Chương 1: 1. The Flashpoint : A New Hope
Spoiler for The Flash movie. Proceed with caution if you don't want to be spoiled. But I doubt anyone one would heed my warning. And again, I do not own the DC characters and Omnitrix from Ben 10 series. They all belong to their respective owners.
I am just writing a fan-fic, so don't sue me!
Peace out, ( ﾟдﾟ)つ Bye
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Barry
"BARRY, WAIT!!!"
The man in the red spandex with golden LEDs shouted at another person in a red costume with a yellow lightning bolt spray painted on it, whose suit appeared to be crafted from remnants of a cosplay costume.
"We've got to save them! We can save them!" said the man in the $10 cosplay costume.
"No... No, we can't, Barry. This is inevitable. It's an absolute point in time. We can try a million times, but we can't fix this; this world is destined to perish today."
The man in the $10,000 costume looked around as the space around them slowly began to disintegrate.
"Look around... see how much damage we're causing to this universe," the man in the red suit with LED lights turned back to the man in the $10 costume. "Now, we have to stop, okay?"
While the man in the $10,000 costume attempted to convince the other to cease this madness, his words only further infuriated the man in the $10 spandex suit.
"Listen, dude, I was just doing my laundry, and you're the one who showed up and told me I'm a superhero. And now what? You don't want me to be? Well, guess what! It's too late! I AM... The Flash. And nobody dies! I can save everyone!" Barry roared, his voice echoing throughout the Speed Force.
...
Both men in red suits were 'The Flash,' a superhero from Central City. He got his powers after being struck by lightning and doused in chemicals, gaining a connection to the Speed Force, becoming the fastest man alive.
The man in the $10 costume was his younger self from a new timeline created when he attempted to save his mother from being killed when he was young. However, things went terribly wrong, altering the course of history. Many superheroes who were supposed to exist to protect Earth were nowhere to be found, leaving the world facing an impending threat with no one to stop it.
So, with the assistance of his younger self, Batman (Thomas Wayne), and Kara Zor-EL, a Kryptonian, he attempted to confront a world-ending threat: General Zod and his subordinates. Zod had come to Earth in search of the codex stored within the last daughter of Krypton, Kara Zor-El. However, the battle didn't go as planned, as Kara wasn't strong enough to defeat Zod like Kal-El, known as Superman, and she perished while fighting him. Batman also met his demise while destroying the Kryptonian ship.
This only hastened the planet's demise as the codex was extracted from Kara's body, and Zod initiated the terraforming of Earth into the new Krypton. So, both Barrys decided to attempt to travel back in time to prevent the tragedy, but it didn't go as planned, resulting in the deaths of both Kara and Batman once more. They made repeated attempts to reverse time, but after a few tries, future Barry understood that there was a critical juncture in history that could not be altered.
...
"No, we can't, Barry. We can't... not this time. Sometimes we have to let go," Barry said, understanding the pain of letting his mom die again.
"Let go of Mom!" the younger Barry shouted back in anger that his future self wanted to let their mom die.
"She will always be alive somewhere in time, always. Just not for us," Barry replied.
"You're full of it, dude," the younger one cursed.
"I am going back," the future Barry said and took a step back to run back in time to undo the change he made, but he was stopped by the younger version.
"Going back! You're going back to kill Mom?!" the younger version shouted as he grabbed his future self. "No! You stay! You stay right here. Just give me one more chance."
With those words, he dashed out of the chronoball. The future Barry tried to stop him but was caught by another speedster covered in black armor. The man grabbed him and slammed him to the floor, then used his lightning to strangle Barry.
"AAAAHHHHA!!!" Barry screamed in agony as his limbs were stretched forcefully by the lightning binds.
The man then slammed Barry down to the ground again. Barry crawled from the floor to look at the being who had knocked him out of the Speed Force before, causing all of this to come to fruition.
"We started off on the wrong foot," Barry tried to lighten the mood. "Let's start again. I'm the Flash. What's your name?"
"I have lived... more than you can dream," the black-armored man replied.
[Crackle]
"Not an answer," Barry said as he rubbed his hand to charge static electricity. "Do you, like, rehearse that?"
