Running Wild (a Snowbarry story)

Chapter 2

Somewhere in a small café in a secluded part of Central City sat Doctor Harrison Wells, of Earth 2 if there were any doubts. His mind still wanders to that moment, to that crucial moment when Zoom, the terrifying Zoom, practically blackmailed him into helping him steal Barry's speed. He had only one choice to make, his daughter Jesse or Barry and Harry knew in that moment that he had no choice... he had to save his daughter, Barry was nothing but a stranger after all. Zoom even let him see her for a few moments just to reinforce the desire to save her. Zoom was a dirty player who never hold back from anything, especially dangerous plays, plans and deadly adventures. He was a speed demon, or so people called him, an addict to the speedforce, nothing more nothing less than the fastest man alive. And Harrison Wells had the guts to play him, to lie to him, to deceive him, to weaken him... some battles were won, but did they won the war? That question still lingers in Harry's mind, was it the right thing to do? He made Zoom believe that he would train Barry, he would make him faster, faster than ever and serve him on a silver platter to the demon himself, what he did instead was to train Barry, he did make him faster but to actually fight Zoom and defeat him. Barry did managed to beat Zoom or injure him at least, what they didn't managed to do was to capture him, unmask him and lock him up forever. What if he comes back? What if he wants revenge? He knows that betraying Zoom was a bad move, he could still come back and do even more damage. He had the power of healing himself after all, maybe he's just taking his time, waiting for the right time to strike... he's ready for it. After all the Zoom fiasco Harry took some time off to spend it with Jesse, talk to her and making sure that she's all right after all she went through being Zoom's captive. What surprised him was her decision to go back to their Earth, their home despite the fact that Zoom was still free probably running around through their own Central City. He tried to stop her, to talk some sense into her but to no avail, she had her mind made on going back home and he couldn't do anything to stop her. They did left the portal at STAR Labs open in case she was in danger and she needed help. He was saddened by the fact that his daughter wanted to go back there and she was confused as to why he wanted to remain here on this Earth, but he had unfinished business here and he for certain wouldn't leave until Zoom was captured or killed. Jesse wasn't the only one who decided to go back home, Jay Garrick also made that choice, which Harry found it strange since he thought Mister Garrick had romantic feelings for none other than Doctor Caitlin Snow. Jay's answer was that he didn't belong here in this world after all and he was homesick, apparently he explained his reasons for his departure further into detail to Caitlin in private. He of course didn't ask but he also noticed something wrong with him, he was a little distressed, he never paid attention to discussions around him and he got easily irritated if someone asked him if he was alright, all he said was that he was a little sick, the flu maybe. Harry didn't buy it but didn't push it either. And so Jay Garrick went back home oddly never looking back, not even at Caitlin. Continuing to drink from his coffee mug, Harry stared out the window and wondered what tomorrow would bring, a peaceful day like this or a day full of heroic antics? With a smile on his face he watched a little girl asking her parents to buy her some ice cream and so his thoughts drifted back to his Jesse.

On the other side of town Iris West sat at the dinner table in her new apartment thinking about the day she had ahead. She was finally ready to spend a whole day with her father and her new boyfriend. Boyfriend... it was still so very strange to call Scott her boyfriend, she had a hard time dealing with Eddie's death and moving on proved to be harder than ever but she eventually managed to do it. When she first met Scott Evans she didn't like him that much, first off he was her new boss and second he seemed to have something against her. He was extremely rude and dismissive and payed very little attention to her articles which managed to make her very angry, so angry that at one point she thought she really hated him. The day everything changed between them was the day she decided to confront him about his behavior towards her even though she knew very well that she could get fired. She still remembers that conversation very well...