Hello, guys! Back with another chapter!

This chapter will be much shorter, and will start winding things down. I hope you like it (even if the chapter title sucks. it was the best I could).

Oh, quick note. In this, Wally is not yet Kid Flash, and Joe and Iris still have the attitude of not wanting Wally to be out there, using his speed in the field.

Chapter 38- An Addition and a Departure

Barry groans as he slowly gets up off the couch. He had spent the night at Cisco's, since he didn't feel like staying at Joe's, and he had no other place to go.

"Hey, man. I got Jitters, and I cooked up some biscuits. What do you say we take quick bite and then head over to STAR Labs?" Cisco says to greet him.

"Now we're talking," Barry says with a grin. He heads over to the table and grabs one of the coffee cups.

Cisco looks right at Barry and asks, "How exactly did the conversation with Iris go last night? You didn't really go into specifics last night."

Barry sighs. "She...did not take it well. She accused me of cheating on her, then she tried to persuade me to give up on Wanda and let her go."

Cisco raises his eyebrows. "Man, she is really desperate, isn't she?" he asks.

Barry shrugs. "Well, to her, I haven't been gone long. Then, I suddenly come back married. I don't blame her for being shaken by this. But, yeah, I think she is being a little too desperate," he says.

Cisco nods, then says, "Well, Wanda's your wife. Iris can't change that."

Barry nods, then grins at Cisco. "So. You and Gypsy. That officially a thing?" he asks teasingly.

Cisco smiles sheepishly, looking like he's about to start blushing. "Maybe. Hopefully," he says.

Barry laughs. "In the words of Steve Rogers, 'Don't wait.' If you really like her, then you gotta go for it," he says.

Cisco grins. Then, their phones go off. They both pull them out and look at them, and Barry says, "Fire in progress. I gotta go." His clothes shred as the suit activates, and he speeds off.

Cisco stares after him, grinning. "I love that suit," he says.

(Later that morning, STAR Labs)

Barry grins as he walks into the cortex. As he does, he notices Wally looking at him pointedly.

"What's up, Wally?" Barry asks.

Wally keeps looking at him for a moment before he says, "Iris called this morning. She said you dumped her and moved out, and that you've been cheating on her."

Barry sighs. Of course she would tell Wally a biased version.

"She's only half right, Wally. Yes, I broke up with her and moved out. But I haven't been cheating," he says.

Wally raises his eyebrow. "Care to explain what's really happening then?" he asks.

Barry sighs, then says, "When I got sent to Earth-99, I apparently got sent through time too. By the time Cisco and Jay came and found me, I had been on Earth-99 for over a year."

Wally looks surprised. "A year?" he asks.

"Yes. And after a few months, and a few attempts to get home, I kinda gave up hope of ever returning. Not just because it was getting less likely, but because I had to do it, or risk going out of my mind. And, I had to give up hope of returning to Iris. To me, our relationship was over. And over time, I started getting close to one of my teammates. Wanda. And after months, we fell in love," Barry explains.

Wally stares at Barry in surprise. Finally, he says simply, "Ohh."

Barry nods before continuing, "We were together for about 9 months. Then came the Sokovia Accords, a law that tried to force us to register with the UN. Me, Wanda, and the others were thrown in prison without trial. It was then that Cisco and Jay found me. They got me released, and then we freed Wanda and my other teammates. That whole thing and other recent events showed me the truth, and showed me I want to spend my life with Wanda. So, I proposed to her, and we were married a few days before I came back to Earth-1."

Now, Wally just looks stunned. After a few moments, he says "You got married?"

"Yeah. After everything that happened, we didn't want to wait, and I didn't want her taken from me again," Barry says.

Wally continues to look at him in surprise, then understanding crosses his face. He slowly nods, then says, "You told Iris last night, then, and I'm guessing she just didn't take it well?"

"You could say that," Barry says, "She thinks me giving up on our relationship counts as cheating."

"I can see why. But she's wrong. I'm happy for you, Barry," Wally says.

Barry smiles. "Thank you, Wally. I'm glad you're supportive of this. That's part of the reason I had Wanda stay behind on Earth-99. I was worried some of you wouldn't be supportive, and would lash out at her," he says.

Wally nods. Then Barry smiles and says, "Come on. Now that I'm back, we're gonna really start training you."

Wally grins broadly. "Now, we're talking," he says excitedly.

Barry grins before saying, "Let's go down to the Speed Lab," before racing down to the Speed Lab. Wally grins like a schoolboy before racing down to the Speed Lab after Barry.

(West house)

Iris walks through the front door of Joe's house, intending to find her father, hoping that Barry hasn't told him yet.

As she walks into the house, she is surprised to find Clint sitting on the couch, talking with her dad. They both turn to look at her. "Hey, baby," Joe says.

"Hey, daddy," she says happily. She then looks towards Clint, and remembers Barry saying that some conversations with Clint and Laura were part of what convinced Barry to marry this girl Wanda. Her eyes narrow, and she says more coldly, "Clint."

Clint and Joe both look at her in confusion. She looks at Joe for a moment before she says, "I need to talk to you in private, Dad. Once you two are done." She then goes upstairs to wait for Clint to leave.

Clint and Joe stare after her for a moment, then turn back to each other. "That was weird," Clint says, "She's had no problem with me so far."

"Yeah. I'll try and figure out what that's about later," Joe says.

"Yeah," Clint says. He and Joe continue talking for another minute about Clint possibly joining the CCPD as his new job, then Clint leaves to head back to the new home ARGUS has provided for him and Laura and their kids.

