Author's Note: This is chapter where you all had been waiting for—I hope, heh. This is where Barry enters the Future. What will happen no one knows except for me XD

Shout Outs: Thanks to .737 for following the story.

Summary: Barry agrees to go to the Future. Meanwhile, a new enemy sends out his plan

Chapter 5: To the Future

Barry could feel himself running around in an aimless path and he watched all sorts of images passing by him in a blur. He wondered when the destination is since he felt that he had travelled far yet so close. It was an odd feeling even though he had done this multiple of times.

"Barry…" Bart cried out, trying to get his grandfather attention. "Barry! We need to stop, now!"

Without a warning, Barry felt a sharp pull that came from nowhere and gave out a sharp gasp as he felt like he was being ripped into half. The blue stream that they were just now was gone and the older Flash felt himself rolling to the ground until he stopped.

"Woah, what happened?" he took this time to take a look. "Where are we?"

Instead of his usual place and time, this place felt deserted and the air around them was cold and bittersweet.

"You are in the Future." a voice announced. Barry turned around and saw an elderly man with a cane, walking towards him. Because the figure wasn't familiar to him, he got ready to fight in case.

Sensing that he was being troubled, Bart stepped in. "Barry, it's okay. He's on our side. I know him."

Blinking, Barry eased down. There was an awkward silence before the man spoke.

"This is whom you were searching for, Bart?" the man asked.

"Yeah…er…he's my grandfather."

"Allen. Barry Allen. And about the grandfather, I still feel awkward hearing that." he paused. "It's still awkward that I'm the grandfather. This is awkward…"

The man gave him a stare before he diverted his attention to Bart. "He's an odd sort, that one is." he then turned around, heading to the way he came from. "Come…we have much to discuss. Oh, that's right." he reminded himself. "Don't be off guard from the surroundings. While things are different here, they are still the same. Just slightly…distorted." he gave a toothy grin which gave Barry creepy vibes from him.

When the man walked ahead of them, Barry whispered to Bart. "Is he always creepy like this?"

"Nah. He just likes to creep new people out."

"Oh."

:(/\):

In a dark room, there seemed barely seemed to have no light. However, at a small space, there was a light that was trying to light up the place but it was futile. The darkness in here was much stronger.

Two eyes opened as though it had awakened from is slumber and as it had felt presence.

A new one, that is.

He can still feel the old ones but this one…this one seemed particularly interesting to him.

"Ah, so they have arrived…this time, he brought someone else…" the figure muttered. "No matter…I will swipe them off like how I did last time." he grinned, nastily.

Just then, a roar came but it didn't faze the shadow.

"Ah, perfect timing. The time has come…come out, my little pet. Your time to shine is now…"

And far behind him, in a dark area, two angry green eyes appeared…

:(/\):

"So, this is your home?" Barry asked, walking around as he was studying his new surroundings.

"Well…not really." Bart muttered. "My real home got destroyed from a madman and I had come here…it's not as cozy as my home but I'm dealing with it."

It was relatively small place with a kitchen table, a living room and rooms that were to the other side. It was nothing much but it felt homey.

"Make yourself at home. I've got some tea." the man said, giving Barry a cup of tea. Barry nodded his thanks and he lifted his hand to press his earcom.

"Cisco? Caitlin? Harry?" Barry tried. "Joe?" he let go of his headpiece and all he received was statics. The speedster frowned before letting out a sigh.

"It seems that the signal had been jammed."

"Well, that's unfortunate." Barry mumbled. An awkward silence started to settle in but before it could even make its way through, Barry spoke again. "So, uh, you said that we had much to discuss…?" he wondered.

"Ah, yes. Since you came here, your presence will alert the enemy that is lurking in this time and this makes us not having the upper advantage, unfortunately. So, that being said, you need to be on guard." the man then gave a glance at Bart. "I'm assuming Bart had told you about the enemy…?"

"Uh, actually not that much other than the fact that this…Inertia is a sociopath. But he didn't really tell us what the enemy actually wants." Barry answered.

The man gave a straight look at Bart who seemed to be staring at the table. "Inertia…as you said, is indeed a sociopath and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He made some terrible deals…terrible deals indeed even with the worst kind of enemies. He is ruthless and sadistic. His main goal is to get Bart's speed so he can be the fastest speedster."

"The same plan that had happened before." Barry muttered.

The man gave him a look and Barry shook his head. "Ah, it's nothing. It's a long story."

