The irony of Barry Allen is that just because he got faster, doesn’t mean he’s ever on time.
He can move hundreds of miles a second, he can cross coasts in the blink of an eye, but at the end of the day, Barry still reacts with the speed of a mortal man. Sometimes, no matter how fast he may be, he may never be fast enough. Those moments, as few and far between as they are, always seem to cost him more than he’s ever prepared to lose, and this moment is no exception.
The battle itself is a hectic one. Kara had called Barry for help, needing the extra metahuman abilities to fight back against this new alien threat. Barry is no Kryptonian, but he’s fast, and most of his focus has been in clearing civilians from the streets of National City while Kara handled the battle from above. For a large part of the battle, that strategy worked well. Clearing the killing field while dodging stray streaks from the heat vision of the two aliens struggling above is easy enough, with the DEO agents helping to get them out of the way, but it isn’t long before Kara starts to lag. As strong as she is, she’s not unyielding, and she can only take those hits for so long before she can’t continue.
The other problem is, it’s very hard to keep tabs on a battle that’s happening over your head.
“Okay, Kara, we’re clear.”
There’s no response. Barry frowns in response and looks up, hand coming up to shield his eyes against the brightness of the sun. There, silhouetted against the horizon, is Supergirl and Reign, with Reign having her hand around Kara’s throat.
“Kara?”
Still no response. Instead, Barry sees Reign’s fingers release, and Kara’s limp body begin to plummet towards the ground. He takes off without even thinking, aiming his path towards one of the nearby buildings so that he can run up the side and catch her before she hits the ground, but in the struggle of Barry versus gravity, gravity is the victor once again. His fingers reach out for her wrist, trying to get a hold on her, but she slips through his fingers and he can’t do anything but watch as she picks up speed again and collides with the ground, hard.
He swings down to where she’s landed, dropping to his knees next to her and moving his fingers to try and find a pulse. It takes a moment, but it’s there, faint and threading under his fingers. He then looks up at Reign, still hovering in the air like she’s lording over them, and Barry grits his teeth in response.
“You won’t get away with this.”
“You think you can stop me.”
“Not yet. Not now. But we will.”
Reign’s eyes begin to glow, and Alex’s voice is in his ear, telling Barry to run, and he does. He scoops up Kara from the ground and speeds away, needing to get Kara back to the DEO as quickly as possible. When he arrives, he skids to a stop, losing control of his speed for a moment and dropping down against the wall. The med team is ready for them, scooping Kara off the ground and moving to begin treating her. Winn and J’onn are close behind them, and Winn watches with wide eyes, before turning back to Barry.
“What happened?”
Barry looks up at them both, before shaking his head. “I wasn’t fast enough.”
like a shooting star you're flying ~ dctv ~ 586
He can move hundreds of miles a second, he can cross coasts in the blink of an eye, but at the end of the day, Barry still reacts with the speed of a mortal man. Sometimes, no matter how fast he may be, he may never be fast enough. Those moments, as few and far between as they are, always seem to cost him more than he’s ever prepared to lose, and this moment is no exception.
The battle itself is a hectic one. Kara had called Barry for help, needing the extra metahuman abilities to fight back against this new alien threat. Barry is no Kryptonian, but he’s fast, and most of his focus has been in clearing civilians from the streets of National City while Kara handled the battle from above. For a large part of the battle, that strategy worked well. Clearing the killing field while dodging stray streaks from the heat vision of the two aliens struggling above is easy enough, with the DEO agents helping to get them out of the way, but it isn’t long before Kara starts to lag. As strong as she is, she’s not unyielding, and she can only take those hits for so long before she can’t continue.
The other problem is, it’s very hard to keep tabs on a battle that’s happening over your head.
“Okay, Kara, we’re clear.”
There’s no response. Barry frowns in response and looks up, hand coming up to shield his eyes against the brightness of the sun. There, silhouetted against the horizon, is Supergirl and Reign, with Reign having her hand around Kara’s throat.
“Kara?”
Still no response. Instead, Barry sees Reign’s fingers release, and Kara’s limp body begin to plummet towards the ground. He takes off without even thinking, aiming his path towards one of the nearby buildings so that he can run up the side and catch her before she hits the ground, but in the struggle of Barry versus gravity, gravity is the victor once again. His fingers reach out for her wrist, trying to get a hold on her, but she slips through his fingers and he can’t do anything but watch as she picks up speed again and collides with the ground, hard.
He swings down to where she’s landed, dropping to his knees next to her and moving his fingers to try and find a pulse. It takes a moment, but it’s there, faint and threading under his fingers. He then looks up at Reign, still hovering in the air like she’s lording over them, and Barry grits his teeth in response.
“You won’t get away with this.”
“You think you can stop me.”
“Not yet. Not now. But we will.”
Reign’s eyes begin to glow, and Alex’s voice is in his ear, telling Barry to run, and he does. He scoops up Kara from the ground and speeds away, needing to get Kara back to the DEO as quickly as possible. When he arrives, he skids to a stop, losing control of his speed for a moment and dropping down against the wall. The med team is ready for them, scooping Kara off the ground and moving to begin treating her. Winn and J’onn are close behind them, and Winn watches with wide eyes, before turning back to Barry.
“What happened?”
Barry looks up at them both, before shaking his head. “I wasn’t fast enough.”