Team Flash POV:
"Hurry up you guys," yelled Cisco. "We don't know how long we'll have to get out of this horror house."
Iris's voice was shaky, her lungs needing more air due to the speed in which they were running. "Do you even know where you're going?"
The red blinking lights and blaring alarm from earlier assaulted their senses again. Every member of Team Flash knew that their luck was about to run out. None of them allowed the dread creep up on them; they had to fight like hell for Barry. He needed them now more than he ever had before.
There were a lot of doors that they past, but they were all locked. The only way to enter any door a code is needed. This forced their path to turn in certain points to avoid dead ends by doors then cannot open. Every time their paths were forced to alter due to this, Joe and Julian cursed under their breaths; it would make it easier for their kidnapers to find them if their path was predictable.
Turning down the hallways, Cisco had no idea where he was going. His legs were carrying him, guiding him on nothing more than guesses, instincts, and luck. The alarms were blaring at such a volume that the members of Team Flash couldn't hear each other. If anybody behind Cisco had any suggestions on which way he should turn, he couldn't hear them.
Taking a left turn was a poor choice on Cisco's part. He stopped dead in his tracks, which caused his team mates to run into him. Joe swore, trying desperately not to jar Barry too much. Cisco say Julian's lips moving, but he couldn't understand what he was trying to say.
Suddenly, there was a blur of color that sped past them all. In an instant, the three guards which occupied this hallway were unconscious and Wally was standing over them. Without much thought, Joe and Iris pushed past Cisco and caught up with Kid Flash. Julian pulled Cisco along and out of his initial shock. Stupid, thought Cisco. How did I forget that Wally had his speed?
Without anyone attempting to unlock the door with the key pad, the steel door directly to Wally's right opened by its own volition. For a quick moment, nobody moved towards it. Then the echoes of footsteps approaching from behind motivated them to pass through the heavy door, which immediately closed and locked itself behind them.
Now, Cisco, Wally, Joe, Iris, and Julian found themselves standing in a small office. There was a small wooden desk forced in a corner by a window. On the desk sat a closed laptop, a simple office phone, and a glass of water. Everyone held their breath as the footsteps grew louder as they echoed in the hallway. Joe laid Barry down gently on the ground, then moved closer to the door. Iris stood over Barry protectively, while Julian began looking around the room in search of anything to help them out. Cisco and Wally joined the deceptive, and prepared themselves for a fight once the steel door opened. But it didn't open. The outside footsteps quickly passed by, continuing down the open hallway; not even attempting to open the door. It makes sense, Julian realized. How could they have managed to get into a locked room without knowing the code?
Suddenly, the phone began to ring. Everybody jumped, and looked at each other. Cisco began moving towards it, making sure to look at all of his companions in turn. Nobody objected or moved to stop him, so he picked up the phone.
The relief Cisco felt overwhelmed him as he heard Felicity Smoak's kind voice on the other side of the phone. "Hi, it's Felicity. Don't hang up."
"Felicity," Cisco loudly whispered. Afraid his voice would carry out into the hallway but wanting to make sure that everyone in the room could still hear him.
Felicity quickly began talking again, before Cisco had a chance to say anything. "I've hacked into their system. I'll guide you out."
Iris jumped up and took the phone from Cisco, "Barry's hurt. We need to get him to STAR Labs."
"I know," admitted the hacker. "I hacked into their security footage."
"Where are we," asked Cisco. "Felicity, we need to know where to turn, when to turn, to get the hell out of here."
"Trust me, I can get guide you out. I will unlock doors if you guys need to hide. Once you leave this room you are going to continue down the hallway you were in, then take a left after passing six doors. After that I will open the fourth door on the left and you'll go through there. Once in that room it's a clear shot down a hallway and out the main doors. Except," her voice hesitated. "You'll have company once you're in that final hallway."
"How many," asked Cisco, worried they will be out numbered.
Felicity's fingers were typing, he could hear the clicking through the phone. "I count seven, but I'm not sure if more are coming."
Cisco took a deep breath. He looked over at Iris and saw that she was using the glass of water from the desk to try to get Barry to drink something. Cisco held his breath, but as he watched Barry swallow the water he let it out. He's responsive, it'll be okay. We can fix this. "Felicity, where are we? How far away from STAR Labs are we? How can we get Barry there without being caught or followed?"
"I am one step ahead of you," she said through the phone. "There are a bunch of cars near-by. Get to the black PT Cruiser on the left. I can't hack it, but I can tell from the security cameras that it was left unlocked. Do any of know how to you hijack a car?"
Cisco turned away and looked at the two CCPD employees. "Know how to steal a car?"
Wally stepped up, "I do," he said quickly. "What type of car is it?"
"PT Cruiser," supplied Cisco.
"I can get it running," said Kid Flash confidently.
"Excuse me," asked Joe. The look on his face was one of both shock and anger. "Since when do you know how to steal cars?"
Wally smiled and put his hands up in defense. "Dad, I had a need for speed before I became a speedster."
"This conversation can wait," interrupted Julian. "We need to find a way out of here."
Felicity began talking into the phone again, pulling Cisco's attention back to the hacker. "You guys are twenty-nine miles away from STAR Labs. Have Joe drive, he's patrolled this area with Barry before. He should know the way back."
Cisco turned around and looked at his friends. "So, I know how to get out, but we'll probably need to fight at least seven guys to get there."
Wally took a deep breath. Preparing for the fight he knows is coming. Cisco continued relaying the information. "Once we're out, we're stealing a black PT Cruiser which will be on our left. Once it's running, Joe is driving—Felicity says you've patrolled this area before and should know the way. We are twenty-nine miles away from STAR Labs."
"Cisco," Felicity's voice caught his attention once more. "Once we hang up I can't contact you guys again until you are at STAR Labs. Once you guys get back there, vibe to the Arrow Cave and come pick up me and Oliver. We can do what we can to help."
"Alight Felicity, will do."
"Oh, and Cisco," asks Felicity.
"Yeah?"
There was a pause before she responded. "Bring him home." Cisco didn't need any clarification; it had been six months since Barry had been home. They all missed him.
"Will do. Thank you, Felicity," said Cisco as he hung up the phone. Turning around he looked at his friends. He took a deep breath and forced a hopeful smile on his face.
Everyone was ready to go. Iris took a step away from Barry and Cisco had a chance to look at him. Lying unconscious, unmoving, injured and bleeding. Joe took Iris's place and once again hoisted Barry into his arms. A low, quiet groan escaped the speedster and his face crunched up in pain.
"It's okay Bar," Joe kindly said. "We're getting you home."
So this website hates me apparently so I deleted the version I posted a few hours ago and re-posted this one because idk why the HTML coding was all up in my business. That has never happened before. Enjoy chapter 8-chapter 9 will be up soon (ish).