[Crackle][Electricity surging]
As the charge was complete and Barry was about to blast the dark speedster with his lightning, the younger Barry entered the chronoball unexpectedly. The younger Barry was shocked by the dark speedster.
"Get out of here, Barry," Barry warned his younger self as he brought his hands together to blast the dark speedster away.
But the dark speedster moved faster, stopping his hands from touching each other and releasing the stored charge. While they both were grunting at each other, the younger Barry charged his lightning and shot it at the dark speedster, successfully knocking him off from future Barry.
[Crackle][Crackle]
The dark speedster got to look at the younger Barry, one side of his helmet disintegrated to dust, showing a scar running across his cheek. The younger Barry saw it and was shocked.
"Oh, my God. So you're... You are..." He struggled to find the words.
"Yes, I am... you," answered the dark speedster.
The dark speedster turned to future Barry. "We are so close. I've got it... almost figured it out."
"How long have you been doing this?" Barry asked the clearly older dark speedster.
"Time is inconsequential," the dark speedster replied as he extended his hand toward Barry. "Come on, Barry."
Future Barry moved away from him, not taking his hand.
[Lightning Crackle] [Rumble]
All three Barrys turned toward the sound, only to see many worlds colliding into each other. They observed numerous versions of themselves in these worlds, all running like them within the Speed Force Chronobowl. A Superman with long hair was fighting against a giant spider.
"Look at what's happening... These worlds... [Explosion] Colliding and collapsing... We did this. We're destroying the fabric of everything. You have to stop," Barry tried to convince the dark speedster.
"It stops when I've fixed it!" the dark speedster shouted back. "...It's not entirely your fault, Barry. I pushed you out of the Chronobowl on that September 29th, so you could set me on this path. Hmm?" The dark speedster talked as he walked around Barry. "How do you like our endless paradox? I made you create me... and now you are the one in my way. No matter how close I get to winning this fight, you go back and let Mom die. You are the inevitable intersection. And you do have to let go."
"What's he talking about?" the younger Barry asked in confusion.
"You are my hero," The dark Flash said before he charged up his blade with his energy.
The dark speedster moved toward Barry and swung his blade to impale him, but the younger Barry jumped in to protect him, causing himself to get impaled by the blade.
The dark speedster stumbled back in shock as he had stabbed his younger self.
"Hey, hey, it's okay. It's gonna heal. It's gonna heal!" Future Barry tried to console Younger Barry, preventing him from panicking.
"I... I just wanted to..."
[Rumble]
Both of them turned to the sound and watched as the dark speedster was erased from existence and turned to dust. Barry, understanding the meaning, tried to stop the younger Barry from bleeding.
"Hey," Younger Barry called and pulled out a small teddy bear from under his suit, handing it over to Future Barry. "You tell Mom I love her."
Those were his last words as he took his last breath. Seeing the death of his younger self, whom he thought of like a brother, dying in his arms, the scarlet speedster cried in silence.
[Rumble]
With the death of the dark speedster, who had been causing disturbances in time, the worlds returned to normal as they began to fix themselves and continue on their own courses.
With the worlds fixed and the damages undone, The Flash ran back to correct what he had done wrong.
***
As The Flash corrected the change he had made to create this new timeline, history began to change, and the universal knots unraveled themselves.
Back on the battlefield, when General Zod had stabbed Kara Zor-El, time was not flowing forward but backward, against its natural course. Soldiers were running backward, their bullets returning to their guns, and the destruction recoiling. However, amidst all of time moving backward, a single anomaly walked among the destruction.
He casually strolled toward the spot where Zod had stabbed Kara while Faora held her up. The anomaly extended his hands and gently took Kara from Faora's grasp, and she let go as she moved backward in time. Unlike how they should have perceived him moving backward in time, he seemed like a mirage, appearing within time.
The past versions didn't see him moving backward in time; to them, he was moving normally. Only he was moving back in time, but he was not confined by time itself.
While he held Kara tightly, her emotions reversing as she tried to comprehend what was happening, the anomaly gazed into the distance, where a lightning storm raged, simultaneously destroying and restoring the timeline.
"Sir, the temporal storm is here. It is advised to leave quickly," a voice came from the watch he was wearing on his left hand.
"I know, Trix," replied the anomaly.
