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"insert text" = Speech on other planes

"NOOOO!" Raven screamed. Anger and sadness ran through her. "Why!" She hammered her fist into the ground. The team ran to comfort her.
"Raven, I'm so sorry." Robin said. "Even though, I didn't know him as well as you." He paused, then stood up and said, "He did it to spare us from, that fate. He saved us." Starfire was having difficulties holding back her tears. She ran to Robin and started crying. Flash threw his fist into the building.
"Dammit! If I had just thought of something better." he said, and proceeded to punch the building repeatedly.
"Dude, calm down. You couldn't have done more than you did." Beast Boy said. Then, Flash felt something.
"What the.." He looked towards the location of the explosion.
"What is it?" Cyborg asked.
"I-it's n-not, possible.." he stuttered. He ran to the cliff's edge.
Robin's eyes widened as he started to put the pieces together. "Is he..?" he asked.
"The speedforce, i-it's active. He's.." He looked down for a moment, then at Raven. She met his gaze through her tears. "He's alive."

'Ugh, what is going on. My head feels like a cannonball.' Hades looked up. A figure stood before him. "Who are you? Where am I?" he asked.
"You're a part of the speedforce now. It seems Barry lended you some of it. Now you're here. You can call me Kid Flash." the stranger said. Hades trying to look around for an exit. But he saw nothing but energy.
"I've got to get back." he said and began running. Then Kid Flash appeared beside him, seemingly holding back in speed.
"I'll lend you a hand" he said and ran. It felt like hours, and only a second at the same time, before Hades saw a rip. "Jump into that. It might lead you back!" Kid yelled.
"What about you?" Hades asked.
"I'm long gone. Take care now." he said and dissapeared.
"Wait! Kid!" Hades looked at the rip.

Lightning was waving through the air. The team and Flash had arrived to the scene.
"I'm guessing that, that's not natural." said Beast Boy.
"No. It's not." said Flash. They were all looking at the sky. Raven was holding Starfire's hand tight.
"Please come back." she pleaded quietly. Then suddenly, lightning struck the ground, throwing dust into the air. Everybody covered their eyes. A gust of wind threw the dust away. In front Raven stood the one. Hades. He had her hands in his own. He was smiling. Raven did nothing, she just stared. It wasn't long though, before she threw herself into his arms, crying loudly.
"There there now. I'm right here." he said and embraced her.
"I thought I had lost you." she managed to say through her cries.
"I'm here now, and I won't leave." He hugged her tightly. "I'll stay with you. Forever." he whispered in her ear. They had been standing there, for what seemed like an instant to them, when Flash coughed slightly.
"What happened? How did you survive?" he asked. Hades slowly pulled his head back to look at Flash.
"I became a part of the speedforce. A, Kid Flash, helped me through a rift to here. Do you know him?" Flash let a tear slip down his cheek. He laughed.
"Yes I do. His name was Wally West. He was my nephew. Part of the speedforce now, but it's good to know he can still help." he said. Hades nodded.
"And, Thawne didn't get much out of this." he said, then looked at Raven. "Come. Let's go home." he said. His dark veil engulfed both of them, and transformed into his eagle form.
"Hey! When you're ready, I need to talk to you!" Flash yelled. The eagle screeched in response and flew off to the tower. Inside it, were Hades and Raven, standing together in the comforting darkness.

THE NEXT DAY...

