After Iris's shift ended at Jitters, she and Laurel headed to Star Labs to check on Barry and they found that they weren't the only ones with that idea.
"Iris, I take it that you've joined the club?" Oliver asked and Iris nodded as they hugged.
"I hear you have a daughter with Laurel now, congrats." Iris said.
"Thank you." Oliver said.
"I showed her a picture of Jasmine." Laurel said.
"Complete knock off of her mother." Iris said and Oliver laughed in agreement as they arrived.
"No offense to you guys, but maybe you should go back to your hotel, since we don't know if this Barry is like the rest of us, or if he has no idea who you are yet. Either way, I think it should only be someone he absolutely recognizes if he wakes up." Iris said and both Oliver and Laurel nodded as Iris headed inside.
"So, how'd you spend your day?" Iris asked.
"I haven't made any moves against Thawne yet, but I did pay a visit to DeVoe and let's just say it's good thing he was already in a wheelchair, since it saved me the trouble of having to break his legs to send a message to leave Barry alone, along with planting a little present from Felicity to help Barry defend himself should he end up needing to in court." Oliver said.
"What?" Laurel asked.
"I planted some kind of burst receiver on DeVoe, don't worry, he won't realize it's there, but it will track down any and all information he has, which can be used to discredit any charges against Barry." Oliver said.
"Smart. But anyways, have you talked to your parents at all?" Laurel asked.
"Jasmine's fine. Mom's taking good care of her." Oliver said.
"I know, it's just, the longest I've ever been away from Jasmine before was when she slept over at either your parents or mine. But now I'm going a whole week without my baby girl." Laurel said and Oliver wrapped his arm around her.
"She's not a baby, as Jasmine would say, she's a big girl, and besides, considering what this trip was for, we couldn't risk her getting caught up in all this. Besides, it sounds like you needed a break from being a mom." Oliver said and Laurel sighed, knowing he was right.
"Come on, Iris said she'll bring Barry by if something happens." Oliver said as they headed back to their hotel.
"Iris, you're early." Cisco said.
"Yeah, I needed to talk to Dr. Wells about something, in private." Iris said as the man who'd ruined her husband's life wheeled into the room.
"How can I help you Iris?" Wells asked.
"It's something that I'd much rather discuss only with you until I understand what's happening." Iris said and Cisco took that as his cue to leave.
"So, what's going on with you?" Wells asked.
"This." Iris said as she held out her hand and it started vibrating at super speed.
"Incredible." Wells said.
"What is happening to me?" Iris asked, even she already knew, but she needed to make Wells believe that this was a shock to her.
"It appears that the night the particle accelerator exploded, you were affected by the energies released in the explosion. It appears that you have the ability to move at superhuman speeds." Wells said.
"How is that possible?" Iris asked.
"When you touched Barry's hand after the accident, did you by any chance feel a jolt of electricity?" Wells asked and Iris nodded.
"That explains it. Dark matter plus electricity. But don't worry Iris, here at Star labs we will make sure that you learn to control this ability of yours." Wells said.
"Thank you." Iris said as Caitlin entered.
"Iris, good, Cisco told me you were here." Caitlin said as Iris heard music.
"Is that poker face?" Iris asked.
"Cisco's idea, but it worked, come with me." Caitlin said as Iris and Wells followed her into the med bay to find Barry waking up.
"Barry." Iris said with a grin as she hugged her best friend.
"Iris, hey, what's going on, where am I?" Barry asked, a little groggy.
"You're at Star Labs. After you were struck by lightning, we brought you here. You've been in a coma for 9 months." Iris said and she noted how Barry barely seemed surprised by any of this.
"Can we have a few minutes alone?" Iris asked and the others nodded as they left the 2 alone.
"So, what do the numbers 3562 mean to you?" Iris asked.
"That was my number when I was a prisoner in Iron Heights." Barry said and Iris grinned and before Barry could say anything else, she crashed her lips against his.
"I missed you so much." Iris said when she pulled away.
"How were we?" Barry asked.
"Separated, 20 years. Longest time of my life. But now I have you back." Iris said.
"Iris, mind explaining what's going on?" Barry asked.
"What's the last thing you remember before waking up?" Iris asked.
"After my fight with Thawne, I woke up seeing this weird guy, who told me that the balance of universes was being thrown off by some unnatural force, so he was sending me here to help restore the balance." Barry said.
"Must be why we're all being brought to this earth." Iris said.
"All?" Barry asked.
"Oliver, Laurel, John, Roy, Thea, Felicity, Kara, Alex and the rest of Kara's team are here to." Iris said and Barry nodded.
"Now, since last time I checked, we weren't even dating before in this universe, Iris West, will go out with me?" Barry asked and Iris nodded.
"Yes, absolutely. But now, there are 2 other people that I promised I'd tell if you were awake." Iris said.
"Let me guess, is one of them Oliver Queen?" Barry asked.
"And his girlfriend Laurel Lance. And there's something important I have to show all of you later." Iris said and Barry nodded.
Oliver and Laurel were in their hotel room when they heard a very familiar sound and turned to see Barry and Iris standing by the window.
"Barry, welcome back." Oliver said as he greeted his old friend.
"Thanks Oliver, so your team is here to?" Barry asked.
"Yep. But most of them are in Star City, handling things while Laurel and I came out here." Oliver said.
"Yeah, Iris told me you guys were still together on this earth?" Barry asked.
"Happily, especially since we have a daughter and before you ask, Felicity knows and she's okay with it, since honestly, I was always happier with Laurel than with her." Oliver said.
"Relax, I know you well enough to know that you're committed to Laurel. Just like I am committed to Iris." Barry said as he put his arm around her.
"So, you guys are together again?" Oliver asked.
"We are and who knows, you might be getting a wedding invite by the end of next year." Iris said.
"You'll be getting ours soon, since we're actually engaged." Laurel said as she showed off her ring.
"Congrats." Iris said.
"Iris, you said there was something you wanted to show all of us?" Barry asked and Iris nodded as she held up her hand and began vibrating it at super speed.
"Wow, so, you're a speedster now." Oliver said and Iris nodded.
"Yeah, it looks like I am." Iris said.
"You finally got your wish." Barry said and Iris nodded in agreement, since now she could actually help people the way Barry did.
I'm thinking of writing a Flash spinoff based on this called Flash Rebooted. What do you guys think?