Has it already been a week? It's gone by so fast. Welcome to July everyone. Hope everyone has some fun summer plans for the next few months. As always. my co-authors are Brightburn1985 and Bartholomew Henry Allen.

Disclaimer: I own no rights to The Flash.

Cisco approached the counter warily, knowing that the barista will recognize him and it was gonna be awkward.

The barista, Kendra, noticed him slowly coming towards her. She put on a smile to ease his concerns about anything that happened between them. "Is there something I can help you with this time?"

"I'm just gonna order coffee this time. I'll get a medium mocha and a Flash as well," Cisco pulled out his wallet. He already knew how much this was going to cost.

Kendra gestured to the machine for his card. "Your order will be out momentarily,"

Cisco tried to avoid looking at her, but she was just so nice after what just happened, he had to offer her a smile to show there was no ill will.

When he did he was given a vision with his newfound powers. He was in the air, a person with some kind of armour was flying with large hawk-like wings on their back.

And just like that, it was over. Cisco was brought back to the present and he noticed his order had already arrived. How long had he been out of it? It seemed like a few seconds, but it must have taken a couple minutes for his order to arrive.

Hoping nobody noticed his spacing out, Cisco headed over to an empty table waiting for Barry to finalize his call.

All the while he was pondering over what he'd been shown. He didn't even know who the person he saw was. He didn't know how his powers worked or what triggered them. He wasn't even thinking about anything meta related when he saw the bird person. What did it mean?

Soon Barry showed up with a smile on his face. "So, everything worked out?" Cisco asks.

"I have a date with Patty tonight," Barry informed him.

"That's great pal. What do you plan on doing?"

"I'm taking her to this restaurant I've been meaning to go to," Barry said. "It's this pretty fancy place for the elite. I've never been able to go before,"

"Ah, but now that you're the CEO of a successful company…" Cisco trailed off.

"I can actually afford their appetizers," Barry joked. "Plus this just means I'm going to be the one to pay tonight,"

"Guy always pays on the first date," Cisco reminded him as he passed over Barry's drink to him.

"Exactly," Barry nodded his head.

"So I heard you have powers now," Barry mentioned offhandedly.

"Yeah, I can't believe we didn't see this coming," Cisco said.

"I know. I mean you had those dreams of an alternate timeline before. I don't know how we missed this," Barry shook his head.

"Yeah, but those were just dreams. I shot some sort of energy out of my hands at Zoom. I don't even know how I did that," Cisco contemplated as he stared at his open hands.

"We'll figure it out. You guys helped me with my powers, now it's my turn to help you," Barry said.

"No offence, but I don't think this is going to be as easy as running fast," Cisco said sarcastically.

"You know, Caitlin said something similar with her powers. But still, we'll help you figure this out man. You're my best friend,"

Cisco smiled at Barry's support. They truly were the best of friends. "Thanks,"

It was nearing eight o'clock, and Barry was panicking at what he should wear. He knows he told Patty to wear something nice, but now he realized how general of a term that actually was.

How nice was he supposed to dress? Should he put on a suit, or something a little more casual? It wasn't like he'd ever been to the restaurant.

Finally, Barry decided to put on a dark blue suit. He needed to dress to impress.

He checked the clock and saw he had 10 minutes to get to Patty's. He couldn't very well run there. The restaurant was not within a walking distance of her place.

Barry got into the car that Wells had left him. It was a black sports car that seemed to have been barely used. Thawne seemed to enjoy using his wealth more for the publicity than actual use. Barry was actually thinking about getting a new car entirely.

Barry arrived at Patty's house 2 minutes late. Not as late as he usually would, but enough that it still made him frustrated that he could never seem to be on time.

Patty was waiting for him outside with a beautiful burgundy dress. Barry rolled down his window so that she could see him. "Hey, sorry I'm a little late,"

"No worries. Like I told you, I've been stood up a couple times in the past so you're off to a good start," Patty reassured him.

"Alright, I'm glad. Well get in, we don't want to be anymore late than we are," Barry said and gestured for her to get in the passenger seat.

As soon as Patty closed the door, they were off. "So this is your car? You didn't steal it did you?" Patty jokes.

