Battle of the Gods Pt. 2
Before you read this chapter, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND GOING TO THE DC WIKI AND LOOKING UP THE ARTICLE ABOUT THE SPEED FORCE. There are some things in this chapter that not a lot of people would know about UNLESS THEY GO TO THE DC WIKI AND LOOK UP THE ARTICLE ON THE SPEED FORCE. Several of the abilities displayed in this chapter are only available to masters of the Speed Force and there is a list of all the abilities that speedsters can use ON THE DC WIKI PAGE ABOUT THE SPEED FORCE.
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"Are we really doing the right thing?" questioned Megan as they headed back to the main room.
"She needs to be kept safe from Savitar," said Max, "That means she needs to stay here."
"Wait," said Robin as a thought popped into his head, "What was Naruto doing when Savitar first found her?"
"She was at the hospital talking to a…" said Superboy before he realized what he was saying and looked at the speedsters with surprise on his face, "…a patient that she'd been visiting for the past couple of days."
Everyone else realized what was going on and the four speedsters ran off. They arrived at the hospital a minute later to find police were already at the scene.
"What happened?" asked Flash as they all approached the officers.
"A girl went missing from the hospital," explained the officer, "One moment, she was being evaluated by her doctor and she was gone the next. We have everyone looking for her because she's diabetic and she hasn't had insulin for almost a day."
"This is bad," said Wally, "She needs that insulin or she's going to go into shock."
"Well, if we were on our Earth, we could actually cure the diabetes," remarked Johnny.
"But we're not on our Earth," snapped Max back, "We need to split up and find her."
"We can use our abilities to track Savitar's trail and we're likely to find the girl," said Flash, "I'll take Wally with me. You two start going across the country and try following all of Savitar's hot spots."
Johnny and Max nodded before they all went off in different.
Inside her room, Naruto continued to pound on the door before her face turned to one of terror and she clenched her fist. She gritted her teeth and pulled her fist back while the collar around her neck began smoking.
Kaldur and Superboy looked at Naruto's door when the banging had suddenly stopped only to be knocked against the opposite wall as the door flew out of its place. Moon Knight towered over the downed heroes and proceeded down the hall.
"Everyone, Naruto's gotten out!" thought Superboy through a metal link that Megan had set up.
"But how?!" questioned Black Canary urgently, "Never mind. We have to stop her from getting out."
Kaldur and Superboy got up then went after Moon Knight.
Moon Knight stopped in her tracks for a second and looked over her shoulder for a moment before continuing. A moment later, she spun around and grabbed the invisible Megan by the throat.
"Give me one reason I shouldn't claw out your throat," demanded Moon Knight.
Megan gagged and held up the unfinished Speed Bomb. Moon Knight took it and let Megan fall to the ground.
"Why are you helping me?" questioned Moon Knight.
"You and I have a lot in common," said Megan as she got up, "We both are in a place that we don't belong but we found people to help us get through it."
Moon Knight looked away before she thought of something.
"Are you able to density shift part of your body?" questioned Moon Knight.
"Just my hand," said Megan.
"I need you to do something for me," said Moon Knight.
(Three Minutes Later)
Moon Knight and Megan ran into the hanger and to the bioship when everyone entered.
"Megan, what are you doing?!" shouted Robin.
Moon Knight grabbed Megan and held a knife to her neck.
"One more step and she dies," threatened Moon Knight.
"I can't believe you would do this," said Kaldur, "We're your friends."
"I don't ever recall saying that I was friends with you people," said Moon Knight as he slowly backed away with Megan toward the Bioship, "You're holding me prisoner here."
"Only to keep you safe," explained Black Canary, "Savitar is going to kill you."
"It's not for you to decide whether I die," said Moon Knight as she stepped onto the bioship, "It's always been my choice and I decided this a long time ago."
The door closed and the bioship took off. Moon Knight took a deep breath and went to sit down. She flipped her hood off and her mask disappeared but her suit remained.
"Thanks for trusting me," thanked Naruto.
"Just be careful," said Megan worriedly as a work bench appeared next to Naruto, who sat down and placed a crystal shard next to the Speed Bomb.
"Don't worry," said Naruto as she got to work, "I will."
