The Year 2066
The future was not what Barry thought it would look like and it was not what Adrian remembered. It was like a post-apocalyptic movie except that it was no movie, it was reality. Central City looked like a wasteland. The sky was blood red covered by dark clouds which hinted a storm was coming soon. The buildings looked like they would collapse just by touching them. And those were the buildings that were still standing. There was almost no one in sight for about a mile and the people that could be seen were as lifeless as the city. "Judging by the expression on your face, I assume this is not the future you remember." Barry said. "This is definitely not the future I remember. Is it possible that we are in another universe? Or did we go too far into the future?" Adrian asked. "I don't think so but let's ask around." Barry suggested. "I don't know G, the way that the people look over their shoulder every few seconds gives me the vibe that this place looks like goes by the rule 'Trust no one'. Plus we're like rainbows compared to everything else here. People are gonna ask questions. I reckon you change out of you suit. We're gonna need to blend in." Adrian told Barry. "I think we should follow your dad's advice and go to Star Labs." Barry said preparing to run to Star Labs. "Wait! Don't use your speed. Dad told me that speedsters are wanted in some parts of the multi-verse. If we are not on Earth-1, it could be dangerous." Adrian said stopping Barry from speeding off. "I think we should stick to the shadows and walk to Star Labs."
2016
Jessie broke her personal record while she was training in the speed lab. She was now 7 times faster than the speed of sound. "Your total acceleration is amazing. You have gone from Mach 2.5 to Mach 7 in a little over than 3 weeks." Cisco informed. "Now all we need is an alternate speedster name for you." Cisco continued. "What's an alternate speedster name?"
"You know how Barry is called the Flash, and sometimes Scarlett Speedster? Like that. I was thinking, Lady Lightning!" Cisco said excitedly. "Lady Lightning... I like it." Jessie said. But before they could dwell more on the subject, Cisco's meta-human app gave them an alert.
Jessie got there in a few seconds and found people running for their lives quite recklessly. "Jessie the cameras are down so we cannot see. You have to evacuate everyone in a 3 block radius. They might kill themselves." Cisco ordered. "I see a monster. Like a huge, scaly monster" Jessie exclaimed. In a few seconds, about 60 people found themselves out of danger. Well, a middle aged man's shirt was on fire as Jessie was going too fast. "Sorry Sir!" Jessie said while she put the flames out. "Guys I can't see it."
"If you don't have eyes, use your ears." HR told Cisco. "That is a good idea." Cisco said trying to find the location of the monster. "Head 3 blocks north."
Jessie complied but when she got there, there was nothing in sight. "Guys it's gone."
2066
A few hours later, they arrived where Star Labs was supposed to be. "Holy shit. Is this where Star Labs is supposed to be?" Adrian exclaimed. There was a huge crater very close to the building. in fact, it looked like something crashed into part of Star Labs. But the object or whatever that did the damage was no longer there. There was a large opening in the building so they went through that one. "What do you think did this G?" Adrian asked Barry. "I'm not sure, maybe an explosion or a meteor. But be on high alert, this place is falling apart." Barry replied and jumped when a rat came out. A chuckle escaped from his grandson. Due to their little commotion, they didn't notice a shadowy figure stalk them.
2016.
"Where did that thing come from anyway?" Cisco asked Jessie. "I don't know, it just vanished."
"Maybe it's got some kind of cloaking mechanism." HR assumed
"We have to find a way to defeat it."
"Yea but it's not like we have magic monster lasso."
"On my earth, we have ropes made out of carbon fiber. They are ultra light but very strong. We can restrain it with that." HR said trying to contribute. "There was something else. A transformer blew before it got to it. The monster didn't even touch it." Jessie added. "Maybe it's feeding off electricity. Maybe that's why the transformers keep exploding." Iris said. "HR, could you get started on the carbon fiber rope? I'll join you in a bit." Cisco asked. HR just nodded and went away. "He didn't really do much, did he?" Iris asked. "Thank you! It took me a while to realize it but he's just re-saying what we are saying in a different way." Cisco exclaimed. "But he did have the idea for the rope."
"Reverse inception, he made you think he had the idea for the rope but he didn't even tell us how to use it." Cisco added. "I think you should vibe him. We shouldn't be caught off-guard again." Iris suggested.
