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Italics are thoughts

*Communications through scrolls or other devices*

Chapter 2 Life in the new world

(Location: somewhere in Remnant)

"Um Oliver….? I think I know what Doctor Fate meant when he said "a slight change"."

The archer vigilante turned to Barry and it was strange why his voice sounded different. When his eyes fell on him he was shocked at the sight, never expecting this to be the case.

"Oh no…."

Barry was indeed different and staring at him was enough to realize what Doctor Fate meant before sending them to this world. Never had he thought the slight change will be changing physically the scarlet speedster looked younger and he didn't look like his actual age of twenty six but as a teenager who looked like he was sixteen at most. His eyes widened because the same thing could have happened to him too. He touched his face and he could notice the difference and he was shocked by the result. Turning to Barry he was nodding to him that he was affected too.

"You're younger too, some slight change eh?"

"I'll say I wasn't expecting this."

"Same here we get to be teenagers again. But I wonder…." the speedster paused before running and he was able to run fast in the usual red blur with lightning streaks, he returned to the same spot.

"Okay strange I still have my speed but something seems off."

Oliver launched an arrow and managed to hit a nearby tree dead center" well I still have my archery skills I guess it must be the same with my combat skills. Looks like the only thing that has changed is our bodies, our minds are still the same we still have the knowledge of our abilities."

"But something isn't right with my speed. I can't go as fast as I used to, I remember I can easily reach mach one."

"Younger body means a lack of speed I guess."

"If that's the case then it must be the same with you. You can still fight but maybe you aren't as strong as you used to be."

"Agreed my body doesn't feel the same I will have to change that."

"Yeah, man I can't believe I have to start training from scratch again" Barry gave a sigh.

"We can worry about training later. Right now we should head to that city."

They were about to head out when Oliver stopped signaling the scarlet speedster to halt too.

"What's-"

"Quiet…something's coming" the archer vigilante prepared to launch another arrow he could the grass rustling and judging by the sound it was more than one.

Barry decided to put on his mask and stay ready to whatever was heading their way. Oliver was right as they were greeted by the sight of creatures they have never seen. They had the resemblance of a wolf colored black wearing a white mask with crimson eyes. Their appearances made it clear that they weren't friendly. There were now surrounded by six of them and they looked like they wanted to tear both vigilantes apart. One of the creatures launched at them but Oliver released the arrow hitting it right between the eyes sending it to the ground.

"What are they?" asked Barry.

"Don't know what they are. But they must be the creatures Doctor Fate mentioned."

"Creatures of Grimm" the scarlet speedster dodged a claw attack with his speed.

Oliver released more arrows killing two Grimm creatures. Barry launched of barrage of fast punches sending more Grimm down. It didn't take long before they disposed of the threat.

"So these are the creatures of Grimm" said the archer vigilante.

"They're not that strong."

"But they can be very dangerous if they travel in packs. I think we should leave before-"

Oliver was interrupted by the rustling sounds of the bushes and to their bad luck more Grimm has arrived. Only this time there were ten of them and those numbers weren't good for the hero duo. Before Oliver could release an arrow he was taken away by scarlet speedster using his speed they were already gone from the forest area. They were now in the city they were planning in going. The archer gazed at his speedster partner with a frown he was still not used to been taken away just like that.

"Next time warn me when you're going to do that."

"I thought it wasn't necessary to fight them all. Besides there too slow for me."

The two heroes stood gazing at the large city. They couldn't believe how similar it was to their cities. There were cars, buildings and other places like stores and food joints, even clothing the people were wearing had a similarity to their world. But it turned out it wasn't that similar as they have taken notice that some of the people passing by were different. One of them had dog ears and other was a female and she had spots on her skin resembling the ones a cheetah has. Now it was getting weird that in this world there were people with animal traits. The duo looked at each other after seeing such people exist.

"Okay maybe this world isn't as normal as we thought" said Barry.

"They have monsters with skull mask how normal is that?"

"You're right I prefer Central city's normality of having medi-humans terrorizing the streets."

Oliver chuckled at his comment.

"So what do we do now?" asked the scarlet speedster.

"First a change of wardrobe will be recommended we're bringing attention."

Barry did saw some of the people were staring at them and giving the duo weird looks.

"I guess having dog ears or spots is perfectly normal in this world but wearing a red suit meant for running high speed and an archer suit isn't."

"A clothing store it is."

Taking a glance at the store they saw a woman paying the cashier. She was showing a couple of plastic cards similar to the credit cards from their world. That was enough for them to know that was the money use in this world.

"Credit cards….?"

"We don't have any, looks like we'll have to do this the other way" Oliver gave a sigh.

"The other way….?"

"You're not going to like it. Barry, go in and get us some clothes."

"What?"

"Get us some clothes using your speed."

"You want me to take the clothes…."

"Yes."

"Without paying….?"

"Yes."

"Oliver we're the good guys we don't steal."

"You'll have to make an exception this time."

"It's not right."

"Do you have any money from this world?"

"No."

"Neither am I which leads us to steal as the only option."

"But it's wrong…."