(A Day Later)
An extremely pale and very sweaty Meena shivered as she lied next to a river when Flash and Kid Flash appeared.
"Good," said Flash in relief, "She's safe."
"And no sign of Savitar," said Kid Flash.
As if on cue, Savitar appeared behind them and both speedsters turned around.
"Please tell me you see him," pled Kid Flash.
"Oh, I see him," said Flash as he took in the sheer size of Savitar.
"We need to take him together," said Kid Flash urgently.
"No," said Flash as he looked at his sidekick, "I'll cover Savitar. You medicate the girl and get her to a hospital."
Flash charged but was caught by the throat and vanished with Savitar. Kid Flash hurried over to Meena and pulled out a syringe.
"It's going to be okay," said Wally as he stuck it in the girl and she looked at him, "Let's get you to a hospital."
Meena's eyes started to get droopy and she held up her necklace, weakly spinning the inside as she muttered under her breath before passing out. Wally picked her up then ran off.
Savitar threw Flash across a desert and let him tumble before grabbing him and running again. They reappeared in an ally and Savitar threw him against a wall. He then picked up Flash by the leg and swung him into a dumpster before throwing him against a second wall. Before Flash could hit the ground, Savitar grabbed him then ran up the side of the building and onto the roof, throwing him into a storage container then back into the ally.
Flash grunted as he hit the ground and scooted against the building as Savitar appeared in front of him. He tried to get away but Savitar caught him and threw him back against the wall.
"This is not your fight, Allen," shouted Savitar.
Two blurs knocked Savitar away and Flash got up.
"Remember us?" questioned Max as Savitar looked at them.
"You!" growled Savitar.
"You're not getting away this time, Savitar," said Johnny.
"You don't think I didn't know you were following me?" questioned Savitar as he charged.
Naruto closed the back of the stopwatch and took a deep breath.
"Done," said Naruto as she relaxed a little.
"You sure you can defeat Savitar with that?" asked Megan.
"I have to try," said Naruto as she flipped her hood back up.
Moon Knight's head shot up and she looked at the floor.
"Megan, let me out here!" shouted Moon Knight.
Megan opened the back of the bioship and Moon Knight jumped out. She plummeted straight to the ground and landed with a loud boom. She looked up just as Kid Flash ran out of the hospital and took a step back in surprise.
"How did you get out?" he questioned.
"Move!" shouted Moon Knight as she shoved Wally aside and ran into the emergency room, "Meena! Meena, where are you?!"
She began shoving doctors and nurses aside before entering an exam room and threw everybody away from the young girl.
"Don't you dare touch her!" shouted Moon Knight as she knocked all the doctors to the ground and picked up the girl.
She went out of the room and Kid Flash got in front of her.
"What are you doing?!" shouted Kid Flash, "She's going to die if you take her!"
Moon Knight threw a flash bang on the ground and everyone shielded their eyes. Once the light cleared, Kid Flash ran around the hospital, trying to find Moon Knight and Meena. He then ran outside to see the bioship land and Megan came out.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Naruto just ran in and abducted a little girl," said Wally.
"What?!" exclaimed Megan, "But… that doesn't make any sense."
"We need to get back to the cave right now," said Kid Flash as they got in the bioship and headed home.
Moon Knight sat Meena down on a slab with lit candles around it. She looked at the moon and raised her hands while chanting in Ancient Egyptian. A silvery light came down from the moon and started enveloping Mena's body. However, the light started to turn black and it blasted Moon Knight off her feet. Moon Knight raised her head and saw the light had vanished.
"No," said Moon Knight in pain as she got up, "No!"
She stumbled over to Meena and held her in a tight embrace and cried under her mask.
"You overestimated your abilities. You have taken away all but a few months of her life."
"Please, master," begged Moon Knight the crescent moon, "Give me the power to stop the one who took Meena. I give you my entire body."
"You are… interesting. Very well. I shall take your offering."
A beam struck Moon Knight and she screamed in pain as she turned into an intense and bright silver light.
The bioship landed and Megan and Wally quickly got out.
"M'gann!" exclaimed Martian Manhunter as he hurried over to his niece and embraced her, "I'm glad that you are all right."
"I'm fine, Uncle J'onn," said Megan as Wally walked up to them.
