Death Goes to War

I don't own Naruto, The Flash, Young Justice, or any other properties in this story.

Johnny punched Constantine square in the jaw and everyone quickly restrained the speedster.

"You son of a bitch!" yelled Johnny angrily.

"That was some right hook," said Constantine as he rubbed his jaw.

"You left her alone with that thing!" yelled Johnny.

"Hey, calm down!" shouted Barry as Johnny glared at him, "That thing that took her happened to be my friend! And I'm trying to figure out what happened to make her like that!"

"You think I care about your friend?!" shouted Johnny as everyone struggled to restrain him, "She was pregnant and you just let that thing take her!"

"Etarapes dna niartser meht!" called out a female's voice.

Everyone flew apart and were suddenly bound against the wall.

"You all need to get a grip," said Zatanna as she walked up to the group, "If we're going to save Rio, we're going to need to work together."

"When did you get here?" asked Constantine.

"I cast a spell to alert me if anyone on the team was in trouble and clearly, it was our dear leader," said Zatanna, "Esaeler meht."

Everyone that was restrained fell to the ground and looked at her.

"And you are?" asked Artemis.

"I'm Zatanna Zatara," said Zatanna as she introduced herself, "My father is Zatara on the Justice League."

"So, how do we save Rio and Max?" asked Raven.

"Did Rio tell you anything else about this time?" asked Jade as she looked at Barry.

"Not really," said Barry as he thought back, "All she really said was something about binding death."

"What?" asked the confused Koriand'r.

"I think he means enslave death," said Cyborg.

"Death is a biological attribute," said Johnny, "It's not an actual person."

"Well, not exactly…" said the slightly nervous Constantine, causing everyone to look at him.

Reaper walked into the dark and rundown apartment he used and sat on the old couch. He removed his mask and hood to allow the cool, dry air to hit his face. Running a hand thought his hair, he walked over to a window to stare out at the deserted city of Pripyat. Felling something in his gut telling him to move, his mask appeared in his hand and he placed it on before flipping up his hood then flying out as a cloud of smoke.

(That Night)

"You sure about this?" asked Zatanna cautiously as everyone stood in front of a pentagram seal on the floor.

"Not really," said Constantine causally, "But this is the best chance we'll get."

He lit a match and dropped it into a bronze bowl at his feet. The resulting small explosion caused everyone to blink with a man who appeared in his early thirties, wearing a suit, to appear in since the seal. The man turned around and rolled his eyes when he saw Constantine.

"What is it now?" asked the man in annoyance, "Do you need me to deal with more specters coming after you?"

"No. I just want you to stand there and look pretty," said Constantine in a sarcastically annoyed tone.

"Who is that guy?" asked Cyborg.

"That… is Lucifer Morningstar," said Zatanna with a little fear in her voice, "He's the devil."

"Devil?" questioned Artemis, "As in the devil?"

"Guilty as charged," said Lucifer as he put on the charm, "Are you throwing a party for me when it's not my birthday, John?"

"Cut the shit out, Lucifer," said Constantine in annoyance, "We need something from you."

"You always do when you summon me," said Lucifer as he caught sight of Raven.

"We need a spell…" said Barry, "…to bind Death."

Lucifer looked at Barry and Constantine like they were insane at that.

"You want to enslave Death?" questioned Lucifer in disbelief, "Are you bloody insane?!'

"You did it," said Constantine.

"But I let her go after I quit ruling Hell," said Lucifer as he turned away.

"You quit?" questioned Jade in disbelief.

"I was bored," said Lucifer casually while adjusting his tie, "Torturing all those souls gets tiring after a couple million years."

"Look, will you give us the spell or not?" asked Barry.

"Oh, I would love to," said Lucifer as he turned back around, "But I'm afraid I can't."

"Can't or won't?" questioned Koriand'r.

"Can't," said Lucifer as he motioned for them all to turn around.

They did so and Artemis almost instinctively fired an arrow right between Reaper's eyes. Needless to say, it did no effect as it went right through him.

