EARTH-PRIME, STAR LABS, CENTRAL CITY
"So, you are telling us, that we have no idea where or when Barry is?" asked Iris with her arms crossed.
It's been days now, and Cisco and Nash seem to have no idea where Barry could be.
"We've been trying everything we can! Okay?" Cisco said frustrated.
"How could you not…"
"You think I'm not worried, he's my friend! Iris… You think I'm not worried about Central City's safety! Godspeed is still out there, Hell even Thawne could be still around! Just… stop okay, we are doing our best…" Cisco yelled.
"Babe, calm down," Kamilla said placing her hand on Cisco's shoulder.
"Your girlfriend is right, Ramon, we won't get anywhere like this," Nash agreed.
"Hey, guys…" Allegra interrupted. "Uhm… did you guys notice that there were some cameras down?" she asked while her eyes were fixed on the screen.
"Will check on that later…" Cisco sighed.
"Wait… what if… the speed force didn't cause Barry's disappearance?" Chester proposed.
"What do you mean?" asked Nash.
"Barry disappeared into a portal looking thing, right? And a couple of cameras down, what if… there was an intruder that night?" Chester explained
"You're saying that this was a setup?" asked Cisco.
"That is a possibility, but, if there was an intruder, he managed to get rid of Barry, or at least send him somewhere else, why can't we contact Barry, and why no evil meta had turned up? It's the perfect time for them to strike yet…" Caitlin said.
"Maybe, wait what if… the multiverse still existed?" asked Nash.
"What do you mean? All the Earth had merged into one…" Cisco said a little annoyed.
"I know, but how can we be sure? We have no way to find out," Nash said.
"Oh gosh… I wish I have my vibe powers right now…" Cisco said frustrated.
"But, even if we Barry is on another Earth, it would take us forever to find him, we have no idea which Earth he is on," Iris said.
"Iris… we can't even find a way to confirm the existence of other Earths now, let alone trying to find him," Cisco slumped back down on the chair, looking distressed.
The group of people looked at each other, knowing that this conversation is going nowhere, the group slowly dispersed, leaving Cisco and Nash alone to figure things out.
EARTH-2, BLUE VALLEY, NEBRASKA
It was an early Saturday morning. Artemis was jogging around the town like she usually does. Her mind thinking about what a crazy night it has been. She went against the JSA last night, while her parents and the other ISA members broke out of custody, and then the meeting. It was just so much information to take in, her mind was filled and overwhelmed by the entire events of last night. As she jogged by the row of shops, the girl tried to think of something else, but her mind kept on going back to the ISA. Artemis felt weird, she knew that the ISA intentions are good, but something didn't feel right. Then, a familiar voice snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Artemis? Is that you?"
Artemis smiled and turned around, it was Jesse, in her running outfit.
"Jesse? Fancy seeing you here," Artemis said smiling.
"Fancy seeing you here too, so I suppose you jog through the town every weekend morning?" asked Jesse.
"Yeah, it helps me to keep in shape and keep my mind off things," Artemis replied slowing down a little.
"Things like?" asked Jesse curiously.
"Well, being the only girl on the team wasn't exactly as great as it looked," Artemis said plainly.
"I see, how are you so sporting? Cause where I come from, girls are hardly this active in sports." Jesse asked as both of them walked.
"Well, my mother was a gym coach, and my father was a star athlete, so... You get the idea." Artemis said.
"Wow... You have some active parents... I'm envious," Jesse fake pouted.
"Don't be, I'm sure life as the daughter of a renowned scientist is more exciting," Artemis chuckles.
"You have no idea how dangerous it is though, I was almost killed by an explosion in my father's lab," Jesse replied.
"Really? What happened?" Artemis asked concerned and surprised.
"My father was developing something new, and it backfired, I was electrocuted, and my mother was killed instantly," Jesse revealed. " Luckily, after weeks in a coma, my father manages to wake me up."
"Wow... Must be hard..."
"Yeah... That happened around 6 months ago."
"That's not too long ago..." Artemis pondered.
"Yeah... Waking up was quite a tough time... A lot of work to catch up...my body system was messed up... Facing the fact that my mother is gone..." Jesse recalled.
