Multiverse Reborn: Flash

Chapter 5

After Star Labs had determined that it was safe for Barry to leave, his first stop was Iron Heights Prison. He still couldn't believe that he had to come here again to see his dad, but on the bright side, that meant that his dad was still alive, and even if he couldn't get his mom back, he'd learned that the hard way, he could at least keep his dad alive.

Anyways, he smiled when he saw his father be brought out to sit on the other side of the glass.

"Hey slugger. Nice to see you up." Henry said with a smile.

"Hey dad. It's good to see you to." Barry said with a smile of his own.

"You know Iris has visited me a few times since you went into your coma." Henry said.

"She was at Star Labs when I woke up." Barry said and Henry smiled.

"Son, I know you just got out of a coma, but I still have to ask, when are you going to put a ring on that girl?" Henry asked.

"Dad, I want you to be at the wedding." Barry said.

"And I don't want you to put off marrying the woman you love just because you want me to be at the ceremony." Henry said.

"I didn't say I was going to put off asking her to marry me. I'm still determined to find the man who really killed mom, but I'm done letting it control my life. I actually am planning on asking Iris to marry me, but I still need to get Joe's blessing." Barry said and Henry smiled.

"Even if I can't be at the wedding, promise me you will show me pictures." Henry said.

"I will, but dad, you will be at the wedding. I've got a new lead. I don't want to promise anything, but I think I might be getting close to proving your innocence." Barry said and Henry sighed.

"Just promise me you won't let this control your life." Henry said.

"I promise and it won't." Barry said and Henry smiled.

"Tell Joe that I approve of the plan, not that I'm sure it will help your case." Henry said.

"I'll tell him." Barry said as the guard made it clear that their time was up and Barry watched sadly as his father was taken back into the cell block.

"You won't be in here much longer dad. I promise." Barry said.

The next day, Barry entered CCPD, since he was still a forensic scientist in this reality and smiled when he saw Joe walk up to him.

"Barry." Joe said as he hugged him.

"Hey Joe, Iris told you i was awake right?" Barry asked.

"Yeah she did. Have you told Henry?" Joe asked.

"Yeah, I went to Iron Heights after I was discharged from Star Labs yesterday and told him. Speaking of that, I need to talk to you about something. In private." Barry said and Joe sighed, thinking this was going to be another one of Barry's attempts to convince him about his father.

"Fine." Joe said as they walked into Barry's lab.

"This isn't so much about my dad's case as much as it is about what my dad and I talked about yesterday." Barry said.

"And that is?" Joe asked.

"I want to ask Iris to marry me." Barry said and Joe smiled, relieved that was what Barry wanted to tal him about.

"Don't bother asking, my answer is yes. I'm glad you've finally decided to stop chasing myths and settle down with her." Joe said and Barry smiled.

"Dad said something similar. Thank you. I've already started thinking about how I'm going to propose, I just needed to be sure I'd have your blessing when I did it." Barry said.

"Of course you have it." Joe said.

"Also, Joe, there's something else I need to talk to you about." Barry said.

"About what?" Joe asked.

"I know Iris's mother is still alive." Barry said.

"And how would you know that?" Joe asked.

"Because there isn't any actual death certificate for her. My mom was murdered, do you really think I wouldn't look further into how suspicious the case of Iris's mom's death was?" Barry asked.

"Okay fine." Joe said.

"Joe, I think Iris deserves to know why her mom left and have her at the wedding. It's the least you can do since my dad won't be there." Barry said.

"That's a dirty play and you know it." Joe said, not at all surprised though.

"You owe her the truth." Barry said.

"I'll think about it." Joe said.

"Great. And speaking of the truth, there's one more thing I need to tell you." Barry said as he shut off the cameras in his lab.

"What?" Joe asked, wondering what else there was.

"Well, more like show you." Barry said as he sped across his lab.

"What?" Joe asked, shocked.

"Side effect of being struck by lightning when a particle accelerator explodes." Barry said, enjoying the look on Joe's face.

"So, that story about what happened the night your mom died, it was real." Joe said.

"Yeah it was. And I'm going to find the man in yellow. And Joe, Star Labs is helping learn to control this, but I need you to keep it a secret." Barry said.

"Does Iris know?" Joe asked.

"Yeah, she does and I'm not keeping her out of this." Barry said.

"No, I guess you wouldn't." Joe said.

"So, will you keep this secret?" Barry asked.

"Yes and I'll also start helping you find who really killed your mom." Joe said and Barry smiled.

"Thanks Joe. Why don't you stop by Star Labs after work and we can bring you up to speed on everything." Barry said and Joe nodded.