The Flash vs Godspeed
Now, before I begin, I would like to address a few things brought up in the reviews. First off, in the comics, Meena Dhawan is a S.T.A.R. Labs scientist who gains super speed from a Speed Force storm. Secondly, I said the majority of this story would take place on Earth-16, which is the world that Young Justice takes place in. Thirdly, about the pairing, I placed Zatanna and Cheshire in the pairing list with Naruto because I never said that Naruto would stay with Meena. She will still be appearing in this story but as different incarnations of herself. Back to Zatanna and Cheshire, they will play an important part in this story but I'm not going to reveal that now because it wouldn't be good for this story. Fourth, Naruto will be a hero/anti-hero in this with some villainish qualities. But who's to say that every version of him is good? (hehehe) Finally, there will be several more Naruto characters in this story. However, they will appear scarcely and after this chapter, they won't appear for a long while.
I don't own Naruto or the Flash.
Caitlin and Cisco were currently in the main lab of S.T.A.R. Labs when Dr. Wells rolled in.
"Morning, you two," he greeted.
"Morning," said Cisco as he walked over to check on some equipment with his breakfast.
"What wrong?" questioned Caitlin when she saw the look on Dr. Wells' face.
"I just got word from a lawyer that S.T.A.R. Labs was just bought out," said Wells as he removed his glasses and rubbed his forehead.
"Hmm?" questioned Cisco as he had a spoon in his mouth and a bowl of cereal in his hand.
"But… how?" asked Caitlin in disbelief, "I thought you…"
"After the partical accelerator explosion, the value of our stock fell through the floor," explained Dr. Wells, "I was forced to sell but you two don't have to worry about your jobs or anything. We can still continue with our work assisting Mr. Allen."
"I'm sensing a but here," said Cisco after he removed the spoon from his mouth.
"The person who bought out S.T.A.R. Labs knows about Mr. Allen and what we've been doing," said Wells to the shock and surprise of the two, "He's promised not to reveal this information so long as we bring in someone that they approve of."
"Who?" asked Caitlin.
The door opened up and Meena walked inside.
"Uh, hello," she said nervously, "I'm Dr. Meena Uzumaki. I was told to come here."
"Cisco, give Dr. Uzumaki a tour," said Dr. Wells as he headed for the door, "Then get her up to speed on where we are with Mr. Allen."
"Allen?" asked Meena as she looked at Cisco and Caitlin, "As in Barry…"
She paused when she saw the red suit on the wall and her jaw dropped.
"You didn't know who the Streak was?" questioned Cisco cautiously.
"All I was told was that I was going to be working here from now on," explained Meena, getting Cisco and Caitlin to exchange looks.
A woman walked out of the DA's office and headed for her car in the parking lot when she was suddenly against the wall with a hand around her throat and looking into the golden reflective eyes of a speedster.
"Where is Billy Parks?" questioned the speedster.
"I… I don't know," said the woman.
"Wrong answer," said the speedster as he began vibrating the woman extremely fast.
He then put her into the wall, causing her to die instantly, before speeding off.
Godspeed
Barry walked into his lab to find Naruto sleeping at a desk. He sighed and went over, shaking him awake.
"Huh?" asked Naruto as he sat up.
"Are you okay?" he asked Naruto, who stretched, "You've been tired a lot lately."
"It's the twins," said Naruto as he rubbed his eyes then looked at the folder he had been examining, "Meena and I haven't gotten much sleep and she starts a new job today."
"Your grandfather's case file?" asked Barry as he read over Naruto's shoulder.
Naruto closed it and sighed.
"They managed to get a suspect but he was let go," said Naruto with a depressing sigh.
"Why?" asked Barry as Naruto went toward the door.
"Lack of evidence," said Naruto as he stopped at the door, "It was destroyed the night of the particle accelerator explosion."
Naruto left and headed to his desk by the window. He rubbed his forehead and looked at the ring on his right middle finger. He pulled it off and put it in his jacket before a file was dropped in front of him.
"Captain wants you to be part of an escort of materials to S.T.A.R. Labs," said the officer, "The shipment is set to head out in about an hour."
Naruto sighed as he opened the file while it began to thunder as he read it.
(An Hour Later)
Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, and Meena sat in a café with an awkward silence about them.
"So… you've had these powers since the particle accelerator explosion?" questioned Meena to break the silence.
"Yeah," said Barry nervously, "The three of us and Dr. Wells have spent these last nine and a half months rounding up those affected by the explosion."
"Why didn't you tell Naruto?" she asked him, "His mother studied this kind of ability. He could've helped you."
"Believe me. I wanted to," said Barry, "But we all agreed that we should keep this under the radar so as not to alarm people."
"This is a lot to take in," said Meena as she held her throbbing head.
"It gets easier," said Caitlin, "By the way, why were you transferred to S.T.A.R. Labs?"
"I don't know," said Meena as Cisco ate some donuts, "Someone bought out the company I worked for and I was reassigned to S.T.A.R. Labs."
"You have any luck finding out who bought S.T.A.R. Labs?" asked Barry of Cisco.
"Uh," said Cisco as he checked his tablet, "Some Japanese company called Shinju Corp."
"Shinju?" questioned Meena in surprise.
"You've heard of it?" asked Caitlin as they all looked at Meena.
"Yeah," said Meena, "It's the company that…"
An alert went off on Cisco's tablet and they all looked at him as several firetrucks went by.
"There's a fire on 4th and one of the transports bound for S.T.A.R. Labs is under attack on 22nd," he read off his tablet.
"Naruto's a part of the escort for that transport," said Meena in realization as Barry zoomed out.
Barry shot into the burning building with his suit on and was out a second later with a woman.
"My children!" screamed the woman.
Barry took a deep breath then ran back inside.
"Everyone, fall back!" yelled Naruto to the other members of the security team as they were fired on by people in heavy body armor, "Damn it. I could end this in an instant but there are too many people around."
