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The Flash: Survival of the Fastest

Chapter 26: The Heir of Savitar

August 23 2020

Coast City Memorial Hospital

A horrific storm raged the city for the last several hours. According to the local weather stations it had come completely out of nowhere. Everyone was now expecting heavy damage and record rainfalls, but that did not sway the people of Coast City from continuing to live their lives, they were after all, The City Without Fear. Lightning was constantly flashing and thunder boomed viciously while near hurricane force winds played havoc with the woefully unprepared City.

Inside the hospital a man stood by his wife as they were surrounded by doctors.

"One more push!" The doctor ordered.

The woman bit her lip hard drawing a bit of blood while simultaneously gripping the hand of the man beside her so tight she might have accidentally broken the bones in his hand. She curled forward and screamed as her body was racked by an intense pressure before it released. And the shrill cry of a newborn filled the room.

In that very moment, when the baby screamed, Lightning roared louder than before and fell upon the city like the wrath of heaven. Explosions rocked the city as buildings, cars and even people were stuck by the lightning. One bolt of lightning struck one of the substations resulting in half the city being plunged into darkness. A fraction of a second later another bolt of lighting struck the very same substation recharging everything and bringing light back to the city.

At the same time, just as mysteriously as it had arrived the storm was suddenly gone, leaving one the damaged city behind.

"You did it Frost." The man whispered before kissing her forehead. "Our child is here."

Frost smiled, genuinely smiled. Thing had been rough over the last year, but Savitar had gotten her though it. And he even gave her a child. They truly were living a free life. Of course, when they checked in to the hospital they had to use their new identities.

Savitar, took the name Henry Heart as a new public identity. Killer Frost on the other hand, it was easier to forge a new identity for her since she needed one, so she became Catherine Heart Née Frost, his wife.

"Yes, congratulations to the both of you." The Doctor said as he held out a small baby wrapped in a blue swaddle. "You are both the proud parents of a healthy baby boy."

Savitar and Killer Frost's faces lit up with such happiness, something neither had felt in such a long time. "Hey there buddy." Savitar used his finger to gently stroke the baby before the baby grabbed the God of Speed's hand. It was as if magic but the tiny baby in their arms was slowly bringing out the people Savitar and Killer Frost were so long ago.

"Have you two decided on a name for him?" The Doctor asked.

Savitar and Frost exchanged looks. They had not decided on a name. They honestly wanted to be surprised by the gender so they had a list of names, but no set one. "Uh, we don't have one picked out yet." Savitar spoke.

"That's fine Henry. There are many youg couples who have their children prior to picking out a name. I'm sure when the time is right you will know. In the meantime, I suggest we allow Catherine to get some well-deserved rest. Henry, you're welcome to come with us while we carry out our standard procedures."

Savitar was quiet for a moment before shaking his head. "Thank you, doctor, but I think I'll be staying with my wife for a little while. I'll catch up in a minute."

Moments later Savitar and Killer Frost were left alone in her room. Gently the fallen Barry Allen stroked Frost's hand. He had missed her so much. For what could only be equated to an eternity he had believed her to be dead. Never in his wildest dreams did he believe she was alive.

"Hey…" She said to her husband weakly.

"Shhhhh… get some rest." Savitar cooed. "You've earned it after everything."

Frost smiled as she nestled herself against the pillow. "Any thoughts about his name?"

Savitar sighed. "I've actually been thinking about that." He leaned in and whispered the name into her ear, prompting a smile to slip onto her face.

"That's perfect."

Present Day

Central City, S.T.A.R. Labs

Caitlin's heels clicked aggressively as she stormed down the corridor out of the Speed Lab and towards her personal sanctuary. She didn't know if she could not hear Barry calling out her name as he followed her or if she was outright ignoring him. Either way she was having a difficult time holding her composure as hot tears fell from her eyes.

Hearing Don and Dawn say Ben does not exist hurt, more than she'd care to admit. She wanted to scream at the offspring of Barry and Iris, telling them they were lying because Ben did exist, they got to know him, laugh with him, love him and mourn him, and in the end, he was still with them because he was growing in Caitlin's uterus. She somehow managed to hold her tongue and instead of releasing her fury she fled.

