Second Chances: Flash

Chapter 13

Quick question, who do you guys want to see inside Savitar's armor, since it will not be Barry, that honestly felt kind of lazy to me regarding the show.

"So, how did it go?" Tina asked after her children reappeared in the cortex.

"Well, it did help Chloe like we hoped, but our talk with the speed force did just raise some very alarming questions for me, but that's something I'll discuss with the team. Where's dad?" Barry asked, since he wanted this to be a family discussion.

"He got a message from an old JSA contact and sped off. He's really enjoying having his speed back." Tina said, right as her daughter hugged her.

"Can we please go home now mom?" Chloe asked.

"Yes, I'll call your father and tell him to meet us there." Tina said, since she could tell that whatever had happened in the speed force had finally brought her daughter back to her.

"I'll explain when we get there." Barry said.

"Are you sure you can handle the run Chloe?" Tina asked, since her daughter looked physically, mentally and emotionally drained.

"I think I can handle running myself home, but Barry will need to take you." Chloe said and Tina nodded.

"I'll call dad and let him know he needs to get home now." Barry said and Tina nodded as Chloe ran out of the base.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" Tina asked her stepson.

"Yeah I do. I think that Chloe's got a long way to go from here, but she'll find her way and I think we've finally got her on the right track to do that." Barry said and Tina nodded as he grabbed her and sped off after Chloe.

After Henry had returned home, which in this reality was a very swanky penthouse in the upper part of the city, while all Chloe wanted to do was climb in bed and sleep for a week, she knew she needed to have this talk with her family if she ever wanted to move past this block she was facing.

However, as she sat on the couch, she mainly remained silent while her big brother told their parents about their encounter with the speed force.

When he was done, Barry moved aside so both his father and Tina could sit on either side of Chloe and hugged her.

"Chloe, we are so sorry that we ever made you feel like you were less important to us than Barry. We love you just as much as we do him." Tina said, tears coming to her eyes at the thought of making her daughter feel unwanted.

"It's okay mom." Chloe tried to shake it off.

"No, it's not. I should've realized that I was treating you too much like I did Barry when I was training him and I didn't stop to think that you might learn differently than he did." Henry said.

"I think maybe the best solution is to get Chloe out of Central City. That's the only way she'll truly be able to feel like she can get out of my shadow and with Thawne on the loose, it's better if all of you aren't here right now." Barry said.

"I was honestly thinking along the same lines." Henry said.

"Really." Tina asked, intrigued.

"That call I got was from Pat Dugan, Starman's former sidekick, who's now living in Blue Valley Nebraska. Apparently he's started training his stepdaughter, who's also Starman's biological daughter, and other kids her age to be the next generation of the JSA and since they're all around Chloe's age, I think that she'd fit in well there." Henry said.

"I'm sorry, teenagers?" Barry asked, since even his daughter had waited until she was an adult before she'd started following in his footsteps. However, he knew this wasn't his call and while he had his concerns, he knew that his dad and the other adults would do what they could to keep the kids safe.

"What do you think Chloe?" Barry asked his sister.

"I don't want to uproot you both from your lives? Dad, you have the hospital and mom, your company." Chloe said.

"Neither of which are more important to us than you. Besides, Barry's been ready to take over Mercury Labs for awhile now and honestly, it's clear that I've become too caught up in my work that I've been neglecting my duties as a mother. Besides, I'm sure this new JSA will need a scientist." Tina said.

"And we can set things up for Tina to work remotely, with me handling the day to day operations." Barry said.

"And I'm sure I can get a job at the local hospital." Henry said.

"Are you sure you don't mind?" Chloe asked.

"Of course not." Henry said.

"Honestly, right now, I just want to sleep. I'd much rather make this decision when I'm not practically sleeping on my feet." Chloe said and that was true.

"I think that's a good idea." Barry said, even though he was pretty sure he knew what Chloe's decision would be.

"Thanks." Chloe said as she headed towards her room.

"So you're gonna start looking to sell this place right?" Barry asked his parents as soon as he heard Chloe's door closed.

"Yep. Before I left Blue Valley, I already started looking at houses." Henry said and Barry smiled.

"And tomorrow we will start getting things in order for the transfer." Tina said and Barry nodded.

"Honestly Barry, you can do things I never could. There's nothing left for me to teach you and I might even need you to teach me a few tricks so I can teach them to Chloe while I continue her training." Henry said and Barry grinned.

"Just ask." Barry said.

"Great." Henry said.

"While you two continue talking about that, I'm going to go check on Chloe." Tina said as she went to her daughter's door and knocked on it.

"Come in." Chloe said as Tina entered the room to find her daughter had already changed into pajamas and was getting comfortable in bed.

"I see you're already getting comfortable. Any chance I can get you some dinner before you pass out?" Tina asked.

"I'm a speedster. I never say no to food." Chloe said with a smile, which her mother shared.

"Get some rest and I'll wake you when I'm done making dinner and I'll bring it to you." Tina said.

"You don't have to do that. I can get out of bed for dinner." Chloe said.

"No Chloe, I want you to get as much rest as possible. Don't worry, we're not babying you, but honestly, you look like you can barely walk right now. I think that the fact that you've been overexerting yourself since Barry woke up from his coma is finally catching up to you. You drained yourself too much and now you need to rest to regain your strength. So just enjoy it." Tina said and Chloe couldn't deny that she could barely keep her eyes open and finally gave into sleep.