He then held Kara close to his body as the lightning storm approached. He lifted his hand and looked at his watch. The futuristic device had a hexagonal faceplate with two golden lines connecting the corners, creating an hourglass shape. The watch hummed with an unknown power.
"Password: ZE1206, lock form."
With those words, the watch flashed with golden light before seemingly sinking into the anomaly's wrist. Following the disappearance of the watch, the dark skin of the anomaly began to be covered by a substance resembling the night sky, a dark background filled with countless stars.
When the transformation was complete, the anomaly appeared as a being that embodied the universe itself. He then waved his hand, enveloping Kara in a chrono-shield before using his finger to tear the fabric of reality.
"It's time to move to another dimension." With those words, he walked into the tear, vanishing with his ethereal words echoing in the new timeline for an eternity to come.
The next moment, the tear in space was annihilated by the temporal storm, erasing everything that indicated the presence of a dimensional tear.
***
The dimensional tear closed behind the anomaly as he entered a new, vibrant universe.
He stood above a beautiful planet that was experiencing its sunrise, with a yellow sun in the center of their solar system. When he looked down, he could see many people waking up from their slumber, some returning to their dream world.
He knew he was now in another universe, on a different planet, but this didn't deter him from savoring the work of creation. Life thrived in this universe, and its mystical beauty never failed to amaze him in all its glory.
His gaze then turned to the girl in his arms, frozen in time with a confused expression. He knew his mission, his purpose, was to protect this anomaly created by a temporal rupture when The Flash had created a new timeline. He had fulfilled his mission and could rest. However, seeing her and understanding her past, he couldn't find it in his heart to let her suffer alone again.
He looked at the bright yellow sun in the distance and the new world at his feet, and he realized his destination was this planet. He was well aware of the dangers that lurked in the darkness of this universe, but he also possessed the power to protect it.
With determination, he made his decision and undid the temporal shield.
...
With her frozen time undone, Kara looked at the changed world around her in confusion before she noticed a being that stood before her. However, it wasn't her fault, as the Celestialsapiens easily blended with the universe.
When her eyes landed on the cosmic being, she moved back in alertness. She could feel the cosmic power radiating from the being, some similar to the stellar energy from the yellow sun. She then looked around once more, realizing that she was now in space.
"Why am I here? What happened to Zod? Where is Barry?" She questioned, unperturbed by the power emanating from the being before her.
The cosmic being waved his hand, and starlight gathered at his command, forming a projection of when she was killed and the various different variations.
Kara was confused and taken aback by it, as she still remembered her fight with General Zod, which had only been a few seconds ago.
"Kara Zor-El," The being called, his voice ancient as the cosmos itself. "The last daughter of Krypton. You are a temporal anomaly created by The Flash, Barry Allen. You died fighting General Zod, and he retrieved the codex and terraformed the planet into New Krypton while killing billions of species. But it has been changed by The Flash as he undid his mistakes."
Kara listened to the being's words, taking a moment to understand them. She felt grief, not for her death, as she was prepared for it, but for letting millions die. However, knowing that Barry had done something to save them all, she felt relief. She didn't know how she could feel that way for humans who had imprisoned her.
"Kara Zor-El, you are one of the last Kryptonians in existence, the last hope. I saved you to give you another chance, a new hope."
Kara's attention was brought back by the cosmic being's ancient voice. She then saw him point toward the planet below them.
"This planet is the same as the one you were imprisoned on, but here, your cousin Kal-El arrived safely on this planet. He is now the strongest being, protecting the planet from all threats with the help of other superpowered individuals."
He paused and looked toward her.
"This is your new hope. A new start. A new home. But remember, you are an anomaly from another universe, and there is another Kara Zor-El who will arrive on this planet. There are also many threats that will aim to conquer this planet as it holds many secrets.
So, knowing this, do you agree to protect it?"
He asked, his tone final.
Kara instinctively knew that her answer would change the course of her future. But she already had her answer.
"Yes," Kara answered.
The cosmic being nodded before gesturing toward the world.
"Welcome to DC."
***
"DC?"
Kara asked, puzzled as she didn't know what that meant.
