The Flash: One-Shots: I'll Always Come Running Home To You

Family Training Day

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Author's Notes: Hi, everyone! Thank you for coming back to read another one of my Flash oneshots! Your support means the world to me :)

This story takes place towards the end of season seven, mainly because I wanted to include the Flash Family dynamic, though it doesn't really have anything to do with the actual storyline of the seventh season. Honestly, it's mostly just exploring the various special connections all four of the West-Allens share with one another and how their differing personalities can help each other grow into better people. Just like any family does for one another.

Anyways, love you all and thank you for reading :)

"C'mon, you're just training your kids? How hard can it be?" Barry thought, his red-gloved fingers anxiously tapping the thin metal bar that lined the Cortex's main console.

The wide room's space waw filled with the sort of peaceful bliss that the Team had longed for since the army of mysterious Godspeeds had attacked Central City, racing around with only the intent of rampaging its streets. At least, so the Team had thought until they had found the real August Heart. The true man who had proclaimed himself the so-called, "God of Speed," (other than Savitar, but that's definitely not a story I need to be getting back into right now) using a bio-engineered speed drug based on Zoom's velocity nine.

But Heart wasn't the only speedster who had dropped by unannounced in the last few days.

Iris and I, we never knew how long it would be before we got to see Nora, our Nora again and now that she's back here, it's like my heart is full again. Getting to see her excited smile, to hear her awkward laugh, to hold my daughter in my arms again. Nothing could make my heart feel more full. At least, that's what I thought until I found out that we had a son, too. That we had Bart.

The energetic bounce in his every step and the flair he puts into his superhero moves paired with the perfectly goofy smile that never seems to leave his sweet face, it's like I couldn't imagine ever living a life without him. Without either of them. Because my family, all three of them, they're what makes everyday worth living.

"The kids are almost done setting up for your guys' training down in the Speed Lab with Jay," announced Iris, her sweet-toned voice immediately shaking Barry out of his thoughts as he brought his eyes' attention up to greet his wife.

She was dressed in a casual plum dress shirt, its extended lower fabric tucked tightly into her smooth black jeans which perfectly matched the short black hair that rested gracefully against her broad shoulder blades.

How does her smile get prettier every time I see it?

"Okay, great! So they're ready to do their first training with us? Or the us of this time, anyway," confirmed Barry, his fingers still tingling with excited nervousness as they spoke.

"Yeah, they're more than ready, but we should probably get down there soon because I think Nora is nervous pacing again," commented Iris as she leaned up against the railing beside her husband, appreciative smiles shining on both their loving faces.

"That's our Nora," Barry joked lightly, Iris resting her hand softly on top of his.

There were so many things the couple had to be thankful for in their lives right now. From stopping Godspeed to Dion almost having completely fixed Iris' time sickness and finding out they had a son, but nothing would ever compare to the joy the parents felt for finally having Nora back.