"I don't like it either. But what's important right now is doing research about this world. Getting information about Remnant, its history, about dust, about the Grimm everything and for that we need books to facilitate that. We need money to buy the books and to have money we need to find a job we also need to find some shelter. But first we need to change these clothes."

Barry gave a nod but he still didn't like the option of stealing because he will feel like he was one of the bad medi-humans he has fought" okay fine I'll do it, but you have to promise me as soon as we have money we will immediately pay for the clothes."

"You have my word" Oliver didn't have a problem keeping the promise.

Without another word the scarlet speedster left and take the clothes in a red blur no one from the store noticed him. He left heading to an alley away from the crowded streets and Oliver followed shortly. When he arrived he saw that Barry has also taken two bags to obviously put his costume as well as the archer's. Using his speed the scarlet speedster has already changed into a set of new clothes, which he stole. Oliver ignored him and removed the black archer outfit which was the symbol of the league of assassins, his identity as Al Saheem. Soon both vigilantes were now wearing regular clothes, according to Remnant's standards.

Barry was wearing a red jacket with brown vest, blue long pants with white leather sneakers. Oliver on the contrary was wearing a black leather jacket zipped all the way up with dark green cargo pants and black combat boots. Now that he thought about it the clothes weren't exactly his style while the speedster was okay with his clothes. At least now they will be able to blend in with the crowd without getting any rare stares. Barry took his Flash suit and put it in one of the bags while Oliver was in deep thought gazing at the black outfit. He quickly put it in the bag while the speedster vigilante noticed his gaze.

"I should talk to him later. There's something about that suit that feels off to him."

"That's one thing to scratch off from the" to do list"" said the archer.

"I feel bad taking something without paying for it. It's like I have stained the Flash's good name."

"You're been over dramatic."

"It's the truth the Flash doesn't steal only the bad guys do."

"You only did it once. I gave you my word we will pay the store for the clothes."

"Easy for you to say, you're not the one who committed the act."

"Take it from me Barry I have done worse things than steal clothes. I don't want to add it to my list of regrets."

"Point taken okay we have new clothes, now what?"

"Let's explore this city before searching for jobs."

"Got it…."

They duo left the alley heading into the busy streets passing a couple of stores. They have stopped as soon as they were staring at a window belonging to one of the stores. For the first time since arriving in Remnant they were now looking at their reflections. This time they weren't that shocked by the revelation after all, this was the slight change Doctor Fate mentioned before sending them to this world. They were officially teenagers again once more they were experiencing the return of their youth.

Barry knew by his appearance that he was now sixteen years old physically because this was exactly how he looked when he was at said age. The slight change made him ten years younger and he quickly felt the nostalgia when he was at teenager. He really hoped he didn't have to deal with pimples and the acne again, that was one teen stage he didn't want to repeat. He cringed at the memory of Joe bursting the nasty suckers from his face the pain was horrible.

Oliver didn't know what to think gazing at his reflection. His physical appearance was when he was seventeen minus the amount of blond hair because he still had his short cut hairstyle as well as the short beard showing his muscularity. To think he was seventeen again only difference he was no longer a spoiled rich playboy. Been in this physical appearance brought him memories he wasn't proud of, the number of girls he flirted and dated on a whim. This second chance made him reflect on his teen years that he will act different. Been in this world he was only curious to know about its history and its people.

"This is going to take some getting used to."

"Definitely, on the bright side I might have better luck dating in this world."

"…."

"What?"

"Really that's all you can think about?"

"Come on Oliver we're teenagers again live a little. We can do all sorts of things that teenagers do."

"No thanks, one time is enough for me. We have better things to do than trying to find a date."

"If I'm lucky I might find a quirky girl very cheery and cool to hang with" Barry gave a chuckle.

"Yes and I might find a girl who's calm and collected that can hold her own in a fight."

"Really….?"

"I'm been sarcastic Barry."

"Oh…it's okay I was just kidding about the quirky girl thing. I mean seriously like you said we have better things to do. We just died and sent to another world for crying out loud."

"About that try not to say it too loud, we don't want people hearing about it."

"Sorry about that."

(Time skip)

It has taken an hour for both vigilantes to explore the city they were in. They were surprised once again how similar this world was from theirs, the vehicles, the food even the language was the same. They have found out they were in the city of Vale part of the four kingdoms of Remnant. That was part of the information they needed to find while searching for a job. As for the job hunting they had plenty of options, apparently there was a large amount of shops and stores to have an opportunity to work. Their priorities were to learn as much as they can about Remnant and get a job to earn some money.

There was one shop that has caught both heroes' attention. The big banner that said" From Dist Till Dawn" it gave away the impression that it was a shop that sells that substance known as dust. Oliver was curious to know what was so special about dust in this world. He knew from Doctor Fate that it wasn't the usual dust from his world that this dust was used to power weapons and other sources. They entered the shop to see an old at the cash register with his eyes closed, it was kind of creepy because they had no idea how he could see like that. Oliver took noticed of the different color shape crystals on the clear counter for display.

"Excuse me sir?" Barry gave a cordial smile.

"Welcome how I can help you?" replied the elderly shop owner.

"I know this might sound sudden but I was wondering if you could need an extra hand with your shop. I really need to find a job."