"What's going on here?" he asked, "How did Naruto get out?"
"Come," said Martian Manhunter as he turned to the door, "Batman will explain."
Megan and Wally followed and entered the main room to find almost every member of the Justice League there as well as their teammates.
"There will be time for pleasantries later," said Batman when he saw them enter, "For now, we need to discuss dealing with Savitar."
"Per our new speedster friends, Savitar was the first person to be given speed and is far faster than anyone since," explained Black Canary, "He constantly searches for those who threaten this title and he now sees Moon Knight as a threat even though she doesn't have her speed anymore."
"She also just kidnapped that girl Savitar took from the hospital in Central City," said Wally.
"What?" questioned Black Canary in shock.
"My wife…" came a distorted female voice.
Moon Knight stepped out of the shadows and slowly walked into the room. Everyone got ready to attack when Moon Knight stopped several yards from them.
"On my Earth, Meena's counterpart was my wife," said Moon Knight, "I swore to protect her. She is my responsibility."
"It doesn't matter if she was your wife on your Earth," said Superman, "You still kidnapped her."
"To heal her," responded Moon Knight, "I tried to heal her and failed. I then gave my body to my Khonsu to take revenge on the one who made her like she was when I took her and killed my parents."
"Naruto, this is crazy!" argued Superboy, "Flash, Johnny, and Max all fought Savitar and they couldn't even make a dent in him."
"I am not a normal girl," said Moon Knight as she held up a stop watch, "I am Godspeed."
Superman charged just as Moon Knight jumped into the shadows and vanished.
"Where did she go?!" questioned Batman urgently.
Robin ran through the computer and pulled up a map.
"She's right in the middle of downtown Metropolis," said Robin when he read it.
"Everyone, get to Metropolis," ordered Batman, "There's going to be plenty of casualties if this gets out of hand."
Everybody headed for the Zeta Beam platform when it exploded.
"She must've known we would try to go after her," said Green Arrow.
"Captain Marvel, Hal, John, and I will fly on ahead," said Superman as the three in question flew through the ceiling.
Moon Knight stepped out of the shadows of a tree in the middle of Metropolis and walked into the middle of an intersection. Cars swerved out of the way and crashed into others, creating a pileup in every direction.
"Savitar!" shouted Moon Knight as she clenched the stop watch tightly, "I'm right here! If you want me, then I'll fight you at my full power!"
Moon Knight roared and pressed the button on the stop watch. An explosion instantly went out from the watch and practically everything around her was vaporized by the dome of energy that shot out from her. It soon encompassed practically the entire city before it collapsed in on itself and everything that it had destroyed was reformed, even the people as a bolt of lightning struck Moon Knight and blew everyone around off their feet. In her place stood the male Godspeed, wearing Moon Knight's cloak, cracking with electricity and heating the air.
Savitar appeared several yards in front of him and both stared each other down.
"I have torn apart dozens of different Earths that refused to kneel before me," said Savitar, "I have destroyed you countless times. And now, you shall taste defeat again."
"You've done enough damage Savitar," said Godspeed as he clenched his fists, "All those different versions of me were lacking the one thing it took to defeat you."
"And what would that be?" questioned Savitar.
"A thirst for vengeance," stated Godspeed before Savitar shoulder tackled him.
Godspeed flew back and bounced on the ground while tearing up the street under him.
"All the different versions of you had tried to stop me but none succeeded," scolded Savitar, "They should've known not to challenge a god."
"I'm the god of speed, Savitar. Not you." said Godspeed as he started hovering off the ground and faced the enemy speedster, "And I'm going to kill you."
Spinning at high speeds, Godspeed shot at Savitar, taking him off his feet and through a building, forcing it to collapse. Savitar took control by throwing Godspeed into another building and jumped in after him. The large speedster grunted as she hunched over before lightning shot from his hands and all over his body, tearing through the foundation of the building they were in. Godspeed quickly levitated as the ground below her collapsed just as Savitar managed to regain control. The building started to fall and Savitar jumped out while Godspeed spun around and went after him. However, a piece of falling rubble hit him and knocked him off course, sending him right into the bottom level of a parking garage.
