Super Flash

Chapter Thirty One

     CRASH! The metal door swung off its hinges and fell to the ground. A cloud of smoke engulfed the room to where Barry could hardly see in front of him. Gunshots fired from the hallway outside.

     "What's going on here!" The woman demanded. She pulled out a gun and held it in front of her. There was another crash as a girl barged into the room. Not just a girl, Terra! She fought with an angry Agent Jackson. Terra kneed him in the chest and delivered an uppercut to the jaw. Jackson tumbled to the ground unconscious.

     The gun fired, "No!" Barry shouted. He watched in slow motion as the bullet flew towards Terra's head, in an instant she caught the bullet. Terra smirked at the woman as if saying "Is that the best you can do?" She swooped her leg over and kicked the gun out of her hands. 

     Terra continued to fight the unnamed woman while Barry tried to move his hands fast enough to break the chains. He moved his hands as fast as he could and suddenly the chains broke. He stood and there was a loud Beep! That was when he remembered Jackson's warning about the heavy tranq dart. The dart fired fast, but not fast enough.

     Barry easily caught the dart inches away from his chest. "Terra!" He called, trying to get her attention. Terra shoved the woman to the ground and looked at him. Barry tossed her the dart, she caught it and an evil smile crossed her face. She jabbed it into the woman's leg causing her to scream as she gasped for air. "Good night." Terra said softly and with that their captor fell fast asleep on the cold floor.

     "Terra." Barry said relieved to see that she was not hurt. "Dad." She exclaimed as she brought him in for a big hug. Barry held her close,not wanting to let go in fear that she might disappear again. 

     Terra finally pulled out of the hug, "Okay lets get that boot off." She said. "I watched the security footage," Barry told her. 

     "I know." Terra replied. She bent down to unclasp the latches on the metal boot. "How were you able to lift it? I could barely lift it two inches off the ground before it got too heavy." He asked. 

     "I'll explain later." Terra said as she unlocked the last clasp on the boot. "For now we need to get out of her." She stood up to face Barry. "I planted a bomb here to blow in..." she checked her watch. "45 seconds." She concluded.

     Barry wasn't entirely sure how to feel about that. He was either proud that Terra was smart enough to make a bomb or terrified that she knew how. "Let's go." Barry said. He scooped up the blue folder on the ground which contained everything he needed to know about Terra. He slid the folder into his jacket and hoisted an unconscious Agent Jackson over his shoulder. Terra did the same to the unknown woman.

     They gave each other a nod and took off towards the exit. Terra led the way through the large building. Barry was surprised to see that the building they were being held captive in was actually a large warehouse. There were molten scraps of metal and large furnaces still burning hot along side the West wall while lab equipment lined the east wall. In the center of the warehouse was a large mat where a person would fight or train. Barry knew that that person was Terra. 

      He kept his eyes fixed on Terra as he continued to run for the exit. Terra slapped a large red button on a nearby panel and the large doors slowly began to slide open. Barry squinted as daylight poured into the building. There was a loud BOOM just as Barry and Terra were no less than ten feet from the door. Barry turned his head to see the bomb erupt from the center of the room. 

     He kicked it into high gear and ran as fast as he could to the door. Together, Barry and Terra made a beeline for the door. Barry could feel the heat of the blast on his back just as he made it out. He ran into the woods to get clear of the blast radius. Once he decided that he was a safe distance away from the blast, he stopped and dumped Jackson onto the wet grass. 

     Barry wheezed, gasping for air. The smell of pine overwhelmed his senses; he squinted in the sun wondering what day and what time it was. It didn't matter, he and Terra were alive and safe.

     He turned around but Terra was nowhere to be found. He frantically searched the nearby area. She was gone.