Chapter VII: Premonitions of Blitzkrieg
Author's Note! This gets really dark and happens directly after the ending of the last chapter.
July 21st
Time: 03:00 Hours
Location: The streets of Central City.
Buildings crumbled around him and a cloud of dust and smoke filled the streets, then it was eerily quiet.
Multiple low flying aircraft flew overhead and dozens of robots were dropped down onto the streets and then all Barry heard was screaming and gunfire. Barry ran at them but he was hit so many times that he could barely move, he was covered in blood and ash. Just then an explosion went off next to him, sending him flying.
All Barry heard was a loud and annoying ringing in both his ears and the muffled sounds of a warzone. He looked around him and all he saw were bodies and bots executing people. The street was turned red with blood.
He then saw a line of police officers unloading their magazines into the bots; it only ended up destroying about four of them. The robotic killing machines deployed their swords and made quick work of the police. Barry tried to run to help them but only ended up tripping over himself.
He crawled into an alleyway and made his way to Caitlin and his apartment. He then turned a corner and saw Caitlin trapped under a car. He pushed and pushed with all his might to get it off of her, she was eventually freed. Her face was half covered in blood and she had visible cuts and bruises.
Barry pulled her into a quick kiss. " Can you walk?" He asked
" Barely but I think I'll manage." She replied.
" We need to move quick but fast, they are closing in." Barry told her. He then peered over the car and quickly returned to using it as cover when he saw a squad moving slowly towards them making sure to execute any humans they saw.
Barry and Caitlin darted to another alleyway but they were spotted, Barry made sure Caitlin was in front of him so if fired at he would get hit and not her. Just then part of the fire escape above them fell separating them. Barry jumped over it but while he was in the air he felt a sharp pain in his back. It felt like he was stabbed by a pitchfork, then he knew what it was when he felt an overwhelming amount of electricity surging through his body.
The amount of electricity that went through him would have deep fried a normal human. His joints locked up and he collapsed over. " BARRY NO!" Caitlin Screamed.
" GO, DON'T STOP! I LOVE YOU CAITLIN!" Caitlin tried to run but then what happened next shattered Barry's heart.
Barry saw a muzzle flash followed by a crack and then Caitlin collapsed onto the pavement, followed by a bit of red mist lingering in the air.
" NNNOOOO!" Barry screamed.
Then Barry sat up sweating and his heart was going faster than he could run. The room was black but he knew where he was, he was in his apartment.
Caitlin sat up and instantly knew what had happened. She wrapped her arms around him and played with his hair. Barry hugged her back and clearly had tears in his eyes, he was also breathing heavily.
Caitlin pulled him back down onto the bed and held onto him. "Shhh it's okay it was just a dream." Caitlin said, trying to comfort him. Barry's head rested against her shoulder as he cried.
She rubbed his back and over the course of the next few minutes he calmed down. " Do you want to talk about what happened in the nightmare? I usually find talking helps me when I have a bad dream."
" Well in the dream I was very badly injured to the point where I could barely run and the city was being invaded by an army of Shadow's robots, but these ones were different." He began.
" In what way." Caitlin Asked.
" They were faster, like way faster." He then drew in his breath. " They were also executing civilians, usually they would just take hostages."
" Well Barry it was just a dream and dreams aren't always accurate." Caitlin said.
" Cait this wasn't just a dream, this felt like something or someone was trying to warn me. Almost like how some people get visions of things." Barry said.
" It might be someone in the speedforce trying to warn you." Caitlin Suggested.
" I have no clue but anyway back to the dream. I saw the police get sliced through like butter by the robots and I tried to escape and find you. I crawled through an alleyway and then outside our apartment I saw you trapped under a car."
He drew in his breath. Caitlin rubbed his back and whispered, " Take your time, you don't need to do everything at the speed of sound."
" Ok, he slowed down and talked slower. I was able to lift the car off of you and then we saw bots getting closer so I kissed you and we ran into an alleyway and then I got electrocuted by one of them and then…"
A few tears escaped his eyes and ran down his cheeks. " Then they shot you right in front of me after I told you to run to safety." He then cried a little more.
" I just don't want to lose you Caitlin, you mean everything to me." He said between tears.
" I'm not going anywhere Barry, I will never leave you" She Kissed him passionately on the lips to signify that she was being as sincere as possible.
Barry stopped crying and pulled her close. " I love you Cait"
" I love you too Barry." She said as she ran her fingers through his hair and rubbed his back.
Snowball came out from hiding under the bed and jumped up to snuggle between them.
" Hey there snowball, I'm sorry if I scared you." He said petting her gently. She purred and then promptly fell asleep. Barry and Caitlin shortly followed suit.
At around 07:45 they woke up to the morning light streaming through the window and the peaceful sound of silence. Snowball had gone back to her cat bed but Barry and Caitlin remained cuddling.
" Good morning sunshine." Barry said and he stretched his arms above his head before returning to holding Caitlin.
" Morning Bary" Caitlin said with her adorable sleepy voice and she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
" Thank you for comforting me last night Caitlin, I don't know what I would do without you." He said right as he placed a hand on her cheek.
" You're welcome Barry, I was just doing my job as your girlfriend." She smiled at him before pulling the blankets up a little more. " Can we maybe just stay like this for a little while?" She asked with a voice that melted Barry's heart. He nodded and she instantly thanked him with a gentle kiss.
Meanwhile at Shadow's facility.
He awoke to the morning light streaming through the window and he then got up.
Shadow then did about 50 pushups with ease and speed. He then got up and went into the bathroom and took a shower.
Afterward he went into his closet and picked out his outfit for the day, a white dress shirt accompanied by a freshly tailored suit and a pair of dress shoes. As well as of course his signature fedora.
He had a grin on his face, the deal last night went well and he and Darhk are now business partners.
All the materials were being inspected and his robots were being armed and loaded onto their drop ships. This would be the biggest assault on Central City the flash will ever face. Shadow had spent the last few days devising a strategy using Blitzkrieg. (Lightning War)
To be continued…
I Hope You all liked this and buckle up because the next chapter is gonna be the definition of action packed.
