"I really don't want to fight you, Kid Zoom he's going to cut the brakes!" Trent begged Brendon to stop punching, he kept trying to dodge. Rush wasn't moving at superspeed, it was clear he wanted anyone associated with the light to suffer. Brendon swung another hit, and slammed a hard, right fist into Trent's chest. He hunched over and coughed loudly, the air knocked right out of him, damn he hits hard.
"Allen, I don't know your name just that your related to Barry Allen," Trent started, Brendon glared at him.
"Yeah because you tortured him," Brendon spat, he was done, done with the light tearing his family asunder. First they capture kill his dad, bless Wally's soul thank lord he came back, caused the accident that gave Nate and his sister Leanna their powers, which led to Leanna's murder in the first raid on Brother Blood's base at the hands of Deadshot, capture Barry, torture him for sixteen years, they took sixteen years of Barry's life, then they took his powers leaving him a non metahuman, took his own life that he had to suffer seven months in the speedforce before they brought him back for whatever reason, then his cousin Walter they killed him, now they cripple Dylan. That would be the last time anyone Brendon cared about would be hurt, revenge was the only thing on his mind. They won't hurt Iris, Jai, Irey, his dad, or Abby, he'd make sure of it.
"I'm so sorry, but you need to listen," Trent said, he threw his gun to the ground and pulled his mask off, "I'm begging you, you have to stop, Kid Zoom will cut the brakes to that bus, Ace told him to do it to distract you and Zoom never disobeys an order."
Brendon got a good look at the boy standing in front of him. He was slightly taller that Brendon was, he had short brown hair, hazel eyes, eyes filled with tears. He was hurting, not just because of the physical pain but it was clear his pain was deeper than skin. Silvercut's eyes begged him to go, he knew, Brendon knew that this boy wasn't a bad kid. Just in a bad situation. Brendon eased his stance and jolted his head to the hologram of Kid Zoom running next to the bus. They were on the other side of the city, even at top speed he could never make it. That bus will crash and fall into the pier.
"I can't, I'll never make it to the freeway in time even at my top speed," Brendon said, pulling off his goggles. He ran a few fingers through his long, flowing auburn hair.
*You don't have to, keep back kid," Bart's voice sounded on Brendon's communicator and he grinned. Of course daddy has to save the day.
"Dad! Dad, you're retired, the speedforce eats away at you everytime you run," Brendon said, remembering the quote on quot cancer the speedforce gave Bart for not belonging in this time period. Meaning Brendon also shouldn't technically exist.
*Son, this is just one little rescue, and I could not be at the damn hospital any longer, I think I'd go crazy if I had to watch Artemis and my grandma play anymore checkers,* Bart said jovially.
"What's going on?" Trent asked, Brendon smirked at him cockily. Which that eased Trent up a bit.
"Flash can only buy time, now I need you to tell me," Brendon said, Trent nodded, "is Doomsday in that crate?"
Bart ran up to the bus, on the opposite side of Kid Zoom, he was going to run around the front and take the kid out. He glanced up and saw kids looking and pointing at him in awe. Yes I know, he thought, I'm The Flash so exciting!
"Kid it's time you pulled over," Bart said as he ran over to Kid Zoom and lung kicked him in the stomach. Remember this is Dylan's rival, leave some for the kids. Bart grinned like a smartass, of course he did, he was Barry Allen's grandson after all. Jackassery was in their genetic code.
"So which Flash am I dealing with?" Kid Zoom asked, cracking his knuckles. Does this boy think he can win? He does, Bart thought as Kid Zoom popped his neck. Cocky much.
"The one that's really done with copycat criminals such as yourself," Bart said, he dashed for Zoom and struck him with a burst of speedforce lightning. Kid Zoom stepped back then knelt, kid don't act like you're at a track meet, then he jumped up and tried to tackle Bart who just threw him over his shoulder.
"Wow, my Reverse Kid Flash could actually hold his own against Batman, you're pathetic," Bart quipped, Kid Zoom growled and lunged for Bart, who just sidestepped and pretended to check his nails. He looked towards the bus that reached the exit ramp. Thank god.
"Flash look out!" A voice called out, then Kid Zoom punched Bart in the back of the neck. Bart shrugged off the pain, and grabbed the boy by his blonde hair and pulled him forward and kneed him in the chest. He then pulled a inhibitor collar out of one of the pouches on his belt. He slapped it onto Kid Zoom's neck.
"Outclassed kid, outclassed," Bart said then he grabbed him by the nape of his neck and ran in the direction of Iron Heights.
Cave Justice, March 31, 1:02 PM
Back at the hospital Terry had fallen asleep on Yesenia's shoulder. She ignored him and kept playing games on her phone. But that only lasted for a few minutes, because now they were at Cave Justice, Red Robin needed them. It was him, Yesenia, and Savannah. They were already on their way to the Zeta Tube, Val needed back up, so they were to back her up, simple enough, but Rupert, Abby, and Kat were at base so why Tim couldn't call on them he had no clue. Whatever, it's not like he wanted to be there if Dylan woke up, when Dylan woke up. He'd wake up, he's a Flash, Flashes always end up okay.
Except for Nate's sister, Leanna. Terry never met her, she died at the beginning of 2026, unlike Wally, Brendon or even her brother she she wasn't subject to being sucked into the speedforce. No she had Deadshot lay lead into her brain. Ten years ago, Terry felt bad for Nate, whom he caught a glimpse of as he left. The most important women in his life had a habit of dying, Kylee, Leanna, his mother. Maybe the man blamed himself for their deaths, well there was absolutely nothing Nate could've done about his mother, she had cancer, Kylee she went missing for days before Nate found her, and Leanna, Nate was powerless, collar on his neck and forced to watch as Floyd Lawton shoot her in the back of the head. Lagoon Boy died not too soon after, they were executed, more reason to stop The Light, stop their friends from dying horrible deaths.
