Hey, everybody. Back with another chapter.
Glad you guys seem to be excited for this.
Also, just to put it out there. This story will be 13 chapters long, and will end with Nora and Stephen going back in time to save Pietro.
Let's get to it.
Chapter 2- Godspeed
(Central City)
It's a fairly quiet night. The sky over Central City is fairly overcast, hiding the stars.
A couple is on a late night stroll down Main Street, just trying to make small talk. Suddenly, a fierce gust hits them as a bolt of white lightning streaks past them. A moment later, a streak of yellow and red lightning passes them.
"Alright, Stephen! I'm chasing him down Main Street!" Nora calls over comms.
"Gotcha! I'll cut him off at 9th!" Stephen responds.
Nora scowls as she keeps pushing herself. It seems that every time that she and her brother get faster, Godspeed gets faster as well.
Glancing at the street signs along the road, she sees that 9th Street is coming up. She smiles as she watches ahead of her. Sure enough, right as they reach the intersection, Stephen comes hurtling in from the right and body slams Godspeed, knocking him tumbling down several blocks. Nora and Stephen race towards him. However, before they can reach him, he regains his feet and speeds off again.
Racing after him, Nora growls in frustration. "Does this guy ever get tired?!" she yells over comms.
"Focus, sis!" Stephen says back.
"Guys, Godspeed is heading for Ivo Labs. You gotta stop him before he gets there," John says over comms.
"Gotcha," Stephen says as he spurs himself faster. Nora hurries to keep up.
In only a few seconds, Ivo Labs appears up ahead, and Godspeed streaks in. Stephen and Nora race in after him and into a main storage hall.
As they skid to a stop, they see no sign of Godspeed. "John, we've lost him," Stephen says over comms.
"Well, he's still there," John replies.
"Are you sure?" Nora asks.
"I may not be as good as William at this, but I'm positive," John replies.
Only a moment later, Godspeed speeds in and stops right in front of the twins, with his white lightning sparking off his white suit.
"Godspeed," Nora growls angrily.
"Well, well, my young friends. You sure don't give up, do you?" Godspeed says mockingly.
"Nope," Stephen responds simply.
"Why did you come here? Why is Ivo Labs important to you?" Nora demands.
Godspeed laughs. "My goals are beyond your understanding, twins," he says as he holds up a bottle, as if to tease them.
"We're gonna want that back," Stephen says.
"If you want it...try and take it," Godspeed says before speeding off. Nora and Stephen take off after him.
The twins chase Godspeed, but the white-clad speedster easily keeps ahead of them.
Stephen and Nora push themselves harder, and finally seem to be gaining on him. Suddenly, Godspeed's form starts to vibrate, before a Time Remnant appears next to him. The two Godspeeds separate and race off in opposite directions. Stephen goes after the Time Remnant, while Nora chases after the original.
For nearly half a minute, Nora and Stephen chase after Godspeed and his Time Remnant. Unknown to them, the two Godspeeds are leading them back towards each other, and eventually to the same skyscraper.
Nora follows the original up one side of the skyscraper, as the Time Remnant leads Stephen over the top. As the two Godspeeds race right at each other, one lies down, and the other jumps, so they go flying past each other. The Time Remnant hits Nora feet-first, knocking her back, while the original flies right at Stephen and punches him in the stomach.
The two sibling speedsters hit the ground hard, both crying out in pain. Godspeed and the Time Remnant speed down next to them, and merge back into one. Godspeed laughs maniacally as he says, "Once again, you two weren't fast enough. You'll never be fast enough. You'll never stop me!" He laughs again, then speeds off.
Stephen and Nora continue to lie on the ground, both in pain and in anger. After a few moments, John comes on comms again and asks, "Stephen? Nora? Are you alright? What's going on?"
"He's gone, John. Godspeed got away again," Stephen replies in frustration.
(Flash lair, outskirts of Central City)
Nora gives a shout of anger as she grabs a random object off a table and throws it in frustration. After several months, they're no nearer to catching Godspeed than they were when they started.
"You alright, Sis?" Stephen asks rather calmly, always the one who was better at controlling his emotions.
"No. Godspeed is still out there, we still can't catch him, and we haven't been able to find Deathstroke and the others," Nora responds in frustration.
Right then, John walks up, dressed in his Green Arrow suit. He stops next to Stephen and says, "Well, tonight was nothing we haven't dealt with before. We've dealt with Godspeed getting away before. We can deal with it now. We'll catch him eventually."
"And hopefully we'll have some more help to do that soon." The three look around, then smile as William walks into the lair.
"Hey, William. How'd the mission go?" Stephen asks.
"Perfect. Mr. Wayne was on Lian Yu, just like we thought. And he gave me ideas of where we can find Zoe and Jenna," Williams responds.
"Great. We need the two of them," John responds.
"Where did Mr. Wayne think they are?" Nora asks.
"He wasn't positive. But, based on discussions he had with Zoe, he felt pretty sure that she's in Iraq. Jenna he was less sure. But, he had a suspicion she may be somewhere in Japan," William responds.
"He didn't have any better idea?" Nora asks.
"No. I mean, he hasn't seen or talked to either of them in years. And those really were the only places in particular he thought they could be," William responds.
"So, if they're not in either of those places, we're gonna have to search the entire planet for them?" John asks.
"Pretty much," William responds.
Everyone just kinda stands there before Stephen shrugs. "Well, last I checked, we don't have any better ideas. Let's go check Iraq and Japan," he says.
Nora slowly nods. "Alright. Stephen, you go to Iraq and try and find Zoe. John, you go to Japan and find Jenna. I'll stay here with William to try and track down Godspeed and his Rogues," she says.
"Sounds good. Let's go bring those girls home!" Stephen says confidently, feeling much more optimistic about the future.
And, I'll end there. Not the best chapter, but hope it wasn't too bad.
Also, for one reveal: the actors playing Nora and Stephen. In this series, Nora is portrayed by Emma Stone. And Stephen is portrayed by Liam Hemsworth. Also, just FYI, John (aka John Diggle Jr.) is portrayed by Joseph David-Jones, who portrayed him in the Star City 2046 episode of Legends of TOmorrow season 1.
I hope I did the fight with Godspeed alright. As for what he was doing at Ivo Labs, you'll get the reason later on.
Next chapter will focus on Stephen and Zoe. John and Jenna will be the focus of Chapter 4. Also, I don't plan for many characters from the present to be showing up in this. The exception is Kara, who will be making at least one appearance.
Also, regarding some questions I had regarding Eobard Thawne, probably stemming from the fact I included him in the character list in the story summary. He is obviously not the main villain. That title belongs to Godspeed. There wasn't enough character options when publishing the story, so I decided to include Thawne, as he will be making an appearance and playing a role in this story. He won't be showing up until the second half of the story though.
I will be heading out of town on Wednesday. I will try and get another chapter up before then. If not, the next chapter should be up on either Saturday or Sunday. Until then, please review, and stay tuned.
