God of Speed No More
I don't own Naruto, The Flash, Young Justice, or any other properties in any way.
"Start talking," said Batman to the clone of Superman and the rest of the sidekicks.
Robin opened his mouth to start speaking when a bolt of lightning struck right behind the clone. Everyone was knocked back with Superman being the only one to remain standing. Everyone pushed themselves up to look as the smoke cleared and a young girl of about 16 with waist length blond hair was vibrating extremely fast in front of them all. However, that wasn't what Kid Flash was focused on.
"Uh, was there anything about a naked chick in the files?" he asked Robin with a blush on his face.
"Not that I know of," replied the equally as red Robin.
The girl looked around for a moment before she stopped at the sight of Flash.
"Barry…" said the girl as she reached out for him before she fell over unconscious, the vibrating ceasing.
(The Next Day)
Wonder Woman, in civilian clothes checked on the girl that had appeared at Cadmus last night to find her sleeping comfortably. She reached back to swap out the pillows when a hand grabbed her wrist. She looked down at the girl to find that she was now wide awake. The girl clocked Wonder Woman in the face, causing her to stagger back. The girl then sped out of the room as a blur and Wonder Woman got on the speaker for the entire building.
"The girl is awake," she said through deep breaths, "Be careful. She doesn't know what's going on."
The girl in question ducked inside a broom closet and took several deep breaths while trying to process what happened. She felt her chest then between her legs before groaning. She then sped out of the broom closet and down the hallway.
"Hi, I'm Wally," said Wally as he introduced himself as he ran next to her, "How about you stop running and we grab something to eat?"
The girl rolled her eyes then looked ahead. She put on some more steam and ran through the wall while Wally went face first into it. The girl took several deep breaths as she was suddenly winded before she looked at her vibrating hand to see it sputtering between going fast and stopping.
"Please, calm down," said Aqualad as he approached, "We do not wish to harm you."
The girl glared at Aqualad then began running around him with lightning trailing her. An instant later, Aqualad yelled in pain as he was struck by the lightning coming off the girl. The girl continued running through the halls of what appeared to be a teched out cave when she skidded to a halt in front of Superman's clone.
"Stop right there," he shouted.
The girl's eyes sparked as she broke into a run went through a portal between them. She came out of one on the clone's right and sent him flying with a Supersonic punch. The girl suddenly felt her strength leave her as she fell to one knee and looked at her hand to see it wasn't vibrating fast anymore. She heard something above and rolled out of the way as Robin landed where she had just been.
"Just listen to us!" exclaimed the boy wonder, "We're here to help you!"
"I can help myself," said the girl as she charged.
Robin moved out of the way of the punch but didn't get to far as the girl knocked his legs out from under him, causing him to land hard on his back. The girl then sprinted for the exit before Flash got in front of her.
"You know, this is a really strange way to thank us," he quipped.
The girl took a step back and looked to see that she was surrounded by the members of the Justice League.
The girl sighed in defeat and faced the other members of the League with her hands up..
(One Long Story Later)
"So, you used the Speed Bomb to stop Dr. Carver and that's the last thing you remember?" questioned Batman.
"Yeah," said the girl as she looked away.
"Don't worry," assured Flash, "We'll get you home in no time."
"Good luck," said the girl sarcastically, "This version of you has a better chance of banging Wonder Woman than I do of getting home."
Wally chuckled but stopped the instant Wonder Woman shot him a look. Martian Manhunter entered with a young girl of his species and Batman introduced them. The girl walked off but the young girl that Martian Manhunter brought with him noticed this and went over.
"Hi, I'm M'gann," said the martian girl with a cheery tone, "But you can call me Megan."
"And you can just fuck off," said the human girl as she went down the hall, leaving everybody stunned.
"Hey!" called out Robin after the girl, "Apologize!"
"And why should I?!" shouted the girl back, "I'm grateful that you all helped me last night! But that doesn't mean I have to do what you all tell me!"
She disappeared into the halls of Mount Justice and Megan made to go after her but Martian Manhunter stopped her by placing a hand on her shoulder.
"She just needs time to adjust," assured Martian Manhunter.
Megan looked at the darkness of the hall then went back over to the others.
The girl stopped once she was far enough away and leaned against the wall. She began to cry and slid down to the floor.
