The Scarlet King (Earth-69 Barry) (SLOW UPDATES)

A Symbiotic Encounter (11K Special)

For my dear friend DarhkMephisto

Doubles as an 11K special chapter. Thank you DarhkMephisto for suggesting that.

Barry sped through the streets of Central City, he got a call about H.I.V.E stealing some sort of odd material, it was like a virus, so they told him. It didn't take long for Barry to catch up to them. 

"I have eyes on the target Lyla," Barry murmured.

"Okay Flash, you're all clear to engage, we'll send an operative to help with containment and capture of the asset," Lyla told him.

"What exactly is in the containers?" Barry yelled as he knocked a soldier off of the truck. 

"They're some sort of alien, it came from a breach that opened here along with a series of robotic claws that kind of look like tentacles. Reminds me of an octopus," Lyla remarked.

"Well, whatever they are they seem like they want it badly!" Barry shouted as he punched one of the soldiers, knocking him out. 

Barry quickly slashed the tires of the trucks, they drifted to a halt, troops started pouring out of them. Then out of the main truck, a lady got out of the car, she was dressed in heavy nano-tech armor with a bee-like color scheme. Barry skidded to a stop. 

"Madam HIVE, or should I say Nora Darhk?" Barry greeted.

"Scarlet King, it's very nice to finally meet you, you have successfully shut down my operations in Central City, but I doubt you can shut down HIVE entirely. Kill one bee, the whole nest comes for you!" She said, then Barry was blasted off his feet from the back. 

Barry groaned as he got back up, he looked to his left as he saw a buff guy kick him in the face again and aim the gun at him.

"A speedster gun... impressive," Barry groaned out. He was about to knock the guy out when someone did it for him...

What looked like a large frisbee slammed into the guy's head, knocking him to the ground. Barry saw a person in a black, white, and red uniform. He picked up the shield and held his hand out for Barry to grab. Barry took it, the soldier saluted him.

"Who the hell are you?" Barry asked.

"John Walker, U.S Guardian," He said proudly. He then turned around to fight the HIVE soldiers, he dodged and weaved, throwing his shield at the other enemies. 

Barry sped for Madam HIVE and knocked her off her feet. Nora quickly summoned a wall of rocks as Barry was speeding towards her. Somehow Barry couldn't phase through them and smashed right into them, he busted his lip and was knocked to his feet.

"I can vibrate the rocks to prevent you from phasing, it's interesting what telekinesis can do once you fully unlocked its full potential."

"I don't get it why villains always monologue," Barry mumbled and sped around the wall of rocks, he slapped Nora across the face.

"You can't stop me Flash, once I free the symbiotes it's only a matter of time before they serve HIVE," Nora told him. Barry looked confused.

"The what?" He asked.

"You don't know?! You truly are pathetic," Nora laughed at him, but the laugh was cut short when she got domed in the face by U.S Guardian's shield.

"That will teach you how to respect a hero," Walker told her as he put his shield behind his back.

"Ah yes, you're the ripoff of the Guardian, let me guess, you take orders from ARGUS?" Nora asked him.

"I serve justice, and justice comes in many ways, like my fist!" John moved to punch her, but Nora lifted her hand and threw him in the air, John smashed into a tree and got knocked out. His shield rolled near Barry. He smiled as he stood up and picked it up.