"Why?" questioned Reaper, "Why do you interfere with the will of my mistress?"

"Your mistress?" questioned Johnny.

"He means Death," said Lucifer.

"My mistress granted her mercy," said Reaper as he let his arms hand at his sides, "She saved her life."

"But that's not the life she wants," said Jade as she stepped forward, "She's already accepted that she's going to die and wants to spend what time she has left the way she wants."

"Don't insist that you know her like my mistress does," snapped Reaper, "My mistress has known her longer than you've been alive."

"She's my girlfriend!" shouted Jade when Reaper turned into smoke and pinned her against the wall.

"You may be her girlfriend but I've known her long before you," said Reaper before Johnny grabbed him and sped off.

"I'll go after them," said Barry as he too ran off.

"Are we just going to stand here all night or are we going to eat?" questioned Lucifer, causing Constantine to take a deep breath of annoyance.

Reaper grunted as he rolled on the ground and Johnny glared at him.

"You're going to fix this and get my wife back!" shouted Johnny angrily.

Reaper laughed as he got to his feet then drew his shotguns.

"You honestly think you can defeat the grim reaper himself?" asked Reaper as the sky began to darken.

"I don't know about the grim reaper," said Johnny as he cracked his knuckles, "But I know I can kill you."

He ran forward as Reaper moved back and fired at him. Johnny dodged the shots as Reaper turned around and turned into fast moving smoke. Reaper spiraled up a building with Johnny hot on his heels. The instant he got onto the roof, he was shot off by Reaper. Reaper then turned to leave when a red blur began circling him. Reaper dropped his shotguns as he shakily raised his hands while black smoke rose from his feet. An instant later, what seemed like a monstrous amount of guns were firing off red lasers in every direction. One of the lasers hit the red streak and Johnny fell flat on the ground while clutching his arm.

"You're pathetic," said Reaper as he pulled out a pistol and pointed it down at Johnny's head, "Join your wife in the afterlife."

A bolt of lightning struck him in the face, causing him yell in pain and stagger back. Johnny looked at where the lightning had come from and saw Flash panting heavily. Reaper tore off his mask to glare at Flash, whose jaw dropped when he saw the face.

"Sasuke Uchiha," said Flash in disbelief, "But you're dead."

Sasuke scoffed as the burn on his face healed almost instantly.

"I was saved by my mistress," said Sasuke as he pointed a gun at Flash, "She gave me this power on the condition that I bring her the souls that have escaped their final resting place. Once I get back to my world, I will use these powers to get my revenge on the one who killed my parents. My brother."

"But why turn Naruto into that… thing?" questioned Barry as he removed his cowl.

"Savitar is also one of my assignments," said Sasuke as his mask reformed on his face, "I made her into the Black Flash, an agent of the Speed Force, to catch Savitar and kill him. Besides, she also wanted her speed back."

"No, she doesn't!" said Barry before Johnny went by him and tackled Reaper to the ground.

He began strangling Reaper before he turned into a black smoke and appeared behind the speedster and put him into a chokehold.

"You just don't get it," said Reaper before he shoved Johnny aside, "Those with speed need a being who can catch them in order for them to die. She was the only one compatible with the Speed Force so she will now be forever known as the Black Flash."

Reaper flew up into the sky and Barry went over to help Johnny.

Savitar took several deep breaths as he looked around. He let out a sigh of relief before a strangled and monstrous roar reached his ears. He started running as Black Flash caught up behind him and threw him against the wall. Black Flash roared as Savitar phased back through the wall and Black Flash went through, not seeing Savitar anywhere.

(Several Hours Later)

A knock at the door woke Koriand'r and she went and opened it, finding an envelope on the floor. Picking it up, she opened it and looked at the piece of paper inside.

(Half an Hour Later)

"Will we really be able to save Rio with that?" asked Jade.

"We should," said Constantine as he looked over the list, "We have most of the ingredients here."

"Keyword being most," said Cyborg as he was hooked up to a computer, "There is one ingredient we're missing."

