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A/N: Here's Chapter 2 turned out a little longer than expected I even cut out one part of it but hey, what are you gonna do about that?

WARNING! WARNING! CHAPTER CONTAINS CHARACTER DEATH READ AT OWN RISK TO FEELS!

The Flash: Rewriting History

Chapter 2: Reverse Flash Vs Future Flash

Harrison Wells wheeled into his house that evening. No sooner had he enter he stood up from his chair and strode to his kitchen. He grabbed a remote and hit several buttons. In response his fireplace roared to life and opera music began to play.

Now Dr. Wells, or Eobard Thawne as he was known back in his time, may have detested being stuck in the 21st century but even he had to admit it had its perks, he had so much free time he could spend it any way he wanted whereas in the future wasting time was illegal.

Growing up he idolized Barry Allen. He was his childhood hero and Eobard wanted to grow up and be just like Barry Allen but in an ironic twist of fate he because Barry's childhood hero while at the same time being his greatest enemy. Eobard's first time jump into the past did not go the way he was hoping, instead it propelled his fate.

He looked at his calendar and smirked to himself. In almost exactly fifteen years he would time travel for the first time, arriving five years after The Flash vanished from the world. Thinking about when he came from made him long for home even more, fourteen years was an awful long time to be stuck among the neanderthals, but thankfully Barry was well on his way to obtaining the speed necessary to travel through time.

And if Barry changed the past, saving his mother, as Thawne hoped he would, well let's just say it'll work out in the yellow speedster's favor in the end anyway.

You see unlike Barry Allen, who was more like a bullet through a glass window when it came to time travel, he was more likely to shatter existence destroying everything he cared about in the process, but when Eobard Thawne went through time he was like a rock being thrown into a stream, it displaces some of the water and ripples for a while before returning to nearly the same way it was before.

Wells poured himself a drink and as he sipped it there was an azure flash outside his house. Dr. Wells didn't notice the man that was now standing outside his house. The man was deep in thought as his mind drifted into his past, or future, depending on how one looks at it.

September 24 2019

Barry and Iris had been dating for the last three years and tonight Barry wanted to make it incredibly special, it was their three year anniversary after all. Barry and Iris were having a nice dinner in one of Central Cities most famous restaurants. The whole evening Iris had noticed how fidgety Barry was, he was like a kid on a sugar high, heck he had at least on of everything on the menu and he still seemed to have room for desert.

"I see you're wearing that bow tie." Iris pointed out as she took a sip of wine.

"Huh?" Barry snapped to attention when he heard Iris talking to him.

"I said you're wearing that red bow tie Caitlin gave you for your birthday four years ago."

"Uh, is it bad that I'm wearing it?"

"Oh god no." Iris replied "It looks real good on you. All red does actually. If any other girl besides Caitlin gave you that bow tie I think we'd have some problems." She said that last part with a hint of sarcasm but Barry didn't pick up on it, he'd been acting very fidgety all day and even more so now that they were on their date. "Hey are you feeling alright Barry?"

"Wait, what?" Barry asked flabbergasted. "Yeah I'm fine. I haven't felt this good in a while." He nervously took a sip of his wine, which they both knew had no effect on him.

"Barry what's got you acting so weird today?" Iris was starting to get a little annoyed that her boyfriend was acting so strangely, or at least stranger than normal. This was their three year anniversary and Barry promised that he wouldn't be leaving for anything since it was their night.

"Um, no reason." Barry managed to stutter out before taking her hands in his. "I always act weird." Iris gave him a knowing look. "OK, maybe I'm acting a little weirder than usual but I cannot tell. At least not right now." He said before glancing around the restaurant as if looking for someone.

"So, who're you looking for?" She asked her boyfriend suspiciously.

"Hm." Barry turned back to Iris letting his mind process her question. "Uh, no one Iris. Why would I be looking for someone when I have the most beautiful girl in the world on the opposite side of the table as me." He said that while taking Iris' hands in his own.

"Alright Barry." Iris said before leaning in and kissing him on the lips. While they were Kissing Barry kept his gaze on the door waiting for someone to walk in and she did, eventually.

"Uh, excuse me Iris. I, uh, I have to go to the bathroom." Barry excused himself from the table. Iris followed him with her eyes and she noticed Barry walking towards the entrance of the restaurant. At first she thought he was ditching her but that thought quickly phased out of her mind as she saw Barry talk with a brown haired woman, who looked suspiciously like Caitlin, before stuffing something into his pocket and returning to their table.

"That was fast." Iris said with a playful smile.

