Chapter 162 - Ch: 34-36

Chapter Thirty-Four:

Gotham City is about the furthest thing away from Central City as possible. Yet, they share a similar crime, namely a mysterious series of deaths. Someone turning up dead in Gotham City is nothing strange. The circumstances are the one thing which makes it shocking.

The Gotham City Police Department Crime Scene Investigation Unit crowds around the table and looks at the young woman. She does not seem to be any older than about twenty-five or so years of age, from the earliest of investigations. Much like the other victims, there's no wounds or anything to indicate death.

The lead detective on the case, a copulate dark-haired individual, steps into the room. He dresses in a trenchcoat, a black shirt, and black jeans, with a hat on. His greasy hair hangs against his face, and he chews a toothpick. Years pass since Harvey Bullock's been on the Gotham City Police Department, and the pounds have been packed on, due to the stress of the job and him eating the stress away by keeping some of the Donut shops in Gotham City.

"Same as the other ones?"

The lead medical examiner nods very grimly.

"Yeah, this is baffling. The cause of death is….I don't know."

"Better figure something out soon. Both the Mayor and the DA are busting the Commish's chops over this."

"The poison is almost undetected after death, it's given orally, and it's from a rape viper in South America that is specially bred."

Bullock's eyes turn around to see a dark haired young man and an attractive blonde woman standing in the door.

"I'm Barry Allen, I work CSI in the Central City Police Department, and this is Patty Spivot, she's my partner, she also works CSI in the Central City Police Department."

"Long way from the precinct, ain't ya?"

Bullock chews on his toothpick. One of the officers who came with Bullock chuckles.

"What are you doing here? Because, this isn't like your crimes in Central City. Where some kind wearing red long johns speeds in and saves the day and gives you more than enough time to have coffee."

"Actually, it's like our crimes in Central City. And we know who is behind it. His name is Kobra."

Bullock looks incredulous at Barry's words.

"Kobra? What the hell is this? Some kind of Saturday morning cartoon or something?"

Despite Bullock's words, it appears that his mind's going with something. Patty stands up tall and looks Bullock straight in the eye.

"Believe it or not, we're after the same person. He's responsible for all of those killings."

"Look, who invited you to join in on this investigation?"

"I did."

A man with dark hair which was turning grey and a mustache steps into the room. James Gordon, the Gotham City Police Commissioner, steps into the room. Bullock turns to him.

"You got to be kidding me? These two rubes in Gotham City?"

"Hey, we're a lot tougher than we look."

Gordon gives Bullock a side long look as if to tell him to drop the matter. Bullock's not biting at all after.

"They've been working their own investigation for a while in Central City. You said that you needed a fresh set of eyes, didn't you?"

Bullock responds with a gruff nod. He didn't expect the fresh set of eyes to come from a couple of soft people from Central City. He's sure that they put in some hard work, but people like that get eaten alive in Gotham City.

"Can't believe I'm working with a couple of snowflakes."

After his grumbling, Bullock turns to Barry, who looked non bothered by this grizzled detective staring him down.

"Alright hot shot, you're here, you've got my attention. Tell me everything you know about this Kobra."

X-X-X

Another day, and Iris takes the trip over to Gotham City to cover a charity event. Sapphire's there, along with a few other people, prominent people in fact. Her father spent a lot of time doing business in Gotham City and Sapphire practically grew up here.

Given Iris's track record with Charity events as of late, she half expects something to happen. The reporter stands on pins and needles, waiting for it to happen.

Sapphire makes her way down and smiles at Iris.

"Make the trip okay?"

"Yeah….wow things are different."

The heiress just smiles. It's true, things are a whole lot different in Gotham City, than there are in Central City. It's hard to see how different things are in Gotham, unless you are an outside and since Sapphire grew up in Gotham, she does not have a clear idea.

The members of the press all move in. The limo door opened and an old butler, although still well built for his age. Dark hair, balding, with a fancy suit, steps around the limo and opens it up. Iris's eyes, along with the rest of the world, fall on a handsome man in his thirties, leaving the limo. On his arm, a well-known known model clings to his arm and several other women move in from the crowd. A few flashbulbs go off in the ground.

A smile goes from ear to ear from Sapphire's face.

"Bruce Wayne, fashionably late as usual."

"Hello, Sapphire."

The two shake hands and Bruce turns to Sapphire's companion. An introduction just might be in order.

"This is Iris West. She works for the Central City Gazette."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wayne."

"Please, call me Bruce."

He gives Iris that winning smile, something that would be enticing, if she was not happily with Barry. Still, he can be charming, although with very much outward ambition from what Iris can find out. Then again, being a member of the press, Iris figures not to judge a person.

"Well, Bruce...you helped put this event together, didn't you?"

"Well, Sapphire did a lot of the work, and Veronica Vreeland and Kathy Kane."

Sapphire smiles and taps Bruce on the shoulder.

"You shouldn't sell yourself short, Bruce. You lived up to your bargain and then some."

"So, Barry….you're back?"

Iris turns over her shoulder and sees Barry returning alongside Patty. Bruce turns his attention to them and gives Barry a good long looking over.

"I'm afraid we haven't had the pleasure to be introduced Mr…."

"Barry Allen, and this is my partner, Patty Spivot...we work the CSI in Central City...and we were in town to work a case…."

"Yes, the mysterious murders….I read about it in the paper the other day...they're happening over two cities….any idea why?"

Patty's the one who jumps in.

"Given it's an ongoing case, I'm afraid we can't discuss it, Mr. Wayne."

"Fair enough….so you have time to stop by for this event?"

Bruce's butler moves over and clears his throat.

"Sir, remember your donation from the Wayne Foundation."

"Yes, thank you, Alfred."

Bruce smiles at all of them. He turns from Iris to Barry to Patty and moves around to shake all of their hands.

"It's a pleasure meeting you."

There's a second where Barry feels a chill, but these autumn nights in Gotham City can be pretty chilly. So maybe it's nothing.

X-X-X

Mayor Hamilton Hill, a career politician, steps to the top of the stage. The dark haired gentlemen in his fancy custom made suit takes a few minutes to gather anticipation.

"Twenty years on this night, one of the darkest days in Gotham City occured. The siege that left many dead, the culmination of the murders of the Blackfire family. Deacon Joseph Blackfire and his followers trapped many men, women, and children in that church, and many lost their lives on their day."

Those who were alive during that time period hang their necks in a somber memory.

"Thankfully, we have moved a long way past that time. And Gotham City will no longer be at the mercy of a cult...we will go to the future...and part of that future is…."

The loud speakers give a very solid and very loud feedback loop. The sound resembles someone clanging a wooden stick to a very large pot. The feedback loop grows in more prominence and the view screens above Hill turn into something else. Snow covers them before an image of a temple appears.

"What the hell?"

The statement from the Gotham City Mayor picks up on camera. A hooded figure appears on the screen. This hooded figure is surrounded by snakes of various kinds, slithering on the ground.

"The fortunate sons and daughters of this world give to charity to ease the burden of their own deviance. They think they can make a difference. But they're wrong."

Those words hiss out from the messenger. Barry steps over to get a better look.

"And I have here, one particular gentleman whose deviance ripped apart a family and ruined lives. This particular gentleman will suffer, like he should have suffered. He will wish he would have died all of those years ago."

The camera pans up to the ceiling and a beaten and battered Oliver Queen hangs from the ceiling.

"Tonight, at the point where the full moon is at its highest, there will be a sacrifice. The Kobra Cult will rise again, and we will purge all who defy us. Our great leader will return to return us to a time where Reptiles ruled the world."

The chants echo before the video footage goes to black. Loud screams follow with everyone losing their minds.

Barry answers his phone in the chaos.

"Yeah, I saw...I'll be right there."

He catches Iris's eye and they both nod before leaving.

X-X-X

Iris and Barry meet with Tatsu after her arrival on the outside of Gotham City. They are now in uniform, as Flash and Impulse respectfully.

"Oliver left to get some fresh air. Which is not a problem, because I've seen enough of his capabilities that even in his fragile state, he could take care of himself."

Tatsu's expression betrays her stoic words.

"It's unfortunate that I was wrong. And I sought him out...and the trail lead me all the way to Gotham City. He's been missing for three days."

The message on the screen, it's most certainly an intriguing one. Yet, Barry cannot help and wonder what they have to gain. Kobra targetting Oliver, it's a very intriguing thing, and Barry cannot help and think there's much more to this than meets the eye.

"I have an idea where they're hiding Queen."

Iris almost jumps up into the air and turns around. She comes face to face with a man who years she had been told was an urban legend, but found out was very real. Tatsu and Barry look a bit more composed.

Batman stands before them in the flesh.

"Well, it's good...because the trail's run cold for us….and you've been avoiding my calls."

His attempt to get the Batman to react with something other than general stoic expression falls completely short for Flash. There's only one thing Batman says after this.

