Okaayyyy. I originally wanted to update this a little earlier but i just had a crazy week-end and was just to tired to do anything. Sorry XD Anyways i hope you enjoy.
"Hey Cait. As you probably already noticed, I have vanished from the current timeline."
"I accidentally jumped back to the past, October 21, 2014 to be precise and due to the cut from cicada's dagger I am unable to open the speed force to get back. It is now November 25th and I decided to live my life like normal, trying to make everything the same as before so I don't mess up the timeline. I haven't seen a time wraith yet so I think I'm doing a good enough job." He chuckled.
"Do not reply to this as there is a chance that Thawne intercepts it. I will come back as soon as the wound has healed."
"I have to go for now." He sighed. "I just wanted you to know that I am safe and that I love you. See you soon."
"Who shall I send this to, Mr. Allen." Gideon asked.
"Caitlin Snow-Allen. January 22, 2019." He replied.
The AI did as instructed and with that Barry went to the cortex and decided to wait for everyone.
Whilst he was waiting he was trying to remember what happened that day. Soon he realized what was supposed to happen today. He was supposed to lose his speed.
He went down to Thawne's secret workshop to try and find something that would help. And after about 20 seconds of searching at super speed he found a power dampener.
"Huh. Thanks Eobard." He said smiling at the device.
The day was going pretty well and Barry was about to head into the power station. He needed to make sure that Farooq would come to star labs later on.
He decided to throw a lightning bolt at him to emulate him getting a taste of his speed. He could just let him siphon some of his energy since he wasn't affected by that anymore in the past but he didn't think of that in that moment.
"Barry, is everything okay?" Caitlin asked worried over the comms.
"Your telemetry is indicating some serious spikes. What's going on?" Cisco added.
Barry didn't answer and threw another lightning bolt but ran in front of it and hit himself instead. That is when Barry activated the power dampener.
"Barry, you have to get out of there." Wells yelled.
"I can't." He said while pretending to be out of breath.
Back at lab Cisco and Dr. Wells went to find a way to get his speed back while Caitlin was running further tests.
"Barry, what's wrong. You're staring." She said curiously.
He hummed. "Oh. I'm sorry. You... uh... just look really nice today."
"Thank you very much but there are more important things going on right now." She said chuckling awkwardly, not realizing she was blushing like crazy.
After all the tests were run Barry moved over to his suit, knowing that Caitlin would be coming over soon. He was going to make sure to say the exact same things.
"Do you think I'll ever wear it again?" He asked.
"I hope so." She said.
He looked over at the suit and sighed. "I didn't have my speed for very long but now that it's gone, it feels like a part of me is gone too."
"With or without your speed, you're still you, Barry." He remembered how much it meant to him hearing this from her.
He hesitated for a second. "But I am not. I am not the best version of me, I love being the flash, the feeling of running hundreds of miles per hour, saving people . I don't know if I can live without it, Caitlin."
At this moment she started to move closer. He remembered that Cisco was about to walk in but he didn't seem to do so this time.
She was so close the only thing he could focus on were her beautiful brown eyes staring deep into his.
That is when she pressed her lips against his and right at that moment Cisco walks in.
He dropped his tablet and the noise made the pair untangle quickly. They looked at him like a deer in headlights.
"Relax." He said nonchalantly. "I knew this would happen sooner or later." He winked and was about to say something else before they heard a loud bang.
Cisco snapped out of his happy mood to return to what he was originally coming for. "Yeah , with this comes the news i was about to share. The meta that fried your corps from earlier this morning, is Farooq Gribran and he is standing right at the front door..."
"We have to get my powers back." Barry exclaimed as Wells rolled in.
"I have a theory, nothing has changed inside you on a cellular level, all we have to do is jump start you." Wells explained.
While Cisco and Wells were discussing how they would to that all Barry could think about was Caitlin. He wanted to take care of Farooq but he couldn't as long as everyone thought he didn't have his powers.
For a moment he hesitated but he remembered that he promised himself to do everything exactly the same as last time, which meant he had to wait. Though on the other hand, he did just kiss Caitlin which was already going to change quite a bit. Though no time wraiths yet, so far so good.
He went to talk to Farooq but, like last time, that didn't go particularly well so now it was the time to get his speed back.
While Caitlin was prepping the treadmill Barry got ready to push her into the closet. He remembered that Farooq would come looking for them.
As Farooq entered the room and started looking around, in the closet, Caitlin was holding on to him for dear life.
He was prepared to disengage the dampener in case he needed it but the power came back on just at the right time, distracting Farooq so that they could continue.
"Turn on the treadmill." He ordered.
"But you're still hurt." She pointed out worried about his shoulder that started bleeding.
"We don't have time." He yelled back, he hated himself for having to do that but he had no choice.
She moved over to the switch but hesitated. "Caitlin!" He said again.
"I can't. If I do this, it could kill you. I've already lost the man I loved in this building before, I'm not going to let that happen again." She said in tears.
He stepped of the treadmill and moved over to her and wrapped her in his arms "Cait, I am not going to let you get hurt, I care to much about you to let that happen."
"Trust me, this will work. I promise." He said full with determination as he wiped away her tears.
They proceeded and Barry went flying of the treadmill into the wall, in that moment before she got to him, he disabled the dampener. He knew it was too early but he just wanted this to be over, he wanted her to be safe again.
"Did it work?" She asked hopeful.
He vibrated his hand and nodded.
She practically jumped with glee, a sight that Barry found quite adorable.
Without hesitating he went and took care of Farooq. He let him siphon his energy like last time, resulting in his death. Barry felt bad but he couldn't risk messing up the timeline even more.
The team was standing in the pipeline talking about what happened when Caitlin pulled up her tablet.
Amazed by the results of her tests she showed everyone a scan of Barry's cells. "Barry, this is unlike anything I've ever seen before."
Barry chuckled awkwardly but acted surprised nonetheless.
Wells looked over and had a peek. "Impressive indeed, Mr. Allen." Though he looked like he knew something was up, him and Cisco left.
"How did you know that Wells' idea would work? You seemed so convinced earlier." She asked.
"Just a hunch." He grinned.
"By the way, i am sorry about... earlier... you know." She said looking down embarrassed.
He moved closer to her, cupping her face gently and kissing her. "You mean this?"
She looked shocked and tried so say something but was failing miserably making Barry laugh. "What about Iris?" She finally managed to ask.
He chuckled before explaining. "I love you, Caitlin Snow. You have nothing to worry about."
She nodded happily and hugged him.
I have to admit, this was harder then i thought. :D
I have a few ideas on how i want this story to end but i am not sure for which one to go for. 1) Barry returns to his time and everything returns to normal OR 2) Barry decides to stay in this timeline with Caitlin when something unexpected happens. (Not gonna spoil to much. ;)) Which one do you think i should go with?
Anyways, thank you for reading. See you next time. :D