"What is it?" asked Raven.

"An act of God… crystalized forever," said Constantine as he sat down and rubbed his forehead.

"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Koriand'r.

"When lightning strikes sand at the right angle, it crystalizes in its exact shape," explained Barry.

"Then we can just make that ourselves," said Johnny.

"Doesn't work like that," said Constantine with a sigh, "It has to be natural lightning and that's extremely rare."

"I think I've got something," said Cyborg as everyone looked at him, "There's one such crystal in a private collection in Dayton, Ohio."

Barry ran out of the house and appeared a minute later with a crystal in his hand.

"This what we need?" asked Barry as he tossed it to Constantine, who caught it.

"It's too bad we need to actually damage this," said Constantine as he got up, "Orchid and I will get the ritual ready. The rest of you go do stuff until I call you."

"I guess I'll go get some sleep at home," said Jade as she got up.

"Want a lift?" asked Barry as he picked her up bridal style and they sped out of the room.

Barry sat Jade down in her apartment and she struggled to regain her composure.

"It's a little hard to get used to for first time passengers," said Barry as he sped into the back then came out in civilian clothes, "So, you're Naruto's girlfriend here?"

"Yeah," said Jade as she sat down while Barry went over to the fridge.

"Can you tell me something?" asked Barry as he pulled out some sodas then walked back over to the couch.

"What do you need?" asked Jade as Barry sat down after handing her a soda.

"Does Naruto ever talk about home?" asked Barry, "I mean… our home."

"Not really," said Jade as she drank her soda, "She tries very hard to avoid that subject. I asked her once and she got all depressed and I heard her crying in the bathroom afterward."

"I can only imagine," said Barry as he looked out the window, "Naruto was my best friend. Our parents died in similar ways. Her to Savitar and mine to our world's Reverse Flash. Not to mention his wife died shortly before he came here."

"Rio was married?" asked Jade in surprise.

"Yeah," said Barry as he sat down his can and looked at the floor, "Meena Dhawan. She was a physicist and neurobiologist on our Earth. She was the first one that Naruto opened up to after he was adopted. Instead of actually calling him crazy, she tried to understand him. She was even there for him when his adoptive father committed suicide and his adoptive mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's."

"I never knew she had it so hard," said Jade as she looked away, "My entire family except for my sister is a bunch of criminals and I've never heard of anyone going through so much pain."

"It probably makes it even worse since he left behind two children on our Earth," said Barry as he pulled out a different photo than the one he had shown them yesterday.

"I had no idea that she was even a parent," said Jade in a depressing tone.

"Naruto has this bad habit of thinking that he needs prove that he can do everything by himself," explained Barry, "He feels like it's his responsibility to rid the crime in the world to make sure that no one can be as hurt as he is."

As Barry talked, Jade thought about all the time she had spent with Rio and realized something. She put her head in her hand and, with her hair obscuring her face, cried.

(That Night)

"So… this is it?" asked Artemis as they looked at the small set up that Constantine and Orchid had made.

"Yes," said Orchid in her monotone, "All that's needed is the blood of the person that wishes to bind Death."

"I'll do it," said Raven as she walked forward.

"No," said Cyborg as he stepped forward, "I'll do it. I can spare some of the last bit of the blood I have left."

"I'll do it," said Koriand'r as she strode forward, "It's probably going to take someone with great strength to handle Death."

"Why don't you all just do it?" asked Johnny in annoyance, "The longer we waste here, the less time we have to save Max."

"Very well then," said Constantine as all three walked up to him.

The each held out an arm as Constantine took out a large knife. He cut each of their arms, the blood draining into the bowl they were over before they wrapped up the wounds. Constantine took a deep breath and looked at the spell he needed to read.

"Te nunc invoco, mortem," recited Constantine.

The entire house began shaking violently, surprising everyone.

"What's going on?!" shouted Barry over the loud shaking.

