104 DCTV Fan-fiction 4 - Karry Prime Super Doubles

Plot: After the events of the original Supergirl/Flash crossover, Barry is distracted by something he won't tell his friends about. It's only when a new and dangerous meta turns up that Barry has to face his biggest foe yet. There is hope still, because the world needs more than one proper superhero. The world needs Power Girl!

A personal take on an Earth-1 version of Kara Danvers - with a twist!

Pairing: The Flash x Power Girl

NOTE: By the same author as Karry Universe, has some crossovers with it.... 5 currently in this series

Chapter 1: A Distraction from Zoom

Summary:

After the events of 'Worlds Finest', Barry is confused on why no one missed him - that is, until a new adventure rears it's head.

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The Flash streaked through the streets of Central City, momentarily vanishing into a blue portal of indescribable flux, emerging only moments later some five feet away and finishing his jaunt back to STAR Labs where he skidded to a stop in front of Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, and Iris West.

Ripping the mask from his head, Barry Allen turned to look at the trio.

"I'm back!" He exclaimed, oblivious to the fact he had time-jumped as well as having travelled inter-dimensionally as he added, "what… how long was I gone?"

"Let's put it this way," Cisco responded joyously. "You just annihilated your own record!"

"Yeah," Caitlin interjected, "you went four times faster than you have ever been!"

"But… Sparky, Shrieky and Super… wait, four times?" Barry was confused for a moment, as his friend didn't even seem to notice he had gone. He figured he must have been gone for at least two days so had expected people to be worried about him by now and relieved he had returned. Pieces were starting to fall into place in Barry's head though as he noticed the looks from the other three. They had barely moved from where he had left them, meaning he had only been gone for a few moments. They hadn't even noticed he'd been gone so long. He should have told them about the other Earths but in that second decided against it – proof though it was that possible still to breach universes, even if it was uncontrolled. It still proved something though as he added: "That's as –"

"Fast as Zoom," Harrison Wells strolled into the lab, ever the cheery fellow as he added thoughtfully, "well, faster actually…"

As they all took that information in, Barry removed the device from his chest plate as he moved over to Wells. "Hey, do you think we can get this thing smaller? It kind of sucks…"

"If it sucks, then yeah," Wells responded, his best at joking along as he took the device anyway and moved off back to the side-lines.

Pleased with himself, his thoughts now turning to the possibility of getting back at Zoom, at Jay, Barry turned to the other three feeling almost lightheaded as he announced their new plan of action. "All right, so now all we have to do is figure out how to get back to Zoom."

"Yes! Just a minor issue," Cisco now pointed out. "We closed all the breaches and have no idea how to reopen them."

Barry stammered, maybe he should tell them about his little trip after all? Then again, Wells could have an idea before Barry resorted to his ace in that hole. "Wells?" he asked hopeful.

"Yeah, I have an idea, Allen: Let's keep all the breaches closed forever," he responded coldly. Not what Barry was hoping for. "Forget about the breaches, forget about Zoom."

In retrospect and in a few months' time Barry would have undoubtedly agreed with the professor. In fact, if he had really been thinking about it he would have reasoned Zoom was dying anyway so given time everything would work out by itself. However his thoughts were concentrated now and going after Zoom was his primary mission. He couldn't be appeased now. "Wait, I'm sorry," Barry snapped. "I thought you were on board with this?"

"No," Wells replied instantly, moving back toward Barry. "No. I said I would help you get faster. I did not say I would help you give the man who kidnapped my daughter, and tortured her, a chance to do it again!"

"Hey, we are not going to let that happen," Iris finally spoke up, causing Barry to look up from a sudden stupor of guilt and Wells to roll his eyes at such positivity.

"Oh, you're not going to let that happen?" He asked sarcastically. "Gosh I wish I'd known that the first time. You don't understand: Zoom is different than us. Zoom is not tied to anything. Zoom does not care for anyone! I do; my daughter is out here on this Earth somewhere; I have to find her. We all have people that we care about – Zoom will use that against us. Believe me!" His anger, his annoyance and frustration ebbed from every fibre of his being as he turned his back on them, trying to remain calm.

"Maybe we should just leave it be…?" Caitlin suggested quickly, glancing worriedly to Barry now.

"No," Barry breathed. He understood where Wells was coming from, he had risked everything to save Jesse after all, but Wells simply didn't understand. "No, look we're not turning our backs on another Earth! We're not going to let Zoom get away with everything he's done." He said this to both Wells and Caitlin. Zoom had proved most challenging to Caitlin after all. Besides they didn't even know Zoom was a danger to other Earths too now – he had found a way to the second Earth that Barry had just visited and had been terrorising it before the Flash had even arrived. Then again that could have been another Zoom entirely to the one Barry knew. His head hurt and his stomach churned at the thought of that possibility.

"Right now, there is no way to another Earth, Allen." Wells moved back to Barry, trying to keep his cool now. "Let's keep it that way." Before Barry could correct him, since he actually knew there was a way to another Earth, Wells continued, nodding to the muted television screen: "Besides, I think the Flash is needed on this Earth right now."