The old shop keeper stood in thought before giving a small nod" well, I could sure use a hand moving the merchandise from the back and I suppose it wouldn't hurt to have a little help with attending the customers."

"That's great to know how about you hire me. I'm good at everything and I'm also fast" he smiled at the last part while Oliver dismissed the urge to roll his eyes.

"Sure I don't mind, welcome aboard lad."

"Thank you so much sir I promise you won't regret it I'll help you with anything."

"The name's Seymour lad and it's a pleasure to have some help in my shop."

"Barry Allen pleased to meet you. So when do I start?"

"You can start right now. There are a couple of things I need to get from the back."

"Great I'm on it" he smiled turning to the archer.

"Looks like I got a job."

"Good to know. The sooner we have a job the better."

"We can earn money sooner than expected and I can't wait to pay the clothing store."

"Since you have everything under control here I'll see you later. It's my turn to find a job."

"No problem I'll see you later."

"One more thing Barry, don't use your speed."

"Only when he's not looking" the teen gave a grin.

The archer gave a chuckle before leaving. Since they were a bit familiar with the city he hoped he will find a job as easy as his partner. Due to their new physical appearance he knew they will have to find an easy job. For example in Barry's case that used to work as a forensic scientist for the Central city police department, he won't be taking such position in this world. At least he believes that Remnant has a police department making it another similarity shared with their world. Maybe he will be lucky like the speedster and able to get one just by trying once.

(Time skip)

Oliver gave a sigh of irritation at his bad luck he has tried asking for a job in four different places and so far, he wasn't successful. Now he knew Barry getting a job at From Dust Till Dawn was mere luck because of the age of the shop keeper. He needed to keep his head in the game and removed any negative thoughts from his head staying positive was the only way to go. His eyes were on the next shop in line he checked the sing.

"Tukson's Book Trade….a book store, perfect."

Of course it was perfect working in a bookstore was quite an advantage. This will help him get information regarding Remnant's history. Anything useful on this new world will always be welcome to the archer vigilante. He was in deep thought for a while not noticing somebody leaving the store and he has accidentally bumped into that person. Oliver took a glance at the person and it was a girl looking around his physical age with light olive complexion, long wavy black hair, amber eyes complemented by light-purple eye shadow flaring backwards. Her eyes were similar to the eyes of a cat and finally he took a look at her outfit.

She had a black ribbon tied in the form of a bow. She was wearing black low-heeled boots and stocking that start off black at her hips, but gradually fade to purple as they near her shoes. On the outside of her stockings there are white symbols which they looked like belladonna flowers. Black ribbons on both of her arms, with a black detached sleeve and a silver band on her left arm. A black buttoned vest with coattails, and a white sleeveless undershirt that exposes part of her midriff with white shorts that may be connected to her shirt. Her shorts have a zipper on the front of each leg and a detached scarf-like collar around her neck.

There was something about this girl she had this radiance of mystery and beauty he couldn't pin pointed. He noticed something strapped on her back from a simple glance it looked like a weapon of sorts. He didn't notice any of the people walking by having weapons on them which it didn't sit well with him. But as their eyes met briefly he could see a wall that was hiding a lot of emotions, and mainly a past that couldn't be discuss. From personal experience he could tell she has been through a lot making him think if it was in the same tragic length as him. But when she was staring it felt like she was trying to dig into his soul.

"I'm sorry I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."

"It's okay" her tone was calm but her eyes were still on him.

"I saw you coming from the book store. Didn't find what you were looking for?" he didn't mind staring a conversation with the mystery girl.

"I came to check if a book I saved up has arrived."

"It hasn't arrived yet?"

"I've been looking forward to read it for a while."

Oliver noticed her eyes were all over him looks like she was observing every aspect of him. This could only mean she was very observant.

"I'm Oliver by the way. I think it's rude to meet without a proper introduction."

"You're right I'm Blake."

"Well I hate to cut this short I'm heading to the book store too. I hope we meet again."

"Me too" she gave a small smile.

As he entered the store Blake has taken another glance at him before leaving.

Once inside he was right that this was the ideal place he was looking for. It was simply perfect to work here he will earn money while reading about this world. It was killing two birds with one stone but first, he needed to ask for a job at the book store. As he walked to the counter he saw a person placing some books on a shelf clearly he worked here. It was a man looking in his early thirties wearing a short-sleeve beige shirt with black accents and a zipper on it, pulled down to a point below his collarbone. Beneath he wears a white undershirt. His hair was clearly cut, and he has noticeable sideburns, along with hairy, muscular arms.

"Welcome to Tukson's book trade, home to every book under the sun" greeted the book shop owner.

"Hi I see you have a great collection" the archer gave a cordial smile.

"My shop has every book in Remnant. Well there might be a couple of exceptions but it's still very reliable" he coughed slightly at the beginning.

"I'm pretty sure it is I'm Oliver pleased to meet you. Listen Tukson it might be too soon but I'm looking for a job and if you're willing to have an assistant? Someone who can lend you a hand running your store…."

The shop owner gave a thoughtful expression but gave a nod" I have been keeping with the work in my shop, but maybe I can take your offer. I see no problem with having some extra help."

"Thank you" Oliver smiled.