Terry could list every name he saw in The Justice League's grotto, Tula, Ted Cord, Shayera Hol, Hal Jordan, Guy Gardner, just to name a few.
"Where are they going?" Nate asked as he walked into the living area. Tempest, a sixteen year old Hispanic girl glanced up from the game of checkers that she and Carrie were playing.
"To help out Brendon and Val, I wanted to go," She said, "but because I almost electrocuted a senator I'm 'dangerous'.'' Carrie shook her head in amusement to Skylar's dry wit.
"Considering it was intentional," Carrie said, Skylar motioned her hands mockingly, flapping her thumb and fingers like they were a mouth. She rolled her eyes, Carrie punched her playfully, and Skylar smirked.
Nate let out a small giggle and then he felt a vibration on his leg, he pulled out his cell phone and saw a text. Unknown number. He opened it, and read it. He raised an eye brow to the message.
"What is it?" Skylar asked, Nate sighed and read it aloud.
"Hey Nathan, I'm back, meet me at our old High School." He said, reading the text. No idea who it could be, well maybe one idea but he didn't want to think of it.
"Are you going?" Carrie asked, she and Skylar exchanged glances as Nate stood up, putting his phone in his pocket. He put his flash right on and clenched a fist.
"You too stay here in case Tim needs you," He ordered them, his face changed from his playful, and youth filled expression to a stern frown. His eyes stopped shining in the light and fell cool and dull, he pursed his lips and furrowed his brow. He turned around and walked to the Zeta Tubes. *Blur, B30*
"We're not just going to stay here," Skylar said, "Not if there's a chance it could be a trap." Carrie nodded, they both ran to the lockers and put on their suits. Then ran back to the Zeta Tubes.
*Batgirl, C15, Tempest, C21*
Central City, Keystone High School, March 31, 2036. 1:26 PM
Nate opened the front door the his former high school, he was glad there was no school on this Monday afternoon, there was a matainence issue. He slowly walked through the halls of Keystone High, he opened his phone and saw another message. "Mr. Acosta's room." He whispered. He then ran up to the second level and to the west side of the building and down to the end of that hall. To his homeroom class when he was a Senior here.
Before he even though to open the door he opened his Flash ring and put on his Blur suit. He put the navy blue and burgundy uniform on, he left the mask down he felt no need to conceal huis identity at this moment. As the person he thought it was knew of his secret as The Blur, former Kid Flash and temporary stand in as Impulse for what was it a week?
He gingerly opened to door and walked in slowly he saw a girl sitting in the teachers desk, she wore a costume reverse of his. Dark red body and boots, deep blue legs and gloves, where he had silver lightning bolts she had yellow, where he had white eye lenses her eyes were able to be seen. They were a bright blue, she had her hair coming out the back of the mask, it was a strawberry blonde color. She was tapping her fingers on the desk rather impatiently, she perked up at the sight of Nate.
"I thought you'd never show Nathan," She said, he hated being called Nathan. Only his mom called him Nathan, he only allowed her to call him that and everyone he knew in his entire life knew and respected that. Hearing that version of his name made him ball his fists, his expression grew angry.
"Who are you, and why am I here?" He asked, the woman stood up, she was a couple inches shorter than him and had a very similar way of walking, he noticed as she walked towards him. She put a hand on his shoulder and gripped his upper arm.
"Wow, you got to grow, weren't you supposed to be The Flash by the time you were thirty, what are you now," She asked, "thirty three, see i should be around that age, but see my growth was stunted." Nate rose and eyebrow, she was avoiding eye contact, and kept starring at the Flash emblem on his chest. She placed her hand on it.
"I remember that symbol meant so much," She said, then she grabbed the fabric of his suit and twisted it and pulled him close to eye level and glared into his teal eyes with her own.
"Look at you, even after everything you still haven't beaten The Light," She snarled, "after all the death, Kaldur, La'gann, Tula, Jason, Damian, Kylee even your own sister you can't find it in you to end this stupid war." She then leg go of him and pushed him down to the floor. He quickly put on his mask and stood back up.
"Is it a fight you want?" Nate asked, the girl laughed and shook her head. She turned around and walked to the door and caressed the door knob.
"I want you to pay Nate, you Wally, Dick, I want The Light to be ended, but none of you have the balls to do what needs to be done," She said, her voice stabbed Nate in the chest, so familiar, yet distorted, "Nate, you'll either destroy The Light or I'll destroy you." She then turned her back to him and pulled off her mask so he could not see her face.
"i loved you, but you did not love me," She said, "Or you would have avenged my death." Nate's heart nearly stopped as she put her mask back on and ran out of the building. A trail of white lightning followed her. Nate felt his knees buckle and he collapsed and curled himself into a ball in front of the desk. Carrie and Skylar ran in and stood in the door way, to scared to do or say anything. For they didn't see the fearless, witty, and proud Blur, they saw the boy inside the man. They saw the broken, scarred, scared, and frail Nathaniel Francis Green, a boy from that poor household in downtown Central City, the boy who would work hours a day at fourteen years old to make just enough money to pay for his mom's chemotherapy, to provide for him and his sister and seven year old brother. The one who took a job in a high school science lab and got stuck in the crossfire between Barry Allen and Eobard Thawne, the one who gained a stable living life for the rest of his teens thanks to Bruce Wayne's generosity, but lost the most important things, his family. His mom died on a hospital bed when he was twenty two, the girl he wanted to marry was murdered by the Joker, all that was left was him and his brother Jake, but now he was unsure.
He cried, fear radiated of of him in waves, he now haf one. Barry had Thawne, Wally had Zolomon, Bart had Inertia, and now he had his own reverse flash.
