Chapter 25

"This better work."

The impatient words of Iris just caused Eobard Thawne, the Reverse Flash to chuckle in amusement. She was very impatient, but to be honest, he was nervous as well. The Time Wraith stalked him from afar and he knew it was only a matter of time before the sins of the past caught up with him.

Superman, Kid Flash, and Jesse Quick all assisted him with the containment unit. None of them were willing to pay him any mind and to be honest, Thawne was not one for conversation. Impulse and Flash all looked nervously.

"It will work," Thawne said. "And if it doesn't, I'll be the first one to die because of it. There's no benefit in me betraying you because even if it was not Barry, it would rip me apart. Even the Negative-Speed Force won't stop him."

Thawne sighed. He figured that this was a no-win situation. The only minor victory would be to be ripped apart.

"The wraith is after me, and he's after you, and for some reason, he's after you," Thawne said. "Although, something tells me that's a bit more personal than business. Not that the fact the wraith is Barry won't….it's done."

"You sure?" Whitney asked.

"Well, if you have a better idea, I'll be able to hear it," Thawne said.

"In theory," Jesse said. "This should create a flow of energy which should hold the wraith in place. It has a ninety-three percent chance of being stable and holding the wraith."

"And it's that seven percent margin of error I'm worried about," Flash said.

Harry, on high alert, noticed something. A loud boom echoed. However, it was not the speedster. It was a trio of individuals. Namely, the trio of Captain Boomerang, Songbird, and Moonstar of the Thunderbolts.

"Well look at this lot," Captain Boomerang said. "We found the little sneak thief"

"Good," Moonstone said. "She's going to pay."

"You do realize what your boss is doing?" Nora asked.

"Making this world a better place from criminals like the Justice League?" Captain Boomerang asked. "You know I always found the League to be a little bit shifty. I mean, every time you've turned around, we always see your lot with criminals. Me, I'm always in the company of police officers. Really makes you lot think, don't it?"

The spark of light in the distance caused all five speedsters to jolt up in surprise. Whitney recovered first.

"Something's not….DUCK!"

Whitney, Nora, Jesse, and Iris all went in separate directions. Along with the Thunderbolts, yet another Speedster showed up. Thawne, unblinking, looked face to face with the figure in white, almost with an inhuman looking aura.

"Curious," Thawne muttered. "He wasn't supposed to show up for another few years. But, with the change of the Flash mantle leading us into unprecedented territory, that's to be expected."

"GODSPEED!" Impulse blurted out.

"Godspeed!" the speedster said. "I like it."

The lightning crackled around Godspeed. Harry moved in to take him out, only for the bolt of magic to be slightly faster. The intense heat around Godspeed increased with a very solid glow erupting around him.

"And that's why you shouldn't name them," Whitney said.

"No kidding, it gets to their heads," Jesse said.

And this one appeared to be devouring the scenery.

"BEHOLD, MY NAME IS GODSPEED!" the speedster bellowed. "Know it well, for it will be the name of your destroyer."

"You need to stop!" Jesse yelled. "It's unstable!"

Godspeed grabbed Jesse by the throat. The breath almost rattled from her body as Jesse kicked her arms and squirmed. Kid Flash rushed on the other end. Captain Boomerang caught her out of mid-air with a well placed boomerang to rock her in the ribs.

Flash zoomed it and the lightning blast sent Godspeed back. Impulse grabbed Jesse's hand and pulled her back. Songbird's attempts to take them down had been blocked by Harry, in a blink of an eye, snapping an inhibitor collar on her.

"Crikey, I'm all about putting a collar on the Sheilas as much as the next person, but seriously, Superman?" Captain Boomerang asked.

Moonstone dove in to engage Superman. The two collided together with bolts of energy connecting through to their hands as they met each other. The two circled each other and battled. Moonstone had been the best match for Superman on the entire team.

The power of Goodspeed erupted. Iris calculated all of the angles the best she could from this position. Godspeed was pure raw speed and power. And violence as well, with the way the area crackled around him. He was pretty fast, dangerous, and rough with his attacks.

However, he was not the brightest speedster out there. The moment Godspeed zipped around, Iris ran circles around them. She tricked Godspeed into burning out of his energy, and grabbed him. Time slowed down which allowed Iris to run circles around him.

Punches snapped off and clipped Godspeed in the leg and the side of the face. Godspeed's hand erupted but Iris's speed mirage faded. This allowed the Fastest Woman Alive to nail Godspeed hard as she could and send him flying back.

The beam of energy shot back and Godspeed skidded to a stop. Just off to the side, Moonstone and Superman locked into battle in the sky. Superman put Moonstone down with the most violent attack possible.

