New Earth: Flash

Chapter 28

After the tour, Barry pulled Joe and Iris aside.

"What's going on?" Joe asked.

"I have a potential idea on how to find Wally, though it is pretty experimental." Barry said.

"How?" Joe asked.

"I think I might be able to use the speed force to find him." Barry said.

"What do you mean?" Iris asked.

"All speedsters are connected through the speed force. If Wally has regained his speed, I think I can use the speed force to find him." Barry said.

"Barry, you've never done that before." Iris said.

"I know, but I think it'll work." Barry said.

"So, how exactly are you going to do it?" Joe asked.

"Same way I do every other problem. By running." Barry said.

"Yeah, somehow I get the feeling that won't work. And even if it does, it'll take too long." Iris said.

"Got any better ideas?" Barry asked.

"Maybe Gideon can help?" Iris said.

"What?" Joe asked, as Barry considered it.

"No, it's worth a shot. Gideon has all of Thawne's research on the speed force, so if there's a better way to pull this off, she can tell me." Barry said.

"So I guess that means back to Star Labs." Joe said and Barry grinned.

"Not exactly." Barry said as he led them back into the command center and tapped a few buttons on the computers before Gideon popped up.

"Whoa, that's new." Joe said.

"Hello Barry Allen, Iris West-Allen, Joe West." Gideon said.

"Wait, you recognize us too?" Iris asked.

"Of course. Iris West-Allen, reporter and editor of Danvers Daily News, Central City division." Gideon said.

"Well, that sounds promising. I should talk to Kara about that." Iris said and Barry rolled his eyes.

"And me?" Joe asked.

"Joseph West, chief of Central City Police." Gideon said.

"Okay, that's enough." Barry said, deciding that she'd revealed too much information about the future.

"I know it's tempting, believe me, I do, but you both need to let things play out naturally." Barry said and they both nodded as they got back to the matter at hand.

"How did you do this?" Iris asked.

"Cisco and I have learned enough about Gideon's tech to be able to link her to our system here. Her AI core is still in the time vault, but now she's connected to the Nexus system." Barry explained and they both nodded.

"How can I help you today?" Gideon asked.

"Gideon, you have all of Thawne's research regarding speedster abilities correct?" Barry asked.

"Of course. How can I be of assistance?" Gideon asked.

"Did Thawne's research ever mention anything about using the speed force to actually communicate with other speedsters?" Barry asked.

"Of course. I can bring up his exact notes on the subject if you'd like?" Gideon asked.

"Perfect." Barry said as Gideon brought files up on the monitors.

"Okay, I don't understand any of this." Iris said.

"Welcome to my world." Joe said.

"It's complicated, but it looks like the method Thawne determined involves actually projecting my consciousness into the speed force. He was very thorough on the method on how to do it and he even made it understandable to 21st century speedsters and scientists." Barry said.

"So, do you think it'll work?" Joe asked.

"It might take a few tries to get it right, but yeah, it should." Barry said as he quickly speed read all the notes.

"So, how does it work, once you project your consciousness into the speed force?" Iris asked.

"From what I can tell, it looks like once I'm in, I'll have to focus my connection on Wally, basically broadcast a signal to him across the speed force and if he's connected to it, he'll hear it and hopefully he'll have enough sense to answer, cause if he doesn't, well then, I might lock him in the pipeline for a few days." Barry said and Joe laughed.

"Sounds fair. Good luck." Joe said.

"I'll find your son." Barry said.

"You mean my other son." Joe said and Barry smiled.

"And once I find Wally, we are going to start planning our wedding." Barry said to Iris.

"Speaking of weddings, thanks to Crisis, we got an invite to Clark Kent and Lois Lane's wedding." Iris said and Barry chuckled.

"Yeah, I know. When I talked to Kara, it sounds like invites went out to the superhero community." Barry said.

"Can't wait for that." Iris said and Barry rolled his eyes.

"Anyways, I'm going to see if I can find Wally." Barry said and Joe and Iris nodded as they left him alone to start trying.