Hello, internet! Welcome back to Godspeed! I gotta say, I really am impressed with how well this story is doing after that disaster with The Devil Flash. Anyways, in this chapter, it is my hope that we can get to the good stuff, with Godspeed going up against his first metahuman enemy, and the introduction of Jesse Quick and Dr. Harry Wells. Well, let's get this party started!

Chapter 2: Godspeed Vs Deathstorm

Dr. Harrison Wells, or "Harry," as he was called over on what he'd started calling "Earth 1," sat in the main hub for all of S.T.A.R. Labs' major projects or experiments, called the Cortex, looking over the news reports of a bank robbery at Second National Bank that had apparently been foiled by a Speedster that witnesses were calling "the Reverse Zoom," mostly because of his white and yellow costume that made him look something like a god or angel, as opposed to Zoom's demonic black costume.

As Harrison looked over the report, particularly the name "Reverse Zoom," he couldn't help but feel a little guilty for what happened to his Earth 1 doppelganger and his fiancee, who he could only assume was his wife, Tess, who had died in childbirth on this Earth, as it was painfully obvious that Professor Eobard Thawne, the so-called "Reverse-Flash" of Earth 1's distant future had mistaken him for the Harrison Wells of that Earth, and actually stole his body somehow, and caused a whole lot of trouble with it.

Sounds like the kind of thing Zoom would do if he could, or was smart and mentally stable enough to become a professor… heh, Professor Zoom… bet that Cisco on Earth 1 would get a kick out of that, thought Harrison before a sudden gust of wind pulled him out of his thoughts.

Entering the Cortex was Harrison's daughter, Jesse, clad in a red domino mask and a red suit with a black and white lightning bolt on the chest. Not long after their final battle with Zoom on Earth 1, before he was turned into that… thing... by Time Wraiths as he'd learned they were called, Jesse had developed her own Speedster powers, which she used as the hero Jesse Quick. Although, her father certainly wished she didn't use them, or have them at all, given what had happened with Zoom, which led to the public's general distrust of speedsters and metahumans in general.

"Hi, Dad, what's up?" Jesse as she walked over and hugged her Dad.

"What do you make of this?" Wells asked Jesse, showing the news report of the foiled bank robbery, which Jesse looked over.

"Well, I'd say either I have some new help, or we have another Zoom on our hands, and I don't think I'm quite fast enough to deal with something like that. Want me to ask Barry to come by and see if he can help?" asked Jesse.

"No, Barry's got enough problems, what with the fallout from his timeline tampering, this Dr. Alchemy, and problems at work," said Wells as he listed off what Barry had told them when they saw him last. "No, what we need to do is wait for this new speedster to make another appearance, then ask nicely if he'll come to S.T.A.R. Labs so we can test him, and make sure we know what side he's on."

"What if he says no?"

"Well, then I'd bring a speed dampening dart with you," said Wells as Jesse chuckled.

…

"Seriously? 'Reverse Zoom?' That's the best name they could think of?" August said, sounding thoroughly irritated as he read through the press report on the robbery he foiled on his laptop. He was currently sitting in CC Jitters coffee shop, surfing the web while drinking a cappuccino until a female voice called out to him.

"Hey… August, right?"

"Er… yeah?" said August, looking up at the speaker, only to feel his heart skip a beat or two.

It was Lillian Green, and she was looking down at him, smiling. "So, it looks like Central City has a new Speedster hero. Well, in addition to that Jesse Quick girl, I mean," she said as she sat down in the seat across from August.

"It, uh, it certainly seems that way. Although, I'm personally reserving my judgement on him and this Jesse Quick, given what went down with the last Speedster we all called a hero," said August.

"Yeah… I was actually at the bank when he showed up to stop Two-Face," said Lillian.

"You were, now? What was he like?"

"Well, he showed up out of nowhere and was able to defuse the situation without needing to get violent. I asked for his name, and he just told me he was a God of Speed, so I nicknamed him Godspeed."

"Godspeed… well, that certainly has a nice ring to it. Better than this 'Reverse Zoom' crap the press is calling him," said August.

"Can't help but agree with that. Even if his color scheme is something of an inversion of Zoom's. As a matter of fact, I'm actually starting a blog about him and all the other metahumans out there," said Lillian.

"R-really, is that so?" said August. "I'd love to take a look at it some time."

Lillian smiled and chuckled nervously. "Well… I'll see you around," she said before walking away.

"I'll see you," said August as he watched her go, thinking about what she'd said.Godspeed… I actually kinda like that… all right, Godspeed it is, then, thought August as he gazed down at his vibrating hand with a smile.

…

A young man with dark skin and short black hair wearing an outfit that seemed to suggest he'd hit hard times was glaring daggers at the main entrance of Central City University. His name was Jefferson Jackson, however, he preferred to go by Jax. He had been the university's football star, until he was expelled when they found out about his performance enhancers abuse. Ever since then, he had a nurtured desire for revenge against the facility and its faculty.

And now that he'd mastered his new powers, it was time for some payback.

Jax walked up the steps to his former university, smoke coming from his clothes as they started to smolder as he entered the building.

Almost immediately, Jax found his path blocked by two campus security guards, both of whom recognized him.

"Help you with something?" one of the guards asked, a stone cold look on his face.

