Albuquerque, New Mexico, March 30 2036, 3:30 PM

Ace stood in the middle of an alleyway in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, he guided a large truck in a garage and followed in inside of a secret Light Bunker.

The bunker fumed with the smell of oil and smoke, the air inside was smoky and polluted. Every breath Ace took burned the insides of his nostrils. Ace stormed in, many of the lights troops stood at attention to the young adult, when he glanced at them they scurried back to their tasks out of fear of Ace.

Ace strolled up a set of metal stairs to a raised platform, where he was met with Reverse Flash. Thaddeus Thawne.

"Tad, explain why I've been hailed from my post in Gotham." Ace said to The Flash's rival, who gestured to a chair. Ace sat down in a small metal chair in front of a rusty table. Reverse Flash sat in a chair across from Ace and pulled off his bright yellow cowl. His once long blonde hair was buzzed to less than an inch, he had scars across his face and over his left eye.

"Alex, it's come to my attention that a member of your team might be straying away from us." Reverse said, glaring at Ace with intense soul piercing green eyes. Ace gave a confused stare, as he was completly aware of where his team was and what they were all doing. He leaned onto the table and folded his hands.

"What are you talking about?" Ace asked, Thaddeus shook his head and rolled his eyes at the protegee of Slade Wilson.

"Alex, Pyro hasn't reported into any of The Light's outposts in almost a month, his last known location was Denver, Colorado." Reverse said, Ace raised a brow.

"Yeah, when he last fought The Teen Titans, I assumed Nightwing finished him off." Ace said, Thaddeus laughed.

"He wasn't, he called for a boom tube, when he got back to our main HQ, he left and never returned." Reverse Flash said, Ace nodded. Thaddeus then put a set of folders on the table, fourteen count.

"These are files on each member of your team, Snowstorm, Poison, Pounce, Atomic, Rumbler, Kid Zoom, Talon, Cardinal, Deadlock, The Dee Dee twins, Silvercut, Pyro and yourself." Thaddeus explained, "Your birth names, histories and pretty much all of our information on each of you up to about a month ago is completely updated."

"I can access this info on my computer in my team's base in Coast City." Ace spat quietly.

"You could but I'd like to direct you to Pyro's file, real name, Bryce Alejandro Gonzalez, born to Pedro and Diana Gonzalez, father committed suicide after Bryce came out as a homosexual and ran away after rejection from his family, now this is funny, your beloved scout, Kid Zoom has spotted Bryce in his civilian identity in Naperville, Illinois." Reverse said, "Now I know you know exactly what to do with this information, if it comes down to it."


Coast City, California, March 30 2036, 9:22 PM

Ace walked into his personal headquarters, where once inside he saw the members of his team working or lounging.(in Kid Zoom's case) He walked to his desk in the back of the room and sat on his chair he planted his feet on the desk and read through the folders Reverse Flash provided him with hours ago.

"Sir," A tall dark skinned girl, wearing a black and red skin tight leather bodysuit with a mask covering her mouth and nose. Ace glanced at her and sighed.

"What is it Deadlock?" He asked, Deadlock gestured to the main computer. Ace stood up and walked to it, he rested his hands on the back of a chair and stared at the screen. A white boy with brown hair turned to him and started talking.

"Vandal's calling, can we drop it and say that no one was home later?" He asked, Ace glared at him. He was in an all silver suit with guns and bullets strapped all over it.

"Don't be stupid, Silvercut, i don't have time for your jokey behavior." Ace said, signaling Poison to accept the call. Suddenly Vandal Savage's face bursted onto the screen and Ace grew tense, his brow furrowed and he growled silently.

"Ace, I hope Reverse Flash has informed you of the situation with Pyro." Vandal said, Ace nodded, "Then you should also know that not only are you testing him, but we've recently become aware of our cloning facilities being sabotaged, check and see if there is any correlation."

"I'll send Deadlock and Dee Dee to investigate." Ace said, Vandal smiled.

"Make your investigation swift, both investigations." Vandal said, "Remember our plans have been accelerated." Ace nodded and shut the call off, he sighed loudly after the hang up. He walked over to Dee Dee and Deadlock. The three were preparing their weapons and chit chatting about god knows what.

