The Speedster and the Telekinetic

15

"I'm continually amazed by the similarities between our two worlds." Wells says as he looks through the footage of the sewers to look for Grodd with Cisco. "You got talking Gorillas on your Earth, too?" Joe asks as I walk over to Barry who was sitting in the wheelchair staring at the cane in his hands. "Oh, yeah." Wells says and I turn to look at him. "Oh, remind me never to go there." Joe says and I nod in agreement. "I hate that Gorilla." I say as I cross my arms and look down. "Ramon, why would this Grodd abduct Dr. Snow?" Wells asks Cisco and I wondered the same thing. "I don't know. It doesn't make sense. She was always so nice to him." Cisco says and I look over to him. "He mind-controlled two lab technicians to steal chemicals that enhance intelligence." Joe says and I nod in agreement. "He wants her for something." I say as I look at Joe and he nods. "Well, it looks like he left his bachelor pad in the sewers." Cisco says and I run a hand through my hair and sigh. "Grodd's a big-ass gorilla. He can't just waltz through downtown in the middle of the day without anybody noticing." Joe says and I nod in agreement. "Right. And if there's been sightings then we might be able to approximate his location." Wells says.

"I can call C.C.P.D. They can access the tip hotlines. Send over files of Grodd's recent attacks." Joe says and Wells nods.

"We got to get her back." Cisco says and I frown at him.

"We will." Wells says.

I turn back to Barry seeing him still stare down at the cane in his hand. "Barry?" I call him, but he doesn't seem to hear me. "Barry?" I call him again and this time he looks up at me. "You can't blame yourself for this. There's nothing you or Tori could've done." Joe says and I nod. "I still don't have my speed. How are we supposed to save her from Grodd?" Barry asks. "You may not have your legs just yet, but you still got that brain. Use it. Help us figure that out." Joe says and I nod in agreement. "And I'm sure that I can handle Grodd." I tell him as Joe walks out. Barry wheels past me and looks at the screen. "Where are you?" he asks as he stares at the screens and I walk over to him putting my hands on his shoulders. "We'll find them, Bar." I tell him and he looks at me. "I have to go do something for work. I'll see you later, ok?" I tell him and he nods at me as I peck his lips and walk out. Once I was out of S.T.A.R. Labs I pull my phone out and dial a number to someone that I know will help Barry. "Tori! What a nice surprise to get a call from you? How's Barry?" Henry asks and I smile at the sound of his voice. I mean, sure, I lied to my boyfriend about doing something for work, but I just don't want to see him like this anymore. "Hi, Henry. Barry's actually not doing so good." I tell him honestly as I walk away from the S.T.A.R. Labs building. "What happened?" he asks me and I sigh as I come to a stop at the sidewalk. "Uh... this new bad guy we're dealing with named Zoom actually broke Barry's back and he hasn't been himself lately. What I'm trying to say is that, I think Barry needs his dad. He needs you here right now, Henry." I say.

"Then I'll meet you at your house as soon as I can." Henry says.

"Great. See you soon."

*~*~

After Henry had arrived to my house, I had showed him what had happened with Barry and Zoom. Then we headed back to S.T.A.R. Labs with my dad since he wanted to see how Barry was doing at the moment. When we get there, I hear the treadmill on and Barry's pants coming from the treadmill room. I walk Henry to the treadmill room and he walks ahead and leans on the doorframe. "Keep that chin down, slugger." Henry says to Barry and even if I couldn't see him, I could already imagine his reaction. "Dad." I hear him say and I see him walk up to his dad and they hug. Barry looks up to see me and he chuckles and mouths an "I love you" to me which makes me smile. I look over to my own dad leaning on the wall and I walk over to him. "I'm very proud of you, mija. It was a great idea of you to bring Henry here." my dad says and I smile at him. "He may not have his mom, like me, but he's got three amazing fathers. You, Joe, and Henry." I say and my dad hugs me tightly. "And I have an amazing daughter." my dad says and I hug him back and I look at Barry and his dad hugging. "You really love him, don't you?" dad asks me and I look at him and nod. "He always knows how to make me smile when I'm down. I've loved him since I was little and you and mom knew that. And something tells me that you and mom knew that Barry loved me like that, too." I say and dad smiles. "I used to look at your mother the same way you and Barry stare at each other." dad says and I give him a small smile.