"I've been busy."

"Oracle did give you my message?"

"I have no interest in what you're doing."

Getting turned down flat had been a very rough blow to Barry.

"You mean…."

"Focus on the problem at hand, Allen."

Batman says this so low that only Barry can hear him.

"You…."

"You're sloppy and careless with your secret identity. You and Queen both...and you wonder why I didn't want to get involved with anything either of you do."

"Okay...I don't know if you know it, but a man is missing, so could you quit with the super hero piss fight and focus?"

Batman's gaze, his chilling gaze turns to Iris. Iris tries to hold her ground but she stands back.

"If you could...because you know this is important."

A small chuckle comes from Tatsu. The Detective sure has not changed since the last time they ran into each other all of those years ago. Just in passing really, but still.

"We will need to proceed carefully to the Fortress. It's been fortified with guards, and the person behind it, she's dangerous. Her name is Copperhead."

Flash, Impulse, and Katana listen in as Batman leads the way. For a non-speedster, he sure covers a lot of ground pretty quickly.

X-X-X

The hooded members of the Kobra Cult surround a very large pit of snakes. They start chanting in tongues, and one of them sounds like he's having a seizure due to the fact that he's hissing so much.

The immense heat of the temple covers Oliver's body in sweat. He barely stays conscious. Despite him getting back into things mentally, it hits Oliver how physically he's out of practice. And this could cause him to backslide in the mental arena as well if he's not careful.

Oliver notices the tight shackles around him. There's not enough room to dislocate his wrists and release himself that way. All he can do is hope to find the weak spot in the chain and then work from there. Sweat continues to spill from his body as the heat rises from the vents.

"Rise."

A hooded figure comes out of the shadows. A light comes on and the stone statue of Kobra appears. The same one that Pindar turned to stone. She drops the hood.

"Oliver Queen."

"I didn't quite catch your name."

The woman underenatheat the hood just smiles and looks at Oliver for a good long moment. She soaks in the atmosphere and it's obvious she's waiting for something.

"We will rise. There's nothing that can stop us. Not now and not ever. The Kobra Cult will crush anyone who defies us."

Oliver's been there, done that, heard that entire spiel hundreds upon hundreds of times, with various different groups. He admits, that unlike the other times, his situation could not have been more dire.

One of the men steps forward. A snake wraps around his arm tight and turns to Oliver, hissing. The man drops to his knees and begins to draw runes on the ground. The runes resemble a half moon and then one of them resembles a snake who is about to swallow something. And from Oliver's perspective, the snake rune's open mouth points directly at him.

"You know...someone will stop you. You broadcast your message to all of Gotham City. Aren't you afraid that he might show up?"

"Insolent insect! You will be silent."

The hooded woman slaps Oliver across the face. She hisses angrily. It's not the first time those two things happened to Oliver Queen, a woman slapping him in the face and hissing angrily.

"You will perish when the moon is at it's highest point."

"Someone will stop you, even if you kill me."

"And soon, I will never have to hear your tongue again. It will be silenced forever."

The leader of the cult turns to the stone leader. The others turn to Kobra. All of them dropped down, causing Oliver's eyes to roll slightly.

"Worshipping a statue is never good for your mental stability."

None of them speak to Oliver. They just all drop to the ground with their eyes locked into place on the statue. The pull Kobra has over them is strong even after his death.

X-X-X

Batman, Katana, Impulse, and Flash arrive outside of a temple. It's deep, an area where even the homeless do not venture. They will get consumed by a mysterious shadow or so the urban legend goes.

From experience, Batman knows all about urban legends and how they go. He looks at the guards.

"We're going to have to take out the guards without arousing suspicion."

Flash and Impulse zip off before Batman can do anything. They bounce off the guards with lightning fast speed. They drop to the ground in a blink of an eye.

A second later, Flash and Impulse return to the hiding spot, with Batman barely able to say anything.

"I said without arousing suspicion."

"We cleared the path inside, didn't we?"

Flash's tone makes Batman turn his attention towards him. He turns around and moves quickly inside, with the two speedsters walking a few feet behind him. Katana comes up from behind them and leans over to Flash.

"I think you ruined his fun."

"None of this is supposed to be fun."

The harsh tone of Batman's voice takes them all aback. A second passes where there's some kind of thumping sound which draws them deeper into the temple.

"This is a serious mission, Queen's life is in danger."

"Yeah, and the two of you are a lot alike given you take this way too seriously sometimes."

Batman turns around and walks over to them.

"Let me make one thing perfectly clear. Oliver Queen and I have nothing in common."

That chilling tone causes Flash to shiver and Batman to turn around. Impulse is about ready to say something but Flash shakes his head. It's wise to pick these battles wisely.

And proceed into the temple they did, as the sounds of chanting.

"I wish I was a Parseltongue right about now."

"What?"

"Parseltongue...you know...can speak to snakes."

Batman does not say anything and Flash presses on.

"Do you Harry Potter?"

"No."

This stern tone causes Batman to move into the temple, but he pauses.

"And the correct terminology is Parselmouth."

Flash turns to Impulse who gives him a smile.

"Not now, honey."

"Quiet."

X-X-X

The leader, Copperhead, raises her hands into the air. The other members of the Kobra Cult raises their hands in the air and Oliver's eyes glaze over.

"And they're doing the wave. Really good cult….really wish the Baroness would show up right about now...you know, because you're named Kobra and…."

"Silence!"

"You like that word a lot."

Copperhead clutches the snake staff and points it to the top of the temple. Soon, she will be able to cut Oliver Queen's insolent tongue from his mouth and not a moment too soon. She cannot wait for it to happen.

"The time has come. The moon has risen. And now, Oliver Queen will perish at our hands. Another fortunate son will burn thanks to the sins of the past and Kobra will rise again."

"All hail Copperhead."

"No."

Her tone is stern and causes every one of the Kobra Cult members to look at her.

"All hail, Kobra."

Well, despite his good humor earlier, Oliver cannot think of a worst situation. Maybe when he was being tortured the first year on Lian Yu, but he feels like he's in slightly more mortal danger here. Mostly because back them, dangerous cultists were not trying to sacrifice him.

Two of the hooded figures drop to the ground thanks to a super fast blur. Oliver cannot feel more relieved if he tried at the individual who shows up and bounces off of them.

Copperhead turns her staff and points it at the figure who moves quicker than light.

"Stop him you fools! There must be a sacrifice made."

Two large Kobra cult members drop to the ground. A baterang connects to the ground before blasting them with an electrified pulse. Batman jumps up and nails the Kobra Cult members with everything he has. Several punches drop them to the ground.

Katana rushes towards one of the cult members. He charges in and swipes her once. She ducks once. Another swipe which she ducks again. A third swipe and Katana tangles his feet up before taking him down to the ground with a double leg sweep. She puts him down to the ground with a leaping kick to the top of the head.

Batman flips one over his head. Another one charges Katana. She bends back to avoid a punch, and then stabs him in the arm. Katana flips him down to the ground and curb stomps him in the top of the head.

Impulse moves closer to Oliver to try and get him out. Copperhead moves towards her, only for Flash to knock her out of the way.

Copperhead reaches for her staff and Flash disarms her. He wraps his arms around Copperhead.

"You won't stop this."

Without another word, Copperhead breaks free and springs at Barry with lightning fast speed. Her fangs sink into the side of Barry's neck and makes his eyes widen. His heart starts skipping a couple of beats and Barry's fingers curl up into a fist before he starts shaking.

Batman rushes Copperhead. She goes to attack him. Batman knocks her for a loop and puts an inhibitor collar on her. The collar shocks Copperhead to her hands and knees. A loud scream follows right before Batman curb stomps her down onto the ground.

Impulse moves over to roll Flash over. He starts coughing and having a rapid fire seizure.

"Tend to him!"

Batman blocks one of the wooden staff shots from the Kobra soldier. He fires back with a succession of punches. One final punch clips the goon across the jaw and takes him down to the ground.

Katana blocks one of the attackers from running a blade through Batman's neck. She slams her foot into the back of the goon's neck and then flips him over onto the ground. Katana jabs the side of his neck and pops back up before hitting a running snap kick.

"You're welcome."

One of the large Kobra goons swings down to cave in Katana's skull. Batman blocks him with surprising strength and starts to drill him repeatedly in the top of the head. Batman swings the Kobra Cult goon by the arm and smashes him into the side of the temple. Batman punches him twice in the lower back.

"Even."

"Fair enough."

Iris leans over Barry.

"Barry...stay with me...just stay with me long enough for you to fight this."

She's not sure if there's the same antidote involved that they needed to give to Nora. She sends a shock of lightning through Barry's chest to try and jump start his immunity. Barry only seizes harder.

Iris freezes up, her hands shaking just as much and just as well. For the first time, she does not not what to do and that's a huge problem as far as she's concerned.

