He Came
From The Future
Disclaimer: Reading The Writer With No Name's 'The Last Son Of Krypton' series again ended up unintentionally inspiring me to do this. And I highly recommend you guys to go check out the 'Last Son' series! Its a great mix of X-Men Evolution, DC, and Marvel! And unfortuantely, I don't keep up with Legends or Supergirl all that much unlike how I do Arrow, Flash, and Gotham. Though I really should. Takes place in Flash 4x06 but before they go to Devoe's house. And while Bishop (think Omar Sy in terms of facial appearance and the like) is a Marvel character, I thought it'd be fun to make use of him for something like this.
This also serves as a way to explain why ARGUS took over everything in Zari's time line.
Summary: He came from the future to prevent the murder of Lyla Michaels. An act that would set about years of misery in a horrible future.
Just as Barry and Joe were getting ready to head over to Devoe's house and confront him about what he's been doing, a ball of light with electricity swirling around it began to form in front of the computers. Causing everyone to pause in what they were doing to stare at it in shock while hoping this wasn't something bad. Or even the Speed Force for that matter looking to come and take back Barry after finding out what they'd done to get him out. But then, an African American male replaced the light show while on one knee and he looked to be armed as well with two strange looking guns in holsters on his back. Joe snapped out of his shock and quickly got out his gun. "I don't know who you are or how you got here, but you'd better think twice about startin' trouble." Warned the man seriously as he aimed his gun at the figure.
Who soon raised his head up and one could see the letter 'M' placed over his right eye. "I mean you no harm." Rumbled the man as he put his hands out in front of him.
"Yeah? Well those two huge yet strange looking guns on your back makes it a little hard to believe that, pal." Ralph told him while wondering what Barry was gonna do.
A glare went his way from the man as he stood up to his full 6'3 height and his long dark hair laid on his shoulders. His outfit was a blue colored one with yellow in various places with a red circle on his belt with an 'X' on it. He also had a red bandanna around his neck. His glare was enough to make Ralph take a few nervous steps back in hopes it would somehow help him. The strange visitor then turned his attention towards Barry and Joe. "My name is Lucas Bishop and I came from 180 years in the future to this time in order to prevent a murder." He informed the two grimly and by extension, the others present.
Causing their eyes to widen greatly yet Ralph couldn't help but let out a scoff. "Oh please! Like time travel is real!"
"I have no time to argue with a traitor like you, Dibny, now shut the Hell up!" Barked the man fiercely.
"Whoa, whoa, take it easy now, there's no need for things to turn violent. Who uhh… Who are you here to keep from dying, exactly?" Began Barry as he stepped in the area between the two.
As it had to be deadly serious if he came here from nearly 200 years in the future! Bishop gave his attention back to Barry while ignoring the others. "Lyla Michaels, the director of ARGUS one day from now. No one ever found out who did it but this allowed a man named Jacob Smith an opening to take her place." Here, he raised his forearm where a strange device attached to it.
"Shard, show 'em Smith."
Beeping was heard and from the device, an image of a certain old man that had been a problem during the Dominators situation appeared. Causing Barry to frown while feeling very troubled. "By the early 2020's, he single handedly managed to get what is known as the Anti-Metahuman Law passed thanks to having a president in the office who would go with what he wanted. And by the 40's? Gained control of the entire country through his power and connections thanks to ARGUS. Under him and the power he had backing him, the world ended up suffering years of Hell. Hell that the Dominators were invited to join in on since the bastard had been working with them. Any who opposed ended up dead or thrown in a dark cell somewhere to never be heard from again unless they were damned lucky or crafty enough to avoid either one of those."
His grim tone and the images and video footage he showed them from his device had left the team deeply unsettled. "Smith even tried invading Earth-19 but they were able to stop him. Even going so far as to prevent inter-dimensional travel for Earth-1 so that Smith and ARGUS would not be able to try it with any other Earth. It wouldn't be until 2115 that the Green Lantern Corps would step in and drive off the Dominators, allowing for ARGUS to finally be brought down for good. But by then… Thousands upon thousands were dead or worse due to various experimental procedures done to them. And out of the so called Team Flash, only Doctor Caitlin Snow, aka Commander Frost was still alive by that point."
Caitlin's eyes widened at that. "H-How?" Got out the horrified woman and causing him to look at her.
"Its been theorized that the nature of your abilities gave you a form of longevity. You and a man named Xavier would even establish a new Police Force known as 'Xavier's Security Enforcement' to help keep order in a world that had been finally freed from years of tyranny."
"But uhh, what about those Corps guys you mentioned?" Cisco wondered curiously.
Bishop frowned. "Unfortunately, they had other issues and could only provide us with limited Lantern numbers. This… This would turn out to be a huge problem when the Dominators returned in 2165 to get revenge. And so, a plan was formed so that I could come back to this time and prevent my future from happening."
And he'd do whatever he'd have too in order to prevent it as well! "You do know this could potentially erase you from the timeline, right?"
"I'm aware, but its worth it to change the future." He told Barry seriously.
"And that 'M' you got on your face there?"
Ralph's question got him more then one glare and Bishop was practically itching to shoot him. "Its a branding mark for those who are Metas. I got mine shortly after those alien bastards came back but I certainly got some payback in kind." As he had shown up to 30 percent of their forces just how pissed off he'd really been that day.
The group looked horrified by the fact that the letter had been forced on him by the Dominators. "I know you all likely have trouble believing me and I understand that. But if I have too, I'll go find and keep Michaels safe on my own."
Iris spoke up. "That, that won't be necessary. Cisco, if you'll let him, can vibe you to see if you're telling the truth. Right, Cisco?"
"Uhh, yeah, yeah, totally. I can totally do that." Responded the Meta Engineer while eyeing the man nervously.
The man from the future stared at the Engineer for a moment and then nodded. "Fine. Do what you need too."
Nodding with a gulp, Cisco came over and placed his hand on the man's shoulder and soon wished he hadn't as he saw all kinds of horrible things. He'd quickly let go with a shudder. "I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks now but… He's tellin' the truth."
"Then I'll call Lyla and have her come here as soon as possible then." Replied Barry with a small frown as this had kept him from going to see Devoe already.
Bishop gave a grateful nod. "Thank you." The Speedster just nodded and with a look towards Joe, the two left to go see Devoe while making a certain phone call.
She MUST be saved! Thought the man worriedly as his future could NOT happen again!
He'd chance a look towards Caitlin who was gaining some comfort from the one known as Iris West and he couldn't help but be amazed by how youthful she looked. Less… Weary, in this time. A considerably stark contrast to the woman he considered a grandmother in his time…
Author's Notes: So yeah, I'm basically taking the whole prevent Senator Kelly from dying storyline and replacing it with a version featuring Lyla instead. I will more then likely be turning this idea into a story at some point in the near future. But for now, I'm gonna focus on trying to get the next 'Awarded' chapter out to you guys today and maybe, one for 'Mugwumpin' In Blue Valley' as well. But we'll see how that goes! R and R!