"No, I didn't. You won't be needing to arrest me tonight. This car is sort of an inheritance," Barry laughed at her joke.

"I'm glad. I've actually arrested one of my ex-boyfriends while we were on a date. Was really hoping I wouldn't have to do that again," Patty informed him.

"Wait, actually?" Barry chuckles at what she's done.

"Yeah. See, we were at a bar and he was drinking a lot and yelling at the bartender. He was threatening to hit her if she didn't bring him his order soon so I had to arrest him for public intoxication," Patty told him the story.

The two of them laughed at the ridiculousness of the tale. "I don't have anything like that. The closest I would say is that when I was in high school, I was out late with my then girlfriend, Becky Cooper. When I got home the lights suddenly turned on and there was Joe sitting in a chair in front of the door just waiting for me to get home. And he said, 'Where were you, young man? I was about to call in an amber alert for you,'" Barry did an impression of Joe's voice as he told the story.

The two began laughing again at their stories of bad dates as they approached their destination.

"I heard you were struck by lightning. What does it feel like?"

Barry took a deep breath. He should have known this would come up at some point. Apparently it was a big story that he'd somehow survived a lightning strike. Not that he'd known seeing as he'd been in a coma for nine months afterward.

"To be honest, I don't remember much. All I really remember is this feeling of power within me. Hundreds of volts of electricity surging through me. It was like an out of body experience." Barry explained. "Then I woke up from my coma nine months later,"

"Waking up to see that almost a year had gone by," Patty said with a glazed expression. "It must have been like waking up to the future,"

"I was pretty bummed out to learn that I'd lost almost an entire year of my life. I needed to learn my new role in my friend's lives after all that time," Barry reminisced back on those first few weeks after waking up.

"You know, I actually died once when I was a little girl," Patty said.

"My father and I were at a swimming pool and someone unexpectedly pushed me into the water. It took me by surprise so I didn't react. Pretty soon my lungs were filled with water and I was drowning. I blacked out after that," Patty told her story. "My father dove in after me and saved me, but I remember him telling me that my heart stopped for almost a minute. Guess we've both had our own brushes with death,"

"Well from one dead man to another, I'm glad you're here with me," Barry smiled at her to bring the conversation back from these dark topics.

"So am I," Patty smiled back and reached across the table to hold his hand. The warmth from her hand made Barry feel tiny sparks that were in no part due to his powers.

The two just sat there staring at each other before their food arrived.

The rest of the night turned to be a complete success with the two of them continually talking and laughing and just enjoying being with each other.

"So I really enjoyed tonight," Patty said as she had her arm wrapped around Barry's. They decided on a walk through the park before calling it a night.

"So did I," Barry agreed. "Is there any chance of a second date?"

"There might be, on one condition," Patty teased him.

"And what is that?" Barry asked.

"Kiss me," Patty demanded.

Barry grinned as he leaned down and Patty met him there half-way.

Patty moved her arms to wrap around Barry's neck as Barry gripped her sides to pull her closer. Their lips moved in sync as they deepened the kiss before finally pulling away for air.

"That was amazing," Barry whispered in a low voice, pressing his forehead against hers.

"Mind Blowing," Patty whispered. "So about that second date…?"

"This was great. We should do this again sometime. I'll call you," Barry said.

"Are you actually going to call?" Patty asked sceptically.

"I will call. I swear it," Barry promised.

Barry gave her one more kiss before they parted to head back to where they parked the car.

A ship just docked at the Central City Docks. A man with a long robe stepped out of it, he has a short thick beard with a scar on his face.

"I can already feel you, Priestess Chayara." The man said as he sniffed the air.

A worker approached him and asked him why he was there. The worker said he was trespassing before his throat was sliced by the strange man. Other workers tried to fight the strange man but they all suffered the same fate as the first worker.

Once he'd disposed of the workers, he retrieved his weapons and made his way into the city. The hunt continues.

Cisco snapped back to attention after receiving another vision. A man in a trench coat slaughtering several people at once without mercy. And a mention of a Chayara person.

