Sorry this chapter took so long I have had a lot to do but since I ave finished college and have nothing to do during the day these chapters will probably be more frequent, well I hope so anyway.
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Barry looked passed the small group of people surrounding him to see everyone else looking at them with concern and fear written on their faces. He stood up off the pebbles using his injured hand to push his body from the ground wincing and letting out a small yelp as he did so earning a annoyed look from Caitlin. He stood facing the rest of the big group who had just seen him fall off the top of the school building.
"We are all out of the building so I suggest getting out of here as fast as you can before he comes back and puts everyone back inside, that includes you guys" he said to the group of scared adults in front of him and turning around to address his friends who all started to protest the moment the words left his mouth.
"What, no way dude. We are not just going to leave you here alone" Cisco said walking towards him scowling every step.
"If you think me or anyone else here is going to run off and let you deal with these guys by yourself then you clearly need you head checking" Eddie butted in as soon as Barry opened his mouth. He sighed and gave up knowing he was not going to win this, he could tell by the look on everyone's faces.
"I really don't want any of you guys being any part of this but it doesn't look like I am going to be able to stop you" all the people in front of him nodded at the last line desperately wanting to be part of this and not wanting to be alone again after being kidnapped twice and thrown off the roof of a building.
"Is it because of the secret?" Iris asked just remembering about the secret that he had.
"Is it because you don't want us to know?" Eddie joined in the question game that Iris had just started.
"Yes, well no. I don't want you involved because it has something to do with my secret and you knowing my secret would be really dangerous for you but it is not because I don't want you to know. I do want you to know" he finished nervously licking his lips and fiddling with his fingers. Out of nowhere a ringing sound is heard coming from Cisco's pants pocket. He fishes inside and pulls out a small square with three buttons on it and attached it to the outside of his cheek.
"Hey what's up" he asks talking normally obviously into the square to someone on the other end of the line.
"Not good we are somewhere in Ohio at the moment, we got kidnapped by some guy that has super speed" he replied.
"Why would the Flash kidnap us, no it was some other guy Barry apparently went to high school with him" Cisco nodded and pressed one of the buttons on the device and Felicity's voice could be heard in the silence.
"I heard you got kidnapped, what happened?" she asked he voice a little crackly from the obvious bad reception.
"We got kidnapped" Barry said stating the obvious that everyone knew.
"Well yes I know that part but who by and how and what did they want?" Felicity fired questions down the device for al to hear.
"A guy named Hunter Clarington who I went to high school with, he ambushed everyone at the reunion, gassed us, kidnapped us and brought us to Dalton out old high school. Him and some teenager know my secret and were threatening to tell everyone at the reunion, for some reason they wanted to out all my secrets to everyone" he said all in one breath then sighing at the end.
"Which secret?" she asked. He could imagine her sat at her desk of the lair with eyebrows scrunched up and a pen tapping on her chin.
"The big one, the one you found out about because you were listening to mine and Oliver's conversation" he told her knowing she would figure it out.
"Oh that one. Wait did you say you were in Ohio?" she cut herself off halfway through the first statement to ask the question.
"Yea why?" he asked confused to why she would ask.
"Me and Oliver are coming to pick up a few things from Ohio today, we should be there in about 3 hours. So if you guys want to hold out a while we could drop you guys off on our way back" she told them while clicking a few keys on her keyboard. They suddenly heard soft footsteps and Felicity squeak.
"Oh My God Oliver would you stop doing that. I need to put a bell on you" she exclaimed muttering the last bit under her breath knowing he still heard it anyway. He gave a low chuckle at her reaction.
"Who are you talking to?" he asked, they could hear him rolling up a chair next to her and sit down on it.
"Barry, Cisco, Caitlin, Iris and Eddie. They are stranded in Ohio because they got kidnapped by some other speedster who wants to tell Barry's secrets to the world. Oh and I said we would bring them back and drop them off in Central City on our way back to Starling" she said still sounding cheery and casual like this stuff happens every day.
"Must be Tuesday" he said with a sigh but agreed to bring them back on the private jet.
"Thanks Oliver just text me when and where" he said smiling.
"Will do, see you later Barry" they all said goodbye before cutting the connection.