"Is this the reason you moved here? To get away from the bad memories?" Artemis asked curiously.
"Well... It was my father that wanted to leave, he was so pained from the death of my mother," Jesse said.
"Wow... I feel sorry for you... Really..." Artemis tried to express her condolence.
"Thanks, Artemis... It's nice knowing you... So, what about your family?" Jesse asked, changing the topic.
"Well, this is kind of hard to explain to you... Uhm..." Artemis said, pondering on how to tell Jesse.
"You don't need to tell me if you don't want to, I won't mind," Jesse said.
"No... It's just complicated... Well to put it a simple way... I live alone," Artemis revealed. She hated the thought of lying to Jesse, who had just revealed her life to her.
"Oh... I see... It must be lonely then..."
"Got used to it, but I still get lonely sometimes," Artemis said.
"Hey, how about I come over to your house for the weekend, you know, for a sleepover?" Jesse offered.
"Hm... Sounds like a great idea... Never done those though," said Artemis.
"Don't worry, I am no expert either," Jesse chuckles. "So, you on?"
"Yeah... Sure, you can come over anytime when you are really," Artemis replied cheerfully.
The girls continue their jog, more like their stroll while chatting happily.
BLUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Courtney was laying on the bed, thinking about the night before, remembering how it all went wrong.
"Cindy… she was supposed to be dead… she was thrown right into the depths of the machine… she went down a hero… but now… what is it that I'm missing…" Courtney's mind was unable to rest. Remember the day the new JSA took down the ISA synaptic amplifier.
Courtney and Yolanda were dueling Dragon King on the bridge of the machine as it the machine beginning to crumble. Unable to get past the hooded figure without leaving anyone behind. It was a stalemate as Courtney was knocked down while attempting to fly off again and again. Dragon King was just too strong. Dragon King then stabbed Yolanda in her shoulder, before pulling the sword out. Yolanda groans in pain as Courtney was fighting Dragon King while trying to find a way to pass him.
"You only came back here to meet your doom, Stargirl," Dragon King said menacingly while sword fighting against Courtney.
"We wouldn't die that easily!" Courtney grunted as she fires a shot at Dragon King, who managed to dodge it swiftly. Dragon King jumped up and punched Courtney, making the blondie hit the floor.
"Did you think we would just kill you and your friends after what you all have done to us? We are going to torture you, Stargirl... You and your friends... You will wish you're dead," Dragon King raised his fist, preparing to land the final blow. Then, a blade cuts through the front of his chest from behind. Dragon King slumped, laying on the floor, revealing Cindy whose blade was coated with blood from stabbing her father in his heart.
"Cindy?" Courtney said surprised.
"Get out of here, I'm buying you some time!" Cindy said.
Courtney immediately got up, running towards Yolanda, who was trying to stand up in pain.
"Yolanda, are you okay?" asked Courtney worried.
"Yeah... Let's get out of here," Yolanda groans as she got up, holding her shoulder. Looking at Courtney then at Cindy, with a look of both surprise and disgust on her face.
The two girls run towards the end of the bridge, with Cindy following them behind. As they reached the door, a slashing of blades was heard, the trio looked around in fear. It was Dragon King, his wound on his chest has disappeared completely, the blood fresh on his attire. He was wielding two katanas preparing to attack them.
"Go! I'll take him! You have to catch the others!" Cindy said. Courtney and Yolanda hesitated as the entire room shook. "Go!" Cindy said desperately as Dragon King began moving towards them.
"Thank you, Cindy," Courtney said, looking at Cindy.
"No... Thank you, Court, and... I'm sorry... I am..." Cindy apologized before slashing the controls, shutting the door.
"Cindy!"
"We got to go!"
What the girls heard next as they left was the clashing of swords, and the sound of the bridge collapsing.
Courtney remembered that she returned to the depths of the destroyed machine to look for Cindy, but all she found was a piece of her wrist blade. Courtney kept it as a remembrance of the brunette.
Then, a knocking was heard on the door, interrupting her thoughts, Cameron, her boyfriend, walked in.
"Hey, Cam, here to take me home?" Courtney asked smiling at the sight of her boyfriend.
