Multiverse Part 1: Flash Fire

Chapter 10: Three Goodbyes

Leo hadn't been to a funeral since his mother had died,  and he couldn't say that he enjoyed being at one again. He listened to Iris make a speech, and then felt that it was his turn, mainly because he had been standing close to Joe and Iris and everybody was staring at him. He choked up a little, but steeled himself, cleared his throat, and said "I'll admit, I didn't know H.R that well, but he was still like a distant family member to me. And I know that at the end, he found happiness- because he had everything he could want. At the end, he had a girlfriend, friends, happiness- he had it all. But mostly, he had a family. At first, he may have been lying to us, but he definitely proved himself after that. He made a name for himself, and he became a part of Team Flash. We knew that he became a part of Team Flash, even though the team didn't really ever admit it out loud. But he kept pressing on, and when the time came for him to choose a path when he came to a crossroads, he chose not to run. He did what everyone without powers couldn't do- he gave everyone the chance to change their destiny. And if you ask me, H.R was a hero among heroes." And then, Leo brought something out of his pocket- the light-refraction device, a.k.a the face-changer device. Leo preferred the second name. Regardless, he laid the device on H.R's tombstone. After everyone else paid their respects, Leo noticed Caitlin standing by a tree, wearing a black coat, watching the funeral from afar. Cisco, Barry, Julian, and Leo all walked over to Caitlin, and they all stood silently for a moment. Leo decided to talk first "Hi." Caitlin replied "Hi. I'm sorry about H.R." "I'm sure he would've appreciated you coming here." Barry said. "Why did you come?" Julian asked. "I don't know." Caitlin replied. "Maybe you wanted to come home?" Cisco said. "I don't have a home." Caitlin said. "Yes you do, Caitlin," Julian said, "you do, with your friends, with me!" Caitlin pulled out the cure and gave it to Julian, saying "I'm sorry, Julian. I'm not Caitlin anymore." "You're not Killer Frost." Barry said. "No." Caitlin said, "I'm not. I'm something else. And I need to figure out what that is. On my own." "Hey." Cisco said. Caitlin turned and said "Cisco. Let me go." Cisco nodded slightly. "Wait." Leo said. Caitlin turned and Leo held out his hand, saying "Take care, Caitlin Snow." Caitlin shook his hand and said "You too, Leo Valdez." and then she was gone.

A few minutes later, the funeral had ended. The team headed back to S.T.A.R Labs and went to the room that held something that the team called the "Speed Force Cannon". Cisco used his powers to open a breach, and Leo said "Well... I guess this is... goodbye." "Yeah." Barry said, "I guess it is." "But, um, don't be surprised if I come back, y'know, just to throw something across the cortex." Leo said. He walked up to Barry and shook his hand. Then, he did the same with everyone else, including the guy who looked very similar to H.R- the team called him "Harry". Apparently, he was the Harrison Wells of Earth-2. Leo said his goodbyes to everyone, and then walked towards the breach and said to Cisco "Hey man, you know you're one of my best dopplegangers, right?" Cisco smiled and nodded, and Leo held out his fist. Cisco gave him a fist bump, and Leo grinned. "Stay smooth." Cisco said. 'You too." Leo said back. Then, Leo walked over to the center of the breach, and looked back one last time. He grinned and waved to everyone, and said "See you soon, Team Flash!" And then, he jumped through the portal to home. 

THE END