CHAPTER ONE: AN ISLAND'S WELCOME

Barry held Oliver in his arms, tears streaming down is face. They had managed to defeat the Anti-Monitor, but it had come at the cost of the entire team. A battle that had gone downhill in a matter of hours but yet, they had kept fighting.

Sara had been the first to die, followed by Lex, Kate, J'onn, and Ryan. Kara had died using her cells to produce a solar blast as powerful as a star to kill the demons while Oliver had just used the last of his Spectre power to finish the Monitor. Now, here he laid, in Barry's arms, his life fading away from him. This was his end, his time had come.

"Barry?" he croaked.

Barry, tears flowing from his eyes, forcibly choked a response, "Hey, Oliver. You did it. We did it." His heart ached when he pictured the dead bodies of his friends and his teammates.

"It looks like we did." Oliver said in a shaky laugh. "But is this how it's supposed to be?"

"This is not how I imagined it."

"And that's why you are going to...cough...cough...fix it." Blood spluttered from his mouth as he spoke. His life was fading fast, and he needed to let Barry do what he needed to do as soon as possible. Taking the folded paper from his pocket, he handed it to Barry.

"What's this?" Barry asked as he took the folded paper.

"It's a page to reset things back to the past." Oliver told him. "I need you to go back and fix everything. I need you to recruit the team and save the multiverse. I need you to promise you'll do that for me."

Barry nodded his head. "I will. I'll see you in the past."

Oliver shaked his head in pain. "I need to die for all this to happen. I'm forever tied to the Spectre in all parts of time and I can't escape from it."

"But Oliver-"

"I need you to promise you'll take care of my family, Barry. Please?"

Barry trying to find his bearings that he was goig to lose Oliver for the rest of his life, managed to answer, "I promise on my mom's grave." If Oliver was making this sacrifice, then he needed to repay him.

Oliver smiled at Barry's response. "Thanks, Barry. But you should know that you can't win this crisis war without a harem."

Barry looked at Oliver confusingly, wondering if his friend was saying things from the loss of blood.

"I mean it, Barry." Oliver said. "I know this might sound crazy but without a harem, you can't win this crisis."

Barry looked at Oliver, then taking a painful sigh, nodded his head. "Alright, Oliver."

"And don't tell anyone about the crisis. No one has to know we once fought the Anti-Monitor and lost. No one."

Barry nodded his head. "I promise, Oliver."

Oliver smiled at his friend, darkness overtaking him. "Thanks for everything, Barry. Enjoy." And with that, he gave his final breath, becoming heavier in Barry's arms.

Barry gave way to tears as he laid his now cold-blooded friend and brother, on the ground. Holding the page, he stared at the ruins and destruction that laid around him. The sky was now completely dark, and there were fires everywhere. He stared at the bodies of his friends who lay on the ground, lifeless and cold. His eyes focused on Kara, the girl that he had secretly loved but had never been able to tell her. Caitlin, Patty, Felicity, Laurel...women he had loved but had been to scared to let them know.

He crawled to Kara's lifeless body and took her hand in his, kissing them. "I promise I would bring you back, and you're not going to die. Never and ever." he whispered to her body. He kissed her cold hand before, with a heavy heart and conviction, stood up and hold the page in his hand.

Looking at the bodies of Oliver one last time, and with the image of the multiverse destroyed in his mind, he unfolded the paper. The moment he had unfolded the last half, a blinding light came out from the paper, shining so brightly, and putting Barry into a long, undisturbed sleep.

LIAN YU

"Barry? Barry, wake up!"

Barry felt the light overtake him as he woke up groggily. His head was aching like hell. Where was he? Where had he been sent to? And who was calling his name? He blinked his eyes as he took a look at his surroundings while lying down. He noticed the trees up above him that hid the sun behind their branches.

"Barry, are you alright?"

It was then that Barry noticed the beautiful asian face staring at him. His breathing froze as he took a moment to admire her beautiful face that was covered with dirt. Did Oliver send him to heaven? Because if he did, then Barry was forever grateful to him.

"Barry, are you okay?" the asian woman asked with concern.

"Beautiful," Barry whispered, his face focused on her beautiful face.

"Excuse me?"

"You are beautiful." Barry said a bit louder.

The woman smiled at him. "Thank you, Barry." she said, her face blushing. "But as much as I would love to listen your compliments, we need to get back to the cave."

Barry nodded his head, then holding her hand, he got up. He took a look at his surroundings and noticed that they were completely surrounded by trees. "Where are we?