"Court, Yeah, Hey, I'm sorry, really sorry…" Cameron began to apologize.
"For what?" Courtney asked looking puzzled.
"I didn't protect you enough…" Cameron said.
"Cam... don't put it on yourself, none of us were prepared for last night," Courtney reassured.
"How's your arm?" asked Cameron changing the subject.
"Well… it will heal…" Courtney replied, looking at the pained expression on Cameron's face, she could tell that something was wrong. "Cameron is there something you want to tell me?" asked Courtney concerned.
"I… will tell you later," Cameron said as she helped Courtney into a wheelchair.
"How's Rick?" asked Courtney.
"Pat is with him now, he is fine, his arm was treated, they are at Yolanda's ward visiting her," Cameron said as he pushed Courtney out of the ward, carrying her stuff.
"Let's go pay her a visit, she needs to know…" said Courtney.
While Cameron was pushing Courtney on the wheelchair to the ward Yolanda and Henry are in, he couldn't help but think about his father. Cameron could remember so clearly, that his father nearly killed Courtney and her family, he threatened to drop her girlfriend's mom from a building, he almost frozen Pat to death and nearly killed Courtney, but he knew that his father still cares for him, yet wants him to understand his ways. Cameron remembers the final words he said to him before he was sent to prison, yet his father still thinks Project New America is the way, at least based on the last conversation they had.
Cameron knocked on the ward door before entering, Beth, Rick, and Pat were already inside, talking to Yolanda.
"Court? Oh my… are you, all right?" Yolanda asked, shocked at the sight of her best friend's injuries.
"Yeah, I'm fine… just a couple of burns and bruises…" Courtney replied as Cameron pushes her to the side of Yolanda's bed.
"I'm feeling so bad right now… I should've been there to help you…" Yolanda said regretfully.
"Hey… don't feel bad…" Courtney said.
"Pat… should we tell them here?" asked Cameron.
"Tell us about what?" asked Rick who was sitting down on a chair, his shoulder was bandaged.
"Uhm… guys… this may be hard news to take in…" Pat said as he began to explain everything that happened and was discovered last night.
WHITMORE-DUGAN'S HOUSE
Barry was on the family laptop, trying to find out anything that could help him while Mike and Barbara were at his side, helping him.
"Okay, your Earth has no Central City, no STAR Labs… Nothing in relevance that could help me get back to my Earth…" Barry sighed while browsing the net.
"Uhm… if you don't mind me asking… how did you get your powers?" asked Mike curiously while eyeing the screen.
"Well… I was struck by lightning the night a particle accelerator exploded," Barry explained.
"A particle what now?" Mike asked confused.
"Uhm… it's complicated…" Barry replied, not knowing how to explain the matter to a 13-year-old boy.
"Yeah… everything seems complicated…" Barbara sighed.
"By the way Barbara, if you don't mind me asking, how did Courtney and her friends get into this life?" asked Barry who couldn't believe the fact that a group of teenagers is running around as superheroes.
"Well… to make a long story short… my husband used to be part of a group of heroes known as the Justice Society of America. After they died… my husband kept his friend's staff, which only worked for him… and when we moved here, Courtney found the staff and, it works for her, she began to take up the mantle ever since then and recruiting others into the new JSA," explained Barbara.
"Wow… how teenagers to willingly get into this kind of life, it's unbelievable…" Barry said in awe.
"Yeah… Barbara was so shocked and mad when she discovered Courtney's and dad's secret life… I was surprised too," Mike said.
"I was really mad… but when I saw the country in danger and she and her friends were the only ones that could do anything at that time… I realized that she had to do it… even she could get herself killed but…," Barbara said.
"Wow… your daughter, Courtney, and her friends saved an entire country?" Barry was even more impressed.
"Technically… yes… from the Injustice Society brainwashing," Mike added.
"Injustice Society? Who even came up with the names?" Barry asked half-smiling.
"No idea. Sounds cheesy right?" asked Mike jokingly.
"So, this group of people escaped last night, right?" asked Barry.
"Yeah, seems like our life is going to get messy again…" Mike sighed.
"Well you know, since I'm going to be stuck here for a while, perhaps I can help," offered Barry.
