Chapter 11: Final Decision
Barry's POV
"Hang on they're your kids from the future?" Jesse asked
"Yeah but that's not the weirdest part" I replied
"Then What is?"
"Eddie, he's alive and we need your help to find and help him"
A few hours later…
"So you want Nora and Thomas to hold his arms back and Jesse and I to grab his legs so he won't be able to run?" Wally asked
"Exactly. Once we have him I'm going to attach the splicer on him to separate whatever is connected to him and rip it out" I explain
"What if it kills him?" Jesse asked
"It won't. We… believe that whenever is going on with Eddie is similar to Professor Stein and Jax" We all notice that Joe walked in with a concerned face.
"Barr, the CCPD… we found something"
"What is it?"
"When we were investigating a scene, we found a clue which lead us to a warehouse. We need you and your skills"
"Why wasn't I told about the crime scene?"
"Because you have been... busy"
At the Warehouse
I started to look around the warehouse trying to find anything suspicious until i found some crates. I look through a couple of them to find some parts. I look through another only to find some weapons.
"Allen you find something?" Julian asked
"A couple of crates full of parts and one packed to the top of guns, specifically Mat-49s"
"Mat-49s? But they're outdated"
"I know and they're also rare to come by" I look behind them to find a bigger container "Wait a moment" I walk over to it and open it up.
"Oh my god, are these…"
"Ammunition" We continue to look in and there has to be at least fifty magazines inside.
"Barr, Julian did you find something?" Joe asked while walking towards us.
"Yeah, some parts, guns and whole lot of magazines. The weird thing is the guns were Mat-49s, a submachine gun that was produced by the French army during the fifties and was stopped being produced in the seventies, and the magazines aren't compatible with them" Julian walks away to keep looking around.
"I think you should take a couple of these and give them to Cisco to analyze" I quick grab a magazine and hide it in my jacket. I look around to try and find Julian and saw him going threw another container.
"Joe I'm going to my lab to… do some tests" I said if anyone could hear us talking. I reality I was just going to STAR Labs.
"Oh… yeah of course Barry" I walked out of the warehouse and ran to STAR Labs.
"Hey Cisco. I picked something up at the crime scene and I think you might know a few things about it." I pulled the magazine out and gave it to Cisco.
"What is it?" He said grabbing the magazine out of my hand.
"To be honest, all I know is that it's some type of ammunition."
"I'll go take a look" While he was walking out I saw Wally and Jesse walk in.
"Where Cisco going?" Jesse asked
"He's going to analyze an unknown ammunition. Have you guys found anything yet?"
"No not yet…" Wally started to say before he was cut off by an alarm.
"Barry, he's running around Central City. It doesn't look like he's going anywhere, he's just running" Caitlin informed me. I ran out trying to find him until I saw his blue lightning flying past me. I ran after him. I was running for a good hour before he stopped.
"Guys he stopped"
"On our way" Everyone except Caitlin and Cisco said.
"Barry be careful. Eddie is powerful right now and might kill you" Caitlin worriedly said
"I promise I will be okay" When Jesse, Nora, Thomas and Wally arrived we got into positions and went with the plan. Nora and Thomas grab his arms while Jesse and Wally held onto his legs.
"You won't be able to defeat me this easily Flash" He said while I walked towards him.
"Your right. I won't be able to beat you. You're too fast, faster than I ever will be. But you see this thing..." I put the device into the air "this will" I start to attach it but he started to phase but Nora and Thomas countered it by phasing them selfs. He can't phase out of them so he kicked Wally off of him but Thomas froze his foot to the ground.
"Wait you have cryo powers?" Wally and Jesse asked. I attach the splicer to Eddie and they all let go when they saw it activating. We saw Eddie fall to the ground showing no signs of the speed force. But we also saw someone else, someone we thought we got rid of last year, Zoom.
"Hunter Zolomon?" I started to freak out because one of my worst enemies has been possessing my brother-in-law, technically.
"Flash you didn't think... you could get rid of me, that easily did you" He said with his iconic demonic voice.
"Jesse, Wally, Get Eddie back to STAR Labs. When you get there call Iris. We'll finish this here." They ran off with Eddie "I watched you die. You were taken into the speed force"
"Oh but Barry, I am dead. I'm no longer Hunter Zolomon, Jay Garrick, Zoom… Flash. I am the epiphany of death. I am Black Flash" He ran off which we proceeded to pursue him. Nora was able to catch up to him and threw him against the ground
"We got you and you will never hurt my family again" Nora yelled proceeding to punch him over and over again.
"Nora stop!" I yelled "Killing him won't help anything"
"But Dad in this cause you are wrong. As long as he is still alive he will be able to cause the same problem that caused us from coming here. Your death. I'm sorry Dad, please forgive me" She phases her hand threw his heart and killed him.
