Eleventh Hour

Making waves

Author's Note: Welcome to this whole new long story and sequel to Zero Hour, that I've been working on since the spring. For those who've been following me on Twitter, you know it's the truth. It's not an obligation to read the first story if you haven't, but I strongly suggest you do it to see everything that Jay and his apprentice Olivia went through, helped by Barry and his team. I can promise you that this story will be WAY MORE Jay center than the last one.

Wrote this one because I just LOVE Jay as a character and wish he would be back and introduce the girl he's training as I'm using, for this story, an original character called Olivia. Olivia is a very special speedster who has both superspeed and also the power to heal people up, and she's also the Earth 3 doppelganger of a very special character in my trilogy.

Anyway, put a LOT of hard work during the summer and spring to get this ready, so please, don't be shy to say hi and leave a comment. It's deeply appreciated.

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Nothing in the world would ever beat the smell of coffee enveloping the kitchen early in the morning. If there was one thing that would never get old and would always connect every single world in the multiverse, that was it. Well, maybe except for one or two universes were coffee was banned, that was too bad for them.

It was still early in the morning, but the rising sun was already shining brightly in the sky to start what looks like a perfect day in the making. There wasn't any cloud today, and nature was slowly waking up and announcing itself thanks to the birds singing and the gentle breeze entering through the partly opened window. It was a whole new and beautiful day in Central City for the retired speedster Jay Garrick who was humming quietly while pouring himself a steaming coffee cup in his favourite black mug.

There was nothing to do today but relax and enjoy the sun like yesterday, and the one before that.

It's been four full months now since Jay completed the training of his apprentice, Olivia Woodward. Since then, the young woman has taken over the honours and responsibilities that come with being the guardian of their Earth's Central City. That road hadn't been without bumps, a lot of them actually, but the hero managed to pass the torch. Without a doubt, the worst of these times was a year ago when Jay and Olivia both got captured by this maniac trying to change the timeline to his benefit, a plan that would've worked without the sacrifice of the Cisco Ramon of this universe, Earth 3. That and the tremendous efforts of their allies from Earth 1, the team of this universe's Flash, made to come to their rescue.

The short mental trip into these memories had Jay shivering; both his young apprentice and Barry almost perished during this misadventure, and some of the damage even came from Jay's hands when he was under his captors' control.

It was a miracle that they managed to fix most of the damages done to this Earth and get away with their lives. Well, everyone except for Earth 3's Vibe. They undoubtedly had good guardian angels over their shoulder. These memories might all be linked to events that happened a full year ago, but the fear of losing these two young heroes was still fresh.

Taking a moment to breathe in the fresh air that was coming from the opened window, the speedster allowed himself to relax and brought his mind back to the present; everything was ok. Hell, it was way better than ok. Jay was enjoying a nice retirement with his incredible wife while Olivia was assisting the law and keeping the unnatural Meta threats at bay all around the town on her own, mostly. But it didn't mean she didn't stay in touch to benefit from her mentor's renowned wisdom, or to get some news about how his life with his wife was going.

Speaking of; it was hard for Jay to imagine his life without his loving companion. As on cue, Joan Garrick entered the room; her short grey hair was untied and slightly tangled, while she was wearing her dark red dressing gown. She might have just woken up, but as far as her husband was concerned, she was just as beautiful as if she was wearing her most gorgeous attire.