(A Week Later)
Megan walked in the room that Naruto, as they had learned her name was, used for a lab/bedroom to find the girl working on a large device.
"So, what are you doing?" asked Megan nervously.
"Building particle accelerator," said Naruto as she went over a few things.
"That sounds exciting," said Megan with a little more confidence.
"Not really," said Naruto, "I had to design this one to meltdown."
"Uh, why?" asked Megan curiously.
"To try and regain my speed," said Naruto as she checked a computer, "I got my speed when the particle accelerator on my Earth exploded. This is obviously a much smaller scale so it doesn't cause as much damage."
Naruto typed some things on a computer before heading to the door, Megan following her out.
"So, what was your world like?" thought Megan through a telepathic link.
Naruto ignored the voice in her head as she fingered the white ring on his right middle finger.
"Mom," thought Naruto in despair as she entered the training area to find Superboy sulking around.
"I wonder why Superman never comes here," wondered Naruto sarcastically, "Maybe it's because he just sees you as a worthless knock off of him."
"What did you say?" demanded Superboy.
"He probably just thinks you aren't even worth his time," taunted Naruto with a smile.
Superboy roared and charged forward. Naruto calmly side stepped the punch and used the momentum to flip the clone onto his back. Naruto smiled as Superboy got then charged again. She tripped him and he went tumbling to the floor.
"If this is how good you are, Superman is never going to think you're more than a poor imitation of him," said Naruto with a friendly smile.
Superboy got to his feet then looked over his shoulder.
"I hear an alarm," he said in confusion.
Naruto raised an eyebrow before her eyes went wide and she ran down the hall. The entire mountain began to shake and Naruto staggered against the wall before she pushed herself up then continued running. She ran down the hall that led to her room but the door to it exploded, sending out a pulse of energy that knocked her off her feet and down the hall.
"Naruto!" exclaimed Megan as she and Superboy hurried to her side.
Superboy rolled her over, seeing she was unconscious, and picked her up.
"You go get Black Canary on the line," said Superboy, "I'll get her to the med room."
Megan nodded and went off to the com room while Superboy ran off.
(Ten Minutes Later)
Black Canary walked out of the med room and Megan went up to her.
"So, how's Naruto?" asked Megan.
"Well, I don't know much about particle accelerator explosions so I asked Barry to stop by and take a look," said Black Canary as a scarlet blur ran inside the room, "And while he's doing that, just by a physical examination, she's as healthy as she was when she showed up at Cadmus."
"Why did you build that particle accelerator?" questioned Flash.
"I need my speed back," said Naruto, "I have to get home."
"The League told you that…" began Flash.
"I couldn't give two shits about the League," said Naruto as she closed her eyes, "I just want to see my kids again."
"I get that you miss your kids," said Flash, "But these kinds of things take time."
"When was the last time that you couldn't tell your Iris that you loved her?" questioned Naruto.
Barry remained silent and Naruto got up.
"That's what I thought," said Naruto as she headed for the door before she stopped, "I wonder how you're going to feel when you fail to save someone close to you."
She exited the door and walked past Black Canary, Megan, and Superboy. Naruto suddenly grabbed her head and fell against the wall.
"You need to rest," advised Megan as she went over to Naruto to help her.
Naruto tried to push Megan away put ended up taking her down to the floor as she fell. An instant later, both girls blushed as their lips were touching. They scrambled away from each other and Naruto hurried down the hall. Megan, meanwhile, touched her lips and felt them tingle.
"Well, that was a little awkward," said Flash before he left.
(Several Minutes Later)
Naruto read a book in the forest outside Mount Justice when she heard the sound of rushing wind overhead then went back to the entrance. It opened and Megan and Superboy came out with Robin, Wally, and Kaldur just as Red Tornado landed.
"Is there a reason you intercept me outside the cave?" asked Red Tornado.
"They were wondering if you had a mission for them," said Naruto with a yawn as she closed her book.
"Mission assignments are the Batman's responsibility," stated Red Tornado.
"But it's been over a week," argued Robin.
"You will be tested soon enough," interjected Red Tornado, "For the time being, enjoy each other's company."
Red Tornado then went inside as a computer scanned him. Naruto stood uncomfortably next to Megan and put her book away in her jacket. She raised her head and looked up over her shoulder at the sky.