"Caitlin! Wait! Please!" Barry used a sudden burst of speed to close the distance between himself and Caitlin before he could give his fiancé the chance to use her speed to run away. He gently grabbed her shoulders and spun her around so that he could look into her eyes. "Just stop running. Please… for once don't run away…"

"I can't do it Barry…" Barry gently lifted her chin as Caitlin tried to look to the floor. "I can't be in the same room as you kids. Not after what Don just said…"

"Hey… Cait… ignore them…"

"But… they're from the future… and if that's true then you and Iris will be together. And I'll… I'll be all alone. I don't want to be alone Barry…"

"Cait… listen to me. You are not going to be alone. You'll always have me, and Ben." He said glancing down at her stomach. "I know what they said about Ben never existing is painful but it's irrelevant because he's right here." Barry placed a hand on her stomach. "He's here, and never going anywhere."

"I know that Barry… it still doesn't change how much it hurts. It's like we are alone against the universe."

"Well, maybe we shouldn't be concerned with the future. Maybe we should focus on the present, or rather we should focus on our future together."

Caitlin sighed with a small smile. "Didn't I tell you that Barry?"

Barry chuckled back. "For the life of me I can't remember. But let's just say you did." He leaned forward and planted a kiss.

"Come on. Let's head back to the others."

Speed Lab

"What was that about?" Don asked but he was promptly struck upside the head by Dawn. "What the hell was that for?"

"You, inconsiderate jerk!"

"What? What did I say?"

"You just made Caitlin upset." Cisco answered. "And in turn you upset Barry." Don looked at Team Flash confused.

"Caitlin is Barry's fiancé." Iris said. The reporter within Iris noticed how Dawn and Don seemed slightly upset by those words. "And you just told them, their son, who all of us got to know and love, is not real."

"Because he isn't real. My sister and I have never heard of a Benjamin Joseph Allen prior to today." Don Continued. "In fact, we've never heard of a Dr. Caitlin Snow. Not before coming to this Time."

"So now you're saying Caitlin doesn't exist where you guys are from?" Cisco folded his arms across his chest. He was trying to remain neutral throughout the whole situation, but Don seemed to emotionally attack his best friend at every turn since he arrived.

"What my idiot brother is trying to say is… well… we are not sure." Dawn quickly attempted to diffuse the confrontation. "Time travel is… complicated to say the least."

"Yeah we know that part." Cisco could feel the headache coming on whenever time travel was involved. "But if you guys are from the Future, which involves all of us, then there is no way Caitlin shouldn't exist."

"Look, we never said she doesn't exist, it's just no one has ever mentioned her." Dawn said. "I know none of you can answer this but, if it is true that she's dad's fiancé why did we never hear about her nor did we see any pictures. It's almost like someone went out of their way to wipe Dr. Caitlin Snow from history."

"Got to admit, with that temper, and that face, she is nearly a dead ringer for Killer Frost." Everyone turned to Don. He was talking like a crazy person. Sure, there was Earth-2 Killer Frost, who was Caitlin, but calling Caitlin a dead ringer for Killer Frost was a little disturbing.

"Killer Frost is Caitlin's mother." Iris said. "Savitar and Dr. Alchemy activated the meta-human gene within Carla Tanhauser turning her into Killer Frost."

"Damn…" Don said as he glanced down the hallway where Caitlin had stormed off. "Now I feel really bad…" His voice trailed off as Barry reentered the room hand in hand with Caitlin. "Um… look Ca… Dr. Snow. I'm sorry about what I said earlier… it's just weird you know? Seeing dad with someone who isn't mom."

"Apology accepted." Caitlin said gently. Deep down she knew there was no point in being mad with Don and Dawn. "Maybe I over reacted a little. Things have been… difficult lately."

Barry gently stroked the back of Caitlin's hand before looking to the twins. "What you said Earlier, about August working for Savitar, is it true?"

"Uh, yes. At least we think so." Don turned to his sister to take it from there.

