Multiverse Reborn: Flash

Chapter 12

Francine looked shocked at the sight of her daughter standing there.

"Mom, who are these people and why did she just call you mom?" Wally asked.

"You never told him." Joe asked, feeling slightly better that he wasn't the only one who'd made that call.

"Told me what?" Wally asked.

"Wally, this is your father Joe and your sister Iris." Francine said.

"Wait, what?" Wally asked.

"Can we come in please? I think this is a conversation that would go better if we weren't in public." Iris said and Francine nodded.

"Come in please." Francine said, showing them in.

"Who are these people?" Wally asked again as they entered the living room.

"Wally, this is your birth father Joe and your older sister Iris." Francine said.

"Wait what?" Wally asked.

"Yeah, I had a similar reaction when dad told me." Iris said.

"This is a lot to take in." Wally said.

"Tell me about it." Iris said as she looked around.

"This is a nice place you've got here." Iris said.

"Thank you." Francine said.

"Who's this?" Joe asked as he saw a picture of Francine with another man.

"Oh that is Jefferson Pierce. My husband." Francine said nervously, taking Joe aback.

"You remarried." Joe said, shocked.

"Yeah, I did. Jefferson was there for me when I'd hit bottom. He was also grieving the loss of his first wife and we found comfort in each other. He helped me get better." Francine said.

"He's a real father figure to me. Hell the whole city calls him black Jesus, so that's a sign he's a good role model." Wally said and Joe looked at him, still trying to comprehend the fact that he had a son he'd never known about.

"I'm just glad you had some kind of father figure in your life, even if it couldn't be me." Joe said.

"Wait, did you and dad ever finalize your divorce?" Iris asked.

"No actually, we didn't." Joe said.

"Wait, you didn't file for divorce after I left." Francine asked.

"No, because I'd already told Iris that you were dead, since I didn't want her to feel like you'd abandoned her." Joe said and both Iris and Wally could see a fight brewing between their parents.

"Maybe we should go catch up and let you two work this out." Iris said and Wally nodded his agreement as he showed Iris to the back porch as their parents continued to fight.

"So, this is not what I expected when I came here this morning." Iris said awkwardly to Wally.

"Yeah, not really how I thought the day would go either. I thought the two sisters I already have are big enough pains in my ass, but I guess I can handle one more." Wally said.

"Wait, two sisters?" Iris asked.

"Yeah, I'm the middle child in this family. My older half sister Anissa is Jefferson's daughter from his old marriage and he and Mom had another daughter a few years after they got married, Jennifer." Wally said.

"Wow, sounds like you got screwed little bro." Iris said and Wally actually laughed.

"It is nice to meet you Iris, sorry if I came off as a little inhospitable." Wally said.

"No, I get it, we just sort of appeared in your life, I probably would've reacted the same way." Iris said.

"So, where did you grow up?" Wally asked.

"Central City, which no offense, is a hell of a lot nicer than Freeland." Iris said and Wally chuckled.

"None taken, but then again, I imagine almost any place is nicer than freeland." Wally said.

"I wish I'd known about you sooner. I always wanted a little sibling to boss around." Iris said.

"Very funny Iris." Wally said.

"You know, you could come back to Central City with us for a few days. I'm sure dad wouldn't mind putting you up." Iris offered.

"I think we should let things cool down between mom and Joe before we make any plans like that." Wally said and Iris nodded.

"I thought you'd react that I'm not calling him dad." Wally asked.

"He just came into your life, he hasn't earned the right to call you dad yet. I know that and so does he. Look Wally, dad isn't going to pressure you to call him dad, but he will probably want a relationship or at least a friendship with you." Iris said.

"I'm willing to give him that chance as long as you're willing to do the same for mom." Wally said.

"I'll try." Iris said and Wally nodded.

Once things had calmed down inside, Iris and Wally reentered the house to find their parents talking civilly.

"What did we miss?" Wally asked.

"Well, we talked things out and I'm gonna file for an official divorce when I get back to Central City." Joe said.

"However, because Joe and I were not divorced before, my marriage to Jefferson is not actually legal." Francine said.

"Does dad know?" Wally asked and Joe had to stop himself from flinching at hearing his son call another man dad.

"I talked to him on the phone, he said that we'd discuss it further when he got home from work, but he was very eager to meet you Iris." Francine said.

"Wally told me I have sisters?" Iris asked.

"Yes, Anissa and Jennifer. Jen is at track practice right now and Anissa is out with friends." Francine said.

"So, what should we do in the meantime?" Iris asked.

"Well, I was hoping that maybe I could get to know my daughter." Francine said and Iris nodded.

"Wally, maybe we could talk to?" Joe asked and Wally nodded as well as they broke off into pairs and went to different parts of the house to talk.

Back in Central City, Barry approached the address Singh had texted him, which was actually at Iron Heights.

"What happened?" Barry asked.

"Something impossible. Last night, an inmate named Clay Parker pulled what can only be described as a Shawshank. He was here one minute and gone the next. We haven't been able to find any trace of him." Singh said.

"Any word from Julian?" Barry asked.

"None. But then again, last time I checked, you were the expert on the impossible." Singh said.

"I'll see if I can find anything. What about security cameras?" Barry asked.

"Whoever was behind this knew how to avoid them." Singh said.

"I'll see what I can do." Barry said.

"Any word from Joe? This vacation time of his was kind of out of the blue." Singh said.

"I talked to him and Iris last night, they'll both be back on Monday. It's not my place to say what's going on." Barry said and Singh nodded.

"Fair enough. Let me know what you find." Singh said and Barry nodded as he got to work, making a note to visit his dad before he left the prison today.