"Just because he doesn't want to side with me, doesn't mean he's siding with you." Kid Flash said, almost hysterically.
"But now, you're worried." Blue smiled.
Bart crouched again. "Will you two, shut up?" He muttered. He dashed towards Cobalt Blue and tripped him over.
Blue growled and Kid Flash whispered, "Get back." For once Bart did as he was told.
"Now, I'm angry." Said Cobalt Blue as he got up. His eyes were on Bart and he started towards the boy.
"You have to go through me first." Said Kid Flash angrily as he moved to stand between the man and the boy.
"Suits me just fine." Cobalt blue then touched his great nephews arm and started to glow. "This time you don't have Froufrou to save you." He whispered angrily as Kid Flash fell to the floor.
"No!" Bart yelled.
"Run, Bart." Kid Flash said weakly.
Bart ignored his older self and glowered at the man, who had just stolen his powers. "Pity, you were such a good sidekick. You see what getting a conscience does to you? Bart choose me and you won't end up like this, pile of shit. This is my last offer." Cobalt Blue turned to the boy.
"That "pile of shit" just happens to be me. You can shove your offer up your ass." Bart chuckled darkly and Kid Flash smiled.
"You asked for it!" Blue shouted.
There was a huge blast. Brick and smoke flew everywhere. Bart was flung across the room. "No." Said a voice. "You did." Ollie's silhouette blocked the sun.
The team stood in a line looking into the room at the destruction they had caused. Arthur went and picked up Kid Flash who had taken a brick to the head. His nose was bleeding and his arm was hanging strangely.
Bart got up and smiled "How'd you get here so fast?"
"The wonders of Nitrogen." Vic answered, smiling slightly.
"You ok, kid?" Ollie asked keeping his eyes on Cobalt Blue who was curled in a ball in the corner of the hall. His outfit was slightly smashed around the edges.
"I'm fine." Bart replied, wiping blood from his brow. Arthur walked back to the group and offered him a tissue, for his bleeding nose. "Don't touch him. You lose your powers." Bart warned the team and Arthur nodded.
Blue stirred. "Be prepared, boys." Ollie warned and put his hand on Bart's shoulder. He turned to look at the boy for the first time. "Shit Bart. Sorry." Bart wondered what the hell he was on about but thought, there were more important things to concentrate on at the moment.
"Will he be ok?" Ask Bart quietly, looking at Kid Flash.
"Yeah, he'll be fine. He just needs a rest." Arthur convinced Bart, patting his shoulder and making him wince.
Cobalt Blue stood up and turned to face the league.
"Ah, Bart, you didn't tell me you had more friends coming." He smirked and looked around for his ex-sidekick. "Bart?" He saw the unmoving body. "Well that's one less to kill. I always said, I would destroy you." Cobalt Blue looked sad considering he just "won" whatever battle he had been having with Bart.
Ollie pulled out his bow and arrow and anchored it, as Blue spoke. "You can go back the future and leave us all alone or feel the true force of the Justice League."
"I'm afraid, I can't just leave." Said Blue smiling.
Ollie pointed the bow higher, "So be-" he was ready to let go of the arrow when Bart interrupted him.
"You've finished what you came here for, why are you staying?" Asked Bart, pleadingly.
"I came here to destroy everyone you love Bart, just because future you is dead doesn't mean I have finished what I'm here to do."
Ollie glared and let go of the arrow, Blue saw it coming before it hit him and dashed out of the way. "Too slow "Hood.""
"It's Green Arrow." Ollie said exasperated. Why does everyone think I'm supposed to be Robin Hood?
"Whatever." Cobalt laughed and ran at Ollie.
"No." Bart said and sprinted toward Cobalt Blue. He bent over and used his shoulder to push Cobalt Blue backward. All that the League could see was two figures bash into a wall and could hear a blood curdling scream as Bart's shoulder smashed. Blue moved out of the hole in the wall that he and Bart had made and grinned at the boy.
Bart was on the floor clutching his shoulder and waiting for it to heal. "Stupid boy." Blue laughed and put his hand on Bart's face, not noticing the arrow flying towards him. It hit his collar bone and he let out a scream to match Bart's.
Vic ran towards the man and, while he was momentarily shocked by the arrow, round kicked him. He heard another piece of Cobalt Blues uniform crack. "Run Bart." Vic told the boy. He slowly got onto his feet and tried to run but could only manage a slow walk. Every muscle ached and he couldn't move properly.
