Short on Time

Chapter 72

"Keep running, promise me you'll do that," Barry told me as he gripped my hands.

I nodded shakily, "I promise." Barry kissed me passionately and then the scene changed, instead of Barry holding onto my hands now as if they were a lifeline, he was glaring at me. 

"You promised you would keep going," Barry said with a glare.

My heart felt like it was being squished as I fought for air, "that's hard to do when you have to raise twins on your own."

A flash ran by, but Barry hadn't moved as two children stood next to him, vibrating at a high speed, "you didn't teach them. And now they're gone."

I woke up gasping as I looked around the apartment, my name is Ginger Allen, and I was supposed to live my life with the fastest man alive, but six months ago, he left. I promised him I'd run, so that's what I've been doing these last six months, running as fast as I can, or at least figuratively in my mind. His children run around and kick me enough for the three of us.

~*~

"I can't find her, Cisco," Wally said as Iris ran around triangulating the systems as I tracked things from the main console. The new and re-built star labs were more modern, easier to operate with speedsters and meta's running around.

"Well, I gotta work out more," Cisco said as he appeared where Wally was.

"She's really stepped up her game," I commented.

"Then let's turn up ours," Joe said simply.

"I don't have eyes on her," Wally informed us.

"Iris?" I asked.

"Copy, I'm on it," Iris said.

"Got her," I said as Iris got the systems to follow our meta's specific cell function.

"And?" Wally asked.

"Duck!" Iris warned.

"I don't see no duck," Wally said and then he was decked.

"Peekaboo," the meta said making me roll my eyes.

"Why do they think it's funny to do that?"

"Your only warning, boys. Stay back," Peekaboo said vanishing again.

"She meant the other duck," Wally said.

"Yeah, I cannot believe you actually thought she meant a duck duck," Cisco said.

"Where is she, Iris?" Joe asked.

"She's headed for the Keystone Bridge," Iris said.

"If she gets out of the city, we're gonna lose her for good," I told them.

"You guys have to stop her now," Iris told them pointedly.

"Oh, I'ma catch her this time," Wally said running off.

"I hate teleporters," Cisco muttered.

Iris and I watched as Wally tried to catch Peekaboo, "Ginger do you see a pattern?" Iris asked as she tried to follow the rooftops.

I counted in my head, "Three..."

"Three?" Iris repeated confused.

"She jumps every third rooftop," I told Iris and then figured out where she would be next. "Broome tower, I think."

"Cisco, she's gonna jump to the Broome Tower. When she lands, stop her," Iris ordered as I went and sat down in a chair.

"On it," Cisco replied.