Whoever she was, she was obviously in danger, but he had no idea how to go about finding her. He could only hope she would be safe. This man seemed to be ruthless and skilled in his abilities.

Barry suddenly sped into the Cortex, taking a deep breath in a sigh.

"What the matter?" Cisco asked, seeing his friend in distress.

"I just came back from a crime scene at the docks. Several workers were murdered last night, by the same guy it seems, or at least by the same weapon," Barry said, holding out a plastic bag that contained a dagger with blood covering it.

"Hmmm, that's weird," Cisco mumbled as he took the offered bag.

"Well considering what we handle on a daily basis, this is pretty average," Caitlin said, walking in with her lab coat on. Taking the dagger for herself since she was more trained in analyzing it.

"So how was your date last night?" Cisco asked.

"It was great. She was great. Everything was-"

"Great. Got it," Cisco interrupted him.

"No, I'm serious. I really like Patty. We just connected on so many levels. I feel like I've known her my whole life. We spent the whole night just talking with each other. With her, I feel like I can let my guard down," Barry said with a smile on his face.

"Well I am so glad you have found someone like that Fleet Feet. How long until we can expect the wedding bells to ring?" Caitlin sarcastically asked.

Barry blushed a heavy red at the suggestion. "It's not like that Ms. Frosty. We've only been on one date. We haven't even made anything official yet,"

"Stop skirting around the issue. You may be fast with your feet, but you're slow with your head. You've been on a date, you've kissed I'm assuming? And you both really like each other. I say just make it official already," Caitlin sighed as she continued studying the bloody weapon.

Cisco just rolled his eyes. 'Look who's talking,' Caitlin still couldn't even admit that she harboured slight feelings for their resident speedster and vice versa.

Still, Barry was going out with someone that made him truly happy and Cisco wanted that for his friend. He wasn't going to ruin that by pressuring either him or Caitlin to confess to their actual feelings.

Who knows, maybe Patty would actually help Barry get over Caitlin.

The team was currently hiding out in Starling City in Oliver's apartment. The murderer was reported to have attacked a woman, the barista Cisco tried hitting on before, in the street.

Barry managed to get there in time and take her away before he killed her. They decided to get in contact with Team Arrow since there was something about the man that seemed mystical instead of scientific and the Starling vigilantes were more adept at dealing with the supernatural.

"So you seem rather happy," Felicity commented as she handed him a glass of champagne. "Have you been seeing a certain someone?"

"Actually I have," Barry nodded his head.

"Oh my god, I'm so happy for you two. It's about time actually," Felicity squealed in excitement.

"Her name is Patty," Barry told her.

"Excuse me?" Felicity scrunched her eyebrows in confusion.

"Yeah, I've been going out with this police officer. Her name is Patty Spivot and she is amazing," Barry said.

Felicity blinked a few times. "I need to go talk to someone," Felicity walked away in search of the only person she found reasonable on the Flash team.

"I'm just saying I can come up with such a better name than Speedy,"

"I like Speedy," Thea said to the man.

"Are you familiar with my work because if you have, you know I can come up with something much better than-"

"Cisco, I need to talk to you," Felicity interrupted their conversation.

Once she'd led him away, she slapped his arm. "When did this happen?!"

"First off, ow!" Cisco rubbed the area where she hit him. "Second, what are you talking about?"

"Barry! With his new girlfriend that is not Caitlin!" Felicity exclaimed.

"Oh yeah. Patty. Great girl," Cisco commented.

"When did that happen? Since when is Barry not in love with Caitlin?" Felicity asked.

"Oh, believe he still is. There's just another girl that he's giving a shot with," Cisco said. "Plus, Caitlin seems to have a teeny weeny bit of crush on Jay, he's a Flash from a parallel Earth."

Felicity's eyes widened and her mouth was wide agape. "Okay, let me get this straight, a Flash? From a parallel Earth? Since when do we have parallel Earths?!" Felicity whisper-yelled to the mechanical engineer.

"Apparently they've always been there. We just didn't know," Cisco shrugged his shoulders.

A crash sounded as the windows to the apartment shattered to reveal a man in a trench coat. This was the man they were looking for.

