"No," Dinah cries, breathless from the effort of so much screaming, but also from despair at Arthur's words. "The people. We have to stay and help the..."
"Canary," Barry interrupts, "he's right. The aliens are moving westward, and fast."
Nnot only is he the leader, but she has to admit, he's absolutely right. And that's how it goes - the Justice League driven back from one population centre to the next, watching city after city fall to the Appelaxians, each one of them fighting harder than they ever have before. But they've been going so long, that exhaustion has to set in, even for the Justice League.
It's in Midway City that it happens - surrounded by the burning city, up against another platoon of giant clay giants, Dinah looks up to see the Flash take a heavy hit to the side and collapses to the ground, and she breaks the cardinal rule of masked heroics.
"Barry!"
She's at his side faster than even he can run, and kneeling at his side, more scared for him than she had been when Hal was falling from the sky.
"I'm - alright. Just - winded. What - would the JSA have done?"
"Against this?" Dinah shakes her head. "I have no idea. I'm - I'm lost."
But the end of that last word is lost. She has no idea where it came from, whether it was him or her, or the desperateness of the situation or the not being able to think about anything, but the very next thing Dinah knows, shes leaning down ad he's stretching up, and their mouths are locked in a kiss more tender than she remembers ayone kissing her before.
A second later they're staring at each other in surprise.
Another flash-blur of a second later and they're on their feet, Flash shouting orders at the team.
"We have to hold our ground! We can't fight the aliens on our own! We've got to track down help and - " he pauses so briefly you'd have to be an expert on Flash's ow fast thinking to notice the change in direction "...and I know how! Everyone - follow me!"
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Date: 2011-04-05 10:14 pm (UTC)"Canary," Barry interrupts, "he's right. The aliens are moving westward, and fast."
Nnot only is he the leader, but she has to admit, he's absolutely right. And that's how it goes - the Justice League driven back from one population centre to the next, watching city after city fall to the Appelaxians, each one of them fighting harder than they ever have before. But they've been going so long, that exhaustion has to set in, even for the Justice League.
It's in Midway City that it happens - surrounded by the burning city, up against another platoon of giant clay giants, Dinah looks up to see the Flash take a heavy hit to the side and collapses to the ground, and she breaks the cardinal rule of masked heroics.
"Barry!"
She's at his side faster than even he can run, and kneeling at his side, more scared for him than she had been when Hal was falling from the sky.
"I'm - alright. Just - winded. What - would the JSA have done?"
"Against this?" Dinah shakes her head. "I have no idea. I'm - I'm lost."
But the end of that last word is lost. She has no idea where it came from, whether it was him or her, or the desperateness of the situation or the not being able to think about anything, but the very next thing Dinah knows, shes leaning down ad he's stretching up, and their mouths are locked in a kiss more tender than she remembers ayone kissing her before.
A second later they're staring at each other in surprise.
Another flash-blur of a second later and they're on their feet, Flash shouting orders at the team.
"We have to hold our ground! We can't fight the aliens on our own! We've got to track down help and - " he pauses so briefly you'd have to be an expert on Flash's ow fast thinking to notice the change in direction "...and I know how! Everyone - follow me!"