Welcome to my new short story that had been in my mind since Breacher gave the offer to Cisco and since we learned the finale' title is going to be (SPOILER ALERT if you haven't seen it): 'We are the flash'

My (dark) vision of the finale is based on what the title could imply if the title reference what happened in the comics.

I tried to write it a little differently than what I usually do, hope you'll still going to enjoy it. Note that since my Beta is busy looking at two chapters I sent for Long Way Home, i wrote this all on my own and wrote it a bit fast over the weekend, so I'm sorry for the little mistakes and typos.


Wednesday, June 27th , 2018 1:03AM

In the very dim and constant light emanating from the medbay and into the cortex, a bright blue light suddenly appeared in the room barely a couple of seconds before the formation of a portal; a breacher's portal that disturbed the peace and quiet of the night. In the next instant, a figure stepped out of it, gracefully landing on the palms of his hands and on his left knee with a small thumb that resonated in the silent room.

Getting up and back on his feet, the breacher with long curly black hair took off his glasses and revealed the tired but familiar features of Cisco Ramon. Before making any other move, the young man took a quick look around the room with all his senses on alert, making sure he was in the clear. Apparently he was; there was nobody in sight and not a single sound all around, other than the constant and familiar beeping coming from the next room.

Putting his hairs back behind his ears, he quietly walked toward to the room while carefully watching his steps to make sure he wouldn't disturb the sleeping form on the bed that was completely surrounded by and connected to numerous medical equipment. To be honest, no matter the amount of sound Cisco could've produced, it probably wouldn't have mattered considering how the form hadn't move a single muscle in over a month.

''Hey, buddy,'' he softly whispered while walking in and gently putting down his old Vibe glasses on the desk. Not without a hesitation, once that was done, he went to take place on the chair that was close to Barry Allen's bed, like it had been waiting for the breacher all week long. Maybe it had been waiting, considering Cisco had come to visit every single week since Barry Allen went down.

The simple fact of getting close to the bed without disturbing anything wasn't an easy task considering how many wires were connected to the speedster's body to ensure his organs could keep functioning. It was thanks to these machines that the speedster's lungs had been having all the needed oxygen since the hero's organs couldn't function on their own anymore. They hadn't since…that day. Since May 22nd.

Wiping the corner of his lips, Cisco took away the remaining trace of dry blood on his face.

''I almost didn't make it in time, buddy. You remember that time when I told you about fighting a vampire to save Gipsy's father?'' Like he was expecting the speedster to answer, Cisco took a small pause before continuing, ''well, I got to fight a bunch of them on my own today. Who would've say, not that many years ago, that I would become a vampire fighter? '' He proudly said before quickly losing his smile, ''I hope you would've seen it….I miss you, man.'' He added, closing his eyes for a second.

35 days and a couple of hours since they took Barry back from the Thinker's lair and since the last time Barry took a breath of his own. 35 days since the hero felt into another coma and this time, it was all his fault.

Everything had been so much easier the first time Barry had found himself in this position, back when Cisco didn't really know him. Back then, Barry just was an anonymous patient, so there were no emotions attached. Now all Cisco could do was hold back the tears as he kept on talking and started telling every detail of his last fight. Just like he got used to do every week.

Wednesday, July 4th , 1:01AM

Just like every other Wednesday before dawn, Cisco appeared out of thin air and started scanning around the cortex, double checking one more time that he was in the clear. He couldn't let himself being seen. How would he face anyone after what he did? None of this would've happened if it wasn't for his mistakes. Barry would never have ended up in this situation in the first place if it wasn't for his best friend's absence. If Cisco hadn't been so busy thinking and discussing his future with Gipsy, he would've been there to stop Devoe from taking the speedster hostage once more…They might've taken down Devoe at the end, but it was already too late.

Sometimes, Cisco even wondered if his decision to leave for Earth 19 was worth it. He sure had nothing to complain about, after all he was seeing his girl every day and fighting criminals side by side with her all the time. Plus, in the last couple of weeks, he pretty much established his place in the Collector's Agency and gained the respect of the other breachers with his latest missions. Walking in Breacher's footsteps was no small feat, but Cisco rose up to the challenge in an impressive manner in the last month and a half, he should proud of that. He should and he probably would've, if it wasn't for all that guilty heavily weighting over in his stomach and overwhelming his every thought.

''You know, man, I know I can't complain, or more like I shouldn't….but something's still missing. '' he trailed, popping his head up and looking outside the room as he thought he heard something…or someone.

False alert.

