The Cortex, S.T.A.R Labs
During Caitlin and Dan's conversation
3rd Pov
"I'm gonna need a favour from you, Barry," Joe said as he and Barry stood in the Cortex, the rest of the team going their separate ways to try and stop Zoom.
"What is it Joe?" Barry asked with a smile on his face.
"It's Wally. He's been going out and trying to stop these metas by himself, and I need you to talk him out of it."
"You sure about that, Joe?" I asked, "I mean, it's not like he's powerless or completely defenceless."
"Barry, I already have near heart attacks watching you run around and nearly get killed twice a week," Joe said, "And that was with a team of super-geniuses. Wally can't handle this, not with Zoom running around."
"...Fine, I'll try," Barry finally said, seeing the concern and worry clearly written on Joe's face, and he knew he had to do whatever he could to ease his worry.
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Random Alleyway, Central City
"Stealing isn't very heroic, you know?" a voice said as the Flash appeared in a burst of lightning.
"I still can't belie-" Wally started to say as he pocketed the stolen walkie-talkie, but the Flash grabbed him as they appeared on the top of a random building.
"Don't say it in public!" Flash hissed as he removed his cowl.
"Sorry, sorry, 'kay?" Wally said as he raised his hand.
"No problem," Barry said as he changed the subject to the real reason why he was here.
"Wally...I heard about your conversation with Joe earlier," Barry started hesitantly, not sure how to approach this.
"And you're here to talk me out of it?" Wally guessed, turning towards the skyline.
"Listen Wally, Joe's worried sick already, what with me being the Flash and taking Dan as a sidekick," Barry said, "You going out there, all on your own, without back-up or training? It's killing him."
"Did he tell you why I'm doing this?" Wally asked as Barry looked at him, confused.
"No, why?"
"You made a mistake saving me," Wally said bluntly as he began to pace, "My choices have caused everyone around me so much pain, from Iris, to my mom, to Dan and Jesse, to you and even to Central City. If there's any way I can even begin to make up for my mistakes, I'm going to take it."
Barry kept silent, mulling over the new information while thinking about what to say, how to untangle this mess.
"Wally, look at me," Barry said as he ran in front of him, holding his shoulders, "Our past doesn't define who we are. You've changed Wally, and you don't need to prove that to anyone, and certainly not at the risk of your life. Even if you were a criminal, you're family, and I would gladly do anything to protect you."
Wally opened his mouth to thank Barry, but Barry put a hand to his comms as they activated.
"Barry, we're gonna need a hand with Parrot over at Fifth and Main," Cisco said back in the Cortex as he watched Black Siren let out a sonic scream in Dan's face, launching the teen back as he rolled to his feet.
"Fifth and Main, got it," Barry said, taking off in a burst of lightning as Wally watched in amazement.
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Fifth and Main, Central City
Dan's Pov
"AAAAHHHH!!!" Parrot yelled as another sonic screech hit me in the sternum and I felt my ears bleed again, a recurring theme today.
She then stopped to say something, throwing a punch at me that I barely dodged, but I was too disoriented to block the kick to my ribs.
I shook my head (a dumb, painful mistake), and focused, holding her next punch and flipping her over my shoulder, slamming her back to the ground and knocking the wind out of her.
She recovered quickly, tucking her legs and kicking out before using the space I gave her as I leapt back to scream again.
I crashed painfully into a wall, as I slipped my hands into one of my pockets, lightly touching the card there and ready to call my trump card.
"Ho...ry" Barry said as he appeared behind her, but she blocked his punch and did a handspring to get away.
The two of them began to talk as they walked in a circle while I struggled to get up, my hearing returning slowly.
"Daniel Aaden Allen," Joe growled into my comms, "I swear to God if you get up to fight that crazy chick-"
I took out the comms, pulled out a Strength tarot card and placed it over my heart.
John Constantine, if this shit is fake, I swear to God that whatever devil you've stood up will be the least of your worries, you bastard!
Luckily for me (and John's further existence), the card worked as I felt my body returning back to its prime and even beyond that, feeling a small burst of extra energy. Once I was healed, the card disappeared into ashes as I pocketed the comms.
I was about to move, but I spotted a flash of yellow out the corner of my eye.
I easily tracked it to find Wally waiting for an opening.
"Hey Wally," I whispered as he jumped and let out a squeak that I would not have expected.
"What the fuck, Dan?" He whisper-yelled.
"Hold on, I've got a plan," I said as I whispered it to him and he grinned maniacally.
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"...And the sad thing is, I think Zoom's actually afraid of you..." Black Siren said as she shook her head, walking up to the Flash who was on the floor, his ears bleeding from the multiple sonic screeches she's used.
"And you? You're hardly worth the chills," she continued as Flash struggled to get up.
"How many metas did he send after you?" she said, as Barry noticed something in the distance. Yellow lightning of different shades intertwined with each other as they moved round the block behind her, moving faster and faster.
"He should have just sent me first, save all the-" she was cut off as one streak of lightning shot forward, a sonic boom appearing as the glass around the point where it broke off broke. The streak grabbed the Black Siren before she could react, taking off towards S.T.A.R Labs.
A black streak with blue lightning tried to follow, but suddenly crashed into a wall, running off in a different direction, much more slower.
Meanwhile the second yellow streak stopped in front of Barry, placing another Strength tarot card over his heart as the streak stopped moving to reveal Dan or rather...
"Axel and Nitro reporting for duty!"
A/N: And done! Don't worry, I promise I'll reveal what made Zoom crash into a wall. What do you guys think about the names? I figured no one goes around being called 'Accelerate' as their actual name, and Kid Flash is just not the right name for Wally, as compared to Nitro, which I can't remember if I ripped it off someone. If I did, I apologize.
Not much other than that, but lemme know what y'all think.
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FanfictionDan's always known his brother was hiding something ever since he started working with S.T.A.R Labs, but he didn't expect him to be the Flash. Join Dan as he gets sucked into the Flash's world of metas, vigilantes and co. as Central City's latest he...
