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Chapter 10- Another Dilemma

Flash whipped across the streets, sending everyone into a panic that he passed. 'It felt good to be back in suit!' Flash thought to himself. He could really care less if everyone was booing the speeding hero. Flash sped up so that he could not be seen and only a gust of wind would be left were he once was. Flash soon enough found where the scream had aroused. Flash rolled his eyes at the enemy he now faced.

"Flash!" Grodd grinned. "Wondering when you'd show!"

"Sorry, got lost!" Flash replied with a grin. He didn't care if cans were being thrown at him. He was here to help not to be hated.

"Get out of here!" crowds yelled at the hero.

Flash ignored them before grinning, "Come on Chuckles! Catch me if you can!"

"Oh I don't need to!" Grodd cackled. Flash cocked his head, but soon he became frozen. In Grodd's disgusting hands was a young girl holding a teddy bear in fear. "Because you're going to come to me!"

Flash found himself totally frozen not only in motion but in thought. What was he going to do? He had to save the girl, but at what costs? Flash clenched his fists in anger. He just hoped the League would come and help him, but at this moment it looked like he was in this alone. Even the crowd on the street stopped in motion, wondering what the ex- hero was going to do. Most assumed he would let the girl die before surrendering.

Flash took a deep breath and stared straight at the awaiting Grodd.

"Your choice Flash! Come with me, I let the girl live. You refuse and put up a fight, I snap the girl's neck!" Grodd evily grinned.

'Where are you guys?' Flash thought to himself. He thought the League would have been here by now to help the city. Were they letting him take care of it, or hadn't they heard yet?

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"Hey BL!" Green Lantern waved coming into the news room on the Watch Tower. "Any problems arise?"

"Nope," Black Lightning answered leaning farther back in the red chair.

"Carry on then!" Green Lantern nodded before exiting.

Black Lightning sighed, flipping back to the channel on the T.V. to see Flash's little dilemma. Black Lightning typed something into the computer and hit enter. The screen went black like nothing ever happened.

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Flash tried stalling to wait for his ex team mates. "Come on Grodd.. Is that needed?"

"Well, yes it is!.. Now like I said surrender or let the girl die!" Grodd snapped back seeing Flash trying to stall for his friends. Grodd wrapped his fingers around the girl's puny neck. He looked like he was about to snap it!

"No!" Flash cried, stepping forward. "Don't.... I'll come if you let the girl go!"

Grodd grinned at the youngsters words.

The crowd gasped and began whispering, "Wait didn't he rob a bank and kill someone?.. Why is he helping? Maybe it's a trick..."

Flash slowly stepped toward his enemy with a powerful knot in his stomach. He kept his look to the pavement. Soon Grodd and Flash were face to face. Grodd rounded his hand into a fist before slamming it hard into Flash's gut. Flash choked for breath and fell to his knees. He kept thinking this was right! Grodd then laid a blow to the hero's head sending him a few meters back, unconscious. Grodd set the girl aside with a toss and went over to Flash's body. He chuckled slightly before throwing Flash over a shoulder and leaving a dumbfounded city without their hero.

Flash slowly blinked his eyes letting his eyes to adjust to the blinding light. He tried to rub his eyes but found his arms would not respond neither would his legs.

Flash was cuffed to a lead wall. Flash struggled to free himself but found it to no use. Flash's eyes finally adjusting totally to the bright room. Flash groaned in dispair when he saw all the League's enemies entering the room, but with someone else also.

Flash tried to speak but could at first. "Oh no!.. Don't tell me they got the League too?" Flash moaned getting his voice to work. Flash frowned seeing Black Lightning walking in the room with his hands behind his back with all of the League's rivals following.

"Not exactly..." Black Lightning replied with a slight darkness in his voice.

Author Notes: There you go Chapter 10! R&R! I'll update asap!

Preview of Chapter 11:

"I won't tell you anything!" Flash muffled out taking another blow to the stomach. Flash used all of his power to keep consciousness. He wasn't going to let them win.

"Who said we wanted you to tell us anything?" Lex replied for the group pacing in front of the beaten hero.

"We just want that crystal your father gave to you!" Grodd explained before using a tazer to shock Flash.

Flash bit his lower lip in pain and drew blood. "I won't give it to you!"

"You will! Eventually, the pain will get to you," the leader said leaning back in his chair.

"Especially not to you!" Flash snapped in anger at their leader.