Jax's eyes turned white as a thick layer of smoke came off of his clothes.

"Yeah. You can burn," Jax said before he burst into white flames that incinerated the two guards standing before him. Jax, now the new Deathstorm, stood before the panicking crowd before him, now clad in what seemed to be a black and white bodysuit as white flames poured from his head and hands.

Deathstorm then began throwing shining white fireballs that exploded on contact, whether it be on the walls, a trophy case, or an innocent student or faculty member.

…

August was taking a sip of coffee when he got an alert on his phone about an attack at Central City University.

Showtime, thought August before he took off in a blur, calling forth his suit from his ring as he raced down the city streets. Fully costumed, Godspeed burst through the doors of Central City University, removing them from their hinges and catching Deathstorm's attention.

"What the Hell are you supposed to be? Some kinda Flash wannabe?" Deathstorm asked, a sneer on his face.

"Oh, I'm not like Zoom at all. Many would say I'm the reverse. You, like the rest of this city, can call me Godspeed," the newly-dubbed Godspeed said, glaring at Deathstorm as he spoke. "And I'm pretty sure this isn't how you get accepted into the university."

"Funny."

"If you thought that was funny, then this'll kill ya."

Godspeed then launched himself into the air at blistering speeds and managed to punch Deathstorm full in the face before tumbling to the ground, leaving a large crack in it.

"Ow," said Godspeed as he pulled himself up off the ground just as Deathstorm threw a fireball at him. Thinking quickly, Godspeed evaded the attack and threw a trophy at Deathstorm faster than the metahuman could blink and causing him to nearly fall out of the air.

"Burn FREAK!" Deathstorm snarled as he caught himself and began throwing multiple orbs of flames at Godspeed.

"Look who's calling who a freak," retorted Godspeed as he evaded most of the attacks with ease, only to get nailed and sent flying through the air when one hit him.

"You really need more training if you're gonna run with the rest of us," said a distorted female voice.

"I've been a speedster for years. I don't need no training, rookie." Godspeed said, looking up to find Jesse Quick standing there.

"Is that so? Then where have you been all this time? How come you've only decided to appear recently?" asked Jesse before an angry Deathstorm yelled and threw more fireballs at them. The two speedsters evaded the attack before Jesse vibrated her hand in a circular motion, creating a whirlwind that sent Deathstorm flying backward through the air and into a nearby wall.

"Okay, I'll admit, I didn't know speedsters could do that," said Godspeed.

"Yeah, you definitely need more training."

"How about we deal with Matchstick over there first? Then we talk about a speedster training regimen," said Godspeed.

"Works for me."

Deathstorm roared in anger as he lifted himself back up into the air and this time fired a powerful blast of fire at the two Speedsters, both of whom barely got out of the way in time.

"I assume you have a plan?" asked Godspeed as he took cover behind a banister.

"Yeah! You need to get him out of the air and hold him down! I'll take care of the rest!" yelled Jesse, holding up a familiar-looking device, although Godspeed couldn't quite put his finger on where'd he'd seen it before.

"All right. Here goes something." Godspeed said as he ran clockwise around Deathstorm, the air began being pulled down, and Deathstorm was dragged with it as his fire was momentarily extinguished. Once Deathstorm was low enough, Godspeed launched himself at Deathstorm, knocking him to the ground where the white-clad Speedster held him down by standing on him.

"Okay, whatever you're gonna do, do it now!" yelled Godspeed as he fought the searing burning pain in his feet.

Jesse dashed over and placed the device she was carrying on Deathstorm.

"Come on. We gotta get him out of the city before he goes nuclear."

"WHAT!? You're telling me he's going Hiroshima?!"

"Well, if this quantum splicer works, it'll just be a really big explosion. All the same, we need to get him out of here and into the Badlands before Central City goes up in smoke," explained Jesse.

"Well, what are we waiting for?! We gotta go!" yelled Godspeed as he scooped up Deathstorm and ran as fast as he could towards the Badlands on the outskirts of Central City.

No sooner had he reached the edge of the Badlands than Deathstorm became completely engulfed in white flames. Godspeed threw the burning man down onto the ground and put everything he had into get the Hell out of there.

Behind him, Deathstorm detonated, creating a MASSIVE explosion that quickly caught up with Godspeed, knocking him off his feet and slamming him into the ground as a large portion of his suit was burned off, including part of his mask.

As the explosion subsided, August, his face burned and smeared with ash and smoke, could feel unconsciousness creeping in on him. He didn't have the strength to fight it if he wanted to.

"Jorge… I'm sorry… I failed you," whispered August before he passed out.

…

Unbeknownst to August, Jesse Quick had arrived. The first thing she did was check on August, who was not only still alive, but whose costume was repairing itself using what seemed to be speedster electricity. Then she dashed off to the epicenter of the explosion.

Only to feel as though she'd left her jaw behind as she gaped at what she found there.

There were two people in the crater. One was Jefferson, but the other was… no, that was impossible. He was supposed to be dead...

"Jesse Quick to Team Quick, the quantum splicer worked. But you're not going to believe who was inside Deathstorm." she said into her comlink as she continue to look at the crater the explosion made.

Sorry that took so long, guys. Me and my co-author have had busy, busy, busy schedules. But, now the deed is done. Be sure to fave, follow, and review, and we'll see you guys next time!