"Do you have a resume?"

"I don't have it at the moment" the archer mentally cursed of course he will be asking such question.

"I don't think its right to give you the job if you don't have one."

"You see I'm new in town and I'm trying to settle in. Just tell me what to do and I'll do it."

"Well you seem honest. All right you're in let me give you a tour of my shop so you get familiar with the place."

"Thanks again Tukson."

"By the way, I don't remember introducing myself to you. How did you know my name is Tukson?" for some reason the shop owner's eyes turned suspicious gazing at the teen.

"I just took a lucky guess. The shop is called Tukson's book trade so I'd figured you are Tukson" Oliver replied coolly.

"Tukson might be someone else."

"True but you did say" my shop" you just gave yourself away as the owner of the shop" he smiled.

"Of course my bad you guessed right Oliver I am Tukson, follow me we have a lot of ground to cover."

The teen gave a nod following the man into the different areas of the store. Tukson showed him the many section types for the books and some theme has shown tremendous interest in the young archer. Mostly about a couple of volumes regarding the history of Remnant, the origin of dust, the creatures of Grimm, The faunus and lastly the fundamentals of aura. Oliver was truly lucky to have been able to get a job at the one place where he could get so much information about this new world. He knew very well knowledge is power and the more you know the more you can be prepared. It was officially the beginning to start a new life in this new world and he thought if he and Barry will be ready for it.

(Scene change)

Barry got familiar to the parts of Seymour's shop. Primary because it wasn't that big so it was easy to memorize the sections of what his store has to offer. The elderly shop owner showed him some of the merchandise he sells like dust crystals and dust powder in which, he had no idea what he was talking about. The speedster just arrived to this world so he was pretty much clueless to anything about Remnant. Not to mention that he was still getting used to looked physically different with the new change as a teenager. Now that he thought about it there was no way he could get a job as a forensic scientist in a police department looking like he is now.

Seymour has given him a task to assemble some crates from the back. He sighed there was quite a lot and he knew he was perfect for the job there was no way a person of Seymour's will be able to the job. Looks like he was already giving him the tough job which he had no problem, he just made sure he wasn't in the same room. Once the elderly shop owner left he grinned as he vanished assembling the crates in the correct order in a blink of an eye. Less than a second he did his job and Seymour returned shortly to find the place crate free his eyes has actually opened widely, since he always had them closed. Barry just stood smiling ready for another task.

"Done…."

"You really are fast lad."

"I know I get that a lot. What else do you have for me?"

"You already done with placing the dust crystals in order, the magazines should be in alphabetical order."

"Got it" he left the back.

"So glad to have the lad helping me with the store it has gotten easier with business."

Barry headed for the magazines section which its contents were about different types of dust and weapons. He saw a girl reading one of the magazines looking young probably his physical age with black hair with a red tint, silver eyes wearing a black blouse and black skirt with red trimmings complete with a red hood reminding him of the fairy tale character little red riding hood with the exception of the gothic look. She also had a belt with a silver colored rose as a buckle making her quite unique. The speedster thought she was somehow odd in a good way and another thing that got his attention was the fact she was reading a weapons magazine, very un-girly like.

"Aren't you a little young to be reading about weapons?"

"Kya!" she got startled trying to catch her breath.

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you. Why are you reading a weapon magazine?"

"Because I like weapons" she gave a big smile.

"Is it normal for girls your age to be reading about weapons?"

"I'm fifteen and I don't know about the second question. I just like weapons because they're cool they're like part of ourselves."

"Okay" he smiled liking her attitude.

"I'm Barry by the way."

"I…I'm Ruby nice to meet you. I like coming here because of the weapons magazines, right now I'm checking if I can get some inspiration."

"Inspiration….? What kind of inspiration?"

"Inspiration for making a weapon, see I just started at Signal."

"Signal….? What kind of Signal?" blinked the speedster?

Ruby then laughed" not that kind of signal silly. Signal Battle Academy I'm a fresh first year student and I have to make a weapon. It's part of the academic curriculum that all first years must make their own weapons."

Barry stood speechless a school for battle where students have to built their weapons. Now he knew how different this world was from he's this idea was insane, it was in-moral to be teaching kids to fight, it was blasphemy it was….

"So cool, I have to see this school. What will I give to have gone to an actual fighting school?"

"Wow that really is something."

"I know and that's why I'm checking the magazines some inspiration to built my weapon I already have the materials I just need to know what kind of weapon I'll be building."

"You seem to know what you're doing" the speedster was impressed how a young age like Ruby knows of weapons.

"Uhuh I have to hurry but I've haven't seen you before. I usually come to this shop often, are you new here?"

"Yeah I'm new in this town and I'm a little lost trying to get to know it better."

"I know what you mean I'm not originally from Vale I live a little further from here."

"I'm always happy with someone showing me around" he smiled.

"Wait…." Her silver eyes widened looking on the left and the right, then she turned back to him.

"Are you talking about me? You want to show you around Vale?"

"Sure thought I still have work to do. Maybe we can leave it for another day."