He got out of cover when the shooting stopped and glared at the men that were firing on them after the other security team members had fled. Several of the gunmen pulled their guns and trained them on Naruto.
Barry ran out of the burning building, a kid in each arm, then set them down before hurrying toward 22nd.
"Barry, all the officers are accounted for except for one," came Cisco's voice over the headset in his cowl.
Barry gritted his teeth and pushed himself faster.
Naruto noticed the symbol on the body armor of the gunmen and clenched his fists.
"Who are you?" questioned Naruto as he slipped on the ring from his mother before he sensed something quickly approaching.
"We're the Black Hole," said one of the gunmen before pulling the trigger of his gun.
Barry, having just arrived on the scene, raced toward Naruto, reaching out for the bullet that was almost to him but fell short by three seconds. Just as Naruto was shot, a bolt of lightning struck him with a loud crack and an instant later, a golden blur knocked down the gunmen. However, to Barry, he saw Naruto moving extremely fast and punching each man hard in the jaw. Naruto took several deep breaths as lightning cackled around him before he met Barry's gaze and they stared at each other.
"Barry, what's going on?" questioned Caitlin.
"You have to come with me," said Barry in his distorted voice.
Naruto smiled and ran off, Barry chasing after him. Barry caught up with Naruto as they raced out of town and toward a high school football field. They stopped on the field and both took several breaths before Naruto laughed.
"You've gotten real good with your powers, Barry," said Naruto with a smile.
"You must have me confused with someone else," said Barry quickly.
"Oh, knock it off," said Naruto as he gave Barry a playful jab to the shoulder, "I know it's you."
"How?" asked Barry as he removed his cowl.
"Ever since you woke up from the particle accelerator explosion," said Naruto as he sat down, "I've been able to see you move. By the way, you might want to let the others know that I'm okay. And don't worry. I haven't told anyone."
Barry put his cowl back on and pressed the communicator in it.
"Guys, everything's okay," he relayed to them, "All the gunmen are down."
"By the way…" said Naruto as he stood up, "Please don't let them know about what I can do. I don't want to worry Meena anymore than she already is."
"I'm on my way back," said Barry with a deep breath.
He and Naruto smiled at each other before speeding off together, going their separate ways once they reached the city.
Barry sped into S.T.A.R. Labs and stopped in the middle of the main room.
"That was very impressive, Mr. Allen," said Dr. Wells as he looked up from the computer as Caitlin, Cisco, and Meena hurried in.
"How is Naruto?" questioned Meena as she hurried over to Barry, "Is he okay? Is he hurt?"
Her cell phone went off and she quickly answered it.
"Hello?" she asked before her face turned to relief, "You had no idea how worried I was."
"Well, looks like that's one crisis averted," said Cisco as he went over to a computer to run some scans.
"Mr. Allen, a word please," said Dr. Wells as he exited the room.
Barry walked after Dr. Wells and they stopped down the hall.
"About Dr. Uzumaki's husband…" said Dr. Wells, "I could hear everything that you both spoke about."
"Please don't tell Meena," begged Barry, "Naruto doesn't want her to worry about him."
"Are you sure he won't use these new abilities to cause problems?" asked Dr. Wells.
"Never," assured Barry, "Naruto is a good person. He knew about my speed ever since I woke up and he hasn't told anyone about it."
"Well, just be on your guard," said Dr. Wells, "I believe that Jesus once said to be careful of false profits in sheep's clothing."
He rolled away and Barry's phone rang.
"Yeah?" he asked as he answered, "I'll be right there Joe just had to take care of that shootout on 22nd."
He took a deep breath and ran off.
"I hear by sentence you to five years in Iron Hight State Penitentiary," said the judge as she sentenced a man and banged his gavel.
A golden and white blur but into the room and the next instant, the two guards were phased into a wall before the man who was sentenced was sped out. The man was then held over the edge of a tall skyscraper and the man that had abducted him had him by the throat. He vibrated the criminal violently and glared into his eyes.
"Where is Billy Parks?" demanded the man.
"I-I-I-I don't even know who that is!" exclaimed the criminal.
The man vibrated the criminal again and glared at him.
"I can do this all day," said the man.
"I swear I don't know who he is!" cried the criminal.
'Well then, see you next fall," said the man before he let go of the criminal, who screamed in terror as he fell to the ground, causing a panic when he hit.
Barry panted as he arrived at a crime scene in a parking garage and Joe turned to him.
"Sorry I'm late," apologized Barry.
"Never mind that," said Joe before he leaned in close, "Is August okay?"
"Uh, yeah," said Barry after a moment, "I managed to stop the gunmen then I sped him home."
"Okay," said Joe as he looked around, "You're going to get a kick out of this."
He led Barry deeper into the parking garage and toward a wall around a divider before they stopped and Barry was surprised.
"Uh…" stammered out Barry at the sight of the fire department breaking the concrete wall to get a body out of it.
"That's what I said when I saw," said Joe as the officers finally broke the wall and got the body out.
"Hey, we got on ID on the victim," said Eddie as he approached and showed both of them a folder he had in his hand, "The victim is Justine Carmela. She's an assistant DA that works in the building across the street."
Joe's phone went off and he took it out of his coat.
"West," said Joe as he answered and walked a little bit away.
"Why happened that she was able to be put through solid concrete?" wondered Eddie to Barry.
"I… honestly have no idea," said Barry quickly.
"We got a problem," said Joe as he came back over, "That was Captain Singh. A druggie being sentenced today was abducted in the middle of his sentencing and found dead at the foot of the Queen Consolidated branch building."
"What?" questioned Eddie in disbelief.
"What's more is we've got two more like the DA here," said Joe, "Two cops that were there to provide additional security ended up the same way in the middle of the courtroom."
"Any witnesses?" asked Barry.
"The only thing we got from all of them was that there was a white streak in the courtroom for a moment then…" said Joe as he eyed Barry.
"I'm going to… just do my job," said Barry nervously.