"You heard Savage, find out if any of the failed clones have anything to do with our suspected traitor." Ace said, he then turned to the others and stood tall and imposing.

"Silvercut, Rumbler, Talon you three are with me, we will see if our friend Bryce has turned away from the Light." Ace said, grabbing his compact bown and strapping it behind his back, next to his staff and daggers.

Silverback went up to the locker and put two gauntlets on his forearms, he groaned as he followed Ace, a boy in a black and red suit similar to Robin's and a large black boy in a bulletproof vest and jeans.

"But I like monitor duty." Silvercut moaned as they exited the room.


Cave Justice, March 30 2036, 9:13 PM

"Got any fours." Hanna asked Dylan while sitting upside down on the couch holding a deck of playing cards to her face. Her brown hair was scattered across the floor like a tattered rug, she ganced at Dylan who was sitting on the coffee table across from her. With his leg crossed over his knee and his deck in his face as he searched for a four. Hanna could not help but smile at her view of him, she loved his red hair and green eyes, people say he looks like his father with his mom's nose, except to Hanna he was three times cuter than The Flash. She smiled at him softly then he sighed, she smiled wider.

"I have a four." He said slightly agitatedly. He hated it, Hanna was smoking him in go fish, and she didn't even know it. He tossed a four clubs card to her and she giggled. Dylan sighed and leaned onto the table, lying down fully. Hanna watched and coughed slightly.

"When will Kat and Abby be back with those sodas." Dylan asked, he threw his cards down to the floor and walked over to the couch. He planted his butt into the cushions and grabbed the remote from the arm rest.

"You're not going to find anything on TV, it's a Sunday." Hanna said, Dylan sighed and glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. Then he smirked, "The Christian Channel?" He asked, Hanna stood up and rolled her eyes at him. She put her hands on her hips and laughed at him, he was serious.

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Blur said walking in with a bag of Hot Cheetos in one hand and a Polar Pop in the other. Hanna's jaw dropped at the sight of Nate, who for once wasn't in his uniform, and wearing black basketball shorts and a yellow and orange striped tank top, which looked as if it didn't fit anymore, tightly showing off the muscles in his chest. His blonde hair was messy on his face parted to the left, his eyes were energetic and much more youthful than the last time Dylan saw him. Which was only a week ago at S.T.A.R Labs.

Nate then jumped on the couch and ejected the recliner, putting the soda in the cup holder in the arm rest. He ripped open his chips and dug in.

"Just a lousy game of Go Fish." Dylan said, extending his arm to fist bump Nate. Who returned the gesture and grinned.

"What's up kid." Nate asked Dylan snatching the remote and putting on a Lakers and Hawks game, which Dylan sighed in relief that Nate found something on TV.

"Not much," Dylan said, reaching into the bag of Cheetos and stealing a few from Nate, who nodded his head at him and smirked.

"So, what about you Arrow?" Nate asked, directing his attention to Hanna who stood in front of him. Clearly not staring at his chest. She looked up swiftly and smlied nervously. She folded her hands behind her back and bit her lip.

"Nothing Blurr." She said, reaching to her head and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. Nate smiled and shook his head slowly.

"Kid, when I'm out of the monkey suit you can call me Nate." He said, handing her a few chips, she cupped her hands as he poured a few into her palms. She smiled deviously at the man and ate the Cheetos in one gulp. Putting her hands on her hips afterwards and tilting her head at him.

"And you can call me Hanna." She snipped sarcastically, Nate in returned pretended to be offended by putting a hand over his heart and dropping his jaw.

"Now I see what Artemis meant when she said she saw a bit of herself in you." Nate said, holding back a laugh. Hanna smirked and sat in the chair next to the couch, she pulled out her phone and texted Kat.

(Kathrine, when are you coming back with those sodas, I'm thirsty.) She waited for a response, holding her phone in front of her. She tapped her index finger on the back of her phone anxiously, then she saw that Kat was typing back.

(Just a few minutes, me and Abby kinda forgot to get them when we saw a line to enter some sweepstakes contest) Kat replied, Hanna groaned. She flipped over to sit with her feet pointing to the roof and her head to the floor. Still holding her phone like it was a delicate baby.

