New Earth: Flash

Chapter 29

It took Barry a few tries, but eventually, he managed to project his consciousness into the speed force.

"Nice. Now to find Wally." Barry said as he looked around the storm.

"Well done Barry Allen." a familiar voice said and Barry turned to see the speed force, once more in the form of his mother.

"What are you doing here?" Barry asked.

"Attempting to help you. While we are impressed that you managed to learn this new skill on your own, you do not have enough mastery of it yet to be able to do what you're attempting to do on your own." the speed force said.

"What do you mean?" Barry asked.

"While you have learned to project your consciousness into the speed force, right now, all you can do is search it mindlessly. You haven't yet mastered how to lock onto a target within the speed force." the speed force said.

"Can't I just use my connection to Wally like I did to locate Oliver, Kate, Sara and J'onn when we were running through the speed force in Crisis?" Barry asked.

"If you and Wally had both physically entered the speed force, then yes, but since neither of you are physically in it, then it is a bit harder." the speed force said.

"What do you mean?" Barry asked.

"What I mean is that you are connected to literally every speedster that is connected to it. While you could search for Wally West, it would take time." the speed force said.

"So, how can I find him a lot faster?" Barry asked.

"With a guide from another, more experienced speedster." the speed force said and before Barry could ask who, another figure appeared, wearing a familiar suit and an especially familiar helmet.

"Who are you?" Barry asked, though he had a feeling he knew.

"I could ask you the same question." the guy said.

"Barry Allen, meet Jay Garrick, your grandfather." the speed force said.

"Wait, what?" both men said at once.

"Barry is actually the second Flash. Jay, you passed your metagene down to your son Henry and he passed it down to his son, Barry." the speed force said and Jay sighed.

"I haven't seen my son since my wife took him from me in the divorce." Jay said.

"Okay, moving on." Barry said, deciding that he'd need to have a talk with his father after this.

"So, why am I here?" Jay asked as the speed force brought him up to speed.

"So, I'm teaching my grandson how to track a specific speedster through the speed force." Jay said.

"How exactly is this happening, since we're both at different points in time." Barry asked.

"You know that the speed force exists outside of the space time continuum, which means that we can communicate through it, even across time itself." Jay said and Barry nodded, since he should've thought of that.

"Okay, so, how do we do this?" Barry asked as the speed force entity vanished, leaving the two alone.

"Close your eyes and focus on me." Jay said.

"What?" Barry asked.

"Just do it." Jay said and Barry nodded as he did and he quickly understood why Jay had told him to do that.

"I get it now. I can feel it. Your connection to the speed force." Barry said.

"Exactly. While every speedster is connected to the speed force, each one has a unique connection to it. So, whoever it is you're looking for in here, first, focus on the connections of all speedsters then focus solely on who you're looking for. The other connections will start disappearing until you find the person you're looking for. Though it is a lot harder than it sounds." Jay said.

"Isn't everything regarding the speed force harder than it sounds?" Barry asked and Jay chuckled.

"Fair enough. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to go. My team needs me." Jay said.

"Team?" Barry asked.

"The second Justice Society of America." Jay said as he faded away before Barry could ask more questions.

"Okay, let's do this gramps." Barry said as he got back to why he'd come here in the first place, finding Wally, as he closed his eyes and focused again, this time on every speedster in the speed force and once again, he found himself surprised by just how many there were. Then he began focusing on Wally's connection to the speed force as he began seeing the other connections disappearing until finally, he saw Wally's link and, as if on some instinct, reached and grabbed it.

When he opened his eyes, he found Wally standing in front of him.

"Barry." Wally said.

"Wally." Barry said as they hugged.

"It's good to see you man." Wally said.

"You too. Where are you and how do you remember me?" Barry asked.

"I'm with the Legends, Sara restored my memories. I'll be back in Central City soon, but right now, they need my help." Wally said.

"Okay, I'm just relieved to know you're okay and your father and sister will too. Also, consider this your's and the Legends' invite to our wedding." Barry said.

"Great. Can't wait, I'll see you guys soon." Wally said.

"You too. But hey, before you go, what exactly are the legends up to?" Barry asked.

"We're hunting down the pieces of the spear of destiny. We've almost got them all." Wally said.

"That's the artifact the original JSA were scattered across time to protect right?" Barry asked.

"Yep. Now we're heading to get Dr. Mid-Nite's, but that might be a bit tricky, since if this timeline is the same, it's implanted in his body." Wally said.

"So just phase it out of him like you phased your blood into Yorkin." Barry said.

"Thanks. I can't wait to see you guys in person." Wally said with a smile as he faded away.

"Feeling's mutual." Barry said as he allowed himself to return to the physical world as well.

There will be several references to Stargirl in the rest of the series, though I haven't decided if I'll be adding a Stargirl story to the mix. Also, the actor who plays Jay in this story is not John Wesley Shipp, but whoever the actor that posed for the poster of the Flash in Stargirl was, since they still have not revealed his name yet.