Brother-in-Law or Little Brother-in-Law?

Apocalypse hadn't moved earlier, so Quicksilver had assumed he wasn't fast enough to do anything but stand there and take the hits.

He hadn't expected Apocalypse to appear beside him without a sound.

Quicksilver hurriedly changed direction and accelerated, trying to shake him off.

Apocalypse was in no rush to catch Quicksilver. He had just learned a new skill and wanted to play around with it.

Quicksilver soon discovered that no matter how he dodged, turned, or changed speed, the distance between them never varied by an inch.

Apocalypse hung beside him like a shadow.

Shock turned to anger. If you can keep up over short distances, then let's see how you handle my speed in a straight line!

With that thought, Quicksilver vanished in a blur and sprinted straight into the distance.

Apocalypse vanished with him.

Two afterimages swept through Hydra's base, stirring faint breezes in their wake.

Before this, Apocalypse could have maintained such a speed, but he would have left a string of sonic booms behind him.

That was fine for a fight, but not for stealth.

Quicksilver ran faster and faster.

Mach 2...

Mach 3...

Mach 5...

Running in a straight line meant no turns and no obstacles to dodge. Quicksilver pushed his speed to its limit.

But despair seized him!

No matter how many times the speed of sound he reached, the man from the East stayed beside him, smiling.

Quicksilver was giving it everything he had, while the other man seemed to be out for a leisurely stroll.

Since gaining the Speed Force, Quicksilver had never imagined someone would toy with him when it came to speed.

What Quicksilver didn't know was that he might already have been dead if Apocalypse hadn't stayed beside him.

When Apocalypse had arrived at the base, he had