"It is the name given to this multiversal bubble. This is just one of the many multiverses in existence, a number you can't even imagine," The cosmic being explained in his ancient voice.
"Okay," Kara simply nodded.
"As my time in this universe is about to end, I shall show you where to start your journey," He then pointed toward a city with many high-rising buildings and intricate roads filled with many people, "It's Metropolis, guarded by Kal-El. You can meet him there."
Kara gave a nod in acknowledgment.
"And on a final note, absorb as much stellar energy as you can. It will help you grow stronger, but don't forget to increase your physical strength," He advised.
Kryptonians don't gain strength instantly under the yellow sun; it happened over time. That was why Superman was as strong as he was, having lived his whole life under the yellow sun.
"Now, off you go," He crossed his arms as he looked at Kara, waiting for her to leave first.
"Okay, and... Thank you,"
Kara responded, eager to get away from this unknown entity. She knew she shouldn't blindly trust what someone, or something, said, but she instinctively felt that he was telling her the truth. She still remembered her weakening as she fought with Zod.
She gave him a final nod of appreciation before she began to fly toward the bustling city. She didn't look back as she flew towards the city, trusting that the entity would not harm her. Her body was weakened, and if not for the rising sun giving her energy, she would have fallen towards the planet rather than flown.
Kara flew for a few minutes, taking her time to observe this new planet and its inhabitants. She saw a city inside the ocean, an island full of women, and an underground gathering beneath another city. She saw people using many different powers, different from hers, while some used gadgets to simulate those powers. She saw people dressed in costumes defeating villains, and she even recognized one. She also saw lightning streaks that she recognized as stopping thieves in a different city.
After her leisurely flight, Kara appeared above the city called Metropolis. She knew her cousin in this universe should be here, but she had forgotten to ask how she could meet him. However, being a Kryptonian under the yellow sun, she knew how sharp their senses were. So, she decided to call him.
"KAL-El!!!"
Her voice boomed across Metropolis, drowning out the city's noise. She then flew up a bit so others could see her. She waited, with the rising sun bathing her in its warmth, her body growing stronger with each passing second under its rays.
She waited for a minute, but she couldn't see anyone approaching, not even any masked individuals.
Just when she was about to call again, a voice answered from behind.
"Who might you be?"
Kara turned to see a man dressed in red and blue with the symbol of hope on his chest. She understood that it was her cousin who had survived, but what she wasn't expecting was that he would be a grown man, not the baby cousin she had been sent to protect.
"I am Kara Zor-El, daughter of Zor-El and Alura In-Ze, from the planet Krypton."
Superman or Clark was taken aback to know that there was another Kryptonian. But another shock followed.
"I am your cousin from another universe," Kara explained.
"Cousin? Another universe?" Superman asked.
"Yes, from another universe where you failed to arrive on Earth and I did. I was imprisoned for years, but I escaped with the help of Barry and Thomas. I couldn't stop Zod," Kara lowered her head, feeling guilty about the world she had failed to protect.
"Okay," Superman sensed that the mood was turning dark, so he tried to change the subject. "Why don't we go somewhere else to talk? It's not good to keep flying in the air."
Kara agreed with his suggestion and gave a nod.
"Okay, follow me," Superman then turned and started to fly.
Kara followed him, but the journey was long as Superman stopped to save people. He saved falling people, rescued those trapped in burning buildings, and stopped criminals in their tracks, doing even the smallest of help. Superman scratched his head as he left Kara waiting.
"I'm sorry, but I have to keep the city safe."
"I understand," Kara gave him a small smile.
Superman scanned the whole of Metropolis to see if he was needed. After confirming that he wasn't needed at the moment, he flew out of the city and towards a more rural area. With his super speed, the silhouette of the high-rise city shrank in the horizon. The scenery shifted from the smoky city to the clean, fresh air of the countryside. He stopped when he reached a small house in the middle of a farm.
It was the house where he had grown up.
***
The anomaly stood in empty space, surrounded by celestial objects.
The moon orbited the Earth, always drawn to her but never touching. It spun around her in celestial beauty, sharing its light with those in darkness.
He couldn't help but be amazed by the beauty of creation. Its ever-changing beauty was still breathtaking. He stopped admiring and looked down at Earth, at Kara, who was following Clark into the house.
