Warehouse [Central City]

The same time

Oliver blinked slowly, groaning as he sat up, his eyes widening as he realised where he was. He was at the Warehouse. He looked around the room, seeing Frost, Jesse and Cisco's bodies all starting to stir, he felt the dread pool inside of him when he looked at the container, seeing it was blown up. He felt his blood run cold though, as he saw a red-clad hero lying motionless on the floor, his chest still. He shot up immediately, ignoring the way his legs shook as he bolted towards his friend, trying to rouse the man.

Joe rushed towards him as well, crouching down beside the other vigilante as he whispered out his son's name, hoping he was alive. Frost, Hunter and Cisco walked over moments later, Hunter carrying an over-exerted, but awake, Jesse. Relief took over them one-by-one as they saw Barry's eyes start to flutter open, tired and hazy light green orbs on display as he focused on his foster father. Joe held his son's hand as he watched Barry's head loll to the side so he could try and get a better view of Joe, not registering any others.

"Are we dead?" He gasped out, his eyes already sliding shut as tired eyes were now hidden by heavy eyelids. Frost stood away from the ground seconds later, switching to Caitlin before they even had to ask. Caitlin crouched down beside Barry's head, trying to get him to open his eyes once more but it was no use, he was completely out, and that was the most concerning part of the whole thing. Hunter gently moved Caitlin out of the way, trying to feel Barry's pulse but his attempt was futile due to his cowl on his face. Caitlin and Hunter both gently pried it off of his face, granting Hunter access to the exposed skin on his neck. What he felt shook him to his core though.

"It's extremely sluggish," He told the doctor, "It's like it's barely even beating"

Joe stood up within seconds after hearing groans coming from the officers he was with at the drop. He ran to them, although he wanted to stay with his son. He knew he was going to be in good hands though. He turned his attention back onto the group behind him though for a brief second, watching as Jesse leaned against Hunter and tried to help get Barry through the breach that had opened. Oliver turned around, his eyes meeting the Detective's concerned ones. They both nodded at each other, a silent agreement to protect Barry till the very end.

Airport [Central City]

The same time

Blaine had his luggage in his hand as he pulled his phone out of his pocket, trying to find Barry's contact. Once he had found it, he called it, pressing his phone up against his ear. What shocked him though was when a voice spoke to him on the other side of the phone, and it certainly wasn't Barry.

"Hunter?" Blaine asked, his whole body going frozen with fear. He heard a lot of commotion going on in the background though, and a small part of him prayed that Hunter had become the good guy, especially since that crazy alien guy wanted him dead too.

"Now's not really a good time, Anderson" Hunter replied, his voice frantic.

"What's going on?," He asked the speedster, "Where's Barry?"

"Just come to S.T.A.R Labs" Hunter told him, ending the call. Blaine grumbled under his breath and hauled a cab, telling the driver to go to the hotel he had booked. If he was going to go to S.T.A.R Labs, he was going to do it free-handed.

S.T.A.R Labs [Central City]

5 minutes later

Hunter stared at Barry's still figure, remembering their conversation during Flashtime. He really wanted to know Barry's answer, mainly because he could see the longing look on the man's face. When they arrived at the Laboratory, Caitlin had him place the man onto a bed in the medical section and had all of them, except Cisco, out of the room whilst they worked on him. Once they had him stabilised, they allowed for the others to visit him, also checking up on himself and Jesse in the process.

"Caitlin wants me to check on you" A voice said from behind him, making him turn around and come face-to-face with Cisco, aka Vibe.

"I'm fine, really" He told the engineer, his attention diverting back to the unconscious man on the bed. Cisco sighed and sat on the opposite side of Hunter, looking at his friend's still body. They had almost lost him today. Caitlin had told him that if he had exerted himself for just a little bit longer then he would've triggered a heart attack, and that wouldn't have been good. It had been a long day for them all, but he could only imagine how it felt to the speedsters. It must've been the longest day of their lives.

"Eat this,"Cisco told Hunter, passing him a protein bar from a random bench in the room. Hunter stared at it for a second before taking a bite, his eyes going wide as he realised how full this bar was making him, hell he could even feel his energy recharging. Whatever was in that bar worked wonders.