X-X-X

The minute Copperhead sinks her fangs nito Barry, pain beyond everything else hits him. He starts to have a seizure, and the faces of Iris, Batman, and Katana all fade from existence. The Kobra Cult and the temple goes completely dark.

Barry enters a multi-colored tunnel of flashing light. He jerks around, his entire body withering from what happened. He finds himself down in the tunnel.

A loud hiss echoes through him and a black shadow comes over him. At first, Barry raises his head and looks alert.

"Zoom?"

The monster who the Speed Force claimed, could he be back to reap Barry? However, there's nothing along those lines, nothing like Zoom coming at him. Barry's head continues to throb when he falls down to his knees.

"You should have died. You should have died. You let us die. It should have been you."

"NO!"

Those voices keep bombarding Barry as he starts falling level after level, slipping through multi colored tunnels. At the end of the tunnel, a glowing black lantern almost blinds Barry.

"Who is the villain now, Barry? TELL ME!"

The taunting voice of Eobard Thawne echoes off into the distance. He comes across Central City, but it's now covered in ash. He comes across the skeletal remains of his loved ones.

"Come with me, Barry. It's time."

"No...this can't be real."

Barry looks up into the skies, red skies above his head. A catacylsm takes place with Barry being rocked.

"We did not perish so you could lose. Outrun this Barry!"

In the image, in the fire, Barry sees the face of Felicity Smoak.

"I did not sacrifice myself so you could be pathetic. Wake up Barry."

"WAKE UP!"

X-X-X

Finally, Barry's immunity system purges the poison from his body. He shakes completely mad. He gets up and sees Iris who holds his hand.

"Iris?"

"You're okay!"

Barry realizes he likely should not be using her real name in the middle of the evil cult temple. Iris wraps her arms around Barry and embraces him.

The final Kobra Cult member drops down to the ground. Batman puts the finishing touches on him with jumping knee to the back of the head, knocking out the goon after his full force attack.

"So, you're fine."

Barry takes a second to regain his bearings. The immense burning he felt before going on that trip is gone. He feels fine, although severely shaken and for a very good reason. Barry clutches the top of his head and moves a bit closer. His leg buckles from underneath him as he tries to walk it off.

"Your heart stopped for a minute."

"Actually, I think it went so fast that you thought it stopped. That was what purged the poison from my body."

Barry feels fine, although obviously a quick medical checkup would be in order. In the meantime, he will be walking around ,better than ever before.

"I sped up my immune system, got the poison out of me that way. I don't know how much sense it makes…"

"You're alive. Makes perfect sense to me."

Katana slices down Oliver and safely lowers him to the ground. She looks at the ragged man.

"I'm sorry it took us so long to get you down."

"You were stopping them from sacrificing me. It's understandable."

"Well, I hope you can understand that I can't let you out after dark anymore….unless you think that your journey is over."

"Yes, mother….and now it's not over."

Batman hoists up the trapped Copperhead, adding a pair of inhibitor cuffs to her.

"So, you have your own meta-dampener?"

One Batman look sent shivers down Flash's spine.

"Star Labs has them, along with an illegal meta-human prison. So I wouldn't be one to throw stones at who has what."

It's very obvious to Barry that Batman does not approve of the Pipeline. Barry decides he does not want to know how Batman knows. Of course, given that he's Batman, it's completely obvious why.

"You're fools. All of you are doomed."

"Of course we are."

Flash steps over to Copperhead. Batman raises his hand in the air.

"Talk."

"On the Blackest Night, all will wither and die."

Suddenly, she disappears into a puff of smoke, despite the dampeners. They remain on the ground, but she's not with them.

"That's not creepy or foreboding at all, no sir, not one bit."

Batman reaches down to the ground and picks up his dampeners. There's more questions raised they answers given.

X-X-X

After getting a clean bill of health, Flash rushes back to Gotham City. He's on the rooftop as arranged and he mees face to face with Batman.

"You did well enough in there, but you could stand to slow down a little bit more and be more mindful of your surroundings."

Flash turns his attention around to Batman who stands in the shadows. The speedster steps closer, but not too close. This is most certainly a very nerve racking meeting for him.

"And I've thought more about your offer."

"And here I thought that you turned me down with a flat no."

"I'm not a team player…."

"And yet you have more sidekicks than any other crime fighter I know…."

"Would you allow me to finish?"

Flash hears those words from Batman. He makes a motion as if zipping his lips.

"I would not want to divide my focus away from Gotham City. The mission is ongonig and never ending. Therefore, I will not be officially joining your team."

More than anything else, Flash senses a but and waits for the other shoe to drop.

"But, if you need my help, and you will need my help, I'll be there."

"Fair...enough."

Batman's completely gone into the night. It still unnerves Flash how he's able to disappear right out from underneath his nose.

"Alright, get it together and…."

A phone call comes over and Barry answers it.

"Hey, Patty."

"We can put a bow on the case. Copperhead's the one behind the poisonings, under the orders of Kobra. The GCPD have secured Kobra's statue and have taken it to a secure locate."

"And not a moment too soon."

"Yeah, they rounded up as many cult members as possible. Turns out they may be responsible for any number of unsolved murders."

"Figures."

Patty pauses over the phone before responding.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"Iris mentioned that you were a bit under the weather earlier. But, if you're okay, that's fine. We can wrap up this case for tonight."

Wrapping it up, but something tells Barry they have not seen the last of Kobra.

"So, are we still meeting for coffee?"

"Yeah, I'll be there."

X-X-X

The news coming in from Gotham City of the apprehension of several members of the Kobra Cult puts a smile on Jinx's face. Sure, Copperhead's at large still, but that's just a small thing. Something that they're going to have to deal with sooner rather than later.

Jinx flips through a large tome. In the other room, young Nora is still resting, hopefully cut off from this situation. HIVE's a sad shell of it's former self, which works into her favor as no one will disturb them.

Older Nora is still as solid as ever, still a stone statue. Jinx flips through, trying to find the right enchantment to break through the spell.

The statue starts to crack and Jinx jumps up. She really hopes that does not mean that something's breaking Nora apart. It crumbles and then Nora drops to the ground. She breathes heavily, covered in dust.

"Nora?"

Nora's eyes snap up and Jinx moves over to offer a hand. The woman does not take it right away. She collapses on her hands and knees, her body shivering. Jinx is about ready to get the healer, only to find that the door is jammed.

"Nora...you've got to snap out of it! Snap out of it!"

Those words fall on deaf ears. Nora raises her hands and a black lantern symbol burns into the palm of her hand. Her hand, for the briefest second, gives off a stench of rotting flesh.

Jinx makes one more attempt to break through the door. It's a no go.

Nora rises and holds up the hand. The black ring on the shelf reacts to her hand. She smiles at Jinx. It unnerves the other woman.

"Dad told me what I have to do."

Chapter Thirty-Five:

Barry and Patty spend some time in the Penthouse that Sapphire allows them to stay in during their time in Gotham City. Patty takes a long drink of coffee, tilting her head back. She shares a smile with Barry.

"I think we're pretty much done in Gotham City. Not sure where Copperhead went, and she's really out in the wind, isn't she?"

Barry just smiles at her and leans a little bit closer to her.

"She's pretty dangerous. I'm sure our paths are going to cross again and when they do…."

Patty puts her hand on Barry's inner thigh and gives it a squeeze. The two of them inch closer together. Their lips come preciously close to meeting and Barry decides to quickly close the gap, giving Patty a long kiss.

It's a rare opportunity for Patty to get some alone time with Barry, so she seizes the moment by taking her tongue deep into his mouth. Barry responds in kind and the two of them battle with each other.

Barry scoops up Patty in his arms, never once breaking up the kiss. He takes her pretty much all the way across the room and deposits her on the bed.

For a speedster, Barry can be slow in certain aspects when he really wants to. He slowly strips Patty down to her bra and pantie, kissing her each step of the way. He pulls Patty onto his lap once she's done in her lacy garments underneath. Patty responds by wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his chest while unbuttoning his shirt.

"I think that you're a bit overdressed for what we're about to do."

"So, why don't you fix that?"

Patty's not one to let this one go. She strips Barry's shirt completely off and then gives him some more kisses. Her hands fumble to strip his pants off.

The two lovers now sit on the bed in their underwear and make out with each other. They moan through a sloppy set of kisses, with Barry nudging Patty off of his lap. She flips over onto the bed, on her hands and knees. Her ass sticking in the air, wearing nothing other than a lacy thong which gives Barry a pretty good view of it.

"Beautiful."

"I know you would approve."

Barry wraps his arms around Patty and kisses her from the back of her neck all the way down her back. He slides the garment aside and reveals Patty's wet snatch. It just calls for him and calls to be eaten out. Barry slips a single digit deep into her sopping folds, twisting his finger around. Patty lets out a moan and Barry vibrates inside of her at super speed.

