So, it had been about six months since Barry had gone back in time and changed things. And he had to say, he preferred this new timeline he created over the old one he used to live in. Of course, there were a few things that he wanted to fix with it. He was still friends with Iris in this world, which he was okay with. And it seemed in this world, Wally actually had the chance to grow up with Joe and Iris rather than being separated. But this time around, he managed to live with Peter and his parents. His entire family was together. And there was a Kid Flash, so he didn't need to be the hero, and there was a new Spider-Hero, so his brother wasn't in constant danger anymore.
But the biggest thing that he knew was missing from his life was Caitlin. She was single in this timeline, surprisingly never meeting Ronnie. He actually wasn't sure if he was alive or not since the accelerator still exploded like it was supposed to in his original timeline.
In fact, she actually wasn't even a doctor in this world…well, she was. But she was not the same kind of doctor as she was in his timeline. She was an eye doctor. Gotta say that was one of the weirder things to occur in this world. And he even learned that Norman Osborn was now being referred to as the Patriot.
Luckily for him, it seemed that in this timeline Caitlin still followed the same routine as the one he was familiar with. She still stopped by Jitters on her way to work and ordered a coffee about half an hour before she actually needed to be at work.
"Today's the day. Today's the day. You will talk to her." Encouraging himself, Barry sat in one of the chairs and waited for Caitlin to enter the establishment. "Okay, just do it." As soon as she entered, he watched her carefully. "You've got this. You've talked to her a million times." Inhaling deeply, he walked up behind her. "Say something clever."
Before he could finally talk to her, he heard an alert go off on the television. "Channel 52 breaking news. The latest from Central City, where the mysterious meta-human criminal, known only as the Rival, is once again terrorizing the populace with his incredible speed."
Barry looked over at Caitlin and then to the television. Sighing, he knew that he should at least check it out and walked out of the building. Once outside, he sped off down the street to follow the news and see how the battle was progressing.
When he arrived at the scene, Kid Flash was speeding around the area while the Rival was right in front of him the entire time. They ran up the sides of buildings, shattering glass and exchanging blows. Kid Flash sped down to the ground; his face vibrating the entire time to conceal his identity.
"Need some help, Flash?" An officer asks.
"Nah," Kid Flash said. "When I'm done with this fool, he won't be able to stand up straight. What do you have against my city?"
"The city's just fine," Rival said. "It's the people in it who need to be educated. And I have no rival! Especially not you."
Rival then spun around to build up a charge and sent a flash of lighting towards Kid Flash, which he dodged and all the officers ducked behind the cars that took most of the blast. While he was throwing random bolts of lighting, one was heading right for Barry. Before Barry could use his speed to dodge the strike, Kid Flash had already sped his way over and moved Barry out of the way.
"You okay, man?" Kid Flash asked Barry.
"Yeah, thanks," Barry said.
Kid Flash then looked over to where Rival had been and noticed a streak of lightning running through the streets and getting away. "Man, this guy is starting to piss me off."
Barry smiled as he watched Kid Flash speed off and realized he really wasn't needed. "You'll get him next time."
Making it back to Jitters, he was relieved to see Caitlin was still there and seemed to be working on the crossword puzzle on the paper. Barry sighed and knew he needed to find a way to approach her. This version of Caitlin never met him and never took care of him during the nine months he was in a coma. He never proposed to her in this timeline. Everything they had been through was undone. He needed to find a way to not appear like some creep or a stalker. It just so happened that she was actually the doctor Peter had seen a few times for his glasses prescription. So maybe that was something that he could start off with.
Barry decided to take a little shortcut on this one and snuck up behind Caitlin. He grabbed her handbag and then ran back to where he came from. He knew he could use this to at least get her attention. He approached her and tapped her shoulder.
"Excuse me?" Barry says, causing Caitlin to turn around. "Hi, sorry, is this yours?"
Caitlin gasped when she saw her handbag. "Oh my goodness! Thank you!"
"It's- it's no problem," Barry said as he handed it over to her. "I just saw it there, and I thought-"
"No, thank you," Caitlin said as she placed it back in her bag. "I didn't even realize that I dropped it." She then looked at Barry as he was about to leave. "Hey, I know you from somewhere, don't I?"
"Uh, it's possible," he says. "You were my brother's optometrist. Peter Allen, does that ring any bells?"
Caitlin says in surprise, "Oh, you're his older brother!"
"That's me," said Barry. "The older brother." He smiled and took a seat beside Caitlin. "Yeah, he finds some new way every day to break his glasses."
Caitlin nodded. "I've seen," she admitted. "One of them was because he got flash-banged while he was working on some experiment."
"The tenth-grade science class," Barry remembered that. It was in this new timeline, but he did excessive research on his new life. "Yeah, that spooked the neighborhood, they thought a silent bomb went off or something."
"So, I know plenty about your brother, but how about you?" Caitlin wonders. "Your brother once said you work for the police."
"I'm a CSI over at CCPD," Barry confirmed. "It's the scientific approach to stopping crime."
"Ugh," she said, admitting to Barry, "I wanted to be a doctor when I was a kid." She shook her head. "But then my mom got sick, and we just couldn't afford to send me to any of the schools, so I had to settle for the best possible option I could get."
Barry knew that was something that was different. He knew Caitlin didn't have a good relationship with her mother in the original timeline, but that meant she had been raised by her dad in this timeline. But how did that work? Did changing the timeline cause a ripple effect to go further than he had intended? Caitlin's dad died when she was around the same age as Barry's mother was murdered. The only way he could not have died is if the past had changed before his mother was murdered.
"But anyway, it worked out," said Caitlin. "Sure, I'm not saving lives, but helping a few kids see better doesn't hurt, does it?"
"That's a spiritual way of looking over it." Barry was happy to see she enjoyed this.
"Well, thanks again," Caitlin said, regarding her handbag. "You're my hero today."
Barry nodded as he realized he had at least managed to talk himself into a conversation with her. "No problem." As he was walking away, he knew it was now or never. Barry turned back toward Caitlin. "Actually, you know what? Do you want to get a coffee? I know you have coffee right now, but maybe a different time. Or wine, or maybe a beer or something? Do you drink? You don't look like you drink. Ice tea perhaps?"
Caitlin smiled as she watched this guy stumble over himself, trying to cover every base he could. "Are you trying to ask me out?"
"Uh, yeah, that's what this is supposed to be," Barry admitted.
"Well...you know, why not?" Caitlin said with a smile. "Yes, I'll go for a...you know what? Let's make it a lunch date."
"Lunch? Barry asks.
"Yeah, that pastime between breakfast and dinner," Caitlin tells him and checks the time. She then started to pack up so she could leave. "I get off at half past noon, but I am swamped today so maybe tomorrow. I have a car, I'll meet you at CCPD."