"Te in mea potestate defixi," recited Constantine cautiously as books fell off the shelves and the floorboards cracked, "Nunc et in aeternum!"

The shaking suddenly stopped and it was eerily quiet.

"Hello?" asked Constantine cautiously, "Death?"

"Are you fucking kidding me?!" came an angry female voice from behind them.

They all spun around to see a pissed off goth chic glaring at them.

"Is it wrong to think Death is kind of hot?" whispered Johnny to Jade.

"Now, listen, Death," said Constantine cautiously while raised his hands slightly, "It's not what it looks like."

"You fucking bound me," said Death as she held up her arms, which had black wispy chains around them.

"For good reason," said Cyborg, in equal caution, "Just hear us out."

"Jalapeño Nachos?" asked Constantine quickly as he went over to a bag and drink next to a table, "They're the best in the state."

"You really think that will get me to calm down?" questioned Death, making Constantine pause and turn pale, "Now, unbind me."

"We can't," said Koriand'r confidently before Death shot her a scowl, "Not… yet."

"Well, this isn't going to go well for you," said Death before she looked away.

"We need you to return the Black Flash to normal," said Barry.

"Pardon?" asked Death as she looked at Barry.

"Return the Black Flash to normal," said Raven, "Respectfully."

"And what makes you think I could that?" questioned Death.

"The Black Flash is the embodiment of death for speedsters," said Johnny, "You're the only one that can stop him."

"Amazing," said Reaper from behind the group as they all looked at him, "You just ignore my warnings. I apologize for this, mistress."

"It's quite alright," said Death as she took the seat next to the table with the nachos, "Besides, I don't recall saying that I need another reaper to catch Savitar."

"I thought it was the best choice of action," said Reaper.

"I don't doubt your logic," said Death as she took the nachos out of the bag then began eating them, "What I doubt is your reasoning that you actually needed someone else to catch Savitar."

"Please forgive me, mistress," said Reaper as he walked up to the chair and knelt with his head down to Death.

"I can't control Black Flash since that's the responsibility of the Speed Force," said Death as she ate a nacho, "But I can tell you how to how to return her to normal."

"Tell us," said Jade before Death set her eyes on her, "Please."

"When Black Flash is created, the host lose their reason and memories," explained Death as she took a drink, "You need to get her to remember who she was before she became Black Flash in order to save her. By the way, I suggest you hurry. That other speedster she took is almost dead."

"Where are they?!" demanded Johnny as stepped forward.

"Where else does the speed from fallen speedsters go?" asked Death with a smile, "Besides, I have a feeling that I'll be reaping somebody really soon."

(Later)

"Are you sure about this?" asked Constantine as Flash and Johnny had suited up.

"We need to get into the Speed Force to find Max," said Johnny, "I can't let her die."

"We're coming with you," said Koriand'r as she, Raven, and Cyborg stepped forward.

"No," said Flash, "The Speed Force isn't something normal people can go into."

"That girl is supposed to be our team leader," said Raven, "We need to rescue her. Besides, we want to hear what she wanted to say to all of us."

"Fine," said Constantine as he turned to the doorway and began chanting.

A spinning blue portal appeared in front of them and they all ran through. It closed a second later and Constantine fell to his knees.

"John!" exclaimed Jade as she ran over with Artemis to help him up, "He's running a fever. We need to get him to a bed."

Artemis nodded and went through the doorway with Orchid following.

(Speed Force)

Everyone stepped out of the portal and looked around.

"This place feels… weird," said Cyborg as he flexed his hand.

"Why is there nobody else here?" asked Raven as she looked around the park they had landed in.

"The Speed Force is the only thing that exists here," explained Johnny, "That and Time Wraiths."

"What are these… Time Wraiths?" asked Koriand'r.

"You don't have to worry about them," said a calm male voice behind them.

They all spun around and saw a man wearing black standing there.

"Ronnie," said Flash cautiously.

"Mind telling me why you brought three people that don't even have speed to my realm?" questioned Ronnie.

"We're here to find my wife and return the Black Flash to normal," said Johnny.

