Chapter 8: The Flash

Age 25

Central City

Sebastian was in the middle of a case. When lightning struck outside the court house and the room went dark. When the electricity came back. The judge declared adjurned the meeting and told everyone to have a safe trip home. It was to be rescheduled to a different date.

Sebastian left the court house and got a call from Joe just as he was headed home.

"Hello? "

"Seb, where are you? "

"I just left the court house. " Sebastian said as he climbed into his car and closed his umbrella "Why? "

"It's Barry." Joe said which caught Sebastian's full attention.

"What's going on? "

"He was struck by lightning. Were at the Central City General Hospital. He's on out cold. But he's alive. They're trying to stabilize him."

"What! " Sebastian exclaimed "How did... I'm on my way there."

"Okay, be careful Seb. It's still pouring cats and dogs out there. "

Sebastian put down the phone and started to drive towards the hospital. When the red-light came, he called Hunter.

"Hello?"

"Barry's in the hospital! "

"What happened? "

"Struck by lightning. I'm headed there now I'm not sure when I'd be able to come home tonight."

"I'm heading over there too. Which hospital? "

"CCGH." Sebastian sid as the light turned green

"What the... Seb are you driving! "

"How else I'm I supposed to get there! "

"Alright. Put down the phone I'll see you in a while. " Hunter said worried "He'll be alright, Bas. I know he will be. "

"I hope so. "

Sebastian stormed into the hospital. He went to the reception desk slightly soaked and nerves frayed.

"I'm looking for a patient, he was admitted here just a few minutes ago. Barry Allen."

The receptionist was. Trying in her computer. "I'm sorry there is no Barry Allen admitted."

"Bartholomew Henry Allen, about six foot two, green eyes, probably in a sweater and a button up with a pair of jeans and sneakers? Struck by lightning? "

She typed into the computer again. "He is in the ICU, I'm sorry family only."

"I am family."

"What is your relation to the patient? "

Sebastian was getting really frustrated with the receptionist. "Take a good freaking look at his picture and you tell me."

She glared at Sebastian. "I'm sorry I can't tell you unless you tell me..."

"Sebastian? "

He saw Joe at the hallway. He had a look on his face like he was crying.

"Where is he? "

Joe silently brought Sebastian through the hallway where he came from.

"They found him in his lab. He got struck by lightning and he fell over to the cabinet. Thankfully no glass or chemicals manage to make contact to his skin."

Joe brought him to a room in the ICU. Barry was on the bed, unconscious but breathing. He had tubes connecting him to monitors and breathing tanks. He had an IV sticking out of his left hand. And despite being unconscious he didn't look asleep.

Sebastian walked over to his bedside. He held Barry's hand which had an IV not the ECG.

"Did they give an estimate LG how long?"

"No," Joe said "The only thing they were certain was that he was stable."

"Can you please give me a minute? "

"Okay."

Joe left the Allen twins in the room. Then waterworks started.

"Why do you do this to me, Barry?" Sebastian said "I lose you too."

Sebastian's knees gave out and he was sobbing on his brothers bedside.

"Please be alright. I can't loose you."

Sebastian felt felt a pair of strong arms hold on to him as he cried.

"It's going to be alright." Hunter whispered "Everything's going to be alright."

"Barry..."

"Barry's going to be fine." he said rubbing Sebastian's arm comfortingly. "The doctors are going to take good care of him."

Sebastian spent a few weeks watching, waiting for Barry to wake up. One day after taking a shower at home, he came back to Barry's room and saw a man in a wheelchair talking to Joe.

"Sebastian. " Joe said "This is Harrison... "

"Harrison Wells." Sebastian said "I've heard of you."

"Mr. Allen."

"Smythe." Sebastian corrected "What brings you here to my comatosed brother's room? "

"Well, Mr. Smythe," Dr. Wells said "I heard of what happened to your brother and I am sorry. Me and my team at S.T.A.R labs heard of what happened and would like to help."

"He was struck by lightning, what's so interesting about that."

"During the explosion of the partial accelerator, the ring of energy bursted into the sky that seeded the storm that struck your brother."

"So my brother was struck by some supernatural lightning." Sebastian said crossing his arms "Why is S.T.A.R labs suddenly so interested."

"Mr. Smythe, I believe that we can save your brother."

"I'm sorry if I don't believe you Dr. Wells but my brothers been convulsing every few hours. How is S.T.A.R labs going to help."

"Mr. Smythe, in my lab, we have the technology. The technology to study what is happening inside your brother's body, which could help your brother's chance in survival." Dr. Wells looked at Barry's comatosed form. "It may be the only chance hes got."

Sebastian looked helplessly at his brother's still form. He looked at Dr. Wells. He nodded.

"Do what you can, save my little brother."

~()~

Sebastian sat across his brother. He was looking a lot less pale after two months of being in a coma.

"Hi Barry." Sebastian said with a small smile. "Your looking better."

Sebastian looked helplessly at his unmoving face. "I was given a job. In Starling City. As a corporate lawyer for a big firm in the City."

"I don't know if I can leave you again, Barry." he muttered. "I don't know if I can do it knowing your here in Central City not knowing if you're going to live or die."

"Please Barry, please wake up." he whimpered "I know I've always tried to be the strong One. But the truth is. I don't know what I'd do without you there to keep me from doing all those stupid things."

Caitlin came into the room in her tablet. She spot Sebastian beside Barry.