"Like we said earlier, we didn't know who Godspeed really was. But now that we do, we can get the drop on him."

"And the best part is he doesn't know we know." Don smirked.

"So, all we have to do is find him and get the stone back before he uses it to free Savitar, easy." Wally said.

"If only. Godspeed is one of the fastest speedsters ever." Dawn lowered her head slightly. "He's a monster, incapable of empathy and sympathy. Savitar, Zoom and even Thawne have all shown some level of those emotions."

"Great so he's is a psychopath with super speed." Cisco groaned.

"Yeah, but why?" Barry asked "What reason does Godspeed have for working for Savitar? What does he get out of it?"

"Savitar must have promised Godspeed something or at least fed him delusions of grandeur." Dawn said. "We're not really sure what Godspeed gains or even why he joined."

"Savitar saw his potential and sought to recruit him before he could become a true rival." Don added. "After his recruitment Savitar planted Godspeed into the team as a spy."

Everyone exchanged curious looks. August had joined their team, briefly, but he still joined. Was he truly reporting everything to Savitar? Was Team Flash's greatest enemy plotting his revenge.

"OK this is just getting confusing." Cisco spoke for everyone as he rubbed his temples in frustration. "So, you guys are saying August infiltrated the team under Savitar's orders to obtain the Philosopher's stone in order to free Savitar?"

"I guess." Dawn said. "In all honesty Godspeed joins the team in…18…19…20…21…22…" She started saying numbers while counting on her fingers until she reached the number she was looking for. "32, Godspeed joined the team in 2032."

"That would mean he would be roughly forty years old." Caitlin spoke after quickly doing the math out in her head. "He's only… actually does anyone know how old August is?" She asked the rest of the team but they could only reply with shaking their heads.

"I don't think any of us even know his birthday." Eddie said.

"It is impossible for August to be forty, because I distinctly remember celebrating three of his birthdays. His 28th, his 29th and his 30th birthdays." Don said.

"So, he's a time traveler like you guys." Iris made a statement rather than a question before turning to Barry and Caitlin. "That kind of reminds me of something Ben told us… or rather something I briefly talked to him about."

"Wha-?" Barry started to ask his childhood best friend but she cut him off by continuing her story.

"I've always kind of thought it was weird how everyone was so willing to accept August into the team… especially since Ben was the one who warned us about him. Then one night after calling in everyone we knew you all went after Godspeed while he was fighting Speed Demon and suddenly no one can remember Godspeed, its almost like he was completely erased from your memories. When I asked Ben about it he said it was always Lightspeed he was after, not Godspeed."

Everyone listened to each and every word Iris said. There was suddenly a noticeable discrepancy in their memories Nothing was making any sense anymore, even with Ben's flimsy explanations. While team flash contemplated on the thought that everything might not be what it seemed the Tornado Twins latched onto two words Iris had mentioned in passing; Speed Demon.

"Wait? Ben mentioned he was after Godspeed when he first arrived? Why don't I remember that?" Barry asked turning from Iris to Caitlin looking for some clarification.

"I'm just as confused as you Barry."

"Actually, this whole fiasco reminds me of what was happening to Oliver and his friends, only… they couldn't remember anything." Cisco said. "It's almost like everyone got their minds selectively wiped by a neuralyzer."

Dawn and Don shot confused looks not knowing what a neuralyzer was. "It's from the Men in Black series." Wally explained to his future niece and nephew. "Selectively wipes people's memories and allows the user to create new ones to explain away potential gaps."

"Someone's been messing with our memories?" Caitlin asked sounding frightful. Barry gently began to stroke the back of her hand. "If that's the case, how much has been altered?"

Don and Dawn exchanged looks. If someone was messing with the Memories it would explain the oddities they were witnessing, specifically how their dad wasn't together with their mom. As much as they wanted to believe it there was no way of knowing what was true and they couldn't force events to occur. They needed to change the topic before Team Flash tore itself apart because they simply didn't know if they could truly trust one another.