It was morning, and Hades woke up to the biggest headache of his life.
"Ow, damn." he said and rubbed his forehead. Next to him was Raven, slowly waking up.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"I have a headache. I think we need to have a vacation after what happened yesterday." As he got up, he noticed that they were not in his room, but in Raven's.
"So you dumped me here?" he said and turned around to look at her. She shrugged.
"I wanted you close by. You did pass out, so you know." He started to smile, and moved over to kiss her. Connecting their lips sent a chill down both of their spine.
"Oh how I love you Raven." he said. His face lightened up. "I, have an idea." he said and jumped up. "I need to make a call." He held out his hand, and his veil carried his phone to him. He put in the number and called. A few seconds later, someone picked. He had put it on speaker.
"Hello, this is Oliver Queen's office. How can I help?" a female voice said. Raven fell over in shock.
"Hi there. Uhm, is this Felicity Smoak?" he asked.
"Wait, do I know you? Cause your voice seems very familiar."
"Felicity. It's Hades." The sound of a cup falling and breaking was heard.
"Oh my god, Hades! Holy god damn have I missed you!" she yelled out of the phone.
"I've missed you too Izzy. Is Oli there?" he asked and winked at Raven. Her face was in shock.
"Yes, I'll go get him." she said. She put the phone down and ran, to what they presumed was Oliver. The phone got picked up.
"Hello?" someone said.
"Oli? Is that you?"
"Holy crap H, it is you! Man, I've missed you! How've ya been?" Oliver was ecstatic.
"I've been great, and I'll let you know why. Don't you own an establishment or two, out on Hawaii?" he said with a very slick voice.
"I do have one. Why?" he asked. There was a slight pause.
"Oh. Oooh okay, I get it. You come over here and I'll give you the keys."
"Great, thanks a ton. See you then Oli." he said and smiled at Raven.
"Yes of course. Can't wait to see you again. See you soon."
"Bye." He hung up and turned to Raven. He bowed. "And there you have it. A reunion for me, and a vacation for us." he said. Raven grabbed him by his shirt and pulled him in close. She grabbed his head, and kissed him, wildly. When she pulled away, Hades felt like he was on drugs.
"Now that is my kind of thanks." he said in his euphoria.
"You are just, amazing!" she said and pounced on him. "You know Oliver Queen! How?!" she asked.
"I just met him at a fast food joint, and we connected pretty well. Nothing more to it." He touched Raven on her nose. "You better get started with packing." he said and kissed her cheek.

"You want a vacation?!" yelled Robin.
"Uhm, yes?" said Hades.
"Wha-wh-what? We fight superpowered villains for a living, and you wanna have a vacation!" Robin thinks that heroes should always be alert. Especially when you are a part of a team.
"Listen, I almost died last night. I think I deserve a vacation." Hades was keeping his cool. "Besides, if there's trouble, you can just call."
Robin sighed and rubbed his forehead. He turned around and started walking back and forth. After an awkward amount of time, he stopped.
"Fine. You go, but be ready." he said.
"Oh, yeah sure. See you in a week." said Hades and ran away, as fast as he could.
In the distance he could hear, "A week!"

A FEW HOURS LATER...

"So Oliver Queen has his own airport?" asked Raven.
"Yeah. I mean, what else are you gonna do in your life of debauchery." said Hades. They had traveled to Star City to meet up with Oliver.
"Do you know if he's here?" Hades scanned the area.
"Oli? I know you're there!" he yelled. For a few seconds, there was silence.
"You must've been good at hide and seek." said Oliver. He was standing behind them, as if he had come out of thin air.
"Oliver. It's good to see you." said Hades and gave him a hug.
"And this is?"
"Oh yes. Oliver this is Raven, my girlfriend. Raven this is Oliver Queen, or as you might call him, Green Arrow." Oliver held out his hand.
"Pleasure to meet you Raven." he said. Raven blinked at him a few times, then took his hand.
"Pleasure's all mine Arrow." she said and gave Hades an elbow to the side.
"Ow! Why?!"
"I didn't know that he was Green Arrow." she said and grabbed his hand, holding it tight. He sighed and shrugged at Oliver.
"Well Oli, nice seeing ya, but as you know, I called for a vacation." Oliver nodded.
"I know H, it was nice seeing you too." he said and directed his hand to the nearby plane. "This will be your ride."
"Thanks Oli. You really are the best, aren't you?" said Hades with a smug face.
"Haha, if you say so." said Oliver and shrugged. "Guess I'll be seeing you in a week."
"Indeed Oliver. See you." said Hades and ran over to the plane, whilst waving and holding on to Raven.
"Hey! I'm still here!"

AT OLIVER'S VACATION HOME...

