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So, Central City's pretty busy today. Team Arrow's got a full Arrow team coming in with their Captain Boomerang case. Flash's team has a good thing going, too, as the Rainbow Raider has shown up and started doing some dark deeds with his new ability. Soon they'll team up and take the villain down. Unfortunately, I don't know how or where that's going to happen, so it looks like I won't be getting any new powers. But I'm not too upset, one day he'll escape and I'll be able to get something. Even if I don't, I won't be too upset, I don't need his powers at all. Besides, I'll get a severely weakened version of them, so they'll probably be useless at all. So I won't even waste my time on him, if I get a chance, I'd rather use him for experiments or something else.
So I didn't get out of the shelter and just watched the two super teams do their thing. When Barry got hit by Raider's ability it was pretty funny. The battle with Arrow was watched by me from the front row, if I may say so. I sat on the roof and watched the show with interest. Barry wasn't bad, but of course Oliver did him. All the kid does is rely on speed. He should learn some fighting style or get himself a gun. He wouldn't need it in the future, but now would be a good time.
Anyway, it ended up being very boring, Barry was cured of Raider's powers and they made peace with Arrow. When everyone was gone, I went home, too.
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Christmas, what a nice time, especially on a full stomach. I didn't see last Christmas, but I wanted to celebrate this one to the fullest. Too bad I didn't have any friends or acquaintances, it's a bit boring alone. A corpse with a hollow brain wasn't the best person to talk to, so I was a little upset, the holiday was coming, and I was sitting around doing nothing. It's lonely. So I had an idea. I've decided to meet Flash's team, but without the mask. It'll be pretty exciting, especially when they find out who I really am. I'm not going to tell them who I am now, I'm just getting to know them, that's all. Risky, I know, but otherwise I'll just die of boredom.....
I'm planning on starting a business very soon, and for that I had some business to take care of. Even though it's Central City, there's a lot of crooked businessmen here. So I'm gonna take over the business, and I won't even have to spend any money. Some people will just sign over their businesses to me and declare me heir, and then they'll just vanish. Although, this is in theory, I will still think over the plan more carefully, but now is not up to it. I'll have more work with the new metalmen soon, and Christmas is coming, I don't want to waste time on nonsense, money and influence can wait.
After waiting for some events to happen and listening to the Flash team's talks I headed towards Barry Allen's house. They're all heading there now, so I think it won't be long before they start celebrating.... Thawne gave Flash a pretty good test, and his relationship with Iris is a little unclear now. All in all, the guy's sad, so who better to help him than me?
So, I stopped not far from his house and then did a little digging under the hood of my car and fixed a few things. Now we could start...
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The West house.
It had been a busy day indeed, Reverse Flash, and the Wells beating. Everyone had their own problems and worries. All in all, everyone in the West's house could finally relax and celebrate Christmas, because it was a holiday where you could put all your problems aside and just relax. But when everyone was finally ready to start, there was a knock on the door.
*♪ Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock ♪
Joe turned to Barry and company, and asked:
«Hey, are you expecting someone?
Everyone shook their heads negatively, and Cisco added:
«Could it be Dr. Wells?
Joe grinned:
«I doubt it. I better go open it.
The detective went to the door and opened it. A tall, gray-haired man stood in front of him with a strange look that sent shivers down Joe's spine.
The unexpected guest smiled and said:
«Happy holidays, do you happen to have a cell phone?
«A cell phone?
The boy nodded:
«Yeah, well, my car broke down, and my cell phone, well.... - He showed the detective his cell phone and grinned: - Unfortunately the battery's dead. I tried to call a mechanic, but it didn't work, can you help me?
«Who said mechanic? - A surprised exclamation was heard, and Cisco came to the door with quick steps; he was not so far away from Joe, so he could hear the whole conversation. When he saw the guest he smiled and said:
«Whoa, what's up with your hair?
The guy shrugged:
«Hell if I know, it's just graying.
«Gray? How's that? - Cisco wondered.
«Well, it's a long story.
Ramon hummed:
«You'll tell me later. I thought your car broke down, right? Come on, I'll give you a hand. - With these words, Cisco went outside and looked around, then asked:
«Where is she?
The gray-haired man nodded towards a Ford Mustang 390 not far away, when Cisco saw the car he whistled:
«Ho ho ho, nice car dude, when I get it fixed you just gotta let me ride it.
The guest nodded:
«No problem.
As the boys walked to the car, Joe hummed and closed the door. Barry looked at his foster father and asked:
«What is it? Where did Cisco go?
«Some guy's car broke down, so Cisco volunteered to help. - Joe answered with a smile.
«Need a hand? What's he thinking, it's Christmas, and he just left. - Caitlin said unhappily.
Barry waved his hand:
«Come on, knowing Cisco, he'll figure it out in a couple seconds.
At Barry's words, Caitlin only nodded and smiled.
At this time two men approached the car.
Cisco walked up to the hood and said:
«Open it up, let's see what's inside this baby.
The gray-haired man's lip tip lifted and he said:
«Uh, sure.
While Cisco was looking for the problem, he asked:
«So what's your name?
«Hunter. - Said the guy standing not too far from Ramon.
«And I'm Cisco, so can you tell me what's up with the hair?
Hunter nodded:
«Sure...
I only told him a very altered story. In a nutshell, it went like this... I was walking peacefully, and suddenly some liquid was spilled on me from the top floor of a high-rise, and then my hair turned gray, that's all. Of course Cisco might not have believed it, but he didn't ask any questions.
«Just the hair? You haven't changed anything else? Apparently it's some kind of chemical. - Cisco asked nonchalantly. I was expecting a question like that, so I answered:
«No, it's just my hair, and my eyes, but they've been there before, so it's nothing.
The conversation continued on various distracting topics until Cisco finally found the breakdown. It was a classic breakdown of cars of this brand, so he would hardly think about me and suspect something wrong.
*♪ Clap ♪
Cisco slammed the hood shut and said:
«All right, there you go, that's the usual thing. Now, can I take it for a spin?
I tossed him the keys and mouthed:
«No problem.
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