"Yeah, that would be nice… especially with half of the team down, we are going to need all the help we can get," Barbara said. "Thank you, Barry."
"Don't mention it, I hope I can be of help," Barry replied.
BLUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
"So… let me get his straight…" Rick began. "The ISA escaped last night while we are fighting a diversion, this person who turned up at your house with no memories… Ben," "It's Barry," Yolanda interrupted. "Whatever… revealed that there is not one Earth but multiple versions of it and he is from one of them and he is a speedster… no the most important thing to focus on right now is the fact that the ISA is out right now," Rick finished slumping on the chair, sighing at how terrible the situation is.
"All of them escaped?" asked Courtney still in disbelief.
"Latest reports from our FBI contact came in saying that the base itself was blown to pieces, the staff there are either missing or found dead," revealed Pat.
"Wait, why hasn't the government put out wanted poster of them yet?" asked Rick puzzled.
"Our contact says that everything about them has been wiped, info, stats, pictures, identify of them, plus the government doesn't want the country to know that they are on the loose, it could cause a huge turmoil again," explained Pat. "Plus, it would affect the lives of any living relatives they have."
"This is bad," Yolanda said shaking her head.
"I agree… but we can't just wait for something to happen… we need to make a move…" Cameron said.
"But… we have nothing to go on from… we have no trails to follow…" Rick protested.
"Wait… we do…" Beth interrupted Rick.
"What are you going on about?" asked Courtney.
"Let's think about it… There was Shiv… which was Cindy… Tigress, a Frankenstein and a violin-playing person," Beth explained. "The old Tigress we fought a year ago was detained… so this Tigress. might be related to the older Tigress…"
"Crusher and Paula have a daughter…" Pat recalled suddenly.
"Artemis Crock?" Courtney asked unsurely.
"It's just a possibility, and there is the violin villain," Beth continued.
"The Fiddler? But we found Anaya Bowin dead in our house," Pat questioned puzzled.
"Wait she got a son, doesn't she?" Yolanda asked.
"Isaac, isn't it?" Cameron added.
"Yeah… but that guy doesn't strike me as a villain though…" Rick said.
"Well, Rick… bad guys don't have the words, bad guys, written on their faces," Yolanda joked sarcastically.
"Yolanda got a point, they don't, but we have some suspects," Beth agreed with Yolanda.
"So, Artemis and Isaac are our primary suspects," Cameron added.
"And any other previous ISA kids… oh… except for Cameron and Henry," Beth added after noticing Cameron.
"I wish Henry was awake now… we could really use his powers for this," Courtney said.
"Yeah… too bad that accident happened… how is he by the way?" asked Rick.
"He has been showing signs of small movements yesterday," Yolanda said. "The doctors say that this may be a sign that he might wake up soon."
"That's good news," Courtney said smiling.
"Even though, we can't wait for Henry to wake up," Cameron said while looking at Henry.
"I agree with Cameron here," Rick agreed. "The ISA might be planning something already. We need to move fast."
"Wait… guys, how do you even plan on getting any answers from them? Aside from spying on them, which might cause a lot of problems. We don't even know them well enough to start a conversation with them," Courtney reasoned.
"Court is right, if we are to do this, we can't go straight and ask them about anything or else they might suspect something," Pat agreed.
"Don't worry, we won't," Rick assured. "We're not that dumb."
"Yeah, we won't worry, when "dumb" is your middle name," Yolanda roasted jokingly.
"You punk…" Rick faked scowled while the others laughed while looking at the two of them having a go at each other.
Courtney looks at her friends, still so cheerful, even when things are so complicated. A feeling of guilt and fear fluttered in her mind.
WHITMORE-DUGAN'S HOUSE
Courtney was laying on her bed, with her staff keeping her company, her mind still processing the events that had happened. Then, someone knocked on her room door.
"Court... You there?" It was Pat.
"Yeah... Come in," Courtney said.
The door opened; Pat walked in.
"Court... You okay?" asked Pat concerned.
"Was I that obvious?" Courtney looked at Pat half-smiling.
"Yeah... You know if you want to talk about it..."
"It's just... I felt like we've done nothing to stop the ISA, our efforts were nothing... I know we delayed them, but we didn't stop them..." Courtney said, feeling down.