"Uh, yeah, that...that works great," Barry said with a smile. "See you then."
Barry started to walk away and was making his way outside. When he reached the outside, he felt something happen and it was his memories when he and Caitlin first went on a date, and their first kiss. It was like they were there one minute and gone the next.
On his way into CCPD, Barry found one of the recent criminal metahumans, Michael Morbius, who was being transported to Iron Heights. He was Spider-Woman's most recent arrest after he was attempting to drain the blood of a few people in OsCorp. Luckily, his brother wasn't in the building at the time of the attack.
"Allen." Captain Mandez called out as he approached Barry. "You look a little less glum this day's afternoon."
"Captain Mendez, I asked out a girl and she said yes." Barry was happy that he and Caitlin still had a chance in this new life.
"Ah, there's no better feeling, is there?" Mendez comments.
"No better feeling." Barry agreed with him.
"Well, until the day she says, "I do"," Mendez stated.
"Yeah, we got a ways to go before that, I think," Barry muttered.
"Great, well that'll give you a lot of time to catch me up on where we are with the Rival or this new Lizard character," Mendez tells him.
"Nothing substantive," Barry commented with a groan. "Neither of them has left any hair or skin samples at any of their attacks on the CCPD."
"So you're telling me there's no way to ID these guys." Mendez scoffed as they entered his office.
"We'll figure out who he is when The Flash stops him."
Well, The Flash better hurry up." Mendez stated. "Pun intended. But you sure there is nothing on the Lizard?"
Barry sighed and thought that he had an idea who the Lizard was, but he still needed to figure out where to find Curtis Connors. If he stopped around family dinner more often, he might actually know his little brother was actually working for Connors.
"Oh, Captain, is it okay if I leave a little early today?" Barry asks.
"For your hot date?" Mendez asks.
"No, I'm, uh, just meeting a friend," Barry tells him.
With lightning speed, Barry darted through the bustling city streets, his destination an abandoned facility on the outskirts. Here, he had constructed a secure artificial pipeline cell to contain the Reverse Flash, the only means to prevent him from causing further chaos and destruction. Despite altering the timeline in his favor, Barry was perplexed as to how Thawne managed to survive the ripple effect of this reality. Nevertheless, his focus remained on maintaining the containment of his dangerous adversary.
"Dinner," Barry called as he opened the door and approached Thawne's cell.
Thawne looked to the doorway and sighed as Barry was practically the only person he gets to see nowadays. "There better be curly fries in there."
"Humans can go almost three weeks without food. So I'd sound a little bit more grateful if I were you."
Thawne stood up as he grabbed onto the bars of his cell. "Ah, but you wouldn't do that to me, Barry. After all, you're the hero. Or did you forget that? Too busy leading your reverse it's a wonderful life." He then chuckled when he heard himself. "Reverse. That's irony for ya." He then clapped his hands together as he circled his cell. "So, what should we call this new reality that you concocted? I was thinking...Flashpoint."
Barry held up the bag of food. "So, you don't want this?"
"You may have figured I it now to dampen my speed with this glass cage, but I promise you, I'll destroy your life, Flash. One way or another."
"No, you won't." Barry stayed as he sat down. "And you're never gonna hurt anybody ever again. I have everything back that you took from me and my brother. I have everything that Zoom took from us, too. I'm finally free. I'm home."
"This isn't your home, Barry." Thawne broke to him. "This is a mirage. A fiction that will end us both unless you let me the hell out of this thing!"
"Well, you're not listening, Thawne," Barry stated with a sigh. "Why would I want to get out of here? I'm whole here. There's even a Flash here so I don't have to be, and another Spider-Woman so my brother isn't in any danger."
"Well, if you knew what I knew about the future, you'd start to understand," Thawne stated as for him, killing Peter Allen in the year 2035 was a recent event for him. "And who are these new young heroes? Do you know? Do you even care? While you sit around and hide like a lost, lonely little boy, letting other people protect the city, our greatest enemy is catching up with us."
"What enemy is that?" Barry asks.
"Time," Thawne stated. "I can easily tell that it's already messing with the people you love, and sooner or later, it's gonna drag me right down along with you."
"Wow." Barry scoffed as he stood back up. "You've got some nerve. Warning me about messing with other people's lives. The whole reason I did this was because of what you did to my life. My family. My mother."
"And now I'm actually left to wonder why your other self let me," Thawne muttered. "He knew what I was planning, and it was like he was leaving me to do it. He was fast enough to stop me."
"I don't understand why, but it doesn't matter much now," Barry stated. "I fixed things the way they are meant to be."
"Well, one day soon, Barry, you'll be begging me to kill her again," Thawne promises him.
Barry didn't even bother to listen anymore as he was walking away and made his way out. Once outside he sped off to make his way home to see his family.
Barry then speeds home as he knows that his brother would still be in school. When he rescued his childhood home, he grew a smile every time that he saw their parents come out the front door.
"Hey, slugger." Henry greeted his son.
"There's my beautiful boy," Nora said with a smile. "Everything okay?"
Barry smiled as he saw his parents alive and well. "Everything is just perfect."
Later on the next day, Barry was coming down from his bedroom and passed a photo of him and Iris that was taken a few years ago. It looked exactly like the one from the old timeline and he was happy he and Iris were still friends in this world.
Barry passed his parents who were sitting down for breakfast. Seems Peter had to get to school early since he had something to do beforehand. Said it was a project of his own.
"Morning, son," Henry said.
"Morning, Barry," Nora said. Barry walked over and gave his mother a hug and kisses. "What is up with you?"
"what do you mean?" Barry asked as he took a seat.
"Well, it's just that every morning you've hugged me as if it's the first time you've seen me in months," Nora explains to him.
"I'll stop if you really want me to." Barry dared.
"Never," Nora stated. "I love it." Then they started to eat. "Oh, Barry, I sold a house to a nice older couple a few weeks ago. The basement apartment. They emailed me this morning and said they wanted to rent it. Very reasonably."
Barry didn't seem to catch on at first until he noticed the looks on his folks' faces. "You want me to move out?"
"No, no, son, come on." Henry denied that, even though they seemed like the logical conclusion. "It's just if you ever thought about dating..."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you guys," Barry tells them. "The girl that I saw at jitters."
"The girl you've been stalking the last few weeks." Nora corrected.
"I haven't been stalking. I was working up the courage to ask her out." Barry retaliated.
"And?" Nora asks.
"And she said yes," Barry said with a smile.
Nora gasped and cheered as Henry laughed with a smile. "Oh, this girl just got the best guy." Nora was happy for him.
"Good job, slugger," Henry said with pride.
"Oh, Barry, Peter said that he would love to show you his labs," Nora told her son. "He's been trying to get you over and got you a pass for the day."