"Well, you know me. I've been doing everything faster." Barry smiled "Well, maybe except for one thing."

"Barry what are you talking about?"

"Iris, you and I have been best friends since forever." Barry said taking her hands in his own.

"Of course."

"And you know I've been in love with you long before I even knew what love was."

"What are you getting at Barry." Iris had an idea exactly where Barry was going with this little speech of his. It was hitting the mark of each and every cliche proposal from romance movies. In no way did she not like it, in fact she loved it as it made the fire in her chest for Barry Allen burn even brighter.

"Well, what I'm trying to say is that, my entire life I feel like I've been living in a marathon. Running from one place to another always trying to be the first. I even tried to be there for you every time you felt down so that you'd see me. But with you, it seems like I was always too slow, but now I know that sometimes slow and steady wins the race. I guess what I'm trying to say is its time to cross the finish line." Iris' eyes widened as she watched Barry drop to one knee and pull out a small black box from his pocket. "Iris West will you marry me?" She was mesmerized by the beauty of the ring. It was a golden band with a violet stone imprinted in an eight pointed star design.

Tears of joy began to well up in her eyes and she vigorously nodded. "Yes! Yes! Yes! Of course I'll marry you Bartholomew Allen!" And after he slipped the ring onto her finger she leaped into his arms and kissed him on the lips. "You left the ring at STAR Labs earlier didn't you?" Iris whispered in his ear.

"What gave it away?"

"I saw you meeting with Caitlin when you 'went to the bathroom.' She obviously brought you the ring." there was a hint of a chuckle in her voice. She thought it was kind of Funny that Barry had the whole thing planned out and completely forgot the ring.

"Alright you caught me. This doesn't change your answer right?"

"No Mr. Allen it does not."

"I love you soon to be Iris Allen." Barry said even though he knew what she would say in response.

"iris Allen...doesn't seem to have a ring to it." Barry chuckled at the slight pun she made. "How about I hyphenate?"

"Iris West-Allen, I love it almost as much as I love you."

Present Time

"Dr. Wells." Dr. Wells turned and came face to face with a man he had never seen before.

"Who the hell are you?"

"You know who I am, Thawne!" In an instant his attacker grabbed Wells by the throat and pinned him into a wall. "You will pay for what you did!" Wells grappled with his assailant's arm before vibrating himself through the wall behind him.

In the following instant Eobard Thawne was back in his house, this time he was wearing his Reverse Flash costume. Without warning he landed a brutal kick to the back of the Blue Flash's skull. He sped around and delivered an uppercut to his jaw. "I think I figured out who you are, Barry." The Blue Flash stood back up and wiped a trail of blood from his nose. "I must say I like the new suit, I kind of miss the red, it had a classic feel to it but otherwise this isn't too shabby."

"I got some upgrades to my suit." Barry said. "And I'm far faster than the last time you fought me!"

Barry blitzed over to Dr. Wells and attempted to punch him but the Reverse Flash was too quick as he moved out of the way, grabbed a knife and sliced at the Flash's chest. The Future Flash moved out of the way at light speed and the swept his arch-enemy's legs out from underneath him, but the Man in the Yellow Suit jumped over his legs and kicked Barry in the jaw.

"Let's take this race outside Flash, I don't want to get any blood on my new carpet." Thawne said menacingly before he took off in a blur of yellow and red followed closely behind a blue-white blur. "Looks like you can keep up with me."

"We've played this game before Thawne!" Future Barry yelled back. "I'm every bit as fast as you!"

"Well then, let's test that!" There was a might boom as the two speedsters broke the sound barrier. They ran through the streets. They ran on the river. They even ran through the salt flats, kicking up a small dust storm as they did. All the while they pushed each other to go faster and faster until all that could be seen of them were just yellow and blue blurs.

As the duo of speedsters tore it up towards the city Barry Allen's mind began to drift to what Thawne had done to his wife.

July 11 2021

Iris West-Allen sat at home on the couch reading over some of the notes she took for her next article regarding the Flash. Even thought today was one of her rare days off, Iris was not one for sitting around doing nothing. She was constantly active, trying to accomplish something while she was waiting for her husband Barry Allen, the Flash, to come home. She had just dropped off their twin children off at daycare so that meant she and Barry had the entire house to themselves for the foreseeable future.

There was a rush of air behind her and with a smile Iris turned around and there before her stood the man in the yellow suit.

"Hello Iris." His glowing red eyes seemingly peered into her soul as he spoke with a slightly humorous tone as if mocking her.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Iris West-Allen demanded putting up a strong front.

