Multiverse Reborn: Flash

Chapter 2

When Barry woke up, he had to resist the urge to smile as he heard Lady Gaga's poker face.

"He's waking up." he heard Cisco's voice say as Barry opened his eyes to find Cisco and Caitlin leaning over him again.

"Some things never change." Barry muttered as he winced as he sat up

"Barry." Iris said as she ran up to him, surprising him, since she hadn't been there the first time he'd woken up.

"What happened. Where am I?" Barry asked, looking around.

"Barry, you're at Star Labs. Just calm down and focus on my voice." Iris said as she pushed Cisco out of the way and placed his hand on her heart, since he was acting like he was freaking out, since honestly, he was kind of was, but for a different reason than before.

"Iris, what's going on?" Barry asked and she smiled as she felt him calm down after feeling her heartbeat and he could've sworn it was faster than usual. Not as fast as his did now, but still, fast, which caused him to access the memories of his counterpart from this earth and realized that he and Iris had already been dating before he was struck by lightning. That brought a smile to his face.

"Barry, you were struck by lightning after the Star Labs particle accelerator exploded. It put you in a coma for the past 9 months." Iris said.

"Your Aunt and Uncle brought you here when it became clear that the doctors couldn't save you." a new voice that made Barry want to punch something said, causing him to turn to see Harrison Wells, or as he really knew him, Eobard Thawne, move up to them in his wheelchair.

"Harrison Wells." Barry said, trying to act in awe of the sight of the man.

"Welcome back Mr. Allen." Wells said.

"Who are they?" Barry asked, even though he already knew.

"This is Cisco Ramon and Dr. Caitlin Snow. They helped Dr. Wells save your life." Iris said and Barry nodded as he now processed the information of his aunt and uncle, since he'd never had those before, both of his parents had been only children before. But then again, Novu had warned him that there would be differences between his old world and his new one. After tapping into the memories of his doppelganger again, Barry found that in this universe, his father had an identical twin, who looked exactly like Jay Garrick and his name was actually Jay Allen. He and his wife Joan had taken Barry in after his mother was murdered and his father was framed for it. That was why he and Iris had gotten together in high school, since there hadn't been the awkwardness of them living in the same house to keep them apart.

"Why am I here?" Barry asked.

"The hospitals couldn't keep you alive, their instruments kept thinking that your heart had stopped beating, when in reality, it was just beating too fast for them to keep track. I convinced your aunt and uncle to let me bring you here to save you." Wells said.

"And he did." Iris said happily as she kissed Barry's cheek.

"I can't believe I'm actually sitting in the same room as Harrison Wells. It's an honor to meet you." Barry said, lying his ass off, since honestly, all he wanted to do was put his vibrating hand right through whatever he was convinced Thawne had instead of a heart.

"Well you're probably the only one to have that opinion now Mr. Allen. Star Labs has not been functional since FEMA categorized us as a class four hazardous location." Wells said.

"What happened?" Barry asked, even though he already knew.

"Nine months ago, the particle accelerator went online, exactly as planned. For about 45 minutes, I had achieved my life's dream and we all felt like heroes. Then there was an anomaly. The electron volts became immeasurable and the ring beneath us exploded and released a wave of dark matter energy that mixed with the storm cloud that night." Wells said.

"Creating the lightning bolt that hit me." Barry said as Caitlin began running tests on him.

"Speaking of which, your muscles should be atrophied from getting struck by lightning, but instead they seem to be in a constant state of regeneration." Caitlin said as Iris noticed Barry's abs.

"Damn, most people who get hit by lightning develop some kind of disorder. You got abs." Iris said appreciatively.

"Anyways, I thought that dark matter was theoretical." Barry said, despite knowing it was a very real substance.

"Not anymore." Wells said.

"I'm gonna call Jay, let him know you're awake." Iris said.

"Iris, thanks for being here when I woke up." Barry said with a smile, but to his surprise, Iris looked uneasy.

"Actually Barry, I wasn't just here to visit you." Iris said.

"Then why else were you here?" Barry asked, confused.

"When the dark matter wave hit, certain people were affected in different ways. I was affected like this." Iris said as suddenly, she produced a flame in her hand with ease, taking Barry aback.

"Well, I wasn't expecting that." Barry said.