He went over to the body after putting on some gloves and lifted the head to find it was extremely heavy. He slowly turned the head to the side and pulled back her ear to find that they were completely blocked off.
"Her ears appear to be blocked off with what looks like concrete," observed Barry.
He then examined the marks on her neck and frowned.
"These marks…" he said a little too loudly.
"What about them?" asked Eddie.
"These are burn marks," said Barry as he placed his hand lightly around the woman's neck, "They're in the shape of a hand."
He stood up and removed his gloves.
"I've only seen that kind of burn when a person was electrocuted," said Barry, "I'm gonna head back to the station after I've checked up on Naruto."
"Before you do, I need a word," said Joe as he walked away with Barry, "Do you think it could be that other speedster from when we dealt with Clyde Mardon?"
"I don't know," said Barry as he looked back at the body, "But I would say that he's the most likely suspect."
"I think you really should bring August in on this," advised Joe, "He would probably know more about this than anyone."
Barry seemed unsure about this suggestion and sighed.
"I'd have to talk to Dr. Wells and the others about it but I don't' think that would be a good idea," said Barry.
"Why not?" asked Joe, "August is the closest thing we have to an expert on speedsters."
"It's just that…" began Barry before he sighed, "He's not doing well."
"What do you mean?" questioned Joe.
"Haven't you noticed that he's been coming in later and later into work?" asked Barry, "And that he's been sleeping an awful lot even at work."
"That's what happens when you're a new parent," said Joe.
"But…" said Barry as he looked around then leaned in close, "You know how we have to take monthly blood and urine tests for drugs?"
"Yeah," said Joe suspiciously.
"Naruto failed both of those," said Barry.
"What?" asked Joe in disbelief.
"He is on heavy anti-depressants, sleep medication, and pain killers," informed Barry guiltily.
"And why wasn't he taken off duty?" asked Joe.
"I… kind of altered his test," confessed Barry.
"You did what?" questioned Joe in surprise.
"I… figured that I owed him for all the times he's helped me with school, work, and… he's my best friend, Joe," said Barry, "I was trying to help out a friend."
Joe groaned as he turned away and sighed.
"I'll talk to him about all this after we're through with this case," said Barry, "I'll also tell Captain Singh what I did."
"You better," advised Joe, "Or I'll tell Captain Singh myself."
He went back over to Eddie and they both left for the other crime scene. Barry sighed and headed back to the station.
"Listen, Meena," said Naruto as he walked into the station, "I'm fine. I'm just about to give my statement to the captain. I'll talk to you later."
He hung up and took a deep breath before he headed up to Barry's lab for some peace and quiet. He sat down at the desk Barry would let him use and stared at one of the files on the desk. He opened it up and gritted his teeth as the entire thing turned to ash. Barry entered and looked at him.
"What are you doing here?" asked Barry, "I thought you'd be down giving the captain your statement."
"I'm going down in a minute," said Naruto with a heavy sigh as he went over to the window, gazing out at Central City.
"Barry, can I ask you something?" asked Naruto in a serious tone.
"Go head," said Barry as he got to work.
"With these powers, we could do so many things," stated Naruto in contemplation, "We could be above the law. We could handle things ourselves. We can save people that actually deserve it."
"That sounds like revenge," said Barry suspiciously.
"You're right," said Naruto as he shook his head, "I'm sorry."
"Uh, Naruto, about the drug tests…" inquired Barry.
"I'm already going to rehab," said Naruto guiltily, "I've been sober for at least a month since the last test."
"Oh, good," said Barry with a sigh of relief, "By the way, uh, the people at S.T.A.R. Labs are trying to find and contain people that were affected by the particle accelerator."
"And you're telling me this why?" questioned Naruto with intrigue.
"Well, there's someone out there with speed like us and you're the closest thing we have to an expert on the subject," explained Barry, "Could you... maybe come by and give us your expertise?"
Naruto closed his eyes and thought about it.
(Half an Hour Later)
"Speedsters are all connected to the Speed Force," explained Naruto to Cisco, Caitlin, and Dr. Wells while Joe and Barry were off to the side, "If a speedster is strong enough, they can sense other speedsters through their connection to it."
"But what about the whole putting people into walls?" questioned Cisco.
"That's very tricky," said Naruto as he looked at the floor, "My mother called it a Phase Transference. Basically, you vibrate someone so fast that the molecules in their body move fast enough to go through solid matter. This is harder than doing it to your own body as you're doing it to another person."
"And that's what killed the D.A.?" asked Caitlin.
"No," said Naruto as he rubbed his temples, "It's sort of like Shaken Baby Syndrome. You shake them so hard that their brain hemorrhages and kills them."
"This sort of thing makes me wonder why he became a cop," muttered Joe to Barry.
"And what about the marks on the D.A.'s neck?" questioned Dr. Wells.
"By vibrating your hand fast enough, the friction can create burns," said Naruto as he looked back at the details of the case on the screen on the wall, "Theoretically, you could also use the friction with the air to also create fire or electricity."
"So, this mysterious new speedster killed a D.A., two cops, and a criminal," stated Cisco as he processed the information, "That's a real 180."
"Well, they have to be connected somehow," said Barry.
"CCPD is currently looking in to any possible connection between the two," said Joe.
As they talked, Naruto held his head then shook the pain out of it.
"Something wrong, Mr. Uzumaki?" asked Dr. Wells.
"Yeah," assured Naruto, "It just feels like something is wrong."
Barry's phone rang as Naruto went and lied down on a bed in a side room.
"Hello?" asked Barry, "Oh, Iris. What is it?"
"You were supposed to have Naruto meet me ten minutes ago for lunch," said Iris as she walked down the street.
"I'm so sorry," apologized Barry, "We just got a multiple homicide and we're trying to figure out what the victims have in common."
"I guess we could always reschedule," said Iris as a black van pulled up next to her.
Several heavily armed men leapt out of the van and grabbed her. Iris managed to let out a scream before she dropped her phone.
"Iris?!" questioned Barry urgently.
