"Alright, everyone. We're here."

Nightwing announced as the Bioship landed in Paris, France. He had brought together Alpha Squad, including Kid Flash, Alacrity, Blue Beetle, Red Robin, and Beast Boy.

"So how exactly do we find him?" Blue Beetle asked as they opened an opening at the bottom of the ship to get out.

"Simple. We injected him with microchips." Kid Flash shrugged, "it was nothing. But if we want to catch him, we'd better do that now."

Nightwing nodded, "KF's right. We've been searching for him forever. It's now or never. I'm sending out Kid Flash and Alacrity. The rest of us will stay as back-up here in the ship.

"Roger that!" Alacrity saluted as she and Kid Flash took off.

After a few minutes, Beast Boy spoke, "How long do you think it'll take for them to find him?"

"It could take hours, for all we know..." Nightwing replied, "but just be ready to fight."

Fight him... I can't do that, even if he has gone evil... Blue Beetle sighed.

"Nightwing?!"

They heard Kid Flash's voice over the comm.

"KF! Did you find anything?"

"We're here with him right now. Get over here, before things start getting nasty..."

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"Bart?!" Alacrity called out in the empty parking lot, just as thunder began rolling through.

"Bart! Impulse! It's us!" Kid Flash added.

"It's you." Impulse stood before them, his voice sounding cold and lifeless.

"Bart! What happened to you?! I'm so sorry we couldn't help you right away, but--"

"I don't need help." Impulse cut Alacrity off, "I feel more alive than I've ever felt before."

"No, Bart. You're not well. You have to come with us. We'll help you!" Kid Flash told him.

"Only one person can help me now. Only one person can get me out of the misery I'm living right now... And you guys aren't him."

"I can't believe what I'm hearing..." Alacrity whispered, "do you not see who we are, Bart?! Please! We don't want to fight you!"

"But we will if we have to." Kid Flash clenched his fists.

"Then you might have to." Impulse said, before darting forward and throwing the first punch at Alacrity. She quickly dodged, and the fight really began.

The three speedsters fought for what felt like hours, but was truly only minutes.

"Please! Impulse!" Kid Flash cried as they exchanged fists.

"Sorry. Wally..." Impulse said sadly before throwing a hard punch to Kid Flash's abdomen. The wind knocked out of him and he flew back, falling on his back.

He turned to Alacrity, who stood staring at him in horror, as if he'd become a monster. Because he really did.

"Bart, please don't do this!" Alacrity pleaded, tears falling down her face, "I love you! We all do! And we don't want you to follow down this dark path!"

"I was offered more power in order to become faster and overcoming the legend of the fifth generation of speedsters." Impulse shouted.

"Fifth generation? You're not..." Her voice trailed off as she branched the family tree in her head. The first Flash, Jay Garrick, then inspired the second Flash, Barry Allen, who then inspired the third Flash,  Kid Flash, Wally West, and met the grandson of the second Flash, Impulse, Bart Allen, from the future. That made him only the fourth, and making Dan the fifth generation. But as far as true age, Bart is from the future and is the son of Dan Allen, making Bart the true bloodline fifth generation. It all made sense, "Bart, please! No matter what happens, we can--"

"STOP!" Impulse clutched his head, then looked up at them, "you have no idea what I'm feeling... You have to leave! Leave me!"

"No, Impulse! We came here on a mission to bring you back! We're not leaving until our mission is completed!" Alacrity shouted as she started running around Impulse. She ran fast enough so she could grab the lightning behind her and throw it at Impulse. But he simply dodged it then did the same to her, only he was too fast for her. She cried out as the static shocked her body, then she fell over in the same state as Kid Flash.

"Nicely done, Allen."

Inertia clapped as he walked out to join him, "now if you really want that speed, then kill them."

"Kill...?"

"Yes. You heard me." Inertia said as he leaned in closer to Impulse and whispered, "now do it."

Impulse looked at the two of his teammates.

"This is your final test. To cement your alliance with us. You'll be one of us." Inertia added.

"I'll have that power." Impulse muttered.

"Yes. You'll be that fifth generation any any speedster would no longer fear. Everyone will want to be you, and you could rule alongside me." Inertia smirked, evil flickering in his eyes.

Impulse smiled slowly as he pulled out a device that looked like a gun.

"Sorry... Wally... Christine. Thanks anyways."

The air was dead silent except for the two bursts of a gun.