"O-okay! I mean cool I'm just uh…sorry about that I'm not that good at talking to people, much less making friends. My sister keeps telling me" Ruby you have to try and make friends" and I tell her but it's so hard I just want to be the best I can be why do I have to make friends and she says" because it's important to socialize with other people" and I say will socializing with people help me graduate from Signal, don't get me wrong I love my sister but sometimes I feel like she doesn't understands me."

"Making friends gives you a reason to be alive. It gives you more reason to fight for what you believe in. Having friends by your side it's like having a family before you realize that you can't live without them" Barry's eyes softened at the memory of his family and friends from Central City.

"You okay?" Ruby got worried by his expression.

"I'm fine just thinking about something. Look Ruby you don't have to try and make friends but at the same time you should try. If you do you'll be making great friendships that might last a life time."

"But I'm not good at making friends" she pouted and the speedster thought it was such a cute and adorable pout.

"Just be yourself. So far you're doing a pretty cool job and I think you're a great person to hang with" he smiled.

The red and black hair girl got her cheeks red by his comment. She had no idea why her heart was speeding up but all she could do was smiled.

"Now are you planning to buy that magazine or are you going to read it here?"

"Oh right sorry my bad."

Barry chuckle walking to the cash register as the petite has handed him the same type of plastic cards he and Oliver saw at the clothing store. He was still new in this world and he had no idea how to handle this type of money.

"How much is it?" he couldn't believe he asked the question.

"It's twenty lien that means its two of these" she handed him two plastic cards of a different color.

Barry noticed that the cards had the number ten on it so it was that obvious, he really felt stupid as he took the cards from the teen girl" did I forgot to say it's my first day working here?"

"I noticed you could use some training" she gave a giggle.

"Hey you're not my boss" he gave a laughed.

She stuck her tongue" if I was your boss I would have totally kick you out by now."

"I guess I'm lucky you're not."

They laughed as he handed her the magazine in a paper bag.

"So Barry do you have a scroll?"

"A scroll….? Of what?"

Again Ruby laughed" not that kind of scroll silly I mean this."

He saw the petite taking a small device from her skirt pocket it was silver colored and it was very similar to a cell phone from his world.

"Oh that….I don't have one yet."

"Awww that means I can't call you or text you" she gave another cute pout.

"So a scroll is a phone…."

"Don't worry I'll definitely buy one once my first pay check comes."

"You better it's boring to have a scroll when all the calls you receive are from my sister calling me every five minutes asking me where I am don't go too far. She can be so over protective sometimes."

"But you don't mind right?" he smiled.

"I do mind…a little" she giggled.

"I promise I will buy a ph-I mean a scroll. See been yourself and you already have a friend."

Ruby smiled again when she heard the engine of a bike and she knew very well who the vehicle belongs to. Outside of the shop a yellow bike arrived getting the attention of both teens. The driver was girl looking older than Ruby with long curly blond hair wearing a yellow helmet with a symbol of a burning heart painted in black with aviator glasses and an outfit showing her well endowed figure that it definitely got the speedster's full attention. The blond removed her glasses revealing lilac eyes and they were on the red and black haired girl but they also landed on Barry. It was for a slight second before turning her eyes back to the red cloak girl.

"Ruby let's go! Dad is waiting for us to return home"

"I'm guessing that's your sister."

"Yep gotta go see ya Barry!" she smiled again leaving the shop.

"Bye" he smiled.

"A quirky girl who is pretty cool to hang with, I was only kidding about that but still…."

"So sis who's the cutie?" asked Yang Xiao Long as she took a glance at the teen by the cash register."

"That's Barry a friend" she smiled happily getting on the bike.

"You made a friend I'm so happy for you" she smiled handing her sister a red helmet with a rose symbol painted in black.

"I guess it's not that bad to try and make friends."

"See I told you."

"He's pretty cool to hang with" Ruby kept her smile.

A slight grin appeared on the blonds lips" what's this has my little sister met her first crush?"

"What?! No!" he face resembles the color of her cloak.

"Oh I'm so proud of you finally found a boyfriend my baby sister is growing up."

"Yang stop it!" her face kept getting redder.

"Wait till everyone at Signal finds out."

"You will not tell anyone any of that. Barry is just my friend!"

"Relax Ruby I'm only kidding. As your older sister I have a right to tease you whenever the opportunity brings itself."

"You said it like it was some kind of obligation."

"It is it's written in page five of the older sister code book."

"There is no such thing as a book about that" pouted the red cloak petite.

Yang just laughed as she drove away her bike Bumblebee from the dust shop.

(Time skip: a week later)

After a week with having jobs Oliver and Barry managed to earned enough to buy an apartment for the two of them, but not before paying the clothing store where they borrowed their wardrobe. Both have gotten to learn more about Remnant's history thanks to the books the archer has bought from his work place. They have also earned money for each to buy their own scrolls allowing them access to the world net and find their own sources of valuable information. Needless to say they have started to slowly accept this world as their new home, yet they were still missing their world where the people they care about reside. Getting used to having a younger body with the fact they weren't seeing any of their families or friends again wasn't an easy task after all.

