Struck Through the Heart (Book One)

Chapter 22

I went home and slammed the door shut. I ran up the stairs while tears strolled down my face. I went to my bedroom and closed the door. I slid down to the floor and cried. I threw my phone at the wall on the opposite side of the room. I shook my head and I put my head in my hands and cried. I should've been there. It's my fault. I still can't believe she's gone. I was pacing back and forth in my room. Then I stopped. I opened the door and ran out the bedroom. I jumped down the stairs and bolted out the house. I flashed to STAR Labs and retrieved Hazel's body. 

I flashed to Oliver's secret lair for the Arrow. I burst through the doors making papers fly. "Barry, I told you. Don't do that!" Oliver said as he turned around. Felicity, Diggle, and Roy turned around to see me...holding Hazel's lifeless body in my arms. "Oh my god, Barry!" Felicity said as she jumped at the sight of Hazel. Her blood got all over me. John took her from my arms and set her gently on the table. "What happened? I thought she was recovering from the nuclear explosion from Ronnie?" "Wait what? A nuclear explosion?" Roy asked. "Roy not now." "Right, poor timing." "She did. She recovered after three weeks. She couldn't remember anything except when you and I went with her to stop Roy." "What?" "Not you, Roy. A different Roy." "Oh." "Barry?" "So. She recovered from her temporary blindness and I went to see her at STAR Labs after work. I found Caitlin and Ronnie unconscious on the floor of the Cortex. They told me that the Man in Yellow was there. That he was after Hazel. He brought her outside and that's when I found her on the ground in a pool of blood with a wound the size of my hand in her abdomen. She died before she could tell me who killed her." "I thought we already said the Man in Yellow killed her?" I looked at them. "Hazel knew who the Reverse Flash is. She was about to tell me but all I got was a huff." I explained. "Barry....what if that wasn't a huff ? What if it was a letter of the name?" Felicity asked. "Well I only know one- Oh my god..." "What?" "Wells..did this...." "What? The man in the wheelchair. You mean to tell me, Dr. Wells killed Hazel." "I'm saying Dr. Wells, is the Reverse Flash." I told. "Barry that's nice and all you solved the mystery of the murderer...but why did you bring her here?" Diggle asked. I looked at Oliver. "You're going to help me bring her back."

"What? Barry, I can't-" "You can and you will. Don't give me that. I'm the one that broke you guys out of that stupid prison in Panda Parbat or whatever it's name is. So, don't think I didn't notice that Thea was alive and ticking!" I said as I got in Oliver's face. "Barry. I understand how you feel." "Then you understand how I feel when I go right now." I said. "Barry. You can't go there!" "Why not Oliver?! Huh?! Tell me, What's so important that I can't go to this stupid place?!" I said. "When I resurrected Thea, she came back different. She had no problem killing people. She never held a gun in her life. She's different now." "What's this got to do with anything?" "Do you want Hazel a killer or do you want her the same way she is before she died?!" I shook my head. "Fine. I'll save her but I'm running out of...time...that's it." I said as I came to the conclusion. "What?" I grabbed Hazel's body and ran back to Central City.

I brought her back to STAR Labs. "Barry?" Cisco asked. "I'll be back." I said with a smile. "Barry. What are you going to do?" said the one man I really did not want to see. Wells. "I'm saving her." "Barry you do this and break the timeline, who knows what will happen." "I'm saving her and there is NOTHING you can do to stop me. Unless, you magically walk up out of your chair I'm SAVING HER!" I stated then flashed out of the room. I ran faster than I've ever run before. I ran until I was in a portal and was where I'd been standing when Hazel called me. My head snapped up. "Allen, you need to fix the filing cabinets. They're way out of order." said Singh. "Not right now, Captain. I'm sorry I have to be somewhere be right now that is really important." I spoke quickly. It was nighttime and I checked my watch. It was 8:10 PM. I ran down the stairs and ran out of the building. I flashed to S.T.A.R. Labs. 

I was running and walked into the Cortex. I saw the Man in Yellow standing behind Hazel. I slowly walked up to him.  I tapped him on the shoulder, he turned around. "Hi!" I stated as I punched him in the face. The Man in Yellow fell to the ground. "Barry!" Hazel said as she jumped. Reverse Flash got off the ground and started coming after me. All the adrenaline inside me, I felt faster than I've ever felt before. I grabbed him and punched him the face multiple times. "Alright Flash! Let's go talk a run!" He said as he flashed out the room. I quickly followed in pursuit. I was catching him. He ran to a football stadium. I ran in and tackled him at full speed. We tumbled across the field for a good 35 yards. I got up and scratched and bloody. I walked to him and punched him in the face. He backed away and disappeared he came up behind he kicked me in the back. He started repeatedly punching and kicking me from all directions. Better me than Hazel dead. I collapsed to the ground face first. His hand pushing me into the ground. "I look forward to our meeting again...Flash." he stated then flashed away. I got up and looked around. He was gone. I rolled onto my back and groaned in pain. I saved Hazel. 

I slowly got up in pain and hissed at the pain. I stood up and flashed to S.T.A.R. Labs. I crashed on the floor in the Cortex. I got up quickly. I ran to Hazel and hugged her tightly, regardless of the amount of pain I felt in my body. The only thing that mattered was that Hazel alive. "Barry!" "Hazel!" I said as held her in arms and didn't let go. "String Bean, if you don't let go I might black out from the lack of air." Hazel said jokingly. "Right, sorry." I said with a chuckle and a smile as I let go. "What? Why are you so happy?" Hazel asked. "No reason." I stated. I couldn't stop smiling. I shook my head. "I can't wait any longer." I walked to her and kissed her lips. She looked into my eyes. "What was that for?" "I'm just happy to be with you." I said. And to have you alive...