The Flash: Countdown 3️⃣2️⃣1️⃣

Film 36 of the official Underworld Productions DC Cinematic Universe

Barry Allen strains against Weather Wizard’s storm. He’s slower—has been for eight months—since Wally vanished into Speed defeating Savitar. Barry wins, barely. He doesn’t celebrate. He hunts. Crime has learned to fear him. Then Lorre Morning appears—Time Trapper—freezing bullets, bridges, hearts mid-beat. Twisted by Savitar’s storm, he can freeze anything in time. Barry is pushed and pushed. When Lorre tries to kill a little girl, Barry lets go. Lightning. Silence. Lorre dies. Barry breaks. He locks himself inside the Speed Force, meditating in endless lightning, refusing the world. Months pass until Jay Garrick reaches him: someone is siphoning the Speed Force. From Barry’s Earth. A name echoes—Godspeed. Barry returns. Firestorm, Atom, and Green Arrow stand with him at a Dark Speed Force–corrupted warehouse. A vortex rages. Barry is struck—thrown through time. Four months ago. Lorre’s death. Godspeed stands over him. “You did this.” Barry is forced to relive the kill—again and again—each loop ending in lightning and regret. He finally surges, cracks Godspeed’s mask. August Hart. Lorre’s half brother. August sobs—he’s studied timelines for months. Every change ends with Lorre dead. “There’s always another way!” Barry holds him. “I lost my brother too.” August lets go. He returns the stolen speed; the vortex collapses to steel and silence. One month later, Ryan Choi calls Barry back. “We could reignite it. Bring Wally home.” At the end of time an evil smile waits. Thawne.

Story added by underworld_stories on February 25, 2026