"Hm," The Reverse-FLash reached down and picked up Iris's notes reading them over in an instant.'"Flash stops the Rouges once again.' Cute. I've always been a fan of your work Miss West, or should I say West Allen?"

Subtly she tried to reach for her phone to contact Barry, she had to let him know the amount of danger she was in so that he could come and save her. There was a whoosh and suddenly the Reverse Flash was even closer to her this time he was mockingly waving her phone in his hand. "Did you think you could contact your husband before I could reach you? Now Please don't try anything stupid, I'm just here to get your answer." Iris had no idea what the Reverse Flash was talking about, but at the same time she couldn't find the courage to speak.

"Answer to what?" Iris asked to which the Reverse-Flash smirked beneath his vibrating face.

"You don't eve remember our last conversation? Shame, guess I'll just have to ask you again. Are you going to leave your husband and come with me?" He reached out his hand offering her to take it. Ever since he discovered Iris West-Allen he had been enamored with her, it started back when he was simple professor at the Flash Museum. For him, it was love at first sight but there was one obstacle in his way, Barry Allen, the man he grew to hate, his hero who stole everything from him, so now it was only fair that Thawne take away Iris, the one who meant the world to the Flash.

Iris was stunned. The Reverse-Flash wasn't here to kill her. He was here to take her away from Barry. "You want me to go with you?"

"Yes, back to the future with me. To the year 2190." His voice sounded genuinely caring. And Iris would be lying to herself if she said she wasn't curious. In fact she unconsciously began to reach out to take his hand before the reality set in and she slapped his hand away.

"I'll never leave Barry!" she declared "I love him too much! And even if I did not I would never love a monster like you!"

"So that is? That's your answer?" With a heavy sigh the Reverse-Flash raised his right hand before it vibrated at extreme speeds. "I am truly sorry, This could have all been avoided if you chose me." In an instant he rammed his hand through Iris' chest; she didn't even get the chance to react as the blow killed her instantly and painlessly. "I never liked killing those I love."

An hour later Barry Allen arrived home carrying a bouquet of flowers for his beautiful wife, he was always late to everything. Today he was going to be on time but he decided to stop and buy some flowers for Iris, their anniversary was coming up quickly after all, OK maybe not since their wedding anniversary was technically in January.

He took out his key and happily opened the door to Joe's old house, Joe gave it to them as a wedding present and when they tried to give it back to him Joe simply told them he already bought a small condo for himself, especially since they were going to need it with Dawn and Don eventually. "Iris? Honey, I'm home!" when there was no response, which was odd, usually his wife would welcome him home if she were there before him.

SPLISH Barry took a few steps forward but stopped suddenly when her heard a tiny splash as if he stepped in a puddle. looking down Barry's eyes grew wide with fear as he saw his feet standing in a pool of blood. his gaze followed the pool and up its river until he saw something that tore his world apart. Laying on the ground was his wife, dead with blood pooling all around her.

"IRIS!" Barry yelled and in moments he was cradling her dead body, he didn't really care that he was contaminating the crime scene because right now his emotions clouded his forensic mind. "Iris? Iris please..." tears and snot mixed as they flowed down Barry's face. "please... you can't be..." he couldn't even bring himself to say the word. "Please...don't be gone...I...I love you..." Through the tears he noticed red on the wall and looking at it he saw six words written in what Barry could only assume was Iris' blood.

Guess Who Killed Your Wife Barry?

Anger filled Barry's heart as he buried his head in the crook of his dead wife's neck. Once again Barry was too late. Once again the Reverse-Flash killed someone he loved. "I swear to you Iris...I'm going to kill him...When I see him next I'm going to kill him for what he's done!"

Present Time

The Reverse Flash and The Blue Flash raced through the streets of Central City leaving behind trails of red and blue lightning with every step they took. They were equal in speed and trading blows as they ran. When they returned to the badlands and the salt flats that lay beyond Eobard Thawne felt his powers waver and he began to slow down.

"Not now" Were the only two words he managed to say as he lost feeling in his legs. He fell forward and tumbled to the ground cutting himself along the pavement and asphalt. Barry saw an opportunity and kicked Wells right in his jaw before landing about fifty punches all over his evil counter part's body and in the following heartbeat the Future Flash was right on top of the Reverse Flash and held him in a strong headlock with his left arm crushing Dr. Well's windpipe. Wells began to flail frantically in an attempt to free himself as his vision began to blacken and he began to lose consciousness.

The Blue Flash grabbed a hold of the Reverse Flash's mask and yanked it off his head "I should kill you Thawne." Flash said in his old enemy's ear.