(So, Blurr just came in him and Dylan are watching B-Ball) Hanna typed. It showed that Kat had seen her text. (I kinda assumed he'd be cute unmasked, but he's fukin hot) Kat started typing, Hanna waited for her to finish and gave an offended look at her response.

(Hanna, Nathaniel is 18 years older than you and HAS A GIRLFRIEND) Kat said back to Hanna, who while was disappointed that she had to be that much younger than him. Because she knew she'd have no chance in heaven, or hell, well not if Nate wanted to go to jail for ten to twenty. She sighed and typed back to Kat.

(I know, but seriously, youv'e seen him unmaksed plenty of times, you can't tell me you don't think hes attractive) Hanna said, smiling instantly at Kat's response.

(I mean yeah at first I thought he was kinda cute...) Kat admitted. Hanna felt as if she had won till, (But as we grew close I kinda started to think of hims as another annoying brother, which Tim has called him and Bart plenty of times with extra words that I'm sure you can imagine what they are.) Hanna snickered at that last pert a little too loud, but she didn't care.


Naperville, Illinois, March 30, 2036, 9:47 PM

Bryce walked out of his apartment, swinging his keys around his finger, earbuds in ears listening to Green Day. He danced a little with each step. He wore a simple red T-Shirt and black jeans with brown shoes, his black coat was wrapped around his waist, tied in a knot at the front draped on the backs of his legs. he hummed along to American Idiot as he walked down to the lobby of the apartment complex and out of the main door.

When on the street he breathed in the crisp air, letting its coldness brush across his face. He smiled, he liked not living in a Light bunker anymore. Being at home, it seemed as if it was a dream. He then started down the sidewalk, slowly walking down his street.

He turned into an alleyway and walked through in between two large buildings, he pulled a backpack out from behind a large dumpster and pulled out his red suit. He caressed it in between his fingers, he sighed and sriped down to the bone. Then put on the suit he used as Pyro, lastly he pulled the mask over his face and put his day clothes in the bag.

"So you are alive." A masculine voice chuckled behind him. Bryce turned around to see his former teammate, Rumbler. He was a large boy, heavy set, muscular. He wore a faded purple vest and blue jeans, practical but not at all flashy, and a black domino mask over his eyes. He appeared to have shaved off his curly black hair from the last time Bryce had seen him. He stood there in front of Bryce, arms folded, smirking at the younger boy.

"What's it to you Frank?" Bryce snapped, glaring at Rumbler beneath his mask. He gritted his teeth waiting for 'Frank' to answer. Rumbler's grin grew wider and stretched ear to ear as he laughed at Bryce. Then a rattle was heard in the fire escape next to Bryce. Bryce shot his head up to see Silvercut sitting on the ledge of the metal stairs. He was staring down on Bryce, dressed in his all silver body suit with his guns and knifes strapped on his body. He had a silver cowl over his head, covering the top of his head and eyes. Silvercut then jumped down next to Bryce and put his hands on his hips.

"It's been a while Bryce." Silvercut said, "Hasn't it?" He grinned at Bryce, biting his lip and sexual gesture. Bryce rolled his eyes. He eyed down Silvercut, and snkiered.

"I can't decide if it's been too long or not long enough Trent." Bryce said, to Silvercut who laughed in return.

"Can you two stop flirting, Pyro, Bryce, we have somethings to discuss." Ace's voice sounded, Bryce turned around and saw Ace standing right in front of him. Close enough to touch, to burn alive. Bryce glanced at Rumbler and Silver cut who stood behind him, arms crossed and stiff. Bryce then looked back at Ace, and stared him in the eyes.

"Such as?" Bryce asked, while he knew where this conversation was going he wanted to stall its conclusion. Ace's face grew more stern, which kinda surprised Bryce. He had no idea Ace could look like more of a sour puss. Ace then handed Bryce his own Light Identification file. Bryce fingered it in his hands, stared at his photo with the Light's logo next to it.

"Such as your continued service to the Light and where you currently stand on our allies or enemies list." Ace said. Bryce's heart stopped, he knew this was coming, he hoped he'd be dead before anyone knew he was gone.


