Alright, time for a chapter in Volume 5. Now, I originally intended to do one long chapter, but at the moment, I'm going to split them up due to their length. So unfortunately, you'll have to wait a bit for the battle at Haven, but this chapter will tie in to that in a rather... unexpected way.
Disclaimer: I do not own RWBY or the Arrowverse.
It had been a normal night on Menagerie, then again, no matter the time, it was always busy, as the Faunus milled around on the streets, either plying their wares or just plain socializing. And it was no different tonight.
That was until the sounds of gunfire and explosions started coming from the Belladonna residence. Ever since the Chieftain's speech denouncing the White Fang, the Faunus had been divided about what to do. Now, it seemed that the White Fang had taken offense to Ghira's speech, considering the sounds within.
Then a strange portal appeared in the middle of the main street of the marketplace. The people closest to it jumped back in surprise, while unsurprisingly a number of others were drawn to the anomaly.
All of a sudden, there was a flash of light, and much of the crowd was dispersed as a streak of red lightning moved through the streets at an incredible speed, followed a nanosecond later by a streak of yellow lightning.
As the crowd attempted to get their bearings, they noticed that the rift had disappeared, and that the two streaks of lightning were already heading into the rest of the town, shouts of surprise and confusion emanating in their wake.
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In the Belladonna house, Blake and Sun had arrived to find the White Fang attacking the home of the former. The police were on their way, but the Albain brothers were already inside, aiming to kill Blake's parents.
While Sun was helping Blake's father fight the Albain brothers, she left to help her mother, but was confronted by Ilia in one of their meeting rooms. The two fought each other, with Blake desperately trying to convince Ilia to stop, and it seemed like it was working.
That was the point where the battle between the Albains and Ghira made it into the room, smashing through the wall while Blake was knocked aside by Ilia. Sun swung into help, keeping the pressure off Ghira before turning towards Ilia.
Their struggle broke one of the pillars, and the balcony above nearly fell on Ilia. Ghira rushed to grab hold of the balcony, allowing Ilia to free herself while Sun created a pair of clones to aid him.
Fennec Albain used the opportunity to attack, grabbing both daggers and charging the vulnerable Ghira. But Blake managed to pull her father out of the way with Gambol Shroud, leaving Fennec to be crushed by the balcony and causing both daggers to explode.
After that, Kali brought in Yuma, reporting that the rest of the White Fang had been dealt with. Angered at his brother's demise, Corsac attempted to attack the Belladonnas again, but Ilia tearfully stopped him before falling to her knees. The battle was finally over.
Then one of the windows shattered.
Eobard Thawne aka the Reverse-Flash, broke through the window of the house, but no sooner had he leapt through the now shattering glass, he was immediately tackled by Barry Allen aka the Flash, causing them both to slam into the ground.
Thawne took advantage of the fact that Barry took most of the impact, elbowing the Flash in the stomach, then backhand punching him in the head. The two speedsters separated to opposite sides of the room, but recovered quickly. In the eyes of the two of them, everything else in the room was moving at a snail's pace.
Eobard moved first, lunging toward Barry, who sidestepped and tripped up the supervillain, sending him careening into the table. Flash moved to pin his nemesis down, but Reverse-Flash kicked him in the face, sending him flying into a nearby desk.
Barry was quick to recover and intercepted Thawne as he attempted to flee, hurling the yellow-clad speedster towards the fire. Thawne halted in time and jabbed at the Flash's chest, staggering the Scarlet Speedster.
That was when the impact jostled loose Eobard's prize, which fell from the back of his costume. Thawne's distraction at this allowed the Flash to close the gap and hit his nemesis with an uppercut to the jaw.
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The Belladonnas, Sun and Ilia watched what was happening with complete shock. Streaks of yellow and red lightning danced around the flaming room, having introduced themselves by smashing through the window at break neck speed.
Then something appeared on the ground, glowing with a blue light, as the streaks of lightning kept up their clash. It appeared to be an opulent lantern, but something about it seemed... off. And despite the noise, it almost seemed like the lantern was... whispering.
Of course, no one could get close to it, or even move much at all with... whatever it was that was happening. Lightning filled the room, the sheer speed of it all was hard to keep track of. Then just as suddenly as it arrived, the lightning stopped, resolving into two figures, against the far wall.
Blake and Sun recognized one of them, even though they had seen him from a distance. It was the hero that had appeared at the Fall of Beacon, the one rumored to call himself the Flash. He was holding the other visitor, pinning him against the wall.