"You will allow kneel before the might of Godspeed! You will fall and I will have your speed! All of your speed! IT WILL BE MINE!"

"Seriously?" Thawne asked.

The second Godspeed charged up, Iris dodged around the lightning. She picked her spots wisely and punched away at Godspeed. The eruption echoed and Iris sent Godspeed flying head over heels.

"Problem," Nora said.

Black Flash rushed out into the scene. The moment he went for Nora, Harry threw himself in front of the Black Flash. The dangerous wraith locked onto Harry and a blast of energy caught the Black Flash for a moment.

"Wait, I'm the one who lead it here!" Nora yelled. "I need to fix it."

Black Flash zipped towards its target. Just seconds before he was able to grab Nora, Harry grabbed her and bolted her from the skies. Black Flash growled and made cyclones with his arms to try and drag them down.

"When you launch, get ready to run," Harry whispered in her ear. "As fast as you can."

Harry launched Nora one direction and he went the other. He moved into mid-air and Black Flash tried to catch him in the chest on the way down. Harry teleported and caused Black Flash to put his arm through his own chest on the back swing and send him backwards.

"What the fuck is that thing?" Boomerang asked.

"Something far more dangerous than anything your boss could come up with, Digger," Thawne said.

Slowly, like a horror movie monster, Black Flash's eyes fixed on Thawne. Black Flash charged at Thawne as fast as possible.

'Gotcha.'

The containment unit sprang up and caught the Black Flash mid-run. Triumph spread over the face of Eobard Thawne as he finally, finally caught Barry Allen and now had his most hated enemy at his mercy.

It might have taken an eternity, but Thawne achieved pure victory.

"I find it amusing. All of the different timelines, all of the different time periods where we chased each other. And this is your destiny, Barry."

Thawne pressed against the containment unit. The thought of finishing Barry off himself was just too tantalizing to pass up. Unfortunately, Thawne could not, due to the dark matter in his chest.

"You were always meant to be the ultimate villain to destroy everything….."

The containment unit overloaded and stopped the Reverse-Flash in mid-sentence. The wraith broke free. Thawne had no time at all to react, speed or not. The Black Flash ripped through his chest. The dark matter crumbled to dust just seconds before Thawne did.

Then, the Black Flash jolted right at Nora, ready to erase another mistake from the timeline. However, Superman veered to the right and set up a wall which caused Black Flash to run right into it at an immense speed. He had been rattled from the intense impact.

"Flash, now!"

Iris gritted her teeth and knew what she needed to do. The Fastest Woman Alive rushed at Black Flash. For a second, he paused, before the power of duty overwhelmed him. Iris knew that Barry was completely gone and anything left of him had been sacrificed to the power of this dark speed entity.

With a swiping motion, Iris jammed her fist into the wraith's chest and vibrated as fast as she can. She sped up and knocked him into the containment unit's energy field. A blast sent her backwards.

The Black Flash's eyes widened before he faded into existence. Before Iris could be sucked into the vortex of energy, Whitney grabbed her around the arm and yanked her to safety. A loud crack echoed as both Iris and Whitney dropped down onto the ground.

Godspeed went in for the kill, only his body faded into red dust before he approached.

"Bloody hell," Captain Boomerang murmured. "Come on you cunts, get out while the getting's good."

"What did you call us?" Moonstone asked with her eyes narrowly dangerously.

"Oh for christ sakes, it's a term of endearment down under. Means you're a right proper...never mind, we better get out before we get dusted as well."

Moonstone, Songbird, and Captain Boomerang left. The scratch on Nora's cheek when she got grazed by the dark entity was serious. Iris had a lot taken out of her.

Both hurt, so Harry turned to Jesse who nodded. Time to get them back to Star Labs.

Mother and future daughter, laid up on the bed. Nora's cut healed, although what she nearly brought onto the world, caused her to close her eyes.

Iris on the other hand, tilted her head back and looked slightly haunted from the events of tonight. The very last bit of Barry which had lingered, had been gone. Hopefully, he had been at peace.

"You did what had to be done," Whitney said. "And he would have said the same thing."

"So, Thawne's finished then?" Nora asked.

Whitney snorted. And Jesse rolled her eyes. After all of what they've been through with Thawne, the only thing for sure with him, was that nothing was for sure. There still could be a version of him, marooned somewhere in the timeline, ready to cause havoc at a drop of a mat. They needed to remain alert, and ready for the next movement.

"Can't be for sure," Whitney said.

"One thing's for sure," Jesse said. "I've run a scan on Godspeed's DNA sample, to see what Lex did. Hopefully, he doesn't make any more speedsters, but at least we'll be ready to deal with them. And I've locked him out of the system, although it might be a bit too late."

"He won't steal anything else."