Godspeed walked out like it was nothing and ran toward Savitar before jumping over a fuel truck that was thrown at him. The resulting explosion destroyed the support of the parking garage and Godspeed turned around. Savitar, seeing his chance, deliver a high impact punch to Godspeed, sending him to the ground. To anyone watching, it would appear as though two blurs were moving quickly before one was knocked back. Godspeed looked up in time to dodge Savitar's blow then delivered a left hook, knocking Savitar back several feet. Godspeed near instantly appeared next to Savitar then sent him right to the ground. Just as Godspeed was about to land the killing blow, a car landed on top of him, forcing him to shake it off and giving Savitar enough time to give him a hard kick to the face.
Godspeed landed on the ground and the instant he got up, Savitar sent him into the air with a punch. The golden speedster managed to just cause minor damage to the skyscraper he was hit into before hovering in the air above the room.
"So much for avenging your parents," taunted Savitar, "You are just as pathetic and weak as that whore that gave birth to you."
He ran up the building while Godspeed did the same and they collided in the middle. Savitar was sent flying to an unfinished building with Godspeed right on his tail. He came up through the floor just as Savitar came at him with a steel girder. A blast of lightning shot from Godspeed's hand, tearing the girder apart before Savitar hit him with the remains of it and sending into some reinforced pipes.
"My first kills were my parents," said Savitar as he tossed the girder aside while Godspeed got up, "They tried to take my power from me. All because they were afraid of what I could do. So, I sent out to kill every version of them in the multiverse and take out anyone who would try to stop me."
"Every version…" muttered Godspeed as he looked up at the evil speedster, "That means that you're…"
Savitar tore several parts of his armor from his body then he moved his arms and legs around a little with the rest clattering to the ground. Godspeed looked in disbelief at the sight of the face they shared and Savitar smiled.
"Surprised?" questioned Savitar as he opened his arms, "I knew all along that the only person that could truly stop me was myself so I even killed my counterparts to stop them from trying to take my throne. You were the only one to get away."
Savitar hovered in the air before Godspeed jumped at him and spun at him, taking him through the steel foundation and into the sky. Savitar got free then with a punch that sent Godspeed flying back before he flew toward him and kicked him away. Godspeed managed to regain his composure before he and Savitar began playing a game of cat and mouse while flying through the city after he landed several punches on Savitar. Godspeed stopped when he lost sight of Savitar but turned around when he heard a noise, only to get Savitar flying through the building and knocking him into another.
Godspeed instantly flew out and dragged Savitar along the side of a building. Godspeed tried to deliver a punch but Savitar blocked it and hit Godspeed with an uppercut to the chin. While Godspeed was flying up into the sky, Savitar grabbed his cape and swung him around then let him fly through several buildings. Just as Godspeed had managed to slow down enough to get moving again, Savitar grabbed him and shot high up into the air.
Superman, the two Green Lanterns, and Captain Marvel landed and Superman surveyed the damage.
"We need to find anyone who didn't get out," said Superman as he turned to his fellow Justice Leage members.
"Uh, Superman," said Captain Marvel as he pointed up in the sky behind the Kyrptonian.
Superman turned around to gaze into the sky in time to see several burning pieces of a satellite fall to Earth. However, he also saw two people flying to the ground.
Savitar and Godspeed crashed into a train station and everyone inside ran screaming. Savitar managed to hover away for a moment before Godspeed tackled him to the ground. Godspeed managed to wrestle him into a choke hold when Savitar noticed some people across from them in a corner.
"If you truly are different than me, then save these people," said Savitar before lightning shot out of his eyes.
The people in the corner huddled together as Savitar's lightning slowly got closer. Godspeed tried to stop Savitar but was slowly failing, the lightning mere inches from the people.
"Stop!" shouted Godspeed as he struggled to stop Savitar.
"Never!" yelled Savitar defiantly as Superman and the others arrived.
Godspeed roared in a blind rage and snapped Savitar's neck. The lightning instantly extinguished and Godspeed let Savitar's body fall to the floor. Godspeed took deep breaths as he fell to his knees then looked at his hands to see they were sputtering. He then looked at the Justice League members then back at the ground.
"Make sure his body is destroyed," said Godspeed, "I'm sorry."
