The Atom Vol. 1 #8

Ray looked at Donna. She was very serious about wondering who he was before the Atom. So was he. He didn't really remember. Seinfeld wasn't there. Sean wasn't there. It was all just... normal.

Ray thought back to his farthest memory. It was a memory of he and Donna meeting, and how they stopped Bug Eyed Bandit. His old friend. But that wasn't the point. He had to do something important right now, and that didn't involve Donna.

"Uh, sorry Donna I gotta go somewhere really quick. The fate of a speedster is up to me."

"A speedster? You mean Jamie?"

"Nope, one of her old friends though."

"Well... I guess we can talk about this later."

"Yes, I think we can. See ya babe!"

Ray went to the "Battlerz" which was a club that held rap battles. As fate would have it, Jay Garrick was there at the time (who we will call Old Garrick to not get confused with Dino's Jay).

Atom stepped up to the stage, as he was a regular. People cheered, and asked who he was to battle. He only replied with, "The Baddest Mad in the Whole Damn Town".

Ray cleared his throat.

"Ahem. Jay? Mr. Jay Garrick? Please come up to the stage."

Old Garrick responded, but did not come up to the stage.

"Hey cmon Jay. You and I were pals. Lets just have one battle as friends."

"No Ray. I'm not going to become one of your puppets."

"That's too bad. Because I was one of yours."

Everyone booed Jay. The story that was never told about Jay and Ray was about to become public.

"Alright. Let's get Started then shall we Jay?"

"Step off the stage Ray. Before you get hurt."

"I already was."

Music started to play. Atom beings to rap.

"I thought I was your homie,

But It turns out you don't know me

You thought you could stay

You thought you could play

You thought that you could try and mess with me

But cmon Jay

You're trying to come at me?

I'm the biggest character in the EWSG geez

You thought you could control us all

And make us plea

And for a while ya did

Oh please

But then you messed with me

By insulting me and my crew

By hurting me with secrets you only knew

Telling all your "friends" that I wasn't good

And that I was the worst writer in town

But now I'm rappin this

I hope you learn

That messing with me

Is an ultimate burn."

 

The crowd ooos and ahhs.

 

Old Jay starts to rap.

"I think you've got it wrong

I've got some pretty messed up stuff inside my head

I didn't want this to happen

Just, don't leave me for dead

I'll say I'm sorry

And I'll try and mean it

But I just can't! I mean, I hate you

And that's the truth

So I'll say I'm sorry

For insulting you,

And hurting you and your friends

But I don't mean it fool

When you ain't lookin

I'll be talking bout you

Talking trash

And overall screwing you."

 

The crowd goes nuts. This might be the man that could take down the rap battle king.

 

Ray starts to rap.

"Oh you little s***

You thought you could try and make me the bad guy now?

I know what you did

And I know NO ONE KNOWS

SO YOU THINK YOU CAM THREATEN ME AND I WONT KNOW

Ohhhh man you think your perfect,

The greatest man in the EWDC

But that position is taken now

Taken, by me.

Now I want you to know

That if this turns to s***

I'll make sure I'm on top

And your down in the pits."

 

The crowd goes wild. Ray drops the microphone, only to see Jay being erased from this world. A new Jay was arriving, and this Jay wasn't needed. This Jay no longer existed.

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Ray went home to see Donna cooking.

"So how'd it go?"

"Perfectly."

"Have you thought about what I said?"

"Yeah. Remember Bug Eyed Bandit?"

"Sure."

"Well... we weren't exactly... enemies."

That's when Ray heard the pan drop to the floor.

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Done