The woman looked at him curiously with a bit of worry. "Are you alright?" she asked worriedly. She placed her hand on his head, gauging his temperature. "You seem fine. But I sure you don't know where we are?"

He shaked his head. "I'm afraid not."

The woman put her hand on her head in concern. "You must have hit your harder than I thought." she whispered to herself. Then looking at him, she said. "You don't remember getting stranded on this island? You don't remember how you met my father and me? Slade dying? You don't remember your friend Oliver and his dad Robert Queen dying on the Gambit?"

Barry looked at her confusingly before realization hit his face. He looked down at himself and realised that he now had an overgrown beard and hair and his clothes were ragged. It didn't take him a long time to put two and two together. He was on the island, Lian Yu. The forest around him, the sounds of the oceans and the salty scent of the sea confirmed it. Then he remembered something that she had said. She had mentioned that Oliver had died on the Gambit with his father. That really meant that Oliver was not going to be with him again. He felt a wave of pain overtake him as he thought of his friend. She had also mentioned that Slade was dead. He wondered why Slade was dead since he had been very much alive at this moment in the old timeline. But if that was not the case, then that meant that the beautiful woman in front of him was Shado Fei.

"Shado?"

"Yes." she responded happily, glad that he remembered her. "Are you okay, Barry?"

Barry wondered what to say to her but he decided to go with the flow. Oliver told him not to tell anyone, and that was what he was going to do. "It's all coming back to me, Shado. Don't worry about it."

Shado breathed a sigh of relief when she heard Barry. She pulled him into a hug, resting her head on his chest. "I thought you had forgotten me." she said, fear in her voice.

"I haven't, Shado." Barry said, hugging her back protectively. Then lowering his face to hers, he used his right hand to remove the strand of hair on her cheek. She was beautiful, very beautiful. He found it difficult to believe that Oliver had chosed Slade over her, a beatiful asian goddess. Barry guessed that this time, he had chosen her over Slade, and although he felt a bit guilty for the mercenry's death, he was glad that he had chosen Shado over him.

As he stared at Shado, he felt the wind still around him. The island had suddenly gone quiet except for the sounds of birds chirping and the waves of the ocean. Leaning his face down to hers, he put his mouth over hers and gave her a long, passionate kiss. He was afraid that she would reject his approach, but she reciprocated his affection with a hungry kiss. For her, it was as if she had been waiting for this for a long time now. She was eager and was hungrily devouring his mouth with hers.

"I can't take it anymore." she managed to say between their kisses.

Barry tasted salt when he was kissing her. He pulled her back and looked at her. She was crying and was in pain. "What's the problem, Shado?"

Shado looked at him, tears streaming down her face. "I want to be yours, Barry. For the past five years that I've been with you on this island, I have loved you but was to scared to tell you. Please Barry, make me yours. I want to be yours. Take me to the cave and make me yours." she begged.

Barry used his hand to wipe away her tears. He picked her up bridal style and stared at her face. She was pleading for him to take away her lonliness. She was begging him to make her his. But the thing was, how could he say no to such a beautiful creature.

"You sure you are up for it?" he asked.

Shado looked at him, happiness swelling up inside of her. "Yes Barry."

The moment they made it to the cave, Barry kissed Shado hardly to the wall. He was hungry. She was hungry. They were both hungry. They could no longer contain it. Barry slipped his hand beneath her shirt, feeling the swell of her breast against his thumb. But that was not what he wanted. He wanted a fully naked woman to have sex with. Overwhelmed with hunger, he tore off her shirt from her body.

"That's the only shirt I have." she told him, unbuckling his worn out belt and undressing his torn pants.

"Are you complaing?" Barry asked, spreading kisses all around her neck.

"No Barry. It means you get to play with them anytime you want." she said with a grin, removing his shirt and leaving him fully naked.

"And that makes our life more exciting." he said, sending hills down her spine. Kissing her lips, he used is hand to pull down her panties and trousers together. Then he manuvered her and placed her gently on the makeshift bed. He got up and stood over her, his load hovering above her.

Shado, seeing Barry's huge penis, positioned herself on the bed and opened her legs, revealing her almost closed pink vagina. It had not been explored ever since she completed high school, back when she and her boyfriend had made their last farewell. And seeing Barry's penis, her vagina was becoming wet from its hunger and eagerness.

"Are you going to stare, or are you going to make me a slave of yours?" she said in her thick Chinese accent.

Barry stared at her vagina, admiring its beauty. He wanted to finger her so badly and tease with it, but the way Shado was waiting for him hungrily, he didn't want to disappoint her.