"I'll be sure to stop by there later," Barry said as he was curious about what Peter's doing there.
Barry was feeling carefree as he walked out of his front door, but suddenly his head started to ring and he stumbled down the stairs. He quickly grabbed onto the railing to steady himself as he felt as if his mind was being tampered with. As he tried to make sense of what was happening, he realized that he couldn't recall certain memories. Specifically, the memory of finding Peter after years of separation had vanished from his mind. The gap in his memories left him feeling confused and concerned about his mental state. He wondered if there was something wrong with him and if this was just the beginning of a larger problem.
Barry rushed to OsCorp, a large corporation that specializes in cutting-edge science and technology, with one mission in mind: to find his younger brother. His brother had landed an internship there, but Barry didn't know much more than that. As he made his way through the bustling labs, he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe at the advanced equipment and innovative experiments taking place all around him. Finally, after some searching, Barry located his brother hard at work. Thanks to a visitor's pass he had obtained, Barry was able to easily gain access to the lab and check in on his sibling.
"Hey, Barry," Peter called from a few floors above Barry where he was currently. "Up here."
Barry made his way up for Peter and finally met up with him. "Peter. Man, this place is like a gigantic maze."
"Well, I spent a few weeks here, so I was able to get around easier." Peter shrugged. "Okay, come on, let me show you what we have been working on." Peter then walked Barry to the labs where he found the two lab rats they experimented on with their regenerated limbs. "We have been working on regenerating limbs for people who have had their limbs amputated."
"And looks like you made some progress," Barry commented as Peter picked up one of the rats. "You said that one had three legs?"
"Yep," Peter said as he caressed their lab rat. "But now this little guy gets to live his life with all of his limbs attached. And the hope is when they lose them again, they will still regrow."
"That is the hope." Connors said as he entered the room. Barry froze when he recognized him. He was the Lizard. "Dr. Curtis Connors. I am the head of this scientific research."
Barry shook his hand. "Connors," he said.
"He is the one who has been giving me the help I need to complete this project of mine," Peter said as he looked at his watch, which had started beeping. "Oh, looks like the next formula is done."
Barry watched as Peter left to grab the formula while Barry and Connors had a moment alone. Barry knew he was the Lizard, and that he could stop him now. "So, it's you," he said.
Connors was a little confused. "I'm sorry, have we met?"
Barry scoffed at that question. "No, we never really met," he said. "But I know who you are, Connors. I know what you are."
"What I am?" Connors was confused by that question. "What do you think I am?"
"You're the Lizard," Barry snarled at him.
"The Lizard?" Connors asks. He then scoffed and saw this as a joke. "Okay, did Jonathan up in transportation put you up to this?"
Barry was standing in front of Connors, ready to interrogate him when suddenly, a loud, piercing scream interrupted their conversation. The three of them rushed out into the hallway to investigate the source of the noise. As they reached the area where the screams were coming from, they saw a gaping hole in the floor, big enough for a person to fall through. Panic set in as they realized that Peter was missing. They scanned the surroundings, calling out his name, but there was no sign of him anywhere. The tension in the air was palpable as they frantically searched for any clue that would lead them to their missing friend.
"It took him!" Mendel Stromm reported to the frantic people. "It took Peter."
"What took him?" Connors asks.
"The Lizard!"
Now Barry was starting to see things were only going to be getting worse over time. His brother was now missing, kidnapped by the Lizard for some reason and he needed to find out who and why. But he also knew that if Lizard was the one who kidnapped him, there was no way that Connors could be Lizard. He was at the CCPD and was working on how to track the Lizard, but found there was no way to track him.
As he was working, he heard a knock and looked over to see Gwen approaching him. "Barry, is it true? The Lizard kidnapped Peter?"
Barry saw his brother's friend was worried for him and tried to assure her. "Yes, it's true. But we are working on where to find him."
"Why?" Gwen was lost. She thought the Lizard was after her, is there a way that this creature somehow traced her to Peter and went after her through him? "Why would it go after Peter?"
"I don't know, but everyone is out there doing their best to find him," Barry promises her.
Gwen however grew a stern expression as she was determined to hunt down this Lizard herself. "That's not good enough." And just like that, she turned and marched her way out of the building to get out there as Spider-Woman to find and hunt this Lizard down. She wasn't going to let it harm her friend. And if it did, then she is going to make it pay.
Barry sighed as he ran a hand through his hair to try and calm down as he wondered what was going to happen to his brother. As he was thinking, he heard another knock and saw it was Caitlin. "Hey."
Lunch. He forgot that he had a lunch date.
"I am gonna guess that you forgot we had a date?" Caitlin asked and saw his face. "You okay?"
"No, not really. I am so sorry, so much has happened. My brother is missing. He was kidnapped by the Lizard." Barry tells Caitlin and watches her face grow to terror. "I need to find him."
"Oh, god, no, that-this-this can wait," Caitlin promises him. "No, I completely understand."
"Thank you. I am so sorry, I thought that this wouldn't happen today of all days." Barry tells him. "Look, I will call and tell you when he is safe."
Caitlin smiled and pecked his cheek. "For luck in finding him." She then scribbled her number down for him. "Call me when you find him."
Barry Allen, also known as The Flash, nodded in agreement as he took the number from his informant and carefully placed it inside his pocket. He knew that tracking a two-story-tall lizard would not be an easy task, but it was necessary to prevent any potential harm to the city. As he was scouring for information on how to locate the creature, the latest Rival and Kid Flash's fight flashed on his screen. An idea struck him - what if he could enlist Kid Flash's help in finding and stopping the dangerous Lizard? With that thought in mind, Barry quickly reached out to Kid Flash for assistance.
Barry rushed to the scene of the crime upon receiving an alert from the police scanner. As he arrived, he witnessed a fierce battle between the young speedster, Kid Flash, and his arch-nemesis, Rival, taking place in the narrow alleyway. They were moving at breakneck speed, zigzagging up and down the alleyway, knocking down trash cans, and even running inside the nearby buildings.
Barry was shocked to see Kid Flash, whom he had recently met and trained, being knocked down and thrown off the rooftop. Rival, who was known for his merciless tactics, sped away, leaving Kid Flash to fall and die. Barry had to think quickly if he was going to save him.
With lightning-fast reflexes, Barry used his speed to create wind funnels with his hands, managing to slow Kid Flash down enough to cushion his fall. He watched as Kid Flash hit the ground, tumbling and rolling, but thankfully, it wasn't fatal.
Running over to the injured hero, Barry felt like he should recognize him and removed his mask. He almost jumped back in shock when he realized that Kid Flash was none other than Wally West, his best friend's brother, whom he had not seen in a while.
"Wally?" Barry asks in shock.