"I see," said Ronnie in understanding, "The answer to both your requests is no."

"What?" asked Koriand'r

"I cannot allow you to do either of those things," said Ronnie calmly.

"Listen," said Cyborg as he pointed his arm cannon at Ronnie, "Like it or not, we're going to do what we want. So, get out of our way."

"I'm afraid that's a bad decision," said Ronnie when a monstrous roar reached their ears.

The group was knocked off their feet and looked up as Black Flash roared at them with her back to Ronnie.

"Naruto," muttered Flash.

Black Flash was then thrown back by a black energy beam that came out of Raven's hand, giving them enough time to get to their feet.

"You guys go find Max," said Cyborg, "We'll hand this thing."

"But she's too fast for you all," said Johnny.

"We just need to hold her off long enough for you guys to find Max and get out," said Koriand'r as Raven encased Black Flash in a black dome of energy, "Get going."

Flash nodded and he and Johnny ran off. Black Flash broke through the dome and the remaining members of the group that stayed to fight got into stances. Black Flash roared before she and the group charged at each other.

(Back on Earth-16)

Lady Shiva paused as she was about to leave her lab then looked over to see nothing was there. She left, the door closing behind her. Reaper formed in the room and went over to a stone box. Opening it, he removed a glowing stone from it then placed it inside his cloak.

"Going somewhere?" questioned Savitar from inside his armor.

Reaper turned into a smoke then flew out of the vents to the roof of the building. As he reformed, he pulled out his shotguns and fired at Savitar, who appeared behind him. Momentarily blinding the speedster, Reaper turned into smoke against and quickly flew down the building. Savitar raced after him before running around the smoke, trapping it inside a vortex. Forced to reform, Reaper fell to his knees before Savitar grabbed his neck.

They then ran through the Speed Force, coming out in Antarctica, and throwing Reaper through a glacier. Falling to the icy surface, Reaper grunted as Savitar towered over him.

"You're as pathetic as your friend, Uchiha," said Savitar as Reaper attempted to get away, only for Savitar to grab his leg and slam him repeatedly into the ground.

They then raced back through the Speed Force again and came out in the middle of a busy street in Metropolis. People ran, screaming, as Savitar threw Reaper into a car, totaling it.

"Give me back the stone!" he demanded.

Reaper chuckled as he reached into his cloak and planted a bomb on Savitar. Turning into smoke, he managed to get away just as the bomb went off. Space seemed to bend around Savitar as he was pulled into a singularity and roared in anger as he vanished shortly before the singularity exploded, causing the surrounding street to be destroyed.

Reaper took several deep breaths as Superman arrived and stared him down.

"Who are you?" demanded Superman.

Reaper reached into his cloak to pull out the stone he'd stolen before tossing it to the Kryptonian.

"Make sure that gets to John Constantine," said Reaper, "Tell him it's the only way that they're going to be able to stop Black Flash."

With that, he turned into smoke and flew up into the air, leaving Superman to look at the glowing white stone.

(Back in the Speed Force)

"I can't get a shot!" yelled Cyborg as Koriand'r continually fired green bolts at the running Black Flash.

"Azarath Metrion Zinthos!" shouted Raven as two giant black claws from her hands started to close around Black Flash.

Cyborg fired when Black Flash stopped but was shocked when Black Flash appeared right in front of him. She grabbed him by the arm and threw him through a tree.

"Cyborg!" called out Koriand'r before she was struck by red lightning and thrown back.

Raven encased herself in a sphere of black energy before the Black Flash reached her. She punched the sphere, causing it to shatter as Raven disappeared into the ground. A bolt of green energy hit Black Flash in the back just as the three vanished from sight.

Flash and Johnny ran through the rooms of a hospital, looking for Max when Barry peered through the door window of a room.

"In here!" he shouted as he rushed inside.

Johnny appeared next to him and quickly checked on the unconscious Max.

"We're good," said Johnny with a sigh of relief, "She's alive."