"Did I just hear that right? We are going to fly on Oliver Queen's private jet?" Iris said excitedly, her eyes bright and her mood turned upside down.
"Well technically its the company jet but he uses it for himself quite a lot, I said he should just get one so he doesn't have to keep making excuses on why he wants to use it" Barry explained but nodding in relation to Iris's question.
"Well I suggest we get out of here and maybe head to get something to eat and drink before we head to meet your friend because if not I am going to waste away" a voice behind them spoke. They turned to find Blaine and kurt stood there watching them. They had all forgot that the two adults were there, either that or they thought they had gone with the rest of the big group.
"Sorry we didn't realise you were still here. Yes that sounds like a good idea I am actually pretty hungry" Barry said looking to the rest of the group, they all agreed and started walking, following Kurt and Blaine.
"Any good coffee shops round here?" Eddie asked looking towards Barry.
"Yea there is the Lima Bean, great coffee thoe not as great as Jitters" he said with a smile on his face. Blaine led them to the cafe and they al got a table while Barry, Iris and Kurt got the drinks and the snacks. They shared small talk while satisfying their stomachs.
"So you really know Oliver Queen?" Blaine asked taking a bite of his brownie.
"Yea we are pretty good friends" he answered round the straw that he had in his mouth.
"How did that happen, he lives in Starling City and you live in Central City that is like 300 miles away from each other" Kurt questioned wondering how a guy like Barry Allen got to become friends with a billionaire such as Oliver Queen.
"I went over to Starling to help the SCPD and Oliver with a case he was having which had some interesting and slightly impossible elements. I got in trouble for it because I called in work sick so I could sneak on a train and get down there" he laughed at the end. It was not funny then but it seemed like it now.
"Wow I can't actually believe you know Oliver Queen" Blaine said shaking his head with a smile on his face.
"I know it seems kind of impossible" Barry said finishing the last slurp of his iced coffee then putting it on the tray that was going to the trash. They just noticed that they had spent three hours inside the coffee shop talking about memories of the past and what Barry was like back in high school, more stories to blackmail him with later, he just groaned and put his head in his hands to hide the blush. Ten minutes later the phone rand signalling it was time to meet Oliver at the private airstrip where the plane was waiting for them all. They got piled onto a local public bus and got off at the nearest stop about 5 minutes away from the airstrip.
"When they got there they found it was not just Oliver and Felicity but Diggle, Thea, Roy and Sara were there too. Thea had been let in on the secret a while ago and her and Barry became friends instantly, more like brother and sister. When they got close enough Thea ran up to him and launched herself at him. He stumbled back a little but regained his balance wrapping his arms round her waist while she wrapped her arms around his neck and legs around his waist.
"Barry!" she yelled as she ran up to him. He laughed and braced himself for what he knew was going to come.
"What are you doing here I through it was just going to be Oliver and Felicity" he asked as she jumped dow and placed her feet firmly on the ground and untangled herself from him.
"Well I got bored so I decided to take a plane ride" she answered as if it was the most normal thing in the world.
"I dragged Roy along with me too then Sara decided to join us" looking up to greet the two he hadn't spoken to yet. He waved and said Hello to Sara and Roy before walking over Oliver who was leaning against the railing of the plane's steps talking with Felicity.
"Thanks for doing this Oliver, you didn't have to" he said smiling at his friend who returned it with a handshake too. Felicity quickly hugged him and told him to stop being stupid, that they would have come even if they didn't have to pick up someone. That someone wasn't even on the plane since he had to be rushed into hospital therefore wasn't able to make the trip to Starling.
They all boarded the plane and took their seats with Felicity, Oliver, Barry and Caitlin around one table at the front of the plane. Iris and Eddie on the table across the small isle. Kurt, Blaine and Cisco on one couch and Roy, Sara and Diggle on the other. They laughed and played card ames and sang along to ridiculous songs until they landed in Central City an hour later. They all bid goodbye to each other and tanked Oliver for the ride before they caught another bus back to Barry's house where their cars and Joe were waiting for them.
"Oh thank god you guys are ok" Joe said as he rushed up to Barry and Iris and pulled them into a huge bear hug like he never wanted to let them go again. Finally he pulled back and examined them for injuries, seeing none he let them go and walked up to Eddie giving him a firm handshake and a friendly pat on the shoulder.