Cave Justice, March 30, 2036, 10:03 PM

Nate had left minutes before Kat and Abby returned, something about Garfield being locked out of Titans Tower. Dylan and Hanna sat on the couch with a big bowl of popcorn between them as they watched an old movie. The Giver. Dylan was out cold by the time Kat and Abby walked in on the ending of the film. Hanna was on her phone scrolling through social media, as she got bored with the movie as a whole.

Abby walked in first, she carried a grocery bag from Walmart in one hand and a QT cup in the other. Her hair was undone and and draped over her shoulders, she wore a black tee shirt and denim shorts with black sheer tights underneath them. She also had on a pair of brown ankle high boots, she put the bag on the coffee table and the cup in the cup holder next Dylan. She stared at him curiously then smirked devilishly. She snapped her fingers right in his face, he still was sleeping, snoring loudly.

"Now I see how you and Brendon are related." Abby whispered jokingly. She then sat on the couch next to him, reached over to the popcorn and brought the bowl to her lap, trying not to wake up Dylan on accident. She then started to chow down on the popcorn, accidentally biting her tongue as she chewed on it swiftly.

Kat then walked in with the rest of their drinks. She held two in her hands and one between her arm and body. Her black hair was tied up into a pony tail on top of her head. She put a drink on the coffe table then handed one to Hanna who was reaching her hands out impatiently. Kat then sat next to Abby glaring at her.

"Yeah, I totally didn't need any help bringing those in." She snarled at Abby. Abby smiled at her shyly. Kat rolled her eyes then reached over Abby and flicked Dylan's forehead. If Kat had not seen a boy jump higher in her life. Dylan sprung up in shock, breathing heavily. Kat, Hanna and Abby then whaled in laughter at his shocked and dazed expression. The real highlight of their night. Dylan then growled and pointed at Abby, closing in on her. Abby put her hands up next to her head, still laughing.

"What the hell?" He said, Abby still laughed at him. Tears welled in her eyes as she tried to stop laughing. Dylan glared at her, his brow furrowed and he gritted his teeth.

"It was Kat you moron." Abby said in between giggles, she started to hold her stomach in pain she laughed so much. Dylan shot a glance at Kat who smirked at him playfully. He sighed then sat back down.

"You didn't tell me this movie ended?" He said, tapping Hanna on the shoulder. She shrugged.

"I didn't want to wake you up." She admitted. Dylan grinned, he elbowed her and shook his head.

"Because you thought I was cute." he said in a childish, high pitched voice. Hanna punched him lightly on the shoulder and snickered. She tucked a hair behind her ear and rolled her eyes at The Flash's son.

"Honestly, you're only cute when you're asleep, you snore a lot." She said, Dylan put a hand over his heart and gasped.

"Rude!" He exclaimed, he then turned to Abby and backhanded her shoulder. "Do you hear her, I thinks she's insane, I'm fucking adorable." Abby shook her head and laughed.

"She's not wrong." Abby choked out, Dylan's jaw fell agape. He glanced at Kat who was nodding in agreeance. Dylan huffed out a huge puff of air and slumped in the couch. He crossed his arms and pouted.

"Fuck all three of you." He said. The girls then started laughing, then the hailing alarm went off. They were needed in the mission room.

Abby, Dylan, Hanna and Kat stood in the mission room with Red Robin who stood at the main computer. He was showing them a display of Ace, Pyro, Rumbler and Silvercut entering an abandoned warehouse in Chicago. He explained that this was the best time to catch them by surprise and possibly find out the location of one of the Light's outhouses. Hanna strapped a quiver to her back and pulled her mask over her face as she compacted her bow on her back.

Kat put her batons in a pouch on her leg and clipped in a red strand of fake hair into her hair and to complete her attire, she french braided it on her back. Abby put her goggles over her eyes and snapped her whip to her hip. Dylan simply just tied his hair to the top of his head then pulled his cowl over his head carefully trying not to get any of his hair stuck in the hole in the top of it. He let his hair down once his mask was on.

"Nightshade, here is the communicator Nightwing stole from Pyro, if they move location, this will allow you to track Ace." Red Robin said, handing Kat a communicator. She nodded at him then motioned her hand towards the Zeta Tubes. The others then started walking to them, they stood in the tube as they waited for Kat to follow them.

*Velocity, C12, Black Arrow, C11, Cosmo, C07, Nightshade, C01* The computer called out their names and numbers as they left the cave to their mission.