The man gave a glance at the clock. "We have time."

:(/\):

Cisco paced back and forth, his mind being deep thought. Caitlin noticed this and gave a small sigh as she shook her head a little.

"Cisco, it's fine. Give it a rest a little." Caitlin spoke, trying to ease her friend.

"I know, I know. I can't stop but to worry. I mean, I know Barry had time-travelled before but it's the Future…a lot of things can happen and especially with that sociopath Bart described…" Cisco muttered.

Caitlin gave a weak smile. "It's funny because usually, I'm worrying over him and you're the laid back one. But trust me, it's fine. Barry is with Bart—Bart knows what he is doing."

"Yes but we don't know Bart that well. He literally came out of nowhere and said "Hey, I'm Bart, Barry's grandfather!" Honestly, it was shocking but even more shocking for Barry because he suddenly found that he's going to be…well, old." Cisco said. He quirked an eyebrow before giving out a sigh. "But, fine. I'll try to stop worrying and assume that Barry is in the Future, safe and sound."

Caitlin smiled. "Good. Because worrying doesn't do that much good for your health." she grinned.

Cisco returned the grin before he paused. "Uh…wanna go out for a drink?"

Caitlin shrugged. "Sure."

The two checked everything if its okay before they left. However, just as Cisco turned around, he suddenly froze in his tracks and stared with wide eyes as he was facing two red-masked figures.

"Well, well, look what we got here." the robotic voice said.

"Uh, Houston, I mean Caitlin, we got a problem." Cisco shouted.

:(/\):

BEFORE THE BREAK IN S.T.A.R.S LAB

The old man went deep in thought as Barry finished his story. When Barry did, the old man gave a mutter.

"Hmm, quite a long story. A long story indeed." he muttered. As he muttered, Bart stared at his grandfather with eyes wide and mouth agape, being amazed that he had done such things.

"You did all of that?" Bart breathed, eyes still wide. "Man...I don't think I would ever do that what you did. I have a long way to go if I ever need to live up to your standards."

Barry gave a faint smile. "It takes a lot of courage. That's all really is there to it. Sometimes…there will be a time where you have to make a difficult choice, where you have to give up everything just so the people you care about…the city that you loved can stay safe."

"I sure hope I can do that someday." Bart muttered.

"Don't worry. I'm sure you will. Maybe not now but…" Barry made a crooked grin. "In the Future."

Impulse returned the grin at the pun.

"Seems you two have already formed a bond." the man replied, smiling a little to himself.

"Now then…let's discuss on how to defeat Inertia, shall we?" the person said.

Barry nodded.

"As you know, we must stop Inertia at all cost. He is a dangerous speedster and will do anything to get Bart's speed."

"Okay, so uh maybe Bart and I chase after him and trap him?" Barry suggested.

"If it's only that simple." Bart muttered. "Even he doesn't fall for that one."

"Bart is right. While Inertia is terrible, he also has a great mind. No…that plan wouldn't work as much as we hope so." the man shook his head then paused. He let out a quiet sigh but it didn't go unnoticed by Barry.

"What's wrong?"

If the man had shown the slightest hesitation, he didn't. "There is…another way but it's far too dangerous. In order to defeat Inertia, a speedster must go into the speed force and kill him there."

Barry widened his eyes while Bart stared at the table, being slightly disturbed.

"What?" Barry cried out. "That's too dangerous. No way."

"Then all hope is lost."

Bart seemed to struggle to say something. It wasn't until then where he had finally managed to say so.

"I'll do it."

"What?" Barry exclaimed, jumping out of his seat. "No. Absolutely no. No grandson of mine is going on a suicide mission. I forbid. You are not going. I refuse. Until then, we are finding another way to defeat Inertia without being killed." Barry proclaimed.

"But—"

"I'm sorry, Bart but no." Barry stated. Barry grabbed his jacket from the seat and walked towards the door. But the minute he made his hand towards the door knob, the door suddenly got blasted apart which made Barry fly backwards from the impact.

He grunted when he fell to the ground and eventually pushed himself up.

"Barry? Barry, what—"Bart stopped in his tracks and stared at the door with wide eyes.

"Hello, Flash." the robotic voice announced and the four red eyes stared down at them, menacingly.

Author's Note: Okay, so not quite a long chapter but this one really gave me a hard time :3 and yes, I do have a plan for the tornado twins so rest assured everything is going under controlled ^^