"You ok partner?" he asked.
"Yea I am fine, a little sore but nothing pain meds and a little bit of sleep can't fix" he answered with a smile letting Joe know that he really was ok.
"I need to do something before we all get some rest. Something I promised I would do" Barry said as he turned and faced the group with Caitlin and Cisco by his sides.
"It is going to be a big shock and I completely understand if you all hate me and never want to talk to me again after you know" he said examining everyone's faces, all he saw was confusion.
"Instead of just telling you I am going to show you and you can ask any questions you want. No holding back and no more lies. I am going to give you the full truth" he spoke clearly making sure that everyone knew he was serious about not leaving out any details. Barry started to walk to his car followed by Cisco, Caitlin and Joe.
"Where are we going?" Eddie asked as he followed Barry to his car with the others trailing behind.
"S.T.A.R Labs" he answered getting into his car. Barry Cisco and Caitlin took Caitlin's car while Joe took Iris and Eddie and Kurt drove him and Blaine following behind since he didn't know where he was going. Once there everyone piled out of the cars and met in a group in front of the massive half ruined building that was once a scientific research and development facility. They bypassed the doors and squashed into the elevator then up to the 16th floor where they got out and followed Barry down the corridor and into the main room were the computers were still up and running.
"What are we doing here?" Iris questioned as she walked up and sat on one of the chairs that was not being occupied by Cisco or Caitlin.
"You will see. Caitlin" he said and nodded to Caitlin silently telling her to open upland let them see. She nodded and pressed a few buttons on her keyboard before part of the wall slipped away and they could see something behind it. When the wall fully opened the Flash suit was there on display for everyone to see. He had finally reviled his biggest secret to his family and friends.
"You know the Flash?" Iris said getting out of her chair to get a closer look at the suit then turning back to Barry.
"You could say that" he said smiling, Iris just looked at him confused while Eddie was pricing things together himself.
"Guys I am the Flash. It's me. That night when the lightning struck me. The lightning was created by the particle accelerator. It changed my DNA when it hit me. In the hospital when my heart kept stopping, it never stopped it was just beaten too fast for the machine to register" he explained twitching his hands nervously not knowing how everyone would react.
"You have been the Flash all this time and you didn't tell me?" she questioned, mouth opening in shock and disbelief.
"I wanted to so many times but I never found the right moment. It was dangerous enough you writing about me, but knowing about me is even worse. I am sorry I lied to you but it was the only way I knew to keep you safe" he said begging them to understand that he only did what he thought was right.
"I know why you did it Bar, but I am still upset that you kept it from me, not angry but upset" he bowed his head in shame. He knew he should have told them but he couldn't bring himself to. Al of a sudden Barry heard loud footsteps coming towards him, he looked up as a fist met his face, the fist of Eddie Thawne. Barry stumbled back a little from the force and not expecting it.
"How the hell could you be so selfish. Going out there every day by yourself and facing these dangerous criminals with superpowers. I know you have superpowers too but that doesn't make it ok. You are protecting the city and the people in it I get that but when you are out facing these people who is going to protect you? You may not value your life much but have you thought about those people that do? The people who love you and would do anything to make sure you are safe. Do you know how they would feel if you got yourself killed, how I would feel if you were suddenly gone because you bit off more than you could chew. Well let me tell you I, we could be crushed. My life functioned without you in it until I met you, then everything changed and now I wouldn't be able to live without you because I love you. Think bout that next time you go off and face one of the high powered bad guys" After his speech was finished, Eddie turned on his heel and stalked out of the room leaving a wide eyed, sack jawed Barry behind with silent tears running down his face at Eddie's confusion.
He had honestly never thought of it like that, never thought of the people he would be leaving behind. Barry ran a hand through his hair and walked out of the room towards the accelerator which now housed some of the most dangerous criminals of Central City. He needed time to process what he had just heard and the accelerator always had the answers weather people looked for them or not.
Well that is another chapter over and done with. Please review and tell me what you liked and what you didn't like about the chapter. Some of the characters may be OOC but I guess that is just the way I like to write. Also I know it is a Flash/Glee crossover but I couldn't resist putting a random appearance of Arrow characters in there too.
I hope you liked it.