When she didn't respond, Barry looked at Cisco, who quickly typed on the computer.
"Uh, we've got a black van speeding down the street and heading onto the freeway entrance off 3rd."
Barry grabbed his suit and sped out. Naruto raised his head at this and while everyone was looking at the computer, he went after Barry.
Iris managed to get free of the men and jumped out of the van, not realizing she was on the freeway. Barry, in his suit, caught Iris and quickly put her on a freeway divider before running after the van. One of the men in the van pointed a gun at the running Barry and pulled the trigger, firing a black beam that struck him in the chest. The van stopped as Barry pushed himself to all fours while he was surrounded.
"Did you really think you could take us by yourself?" questioned one of the men as they all pointed their guns at Barry.
"Barry, you need to move," urged Caitlin.
Barry felt something off before what sounded like an explosion rocked the area. They looked back down the freeway to see a white suited speedster running down the street. The gunmen fired at the white speedster, who dodged each of the blasts then ran by each of them, an audible snap being heard as their necks were violently turned. However, the speedster disarmed one man then held him up by the neck.
"Where did you get those weapons?" demanded the speedster.
The man gagged as the speedster tightened his grip on his neck. Barry looked at his hand to see it vibrating fast again then tackled the speedster away from the man. They rolled on the ground for a moment before they both got up and the speedster glared at Barry.
"Big mistake, Flash," said the speedster.
"Why did you kill those people?!" demanded Barry.
"They were criminals," said the man, "They had just kidnapped your friend. Would you rather I let them live to kill someone else."
"And what about that D.A. and those officers?!" questioned Barry.
"The officers were an accident," said the man as he looked at his hand, "That lawyer though, she let a murderer walk."
The speedster then appeared in front of Barry and looked at him right in the eyes.
"Let's go for a run, shall we?" asked the speedster as he grabbed Barry and they both vanished.
"What just happened?" asked Caitlin as Barry's signal started bouncing all over Central City.
"Barry's signal is all over the place," said Cisco urgently as he tried to get a lock on their crimson speedster, "It's like he's moving at seven times his highest clocked speed."
"Barry…" muttered Joe as he watched the monitor.
Barry and the white speedster appeared in an abandoned warehouse and Barry rolled across the floor. A second white speedster exactly like the first appeared in the direction Barry was going and kicked him back to the original. This went on for a couple seconds before the two white speedsters kicked Barry against a wall. Barry coughed hard as he struggled to get up while the two speedsters became one.
"Very weak, Flash," taunted the white speedster, "I wonder why the Speed Force even chose someone as pathetic as you."
"Who are you?" grunted Barry.
"My name…" said the speedster as he stopped several feet from Barry, "…is Godspeed."
With that, Godspeed shot forward and punted Barry in the head, knocking him out. Godspeed knelt and looked at Barry's face.
"You are so pitiful, Flash," said Godspeed as he raised his hand, vibrating it at super high speeds, "I guess I should take the Speed Force out of you."
He lowered his hand toward Barry before he stopped an inch from his chest.
"Then again, it would be boring if I didn't have someone to mess with," said Godspeed as he stood up, "We'll meet again, Flash."
He sped off just as Barry began to lightly stir.
Iris walked over to all the bodies of the people that had kidnapped her one the only one still alive got up. He pulled out a knife and walked behind Iris slowly before the knife was suddenly in his chest and a hand was over his mouth. Iris turned around and stared at Godspeed in shock as he let the body fall to the floor.
"Where's the Streak?" questioned Iris hesitantly.
"Unconscious," said Godspeed before he grabbed each of the weapons the gunmen had used and destroyed each of them, "These men have no idea what they're dealing with."
"Why?" questioned Iris, "Why did they have to die?"
"Why?" asked Godspeed as he looked over his shoulder and turned to Iris, "They were criminals and murderers. They even kidnapped you in order to lure me out."
"You?" asked Iris in surprise.
"You're trying to be a reporter, yes?" questioned Godspeed as he appeared in front of Iris.
The girl tried to back away but Godspeed held her in place.
"I need you to do something for me," said Godspeed, "Find out the whereabouts of Dr. Joseph Carver and give them to your father."
"Why should I do anything you say?" questioned Iris.
Godspeed let her go and started walking away.
"Because I'm not the monster everybody thinks I am," said Godspeed before he bolted off while the police approached.
Naruto reappeared on the bed in S.T.A.R. Labs and groaned as he sat up.
"What happened while I was out?" asked Naruto as he walked into the main room.
"Barry just got his ass kicked is what happened," said Cisco as Barry ran in.
"Thanks a lot, Cisco," said Barry in annoyance before he collapsed while taking a step.
"Barry!" exclaimed Caitlin as they all hurried over.
"Help me get him over to the bed," ordered Naruto as he and Joe each put one of Barry's arms over their shoulders and went into the examination room.
They lied Barry down and Naruto removed the suit to see countless bruises across Barry's chest. Naruto grazed Barry's chest as Caitlin brought over an x-ray machine.
"He's got four broken ribs and a bruised liver," said Naruto before he felt a sizeable bump on the side of Barry's head, "He's also got a concussion."
"How do you know all that just by feeling his body?" asked Caitlin.
"As someone who's been in hospitals a lot as a child, I picked up some stuff," said Naruto as he looked at Joe, "Go grab some ice so we can keep the swelling down."
"I'm on it!" called out Cisco as he hurried out of the room.
A beeping went off on Naruto's hip and he looked at his pager.
"Oh, crap!" he exclaimed as he hurried to the door, "I've gotta go."
"What's the rush?" questioned Dr. Wells.
"It's my three year anniversary with Meena tonight and I was supposed to be home by now," said Naruto as he ran out the door.
He went in the opposite direction he heard Cisco coming from and shot off. He appeared at home a few seconds later and went inside. He opened the door to find Sakura coming downstairs.
"How are the twins?" asked Naruto.
"I just put them down for a nap," said Sakura as she went into the kitchen.
