Chapter 80: We are venom flash

Central City Police department

Morning

"Anyone seen the Captain?" Joe asked the precinct after finding Singh's office empty.

"Not since last night," an officer told him.

Joe was concerned by this. It was highly unlike David to be late, let alone not to call in if he was going to be. Joe was about to call Singh's house when his phone ranging. Seeing Singh's number flash across the scene, Joe answered it.

"Captain, I was beginning to get worried," Joe said as he answered.

"I'm touched Joe," Savitar said and Joe stiffened, knowing it was Savitar and not Barry.

Barry's voice had never been so cold and sadistic.

"Listen-" Joe started angrily.

"Don't react. Act like you're talking to Singh or else the good Captain's life cannot be guaranteed," Savitar said and Joe bit his tongue, knowing he couldn't put Singh's life in danger that way.

"Of course sir," Joe said in his most professional voice under the circumstances.

"Good. Now, you'll find Singh in the warehouse district downtown. Only a speedster can get in and get out, so you'll need Barry, Wally, and Pietro," Savitar told him.

"What do you want sir?" Joe asked still trying to keep his voice even.

"Your son and his friends destroyed my vision of a better world. And while I realized I can always go back in time and get the machine, it will always end the same while your son and his team are still around. So I'm going to kill them, one by one. See you around Joe," Savitar said before he hung up.

Barry and Wanda's loft

Same time

Barry lay in bed with Wanda in his arms, Wanda still asleep. Barry was deep in thought about Wanda's declaration last night when his phone rang on the nightstand by the bed. Barry, without waking Wanda, gently maneuvered her out of his arms before grabbing the phone. Seeing it was Joe, he answered it.

"What's up Joe?" Barry asked quietly, trying not to wake Wanda as he pulled himself into a sitting position on the side of the bed.

"We've got a problem Bar, a big problem," Joe said and Barry was alarmed by the note of urgency in his adoptive father's voice. "Savitar is alive. And he's got Singh."

Star Labs

Later in the morning

"I should have known that Savitar wouldn't be killed by something as simple as a building collapsing on top of him," Barry said as Team Flash and the Avengers, plus Roy, stood in the cortex.

"Can't blame yourself kid," Clint told him but Barry shook his head.

"I knew that Savitar wasn't dead, I felt it in my bones. But I ignored it, because I wanted him to be dead. And now Singh is paying the price," Barry said in guilt.

"Feel guilty later, find Singh now," Roy told him and Barry sighed, running a hand over his face.

"Roy's right. According to Savitar, Singh is in the warehouse district in downtown Central City. Only a speedster can get in safely, so Wally, Pietro, let's go," Barry ordered.

"Come on man, this is a trap," Sam tried to reason.

"Of course it's a trap!" Barry exploded as he whirled around. "Savitar hasn't been ten steps ahead of us; he's been a thousand steps ahead of us! But I know if we don't go, then Singh is as good as dead!"

"Go."

Everyone looked towards the source of the voice, Steve, who looked at Barry sternly.

"Go save Singh and get back here. Then, we take down Savitar, for good this time," Steve ordered.

Barry nodded before he, Wally, and Pietro walked out of the room.

Central City

Not long after

"So this is the warehouse district," Pietro said casually as he looked around. "Doesn't look like a trap."

"They rarely do. Split up, search the warehouses. You find Singh, you radio for help and we all converge," Barry ordered.

The other speedsters nodded and three sped off in different directions, each searching the warehouses for the missing captain. After what felt like hours but was really only minutes, Barry opened the door to one of the warehouses and found his old base tied to a chair.

"Kid Flash, Pietro, I found him, Warehouse seventeen on the north side," Barry said, vibrating his vocal cords and body to hide his identity as he approached Singh. "Don't worry Captain; we'll get you out of here.

"While I appreciate that Allen, it's a bit more complicated than that," Singh said and smirked as he saw how Barry freeze. "You get struck by lightning the same night as Wells' acceleration explosion and reports of The Flash start coming in right after you come out of you coma. You think I didn't figure it out? Although your evil twin is new."

"Tell me about it," Barry said, stopping his vibrations as he walked over to Singh. "Let's get you out of here."

"Wait, you can't. I'm sitting on a pressure plate," Singh said and Barry stopped. "I move and this whole building blows."

"I say we try to avoid that," Pietro said as he and Wally entered.

Suddenly, there was a phone ringing. The trio looked around and Barry saw Singh's phone ling on the ground. Barry picked it up and saw 'unknown caller' flash across the screen.

"You son of a bitch," Barry growled as he answered the phone.

"Temper temper Barry. After all, with a flick of a switch, I can detonate the bomb in that building. You three can get out fine, Captain Singh however won't be so lucky," Savitar mocked and Barry growled. "Meet me where it all began, where we first fought Clyde Mardon. Your sidekicks can handle Singh. It's time to end this Barry, once and for all."

Savitar hung up and Barry growled, throwing his phone to the ground hard enough to break it.

"I hope you can pay me back for that," Singh said dryly.

"Wally, Pietro, you two get Captain Singh out of here safely," Barry ordered. "I'm going after Savitar."

Elsewhere in Central City

Not long after

Barry sped onto the farm where his first true battle with a Metahuman had taken place, where Joe had discovered he was The Flash.

"We've come full circle, haven't we?" Savitar said as he looked around the land. "It was here that the story of The Flash truly began. Fitting that this is where it will end as well."

"It's over Savitar," Barry said and Savitar suddenly let out a mad, psychotic laugh.

"We are no longer Savitar Flash," Savitar said and Barry was thrown, wondering who 'we' was. "We see now that pretending to be a god was a mistake. Why pretend, when you can be a god?"

