ALL THE KING'S MEN | BARRY ALLEN

24. DYNASTY

❛ chapter twenty four! ❜

twenty four|dynasty—miia

       Cisco walks in frantic circles in his living room, nibbling at his thumb. He stands with his arms crossed over his chest by the window while I sit quietly on the couch with a Funko figure of Darth Vader in my hands; the clock in the wall just striking midnight. I told him everything future Barry told me about the evil version of me and as it was to be expected, he was shocked.

       God only knows what's going through his head now that I've spilled my plan to him—which I've decided to put into action alone. The plan I came up with during dinner is kind of simple, just kind of: put up a scene in which I betray the team, run into Savitar's arms like the twisted woman he expects me to be and then, when the moment comes, save Iris West from being stabbed in the heart to put an end to all this madness. I couldn't stop thinking about all this during dinner with the Wests, my quietness and lack of attention at the table didn't go overlooked, I figured I could use my already erratic behaviour to start with this masquerade.

       A quiet sigh heaves on my lips as I look up at the guy in the Game of Thrones tee, he seems to be having a hard time wrapping his head around the plan that could blow up in my face.

       "They're going notice my absence in any moment," I say, coaxing for him to tell me if he's willing to help me.

       "Alright," he begins, "let me see if I understand; this is basically getting intel from Savitar just like the evil version of you did but with the team and then you'll technically betray him too?"

       "That's a simplified way to put it, I guess, and I'm telling you this because I need someone from the team that knows this is just a plan in order to have certain control of the situation when I reveal myself as a traitor and that my dear friend is you," I say, tracing my fingers on the toy on my lap, "nobody else has to know this is just staged. Everyone has to be there when it happens, especially Barry, he's got to see everything, that way Savitar will know I've betrayed the team just like he's been expecting me to."

       "And then, what are you going to do after you side with him, huh?" Cisco asks, slightly irritated.

       "Make him believe I am the woman future Barry told me about," I reply, getting on my feet, "you have to make sure Barry doesn't know anything about this, if he finds out we're screwed. We have to be very careful."

       "And then, what?"

       "Slow down, breacher," I tell him, crossing my arms, "I have to get in Savitar's lair first. We can't do that if I don't betray Team Flash first."