December 20th - 2013

Eight days, I'd been unconscious for eight days after the accelerator accident, died half a dozen times only to come back moments after the doctors were to declare me dead. I was surprised I didn't have some kind of brain damage, though the doctor was testing me on several things, since I guess this was their first case of super healing on record. Unfortunately Clifford DeVoe died from cardiac arrest due to the lightning hitting the helmet, the mirakuru accident just barely saving me due to the regeneration. The doctor kept insisting I stay put for several days, but I managed to get them to agree to let me move about, so long as I was being monitored by a nurse.

The nurse, Ms Concord, was often assigned to me, something about freaking the other staff out. I spent the last sixteen hours being put through a battery of tests, taking blood samples, sent down to the PT room for physical ability tests, and generally just having my limits tested. Stranger still was that S.T.A.R. Labs was running the show and paying for the whole thing. I wasn't sure what to think of this because I hadn't seen Eobard show his face yet, but I'd finally gotten permission to visit Mr Allen after I refused to allow any further tests unless I was allowed my request.

I knocked gently at the door trying to be soft before Ms Concord opened the door allowing me in to see their unconscious coma patient. "Keep fighting, Barry" I said softly as I walked over to him and picked up the clipboard at the foot of the bed, noting the incredibly rapid heart rate and high electrolyte levels. There was a knock at the door before it opened, and a larger man I pretty quickly recognized as detective Joe West and his daughter Iris walked into the door.

"Excuse me but do you know Barry?" he asked before I turned around, setting the clipboard back at the foot of the bed.

"Yes, we met in Starling city, he was working with Mr Oliver Queen and myself on a case for SCPD. He's also a damn good CSI and had my back in a bad situation."

I paused for a moment, considering the ramifications of changing history again before I looked at them both. "Excuse me, there was something important Mr Allen kept going on about that I wanted to make sure was delivered, but I'm not exactly sure where it is... do you happen to have the coat he was wearing the night of the accident?" I got a strange look before a drawer was opened, and an envelope was taken out.

"This was in his coat pocket, no address written on it, so I was hoping he could tell me more about it when he woke up."

I felt my eyes widen as I realized that he had written it but wanted to deliver it in person, so I quickly took it from the detective and handed it to Iris.

"Want to tell me what this is about?" asked the detective as Iris began opening the letter and reading.

"Mr West, Barry was insistent she got that letter, if anything should happen to him, I wanted to make sure that no matter what it was delivered." Iris began welling up in tears as she read further, realizing that this was the true feelings of her long time friend and adoptive family, who'd been hiding it for the better part of his life. There was concern on the detective's face as I turned back to the bed, giving a silent prayer for his safety, now and in the future that's been thrust upon him. That was then there was a knock at the door again and Eobard walked in.

"Is this a bad time?" he asked as he walked into the room, standing off to the side.

"I told you before, Wells, Barry is not some science experiment and I won't let you use him as such even if it'll wake him up tomorrow!" shouted detective West, my own body tensing from the increased acuity of my hearing.

"Harrison Wells, we finally meet" I stated quickly putting a fake smile on to hide my real intentions.

"Ah yes, our John Doe, it seems my head of bio research Caitlin Snow has taken a real interest in you, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance." He reached out his hand in the traditional handshake, which was exactly what I was hoping for, as I grasped his hand and began applying ever-increasing pressure and pulled him in close. I could feel the bones in his hand start to give and snap as a pained expression began to form on the mask he was keeping up to hide his intent.

"You keep Mr Allen safe Eobard, I know you need him to get home, but he is more important than you can imagine." I let go of his hand after seeing a flash of red in his eyes from his powers while he was desperately trying to escape my vice-like grip crushing it, though it should heal in a few hours I was sure.

"That's one hell of a grip you have there, Mr?" I smirked before stretching "Zalost, that's what my friends call me anyway, Plumber, Handyman, Locksmith, Adventurer, and Traveler. Ever at the service of those in need." I did a simple bow at the last part before looking back to the west family "You can trust him to help Mr Allen, he does have some of the best experts in meta-human biology and advanced physics after all" I smirked before I walked out the door, Ms Concord following afterward.

"Is he going to be ok?, I was really worried with the sounds I heard coming from his hand." I took a deep sigh and turned to face her. "Mr Wells is going to be fine, now then, I need to get back to PT, would you be so kind as to show me the way Ms Concord?"