A lot of people requested a follow up to the last chapter so I'm going to do it now. I was performing in a concert (plus homework build up), so this may be a little late or rushed. I haven't even been able to watch the new episode yet.
Barry followed Iris through the halls of STAR Labs, surprised at how well she knew the place. He was gawking at everything like he would never get the chance to see it all again. Did he really spend a lot of time here? Was he really friends with Dr. Wells?
"Iris, what are you doing here?" A stern looking girl asked as if her presence was unusual. How could her presence be unusual if Barry spent a lot of time here?
Iris grabbed his still vibrating right hand and showed it to the woman.
"I'm assuming you know about this." The other woman's eyes widen in . . . fear? Apprehension? Yeah, apprehension.
She turned her gaze, now threatening, on Barry. "What did you do?"
"I honestly have no clue. Probably not the time to ask, but what's your name?" Barry spoke hesitantly.
"Not funny, Barry." A man with a warning look on his face and a lollipop in his mouth walked in and shook his head at Barry's comment.
A thought flashed through his head of a man on fire 'I'm not Ronnie.' What the heck did that mean?
"He's not joking Cisco." Iris looked over at Barry worriedly.
Caitlyn grabbed Barry's arm and led him to a medical table. Then she turned to Iris who had followed them in along with Cisco.
"How long has been like this?" She asked then drew a blood sample. "Cisco go get Dr. Wells."
"He came to Jitters in a panic about 8:30ish." Iris answered.
"Barry, what's the last thing you remember?" She flashed a light in his eyes looking for hints of a concussion or trauma.
"I was in my lab at the precinct, and I heard something about the particle accelerator malfunctioning, then I woke up today in a weird red suit. Still not sure what's going on with that. Something about a flash."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. The suit is not weird. The suit is awesome, and even if you don't remember, that suit has served you well. It deserves more than that." The man the other had called Cisco defended. Barry now remembered something Iris had said about him being an engineer.
Behind Cisco was a man Barry had idolized for a very long time, but with an unexpected twist. He came in in a motorized wheel chair. He tried hard not to stare but failed.
"Dr. Wells, it's an honor to meet you." Barry stated with awe and reverence.
The man merely nodded and looked at him pensively. "Let's see what we can do about that memory of yours." He turned to the man sucking a lollipop. "Cisco, is that miniature MRI you were working on finished."
"Uhh. It's finished but untested." He glanced at Barry.
"Given that you heal quickly and Cisco is really good at his job, do you mind being the first user?" Dr. Wells asked him. "It's probably safe."
"I heal quickly?" Barry turned to Iris. She laughed at his 'What the heck are they talking about?' face.
"I'm going to take that as a yes." Caitlyn said as she shooed Cisco out, presumably to get his new invention.
A few hours and tons of tests later, they had still found nothing.
"So the particle accelerator made lightning that struck me and gave me super speed. Was I the only one affected?" Barry asked breaking the frustrated silence between Caitlyn and Dr. Wells.
"No, you've actually been fighting the bad metahumans, that's what we call everyone who was affected, as the Flash."
"Is it possible I lost my memory because a metahuman erased my mind?" He watched their faces to gauge their reactions.
"Yes, I suppose it is. What made you think of that?" Dr. Wells questioned.
"When I woke up this morning I had dreamt, or at least thought I had dreamt, fighting a man with super powers, erasing memories. I thought it was just a dream because I also had super speed in the dream, but that's actually true, so maybe some of the other things are true too." Barry reasoned, he looked over at Iris expecting her to be confused, but instead he found that she wasn't really paying attention to the conversation of how he lost his memory. She was lost in thought, and honestly, he shouldn't have expected her to care about the how he had lost his memory. Iris would care if they found a way to reverse it.
"Hey, guys. Thanks for all your help, but I think Iris and I need to go now. If I remember anything else, I'll let you know." Barry stood and helped Iris up.
As they walked toward the door, Dr. Wells called out to them. "For now, keep him in a familiar area. It may jog some memories. Cisco laughed. "Pun not intended."
"Do you want to walk or do you want to carry me and run?" Iris asked. She felt herself fly up into his arms, and then they were at her father's house.
When Barry stepped into the living room, he was hit by another memory.
"I love you, Iris. When we were kids I loved you before I even knew what the word love meant." His past self said with tears in his eyes.
He must have looked heartbroken because the moment Iris looked over at him, she engulfed him in a comforting hug.
"What's wrong, Bear?"
"Nothing, I just remembered something that happened in this room." He refused to meet her gaze, and her hopes soared. Did he remember what she thought he remembered?
"What was it?" She prodded.
"I-I told you I loved you." As he finished talking her smile grew wider. "Now I'm confused."
"Think back to our earlier conversation. I dumped my boyfriend for someone that I recently found out had feelings for m-" Iris was interrupted by Barry's lips being pressed on hers.