Heroes of Central City

Fastest Man Alive 4

Barry was at Dakota's in a few minutes and Dakota came in a minute later behind him.

"I might as well give you a key." Dakota chuckled and tossed her keys in the bowl.

"I don't think I can do this. Be a hero. It was a mistake." Barry murmured.

"Don't say that...." Kota replied. "Just because you lost one time. The Arrow lost a few times. After the earthquake he disappeared for a month or so. And when this Dark Archer came into the city he stopped for a few weeks. I even thought about it a few times."

Barry pulled her close, "Can we not talk about it anymore?"

"So who's the guy or guys we fought?" Dakota asked.

"Danton Black. He can duplicate himself." Barry replied.

"Oh boy..." Kota murmured.

"I want to bring you in on the team. At STAR Labs." Barry whispered.

"No. Wells doesn't even like me." Dakota frowned.

Barry kissed her softly but Kota pulled away.

"You need to apologize to Iris. I promise I will be here when you get back." Dakota said pushing him towards the door.

Barry took off towards Jitters.

About an hour later she appeared in STAR Labs beside Barry.

"Can I get a warning next time?" Kota punched him in the shoulder.

"Oh my god..." Barry murmured.

"Black is here and he's...not moving...that's not him is it?" Dakota asked.

"Dakota is it?" Wells said coming into the room. "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Of course." Kota followed him to the hall.

"Let me get to the point. Barry's identity must be kept a secret and you're his...girlfriend?" Wells raised an eyebrow and she nodded. "His enemies are going to come after you eventually."

"I assure you Dr. Wells his secret is safe with me." Kota said and went back into the Cortex. "So how did you get a replicate?"

"I grew him." Caitlyn answered.

Caitlyn explained all the science behind how she grew it.

"Why isn't it doing anything?" Barry asked waving his hand in front of its face.

"We think it's acting as a receiver." Cisco added.

"They're an empty shell with Black." Caitlyn continued. "Shut the real Danton Black down. You shut them all down."

"And how does Barry do that?" Kota asked.

"His recent problem got me thinking. Controlling that many bodies will exhaust him. He'll be tired." Caitlyn answered.

"I must say I am learning quite a lot." Dakota added.

Barry snorted with laughter.

The clone started to move and Dakota jumped out of the way. BANG! BANG! Joe shot the clone and it fell to the ground.

"Are there any more?" Joe asked holstering his gun.

"No." Barry answered.

"It must've been called to battle." Dakota added turning to face Joe.

"Dakota?!" Joe's jaw dropped.

"Surprise!!!" She yelled.

"It's going to Stagg industries." Joe shook it off.

"You should call it in." Barry's eyes narrowed.

"No. The police can't do this." Joe stated. "You can do this. I'm sorry I doubted you and tried to protect you. But you can do this Barry. Now go!"

Barry took off without Dakota.

She glared at the empty space where he was, "I'm...uh...gonna go home..."