Central Rumors
Part 3
Disclaimer: Been looking forward to this one!
Summary: An interdimensional Black Market? Say it isn't so!
Contrary to what Team Flash knew, the Multiverse was something that certain groups and individuals on Earth-1 had long known about for decades. This knowledge was kept not because they thought it would cause chaos and the like, but because they wanted to keep others from potentially gaining a profit. Such as the Coffee Industry for example. As when they learned that certain dimensions and even other planets for that matter didn't have Coffee Beans, they saw it as a way to gain an extra profit and test certain things before releasing new products to the general population on their Earth. The franchise known as Big Belly Burger also was involved but unfortunately for them, it was taking considerably longer to have a foothold in other dimensions for one reason or another. Some speculation had it that McDonald's was a reason for that but so far no proof had yet to be found.
Earth-19's isolationist policy after being invaded didn't help matters much either, especially where Coffee profits were concerned as the Meta there known as Breacher had seen to it that no one got to have Coffee anymore. Thinking it sacrilege if anyone did considering their crops had been wiped out by the invaders known as the Plastoids. Leading to some well covered grumblings from various folks on Earth-19 and for some to try and find ways to import the stuff without getting caught by the scary ass Meta. Rumor had it that many would try to get parades going in his daughter's honor after she successfully talked him into allowing Coffee to be a thing again on Earth. Amunet Black was another who had long known of alternate Earths and the like and greatly benefitted from the knowledge.
Which was why it made things so damned difficult for Law Enforcement on Earth-1 to put her away as she had ways to get elsewhere thanks to her knowledge of other Earths that she could stay on until she could return. And thusly, allowing for her to build her Criminal Empire on not only Earth-1 but other Earths as well. Some theorized that there being alternate dimensions is how and why there was so many stories of things like Dragons, Unicorns, Werewolves, and other such things thanks to their showing up on Earth-1 in the past. Certain technologies had also been created in order to avoid discovery by those like the Earth-19 natives but unfortunately it didn't always work out that well for one reason or another. And once Team Flash on Earth-1 finally learned about the Interdimensional Black Market and just how long it'd been around, especially on Earth-1, needless to say they were shocked! "Wait, wait, wait… You mean to say that our own Government's known about other Earths for years!?" Cisco Ramon asked in stunned disbelief to his current girlfriend, the Earth-19 native codenamed Gypsy.
Also known as Cynthia. "And that big corporations know about it too?" Caitlin asked as well in equal stunned disbelief.
"Oh yeah. And ever since I got my dad to let up about importing Coffee Beans to our Earth, there's been attempts to throw Parades in my honor. Why else do you think Amunet Black's hard to catch? She's got bases on other Earths to fall back too."
"You know… Come to think of it… She was kinda dodgy with the Frostier side of me when it came to certain things." Mused Caitlin thoughtfully.
"Well, we should do something. Put an end to it." Declared Barry with a firm expression on his face.
Cynthia however, just snorted. "Yeah, good luck with that. Because its just asking for trouble I know you don't want." She warned him seriously.
Thankfully, Barry by that point had the smarts to actually listen.
Author's Notes: Been meaning to finish this for a good while now and finally did so tonight. Even if I never had the intention of going in the direction I did with the conversation featured.