Runaway Brain (iZombie/Flash fanfic)

Chapter 7

Barry was back in his street clothes when he stepped into the morgue. This time, however, he left his Flash suit on underneath, just in case he needed to change in a pinch again. He was greeted by smiles from Liv, Ravi, and Caitlin as he descended the stairs.

Liv rushed over to him. "Did you rescue Erica?" she asked, desperation in her voice.

"What are you talking about?" Barry asked as his eyes leapt to Caitlin. Caitlin smiled meekly and shrugged her shoulders.

"Joe said you would save her from the warehouse," Liv said.

Barry was taken aback. "Joe said I would save Erica?" he asked, clearly confused. Joe would never tell Liv that Barry was the Flash, would he?

"Well, not exactly. He said the Flash would save Erica," Liv said.

Barry laughed nervously. "And you think I'm the Flash?" he asked.

Liv tilted her head at him. Barry's eyes shot to Caitlin.

"Hey, I didn't tell them," she said as she held up her hands defensively.

"We're not morons, Barry," Ravi said from behind Liv. "Besides you guys know Liv's secret, it's really only fair that we know yours."

"Would you just stop the silly secret identity games and tell me about Erica?" Liv said, clearly tired of Barry's denial.

Barry nodded. "I didn't save her," he said.

"Oh, no," Liv said as a hand flew to her mouth. She felt light headed, like she was going to pass out.

"But she's okay," Barry said quickly when he realized Liv thought she was dead. "She's alive... or whatever."

Liv released a relieved gasp. "Oh thank God!" she said as she bent over at the waist. "Thank God."

"But I do have some bad news," Barry said. Liv straightened to look at him. "She's a zombie."

"My God, Barry quit trying to scare me. She was already a zombie."

"Well, why didn't someone tell me?" Barry asked.

"I didn't know," Ravi said as he crinkled his nose. "In fact, I'm not one hundred percent sure I know who Erica is."

"I would have been happy to, but you went whooshing right past me and into the warehouse without so much as a 'how's it hangin' Liv.'"

"Okay, that's fair," Barry said. "But I got inside and was attacked."

"None of them scratched or bit you did they?" Caitlin asked as she quickly moved to his side and began examining him. "Maybe you should take off your clothes and let me have a look."

"No," Barry said. "I'm not taking off my clothes. I wasn't bitten or scratched. I'm fine."

"Alright, but if you turn into a zombie you better not eat my brain."

Barry shot her an annoyed glance before continuing his story. "This Erica was there in the warehouse. She helped two other zombies escape the fire through a back door." He paused and cleared his throat. "They weren't zombies like you or her though. They looked like they were extras from Zombieland."

Liv nodded. "They were her friends."

"Her friends?" Barry asked.

"Yeah," Liv nodded.

"Can it be reversed?" Caitlin asked. "Can we get them back to being more like Liv?"

Ravi shook his head. "Not that we know of. We tried once before with a friend of Liv's. Liv ended up having to kill her."