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Chapter 6 - Speed Trap

Flashrunner woke up on a train seeing three workers tied up together and with duct tape over their mouths. He began to untie them "What happened here?"he asked "A man came here he's robbing the train for a whole city's worth of money"one of the men said. "Alright don't worry I'll take him down"Flashrunner said as he ran to the next car as soon as he did the men disappeared. When he entered the next car he saw Darkrunner ``It took you long enough"he said "Who the hell are you"Flashrunner asked "The name is Darkrunner and you're about to go for a long run"Darkrunner said as he ran towards him trying to charge him. Flashrunner dodged him and punched him in the stomach and then in the face with enough force to break his jaw,however he simply just vanished. "That was way too easy"he said when suddenly he was hit by lightning he turned around to see ten Darkrunners. "Which one of us is real''they all asked "I don't really care you're all going the same way"Flashrunner said as he ran through and they all vanished."I guess none of them were real"he said to himself. He ran into the next car of the train where he saw Darkrunner again standing next to a box with a sheet over it. Flashrunner was hesitant to step forward. "Come on I'm not gonna kill you yet"Darkrunner said "What's in the box"Flashrunner asked "Dead Queen" he said."You sick son of a...."Flashrunner said "Relax I get a little ahead of myself you can hardly blame me for trying to catch up with the lights of you"Darkrunner said as he removed the sheet revealing a knocked out Saria. "She's still alive just barely. I've injected her with a deadly virus she's still struggling to hold on"he said as she pressed a button activating the box's system. Flashrunner began to walk forward to save Saria. "Wait you seriously wanna hear all of this first I call this the box of death at the end of the already counting timer the box will release the other half of the chemically compound that will kill the poor Queen"Darkrunner said "You gotta be kidding me it's a trap"Flashrunner said "Most likely it could be,however you can't take nor can you pass up the challenge. In the event that this isn't a trap the code you live by won't allow you to let her die and your ego has to know if you're fast enough to save her,so it all comes down to this question are you fast enough Jake"Darkrunner said. Flashrunner ran over to get her out he used his fast hands to try and find the right combinations,but as he did a metal bracelet was bolted to his wrist. He began to try and remove it "I'd be careful if I were you it's bolted to your wrist"Darkrunner said."What are you talking about ''Flashrunner asked. "It's a bomb with a six mile blast radius if you attempt to remove it, it will explode if you do nothing in 30 minutes it will explode. Before you try to run away if you stop for even a second it will explode, but there is an alternative there is a move count if you can bet me in three moves. Then the bomb will deactivate, however if you fail it will explode"he said. "Fine,"Flashrunner said as he began to run towards him trying to punch him,but he dodged it and Darkrunner punched him in the stomach. Flashrunner fell down on the floor of the train."If that's your best then then this train is going to blow into a fireball and crash into the city we're heading for"Darkrunner said. Flashrunner tried kicking him with a swift kick,but Darkrunner just moved out of the way and kick him into the wall of the train."That's two you have one more move left if I were you I'd make this last one count if I were you I'd make this one count I'll even make it even for you I will stand right here and won't even try to fight back"Darkrunner said Flashrunner ran towards Darkrunner for one final strike,but Darkrunner simply moved out of the way. "Game over"he said as the bomb exploded the city was destroyed and in its wreckage were just Flashrunner and Darkrunner. "I don't understand how I survived"Flashrunner said "Because I saved you I used my speed to save you from the explosion, so that you could see your failure"Darkrunner said "My failure this is all your fault"Flashrunner said. "Is it I put that bomb on your wrist that is true,but you had options you could've ran away,but you chose to fight, look at this wreckage, do you honestly think that you are some kind of hero?"he said. Flashrunner began to look at all of the wreckage of the city."No"he said "Then I hope you at least have the integrity to do what must be done to think and I'm not even here"Darkrunner said as he vanished away. Flashrunner simply just sat down in the middle of the wreckage.