Wally woke up and was shocked when he saw his mask was removed and who it was. "Barry?"
Wally took Barry to his place which was a small apartment in the city. He was a little confused and a little surprised when he saw a mannequin in the middle of the room which was likely where he placed his suit.
"So, this is your base of operations?" Barry was surprised to see he wasn't using STAR Labs. Yet again he hasn't been around STAR Labs in a while.
"Well, what were you expecting a fortress?" Wally asks.
"No, I don't know, I was just expecting something a little more secure. "You never know who's gonna come walking through that door."
"Well, it's been working out so far." Wally shrugged as he walked over to take a seat.
"So..." Barry looked over Wally's sketches for old suit designs. "Who else knows about this? Joe? Iris?"
"What?" Wally asks. "God, no. Dad definitely doesn't know. If he knew about this, he would no doubt find a way to get me out of it."
"What about your sister?" Barry wonders.
"Well, she knows," Wally admitted. "It was sort of accidental, but she hasn't said anything yet."
"Okay, but how did you get your speed?" Barry asks in confusion.
"Oh, okay, so before I went on the straight and narrow, I used to drive illegal cars." Wally started to explain his origin story.
"Uh-huh." Barry was following as that was similar to his world Wally.
"I was messing around with a new nitro formula to get my engine revving faster." Wally kept explaining. "Then one night, I was racing in a thunderstorm, and my car got struck by lightning. And it must have mixed with the formula because... boom! I was in a coma for nine months. Then when I woke up, I was the fastest man alive."
"The Flash," Barry said but then chuckled. "More like Kid Flash."
Wally groaned at that name. "Don't call me that." He then got back on topic. "So, what did you want?"
"I needed your help," Barry told him. "My brother, Peter, he's been kidnapped...by the Lizard."
"The Lizard?" Wally was shocked to hear. "Oh, man. I thought Spider-Woman had that whole thing handled."
"Well, she doesn't," Barry stated. "I don't know if you know who she is, but I need to save my brother."
"I get it. But I also have my own problems with the Rival." Wally tells him. "He's terrorizing the city and needs to be stopped. And I've been trying to run him down for months with No luck. He's fast. Maybe faster than me."
"Well, if you're willing, I think maybe I could help." Barry offers. "But I need to focus on my brother. He's my priority."
"Hey, man, I get it. But there's only one man who can help us do that. Cisco Ramon."
Barry was shocked when he made his way through the halls of what was once STAR Labs and was apparently transformed into Ramon Industries. Seems that the comment Cisco made on Earth-2 actually paid off.
"Didn't this used to be STAR Labs?" Barry asks Wally.
"Where have you been the last few years?" Wally asks sarcastically. "Cisco Ramon bought out STAR Labs and has been using it for his tech app industries. He's like on par with Bryce Wayne as one of the richest people in the world."
"Bryce?" Barry was a little confused. "Don't you mean Bruce Wayne?"
"Who's Bruce Wayne?" Wally was confused by the name.
Barry was a little confused about how that could be possible. Bruce Wayne wasn't born in Flashpoint? That doesn't make any sense. But what was even more confusing was when he watched Cisco Ramon step off the elevator with glasses and his hair in a bun.
"Oh! Is there a better way to get to work than by helicopter?" Cisco asked as he walked out of the elevator. He was walking in with who appeared to be Lisa Snart. Maybe he altered the timeline more than he first considered. "Let me answer that. Capital N, little O."
"Quite right, Mr. Ramon. As for LogicFrame, it's a relatively small startup. The I.P. is expected to be in the low teens."
"Offer them 20 mil," Cisco said as he chuckled. He then caught a glimpse of Wally and sighed as he recognized him. "Huh. Babe, I, um, got some business to attend to, so we'll get on that other matter later?"
"Not if I get on it first, huh?" Lisa said flirtatiously.
"Ooh..." Cisco said as he and Lisa started kissing. "Mm. Independent woman. I like it. I like it." Lisa then left, leaving Cisco alone with the two speedsters. "Huh, well...I told you to never come back here." He then leads them into the cortex, which Cisco appears to have made into his own private office. "I made you a friction-proof suit so your clothes don't explode at Mach 2, and you leave me out of your war on crime."
"Mr. Ramon, we could really use your help," Wally said. "I'm sure you've seen the Lizard and Rival terrorizing the city on TV.
"And we have to stop them," Barry stated to his once friend.
"Okay, so stop him," Cisco tells them. "Please, go with God, have you know what? You know what happens when you mess with a Speedster?" He then walked over to Wally and tapped his chest. "That. That's what happens. You get a vibrating hand going right through your ribcage. No thanks. My money needs me."
"Wait, Cisco, you're not gonna help us?" Barry was a little more surprised since this wasn't the Cisco he remembered.
"Oh, that reminds me. Who the hell is this?" Cisco asks as he looks to Wally. "Huh? You brought some stranger into my lab and told them I helped The Flash."
"Cisco," Barry called out.
"Uh-uh. I don't know you, string bean." That was something Barry's never been called.
"Str..." Barry was a little hurt to see what he said. But yet again, this Cisco never got to know him. "I do know what kind of person you are. Deep down, you care about helping other people."
"Please, tell me more," Cisco said sarcastically.
"I heard a story about how, when you were 15, your brother Dante owed a bookie and he couldn't pay back what he owed, so you gave him all the money you earned that summer delivering pizzas to help him.
Now Cisco was a little spooked. "How do you know about that?"
"I have a feeling that... we would work really well together as partners," Barry told him. "Taking down meta-humans together. I mean, it's what we're supposed to do. And now this monster has taken my brother." He knew that would help. "And we could use your help rescuing him."
Cisco however stood up and leaned over the desk. "Then I guess you don't know much about me."
Out of nowhere, someone grabbed Cisco by the head and slammed him against his desk. Barry jumped a little when he saw Gwen, dressed up like Spider-Woman, marching around the desk with a snarl. "Up to the task now?"
"Gwen?" Barry was shocked when he looked and saw her. "You're Spider-Woman?"
"Barry?" Gwen was surprised to see him and looked over to Wally. "Kid Flash?"
"It's,...just Flash," Wally muttered.
"Yeah, no, you're Kid Flash." Gwen proclaimed and looked at Barry. "What are you doing here?"
"I was hoping Cisco could help find Peter," Barry explains.
"What, for free?" Gwen asks in surprise. "Come on, even I had to pay for my mask lenses."
"Your..." Barry started to fumble a bit as he was getting another memory loss.
It started with Cisco, going through most of his recent memories, all the way back to his oldest memory when he woke up from his coma. Then it moved on to Gwen, from their first meeting, to when he saw her comforting her brother at his father's funeral.
"Barry?" Wally was a little worried, watching Barry stumble around as if he was disoriented.