Raven, Cyborg, and Koriand'r appeared out of the shadows, looking exhausted.

"We held him off as long as we could," reported Cyborg.

They then heard a monstrous roar in the distance and looked toward the door.

"I'll distract Naruto while you all get back to Earth," said Flash.

"Are you crazy?!" exclaimed Koriand'r, "You're going to get yourself killed!"

"I have to try," said Flash as he headed toward the door, "Besides, I think I know how to get through to him."

He ran out of the room and saw Black Flash looking in the opposite direction.

"Hey, Naruto!" called out Flash, causing Black Flash to turn around, "You wanna race?!"

He began running and Black Flash roared before chasing Flash. They ran around the hospital before running out and jumping into a swirling blue portal.

"So, how are we all going to get back?" questioned Koriand'r.

"I could take you all back one at a time but that's time we don't have," explained Johnny.

"Necronom Hesberek Mortix!" called out Raven as her eyes glowed while she raised her hand to the wall.

A swirling blue portal appeared against the wall and every looked at Raven as she hurried to the portal.

"Come on!" she shouted.

Koriand'r and Cyborg ran through the portal while Johnny picked up Max and sped through. Raven then followed with the portal closing behind her.

(Earth-16)

Raven jumped out of the portal and fell flat on her face. Koriand'r helped her up as Johnny was helping the now awake Max to her feet.

"I'm fine, Johnny," said Max as she stood on her own, "I just had a nap."

"Max, how long have you been asleep?" he asked curiously.

"Only a couple minutes," said Max as she rubbed her eyes.

"Anyone wanna tell the crazy lady that she's been asleep for about two days straight?" asked Cyborg.

"Two days?!" exclaimed Max in disbelief, "But… I just fell asleep not a few minutes ago."

Flash jumped out of a spinning blue portal and panted as he held his knees.

"What happened to you?" asked Raven.

"I just… raced Naruto to… the end… of time," said the exhausted Flash, "What I tried to do… before that… didn't work."

A familiar roar reached their ears and everyone froze as Black Flash appeared in front of them. They all got into fighting stances while Johnny got between Black Flash and Max when Flash removed his cowl.

"Naruto, it's me," said Barry cautiously, "It's Barry."

Black Flash roared as Barry pulled out a photo. He tossed it to the floor then quickly got back as Black Flash went to see what it was.

"You remember those kids, don't you?" asked Barry, "Those are you kids, Naruto. Yours and Meena's."

Black Flash examined the photo like she didn't know what it was when a metal spike impaled her through the chest. Everyone gasped as Savitar threw Black Flash aside and stared them down.

"I just killed death!" laughed Savitar maniacally.

Max looked away, distraught, and saw Death watching her closely.

Cyborg fired his arm canon but was thrown through a store window. Koriand'r then tried rushing Savitar but was caught by the neck and slammed into the ground. Barry yelled in anger and punched Savitar, sending him skidding back several feet.

"Impressive, Flash," chuckled Savitar, "But if your friend couldn't kill me, what makes you think you can?"

Barry pulled his cowl over his face then raced after Savitar through the city. Flash gritted his teeth as he tried to catch Savitar when the armored speedster suddenly stopped and clotheslined him. Barry flipped back and landed hard on his face as Savitar planted his foot on the hero's head.

"Goodbye, Barry Allen!" shouted Savitar when a bang went off.

Savitar looked over his shoulder just in time to see a black cloud of smoke grab him and force him off Flash. Pulling the speedster high into the air, the smoke let him go and reformed under him as Reaper, who was covered in swirling black smoke. He pulled out his pistol and fired. What appeared to be countless afterimages fired red lasers along with the pistols before Savitar began spinning and drilled into Reaper. Luckily, Reaper managed to evade damage by turning into smoke with Savitar spinning toward the ground at terminal velocity. He plowed into the ocean with Reaper, as his smoky form, hovered over the water, waiting.

Pretty soon, Savitar ran to the surface of the water and Reaper chased after him. They sped off towards land and Savitar phased through a cruise liner, causing it to explode and scatter Reaper as he was mere feet from it when it happened.