The man reached into his coat to pull out several knives and threw them with expertise. Everyone one of them was aimed for them, and if it weren't for Barry's speed, they all would have been skewered.

Barry managed to grab Thea and Oliver's bow and quiver to arm them, while the rest of them ducked for cover.

Oliver fired several shots, but they were all caught by the man. "How futile. I was the one who taught man to wield a bow," The man taunted him.

Deciding the only way was to get up close and personal, Oliver began using his bow as a curved staff instead and attacked him.

The man dodged all of Oliver's attacks with ease, but was then taken by surprise when several arrows were launched from nowhere. He'd completely forgotten about their second archer.

Thea held no mercy as she took her advantage to fire more arrows into the man's chest and kicked him off the ledge.

"What did you do?" Barry asked in shock.

"I ended it," Thea firmly said with such cold eyes, they might as well have been dead.

"This is why we ask questions first," Oliver growled, clearly this has happened more often than he would like.

Barry and Oliver walked to the balcony to try to locate the body before some people got the wrong idea. Imagine their surprise when there was no trace of the body. There wasn't even blood from his arrow wounds.

"What is going on?" Barry mumbled to himself and Oliver as they looked to each other hoping for an answer.

Thanks to a little help from the League of Assassins, led by Malcolm Merlyn, the man's identity was revealed to be Vandal Savage. An immortal man, having been able to live through centuries.

The barista, Kendra Saunders, was connected to him as she was a reincarnation of a Priestess back in Ancient Egypt.

Another person had flown in to offer them their help to fill in any remaining gaps. Carter Hall, or as he introduced himself, Prince Khufu. Apparently he and Kendra were lovers and were destined to always find each other no matter the time.

Along with the fact that due to them being reincarnations of these Egyptians, they were somehow able to sprout wings. This was because of something that happened in their first life along with the reason Vandal Savage was immortal, but Carter had yet to remember what.

Vandal Savage was in an eternal hunt of finding them to kill them so he could retain his immortality. Without stealing their lifeforce, his body would begin to age.

The only lead they had found was an old video of a scientist who found out the truth of Vandal Savage somehow. According to him, during their first life, as they were dying, radioactive meteorites were falling from the sky. The radiation bound their souls together, which is why they were connected. But along with them, the items from their first life retained the radiation as well. Meaning anything from their first life would be able to end Savage once and for all. Hopefully.

Now came the matter of finding these items.

There was a staff in Central City that was rumoured to be wielded by ancient pharaohs around the time as indicated by the video.

When they went to retrieve it though, they were already too late. Vandal Savage had already obtained the staff and used it to beat up both Oliver and Barry.

The only thing that saved them was the fact he had become distracted when he sensed that Kendra had finally managed to access her dormant powers and fled.

"So that's like a tie? Right?" Barry said in a breathless voice.

"I guess," Oliver said, just as beat up from the fight with Savage.

"I will take it," Barry sighed at the fact they weren't able to stop Savage. The only reason they were alive was because Savage didn't find them interesting enough to finish off.

The plan was to obtain a piece of a meteorite that emitted a similar radiation to the staff. Hopefully it would be the same radiation and have the same desired effect.

By implementing them into a gauntlet, it would allow one of them to hold onto the staff while it was emitting the energy that would kill Savage without any ill effects.

None of that happened. The gauntlets didn't work, Kendra couldn't access her powers on command yet to combat Savage, leaving her vulnerable. And throughout the entire time, Oliver was completely distracted by something that Barry had no idea what about.

It all started when Oliver requested Barry to run a DNA test for him and Felicity ended up finding out. Based on their reactions, Barry could hazard a guess that the DNA Oliver gave him belonged to his child and Oliver was trying to hide it from Felicity.

But all the same, he didn't know all the details so he couldn't really pass judgement yet.

So this is where it all comes down. Barry was running away from the blazing destruction of two cities and everything in between.

He just couldn't believe they failed so miserably. Sure, it seemed unlikely they would actually put down an immortal being for more than a few years, but he hoped they could at least prevent the thousands of deaths laying waste behind him.