"I'm fine," Barry promised as he struggled to stand. "I'm fine...I...what was I saying?"
"What is going on with you?" Gwen asks.
"I don't know," Barry admitted. But he knew who had the answers. "I'll be right back."
Barry went to the one man who could explain what was happening to him – Thawne, who was sitting in his cell, seemingly unaware of Barry's frantic attempts to reach him.
"Ahh, I was starting to think you had forgotten about me," Thawne said sardonically.
"But I am forgetting," Barry stated. "What's happening to me?"
"I was wondering when you would notice." Thawne scoffed.
"It's like I'm thinking about a moment from my past and then it vanishes. It's like - and I can't get it back. Why?" Barry asks Thawne.
"Flashpoint. It's a side effect. See, I told you before you don't know what you're doing. This new reality has already taken your friends down, and now it's starting to overwrite the reality you and I know." Thawne explains to him. "So your original life, your friends, family, pretty soon will just fade away."
"Why isn't it happening to you?" Barry wonders.
Thawne shrugged as he wasn't sure. "Not sure." But then a thought came into mind as he started to laugh. "Oh, this is too good."
"What the hell's so funny?" Barry asks as he grabs and shakes the bars of Thawne's cell.
"Your speed!" Thawne proclaimed with a laugh. "The more you use it, the faster you lose your memories!"
"No," Barry stated, knowing he had to focus on his family. He then started to march away. "No, you're lying. You just want me to let you out of here, and that's not gonna happen."
"The you that I know from the future, he's not this stupid," Thawne stated as he stood up. "Pretty soon, you won't even remember you're the Flash. And when that happens, this world will become permanent. Time will set like cement, and nothing will be able to change it back to the way it was."
"That's fine by me." Barry scoffed as he marched to focus on finding his brother.
"You know what you have to do," Thawne said as he grabbed the bars. "You have to take me back to that night and let me finish what I started."
"Go to hell!" Barry tells Thawne.
"You are dragging us both down there! Now who's the villain, Flash?!" Thawne asks as Barry leaves. "NOW WHO'S THE VILLAIN?!"
Barry sped around the city, picking up the members he knew could help save it. The Rival had to be stopped, and the Lizard had to be found to rescue his brother. He first went for Gwen and Wally as they were the closest to the warehouse where Thawne was being held.
"Unbelievable," Cisco said as he was holding goggles to his head. "It's like I'm really there." Then he was spooked when a gust of wind came through and Wally was standing in the office. "Don't do that! I told you it freaks me out."
"It wasn't me." Wally defends.
then next came Gwen she was spooked to see how she landed in the middle of the office. "What the hell?"
Next came Caitlin as she gasped, wondering where she was. She looked over and saw Barry standing in his Flash suit. "Who are you?"
Barry then removed his cowl. "The man who's gonna help you stop the Rival."
"Barry?" Caitlin, Wally, and Gwen ask in shock.
Barry put in immense effort and spent a considerable amount of time trying to make his team understand the concept of Flashpoint and the events that led up to it. He went into great detail about their shared history, emphasizing the strong bond that they had developed over time, and how working together had always been their strength. Despite his best efforts, it was clear that his explanations failed to convince them, and they remained skeptical of his story.
"Okay, so...I can tell from the "I don't believe you" look on your faces that you don't believe me," Barry commented.
"We believe that you're a speedster, but you've gotta retrace this whole Flashpoint thing," Wally says.
"All right, this is as simple as I can possibly make it," Barry said as he walked up to the glass. "Imagine this line is time, I went back in time, stopped the Reverse-Flash from killing my mother, and in doing so created an alternate timeline. A new existence where you're Kid Flash, Peter's...Gwen's Spider-Woman, and Cisco's a billionaire."
"So you're saying there's a timeline out there where I'm not rich?" Cisco says. "Boy, that's a glitch in the universe."
"No, not buying it." Wally proclaimed. "Um, my life is my life. Didn't just start three months ago, okay? I've always been me. Yeah.
Barry slummed as he eyed the timelines he sketched for them. "I don't know what to tell you, Wally. It's complicated."
"Okay, look. Even if we did believe you, why are you telling us this now?" Gwen wonders.
"Because... I've been hiding here for too long. The Rival needs to be stopped and I need help to stop him and find the Lizard."
"I can get him myself," Gwen stated as she marched off.
"Then why haven't you?" Barry asks her.
"Well, I'm not interested." Wally agreed with her.
Cisco then slammed down in his chair. "I don't know how many times I gotta tell you freaks, I already did my bit for queen and country."
"Okay, look, come on, guys..." Barry tried to get them all on the same side.
"Barry?" Caitlin got his attention. "Can we talk? Alone?"
Barry sighed as he followed Caitlin into the hallway. "Look, I'm sorry." He says. "I know that this is hard to believe. No, that's just it, Barry. I do believe you."
Barry was a little taken aback by that response. "You... do? You believe me?"
"I don't really know why, but I know by looking you in the eyes that you are telling me the truth," Caitlin stated as she slowly moved closer to Barry. "In that other world, the one you left to come here, we're something to one another. Aren't we? That's why you talked to me."
Barry nodded. "Yeah. You're...you're my fiancé."
Caitlin had to admit she was shocked to hear that statement. "So...we were dating in that previous timeline?"
Barry nodded. "Yeah, you were my personal doctor and my life partner. You patched me up and I would keep you grounded when needed."
Caitlin smiled when she heard that. "That's why you were surprised to hear what I do. Even though we've met a few times. You didn't remember."
"No, I really didn't," Barry admitted.
Before Caitlin could ask any more questions, Cisco came running into the halls. "Alright, hey, your kid might have found something to track our mutual threats."
Walking back into the cortex, they found Gwen behind the desk of one of the computers. "Okay, so, I have turned the speed cameras in the city to register near sonic velocities. This is something I used to track Martin Li the other week, just on a faster level."
"And while she was doing that, I was figuring out how a gigantic two-foot lizard could get around the city unnoticed," Wally said as he walked around them. "But then I realized the only way that he could do that is by going through the sewer system."
"And the irony is that he leaves a trail behind," Gwen said as she spun to face them all. "But you don't wanna know of what. And both trails of speed and lizard take us directly to..."
"The old sawmill out by Williamson," Cisco commented.
"Alright." Barry sighed as he looked at Gwen and Wally. "Follow my lead?"
"The Flash doesn't follow anyone," Wally stated.
"Listen to him, Wally." Gwen sighed as she crossed her arms. "He obviously knows what he's doing." Then she recalled this whole Flashpoint scenario. "Okay, present events excluded."
Wally, Barry, and Gwen then made their way to the scene as they looked around. There was no sign of Rival or the Lizard anywhere. Gwen closed her eyes and used her skills to try and sense where the lizard or Rival would be coming from next.