Ollie was ready with another arrow and sent it towards the man, led on the floor. He rolled out of the way and knocked Vic into the spot he was lying in, in a split second. Vic moved his metal arm in front of his face and the arrow bounced off. Blue smiled and ran over to Arthur.
"You're next, bub." He cackled evilly, still moving so the league had no idea where he was. Ollie felt helpless. He wanted to pick Bart up and make him tell him where Blue was but he knew not even he could see Blue anymore.
"Cyborg, can't you slow this bastard down?" Ollie asked as he realised what Blue was doing. Ollie was starting to lose oxygen. Blue was running circles around him and Aquaman so fast that he was removing oxygen from the air inside the circle he had created.
Cyborg got up and blinked hard trying to find where Blue was. He ran towards the circle but he didn't time it well enough, instead of running into the man he went inside the circle. "Sorry, Green Arrow." Cyborg said, feeling like he had let down the League.
Bart noticed his friends, though he was in so much pain he had vomited nearby, he knew he had to help. He got up slowly and limped towards the circle, every step he took jarred his shoulder. He could see a blur that was Cobalt Blue. He wasn't very clear but he could see more than the rest of the League, he hadn't had time to take all of Bart's powers.
A cloud was forming over Bart's vision, he had to act fast, not to mention Ollie and Arthur were now on all fours trying to grab whatever air they could. Cyborg looked defenceless and his breathing was becoming ragged.
Bart shook his head to get rid of the blackness trying to take over him. Blue was too busy concentrating on running fast and not falling over to notice Bart.
Impulse could feel tears in his eyes, due to pain, exhaustion and helplessness. He noticed a grin on Blue's face as he tightened to circle to attack Cyborg. Impulse carried on, he was so close. Cyborg was thrown to the floor by an invisible force. Arthur was now led on the floor his eyes unfocused and wide. Ollie was still on all fours but had the same look of "this is it" on his face. Blue looked overjoyed with himself.
Bart watched him circle his friends one more time, then stuck his foot out and Cobalt Blue tripped. Bart screamed as he twisted and his shoulder hit the floor. Darkness covered him and he passed out.
Ollie and Arthur gasped as oxygen came back to them in one whoosh. Cyborg ran towards Blue and punched his face so hard that his nose broke. He let out a long yell. Ollie stood up woozily. Arthur crawled forward. He noticed Kid Flash stir.
"Bastards." Muttered Blue as his nose healed in the position it was in.
"Says the guy who almost killed us." Replied Arthur.
Cyborg grimaced, he moved back and Aquaman stood up. Ollie got his bow and arrow ready and aimed it at Blue's face. Aquaman moved towards the man ready to beat him to a pulp. "No!" Kid Flash shouted.
It was too late Cobalt stood up and put his hand on Aquaman's fist in a millisecond. Aquaman fell to his knees as his powers were absorbed by Cobalt Blue. Blue looked over at, what he had previously thought was a dead Kid Flash. "Why do you never die?" He asked before an arrow was shot into his head. Ollie and Cyborg had been so astounded by Aquaman losing his powers they stood still and watched Arthur's powers leave him for a few precious seconds.
Cobalt Blue let go of Aquaman's hand and fell to his knees, his eyes were blank as he fell head first onto the floor. He was dead by the time he touched the floor. "I hate doing that." Ollie muttered.
Kid Flash looked at his younger self. "Here." He moved slowly up to the corpse of his great uncle. He removed a ball from the front of his suit. "This was how he controlled all of the powers." He turned and smashed the ball and breathed in as his powers returned. Arthur breathed in too and Bart stirred. "Did we win?" He asked, groggily.
"Yeah we did, kid." Ollie said kindly, embracing the boy.
"Get off me, Ollie." He said awkwardly, but patted the man's back when he didn't move.
"Thanks, Bart." Vic and Arthur said at once.
Bart looked up at his older self and Kid Flash smiled. "Do you have to go yet or can you stay a bit longer?" Bart asked, awkwardly.
"Well I think I should stay to take you back to the lair so we can get Chloe and Clark." He smiled and pulled the boy up.
Hope you enjoyed. One more chapter to go people! Please review! It would make me happy and if I'm happy the next chapter should come soon! :D