"Nora! Why would you do that?!" I yelled at her
"Dad, She right this was the only was" Thomas stood up for his sister.
"We always find another way, we do not kill. Well it's over, but won't that mean you will disappear since I will never die"
"No because remember even though it's a different timeline it still exists and it will always happen but this created a new timeline, one which splinters off from the original and one where your Nora and Thomas will have their father still." Nora explained.
"You might have killed him but I still love you two" We hugged and ran back to STAR Labs. When we arrived we saw Joe, Iris and Caitlin in the Med Bay
"What's going on?" I asked Cisco.
"Eddie, he's awake" I ran in there to see Eddie sitting up on the bed.
"Eddie!" I ran up to him and gave him a hug. "It's good to have you back"
"It's good to be back. Thank you Barry for saving me from whatever that thing was"
"Yeah, Thank you Barry and sorry if I was abit rude, I was just mad" Iris apologized
"It's alright Iris. How is he Cait?"
"His blood pressure is fine, his heart rate is normal it looks like everything is good. He's in perfect health for someone who has been dead for a while"
"So does that mean he can go home?" Iris asked
"I don't see any problem with that, just that I want him to come in for daily check ups just to see if any abnormal readings show up. Just in case you still have the speed force in you"
"I would be fine with that" He exclaimed. Iris got him off the bed and they left STAR Labs. I walked up behind Caitlin while she was cleaning up her lab and hugged her.
"I'm so happy that we don't have to deal with an evil speedster anymore" I said
"Yeah it was getting kinda old. First Reverse-Flash then Zoom now Eddie and Zoom as one entity. It was getting kinda boring"
"Boring? Okay. How about this…" I look over to see Cisco, Nora, Thomas and Joe talking. "we go out to a restaurant and take a walk down the coast"
"What about Nora and Thomas?"
"I think they can manage without us for a couple of hours" I slowly lean in to kiss her and felt contact faster than I expected. We were like that for a couple minutes until Cisco walked in. He cleared his throat and we separated.
"I think that's my cue to leave. I'll see you at home babe" Caitlin said while walking out. Cisco gave me a dirty look and I just rolled my eyes. I walked outside and gathered all their attention.
"What is it Barr?" Joe asked. I take out a box with a ring in it.
"Damn Barry that's a good looking ring. Wait are you going to…"
"Yes, I'm going to propose tonight. I have it all planned out"
A few hours later
Caitlin's POV
It was couple of hours until my date with Barry. I wanted it to go perfectly since we haven't really had the time to go out because of the whole Cobalt Blue situation. We got ready and started to head for the door.
"Where are you guys going?" Thomas asked
"We're going to dinner, just the two of us. Sorry we would bring you guys with us it's just we have been able to go out in a while because of the whole Cobalt Blue situation" I explained
"Nah it's fine have a good night" Nora said. We started to walk towards the door but Barry asked if I could wait in the car, he said he forgot something. We left and had dinner. We drove to the beach and started to walk along the coast.
"You know Cait, this has been a great night"
"Yeah it has. Clear skies. Perfect view of space"
"There was one thing that was missing from today. Something I have wanted to do for along time but couldn't because of our current situation.
"The last time I heard those words it turned out to be a shapeshifter who ended up kissing me, while looking like you" We both laugh remembering Hannibal Bates
"But this time it's coming for Barry, the real Barry" He got down on one knee and opened a box containing a beautiful ring "Caitlin Snow will you make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"
"Yes!" I yelled while proceeding to kiss him. He slid the ring onto my hand.
The next day
I walk into the cortex with Barry to see everyone except Wally and Jesse standing and waiting. We walk into the middle of the room and got everyone's attention. I put up my hand exposing the ring. Everyone one by one congratulated us. We heard the alarms going off.
"What now?!" I yelled in frustration
"Repeated lightning strikes all around Central City" Cisco informed us. We all ran outside to see multi-colored lightning strikes and a portal.
"What is going on?" Eddie asked
"It's the speed force it needs someone to stabilize it" Nora informed us.
"Caitlin, I'm sorry but I have to go" I started to cry knowing that I couldn't convince Barry to stay and that I would lose another fiancé who is trying to save me and the city.
"Barry no. I lost Ronnie once, I can't lose you to" Stream of tears were falling down my face now.
"Mom that's why you won't" Thomas said. Both Barry and I look over towards him. "Dad I'm sorry but this wasn't your fight or your fault so that's why I struck a deal"
"With who" We both replied
"With the speed force. For the next ten minutes your speed will be gone so you can't stop me, but I am going"
"No Tommy" Nora said
"Nora, take care of Mom and Dad for me. I love all of you" Thomas ran off into the speed force which stopped the lightning strikes.
"No!" Barry yelled
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