Lowering down and placing his load at her entrance, he raised her legs, putting them on his shoulders. He let the head of his penis tickle her vagina, causing her to moan loudly.

"Send it in, Barry. I'm not ready for games." she begged. Barry smiled at her eagerness for plea but readily complied. After tickling her entrance a bit more with his penis, he entered into her. Shado moaned in pleasure as she felt Barry in her, it was a feeling that she had despartely wanted ever since she fell for him. She masturbated privately when she had the chance, but now, there was no need to do so because Barry was here, inside her.

Barry, holding her legs on his shoulders, grinded his hips as he entered in and out of her slowly. Shado wanted him, there was no need to rush because she was his and his alone. He kept pushing, entering in and out of her, releasing moans of pleasure trapped within her soul. Then all of a sudden, he kept on grinding his hips against her vagina, entering in and out of her in fast motion.

"Oooooohhhhhhhhhhh." Shado moaned. It was a feeling she had not felt in a long time, and she had the opportunity of doing it with the man she loved. Barry kept pushing in and out, in fast rhythmic motion, entering her walls.

"Yeeeesssssss. Oooooohhhhhhh, tei kai me si hao." she moaneed as she held tightly to the makeshift bed. "Don't stop."

"I'm not going to." Barry panted, going faster each time he entered into her. "You're so hot insde. I think I'll cum inside you."

"Then do it. Fill your seed inside my pussy, Barry. I want to have your children Barry. Please, give me your children." she moaned, wrapping her legs around his neck.

Barry kept pounding into her, faster and faster. For a moment, he thought that he had gotten his superspeed because he was going so fast, his mind was exploding. Every thrust was like a sword into her, killing her insides but in a pleasurable way.

"Yyyyeeeeeesssssssss. Oooooohhhhhhhhh yeeeessss. Tei kai me si hao. TEI KAI ME SI HAO!" she moaned loudly in ecstacy.

"I'm going to cum." Barry said, feeling a wave ecstacy and passion coming from his load. This was so good, he couldn't recall the last time he had this much of enjoyment. He kept pounding faster and faster, never stopping to breathe because he was closer than ever to their point of pure ecstacy. He went faster and faster until he felt a surge of ease as he spilled his seed into her pussy.

"Yyyeeeesssss!" Shado moaned as she felt Barry's juice. It was a pleasurable feeling that she had longed for, and she had found it. She dropped her legs on the bed, an overwhelming feeling of happiness taking over her. "Thank you, Barry."

Barry fell beside her on the bed, wrapping her arms around her and bringing her closer to him. "It was a pleasure, Shado." he said barely above a whisper.

Shado smiled before kissing her love passionately, when she parted her lips from his, he saw a smile on his face. "What's with the smile?"

"Tei kai me si hao." he said, repeating the words she had constantly repeated in their love making. "Make me yours forever."

"I see you have learnt your Chinese well." Shado said, pride taking over her.

"I had a good teacher. A beautiful, sexy teacher."

Shado smiled at his statement. "Oh really?"

"Yeah, she told me it was going to be important if I wanted to survive. At first, I thought she meant Chinese rescuers but, it was meant for our lessons and sessions." he said coyly.

"I see." Shado said, wrapping her hand up and down his shaft. "Are you ready for another lesson?" she said mischieviously.

Barry smiled before soumersoulting her on top of him. "I was about to ask you the same thing."

Shado smiled at his answer. Life had just gotten better.

Hours later and after many rounds and positions of sex, they laid on the bed, naked underneath the covers and smiles of happiness and joy on their faces. It was nighttime, and past midnight. Their time together was, well to say, pleasurable, passionate and intense. For Shado, this was a dream come true for her. The chance and opportunity to be with the man she loved was something she had always dreamt about ever since she had laid her eyes on Barry. She drew circles on Barry's chest as she thought of their night of lovemaking. It had been everything that she could have wished for and Barry had been kind and passionate to her throughout their time together.

Barry, on the other hand, was thinking of how he had managed to find himself in this situation, on an island having sex with a woman who he, relatively speaking, was seeing for the first time. Barry wasn't the type to have sex with strangers he had just met, but in this case, he felt like he had known her for a long time. Perharps, it was because the new timeline was taking a toll in him. He looked at the beautiful asian happily drawing circle on his chest, he saw how relaxed she felt. Like he was her home.

But was that how he felt? Was she his home?

He stared at the ceiling of the cave above him thoughtfully, outlining the facts one by one in his head. First of all, Shado was in love with him. But was he in love with her? He furrowed his eyebrows as he thought of it critically.

Love.