Chicago, Illinois, March 30, 10:21 PM

Bryce sat at a table in an old warehouse, Ace sat across from him with his hands folded on the table. Rumbler was keeping guard at the front door and Silvercut was standing behind Bryce, with his hands resting tenderly on his glanced up at Silvercut and smiled wearily. Silvercut smiled back, almost flirtatiously. Bryce then looked back at Ace who glared at Silvercut agitatedly.

"Hey Trent, I think Alex wants to speak to me 'alone.'" Bryce said to Silvercut, who bit his lip nodded, and walked away. Bryce stared off at him as he walked away to Rumbler. He then looked back to Ace who was smiling.

"Thank god his lovesick ass is gone, now, Bryce, i just need to ask you a few questions." Ace said to Bryce. The two were so distracted in their conversation, and Silvercut and Rumbler were also distracted in their own small talk to notice a portal open on a high rise in the back of the warehouse. Out of the portal stepped Black Arrow and Nightshade who gave each other a nod. Then Arrow drew back and arrow and shot it to the ground in the center of the room. It hit the floor and let out a sonic boom. Suddenly the four members of The Light gave their full attention to the back of the room. Right where Velocity, Cosmo, Black Arrow, and Nightshade stood weapons drawn and ready to fight.

Ace then quickly glared at Rumbler and growled. "What good is a second in command who fails to watch the rear?!" He shouted at Rumbler. Rumbler and Silvercut exchanged glances, then Silvercut ejected two blades out of the small gauntlets on his forearms. He looked at Rumbler who was cracking his knuckles and grinning like a mad man. 'I didn't sign up for this.' he thought to himself.

Ace jumped up and threw a dagger at The Team. Lightning quick Velocity grabbed it by the tip of the blade in his hand and grinned as he stabbed it into the wall behind him.

"Ace, you are under arrest, and so are your cronies!" Nightshade said, spinning her batons in between her fingers. She glanced at Velocity and gave him a quick nod. Then a streak of grey and red flashed through the room towards Rumbler. Velocity then punched Rumbler straight in the jaw, much to Dylan's dismay nothing really happened. Other than Rumbler grinning and backhanding him over to a wall. Silvercut laughed as he watched Dylan fall on his rear, then an extended staff whooshed by his face. He turned his attention to Nightshade swinging her batons combined into a bo' staff at his face. He swung his blades at her in response. They clashed weapons, as they tried to hit the other in no avail.

"So is your hair dyed red in that one area, wouldn't that be a dead give away if any of me or my team saw you in public." He asked Nightshade, Kat just rolled her eyes and smirked. She then detached her staff and hit him in the leg with one half then kicked him in the neck.

"That's why it's not dyed." She said, then Rumbler crashed down next to her. She jumped back as he started swinging his huge arms at her trying to get on hit in. She flipped over her back and next to Pyro. Who throughout this confrontation stood there completely dazed and tranzed. He looked over at Kat, the two instantly locked eyes. Kat glared at him, he stared at her apologetically. She then was thrown into the table by Rumbler who lifted his arms to his sides at Bryce.

"Pyro! You could have nailed her!" He shouted then a arrow pierced his shoulder. Rumbler looked the direction it came from and growled. Black Arrow stood twenty feet away aiming her bow at him smiling at him jokingly. Then a beep was heard, and Rumbler was encased by a hardened foam. Ace then swung his staff at Hanna, she jumped backwards and right into Silvercut's line of fire as he shot her in the leg three times, once in the thigh, twice in the knee, with a pistol. She tumbled to the floor clutching her knee with both hands to ease up the bleeding. She screamed in pain in the process.

"So this was your grand plan." Abby said teleporting over to Dylan and helping him up. He smirked at her playfully.

"Like you had a better one." He said, Abby shook her head.

"You're still dumb." Abby said, Dylan pretended to be offended and stood up straight next to her. Towering over her by like four inches.

"I'm telling Brendon you're being a jerk." He said, then he zoomed away to Ace and slammed his fist right in Ace's jaw. Ace had enough time to react after as Dylan tried to regain his footing. So he slammed the tip of his staff in between his eyes, sending him to the floor in a daze. Silvercut then put an inhibitor collar around his neck and grinned.