Harry appeared in the doorway. Nora and Iris both smiled, although right now they were no state to get up and have a proper greeting.

"How are you two feeling?" Harry asked.

"Been better, had worse," Iris said.

"Yeah, could have been far worse," Nora said.

"So, did you get what you came back for?"

"Kind of," Nora said. "Um...there's something that you should know. The means which I got back from the future, it was a one way trip. I can't tell you the exact reason or method, because it might crash everything. But, I can't go back."

"Then, you'll be here," Whitney said. "Since Jesse and I graduated from the Team, they could use another speedster."

"Seriously?" Nora asked. "You want me to join the Team?"

"Of course, but only if you want to," Harry said.

Nora just smiled. This actually was perfect. It would allow her to keep close tabs on certain people of interest and hopefully prevent the grim future she was coming from. She hoped Zari, Mia, Esme, Aresia, Lian, and the rest, had a much better time, although time took a long time to settle itself.

The eyes of Nora West-Kent-Luthor went wide. Impulse, as she had been named, had been led into the straight of the art team facility the Team had been training.

"Officially, the Justice League doesn't exist," Harry said. "And this Team doesn't exist even when the League existed. You go deep undercover, into the night. But one rule of the team. There's no secret identities. Everyone knows everyone's face."

"Right," Nora said. "I can…..do that."

Nora stepped into the group, deep breaths coming and the entire group greeted her.

"Team, gather around," Sara said. "We have a new recruit."

"You're Sara Lance, the White Canary!" Nora said gushing like a fan girl in heat.

"And you must be Nora," Sara said.

"Everyone, this is my daughter from the future, Nora West-Kent-Luthor," Harry said.

"Man, that's a lot to write," Cassie said. "Oh, I'm Cassie….Cassie Sandsmark, you know, Wondergirl."

"Oh, yes I know," Nora said. "Such an honor to meet you."

"Stephanie Brown, Robin, nice to meet you Nora," Stephanie said. "So, did we already meet?"

"Yeah, once," Nora said. "Or twice, but I shouldn't be talking about future spoilers."

"Mmm, fair enough," Stephanie said.

"This is Arsenal," Harry said. "Born Thea Queen, although she goes under the name Mia Deardon these days."

"Hello," Mia said in a short voice.

Nora could feel her coolness. Then again, given what she did so.

"And I'm Ruby Arias, the Blue Beetle."

The lovely dark haired girl in front of her made Nora's heart race just a little bit more. It sped up a little bit. The reason why she was here.

"Oh, Blue Beetle, you are amazing, really famous from….but that would be telling the future, now would it?" Nora asked. "I am pleased to meet you."

Nora's dizziness caused Ruby to raise an eyebrow.

'I would be very weary around the Impulse,' scrab suggested. 'She seems too happy to meet you. I would keep both eyes open around her. Upon the first sign of trouble I would strike.'

'You say that about everyone,' an exasperated Ruby fired back.

"You've had a long day," Sara said. "Let me show you to my room."

"Call me if you need anything," Harry said.

"Right, bye Daddy," Nora said.

She kissed Harry on the cheek and smiled, a little smile. Plenty of time for that later, if the timeline did not swallow her hole with all of the alterations.

Nora slipped into the room and sighed. She took off her other mask and grew serious. While she did have a long day, Nora needed to remain focus at the situation at hand. She hated lying, but sometimes deception was necessary. Nora's godmother and namesake, Nora Darhk, taught her a lot about that before everything went insane.

"Only five days to get this done," she murmured. "Before the first domino falls."

Nora pulled out a tablet and got to work. Despite her eagerness in being around some of the greatest heroes, Nora could not forget the mission.

"Where in the world are you, Aresia?"

"So, we have a daughter, marooned in the past?"

Harry just smiled as Iris summoned up the night. She invited Harry up to her apartment and dressed in a casual white tank top and jean shorts combination.

"We won't have her officially for a few years, if my math is correct," Harry said.

"Yours is better than mine, which is why I became a reporter," Iris said. "But anyway, she seems nice."

"And there's something that she's not sharing or remembering," Harry said. "Genesis managed to track down her point of entry and we found a time device found in a wooded area. It's burned out, as Nora said, but we're scanning it to see some clues. We need to find out exactly why she was here, because it was not because of a good reason."

"Yeah, she hasn't even been born and you're already spying on our daughter," Iris said. "Feels weird to say."

"Maybe, maybe not," Harry said. "So, how are you, Ms. West?"

"Ready to take our relationship to that point."

They had a few hook ups, but now that she closed the book completely on Barry, Iris was ready to officially move forward. She dove in and kissed Harry. The kiss deepened, as the two explored each other and made a movement to pull their clothes off.