Episode 26 - Flash Fanfiction - Vibe and Frost Save the Day

Chapter 1

Wally sat in his room staring at the three vials in his hands as he sat on his bedroom floor. He had met Shawna Baez and her boyfriend at a party last night. He had overheard them speaking about breaking into STAR Labs, and remembering all the things that he had learnt on his tour, he knew that he could make all his dreams come true. He could become like the Flash.

But then they had been caught by the facility's AI. Gideon had even turned on the water pressure, which ended with the three of them being drenched from head to toe. But Shawna had managed to get them out of there before they were caught by the authorities.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door. He hid the vials under his pillow and went to answer it. It was Iris. "Hi, Wally. I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me for breakfast, this morning. What do ya say? A little brother-sister bonding?" She asked him.

"Yeah. Just give me a moment to get ready!" Wally told her, he was excited to spend some time with his sister, but he couldn't let her know what he had done the night before. But, before he could close the door, Barry had joined her.

"Wally, can we talk in private? It's kind of important!" Barry sounded serious.

"Actually, I was about to go out to breakfast with Iris... Can it wait?" Wally asked him nervously.

"It's really important, it's about STAR labs!" Barry said.

"Ohh... What's this about STAR Labs?" Iris asked, keen to get a story out of the two of them, for work.

"Iris, please... can you give us a moment?" Barry asked her, he was concerned for Wally's welfare and didn't want Iris to know what was going on.

Wally used this to his advantage. "Barry, whatever you need to discuss with me, I'm certain that it would be important enough to say in front of Iris." Wally said, trying to bluff him

"Wally... You know what this is regarding... do you really want me to tell her?" Barry tried to reverse the trick.

Wally gave in, "fine! Come in, Barry." He said. He closed his bedroom door, leaving Iris on the outside.

"Wally, we know that you broke into STAR Labs last night. I'm giving you the chance to return what you stole before I get Joe involved." Barry said as a warning.

"How do you know that it was me?" Wally asked him.

"Gideon, our AI identified you as one of the thieves." Barry replied. "Now, please... hand them back."

Wally gave in and went to his pillow where he had stashed the three vials, though he only pulled out two and handed them to Barry, leaving the last one hidden.

Barry stared at the vials. "Whatever you had planned with these... it's highly dangerous. Ingesting these could have killed you!" he said to Wally.

"Yeah, I know... I know... don't drink the poisons." Wally said to shut him up.

"Thank you for doing the right thing, Wally." Barry said, as he placed the vials into his backpack and left the room. When Barry stepped out into the hallway, he saw that Iris was still hanging around. She had been listening in.

"Did you get anything exciting for your story?" he asked her, annoyed that she had been eavesdropping.

"Not really... I'm just waiting for Wally so we can go out for breakfast." she replied.

Barry shook his head, and left. He had to walk all the way back to STAR Labs as he still hadn't gained his powers back. He and Cisco had plans to change that situation, that day.

"I've got the vials, Caitlin!" Barry said as he entered the cortex, handing them to her.

"Oh, thank god!" Caitlin replied, taking them from him. "It's all my fault, if only I hadn't have given him that tour! I don't know what I would have done if he had drunk them. You'll need to talk to him, Barry... I think his obsession with the Flash is taking a new turn."

"Yeah, I will. I'll never forgive myself if he does anything else like this. I don't want him to get hurt, either!" Barry said.

They looked over at Cisco who hadn't left Astrid's side since they had returned. He looked tired, but he wasn't going to move from his spot, even to sleep.

"No change since last night?" Barry asked Caitlin.

"No change," she replied shaking her head. "The medical team went over her and, while she is stable... I fear that Harry might be right. I'm scared that there could be some considerable brain damage. That's if she even wakes up. I wish that she had your power of healing."

"But, I thought that she could heal quicker than a regular person, anyway." Barry said, remembering a few times that her wounds had only taken a few hours to do so.

"Her healing was magnified, but it was never to your extent... and it's nowhere near as strong. So, her recovering from this... it's going to be difficult."

Barry nodded, wishing that there was something that he could do. Caitlin seemed to know what he was thinking, she handed Barry a coffee to give to Cisco.

With the cup in hand, Barry made his way over to the medical bay and handed Cisco the coffee. He said 'thankyou' in a mumbled whisper and took a sip. "It's funny..." he said, "she was telling me that she was cursed... I'd hate to have seen our wedding!" he tried to stifle a laugh, as he held Astrid's hand.

"How are you coping?" Barry asked him.

"I could be better... but then, I could also be worse. I just wish that I had her powers of telepathy... Do you remember her speaking to you, when you were in your coma?" he asked looking up at Barry.

"She spoke to me?" Barry asked him, he couldn't remember either one of his comas. "No, I don't."

"Damn, it was worth a shot. She said that you were able to describe where you were to her. She even told you not to go in to the light." Cisco laughed, remembering the moment. Cisco looked back at Astrid and remembered another thing that she had told him. Something that she had said back on earth 2.

"Hey, Barry... Astrid was convinced that Harry was hiding something from her... Would you know anything about that?" he asked.

Barry knew what DR Wells was hiding. The truth was that Kent Nelson was Astrid's father, and not Robert Sutherland. But he couldn't divulge that information. Not now, and not like this.

He shrugged his shoulders. "No, I'm not sure. Maybe, you should ask him." He suggested.

"I will later..." Cisco said, but then he changed his tone. "But, right now we need to get your powers back, Barry. And I need a distraction, so let's get to work." Cisco got to his feet, ready to give Barry the emotional support needed to prove his doppleganger's theory; that Barry had the Yips.