Barry woke up to the ringing of a phone. He looked up to find an unhappy man watching him.
"You'd better hurry with that case, Barry. Or you'll be working on the weekends," the man said.
Barry turned his head and found that he was typing a document about the strange substance in front of him.
Wait! That's not right! He didn't remember going to work or finding this pink blob in the Ziploc bag. A memory surfaced to his head. He was running, running as fast as he could, running to reset time and give everyone a second chance. The war on Apokolips. The deaths that occurred. It must've worked, this must be the new timeline.
Barry stood up. "Of course. I'll come early tomorrow and get it done," he said.
Before the man could protest, Barry was out of the building. He ran into his wife outside.
"Barry! Ready to go?" She asked.
Barry smiles to know he was still with Iris. They got into the car and drove to their house. Everything was the same as he remembered. Perhaps there's not much change in this timeline, hopefully. They enter the house and we're met by two toddlers and a tired out man.
"Daddy! Mommy!" the toddlers called. They were on their seats at the dining table.
"Hello there! How are my little speedsters?" Iris asked.
"Tiring," the man answered. Barry recognized the man. He's Wally West, Iris's younger brother. Wally must have lived in this timeline, lived longer.
"Seriously? All you did was chase them around," a blonde haired woman exited the kitchen. She placed two plates of pasta in front of his kids.
"At least you didn't have to run all the way to the White House," Wally said.
A memory suddenly surfaced in Barry's mind. A birthday party. His kids' birthday party. He remembered seeing Wally and his girlfriend Artemis. This blonde woman is Artemis. The daughter of Sportsmaster and ex-Huntress, sister of Cheshire. Barry also recalled seeing a few members of the Justice League. There was Bruce, Clark, Diana, and Arthur. He remembered the kids racing around, playing on the trampoline. Lois gifting them with sneakers, Bruce giving each of them hover crafts, Arthur giving them each a goldfish. Dawn and Don were racing with Jonathan. Dawn. His daughter's name is Dawn. Don. His son's name is Don. Both of them are currently four.
"Thank you for taking such good care of them," Iris said.
"It was nothing really. Quite amusing actually," Artemis said. "Here, I made dinner for all of us."
She placed more plates of pasta on the table and the family began to eat. Wally and Barry were the first to finish, of course.
All of a sudden, Barry's cell phone began to ring. The caller ID read Bruce. "Hey there, Bruce," he said.
"Hello, Barry. Clark called earlier, he issued a meeting at the hall, it starts in a few minutes. I have some other business to attend to, so can you let him know I won't be able to make it?" Bruce asked.
"Sure thing," Barry answered.
"I'm guessing you have to be at the Hall of Justice," Wally said.
"Yeah, well, tell Iris I'll be back later." Barry gave Wally a pat on the shoulder before he dashed out the door. He looked at his hand and found his ring on his finger. The suit flew out and he phased into it. The Flash sped across the eastern half of the United States towards Washington D.C.
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Flashpoint Rebirth
ActionBarry has successfully reset time and adjusts to life in the new timeline. Is everything the same? Who is still here? Disclaimer: All the characters mentioned in this book are owned by DC.