Speaking of which, the destruction was beginning to catch up to him, but he was still in shock that they failed. And the fact he just watched Oliver die in front of him. Converted to ashes and scattered in the wind. He was pretty sure there was a little bit of Oliver on his suit right now.

He just wanted all this to stop. Another chance to make all this right, or at least escape from his own death to fight another day.

Barry didn't pay too much attention to what was around him aside from making sure he wouldn't crash into anything. He just needed to get away from all this chaos. Which is why he didn't feel the pull of the Speed Force in his system urging him forward, faster.

So it came as a surprise when a vortex appeared in front of him, sucking him in and he teleported to another location. He was back in Starling City, but everything was fine.

Barry looked to his right and saw another version of himself again. He'd only experienced this before when he time traveled by accident.

Barry skidded to a stop at the same safehouse they used to hide Kendra and Carter from Savage. He saw Cisco unpacking their tools at the tool shed and went to talk to him about his experience.

"Hey man, I gotta tell you something." He said nervously, which Cisco picked up on. "I-I saw myself on the way here, like-like last year."

"You mean like…" Realization dawned in Cisco's eyes as he remembered the last time it happened. "Please don't say the words. Please don't say the words."

"I went back in time," Barry reluctantly admitted.

"No, you were not supposed to say that. Because you only do these things when things go bad. Like, really bad," Cisco rubbed his head from the oncoming headache. "How long?"

"Tonight," Barry told him. "I don't know man. This was even worse. Everything was gone. Reduced to ashes."

"Well, now that you've gone and told me, you've already changed the future. So maybe now that things have changed, the future won't become the present because you've avoided that future by altering the present in the past," Cisco rambled. The concept of time travel boggled the mind.

"What?" Barry was trying to follow his train of thought but ultimately failed.

"What did I just say?" Even Cisco was confused at what he was saying.

"Alright, we need to focus, man. We need to be prepared for what happens tonight. One of the things was that we couldn't get Kendra to use her powers," Barry said.

"So what do you want me to do about it? We got her soulmate doing it," Cisco rolled his eyes. He found the idea of soulmates to be ludicrous, but if anyone could convince him otherwise, it would be Barry and Caitlin.

"Well obviously it didn't work out last time." Barry said. "So I need you to help her with this,"

"Why me?" Cisco asked.

"Because you understand what she's feeling. Kendra, she just wanted a simple life and she was thrusted into this world. She doesn't know how to handle all this," Barry said. "You had trouble accepting your powers because of how you got them, but you learned to accept them."

"You didn't ask for this life either. You were struck by lightning. Almost everybody was forced into this," Cisco said. "Why can't you talk to her? You seem to have gotten these speeches down,"

"She doesn't know me Cisco, she knows you," Barry insisted. "You're the one who's been by her side through this whole thing. You can talk to her,"

As Cisco walked off to where Kendra was currently training with Carter, Barry went off to make other preparations. Kendra was just one part of the new plan.

That night, everything was going according to plan. Cisco made sure without a doubt that he would get the gauntlets working since Oliver urged him to double check his work. Sure enough, Cisco found a glitch in the system that wouldn't have enabled them to handle the power of the staff.

This time, without his mind occupied with thoughts of his fight with Felicity, Oliver was able to make choice decisions, such as bringing other members of the teams to back them up. Together, they were able to keep Savage busy while Barry stole the staff right from his hands.

The gauntlets worked and were able to handle the power of the staff safely. The force of the staff caused Barry to stumble, but with a little help from Oliver, they were able to hold on until Savage was reduced to ashes.

This was it. The immortal man's time had finally run out.

"Does anyone get a sense of deja vu?" Laurel asked.

I'll be honest, I didn't really enjoy writing this chapter. There was just so much I didn't change in the crossover that I felt it more like a chore to write out than a joy. At least the date was fun, but it was too short. I tried to shorten the crossover to the barest essentials but it just got away from me. I hope you all enjoyed it anyway. The conversations I created were the parts I enjoyed the most. Not that there was much of it, which just shows how much of a struggle I had with this chapter.

I hope you all are enjoying yourselves. Take care and stay safe. Till we meet again next week.