Suddenly, a black substance sped over Savitar's body. Barry watched transfixed, as it covered his entire body and formed into a suit. From the neck down, it was a copy of his suit back on Earth-66, except the color scheme was black and silver. But the mask was like a black version of Zoom's mask. Right down to the white eye holes that seemed to peer into Barry's very soul.

"We are no longer Savitar. We are Venom Flash!" the mad speedster roared before rushing Barry.

Warehouse district

Same time

"Okay Captain, hold very still," Wally said after untying Singh's hands.

"Don't have a choice there," Singh said dryly.

"Pietro, get out of here," Wally said as he looked over at the other speedster.

"What?" Pietro asked.

"I'm faster than you; I can get Singh out before this place blows up. But I need you to head out, okay?" Wally said.

After a moment, Pietro nodded, speeding off. Wally was relived, because he really wasn't sure he could get Singh out in time. But there was only one way out.

"You up for this kid?" Singh asked and Wally sighed.

"Only one way to find out. Hang on Captain," Wally said as he grabbed Singh.

Wally sped him out as the pressure plate rose. Wally heard the bomb start to go off just as he exited the building. The force of the following explosion sends him and Singh flying. They landed hard on the ground, Wally's ears ringing, but thankfully unhurt.

Farm

Same time

Barry sped up the side of a windmill, Venom Flash following after him at high speed. Barry jumped off the side of the windmill into the air when Venom Flash did something he didn't expect. He made a large jump, meeting Barry into the air and gabbing onto him. Barry quickly reacted, turning around and the two exchanged a few blows in midair. However Venom Flash quickly overpowered Barry, grabbing him by the neck and forcing the two of them to fall back to the ground.

They landed with a powerful thud, forming a crater around them. Dazed at first, Barry snapped back into focus and, with a powerful kick aimed at Venom Flash's chest, sent the other speedster flying on his back. Barry jumped to his feet and rushed Venom Flash but Venom Flash landed a solid punch in his abdomen. Barry went down to the ground, feeling one of his ribs break as Venom Flash picked him up by his neck. Venom Flash sped over to the windmill and banged Barry's head off the metal side three times before slamming Barry onto the ground, forming another crater.

"Do you understand now?" Venom Flash snarled as Barry stared up at him, dazed. "You cannot defeat me. Because now, I am truly a god. And gods cannot be defeated."

Venom Flash reached down and picked Barry up by his neck, holding him up into the air. As Venom Flash vibrated one of his hands, Barry stared down at him dazed.

"Goodbye Barry. It's been real," Venom Flash said as he prepared to deliver the final blow.

At that moment, a breach opened up behind him. Venom Flash looked over his shoulder as Sam came flying out at him, delivering a literal flying kick to his chest. Venom Flash dropped Barry as he was backed into the windmill. Cisco, Steve, Natasha, Roy, and Bucky jumped out of the breach as Venom Flash grabbed Sam by the foot and angrily tossed him to the ground, hard, knocking him out.

"I suppose I'll have to deal with all you before I deal with Barry," he said in his monstrous voice.

Roy fired an arrow and Venom Flash reached out, grabbing it inches from his far.

"If you knew the power that is coursing through me, you would know why I do not fear an arrow," Venom Flash said and was confused by Roy's smirk.

"You sure about that?" Roy quipped.

The speedster's confusion was removed by the explosion from the arrow. However, to their shock, he remained standing.

"That almost tickled," Venom Flash said before throwing the arrow to the ground.

"Okay, time for plan B," Natasha said, bringing out two pistols and opening fire.

However, Venom Flash, at high speed, caught all her bullets before they reached him. He then sent one of her bullets flying back at him. Natasha barely dodged it before Venom Flash sped in, grabbing her and sending her flying into Roy. Venom Flash then sped over to Steve, intent on striking him, when Bucky opened fire on him. To the shock of Bucky and Steve, Venom Flash jumped into the air and with incredible agility, moved in the air with a summersault and landed on his feet behind Bucky. Bucky whirled around but Venom Flash grabbed the rifle out of his hands and threw it to the side. Venom Flash then tried to grab Bucky but Bucky stopped him. The pair ended up in sumo wrestling sort match but, to everyone's shock, Venom overpowered Bucky, even with his robotic arm.

"You cannot stop me. I am a god," Venom Flash said before it grabbed Bucky and threw him into the windmill.

However, Bucky's metal arm made contact with the bent metal where Barry's had had been banged into earlier. A loud vibration was released into the air and something happened. Venom Flash fell to his knees, growling in pain. Realizing this might be his chance, Steve rushed over but by then, Venom Flash had recovered. Standing to his feet, he whirled around, catching Steve's hands as they struggled.

"Bet you wish you still had your shield, right Cap?" Venom Flash laughed.

Without waiting for an answer, Venom Flash threw Steve onto the ground and delivered a punch to his abdomen, dazing Steve. Taking Steve's pistol from his pocket, Venom whirled around, firing a single shot at Cisco, who had been helping Barry to his feet, trying to help him escape while all this was going on.

Realizing that the pistol is aimed at Cisco, Barry shoved his friend out of the way, taking the shot instead. Barry was hit in the abdomen and went down to the ground, dazed.

"No!" Cisco shouted as he rushed to friend's side, staring in horror.

"Don't worry; he's not dead…yet. But don't worry, you'll be joining him very soon," Venom Flash promised as he began walking towards them.

Suddenly, waves of sonic energy surround him and he cried out in pain, seeing the source of the sonic energy: Tony, in his Iron Man suit, sending them down on him. With all his strength, Venom Flash sped out of the waves, taking a moment to breathe, before he sped off, disappearing into the distance.

As Tony landed on the ground, looking around in shock at his unconscious teammates, Cisco is trying to wake Barry.

"Barry? Barry?!" Cisco cried out in terror when his friend did not respond.