Patty closes her fists around the bed, giving a very deep breath. She breaths in, breaths out, breaths in, and breaths out. Her entire body becomes a lightning rod for what Barry does to her. Barry runs a hand down the back of her neck and then gives her another warm kiss. He sucks on the tender flesh, making her just tingle in excitement. Barry pulls away, leaving a love bite on her neck.

Every touch sends Patty over the edge. She knows what she wants and she hopes that Barry's going to give it to her soon enough. His fingers fold against her.

The last piece of clothing, her bra, drops down onto the bed. Now Patty's naked and Barry takes time to devour her perfect body.

"You're gorgeous."

"Thank you...Barry."

She breaths his name when something long and hard stands out, sticking her from behind. Barry vibrates his fingers against her body and makes Patty just whimper in delight. He keeps teasing her body, instantly pulling back from her and then tweaking her nipples.

"Barry."

A few kisses sucks the back of her neck. Barry repeatedly moves in, biting her neck. She moans instantly with Barry vibrating over her body.

"I want you...so badly."

"Yes, I can tell."

A pulse of lightning hits Patty firmly in the clit and gets her juices really flowing in more ways than one. Barry wants a piece of her, a piece of her tight pussy. He can feel it just calling for him in every single way. He edges closer to her, easing an inch close to sliding inside of her.

Patty holds onto the bed, her mouth opening and closing with delight and lust. Barry holds firm on Patty's hips and then slides his hands around. He's been teasing her and himself for long enough, time to take the plunge.

The two meet and Barry eases his way into Patty. Slowly, at first, making her feel the intrusion every step of the way. The minute Barry gets a resting movement inside of Patty, he holds back on her and works his way inside of her. His vibrating hips keep taking their control of Barry. He pulls back on her and drives himself manhood first into her perfect body. Her walls slide down onto him and squeeze him.

"Patty...damn it...you feel so good."

She bites down on her lip, appreciating what's being done to her. Barry knows how to hit all of the right notes and go as deep inside of her as humanly possible. His pumping hips sends him as far into her as possible.

The tightness, the wetness of Patty caresses Barry's length. The energy builds up. He does not neglect a single inch of her lovely body, making sure to give it a good going over the faster and deeper he drives into her. His hand rests firmly on her ass and makes Patty just tighten around him.

"Baby, oh I'm so close."

"Let's get you all the way there."

Patty edges to her orgasm. Barry's making sure she feels it. Feels the energy coursing through her body and it centers around her loins. Barry holds back and rocks her. He gains a lot of momentum, speeding up when he needs to and slowing down when he has to. The charge Patty gets in her loins is more than enough to send her over the edge.

He's in her so deep, feeling so good. There's not anywhere in Patty where she's empty, he stuffs her completely.

"Oh, touch me. Keep touching me! YES!"

Barry rolls his fingers over her body. Every inch he can reach, he's there and he's rapidly stimulating. He can feel Patty just size up underneath him. His momentum increases the deeper and faster Barry plunges into her body. He holds his hands against her and repeatedly rams into her.

"I'm getting close."

"Let's get you there, then."

The siren song of Patty's hungry moans push Barry that much further into her. He repeatedly slams into her body and makes Patty squeal underneath his rapid fire thrusts. Barry holds himself back, sliding into her body and making her long for what's going to happen. Barry picks up the pace as much as possible, slowing down when he needs to.

The juices flow as Patty enjoys a squirting orgasm from Barry's swift actions. And Barry enjoys it too, given how wet it makes him and how easy it slides into her.

Patty's arms almost collapse on the bed. Barry leans down and pulls her back up. She regains a shaking footing on the bed. It's just Barry rocks her body so good that it's almost hard to stop.

Round two is more intense than round one. Barry's hits all of the right spots inside of her. Patty can only just encourage him in any way she can. He grabs on tight to her hips and thrusts away.

The very brilliant feeling of what Barry's doing makes Patty almost lose it from how much he tightens around her. She makes sure to make him have a good time.

A good time is had by Barry from him enjoying her silken walls wrapping around him. It makes it hard for Barry to hold back the eruption. Somehow, he manages to do it. Slowing down just enough to enjoy this woman. Time moves a bit slowly around them given what he has to do.

That just means he has more time to savor every smell, every taste, and every touch. Even the sweat rolling down Patty's neck is divine and makes Barry plunge as far into her as possible. He holds back, working every inch of her silken smooth insides. They tighten around him and it feels very divine. Barry cannot rest until he's all the way inside of her.

"I can ride you all night."

"Yes, I know. And I hope that you ride me until I break."

That sultry moan is more than enough fuel for Barry to keep going at it with Patty. His momentum is no where close to breaking. The friction between their bodies makes this a very exciting and enticing encounter. He holds onto her hips and repeatedly rocks himself into her.

"Break me...break me on that big cock of yours."

Barry's length pulses and he holds back. Not that he cannot recharge if necessary, and he really can. However, he wants to enjoy every single moment of Patty before he does. Taking her and bringing her to the brink.

The roller coaster ride Patty's body goes on is the ultimate thrill. She receives a bombardment of pleasure, getting herself hammered again and again. She's able to look up and see Barry hammer her from behind in the mirror. He slows down every so often to let her mind to catch up with her body. And then he starts at her one more time.

Barry holds himself back for her. Patty enjoys the multiple orgasms, some small and some large. But, she really does want Barry to finish and finish really good.

"Getting close...you must...be built up."

The swollen balls strike Patty at just the right angle and make her just yelp out in pleasure.

"Yes….I am."

Barry folds his hands against Patty's breasts and vibrates against them just right. He's almost out of her, although she can still feel him. It does not matter given what he's doing. Pleasure this good is almost sinful and Patty's juices just gush out of her before Barry plunges back into her.

An electrical shock to her loins and Barry drives as deep into Patty as humanly possible. He is now rocking her even more. Driving himself into her body and making her just moan on the bed. Barry folds his hands against her waist and makes her drip in sweat.

The deeper he goes into her, the more Patty becomes unhinged. It's a good feeling to be unhinged, especially because Barry's just burying himself so deep into her.

Barry keeps himself going closer and closer to the edge. There's ever the chance that something will push him over the edge. He wants to be there when it does. And when it does, he wants to be alongside of Patty when she comes. He repeatedly works her core, and it's sopping wet. He can slide an iron pole through it if he wanted to.

Fortunately, there's only one pole Patty wants inside of her and wants it deep inside of her.

"I've...held out for as long as you can."

"With me! Oh! With me! I'm getting so wet thinking about your cum blasting inside of my body."

She's not a liar for sure. Barry feels the proof wrapping around his dick. He pounds her hard, not bothering to hold back. He knows that she's gushing even more. Barry takes a deep breath and works up a hell of a sweat driving into Patty.

The two lovers prepare to get just a bit stickier, as Barry's loins give way and send a very milky discharge deep into Patty. The feeling of release causes the energy to release into Barry's body and just make him more determined than ever to take Patty for the ride of her life.

Feeling her man's discharge burying deep inside of her makes Patty curl her fingers against the bed. He hammers repeatedly inside of her, repeatedly and endlessly making sure she gushes around his cock.

Finally, finally, Barry pulls his way out of Patty. He rushes over and gets her a bottle of water. He surveys the river of cum flowing out of Patty's wet snatch before pulling her over.

"Thanks."

Barry allows Patty to drink the water.

"No problem. Proper hydration is essential with everything."

Patty nods, smiling.

"And now, something to wash it down."

The eyes of the sexy blonde CSI locks onto Barry's hanging cock. She holds onto him and slides his cock deep into her mouth, sucking on the fleshy organ until it's hard as a rock.

She's recharged in more ways than one. She canvases every inch of Barry's rock-hard member with her mouth and her lips, making her hungry for him.

The minute Patty pulls it out of her mouth, she folds her thumb against the organ and allows it to fly into her mouth. She drops back onto the pillows and spreads her legs.

"You know what I want."

Barry finds a home between Patty's legs for another round of steamy love making. Her sexy legs wrap around him when Barry holds onto her, repeatedly working himself into her on the bed. Her wet walls hold onto him tightly and milk his cock until the point where he burns with lust.

The momentum becomes very amazing, the faster Barry drives into her body. They're not done with each other yet, and Patty hopes to reap the rewards.

Thankfully, she's able to keep up with im about as well as one expects.

X-X-X

After Barry finishes with Patty, there's a knock on the door. He pulls the covers over Patty and makes sure she's safely in bed. He gets dressed in a Flash and then opens the door.

Iris waits for him on the other side of the room, wearing her Impulse costume. It looked amazing on her and caused something to rise within Barry with how she stood.

"I was hoping you would be up for a late night run around Gotham City."

"That seems daring."

Iris smiles, and winks at him.

"I know. Doesn't it get your blood pumping and other things, pumping."

