Episode 5 The Flash Fanfic

Chapter 2

Barry, Astrid and Cisco reached CCPD headquarters in search for Joe, but they came across Eddie instead. Astrid bit her bottom lip, she was in an awkward predicament standing beside both Barry and Eddie with what she knew. She could see their resemblance now that she thought about it.

"Hey, Barry. Have you heard from Iris? That Leonard Snart went over to Jitters. She was pretty freaked out." Eddie said.

"No... I haven't, actually. Have you seen Joe?" Barry asked.
"Yeah, for someone who is supposed to be my partner, he sure has been avoiding me lately. Must be this thing with me and Iris. I think he must have found out." Eddie replied, making Barry slightly uncomfortable. 

A week ago, Barry and Felicity had come close to dating, but due to his feelings for Iris, he had turned her down.

"Barry! Astrid.... And Cisco?" Joe came over to them, looking uneasy. "What brings you three here?" He looked from Barry to Eddie and then back at Astrid, feeling just as awkward as she was.

Feeling slightly uncomfortable himself, Cisco announced: "There's Captain Singh. I will go let him know about those... er shields." He left without a second glance.

Joe led Barry and Astrid to his office and closed the door behind them, bypassing Eddie, who felt somewhat put out. "Leonard Snart is back." He told them.
"Yes we kind of know." Barry replied. "The Flash, I mean... me... I just missed him at Jitters this morning. I couldn't see them anywhere. I don't get how he could have disappeared so fast."

"Don't beat yourself up about it. He is a master thief, Iris said he froze her phone from her very hand with that weapon." Joe told him. He shuffled on his feet. It was clear that he could no longer hide the secret from his foster son any longer. "Barry, could you please sit down for a moment?" He looked over at Astrid, who got the message and walked back out of his office, closing the door behind her.

Eddie was still hovering outside the door. "What are you doing?" she asked him.
"I have to speak with Joe. I have to tell him... I don't know... that... Me and Iris..." He was clearly having problems trying to explain himself. Astrid probed into his mind. But just as she got a reading, Cisco approached them.

"Oh, I just had the coolest nickname for Snart!" he blurted out excitedly, to her.
"A nickname?" Astrid asked with a smile, "What does he need a nickname for?"
"Remember those comics we used to read as kids? All the villains have cool nicknames. How does Captain Cold sound?" he asked very pleased with himself.

Eddie laughed, "Because he is Captain Singh's nemesis?"
"Sure, Captain Singh's nemesis..." Cisco bluffed. "So, er... What is going on in there with Barry and Joe?" he asked her pointing towards Joe's office door.

Astrid turned around. Barry was sitting with his face in his hands, being supported by Joe. He looked rather distraught. "That is none of our business," she told Cisco. "How did things go with Singh?"

"Good. He wants those shields over immediately. I think he would yell at me if he saw me standing around." They both realized for the first time in a while that this was the first good conversation the two of them had shared in a while.

"I don't think he would yell at you. Not while Astrid is here." Eddie chimed in.
"What is that supposed to mean?" Astrid asked him, puzzled.
"Captain Singh has been avoiding causing conflict around you ever since your father's funeral. You didn't realize that, did you?" Eddie asked.

Before Astrid could answer, the door behind her opened and Barry stormed out, shouldering Eddie as he left. Eddie was about to snap at him, but then Joe asked Eddie to accompany him into his office with him. Clearly to tell him his real identity.