4 04. The Consortium

Seeing the barrage of notifications, he paused for a second and called up the system.

SPEED-LINK

Name: Barry Allen

Race: Meta-Human

Ability: SpeedForce Link

Level: 3

XP: 0/100

STATS

STR: 17

DEF: 15

AGI: 157

INT: 50

SKILLS

Quantum Tunneling Lv.1

Regeneration Lv.1

{Locked}

Skill Points: 2

'What can I even use these skill points for anyway?'

Immediately, the skill point tab expanded.

—Skil points can be used to upgrade skills, the amount needed depends on skill level. Can also be used to upgrade skills from the range of 5-7 increments—

"Nice! Upgrade Quantum Tunneling and Speed"

—Quantum Tunneling Lv.2—

—Speed +5—

[A/N: The level of quantum tunneling is related to how fast he can vibrate his molecules and how long he can keep doing it, as long as special things he can do with it.]

****

After securing the Meta-Human in the pipeline. The team regrouped at the main control room again, but without Wells, who said he had some urgent issue to attend to and would meet up with them midway.

"So, how'd I do on that one" Barry asked, smirking.

"Barely passable" Caitlin responded rolling her eyes to which Cisco grinned.

"So, let's get to the main problem at hand. While you were away on the Meta-Human case, Cisco and I managed to move further with the particle accelerator case. We found out our guys are a group of criminal masterminds. We don't really know the identity of the other members, but we traced one. Goes by the alias, Dr. Machina."

"Their main goal was to... explode the particle accelerator. It's almost as if they knew that..."

"...it would cause a dark-matter storm" Barry completed.

"I hacked some surveillances feeds and found out that he'll be showing up at Sage Warehouse by the docks this night." Cisco said displaying some images of the docks and the location on a map. "Barry will check out whatever transaction they're planning on there. Maybe we could get some more leads"

"Alright. I'll be there. Keep in touch?"

"Yeah, sure."

****

Later That Night...

Barry was atop a building, watching personnels move cargo in and out of a warehouse. There was a label of a howling fox branded on the cargo.

Inside the building, there were five people inspecting the whole operation. One of them had some sort of mechanical gears equipped under a white laboratory overall.

'Machina' Barry thought.

"Hey guys. I think all members of their group is present and there are about five of them. I see if I can grab about one or two of them and bring 'em in for questioning or..."

Wells interjected, "Try to get closer for now and just observe. We could get more critical information that way."

"Got it"

Barry got closer and hid behind a row of stacked-up boxes, stealthily observing the actions of the group when a member of them spoke up.

"I can hear your thoughts...What business do you have with the Consortium?" she said slowly looking around.

'Yeah great, a mind reader.'

'Let's try this then.'

He started speed thinking, solving countless mathematical equations in the span of a second and thinking about every little detail of his day.

Seeing all of his sped-up thoughts proved too much for her to handle and blood slowly trickled down her nose as she grabbed her head, "Argghh!"

Immediately, Barry sped out of cover running straight at her and delivered a punch right to the side of her head, knocking her out.

Immediately he saw a trial of blue electric current traveling his way which he sidestepped as he looked ahead.

A team of four assembled themselves right ahead of him in the warehouse. The air was charged with tension as they prepared for a showdown.

One of the enemies launched electricity at Barry again continuously. Barry dodged and weaved through them with relative ease. His lightning-fast reflexes allowed him to redirect some of the electricity harmlessly into the walls, creating sparks and sizzling explosions.

The other members of the Consortium, not to be outdone, got into action right away. One raised his hands, conjuring black tendrils of darkness and sent them snaking towards Barry. But Barry proved to be an impossible target for him as he was just too fast to be held down. "Tch! Titan, immobilize him."

With a malevolent grin, Titan stomped the ground, sending shockwaves rippling through the floor. The warehouse trembled, the entire floor vibrating and crates toppled, creating chaos.

Barry lost his footing for a moment, allowing a bolt of electricity from his earlier adversary to hit him which sent him reeling back.

But he quickly improvised in the heat of the moment, stepping on debris and the falling crates, using them to get closer to Titan. As he got to him, he grabbed his hand and started vibrating, vibrating the molecules of Titan's body, rendering him powerless as he fell over, his mouth releasing a mix of foam and vomit.

Meanwhile, Chaos Weaver, another one of them who reveled in the chaos and unpredictability of battle, kept causing random bursts of energy and objects to materialize out of thin air, disrupting the Flash's movement.

'Man! I've had enough of you!'

Running along the walls and leaping from them, Barry arrived in the front of the Chaos Weaver and launched relentless barrages of fists at her and grabbed her by the hand, throwing her into the incoming bolt of electricity coming his way. She spasmed for a second in mid-air, then dropped to the ground looking like an overcooked steak.

The bursts of unpredictable energy ceased, allowing a moment of respite in the chaos.

The meta-humans of The Consortium, though formidable, were left reeling from the relentless assault.

"We're not finished," Blackout, the last member who could control electricity growled, his voice laced with anger and defiance.

"Yes, we are" Barry said running around him continuously, sparks of electricity started flying off from his body hitting Blackout until he was shocked unconscious.

"The mission's complete" Barry said into his comm, huffing and panting as he tried to catch his breath.

"I'll bring them over. Give me a minute to catch my breath." He said, gazing at the new rise in levels and skill points he acquired during the fight.

'I'll worry about that one later'