You & I | The Flash FanFiction| BOOK 2

Chapter 8

"What?" Iris exclaimed, her hand shaking.

She heard Savitar take a big breath from the other side of the phone. He didn't like this as much as anyone else. 

"Look, you know I wouldn't say anything without being a hundred percent sure. Come to Star Labs, I don't think this should be a conversation over the phone."

"Wait, I-" before she could say anything, Savitar cut the call which was maybe a good thing since Iris had no idea what she would have said. 

She turned to Barry, who stood up in a protective stance as soon as he heard a change of tone in his wife's voice. 

"What happened? What's wrong?" 

"We need to go to Star Labs. Right now." 

Within seconds, the couple arrived to find Savitar waiting for them in the hallway. 

"Great, you're here," he said as Barry and Iris walked toward him. 

"What's going on?" Barry asked. 

"Ron, Caitlin, and I were coming to Star Labs when this kid, couldn't be no more than 20, was just standing the middle of the cortex. Before he could say anything though, he fell backward. Cait's checking on him right now, but a few minutes ago, he murmured your name," he looked Iris. 

The three walked into the medical bay where Ron and Caitlin were examining an attractive light-skinned teenager. 

Caitlin looked up and smiled softly, "Iris. Meet Wallace or as he goes by, Wally. Wally West."

Iris' eyebrows raised up, "did you say West?"

Caitlin nodded, "that's what he said, but he was saying your name before. I believe there's a possibility that he might be confusing his words."

"Why'd he come to the lab?" Barry asked. 

"We'd have to ask him."

"How long has he been out?" Iris questioned.

"Ten, maybe fifteen minutes. The concussion was obviously caused by the head injury he faced when he fell but I also noticed ..." she trailed off as she was thinking out loud.

"Noticed what?" Barry was intrigued.

"He has the same healing factors as you and Savitar," Caitlin said softly.

"He's a speedster?" Iris asked, astonished. 

"I believe so. Then again, he could be any sort of meta, I haven't done any tests. I'd like to run a DNA test just to confirm his relation to you and Joe," she said to Iris who nodded.

"Yeah, that'd be ideal, wouldn't it?"

Caitlin walked toward her and held Iris' hand.

"What about the virus?" Ron asked.

"Right," Caitlin shook her head.

Barry tilted his head, "virus?" 

"Yeah, it seems to be," Caitlin stated, "he has a very high fever, not to mention his blood pressure had dropped significantly. All signs of a common cold."

"But speedsters can't get sick," Barry contradicted.

"Exactly, which is why I think it's a virus. One that's contaminating his healing abilities."

Savitar rolled his eyes, "let me guess, this is a meta's doing."

Caitlin shrugged, "isn't it always?" 

Nothing more was said. Caitlin and Ron worked in her lab to run a bunch of tests to get a proper diagnosis while Savitar, Barry, and Iris waited in the cortex.