You Can't Wake Up (this is not a dream)

Everybody Wants To Know

("Strange Love" by Halsey)

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As Confusion screams in frustration, it gives Rainbow-Head enough time to wake up.

“Whaddaya want me to do Boss?”

“Leave.”  Confusion commanded. “I will kill them myself.

Rainbow-Head left.

That was Confusion’s worst mistake.

Jessie and the rest of Team Flash (including her father) creep silently through the back door of the warehouse.

Something snaps, and Jessie jumps.It’s nothing. Just your nerves. Get it together, Jessie!

“Jessie?” A broken voice asks, exiting from the shadows.

Detective West starts forward, with a startled but relieved “Wally!” until Jessie stops him. Joe frowns at her, and Jessie explains.

“He rarely calls me ‘Jessie’.” Jessie replies.

Wally’s hurt face morphs into a disgusted scowl. “Well, aren’t you smart, Miss Quick.”

Barry steps protectively in front of all of them. “Confusion, why are you doing this? What do you want with Wally?”

Confusion smirks. “Wally doesn’t know how powerful he is. He’s letting his powers go to waste!” He ignites lightning in his hand. “I just gave him the push he needed to truly use his powers. With Wally in my control, I can be a GOD!” Then, he throws the lighting.

Barry stops it by siphoning its energy onto him. Jessie pushes the non-meta members of Team Flash back, and zips forward to help Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin.

The four of them are attacking with almost all they’ve got (c’mon, they can’t kill Wally) and nothing is working.

Jessie has a plan. She speeds around, whispering “Stop” to everyone except Confusion. Then, she stands directly in front of Confusion.

“What are you doing?!” Confusion yells, readying a ice blast.

“Wally.” Jessie replies sadly. “I know you’re in there.”

Confusion growled. “Wally is gone!” Then, he winced.

Jessie smiled sadly. “He’s in there.” She placed her hands gently on his cheeks. “You just have to let go.”

Then, Jessie kissed him.

Barry and Harry frowned.

When Jessie pulled away, Wally blinked.

“Jess?” He asked, frowning. “What’s happening?”

Then, his eyes rolled back into his head and he slumped into Jessie’s arms.

Barry rushed to help her.

Suddenly, Wally started to thrash, and the speedsters set him down.

Wally continued to thrash until a bright white light came bursting out of his mouth and eyes. When the light faded, a man stood in front of Wally looking…

Exactly like Wally.

He smirked. “Good job, super-losers. You just freed me of a burden! Ha!” Confusion tried to speed off, but he couldn’t.

Jessie and Barry stopped him.

“You’re going in the pipeline, Confusion.” Barry grinned.

“Forever.” Jessie added, with an equally enthusiastic grin.

They slammed their fists into Confusion’s face.

The speedsters carried Confusion back to S.T.A.R Labs, and the Wests carried Wally back.

They celebrated later, except for Jessie, who sat vigil at Wally’s bedside.

He still hasn’t woke up.

No one knows when he’ll wake up.

Maybe he’ll never wake up.

They don’t know, and neither do you.