"You know how to flank?" Barry asks the two.
"Is that a thing?" Gwen wonders. "I just try to move in the direction that the fire is not coming from."
"What?" Barry asked, seeing that Gwen didn't seem to have the same experience as Peter. Yet again, it made sense since they had different lives and different enemies. "Yes, flanking is a thing. Okay, look, me and Wally will take the Rival. Gwen, you handle Lizard. I'll go at him head-on, and Wally, you attack at a 90-degree angle. When he turns to fight you, he leaves himself vulnerable for me. And so on and so forth."
"I get it," Wally promises.
That was when Gwen's senses went off as Rival came speeding into the area. "How'd you find this place, Flash?"
"I'm so gonna kick your ass," Wally says as he marches forward.
"Oh, there's three of you now?" Rival asks as he points to Gwen. "Spider-Woman. We meet again."
"Yeah, I'm not here for you, Spike." Gwen snarled.
"That supposed to scare me?" Rival asks.
"A little quaking in your boots wouldn't be inappropriate." Wally mocked.
"Well, here's how scared I am," Rival said as he reached up and removed his cowl. "My name is Edward Clariss. You should all know each other's names. You might as well tell me since none of you will make it out of here alive."
"I can take him." Wally then took a step forward. "I got this."
"What?" Barry asks. "Wally, wait-"
Wally sped off to fight the Rival as a screeching sound was heard in the area. "That's my cue!" Gwen then ran to find the Lizard.
Wally sped up and punched Rival in the chest; Rival retaliated by trying to take him down from above, but Wally ducked, taking a punch to the face instead.
Gwen's search led her to a crumpled map of the area, rusted cars, and broken machinery casting eerie shadows in the moonlight, creating an atmosphere of desolation. Gwen could sense that something was amiss, as though danger lurked in every corner.
Carefully navigating her way deeper into the junkyard, she heard the sound of scurrying echoing through the air. Suddenly, the monstrous figure of the Lizard emerged from behind a pile of discarded metal, its reptilian eyes gleaming with malice.
"You!" Gwen cried to get his attention.
The lizard turned towards Gwen and screeched when it saw her.
"Where is Peter!?" Gwen asks him, clutching her fist.
Gwen's heart raced, but she stood her ground, ready to protect herself and save her friend. She swiftly dodged the Lizard's razor-sharp claws, using her acrobatic skills and web-slinging abilities to stay one step ahead. The Lizard's immense strength and agility matched her own, making the battle an intense struggle.
Rival is taken down, and as they think they've won, he grabs a pipe and shoves it through Kid Flash. "Wally!" He ran over to help him. "You're gonna be okay. I'll get you out of here."
"That one was never my rival," Clariss said as he tossed the pipe. "Defeat me, and I'll let you take your little friend for help."
"No." Barry snarled as she stood. He was ready to end all of this. "You're the one who's gonna need help!"
Barry tried fighting him, but the more he ran, the more his memories kept disappearing, causing him to forget everything that helped him run. He needed to stop this fight and help Gwen in her battle against the Lizard to save his brother. The Rival took Barry on like it was nothing; his memories not helping as he couldn't remember how to use his last two years of training or even save himself.
With each blow exchanged, Gwen's determination grew stronger. She knew she had to end this fight and find Peter. As the Lizard lunged forward, she seized the opportunity. With a swift and precise movement, she entangled the creature's limbs in a web, immobilizing him temporarily.
Barry and Rival were fighting from an upper pipe that went around the area when the lizard suddenly leaped into the air, causing the speedster to lose his balance. Rival fell while Barry managed to get help from Gwen, who shot a web at his back to help slow his descent to the ground. When he finally had Rival in his grasp, all of his remaining speed and agility were gone. Rival got up and punched Barry at super speed, sending him flying into the ground.
Gwen tackled the lizard by the snout and webbed his mouth so she could ride him like a bull. The creature tried to fight back and shake her off of him, but it wasn't enough to loosen her hold on him.
"Where is he?!" Gwen cried out in anger towards the lizard. "Where's Peter?!"
Lizard managed to shake Gwen off and sent her flying into the wall. Once there, the lizard tried to eat her, but she managed to keep his jaws off of her. Licking the lizard back, he was sent scurrying and quickly crawled back up to his feet. Gwen knew this was a life or death situation, and if this creature had any answers to find Peter...she was gonna make sure she found them.
Utilizing her resourcefulness, Gwen utilized her web shooters to create a crude makeshift weapon. Crafted from various sharp items found in the junkyard, she only hoped it would be enough to pierce its thick skin. With a single, powerful swing, she struck the Lizard with a stunning blow, sending him crashing into a towering pile of scrap metal. The shockwave seemed to be enough to shake the ground surrounding them and set the speedsters off balance. Barry managed to speed over, then sucker punched the Rival in the face.
It was then, in that fleeting moment of triumph, that she noticed something peculiar about her fallen adversary. The Lizard's transformation began to reverse, revealing the face of her best friend, Peter.
A gasp escaped Gwen's lips as she stared in disbelief. The realization hit her like a ton of bricks. Peter, her loyal friend, had somehow transformed into this monstrous creature. The shock and guilt washed over her, threatening to consume her.
"What?" Gwen asks as she runs over in terror. She watched the transformation reverse and her best friend was injured. She had pierced his stomach with that weapon, and now he was bleeding out. "No, no, what did I do?" She looked at Peter and took his hand, wondering why he would do this. "What did you do?"
Peter groaned as he felt the pain in his stomach was too much for him to bear. "I just...I wanted to be special. Like you." He reached up and grabbed her face. "Gwen."
Gwen almost gasped when she heard that he knew who she was. "Gwen?" She didn't know why she was even trying. "Who's Gwen?"
"Don't worry," Peter told him. "Everything's going to be okay."
Barry sped over to the scene and felt his heart drop when he noticed his brother was hurt. "Peter!" He ran over and removed his cowl to look his brother in the eye. "No, what happened?"
"Barry?" Peter was surprised to see his brother here. "What-what are you wearing?"
"Don't worry about that right now," Barry stated and saw that there was no way to save him with that wound. "Why?"
"I...I was just tired of being the victim." Peter muttered as he smiled. "Thanks. For being my friend, Gwen..." he saw she was panicking. "It's okay...it's okay..."
Gwen felt the clutch on her hand loosen and she knew he was gone. Gwen broke down into tears as she removed her mask to allow the tears to flow down her face. Barry clutched onto her as he couldn't believe that his brother was gone. Barry looked over to Wally and knew he needed to help him; looking to Gwen, who seemed to be destroyed by what had just transpired. After all, she was responsible for it.
"Gwen, stay here with him," Barry said. "I need to get Wally to a hospital."