Godspeed vanished in a flash of lightning and the members of the Justice League went over to the body.
(Earth-1 12 years ago)
Godspeed landed in his old bedroom and took several deep breaths.
"Mommy!" came an all too familiar voice.
Godspeed hurried to the door and opened it a jar to see the screaming and terrified face of his mother as two blurs ran around her with lightning trailing them.
"Naruto, run!" shouted Kushina.
Everything suddenly slowed down as the person producing the gold lightning stopped and Godspeed saw that it was himself. That Godspeed saw him and shook his head as if to say not to stop this. An instant later, he was gone and Savitar stood over Kushina. A blade extended from his armor and he stabbed her through the abdomen. Kushina's body went tense as Savitar retracted the blade and vanished. Godspeed hurried to his mother's side and knelt at her side.
"Hey," said Godspeed as he held her gently, "You're going to be okay."
"Please," begged Kushina as she began to lose her strength while crying, "My husband, my son, are they…?"
Godspeed removed his hood and his mask turned to particles to reveal his face.
"It's me, mom," said Naruto as he cried, "Your little speedster is here."
"Naruto…" said Kushina as she reached up a hand to him, "I'm sorry…"
"It's all right, mom," assured Naruto as he continued to cry as well, "I'll be right here."
"Naruto," said Kushina as she started to lose her breath, "I… love you…"
"I love you too, mom," said Naruto as he took Kushina's hand and pulled her into gentle hug.
He then felt the electrical activity in her brain cease and sobbed into her hair. He stayed like that for a moment before he managed to stifle his tears and lie his mother back down, her hand being placed into her husband's. He looked at them for a moment before flipping up his hood, his mask reappearing, and vanished.
(Earth-16 Present Day)
As the Justice League and the younger heroes helped clean up Metropolis and search for survivors, a bolt of lightning struck right behind Megan, Kaldur, and Green Arrow. They spun around as Godspeed weakly walked toward them and his suit disintegrated, leaving a still clothed but heavily injured female Naruto. Naruto managed to take several more steps before her injuries caught up with her and she fell to the ground.
"Naruto!" exclaimed Megan as the three of them hurried over while the rest of the League arrived.
Kaldur helped Naruto up and put her arm over his shoulder.
"Hey," said Naruto with a weak smile, "You ever tried shawarma? There's a shawarma place just down the street. I've always wanted to try it."
Megan tearfully chuckled and hugged her friend.
(The Next Day)
Naruto walked into the main room of Mount Justice with her arm in a sling and the team turned to her.
"Shouldn't you be resting?" asked Robin, "You were nearly killed yesterday."
"You know speedsters heal fast," said Naruto with a smirk, "Besides, since I was in the moon light, I was able to heal even faster."
"Do you… still have your speed?" asked Superboy.
"No," said Naruto as she shook her head, "It looks like it's gone for good. And… I'm sorry about what I did yesterday."
"Everything is forgiven," said Kaldur as he walked up to her and put a hand on her shoulder, "Besides, even if you don't have your speed, you're still a member of this team."
Everyone gathered around Naruto and welcomed her to the team.
"Man, I could really go for some food right now," said Flash as he walked out of the back.
"Barry!" exclaimed Wally in surprise, "You're all right?"
"Do I need to lecture you on the powers the Speed Force gives?" teased Naruto playfully.
"Don't worry, Wally," assured Barry, "Besides, I need to get home in time to tell Iris that I'm fine," He then looked over his shoulder, "You two want anything?"
"I honestly could go for some waffles," said Johnny as he came out from the back with Max, "How about you, Max?"
"I wouldn't mind some muffins and coffee before we head home," said Max as she rubbed her temples.
"Think you could whip some up for us, Naruto?" asked Flash.
Naruto stared at Max and Johnny's unmasked faces, her lip trembling. She ran off down a hall, surprising everyone.
"Naruto, wait!" called out Megan as she went after the girl.
"I told you it wasn't a good idea to mooch off these people," hissed Max as she elbowed Johnny in the ribs.
Naruto slumped to the ground and cried as Megan approached.
"What's wrong?" asked Megan.
"It's them," said Naruto through tears, "They look exactly like my parents. I… I should've remembered before but… they said that their mothers' maiden names were Chambers and Crandall."