Now that Patty's had her fill, it's Iris's turn. Barry makes a quick change into his Flash costume and the two move down the hallway.

"Catch me if you can."

To be fair to her, Iris makes a good clip, but Barry goes off after her. He knows all of the ways to pick up speed, having been at this for two years longer than Iris has.

She goes around the corner and Barry races after her. They blow past several buidings in Gotham City. This is a surprisingly quiet night.

Barry catches up to Iris and almost catches her, before letting her go. He wants to prolong the thrill of the race, so letting Iris get ahead of him is not a bad thing.

Iris feels like she wants him to catch her, but she's going to play the game.

"Barry, I hope that you're not winded from your earlier marathon."

"Hardly. Just wait until I get my hands on you."

"Why tell me when you can show me?"

"I'll show you alright?"

The two make their way back to the suite, at least until Barry catches Iris, sweeping her off of her feet, and then pulling her before pushing her into the wall.

The two speedsters heavily make out with each other, their hands moving to caress and touche every other from every angle. Barry's moves his aggressions to Iris's neck and vibrates through her suit. She comes out of her suit, as he does. Their flesh meeting together. Their makeout session just getting more passionate the longer they go at it.

"Mmm...go for it."

Barry does go for it, rapidly attacking Iris's breasts. The nipples stand up with Barry squeezing her nipples and then releasing them. Barry repeatedly drives his fingers deep into Iris's chest and releases them. She moans repeatedly and then Barry goes down to devour her nipples with eagerness and hunger.

"B….Barry."

He moves between her dark breasts and hungers for them. His hand drifts lower down and stimulates Iris's center. She repeatedly feels the burn inside of her and then, seconds later, she snaps away, and grabs Barry. She runs them across the room at super speed.

Her vibrating hand wraps around his long rod and she turns it, bringing an ample amount of stimulation over Barry. His throbbing cock edges ever so closer to her womanhood, digging her lips against his throbbing hard cock. The wet lips grind against him.

"I want you inside of me now."

"Good, I'm glad."

He lifts up Iris as her legs wrap around him. Barry and Iris drop onto the couch at the end of the room while Patty rests from her marathon session on the bed.

Iris closes onto Barry's large rod and clamps down onto it. She clenches her wet walls around him and pumps away at him. Iris gains a lot of momentum when sweat rolls down every inch of her body. He leans in and touches Iris's nipples, giving them a pinch. Electricity flows through her body from all of the very nice touches.

"Give it to me, Barry."

"I will...don't worry."

Barry ends up as deep into Iris as possible. He can feel her wrapping around him. Putting his hands underneath her bouncing ass gives him a lot of momentum to drive into her.. Iris's toned skin feels very good. They move closer to each other, with Barry removing one hand to palm Iris's chest.

He buries his face in between her large bouncing breasts. He cannot get enough of the buffet of flesh she offers him, and Iris encourages him to go deeper.

He thrusts up and down, their hips moving in. Iris meets his strokes by grabbing on tight to Barry and clamping down onto him. She lets out her breath in a very solid moan.

"Keep it up. Don't stop. Don't ever stop...please don't stop."

Barry repeatedly cups Iris's chest and releases it. His head lowers into her chest and then devours Iris's heaving mounds some more. She moans sweet nothings into Barry's ear.

He really knows how to get the juices flowing. Iris finds herself taking her boyfriend's magnificent prick inside of her. He pumps a little bit deeper to send pleasure jolts all through Iris. She bites down on her lip and lets out a moan of the deepest passion. He's in her as far as possible, clamping his hands around her ass and releasing it. He sends a jolt down her butt and then releases her.

"I'm not going to stop."

Barry's hans roam freely along with his mouth. Making sure Iris feels it. He bites down on her nipple and releases it from his mouth. The juices keep flowing the faster Iris drives herself down onto him. She cannot and will not resist Barry, no matter how many times he buries deep inside of her. . And he's very deep inside of her, making her gush all over his prick.

"Good...you shouldn't….I don't want...you...to…."

Iris holds onto him and rocks a little bit down on her. The visual of Barry disappearing deep inside of her and the jolts she experiences along with it send Iris flowing over the edge. She feels like she's running a marathon, after just running a marathon. She holds on tight and keeps riding Barry.

She turns around and then rides Barry in the loveseat position. Keeping her eyes on the bed in case Patty wakes up. This gives Barry perfect access to rub her shoulders and to kiss the back of her neck. Things which cause a burst of energy to flow through Iris's loins. She coats the tip of Barry's cock, all the way down to the base. The flow gets even more intense the deeper and deeper he goes into her.

"B-Barry!"

That sound is like music to Barry's ears. He makes sure to keep massaging away at Iris, taking her body on an endless thrill ride.

Finally, she comes as hard as possible. She clenches Barry and releases him. The work out Iris gives his love muscle tests Barry's endurable and durability. He holds on tight.

"Mmmm."

That sweet moan and sweet taste of sweat dripping down her neck. Barry repeatedly sucks her neck, nibbling down, and touches her chest. He opens and closes the palm of her hand. Every sweet sound Iris makes is like music to Barry's ears and he wants to hear the music keep playing.

Iris cannot help and turn her body into Barry. He's all over her and she rises up. Iris teases both Barry and herself before sinking down. She repeats the ritual a couple more times.

Barry feels himself edging a tiny bit closer. He dials back, knowing that the time is not now. He slows his arousal down and makes Iris's own orgasm drawn out.

"Tease."

"But that's what makes it fun."

Iris tries to gain control of the coupling. Barry uses the speed force to regulate exactly how fast Iris is coming and that drives her completely nuts. Barry holds the back of her neck and nibbles down on it. She lets out another moan of passion with Barry nipping her neck.

The thoughts of lust build through Iris the faster Barry works himself into her. His hips move like a blur and send Iris closing in on her orgasm.

"Finally...make me really wet, now...so you can finish as well."

"Oh, I still got a couple more tricks up his sleeve."

A small caress of her nipple prompts Iris to let out a sigh. She cannot wait and sure enough, Barry edges her to an orgasm, while slowing it down. She can most certainly feel the seconds tick away as Barry creeps up into her. He holds onto her hips and sends himself deeper and faster into Iris's squeezing hot pussy.

"I…."

She cannot do anything other than stammer and sweat. Barry's momentum speeds up, thrusting into her as deep as possible. He finally allows Iris's orgasm to catch up and this is a mind numbing feeling.

Barry rides her out and there's so much pleasure going through her body. Iris breaths heavily and Barry sucks on her neck at the same time he cups her bouncing chest. Iris gives herself a rise and a drop, repeatedly bringing more and more of Barry into her very deeply.

"F...fuck so good."

"I know it is...and I know you're feeling really good."

Feeling really good as well.

Barry pushes his hands against her chest and makes her release happen just that much faster.

In a blink of an eye, Barry pins Iris down onto the couch and slides into her. He holds tight onto her chest and works into her with intense momentum. Iris does not miss a beat. She just holds onto him.

"I need so so badly...give it to me, Barry! Give me everything that you have."

"I'll leave you with more than enough."

Barry slows down just enough to make Iris beg for it. She's not having any of it at the moment. She wraps her legs around Barry and pulls him tight. Her warm walls clutch and release him tightly. Barry leans down and the two speedsters make out with their hips rolling together.

Iris makes her breathing hard. Barry's repeatedly going into her, repeatedly and endlessly sliding into her body. He goes in deep and pulls out. The momentum between the two of them increase, with Iris closing ranks on him and releasing Barry from her warm walls.

"Oh, that's..the best. Perfect."

"I'm glad."

"Me too."

Barry slides his way as far into Iris and makes her just gush endlessly. What he's doing triggers her. They move against each other, going further and further inside of her. Barry runs his fingers against Iris's nipples and then releases them.

She climaxes harder than before, gripping onto Barry's pole and trying to massage it from the inside. He pulls back and rams into her. The sound of flesh upon flesh echoes all throughout the area.

Barry speeds up and uses his momentum to push Iris further into the couch cushions. He's sure that Sapphire will dock it from his pay if he breaks the couch, but to be honest, Barry does not care. He just wants to have Iris on the couch and have his way with her.

And his way is a very good feeling. He holds in tight on her, clutching her legs and pulling Iris off of the couch before driving his way down onto her. Their flesh meets with each other, the deeper Barry sinks himself into Iris. Holding her down to the couch and gaining their momentum.

Turn about is fair play, as Iris finds a way to slow down Barry's release to enjoy him that much longer. The two really get into it. They enter a fast pace, with neither backing off from the other. The speedsters enter hyper speed the harder they made love with each other.

Iris rubs her amazing legs against Barry's back and entices him to bury further into her. A series of rapid fire thrusts ram into her body. She tightens around his pole and makes him slam into her. He's faster and faster inside of her, and they almost reach the edge together.

