In the end, it was Barry who thought of a way to stop Mirror Master. Caitlin smirked as she watched the guards from Iron Heights collect the pane of glass and the dazed Top. She knew he would, after all, he had genius level intelligence. Barry managed to cover the sheet of glass Mirror Master had phased into with a non porous rubber material. (think flex-seal) Vibe had knocked out Top just like they planned. This time though she was to be given Mirror Master's of cell, preventing her Vertigo twisting to reach anyone but herself.

Caitlin could tell that she and Cisco had thrown everyone for a loop with their talk on how they would handle the two metas, but they did it on purpose. They both wanted to see how Barry would react now that he was out of the Speed Force. They wanted to make sure that he was still the sweet and caring Barry that they knew and loved. It was something Cisco and Caitlin had discussed before they pulled Barry back into their world. Yes, it was a little sneaky and backhanded, but it worked in the end. Now was time to come clean to Barry, but some things should just be said between the two of them without Cisco around.

The three original members of Team Flash arrived back at S.T.A.R. Labs without a fuss, Cisco and Caitlin having beaten him using a portal. Three seconds later the Flash screamed in, and that was when she noticed something strikingly off. Barry's lightning was a golden yellow, but now, it was a blinding white with hints of silver. The color was richer than the lightning of Zoom and Savitar, both of whom had blue white lightning, purer. It reminded Caitlin of the energies of the Speed Force portal and Cisco's own vibe blasts.

"Dude, why is your lighting white?" Cisco cut through the quiet like an explosion, scientific mind hating unanswered puzzles. His eyes traveled to the bank of monitors that display the feed from the suit and his draw dropped.

"And why," Cisco waved his arm at the screens. "Are you going as fast as Savitar on his slow days?"

"It's like I told Caitlin, I'm the Speed Force made flesh on Earth. I am literally the fastest man alive." Barry pulled off his cowl and ran his hands through his hair, making it all messy and spiky. A thrill ran through Caitlin at seeing his hair like that, tucking the image away in her heart.

"Wait a minute. You can tap directly into the source of your speed now, and that makes your lightning change color?"

"It's more like I am the Speed Force and what you see is just residual energy left in my wake."

That made Caitlin raise and eyebrow and cross her arms. Savitar told the truth, just not in the way he had foreseen. Barry was indeed the god of speed now, but he was a force for good, not for evil. It was an interesting turn of events. The one thing that evil Barry craved was given to good Barry on a silver platter. If the time remnant hadn't been completely obliterated, he would be rolling in his grave right now. Caitlin smirked and crossed her arms.

"So how does it feel to be the god of speed?"

The two men with her froze and turned to stare at her in confusion. The new facet to her personality enjoyed seeing the two of them caught off guard. She was going to enjoy it while it lasted, because pretty soon all her trump cards will be gone. Then again, Oliver can always provide her with new ones. Speaking of, she owed him a return call after all of the air was cleared between them.


"Why would you call me that?" Barry looked at Caitlin stunned. Her mood swings were throwing him for a loop, making his head spin. He knew that she had been through more than most in the time he was gone, but he was hoping that he could use their bond to get her to open up. Icy fear trailed it's fingers down his spine.

"It's what you are now." The icy version of Caitlin he would have to come to terms with shrugged, moving to sit in her chair at the console in the cortex. "You are the main source of the Speed Force in this Universe now. That gives you unlimited power. You are basically a god."

"She's right you know." Cisco pulled off his Vibe gloves and jacket before stowing them in the drawer on his side of the console. He began typing away, pulling up all sorts of charts and data on the main screen. Barry's speed levels were off the charts, literally. His vitals were normal, even better than normal. He was healthy and full of energy, but not to the point of being ready to race around the globe. He just felt complete in his power, more in tune with who he was and what he could do.

"You may not be all psycho like future you was, but you are definitely just as fast as he was on his slowest days. Too much faster and we'll need to build you some sort of armor to keep you from disintegrating back into the Speed Force."

At that Barry sat down hard. He was having a hard time processing. He was now nearly as fast has his future self had been inside the suit, and this was without him even having a suit other than his regular tri polymer one. The time in the Speed Force changed him more than he thought it would have. It was almost like he could open his body and feel the pure energy of it pouring into him. It was a vast reservoir of speed that he could tap into, making him unstoppable.

"The difference is," Caitlin's powerless voice broke through his thoughts, familiar and gentle. He looked up at his two friends sitting side by side at the console, as they always have. One had an air of calmness to him while the other was an icy queen. It was jarring, but something he was quickly growing accustomed to.

"You still have goodness in you, and it outweighs the darkness. That is what Savitar gave up on so long ago. Our future selves treated him horribly, so we are all partially to blame for making him who he was, but it was his choices that led him down the path of destruction."

"Even in the suit, when you were angry and hurting, you were better than him." Cisco nodded. "Though you did look dope and way evil in that thing. It turned all black and red instead of gunmetal and blue. You really had me scared there for a minute."

"Didn't mean to." Barry ducked his head sheepishly, ashamed to know that he had almost given in.

"Everything turned out ok in the end, and that's all that matters." Caitlin smiled before taking a deep breath and looking at Cisco. "Now it's time to get everything out in the open."

Cisco nodded and Barry felt a knot of dread fill his stomach.

"You first Snow."


I hope that makes sense regarding how the color of Barry's lightning changed. I'm not too well versed with the reasonings behind the color of s speedsters lightning, but this seemed to fit the way the story is playing out. Also, aren't you glad there was no killing? Not yet anyways. With Ollie in this story, you never know. Next chappie is a big heart to heart between our three metas, and then Caitlin and Barry will finally make some more progress to becoming more than just friends. Not sure of SnowBarry will be in the next chapter or the following one. Depends on where my muse takes me.

As always, let me know what you think!