"Something wrong?" asked Robin.
"It's nothing," said Naruto as she looked away from the moon.
"Now, let's tour the clubhouse," suggested Kaldur.
"Superboy, Naruto, and I live here," said Megan, "We can play tour guides."
"Don't look at me," said Superboy when Robin and Wally looked at him before looking at Naruto.
"The most I could tell you is where the training room is, the kitchen and what remains of my room," said Naruto.
"Well, a private tour sounds much better," said Wally as he tried to sound sly to Megan.
"Nobody said anything about a private tour," argued Robin.
"Team building," said Kaldur, "We'll all go."
"You five have a great time," said Naruto as she walked off, "I need some time to myself."
"You sure?" asked Wally as he tried to get a little friendly with her, "I'd love to see your room."
"My room is currently in ruins due to the particle accelerator I was working on malfunctioning sooner than I had planned," said Naruto in annoyance before she swept Wally's legs out from under him, "And second, you don't really have the right equipment for me."
Naruto headed off and walked toward town. All the while, she began getting depressed before heading toward the park. Sitting down on a bench, Naruto gazed up at the moon before closing her eyes.
"Look out!"
Naruto's eyes shot open and she quickly caught a ball that was flying right at her face.
"Sorry," apologized an eight year old girl in a wheelchair as she approached with a service dog, "I didn't mean to throw it that hard."
"It's okay," assured Naruto with a smile before she handed the girl the ball and started petting the dog, "Who's a good boy? You are."
The dog rolled over on its back and Naruto began to scratch its belly.
"He doesn't really take to strangers that easily," remarked the girl.
"I have that effect on people and animals," said Naruto before looking up at the girl, "I'm Naruto, by the way."
"I'm Meena," said the girl proudly, "Meena Dhawan,"
Naruto froze when he heard that name before quickly shaking it off.
"That's a nice name," said Naruto with a forced smile, "So, how did you end up in a wheelchair?"
"I've been like this for as long as I can remember," said Meena as she gestured to her legs, "I mostly stay at the hospital so I've never really been to school."
"Oh," said Naruto in empathy, "When I was born, I didn't get to leave the hospital for over a year."
"So, you couldn't be with your mommy or daddy?" asked Meena in surprise.
"No," said Naruto as she shook her head, "My mommy and daddy went away for a long time a few years ago and I haven't seen them since."
"That's so sad," said Meena.
"It's fine," assured Naruto, "I had all my friends to cheer me up."
"I don't have any friends," said Meena sadly.
A lightbulb went off in Naruto's head she looked at the girl.
"Hey, what's the one thing you want the most?" asked Naruto.
"Huh?" questioned Meena with her head tilted, "What do you mean?"
"Is there anything you want?" asked Naruto, "Anything your mommy and daddy haven't been able to do for you? You name it and I'll make sure you get it."
"Well…" said Meena as she thought about the question, "I wanna go to outer space."
Caught off guard, Naruto just blinked.
"Why do you want to go to outer space?" asked Naruto.
"I love looking at the stars," said Meena before looking at the moon, "And, from my bed at the hospital, I can see the moon all the time when I look out the window. I want to be an astronomer when I grow up."
Naruto smiled and gave her a hug.
"I promise that I'll make that dream of yours come true," said Naruto.
"Really?" asked Meena.
"It's a promise," assured Naruto as she move back.
"Meena," called out an adult, "It's time to head back to the hospital!"
"Coming!" called back Meena, "I'll see you later, Naruto."
"See ya," said Naruto with a smile.
"Let's go, boy," said Meena to the dog before heading over to the person that called for her.
"Are you sure you can keep that promise?"
Naruto looked around for the source of the voice but couldn't find anyone near him.
"Why do you want to help that girl?"
"Who's there?" questioned Naruto as he spun around.
"Answer my question,"
"She…" began Naruto before she got a lump in her throat, "She has the same name as my wife from my world."
"I see. I know of your pain, Naruto Uzumaki. I can help you. I can even cure your sickness."
"How?" asked Naruto to the voice she still couldn't find the source of.
"Become my servant. Obey my orders and I shall give you power to replace what you lost."
An explosion went off in the distance and Naruto turned to where it had come from.
"I accept," she said confidently.
"Turn to the heavens and gaze upon me."