"Wow." Raven said. The house was actually kinda small.
"Not what you expected is it?" Hades ased. He had already seen pictures of the place, but he was still a bit suprised.
"No not really." she said, raising an eyebrow as she studied the surroundings.
"Yeah, he is a lot more, I don't know, minimalistic?" he said and shrugged. "But It's fitting. For us at least. Let's go inside." He took her hand as they walked inside.
"There's nothing here." he said. It was only one empty room. The only thing that stood out, was what looked like an elevator. "Has he gone mad?"
"That door looks like it fits into an elevator. Let's just see where it goes."
Hades sighed pressed the button beside the door. A ding could be heard, though it was very faint. They exchanged looks as they both had the same thing in mind.
"I think we know." he said.
"We do." Raven smiled at Hades. He gave her a kiss on her cheek in response. The elevator arrived right after that.
"Ladies first." he said.
"Thank you." she said and took his hand. "Are you hinting at something?"
"Maybe, but that's for later. If this place is as good as I think it might be."
"Well I wouldn't know, we can hope for the best."
Just a few seconds later, they had arrived. When the door opened, they were almost in shock. The room, that was before them, was an embodiment of beautiful darkness. The floor was made of white marble tiles, while the walls were a black and slick wood. In the far right corner was where the kitchen was placed on a small plateau. All modern equipment. Down in front of it was long table, enough for eight people. To the left of the table, two steps down, was a sofa and a black stained glass table. The room was lit with perfectly placed lights, and a small scaled chandelier, decorated with black crystals.

"Oh yeah. He hit the nail on the head, or whatever you say. Jeez, it's perfect!" Oliver had really outdone himself. Never in his life had Hades seen so much effort.
"I agree, it's fantastic. We'll have to thank him later." It seemed new, but still it was in her taste. "But where's the bedroom? And the bathroom for that matter?" she asked.
"I wonder.." he said and started to move his hand on the nearby shelf. When his hand came across an angel statue, he noticed that it was stuck. He turned it to the left, and a few boards removed themselves and were replaced with a door. "Oliver you cheeky bastard." He opened the black door to reveal the master bedroom. It was lit with two dim lamps on two bedside tables. A queen sized bed stood in between them. They both took a step forward and noticed the bathroom on the right. Instead of being the ordinary white tiles, the floor and walls were completely black. Only the shower and tub were white.
"Nifty. Now, Raven?" Hades took her hands in his.
"Yes Hades?" she asked. She was starting to blush.
"Will you join me?" Hades' face oozed with happiness for being with her.
"I'm sorry to say this, but that will not be possible right about now." The voice also came out of the walls. It was a little distorted, but they knew who it was.
"Oh come on Robin!" he yelled, clearly annoyed. "How did you even find us?!" A tv popped out of the leftmost wall.
"I'm a detective. It's what I do best." said Robin as he started to smirk a sly grin.
"Whatever, give us a visual and a status report."
"Right away." Robin looked away and tapped a few buttons, when a screen appeared. "This is a feed from Jump City. As you can tell, someone has on a massive rampage." He was right. Most streets were on fire. The buildings were crumbling.
"Who would do this?" said Raven as a chill went down her spine.
"A few people, but there is something specifically wrong with this." Hades had gotten into a serious tone and posture, which suprised Raven. How he could suddenly switch attitude was amazing.
"What is it?" she then asked.
"It's still dark."
"What?" Raven looked closer at the feed. Her eyes widened in shock. The streets were on fire, but there was no light. "The flames are not emitting any light!"
"There is only one person I know that would want to do that." He looked down, deep in his thoughts.
"Hades?" She was starting to get worried. She had just gotten him back. He turned and grabbed her by the waist.
"Stay here, and you will see what can I do." He hugged her and whispered in her ear, "I'll be fine." He then let go, took a few steps back, and was gone.
"Hades..." she mumbled. Even though he said that, she could not help but still worry. She turned to the screen. "Be careful."

A coat of darkness appeared in the middle of the street. Hades stepped out of it. He looked around to see mass destruction. Nearby buildings were crumbling. The street had several cracks in it.
"Alright! You have my attention Jackie!" he yelled.
Out from shadows came the man, known as Jackie Estacado. "You came." he said.
"You set my streets on fire. I can't ignore that." They stared each other down, preparing.
"You do remember our deal right?" Jackie asked.
"I do. Let's get this over with."
"Very well. Let the madness end."