Hi friends! Thanks a lot for reading this fic. This scene occurs before Barry became The flash. I hope you guys like it. Sorry for mistakes.

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CAPTAIN SINGH

"Stay with me Allen. C'mon kid...stay with me" Singh pressed on Barry's side with his both hands where the blood was flowing shamelessly. Barry's eyes were dazed and was breathing heavily through his clenched teeth. He gasped, right hand moving sluggishly to bat away Singh's hands "Hurts"

"I know Allen" Singh's voice was soft and comforting "Barry please stay awake. Help is on the way"

TWENTY MINUTES EARLIER

Everything was going well. Captain Singh and his crew were investigating on a crime scene while waiting for their forensic scientist Barry Allen to come and review the scene. Barry came running almost bumping into Singh. His Boss looked angrily, scolded him for being late again and then finally asked him to speed up his duty. Barry was taking samples when suddenly out of nowhere came two vehicles and open fired at them.

The street which had gone quite due to the murder, now was in chaos. People were running, screaming and panicking. Singh pulled out his gun and fired at the men as he took his position at the back of a car "Somebody call for backup!" he saw three of his officers were firing back at the men in black cars

The gun fight didn't go for long. Soon backup had arrived and helped Singh and his officers to take down the criminals. Captain sighed in relief as he pocketed his gun "Is everybody alright?" he looked around getting a nod from his team. That's when a face popped in his mind. His eyes flickered from one officer to another and then scanned the area "Where's Allen?"

When Singh got no response, his worry heightened. He then asked everyone to search for Barry "Did anybody see him go?"

They replied with a shook of head

"Then he has to be somewhere here. Allen couldn't have gotten far during the shoot out. Call him on his cell and make sure he's okay"

The officers didn't need to be told twice as they too were now worried for Barry whom they considered as their brother. One guy dialled Barry's number while others began their search. Singh ran a hand on his face. He oddly felt responsible he for Barry's safety, especially when Joe was out of town. He hoped the boy wasn't in trouble...

"I found him! Allen's been shot!" yelled a officer and Singh's heart sank down. He ran following a hand that was waving behind a car and cursed inwardly when he saw his CSI sprawled on the sidewalk and bleeding from his side

Singh quickly squatted down beside Barry "Oh my God.. somebody call an ambulance!"

PRESENT

Barry turned his head and met Singh's eyes "Hurts" he gasped when Singh added more pressure on his side. The CSI blindly ran to his right when he heard gunshots but soon found himself in the middle of raining bullets. He raised his both hands to cover his head and ducked down behind a car. When the firing had died down, Barry tried to get up from the ground but stumbled back feeling a hot searing pain on his side. His hand went to check the source of pain and found them bloody "Oh Damn" he slumped down on his back and closed his eyes. This was so not plan for the day

Singh was alarmed at the amount of blood flowing. He could see Barry had gone paler than before with sweat covering his face. His body was shaking and lips slowly turning blue. If anything happened to Barry what was he going to say to Joe "Hang on kid. Stay awake" he looked up to see his officers "Give me something to stop the bleeding and to cover him. He's going into shock!"

Two officers came forward with their coats. Singh took one and pressed it harder on Barry's side earning a loud moan from the boy "Sorry kid. I know it's hurting but I've to stop the bleeding"

Barry shook his head "N..Not your...fa..fault" he saw someone come forward and place something warm over him. The CSI sucked in a breath, eyes dropping close

"What did I tell you about keeping your eyes open!" yelled Singh and Barry flinched opening his eyes "S..Sorry Sir"

"I'm sorry Allen" Singh's voice softened "I didn't mean to yell at you. All I was saying is...umm... I've have tons of paperwork lying on my desk..and...and you're the only one who can complete. Those are real confidential cases and I don't want anyone seeing them except you. So you have to stay awake and...alive. You hear me?"

Barry nodded, fingers digging on the ground below "I'll... do my..best" the pain came back with full force, exploding his entire body. The CSI let out a silent gasp and just like that his head lolled to his side and eyes shut closed

"No!" Singh's eyes widened in fear "Where is the damn ambulance" As if on cue finally he heard sirens. He gently tapped on Barry's face "Allen...open your eyes. Help is here. You're going to be fine. Barry!" his calls were unanswered as Barry had fallen unconscious

The ambulance pulled up and EMTs jumped out. Singh didn't let of his hands that were still tightly pressed on Barry's side and ranted his list "He's been shot...lost too much blood and he's barely breathing"

A male nurse nodded "Sir please let go. We'll take it from here" Singh looked at his CSI's face again and gave a reluctant nod. He slowly let go and saw the nurse take over and started working on Barry. They placed a huge white patch over the bullet wound and an oxygen mask on his mouth "We need to hurry. He's sinking!"

Oh God please no, thought Singh and took few steps back swallowing thickly. All sorts of negative thoughts invaded his mind. What if Barry couldn't make it back alive? What was he going to say to Joe. Even he was not ready to loose someone like Barry. The kid was smart and brilliant at his job, little clumsy but good at heart. If he ever wanted a son, he would want him to be like Barry. Singh pressed his lips. Nothing should happen to the kid. He was too young to die "I'm going to check on Allen. Call Joe and inform him about Allen's condition" he said looking at one officer

TWELVE HOURS LATER IN HOSPITAL

"How's Barry? Is he alright?" Joe came yelling into the hospital and asked Singh who was sitting on the white bench "Captain please tell me how is my son doing?"

Singh had a small smile on his face which gave some relief to the father "Allen is doing fine Joe. They just got him out of the surgery. It was touch and go but Allen is strong kid. He's a fighter"

Joe sighed in relief "Oh thank god. Who were the shooters?"

"Someone who wanted to take revenge on me for sending their friends in prison. I'm sorry Allen got caught in this mess"

Joe shook his head "Barry knows the dangers of his job. He would never blame you"

Singh nodded and raised his finger "One more thing. I'm giving Allen a month break from work. Make sure he gets plenty of rest and takes his meds on time. Don't allow him to do any heavy lifting or anything that puts pressure on his side. If he gets bored ask him to watch televison or hear music or surf on internet but only for half an hour. Too much time infront of screen will exhaust him and..." he paused on seeing an amused smile on Joe's face "What?"

Joe cleared his throat as he tried to stifle a laugh. He had the exact same things planned for Barry "I think you're capable of being a great father"

Singh gaped at Joe "What? I was just...just..you know Allen is...I'm just..." Joe placed his hand on Singh's shoulder "Thank you for being there for Barry"

Singh gave a small nod "Take care of him"

"Don't you want to see him?"

"Allen needs rest. I'll come back again" Singh then left the hospital with a smile on his face. He could get use to being a father.

Joe then entered into Barry's room and saw him awake. He walked towards the bed and ran a hand affectionately over Barry's head "Hey Barr. How are you feeling?"

"I'm good" Barry replied in hoarse voice "Did I hear Captain's voice outside?"

"Oh you mean by your second father?"

Barry looked at Joe with confused expression "My what?" Joe nodded "The man is in full father figure mode. He's got a long list for your do's and don'ts"

"My do's and don'ts?"

"Yup! And Singh is also given me permission to call him if you break any of his rules"

"Joe..."

"Do you wanna hear the rules here or after your release"

"Joe"

"Okay so it starts with you taking a month off from work"

"WHAT!?"

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