Summary: Barry grows increasingly worried about Lyra's strange behavior, while Speedstorm demonstrates the control she has over her powers.
It had been a little over a month since Lyra came to the past.
In that month, Barry and Caitlin had grown very close to their future daughter. But Barry noticed something odd—while Lyra talked a lot about herself, what she liked, what she enjoyed, and even what she was afraid of (apparently, Caitlin's fear of spiders was hereditary), she never spoke about her life experiences or the people she knew in the future.
Oh, she mentioned Barry, Caitlin, Cisco, Jessie, Joe, Wally, and even Harry now and then, telling them how they would have reacted to some situation they found themselves in. But no one else. Once, Barry tried asking about future Oliver again, but Lyra deflected. When Caitlin brought up their daughter Mei, Lyra stiffened, her eyes becoming shiny before she left the room with a weak excuse.
What Barry found most suspicious was one morning when the three of them returned home from a mission just before sunrise and decided to eat breakfast while watching the start of a new day.
As they sat with cups of tea (Caitlin vetoed coffee immediately) and watched the sun slowly rise, Caitlin commented, "I've always loved the dawn."
Lyra dropped her cup, which shattered on the floor, spilling its contents. By the time Barry turned around, using his speed, the teen had already sped away from the balcony. It was only because Barry was in Flash time that he noticed the tears streaming down her cheeks.
Neither he nor Caitlin—or anyone else on the team—could find her for the rest of the day. Both Barry and Cisco made a mental note to grab something of Lyra's and keep it safe so Cisco could vibe her if something like that happened again.
When Barry and Caitlin were on the verge of losing their minds with worry, Lyra casually walked into the loft, her cheerful personality back in place.
Flashback
The moment Lyra entered the house, humming some weird song, Caitlin nearly jumped on her, almost screaming, "Where were you?! We were worried sick!"
The future teen just tilted her head slightly and asked, still smiling, "You were worried?"
Caitlin narrowed her eyes. "Worried?! More like panicked. Cisco was trying to vibe you all day..." Barry noticed Lyra stiffen at that. "Harry and Wally were checking every camera possible. Your dad and Jessie were running around the city all day."
"Why, though?" was the only innocent response from the future speedster.
Barry frowned. Before Caitlin could erupt again, he spoke evenly, "This morning, out of nowhere, you acted as if you'd had a shock and then disappeared for the rest of the day. The last time I saw you, you were crying."
Barry almost missed it, but although the smile stayed on her face, he could see her eyes widen, realizing he had caught her. Gently, Barry said, "Sweetheart, we want to help, but we can't if you keep pushing us away."
For a moment, it looked like Lyra really wanted to say something important, but then the resolve returned to her eyes. With a forced smile, she said, "I just remembered something I had to do in Starling City today and ran out. Sorry for worrying you. I guess I'm still not used to this time period."
Barry narrowed his eyes, suspecting what she might have done in Starling City, but Caitlin was mollified by the explanation. Still, she gave her daughter a firm look and announced, "You're grounded for a week. No hero work either."
Then Caitlin hugged the girl and said softly, "I was so worried, little star. Don't do that again."
The girl hugged her mother back just as softly. "I'm sorry, Mom."
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Frozen Flashpoint
FanfictionTelling the story of how the events of the series would have changed if Caitlin Snow had been the one to talk to Barry after the defeat of Zoom, preventing him from creating Flashpoint and foiling the plans of a certain someone who isn't too happy a...
