CrimsonStreak #4

"Most Wanted! Part Two"

(KRANE Labs)

"So where is he?" Laura asked as Evans sighed. "Laura, Zach is indeed keeping secrets from you but also from us. He has well, suffered a hard life..." Evans exclaimed earning a eyebrow from Laura. "You see...his brother Drew was in a incident which resulted in him being in a coma for the rest of his life but Zach felt like his world was ending. So he frequently visits the hospital to make sure he's alright..." Evans explained as Laura simply nodded.

"Forgive me...I didn't realize he lost somebody...close.." she said earning a eyebrow from Charlotte. "You lost somebody?" she asked as Laura nodded. "Yes...my mother. I lost her when I was very young.." she explained as Krane patted her back. "Hey it's alright we all have lost things dear to us.." Krane exclaimed.

Meanwhile Whirlwind threw his Saw Blades at Streak who managed to roll out the way, with the blades returning to Whirlwind. "Heh..nice reflexes...but..." he began to rotate sending a wave of books at Streak. "Crap!" Streak ducked them and ran for a punch at Whirlwind earning a right hand but noticed that it did little. "Heh lucky shot...however..." Whirlwind suddenly uppercutted Streak into a table. "It won't be enough to put me down!" he exclaimed as he threw his Saw Blades once again at Streak who again managed to duck but one of the blades managed to scratch a part of his costume much to his annoyance.

"Oh Krane is so going to kill me when he sees that his costume has been slightly torn..." Streak thought as he ran behind Whirlwind. "Wait where did you go?" he asked as Streak then put him in a Cobra Clutch. "In the styles of a WWE Hall Of Famer sucker!" Streak quipped as Whirlwind simply chuckled before rotating at fast speed with Streak trying to hold on tight. "You won't last forever speedster. No one ever has!" he exclaimed as Streak grit his teeth. "And I'll be the first!" Streak yelled out before suddenly being thrown into the air.

"Also as payback for that move earlier!" Whirlwind caught him by the throat before positioning him. "In the styles of a deadman!" Whirlwind then did the Tombstone Piledriver to Streak through a table. "I'll admit...your fun...but eventually things get boring..." Whirlwind exclaimed as he readied a Saw Blade but noticed the police arrive much to his frustration.

"Grr...will finish this round soon..." Whirlwind stated as he began to rotate forming a small tornado as he span away with Streak groaning in pain. "Zach...you there?" Charlottes voice asked through the communicator as Streak simply whistled before squinting his eyes. "I've been better...ugh...Whirlwind got away..." he stated. "It's alright, just head back to the lab..." Evans stated as Streak nodded before speeding away.

(KRANE Labs)

Zach sped into the lab panting as he panted. "Okay we need something for a guy who can rotate his body at-" Zach stopped when he noticed Laura looking at him with her arms folded.

"Okay who gave in..?" Zach asked as Evans walked towards him. "I did Zach because I believe that everyone who works here should be in in what we do. Laura told me her backstory and how she came to be...and I told her, to put it short...she's one of us.." Evans exclaimed as Zach looked at Laura who walked to him. "I'll admit..red and black looks good on you...though that scratch mark?" Laura pointed to the torn part of the costume which was on his side much to Krane's charge in. "You got a scratch on my suit?!" Krane asked as Zach raised an eyebrow.

"Okay when do we start calling it my suit?" Zach asked as Krane glared at him. "It will be your suit when you can actually take good care of it...take it off!" Krane ordered as seconds later Zach had the costume in a fold to which Krane pouted before taking it. "So what are we going to do with Whirlwind? The guy can rotate like a tornado and has Saw Blades which are REALLY sharp. Any ideas?" Zach asked. Naturally Laura, Evans, Krane (who was busy fixing the costume), and Charlotte would have a idea but nothing came up. "For once...I think we're stumped..." Charlotte said as Evans put his hand up.

"Wait...Zach remember that tornado a few weeks back..?" Evans questioned as Zach thought for a moment before nodding. "Yeah what about it?" he asked. "Well remember how you stopped it? You ran around him the opposite direction..." Evans said as Zach nodded.

"That may be true Evans but there's a possibility that Zach may not be able to run at that speed...no offense" Charlotte said as Zach shook his head. "Are you trying to say I'm slow Charlotte? That tornado was going faster than me but I pulled through and stopped it" Zach exclaimed. "Yes because of your emotions Cage" Evans said as Zach raised an eyebrow.

"What do you mean?"