Exactly how long they can push this, Barry will not know. He slows down just enough to enjoy the sight of Iris's body writhing underneath him. Every beautiful curve beckons to him and Barry needs to make sure his girlfriend's body reaches a peak state of arousal.

"Give it to me."

Barry gives it to her alright, increasing his momentum. He sinks into Iris, feeling their loins meet each other. He cannot hold back any. He has to let it go and he will give it to her right here and right now.

One final time, Iris edges to the close and gets her legs around Barry to pull him inside of her. The flesh meets together with Barry holding back on her and pumping his way into her.

"Your turn, baby."

"Oh, yes...soon enough."

It's really hard to resist Iris when she looks this dead sexy. Barry holds onto her hips and spears into her. Every inch of her sexy flesh moves in front of him in a flesh. Barry devours it and makes Iris breath in and out in the most tantalizing way. He takes her to the edge until finally reaching his own peak point.

A soft moan that does not belong to Iris comes from across the room. Barry takes his time and does not rush, making sure Iris reaches her prime physical peak prior to jamming himself into her.

"Barry...it's time."

The energy jolts and Iris closes down tight, milking Barry for everything he's worth. This is the one final push Barry needs before spilling over the top. His release comes.

Barry groans in pleasure. The soft sensation of a release well earned fills Iris open. She thrashes underneath him. Their bodies become one with each other. Barry hoists himself up off of the bed and plants as far into Iris as humanly possible.

Iris closes ranks on Barry, and makes sure he's completely done. They reach their tipping point and collapse into a tangled heap of limbs and stickyness.

Barry rolls off of Iris and they noice Patty sitting at the edge of the bed. Her head tilts back and her hand slides between her nether lips. It's uncertain how long Patty's been there.

It is certain that both Iris and Barry race to the bed to tend to Patty.

Chapter Thirty-Six

A blur of light passes through the DEO windows and blips Barry inside. He goes as fast as humanly possible until skidding to a stop and landing in front of Alex Danvers. She looks up, this time careful to prevent her notes from dropping onto the ground.

"Hey, Alex."

"Barry."

"So, what can I do for you?"

"I could use your help."

"Of course, that's why I'm here...is everything okay?"

Alex responds with a shake of her head and leads Barry halfway across the room. There's just something in the back of his mind that frustrates him. He really can't put his finger on it just yet, although it's there. He looks over his shoulder to look Alex in the eye.

"We got this transmission, a commercial.."

"A…."

"Just watch."

So Barry watches the screen and watches several alien warriors fight for some kind of sport. The blood-thirsty fans cheer wildly, pumping their hands up into the air and call for blood. Barry watches, a bit awe struck in places and a bit horrified in more places.

"Wait for it."

"Ladies and gentlemen,coming to outside of the Earth's orbit, War World. On War World, only the strong survive. And on War World, only the biggest, baddest, roughest, toughest people fight in a duel to the death."

A loud round of cheers passes from the fans. Barry grimaces from one of the warriors plunging a spear right through the throat of his enemy. Another one gets decapitated in the shower of blood.

"Be there today to see Earth's champion, one of the last daughters of Krypton, Supergirl...squaring off against the Grand Champion of the Games. Be there to see the bloodshed, the carnage, the mayhem, fun for the entire family."

There's an explosion graphic on the screen before the narrator drops his voice to a lower tone.

"Children get in half price."

Barry twists his head around to turn to Alex.

"How long has she been gone?"

Alex's face falls.

"She left to take care of a meteor which was on its way to the Earth about a week ago. Now I know it's a diversion to get her to get captured and thrown in this War World."

"If I know Kara, she's fighting out of it."

Alex responds with half of a shrug.

"Maybe...but….there's something else there. I don't know what, I don't know how, but I can feel it. There's just something hovering over her head."

Barry figures about as much, but the question was what.

"So, what about J'onn or Kal...are they doing anything about this?"

"J'onn left me in charge to join Kal-El on a mission to Apokolips, there's a civil war breaking out there."

"That seems bad."

"Pretty bad, yes."

Alex does not wish to go into the ins and outs on intergalactic politics. She takes a deep breath, and puts her hand on Barry.

"You're not my last resort, I swear. But, I didn't want you to drag you away from anything that you might be involved. It's just, I have no one else to turn to and Mongul waited to knab her until Kal and J'onn were busy on Apokolips."

"Of course, I'll help."

"Really?"

"Yeah, of course...if you can find me a way up there, I think we can get Kara out of there. Ruin his little show."

"I've been thinking about that. We're a bit short handed here at the DEO, but I've got an idea."

Alex leads the way, hoping to get both herself and Barry up to War World and they would fight from there. It's just that there could be problems when they get up there.

X-X-X

The sounds of loud cheers pound in Kara's ears like drums of war. She repeatedly takes a half of a step into the games and wonders what the hell is going to happen now. She breaths in and breaths out, as Mongul approaches her from behind.

"Ready for your big moment, my child?"

Kara feels sickened at his presence. This disgusting individual profiting off of people tearing each other apart. It's sickening, some of the worst things Kara can really think about.

"No. I'm not playing your game."

"Oh, you will. Remember the threat that I have hanging over your head, Child of Krypton."

Kara recalls it as well. Mongul sets up the power generator with the cannon and points it directly at Earth. She has to fight in his sick games of Earth will face complete and utter annihilation.

"Do you know what will happen if you refuse to give the people what you want?"

"You will blow Earth away."

"Precisely."

Kara hangs her head, her teeth gritting. She steps outside and knows she will be thinking about Mongul the second she steps outside. The loud cheering of the crowd goes even louder, the further she steps into the arena. Kara tries not to hold it against them. They have been born and bred in a culture that encourages them to step into here. She takes a deep breath and walks a little bit further into the arena.

A large blue gladiator with a Mohawk steps into the arena. She walks closer towards him, and the man snorts when approaching Kara. She's not afraid of him, not in the slightest. Her head just beats with energy, her hands curl into a ball. She stands forward and waits for the Mohawk to go towards her.

"Just let's do this."

"Gladly, I've been wanting to rip apart a Kryptonian for ages. It was a pity that your race is so ignorant that you wiped yourself out."

Kara refuses to rise to her opponent's bait. This nasty individual rushes at Kara now that the prematch trash talking had been finished. He takes two swipes of his ax, about ready to take Supergirl's head off. She avoids the attack, blocking it with her hands and smashing him down to the ground. The Girl of Steel zips back and nails him with a couple of rapid fire punches to the side of the head.

The Girl of Steel looks face to face with Mohawk. He swings the ax around. Kara dodges to the left and to the right before coming back up and hitting him full force with an uppercut punch. She cracks him down to the ground.

"Come on, I thought you wanted a fight."

He rushes towards her. The hot blood in Kara's body, anger spurred on by Mongul blackmailing her, flares her eyes up. Kara grabs his ax and pushes the wooden staff into the stomach of Mongul. He pops high into the air. He growls and charges at Kara from a three point stance position.

Dodge, dodge, turn around and kick and Kara smashes him to the ground. She headbutts him in the chest and rocks him completely down to the ground. Kara charges her fist and nails him full flush. Another violent attack and the goon drops to the ground.

Mongul watches from the skybox, grinning broadly. Such violence, really better than sex.

"Supergirl has won her preliminary fight tonight. And will be going on to the main event for a chance to take on the Grand Champion of the Games, the man without peer, the man who has not been able to taste defeat."

"Bring on your Grand Champion. And after I'm done with him, I'll wipe the floor with you too."

Mongul responds with a chuckle.

"Big words for such a little girl."

He sits back and waits for the next step to come. The games just have become. They step out now for a word from their sponsors.

X-X-X

Barry and Alex make their way to the outside point of the gates of War World. That's the easy thing as far as they are concerned. The hard part is getting past the guards.

"And like the Bat said….master your surroundings."

"There's one of those on your Earth too?"

Barry cannot help and smile at Alex's statement alongside of her look of frustration. He cracks his knuckles and makes sure he gets a full view. Three guards on the right and four guards on the left.

"Take those ones on the right, I'll get the ones on the left. And then we'll meet in the center."

Alex nods and loads up her gun. She knows how to line them up and take them all out in one swift shot. She moves quickly into position and prepares to attack. Alex knows what she has to do right about now.

Two shots take out the first two guards before the third guard is able to turn his head. The third guard receives an uppercut punch to the top of the head.

Flash zips back and forth down the hall, knocking all of the guards down like bowling pins. He steps back, drawing in his breath and waiting for the guards to rise.

"There's going to be more?"

"Yes, there's more."

Flash and Alex brace themselves. Alex really does not think that she has enough bullets to drop them and she figures that while Flash can take them out, that might draw a little bit of attention.