Gwen didn't even respond; she just held onto her deceased friend and didn't let him go. She wasn't going to leave him. She wasn't ready to let him go. Barry sped off to grab Wally and bring him to Caitlin, hoping she could help him. Meanwhile, the police were arriving at the scene, and Captain Stacy was securing the area. He noticed Gwen but didn't recognize her face. Realizing his daughter was there, he knew she needed to leave. She ran off, stumbling as she lost all of her strength from the fight and losing her friend. But she managed to get far enough away for her dad to discover the body.
"Peter?" Stacy asks as he runs over to the deceased boy. "Peter, are you with me?"
Gwen watched the scene unfold before her and remained as far away as she could. She broke down in tears for the second time as she ran as far as she could. She knew she wouldn't be able to swing without her strength.
Barry was in what is supposed to be the med bay of STAR Labs where Wally was resting. Caitlin was looking him over, seemed she actually did still know a thing or two about diagnosing people. She just never had the chance to really test those skills.
"Wally's vital are low and he's lost a lot of blood," Caitlin told them.
"He should be rapidly healing," Barry told her. "It's one of the gifts of being a speedster."
"I'm sorry, he's not," Caitlin told him.
"This is why I don't get involved," Cisco stated as he left. "Crime fighting sucks."
Barry walked around the room, alone. He grabbed the closest object, which happened to be a stapler, and slammed it against the computer. Caitlin watched him for a moment and realized that he needed to release some of this anger. He had just learned that his brother was dead, and now Wally was dying because of his actions.
"Barry?" Caitlin approached him. "Barry!"
Barry stopped as he turned to face Caitlin with tears in his eyes. She pulled him into a hug and he immediately accepted the gesture. He needed this.
"I thought I could make things better." Barry cried. "And now everyone's been paying for my actions." He then broke the hug as he looked down at Caitlin. "I need to do something."
"What are you going to do?" Caitlin asked worriedly.
Gwen crawled her way home and lifted the window as she slipped her way inside. She dropped to the floor and began to sob. She held the mask in her hands and cried. She had killed her best friend. He was turned into a monster, of course, but he was not in control of his actions. And she had killed him. She saw her father arrive and was going to approach the Allen's with the news of the death of their son, and was more than likely going to reveal it was her fault. Because it was.
"Spider-Woman finally shows her true colors!" Jameson's voice called as she looked over towards the television in her room. "She has now been confirmed to be responsible for the death of an innocent child, Peter Allen. And now, the manhunt for Spider-Woman is being led by Captain George Stacy."
Gwen threw her mask at the television with such speed that it slammed into the wall. She then began to wreck her room, throwing her art stuff around, even kicking her drum set, and snapping her drumsticks.
Barry sped into the room and removed his cowl. "You okay?"
Gwen didn't even respond as she didn't even face him. She had a look of anger and shame in her eyes. "Tell me something." She wanted to know the answer. "You created this world. You came from another world. What was Peter like in that world? Is he alive?"
Barry sighed as he reached into his phone and found a photo that was yet to be erased from time. He showed it to Gwen and it showed Barry and Peter in their hero attire.
Gwen chuckled as it seemed she understood it. "He got bit. Tell me...was he good at it? Being a hero?"
"He saved a lot of people," Barry confirmed with a tear. "He's still alive."
Gwen clutched her fist in anger. "Then you know what you have to do." She muttered. "This world wasn't supposed to exist. You did this. Fix it."
Barry nodded as he knew he needed to fix everything. He made his way outside where Caitlin was waiting with a car. He wasn't going to risk running to where he needed to go.
As they reached the facility where Thawne was locked up, Barry was struggling to stand as all of his memories were being erased and replaced. Thawne watched Barry stumble and was surprised it wasn't Iris who came with him; rather, someone he thought he recognized from the Flash Museum in the future.
"Welcome back, Barry. You've been having a bad day, haven't ya? Who's your friend?" Thawne wonders.
"Barry told me not to listen to anything you say," Caitlin stated as she helped Barry approach the cage.
"Oh. That's just bad advice." Thawne was loving this. "'Cause I'm the answer man. I am the answer to all your prayers. All you need to do is ask me, Barry."
Barry struggled to stand and knew Thawne was going to thrive in this. "We need to go back in time. To that night."
"To do what?" Thawne knew he was gonna ask this.
"You know what I need you to do," Barry told him.
"Yeah. But I want to hear you say it." Thawne was loving this.
Barry gulped down his pride and said it. "I need you to kill my mother."
"With pleasure," Thawne stated.
"I hate you." Barry snarled as he began to unlock the cage.
"And I hate you," Thawne replied. "And I sometimes wonder which of us is right."
Caitlin chuckled as she wasn't sure how to take this situation. "It seems weird to wish you good luck."
"I'm so sorry about all this," Barry told her. He brought her into this life and wished he left her alone in this life. But he missed her too much.
"Will I know when things change back?" Caitlin wonders. "Will I feel it?"
"It'll be like it never happened." Barry was sorry to say. "I'll see you soon."
Caitlin then gave him a kiss for luck as Barry returned the kiss. He then walked towards Thawne but stumbled as more memories were being erased.
"Barry!"
"Get back!" Thawne stated as he knew what was happening. He walked over to Barry and watched him struggle to stand. "God, I wish I could kill you." He then grabbed Barry by the collar and smiled. "But today...I get to be the hero."
Then Thawne sped off into the Speedforce and left Caitlin there to watch the whole scene unfold.
Barry arrived at the scene of the crime where everything had taken place and raced inside his childhood home. He sped inside just in time to stop Reverse Flash from impaling his mother with the knife. Barry tackled him and flung him against the wall, pinning him to the ground, and began punching him, stopping him from killing his mother.
"You're not gonna kill her this time," Barry promised as he punched Thawne again. "You're not going to hurt her ever again." He then knocked him out as he looked over to the doorway where his last year self had been standing and watched as he dissolved. He was shocked when he saw that and noticed how scared Nora was of him. "It's okay," he said as he knelt to comfort her. "You're safe."
"Actually..." Thawne returned, confusing Barry. "She's not."
Barry looked over to the Thawne he just stopped, and watched as he disappeared, erased from time. Then this version of Barry was erased from time, leaving Nora and Thawne alone for him to fulfill his destiny. He grabbed a knife and ignored the screams of terror from Nora as he impaled her with a knife and fixed the timeline.
Or did he?
"What's gonna happen to my kids?!"
"Barry, I promise we won't stop looking for him."
"Why didn't you tell me I was adopted?!"
"With great power, comes great responsibility."
"So, you're that Spider-Guy?"
"Bro, we need to get you a girlfriend."
"Remember Ben Parker? The man you shot down in cold blood?!"