As if feeling his gaze, she looked up at the sky, her eyes scanning the celestial canvas, but she couldn't find him. As she continued to search, Clark's voice called her, and she stopped searching and went inside.
"Time to go," The anomaly muttered.
As if responding to those words, a golden light covered the Celestialsapien. When the golden light dissipated, it left a human. The man appeared to be in his thirties, with dark chestnut skin, deep black eyes resembling an abyss, a triangular nose, thin lips, and a trimmed beard.
The man looked down at his watch, which was glowing dimly. It was out of charge. It had an infinite energy core, but that didn't mean it worked indefinitely. It could work indefinitely but was not advised to. It needed to return to cooldown mode.
"Okay, Trix. Our journey ends here, but your journey will begin anew," The man said as he removed the watch from his hand.
"It was my honor serving you," A feminine mechanical voice sounded from the watch as the golden light pulsed.
"It was mine. So, off you go," Without further ado, he hurled the watch toward the planet. It was an unexpected action, but the watch reacted by releasing a golden light that formed a protective cover around it as it entered Earth's atmosphere.
The watch fell toward Earth with a fiery trail, like a meteor.
Watching the watch falling toward Earth, the man smiled. He knew that sending the Omnitrix to the DC Universe, where all kinds of aliens gather, was like giving a Pokémon trainer a Pokéball that could catch all Pokémon. It would create chaos, turning someone into an all-powerful being. But did he care? Not one bit.
He was here to deliver two things: Kara, the temporal anomaly, and the Omnitrix. The Omnitrix was for a fellow 'SoulBound' who was stationed in this multiversal bubble. He would need it as the storm that was arriving was something the heroes of this world couldn't handle.
"Wish you luck; you'll need it," He said that with a tired smile appearing on his face, "The darkest hours are approaching."
He then extended his hand and pointed toward the empty space near him. At first, nothing seemed to happen, but slowly but surely, the light distorted at that point. As time passed, the distortion grew, creating a black hole.
Seeing that the path had been connected, he walked into it and vanished from the DC multiverse.
***
"So you're saying that a cosmic being saved you from your universe and brought you here. Then he asked you to protect this world, and you agreed. After that, he told you to come meet me. Am I understanding this correctly?" Clark asked.
"Mostly, but yes," Kara answered.
Clark supported his head with his hands, not quite sure how to process the situation. He wasn't in the best state of mind to fully comprehend everything, but as a caring cousin, he knew he needed to help Kara.
"My mother stays here, and she will be home in an hour. You can stay here for the time being. I'll come back after my work ends," Clark explained.
"Your work?" Kara inquired.
"No, I have to go to the office," Clark clarified, then got up from his seat.
"Let me come with you!" Kara said as she followed him outside.
"No need, rest for now. I'll inform my mother, and she will take care of you," Superman replied before flying away.
Kara wasn't sure how to feel about being left alone in this unfamiliar world. She wandered around the small, old house with a farm surrounding it and a barn in the corner. It was a typical countryside setting. Kara tried to find something to do, but there wasn't much she could do at the moment.
Feeling a bit bored, she eventually made her way to the porch and sat in a chair, gazing at the calm countryside scenery. Here, she wasn't locked up or fighting a war to save a planet. She finally had some time to think about the situation she was in. She had somehow ended up here while in the midst of a battle on another world, and it had happened so quickly that she hadn't had time to process it. But now, she had to adapt to this new reality.
Sitting on the porch, she reflected on her conversation with the cosmic being who had saved her.
'Kara Zor-El, you are one of the last Kryptonians in existence, the last hope. I saved you to give you another chance, a new hope.'
"A new hope," Kara muttered to herself as she looked at the unfamiliar world around her.
In this world, she was free. She didn't need to fight a war to protect the planet, nor was she imprisoned in a dark cell. This new world represented her fresh start, her new hope.
'And there will be many who want to conquer this planet. So, knowing this, do you agree to protect it?'
A new hope that she was duty-bound to protect as a Kryptonian, a symbol of hope. That's why she had promised to protect this new hope. With her resolve strengthened, Kara sat there, savoring the peaceful moment her new hope had brought her.
"New hope," she whispered, reaffirming her commitment.
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