Naruto looked up into the sky and stared at the moon, feeling something stir inside of her.
(Two Minutes Later)
"I'm waiting for a real hero!" declared Mr. Twister before a revving came from above.
The young heroes looked up at the roof of the building just as a white motorcycle flew off right at Mr. Twister and exploded in his face. The rider, who had jumped off, landed on one knee and slowly stood up. From what the young heroes could see, the person was wearing a long white cape with a hood over their head. But from Mr. Twister's point of view, he could see that the person was female based on the shape of the silver armor over her body but her face was completely obscured by the hood with only glowing white eyes being shown.
"I am Moon Knight," said the woman to Mr. Twister, "And my master has declared that you must be stopped."
"And are you going to provide me with an actual challenge?" questioned Mr. Twister as he pointed his hands at Moon Knight.
Moon Knight pulled a staff out of her boot and charged forward.
"Megan, read their minds," ordered Kaldur, "Find his weakness and who she is."
"But I thought I wasn't supposed to do that," said Megan worriedly.
"It's okay on bad guys and those we don't know about," said Robin urgently.
Megan watched as Moon Knight dodged Mr. Twister's blasts of wind and focused. She crunched her eyes a little before opening them.
"I can't read anything from them," she stated.
Moon Knight skidded back and threw her fist forward, sending a large torrent of water that appeared out of thin air right at Mr. Twister, who shielded himself with a barrier of wind.
"I must admit that you do amaze me," remarked Mr. Twister, "However, it won't be enough."
Moon Knight glared at Mr. Twister, tossing her staff aside before pulling out two silver daggers. She threw them back at the young heroes as they approached, causing them to stop in their tracks.
"This is no battle for mere children," stated Moon Knight.
"We're not children!" shouted Wally, "We know who that is and what he wants."
Moon Knight sighed as she held her head shook it.
"My master sees all on this Earth," stated Moon Knight, "That is not who you think it is."
"And just who do they think I am?" asked Mr. Twister.
"Take a wild guess," said Moon Knight as her daggers vanished and she fired off a pistol at Mr. Twister.
The bullets harmlessly bounced off the robot as he chuckled and raised his hands, causing storm clouds to gather and swirl around him.
"An impressive show," remarked Kaldur, "We will not engage!"
Lightning flashed and Wally began getting nervous.
"Um, could Red Tornado do that?" he asked cautiously.
"You think I'm Tornado?" said Mr. Twister in amusement, "Ironic."
Lightning blew apart the ground at their feet and Moon Knight shielded herself with her cape as she and the others were knocked back. Superboy angrily jumped into the air to attack Mr. Twister but was sent flying into the ground by a blast of electricity from the robot, causing him to skid back until he was next to the others. Mr. Twister approached as Moon Knight threw her cloak over them all and they vanished from his sight.
"Fine then," said Mr. Twister as he stopped in his tracks, "I won't deny you children have power. But playing hide-and-seek with you would not help me achieve my objectives, so stay concealed. If you confront me again, I will show no mercy."
He then flew away toward town and Moon Knight removed her cape from everyone as it shrank to its normal size.
"What happened?" asked Wally.
"Are you all idiots or something?!" shouted Moon Knight as she removed her hood and revealed that she was Naruto, "Did you really think that Red Tornado would give you all a test by putting civilians in danger?!"
"What's with the new getup?" asked Robin.
"Ugh!" groaned Naruto as she turned away, "I don't have time for this!"
She turned just as the motorcycle from before appeared behind her and she got on. Flipping her hood up, she started the engine.
"Next time, don't be so naïve," stated Moon Knight before she shot off toward town.
"You are a strange individual."
"Isn't that why you chose me?" asked Moon Knight as she quickly approached the city.
She saw Mr. Twister in the distance and put on a little more speed. She raced through the streets before motorcycle disappeared and she broke into a run.
"Bailey!" called out a voice that made Moon Knight stop dead her tracks with dread.
She looked to her right and saw Meena rolling around, looking for her service dog.
"Bailey, where are you?!" she called out fearfully.
Moon Knight noticed Mr. Twister facing their direction and ran for the disabled girl. Just as Mr. Twister sent said natural disaster at them, Moon Knight grabbed Meena and jumped away just in time. Meena looked up at Moon Knight and she was instantly in awe. Moon Knight found some people and landed in front of them. She handed Meena off to a man and looked at him.
