And just like that, he was gone. He had gone into the speed force, no one know when, or if, he would ever come back. He sacrificed himself for Cental City, and the planet, leaving team flash broken hearted.
Team Flash worked every day trying to figure out a way to bring Barry Allen back. They all missed him dearly, some more than others. When people would ask where the Flash was, Wally West, Kid Flash, would tell them he sacrificed himself to stop the lighting. An article about how the Flash had made his sacrifice and how he had not only saved the city again, but how he had saved the intire Earth and how he was a hero to all was published 2 weeks after his disappearance by Iris West.
Losing Barry had probably been the hardest on no other than his fiancé Iris West. They had just changed the future in which she died at the hands of the evil speedster Savitar. They had thought that since Savitar was gone everything would be fine. Iris wanted their happy ending. She wanted to be Iris West-Allen. But now until further notice Barry was trapped in the speed force.
Team Flash continued to fight crime. Since Jay Garrick returned to Earth-3, Jesse Quick moved back to Earth-1 and re-joined Team Flash. Her father, Dr. Harrison Wells, Harry, had stayed on Earth-1 like Barry had asked him to. Julian Albert, CCPD CSI specializing in Meta-Humans, told CCPD that Barry was working on a few cases out of town. This was, of course, a lie. But what was Team Flash supposed to tell the Central City Police Department? That Barry was the Flash? Was he supposed to not say anything and hope Barry didn't lose his job? They couldn't do that. Especially if Barry was going to get out of the Speed Force.
The night of Barry's sacrifice, Iris and Wally pilled into the father's car. They were all going back to the West home. Joe didn't ask if Iris wanted to be dropped off at the loft, her and Barry's apartment, and Iris didn't ask either. It was hard enough going back to her old home where her and Barry grew up knowing that he was no longer here. They rode to the house in silence, nothing but the sound of tears dripping off there faces was heard.