Night has arrived in Vale and Oliver decided to have a walk before heading back to the apartment. Barry was probably eating junk food while watching television and he wasn't feeling like listening to his belching or other gross habits he was really fitting well into his sixteen year old body. The archer wanted to get some air and catch a glimpse of the night life in the city. He heard loud techno music coming from the distance and eventually he found the source for the music. It was a building with the letters in red called" the club" and he rolled his eyes it was a night club called the club not a very original name. At least there was another nostalgic sight from Starling city reminding him when he was the owner of his club Verdant.

He was confused that he was able to enter the building so easily meaning there was no security. The music was really loud as he was inside gazing at what the club has to offer. It was jam packed so many people dancing and having fun a small smile was spread over his features reminding him of the many times he visited Verdant. Taking a glance at the DJ it was a man wearing a bear suit now that was original never thought he would see something like it. The archer carefully made his way to the bar section spotting a man serving drinks. He could get used to coming here whenever he felt like relaxing or maybe getting information about other things.

The bartender was a man in his late thirties with dark hair and grey eyes with a beard with a mustache wearing a white dress shirt with a black vest over the top, a red tie, black gloves and black dress pants. He seemed like a good person but Oliver knew better than judge a person by his appearance. The young archer has took a seat waiting a drink because he really could need one, thought he hoped because of his physical age he doesn't get a deny drink. His focus was on the man realizing someone was watching him not too far from where he stood he chose not to pay attention for now.

"What can I get you kid?"

"Something light but with a nice punch" he smiled.

"How old are you?"

"Eighteen…."

"I guess I can sell you some. You paying in cash now or should I open a tab?"

"Why not opening it on my name Oliver Queen…."

"You seem new here never seen you before" asked the bartender.

"I am, just moved in to Vale."

"Name's Hei Xiong but you can call me Junior everyone does. So how's Vale for you?"

"It's a nice city not what I was expecting but it's a good start."

"Yep of the four kingdoms Vale is the city that attracts all the tourists, it's a pretty popular city.

"Not to mention is the city where crime is rising up lately" added the bartender.

"Here you go kid" he handed him a glass with the drink.

Oliver took a sip and he was impressed with the taste. Just exactly as he ordered it was light but at the same time it had a kick, with not enough liquor though. This proved that Junior was really a good bartender he resumed enjoying the drink. This time he decided to give his attention to whoever was watching him, since he has arrived to the club. His eyes moved to see two girls who were identical in physical appearance meaning they were twins with long dark hair pale skin with green eyes. The only thing that can tell them apart was their clothing one was dressed in a red dress with a choker with gloves and long claws with red high heel boots. The second girl was dressed in a white dress with a choker, white gloves with high heel boots that were decorated with razor sharp blades.

Junior noticed him staring at the twins and gave a small chuckle" don't worry about those two kid, they're my bodyguards."

"Bodyguards….?" Oliver was surprised because they looked young around sixteen or seventeen.

"Don't let looks deceive you kid those two, Miltia and Melanie are very skilled they don't work for me for nothing."

He chose to be quiet and kept on finishing his drink noticing the twins were still staring at him" do they always keep an eye on whoever enters this club?"

"Actually no, usually they will look at any visitors only for a second before ignoring them. But yeah they've been staring at you since you came here. Way to go kid looks like you're quite the ladies man" Junior gave a chuckle.

"I hardly look the part" the last thing he wanted was to remind him of his past self before the incident that sent him ship wrecked to Lian Yu.

"I mean it those two have a high tastes when it comes to boys. I've never seen them flirting with anyone."

"Lucky me" he muttered he noticed his glass was empty.

"Hit me again Junior."

"Sure thing kid…."

"Let me go now!"

"We're not leaving until I said so! Now you will keep your mouth shut bitch!"

Oliver turned to the source and glared at an older man holding a young woman against her will. By the appearance of the male he was obviously drunk. He glared even more when he slapped the female causing many of the people to stopped dancing and stared at him. The archer knew this was getting out of hand and he needed to do something. Junior just shook his head before pouring the teen his second glass.

"Don't you have any security?"

"Aside from those numbskulls" Junior pointed to his henchmen dressed in black with red shades" there that useless."

"Does this happen often?"

"Unfortunately, nothing to worry about Miltia and Melanie will take care of-"the bartender was cut off when he saw Oliver walking towards the drunken man.

"Hey come back here, don't want you getting into trouble."

"Kid's got a death wish."

"Excuse me?" Oliver spoke to the drunk making him turned to face him.

"Yeah, what the hell do you want?"

"I don't think it's nice to hit a lady, why don't you leave for the evening?"

"And who's going to make me? You….?"

"If I have to" his tone was deadly serious.

"Give me a break, go back home to your mommy punk…."

The drunken man gave a painful cry as Oliver was gripping his right hand so hard making him stand on one knee. He swung a slugging punch but the archer threw him on his back. Junior had his jaw wide open at the sight while Miltia and Melanie arrived at the scene. The girl in the red dress was about to interfere but she was stopped by her twin sister she shook her head not wanting her to interfere. Pretty obvious the girl in white wanted to see what the young man was capable of. The drunk launched another fist at Oliver and he blocked it followed by a counter, a punch to his stomach sending him on his knees. He knew this opponent was too weak because of been drunk all of his moves were slow and sluggish.