"I designed this protein bar to keep up with a speedster's rapid metabolism" Cisco explained to Hunter, trying to engage in some small talk. Truth be told, he really did want to become friendly with Hunter, but after the whole debacle with the fake 'Harrison Wells' none of them wanted to become too close to people in case they got betrayed once more. Hunter nodded, flashing a smile his way before completing the bar, standing up and throwing the wrapper away into a trashcan.

"A friend of Barry's from high school is coming to the labs," Hunter told Cisco, "He knows Barry's The Flash so don't worry"

Cisco sighed in relief at that. At least they wouldn't have to come up with some bizarre excuse as to why Barry was lying, unconscious, on a medical bed in this Laboratory instead of a hospital.

Footsteps echoing down the corridor brought their attention away from their comatose friend and onto the Cortex entry way, both of them on high alert.

Blaine's stomach growled as he entered the Cortex in S.T.A.R Labs, hoping he had finally made it onto the right floor, the building was huge after all. His eyes scanned the room, slight relief washing over him as he saw Hunter and Cisco sitting in seats beside a very unconscious Barry Allen. Wait, why was Barry unconscious?

All previous thoughts regarding why Hunter was there were long gone as he rushed over to the medical bed, gasping as he looked at Barry, his chest almost caving in at the sight of him. He had an oxygen mask covering his nose and mouth, an EKG wire attached to his finger and the heart monitor and his skin looked drenched, as if he had been submerged underwater for far too long.

"What the hell happened to him?" Blaine demanded, anger coursing through his veins as he made eye contact with Hunter. Hunter deflated at the look, sighing softly.

"It's been a very long day," Cisco told the Ex-Warbler, "Why don't you sit next to me and I'll explain it to you whilst Clarington listens to Caitlin's advice and goes and finds Oliver to relax or something"

Just as Hunter got up, a whimper escaped the mouth of Barry, making them all look towards his direction, seeing his eyes fluttering open, well trying anyway. Cisco and Hunter shared a look, and within seconds, Hunter had flashed away, leaving the two men alone with Barry.

"Hey, Barry," Cisco whispered to the man, patting his face softly, trying to help rouse him. Barry's head lolled towards Blaine on the pillow, his eyelids opening slightly. He kept his eyes focused on Blaine for a few seconds before they closed, making Cisco pat his face once more, "Barry, open your eyes"

Blaine took Barry's hand, a concerned look on his face as he felt the fingers in his hand attempt to curl around his wrist before going limp, his whole face relaxed once more.

Caitlin, Oliver and Hunter came rushing in moments later, Caitlin in front of them as she checked his vitals and his pupils' reaction. They all seemed to be normal, albeit a little bit sluggish. The doctor turned to Cisco, a small smile of relief on her face.

"Was he awake at all?" She asked her best friend, her smile not falling as Cisco nodded his head.

"He was awake for a few seconds, he kept his eyes focused on him," Cisco told them all, pointing to Blaine. Hunter smiled softly at Blaine, nudging him with his shoulder slightly. Oliver looked back and forth between the pair, his well-known look of judging people on his face.

"Sorry, my name is Blaine Anderson," Blaine told Cisco, Caitlin and Oliver, poking his hand out to shake all of their hands. Cisco and Caitlin shook his hand whilst Oliver just nodded at the man, walking out of the room. Blaine didn't think anything of it, his attention was back onto Barry.

"So, Blaine," Caitlin began, sitting in one of the seats in the room, "How long are you in town for?"

Blaine sat down in the seat opposite her, his hand still wrapped around Barry's. Hunter sat beside him whilst Cisco sat next to the doctor.

"For the next week," He told them all, making Cisco squeal.

"Well, we're going to try and convince him to go to a karaoke bar with us," Cisco began, pointing to Barry as he spoke," and now maybe you'd like to come with us. You too, Hunter"

Hunter looked at the pair in shock over the invite. Why would they want to be seen with him after everything that had happened? Blaine smiled encouragingly at the older man, nodding for him.

"Can my husband come too?" Blaine questioned them and Cisco nodded eagerly, a warm smile on his face.

"The more the merrier"