As Caitlin tended to Clark's wellbeing, which fortunately after washing Astrid's blood from his skin rejuvenated quickly, Barry and DR Wells spoke with Cisco. He was sitting by Astrid's bedside in a state of shock and denying that she was in fact dead.
"You guys… We've already been through this, Astrid is fine. It's just another coma. Do you think she will wake up with amnesia again? Anyway, what I would like to know is who that girl that Caitlin brought back with her."
Barry looked over at DR Wells and then back at Cisco. He had no idea how to get through to his friend. But Cisco did pose a good question. Who was that mysterious red head that Caitlin had brought back with them.
He decided to go and find out. "Hi, I'm Barry… and you have just been privy to all of our secrets…"
Pamela put out her hand. "I'm Pamela… I'm a friend of DR Snow's. You see, she promised to help me with my own gifts… But I guess that right now you all have a lot on your hands."
"So, what's your power?"
Pamela approached a large dead pot plant that Astrid had never gotten around to removing. She placed her hand on it and in seconds the flower was brought back to full bloom.
"Wow, that's pretty cool." Barry was doing everything in his power to not focus on the real matter at hand. The daemonite had been captured and locked in the pipeline. They had reached out to Clark Kent… and they had lost Astrid in the process.
He thought back to her last words. Something about forming a league. They certainly had the allies. Batman… This Kryptonian Superman… he figured that Cisco would enjoy thinking up a nickname and a costume later. The had the green arrow. Barry was the Flash. They could do it.
The could become a league that brought justice to all. They could become the justice league.
Barry would see to it that Astrid's last words were seen to. He would not let her down.
The sound of glass smashing alerted Barry to Cisco's sudden burst of anger forced him to turn. Cisco had sent a vibrational blast across the cortex and he was now in a fit of his own fury.
Barry ran to his aid, as did DR Wells. "Hey man, you need to relax." Barry said holding on to him.
"Maybe we should lock him in the pipeline, so he isn't a threat!" DR Wells suggested.
"Maybe we should lock you down in the pipeline!" Cisco demanded of DR Wells. As he spoke he set off another particle beam of energy which knocked both DR Wells and Barry backward. The beam of energy rendered Barry powerless to use his speed.
But Cisco's temper could not be calmed. He let off another projectile and it shot just past Clark.
In an instant the plant that Pamela had nurtured sprung forth leaves which spread across the cortex wildly like a jungle. The plants forced shelves to topple over and crash, but they eventually found their way around Cisco's body restraining him.
"What the hell?" Cisco demanded. He was held in his spot unable to move.
Barry stepped over the plants, surprised by Pamela's abilities and over to his friend. "Cisco, I understand how you feel right now. But we need to stick together. Astrid's last words were that she wanted us to work together to protect humanity. We can't let them be in vain. You know that…"
Cisco would not look Barry in the eye. Instead, he looked over at Caitlin and their new protégé, Clark. He had heard Barry's words clearly. But Barry was the last person that he needed to speak to at that moment. Especially because Barry was the last person to see her alive.
"Caitlin," Cisco said. "How do we carry on without her?"
Caitlin had clearly been thinking the same thing. She shook her head and looked over at Barry. Doubt was written across her face, but she was doing her best to muster up her courage.
She thought back to every moment that she had spent with Astrid, but her empathy was for Cisco. "We do what Barry is saying, Cisco. We can do it. It's what she would want."
Cisco felt the plants around his body subside. He stared at the ground and brought his hands to his back where he subtly formed a breach. He needed to be anywhere but there.
Astrid had only ever survived on his earth and because of that he was thankful. But for the first time he felt lost. He knew that Astrid didn't exist on any other timeline. But just maybe he could change that… Just maybe…
He fell back into his breach and he sealed it before any of his friends could go after him, knowing that they had no idea of his destination.