The other was clad in a similar suit, albeit with the colors reversed as yellow was the primary, but while the Flash still looked human, this man looked like a monster. His body was vibrating unnaturally, distorting his appearance.
Glowing red eyes not unlike those of the Grimm emerged from behind his mask. The yellow one's eyes shifted to the Faunus watching, a distorted chuckle emerged from his mouth.
"Well, what do we have here?"
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The Reverse-Flash looked at the Belladonnas, contemplating his choices. He knew that they would cause problems down the road, but his prize was right there. If he killed them now, then it was one less obstacle later, but it almost certainly mean Barry would get away with his goal.
These thoughts flew through the speedster's mind in a second, in which time the Flash turned his head, following his gaze. Eobard took the distraction to push Barry away, staggering him as Sun and Blake began raising their weapons.
Eobard diverted his attention to Ghira and Blake, heading for them instead of his prize. Barry followed immediately, which was exactly what Reverse-Flash wanted: the future speedster halted and stuck out his arm to clothesline the Flash.
Unfortunately for Thawne, Barry managed to grab his arm when he collided, the momentum sending both of them flying. Flash managed to get Eobard to hit the ground first before the impact knocked the two speedsters apart.
Flash recovered slightly first, while Eobard was still pushing himself off the ground. Barry's eyes wandered to the family and their captives, who were watching this fight with confusion, fear and slight awe. Meanwhile, the fire was still spreading, threatening to engulf the room.
"Get out of here, now!" Barry pointed to the main door, which was still open.
This seemed to snap everyone out of their stupor, as they quickly started filing out of the door, with Blake taking a lingering look of confusion before Sun returned and dragged her away.
Unfortunately, Eobard used the distraction to retrieve the fallen lantern and fled, with Barry following close behind. The arch enemies ran through the streets of Menagerie, before a portal into the Speed Force opened and they disappeared.
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Meanwhile, the Belladonnas were still reeling from the attack on their house. First the White Fang, then the Flash and his reverse appeared before the two speedsters had disappeared in streaks of lightning, leaving everyone else to wonder what had just happened.
But what worried Blake was the sense of recognition coming from the two speedsters for not just her, but her family and Sun as well. Even assuming the Flash recognized the young Hunters from Beacon, he shouldn't have known her parents, and she knew she had never seen the other man before.
And there was that thing they were fighting over... whatever it was, it felt wrong, like something completely unnatural. For some reason, she had the distinct feeling that she would find out what it was... and she wasn't looking forward to it.
Sun's hand on her shoulder brought her out of her musings, and she turned to see him giving her a comforting glance. She smiled briefly before turning her attention to Ilia, who'd been silent this whole time.
It couldn't have been easy for her to change sides like that, it proved that they could change the White Fang. Now, all they had to do was convince the rest of Menagerie of the same.
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And now a brief little omake that isn't canon to the rest of this.
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An unnaturally horrific screaming roar drew their attention back to the hallway as another streak of red lightning appeared, before it vanished, leaving another figure in its wake.
This... thing was wearing a black suit, with a red and black lightning symbol on its chest, similar to the Reverse-Flash. That was where the similarities ended. It seemed to be wearing a mask covering its whole head, one that had clearly been partially ripped away, exposing its face.
And that visage was the stuff of nightmares: it was clearly a rotted corpse under the costume, but that didn't seem to stop this creature in the slightest. It felt... unnatural, moreso than any Grimm.
In an instant, it was standing right in front of Blake, growling angrily. Then abruptly, the speed zombie vanished, leaving Blake's heart pounding away in her chest. Ghira was the one who broke the silence.
"What in the name of the Gods was that?"
That, dear Chieftain, was the Black Flash, and be thankful you weren't on his hit list. As I said, the omake is not canon to the rest of this story, the same with the Beacon What If chapter.
So yeah, I know this wasn't much of a chapter, but honestly, I had the basic idea of Flash and Reverse-Flash fighting in the Belladonna home ever since Volume 4, so I wanted to incorporate it somehow. Sadly, I had to wait till Volume 5 to do it, but better late than never.
Now, to those wondering, yes, Barry and Eobard were fighting over the Relic of Knowledge. How is that possible you may ask, if the attack on Haven hasn't happened yet? Well, you'll just have to wait and see... though it is pretty obvious that time travel is involved, I'll say that much.
If you want more details, well you'll just have to stay tuned for the next chapter. I can promise that it'll be out within the next week or two tops. Hopefully it'll be worth the wait.
With all that said, I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and reviews are always welcome.