with our visits.
"Nora. It's good to see you again" He said
"It's good to see you as well August"
"Have you been able to track down Bruce's sons?"
"Yeah but they got away. We still are looking. My offer still stands August"
"No I can't. Besides, your father wouldn't have allowed it, so I don't think your mother would either"
"My father is gone and my mother doesn't run the Young Justice. With a click of a button you can be free and not be on the run. You can have your life back"
"No! Nora I can't. I deserve this. I deserve to be locked up. I need to repay for my crimes"
"Then at least let me have them transfer you to S.T.A.R. Labs"
"They wouldn't allow it"
"Watch me! Guards!" I yell. One guard opens the containment door and walks in. "I want him to be transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs"
"On who's authority?"
"On the authority of my mother, Dr. Caitlin Snow-Allen" They sedate August and have him moved to the S.T.A.R. Labs containment unit.
S.T.A.R. Labs, Central City, Missouri
"Nora? What the hell!" Mom said "Why did you have CCPD transfer August here on my authority?"
"Because Mom, we need him. Ever since Dad..."
"Stop talking like he's gone, he's not and we are going to get him back"
"Mom, Dad is gone and he's not coming back and we can use all the help we can get"
"He's not joining the Justice League and most certainly not the Young Justice" Mom starts to walk away.
"That's not your call to make" I yell "I will talk with Uncle Cisco cause I can tell you are still dealing with the loss of Dad" I use an extrapolator to breach to the HQ.
"Uncle Cisco!" I yell
"Hey Nora what's up?" He asks
"I can't get through to Mom that we need the extra help on Young Justice. Since Daren and Uncle Wally are gone most of the time I think that we need another full time member"
"Who were you thinking?"
"August"
"No! Not August we can't trust him"
"I can and I do trust him. He would be a valuable asset. Please Uncle Cisco, if you don't trust him then trust me"
"Fine, we'll have him transferred from Iron Heights but he is your responsibility"
"About that..."
"What did you do?"
"I kinda had him transferred already to S.T.A.R. Labs"
"How could you of transferred him already unless... you didn't"
"I kinda did"
"Nora! Your mother can get into some serious trouble if he causes trouble"
"I know but I had to"
"Get him suited up"
A few hours later
"Look. I know no one else trust me like Nora does and I don't expect forgiveness" August said
"Yeah. You kinda tried to kill all of us last year" Mom yelled
"I know and I should be paying for my crimes sitting in a cell"
"No you shouldn't. You should be paying for your crimes by helping us catch Bruce and saving my Dad"
"That's why we have decided to make you a member of the Young Justice" Uncle Cisco said "Don't screw this up August"
"Don't worry I won't"
"Now I have done some work on your suit. You now have a fully functional HUD and a night vision or Infrared overlay"
"Let's go get these guys"
"We last picked them up in Coast City"
"Daren and Wally are there right now but they are dealing with their own mission. Let's go" I said
Coast City, California
"I think I've detected them" August said
"Where?"
"Near the port" I run over and meet August. We are shortly followed by Mia and Thomas.
"Francine. Have they detected us yet?"
"No. Ruby and I haven't detected any movement outside of the pier"
"Let me go in and talk to them maybe I can convince them to help us" August suggests
"No I'll do it" I said. I start to walk off but August grabs my arm.
"Nora. I have been them before remember. I also had a father who went nuts and started killing people"
"Fine but be careful"
"I always am" August walks off.
August's POV
I walk into the abandoned building and I hear some movement.
"Dick? Damien?"
"Who are you? We've never seen you before. Are you with those other heroes?" Dick responds
"I will be honest with you. I am but I've come to talk"
"Why can't you people just leave us alone?"
"Look, I know what you two are going through"
"How could you?"
"My father also went insane and started killing. This guilt got to me and I started killing as well even coming close to killing your father but with this team I am now trying to repay those crimes I committed" They both come out of the shadows and lowered their weapons. "Please. We need your help to find your father and rescue someone he took from this team"
"Okay. We'll help you find our father" We walk out of the building
Nora's POV
August walks out of the building with Damien and Dick.
"They've agreed to help us find their father"
"Let's get them back to Central City" I walk up to August.
"How did you know opening up to them would convince them?" I ask
He took a moment to respond "I didn't" I start laughing before we all head back to Central City.
To be continued