It was too early for him to love her. He had just met her, but she had known him for almost five years. Did he love her in this timeline? He had felt a natural urge to kiss her in the forest when he had met her. Was it because his other self before he had joined this timeline loved her? And what about Iris? He had been married to her in the old timeline and he wondered if they were together in this timeline. If they were, was he cheating on her?

The thought of it sent a pit of unease in his stomach and for a moment, he felt guilty. He didn't know how to react to the situation. But the thing was, it felt right having this moment with Shado, having sex with her. He didn't know why he felt so, but yet, it was a good feeling.

He felt Shado's lips against his, breaking him away from his thoughts. The kiss was sweet and passionate, the taste of the other's juices in the mouths. It was almost as if they were eating dessert. Barry bit her lip, sending chills down her spine and causing her breasts to swell in tension.

"Barry." she moaned in her Chinese accent, her legs wrapping firmly to him. She kissed him softly, her hands travelling around his neck. "As much as I would like us to continue, I want to know what's going on in your head. Tell me, Barry. Are you having doubts about us?"

Barry shaked his head. "No Shado , it's not about us."

"Then what is it?"

Barry sighed, wondering how to explain to her that he might have been in a relationship before meeting her. He needed to tell her without revealing tht he was from another timeline. Or maybe he shouldn't tell her and let the conversation go, leaving it alone. The latter made sense, considering that he had never met before but yet, it felt wrong. His body had the urge and desire to let her know, like it had a natural tendency to trust her.

"Barry?" she called out, her face sympathetic and comforting. "You can trust me."

Barry nodded his head as he contemplated mentally whether to tell her or not. He decided to go with the former. "I was thinking about my relationship before I met you."

"Oh," Shado said, guilt overtaking her for sleeping with someone's boyfriend. "Caitlin?"

"Hmmm?"

"I meant, your relationship with Caitlin, your girlfriend." she clarified. "If you go back and she is waiting for you, what would you do?"

Her question made Barry think thoughtffully and intently. She said that he had been dating Caitlin, not Iris, before he had made it to the island. Somehow, he felt sad and disappointed because he was not with Iris in this timeline. He was no longer with his wife. But on the brighter side, he was with Caitlin, his secret long time crush. The thought of Barry dating Caitlin sent a wave of joy into his body but then, the question still stood. If he got back, and she was waiting for him, what would he do?

It would have been easier to say that he would leave Shado and go to Caitlin, but in the last few hours, he had formed a certain bond with Shado, and he was slowly falling for her. But could he love two people at the same time? Could he love more than two people at the same time?

He didn't know why he had mentally asked himself that question, but it felt right. Maybe, he could have more than two women and balance things out for himself. That would almost be like having a harem.

Harem.

Oliver had mentioned that Barry neeeded a harem to win the Crisis War just before he had died. Was that what he needed? A harem? His body and mind agreed with him and it seemed like a good idea, but would Shado agree to it? Would she accept the fact that she would be a member of his harem? There was only one way to find out.

"Shado?"

"Yes, Barry."

"What do you think of being in a harem?" he asked bluntly.

His question made Shado rise from his chest and stare at him confusingly. "Excuse me?"

"What do you think of being in a harem? My harem?" he repeated, not sure how she would react.

Shado's eyes popped out wide at his question. "If I am in your harem, does it mean you can have Caitlin and I together?" she asked, hope in her voice. Barry had told her stories of how Caitlin had been good to him in the course of their relationship, and she couldn't help but feel admiration for the woman rather than jealousy. If she was in Barry's harem, she could still be dating Barry without them cheating on Caitlin.

"Yes," Barry answered inresponse to her question, unsure of how she would react.

Shado smiled and rolled on top of him, grinding her hips to his unexpectedly and uncontrollably. "It would be an honour to join your harem, Barry." she said excitedly. "I can't wait to share you with others and have the time of our lives."

Barry smiled, happy at her reply, and kissed her. "Thank you, Shado." he said, pinching her nipples with his fingers in appreciation. "You have made me the happiest man in the world."

"It's a pleasure, Barry."

HOOONNNK!

They both jolted when they heard the noise. It was the sound of faraway ship. A ship that could send both of them home.

"Barry, it's a ship!" Shado exclaimed, getting up from onn top of him and going to the other side of her room for their bows and arrows. She gave one to Barry, and with both of them fully naked, they raced out of the caves, into the woods, hurrying up to set a fire.

HOOOOOOOONNNNNNKKKKK!