"Mom, you mentioned Speed Demon?" Dawn asked. Despite her best efforts her voice carried a tiny quiver in it. She was afraid of Speed Demon.

"Ben…mentioned Speed Demon on multiple occasions. We've only seen him a few times." Iris thought about how Speed Demon saved her that one time, not really something she knew how to bring up.

"Do you guys know something about him?" Barry asked with a hint of anger.

Dawn shook her head before Don answered. "Not much. We only first heard about him from the rumors."

"Rumors?" Caitlin asked. "What kind of rumors?" Caitlin subtly placed a hand on her stomach as if shielding the tiny child growing inside of her from the horrors of Speed Demon.

"Well, rumors that first began to spring up here and there throughout the multiverse. Talking about a speedster who was impossibly fast and has an insatiable desire to take the speed of others. Even other meta-humans and criminals only spoke about him in whispers. He looked like a man, but moved like a ghost and fought like a devil."

"They say once he started chasing you there was no escape." Dawn added. "No one escaped Speed Demon. I myself have only seen him once…" Dawn seemed to suddenly get lost in thought before recollecting her thoughts. "I was just lucky I only saw him for a fleeting moment."

"Is there anything concrete about him?" Barry asked "Like who he is or how we can stop him?"

"It's best to just stay as far away from him as possible and hope you don't do anything to get his attention. Honestly you have a better chance to stop a hurricane or an earthquake than stopping Speed Demon" Dawn noted Barry's expression and decided to push the matter further. "Why do you ask?"

"He murdered Ben." Iris spoke up for Barry and Caitlin. She offered the couple a soft smile before continuing. "We need to find him and stop him before he comes after anyone else. If there's anything you guys can tell us…"

"Well, maybe we should start with the beginning." Don said sharing a glance with his sister. "You guys know how Savitar's legend is spread across time and the Multiverse?"

"Yeah, Jay mentioned that about Savitar just before our second encounter with him." Barry replied

"Everything we know about Speed Demon is very much the same. Only stories about him go back even further, there are legit cave paintings from upwards of 30,000 years ago that depict Speed Demon. And they can be found on multiple Earths, not just our own."

Eddie was the first to sort of process what was being told to them. "So either he's been crisscrossing throughout history, or…"

"He's immortal like Vandal Savage." Cisco completed for Eddie.

"You guys met Vandal Savage?" Don asked. "Or are you talking about Hath Set?"

"Uh aren't they the same guy?" The Flash gave his future kids a confused look.

"No, they are two very different people, but we are getting off topic." Dawn gestured for everyone to follow the twins. "Come on. It's easier if we show you guys."

As Team Flash followed the Tornado Twins back towards the cortex Barry couldn't help but let his mind drift back to the warning the Speed Force had given him roughly a month ago.

He will bathe in the blood of your children.

Speed Demon had already killed Ben did that mean he was coming for Don and Dawn next? The warning made it sound like Speed Demon was first going to kill his kids, then Caitlin and finally him. Even though he didn't know Don and Dawn that well he silently promised himself he wasn't going to allow Speed Demon to harm them.

Godspeed's Hideout

Godspeed sat in his makeshift chair, well not really a chair more like his throne. He was lost in thought as he observed the object he held within his right hand. The helmet of Savitar. The white clad speedster had since abandoned his mask feeling as if Savitar could see into his eyes even though it was an empty helm.

Everything was going according to his plan. He didn't even care if Team Flash discovered the truth at this point, it wasn't like it would change anything.

"How does it feel Savitar?" He asked the helmet as if expecting it to respond. "To know that everything you had and everything else you desired will be stripped away by me." He smirked and chuckled to himself. "If only you could see how wrong you were for choosing him over me. This all could have been avoided. You'd still be alive with your lover and ruling all of time with me by your side."

He stood up and carried the helmet towards the large hollowed suit of the God of Speed. In a crackle of lightning he put the suit back together. He thought back to the day of Savitar's demise and smiled. It took quite a lot of work but the God of Speed had been brought low not by the Flash or his protégé but rather by the one he thought of as his heir.

"You had your chance old man. Now… now it is my turn to be a God."

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