"Get her to the hospital right now," stated Moon Knight before she ran back to deal with Mr. Twister.
"The reprogramming won't take long," said Mr. Twister as the cables from his fingers attempted to reprogram the fallen Red Tornado.
"Longer than you may think," said Megan as the head of Red Tornado turned into her own.
"No," said Mr. Twister in disbelief before Megan sent him flying into the twister that was created by Wally.
The villain was thrown at Superboy, who caught him and repeatedly punched him in the chest. He then delivered one punch to the face and sent Mr. Twister right into the harbor. Under the water, Mr, Twister turned around to see Kaldur swing a broken pole against his chest then channel electricity through it, sending him flying back out of the water. Megan followed this up by lifting him into the air then telekinetically tearing off his remaining arm. Robin threw several exploding boomerangs at Mr. Twister that exploded on impact before Megan let him fall to the ground.
All the young heroes gathered around Mr. Twister as he got up onto his knees and a man ejected from his chest.
"Foul," said the man in pain, "I call foul."
Moon Knight landed on top of him and as she did, she stabbed him through the skull with her two knives before dropping a grenade on him and jumping away. The grenade exploded behind her and all the others stepped back in shock at what had happened.
"I don't know how things work on your Earth," said Robin angrily, "But here, we don't kill captives!"
"He wasn't even human!" shouted Moon Knight back before she grabbed Robin and tossed him into the crater where the remains of the robot was, "My master told me this before I fought him the first time."
"Who is this master you keep speaking of?" asked Superboy.
Moon Knight jerked her thumb up at the moon and everyone looked up at it.
"Be real," said Wally, "The moon is your master?"
"The Egyptian God of the Moon, Khonsu, actually," said Moon Knight, "But he speaks to me through the moon."
"When did you get these powers?" asked Kaldur.
"Oh, a couple of minutes ago," said Moon Knight after quickly checking the position of the moon in the sky, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go check up on someone."
She started walking but stopped a bit short.
"Change the cave's computer to recognize me as Moon Knight, okay?" asked Moon Knight before the light around her seemed to bend, causing her to vanish.
(An Hour Later)
Meena sighed as she looked out the window of her hospital room at the moon.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" asked Moon Knight from the shadows.
Meena jumped in shock and looked at Moon Knight as she stepped out of the darkness.
"Who are you?" asked Meena.
"I am called Moon Knight," said Moon Knight as she took a seat at the end of Meena's bed to stare at the moon with her, "I am the moon's will give physical form."
"Thank you for saving me," thanked Meena as she gave Moon Knight a hug.
Moon Knight was surprised by the hug but gave her a hug back.
"I met someone earlier," said Moon Knight, "They said that you wanted to go to outer space."
"You saw Naruto?" asked Meena with worry in her voice, "Is she okay?"
"Naruto is fine," assured Moon Knight, "I made sure she got somewhere safe."
"Thank you," thanked Meena again as she let go of Moon Knight.
"I promise you that one day, I'll take you up there," promised Moon Knight, "You have my word."
She headed for the window and opened it.
"Wait!" exclaimed Meena, "Don't go yet."
"I must do what the moon commands," said Moon Knight before an idea popped into her head.
She held up her hand and the moon light seemed to turn into a necklace that had a crescent moon inside of a circle pendant. She went over to Meena and placed the necklace around her neck.
"Whenever you wish to see me, spin that moon," said Moon Knight as she demonstrated how to do it, "Day or night, if you need me, I will appear no matter what."
She then went back over to the window and jumped out. Meena saw the shadow of Moon Knight come up into view before she lied down and went to sleep, the pendant of her new necklace clenched tightly in her hand.
(Five Minutes Later)
Recognized: Moon Knight. B 9-9
Moon Knight entered through the physical entrance in the side of Mount Justice and took a deep breath before she removed her hood and her outfit vanished, leaving her wearing jeans, sneakers, and a white hoodie. She walked through the halls before coming upon Megan leaning next to the entrance of her room.
"Can I help you?" asked Naruto as she stood, not bothering to look at Megan.
"Well, Red Tornado wanted me to tell you that you did a good job out there like the rest of us," said Megan nervously.
"I don't need anyone's thanks," said Naruto as she started walking again.
