"Whoa, what is this place?" Allegra asked as she was the last person to exit the breach before Cisco to find herself and the rest of Team Flash in a cool facility.
"Welcome to the Nexus." Cisco said with a grin.
"You've been saving that for years haven't you?" Caitlin asked her boyfriend with a grin.
"Yes I have. I am so glad I finally get to use that name." Cisco said.
"Okay, it's a cool name, but what is this place and where did it come from?" Iris asked her fiance.
"This is our new HQ. It was originally a Star Labs satellite facility, but like the rest of them, it was shut down after the explosion. I originally had Cisco start working on this place so that we'd have a secondary base for the whole team to meet up without Thawne suspecting anything, but then, Cisco, Caitlin and I decided that maybe it couldn't hurt to have a base of operations that bad guys couldn't break into on a weekly basis." Barry said.
"And why weren't the rest of us told?" Iris asked.
"Well, the three of us are sort of the original Team Flash, no offense Joe." Cisco said.
"None taken. You're right after all. You and Caitlin supported Barry becoming Flash before I did. And I have to admit, this is a nice surprise." Joe said.
"Yeah, I mean, it's not as big as Star Labs, but it's not as exposed, as in, not in the center of the city." Caitlin said.
"We also didn't want to tell you guys about it until it was done. Kind of a surprise. This place is also better equipped, since this is only the first floor of 15." Barry said.
"What's on each floor?" Iris asked.
"The bottom dozen or so are like the Starchives, mostly used for storage. We're on the top floor, which we basically turned into a new Cortex, it's our base of operations, though we may need to find someone else to run it, since I have my powers back and Iris now has her own powers and this sort of thing isn't exactly Joe or Cecille's strong suit. No offense." Cisco said.
"None taken again, you're right." Joe said.
"I can do it." Allegra said.
"What?" Barry asked.
"I think we all know that you and Iris are not going to be letting me into the field anytime soon, so maybe I could help run comms or something, since it's clear that this team needs someone running QB from here." Allegra said.
"I mean, it's not the worst idea. It's a way for Allegra to help the team without putting herself in danger. I mean, I know she can defend herself, but I also don't think it's a good idea to let a high schooler get into the field." Iris said.
"You and Cisco will need to teach her how to do the things you both did." Barry said.
"Done." Cisco said and Iris nodded her agreement as well.
"Okay, so what else does this place have?" Joe asked.
"The floor below us has Cisco's and Caitlin's labs, along with a space that Jesse can turn into a lab if you want to." Barry said.
"I'll take a look at it in a bit." Jesse said.
"The floor beneath that is the training level. We've got a speed lab for Jesse and I, along with Wally when we find him and a training zone for the rest of you to train with your powers, along with a gym to work on non powered combat." Barry said.
"What else is here?" Joe asked.
"Why don't we just give them a tour. They'll need to learn their way around the base anyways." Caitlin said.
"We will, but first, I have one more thing to show you guys." Barry said with a grin as he tapped a few buttons on one of the consoles and six panels in the main wall opened up to reveal 6 cases, each one with a mannequin in them and above each was some kind of emblem. From left to right it went, the Elongated Man Emblem, then the same Vibe symbol that was on Cisco's ring, then what looked like some kind of mirror symbol, likely for Mirage, then obviously, the Flash Lightning bolt, then a snowflake for Frost and finally, another lightning bolt for Trajectory.
"Okay, not that it isn't cool, but why do we need these when we have our rings?" Iris asked.
"This is more of a repair bay, so that if the suits are damaged in a fight, just pop them in here for repairs." Cisco explained.
"Got it." Iris said as they others nodded in agreement.
"Okay then, now why don't we start the tour." Barry said as he led the whole team out of the new cortex and into the rest of their new base.