"Are you okay?" asked Max as she checked on Koriand'r.

Johnny looked beyond Max and shoved her out of the way of Savitar, who grabbed him by the neck.

"Johnny!" yelled Max in fear.

"I finally get my hands on you," said Savitar as Johnny struggled for breath.

Max tried to get up to save Johnny but felt her stomach churn with excruciating pain, forcing her to watch as Savitar did what she dreaded most. With one swift motion, an audible snap was heard and Johnny's body went limp. Flash had just arrived on the scene when it happened and looked on in disbelief as Raven, Cyborg, and Koriand'r watched in horror. Johnny's body fell to the ground and Savitar laughed in victory.

The air then suddenly seemed to get hotter as everyone looked at when Black Flash had been tossed. She was now getting to her feet as red lightning flew wildly off her. The sky grew pitch black as Black Flash growled before roaring when a bolt of lightning struck her.

"SAVITAR!" yelled Godspeed as he flew out of the lightning and delivered a hard right to the evil speedster.

The resulting impact caused an enormous shockwave that not only shatter windows and sent Savitar flying, but also parted the clouds in the sky in a straight line that went around the world. Godspeed roared in anger as he spun around and planted his fist in the top of Savitar's skull, causing a massive crater that toppled countless buildings. Savitar managed to catch Godspeed's next punch and push the white speedster back. They glared at each other before speeding off around the city, causing untold destruction in their wake.

"They're going to destroy the entire city!" shouted Koriand'r.

"Then I guess it's good that we have a plan," said Constantine as he emerged from a doorway.

"What plan?!" questioned Stone as Raven helped him out of the store.

Constantine smiled and held up a glowing white stone.

"Where did you get this?" questioned Flash as he hurried over and took the Constantine.

"Believe it or not, I got it from Bruce Wayne," said Constantine as he took the stone back, "It was originally supposed to be used on the Black Flash but Savitar is a more pressing concern."

He tossed the stone to Raven, who caught it and examined it.

"This stone…" she said incredulously, "I can feel the power coming off it."

"That is the philosopher's stone," said Constantine as he looked off at the continued destruction that Savitar and Godspeed were causing, "You're going to seal Savitar inside it."

"Me?!" exclaimed Raven in disbelief.

"You already know the curse to do it," said Constantine with a smile as he put a hand on her shoulder, "Rio saw your potential and knew you were going to become the most powerful mystic on Azarath. But you can't do it alone," he looked at Cyborg and Koriand'r, "You three must work together with her in order to defeat Savitar and become what you were meant to be. Heroes."

(Two Minutes Later)

Godspeed chased after Savitar when Flash came running up next to him.

"Remind you of the good old days?" joked Flash.

"I'm kind of busy right now, Barry," said Godspeed as they continued to chase Savitar.

"Listen," said Flash as they both turned a corner after Savitar, "We think we may have a way to defeat him."

"I'm not going to just defeat him," said Godspeed as the amount of lightning he produced grew exponentially, "I'm going to kill him."

"Remember what happened with Billy Parks," reminded Flash, "You killed an innocent man and you're causing countless civilian casualties right now."

Godspeed took a deep breath and tried to quell his anger.

"What's the plan?" he asked.

"Just lead him back to the others," said Flash as he went off.

Godspeed put on an extra burst of speed and managed to corral Savitar back in the direction of the others. Godspeed managed to get ahead and ran through the intersection just in time for Savitar to be struck by Cyborg's arm canon and Koriand'r's bolts. Savitar roared in pain and fell to his knees.

"Malthinae!" shouted Constantine as he threw his arm forward.

Countless items either wrapped around Savitar or impaled him limbs, holding him in place.

"Now!" shouted Constantine as Raven floated into the air with her eyes and hands glowing in a black light.

"Aldruon En Lenthranall Losolomirus Nor!" she shouted as she thrust the philosopher's stone forward to fire the black energy that had gathered around it.