As Harrison turned from the group, Barry glanced up to the screen himself, the information flashing at the bottom of some sort of unusual meta-human attack. "Guess the world won't pause for you to take on Zoom," Cisco commented awkwardly as there was a familiar rush of air and Barry was gone. Cisco, Caitlin and Iris all looked to one another, glad they didn't have to face the decision of bringing Zoom back just yet, but none wanting to voice the opinion, even in front of Wells.

"Did he seem odd when he came back to anyone else?" Iris, however, did voice to the group who looked at each other and then unanimously nodded. "And who's Sparky and Shrieky?" Iris figured it must be some meta-human Cisco had named so had turned her head to him as she asked.

"I don't know. Lame names. Not some of mine," Cisco said holding his up his hands in mock irritation.

-SuperFlash-

Barry arrived moments later at the scene of the crime. Joe was already there, as were several of his CCPD teammates, some keeping the media outlets to the side, as Barry took one moment to access if the Flash really was needed before stripping the red outfit from himself, his jeans and shirt underneath, as he strolled up to Joe. Barry Allen CSI.

"What happened here, Joe?" Barry asked as his eyes fell upon the dozen or so bodies, all wearing black and all instantly recognisable as not suffering trauma – or at least there wasn't a sign of blood splatter to be seen.

"Hey," Joe nodded at Barry. "Yeah, got an anonymous call and here we are. Eleven people, all dead; looks like you've got your work cut out for you…"

Barry sighed as he stooped to the nearest corpse. "Oh, this is weird," he immediately stated, Joe joining him as Barry looked up to him. "This one looks like Linda Park."

"Your old girlfriend?" Joe asked, bending down to examine the body. "Didn't she leave town?"

"Yeah," Barry muttered, worriedly as he glanced to the next body a foot away, the breath suddenly knocked out of him as he practically crawled to it in panic. "Patty?!"

"That's not right. I literally just spoke to her," Joe commented quickly as Barry snapped his head from the body of Patty Spivot to his foster father. "What?" Joe asked. "She likes to keep me updated on her college life. I was her mentor here after all. She's still in Midway, no chance she could have come here and been killed within ten minutes."

"Unless Zoom…?" Barry asked tentatively as he nonetheless cautiously felt the body. "She's cold. Stone cold. Must have been dead for at least twelve hours already. But this place is so exposed. You sure they were only just called in?" Barry asked, standing up and trying to keep the worry from his voice. It had to be Zoom; Wells had literally just said he went after loved ones, could he have made it back to Earth-1 without help? He had made it to Earth… Barry guessed it was 4, Earth-4? Barry shook his head. He had to think of better names for these Earths than just numbers.

"Only five minutes ago. Media got here before of course," Joe muttered, his eyes looking over the other bodies before he said more worriedly; "Bar?"

Barry glanced in the direction Joe was looking, even from these few feet it was easy to notice Iris West laying pale and unmoving, and it suddenly felt like the world was crumbling below his feet. But Iris had been in STAR Labs when Barry had seen the news, so it couldn't be her.

Already Joe was by the body and Barry had to rush to his side to console him, to make him believe this wasn't real. "She's at STAR Labs, Joe, I just left her there, it's impossible… this whole thing is impossible. It's got to be something… meta."

"But what could do something like this? Who…?" Joe asked, forcing himself up as the rest of the team was bagging up the bodies they had yet to look over.

"I'm going to find out Joe, trust me," Barry stated resolutely, the images of the lifeless Linda, Patty and Iris burned into his mind already as he looked around. They had been called in to this weird scene of death, purposefully exposed, which only meant they were being assessed on what they were finding, so someone had to be watching them… somewhere. "Get them to the morgue Joe, I'll be there shortly." Barry stated quietly as he retreated back to where he came.

A moment later, the Flash ran past the scene of death and straight for a side-street. He collided with someone before they had a chance to react and when both people realised what had happened, the Flash was already questioning them: "What do you know?" he growled. The woman he had pinned to the wall looked unfazed, in fact, she looked slightly blurred, which was frustrating to Barry's eyes but he kept her pinned, as she said nothing. "TELL ME!"

"Why should I let you in on my secret?" She, it was definitely a woman, responded, forcing Barry off her as she shook herself over. She wore plain clothes, had her brown hair in a ponytail and yet was constantly unfocussed. Barry remained standing on the spot, his fist clenched.

"How did you get those people… what is that?" Barry asked, indicating the scene of death behind him.

She, however, was interested in something else; holding in between her finger and thumb, Barry could just make out a long golden strand of hair as she cocked her head at it. "From your suit," she muttered casually, mesmerised. "I can do so much with this…"

"From my…?" Barry asked as he tried to catch up. "What can you do?"

"Just wait and see, Flash," she stated, a smirk – or at least a smirk-liked expression – on her blurred features as she suddenly leapt at Barry, knocking him aside and headed out into the street. He could have gone after her, he would have caught up with, and caught her, but she hadn't actually done anything wrong, or admitted it yet, but she was definitely a suspect and definitely a meta-human.

"Barry," Cisco's voice came into Barry's earpiece. "I think you better get back here. You won't believe this!"

Chapter End