"And where's Meena?" asked Naruto as he followed her into the kitchen.
"She's down in the lab," said Sakura as Naruto grabbed a bottle of sake.
He downed several shots before he sat down across the table from Sakura.
"Is something wrong?" she asked.
"I hate these powers sometimes," said Naruto as he downed another shot, "I hate not being able to tell Meena about them. I hate that there's never any excitement anymore."
"Why don't you just tell her?" asked Sakura.
"I can't," said Naruto, "It's not that I don't trust her. It's just that I'm worried about her if people find out about them. Not to mention that I'm quickly becoming CCPD's most wanted."
"Why are you doing this then?" questioned Sakura, "Your mother just wanted you to protect people."
"If I'm going to protect people, I've got to stop criminals and make sure they can't hurt anyone else again," explained Naruto as he stood up, "I'm gonna go see if Meena's ready to go."
Naruto went downstairs and up to the lab door. However, he found it locked.
"Meena!" called out Naruto as he knocked on the door, "I'm ready to go!"
When she didn't answer, Naruto entered the code for the lock and waited. The doors were only open about less than an inch when an explosion blew them out and knocked Naruto to the ground and the wind out of him.
"Naruto!" exclaimed Sakura as she ran downstairs and over to him, "What happened?"
"Call… 911," said Naruto as he tried to get air back in his lungs.
Sakura ran upstairs as Naruto staggered into the ruined lab. He moved the rubble and found no trace of Meena except for her clothing on the ground.
(Ten Minutes Later)
Naruto was sitting inside his ruined lab while the bomb squad examined the place when Joe came over.
"Mind telling me what happened?" asked Joe.
"I just came down to get Meena and the place exploded when I opened the doors," explained Naruto as he gazed at his wedding ring.
"We found something that survived the explosion," said Eddie as he came over with a roll of film in an evidence bag.
"Just make sure you're careful with that," advised Naruto, "That's a video of my mother practicing for a presentation the night before she died."
"Got it," said Eddie as he left the lab.
"Do you have any idea who could've done this?" asked Joe.
Naruto shook his head and closed his eyes.
"The codes for the doors are changed daily," he explained, "And Meena didn't have a lot of friends at her old job so I don't know who could've found out about this place. Not even our nanny knows the codes for it as the door automatically locks out anyone not in the system."
Naruto noticed a burned piece of paper at one of the lab stations and picked it up.
"Oh no," said Naruto in disbelief.
"What is it?" asked Joe as he looked at the piece of paper.
"The bomb wasn't made by someone," said Naruto in distressful realization, "Meena was the bomb."
"What?" asked Joe.
"While working for the government, my mother had several theories that she never got to put into work on," explained Naruto, "One of them was something called a Speed Bomb."
"A Speed Bomb?" questioned Joe.
"Remember what I said earlier at S.T.A.R. Labs about speedsters being able to create fire if they're fast enough?" asked Naruto in a hushed tone.
Joe nodded and Naruto looked around.
"My mother had designed a weapon to turn others into living bombs," said Naruto quietly.
"Why would she do that?" asked Joe.
"She put it into action much," explained Naruto, "She thought the civilian casualties would outweigh the benefits so she stopped working on it."
"So, why would Meena start working on it then?" asked Joe.
"I don't think she even knew what it was," said Naruto as he sat down the paper, "My mother always used codes for her projects and she never let me even touch her files."
He looked over to see one of the bomb techs picking up a stopwatch and Naruto's eyes went wide.
"Don't move!" he ordered as everyone looked at him.
He slowly went over to the bomb tech and carefully removed the stopwatch from his hand.
"What is that thing?" asked Joe.
"This…" said Naruto as he held up the stopwatch, "…is a Speed Bomb."
"That thing?" asked Joe incredulously.
"The one thing I found out about them is that, if handled incorrectly, they can go off," said Naruto as he went up to Joe and held it next to his ear.
"It's ringing," stated Joe as Naruto removed the watch.
"That means it's primed," said Naruto as he looked at all the bomb techs, "Everyone evacuate now! Until I'm able to disarm this thing, this place is to be placed under lockdown."
Everyone in the room started filing out and Naruto went over to a desk.
"You sure you can disarm that thing?" asked Joe as he was about to leave.
"I'm the only one who has a chance of it," said Naruto as he picked up one of the bomb tech's kits and slowly opened the watch, "Now, you better get going."
Joe left and Naruto got to work.
(The Following Day)
Barry entered CCPD to find all the officers and detectives gathered right outside the elevator.
"What's going on?" asked Barry of Joe.
"We've finally got a connection with all those murders that speedster caused," said Joe in a hushed tone copies of a photo were passed out to each of them.
"That photo you all have is of Billy Parks!" said Captain Singh with his voice raised, "He's a low life punk that mainly stuck to small arms robberies and several assault charges!"
Barry and Joe looked at the photo of the man as Captain Singh spoke up again.
"Some of you may be familiar with him!" said Captain Singh, "About eight months ago, we brought him in as a person of interest in the robbery and murder of Jorge Heart, the grandfather of our own Detective August Heart!"
At that name, Barry's world stopped.
"He is now a person of interest in the murder of a judge, the assistant D.A., as well as two of our own!" explained Captain Singh, "If any of you spot Parks, you are to apprehend him on sight!"
Joe noticed the look on Barry's face and quietly ushered him up to his lab.
"What's going on?" asked Joe as he closed the door.
"It's Naruto," said Barry as he struggled to come to turns of what he was saying, "Naruto's Godspeed."
"What?" asked Joe in confusion.
"That night of the particle accelerator explosion, Naruto must've become one with the Speed Force," said Barry as he sat down, "It made him just like me."
"Are you sure about this?" asked Joe in a serious tone.
"Yesterday, during that armored car robbery that he was on, he was struck by lightning," explained Barry as he hung his head, "I should've realized what was going on. He seemed too calm when he was moving at super speeds. He already had them."