"Had enough yet?"

"You little son of a…that's it no more Mr. nice guy!" he took a gun from his coat.

"Hey! No weapons allowed in my club pal!" Junior shouted upset.

"Like I give a damn..."

Oliver was able to remove the weapon from his hands with a kick he followed with two quick jabs and an uppercut that send the drunk unconscious. He checked the young woman making sure she was all right she only got a red mark on her left cheek from the hit she received earlier.

"You all right….?"

"Yes thank you…."

"Get this trash out of my club now" Junior ordered one of his henchmen to take the drunken man away.

"Not bad kid, you sure have some sweet moves" the bartender smiled as Miltia and Melanie were next to him.

"Junior who is this?" asked the girl in white.

"Melanie, Miltia meet Oliver he's our new bouncer."

"Bouncer….?" The archer vigilante was surprised not seeing this coming.

"I know you didn't ask for a job but with your skills I'm sure my club will be safer from trash like that. What do you say?"

"I already have a day job. But I guess I won't mind having a night job, all right count me in" he smiled shaking the bartender's hand.

"Glad you see it my way kid, welcome aboard."

The teen turned to the twins" I'm Oliver Queen pleasure to meet you two."

Miltia the girl in red only gave him a nod showing that she was a bit shy, yet her cheeks reddened from staring at him. Melanie on the other hand was anything but shy and the way she was looking at him Oliver could tell she was undressing him with her eyes. This was the last thing he needed, to have crazy hormonal teen girls wanting to jump on him when the occasion arises. Another thing he will have to get used to as he continued his stay in Remnant to prepare himself to face crazy fan girls. His thoughts were interrupted with Junior slapping his shoulder.

"Tell you what just to show you I'm a nice guy I'll double your pay just for tonight."

"Don't I need a resume?"

"You already showed it to me when you beat that drunk ass up" the bartender gave a grin.

"A demonstration of skills over something written" muse Oliver.

"I like to see it to believe than just reading it."

"You know what…I think I'm going to like it here" he smiled gazing around the night club.

Suddenly both of his hands were grabbed. Oliver saw that the twins were dragging him to the dance floor.

"Melanie I want to dance with him first."

"Wait your turn Miltia" retorted the girl in white.

"Don't I get a say in this first?"

Junior chuckle heading back to the bar" enjoy the evening kid you earned it."

"What have I gotten myself into?" the archer saw the twins arguing of who will dance with him first as the techno music got louder all over the club.

(Time skip)

Oliver opened the door to the apartment feeling relief that it was finally over. Been dragged by the twins and dancing with them just to make them happy and they will stop nagging him wasn't a pleasant experience. Though he didn't bring up the fact that Melanie has grabbed his butt a couple of times when she was dancing with him. The twin in white told him that people were bumping into her allowing her hands to accidentally touch his posterior, he really wanted to call BS on that one but he chose not to remember how happy she was. Miltia on the other hand was pretty fun to dance with nothing like her sister she never attempted to touch his back something he was glad for.

As he went to the living room he wasn't surprised to see Barry seated in the couch watching television and the furniture was filled with over one hundred empty boxes of pizza. He knew about the speedster's high metabolism due to his powers he needed to eat way more than the average person. Currently he was watching a show about these armored soldiers one group colored red and another group colored blue wanting to kill each other while getting into many funny situations. The archer thought the show was good and maybe he should watch it later.

"Hey I left you some pizza in the fridge if you want some."

"You did….?" Oliver was surprised.

"Just because I don't have a choice but to eat a lot of food doesn't mean I will forget to give my partner food" he smiled.

"Good point."

"So how was-" the speedster turned to him and got up while taking his scroll.

"Where were you?"

"I went to this night club and…look Barry it's been a long night I don't want to talk about it."

"A night club….?" He took a photo from his scroll and showed him.

"…" Oliver saw the picture of his face was filled with red and white lipstick.

"Damn it Melanie and Miltia" the archer cursed remembering the twins gave him a few kisses after dancing with them just before he left the club.

"A night club….? Look Oliver we're teenagers now so I suggest you don't cause trouble by going to a strip joint-"

"I didn't go to a strip joint it was a night club, a regular dance club. And we might look like teenagers but we're really not, we still have our adult minds."

"Okay you win I won't argue with you anymore" though Barry kept his amuse grin.

Oliver gave a sigh before he left to his room and took the backpack Barry has stolen but eventually paid. The speedster stood quiet as the archer teen zipped it open revealing the black archer outfit. The teen threw the uniform into the trash can and was shocked when he lit a match and threw it in the bin.

"What are you-"

"I don't need it anymore."

"But that was your hero custom."

"It was never mine to begin with. It was never who am I, I will never be the person that will wear that uniform" Oliver made up his mind that he will never be Al Saheem.

"You know I never ask you. Why you ditched the green hood?"

"It's complicated…."

"I have time and so are you" the speedster got seated in the couch.

"The archer gave another sigh" it was all to convince Ra's that I am loyal to him."

"Ra's….? You mean that guy that rules that organization of assassins?"

"I needed to prove to him that I was loyal to him and the league so I pretended to have turned my back on my friends and my city."

