Hellfire (The Flash - Book 2) [RE-UPLOAD]

Chapter 14 - Welcome to Earth-2

Suited up as the Flash and Phoenix, Barry and I were racing around the streets of Central City, closing down every single breach we could find.

Caitlin and Cisco were in the Cortex, counting down as they watched the breaches disappear on the computers.

"Twenty-nine," Cisco said.

"Twenty-eight," Caitlin added.

"Twenty-seven," Cisco told us.

"Twenty-six", Caitlin said.

I let the fire fade as I touched the ground and tossed the implosion reactor to close the final breach.

"Bam! Uh, that's how it's done," Cisco stated.

Barry and I returned to the Cortex.

Cisco looked at us. "Whoo!" Barry pulled back his hood and I took off my mask. "They shoot. They score."

"Not bad for a guy who got a C in gym," Barry said.

"B," I added.

Caitlin pointed at herself. "D plus."

"Straight up F right here," Cisco told us.

Barry and I chuckled.

"I can't believe it," Caitlin said. "We closed all the breaches."

"All except the one," I told them. "Our last way to Earth-2."

Harrison walked in. "Ready?"

"Yeah," Barry told him. "We just have a few things to take care of first."

"Just a reminder," Harrison said. "Clock's ticking.

"It always is," I sighed.

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Barry and I were having dinner with Joe and Iris.

"Thanks for inviting me over for dinner," I told them. "I was actually kinda nervous, to be honest."

"Why would you be nervous?" Barry asked. "It's not the first time you've been invited over. I mean, you've spent Christmas here."

"That's different," I answered. "This feels more intimate, like I'm meeting the parents."

Iris chuckled.

Barry looked at Joe. "You know, you haven't made lasagna since I left for college."

"Well, college is a hell of a lot closer than another Earth," Joe said. Barry sighed. "Hey, did you tell Henry?"

"No," Barry shook his head. "All right, look, if he knew, he would just try to talk me out of it and he probably would, so . . ."

Iris looked at Joe. "Dad, can you give us a minute?"