Vol III | Chapter XIV

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The heavy snow and harsh terrain would have made it difficult to transverse, especially more so on foot. Then again, a speedster was much faster and more mobile to journey off the road than any other vehicle that could had been used.

"So… Doctor…"

Wally began as he took a glance behind him and eyed each 'children' that were closely following behind him, who were – vice versa – keeping an eye on him from the back as he piggyback carried their dearest doctor. "I have no idea that the Soviets have progressed to this extent on successfully creating speedsters – should I be concerned as a person of the US of A?"

There were laces of caution tied to the question, though he hid it behind sarcasm and genuine curiosity. Especially since he and his uncle – Barry Allen – were so far the only speedster he knew, who were able to achieve this power through a bolt of lightning and a mixture of spilled chemicals.

"Fret not. I assure you that although this is related to military infrastructure. I will not allow my children; to be soldiers – like those conscripts. No, I intend them to be better than that."

Wally had no ways to identify a lie from a truth, but he could tell the passion when Doctor Orloff spoke as he finally stopped before an edge of a snowy cliff.

"We are nearing the Finnish Border, nearly outside of Soviet territory."

Just as the super hero of National City finished his sentence, he immediately moved out the way as blue colour stripe and white emerged into the scene as the unknown assailant continued with combos. It was a surprise that caught Wally off-guard. But nothing he couldn't handle, although – he had a passenger – with him on his back.

With the attacks becoming overwhelming, and unable to defend himself due to being handicapped, it is by the intervention of Bebeck that Wally had a moment to regain his footing and the time to hid the old doctor from the fight ahead. As he looked around as he sped through, there were another two who were currently busy with Anatole and Cassiopeia, then at Bebeck who was occupied with his assailant.

'Damn it. Who are these guys?!'

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As speedsters fought with speedsters – red against blue – both sides interlocked and seemingly in parsed with each other's strength and speed; were invisible to the naked eye as both clashed intensely.

In the midst of it, Wally had successfully taken Doctor Orloff away from the unfolding battlefield and to a good and sheltered spot before he immediately went back again to join the fight against their unknown assailants. 'This just keeps getting better and better' and with great sarcasm, Wally charged in.

"Bebeck!"

The large man Cassiopeia screamed out as he could only helplessly watch as Bebeck gets overwhelm by the woman in blue and white suit – eerily similar like theirs – as he tried to quickly deal with the man he was up against with to assist Bebeck. But it seemed his opponent had figured what Cassiopeia was up to; therefore, keeping the large enough man occupied until their comrade has dealt with Bebeck.

"Fuck OOOFF!-"

Anatole in a desperate attempt to hastily push through the enemy to help Bebeck, screamed in a blazing fury as he successfully rid the enemy blocking him from getting to Bebeck. Following suit into the action was Cassiopeia as he overwhelmed his counterpart by pure strength and weight, and with the power of a speed that could nearly stop time – Cassiopeia reigned victorious over his opponent who was tall though with a weird spinal defect.

Though Cassiopeia doubted that the defect had much effect on how well the opponent actually fight.

But despite their effort and emerging victory, Bebeck was quickly subdued by the red-haired woman as; the unknown assailant got behind Bebeck and held a vibrating hand against Bebeck's neck.

Instantly, both men froze in their charge as this woman took Bebeck hostage.

"How disgraceful that our successors – The Red Trinity – that are much more powerful and enhanced, would destroy what we've undergone and the union of the Soviet Regime."

"So it is you… Lady Molotova…"

Bebeck could only whisper as sweat began to break out as the blood continuously spurt from the large, and wide wound on her shoulder. "…What has Blue… Trinity… have any business here?..."

"Words from the Kremlin that Doctor Orloff is being smuggled off Soviet territory by none other than an American superhero – The Kid Flash." Christina Alexandrova Molotova, replied curtly before she's joined by her recovering team members that were incapacitated.

"Now then. Please hand over Doctor Orloff and surrender. The Kremlin will ease the punishment if it is done so."

A standstill proceeded as both sides waited for the other to make a choice; resist and risk Bebeck's life or surrender and face a firing squad for treason, it was a difficult choice. "We surrender…" and with that the Red Trinity submitted to their predecessors Blue Trinity.

"Excellent choice. I am sure the Premier will go easy on the punishments. However…"

Molotova's voice wandered off as she looked at the bodies of soldiers who had no flags or patches, aside from the insignia on their helmet and rank on their shoulder pauldron. Furthermore, what soldier at the current setting would wear something that impractical that dated back to the first world war. However, as she let her mind wondered off – she had only but a split second to respond to a quick punch to the face and gut before she met instant darkness as she fell unconscious.

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With the other two remaining, it wasn't so difficult as they were already battered and bruise before a returning speedster came back to the scene and caught their assailant offguard.

"Well then… What should we do with them?"

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