"Court..." Pat sighed as he pulled a chair from Courtney's desk and sat down beside Courtney's bed. "Life doesn't always go the way you want it to... The only thing you can do is to move forward... The old JSA always had this problem, we were all tired and feeling bad about it every time the ISA shows up again. This is part of the life of being a hero... Don't blame yourself for what had happened Court... It won't change anything... You need to move forward and learn from the past," Pat said as Courtney looked at Pat admiringly.
"I understand now, thanks... Pat," Courtney said.
"You're welcome Court, get some rest, and don't worry too much, okay?" Pat asked, concerned about his daughter.
"Okay, Pat, wake me up for dinner," Courtney said, snuggling on her bed.
"No prob," Pat replied as he closed the door.
As Pat walked downstairs, Barry was in the living room, still looking for answers on the web.
"Hey, Barry... You find anything useful yet?" asked Pat.
"Nothing yet... How is your daughter?" Barry asked, feeling sympathetic for the girl.
"She is fine, just depressed of the events from last night," Pat explained.
"Hey... I'm sorry, really, I didn't know turning up here would have caused so much trouble.
"How did you end up here? If you don't mind me asking," Pat asked curiously.
"Well... I was at the lab, doing a test run, and halfway through, something happened. I got pulled into a breach... A portal and I ended up here," explained Barry.
"So, I guess that you've been in this life for years?" asked Pat.
"Yeah... Around 6 years."
"What's your alias by the way?" asked Pat.
"The Flash," Barry said.
"That's funny, the JSA once had someone like you, Jay Garrick..." Pat recalled.
"Oh... I see..." Barry said.
"Well, now I look at your hand, judging from the ring, you are married too?"
"Yeah... Gosh... My friends and my wife must be so worried right now," Barry sighed.
"Wait, you must've known about the multiverse right, you guys must have a way of traveling between worlds," Pat concluded.
"Well, it's not that simple...there was a crisis, the multiverse was destroyed and reborn again... But after that, my friends could not pick up any readings of other earth, and we thought that there was only 1 earth left...and obviously, we were wrong," Barry explained.
"Don't worry Barry, I'm sure we will find a way to get you home," Pat assured.
"Yeah... Hope so," Barry mutters as his mind was on Iris and the rest of Team Flash.
CROCKS' HOUSE
Artemis was down in the house secret training area, beneath the house, doing some target practices and fighting training. Then her phone rang, Artemis picked it up, it was Jesse.
"Hey, Jesse... Oh... You're going to come over at 6? Yeah... No prob... Call me again when you reached my house. Yeah... See you later," Artemis conversed with Jesse quickly.
Artemis placed her bow and arrows back to where she usually keeps them, in her parent's armory. She locks the door, making sure that the door to the basement is hidden and locked. Artemis looked at the clock, she has 1 hour to prepare herself. Artemis looked around the house, it was kind of messy. "Yeah... I better make this place presentable..." Artemis thought to herself.
CHAPEL'S HOUSE
Beth was analyzing how to possibly find out if Artemis and Isaac are part of the ISA. As she was talking to Chuck about a potential solution to this problem, someone knocked on her room's door.
"Beth? You there?" It was her mother.
"Come in..." Beth said, focused on drafting a plan.
"Um... JSA stuff?" asked Bridget, as she opened the door and saw that Beth was wearing her goggles and focusing on her tablet.
"Yeah..." Beth replied.
Beth's parents had discovered their daughter's superheroine life not long after the JSA destroyed the synaptic amplifier because Beth left her goggles on the table carelessly, letting her mother discover them. It took quite a while for them to accept the fact, but after hearing what Beth has accomplished from Pat, they began to understand their daughter's motivation, letting her be in this life. Although Beth was spending less time with her parent then she used to.
"Pat told me about last night, you all had quite a night... Beth... Are you okay?" asked Bridget.
"Yeah... I'm fine, not hurt," Beth replied, looking at her mom.
"You know... If there is anything... You can tell us... Beth," Bridget said looking concerned.
"Don't worry, you needn't worry about me... I am fine," Beth said. "You're already busy with your work, I can handle myself."