Savitar roared as Flash ran in a circle very quickly with Godspeed joining him. A portal to the Speed Force soon opened up and Flash quickly grabbed the stone from Raven then threw it into the portal. Savitar was pulled off the ground and floated toward the portal.

"This isn't over!" he shouted as he struggled to get free, "You have all angered God and will soon feel his wrath!"

His armor began to be torn from his body and soon exposed his face just as Reaper reformed in the shadows.

"I will have my revenge!" he declared as his was completely pulled into the portal.

It instantly closed and Godspeed took several deep breaths as his suit turned into a shower of particles, leaving a completely normal Rio in his place.

"Johnny!" exclaimed Max as she finally managed to get enough strength to go over to her husband's body.

She held his head against her chest and cried. Death walked up to Max, surprising everyone but Rio, and knelt on the other side of Johnny's body.

"I'm sorry," apologized Death, "If there was something I could do, I would do it. But there's no changing what has happened."

Holding her hand over Johnny's face, a faint light gathered in her hand as she stood up, Max looking at her with tears streaming down her face.

"I'll make sure you and he meet again someday," said Death as she turned around and began walking, eventually fading away.

(Three Days Later)

Barry watched from a distance as Rio and Jade talked before hugging and Jade left in a speedboat. Barry walked over to his old friend and they looked out at Jump City.

"This place is nice," commented Barry as the sun set behind them.

"It really is," replied Rio calmly as she tried to get her hand to vibrate again but nothing happened, "Looks like the V9 finally burned out of my system."

"Hey," said Barry in concern, "In the time I'm from, you never told me why you chose to stay here."

Rio sat down and sighed.

"I always felt out of place back on our Earth, Barry," confessed Rio, "I wasn't happy. Meena did give me some happiness but… it wasn't the happiness I was looking for. Those anti-depressants I was taking were for that very reason. When I stopped Dr. Carver, for the first time, I felt like I was doing something meaningful with my life. I felt like I was finally at peace. That's the same feeling I get from here."

She looked at the photo Barry had given her when she was Black Flash and smiled.

"Don't get me wrong," said Rio, "I do love Dawn and Don and I do love the time I spent with Meena. But I just feel like I belong here. This place feels like home to me for the first time since before my parents died."

Barry put a hand on her shoulder and she looked up at his smiling face.

"I understand," assured Barry, "I'll go let everyone back on Earth-1 know about your choice."

He put his cowl on then started to stretch.

"By the way," said Rio as she stood up, "You don't seem surprised at all to find out that I'm a girl now."

Flash just smiled and ran across the water, eventually jumping into a portal that closed the instant he went through. Cyborg, Raven, and the newly christened Starfire came up to Rio and stopped several feet from her.

"What did you want to say to us?" asked Starfire.

Rio smiled and flipped up the hood of her hoodie, turning her into Moon Knight once again.

"We all have so little time in our lives," said Moon Knight calmly, "Our lives are so fleeting that we're nothing but a speck in the entire multiverse."

She reached up to the sky as stars began to appear and smiled under her hood.

"We may have known each other as friends or enemies in these other worlds," she continued as she clenched her hand, "In others, we may not have known each other at all. But what I do know is that the four of us can make a difference here."

She then turned to her new team and looked at each of them.

"We all have something that makes us special," she explained, "Whether it be cybernetics, magic, alien abilities, or being possessed by an ancient god, we all can change not only our fates but those of everyone around us. If you'll let me, I promise that not only can I help you all out, but we can help our those we love and others out there."

All three nodded and Moon Knight lowered her head, letting out a small chuckle.

"Well then, let's show the world what the Teen Titans are made of," said Moon Knight as they all headed inside the giant T-shaped tower on the island where they stood.

"Watch her," said Death to the kneeling Reaper behind her as they looked off at Titan Tower, "Until further notice, your job is to observe her while carrying on your other duties."

Reaper turned into smoke and floated away while Death gently caressed her left ring finger.

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