The sound of the ship was closer than ever as they made it towards the sea. As they made it towards the cliff, Barry took out his arrow and struck it against a rock and fired it at the bunch of wood that they had both set up at the seashore. The wood blazed into a huge fire, drawing the attention of the ship, which changed direction now heading towards the island.

"Look Barry, they're coming." Shado said excitedly, jumping to him in an overjoyed hug. "They're coming to take us home."

"I know," Barry said as he hugged Shado, carrying her as well. He could feel her naked breasts press against his chest as he hugged her, causing him to remember that they were both naked. They had been in such a hurry to light the fire that they had forgotten to wear their clothes. Putting her down, he added, "As much as I am happy about this, I don't think it would be a good idea if our rescuers found both of us naked."

Shado looked down and chuckled as it finally hit her. "I didn't even realise that I was naked." she said with a smile. "Well, that means we better get dressed and get ouselves ready for our trip back home."

"Are you going back to China?" Barry asked out of curiousity.

Shado shaked her head sadly. "China holds to much memories. Besides, they hate me Barry. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for their hate for me and my papa. I can't go back home, Barry. I don't have a home." Tears started to fall as painful memories of how she had been treated filled her mind.

Barry nodded his head in understanding and placed his finger on her cheek, wiping away her tears. "I understand, Shado. I understand that China is no longer your home. But I want you to know that from today, you will be a part of my home, and I will be a part of yours as well. You understand?" He had used the term 'part of' because of the harem he was starting. They had already agreed that she will be a part of it.

Shado nodded her head. "Thank you, Barry." she said appreciatively.

"No need to thank me, Shado. I owe you a lot." Barry told her, giving her a short kiss.

HHHHHOOOOOOONNNNNNNKKKKKKK!

It was the ship, and it was getting closer to shore. Barry and Shado broke away from their kiss when they heard the sound.

"Let's hurry up and wear our clothes. Our rescuers have to know that we are on this island, and I don't think it would be a good idea see a naked couple as their first view of the island. Plus, we need to be at shore when they come. I don't think they would be able to look for us in this deep night." Barry told her.

Shado nodded her head in understanding, and together, they hurried up to the cave, to get themselves ready for their journey out of the island.

Later, Barry and Shado were lying side by side on the ship, covered in blankets and drinking hot tea. They had managed to make it to the shore before their rescuers had arrived in a rescue boat. Their saviours had been surprised when they had discovered them but they willing to help them make it to the harbour.

Barry stared at Shado, who had been quiet ever since they had boarded the boat. He took her hand in his and rubbed her knuckles softly. "Hey, are you okay?"

She nodded her head. "I'm fine. I'm just a bit sad that I'm leaving the island." she said. "It's not like I didn't want us to be rescued but...I'm going to miss the memories we shared on it."

Barry nodded his head in understanding. Oliver had told him that he had missed those quiet times on the island when he felt like he was free from it all. He had also made some good memories on the island.

"I understand," Barry said, "but I want you to know that we will create new memories together, okay? You, me and my harem will create new exciting memories together."

Shado nodded her head. "Okay." she replied. "But do youthink that your girlfriend would be comfortable if she finds out that you are starting a harem?"

"Don't worry about that. I have faith in this. This harem I am starting is not just harem of sex, but it is a harem of love. Love conquers all."

Barry took Shado and placed him on his lap, wrapping his arms around her protectively. Shado laid her head on his chest, listening to the rhythmic thumping of his heart. They stayed like that for the rest of their journey, their faces turned to the direction of the island, sharing their memory of it, in the dark night sky.

STARLING CITY

QUEEN MANSION

Breaking News

Barry Allen is alive. The Central CIty resident was found by fishermen in the North China Sea five days ago, five years after he was missing and presumed dead following the accident and sea which claimed the Queen's Gambit. Barry Allen is now the owner of Queen Consolidated and all of the Queens fortune after Robert Queen had handed him all of his property, shares and wealth in his will. Billionaires Robert and Oliver Queen, who were also on the Gambit but now, have been officially confirmed as deceased.

Moira Queen watched the news with anger and fustration. It couldn't be. He was not supposed to be alive but then, here he was, the man who had inherited everything that belonged to Robert Queen. Her heart ached as the thought of someone who was not in her family, inheriting and taking away everything from them. Did that mean that he was kicking them out of her home?

Moira held the covers tightly as the thought of her leaving the mansion crossed her mind. She turned off the tv and laid on the bed. Walter was having a meeting at the Queen Consolidated following Barry Allen's return. She closed her eyes, the reality of the situation filling her mind and taunting her thoughts.

Barry Allen was now a billionaire.