"Hey," said Eddie as he entered, "We've got a possible sighting of Parks. Naruto was the closest to the location so I gave him the address."
"You did what?!" exclaimed Joe as Barry quickly left before bolting off.
Billy Parks walked down the street when the next second, he was a bloody trail on the road with nothing but his clothes and his corpse remaining. Naruto walked through a park calmly, sensing a familiar person was fast approaching, when Barry appeared in front of him with his suit on.
"Why did you kill him?!" demanded Barry.
"Figured it out I see," said Naruto as he calmly walked over to a small pond.
"He didn't do anything," argued Barry.
"He killed the only man that I actually thought as family, Barry," said Naruto with his back to the crimson speedster, "It's only natural that I take his life in return."
"Naruto, you need to come with me," said Barry, "I don't want to have to fight you."
"If I'm not mistaking, I'm the one that nearly killed you last time," said Naruto as he faced Barry while punching his left hand.
The clouds began to darken as storm clouds rolled in.
"You know…when I was trying to come up with a name for myself, I thought about calling myself the new and improved Flash," said Naruto as golden lightning began to crackle about his body, "But I realized that with these powers… I am judge… jury… and executioner. So, I call myself Godspeed!"
With that, he pulled his hands apart as he turned into a bolt of lightning before he turned into Godspeed.
"Try and catch me, Flash!" taunted Godspeed as he ran off with Barry in hot pursuit.
Barry caught up with Godspeed and placed a hand on his shoulder before Godspeed appeared behind him with another one in front of him. Barry was then knocked to the ground from of them before the kneed him in the chest. The second one restrained Barry while the original began delivering a series of punches until he turned bloody.
"You have to believe me," said Godspeed as his clone moved behind him, "I didn't want to kill all those people but they let a murder get away without so much as a slap on the wrist. I never want people to experience the pain I felt."
Barry started to get up but Godspeed kicked him back to the ground.
"Think about your mother, Barry," said Godspeed, "If people like me had been around back then, she never would've been killed."
Godspeed suddenly tensed up and both he and his clone grabbed their heads while yelling in pain, merging back into one.
"Are you okay?" asked Barry.
"I can't believe that you're still concerned about me," said Godspeed in disgust.
"Good," said Barry as he got up.
He then sucker punched Godspeed, rendering him unconscious. Barry took several deep breaths as he tried to shake off the pain before picking up Godspeed and running toward S.T.A.R. Labs.
(An Hour Later)
Naruto awoke to find himself in a box with a glass door on the front of it and Barry looking at him from the other side.
"Where are the twins?" asked Naruto as he took his eyes off Barry.
"Safe," said Barry seriously, "It didn't have to end up like this, Naruto."
"Oh, I begged to differ," said Naruto as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a stopwatch, "You see, when Eddie gave me the call of Parks' location, I still hadn't defused this thing yet."
Barry slowly backed away and Naruto laughed.
"Don't worry," said Naruto with a smile, "It hasn't been set to go off."
He slipped it back into his pocket and crossed his legs.
"But it's safer with me than anybody else," stated Naruto, "And I can assure you that I have no desire to set it off."
"And why should I take your word on that?" asked Barry with a scowl on his face.
"You have no choice," said Naruto as he stood up and went up to the glass, "You just have to take my word."
He looked at his hand and tried to vibrate it but found that it wasn't doing what he wanted.
"I'm guessing this cell vibrates at a certain frequency that prevents meta-humans from using their powers," said Naruto as he examined the inside, "That is impressive. I must say."
"Just so you know, I went over the evidence from your grandfather's murder," explained Barry, "Billy Parks was innocent."
Naruto looked over his shoulder at Barry in disbelief before he turned away. He grabbed his head then started yelling in anger as Barry left. He entered the main lab to find Cisco and Caitlin watching Naruto on the screen.
"How could someone like him do all those things?" asked Caitlin.
"Ask Barry's ribs," remarked Cisco as Barry went over to look at Naruto's ring.
"I must say, that ring is a pretty interesting piece of tech," commented Dr. Wells as he entered.
"How did he even get a suit in this thing?" asked Cisco as he came over to examine the ring and picked it up, "You can actually feel it vibrating."
"Hey," said Joe as he entered with a file in his hand before looking up at Naruto on the monitor, "Is August gonna be okay?"
"Mr. Uzumaki is taking the news that he killed an innocent man not too great," said Dr. Wells before he noticed the file in Joe's hand, "What do you have there?"
"Well, apparently, Godspeed asked Iris to try and find someone for him," said Joe as he opened the file and examined it, "Dr. Joseph Carver to be exact."
"Who's Dr. Joseph Carver?" asked Barry after exchanging looks with everyone.
"That's just it," said Joe as he handed the file to Dr. Wells, "We don't have anything about him. But Iris somehow managed to find him."
Barry took the file from Dr. Wells and went back to see Naruto, arriving a second later.
"What do you know about Dr. Joseph Carver?" questioned Barry.
He just started chuckling and gave Barry a sad smile.
"How much is the information worth to you?" asked Naruto.
"I'm not playing games here, Naruto," said Barry sternly, "Tell me who Dr. Carver is."
"I'll tell you on one condition," said Naruto as he stood up, "Let me out and I'll tell you."
"No," said Barry as he shook his head, "You're not getting out of there."
"Then I guess we'll just have to let the mad doctor kill all those people," said Naruto tauntingly, "I can just imagine the headlines. The Flash Ignores Warning. Let's Millions of People Die!"
"Taunting me isn't going to work, Naruto," said Barry with a scowl.
"Then how about I tell you the name of the person that killed your mother?" suggested Naruto.
Barry's stance relaxed a little and Naruto smiled.
"I see I have your attention now," said Naruto as he went up to the glass, "Let me out and not only will I tell you about Dr. Carver. But I'll also tell you the name of the man in yellow."
"Barry, don't listen to him," said Dr. Wells over the intercom.
