Episode 10 The Flash Fanfic

Chapter 4

Barry approached DR Wells quietly, as the man tried to restart the activation sequence at the computer console. He was sitting in a wheelchair.

"I was wondering how long it would take for you to arrive, Barry Allen." Dr Wells said.
"I'm sorry, but I don't know what you mean." Barry asked.
"I know who you truly are. We have certainly fought before. Well not you specifically... but you all the same. You must understand that no matter what you do here... you must not change the course of this time. Every choice you make has dire consequences. Just you being here can alter this world drastically." Dr Wells told him.

"So, if you're not from this time... aren't you doing the same thing? You're altering things in a very large way." Barry argued.

"I'm doing what needs to be done. You know so little of how things should be. I intend to show you and you will not stand in my way. This particle accelerator will impact the Central City radius in an amazing way. Sure some will die in the blast but they are but a mere blip on what is to come. This world will experience a new tomorrow, starting from today." Dr Wells replied.
"I will not let you hurt a single person." Barry told him. The man was in a wheelchair, maybe the speedster that had hurt Cisco's friend, had been another person? Nonetheless this man needed to be stopped.

Barry launched for the console to stop the activation before DR Wells could finish his job. Though, his assumptions had been wrong about Wells. For the man stood up and threw Barry to the ground, and then sat back in his wheelchair again.

Before Barry could get back up and stop DR Wells from continuing with his work, a vibrational blast projectiled through the room and knocked him to the ground. Sure enough, it was Cisco's evil twin Reverb again.

"I should have known you were working for this man!" Barry snapped. "You betrayed our trust."
"I was sincere when I told you I would help you in your time. But I was clear that you stay away from STAR Labs in this world. But you didn't listen!" Reverb sounded back as he launched another projectile across the room. "This world needs its Flash! No matter the costs." He told Barry adamantly, standing between he and Wells.

Barry was able to dodge this blast this time. Though he felt that he would need a little help dealing with the two of them.

Alas, help came in time, for Astrid, Cisco and their new friends Reyes and Gypsy had arrived to offer some assistance.

"Long time no see... doppleganger! But can you fight?" Reverb mocked Cisco, who pulled Francisco's old pair of goggles, out of his pocket and put them on. "Oh... I've picked up a couple of things." He snapped back.

"We don't need to fight, Paco. You, Gypsy and I can leave this fight, now." Reyes offered to Reverb. He was hoping that he had not lost his friend, for good.

"Reyes... this above all of us." Reverb replied. "You're either with me... or against me. If you're with me... you know what to do... These strangers must be stopped!"

Reyes looked at Cisco, Barry and Astrid. Then he looked back at Paco and DR Wells. "I know what I need to do..." he replied. Within seconds a blue suit emerged from his back covering his entire body and surprising Barry and Astrid. Cisco played it cool. He had seen it happen a few times now.

The three of them were concerned for the choice that Reyes was yet to make. "This is where we must part ways, my brother. I will not let you hurt millions of people, even to create a hero." Reyes decided.

He looked over at Gypsy who thought for a few moments and then looked at Reverb, Cisco and Reyes.
"I stand with Reyes... and as you call them... these strangers. I'm sorry my love. But we stand for what is right." She announced.

Reverb looked hurt for a moment, but then shot the large vibrational blasts from both of his hands at the group. The first two hit Reyes and Gypsy immediately. It was clear that he wanted them out of the way first. They fell to the floor, too wounded to stand.

Barry leapt for DR Wells in an attempt to pull the man away from the console. It worked, but now the two speedsters were fighting displaying nothing but a blur of lightning bolts.

Cisco shot a projectile blast at Reverb. It missed, but he was just getting warmed up. He shot another one which this time knocked his double, backwards a few feet. "Poor Cisco. You're still just learning. Have you learnt how to breach yet?" he sneered as he shot a large projectile blast in his direction, knocking Cisco to the floor. He hobbled over to check on Reyes and Gypsy.

Astrid ran at Reverb ready for hand to hand contact. Her mind reading abilities helped her to match his attacks with the relevant blocks and counter attacks. "Of course he needs you to protect him." Reverb told her, referring to Cisco.

"At least he has friends who won't betray him." She shot back.
"You're right, that's what I need. Someone like you." Reverb told her. She went to punch him and he blocked it, restraining her arm from behind her back. She had been thrown off guard.

"Well maybe you should avoid the guy who wants to commit mass murder on an entire town. Siding with the bad guys never does anyone any favors." She told him, flipping him from over her shoulder and pressing her foot into his throat as he lay on the ground.

"I might have a better idea. It's clear that your guy Cisco and Gypsy have something going on. Why not forget about him? You and I could go rogue. With our powers, we could be gods, you and I. We could be a team." Reverb said, through choking gasps.

"You just don't want me to kill you." Astrid told him.
"If I thought you had it in you, to kill me... I would have made you crumble a long time. No, I remind you too much of him. Too much of the one you love. You told me already that you killed the creature that took over your father's body. But this is different, we both know it! Think about it, while that Cisco made you a bracelet to stop you from using your powers... I want you to be free from any restraint. Just think about it, you and me. You only need to read my mind to know that I am not lying." He told her.

Astrid closed her eyes for a brief moment. She saw it in his mind. He was not lying. She could be happy. But it wouldn't be true happiness. This was not her Cisco. She couldn't just leave and accept this man's proposal. She opened her eyes again.

"I'm sorry. I can't do it! I won't!" She had released her pressure from her foot to his throat. But this gave him enough of a chance to knock her off him and bring her to the floor. He stood over her. His hands ready to strike with a final projectile blast. She closed her eyes as she waited for one to come.

But it didn't. She opened her eyes to see a projectile shoot Reverb. It was strong and powerful enough to bring him down. "Leave her alone!" Cisco demanded, though Reverb was unconscious.

Cisco helped her to her feet and they watched as Barry suddenly reappeared. They hadn't realized that he had even disappeared in the first place.

"I locked DR Wells in the pipeline." He exclaimed. "It will take a while until any of his staff can find him."

"Nice work. Maybe you should do the same with this guy." Cisco said as he gave his friend a high five and then a hug and pointed to Reverb.
"It's great to see you, Cisco." Barry replied, warmly. "I will take him there now." Barry disappeared for a second as he did what he had just said. Reverb was now in the pipeline too.

Cisco once again shut down the console, this time he bypassed the failsafe systems too.

As the five of them headed back to Reyes's apartment they were amazed at what they had all just accomplished as a team. Barry informed Cisco of Caitlin's current predicament and of Eobard Thawne's plans for him.

"Are you going to do it?" Cisco asked his friend.
"I know that I probably shouldn't... but for once, I want to be selfish. I want to get my father out of prison... I want my mother to be alive..." Barry told him.

"So do it. You deserve a happy ending, Barry." Cisco replied.
"But first," Reyes chimed in, "I think that you guys will have to get back to your own world, Cisco I told you that I would teach you how to breach back home... and that's what we will do tomorrow. I think for now, we should all just get some rest."

They all agreed.