"Well after realizing that if you failed to reverse the tornado itself everyone you cared about would be dead, so your emotions kicked in slightly increasing your speed" Evans explained. "So if I were mad and speeding...I can go slightly faster that I normally do?" Zach asked as Evans shrugged.

"It is a possibility..." Evans said.

(The Police Station)

"We've been here for hours Mr. Gill and we're tired of your ignorance. So let me ask you this...do you know the CrimsonStreak?" Officer Watson asked as Blizzard narrowed his eyes.

"And I'll repeat myself once more to make sure you understand this Paul Bart. I. DONT. KNOW. CRAP. ABOUT. THE. SPEEDSTER!" Blizzard yelled as Watson was at his breaking point until Kenny stopped him. "Um sir maybe I should talk to him?" he offered as Watson narrowed his eyes at Kenny before eyeing Blizzard before sighing. "Fine...you have thirty minutes.." he stated as he left the room.

Kenny grabbed a seat and looked at Blizzard. "Mr. Gill or Blizzard...do you know anything about the CrimsonStreak? Like any allies he may have?" Kenny asked as Blizzard thought for a moment as he remembered Dr. Krane at the time he was fighting the Streak. "I may know a few things or so...depends if you have anything I should talk for.." Blizzard stated as Kenny sighed. "Well...how about this...you talk and I'll set you free..." Kenny offered earning a chuckle from Blizzard. "I appreciate the offer kid but there's no way you can break through these.." he said making a motion to the green handcuffs as Kenny smirked.

"You sure...not even this?" Kenny asked as he pulled out a green key much to Blizzard's shock. "Wait that key...it..." Blizzard was cut by Kenny who made a motion to speak.

"Will get to the key after you talk and you should hurry. My boss isn't a patience man as you can tell" Kenny exclaimed as Blizzard sighed before beginning to tell Kenny everything that went down.

(KRANE Labs)

"Okay I got the suit all fixed up and ready to go" Krane said as he handed Zach the folded up suit and nodded. "Thanks" Zach said before Charlotte walked up to him. "Um Zach do you know where the key to green handcuffs are? I remember giving them to you?" Charlotte asked as Zach checked his pockets but pulled out nothing.

"Oh crap...I think I dropped it somewhere..." Zach gulped as Charlotte was about to strangle Zach if Krane hadn't held her back. "Zach! Don't you realize what would happen if some random Joe found that key. One could put two and two together and realize that's the key to freeing Blizzard!" Charlotte stated as Zach's jaw dropped with Laura's eyes opening in shock. "Well if Zach took down Blizzard once, he can do it at again. I mean what's the worse that can happen?" Laura asked as Evans chuckled. "Whenever someone states that usually something bad happens..." Evans stated as Laura shrugged.

(The Police Station)

Kenny wrote down every information Blizzard had given him, including some personal ones but that was for something else. "So if I'm hearing this right...Dr. Krane of KRANE Labs has connection to the speedster?" Kenny asked earning a nod from Blizzard.

"Im not telling no lies. He was there and he sped off with him before the cops could arrive. Now that I told you everything, now free me!" he yelled out as Kenny simply shook his head no. "Sorry but I cant do that. I apologize from the bottom of my heart but then rumors would spread that I'm aligned with the bad guys" Kenny said as Blizzard glared at him but simply chuckled much to his confusion. "Alright then...also heads up...you might wanna put your head down.." he warned.

"Why would I-?" suddenly a blast of wind broke through the walls as Kenny landed against the wall unconscious as Blizzard smirked. "Told ya to duck. If isn't my old acquaintance.." Blizzard stated as Whirlwind walked in. "It's good to see you again as well. Let's get out of this joint" Whirlwind stated as Blizzard stopped him.

"Hold up.." Blizzard stated as he walked to the unconscious Kenny and grabbed the keys as he then unlocked the cuffs smirking. "There..." he said as Whirlwind raised an eyebrow.

"Any idea on our next move?" Whirlwind asked as Blizzard smirked. "Well yes I do indeed. During my encounter with him he had a scientist named Krane of KRANE Labs. I'm thinking that he has some connection to the speedster and maybe just maybe...we can learn who he really is" Blizzard explained as Whirlwind chuckled. "Oh this is going to be fun..." Whirlwind said as the two left.

(Next Issue: Zach may have found a way to take down Whirlwind but now he must confront both Whirlwind and his partner Blizzard as the two head towards KRANE Labs for some answers. As for Officer Watson, why does he assume that the CrimsonStreak is a bad guy? Will Kenny make it alive from his apparent concussion and is Laura herself hiding something from the group about her past? All this and more in CrimsonStreak #5: Most Wanted! Part Three)