"I alone have the proof to get your father out of prison, Barry," said Naruto as he placed his hand on the glass, "I can make it so you actually get to hug him again."
Barry looked around like he was having a mini crisis as Naruto knew he was close.
"How about I give you a little hint?" suggested Naruto, "His last name… is Thawne."
Barry looked up at Naruto and scrunched his eyes closed as he opened Naruto's cell.
"Thank you, Barry," said Naruto as he exited the cell and grabbed Barry then ran back to the main lab, where Joe pulled his gun.
"You know that never works, right?" asked Naruto as Joe's gun suddenly came apart in his hands, "Now, unless anyone else is going to try something like that, I do believe I owe an explanation as to who Dr. Carver is."
Naruto grabbed a chair as sat across from everyone while he got comfortable.
"Dr. Joseph Carver was an old colleague of my mother's," explained Naruto, "He was the only one that saw my mother's theories as not crazy and they became partners."
"So, why don't we know anything about him?" asked Joe as he carefully put his gun back together.
"My mother caught him selling their research to… less than desirable people and he was fired," said Naruto as he sped to Cisco than back to his chair with his ring now on his finger, "He swore revenge on my mother before he vanished without a trace."
He then stood up and grabbed a scalpel from the med room and pulled out the Speed Bomb he had.
"Oh, this won't go off unless I set the time and start it," assured Naruto as he scratched something on the back of the watch before putting it away, "Anyway, that weapon that Barry was shot with when he rescued Iris yesterday are designed to negate the speed of a speedster. They were actually one of the weapons my mother deemed too dangerous."
"So, you asked my daughter to find Dr. Carver for you," said Joe and getting a nod in response, "If I could only shoot you…"
"And by the looks of it…" said Naruto as he sped out of the room and returned a second later with the file Barry had left back in the Tube, "…she found him. He's at the Black Hole's hideout in a warehouse just outside of town."
"And that's important how?" asked Cisco.
"Do you know what happens when the molecules of a living organism stop?" asked Naruto like Cisco should know this.
"They die," stated Dr. Wells.
"Exactly," agreed Naruto, "These weapons could be used to kill countless people and I don't intent to let Dr. Carver do that."
"How can we be sure you're being honest about this?" asked Joe.
Naruto grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled something on it before handing it to Cisco.
"That's the formula to remove a speedster's speed," said Naruto as he removed the Speed Bomb from his pocket and held it up to Barry, "You can also hold onto this."
Barry took the Speed Bomb and examined it.
"The timer hasn't been set so it's useless right now," assured Naruto, "We need to leave now if we're going to catch them by surprise."
Barry looked at everyone for a moment before he looked back at Naruto.
"Alright," agreed Barry as Naruto punched his left hand then parted them as a bolt of lightning struck him, turning him into Godspeed, "Let us be off."
He ran off with Barry following him after grabbed his suit and they raced out of town with Barry always a little behind. Godspeed, however, whenever Barry lost sight of him, would wait until he saw Barry again before continuing. The sky grew dark when they reached the warehouse and they watched it closely from a neighboring hilltop.
"So, that's it?" asked Barry.
Godspeed removed the emblem on Barry's chest, causing the scarlet speedster to jump back.
"The man that killed your mother has been using S.T.A.R. Labs computers to monitor your every move," warned Godspeed, "I removed this so that he couldn't hear us for now."
"I don't understand you," said Barry, "You kill all these people and yet, the only thing that affects you is that you got it wrong about Parks."
Godspeed sighed as his mask turned into a shower of particles and revealed his face.
"You can't save everyone," explained Naruto in a depressed tone, "After I was adopted by the Hearts, I swore never to let anyone else get hurt," he lowered his head at this, "I have lost so many people in my life, Barry. My mother, my father, my adoptive parents, my adoptive grandfather, and now, I've even lost Meena."
He got down on one knee then sighed.
"I thought that by going fast and stopping these people from hurting anyone else again, I could be of some good," said Naruto, "That D.A. was intimidating witnesses for the mob and even killed several of them. That crook was a child molester that was about to get put away on lesser charges. Those officers that were in the courtroom were dirty cops. And that judge was taking bribes while ruling in favor of the Albanian mafia."
He looked at his hand and watched it vibrate.
"And now, I have innocent blood on my hands," he said as he tried not to cry, "If getting my speed removed is the only way I can make up for it, I'll gladly have it be gone so I can just spend more time with Don and Dawn."
"Well, after this is over, besides removing your powers, we really need to talk about your choice in names," quipped Barry.
Naruto chuckled and stood up.
"By the way, I believe I owe you the name of your mother's killer," said Naruto.
"That's right," said Barry as he recalled what Naruto had told him, "You said it was Thawne. As in Eddie Thawne?"
"No," said Naruto as he shook his head, "By breaking the speed of light, you're able to travel through time. The man who killed your mother came from the future. His name… is Eobard Thawne."
"Eobard Thawne…" repeated Barry as Naruto held up his emblem.
"Might want to let everybody know you're okay," advised Naruto, "And don't say Thawne's name unless you're outside of S.T.A.R. Labs."
Barry nodded and replaced the emblem.
"Guys, I'm okay," assured Barry, "Naruto just wanted to have a chat in private."
Naruto smiled and his mask reformed.
"You ready, Flash?" questioned Godspeed as they stood side by side.
"Whenever you are, Godspeed," responded Barry.
They both ran into the warehouse and knocked out each of the men they found inside, in addition to destroying any weapons they found.
"That's all of them," said Barry.
"This doesn't make any sense," said Godspeed in confusion, "Dr. Carver had to be here. He couldn't just vanish."
"I did twelve years ago and I could do so again!" came a voice from above them.
The looked up to see an old man in his late fifties smirking down at them.
"Hello, young Naruto," said Dr. Carver as he addressed Godspeed, "I see you're powers have finally manifested and that you're using my combat suit."
"These were never yours, Carver," stated Godspeed in distain, "You stole my mother's research and used it to create weapons."