"Ain't going anywhere speed racer." He said, then Abby appeared in front of him and kicked him right in his stomach, he grabbed her leg and flipped her over. Ace walked over to her to put a collar on her. Then his come went off.

"Ace here, what is it Deadlock?" He answered.


Durango, Colorado

Deadlock and Dee Dee sat at the desk replaying security footage of a night at The Light's cloning facility. Deadlock activated her com and called Ace.

"Ace we have a situation." She said calmly. She waited a solid thirty seconds, then an answer came through, Ace.

"Ace here, what is it Deadlock?" Ace asked her, she breathed in and ripped the bandage off.

"Reverse Flash's theory is confirmed, Pyro did destroy the project Daughter of the Bat clones." SHe said, Dee Dee turned around to stare at her after she finished.


Ace snapped a collar around Abby's neck and wrestled her down to the ground and pinned her.

"Understood." He said, standing up, then kicking Abby in the face. He walked over to Rumbler who had subdued Nightshade by putting her in a headlock and keeping her there. Ace gave him a nod. Rumbler let go of Kat, she dropped to the floor, clinging her neck, gasping for air. Ace then walked over to Pyro. Pyro stared at Velocity who sat on the floor with a fractured leg and a collar around his neck, courtesy of Silvercut. Who was sitting knelt next to him, talking him up about Doctor Who. Silvercut stood when he saw Ace starring Bryce dead in the eyes.

The room suddenly fell cold as Ace started to speak. The tension grew with every word, Bryce clenched a fist and sighed as Ace spoke, calmly and sternly at him.

"Pyro, I just got word from Deadlock that it was you who destroyed our cloning facility, proven to us by a camera," Ace took in a deep breath before he finished, he rubbed the bridge of his nose between his fingers and then looked back at Bryce who was scared beyond straight, waiting for Ace's next words.

"Bryce, I don't want you in trouble as much as you don't want to be in trouble, I can arrange it to be that you can walk away, without execution, but, Ace said. 'Here it comes' Bryce thought to himself. "But you need to prove to me first that you are indeed loyal enough to The Light to stay alive and in our ranks." Ace then looked at Dylan, he stormed over to Velocity and grabbed him by the hair and dragged him over to Bryce and threw him at his feet.

"I know that this one means a lot to you," Ace said, he then glared Bryce in the eyes and handed him a pistol, "Kill him." Bryce fingered the weapon in his hands.

"I don't know what you mean, I barely know him." He pleaded, trying to stall. He was sure Nightshade could get The Team out of there, he just needed to give her time to save Dylan's life. He stared at Dylan, who was looking up at him, worry in his eyes. Dylan knew, he knew who he was. Tears welled in Dylan's eyes as he looked up at Bryce, waiting to see what he would do next.

"I see the way you look at him, the love in your eyes, the raw passion," Ace said, grabbing Bryce's attention, "I'm not blind, kill him or be known as a fugitive of The Light." He said, blunter than a knife. Bryce looked at Ace, then at the gun then at Dylan. He couldn't, he gritted his teeth. Dylan then went to stand up in front of Bryce.

"Bryce, if I ever meant anything to you, please don't do this, I don't care if I live, but don't be like Ace, please don't be selfish, heartless. Don't be like him, or Thawne, or Sladem or any of them, you are better than them, I know you are from the moment I met you I knew you were different, I know that you were with the light because of circumstance, but you don't have to be them." Dylan said, crouched, clutching his leg in pain. His green eyes were red in his tears and a stream of blood ran down his chin. He then stood up fully, eye to eye with his boyfriend. Their eyes met and they both tried to hold the tears back.

"I won't, I can't, Dylan I love you." Bryce said, he dropped the gun the the floor and grabbed Dylan's hand. He laced his fingers in between Dylan's. He then caressed Dylan's face with his other hand and smiled. Then the sound of blood squirting filled his ears, he saw Dylan's eyes open wide. His heart skipped a beat as Dylan fell to the floor in front of him with a knife in his ribcage.

"How touching." Ace said, standing next to them, with Dylan's blood all over his left hand. His scowl directed at Bryce. Bryce stared down at Dylan who was starting to bleed out on the floor in fornt of him, and then at everyone else who stared at the scene completely shocked.


To Be Continued...