Godspeed No More:
Take Two!
Disclaimer: Part of my 'Hijinks' series and a fix-it because it made no sense to bring back Thawne when I'm pretty sure the Speed Force could've removed Heart's Speed after Barry gave him Organic Speed. I think they only did it the way they did because of how much they like having Tom Cavanagh around. Of course, I could always be wrong.
As Godspeed began to make his move on Barry that would end him for good, the evil Speedster with delusions of Godhood found himself being sent flying in a painful manner as Thunder could be heard. This attack was not something Godspeed was happy about at all. "Who dares to attack me!?" Roared out the man as he stood up.
"I do." Declared a female voice that had him looking towards the source of it.
"And who are you? A new foolish disciple of the Flash's? Whom will fail to defeat me as he and his all have!?"
The woman narrowed her eyes at him. "I am the Speed Force, August Heart." She told him as Thunder erupted once again.
Her appearance there considerably shocking everyone else as they realized this must've been the plan Barry had come up with to finally deal with Godspeed for good. To know that he had the Speed Force itself standing in front of him made Heart very happy. "Oh ho ho! This is fortunate news for me! As when I defeat you and take your power for myself, I will truly be the God of Speed!"
"You are nothing more than a delusional Human, August Heart. One who has not earned the title of being a Speedster."
Heart snarled at this insult to him as Nora raised her fingers upwards and snapped them, seconds later would see Heart realizing he had just been drained of his Power. "Thanks to Barry Allen giving you Organic Speed, that made it possible for me to act against you and you are nothing more than a Human now. As was meant to be."
"And with my help, you'll never be able to remember how to create the Velocity Formula." Came another voice.
One belonging to that of J'onn Jones as he quickly grabbed hold of Heart's head to remove the knowledge as the others were once again surprised by J'onn's presence as part of Barry's plan. "NOOO!"
But he was too late to do anything as the knowledge was removed from him and he fell to his knees in angered despair once J'onn let go of him. "I will… I will get my Speed back! You hear me!? I will get my Speed back and I will reign supreme as the ONLY GOD OF SPEED! DO YOU HEAR ME!?" Roared out the former Godspeed before J'onn telepathically knocked him out.
Barry let out a relieved sigh and he wasn't the only one to do so either. "Thank you, both of you." He told the two gratefully as J'onn also used his powers to remove the knowledge of the identities of Team Flash despite that using his powers like this made him uncomfortable.
But it had to be done to keep him from being a threat again. "You're welcome, Barry, I'm just glad you thought to get in touch with me."
"And I the same." Nora told him.
Feeling glad he had gone with this plan as she had seen another timeline where he had asked her to bring back Eobard Thawne to help him take down August Heart. And how that request would come back to bite Barry Allen in a very unpleasant way but thankfully that wouldn't come to pass now. "Tell Kara I say 'hi' and that I'll come by soon to hang out with her, please?"
J'onn nodded. "I will, until next time."
"Until next time." Barry agreed with a nod and a tired smile and watched as J'onn made his leave.
"You really should come and visit me soon, Barry Allen, but I am happy you are doing well under Wally West's tutelage."
Barry looked to the Speed Force with that tired smile still in place. "I think he's saving that for a final lesson as I know he told me he's not got much left to teach me as I need to learn other things from you."
Even if the idea of going into the Speed Force did make the Speedster nervous considering past experiences and all. Nora smiled at him and with a nod, vanished with a boom of Thunder and sparks of colored Electricity. Leaving Barry on his own with a knocked out August Heart. Whom he'd get taken care of and the man would end up in a cell on Lian Yu for Life much to his rage. And without him around, the future of Central City was a much safer place, especially for Nora, Bart, and even Jay.
Author's Notes: I'm pretty sure the Speed Force would be able to take away a Speedster's Powers so long as they have them organically but correct me if I'm wrong. And because I went this route, Armageddon/Reverse Flashpoint will NOT happen. I'll also try and get 'From There To Here: With Love' updated soon for those of you who are waiting for more of that fic.
