Flash #184

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Synopsis

At an observatory on Mt. Vista, near Central City, astronomers discover that two massive pulsars have converged, and are on a collision course with Earth. Iris Allen arrives to interview the the scientists just in time for them to discover that Central City is at ground zero for the impact. As the scientists panic, Iris rushes outside to contact Barry Allen, hoping that the Flash can save the city.Barry rushes away from work, and as the Flash, creates an ionic updraft that seems to shield Central City from the impact, diverting the combined pulsars back into space. However, the exertion causes him to pass out. When he comes to, he finds a giant crater where Central City used to be. It appears that Flash has destroyed his city in attempting to save it.While mourning the loss of Iris and the other residents of Central City, Flash "hears" a distress call coming from the crater, though it seems to exist only in his mind. He follows the signal and discovers what looks like a slightly larger-than-human mud creature. The creature attacks, and as Flash thinks about his strategy, he discovers that it is also reading his mind. By spinning into the ground at super-speed, Flash creates a quicksand pit to trap the creature. At that point, he discovers that the creature is actually just a mud-covered (but abnormally tall) human woman wearing a space suit.The woman tells Flash her story. Her name is Zoral, and she comes from the year 4005. After some discussion, Flash and Zoral decide that Flash's super-speed rescue of Central City must have caused her and the city to switch times and places. Just then, Zoral's vibrational frequency starts to return to normal, which will cause her to return to her own time. Flash grabs her just in time, and is transported to 4005 along with her.As the pair travels through time, Zoral explains to Flash that in her time, people's emotions are controlled by "anti-violence emitters" that prevent them from killing or even feeling strong emotions. Further,...