Ray woke up in the medbay with a panicked start, taking a sharp breath as he struggled to sit upright. "Easy," Kendra told him as she forced him to lie back down "you've got three cracked ribs. You're lucky Firestorm was able to reach you before you slipped out of Temporal Zone."

Ray's response was one word "Barry?"

Kendra smiled. "He's in the other room."


"How's he doing?"

Stein looked back as the younger half of Firestorm entered the room, as the Flash lay sleeping on the medical table. "He's stable. Though GIDEON is uncertain of when he'll regain consciousness."

Jax nodded. "His suit look different to you?"

Stein frowned, finally noticing the unfamiliar bright red hue of the speeder's suit "Yes. It appears that Mr. Ramon has made some modifications."

"So, this is a future Barry."

"Possibly. Though, we won't for certain until he wakes up." Barry groaned as the sound of voices stirred him from his sleep, his eyes blurry as a gentle hand kept him from sitting up "Easy, Mr. Allen. I doubt even your regenitive healing is that effective."

Barry's eyes widened. "Martin Stein?"

The old professor smiled. "Judging by your expression I suspect you're surprised to see me?"

"You're alive!" Barry laughed as he shot up from his bed, pulling the professor into a warm hug.

Stein chuckled. "It is good to see you too, Barry. I believe you remember Jefferson?"

"What's up B?" Jax offered his hand, only to have the Flash offer the same greeting he gave Stein "Okay. Bro hug works too."

"Where have you guys been?" Barry asked. "Nobody's heard from you guys in years!"

"Yep, definitely future Barry," Jax confirmed.

"Hope it's not too late to get in on the love fest."

Barry's face morphed into a surprised scowl as he heard a voice he could've gone another ten years without knowing. "You."

Leonard Snart offered a cold smile. "Hello Flash. Miss me?"


"Mr. Palmer, how are you feeling?"

Ray groaned as the Master came into greet him "Like I've been used as a Mirakuru soldier punching bag."

Rip chuckled. "Hopefully that'll teach you to listen to my advice the next time you feel like doing something reckless."

"Probably not," Ray disputed "assuming that next time includes going after a friend that's in trouble. I'm stubborn that way." Ray sighed "how's the Flash?"

Rip jumped as he and Ray heard a loud crash through the hall, the Flash speeding by in a crimson blur. "It appears he is getting reacquainted with Mr. Snart and Mr. Rory."


"I don't know what rock you and Heatwave crawled out of Snart," Barry snarled as Mick stood over his partner, his gun trained on the speedster's chest. "But you should've stayed there."

Snart groaned as he rose to his feet. "Take it easy, Flash. Remember our deal."

"You kidnapped Jax and Professor Stein," Barry challenged "deal's off."

"Barry, wait!"

The speedster whipped his head around saw a sight he couldn't believe "Ray?" Barry turned around and glared at Snart as the Atom struggled to stand upright. "What did you do to him?"

"Snart didn't do anything," Ray disputed "We weren't kidnapped, were recruited, Snart and Mick too."

"Recruited?" Barry repeated "by who?"

"That would be me," Barry's eyes narrowed as he was greeted by a British man in a brown trench coat "Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Rip Hunter."


"Okay, let me see if I got this straight," Barry stood on the bridge as he rubbed his temples, the Legends standing before him "you're telling me that the reason nobody's heard from any of you after all these years, is because you've been running around in a time traveling space ship, trying to erase a four thousand immortal from history."

"That is the abridged version, yes," Stein confirmed "it is a thrilling opportunity, isn't it?"

"Are you out of your minds!?"

Stein blinked at the condescending snarl in Barry's voice "I thought you would be supportive."

"Supportive? How could I support something this stupid?" Barry disputed "You of all people should know what happens when you screw around with time."

"What are you guys talking about?" Kendra asked.

"The singularity that occurred over Central City," Stein informed "it was caused by u-,"

"By me," Barry interrupted "I traveled back in time to stop the Reverse-Flash from killing my mother. And all I did was destroy half of Central City and get two of my friends killed," Barry ran a weary hand over his face as the painful memories ran though his head "that's how I found your ship. I was on my way back."

Ray frowned. "The singularity happened months ago. If you were on your way back from before that happened, how do you know Jax and Kendra?"

Stein's eyes widened "Oh my word. You're him."

Barry nodded. "Yeah."

Stein's face morphed into an excited smiled "Now it all makes sense. The alterations to your suit. Your older appearance."

"You mind cluing in the rest of us, Grey?"

"On the night of Nora Allen's murder, there were two versions of the Flash present on that day," Stein elaborated "one from 2015 and another-,"

"From the future," Barry finished "one who'd spent the past ten years of his life fighting the Reverse-Flash and kept him from killing eleven year-old Barry Allen while the Barry Allen of 2015 told his mother goodbye."

Stein nodded. "That my friends, is the Barry Allen that stands before us today."

Sara's head was starting hurt "So…you're from the future?"

Barry nodded. "About nine years, give or take a couple months. Now if you guys don't mind, I'd really like to go back to my own time."

"Certainly Mr. Allen," Rip obliged "Just give us the exact date, and we can have you back home in time for dinner."

Barry let out a sigh of relief. "Thank you. The date is April 24th, 2024."