2016
Today was a quiet day for Team Jessie. It looked like the criminals took a day off. But what bothered the team most was Barry's absence. If he had time travelled, he should have been back the moment he left but he wasn't. That meant that Barry was in trouble. "Hey has anyone heard from Barry? He's been gone for about a week now. He should have been back around the time he left right?" Iris asked trying not to be worried. "I don't know. If he didn't come back the time he left, either he forgot when he was supposed to come back or something happened." Cisco replied. "Do you think you can vibe him?" Iris pleaded. Cisco nodded and went to get something that Barry owned. Cisco saw Barry fighting with a speedster in black and red in what looked like the best-worst dystopian world ever. He also saw Adrian with a girl trying to help Barry. "I can't see anything. He must be moving really fast." Cisco lied. Barry was in trouble and that wouldn't help Iris or the team. He would try to contact Barry later.' Can I speak through time?' He wondered.
2066
Barry felt horrible. He hadn't eaten in hours and he was exhausted. He was told by the unnamed girl not to use his speed because the man who ruled Central City could sense speedsters, but only if they used the speed force to run. That meant that his grandson was in danger and it was his fault. He had little information on the evil speedster, except that any speedster unlucky enough to stumble into this time in this universe was killed. He had to speed up the search for Adrian without his speed and that was not going well. "So there is no power in the whole city?" Barry asked. "Only in his palace." The girl replied pointing at the huge building a few miles from where they were. "Though I know someone who can convert speed force into power." The girl informed. "Great, can you take me to him or her?" Barry said getting a little hope. The girl nodded as they changed course.
2016
Joe was very worried. Wally was having dreams about being a speedster and he feared it was the work of Dr Alchemy. Did his son have powers in Flashpoint? Joe could not shake the uneasy feeling his gut gave him so he asked Cisco to vibe Wally. "Do you have any of his belongings?" Cisco asked. "Not with me but I'll bring something." Joe replied as he left Star Labs. Cisco went to his lab to finish working on the power dampening cuffs he was making but couldn't seem to find them. He remembered HR holding them after announcing he was planning to reopen Star Labs as a museum. "Have you seen HR? I think he took my cuffs." Cisco said to Caitlyn. "I took your cuffs." Caitlyn said as she removed the cuffs and handed them to Cisco. "Why do you need them? It's not like you're a…" Caitlyn cut Cisco off by freezing a glass of water on the table. "Meta human… I was gonna drink that." Cisco joked. "They started manifesting a few months ago. My mom said the more I use them the harder they'll be to reverse. I need you to vibe me…" Caitlyn said with a sad voice. When he took her hand, he saw the two of them fighting but he told her he didn't see anything. That was the second time he lied about something like that today. A stranger walked into Cisco's lab claiming to be HR. It turned out, he was HR but he was using technology to change his face so he wouldn't get arrested when he went out in public. They were interrupted when Barry came through a portal with an unconscious Adrian and a girl. "He needs help now!" Barry exclaimed.
2066
Adrian went back to Star Labs after he cooled down. It was a lot to take in, knowing you will never be able to go back to where you belong. The people you loved, gone. He couldn't find Barry or the girl at Star Labs so decided to take a risk and search the city. He went much slower this time, below Mach 1 to reduce the risk. It was unnatural for him to be using his speed and going this slow. Eventually, he found them near an electronics store. "Where did you go? And how long have you been using your speed?" Barry questioned. "I went to the place where my old house was supposed to be. And then the cemetery." Adrian replied. There was something missing in his voice, optimism. The kid had lost hope of ever going back. In his grandson's eyes, he saw something that he saw in himself sometimes, darkness. In a matter of seconds, Adrian had lost almost everything dear to him and that was Barry's fault. But why did he look at him with such respect. That was something Barry would never understand. "Why did you go to the cemetery?" Barry asked. "My parents died when I was 9. I went to visit their graves but it turns out, they don't even exist in this timeline." Adrian said sadly."I'm sorry. Your friend over here tells me that there is an evil speedster; he kills every speedster who enters this city. Also, he can sense the speed force so we shouldn't run." Barry informed. Adrian just nodded. "Where are we going anyway?" Adrian asked. "We are going to someone who can turn the speed force into power." Barry replied."Now that I think about it. We don't have to go there anymore. I wanted to search for you but since you are here, we can go back." Barry explained. "Adrian? Are you there?" Barry said trying to get his grandson's attention. "We can't go back Barry. If this is the future, then we have to help them!" Adrian said. Barry smiled as the light returned in his grandson's eyes.
2016
Adrian was unconscious in the med bay. "What happened there anyway? And how long were you guys gone? And who is the girl?" Cisco said noticing Barry's beard and dirty clothes. "We were there for about 3 weeks. Long story short, Adrian's timeline does not exist anymore and the future we were in was horrible so we decided to help. We went up against a speedster who could sense the speed force. We finally beat him but he drained Adrian in the process leaving him in that state. The girl is Adrian's friend. Which reminds me, I have to take her to Star City." Barry summarized. "Dude, I didn't hear a single word you said. You were speaking speedster." Cisco informed Barry. Barry repeated what he said earlier but slower this time. Barry was gone for about five minutes because he took the girl to Oliver hoping he could help her. When Joe walked in, he laughed before commenting on Barry's beard. "You should start leaving your facial hair to grow Bear. I'm glad you are back." Joe joked. "Barry you should get some sleep and some food. You look like you've been through hell." Caitlyn told him. Barry was about to do just that when Joe told him about Wally and his dreams about being Kid Flash. Then Joe got a text from Julian saying there is a meta-human who killed a man the previous night. All this information was too much for Barry to handle right after his encounter with the evil speedster. And because of that, Barry collapsed.