A few seconds after Clint shuts the door behind him, Iris comes down the stairs. "Is he gone?" she asks.

"Yeah," Joe says slowly, then asks, "What is your deal? Why do you seem so cold to him all of a sudden?"

"I think I have a right to be angry at one of the reasons I lost Barry," she says sharply.

Joe looks at her in surprise, then realizes Barry told her the truth. But, keeping it cool, and not quite sure what she's meaning, he asks, "What are you talking about?"

Iris glares, though Joe can tell her anger isn't directed at him. "Barry left me! He moved out last night, and told me he's with some girl on that other Earth! And he told me Clint and his wife influenced him to forget about me and be with her!" she says loudly.

Joe looks at her in surprise, not having heard of this, but at the same time, knows it's not actually like she's saying. Finally, he says, "Iris. I don't think it's quite like you're saying."

Iris glares at Joe. "He told you about her, didn't he?" she asks angrily.

"Yeah, honey, he did," Joe says.

"And you didn't tell me?" she yells.

"It was not my secret to tell, Iris. That's something only he had the right to tell you," Joe says.

"He betrayed me, Dad! He cheated on me!" Iris yells.

"Sweetheart. He was stuck on another Earth with no way of getting home. He felt that he couldn't come back to you, and so he had to let you go. He found himself starting to fall for Wanda, and since he felt he couldn't come back to you, that he should move on. So he tried it out, and fell in love with her," Joe says to try and calm Iris down.

She just glares at him. "You're supporting him. Fine. If you're not gonna support me through this, I'll take care of it myself," she says, before she storms out of the house.

Joe stares after her, knowing this is not gonna be pretty.

(Speed Lab, STAR Labs)

Barry easily dodges under Wally's blow and strikes him right in the chest, knocking him flying back.

"Ugh. You're way better than I thought," Wally says with a groan.

"Well, I was trained by Captain America and a master assassin. It's gonna take quite a while before you can best me, Wally. It's not all about speed, Wally. If you lose it, you're dead. You need to learn how to fight hand to hand, too," Barry says.

Wally slowly nods. Then, Bucky walks into the room.

"Hey, Bucky. What's up? You come to help us train?" Barry asks.

Bucky slowly shakes his head. "No. I didn't. I came to say goodbye," he says.

Barry and Wally look at Bucky in surprise. After a few moments, Barry asks, "What do you mean, goodbye?"

Bucky smiles a little bit. "I need to forge my own life. And, Laurel needs to as well. Plus, Star City is missing one of it's protectors. We're gonna go there, and maybe help Team Arrow, as you call them."

Barry and Wally both look at Bucky for a few moments. Then, Barry smiles as he walks over to Bucky and takes his hand, shaking it firmly. "Well, I can't deny you that. Best of luck to both of you."

Bucky smiles. "Thanks, Barry," he says. He then turns and walks out the Speed Lab.

Barry stands there, then turns back to Wally. "Well, this is gonna be interesting," he says.

"Yeah," Wally says simply.

Barry smiles at Wally. "Well, things are changing. Team Flash ain't gonna be the same, especially once you officially join and take my place," he says with a grin, making Wally grin too, before his face falls.

"What are you talking about? Are you leaving?" Wally asks

"Yeah. We saved the city from Grodd. I'm gonna need to head back to Earth-99, and Wanda, soon," Barry says.

Wally looks at him, then slowly nods. "Okay. I get it. I'll do my best to fill in your shoes when you go back," he says.

"Guys, wherever you are, can you get up to the cortex?" Cisco's voice echoes over the intercom. Barry and Wally both look at each other before racing up to the cortex.

When they get there, they find Caitlin, Cisco, Iris, and Clint waiting for them. "Hey, guys. What's up?" Barry asks.

"We just got a call in. A man with some kind of futuristic rifle just robbed a jewelry store. The guards couldn't do anything against him," Cisco says.

Barry sighs. He had been wanting to go back to Earth-99 today or tomorrow. But Wally isn't fully ready, and he can't leave the city while this guy is out there.

"Alright. I'll go take him down. Wally, you watch me and learn," Barry says.

Iris looks at him in alarm. "What are you talking about Barry?" she demands.

"I want Wally to watch what I do in the field so he can get a better idea of how to operate in the field He needs more than just my training here in STAR Labs," Barry says, as if it was obvious.

"Can I talk to you for a moment?" Iris says firmly. Barry sighs, but relents and follows her out into the hall.

"What are you doing, Barry? I thought we agreed we weren't gonna let him out in the field or train him!" Iris says.

"I understand your concern Iris. But you don't control me, Iris. I can decide if I want to train Wally. And I know I need to. If we keep trying to restrain him, he's gonna take risks we really don't want him to take. We can't deny him his potential forever. If he really wants to help, I say we let him. And I'm gonna train him," Barry says before walking back into the cortex. Iris just stares after him.

"Alright, Cisco. Let's get to work on finding this guy, and then I'll take him down," Barry says.

"Not alone, you won't," Clint says. Everyone looks at him as he grins at Barry.

"What? You can't honestly expect me to stay out of this," Clint says.

Barry looks at Clint for a few moments, then starts grinning. "Well, I guess Team Flash has a new member. Welcome to the team, Hawkeye," he says. Clint grins broadly.

I'll end there. I know there wasn't much to this chapter, but I mainly just wanted to show Bucky leaving and Clint officially joining Team Flash. Also, just so you're wondering. The enemy the call came in about is Plunder.

Next chapter will wrap up some loose ends and finish up everything that needs to be wrapped up before I get to the epilogue. It should be up by the end of the day.

Stay tuned, and please review.