2066
When they got to the cortex, they saw a transparent whiteboard with the word 'SAVITAR' written in red. The place was a mess. It looked like it was abandoned for over 30 years. "Check the time vault Adrian." Barry ordered. There were some other words and phrases on the board but he didn't look at them. There was no power in the whole building. It looked exactly like the Star Labs on Earth-1 but a lot crappier. Adrian came back and said "There is nothing in there. Plus the power is out in the whole building." Barry caught an arrow that someone shot at him. "Speedster. I knew it." A girl with a light voice said. "You don't know how to catch an arrow without your speed?" Adrian asked. "No. And who are you?" Barry said. "Holy crud. Is that you Nicole?" Adrian said shocked to see his classmate. "I think you have me confused with someone else kid." The girl replied. She was about 5'6, she had dark brown hair with a few light brown strands. Her hair was bushy and was just below her shoulders. She wore black pants which had a few cuts and a black tank top with a dark purple hoody tied around her waist. In her left hand was a bow and in her right hand was an arrow aimed at Adrian. "Kid? We are about the same age!" Adrian exclaimed. She just ignored him and said "Who are you people? And you're obviously not from here so where are you from?" Barry shook his head and said "We are not telling you anything until you tell us what universe this is and the year we are currently in." She observed Barry and told herself 'Time travelers'. "This is Earth-1 and we are in the year 2066." She told them.
2016
HR walked in while Cisco was listening to HR's recording. "Those are my things. What are you doing?" HR asked Cisco. "What are you doing? Who are you really? We know you're hiding something." Cisco said. "You have been burned twice by a man with the same face as mine. I imagine it's hard to trust after something like that. So play the rest."
When the recording was finished, it turns out that he only wanted to rebuild the bond between Harrison Wells and Cisco. And HR was also a writer but they got interrupted when the monster was sighted.
When Jessie got to the scene, the monster was there surrounded by snipers. "Ok, how do I use the rope?" Jessie asked. "Have you ever seen Empire Strikes Back?" Cisco asked. "Yea but what does that have to do with stopping the monster?" Jessie replied. "Just take it down like it was an AT-AT." Cisco said. "The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Caitlyn said then she received approving looks from Cisco and HR. "I've always wanted to be a Jedi." Jessie beamed as she tied the rope to a lamp post and started running around the monster. But to her avail, the monster went right through the rope. "Guys it's a hologram!" Jessie shouted. "That would explain the thing with the transformers. There are snipers placed around the block. Jessie you have to warn them!" Cisco said. When Jessie got there, a cop had fired at the monster only to have the bullet pass right through the monster. Luckily, she caught the bullet before it could reach a bystander. "Detective West! It's a hologram!" Jessie yelled. Joe told his comrades to hold their fire. "Jessie I found out where this guy is hiding." Cisco told Jessie. When she got to the location Cisco told her, she saw Julian pointing a gun at a hooded figure telling him to stand up. But when the hooded figure tried to run, Jessie caught the bullet which Julian shot and cuffed the person responsible for the hologram. "You're just a kid!" Julian exclaimed when he saw who was under the hood. "Yeah! A kid you almost shot. You're gonna pay for that!" The kid yelled. "You're the one who is gonna pay for terrorizing the city." Jessie told him. "Who are you? And where is the Flash?" Julian asked. "I'm Jessie Quick and the Flash sent me."
Realizing that he almost shot a kid, Julian said thank you to Jessie before she took him to CCPD.
"Hey, where have you been all day?" Cisco asked Caitlyn. "I went to visit my mother to see if we could work things out. And I think we might actually be on a road to discovery."Caitlyn replied. "When it comes to family, you have to do everything it takes because one day, you might not be able to do that anymore." Cisco said sadly thinking about the death of his brother. "I'm glad you're back" Cisco said as he went to the cortex.
"I think we need to celebrate team Jessie's first win." Cisco said being very proud of their first win with Jessie. "Nice work Jessie. Harry would be proud." Caitlyn told her as they went out to celebrate.
2066
"Judging by the looks on your faces, that wasn't what you were expecting to hear was it?" she said lowering her bow and putting her arrow back in her quiver realizing that they were no threat. "No. The timeline must have changed again. I should have realized this sooner. This is not your timeline because you are from the pre-flashpoint timeline not the post-flashpoint timeline." Barry told Adrian. "So what are you saying?" Adrian asked. "I'm sorry Adrian. But your timeline does not exist anymore." Barry apologized. Realizing he can never go back to his timeline, Adrian put his hood on and zoomed out. When Barry and the girl recovered from the sonic boom, Adrian was nowhere in sight.
A/N: I'm going to be writing 2 arcs simultaneously; the future arc (2066), and the main arc (2016/17).
