Star Labs

Night

"What the hell?" Barry repeated as he stared at the news article.

"Barry, look at the date." Caitlin said as she pointed to the paper.

"When I fought The Reverse Flash at Christmas, he told me we'd been fighting for centuries," Barry remembered, "god, this is so messed up Cait."

"Not as messed up as the byline." Caitlin said and Barry's eyes traveled to it.

"Iris West…Allen." Barry said, too stunned to even think of how he felt about that.

"Iris West-Allen, head of Central City News." A robotic voice spoke up, startling the pair.

"What was that?" Caitlin asked alarmed as they jumped, Barry stepping protectively in front of Caitlin.

"Is someone here? Hello?" Barry called out and a holographic had appeared as the news article vanished.

"Good evening Barry Allen." It said and Barry and Caitlin exchanged a startled glance.

"Uh hi," Barry said awkwardly before turning to face the head, "you know who I am?"

"Barry Allen, director of Central City Police, CSI division." She said and Barry's jaw dropped.

"Director?" Barry repeated.

"Also known as the Flash, founding member of-"

"What are you?" Barry demanding, wanting answers.

"I'm Gideon, an Interactive Artificial consciousness." Gideon introduced herself and Barry and Caitlin exchanged a glance.

"You know Dr. Wells?" Barry questioned.

"Yes." Gideon answered simply.

"Do you know who he really is?" Barry inquired.

"I don't understand the question." Gideon said and Barry sighed in frustration.

"Okay, why did he come here, to this time?" Barry questioned.

"To kill you." Gideon said simply as the head vanished, replaced with a holographic, blue woman.

"But why?" Barry asked.

"To stop you from becoming The Flash." Gideon explained and Barry and Caitlin exchanged another glance.

"Then why did he kill Nora Allen?" Barry asked, hoping for some kind of clue.

"Because he was angry." Gideon said.

"About what?" Barry demanded.

"That you got away." Gideon said, only adding to Barry's confusion.

"What does he want?" Barry questioned.

"For you to be The Flash." Gideon explained, causing Barry further confusion.

"Maybe that's why he let the particle accelerator explode, so you could become The Flash?" Caitlin suggested.

"But he came back to stop me from becoming The Flash," Barry pointed out, "For what reason would he want me to be The Flash?"

"I don't know Barry, but there's obviously a lot we don't understand. And I have a feeling the only one who can answer those questions is Dr. Wells." Caitlin said as she placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.

It was those thoughts that ran through Barry's head the next day as he stood in the room that they had tried to trap The Reverse Flash in at Christmas. He stared at the machine inside as Eddie walked in.

"Hey Barry." Eddie greeted and Barry turned around to face him.

"Hey, thanks for coming." Barry said and Eddie nodded.

"So, any reason you wanted to meet in here?" Eddie said as he looked around and Barry nodded.

"Yeah, there's something I have to show you." Barry told him.

Barry walked over to the machine and pressed a button Eddie jumped back, reaching for his weapon as The Reverse Flash appeared.

"Eddie, he's not really here, he never was." Barry told him and Eddie, hands still on his weapon, looked over at Barry.

"What?" Eddie asked wearily.

"It's a hologram," Barry said as he pushed the button again and The Reverse Flash disappeared, "just like it was at Christmas."

"What are you saying Barry?" Eddie asked as he put his pistol back.

"I'm saying that Wells or Thawne or whoever he really is tampered with Cisco's work to create a showdown that never really happened. To throw off suspicion." Barry said and Eddie's blood ran cold.

"Are you saying…" Eddie trailed off and Barry nodded.

"Wells is the man who killed my mom. Wells is The Reverse Flash." Barry told him.

Central City

Afternoon

"Thank you all for coming," Eddie said as he stood at the podium, cameras flashing, "Some recent evidence has come to light that we wanted to verify before we went to the public with it.

"Harrison Wells is not the man we thought he was. A body was recently discovered in Starling City and DNA testing has revealed that it is the body of the real Harrison Wells."

Immediately, the reporters tried firing off questions but Eddie held his hand.

"Pleas, save all your questions until I'm finished," Eddie requested and they all stopped talking to listen, "We're not completely sure who this man who has been pretending to be Harrison Wells is, but he goes by the name Eobard Thawne. Mr. Thawne is wanted for questioning in the disappearance of Simon Stagg and is a prime suspect into what is now being considered a homicide of Harrison Wells and his wife Tess Morgan. He is also wanted for the murders of Francisco Ramon and Nora Allen.

"Mr. Thawne is now the most wanted man in Central City. The Mayor has issued a kill on sight order for the CCPD. Mr. Thawne is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous. If anyone has any information that could lead to Mr. Thawne's capture, contact the CCPD immediately.

"Mr. Thawne, if you are watching this, your time is up. You will not escape justice for a second time. You will pay for the lives you have taken, the lives you have destroyed. We are not afraid of you and it's time for you to face justice!"

Unspecified location

Same time

Thawne was watching as reporters began firing off questions at Eddie as he watched a television. Thawne linked his hands together in front of him, smirking confidently.

"Game on Detective…game on."

Probably not my best chapter, but this will ring an end to the evidence building part. Now we can move on to more important stuff.