"I don't wanna do this. Why can't you let me go?!"
Everything was being put back into place. But there was no way things were going to be exactly the same as they were supposed to be. Too many fragments of time were fractured and were put back, but not in the right place. A time ripple was caused, and things would never be the same. And that was something Barry was going to learn soon.
The Watcher was back and he looked down on this world after Thawne fixed the timeline. A breach opened and Thawne sped Barry right back to Joe's place. Barry was feeling his mind being refilled with all of his memories that were missing. But there were a few random ones he couldn't recognize. They were definitely his memories, but there were a few people he didn't recognize in them.
"There we go," Thawne said with a smile. "Things are back to how they should be." He then bobbed his head a little. "Well, for me anyway. For you..." he then started to laugh a little. "Well, I guess you'll have to wait and find out."
"What? What does that mean?" Barry was worried about what could have still been changed.
"I'll be seeing you soon, Flash," he stated as he sped off and returned to his proper place in time.
Barry decided to just worry about it later as he went inside and saw things were back to normal. Gwen wasn't there, apparently having gone home with Harry who was also not there. Hopefully, she hadn't gained any spider powers. Peter was there, still getting support from MJ, while it seemed like his aunt was getting ready to leave. And Caitlin. Barry saw she had the ring still on her finger; she hadn't taken it off yet. They were still engaged. Wally was perfectly fine, he wasn't hurt, nor was he dying.
Barry walked over and hugged Caitlin, then even kissed her on the lips to relish the feeling. Caitlin was a little surprised by this and pulled them apart.
"Uh, not that I'm judging or anything," she says, "but what brought this on?"
"Nothing. Just glad that you're here." Barry said and walked over and pulled his brother in for a hug. "I'm glad both of you are here."
"Uh, did I miss something?" Bobby asks.
"Yeah, you okay, Barry?" Peter asks.
Barry smiled and looked Peter in the eye. "It's just...I had some time to reflect. And I think I may have realized I haven't been the best big brother to you. But from now on, I promise to do my best to be there for you."
Peter was surprised to hear that, but he had to agree they hadn't really had time to be brothers. "That sounds nice."
Peter then pulled Barry in for a hug, while Barry noticed someone walking down the stairway. As he watched her approach, he couldn't help but notice how beautiful she was; a woman with long brown hair, green eyes, and fair skin. She looked down at him and smiled, before walking over and grabbing the two of them by the shoulders.
"Now, who was trying to leave me out of the family hug?" She asked the two of them.
Family?! Barry's eyes widened at hearing that bit of news. This woman was family?
"Sorry, Wanda." Peter seemed to know her. "Barry came in and seemed to be in a better place."
"That's good to hear," Wanda said as she broke the hug and pecked Barry's cheek. "I'm going to head home, guys. I'll drop Angelica off at the labs. It's on my way."
"Speaking of which, we should be going too, Peter," May said as she got her keys.
Peter nodded and gave Barry another hug. "See you tomorrow, Barry." He then stayed still and seemed to be waiting for someone. "Come on, sis!"
As Barry looked towards the kitchen, he was taken aback by the unexpected sight of another person emerging from the shadows. The newcomer appeared to be a young girl, likely a few months or even a year younger than Peter himself. Her striking red hair cascaded down to her elbows in a flowing mane, and her attire was typical of a child her age. The unexpected appearance of this second person left Peter feeling slightly perplexed and unsure of what to expect next.
"Hey, I haven't been able to stomach eating anything all night." She defended what was taking her so long. "Been worried about your little dumbass all night."
"Teresa. Language." May scolded the young girl. "Come on, let's go home."
MJ gave Peter a peck on the lips with a large grin. "See you tomorrow, hero."
"See ya, MJ," Peter said as he walked out of the door.
"And, Caity, hey, we still up for brunch to go over some wedding stuff?" Wanda asked as she looked at her phone. "I got the day off."
"See you then, Wands," Caitlin said back.
"Great. Barry, I am going to head to our place. So, if you and Caity are gonna be up to anything, either have Bobby stop by, or try not to be too loud." Wanda told him as if she had known him his whole life.
Barry watched as Angelica left with the older girl Wanda, and watched as Peter, May, and the new girl Teresa walked out the door. Barry was seriously confused as he looked to Caitlin and she seemed to find it all completely normal.
"Wands?" Barry asks Caitlin, not sure he was sure he was following the changes in this world.
"I don't get it either," Caitlin said as she walked over and grabbed her keys. "But we should also be getting going. Bobby, ready to go?"
"Coming, Cuz," Bobby said as he got up and grabbed his jacket. Yes, he still wears jackets. He might be Iceman, but he can still get chilly. "See ya, guys."
Caitlin gave Barry a peck on the lips. "See you tomorrow."
"Yeah." Barry nodded as he watched the two of them leave. He wondered where Cisco was, but figured with how late it was, he must have just gone home. But there was someone else he noticed was missing as Caitlin and Bobby left, leaving Barry, Wally, and Joe alone together. "Hey, where's Iris?"
That seemed to have struck a nerve with Joe as he gave a glare to Barry. "That ain't funny." He informed Barry, confusing him even further. "I'm gonna chalk that up to grief." He then sighed as he walked towards the stairway. "I'll see you both in the morning."
Barry was wondering what he had said and looked to Wally for answers. "What was that about?"
Wally also seemed offended by what Barry said, only leaving further confusion. "Are you kidding me? You know Iris isn't here."
"What?"
"They don't talk, Barry." Wally reminded Barry, not knowing that he had no clue what was going on. "You know that."
Wally decided to retire to his bedroom for the night. Meanwhile, Barry was still trying to come to terms with the numerous changes that had occurred. To his utter surprise, he found out that he had two sisters that he never knew existed. Moreover, Iris had stopped speaking to Joe for some unknown reason. Despite all his efforts, Barry had not been able to fix history, and things were still different from what he remembered. Furthermore, he realized that when he arrived in the new timeline, Wanda and Teresa were the two people he saw in his mind, indicating that his memories were trying to reconcile themselves between the original timeline, Flashpoint, and the current timeline where he had two sisters and Iris and Joe's relationship was strained.
"Oh, god. What did I do?" Barry asks.
As Gwen changed into her pajamas and brushed her teeth in her cozy bedroom, her uncle dozed off in the adjacent room. However, his peaceful slumber was disturbed by an unknown noise that jolted him awake in the dead of the night.
"Miles Warren," an eerie voice called out.
Warren woke up and started looking around the room. He asked, "Who's there?"
The voice says, "It's time to wake up."
Then Warren looked and heard what sounded like glass being scratched and noticed that's exactly what was happening and saw one word being scratched into his mirror.
ALCHEMY
Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Allen
Sadie Stanley as Teresa Parker