Sighing, he redirected his attention toward his friend while gently taking care of the little folds in the warm blanket that was covering Barry all to way up 'til his waist. It was probably a stupid thought, but it made him feel good to do something, anything, to take care of the hero after letting him down like that. No task was too small to try and help ease his consciousness.

''Gipsy's making me happy and working with her, every day, is amazing…but I wish you would be there…come back to me, man,''

Thursday, July 12th , 1:08AM

''Hey buddy, I'm sorry I couldn't make it yesterday-'' he started pitifully while taking off his gauntlets, ''me and Gipsy' last mission turned quickly from bad to worse on Earth 28. We ended up being captured and we couldn't breach out….but you probably don't wanna hear all the details-''

Cisco stopped in the middle of his sentence and chuckled to himself. Maybe this weekly ritual of coming and talking to a comatose patient on his own was driving him crazy because he could've sworn he heard Barry's voice answering him in his head.

''Alright, maybe you do want to hear every detail, but I sure hope you have nothing better to do,'' he tried to joke to keep the ambiance as light and casual as possible.

Last thing he needed was a reminder that his friend wasn't coming back to him. Coma was such a bad word, it just sounded so permanent. No, it was just another friendly chat with his best friend. Just like the ones they've been having for every single week for the past month and a half. Or more like for the past 3 and a half year. Maybe if he thought about it hard enough, he might be able to convince himself that Barry was fine and was up and about…

Cisco was actually feeling awful about missing out yesterday, even if the circumstances were completely out of his control. He couldn't stop imagining Barry waiting on his own all night, waiting for his friend to show.

''I'll make it up to you, open your ears and keep your mind open cause it's gonna get weird, even for us-''

Wednesday, July 25th, 3:42AM

Cisco needed to be more careful because this time he barely managed to avoid being seen. In his hurry to get back to his friend's bedside, he opened up a breach and jumped into it only to hear footsteps moving in the medical bay. What was anyone doing at this time of night? He never had this problem before in his weekly visits. He quickly breached away before Caitlin could get out of the room to go see what was going on. Maybe one day he was going to face her, face everyone, but not today. It's only been 2 months since he failed them all, he wasn't ready just yet.

The next time he vibe, he made absolutely sure the place was empty before jumping into the breach and making his way toward his usual spot in the medbay. It was with two hours late that he finally sat down on his chair before slightly moving it back a little to position it at the exact spot than last week and at the exact right angle. Everything was just a routine at this point and every detail was sacred. Even the position of the chair needed to be perfect before he started to talk;

''Hey buddy. How are you? I got to see the dragon farm this week, the one Breacher retired to, it was full on Skryim! I think I still need to work on my dragonshouts, '' he joked. ''You should've seen Breacher there, he looked like he's been surrounded by dragons all his life, that or he's just a real Dragonborn,''

Whatever he was about to say got interrupted by a breach in formation right next to him. He didn't have to turn around to know who it was, recognizing their energy emanating from it way before that person had finished entering the med bay.

''How is he?' Asked a soft feminine voice. Gipsy. Who else?

Cisco sighed before answering: ''Same. What are you doing here?''

The other Collector placed herself behind his boyfriend before laying her gentle hands on his shoulder, massaging them with a softness and kindness that not too many people knew she was able to:

''You're usually back by now, needing to know if you were ok.''

Cisco exhaled deeply and chose not to reply as his empty eyes were intensely staring at the artificial and regular up and down movement of his friend's chest. Was his schedule always this timed to the minute? Was he always so miserable coming back from Earth 1 that his girl needed to come check on him after he'd been late by a moment or two?

''It's not your fault what happened, you need to get that out of your head,'' added Gipsy, ''even if you hadn't been with me, Devoe would've still taken him.''

''We don't know that,'' answered Cisco, clearly unconvinced. That unanswered question would never leave this mind, what if this? What if that? Was he really to blame?

Taking a deep breath, Gipsy moved a little to position herself to the side of the chair where she waited for Cisco to look at her before continuing:

''Look, Cisco, I know you love me…and I love you, but are you sure you made the right decision by coming on Earth 19? Don't get me wrong, but even when you're with me, I feel like your mind is still here, on this Earth.''

The new Breacher lowered his head and broke eye contact: ''I don't belong here, not anymore, not after what I did.''

Gipsy sighed and gently massaged her forehead; all she wanted was for Cisco to be happy and it didn't seem like anything could make him feel better. Short of ideas, the breacher went to grab another chair and placed herself next to Cisco, staying by his side as long as he needed to be here.


A/N: There you go, leave a comment

Have a couple of ideas for a second chapter if you're interested