"Just... Stay safe, all right?" Bridget asked concerned.
"Don't worry, mom, I will," Beth replied before her mom closed the door.
"Chuck, how about we befriend them?" Beth asked.
"In this scenario, I would say that the chances of this backfiring are quite high if there were to find out, plus, it would really be too obvious," the AI replied.
"How about we befriend the person that is friends with them?" Beth asked.
"Hmm… this would be a lot better," the AI agreed.
"Sounds like we got a plan, Chuck, but first, let's observe our suspect," Beth said as she swipes out her tablet sending a message into the JSA group chat.
ISA HEADQUARTERS, UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
The adults ISA members were having a small meeting, Jordan, Ito, Larry, Paula, and Steven were there.
"I don't get this plan... At all...and they could have killed or captured them on spot, but why didn't they?" Steven protested.
"We're not to bring any of them here until we track down and capture the two speedsters, and we can't make our move until Henry wakes up," Ito explained.
"Well... This plan seems complicated... Why can't we just kidnap him? Quick and easy," asked Larry.
"The idea is not to attract attention until everything is set in motion..." Jordan said. "At least that's what he said."
"I don't like this, who is this person anyway? This person couldn't possibly be offering his help for free," Steven said unconvinced.
"Why can't we just capture all of them now?" asked Larry.
"Hell, I can't wait to torture them, to slit their skins piece by piece," Paula breaths sadistically.
"First, that will attract trouble, and second, they are essential to help us find and prepare the two speedsters," Dragon King said slowly and patiently.
"Yeah... We know... But how... Your pal Zoom didn't explain how and why."
"Crusher... Stop," Jordan warned. Larry looks at Jordan then stopped talking.
"I understand your doubts about him, I had my doubts too, but do we really have any other way now? I agree with Ito on this, one simple mistake might bring us down again, we need to work together, for the greater good," Jordan said. He looks at the couple and remembered something that he needs to instruct. "I understand that some of the younger generations are in the ISA now, but we can't tell them the full details yet, precautions must be taken... meeting adjourned."
CROCKS' HOUSE
Artemis opened the door the let Jesse in. Jesse was carrying a bag and tumbler.
"Wow, your house looks fine," Jesse said.
"Really, I thought you would have seen better houses?" asked Artemis.
"Well, my family lead a simple life," Jesse replied.
"So, what do you want to do?" asked Artemis.
"I game with anything you want to do," Jesse said as she puts down her bag by the couch.
"Hmm… Do you want to see the house?" asked Artemis.
"Sure," Jesse replied cheerfully.
"Follow me," Artemis motioned.
"So, the dining room is here, the bathroom is there, and if you follow me upstairs, hold on, the gym is there," Artemis introduced.
"Your house has a gym? That's cool," Jesse said surprised.
"Well, I told you how active were my parents… duh…" Artemis chuckles.
"Wow… your house is big, it must have felt lonely, living here alone now," Jesse said.
"So, what do we do?" asked Artemis.
"Hmm~ How about a movie," asked Jesse.
"Well I got Netflix, what type of movie are you thinking about?" asked Artemis as she walked downstairs to the living room.
"This may be weird for girls like me but… I like to watch horror movies," confessed Jesse.
"Same… wow, we have a lot in common," Artemis said smiling as she turned the TV on.
"I feel that tonight is going to be great," Jesse said smiling at Artemis.
BLUE VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
Yolanda was sleeping when she heard his voice again.
"Yolanda... I've been thinking about you... Do you remember what I said to you, how I was sorry about everything...? I really am..." The scene slowly formed in Yolanda's mind. Yolanda found herself in her suit in the alleyway to the machine.
"He was everything to me too... Do you know that? Montez?" Yolanda turned around on hearing the familiar cold voice, it was Brainwave.
Yolanda was scared, she knew that it was just a dream, but it felt so real. Yolanda immediately tried to slash Brainwave's throat. As she was about to strike him, she was frozen on spot, unable to move as Brainwave got close to her, cupping her face then placing his hand on her head.
"You're are a fool, girl, thinking that you could kill me this easily… ah, you want revenge… for what happened to Henry…I understand that feeling very well too…" Brainwave said as he flung Yolanda crashing into the wall.