"By the way," said Megan quickly, "Red Tornado said that you'll be staying in my room until we can get another one set up for you."
Naruto sighed and went into Megan's room with her. Naruto lied down on the bed and before Megan could say anything, Naruto was out like a light.
(Naruto's Dream)
Naruto blinked as she looked at the familiar of her house back on her Earth before feeling something was off.
"You never cease to surprise me," came a familiar voice from behind her.
Naruto turned around and saw her Barry Allen smiling at her.
"You," said Naruto in realization, "You're the Speed Force."
"That I am," said Barry as he sat down on the couch, "Using that Speed Bomb was a tricky deal."
"What happened to my speed?" questioned Naruto.
"I took it back," said Barry with a calm smile, "I figured you wouldn't need it anymore."
"You don't understand," said Naruto, "I have to get back home. Don and Dawn need their father."
"Why should I give you your speed back?" questioned Barry calmly, "You used it to kill people when you had it last."
"I…" began Naruto before she faltered and looked away in shame.
"Your mother was an interesting person," remarked Barry as he stood up and walked around Naruto, turning into Sakura in the process, "She begged for someone to allow her to have children. I took pity on her because of all the hardships in her life and decided to send a piece of myself into her."
"So, I'm actually a part of you?" asked Naruto.
"Yes," assured Sakura as Naruto followed her into the kitchen, "But your connection to me was broken and resulted in your Speed Sickness."
"But it's gone now," said Naruto, "Khonsu got rid of it."
"No, he didn't," said Sakura as she sat on the counter, "He merely suppressed it for a while. The only way for you to be cured is to get your speed back."
"Then let me have it back," said Naruto.
"I'll think about it," said Sakura as she hopped off the counter and into Naruto's arms, transforming into his Meena, "If you can prove to me that you deserve your speed, I'll return it to you."
She then kissed Naruto and her entire world turned black.
"This is your target," said Ra's al Ghul as he handed a photo to a man in a black cloak, "You are to observe and if she gets in the way… eliminate her."
The man gazed at the photo before it disintegrated in his hand. He then turned into a black cloud that flew off into the sky.
(Earth-1)
"You failed," came a disembodied voice.
Dr. Carver shot up from his bed in his cell and looked around fearfully. He went to the door and looked around, fear plastered on his face.
"You failed, Carver," said the voice again.
"I'm sorry," apologized Carver as he backed away slowly while looking around, "Please… let me try again."
He looked around quickly before he backed up against the wall. A metal claw then grabbed him by the neck as he looked like he was looking death right in the face. An instant later, Carver screamed.
This is going to be a bit of a rant. Just bare with me for now.
First thing's first. I'd like to congratulate the five morons I had to block for flaming for being the first ones to have that done to them in over five months. Second of all, THIS IS MY STORY. I don't have to deal with all the crap from people that have only written a few stories that were discontinued after posting two chapters. For the dumbass who criticized me for my grammar, English is my first language and unlike you, I actually graduated high school. Third, this website was made for people to write how they see fit. It doesn't matter if the grammar or spelling is terrible. The vast majority of us don't care about and actually try to enjoy the story the author's mind came up with regardless of how fast it moves or how slow it gets. We enjoy it for it's potential and interactions between characters. Not for the proper spelling of the word "because". Fourth, I write my stories how I want to and nobody has the right to tell me to delete my story just because they didn't like my writing style. I hope you enjoy reading this because I don't want anybody that doesn't have an open mind to read my stories. If anything, those people can go chat with a racist like God-ShadowEX100.
*takes a deep breath*
I apologize for all my faithful readers for putting that in but I just needed to get it off my chest because those people have been spamming me with messages flaming me about my stories.
Either way, I took Moon Knight from Marvel because I feel like I can't really use any of the more popular ones due to finding it hard to write them into the story. As for Naruto changing gender, I feel like the Speed Force wanted to have a little fun with him, hence the conversation with it at the end of the chapter. As for the last two parts of the chapter, I borrowed a character from another franchise but he won't make his proper debut for a couple chapters. And with the second scene, those who watch season 3 of the CW's The Flash should recognize it.
PLEASE REVIEW (FLAMERS WILL BE IGNORED, DELETED, AND BLOCKED. Constructive criticism is allowed though.)