Barry was now shocked at the revelation" so you went against everyone….? You fought against Diggle, Ray even Felicity."

"I couldn't tell them my plan everything had to be play exactly how it went. The goal was to convince Ra's of my allegiance to him nothing else."

"Couldn't you warn them about your plan?"

"No it had to be kept a secret all of it. The moment Ra's finds out that I'm faking he will kill them all that was a chance I couldn't take. Or maybe make me do something I will forever regret" the thought of Ra's Al Ghul bringing Diggle and Felicity to him and kill them to prove his loyalty haunts him day and night.

"You didn't tell anyone…but you told that guy right? That guy Merlin….?"

"Actually I didn't he already figured out what I had in mind so it was easier to have him in the plan."

"So Merlin knew and you two worked behind the scenes while Diggle and Felicity didn't know a thing. I guess I understand why they will get angry with you. They are your friends and you chose to rely on someone who is a criminal and a murderer. Did you trust them?"

"Barry I trust those two with my life more than you know. But as I told them this wasn't about trust it was about keeping the people close to me safe."

"I don't blame you for what you had to do. But I understand how they felt when they found out you joined the league. I guess this responsibility isn't as easy as we thought."

"It never is. How did you felt when you found out Wells was your mother's killer?"

"He was never Dr. Wells to begin with just an impostor pretending to be him, but I understand your point. I felt so angry so betrayed that the person I looked up to so highly killed my mother. It was never easy all those times I had to look at him in the eyes and tell him that I trust him."

"This life we chose Barry was never meant to be easy, it will only get worse. But for the sake that we will protect those that are close to, it's all worth it."

"But that was all before we got killed and we were send to another world. I don't think it can be done while we're here."

"You have to ask yourself if there are people in Remnant worth protecting."

Barry was about to say something when the program he was watching was interrupted by an announcement.

*We interrupt this program to bring you this special news bulletin. I'm Lisa Lavender and just three hours ago an armored truck carrying five gun men assaulted the Vale national bank. Leaving six injured and an amount of two point five million lien stolen from the banks safe. In addition an older woman in her fifties was caught during the chase of the criminals getting run over by the vehicle. The Vale Police department are still in pursuit of the criminals.*

"There goes the neighborhood" Barry muttered.

*What are your thoughts regarding this stake out?* Lisa pointed the microphone an older woman.

*I think the police are not doing their job properly. It's not just what happened tonight but crime in Vale has risen in the past months. My husband got shot last week and many of us fear for our safety. How can we head out into the streets without thinking that we might get rob or killed or even rape?*

*What do you suggest that the police should do?*

*They should increased security or add more huntsmen as if worrying about Grimm wasn't enough. We need help our city is been engulf by a major crime wave isn't there anyone out there who can hear our plea?*

Barry turned off the television turning to the archer" well we knew this world wasn't perfect, it's no different from Central or Starling."

"We do know the police and the huntsmen have their hands full as it is. The crime in this city won't be changing any time soon…."

The speedster gaze at his partner giving a nod" time to do something about it."

"The crime wave won't be rising after tonight" replied Oliver.

(Time skip)

Barry stood on top of the apartment building wearing his Flash custom without the mask truthfully he was looking forward to this. He knew they will have to interfere sooner or later and what better time than to start tonight. Oliver's question kept repeating in his mind and after everything he has seen since arriving in Remnant has made him made up his mind, his choice was pretty much clear. Someone arrived and he smiled gazing at his partner since they have earned enough lien to make a living Oliver has done a few modifications to his new wardrobe to fight crime.

"I like the green over the black any day" he gave a chuckle.

"I was never Al Saheem, I was always Oliver Queen and the Arrow is a part of me" the teen was wearing a new version of green leather with a larger quiver and a new flexible mechanical bow.

"You asked me if there are people in Remnant worth protecting. They are worth it" Barry immediately thought of Ruby.

"I got the last coordinates the armored truck was last seen. They're not getting away."

"Ready to bring down the crime in Remnant….?"

"We we're born ready" the archer gave a smile.

The speedster smiled putting his mask and gave a grin" race you there."

He was already gone while the archer vigilante released an arrow with a cable and used a grappling hook leaving the building. Tonight Vale will be seeing for the first time what real heroes do.

"My name is Oliver Queen."

"And my name is Barry Allen."

"We both failed our city and the people we care about."

"But we we're given a second chance in a whole new world."

"Now we have considered Remnant our home where we continue our crusade."

"We will continue to fight crime and save people.

"And together we will…."

"Save the city of Vale."

To be continued

Author's notes:

-I never had any intentions to turn Oliver and Barry into faunus. I was predictable they will become teenagers Oliver is physically seventeen and Barry is physically sixteen.

-The program Barry was watching is Red vs Blue in case you guys haven't figure out.

-No I will not pair Oliver with the Malachite twins but they will become good friends to him.

-I will not make a harem sorry don't like them. I think focusing on developing for the many pairings will get in the way of developing the plot of the story. I want to focus on the plot first before moving the pairing development.

-Thank you for favs, follows and reviews I really appreciate it.

-Working on the next chapter as I speak but release date is still unknown.

N ext time: The vigilantes of Vale