2066
Barry and Adrian went into the building with the girl. They met an old man, probably in his late forties or early fifties. "Good evening Mr. Allen, kids. My name is Dr Darwin Elias." The man informed them. Barry was surprised that this man knew who he was. "I assume you want to know how I know who you are. I used to work the future version of you. I will not bore you with the details. Also I do not want to upset the timeline." The Dr said. "Ok, we need your help to stop the evil speedster in this time. Can you tell us everything you know about him?" Barry demanded. "Alright, not much is known about him but I'll tell you. He can do everything most speedsters can and more. He can sense the speed force in speedsters but only if it's in use. That's why he knows when a speedster enters this city. Shortly after a new speedster sighting, he is seen beating them and taking them to his palace. He is considerably faster than any speedster I have ever seen." Elias said.
2016
Iris was at the med bay next to Barry who had passed out from exhaustion earlier that day. Caitlyn was next to Adrian measuring his vitals. "How is he doing?" Iris asked. "His heart rate is really low and the speed force in his cells are almost completely depleted. He is healing but slowly." Caitlyn told Iris. Joe came in with Wally and a few minutes later, Wally was on the floor writhing in agony as he felt the pain dealt to him by the Rival in Flashpoint. Dr Alchemy was calling to him. Without Barry, the team's safest option was to put Wally in a cell until it subsided or until Barry woke up.
Jessie was dealing with 'Shade' as HR named him. "What if we get Dr Light to help out?" Cisco asked. "You mean Linda's doppelganger? The one who ran away from Central City to get away from Zoom? Good idea but we don't know where she is." Caitlyn told Cisco. "I should be able to vibe her. Do we still have her headpiece?" Cisco asked. Caitlyn nodded and told him where to get her headpiece. When Cisco got her location, he told Jessie to go and bring her to Star Labs. "You people! Why did you bring me back here?" Linda asked furiously. "We have a proposition for you." Cisco told her. She nodded her head for him to continue. "If you help us defeat an evil Meta, we will help you get back to Earth-2." Cisco said. "You still think I want to go back? Not as long as Zoom is still there!" Linda exclaimed. "Relax; we defeated Zoom a few months ago. So are you in?" Cisco told her. She hesitated a little but agreed in the end.
When Barry woke up, he felt refreshed. But he remembered what had happened with Adrian, Wally, the shadow Meta. He didn't have time to relax; there was so much he had to fix. He didn't find anyone there when he woke up except Adrian, who was unconscious and Caitlyn right next to him. There was a note for him on his suit. The note said 'Jessie and Dr Light took care of shade and went back to Earth-2. The safest option was to lock Wally in the pipeline so Dr Alchemy can't get to him. Iris.' Barr was about to get some food to eat when he heard Wally screaming through the microphone. Everyone rushed to the monitor to see what was happening. They had to get Wally out of the pipeline and check his vitals. "If we don't stop this, Wally could suffer from permanent brain damage." Caitlyn informed. "Use me. Alchemy is calling to me. Follow me wherever I go so you can stop him." Wally offered. "I hate to say it, but I think we should do what he says." Iris said. "If we are gonna do this, we are gonna do it right." Joe said.
Joe was not taking any chances. He had an elite squad of 8 men following Wally into an abandoned subway. "Are you him? The voice I've been hearing." Wally asked Dr Alchemy."Hello Wally. I am Alchemy."
"I've been having dreams. Of another life where I have speed."
"Is that what you desire? To have the gift that was taken from you. I can give you speed."
"What I want, is all of you gone!" Wally exclaimed. "It's a trap." Dr Alchemy yelled. But it was too late because Barry had restrained all of his followers. While he was doing that, he got blasted by Alchemy relentlessly. "The boy has been chosen Flash. Do not get in his way!" Alchemy yelled. "Now, Joe!" Barry exclaimed in pain. Joe shot Alchemy with his gun and told him to get on the floor. The glowing stone was now out of Alchemy's reach. "That was unwise." Alchemy said. The subway shook as if an earthquake was about to happen. Suddenly, whitish-blue lightning raced around the subway freeing Alchemy's followers. But only Barry could see it so he tried to run after it only to be knocked down by the lightning. The stone was calling to Wally and he was going. "Wally! Wally don't touch it!" Barry yelled but he was too late. Wally had touched the stone and was now encased in a black and red cocoon. Alchemy grabbed the stone and fled the subway while they were occupied with Wally and the lightning. In a blink of an eye, Barry was being choked by a speedster in sliver metal with blue eyes. "Who are you?!" Barry asked the metal speedster. "I am Savitar! The god of speed!"