"I'm sorry," she said "I didn't think... "

"it's fine." Sebastian insisted. "Is there something you need? "

"I just came to check on, Barry."

"Okay."

Caitlin looked at the troubled man. "I don't mean to pry, but aren't you supposed to be at work? "

Sebastian chuckled "I'm supposed to. But I had to come see Barry."

"I don't know your brother." Caitlin said "but I have one of my own. And I know that if I was in the same situation as you are. He wouldn't want me to stop everything in my life for something that happened to him."

Sebastian gave a small smile. "Is that your way of kicking me out?"

"Not exactly." Caitlin said "I mean is that I may not know your brother. But I am sure, when he wakes up, he wouldn't want you to stop everything going on in your life Just because he's been in an accident."

"That he wouldn't." Sebastian said softly that Caitlin didn't hear him. He stood from where he sat. "Thank you, Dr. Snow."

"You're welcome."

~()~

Sebastian returned to Central City just before the Mirakuru terrorism attack had happened. He was surprised to see Thea Queen after many years and how much the former young girl had grown.

He was in the office for about a week when he received a surprise visit.

"Hey Stranger." Sebastian heard a familiar voicr say. He looked up from his report on his table and saw Barry on his feet and alive. Sebastian cautiously approached the man.

"Barry? "

"The One and only."

Sebastian grabbed his brother in an embrace. He looked over Barry who seemed unfazed by the inspection. "You're awake! Why didn't... "

"I just woke up."

"Should you even be on your feet. Or left alone. I mean seriously Barry you've been in a coma for the past few months... "

"Bas, I'm fine." he said "I feel fine."

Sebastian sobbed in relief and grabbed his brother again.

~()~

Sebastian dropped by S.T.A.R labs. He wanted to thank the people that saved his brother. And he only managed to find time after a week or so of Barry's awakening. He came into the main office of the building.

The quirky Latino scientist was messing arounf with something in the middle of the office.

"Hi Cisco." Sebastian greeted.

"Barry!" He said "just in time. I managed to fix the mask of the suit is should be able to stop from choking you. Test it out."

"I'm not..." Sebastian saw a familiar red suit.

A gust of wind blew in and Barry called "Cisco! You said you... "

The two brothers were suddenly looking at each other. Barry had a deer in headlights look while Sebastian was starting to piece it all together.

"Seb...I can explain. I'm..."

"The Flash."

"How do you know that name?" Barry asked "I was just thinking of... "

"I saw the lightning, too. I've been calling it that since we were kids" Sebastian lied "The blur ran out of the house like a flash."

"I don't know what happened." Barry admitted "We think when that lightning struck me, I became fast. I think I have a way to find mom's killer."

"I don't doubt that." Sebastian said "And I know I can't stop you from what your planning to do. Just promise me one thing."

"Of course."

"Stay safe." Sebastian said seriously "I can't loose you, and if you need me."

"I'll call."

"Promise? "

"Promise."

~()~

Barry made the time jump back to the day of his mother's murder.

He walked down to the living room where he saw himself shake his head. He bit his lip as tears started to roll down his face. He saw his older self leave and the man in yellow lift the knife.

Barry closed the door and cried as he heard his mom gasp as the knife penetrated her heart.

Eobard Thawne left the Allen house and Barry went over to his mom's dying form.

"It's okay" he said to his mother

"My husband, my sons."

"They're going to be okay." Barry said in the most comforting way he can.

"Who are you? "

"I'm." Barry choked "I'm the Flash. "

"I don't understand." she whispered

Barry took a deep breath and took off his mask.

"You look just like my father." she gasped

"This won't make any sense." Barry said. "But it's me, mom. It's Barry."

"Barry? "

"Your Barry."

"My beautiful baby boy." Nora Allen cried holding Barry

"I get a second chance. To come back here. To tell you, I'm okay. Dad, Sebastian and I are all okay. And we love you, mom."

She nodded and cried. "Goodbye."

Barry cried over his mom's body.

"Get off her! "

Barry saw a younger Sebastian try to push him away. But when he saw his mother's body he collapsed to his knees.

"No. Mom! "

Barry grabbed his younger elder brother by the shoulders and held him as they both cried in grief.

Young Sebastian looked up at Barry.

"Who are you? " he murmured through the tears.

"I'm the Flash." Barry whispered "It's going to be alright, Sebby."

He was about to whisper something but he cried himself to sleep. Barry dried off the tears of his eyes and closed his mother's eyes. He carried his brother up to their old room and tucked him back under the covers.

Barry realized that he wasn't the only one who saw their mother got stabbed. His eleven year old brother had too.

After the death of their mom, Sebastian was more protective towards Barry. He was a lot more protective. He sacrificed everything to make sure that Barry lived the normal life even if it included years if solitude for him. Why he seemed to become detached at the mention of their mother.

Barry kissed his brother's forehead.

"I love you, Bas. I'm so sorry for everything."

~()~

Okay, so there ya go.

So Thank you soo much for the reviews I'm glad you liked it.

This chapter was as hard to write as the second chapter so much emotion but not enough tissue... Hehe

So I managed to drive a bit. My uncle took me to the road today. Since he's teaching me manual driving, or what others might call stick shift driving, I had a bit of trouble at the humps and the inclined roads. Good news, I only bumped the sidewalk once but the car died on me three times and almost all three were at either S hump or an inclined road... So that was a bit tricky but I'm getting a hang of out after five days so that's a good thing.

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