A figure wearing black drops down the ceiling and releases a grenade. The hyper loud siren song from the grenade drops them to their hands and knees. The guards, now opened up for an attack, receive a huge beating. The figure clad in black nails her enemy with a running kick to the top of the head, dropping him down to the ground.

A second passes before the figure pulls her hood down and reveals the face of Sara Lance.

"Fancy meeting you here...what are you doing here anyway?"

Flash inclines his head back towards Alex.

"She asked for my help because Supergirl was caught up in the games on War World….and you are…."

"Chasing down an Anachronism, but the rest of the Legends got captured. Not sure if he's going to make them compete in the games or not but….I'm out here on my own and I'm glad you stopped by...because I have an idea how we can get into the control room and shut this entire thing down"

Providing the entire plan does not go south in a hurry, but Sara's trying to stay on the optimistic side of life.

"If my sister…."

Alex just stops. That was pretty sloppy for a government agent and she could almost hit herself, repeatedly and endlessly. She draws in a very deep breath and then keeps her eyes locked onto Sara.

"I know...I know what you're going through. You want to get your sister out of there. The bigger problem is the fact he has a fusion cannon locked on Earth, about ready to blow it to ashes with just a push of the button"

"You're kidding me."

She really wished so, but no.

"No, not about this."

Sara, Barry, and Alex walk down the hallway. There's another big screen showing the upcoming events.

"And still to come Tonight, the Girl of Steel, the Maiden of Might, known as Supergirl will square off against the undefeated grand champion of the games. The Sadistic Speedster, the man of the future, the one and only evil speedster, expect no substitutes, ladies and gentlemen, the Reverse-Flash."

One can cut the tension in the air with the knife. Barry's expression darkens several shades when seeing the Reverse-Flash appear on the screen.

"He's…"

"The Anachronism...he tried to throw us by slipping away to another Earth...and whatever else was chasing him. But, now…."

"He's here. And I'm going to have to deal with him."

Thawne's like a cockroach who keeps rising up. Barry's fist clutched together and a spark of light flashed through his eye. Sara cast a nervous glare in Barry's direction in.

"Focus."

"Right, focus."

X-X-X

One Reverse-Flash runs back and forth, digging his foot into the ground. Mongul's amusement becomes less and less the more he goes back and forth on the ground, wearing it out.

"I swear if you want to wear a hole in my carpet…."

"This is the opponent that you gave me? Superman's distaff counterpart?"

"You said that you wanted competition."

It's true, Thawne's fought through some of the best opponents Mongul claims he has. However, he's sick and tired of fighting a bunch of tin cans, he wants some real competition and he wants the best the universe has to follow.

"I trash everyone that you throw up against me in seconds."

"That's not my fault you have no sense of showmanship."

Mongul leans in to look at his so called star performer. You make someone a star, and he becomes an egocentric bastard. That's the same thing Mongul's seen time and time again, person after person, fighter after fighter. It's very amusing in some respects and extremely frustrating in others.

"Don't forget the deal we made. I do what I can to keep the time wraiths off you and you make me…."

The master of War World rubs his fingers together to make the sign for money.

"And you have one of the premier heroines on this planet. You crush her and you really make a name for herself."

"Superman would have made more of an impact...we have a score to settle...even though he doesn't know about it yet."

To fair, his feud with Superman was professional, while with Flash, it was personal. Thawne steps out to return to the arena. Mongul watches his so called star attraction leave the arena.

"And that's the problem with the likes of him. You make someone into a star, you make them into attraction. And then they think they own the entire world. It's unbelievable."

Mongul checks the security sectors. So far, nothing good, other than a glitch on Sector 4. He claps his hand.

"Check out Sector 4. I don't want any surprises."

"Right, Master."

His henchman walks off and leaves Mongul deep in his own recollections. He has some ideas of where to go next. It's only a matter of time to see his big championship fight.

X-X-X

Supergirl tries not to allow this sick and twisted game to drag her right down the rabbit hole. The cheers of the crowd do intoxicate a person and she's no exception to this rule. She tries to not let it get to her.

This is being loved for all of the wrong reasons, no matter how sickening it is. She takes a half of a step out into the area. The loud roaring echoes.

She watches Mongul rise from his sky box. Boy would she like nothing better than to wrap her hands around his throat and strangle him? Unfortunately, for now, until Kara figures out a way to disable his cannon, she was pretty much sunk. Screwed and not in the fun way either.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to have a good one tonight. You have seen week after week about how our Grand Champion has blitzed through his opponents like an incoming freight train. This time, he's going to step into the ring with Supergirl. And to make sure things are even, I have allowed a moderate amount of yellow sun to filter through this arena. Just enough to make this interesting. After all, our champion wants competition."

The loud boos of Thawne stepping into the arena. Thawne pays no attention to those who are lesser than he is. He steps over the line.

"You."

"Yes, it's me."

"Thought, Flash dealt with you."

Thawne responds with a dark chuckle.

"Without me, there is no him, and without him, there is no me. It's the paradox...I look forward to mailing your ashes back to your cousin."

Kara scoffed. He really did have an ego as big as a small planet.

"Good luck."

Thawne turns in mid-air and sends a blast of lighting at Kara. Kara twirls around and gets behind Thawne. She blocks his attempt to vibrate his hand through her chest and then twists his arm. Kara rapidly nails him with a couple of punches. She sends Thawne crashing down to the ground.

Kara swoops into the air and comes down with an attempted curb stomp. Thawne vibrates through the ground and appears on the other side.

"Unbelievable. Our champion has never been put quite on the defensive like this."

Supergirl's about three steps ahead of Thawne. Not as far as she wants to be, but it's close enough. Kara blasts him down onto the ground.

"Are you going to give up?"

"Are you going to grow a spine and actually kill me?"

The Girl of Steel jumps high into the air and nails him a huge punch. She really is struggling with killing Thawne, given all she's heard he done. There's a small moral part in Kara who says that she should not do it, because descending down to Thawne's level is not a good idea.

There's also a part of her who remembers everything Thawne's done, every sick and twisted moment of his life. Kara zips towards him.

He catches her leg in mid-air. Supergirl kicks high into the air and smashes him directly in the face. She knocks him down with multiple punches on the face.

Thawne drops to his knee. Suddenly, Thawne vibrates through the ground and then goes behind Supergirl. He reaches into his suit and pulls out a piece of Green Kryptonite out of his sleeve before stabbing it into her shoulder.

"Hey, that's…."

The burning sensation rips through her body. Pain beyond all pleasure and Supergirl is weak as a drowned kitten. Thawne knocks Supergirl down to the ground and curb stomps her. The Kryptonite weakens her body. Thawne lifts Kara up by the hair and slams her against the wall.

"Nothing is illegal in War World, little girl."

Kara learns that and finds that he's seconds away from vibrating through her chest and rupturing her heart.

"And now, the Reverse-Flash goes in for the kill."

A super fast blur comes in and nails Reverse-Flash, knocking him back several feet. The sadistic speedster does a forward roll and slides to a standing position.

"And so it's come to this...well...I'm glad you're here, Flash."

He would be able to humiliate Flash with the entire universe watching.

X-X-X

Mongul watches, a bit disappointed at the fact that he was denied a violent kill. Yet, elation hits the Master of War World when taking a good long look at what's before him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we're in for a rare treat. Flash has come into the games to fight his mortal nemesis. Truly, we have been blessed with a battle for the ages!"

The bloodthirsty occupants of the arena get louder and louder at the thought of seeing a battle between two fierce rivals. Mongul smiles. This will most certainly get the most number of eyeballs watching from throughout the galaxy.

"I don't want a good clean fight. Let's get it on!"

Everyone explodes into a large and raucous round of cheers. Mongul appears and smiles as Reverse-Flash and Flash circle each other.

X-X-X

"You really let him made a spectacle about you of you, Thawne?"

"Well, hero, you let the people make a spectacle out of you every time you put on that suit. I don't think someone who lives in such a glass house should be able to throw a stone."

The Fastest Man Alive goes face to face with his doppleganger. The two circle each other prior to rushing each other. Two multi-color blasts of lightning fire at each other from one side of the area. Flash and Reverse-Flash connect to each other and drop down to their knees.

Flash rolls over and dodges Reverse-Flash. He avoids an attack with a crackle of light coming from his fingers. The Reverse-Flash blocks his punch and then locks knuckles from him.

"You know something. I will make a spectacle out of this. Destroying and exposing you with the entire universe watching. It's going to be glorious, isn't it, Barry?"

"Yeah, I can hardly wait."

Barry zips underneath the Reverse-Flash and knocks him down to the ground. The Fastest Man Alive does a forward roll and goes for a punch. Thawne blocks it. The two circle each other and knock them high into the air. Barry zips behind his adversary and the two swing a double punch at each other. Both of them block their punches. They zip back and forth, bouncing off each other, evenly matched.

"You know something. There's one thing that I'm sick of."

