Superman sank down into a chair and placed his head into his hands. They had searched for most of the day and into the evening only to find their last hideout. What they had found had horrified just about everyone.

There had been a blood splattered room, although old blood and too old for Flash to have played any part in it but still it showed what he could become.

Green Lantern had seemed most shocked at the sight and had since been spotted in the dinning room pacing around a table, muttering to himself.

Batman on the other hand had disappeared off to his Bat Cave and had not been heard from at all.

Superman sat for a good half hour when suddenly the alarm went off. He bolted up right and raced off to the main control room to find J'ohn; who was poised over the main control panel, frozen in shock as he stared up at the screen.

"J'ohn?" he asked, placing a hand on the Martian's shoulder. "Flash?" he gasped.

"Headquarters on high alert!" J'ohn shouted out to the microphone.

Some heroes rushed into the room while others went to their main posts to wait for orders.

"Don't let him…" J'ohn stopped when he noticed that Flash had gone from the main entrance and only gaping doors were left, and two dark shadows stood in its wake, cackling like murders; unstoppable in their own eyes.

He flickered the cameras through the main corridors before he turned to the door to the main control room.

"Hello Martian." He heard from the black covered figure, standing in front of the closing door.

"Hello Flash." He greeted, glancing at Superman and telling him mentally to set up one of their back up traps that can capture the young man.

"I wouldn't Superman." Flash barked, rushing the hero and rocking him back and over the control panel, setting off a different trap to stop the Man of Steel, even if just for a moment.

"I can still hear you Martian." He said, tapping his temple.

"Then you will know that I do not lie." He told the young man.

"Lies. Hidden and covered well!" he snapped back kicking J'ohn over the panel. "And now my revenge!" he laughed, punching in a code and glancing at the count down. He then set the inside security to block the walls so anyone who touched them would be shocked.

With a quick burst of speed Flash made it out of the doors before they locked and the electricity started up. He laughed as he took in the sight of the gathering heroes, each coming to find out what was going on.

Many stopped at the sight of Flash and gasped as he ran past them all and back out to the two figures that waited for him.

"Is it all set?" Illyria asked.

"Yes." He smiled, stepping back as he mentally counted down the time.

Superman helped J'ohn up and the two took in the count down on the screen. "One minute till self destruction!" the voice blared out.

They both approached the door and took in the electric walls and the people gathered inside with them, trying to find a way out.

Superman took a breath and charged into the wall, yelling in pain he finally broke out.

"Everyone out!" J'ohn shouted, helping Superman up and rushing down the corridor.

Everyone shot out and just made it on time, when a large shout broke out. "It was a dud!"

All heads turned to the door to see Flash standing with a disk in one hand and an arm draped around Illyeria.

"I guess I've got my weapon now." He smiled, twisting the disk in his hand.

"Flash! You know we're not lying. If you can really read our minds, you'll know!"

"Lies." They heard him hiss before he turned with Illyeria and ran.

The teams slowly trooped back in and returned to their post while the core League members held a small meeting.

"What was he stole?" John asked.

"The plans for our laser gun, the one that was on the Watch Tower." J'ohn told them.

"Why doesn't he believe that we're telling the truth?" Diana asked, twisting her hands.

"Because she has him brain washed, she's poisoned his mind." Batman told them. "He is still our Flash, but his memory has been altered by his change. If we had gotten to him first, he could have still been our Flash."

"Have you had any luck with the cure?" Shayera asked.

"No." Batman muttered.

"So what do we do?" She asked.

"I say we try to capture him." Superman said, waiting for their stunned attention. "And we try to recall his memories." He told them.

"He may never be the same." Batman told him.

"But we'll be here for him" Superman answered, standing, hands on the table, nearly face to face with the dark avenger.

"How do you suggest we capture him?" John asked, placing himself between the two.

"We have some guns that could keep up with Flash." J'ohn suggested, "Stun guns." He added.

"I could try to block him in." John continued, rubbing his ring.

"Its our last chance before we do something drastic." Shayera agreed.

"So what do we do?" Superman asked.

"Lure him out." Batman said, rubbing his chin. "It won't be too hard."

Well how's it going, am drawing near to an end...I hope!