Megan pulled Naruto into a hug and let her cry.
"They don't know that, Naruto," said Megan, "They don't know that they're your parents' doppelgangers."
"Do you want me to tell them that you had to leave?" asked Kaldur as he appeared in the hall.
Naruto tearfully shook her head and took a deep breath.
(Some Time Later)
Naruto sat alone with Johnny and Max in a sitting room in Mount Justice with a tray of cookies between them that hadn't been touched. Naruto was looking at the floor and Johnny and Max were silent.
"So… we're the doppelgangers of your parents?" asked Johnny.
"Yes," said Naruto after a long pause.
Max ran a hand through her hair as she tried to process this all.
"I know this is a lot to take in," said Naruto, "But… I just thought that you both deserved to know."
"Well, Johnny and I were thinking about having kids," said Max nervously as she looked at the ground, "And knowing that Savitar is actually the son of our doppelgangers is a lot to take in."
She then went over to Naruto and hugged her.
"But it's even more comforting that you're also the child of our doppelgangers," she said lovingly.
Johnny joined in and Naruto began crying.
"Well, we need to get home," said Johnny after a minute of hugging.
"And where's that?" asked Naruto.
"I believe you'd call it… Earth-9?" asked Max of Johnny as she was unsure.
"Well, you better get going," said Naruto as she stepped back.
Johnny and Max put their masks on then began vibrating. Naruto watched as they darted out of the room and watched them run past countless times before jumping into a breach right in front of her.
"Are you going to be okay?" questioned Black Canary as she came up the hall.
"Yeah," said Naruto with a deep breath before turning to the older woman, "By the way, can you get me in contact with Superman? I need to ask him for a favor."
(That Night)
Batman and Superman watched as Moon Knight introduced Meena to Krypto, who was going to be her new service dog.
"You sure it was a wise idea to let Krypto do that?" questioned Batman.
"Well, she did make a convincing argument to try and persuade me to give Krypto to that girl," said Superman, "Besides, she wants that girl to enjoy what little time she has left."
Moon Knight looked directly at them and nodded before she closed the curtain and went back to playing with Meena. She grunted a little in pain and looked at her hand to see it was fading away. Luckily, Meena was paying attention to Krypto so she didn't notice. Her hand regained its solidity and Moon Knight took a deep breath before silently leaving.
Under an extremely heavy guard, a body bag was rolled into a coroner's office with the coroner entering a short while later.
"Thank you for being here gentlemen," said the coroner as she went between the two soldiers, "But I'm afraid you won't be needed."
In an instant, the coroner pulled out a pistol and shot both men in the head at point blank range then tossed the gun aside.
"I hate using these things," said the coroner as she went over to the body bag and unzipped it.
She gazed at Savitar's body then positioned his hands so they rested on his chest. She took a glowing stone out of her pocket and placed it in Savitar's hands. An eerie light enveloped Savitar's body before being absorbed by it. For a few seconds, nothing happened. But then, Savitar's eyes shot wide open.
A man in a trench coat walked down an ally just as Moon Knight stepped out from the shadows behind him.
"John Constantine," said Moon Knight calmly.
The man turned around and didn't at all appear surprised by Moon Knight.
"I didn't know it was Halloween yet," he remarked.
"I'm not here to play games with you," said Moon Knight as she walked up to him, "I'm here with a proposition."
"And what, pray tell, could someone that's possessed by the Egyptian God of the Moon want with me?" questioned Constantine as Moon Knight stopped several feet from him.
"What if I told you I was interested in putting a team together?" asked Moon Knight, "A team secret from the Justice League and deals with problems that they don't even know about. Problems that fit your field of expertise."
Constantine folded his arms and began thinking.
"There are things going on that the League has no idea of," said Moon Knight, "Particularly down in Hell. Once the League finds out about it, it'll be too late and we can't let that happen."
"When do we begin?" asked Constantine.
"Welcome to the team, Hellblazer," said Moon Knight as she held her hand out to Constantine.
Constantine took Moon Knight's hand and shook as thunder boomed around them. From above, a man wearing a dark cloak and a skull mask watched the two before turning into a smoke that flew off into the cloudy night.
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