"You won't do it Barry." Wells managed to spit out. "You've never actually killed anyone before. You don't have the stomach for it."

"Last time I let you go you killed my wife, you had your freaking pet kill my kids, then you tried to kill my fiancé!" Barry said. Wells felt his grip getting tighter. "I won't be making the same mistake twice."

"Then do it." Wells taunted. "Kill me, stop all the things I've ever done from happening." He continued to goad the Cobalt Comet. "Do it! Snap my neck! Choke me out! Crush my trachea!"

"You sure talk a lot for a man who's about to get his windpipe crushed." Barry said as he thought to one of the most defining moments in his life, the first time he took a life.

December 27 2023

Streaks of Blue and Red tore through the streets of Central City as Barry Allen chased down his arch-nemesis.

"This is fun isn't it Flash!" The Reverse-Flash chuckled. "It's not every day all three of the women you love get killed by the same man!"

The Flash gritted his teeth, he already lost his mother and Iris to this monster, he'd be damned if he lost Caitlin as well. "I won't let you touch Caitlin!" Barry yelled back.

"You don't have a choice in the matter!" The man in yellow veered to the right and raced down the familiar street towards Barry's old House, the one he and Caitlin bought and were currently living in, it was also the sight of their small engagement party.

They punched through the window as they had and will do eventually on the fateful night of Nora Allen's murder. They moved so fast all the guests in the house were at a standstill even Caitlin who they were running towards.

"THE LEGACY OF THE FLASH DIES WITH YOU!" Thawne cocked his right arm and began to vibrate it at super speeds aiming for Caitlin's heart. Barry's eyes widened and his heart skipped a beat and in that moment he felt a surge of power like he never felt before.

"NO!" Barry shouted as he latched his arms around The Reverse-Flash's neck and planted his feet into the ground.

SNAP A sickening noise filled the air as the two speedsters skidded to a stop and the man in yellow collapsed lifelessly to the ground between Barry and Caitlin. Both of them looked down at the lifeless body of their oldest enemy before looking into each other's eyes.

"Barry...?" Caitlin's voice quivered barely over a whisper so no one else could hear. It was never easy for her to watch someone die, but seeing Barry kill the Reverse-Flash, even unintentionally, was extremely disheartening.

Barry looked around to see the guest that were there begin to murmur about how their beloved Flash had just committed murder.

"He just killed that man."

"I thought he was a hero."

"My kids looked up to this guy. He's a murderer."

Barry looked over to Caitlin his eyes sad and remorseful. He opened his mouth to speak but he couldn't find the words. He doesn't know what to do, he's frozen in fear. "I'm sorry..." He mouths in her direction before disappearing in a flurry of blue electricity.

Present Time

"You won't do it." Wells said smirking.

Barry tightened his arms more, he really wanted to kill Eobard Thawne and save Iris and his kids but he knew the consequences of messing time. If he killed Thawne here and now a younger version of Eobard Thawne would most likely come to the past, one that hadn't killed Nora, and if he did anything to the younger Reverse Flash he could potentially erase the Flash and himself from existence.

"You're right." His grip around Well's head and neck loosened slightly. "I can't kill you. I want to kill you so badly because of what you did to Iris, ad you truly deserve it, but I can't. I need you to exist; I need you to guide my younger self. I need you to be the Reverse Flash."

"You finally understand the circle of time that we two are trapped in." Eobard Thawne said smirking though his bloodied mouth.

"I need you to be the Reverse Flash so that I can become the Flash." Future Barry said simply

"And I need you to become the Flash so that I can become the Reverse Flash."

"It appears we have hit a roadblock Thawne."

"Yes we have Mr. Allen."

Barry raised his right hand and it began to vibrate wildly with blue-white electricity arcing all over it. "In that case, I'm just going to take something of value away from you."

"What are you do-" With little warning the Future Flash shoved his vibrating hand into Dr. Well's lower back. The time traveling physicist screamed in pain as a massive amount of crimson lightning was discharged from his body.

Dr. Wells lay in the middle of scorched earth struggling to move, but he couldn't feel his legs at all, and now all the cuts and bruises that he had weren't healing. He glared up at the Blue Flash that stood above him. "What…did you do…to me?" he demanded.

"I took away the thing you cared about most, your connection to your Speed Force." Future Barry said "Now you cannot us it to hurt anyone I care about again." And with those words he took off in a blur of blue and white, leaving behind the heavily wounded time traveler in his misery.

This is the end of the chapter

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