August 17th - 2014
"That's it Barry, a little more, keep running!" He continued running, the electromagnetic charge from what I quickly identified as a charged dielectric field being generated by the speed force was gathering around his body, like a generator converting kinetic energy into electrical he continued to move. The energy generated had to be well over half a million volts now, and it was time for him to release it.
"Now focus, don't stop running but slow down just a bit, focus, feel the energy, the force enveloping your body, you need to condense it into one place." I watched as he tried his hardest, the energy beginning to concentrate into his right arm, but it was still incredibly inefficient, he didn't have the fine control over it I did yet. Suddenly he spun, pitching it outward like a baseball player throwing a fastball, and released it right at me. Reacting quickly, I focused on the energy, its charge and guided it into my hands catching it and amplifying it more.
"Good! This is better than yesterday, you still lost a lot of the energy, but there's enough here to at least stun an opponent!" I continued containing the energy, adding double what I received and preparing the other half of the training. If he could generate it he could dissipate it, after all other speedsters knew how to throw lighting, but few knew how to control it fully.
"Prepare yourself Barry, I'm going to send it right back, get ready this time!" He slid to a stop, panicking as a sudden bolt of energy arced out, before his hand traced along it. I watched as the energy was being directed into his own speed, amplifying it further as he disappeared, moving faster than even my enhanced eyes could track.
"Barry?!" I shouted, hoping he hadn't just shot out of control before the energy hit me square in the chest, dissipating as I contained it and sent it into the ground. I found myself out of breath for a moment as I took deep breaths to bring myself back under control, the young speedster laughing as he'd far surpassed my expectations.
"Good work, though you forgot the first rule of combat." he seemed puzzled for a moment before a bit of energy zapped him in the back, arcing out of the ground and attracted to the charged field his speed force was generating.
Ow!
"Never drop your guard."
"Not fair, I didn't even see that coming!"
"And I didn't expect Slade to throw a gut punch after declaring a truce six months ago. Rule of Acquisition seventy-six, every once in a while declare peace, it confuses the hell out of your enemies." I sighed as I relaxed a bit, taking a breather in our training
"Look, the people you'll be up against? They won't play nice, many of them will be just as strong or stronger than I am, they'll have moves to defeat you at every turn. And they will fake peace if it means victory, never forget that, and never drop your guard." He seemed a bit disheartened about that, but I knew he meant well. I also knew he was aware of the realities of things, he works for the police for god's sake. Speaking of.
"Hey Barry, doesn't your shift start in like ten minutes?" He suddenly bolted with a quick gotta go, taking off to go work at the Central City Police Department.
"He's got a good heart, but he's got a lot to learn about fighting, then again this has been amazing training." I closed my hand as some of the speed force energy glowed yellow along my arm, the feeling unique in that it was both electromagnetism and something else, something tied deeply into the fabric of reality. I could almost feel it, but I didn't have the innate connection he did, still every time we fought I snagged a little, what little was dissipated or managed to connect, each time getting a better feel for it. Likewise, I could feel my own reactions growing as well the more I gathered, the more I was able to control.
I quickly ran over to Cisco and the rest as they continued to monitor Barry's training. Eobard seemed unusually relaxed these days, despite the sense I got that he might be watching me closely. I wasn't sure if he noticed I'd been able to absorb small amounts of the speed force, but I knew that he wanted it for himself, to get home. After a moment, I signaled for him to come over, so we could speak in private.
"He's learning fast, isn't he, Eobard?" I asked as the man seemed distracted by something for a moment.
"Yes, he's already learning much faster than I anticipated. But then you already knew that, didn't you Zalost?"
"Of course, After all, you're not the only one he could send home, but he needs to be ready. Speaking of, how did you get him to wake up two months early?"
"There's more than one way to tap into the speed force. In my time there were multiple speedsters, not just members of the flash lineage."
"Ah, Velocity, you must have used it to jump start his healing process, that could have serious consequences though. Too bad you can't rely on it to get home, since it can damage your connection further than it's already been."
"Everything okay here, guys?" Cisco came up concerned since Eobard (Wells), and I had been talking off to the side while they were packing things up, the young genius looking up to the man without knowing his real face.
"Everything's fine Cisco, we were just discussing ways to possibly get Barry even faster, though that might not be necessary with the stunt he pulled today. I knew I told him about the energy cloaking part, but I suspect feeding off of it was some kind of natural reflex as he began drawing on his source of power like nitro throwing more oxygen into an engine."
"Speaking of, did you hear that Barry stopped multiple crimes again yesterday? I swear he's stopping more and more criminals in the blink of an eye than the entire police department does in a month."
"I did, it's good that he's getting out there, but I just hope he doesn't get overconfident. That's when you slip up and people get hurt."
"Yes, we certainly don't want that, Mr Allen should focus on his training more than stopping petty thieves."
"You know he can't help it, Wells, it's part of who he is." Eobard and I have had this conversation several times, the man simply would not let go of trying to accelerate Barry's training at all costs, likely so he could kill him faster. Still I was saving every bit of excess speed force energy I could get without sapping it like he did, I had a feeling I was going to need it unless I could find a way to tap into it myself using my own abilities, being able to amplify it by adding my own powers into it wouldn't be enough.