Flash moves across the arena and Reverse-Flash follows him. The two run up the walls, throwing punches and lightning at each other.

"I'm sick and tired of dealing with evil speedsters. All the time...you all have a God complex!"

'Oh, if that isn't the pot calling the kettle black!"

Reverse-Flash whips his enemy out of the air and knocks him down onto the ground.

"I'm the original. It's not my fault that your enemies are so uncreative they can't find a new gimmick to go after you."

The Reverse-Flash and Flash dive at each other. Their knuckles lock each other. Their friction spreads through their bodies. Barry pushes and Thawne pushes back.

"And I'm sick of you."

"Oh, are you going to do something about t?"

Barry flips over onto the ground. Thawne attempts to vibrate him through the ground. Barry dodges the attack and comes back to a standing position. Several more lightning strikes comes in his general direction. Barry dodges three of the strikes and comes back with another strike of his own. The Speedster avoids the attack and comes down onto the top of the Reverse-Flash's head.

They drop down onto the ground, with dodging Thawne's attempt to put a fist through his head.

"You could have killed me all of these times...but you know something...you can't…."

"Don't tempt yourself….I'm already a paradox."

"But, what meaning would you have if you killed me? The Reverse-Flash would be nothing with the Flash."

Thawne whips Barry into the wall and comes at him in full force. His attacks are less deliberate, less calculated. Barry hit a very raw nerve, questioning his self worth.

"Everything you've done, it's been defined by your hatred of me. If I'm gone, then where would you be?"

"Don't you try and get inside my head!"

Thawne smashes the side of the wall and makes sure Barry's knees almost collapse down underneath him. He takes a couple of deep breaths with Thawne curling up his fist and attempting to smash Barry into the wall. The two lock knuckle to knuckle with each other, with Barry curling his hand underneath Thawne's and launching him into the wall. He smashes his adversary down hard, rattling him from the impact.

"And yet, I've been here this entire time. Because without me, you're nothing."

"STOP!"

Thawne blasts Barry halfway across the arena. He starts hurling debris at him. Barry shifts through the debris and avoids it.

"I wouldn't have become this, if you weren't such a disappointment."

Barry blocks a particular large glowing piece of rock from smashing into his head and launches it back.

"And maybe, the biggest disappointment was the one looking back at you in the mirror every day."

This sets Thawne completely over the edge. He rushes towards Barry and dodges the attack. The two blurs connect and knock each other back with a loud explosion.

X-X-X

In a blink of an eye, Barry distracts Thawne, allows Alex and Sara to slip into the area. There's several people imprisoned, about ready for the games by the looks of things.

"This way...it has to be."

"What took you so long?"

Mick greets Sara in his own way. The other members of the Team wait on the outside. Sara just breaks into a smile and she prepares to bust her friends out.

"Just hang tight guys and I'll get you out of there in a second."

Sara fiddles with the dial in an attempt to break them.

"Or maybe a couple of seconds?"

Ray's eyes shift over.

"Don't feel bad, I don't know how to work it either…."

"I do. I've come across technology like that before. Just hang tight and I'll get you out of there in a moment."

Alex presses her palm on the cell lock. It takes a little bit of maneuvering to get everything she wants through. The moment passes and she unlocks the cage. That brings a smile to her face.

"Let's go."

No one needed to be told twice. The two sets of cells release the Legends out.

Ray stops short, mouth hanging open.

"Thawne…."

Sara just smiles.

"The Grand Champion is fighting the Flash in the games. And getting knocked around...looks like he pulled Supergirl out of the fire in the nick of time."

Alex will be a lot happier now then when they broke into War World. She's going to give Mongul a piece of her mind.

Ray stops at the edge.

"I hate to be that guy, there's still a giant fusion cannon hovering over the Earth."

A sigh comes from Sara.

"Of course...I have a good idea where that is too….okay, let's move out and then we'll give Flash and Supergirl a hand or two."

The sound of guards coming down the hallway. Sara rolls out a cart, revealing several weapon stolen from the gladiators, including Heatwave's heat gun.

"Looks like Christmas came early."

"And for once, I'm not on the fat man's naughty list."

Heatwave picks up his flame gun and points it at the goons, sending them staggering down the hallway. The loud screams of them retreating puts him in a pretty good mood.

Utter chaos on War World soon follows.

X-X-X

The battle between Reverse-Flash and Flash kicks up a little bit more. Flash notices something out of the corner of his eye. Some sort of shield which has a connection to the Reverse-Flash. In his mind, Barry calculates all of the possibilities and believes that it might be something he can use, at least he hopes.

"Come on, have you gotten slower since the last time that we met?"

Reverse-Flash picks up speed and whirls his hand around, nailing Barry with some rapid fire punches. The bolts of lightning fly over his shoulder. A couple of seconds pass prior to Barry dropping down on one knee to the ground. The Reverse-Flash goes as fast as he can.

The more speed he picks up, the more Barry braces himself. He has a micro-second to react. The Reverse-Flash swings out and Flash catches his arm.

"A brilliant move by Flash."

Thawne realizes seconds later it's not so brilliant. Flash twists his arm around and forces the shield to shatter. The seconds pass with Thawne moving backwards and realizing.

"Do you realize what you've done?"

Flash breaks out into a smile.

"Run, Eobard, run."

The rip between time and space opens up and several time wraiths come out, including the Black Flash himself. He stops and snarls at Barry when passing through the barrier. Thawne rises up and goes for a huge swing, but he cannot take them out.

Barry moves over and helps Kara to her feet.

"You okay?"

"Yeah...Kryptonite didn't really get too deep...it's going to be sore for a few days."

"And now, Flash has won. And he will stay here in the games...but to end tonight's festivities off with a big bang…"

Mongul pulls the trigger up. Barry calculates the distance and speed he's going to need.

"Watch at this Earth goes up in smoke."

The Fastest Man Alive zips high into the air and races. Seconds before Mongul slams on the detonator, Barry rips it from his hands and throws him all the way down off of his sky box.

Mongul presses his thumb against his hand, realizing perhaps not too soon that the detonator is not in his hand. He turns around just in time to get a rocket powered punch from Supergirl He drops to the ground and screams in agony.

"You can't do this to me."

"Show's over, Mongul."

"SUPERGIRL! SUPERGIRL! SUPERGIRL!"

The Legends along with Alex move their way out. Mongul finds himself surrounded by these heroes, along with his own blood-thirsty patrons.

"No! You can't cheer them. You can't…."

Mongul drops down from another punch from Supergirl and he drops face first into the dirt. Kara smiles widely and brightly as she makes sure to wave Alex over to slap a dampener on Mongul.

"I'm sure we can find a cell deep enough where you'd be at home."

Mongul responds with a hideous howl in response. Supergirl and Flash drag him up and present him to his formally adoring fans.

X-X-X

"And now War World has been dismantled...we can breath a little bit easier."

Sara, after making sure the rest of the Legends were safe on the Waverider, walks over. She joins Barry, Kara, and Alex. Mongul's already been put into DEO custody.

"Your team alright?"

Supergirl's question results in Sara smiling in response.

"We've had worse."

"I'll take your word for it."

"You should."

Alex takes a deep sigh. Boy has she had days like that before. Things could have been a whole lot better, or they could have had a lot worse.

Hopefully, Superman and J'onn will be able to get back soon, and Alex is really glad how she's able to handle things well. She's just glad Barry's able to help her.

"So, how about it? Before I go back to the future, how about the four of us get together for a drink?"

Kara smiles.

"Sure, I could use one."

Barry gives Sara a nod of acknowledgement.

"You know that I'm game."

They all turn to Alex who slumps her shoulders in response.

"Sorry, I can't….have to go to the DEO….file a lot of reports."

Sara cannot help and make a small jab at Alex's statement.

"Are you sure that you're not married to your job?"

Alex returns fire with statement of her own. With Barry and Kara viewing the interplay with knowing smiles on their faces.

"You know, I just might be. Granted, it's a rocky one, but we make it work, sometimes."

She turns and stops before looking back at them.

"See you around, sometime."

"Oh, I can make the time."

Sara watches Alex retreat down the hallway. She decides to turn her attention towards Supergirl and gives her a smile of mischief.

"So, when's the last time…."

"None of my business."

Kara's curt statement indicates that Sara's just going to have to let this one gone.

"So, how about you?"

"Thawne's gone...again...but he's like a cockroach."

Sara pushes open the doors and leads Kara and Barry outside.

"Yeah...you really look like you can use that drink after fighting him."

A drink at the very least. The image of Thawne popping back up enters Barry's mind and haunts it constantly. He knows that there will be a matter of time before Thawne returns, and Barry's going to need to be ready.

There's other threats there and Barry intends not to get dominated by the ghosts of his past.

"I know of a good place."

Sara motions casually to the side and takes Kara's hand. Barry speeds up behind them and the three of them disappear into the night.