"She was too much of a coward to see the true potential of her research," remarked Dr. Carver, "She could've ruled the world but she just had to try and find a way to cure you of your Speed Sickness."
"Speed Sickness?" asked Barry as he looked at Godspeed.
"Enough!" shouted Godspeed as he made for Dr. Carver but hit an invisible electrical wall that made him yell in pain before he shot back and landed at Barry's feet.
"Are you alright?" asked Barry as he helped Godspeed up.
"Did you honestly think that I hadn't considered you coming here?" questioned Dr. Carver in amusement, "I set up that little trap to stop you just in case you decided to show up."
"What are you planning, Carver?" demanded Godspeed.
"I'm planning to do what your dear mommy never had the courage to do," stated Dr. Carver as he went over to the large machine next to him.
"What is that thing?" questioned Barry.
"This, my dear Flash, is the Speed Machine," explained Dr. Carver, "With it, I shall take the Speed Force into my body and become one with it!"
"You're insane," stated Godspeed as he moved away from Barry, "You and I both know what happens to someone that has too much of a connection to the Speed Force."
"Yes, but unlike you, I took some precautions before completing this contraption," said Dr. Carver as he removed his jacket to reveal a metal exoskeleton.
"If you think that your little suit is going to help you, you're wrong," said Godspeed angrily.
"Well, let's just find out!" stated Dr. Carver with an insane smile on his face before he flipped the switch of his machine.
The metal structure came to life and Dr. Carver laughed as he was struck by the lightning he created. Dr. Carver then suddenly screamed in pain as his skin seemed to wrinkle and his eyes turned red. His body expanded and lost its solidity as he became a monstrous, human-like tornado. Godspeed grabbed Barry and ran out the entrance of the factory. The tornado that was Dr. Carver grew and grew as Barry and Godspeed watched from afar.
"Barry, you have to get out of there!" stated Caitlin, "Dr. Carver is already an F5 tornado and picking up speed! There's nothing you can do!"
"What if I unravel it like I did with Mardon's tornado?!" shouted Barry over the sound of rushing wind.
"Barry," said Godspeed in a serious tone and getting the man in question to look at him, "Look after the twins for me."
He grabbed Barry by the throat and ran back to Central City as fast as he could and shoved Barry into the very cell he was imprisoned in a few minutes ago. He closed the door and Barry quickly got to his feet and banged on the glass as Godspeed left.
"Naruto, no!" yelled Barry.
The tornado that was now Dr. Carver slowly made its way to Central City and Godspeed watched while pulling out the stopwatch he had stolen back from Barry. He set the Speed Bomb to go off the moment he pressed the button but paused. His hands began shaking as he got cold feet. Two ghostly hands held onto Godspeed's arms as his suit vanished and he looked over each of his shoulders.
"Mom," said Naruto in disbelief, "Dad."
Both ghostly images nodded to Naruto and he looked at the Speed Bomb as his suit returned.
"Don," said Godspeed quietly, "Dawn. I love you both."
He roared and pressed the button.
Barry ran outside of S.T.A.R. Labs after Cisco had quickly let him out of the cell and saw Dr. Carver in the distance. A massive explosion like the type you'd see from an atomic bomb went off behind Dr. Carver and caused Barry to look away before he was blinded. But then, the explosion withdrew and went back to its point of origin, instantly repairing everything it had touched.
"What was that?!" yelled Barry.
"It would appear there was a massive explosion behind that tornado," said Dr. Wells.
Barry went pale under his suit as he looked and found that he was missing something.
"That was the Speed Bomb!" he yelled, "Naruto just used the Speed Bomb!"
A white and gold light rose up around Dr. Carver, causing him enormous pain. Electricity came off Dr. Carver before the lightning let out a loud crack and the tornado vanished. Barry ran toward where the tornado had been and found a twitching and heavily injured Dr. Carver on the ground next to Godspeed's empty suit and the now useless Speed Bomb. Barry fell to his knees next to the suit and held it in his hands as he heard sirens approaching.
(That Night)
Everyone stared at Godspeed's suit on display next to Barry's as Joe entered.
"Dr. Carver is now in CCPD custody and is going to be arraigned on charges after he's discharged from the hospital," informed Joe as he approached and looked at the suit, "Any sign of him?"
"No," said Barry as he held up the used Speed Bomb," This and the suit are all that's left."
"And we're sure that that thing isn't going to go off?" asked Joe cautiously.
"I scanned it and it's no longer a threat," said Cisco.
"I just don't get what happened," said Caitlin, "The Speed Bomb that went off in Naruto's house destroyed everything in his lab. But this one didn't destroy anything."
"I think that's because Mr. Uzumaki absorbed the energy before it could do any damage," stated Dr. Wells as he cleaned his glasses, "He absorbed all the explosive energy in order to further increase his speed in addition to what the Speed Bomb normally does."
Barry turned over the stopwatch and read what Naruto had scratched on the back. He grabbed his suit and ran out, leaving everyone thoroughly confused.
Iris walked home when Barry appeared in front of her.
"I need a favor from you," said Barry as he distorted his voice.
"Anything," she said.
"Please, write about Godspeed," asked Barry, "Let the city know that he saved them from that tornado."
"That wasn't you?" asked Iris in surprise.
"No," said Barry as he looked away, "Godspeed did all those things because he wanted to find the person that killed his grandfather. Shortly before we stopped that tornado, he showed remorse for what he had done. The last thing he said to me was to look after his kids."
"But…" began Iris hesitantly.
"Please," said Barry, "He deserves to be remembered as a hero. Godspeed, I believe, always knew he wasn't long for this world. He just wanted justice for the only family he had left before he died."
Iris sighed and looked at Barry.
"Alright," said Iris, "I'll try my best to make him a hero."
"That's all I ask," said Barry before he sped off.
From the shadows of an ally, Itachi held his cellphone to his ear.
"Start the project," he said before he hung up and vanished into the darkness of the ally.
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