Saturday Showdown
From now to when I see the movie, Saturday Showdown and
Theory Thursday will be leading up to Batman V. Superman. When I see the movie,
the next Theory Thursday will be my thoughts on the movie and where they could
go with it.
This week for Saturday showdown: The Flash v. Iron Man
The Flash:
Real Name: Barry Allan
Base of operations: watch Tower, Central City
Bio: “My name is Barry Allen, and I'm the fastest man alive.
When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father
went to prison for her murder. Then an accident made me the impossible. To the
outside world, I'm just an ordinary forensic scientist, but secretly I use my
speed to fight crime and find others like me, and one day I'll find who killed
my mother and get justice for my father. I am the Flash.”
Real Name: Tony Stark
Base of operations: New York City, Avengers Mansion
Bio: after being attacked by terrorists, Tony received a
shard in his chest that threatened his life. After escaping, Tony created a
power pack that would preserve his heart and also power a mechanical suit that
he uses to fight crime. In the day time he relishes the fame that comes with
being a superhero and when needed he works to keep the world safe from a fate
he almost experienced.
The Battle:
Iron
Man flew across the nighttime sky, marveling at the city that never sleeps. Ever
since the alien invasion that happened a few months back, the city has not been
the same. People seem more cautious. Tony didn’t think about that though. His mind
was too busy on other things. Like the automated voice in his head.
“Sir, you
are about 45 minutes late to that dinner with Ms. Teshmacher. Which one was she
again?” asked JARVIS, Tony’s AI unit.
“The Russian
ballerina. No the German singer. I think… in any case why you so interested in
my love life all the sudden JARVIS?”
“Just
pointing out you may want to tone it down a bit now. You are very much in the
public eye sir, and I want to make sure you don’t have anything you would
regret the public knowing.”
“JARVIS,
you are a computer. What do you know about humans?”
“Well
sir, I know you are easily distracted and about to hit that building…”
“WHOA”
shouted Tony as he crashed into one building, overcorrecting and smashing into
another building on the other side.
Meanwhile
at STAR labs, Cisco Ramone called Barry on the phone
“Barry,
I need you over here fast!”
Papers
flew around Cisco in a tornado of wind, spilling Cisco’s orange soda and
toppling the Jenga tower he was working on.
“Yeah?”
asked Barry
“Dude?
Seriously? We’ve spent how long working on how to control your speed and this
is still a problem?”
“Sorry,
I’ll cleanup” said Barry Matter-of-factly
In exactly
1.6 seconds the room was back to how it was and even Cisco’s Jenga tower was
rebuilt.
“Ok Barry,
now you’re just showing off”.
“What
was the problem?”
“Check
out the screen.”
Cisco
turned on the TV monitor and on it was news feed of Iron Man bumping into
several buildings, tossing several large chunks of debris into the street below.
“What
do we know of this guy?” asked Barry. That’s when Caitlyn Frost entered the
room.
“His
name is Tony Stark, he is also known as Iron Man. His suit is powered by an ion
power supply that is actually built into his body, he is just under 6 feet,
loves schwarma, received 4 doctorate degrees in various sciences, and I do not
read tabloids.” Said Caitlyn. The guys in the room stayed silent for a second.
“I
better get him” said Barry. A scarlet blur followed by streaks of yellow
lightning filled the room with extra light for only a split second as Barry
grabbed his suit and sped off to New York, not as Barry Allan, but as The
Flash.
Iron
Man’s internal suit alarm was sounding
“Sir, a
projectile is headed in your direction”
“What
is it JARVIS?”
“Well,
it seems to be a…. human?”
Tony’s
suit rocked with incredible turbulence as The Flash bangs into Tony’s Armor.
“JARVIS,
what’s the Damage?”
“We are
at 99.998% power sir.”
“Alright
then, nothing serious” Tony turns his attention to The Flash. “You know that
wasn’t very nice kid. How would you like it if I pounded you with an Ion blast
right now?”
“Sorry”
“Can’t”
“Shoot”
“What”
“You
can’t”
“Catch!”
Barry
was barely moving slow enough for Tony to register what he was saying as Barry
zoomed from one side of the street to the other.
“JARVIS,
calculate his movement patterns. I’m going to try and cut him off. Oof!”
Barry
jumped between the buildings on the two sides of the street, punching at Iron
Man’s suit as he did. Iron Man reached up in a desperate effort and grabbed the
flash, then immediately sent him plummeting down to the ground.
Barry
Landed with a thud against the pavement.
“His
vitals are fine but we can’t take too many hits like that again” explained
Cisco
“Caitlyn,
do you think you could hack into that suit and shut it down?” asked Barry
“I
could try but his firewall and AI are rather advanced. It will take several a
while and I’m going to need Cisco’s help, so you’ll be on your own for a while”
“Fine,
just hurry!” shouted Barry as he barely dodged an ion blast.
“JARVIS,
have you calculated his speed patterns yet?”
“Yes
sir, once he gets in close enough range we can easily detain him”
A gust
of wind blew Iron Man off course from grabbing the flash. The Flash was rotating
his arms around in circles, creating a strong gust of wind and jumbling Tony’s
air navigation system. Tony struggles to re-gain control of his flight pattern
and flies in the opposite direction to create a reverse vortex that sends The
Flash flying through a window right into a nearby Big Belly Burger restaurant.
“Caitlyn
I could really use that help right now!” shouts Barry into his headpiece.
Meanwhile
at STAR labs, Caitlyn and Cisco are typing furiously to get past the firewall
on JARVIS. Hitting roadblocks at every turn.
“JARVIS,
now seems like a good time to unlock the all-around laser feature. JARVIS?”
“I’m
sorry sir, but all computing effort is being used to bypass a hacker. I may not
be able to function if I fulfill your request.”
“Come
on JARVIS, you’re better than any tech hack team. Just unlock the laser it will
only take a second.”
“Very
well sir” responds JARVIS. Immediately Tony’s armor locks up, unable to move.
Tony, the invincible Iron Man, falls motionless to the pavement. And somewhere
in the catacombs of STAR labs there are two scientists sharing a high five. The
misunderstanding was cleared up, Iron Man and Flash share a couple Shwarma’s, Caitlyn
and Cisco are offered jobs at Stark Industries (which they turn down) but a
Tech alliance has now been formed between the two.
Winner: The Flash and his team at STAR labs.
Agree? Disagree? Fight about it in the comments!
Thanks for joining me and have a great weekend.
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