Thought of this based on Pagey's April Fool's video, describing the plot of Episode 4x22 of The Flash.

"I've got to do this, Joe." Barry told his father in law. "I have to do whatever it takes to stop DeVoe's plan and save the lives of everyone he threatens."

"But Barry, how can you stop this Awakening that DeVoe keeps mentioning if you don't even know how to? I mean, with all of his powers, he can do whatever he wants. You know he let you out of the Speed Force so he could get control over it, and once he has that, he'll use his powers to control the city. How do we stop that when we know he's always been steps ahead of us?"

"We save the speed force from him. By using every trick we possibly can to prevent him."

"I sure hope you know what you're doing Bar." Joe told him.

"So do I, Joe." Barry said, thinking over his new plan. It was risky, the chances of him dying were certainly high, but if he didn't do something to stop DeVoe, whatever DeVoe had planned would be even worse for the world.

Barry knew his plan could go wrong in a million different ways. Time wraiths. The Black Flash if he were still about, let alone the people he was going to travel through time to see, but if he didn't stop DeVoe, then everything would be lost.

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"Things are proceeding exactly as you planned, husband." Marlize said as she walked in step with DeVoe's new body.

"Not yet, once I have access to the speed force however, I'll be able to fully ascend and ensure my longevity. I will be a God, unlike that pretender Savitar. In fact, once I have the speed force coursing through my veins, and the ability to heal constantly from my degeneration, I think instead of The Thinker, Team Flash can call me…Godspeed." DeVoe allowed himself a small smile.

"Godspeed?" Marlize asked him.

"I will be a God of Speed, faster than any who have come before, even Mr Allen will recognise he cannot hope to stand against me, not once the entire Speed Force is at my command. Then, I will be untouchable, and I will be able to contain all of the powers from these metas, keeping myself powerful and alive for years to come, and with me, you shall also be strong my love." DeVoe told her, inwardly congratulating himself for having kept her spiked with the Weeper's tears. If she were in her right mind now, she'd be horrified that the man she had loved had become so warped, so obsessed with keeping himself alive at the expense of so many others.

/

"Guys, I know a way I can stop DeVoe." Barry told the team as they assembled in the Cortex.

"That's great man, how do we do it?" Cisco asked.

"That's the thing…It won't exactly be easy." Barry admitted as the rest looked in worry at him.

"What is it?" Iris asked, alarmed that Barry seemed hesitant about it.

"I need help, to figure out how to save the speed force, I need to get advice and help from those with a connection to it." Barry told them.

"Like Wally, off with the Legends?" Joe asked.

"Not just Wally, I'll need to speak to Jay, and Jesse…" Barry trailed off.

"I'm sure that won't be an issue though?" Harry asked, sensing more was to come.

"I need everyone…" Barry said, with the rest of the team's eyes widening as they realised what he meant.

"You mean…Thawne?" Caitlin asked, worried.

"Also Zoom…and Savitar." Barry told them.

"But how will you get them to help you? I mean, no offence man, but they'll probably try to kill you." Cisco said.

"I'm a lot faster than they are now, if they try anything, I'll run circles around them before escaping, don't worry guys, we've got this, we need to stop DeVoe and they're my best chance to do so." Barry told them, his voice not betraying the fear he felt at having to risk time travel again to seek help from three of his greatest enemies.

'I just hope I can convince them to help me.' Barry thought to himself as the others discussed ways to make sure they could get Barry through it safely and not risk altering the timelines further by travelling back in time again.

Barry set off later that day by himself, feeling more alone than ever. He'd already travelled to Earth-2 and Earth-3 and Jay and Jesse had told him all they knew about the Speed force and their connection to it, but it was nothing he didn't already know. If he was going to save the Speed Force, he'd need the help of the one who siphoned it from others, the one who ruled it and the one who had studied it more than any other person in history.