Yolanda was crawling on the ground, then Brainwave pulled her towards him. Yolanda felt scared, trying to find a way to get up, to wake up from this horrible nightmare.
"It's your fault that Henry is like this now, no one is to blame for what is going to happen next but you!" Brainwave said menacingly as Yolanda yelled from the pain coursing through her body as Brainwave touched her head. She woke up immediately, panting, she was both scared and in tears.
Yolanda looked at Henry, she was filled with guilt again. It has been the umpteen time that she has these nightmares here. Then, she heard a voice echoed through her head, "Don't worry Yolanda, stay strong..." Yolanda couldn't tell if she was imagining things or if the voice was just a memory, but she felt peaceful and lays on her bed, drifting to sleep.
WHITMORE-DUGAN'S HOUSE
It was dinner time. Courtney and her family were eating dinner with Barry and Cameron while chatting about their life.
"So... I ran back in time again... To stop my past self from saving my mother, creating another Flashpoint," Barry was telling the family about his life as the Flash.
"Wow... This time-traveling stuff is messed up..." Cameron said. "Must have been hard for you... Can't blame you, I would have done anything to save my mother if I can."
"Yeah... That is when I discovered the consequences of my actions, I didn't manage to change everything back though... That is one of the many troubles I faced after that..."
"You know... I thought that listening to this history lesson was going to be boring, but I'm quite interested..." Mike piped up.
"Mike..." Courtney groans at her stepbrother.
"Yeah... The thing that I learned from all of this is, just because you can do something, doesn't mean that you should do it," Barry said.
"Well said, Barry," Pat agreed.
The conversation goes on as Barry tells them about his adventures. Barry was feeling surprised that somebody would be interested to hear his stories. After dinner, Cameron and Courtney were going to get some schoolwork done in Courtney's room. At least that was what they told the others.
"Hey, Court, you all right?" asked Cameron still concerned for his girlfriend. He cradled his girlfriend softly, who was sitting on the chair.
"Yeah, feeling a lot better now," Courtney replied smiling like her bright usual self.
"I am glad to hear that," Cameron said smiling back.
"I'm sure you are, Cam," Courtney replied.
There was silence between the couple until Courtney spoke. "Why does it seems that we always get the mood after having a tough and rough day?"
"Well… you are the horny one, I didn't even say anything about doing it…" Cameron joked.
"Really, you always do this, when you want it~" Courtney flirted.
"But, in all seriousness, you're injured, are you sure…"
"Come on… Cam… My hand is injured, this does not mean my lower half is injured," Courtney said, getting up and laying down on the bed.
"You are one active girl~" Cameron smiled at his girlfriend.
"It's your fault though~" Courtney chuckles.
"Is it now?" Cameron asked as he pretended to walk out of the room.
"Hey, hey! Wait… Don't leave yet," Courtney pleaded playfully.
"You know you are more of a tease than I right?" asked Cameron chuckling.
"Hmm~ Perhaps~," Courtney said smiling as Cameron got onto the bed, snuggling her back, showering her with kisses.
CROCKS' HOUSE
"Wow… that was…a thrill," Jesse said as the movie credits rolled on.
"Some horror movie watcher you are… shouting and screaming like a pussy, you should have seen your face," Artemis jokingly roasted, nudging Jesse ribs playfully.
"Ha, funny you mentioned it… You screamed together with me too…" Jesse nudged Artemis lightly. The girls were snuggling on the couch with blankets and pillows. Artemis was holding a bowl with some popcorn left.
"Wow… it's just 8, we have a long night to go," Artemis said looking at the clock.
"Hmm… you know we could always try out new stuff," Jesse said as she got up, stretching herself.
"How about we decide in my room," said Artemis.
"Yeah… To think about it I haven't seen your room yet Artemis," said Jesse as she got up and followed Artemis.
"Well, as you can see, there's isn't anything special about my room, just an average room," Artemis said as they entered her bedroom.
"Looks fine," said Jesse.
Jesse said looking at the pictures on Artemis wall. There was a picture of Artemis, in her green attire. Jesse looks at the photos.
"Hey, Artemis… you seem to tie your hair down in a braid often huh?" asked Jesse curiously.
"Yeah… well, my mother used to braid my hair when I was younger and it kind of grew on me," Artemis said.
"I haven't really seen any pictures of your mom and dad though," said Jesse.
"Uhm… I remember having one, oh, right here," Artemis pointed to another photo. It was a family photo they took at a football game.
"Oh… wow, your parents are fit," said Jesse.
"Yeah… they are," agreed Artemis.
"Hmm… I wonder how I look with I braided my hair like that," wondered Jesse.
"Hmm… I can try to braid your hair like my mother used to do for me," Artemis offered.
"Well, I'm open to trying new things anyway," Jesse said getting on the bed with Artemis following her.
Jesse sat down cross-legged on the bed as Artemis kneeled behind her and began to braid Jesse's hair.
"Hmm… this brings back so many memories," said Artemis as she braided Jesse's hair.
"I'm sure I do. Hey, by the way, have you heard what happened last night?" asked Jesse casually.
Artemis gulped for a moment before replying, "No, what happened," she asked.
"Well, there was a light show going downtown last night, someone was burning stuff, then the group of heroes showed up, and there was a huge fight," recalled Jesse.
Artemis knew exactly what Jesse was talking about, because she was there, but fighting "the group of heroes". "Oh, that… yeah, I remember now… that's weird, it has been almost a year since something like that happened," said Artemis.
"Wow, life here must have been interesting when they first showed up," said Jesse.
"Yeah, people were in chaos… not knowing whether they could trust them… some people do still doubt them now," Artemis said. "Wait… do you not know about this?" asked Artemis curiously.
"No, I mean, they were rumors of these sightings, but the government always blur them out by covering them up I suppose," Jesse said.
"Hmm… I expect you were surprised when you first moved here?" asked Artemis trying to sway the conversation from the topic.
"Yeah," Jesse said.
"So, what do you think of Blue Valley High so far?" asked Artemis casually.
"Well, it's fine, I suppose, the boys in the football team is kind of annoying me though," Jesse said.
"Really? Pretty sure they are trying to flirt with you," Artemis chuckles.
"Ha… If they are thinking of hitting me up, let them dream on," Jesse joked.
"Hey… You're not the first, I remember when I first joined the team, one boy got on the wrong side of me while trying, I gave him a kick to his balls," Artemis said.
"What? Really? Wow… that's wicked," Jesse laughed. "I imagine you got into trouble for that."
"Yeah, but it was worth it… Hey I'm done, take a look," said Artemis after finishing braiding Jesse's hair.
"Wow, it actually looks good on me, don't you think?" asked Jesse looking at her hairstyle in a mirror.
"You know what, you're right, it does," Artemis chuckles.
"I'm going to keep my hair like this for the night," Jesse decided.
"Hey, you do you, I'm fine with it… Wanna chill out on the balcony?" asked Artemis.
"Yeah… sure," Jesse got down the bed, and followed Artemis to the balcony.
"You have snacks?" asked Jesse.
"Way ahead of you," Artemis said as she opened the door to the balcony.
"Wow, the setup is nice…" Jesse praised. "We're going to be up here for a while," Jesse chuckled.
"Yeah, we are," Artemis replied smiling as she lays on the chair.
The two friends were on the balcony, looking across the street, at the night sky. Unknown to them, they were being spied by someone.
"Pat! Hey… I see Artemis," Beth nudged Pat, who was asleep on the car seat.
"Really? Finally…" Pat yawned.
"Wait there is another person with her… Chuck zoom in," Beth said. "Wait, that's the new girl Rick was talking about…"
"A new girl?" Pat asked.
"I think her name is Jesse, if I remember correctly, can you scan her Chuck?"
"I can, Beth. Jesse Chambers, 16 years old, daughter of Harrison Chambers and Belle Chambers," Chuck informed.
"Any info on her that could be connected to the ISA?" asked Beth.
"No, Beth," the AI replied.
"There seems to be good friends already though" Pat observed.
"Well, at least we discovered something," Beth said smiling.
"You got a plan?" asked Pat.
"I have a plan," Beth confirmed. "Let's go."
TO BE CONTINUED